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Trash Fights 20(Qualifiers) PBP Commentary |
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Wasim Kayani (ranked 4870 p4p, 481 weight class) and Nylerhotep Constantine (ranked 7059 p4p, 545 weight class). Kayani comes to the cage accompanied by Audioslave - Exploder. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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Good wrestling
Excellent 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
29 - 16 - 0, fighting out of New York, Wasim Kayani!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
21 - 14 - 1, fighting out of New York, Nylerhotep Constantine!
The judges for this bout are Anthony Taglia, Russell Pearce and Joseph Jones.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kayani avoids a punch combination nicely.
Kayani takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Constantine misses with a looping left.
Decent striking displayed by Constantine there.
Kayani walks into a jab.
A nice combination there by Constantine.
Constantine moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Kayani blocks a jab.
Kayani moves out of range of the strikes.
It looked like Kayani wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Constantine misses with a shot to the body
and Kayani cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Kayani on the wrong end of a nice hook.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kayani takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Constantine throws a looping overhand right but Kayani ducks down to avoid it.
An attempted straight right counter from Kayani misses the target.
Kayani blocks a jab.
Constantine tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Constantine fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Kayani is looking to counter punch.
Constantine thows a left - swing and a miss!
Kayani half committed to a counter leg kick.
Kayani avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Kayani drops down looking for a counter takedown but Constantine sprawls and moves away.
Constantine throws an overhand right that lands on Kayani's shoulder, as Kayani tries to avoid the shot.
Constantine stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Kayani slips under a jab.
Nylerhotep Constantine is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Kayani blocks a leg kick.
Kayani changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
Constantine swings and misses with a hook to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Constantine swinging wildly here.
Kayani half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
Constantine throws a big shot that misses.
Constantine throws a lazy right hand but Kayani sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Kayani was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Constantine 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.
Constantine misses with an uppercut. Kayani saw that one coming.
Kayani is looking to counter punch.
A left lands for Constantine.
Constantine scores with a hook to the body. Kayani takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Constantine misses with a double jab
and Kayani counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Kayani ducks under a wild hook from Constantine.
An attempted straight right counter from Kayani misses the target.
Constantine tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Kayani paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Constantine keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Constantine getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Constantine bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Kayani's head.
Nylerhotep Constantine seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Constantine throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Constantine feints a jab promting Kayani to slip. Constantine then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Kayani slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Kayani is rocked!
Kayani dodges the punch combination from Constantine.
Kayani half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
Kayani blocks a jab.
An attempted straight right counter from Kayani misses the target.
Constantine lands a nice shot to the body.
Constantine throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Constantine is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Kayani uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Constantine.
Kayani was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Kayani avoids a punch combination nicely.
Kayani tried to counter with a leg kick but Constantine avoided it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Constantine misses with a looping right.
Kayani appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
We've been informed that Constantine has been working hard on his conditioning in the buildup to the fight.
Constantine misses with a two punch combination.
Kayani quickly followed up with a counter body kick but doesn't connect.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Kayani avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
As Constantine backs away, Kayani returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
Kayani keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Kayani throws a counter high kick but Constantine was just alert enough to avoid it.
Constantine connects with a nice looking jab.
Kayani dodges the punch combination from Constantine.
Constantine lands a jab to the head.
Constantine lands with a right hand.
Kayani ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
It looked like Kayani wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Nylerhotep Constantine dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Constantine's corner calls for a 1-2. Constantine obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Constantine with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Constantine misses with a wild combination.
Constantine fails to land with a series of punches.
Constantine misses with a low kick.
It looked like Kayani was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
Constantine throws a body punch but Kayani moves out of range.
Kayani looked to counter with a high kick but didn't commit.
A bone on bone clash there as Kayani blocks the leg kick.
Kayani throwing a counter right hand but Constantine manages to avoid it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kayani keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
A little feinted left hand from Kayani on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Constantine has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
The crowd cheers as Constantine lands an impressive looking overhand right. Kayani doesn't seem phased though.
Constantine misses with the combination.
Kayani throwing a counter right hand but Constantine manages to avoid it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kayani ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
As Constantine backs away, Kayani returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
Constantine throws a nice looking combination but Kayani bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Kayani attempts a counter takedown but Constantine avoids it well and moves away.
Constantine gets a clinch.
Kayani tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Knees in the clinch landing for Constantine.
Constantine lands a hook to the side of the head.
Constantine is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Kayani is looking to control Constantine's arms but Constantine gets an underhook and turns him. Now Kayani has his back to the cage.
Kayani tries for a takedown. No joy.
Kayani tries to stall but Constantine uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Constantine working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Constantine utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Constantine keeps control of Kayani as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
A nice right hand lands inside from Constantine.
A head punch on the inside from Kayani fails to land.
Constantine blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Constantine lands a nice knee to the body.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Kayani misses with the head strike.
Constantine lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Constantine as Kayani tries to tie him up.
Constantine working Kayani over with knees to the body.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Constantine lands a damaging elbow.
A head punch on the inside from Kayani fails to land.
Knees in the clinch landing for Constantine.
Constantine putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Kayani in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Constantine is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Kayani takes a knee to the side of the body.
Constantine lands a damaging elbow.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Constantine lands with a left to the head.
Constantine lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Constantine lands an elbow that stopped Kayani in his tracks for a moment.
Constantine's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Constantine scores with a nice hook to the head.
Oh Kayani is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Constantine lands a hook to the side of the head.
Constantine putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Kayani in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Constantine lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Constantine working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Constantine lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Kayani is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
A bit of stalling here from Constantine.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Constantine lands a shoulder strike.
A short right from Constantine.
Constantine lands with a light punch inside.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
A right hand to the body from Kayani.
Constantine scores with a nice hook to the head.
A short left from Constantine.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Constantine obliges.
Constantine lands an elbow inside that Kayani shrugs off.
Kayani takes a knee to the side of the body.
Constantine unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Constantine lands a right hand that snaps the head of Kayani backwards.
Constantine lands an elbow inside that Kayani shrugs off.
The referee calls for Constantine to work.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Constantine.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Nylerhotep Constantine showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
Constantine rushes Kayani with punches - Kayani moves straight backwards instead of circling and gets clipped by the second strike... and the third... and the fourth! Oh, Kayani goes down! Constantine follows up with more strikes and the ref steps in to end the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:05 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Nylerhotep Constantine!
Nylerhotep Constantine bigged himself up after the win. The crowd seemed to love it.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Elijah Pitakaka (ranked 9933 p4p, 666 weight class) and Carter Mann (ranked 11677 p4p, 642 weight class). Pitakaka comes into the arena with my dick blaring out of the sound system. Mann has chosen "Fingerbang" as his entrance music. Elijah Pitakaka had a look across the cage there at his opponent. He definitely means business
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217 lbs
30 - 42 - 0 |
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190 lbs
8 - 19 - 0 |
BJJ Purple Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
30 - 42 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Elijah Pitakaka!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 19 - 0, fighting out of London, Carter Mann!
The judges for this bout are Lou da Vinci, Joseph Jones and Russell Pearce.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Pitakaka throws a head kick that misses.
Mann has been working on his striking defense in training and it's paying off as Pitakaka is landing a low percentage of strikes.
Mann moves out of range of the body kick from Pitakaka.
Elijah Pitakaka seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Pitakaka throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Mann lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
Pitakaka misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Mann let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Pitakaka avoids a punch combination nicely.
Mann looks to land a combination but Pitakaka avoids it well.
A head kick misses from Pitakaka.
We've been told by Pitakaka's head coaches at Xtreme Foraging Sidelines that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Mann lands an overhand right.
Pitakaka circles away from the clinch attempt.
Mann checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Mann lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
Pitakaka motions for Mann to come forward. Pitakaka throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Pitakaka lands with a slapping head kick.
Pitakaka lands a nice leg kick that just misses Mann's sensitive parts.
Pitakaka misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Mann gets in close and instigates a clinch.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Mann pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Jab, jab by Mann - just one landing.
It looks like Elijah Pitakaka has been cut.
Pitakaka throws a head kick but Mann moves out of range.
Mann connects with a crisp jab.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mann avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Mann rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Pitakaka moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Pitakaka throws a quick counter kick to the body but Mann avoids it.
Pitakaka takes one to the chin there.
Pitakaka scores with a kick to the midsection.
Pitakaka misses with a head kick.
Pitakaka closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Mann with a jab.
Pitakaka throws a head kick but Mann moves out of range.
Mann feints a jab promting Pitakaka to slip. Mann then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Pitakaka slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Pitakaka is rocked!
Pitakaka get stunned by a cross and takes another one on the button. Pitakaka stumbles backwards and tries to bounce back off the cage but Mann runs in and jumps on him with a leaping lead hook that puts him out! Wow, that was highlight reel stuff! Awesome finish!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:36 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Carter Mann!
Carter Mann tried to hype himself up post fight but didn't word it too well and it ended up with him sounding like a bit of a tool.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Josh Alli (ranked 22275 p4p, 534 weight class) and Suren Nazarethyan (ranked 8027 p4p, 525 weight class). Nazarethyan has chosen Amerika as his entrance music. Buckle up people - heeeeeeeeeere we go!
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160 lbs
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150 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
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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
4 - 12 - 0, fighting out of London, Josh Alli!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
48 - 51 - 2, fighting out of Montreal, Suren Nazarethyan!
The judges for this bout are Russell Pearce, Reed Andrews and Jonathan Paton.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nazarethyan shoots in and bounces Alli off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Alli is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Alli wants to get back to his feet but he's too absorbed in his own little project and Nazarethyan manages to pass to side control.
Well, if Nazarethyan 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.
Nazarethyan seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Nazarethyan working Alli over with strikes.
Nazarethyan lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Nazarethyan working over Alli with some ground and pound. Alli looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Alli wants to control but Nazarethyan is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Nazarethyan is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Nazarethyan trying to control the pace.
Alli knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Nazarethyan on the ground.
Nazarethyan working Alli over with strikes.
Nazarethyan is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Still in half guard, Nazarethyan seems content to control.
Nazarethyan looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Alli is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Nazarethyan looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Alli with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Nazarethyan takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
Nazarethyan drops an elbow to the side of Alli's head.
Nazarethyan looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
Alli has hold of Nazarethyan's hands but Nazarethyan slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Alli is trying to stand.
Nazarethyan is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Alli is trying to stand.
Nazarethyan lands with a punch from half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nazarethyan seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Nazarethyan keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
Nazarethyan scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Nazarethyan is controlling the pace.
Alli tries to kick Nazarethyan off but Nazarethyan keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Nazarethyan is nestled in close to Alli, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Nazarethyan lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Nazarethyan seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Alli is rocked!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nazarethyan frees up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Nazarethyan fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Oh Alli is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Nazarethyan has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Alli's face.
Nazarethyan controlling his opponent.
Nazarethyan looking to finish Alli with some ground and pound. This is bad for Alli!
Nazarethyan lands a big shot there that rocks Alli but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Nazarethyan lands a big elbow - Alli is in trouble! More strikes from the mount and Alli is forced to tap out!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:49 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Strikes). Suren Nazarethyan!
A very excited looking Suren Nazarethyan made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Helios Georgiadis (ranked 4761 p4p, 431 weight class) and Anders Silver (ranked 5564 p4p, 457 weight class). The fight MMA fans around the world have waited their entire lives for!
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154 lbs
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135 lbs
2 - 5 - 0 |
BJJ Purple Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 3 - 0, fighting out of New York, Helios Georgiadis!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 5 - 0, fighting out of New York, Anders Silver!
The judges for this bout are Jonathan Paton, Anthony Taglia and Bruno Lombardi.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Georgiadis moves into the clinch.
Georgiadis is stalling here.
Georgiadis pushes Silver back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Georgiadis breaks from the clinch.
Georgiadis lands a left and a right that send Silver crashing to the mat, dazed. Georgiadis thinks about following him to the mat but decides to wave him back up to his feet!
Silver is rocked!
Georgiadis takes the fight into the clinch.
Silver is still on wobbly legs! Can Georgiadis finish him?
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Silver is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Silver misses with a body punch.
Georgiadis unloads a knee to the mid-section. Silver lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Georgiadis stalling.
Silver wants to get back to striking at distance but Georgiadis won't allow it.
Georgiadis slowing the pace effectively.
Georgiadis lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Silver backwards.
Georgiadis has the Thai clinch. He lands a big knee to the head that stumbles Silver - he's in trouble! Another big knee to the head from Georgiadis, and another! Silver is out on his feet - the ref jumps in to save him and ends the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:36 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Knees). Helios Georgiadis!
An out of breath Helios Georgiadis 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 light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Marius Wieneke (ranked 4751 p4p, 511 weight class) and Dave Schultz (ranked 6651 p4p, 599 weight class). Wieneke comes to the cage accompanied by Satyricon - K.I.N.G . These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
8 - 22 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Marius Wieneke!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
11 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Dave Schultz!
The judges for this bout are John Roberts, Reed Andrews and John Kavanagh.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Wieneke closes the distance and after a bit of a stuggle, scores a takedown into Schultz's guard.
Wieneke throws a big elbow that misses.
Schultz preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Wieneke has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Schultz preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Schultz controlling the position.
Schultz controls Wieneke momentarily but Wieneke frees himself.
Schultz preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Wieneke distracts Schultz with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Wieneke is working Schultz over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Wieneke throwing strikes from guard but Schultz blocks nicely.
Schultz working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Wieneke.
Wieneke throws a big elbow that misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Schultz working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Wieneke.
Wieneke keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Schultz's head.
Schultz working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Wieneke.
Wieneke trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Wieneke lands a couple of elbows.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Wieneke keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Schultz's head.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Wieneke is working Schultz over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Schultz is looking to stand up but Wieneke isn't so interested in that idea.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Wieneke makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Wieneke's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Schultz escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Wieneke gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Wieneke throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Wieneke works over Schultz with some ground and pound from guard.
Schultz looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Schultz scrambles and gets back to his feet.
Wieneke rushes Schultz and presses him up against the cage.
Wieneke with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Wieneke lands a right hand.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Schultz leaning his opponent against the cage.
Wieneke using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Schultz has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Wieneke tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Schultz takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Our sources have told us that Wieneke has been working on his knees in the buildup to the fight.
Schultz managing to block the knees to the body from Wieneke.
Wieneke misses with a knee to the head.
Wieneke tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Schultz breaks from the clinch.
Marius Wieneke seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A momentary lapse in concentration from Schultz enables Wieneke to shoot in and score with a neat double leg. Schultz manages to secure a closed guard as the fighters hit the mat.
Schultz preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Wieneke distracts Schultz with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Wieneke missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wieneke lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Schultz has butterfly guard. He's looking to stand up here. He pushes Wieneke off him and springs to his feet nicely. The crowd applauds.
Schultz has taken the fight to the clinch.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Schultz.
Schultz tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Wieneke.
Wieneke misses with a knee to the head.
A nice left hand lands by Wieneke.
Wieneke with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Schultz swings wildly with an uppercut but Wieneke uses good head movement to avoid it.
Schultz is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Wieneke is defending well.
Wieneke lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Wieneke with an attempt at a knee that misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Wieneke tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Wieneke as Schultz tries to tie him up.
Wieneke throws a knee to the head but misses.
Wieneke misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Schultz breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Schultz tries to keep at a distance but Wieneke has taken the fight into the clinch.
Schultz stalling in the clinch but Wieneke improves position.
Wieneke throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Schultz blocks it with crossed arms.
Wieneke misses with a knee to the head.
A shot in the inside from Schultz.
Wieneke throws a knee to the head but misses.
Wieneke can't find room to land a body shot as Schultz controls the action.
Schultz escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Schultz throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Wieneke.
Wieneke went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Marius Wieneke dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Wieneke connects with a nice looking jab.
Wieneke gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Schultz wants a takedown but no success here.
Wieneke lands a right hand that snaps the head of Schultz backwards.
Wieneke tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Schultz escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Wieneke moves out of range of the body kick from Schultz.
Wieneke forces Schultz back against the cage and clinches.
Wieneke tries to land a knee to the head but Schultz blocks with his arms.
Wieneke works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Schultz stalling in the clinch but Wieneke improves position.
Schultz tries a body shot but Wieneke blocks it.
Schultz looking to slow down the pace here.
Wieneke tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Schultz has Wieneke pushed against the cage.
Schultz breaks the clinch.
Schultz gets tackled into the cage by Wieneke. Wieneke maintains the clinch.
Schultz pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
A left and a right from Wieneke both land. Nice combination.
It looks like Dave Schultz has been cut.
Wieneke takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Wieneke misses with a wild combination.
Schultz unleashes a big counter combination but Wieneke bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
Schultz avoids a kick to the body.
Schultz changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
Wieneke pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Wieneke darts in and clinches Schultz up against the cage.
Schultz has Wieneke pressed against the cage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Schultz's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Wieneke misses with a punch on the inside.
Schultz pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Wieneke shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Schultz sprawls well. Schultz wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Wieneke gets slowly back to his feet.
Schultz is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Wieneke. Schultz shrugs it off though.
Schultz tries to keep at a distance but Wieneke has taken the fight into the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wieneke misses with a punch on the inside.
Wieneke takes a shot to the head.
Schultz is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Schultz throws a head punch that misses.
Wieneke lands with a left to the head.
Wieneke looking to throw knees to the head but Schultz is blocking nicely.
Wieneke scores with a knee to the head.
Wieneke throws a punch but it's blocked by Schultz.
Wieneke lands a big knee! That's hurt Schultz! Oh, he's all over the place! Wieneke lands another knee that sends Schultz to the floor and the referee steps in to end the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:51 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Marius Wieneke!
A relieved looking Marius Wieneke thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between King Diamond (ranked 4436 p4p, 457 weight class) and Pascual Perez (ranked 7466 p4p, 552 weight class). Perez has chosen Another One Bites The Dust as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. There are an array of beautiful celebrities at ringside tonight! I wonder if any of them paid for their tickets.
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180 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
21 - 23 - 1, fighting out of Sydney, King Diamond!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
19 - 33 - 1, fighting out of New York, Pascual Perez!
The judges for this bout are Anthony Taglia, John Roberts and Eddie Farnsworth.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Perez scores with a one two! Diamond had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
It looks like King Diamond has been cut.
Perez slips a jab from Diamond.
Perez has closed the distance and engaged Diamond in a clinch.
Perez lands with a short shot to the head.
Diamond working hard to break the clinch.
Perez's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Perez tries to land a knee to the head but Diamond blocks with his arms.
Diamond misses with a short punch on the inside.
Diamond leaning his opponent against the cage.
Stalling in the clinch from Perez.
Perez stalling against the cage.
Perez presses Diamond against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Diamond misses with a short punch on the inside.
A shot in the inside from Perez.
Diamond breaks from the clinch.
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!
Perez lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Diamond backs up against the cage.
Perez ducks under a wild hook from Diamond.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Perez moves away from the strike by Diamond.
Perez misses with a two punch combination.
Diamond falls off balance throwing a combination
and Diamond takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Diamond swats away the attempt to clinch by Perez.
Perez doesn't manage to clinch there - Diamond circles away.
Perez is looking to clinch.
Sloppy strikes from Diamond. Those never looked like landing.
Perez misses the shot to the body.
King Diamond seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Perez gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Perez throws a head punch that misses.
Perez throws a punch but it's blocked by Diamond.
A bit of stalling here from Diamond.
Diamond breaks the clinch.
Perez gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Perez scores with a shoulder strike.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Diamond lands a hook to the side of the head.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Diamond lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Perez backwards.
Diamond dodges an elbow strike from Perez.
Perez breaks from the clinch.
A left lands for Perez.
Diamond misses with a wild body shot.
Perez lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
Perez slips a straight right by Diamond.
Diamond throws a series of strikes that have Perez backpedaling.
It looks like Pascual Perez has been cut.
Diamond takes a swing at Perez's ribcage but misses.
Despite the aggression on Perez's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Perez closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Perez slips under a jab from Diamond.
Perez looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Diamond is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Perez is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Diamond is just riding it out for now. Perez eventually gives up the hold.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Perez is trying to control. Diamond wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Diamond might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Perez misses with a head shot. Diamond uses the momentum to regain guard.
Perez works over Diamond with some ground and pound from guard.
Diamond utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Perez looking to sit in guard and control but Diamond gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Perez is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Diamond throwing strikes but missing.
Diamond working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Diamond knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Perez on the ground.
Perez is trying to control the position but Diamond postures up.
Diamond trying to control but Perez is working from the bottom.
Diamond throwing strikes but missing.
Perez has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Diamond can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Diamond postures up in Perez's guard and throws a big left but Perez blocks it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Pascual Perez dominated that round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Nice shot by Perez.
Nice shot lands for Diamond.
Perez tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Perez steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Diamond.
Diamond waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Perez.
Diamond looks to land a right hand but Perez moved out of range.
Diamond misses with an uppercut. Perez saw that one coming.
Diamond is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Perez.
Diamond swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Diamond throws a leg kick but Perez sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Diamond throws a solid leg kick but Perez takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Diamond.
Diamond circles away from the clinch attempt.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Perez tries to clinch up.
Diamond is really struggling to find his range with his punches. Perez's reach advantage is clearly causing him problems.
A jab from Diamond misses.
Perez looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Diamond is fending him off so far but Perez persists. Nope, Diamond circles away and we're back to standing.
Sloppy strikes from Diamond. Those never looked like landing.
Diamond moves into range and connects with a jab.
Pascual Perez is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Diamond keeps the fight on the outside.
Diamond misses with a looping right.
Diamond avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Perez changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Diamond tries to avoid it but Perez manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Diamond to the ground. Diamond escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Diamond throws a right and a left that both miss.
Perez tries to clinch but Diamond is having none of it.
Diamond swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Perez wants to clinch but Diamond slips to the side
and Diamond counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Perez tries to clinch
and Diamond counters with a left and a right that stings Perez.
Perez misses with the combination.
Diamond throws a hook but Perez avoids it easily.
Diamond swats away the attempt to clinch by Perez.
Diamond will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Diamond scores with a punch to the head.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Nice body punch from Diamond.
Perez is looking to clinch.
Diamond throwing a counter right hand but Perez manages to avoid it.
Diamond swinging wildly here.
Perez takes one to the chin there.
Diamond misses with an uppercut.
King Diamond is winning the standup battle so far.
Perez doesn't manage to clinch there - Diamond circles away.
Perez ducks under a wild hook from Diamond.
Diamond throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Diamond is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Perez can do to turn this around?
Diamond misses the jab.
Diamond lands a nice hook to Perez's body. Perez takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Diamond circles away from the clinch attempt.
Diamond half committed to a counter leg kick.
Perez's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Perez duly obliges.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Diamond misses the shot to the body.
Diamond throws a head kick but Perez moves out of range.
Nice jab there from Diamond.
The fight stays on the outside here - Perez looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Diamond has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Diamond throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Perez moves into the clinch.
Diamond tries to stall but Perez uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Perez escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Diamond lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Perez circles away quickly and effectively.
Perez closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Diamond is stalling here.
Perez tries to pull guard but Diamond won't allow it.
King Diamond has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Pascual Perez.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Diamond misses with some punches.
Diamond's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A big right from Diamond misses.
Diamond looks to land a combination. Perez sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Diamond throws a shot from downtown. Perez moves away and avoids it.
A right-left combo lands from Diamond.
Good exchange - Diamond coming out on top.
Perez wants to clinch.
Perez connects with an inside leg kick.
Perez dives in for a single leg takedown but Diamond sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
Diamond lands a left and a right that send Perez crashing to the mat, dazed. Diamond thinks about following him to the mat but decides to wave him back up to his feet!
Perez is rocked!
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Diamond throws a jab when Perez was well out of range.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
King Diamond dominated that second round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!
Diamond tries to land a front kick but Perez steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Despite the aggression on Perez's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Diamond misses with a wild body shot.
Perez slips a jab and a cross from Diamond.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Diamond.
Perez takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Perez is still on wobbly legs! Can Diamond finish him?
Diamond keeps the fight on the outside.
Diamond cracks Perez with a nasty uppercut that draws ooohs from the crowd and sends Perez tumbling backwards onto the mat. He tries to recover but Diamond pounces and lands a hail of unanswered strikes that forces the referee to step in to end the fight! Perez is not happy but he gave the referee no choice!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:27 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). King Diamond!
During a confident post fight interview, King Diamond thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Kantaro Hoshino (ranked 4209 p4p, 397 weight class) and Dominick Bruise (ranked 2745 p4p, 308 weight class). Well, I have no idea who's going to take this one!
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142 lbs
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Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
45 - 22 - 3, fighting out of New York, Kantaro Hoshino!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Dominick Bruise!
The judges for this bout are Joseph Jones, Anthony Taglia and Steve Montenegro.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A decent looking cross lands there for Bruise.
Bruise throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Bruise sizes up Hoshino with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Hoshino throws a jab when Bruise was well out of range.
Bruise looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Hoshino rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Bruise counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Bruise jabs Hoshino right on the nose. Hoshino blinks but takes it well.
Bruise lands an overhand right.
Bruise throws a lazy right hand but Hoshino sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Hoshino swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Hoshino swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Bruise throws a lazy right hand but Hoshino sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Hoshino throws a jab but it's blocked by Bruise.
A nice side step and Bruise releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Hoshino looks to throw the jab but Bruise is out of range.
Bruise scores with a nice strike.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Hoshino misses with a hook.
Bruise lands with a good body shot.
Hoshino throws a right and a left that Bruise avoids nicely.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nice uppercut there from Bruise.
Hoshino swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Bruise counters with a nice uppercut.
Bruise throws the left hand but Hoshino avoids the punch easily.
The fighters circling - Hoshino throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Hoshino lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
It looks like Dominick Bruise has been cut.
Hoshino throws a jab but it's blocked by Bruise.
Hoshino connects with a right hand. Bruise shakes it off.
Hoshino throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Bruise connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Bruise ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Bruise is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Hoshino had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
Hoshino misses with a double jab.
Hoshino scores with the left hand. Bruise knows he should have avoided that one.
We can't be sure of the tactics at this early stage but we have heard that Bruise 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.
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!
Hoshino throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Bruise connects with a leg kick. Hoshino looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Hoshino misses with an uppercut. Bruise saw that one coming.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A jab from Bruise misses.
It looked like Hoshino wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Bruise lands with a cross.
A big right from Hoshino misses.
Bruise tried to score with a low kick but Hoshino checks it.
A quick step to the side and Hoshino tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Hoshino slips under a jab.
Hoshino swings away with a body shot that misses
and Bruise connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Bruise slips under a jab from Hoshino.
Hoshino uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Bruise.
Bruise connects with a nice looking jab.
Bruise throws a right and a left that both miss.
Bruise slips a straight right by Hoshino.
Hoshino pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Hoshino cracks Bruise with an open hand slap.
Bruise steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Hoshino.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hoshino throws an overhand right that lands on Bruise's shoulder, as Bruise tries to avoid the shot.
It seemed like Bruise was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Hoshino swinging wildly here.
Bruise looking to score a takedown here. Hoshino is defending well but Bruise drives through and ends up in Hoshino's guard.
Bruise throws a big elbow that misses.
Bruise lands a couple of digs.
Bruise controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Bruise looking to pass the guard.
Bruise working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Hoshino's head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bruise missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Bruise looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Hoshino swings for the body but Bruise moves out of range.
A decent looking cross lands there for Bruise.
Hoshino takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Hoshino misses with a body shot.
Hoshino is really struggling to find his range with his punches. Bruise's reach advantage is clearly causing him problems.
Hoshino lands with a shot to the body.
Bruise thuds a left hand into Hoshino's body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Dominick Bruise dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Dominick Bruise's cut.
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.
Hoshino throws a nice looking combination but Bruise bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Hoshino rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Bruise counters with a thumping low kick.
Hoshino throws an ugly left hook that misses
enabling Bruise to counter with a crisp jab.
A jab lands there for Hoshino.
Hoshino rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Bruise moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Bruise changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Kantaro Hoshino is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Bruise avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Bruise works the jab nicely.
Hoshino lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Bruise circles away quickly and effectively.
Bruise connects with a nice looking jab.
Dominick Bruise seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Bruise throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Hoshino throws a combination that misses
enabling Bruise to counter with a crisp jab.
Bruise has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Bruise connects with a jab.
Bruise throws a body punch but Hoshino moves out of range.
Kantaro Hoshino is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bruise scores with the left hand. Hoshino knows he should have avoided that one.
Hoshino throws a body punch but Bruise moves out of range.
Bruise is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Bruise throws out a loose jab but Hoshino uses good head movement to avoid it.
Hoshino looks to land a right hand but Bruise moved out of range.
A looping hook to the body misses from Hoshino. Bruise does a little dance to reset his feet.
Hoshino throws a body punch but Bruise moves out of range.
Bruise lands with a hook. Hoshino tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Hoshino falls off balance throwing a combination
and Bruise counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Hoshino uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Bruise.
Sloppy strikes from Hoshino. Those never looked like landing.
Bruise shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Bruise listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bruise lands a nice shot that snaps Hoshino's head back.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Hoshino throws a combination that misses
and Bruise holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Hoshino misses with a short punch on the inside.
Hoshino takes an elbow to the temple.
Hoshino on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
A head punch on the inside from Hoshino fails to land.
Bruise is working for takedown but Hoshino is calmly controlling the position for now.
A short right from Hoshino on the inside.
Hoshino doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Bruise throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Hoshino blocks it with crossed arms.
Bruise tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Bruise has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Hoshino is leaning against Bruise and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Bruise lands an elbow that stopped Hoshino in his tracks for a moment.
Hoshino has a couple of punches blocked by Bruise.
Bruise breaks from the clinch.
Bruise misses with an uppercut. Hoshino saw that one coming.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hoshino rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
enabling Bruise to counter with a crisp jab.
Hoshino swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Bruise cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Nice defenses there by Bruise.
Good shot there by Bruise.
Hoshino moves out of range as Bruise strikes.
Hoshino jabs at Bruise's body.
Bruise defending well as Hoshino loads up on a big left hand.
Bruise uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Hoshino.
Hoshino throws the left hand but Bruise avoids the punch easily.
Bruise throws a low kick but Hoshino avoids it.
Bruise missing with a left hand there. Hoshino was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Hoshino moves out of range as Bruise strikes.
Bruise lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Bruise.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bruise ducks under a wild hook from Hoshino.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Hoshino swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Bruise unleashes a big counter combination but Hoshino bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
Bruise getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Hoshino looks to land a left hand but Bruise moved out of range nicely.
Bruise looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Bruise connects with a right hand. Hoshino shakes it off.
Bruise sizes up Hoshino with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Hoshino misses with a double jab
and Bruise counters with a stiff right hand.
Hoshino throws an off balance right hand
and Bruise counters with a nice uppercut.
Hoshino slips under a jab.
Hoshino looks to land a left hand but Bruise moved out of range nicely.
It seemed like Bruise was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Hoshino misses with a looping right.
Bruise throws a hook but Hoshino avoids it easily.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Dominick Bruise showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Dominick Bruise's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Bruise lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Bruise.
Hoshino looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Hoshino looks to land a left hand but Bruise moved out of range nicely.
Bruise keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Hoshino will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Hoshino steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Bruise.
Bruise keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Bruise throws a series of punches but Hoshino avoids them all with ease.
Bruise throws an off balance right hand
and Hoshino counters with a straight right hand.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bruise throws a left and a right that both miss
and Hoshino counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Bruise thinking.
Bruise avoids the body shot from Hoshino.
It seemed like Bruise was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Hoshino throws a left and a right that both miss
and Bruise counters with a left to the body.
Hoshino takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hoshino misses with a looping right.
Bruise swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Hoshino.
Bruise has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Bruise there as he acknowledges the shot.
Hoshino misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Bruise.
Hoshino tries to bum rush Bruise with a series of wild strikes but Bruise uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Kantaro Hoshino seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Hoshino dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Bruise ducks under a wild hook from Hoshino.
A looping hook to the body misses from Hoshino. Bruise does a little dance to reset his feet.
A jab from Bruise does it's job there.
Bruise swings for the body but Hoshino moves out of range.
Bruise chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Hoshino dips to his left and cracks Bruise with an uppercut!
Hoshino connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hoshino misses with a double jab.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Hoshino keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Bruise.
A left lands for Bruise.
Bruise connects with a looping right hand.
Bruise throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Hoshino misses with the combination.
A little jabbing left from Bruise on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Hoshino misses with a wild body shot.
Bruise getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Hoshino misses with a lunging right hand
and Bruise counters with a straight right hand.
Hoshino falls off balance throwing a combination
and Bruise counters with a good low kick that Hoshino was not able to check.
Bruise misses with a few strikes there.
Dominick Bruise is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hoshino takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Hoshino lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Bruise circles away quickly and effectively.
Hoshino takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Kantaro Hoshino has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Hoshino doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Hoshino throws a right hand that misses
and Bruise counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Bruise throws a hook but Hoshino blocks it.
Bruise scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Bruise tries for a takedown but Hoshino sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Hoshino avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Hoshino misses with a looping left.
Bruise works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Hoshino misses with a jab to the body
and Bruise counters with a straight right hand.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hoshino loads up on a big right hand but Bruise slips the punch.
Bruise catches Hoshino with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Good exchange - Bruise coming out on top.
Hoshino takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
A swing and a miss from Hoshino.
Hoshino misses with a looping right.
A slow jab from Hoshino misses its intended target.
Hoshino misses with a left hand
and Bruise counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Hoshino misses with a double jab
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
A nice combination there by Bruise.
Bruise lands with an uppercut that bounces Hoshino off the cage and back into range.
And that's the end of the fight!
Dominick Bruise comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Bruise 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 Joseph Jones scores the fight 27:30
Judge Anthony Taglia scores the fight 27:30
Judge Steve Montenegro scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Dominick Bruise!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Avila Alvarez (ranked 3671 p4p, 399 weight class) and Alexandr Kuznetsov (ranked 4426 p4p, 455 weight class). Alvarez comes into the arena with Barbarian by The Darkness blaring out of the sound system. I don't know about you partner, but I'm pumped for this one!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
19 - 31 - 2, fighting out of London, Avila Alvarez!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
31 - 26 - 4, fighting out of New York, Alexandr Kuznetsov!
The judges for this bout are David Schapiro, Dean Styles and Columbo Gatti.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kuznetsov moves into the clinch successfully.
Kuznetsov connects with a knee to the head.
Alvarez is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Kuznetsov is defending well.
Alvarez tries for a takedown but Kuznetsov manages to get underhooks.
Alvarez is trying to drag Kuznetsov to the mat but Kuznetsov just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Avila Alvarez. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Alvarez blocks the elbow strike.
Kuznetsov with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
It looks like Avila Alvarez has been cut.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Kuznetsov.
Kuznetsov lands an elbow just above Alvarez 's eye.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Alvarez avoids the elbow strike from Kuznetsov, against the cage.
Kuznetsov with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Kuznetsov tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Alvarez avoids it.
Kuznetsov lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Alvarez backwards.
Alvarez dodges an elbow strike from Kuznetsov.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kuznetsov looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Alvarez has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Kuznetsov after a bit of a struggle.
Alvarez drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Kuznetsov gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Kuznetsov throws an elbow that misses.
Kuznetsov prevents the takedown attempt.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Kuznetsov just misses with a elbow thrown towards Alvarez's brow.
Kuznetsov tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Kuznetsov misses with a short punch on the inside.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Kuznetsov just misses with a elbow thrown towards Alvarez's brow.
Alvarez on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Kuznetsov throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Kuznetsov looks to throw an elbow but misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kuznetsov throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Alvarez has Kuznetsov pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Kuznetsov manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Kuznetsov pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Kuznetsov pushes off an throws an elbow but Alvarez leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Kuznetsov just misses with a elbow thrown towards Alvarez's brow.
Alvarez avoids the elbow strike from Kuznetsov, against the cage.
Alvarez goes for a takedown attempt but Kuznetsov pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Kuznetsov tries to clinch up.
Alvarez went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
Alvarez closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Kuznetsov did well to prevent Alvarez getting side control.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Alvarez lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Nice strikes from Alvarez there.
Alvarez is thwarting Kuznetsov's attempts to control the position.
Kuznetsov blocking the ground and pound attempt from Alvarez.
Alvarez winds up and cracks Kuznetsov with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Alvarez not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Alvarez is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Kuznetsov is looking for a sweep. Alvarez is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Alvarez thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Kuznetsov's head.
Kuznetsov wants to improve his position but Alvarez is controlling well.
Alvarez sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Kuznetsov defending well though.
Alvarez missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Kuznetsov regains full guard, whilst avoiding punches from Alvarez.
Kuznetsov trying to control the position here.
Alvarez postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Kuznetsov is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Alvarez being controlled here momentarily.
Kuznetsov is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Alvarez is controlling him.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Alvarez postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Alvarez postures up in Kuznetsov's guard and throws a big left but Kuznetsov blocks it.
Alvarez lands a couple of elbows.
Alvarez throws a big elbow that misses.
Kuznetsov looking to hit a scissor sweep but Alvarez is one step ahead there.
Kuznetsov trying to keep a closed guard but Alvarez is proving a slippery customer.
Alvarez lands a couple of elbows.
Alvarez throws a big right hand that misses.
Kuznetsov looking for a sweep. Not yet Kuznetsov, not yet.
Kuznetsov pulls Alvarez in close to his closed guard and prevents Alvarez from doing any damage or advancing position.
Alvarez chips away with some ground and pound.
Alvarez tries to free his leg and advance position but Kuznetsov is retaining full guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Alexandr Kuznetsov will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Avila Alvarez's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Kuznetsov drives through and clinches with Alvarez against the cage.
Alvarez turns his back and goes for a hip toss. It's a bit messy but it gets the job done and Alvarez manages to end up in side control.
Kuznetsov regains half guard.
Alvarez is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Alvarez drops an elbow to the side of Kuznetsov's head.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Kuznetsov trying to hold on to Alvarez's head to control him but Alvarez postures up.
Nice strikes from Alvarez there.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Alvarez connects with a nice short shot to Kuznetsov's temple.
Alvarez lands strikes from half guard.
Kuznetsov trying to control from the bottom.
Kuznetsov slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Alvarez missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Kuznetsov avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Kuznetsov is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Alvarez is fighting to break Kuznetsov's control of his arms but Kuznetsov is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kuznetsov bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Alvarez's guard.
Alvarez escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Kuznetsov gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Kuznetsov preventing the sweep.
Alvarez looking for a guillotine here but Kuznetsov defends easily.
Alvarez escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Kuznetsov gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Alvarez escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Kuznetsov gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Kuznetsov sitting in guard, not really doing much.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kuznetsov wants to control from the top but Alvarez keeps moving.
Alvarez is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Kuznetsov defends well.
Kuznetsov showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Kuznetsov won't allow Alvarez to sweep him here.
Kuznetsov is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Alvarez working for a triangle but Kuznetsov defends it easily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kuznetsov trying to control the position from guard on top but Alvarez is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Alvarez being controlled here, momentarily.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Kuznetsov moves into the clinch successfully.
Kuznetsov throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Kuznetsov throws a punch but it's blocked by Alvarez.
Alvarez gets a trip takedown into half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Alvarez looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Alvarez has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Kuznetsov tries to roll over but Alvarez keeps him under control.
Kuznetsov is looking to control Alvarez's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Kuznetsov avoid being mounted?
Avila Alvarez overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Kuznetsov tries to roll over but Alvarez keeps him under control.
Alvarez looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Kuznetsov with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Kuznetsov trying to control but Alvarez postures up.
Alvarez working Kuznetsov over with strikes.
Both fighters have adopted an aggressive gameplan on the ground!
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Alvarez is working for a submission of some sort.
Kuznetsov keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Avila Alvarez dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Avila Alvarez's cut.
That's time! Back to the action! Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Kuznetsov is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Alvarez looks for a takedown but Kuznetsov sprawls well.
Kuznetsov moves into the clinch.
Alvarez takes an elbow to the temple.
Kuznetsov pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Alvarez blocks an elbow strike from Kuznetsov.
Kuznetsov tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Kuznetsov.
Alexandr Kuznetsov seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kuznetsov throws an elbow but it misses.
Alvarez blocks an elbow strike.
Kuznetsov misses with an elbow over the top.
Kuznetsov trying to land knees to the body.
Kuznetsov lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Alvarez backwards.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Alvarez is working for takedown but Kuznetsov is calmly controlling the position for now.
Alvarez blocks an elbow strike.
Alvarez blocks an elbow strike.
Alvarez blocks a punch to the side of the head.
With the fighters up against the cage, Kuznetsov throws an elbow but misses.
Kuznetsov lands an elbow that stopped Alvarez in his tracks for a moment.
Kuznetsov gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Kuznetsov creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Nice elbow from Kuznetsov.
Kuznetsov lands an elbow inside.
Kuznetsov tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Alvarez avoids it.
Alvarez is trying to trip Kuznetsov. He has hold of a leg but Kuznetsov is hopping around, keeping his balance for the moment. Alvarez persists though and gets the takedown into guard.
Kuznetsov has momentary wrist control but Alvarez slips an elbow through the middle.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Alvarez pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Kuznetsov is keeping the position for now.
Alvarez postures up.
Kuznetsov looking for a sweep. Not yet Kuznetsov, not yet.
Alvarez in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Kuznetsov pulls Alvarez in close to his closed guard and prevents Alvarez from doing any damage or advancing position.
Alvarez landing some decent shots from guard.
Alvarez distracts Kuznetsov with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Kuznetsov wants to sweep here but Alvarez controlling him for the moment.
Alvarez scoring with some ground and pound.
Alvarez thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Alvarez throws a big elbow that misses.
Alvarez in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Kuznetsov is pulling down on Alvarez's head. It's preventing any offense from Alvarez, at least for the moment.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Alvarez loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Alvarez missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Alvarez's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Kuznetsov wants to sweep here but Alvarez controlling him for the moment.
Kuznetsov is pulling down on Alvarez's head to control his posture.
Alvarez loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Alvarez content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Alvarez stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Kuznetsov swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Alvarez won't allow Kuznetsov to sweep him here.
Alvarez wants to pass the guard but Kuznetsov is keeping the position.
Alvarez works over Kuznetsov with some ground and pound from guard.
Alvarez in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kuznetsov looking to control.
Alvarez distracts Kuznetsov with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Alvarez working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Kuznetsov's head.
Kuznetsov wants to sweep here but Alvarez controlling him for the moment.
Alvarez is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Kuznetsov holds on and takes a little breather.
Alvarez works over Kuznetsov with some ground and pound from guard.
Kuznetsov is rocked!
Kuznetsov trying to control the position.
Kuznetsov is still in real trouble! Can Alvarez finish him?
Kuznetsov looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Kuznetsov seems to have recovered his senses.
Alvarez lands a couple of elbows.
Kuznetsov trying to control the position here.
Kuznetsov keeping full guard, as Alvarez tries to pass.
Kuznetsov preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Avila Alvarez.
I think Alvarez has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge David Schapiro scores the fight 29:29
Judge Dean Styles scores the fight 29:29
Judge Columbo Gatti scores the fight 29:28
The fight is ruled a majority draw!
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Co-main event
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Tony Duff (ranked 3308 p4p, 377 weight class) and Kenny Dykstra (ranked 5630 p4p, 508 weight class). There are an array of beautiful celebrities at ringside tonight! I wonder if any of them paid for their tickets.
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Excellent 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
12 - 10 - 0, fighting out of New York, Tony Duff!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
14 - 15 - 1, fighting out of New York, Kenny Dykstra!
The judges for this bout are Jorge Garcia, Columbo Gatti and Lou da Vinci.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Duff throws the kick towards the body but Dykstra avoids it.
Dykstra throws a sloppy head kick and Duff moves out of range easily.
Dykstra scores with a jab to the jaw.
Good exchange - Duff coming out on top.
Dykstra is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Duff.
Duff will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Dykstra jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Duff changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Dykstra looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Dykstra throws his opponent off and manages to get back to his feet! Nicely done!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Duff dives in and scores a takedown into Dykstra's guard.
Duff throws an elbow that misses. Dykstra uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Duff's guard. Nice move by Dykstra!
Duff looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
We could do with one of the fighters taking the initiative a bit more on the ground - they're both waiting to capitalize on a mistake.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dykstra controlling from the top position.
Dykstra pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Duff is keeping the position for now.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Duff lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Duff throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Duff trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Duff missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Duff throwing strikes from guard but Dykstra blocks nicely.
Dykstra preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Duff chips away with some ground and pound.
Duff throwing strikes from guard but Dykstra blocks nicely.
Dykstra preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Duff lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Duff has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Duff with a flurry of punches that miss.
Duff throws a big right hand that misses.
Dykstra avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Duff postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Duff is holding a leg here, probably looking for an ankle lock - he drops back and goes for it! Dykstra is in trouble! Is it all over??? No! Dykstra has escaped and now he's on top!
Dykstra content to stall in guard here.
Duff pulls Dykstra in to control the position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dykstra stays in close to Duff's body and controls the position.
Duff keeping moving, preventing Dykstra from controlling successfully.
Dykstra looking to pass the guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Kenny Dykstra will probably get the nod.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Dykstra throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Duff sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Duff throws a nice looking combination but Dykstra bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Dykstra 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.
Duff feints and as Dykstra raises his hands in defense, Duff changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
Dykstra utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Duff trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Duff postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Dykstra working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Duff.
Duff stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Dykstra swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Duff throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Duff throwing strikes from guard but Dykstra blocks nicely.
Dykstra preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Duff throws a big elbow that misses.
Dykstra working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Duff.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Duff throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Dykstra avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Dykstra working a defensive guard here.
Duff throws an elbow that misses. Dykstra uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Duff's guard. Nice move by Dykstra!
Duff has butterfly guard. He's looking to stand up here. He pushes Dykstra off him and springs to his feet nicely. The crowd applauds.
Duff throws out a loose jab but Dykstra uses good head movement to avoid it.
Kenny Dykstra is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Dykstra tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Dykstra throws a sloppy head kick and Duff moves out of range easily.
Duff drops down looking for a counter takedown but Dykstra sprawls and moves away.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Dykstra.
Duff misses with a body kick.
Duff misses with a few strikes there.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dykstra takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Duff shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Dykstra pinned against the cage. Dykstra gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Dykstra misses the shot to the body.
Duff drops down looking for a counter takedown but Dykstra sprawls and moves away.
Duff tries to score a power double leg takedown but Dykstra sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Duff somewhat.
Dykstra chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Dykstra tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Horrible takedown attempt by Duff or perhaps it was just good defense by Dykstra, which made it look bad.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Tony Duff. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Dykstra lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Duff at a distance.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dykstra scores with a nice body kick.
Dykstra misses the jab.
Dykstra lands a jab to Duff's midsection.
Kenny Dykstra seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Duff moves out of range of the body kick from Dykstra.
Duff throws a hook but Dykstra avoids it easily.
Dykstra on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Dykstra scores with a decent looking hook.
Dykstra takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Duff moves into range and connects with a jab.
A jab from Dykstra misses.
Duff throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Dykstra's waist but Dykstra gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Duff off to one side.
Duff scores with a nice right hand.
Dykstra loads up on a big right hand but Duff slips the punch.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Duff looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Dykstra is fending him off so far but Duff persists. Nope, Dykstra circles away and we're back to standing.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Duff fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Dykstra avoids it really well and circles away.
Duff misses with a body punch
and Dykstra counters with a nice body shot.
Duff lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Dykstra moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Dykstra ducks under a wild hook from Duff.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Duff is defended easily by Dykstra.
Duff looks for a takedown but Dykstra sprawls well.
A thudding body kick lands there by Duff!
Dykstra ducks under a wild hook from Duff.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Tony Duff will probably get the nod.
That's time! Duff's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!
Crunch! Dykstra slams his shin into Duff's torso.
Duff avoids the head kick by Dykstra.
A solid leg kick lands there for Dykstra.
Dykstra throws a jab when Duff was well out of range.
Duff cracks Dykstra with a good jab.
Duff scores with a crisp jab that stopped Dykstra in his tracks.
Dykstra is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Dykstra with a body punch. A glancing blow.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Duff throws a one two combo.
Tony Duff is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Dykstra pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Duff steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Dykstra.
Dykstra stuffs the takedown.
Duff looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Dykstra is fending him off so far but Duff persists. Nope, Dykstra circles away and we're back to standing.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Duff dives in for a single leg takedown but Dykstra sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Tony Duff. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Dykstra misses with a straight left.
Dykstra fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Duff avoids the head kick by Dykstra.
Duff will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
A punch combination from Duff misses.
Dykstra fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Duff has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Dykstra wants to clinch.
Dykstra tries to work over Duff's front leg with a kick but Duff checks it.
Dykstra moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Dykstra connects with the punch.
Dykstra throws a body shot but no joy.
Dykstra throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Duff.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Duff cracks a nice hook into Dykstra's ribs.
Dykstra takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Duff throws a nice looking combination but Dykstra bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Duff on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Duff decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Dykstra keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Duff is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Duff not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Duff looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Duff thows a huge punch but Dykstra dodges it nicely.
Dykstra has hold of Duff's hands but Duff slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Duff missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Duff 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.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Duff throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Duff thows a huge punch but Dykstra dodges it nicely.
Duff is looking for a kimura. It's pretty deep but Dykstra still has the half guard so he's probably OK. Oh, Dykstra has exploded into a beautiful escape there and after a quick scramble, he's ended up in side control on top! Nice work!
Duff is trying to escape the position but Dykstra is controlling the position.
In the pre-fight buildup videos we saw Dykstra working his ground and pound in the gym. He isn't landing a great percentage of his ground strikes so far though.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dykstra trying to control the position but Duff is working away.
Duff tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Duff wants to control but Dykstra postures up.
Dykstra trying to control the position but Duff is working away.
The referee tells the fighters to keep busy.
And that's the end of the fight!
Kenny Dykstra comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Dykstra 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 Jorge Garcia scores the fight 29:28
Judge Columbo Gatti scores the fight 29:29
Judge Lou da Vinci scores the fight 28:29
The fight is ruled a draw!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Dick Diaz (ranked 3310 p4p, 378 weight class) and Max Ward (ranked 2910 p4p, 337 weight class). Diaz kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Feiticeira. Ward comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Spazz - Crush Kill Destroy kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Max Ward 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
7 - 7 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Dick Diaz!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
11 - 18 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Max Ward!
The judges for this bout are Steve Montenegro, Anthony Taglia and Eddie Farnsworth.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ward fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Diaz avoids it really well and circles away.
Diaz misses with a jab, cross combination.
Ward fails with a takedown attempt.
An attempted straight right counter from Diaz misses the target.
Max Ward seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Ward has his takedown stuffed
and Diaz connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Dick Diaz has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Max Ward.
Ward tries for a takedown but Diaz circles away easily
and Diaz holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Diaz lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Diaz lands with a right to the head.
Diaz working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
We've been informed that Ward has been sparring a lot of Muay Thai in the buildup to this fight so let's see if that has an impact on the result.
Diaz working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Ward is looking for a takedown.
Ward is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Diaz is defending well.
Ward wants a takedown.
Diaz manages to pull guard.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Diaz working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Ward doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Ward manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Diaz is in a tricky position. We've heard reports from his gym mates at Westside Martial Arts that he's been drilling escapes, so let's see if he can get back to his feet.
Diaz has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Ward can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Diaz looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Ward scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Diaz has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Ward can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Diaz has momentary wrist control but Ward slips an elbow through the middle.
Ward loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Ward avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Ward is trying to tuck his arms in to keep them safe but Diaz has managed to isolate one of them and has got a loose triangle. Ward is looking to defend but Diaz has done well to lock his legs together - this could be big trouble for Ward! Diaz pulls down on the head and a little smile comes across his face - he knows he's got it. Yep, Ward taps out and this one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:58 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle). Dick Diaz!
Dick Diaz tried to hype himself up post fight but didn't word it too well and it ended up with him sounding like a bit of a tool.
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