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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Paul Mooney (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Vash Struker (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Man, I cannot wait for this one!
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272 lbs
5 - 3 - 0 |
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180 cm
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260 lbs
5 - 6 - 0 |
BJJ Purple Belt
World class boxer
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Decent wrestler
Good low kicks
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 3 - 0, fighting out of New York, Paul Mooney!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Vash Struker!
The judges for this bout are Cecil Peabody, Stewart Dunkirk and Tiny Johnson.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Struker misses with a head kick.
Mooney thuds a left hand into Struker's body.
Mooney takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Mooney lands with a nice body punch.
Mooney moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
A low kick from Struker misses
letting Mooney counter with a right hand.
Struker finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Mooney shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Struker eats them both and turns towards Mooney to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
A clash of legs there as Struker blocks the low kick.
Struker throws a leg kick
and Mooney counters with an outside leg kick.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Mooney lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Struker throws a low kick but Mooney moves out of range easily.
Sloppy strikes from Mooney. Those never looked like landing.
Mooney scores with a hook to the body. Struker takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
A looping hook to the body misses from Mooney. Struker does a little dance to reset his feet.
Mooney lands a body shot.
Struker takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Struker throws a front kick aimed at Mooney's knee but Mooney avoids it well.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Struker throws a head kick but Mooney moves out of range.
Mooney connects with a right hand. Struker shakes it off.
Mooney swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Struker counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Struker misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Struker needs to keep his hands up - Mooney had a free shot at his head there.
Mooney checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Struker blocks a head kick by Mooney.
Struker throws a leg kick
and Mooney counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Struker throws a front kick aimed at Mooney's knee but Mooney avoids it well.
Struker misses with a low kick.
Mooney is looking to wear down Struker with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Struker lands a really nice looking cross but Mooney seems unphased.
Struker takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Struker tries to score with a low kick but Mooney moves his leg out of the way.
Mooney with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Mooney looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Mooney is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Mooney fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Struker is out of range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mooney lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Struker throws a body punch but Mooney moves out of range.
Mooney blocks a head kick by Struker.
Mooney scores with a punch to the head.
Struker throws a lazy head kick
and Mooney counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Struker thinking.
Mooney blocks a low kick nicely.
Struker moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Mooney works Struker's body with a nice hook.
Mooney scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Struker is looking to score with low kicks.
A clash of legs there as Mooney blocks the low kick.
Struker misses with a hook.
Mooney paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Mooney lands a head shot.
Struker swings away with a leg kick that misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A nice inside leg kick there by Mooney. That's going to slow Struker down.
Mooney moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Mooney lands a two punch combo.
Mooney misses with a two punch combination.
Struker takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Mooney is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Struker misses the shot to the body.
Mooney is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Struker takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Struker takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Mooney scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Mooney dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Mooney stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Mooney lands a head kick. Struker smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Struker looks to throw a body kick
and Mooney counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Struker looks gassed!
A head kick by Struker misses
and Mooney counters with a three punch combo that has Struker backing up. Struker nods at Mooney to acknowledge the strikes.
A leg kick checked by Mooney.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mooney fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Mooney throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Struker on the side of the head.
Mooney moves out of range of the body kick from Struker.
Mooney is working the combinations to good effect here.
Struker misses with a head kick.
Sloppy strikes from Struker. Those never looked like landing.
Struker throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Struker ducks right into an uppercut from Mooney.
The fighters circle momentarily. Mooney darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Mooney scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Struker misses with a leg kick
and Mooney counters with a nice body shot.
Mooney connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Struker has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Mooney connects with a body shot.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Mooney changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Mooney scores with a nice body kick.
Struker takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Paul Mooney dominated that round.
That's time! Mooney's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Mooney throws a right and a left that both miss.
Mooney misses with an attempted mid kick.
Mooney lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
That kick from Mooney tenderised Struker's leg. Struker is trying to keep his angry face on.
Mooney's jab looks to have found its range, popping Struker under the eye.
Mooney connects with a body shot.
Struker throws a poor cross that misses
and Mooney counters with a body kick.
Struker is looking to score with low kicks.
Mooney looks to land a combination but Struker avoids it well.
Struker throws a sloppy head kick
and Mooney makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Struker throws a sloppy head kick and Mooney moves out of range easily.
Mooney lands a slapping body shot.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Struker takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Struker is breathing heavily.
Struker takes one to the side of the head.
Mooney moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Paul Mooney is winning the standup battle so far.
Mooney with a body punch. A glancing blow.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mooney lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Mooney lands a two punch combo.
Mooney misses with a jab, cross combination.
Struker takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Mooney scores with a body shot.
A chopping leg kick lands by Mooney.
A left and a right from Mooney both land. Nice combination.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Mooney scores with a shot to the body.
Struker takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Mooney throws a nice inside leg kick.
Mooney digs a good hook to Struker's body.
Struker looks for the body kick but Mooney saw that one coming.
Mooney connects with a body shot that sends Struker's belly button to the back.
Mooney fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Struker on the side of the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mooney scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Mooney rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Struker moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Mooney moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Struker is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Mooney.
Mooney scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Struker ducks right into an uppercut from Mooney.
Mooney throws a push kick but Struker slaps the foot to one side.
Struker tries to land a body kick
and Mooney makes the exchange count by landing a cracking kick to the body. Struker really felt that one!
Struker's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Mooney connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Struker scrambles back to his feet.
Mooney delivers a nice body kick.
Mooney fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Mooney blocks a head kick by Struker.
Struker walks into a straight right hand from Mooney.
Danga de danga de dang - Mooney scores with a four punch combination!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mooney lands a jab-cross combination.
Mooney throws a series of strikes that have Struker backpedaling.
Mooney throws a half hearted mid kick.
Struker's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Mooney stuns Struker with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Good standup being displayed there by Mooney as he connects with a hook.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Mooney. Struker shrugs it off though.
Struker showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Mooney.
Nice shot lands for Mooney.
Struker throws a head kick but Mooney moves out of range.
Mooney displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Struker misses with a low kick.
Mooney moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Mooney tries a head kick but it misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mooney connects with a nice looking jab.
Struker throws a sloppy head kick and Mooney moves out of range easily.
Struker ducks right into an uppercut from Mooney.
Struker has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Mooney.
Mooney showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Struker.
Struker thows a leg kick but Mooney checks it
and Mooney counters with a series of strikes. Struker will be more careful next time no doubt.
Struker tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Mooney jabs Struker to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Mooney rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Struker moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Mooney lands with a straight right. Struker didn't see that one coming.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Struker will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Mooney clobbers Struker with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Mooney jabs at Struker's body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Paul Mooney dominated that second round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
Mooney checks a low kick from Struker.
Mooney listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Struker walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Mooney throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Struker is looking to score with low kicks.
Struker avoids the head kick by Mooney.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Struker checks a leg kick.
Struker is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Mooney.
Mooney moves away from the strike by Struker.
Struker blocks a head kick by Mooney.
Mooney ducks right into an uppercut from Struker.
Mooney throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
An inside leg kick from Struker misses.
Mooney avoids the body shot from Struker.
Struker takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Struker will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mooney blocks a head kick by Struker.
Mooney with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Struker misses with a leg kick
and Mooney counters with a left and a right that stings Struker.
A left and a right from Mooney both land. Nice combination.
Struker connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Struker throws a leg kick but Mooney sees it coming and checks it nicely.
A punch combination from Mooney misses.
Mooney throws a body punch but Struker moves out of range.
Struker takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Mooney thuds a left hand into Struker's body.
Struker misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Mooney lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Good standup being displayed there by Mooney as he connects with a hook.
Mooney takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mooney scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
An inside leg kick from Struker misses.
Mooney misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Struker swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Struker takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Mooney checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Mooney lands a really nice looking cross but Struker seems unphased.
Mooney is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Struker can do to turn this around?
Struker throws a body kick that misses.
Some bone on bone action there as Mooney checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Struker pivots, looking for a leg kick but Mooney is out of range and Struker settles back down.
Mooney moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Paul Mooney is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Mooney blocks a head kick by Struker.
A head kick misses from Struker.
Mooney moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Mooney fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Struker looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mooney fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
A low kick from Struker misses
and Mooney counters with a body kick.
Mooney lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Struker at a distance.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Struker lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Mooney has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Mooney and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Mooney uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Struker.
Mooney displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Vash Struker has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Mooney turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Mooney throws a nice looking combination but Struker bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Struker pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Mooney rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Struker moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Mooney tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Struker throws a sloppy head kick and Mooney moves out of range easily.
Struker throws a leg kick
and Mooney counters with a big head kick but Struker shrugs it off.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A low kick from Struker is predictable there
and Mooney counters with a lovely straight right hand!
A lazy left from Struker finds it's target.
Struker pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Mooney scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Mooney works Struker's body with a nice hook.
Mooney connects with a good right hand that stumbles Struker. Struker circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
A low kick from Struker misses
and Mooney counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Paul Mooney is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Struker walks into a straight right hand from Mooney.
Mooney cracks Struker with a good jab.
Struker tries to work over Mooney's front leg with a kick but Mooney checks it.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Mooney keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Struker throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Mooney counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Struker is looking to chop away at Mooney's legs.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Mooney, right into the meat.
And that's the end of the fight!
Paul Mooney showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Mooney has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Cecil Peabody scores the fight 30:27
Judge Stewart Dunkirk scores the fight 30:26
Judge Tiny Johnson scores the fight 30:26
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Paul Mooney!
Paul Mooney took to the microphone after his victory and thanked his sponsors, Hell's Balls Recovery (160) for their support in the buildup to the fight.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between HeavyWeight Prizefighter (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Random Task (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Prizefighter comes to the cage accompanied by Under and Over it by ffdp. The fight MMA fans around the world have waited their entire lives for!
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206 lbs
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212 lbs
4 - 4 - 0 |
Abu Dhabi Champ
World class MT
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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
6 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, HeavyWeight Prizefighter!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Random Task!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Franklin, George Francis and Tiny Johnson.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Task ducks under a wild hook from Prizefighter.
Prizefighter slips under a jab from Task.
An inside leg kick lands from Prizefighter.
Task misses with an uppercut.
Prizefighter lands the left hand.
Task takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Prizefighter blocks a head kick by Task.
Task uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Prizefighter.
Prizefighter lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Prizefighter connects with a body shot.
Prizefighter moves out of range of the leg kick from Task.
Task tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Prizefighter's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Prizefighter duly obliges.
Prizefighter is looking to slow Task down with leg kicks.
Prizefighter really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Task takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Prizefighter thows a body shot but no joy.
Prizefighter uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Task.
Prizefighter is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Prizefighter throws a leg kick which misses Task's front leg but catches the back leg as Task tries to avoid it.
Task fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Prizefighter.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Task walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Task scores with a decent looking hook.
Prizefighter jabs Task to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Task swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Prizefighter wants to clinch.
Task throws a jab but it's blocked by Prizefighter.
Task scores with the left hand. Prizefighter knows he should have avoided that one.
Prizefighter throws a front kick that sends Task stumbling back into the cage.
Prizefighter checks a leg kick.
Prizefighter feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Task keeping full guard, as Prizefighter tries to pass.
Prizefighter throws a big elbow that misses.
Prizefighter content to stall in guard here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Prizefighter trying to control but Task is working from the bottom.
Prizefighter controls from within his opponent's guard.
Task is trying to control the position but Prizefighter postures up.
The ref stands the fighters back up because HeavyWeight Prizefighter just wasn't active enough.
Prizefighter thumps Task with a low kick.
Task misses with a looping left.
Task uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Prizefighter.
Random Task is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Prizefighter doesn't manage to clinch there - Task circles away.
Prizefighter takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Prizefighter misses with a low kick.
Prizefighter misses with a shot to the body
and Task counters with a low kick, right behind Prizefighter 's knee.
Prizefighter dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Task. That did some damage!
A head kick by Prizefighter misses
and Task counters with a left and a right that stings Prizefighter.
Task closes the distance and pushes Prizefighter back into the cage.
Task creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Prizefighter softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
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!
Prizefighter comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Task tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Prizefighter avoids it.
Prizefighter avoiding damage.
Prizefighter blocks the elbow strike.
Task lands an elbow just above Prizefighter 's eye.
It looks like HeavyWeight Prizefighter has been cut.
Task has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Prizefighter tries to work over Task's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Task throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Task obliges.
Task throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Prizefighter lands a nice knee to the body.
Prizefighter goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Task is leaning against Prizefighter and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Prizefighter takes an elbow to the forehead.
Prizefighter blocks an elbow strike.
Prizefighter tries to pull guard but Task holds him up against the cage and eventually Prizefighter drops back down to his feet.
A head punch on the inside from Task fails to land.
Task blocks a body shot from Prizefighter.
Task is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Prizefighter is defending well for now.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Prizefighter avoids a wild elbow strike from Task.
Task on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Prizefighter is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Task unloads a knee to the mid-section. Prizefighter lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Prizefighter tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Random Task will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on HeavyWeight Prizefighter's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Task, right into the meat.
A solid leg kick lands there for Task.
Task missing with a left hand there. Prizefighter was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Task throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Prizefighter.
Task throws an overhand right that lands on Prizefighter's shoulder, as Prizefighter tries to avoid the shot.
A swing and a miss from Prizefighter.
Prizefighter lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Task at a distance.
Prizefighter cracks Task with a right hand to the side of the head.
Task clinches up with Prizefighter and pushes him back against the cage.
Prizefighter pulls Task into guard.
Prizefighter is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Task is aware though and is defending well.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Prizefighter looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Prizefighter looking to hit a scissor sweep but Task is one step ahead there.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Prizefighter has control of Task's left arm, preventing Task from doing any damage.
Prizefighter is looking for a triangle here but Task uses the submission attempt to pass into side control.
Task has had enough of the ground for now and decides to stand.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Prizefighter fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Task manages to avoid it.
Task blocks a leg kick.
The fighters circling - Task throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Task throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Prizefighter blocks a low kick nicely.
A right-left combo lands from Prizefighter.
Prizefighter slips under a jab.
Random Task seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Task pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Prizefighter tries to clinch but Task is having none of it.
Prizefighter attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Task gets tackled into the cage by Prizefighter. Prizefighter maintains the clinch.
Task looking to stall.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Task misses with an elbow strike.
Task struggles to land a body shot inside as Prizefighter controls his hands.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Prizefighter scores with a shoulder strike.
Task managing to block the knees to the body from Prizefighter.
Prizefighter manages to pull guard.
Prizefighter trying to keep a closed guard but Task is proving a slippery customer.
Task gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent.
Good exchange - Task coming out on top.
HeavyWeight Prizefighter seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Task finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Prizefighter is looking to clinch but Task is avoiding it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Task keeps the fight on the outside.
Prizefighter fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Task, pushing him back against the cage.
Prizefighter lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Task throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Task throws an elbow but it's blocked.
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!
Nice elbow from Task.
Prizefighter throws a head punch that misses.
Task misses with an elbow over the top.
Prizefighter putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Task in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Prizefighter tries to land knees in the clinch but Task avoids the damage to the body.
Prizefighter dodges an elbow strike from Task.
Task throws an elbow but it's blocked.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Task pushes off an throws an elbow but Prizefighter leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Prizefighter has managed to pull guard. Let's see whether he can work an aggressive guard. It will also be interesting to see what tactics Task uses from the top position.
Prizefighter is striking off his back. Task thinks nothing of it though and passes easily into half guard.
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 HeavyWeight Prizefighter will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on HeavyWeight Prizefighter's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
A bone on bone clash there as Prizefighter blocks the leg kick.
Task misses with the combination.
Task gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Prizefighter.
Prizefighter walks forward, straight into a front kick from Task.
Prizefighter steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Task.
Task scores with a leg kick.
Task avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
An inside leg kick from Task misses.
Task misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Prizefighter lands with a shot to the body.
Task moves into the clinch successfully.
Task is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Prizefighter is defending well for now.
With the fighters up against the cage, Task throws an elbow but misses.
Random Task seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Prizefighter works on Task's body with a couple of short punches.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Prizefighter tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Prizefighter lands an elbow inside.
Prizefighter gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Task is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Task throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Prizefighter crunches a lovely knee into Task's ribcage.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Task.
Prizefighter misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Task.
Task managing to block the knees to the body from Prizefighter.
Prizefighter throws an elbow that misses.
Task breaks from the clinch.
Decent striking displayed by Task there.
Prizefighter throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Task avoids the head kick by Prizefighter.
Task jabs Prizefighter to the body, keeping him at a distance.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Prizefighter shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Task eats them both and turns towards Prizefighter to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
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!
Prizefighter gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
A short right from Task.
Task lands with a left to the head.
Task throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Task content to slow the pace in the clinch.
With the fighters up against the cage, Prizefighter throws an elbow but misses.
Prizefighter avoiding damage as Task throws knees to the body.
With the fighters up against the cage, Task throws an elbow but misses.
Prizefighter trying to land knees to the body.
Prizefighter blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Task stops a takedown attempt from Prizefighter.
Prizefighter throws a head punch that misses.
Task avoiding damage as Prizefighter throws knees to the body.
Task takes a shot to the head.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Task.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Task being controlled against the cage.
Prizefighter lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Prizefighter is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Task to keep the fight standing.
Task throws an elbow but it misses.
Task lands a nice shot to the body.
Task blocks an uppercut.
Task creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Task blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Task creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Task on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Task throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Prizefighter lands a right hand that snaps the head of Task backwards.
Task tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Prizefighter avoids it.
Prizefighter creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Task is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Task is defending well against a takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for HeavyWeight Prizefighter. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Prizefighter is trying to stall.
Task throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Task avoids the elbow strike from Prizefighter, against the cage.
Prizefighter jumps guard and drags Task to the mat. He's obviously going to be looking for submissions off his back.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Prizefighter isolates an arm and boxes in a triangle. Task stacks Prizefighter on his neck as he steps over and passes to the side. He's now in a much more dominant position where he can look to do some serious damage. Nice move by Task!
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Task decides to stand up, so the ref orders Prizefighter to his feet.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
An inside leg kick from Prizefighter misses.
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 HeavyWeight Prizefighter.
I think Prizefighter 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 Daniel Franklin scores the fight 29:29
Judge George Francis scores the fight 29:29
Judge Tiny Johnson scores the fight 29:29
The fight is ruled a draw!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Ted Coke (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and David Luiz (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Coke comes to the cage accompanied by Cocaine. I don't know about you partner, but I'm pumped for this one!
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140 lbs
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143 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
6 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Ted Coke!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, David Luiz!
The judges for this bout are Wesley Smith, Cecil Peabody and Gwen Towbar.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Luiz closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Coke to the mat! Coke manages to get full guard.
Coke is looking to stand up but Luiz isn't so interested in that idea.
Coke avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Luiz scoring with some ground and pound.
Luiz controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Coke utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Coke keeping full guard, as Luiz tries to pass.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Luiz throwing strikes but missing.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Luiz throwing strikes from guard but Coke blocks nicely.
Coke wants to stand up but Luiz is controlling him.
Luiz throws a big elbow that misses.
Coke is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Luiz postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Coke tries to land a sweep but no joy.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Luiz stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Coke swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Luiz with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Coke is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Luiz postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Coke looking for a guillotine here but Luiz defends easily.
Luiz is looking to work some ground and pound but Coke has wrist control.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Luiz postures up in Coke's guard and throws a big left but Coke blocks it.
Luiz throws an elbow that misses. Coke uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Luiz's guard. Nice move by Coke!
Coke has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Luiz is proving hard to escape from.
Luiz has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Luiz pushes Coke off and scrambles back to his feet.
Coke lands a front kick.
Luiz throws a body punch but Coke moves out of range.
Ted Coke seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Coke tries to clinch up.
Coke tries to close the distance and clinch up but Luiz swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Luiz fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Luiz throws a looping overhand right but Coke ducks down to avoid it.
Coke defending well as Luiz loads up on a big left hand.
Luiz bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Coke's head backwards.
Coke doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Luiz counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Coke shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Luiz defends it nicely.
Nice cross by Coke.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Coke throws a head kick that misses.
Luiz misses with a straight right.
Luiz uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Coke.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
David Luiz dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Coke shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Luiz shoots in looking for a takedown. Coke tries to sprawl out of it but Luiz keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Coke manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Luiz tries to move into range but Coke moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Luiz feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Cokes jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Coke misses with a looping right.
Ted Coke is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Luiz just misses with a punch to the body.
Luiz fails with an attempt to clinch.
Luiz tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Coke was well out of range. Poor timing from Luiz.
Luiz throws an off balance right hand
and Luiz takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Luiz swings widly with a right hand
and Coke counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Luiz throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
letting Coke counter with a right hand.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Coke takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Coke shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Luiz eats them both and turns towards Coke to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Coke misses with a head kick.
Coke rushes Luiz and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Luiz looking for a takedown.
Coke breaks from the clinch.
Luiz tries to close the distance and clinch but Coke swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Luiz with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Coke to score with a decent uppercut.
Luiz shoots in looking for a takedown. Coke tries to sprawl out of it but Luiz keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Coke manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Ted Coke has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of David Luiz.
No joy there for Coke, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Luiz misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Coke shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Luiz pinned against the cage. Luiz gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Coke throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Luiz's waist but Luiz gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Coke off to one side.
Coke swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Luiz.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Luiz fails to land the takedown.
Luiz slips a jab from Coke.
Luiz changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Coke tries to avoid it but Luiz manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Coke to the ground. Coke escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Coke lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Coke displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Luiz throws out the jab.
Coke lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Coke has his takedown stuffed
and Luiz counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Luiz shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Coke as he jumps to the side.
Luiz shoots in looking for a takedown. Coke tries to sprawl out of it but Luiz keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Coke manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Luiz throws a poor cross that misses
and Coke counters with a flying knee. Nice.
Luiz misses with a jab, cross combination.
Coke gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Luiz to score an easy takedown into full guard.
Luiz is breathing heavily.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Coke manages to escape and get back to his feet.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Coke connects with a jab.
Coke scores with a hook to the body. Luiz takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Coke has a takedown stuffed.
Luiz tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Coke was well out of range. Poor timing from Luiz.
Ted Coke is winning the standup battle so far.
Coke connects with a body shot.
Coke tries to close the distance and clinch up but Luiz swats him away and circles back towards the center.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Luiz shoots for a double leg takedown but Coke sprawls well. He's pushed Luiz's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Luiz rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Coke moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Coke moves in looking to clinch but Luiz pushes him off.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ted Coke dominated that second round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Coke fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Nice uppercut there from Coke.
Coke has taken the fight to the clinch.
Luiz drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Coke gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Luiz has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Coke avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Luiz wants to take the fight to the mat but Coke manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
Ted Coke has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of David Luiz.
Luiz is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Luiz drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Coke has managed to pull guard. Let's see whether he can work an aggressive guard. It will also be interesting to see what tactics Luiz uses from the top position.
Coke is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Coke trying to pass the guard but Luiz defending well.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Coke seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
Coke is working hard to pass the guard. He's done it - he's now in full mount! Trouble for Luiz!
David Luiz has got the better of the ground game so far.
Luiz working to try and regain half guard.
Coke wants to control the pace but Luiz is squirming around nicely.
Coke throwing shots from mount but they're not landing.
Coke looking to control but Luiz is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Luiz is in all sorts of trouble here.
Luiz is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Coke looking to ground and pound but Luiz is blocking nicely.
Coke can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Luiz is looking to escape.
Coke looking to finish with strikes here!
Coke looking to control but Luiz is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Coke controlling from the full mount.
Coke looking to control but Luiz is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
Luiz bucks up and manages to get a nice reversal! He's in guard on the top - nicely done!
Coke escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Luiz gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Luiz makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Luiz wants to control from the top but Coke keeps moving.
Luiz makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Luiz working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Coke's head.
Coke pushes Luiz off for just long enough to get back to his feet. Very athletic spring there.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Luiz keeps the fight on the outside.
And that's the end of the fight!
Ted Coke showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Coke 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 Wesley Smith scores the fight 29:28
Judge Cecil Peabody scores the fight 29:28
Judge Gwen Towbar scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Ted Coke!
Ted Coke decided to hype himself up post fight. It was going well but he went on about it a bit too long and the crowd turned on him a little.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Rob Evans (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Teitur Gunnarsson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Teitur Gunnarsson will no doubt be looking to use his reach advantage to good effect.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
7 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Rob Evans!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
12 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Teitur Gunnarsson!
The judges for this bout are Robert Twigg, Frank Dennis and Tiny Johnson.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Evans tries to land a body kick
and Gunnarsson counters with a slapping leg kick.
Gunnarsson chopping away at his opponent's legs.
A bone on bone clash there as Evans blocks the leg kick.
Nice cross by Evans.
Gunnarsson tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Gunnarsson throws a leg kick but Evans moved away.
Gunnarsson has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Evans.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
An inside leg kick from Gunnarsson misses.
Evans lands a glancing blow to the side of Gunnarsson's head.
Evans throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Evans throws a head kick but Gunnarsson moves out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Evans lands with a cross.
Gunnarsson steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Evans. That one must have hurt.
Good leg kick by Evans there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Rob Evans seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Evans throws a wild body kick that Gunnarsson sees coming a mile off.
Evans moves forwards but Gunnarsson connects with a nice, crisp jab.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Evans checks a leg kick.
A nice inside leg kick there by Evans. That's going to slow Gunnarsson down.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Evans shoots in but no luck this time.
Gunnarsson checks the leg kick nicely there.
Evans connects with an inside leg kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gunnarsson throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Evans tries for a takedown but Gunnarsson sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Gunnarsson throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Evans's head.
It looks like Rob Evans has been cut.
Gunnarsson throws a head kick but Evans moves out of range.
Evans throws a lazy uppercut
and Gunnarsson counters with a nice low kick that buckles Evans's knee momentarily.
Gunnarsson has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Evans.
Evans avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Evans takes a kick to the side of the head.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Gunnarsson lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Evans has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Evans and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A big left from Evans misses.
Gunnarsson misses with a straight right.
Evans looking to score a takedown here. Gunnarsson is defending well but Evans drives through and ends up in Gunnarsson's guard.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
Evans working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Gunnarsson's head.
Evans is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Gunnarsson tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Evans throws a big elbow that misses.
Evans throws a big elbow that misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gunnarsson 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.
Evans throwing strikes from guard but Gunnarsson blocks nicely.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Evans is in close to Gunnarsson's body, working some short punches and elbows.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Evans throws a strike but Gunnarsson rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Evans has butterfly guard. He's looking to stand up here. He pushes Gunnarsson off him and springs to his feet nicely. The crowd applauds.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Rob Evans will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Rob Evans's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Evans gets the takedown into side control.
Gunnarsson defending against the ground and pound.
The ground and pound from Evans seems to be hitting the mat more than his opponent.
Evans in side control, throwing shots but Gunnarsson defends.
Evans landing strikes.
You can see the frustration on Gunnarsson's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Gunnarsson can do anything to dispel that myth.
Evans creates a bit of distance and throws down some hard shots.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Evans scores with a couple of nice shots to the head there. The referee takes a look at Gunnarsson to see if he's OK.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gunnarsson gets one leg under and gets the fight to half guard.
Evans working over Gunnarsson with some ground and pound. Gunnarsson looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Evans not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Gunnarsson taking some punishment here, with Evans in his half guard.
Evans not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Evans working the head and body with strikes.
Gunnarsson is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Evans stalling away here and it's allowed Gunnarsson to slip out his trapped foot and regain full guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Evans 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.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Evans working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Evans won't allow Gunnarsson to sweep him here.
Evans throwing strikes but missing.
Gunnarsson is trying to keep Evans in close.
Evans preventing the sweep.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gunnarsson looking to control.
Gunnarsson seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
OK we're going to have a standup here. Teitur Gunnarsson hasn't been effective enough on the ground and the referee wants a restart.
Evans on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Evans, right into the meat.
Gunnarsson moves out of range as Evans strikes.
Evans throws a leg kick
and Gunnarsson makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Evans moves out of range as Gunnarsson strikes.
Gunnarsson tries to score with a low kick but Evans moves his leg out of the way.
Gunnarsson misses with a low kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Evans throws the left hand but Gunnarsson avoids the punch easily.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Gunnarsson, right into the meat.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Gunnarsson on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Evans tries to land a leg kick but Gunnarsson saw it coming and moves away.
Gunnarsson's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Gunnarsson checks a leg kick.
Gunnarsson checks a leg kick.
Teitur Gunnarsson seems to be getting the better of the standup.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Evans fakes the leg kick and cracks Gunnarsson in the body.
Teitur Gunnarsson is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Evans misses with a low kick.
Evans thows a leg kick but Gunnarsson checks it
and Gunnarsson makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Rob Evans dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Rob Evans's cut.
That's time! Evans's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!
Gunnarsson misses with a low kick.
A bone on bone clash there as Gunnarsson blocks the leg kick.
Evans fails with the takedown.
Evans looks for a takedown but Gunnarsson sprawls well.
Evans plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Evans cracks Gunnarsson with a right hand to the side of the head.
Gunnarsson throws a leg kick that misses.
An inside leg kick lands from Evans.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gunnarsson throws a leg kick
and Evans counters with a leg kick.
A low kick from Gunnarsson misses
and Evans counters with a thumping low kick.
Gunnarsson finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Evans throws a quick inside leg kick.
Gunnarsson throws a low kick but Evans moves out of range easily.
Evans misses with a low kick.
An inside leg kick from Evans misses.
Gunnarsson moves out of range of the body kick.
Evans is trying hard to land a takedown here. Gunnarsson sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Rob Evans. That's going to take a lot out of him.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gunnarsson pivots, looking for a leg kick but Evans is out of range and Gunnarsson settles back down.
Evans throws a low kick but Gunnarsson avoids it.
A solid leg kick lands there for Evans.
Evans throws a sloppy head kick and Gunnarsson moves out of range easily.
Evans tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Gunnarsson is able to avoid easily.
It really doesn't seem like the step up in weight is hurting Evans here at all. He's more than holding his own against the bigger man.
Gunnarsson chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Evans can pounce on him.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Gunnarsson throws a leg kick but Evans moved away.
Gunnarsson misses with a leg kick.
Gunnarsson throws a chopping leg kick but Evans manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gunnarsson tries a head kick but it misses.
Gunnarsson wants to slow Evans down by chopping away at his legs.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Evans.
Evans feints and then cracks Gunnarsson's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Gunnarsson down.
Evans lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Gunnarsson takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Gunnarsson takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Evans throws a low kick but it's checked well by Gunnarsson.
Gunnarsson showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Evans.
Evans lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Evans fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Gunnarsson avoids it really well and circles away.
Evans shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Gunnarsson napping and manages to drive through into side control!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Evans in side control, trying to ground and pound but not landing this time.
Evans tries to score with some ground and pound. Gunnarsson controls his posture well this time though and the shots don't do any damage.
Teitur Gunnarsson has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Evans 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.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Gunnarsson takes a nasty elbow to the side of the head.
Rob Evans is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Evans lands a knee to the body and a forearm to the face.
And that's the end of the fight!
Rob Evans showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Evans has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Robert Twigg scores the fight 30:27
Judge Frank Dennis scores the fight 30:27
Judge Tiny Johnson scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Rob Evans!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Max Cooperman (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Toa Kiuga (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Kiuga is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Wish. 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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265 lbs
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285 lbs
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World class boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
9 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Max Cooperman!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Toa Kiuga!
The judges for this bout are Stewart Dunkirk, Frank Dennis and Wesley Smith.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Cooperman circles away from the clinch attempt.
Cooperman throws a jab when Kiuga was well out of range.
Cooperman works Kiuga's body with a nice hook.
Kiuga thows a left - swing and a miss!
Kiuga throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Cooperman stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Kiuga fails with an attempt to clinch.
Cooperman looks to throw the jab but Kiuga is out of range.
Kiuga throws a nice looking combination but Cooperman bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Kiuga tries to clinch up.
Kiuga tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Cooperman manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Kiuga swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Cooperman misses with a body shot.
Cooperman missing with a left hand there. Kiuga was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Cooperman digs a good hook to Kiuga's body.
Kiuga has Cooperman up against the cage in a clinch.
Cooperman looking to slow down the pace here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kiuga lands a body shot in the clinch.
Cooperman is trying to force a seperation but Kiuga has the dominant position.
Cooperman is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Kiuga scores with a hook to the body.
Kiuga digs a right hand underneath Cooperman's ribcage. Cooperman let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Cooperman is breathing heavily.
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!
Kiuga is stalling here.
Cooperman tries to break the clinch but Kiuga is controlling the position.
Kiuga lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
A nice left hand lands by Kiuga.
Kiuga works on Cooperman's body with a couple of short punches.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Kiuga takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
The crowd are getting on Kiuga's back here. They're not happy about his lack of aggression in the clinch.
Kiuga lands a nice uppercut.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kiuga has managed to pull guard. Let's see whether he can work an aggressive guard. It will also be interesting to see what tactics Cooperman uses from the top position.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
Kiuga looking for a sweep. Not yet Kiuga, not yet.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Kiuga pulls Cooperman in close to prevent any damage.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Max Cooperman wasn't doing enough on the ground.
Cooperman throws the left hand but Kiuga avoids the punch easily.
Kiuga bobbing and weaving well here. And he's unloaded with a massive right hand that drops Cooperman! He dives into his guard looking to finish!
It looks like Max Cooperman has been cut.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Kiuga accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Kiuga controls from within his opponent's guard.
Kiuga postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Kiuga throwing strikes from guard but Cooperman blocks nicely.
Kiuga makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Kiuga throws a big right hand that misses.
Kiuga wants to control from the top but Cooperman keeps moving.
Cooperman can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Kiuga controls the pace.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kiuga postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Kiuga is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Cooperman knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Kiuga on the ground.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Kiuga with a flurry of punches that miss.
Kiuga distracts Cooperman with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Kiuga working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Cooperman working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Kiuga.
Kiuga throwing strikes but missing.
Kiuga passes Cooperman's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Kiuga in particular looking to stall.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Toa Kiuga dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Max Cooperman's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Oh, that's a big right hand from Kiuga and Cooperman goes tumbling to the canvas! Kiuga follows him to the ground and looks to finish from half guard.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Kiuga not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Kiuga throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Kiuga scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Kiuga missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Kiuga performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
Kiuga trying to control the action but Cooperman is working from the bottom.
Cooperman is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Kiuga scores with a couple of nice shots.
Kiuga sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Cooperman defending well though.
Cooperman is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Kiuga scores with a couple of nice shots.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kiuga trying to control the action but Cooperman is working from the bottom.
Kiuga lands a big elbow from half guard. That looks like it's hurt Cooperman quite badly. Cooperman pulls Kiuga in close trying to recover. Kiuga postures up and lands two really hard shots that put Cooperman on queer street! The ref takes a look and decides to call an end to the fight! Possibly an early stoppage but Cooperman doesn't seem to be complaining too much.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:28 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Toa Kiuga!
Toa Kiuga made sure to mention his sponsor, STEEL PENN'S - STEEL TERROR: Video Proven 160Q in his post fight interview.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Boris Konstantinov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Karl Michaels (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Michaels has chosen Gimme Shelter as his entrance music. Man, I cannot wait for this one!
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216 lbs
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212 lbs
7 - 1 - 0 |
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Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
9 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Boris Konstantinov!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Karl Michaels!
The judges for this bout are Cecil Peabody, George Francis and Gwen Towbar.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Michaels scoring well with a low kick there.
Jab, jab by Michaels - just one landing.
Konstantinov misses with a straight right.
Konstantinov with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Michaels to score with a decent uppercut.
Michaels moves into range and connects with a jab.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
A looping hook to the body misses from Michaels. Konstantinov does a little dance to reset his feet.
Konstantinov looks to throw the jab but Michaels is out of range.
A decent looking cross lands there for Michaels.
Michaels lands an uppercut out of nowhere! Konstantinov falls backwards - clearly groggy! Michaels dives in and finishes the fight with more strikes for a TKO finish!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:36 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Karl Michaels!
An out of breath and clearly excited Karl Michaels thanked Non-Stop Nutrition for their help and support (and free stuff they sent him).
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Anderson Harris (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Alex Licud (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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165 lbs
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168 lbs
12 - 4 - 0 |
Abu Dhabi Champ
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
7 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Anderson Harris!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
12 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Alex Licud!
The judges for this bout are Cecil Peabody, Tiny Johnson and Gwen Towbar.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Excellent takedown into side control there by Harris.
Licud tries to buck Harris off but Harris is having none of it.
Licud gets one leg under and gets the fight to half guard.
Harris prevents Licud from improving his position.
Licud tries to strike from the bottom but it doesn't land.
Licud tries to get to full guard but Harris has control of the leg.
Licud controlling the position for now.
Licud keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Licud wants to control but Harris is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Licud is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Licud is pressing down on Harris's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Harris preventing the sweep.
Licud trying to control the position.
Licud keeping moving, preventing Harris from controlling successfully.
Harris stopping the sweep attempt from Licud.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Licud looking to control.
Licud controlling Harris's posture.
Licud keeping moving, preventing Harris from controlling successfully.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Licud stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Licud wants it to stay on the feet.
Licud will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Licud tries to sprawl but Harris drives through with a takedown into half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Harris controlling the action here.
Licud slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Licud bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Harris's guard.
Licud controlling from the top position.
Licud trying to control but Harris is working from the bottom.
Licud stopping the sweep attempt from Harris.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Licud throwing strikes from guard but Harris blocks nicely.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Harris is on top in guard.
Licud manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Harris manages to get himself to full guard.
Licud pushing down on Harris's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Licud wants to free his trapped foot but Harris is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Harris trying to hold on to Licud's head to control him but Licud postures up.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Alex Licud dominated that round.
That's time! Harris's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Licud shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Harris manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
Licud throws a big elbow that misses.
Harris avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Harris doesn't do any damage with a couple of strikes from the bottom.
Licud trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Licud wants to control from the top but Harris keeps moving.
Harris is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Licud is aware though and is defending well.
Licud is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Harris keeping moving, preventing Licud from controlling successfully.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Licud postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Licud loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Harris utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Harris striking off his back but it's not causing Licud any problems.
Harris trying to control the position.
Licud trying to control but Harris is working from the bottom.
Licud content to stall in guard here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
Harris has momentary wrist control but Licud slips an elbow through the middle.
Harris preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Licud pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Harris is keeping the position for now.
Harris wants to sweep here but Licud controlling him for the moment.
Licud trying to control but Harris is working from the bottom.
Licud throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Licud loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Harris preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Licud won't allow Harris to sweep him here.
Licud trying to control but Harris is working from the bottom.
Licud is stalling in the full guard.
Licud is looking to work some ground and pound but Harris has wrist control.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Harris working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Licud.
Licud lands a couple of digs.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Licud tries to free his leg and advance position but Harris is retaining full guard.
Harris preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Licud missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Licud trying to control but Harris is working from the bottom.
Licud throws a big right hand that misses.
Licud controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Licud scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Licud is looking to work some ground and pound but Harris has wrist control.
Licud postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Alex Licud showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
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. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Licud throws a hook but Harris blocks it.
Harris looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Licud is fending him off so far but Harris persists. Nope, Licud circles away and we're back to standing.
Licud throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Harris keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Licud misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Licud throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Licud connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Harris's hands.
Licud misses with a looping left.
Licud throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Harris counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Licud trying to control from the bottom.
Harris throwing shots but Licud is blocking nicely.
Licud moves into full guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Licud striking off his back but it's not causing Harris any problems.
Licud looking for a sweep. Not yet Licud, not yet.
Licud keeping full guard, as Harris tries to pass.
Licud is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
Licud wants to sweep here but Harris controlling him for the moment.
Harris drops back, looking for a kneebar! Licud looks panicked! The fighters roll across the mat, one looking to finish, one looking to escape. Licud looks to have wriggled free... Yes, he's got his leg free and he's dived into side control! Good work there from Licud!
Anderson Harris has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Licud tries to land with some ground and pound but misses.
Harris is looking to reverse the position.
Licud creates some space and throws a big elbow, but Harris sees it coming and moves his head just enough to avoid the strike.
A lull in the action here.
Licud cracks Harris with an elbow. That is naaassty.
Licud slows the pace down.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Licud in side control, throwing shots but Harris defends.
Harris is trying to improve his position.
Licud creates a bit of distance and throws down some hard shots.
Licud works a knee to the body and follows up with a nice elbow to the head.
Harris takes a big shot right to the temple there but he's taken it well.
Harris manages to land a sweep and he's now on top! Lovely Jiu Jitsu!
Licud trying to control from the bottom.
Licud is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Harris's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Harris's back!
Harris is defending well here and trying to improve his position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Harris has his hands over his head blocking the strikes from Licud.
Harris breaks Licud's hooks off and manages to turn into his guard.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Harris working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Licud seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
Harris wants to control from the top but Licud keeps moving.
Alex Licud is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Licud is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Licud lands strikes from half guard.
And that's the end of the fight!
Alex Licud comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Licud 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 Cecil Peabody scores the fight 27:30
Judge Tiny Johnson scores the fight 27:30
Judge Gwen Towbar scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Alex Licud!
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Mic Krilla (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Darth Paduwan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Krilla comes to the cage accompanied by A Tribe Called Quest - Buggin' Out. Paduwan is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Bitch. The atmosphere really building for this one as we go over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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24
158 lbs
7 - 2 - 0 |
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24
151 lbs
14 - 4 - 2 |
BJJ Purple Belt
World class MT
Cardio machine |
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Great elbows
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
7 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Mic Krilla!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
14 - 4 - 2, fighting out of Las Vegas, Darth Paduwan !
The judges for this bout are George Francis, Gwen Towbar and Chris Downing.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Krilla throws a head kick that Paduwan semi-blocks.
Krilla misses with a combination
and Paduwan counters by clinching up.
Krilla lands with a short shot to the head.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Krilla just misses with a elbow thrown towards Paduwan 's brow.
Krilla lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Paduwan leaning against his opponent.
Krilla scores with a shot to the side of Paduwan 's head.
Krilla blocks an elbow strike from Paduwan .
A short uppercut from Paduwan .
Krilla misses with a knee to the head.
Krilla letting Paduwan take a breather here.
Paduwan taking a breather.
Paduwan blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Krilla avoids the elbow strike from Paduwan , against the cage.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Paduwan just misses with a elbow thrown towards Krilla's brow.
Paduwan takes a knee right on the jaw!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Krilla landing knees to the head.
Krilla throws a knee to the head but misses.
Paduwan looking to slow down the pace here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Paduwan lands an elbow just above Krilla 's eye.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Paduwan .
Krilla avoids a wild elbow strike from Paduwan .
Paduwan misses with the head strike.
Krilla avoids a wild elbow strike from Paduwan .
Paduwan blocks the elbow strike.
Paduwan throws an elbow that misses.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Krilla unloads a knee to the mid-section. Paduwan lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Paduwan throws an elbow but it misses.
Krilla throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Paduwan blocks it with crossed arms.
Krilla with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Krilla blocks an elbow strike.
Krilla misses with a short punch on the inside.
Krilla tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
With the fighters up against the cage, Paduwan throws an elbow but misses.
Paduwan takes a knee right on the jaw!
Paduwan lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Krilla misses with a knee strike.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Krilla tries a knee to the head but Paduwan blocks it.
Krilla lands a nice knee to the body.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Krilla looking to throw knees to the head but Paduwan is blocking nicely.
Paduwan pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Krilla lands a slapping body shot.
Krilla scores with a head kick. Paduwan tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Krilla avoids the head kick by Paduwan .
Krilla throws a nice looking combination but Paduwan bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Krilla lands a head shot.
Paduwan throws a front kick that sends Krilla stumbling back into the cage.
Paduwan thows a body shot but no joy.
Paduwan closes the distance and pushes Krilla back into the cage.
Krilla blocks the elbow strike.
Krilla is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Paduwan is defending well for now.
A head punch on the inside from Paduwan fails to land.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Krilla lands an uppercut.
Krilla looking to throw knees to the head but Paduwan is blocking nicely.
Paduwan lands a shoulder strike.
Paduwan trying to control the position but instead, Krilla has worked for underhooks and has pushed Paduwan into the cage.
Paduwan working aggressively here.
Paduwan is trying to break free.
Krilla blocks an elbow strike from Paduwan .
Paduwan avoids a wild elbow strike from Krilla.
A short right from Krilla on the inside.
Paduwan is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Krilla is defending well for now.
Krilla blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Krilla on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Krilla misses with a knee to the head.
Krilla avoiding damage as Paduwan throws knees to the body.
Paduwan blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Krilla misses with a punch to the body.
Krilla using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Paduwan has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Paduwan tries to land knees in the clinch but Krilla avoids the damage to the body.
Krilla misses with a knee to the head.
Paduwan blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Krilla looking to throw knees to the head but Paduwan is blocking nicely.
Krilla with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Paduwan has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
With the fighters up against the cage, Paduwan throws an elbow but misses.
Paduwan misses with an elbow over the top.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Paduwan lands an elbow inside.
Paduwan lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Krilla swings wildly with an uppercut but Paduwan uses good head movement to avoid it.
Paduwan has had enough of the clinch but Krilla keeps him there for the moment.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Krilla tries to land a knee to the head but Paduwan blocks with his arms.
Paduwan misses with a hook to the ribs.
Paduwan is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Krilla is keeping busy.
Paduwan throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Mic Krilla will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Paduwan tests Krilla's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Nice jab there from Paduwan .
Krilla takes a kick to the side of the head.
Paduwan throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Krilla.
Paduwan is looking to clinch.
Paduwan throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Krilla sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Paduwan closes the distance looking to clinch
and Krilla counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
A cross from Krilla lands.
Krilla connects with a leg kick. Paduwan looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Paduwan moves into the clinch.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Paduwan gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Krilla comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Krilla with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Paduwan working aggressively here.
Krilla using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Krilla pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Krilla tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Krilla managing to block the knees to the body from Paduwan .
Krilla tries to land a knee to the head but Paduwan blocks with his arms.
Paduwan trying to stall but Krilla improves his position.
Paduwan lands an elbow inside.
Krilla lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Paduwan backwards.
Krilla takes an elbow to the forehead.
Paduwan is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Paduwan throws an elbow that misses.
Krilla throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Stalling in the clinch from Paduwan .
Paduwan throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Paduwan manages to break the clinch.
Paduwan gets tackled into the cage by Krilla. Krilla maintains the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
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!
Krilla avoids the elbow strike from Paduwan , against the cage.
Krilla throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Paduwan blocks it with crossed arms.
Paduwan makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Krilla tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Krilla is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Krilla using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Paduwan is breathing heavily.
Paduwan '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.
Paduwan scores with a nice hook to the head.
Krilla tries to land a knee to the head but Paduwan blocks with his arms.
Paduwan pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Paduwan is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Krilla takes an elbow to the temple.
Paduwan misses with a punch to the body.
Paduwan dodges an elbow strike from Krilla.
Paduwan on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Krilla using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Paduwan has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Paduwan manages to break the clinch.
Krilla clinches up with Paduwan and pushes him back against the cage.
Paduwan misses with some punches.
Krilla tries to land a knee to the head but Paduwan blocks with his arms.
Paduwan lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Paduwan has had enough of the clinch but Krilla keeps him there for the moment.
Krilla throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Krilla with a knee to the head.
Krilla lands a nice elbow.
Krilla blocking some punches.
Paduwan lands a hook that snaps the head of Krilla backwards.
Paduwan looking to slow down the pace here.
Paduwan tries to land knees in the clinch but Krilla avoids the damage to the body.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Krilla.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Krilla throws a knee to the head but misses.
With the fighters up against the cage, Paduwan throws an elbow but misses.
Krilla throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Paduwan blocks it with crossed arms.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Paduwan .
Krilla trying to land knees to the body.
Come on Paduwan - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
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!
Krilla misses with a short punch on the inside.
Nice elbow from Paduwan .
Paduwan taking a breather.
Krilla tries to land a knee to the head but Paduwan blocks with his arms.
Paduwan lands an elbow just above Krilla 's eye.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Krilla connects with a nasty looking knee right to Paduwan 's face.
Krilla tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Paduwan throws an elbow that misses.
Krilla managing to block the knees to the body from Paduwan .
Krilla tries to land knees in the clinch but Paduwan avoids the damage to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Darth Paduwan will probably get the nod - 10:9.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
Krilla rushes Paduwan and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Paduwan stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Paduwan blocks an elbow strike from Krilla.
Paduwan throws a head punch that misses.
Krilla dodges an elbow strike from Paduwan .
Krilla tries to land knees in the clinch but Paduwan avoids the damage to the body.
Paduwan 's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Krilla connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Krilla takes a swing at Paduwan 's ribcage but misses.
A telegraphed right hand from Krilla misses the target.
Paduwan lands with an overhand left.
Paduwan closes the distance and pushes Krilla back into the cage.
Paduwan breaks the clinch.
Krilla is looking to score with low kicks.
Paduwan darts in and clinches Krilla up against the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Krilla connects with a knee to the head.
Krilla landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Paduwan takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Paduwan struggles to land a body shot inside as Krilla controls his hands.
Krilla misses with a knee to the head.
Krilla tries a knee to the head but Paduwan blocks it.
Paduwan throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Paduwan lands a shot to the body.
Krilla tries a knee to the head but Paduwan blocks it.
Paduwan lands a nice elbow.
Paduwan trying to land knees to the body.
Krilla lands an elbow inside.
Paduwan trying to control the position but instead, Krilla has worked for underhooks and has pushed Paduwan into the cage.
Krilla misses with a short punch on the inside.
Krilla tries to work over Paduwan 's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Krilla tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Paduwan avoids it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Paduwan working hard to break the clinch.
Krilla tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Paduwan lands a shoulder strike.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Paduwan lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Paduwan 's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Paduwan throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Paduwan working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Krilla using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Paduwan has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Paduwan lands a nice uppercut.
Paduwan is looking to break free of the clinch but Krilla has double underhooks.
Paduwan breaks the clinch.
Krilla throws a low kick but Paduwan moves out of range easily.
Krilla closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Paduwan blocks an elbow strike.
Krilla pushes Paduwan back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Paduwan pushes off an throws an elbow but Krilla leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Krilla missing with knees to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Paduwan 's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Mic Krilla is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Krilla misses with an uppercut.
Krilla pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Krilla clinches.
Paduwan will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Krilla up against the cage.
Paduwan lands a nice uppercut.
Paduwan takes a knee to the side of the body.
Krilla with a knee to the head.
Krilla throws a knee to the head but misses.
Paduwan tries to circle away but Krilla has him pinned against the cage.
Paduwan trying to stall but Krilla improves his position.
Krilla looking to throw knees to the head but Paduwan is blocking nicely.
Paduwan stalling in the clinch but Krilla improves position.
A knee to the head by Krilla.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Krilla managing to block the knees to the body from Paduwan .
Krilla trying to land knees to the body.
Krilla with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Krilla tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Paduwan avoids it.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Krilla tries to land knees in the clinch but Paduwan avoids the damage to the body.
Mic Krilla has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Paduwan throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Krilla with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Paduwan breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Paduwan lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Paduwan throws a hook to the side of Krilla's head but Krilla sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Krilla misses with the combination.
Paduwan lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Paduwan .
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Krilla clinches up against the cage.
Paduwan creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
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 Mic Krilla.
Well Krilla has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge George Francis scores the fight 29:28
Judge Gwen Towbar scores the fight 29:28
Judge Chris Downing scores the fight 29:29
In favor of your winner, by majority decision... Mic Krilla!
A victorious Mic Krilla thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Furio Falcone (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Roy Robinson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Falcone kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Hatebreed - Live for this. Robinson has chosen Redemption!!! from the movie Rocky II as his entrance music. The crowd giving both fighters a great reception on their way into the arena. That's good to see.
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154 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
13 - 5 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Furio Falcone!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
13 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Roy Robinson!
The judges for this bout are Cecil Peabody, Wesley Smith and Alan Glass.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Robinson misses with a low kick as Falcone jumps back.
Robinson thows a left - swing and a miss!
Falcone swings for the body but Robinson moves out of range.
Furio Falcone seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Robinson checks a leg kick.
Robinson lunges at Falcone with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Falcone's hand.
Robinson has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Falcone takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Robinson fails with the takedown.
Robinson avoids a kick to the body.
Falcone misses with a wild body shot.
Falcone throws a wild body kick that Robinson sees coming a mile off.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Robinson, right into the meat.
Falcone tries to clinch there but Robinson circles away.
A nice inside leg kick there by Robinson. That's going to slow Falcone down.
Robinson tries to keep at a distance but Falcone has taken the fight into the clinch.
Falcone lands an elbow inside that Robinson shrugs off.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Falcone taking a breather.
Robinson tightens his grip and picks Falcone up, before dumping him to the ground. Falcone manages to land in guard.
Falcone is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
Robinson throws an elbow that misses. Falcone uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Robinson's guard. Nice move by Falcone!
Robinson wants to sweep but no luck.
Robinson is adopting a defensive guard.
Robinson looking to hit a scissor sweep but Falcone is one step ahead there.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Robinson pulls Falcone in close to his closed guard and prevents Falcone from doing any damage or advancing position.
Robinson's corner are shouting for him to control the position and he seems happy to oblige.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Furio Falcone wasn't doing enough on the ground.
Falcone scores with a leg kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Falcone misses with a low kick.
Robinson jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
Falcone doesn't manage to clinch there - Robinson circles away.
Robinson misses with a looping right.
Falcone misses with the body kick
and Robinson counters with a left to the body.
A looping hook to the body misses from Falcone. Robinson does a little dance to reset his feet.
Robinson moves out of range of the body kick from Falcone.
Falcone tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Robinson rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Falcone moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Falcone drives through and clinches with Robinson against the cage.
Robinson throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Falcones head.
Robinson avoids a wild elbow strike from Falcone.
Falcone creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Falcone comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Robinson wants a takedown but no success here.
Falcone lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Falcone misses with an elbow over the top.
Falcone working aggressively here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Robinson lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Robinson's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Falcone lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Robinson takes an elbow to the temple.
Falcone using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Robinson has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Falcone swings wildly with an uppercut but Robinson uses good head movement to avoid it.
Falcone throws an elbow but it misses.
Robinson breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Falcone throws a leg kick
and Robinson counters with a good low kick that Falcone was not able to check.
Falcone misses with a low kick.
Robinson gets a double leg takedown into Falcone's guard.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Robinson is looking to work some ground and pound but Falcone has wrist control.
Robinson stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Falcone swivels though and keeps the full guard.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Robinson missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Furio Falcone will probably get the nod.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Robinson throws a combination that misses
and Falcone counters with an inside leg kick.
Falcone fails in his attempt to clinch.
Falcone leaves Robinson with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Falcone looks to throw a body kick
and Robinson counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Falcone's guard now.
Robinson stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Falcone swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Robinson has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Falcone is proving hard to escape from.
Robinson wants to control from the top but Falcone keeps moving.
Falcone keeping full guard, as Robinson tries to pass.
Robinson wants to control from the top but Falcone keeps moving.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Roy Robinson was stalling too much, according to the referee.
Falcone checks a low kick from Robinson.
Falcone throws an overhand right that lands on Robinson's shoulder, as Robinson tries to avoid the shot.
Robinson throws a series of punches but Falcone avoids them all with ease.
Falcone pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Robinson throws a series of punches but Falcone avoids them all with ease.
Falcone throws a push kick but Robinson slaps the foot to one side.
Falcone tries a head kick but it misses.
Falcone throws a looping overhand right but Robinson ducks down to avoid it.
Falcone is looking to clinch but Robinson is avoiding it.
Falcone tries to clinch but Robinson moves out of range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Falcone fails in his attempt to clinch.
Furio Falcone is winning the standup battle so far.
Robinson throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Falcone throws a quick inside leg kick.
Falcone feints and then cracks Robinson's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Robinson down.
Falcone ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Robinson moves away.
Falcone tries to close the distance and clinch up but Robinson swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Horrible takedown by Robinson or perhaps it was just good defense by Falcone which made him look bad.
Some wild striking there from Robinson.
Robinson ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Robinson catches Falcone with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Furio Falcone is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Robinson scores with a decent looking hook.
Falcone looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Falcone takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Robinson blocks a low kick nicely.
Falcone fails in his attempt to clinch.
Falcone throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Falcone misses with a body shot.
Robinson staying out of range there.
Robinson lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Falcone backs up against the cage.
Robinson takes a kick to the side of the head.
Robinson circles away from the clinch attempt.
Robinson keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Falcone moves in looking to clinch but Robinson pushes him off.
Robinson keeps the fight on the outside.
Falcone gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Robinson to score an easy takedown into full guard.
Falcone keeping moving, preventing Robinson from controlling successfully.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Robinson throwing strikes from guard but Falcone blocks nicely.
Robinson trying to control but Falcone is working from the bottom.
Roy Robinson has got the better of the ground game so far.
Robinson showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Falcone keeping full guard, as Robinson tries to pass.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Roy Robinson showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!
Falcone tries to clinch there but Robinson circles away.
Falcone throws a wild body kick that Robinson sees coming a mile off.
Robinson tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Falcone thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Robinson if he has to take too many more of those.
Falcone throws a head kick but Robinson moves out of range.
No luck for Robinson with that takedown attempt.
Falcone throws out a loose jab but Robinson uses good head movement to avoid it.
Robinson keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Robinson shoots in and bounces Falcone off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Robinson trying to control the position from guard on top but Falcone is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Robinson tries to free his leg and advance position but Falcone is retaining full guard.
Robinson controls from within his opponent's guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Robinson wants to control from the top but Falcone keeps moving.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
Roy Robinson has forced the referee to step in and restart the fight on the feet.
Robinson throws a right and a left that both miss.
Falcone throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Falcone lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Falcone throws a solid leg kick but Robinson takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Falcone.
Robinson moves out of range as Falcone throws a body kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Falcone is looking to land body kicks.
Robinson throws a low kick, looking for Falcone's leg but Falcone calmly moves out of range.
Robinson gets tackled into the cage by Falcone. Falcone maintains the clinch.
Falcone throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Robinson wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Falcone has him pressed against the cage.
Falcone throws an elbow but it misses.
Robinson lands a hook that snaps the head of Falcone backwards.
Robinson throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Robinson scores with an uppercut up the middle.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Robinson.
Robinson avoids a wild elbow strike from Falcone.
Robinson tries to throw a body punch but Falcone avoids it by throwing Robinson back against the cage.
Falcone lands a shot to the body.
Falcone stops a takedown attempt from Robinson.
Falcone pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Robinson breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Roy Robinson is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Robinson closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
A bit of a lull in the action. I'm sure it will pick up again soon... even if the ref has to physically pick them up and put them back on their feet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Robinson is looking to take a break and control but Falcone is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Robinson works a knee to the body and follows up with a nice elbow to the head.
Falcone is not content to let Robinson control the position.
Robinson lands a decent elbow from side control.
Robinson is trying to ground and pound but Falcone uses the momentary lack of control by Robinson to regain half guard.
Robinson not doing much here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Falcone is in trouble now - Robinson has advanced to mount!
Robinson looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Robinson tries to control but Falcone wriggling away.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Falcone is bucking up trying to escape but Robinson cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
And that's the end of the fight!
Roy Robinson comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Robinson 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 Cecil Peabody scores the fight 27:30
Judge Wesley Smith scores the fight 28:30
Judge Alan Glass scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Roy Robinson!
During a confident post fight interview, Roy Robinson thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ameri CanChopper (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Peter Senerchia (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). CanChopper comes to the cage accompanied by Badass. Senerchia is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: If You Dare. Peter Senerchia 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 heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
12 - 4 - 0, fighting out of New York, Ameri CanChopper!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
12 - 3 - 0, fighting out of London, Peter Senerchia!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Franklin, Frank Dennis and Tiny Johnson.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Senerchia lands a nice hook to CanChopper's body. CanChopper takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
CanChopper tries to land a leg kick but Senerchia saw it coming and moves away.
CanChopper swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
CanChopper lands a nice leg kick that just misses Senerchia's sensitive parts.
Nice shot lands for Senerchia.
Senerchia moves forwards but CanChopper connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Senerchia attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Senerchia chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Senerchia jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Senerchia throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
and CanChopper counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Senerchia thinking.
CanChopper scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Senerchia tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Senerchia throws a push kick but CanChopper slaps the foot to one side.
Senerchia throws a combination but it was largely blocked by CanChopper.
CanChopper misses with a low kick as Senerchia jumps back.
Senerchia comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
CanChopper slips a straight right by Senerchia.
CanChopper lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Senerchia has closed the distance and engaged CanChopper in a clinch.
Senerchia pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Senerchia misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from CanChopper.
CanChopper looking to throw knees to the head but Senerchia is blocking nicely.
A knee to the head by CanChopper.
CanChopper escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
CanChopper takes a swing at Senerchia's ribcage but misses.
Senerchia checks a leg kick nicely.
A leg kick checked by Senerchia.
Senerchia tries to move into range but CanChopper moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
CanChopper's corner calls for a 1-2. CanChopper obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Senerchia misses with an uppercut.
Senerchia walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
CanChopper throws a right and a left that both miss.
CanChopper connects with a leg kick. Senerchia looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Senerchia swings widly with a right hand
and CanChopper counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Senerchia swings for the body but CanChopper moves out of range.
Senerchia throws a quick inside leg kick.
Senerchia checks a leg kick nicely.
Peter Senerchia seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Senerchia throws a predictable looking body shot
and CanChopper counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Senerchia tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Senerchia gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
CanChopper blocks an uppercut.
Senerchia with an attempt at a knee that misses.
CanChopper is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
CanChopper throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Senerchia blocks it with crossed arms.
CanChopper avoids a wild elbow strike from Senerchia.
Senerchia misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from CanChopper.
CanChopper managing to block the knees to the body from Senerchia.
CanChopper creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
CanChopper tries a knee to the head but Senerchia blocks it.
Senerchia using the Thai plumb to throw knees but CanChopper has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Senerchia tries to break free but CanChopper pushes him back against the cage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
CanChopper breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
CanChopper buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
CanChopper throws a leg kick
and Senerchia counters with a nice uppercut.
CanChopper misses with a low kick.
CanChopper is looking to chop away at Senerchia's legs.
CanChopper throws a head kick that misses.
CanChopper lands a leg kick that knocks Senerchia off balance momentarily.
CanChopper connects with an inside leg kick.
Senerchia closes the distance and clinches.
CanChopper working Senerchia over with knees to the body.
Senerchia looks gassed!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
CanChopper trying to land knees to the body.
CanChopper lands an elbow just above Senerchia 's eye.
CanChopper scores with a shoulder strike.
Senerchia tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
CanChopper pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
CanChopper lands a glancing blow to the side of Senerchia's head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Senerchia takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
CanChopper scores with a nice head shot.
CanChopper throws the kick towards the body but Senerchia avoids it.
CanChopper connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
CanChopper is looking to slow Senerchia down with leg kicks.
CanChopper with a nice cross.
CanChopper listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
CanChopper buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
CanChopper is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Senerchia walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
CanChopper lands a leg kick that knocks Senerchia off balance momentarily.
CanChopper drives through and clinches with Senerchia against the cage.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
CanChopper dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Senerchia wants to break free but CanChopper has control.
CanChopper lands an elbow that stopped Senerchia in his tracks for a moment.
It looks like Peter Senerchia has been cut.
CanChopper using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Senerchia has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ameri CanChopper dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Peter Senerchia'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.
Whack! CanChopper lands a heavy head kick that drops Senerchia. The ref tackles CanChopper to stop the fight - a great save by the referee because Senerchia was done.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:05 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Head Kick). Ameri CanChopper!
Ameri CanChopper took to the microphone after his victory and thanked his sponsors, TFP Graphics - Pit Inc for their support in the buildup to the fight.
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