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HEROIC 124 Ferreira vs McGinle PBP Commentary |
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Jorge Aquino (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Hakeem Berzevaco (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Aquino's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Come Clean - Jeru. Berzevaco has chosen Kaksi vanhaa hinttaria as his entrance music. Both fighter's entrance songs getting the crowd jumping here.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
16 - 3 - 0, fighting out of London, Jorge Aquino!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
23 - 13 - 0, fighting out of London, Hakeem Berzevaco!
The judges for this bout are Colin Fotheringham, James Atkins and Paul Tew.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Berzevaco uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Aquino.
Jorge Aquino seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Aquino ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Jab by Aquino.
Aquino closes the distance looking to clinch
and Berzevaco counters with a thumping low kick.
Aquino drives through and clinches with Berzevaco against the cage.
Berzevaco wants to break the clinch but can't.
Aquino goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Aquino escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Berzevaco 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.
Aquino bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Berzevaco's head.
Berzevaco uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Aquino.
Aquino walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Berzevaco checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Aquino fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Aquino throws a hook to the side of Berzevaco's head but Berzevaco sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Aquino misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Berzevaco looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Aquino throws an overhand right that lands on Berzevaco's shoulder, as Berzevaco tries to avoid the shot.
Aquino fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Berzevaco avoids it really well and circles away.
Aquino fakes the leg kick and cracks Berzevaco in the body.
Aquino throws a lazy head kick
and Berzevaco counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Aquino staying out of range there.
Aquino looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Aquino misses with an uppercut.
Aquino has a takedown stuffed.
Aquino pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Aquino wants to land a leg kick but Berzevaco is out of range.
Aquino's jab looks to have found its range, popping Berzevaco under the eye.
Aquino tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Berzevaco was well out of range. Poor timing from Aquino.
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!
Berzevaco uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Aquino.
Berzevaco moves out of range of the body kick.
Aquino shoots in and drives through. Berzevaco sprawls well.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jorge Aquino. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Aquino lands a glancing blow to the side of Berzevaco's head.
Berzevaco uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Aquino.
Berzevaco throws a hook but Aquino avoids it easily.
Aquino lands a nice shot to the body.
Aquino attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Berzevaco walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Aquino checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Berzevaco avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Berzevaco avoids the body shot from Aquino.
Hakeem Berzevaco is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Aquino fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Berzevaco avoids it really well and circles away.
Aquino throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Aquino throws a lazy uppercut
and Berzevaco counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Aquino is lucky that one didn't land flush.
Aquino misses the shot to the body.
Berzevaco fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Aquino has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Aquino 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 Berzevaco has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Berzevaco and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Aquino misses with a wild body shot.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Aquino tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Berzevaco swivels and escapes.
Aquino 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.
Aquino misses with a right hand
and Berzevaco makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Berzevaco swings widly with a right hand
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Aquino is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Aquino thows a leg kick but Berzevaco checks it
and Berzevaco counters with a left to the body.
Aquino will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Berzevaco keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Aquino throws a right hand that misses
and Berzevaco counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Aquino lands a nice leg kick that just misses Berzevaco's sensitive parts.
Aquino throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Berzevaco goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jorge Aquino dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Aquino throws a body punch but Berzevaco moves out of range.
Berzevaco defending well as Aquino loads up on a big left hand.
Aquino lands a nice leg kick that just misses Berzevaco's sensitive parts.
Aquino swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Aquino connects with a right hand. Berzevaco shakes it off.
Berzevaco takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
A head kick misses from Berzevaco.
Aquino misses with a low kick.
Aquino throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Aquino misses with a straight right.
Berzevaco throws a looping overhand right but Aquino ducks down to avoid it.
Berzevaco checks the leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Aquino fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Berzevaco manages to avoid it.
Aquino throws a body punch but Berzevaco moves out of range.
Aquino throws a looping overhand right but Berzevaco ducks down to avoid it.
Berzevaco slips under a jab.
Berzevaco misses with a wild body shot.
Berzevaco closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Berzevaco chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Aquino clinches.
Berzevaco is trying to break the clinch but Aquino has him pressed against the cage.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Berzevaco has had enough of the clinch but Aquino keeps him there for the moment.
Aquino breaks the clinch.
Berzevaco drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Aquino throws a sloppy head kick
and Berzevaco counters with a three punch combo that has Aquino backing up. Aquino nods at Berzevaco to acknowledge the strikes.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Aquino lands a nice leg kick that just misses Berzevaco's sensitive parts.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Berzevaco steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Aquino.
Berzevaco wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Aquino scores with a kick to the midsection.
Aquino tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Berzevaco manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Jorge Aquino is winning the standup battle so far.
Berzevaco keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Aquino moves out of range as Berzevaco throws a body kick.
Berzevaco misses with an uppercut.
The fight stays on the outside here - Aquino looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Berzevaco throws an overhand right that lands on Aquino's shoulder, as Aquino tries to avoid the shot.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Aquino takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Aquino misses with a head kick.
Berzevaco takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Aquino looks to land a left hand but Berzevaco moved out of range nicely.
Berzevaco looks to score with a jab to the body but Aquino is just out of range.
Aquino steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Berzevaco.
Aquino misses with an uppercut.
Aquino throws a lazy uppercut
and Aquino takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Aquino throws a body punch but Berzevaco moves out of range.
Berzevaco defending well as Aquino loads up on a big left hand.
Berzevaco avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Berzevaco connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Aquino misses with a jab to the body
and Aquino takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Aquino misses with a head kick.
Aquino misses with a looping left.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A nice inside leg kick there by Aquino. That's going to slow Berzevaco down.
Berzevaco uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Aquino.
Aquino throws a head kick but Berzevaco moves out of range.
Aquino lands a nice leg kick that just misses Berzevaco's sensitive parts.
Aquino digs a good body shot into Berzevaco's ribs.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Aquino smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Aquino throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Berzevaco throws a sloppy head kick and Aquino moves out of range easily.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jorge Aquino dominated that second round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!
Aquino ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Aquino throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Aquino lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Aquino throws a nice outside leg kick.
Berzevaco takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Berzevaco throws a wild body kick that Aquino sees coming a mile off.
Jab, jab by Berzevaco - just one landing.
A punch lands to the side of Aquino 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Aquino lands a nice looking body shot.
Aquino dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Aquino throws a half hearted mid kick.
Aquino throws the kick towards the body but Berzevaco avoids it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Berzevaco ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Aquino moves away.
Aquino moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Aquino tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Aquino shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Aquino motions for Berzevaco to come forward. Aquino throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Aquino looks for the body kick but Berzevaco saw that one coming.
Berzevaco looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Nice uppercut there from Berzevaco.
Aquino is looking to slow Berzevaco down with leg kicks.
Aquino lands with a thumping leg kick.
Berzevaco looks to land a right hand but Aquino moved out of range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Aquino slips under a jab.
A swing and a miss from Aquino.
Berzevaco avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Aquino throws a right hand that misses
and Berzevaco cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Aquino ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Berzevaco moves away.
Aquino wants to clinch
and Berzevaco counters with a left to the body.
Aquino tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Aquino throws a solid leg kick but Berzevaco takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Aquino.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Aquino throws a nice inside leg kick.
Aquino misses with a hook
and Berzevaco counters with a right hand to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Aquino throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Berzevaco throws a sloppy head kick and Aquino moves out of range easily.
Berzevaco takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Berzevaco ducks under a wild hook from Aquino.
Berzevaco throws a good cross that connects.
A shot to the liver by Aquino. Beautiful body shot.
Aquino misses with a shot to the body
and Berzevaco counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Berzevaco connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Berzevaco tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Aquino is able to avoid easily.
Berzevaco throws a looping overhand right but Aquino ducks down to avoid it.
Aquino swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Berzevaco stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Aquino.
Aquino pivots, looking for a leg kick but Berzevaco is out of range and Aquino settles back down.
Berzevaco avoids the head kick by Aquino.
Berzevaco blocks the body kick.
The fighters circling - Aquino throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Aquino waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Berzevaco.
Aquino misses with a low kick.
Berzevaco shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Aquino swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Aquino tries to move into range but Berzevaco moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Hakeem Berzevaco has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Berzevaco fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
And that's the end of the fight!
Jorge Aquino showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Aquino 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 Colin Fotheringham scores the fight 30:27
Judge James Atkins scores the fight 30:27
Judge Paul Tew scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jorge Aquino!
Jorge Aquino thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Christopher McCormick (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bjorn Helgi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). McCormick comes into the arena with Shipping up to Boston blaring out of the sound system. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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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
16 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Christopher McCormick!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
18 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Bjorn Helgi!
The judges for this bout are James Glass, Andrew Berry and Phil Schofield.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Helgi pulls out of a head kick attempt.
McCormick connects with a leg kick. Helgi looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Helgi misses with a body kick.
Helgi ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Helgi fails in his attempt to clinch.
McCormick is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
McCormick darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
It looks like Bjorn Helgi has been cut.
Christopher McCormick seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Helgi throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
A head kick misses from Helgi.
McCormick fails to land with a series of punches.
A combination from McCormick does no damage.
Helgi tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
McCormick clobbers Helgi with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
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!
Helgi plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
It looks like Christopher McCormick has been cut.
McCormick takes a kick to the side of the head.
McCormick missing with a left hand there. Helgi was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
McCormick just misses with a punch to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Helgi takes one to the chin there.
Helgi throws the kick towards the body but McCormick avoids it.
Helgi pulls out of a head kick attempt.
McCormick misses with a straight left.
McCormick throws a leg kick
and Helgi counters with a head kick. That will keep McCormick thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
A slapping leg kick lands for McCormick.
The fighters circling - McCormick throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Helgi moves out of range of the strikes.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Helgi.
Helgi takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
McCormick throws a hook to the side of Helgi's head but Helgi sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Helgi tries a head kick but it misses.
Helgi slips a straight right by McCormick.
McCormick on the wrong end of a nice jab.
McCormick is rocked!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
McCormick is keeping his hands low and just asking to be knocked out. Helgi Raises his leg and lands a stunning axe kick! McCormick is out cold, face down on the mat!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:08 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Bjorn Helgi!
An out of breath Bjorn Helgi thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Gabriel Halo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Wesley Templar (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Halo's entrance music is I am a Nightmare Walking. A fine choice. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
13 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Gabriel Halo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
16 - 8 - 0, fighting out of London, Wesley Templar!
The judges for this bout are Colin Fotheringham, Steven Brown and James Ackerman.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A shot to the body from Halo misses
and Templar counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Templar fails in his attempt to clinch.
Templar scores with a nice right hand.
Templar throws a hook but Halo avoids it easily.
Templar checks a low kick from Halo.
Halo scores with a kick to the body.
Templar cracks Halo with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Templar slips a jab from Halo.
Halo tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
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!
Halo throws a sloppy head kick and Templar moves out of range easily.
Wesley Templar seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Halo buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Templar ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Halo moves away.
Templar misses with a body shot.
Templar throws a body punch but Halo moves out of range.
We can't be sure of the tactics at this early stage but we have heard that Templar has been working on his takedowns a lot in the buildup to the fight and we can only assume he's going to look to take this to the mat.
Templar swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Halo buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Halo does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Templar has managed to clinch.
Templar lands with a right to the head.
Templar is trying to push Halo away but Halo has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Templar has Halo pressed against the cage, preventing Halo from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Halo misses with a hook from the clinch.
Halo blocks an uppercut.
Halo will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Templar up against the cage.
Halo tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Templar tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Halo is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Templar is defending well for now.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Halo.
It looks like Wesley Templar has been cut.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Halo.
Halo tries to throw a body punch but Templar avoids it by throwing Halo back against the cage.
Templar on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Halo fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Templar has a couple of punches blocked by Halo.
Templar lands a shot to the body.
Halo pushes Templar back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Halo tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Halo scores with a shot to the side of Templar's head.
Halo is trying to stall.
Halo stalling.
Halo tries a knee to the head but Templar blocks it.
Halo doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Halo misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Templar.
Halo misses with a short punch on the inside.
Halo fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Halo misses with the head strike.
Templar taking a breather.
Halo is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Templar is defending well for now.
Templar misses with a punch to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Halo tries a body shot but Templar blocks it.
Halo content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Templar tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Halo.
Templar doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Halo working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Templar wants to break free but Halo has control.
Templar makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Templar is leaning against Halo and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Halo lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Templar or not.
Nice body punch from Halo.
Halo is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Halo working aggressively here.
Halo creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Templar's defenses.
Halo gets through Templar's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
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!
Templar is trying to stall.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Templar tries to work over Halo's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Templar lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Halo backwards.
Halo is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Halo blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Halo misses with a body punch.
Templar blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Templar.
Templar tries a body shot but Halo blocks it.
Templar breaks the clinch.
Templar ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Templar checks the leg kick nicely there.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Halo connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Halo uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Templar.
Templar tries to close the distance and clinch but Halo swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Halo scores with a hook to the body. Templar takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Gabriel Halo dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Wesley Templar's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!
That kick from Halo tenderised Templar's leg. Templar is trying to keep his angry face on.
Templar misses the jab.
Templar misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Halo ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Templar walks into a stiff left hand from Halo.
Halo throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Templar pushes Halo up against the cage in a clinch.
Templar will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Halo up against the cage.
Halo struggles to land a body shot inside as Templar controls his hands.
Gabriel Halo has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Templar misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Halo is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Halo is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Templar is defending well for now.
Halo unloads a knee to the mid-section. Templar lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Halo lands a body punch.
Templar is breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Templar jumps guard but Halo turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Halo lands an elbow inside.
Our sources have told us that Halo has been working on his elbows in the gym.
Templar misses with a punch to the body.
Still in the clinch, Halo scores with a nice short uppercut.
Halo lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Halo makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Halo is working Templar over against the cage.
Halo slows down the pace here.
Templar throws a punch but it's blocked by Halo.
Halo throws a punch but it's blocked by Templar.
Halo misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Halo tries to stall but Templar uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
A right hook to the body lands for Halo.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Halo holding his opponent close, against the cage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Halo lands a nice shot to the body.
Templar holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Halo digs a right hand underneath Templar's ribcage. Templar let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Halo lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Templar wants to stall.
Halo just leaning against Templar, taking a breather.
Halo tries to land knees in the clinch but Templar avoids the damage to the body.
Halo prevents a body shot from Templar.
Halo blocks a body shot from Templar.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Knees to the body from Halo.
Templar's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
That has opened up Wesley Templar's cut even more.
A hook to the body from Halo.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Halo is trying to maintain a safe position but Templar gets an underhook and turns Halo into the cage.
Templar prevents a body shot from Halo.
A nice right hand lands inside from Halo.
A nice right hand lands inside from Halo.
Halo blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
A head punch on the inside from Halo fails to land.
Halo tries to throw a body punch but Templar avoids it by throwing Halo back against the cage.
Halo doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Templar tries to pull guard but Halo won't allow it.
Halo swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Halo digs a right hand into Templar's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Templar's gas tank.
Halo lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Templar being controlled against the cage.
Halo lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Templar wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Halo has him pressed against the cage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Templar is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Halo is keeping busy.
A short uppercut from Halo.
Templar can't break the clinch.
Halo lands a nice knee to the body.
Halo throws an elbow but it misses.
Templar working aggressively here.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Halo.
Halo is looking to control Templar's arms but Templar gets an underhook and turns him. Now Halo has his back to the cage.
Halo presses Templar against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Templar managing to block the knees to the body from Halo.
Templar takes an elbow to the temple.
Stalling in the clinch from Halo.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Templar misses with a body punch.
Halo lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Templar backwards.
Halo is leaning against Templar and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Halo has Templar pressed against the cage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Gabriel Halo dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Wesley Templar'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. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Halo with a hook.
Halo cracks Templar with a right hand to the side of the head.
Halo lands a high kick!
Templar is rocked!
Halo scores with a shot to the body.
Templar is still on wobbly legs! Can Halo finish him?
Halo throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Halo moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Templar 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.
A slapping leg kick lands for Halo.
Templar tries to clinch up but Halo circles away and keeps his distance.
Templar seems to have recovered his senses.
Templar gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Halo counters with a lovely straight right hand!
The cut above Wesley Templar's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Halo moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Halo lands a leg kick that knocks Templar off balance momentarily.
Halo feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Templar's calf.
Halo is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Templar can do to turn this around?
Templar takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Halo scoring well with a low kick there.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Halo misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Templar.
Halo scoring well with a low kick there.
Halo lands a leg kick that knocks Templar off balance momentarily.
Jab, jab by Halo - just one landing.
Halo fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Templar takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Halo throws a nice outside leg kick.
Halo tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Templar was well out of range. Poor timing from Halo.
A jab from Templar does it's job there.
Templar checks a low kick from Halo.
Halo misses with a jab, cross combination.
Templar's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Templar checks the leg kick nicely there.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Halo getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Templar ducks right into an uppercut from Halo.
Wesley Templar has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Templar pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Halo misses with a low kick.
Templar shoots in for a takedown but Halo shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Gabriel Halo is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Templar blocks a head kick by Halo.
Halo throws a nice inside leg kick.
Halo keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Templar.
Halo goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Gabriel Halo is winning the standup battle so far.
An inside leg kick lands from Halo.
Halo pushes Templar away with a front kick.
Halo is looking to slow Templar down with leg kicks.
Templar throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Halo counters with a leg kick.
Halo keeps the fight on the outside.
That kick from Halo tenderised Templar's leg. Templar is trying to keep his angry face on.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Halo digs a good body shot into Templar's ribs.
Templar takes one to the chin there.
Wesley Templar's cut is absolute horrible now. This looks like something out of a horror film with blood covering both fighters.
Halo turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Halo lands the left hand.
Templar just misses with a punch to the body.
Templar on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Templar looks up at the clock. Bad move! Halo lands a right hand from hell, dropping Templar. Halo pounces and finishes the fight with a flurry of punches and elbows.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:34 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Gabriel Halo!
A relieved looking Gabriel Halo thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Wade Stoker (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Sergei Kharitonov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Sergei Kharitonov has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Wade Stoker's chin.
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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
21 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Wade Stoker!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
17 - 6 - 0, fighting out of London, Sergei Kharitonov!
The judges for this bout are James Ackerman, Donald Grub and Phil Schofield.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Stoker chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Kharitonov can pounce on him.
Kharitonov has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Stoker.
A nice leg kick lands there from Stoker.
Kharitonov has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
Kharitonov fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Stoker has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Kharitonov scores with a nice body kick.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Kharitonov swings widly with a right hand
and Stoker counters by clinching up.
Stoker lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Stoker is stalling here.
Stoker lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Kharitonov just misses with a elbow thrown towards Stoker's brow.
Stoker lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Kharitonov or not.
A shot in the inside from Kharitonov.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Stoker creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Stoker working aggressively here.
Kharitonov scores with an uppercut up the middle.
A head punch on the inside from Kharitonov fails to land.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Stoker swings wildly with an uppercut but Kharitonov uses good head movement to avoid it.
Kharitonov misses with some punches.
Kharitonov is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
A head punch on the inside from Stoker fails to land.
A short right from Kharitonov.
Stoker pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Kharitonov blocks an elbow strike.
Stoker misses with a hook to the ribs.
Stoker breaks from the clinch.
Stoker lands with a kick to the temple. Kharitonov shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
It looks like Sergei Kharitonov has been cut.
Stoker looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Kharitonov throws a leg kick
and Stoker counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Stoker prevents a body shot from Kharitonov.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Stoker with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Stoker tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Stoker tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Kharitonov scores with a shoulder strike.
A frustrated look appears on Stoker's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Kharitonov scores with a shoulder strike.
A nice left hand lands by Kharitonov.
A nice left hand lands by Kharitonov.
Stoker fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Stoker can't find room to land a body shot as Kharitonov controls the action.
Kharitonov misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Stoker swings wildly with an uppercut but Kharitonov uses good head movement to avoid it.
Stoker tries to land knees in the clinch but Kharitonov avoids the damage to the body.
Stoker blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Stoker is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Stoker swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Stoker throws a punch but it's blocked by Kharitonov.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Stoker misses with some punches.
Kharitonov's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Stoker blocks a jab.
Kharitonov does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Stoker avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Stoker uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Kharitonov.
Stoker scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Kharitonov scoring well with a low kick there.
Stoker looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Stoker with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
A good leg kick by Stoker.
Kharitonov connects with an inside leg kick.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Kharitonov tries to score with a low kick but Stoker moves his leg out of the way.
Kharitonov misses with a kick to the body
and Kharitonov takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Kharitonov wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nice shot by Stoker.
Kharitonov connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Stoker is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Stoker is breathing heavily.
Kharitonov cracks Stoker with a good jab.
It looks like Wade Stoker has been cut.
Kharitonov lands a nice looking kick to the body. Stoker takes a step back to recover.
Kharitonov tries to score with a low kick but Stoker moves his leg out of the way.
Stoker misses with a body kick.
A clash of legs there as Stoker blocks the low kick.
Kharitonov throws a body kick that misses.
Kharitonov misses with a low kick.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Stoker tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Kharitonov lands a nice leg kick that just misses Stoker's sensitive parts.
Sergei Kharitonov seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Kharitonov.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Sergei Kharitonov dominated that round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Kharitonov cracks Stoker with a big right hand that sends him crashing to the floor. Kharitonov has the opportunity to follow him to the ground but instead he's beckoning Stoker to stand back up!
Stoker is rocked!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Kharitonov pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Oh Stoker is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Kharitonov measures up his opponent and throws a superman punch that connects to the jaw! Down goes Stoker! The ref steps in, and that's the ball game folks!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:11 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Superman Punch). Sergei Kharitonov!
A very excited looking Sergei Kharitonov made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Nahka Vitonen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and John Bourne (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Vitonen comes into the arena with Klamydia - Junttihinttirunkkari blaring out of the sound system. Bourne has chosen Bawitdaba as his entrance music. Fingers crossed for an exciting fight - I'm sure both fighters are looking for a nice under the table bonus!
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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
27 - 16 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Nahka Vitonen!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
25 - 9 - 1, fighting out of Sydney, John Bourne!
The judges for this bout are James Glass, Chris Edwards and Donald Grub.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Vitonen lands a two punch combo.
Vitonen takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Vitonen changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Bourne tries to avoid it but Vitonen manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Bourne to the ground. Bourne escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Bourne will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Vitonen swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Bourne slips a jab from Vitonen.
Bourne throws a shot from downtown. Vitonen moves away and avoids it.
Bourne finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Bourne misses with a hook.
Vitonen scores with a jab to the body.
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!
Vitonen misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Bourne.
Vitonen shoots in looking for a takedown. Bourne tries to sprawl out of it but Vitonen keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Bourne manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Vitonen looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Bourne looks to land a left hand but Vitonen moved out of range nicely.
Bourne cracks Vitonen with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Vitonen looks to score with a jab to the body but Bourne is just out of range.
Vitonen on the wrong end of a nice jab.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bourne uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Vitonen.
Vitonen with a hook.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Vitonen, as that shot connected.
Bourne uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Vitonen.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Vitonen 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 Bourne has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Bourne and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Vitonen ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Bourne on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Vitonen throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Vitonen throws a nice looking combination but Bourne bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Vitonen staying out of range there.
Bourne misses the shot to the body.
Bourne takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
A chopping leg kick lands by Bourne.
Bourne misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Vitonen.
Bourne takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Vitonen is looking to wear down Bourne with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Vitonen throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Vitonen slips a jab from Bourne.
Bourne throws a low kick but it's checked well by Vitonen.
Vitonen takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Bourne scores with a decent looking hook.
Nice defenses there by Vitonen.
Bourne tries a low kick but Vitonen avoids it.
Bourne slips under a jab.
Bourne slips a jab from Vitonen.
Bourne looks to throw the jab but Vitonen is out of range.
Bourne fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Vitonen lands a leg kick that knocks Bourne off balance momentarily.
Good standup being displayed there by Bourne as he connects with a hook.
Bourne keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Vitonen.
Vitonen walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Bourne checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Bourne throws a leg kick but Vitonen checks it.
Bourne will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Vitonen tries to score with a low kick but Bourne moves his leg out of the way.
Vitonen looks to score with a jab to the body but Bourne is just out of range.
Bourne drops his hands momentarily and Vitonen takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Vitonen misses with a wild body shot.
Vitonen fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Bourne throws a jab but it's blocked by Vitonen.
Bourne tries to close the distance and clinch but Vitonen swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Vitonen keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Bourne.
Vitonen looks to throw the jab but Bourne is out of range.
Vitonen jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Sloppy strikes from Bourne. Those never looked like landing.
Bourne misses with a low kick.
Nice shot by Bourne.
A bone on bone clash there as Vitonen blocks the leg kick.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Vitonen pushes Bourne away with a front kick.
Vitonen throws an off balance right hand
letting Bourne counter with a right hand.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Vitonen keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Bourne.
Vitonen misses with a leg kick.
Vitonen throws the left hand but Bourne avoids the punch easily.
Bourne throws a shot from downtown. Vitonen moves away and avoids it.
Vitonen dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Vitonen wants to land a leg kick but Bourne is out of range.
Vitonen lands a slapping body shot.
Vitonen throws a nice outside leg kick.
Donk. Bourne catches Vitonen right on the button with a cross.
Bourne throws a push kick but Vitonen slaps the foot to one side.
A chopping leg kick lands by Vitonen.
Bourne looks winded!
Vitonen works the jab nicely.
Good work by Bourne as he checks the leg kick.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Bourne rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Bourne takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Bourne tries to work over Vitonen's front leg with a kick but Vitonen checks it.
Bourne throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Bourne throws a big shot that misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Nahka Vitonen dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Bourne tries to close the distance and clinch but Vitonen swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Vitonen thows a body shot but no joy.
Bourne tries to clinch up but Vitonen circles away and keeps his distance.
Bourne tries to clinch up but Vitonen circles away and keeps his distance.
Bourne throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Vitonen lands a right hook to the body.
Vitonen misses with a hook.
Bourne checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Bourne moves out of range as Vitonen throws a body kick.
Vitonen is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Nahka Vitonen is winning the standup battle so far.
Vitonen dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Bourne. That did some damage!
Bourne lands a jab-cross combination.
Vitonen scoring well with a low kick there.
Bourne ducks under a wild hook from Vitonen.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Bourne throws the left hand but Vitonen avoids the punch easily.
Vitonen swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Vitonen misses with a body kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Vitonen throws a shot to the body.
Bourne displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Vitonen throws out the jab.
Vitonen fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Bourne manages to avoid it.
Vitonen lands a slapping body shot.
Bourne is breathing heavily.
Vitonen scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Vitonen bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Vitonen fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Bourne.
Bourne gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Bourne looks to land a combination but Vitonen avoids it well.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Vitonen.
Vitonen misses with a looping right.
Vitonen takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Vitonen blocks a leg kick.
A big left from Vitonen misses.
Bourne takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Vitonen lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Vitonen fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Bourne looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Vitonen lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Vitonen keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Vitonen looks to land a combination but Bourne avoids it well.
Vitonen throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Bourne sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Nice straight punches there by Vitonen. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Vitonen.
Bourne rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Vitonen moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Vitonen fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Vitonen lands a glancing blow to the side of Bourne's head.
Both these guys seem content to just stand up and trade with eachother but Bourne might want to think about changing up his gameplan a bit because over the course of the fight, Vitonen has got the better of the exchanges.
Vitonen's corner calls for a 1-2. Vitonen obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Bourne is rocked!
Vitonen looks to score with a jab to the body but Bourne is just out of range.
Bourne is still on wobbly legs! Can Vitonen finish him?
Bourne defending well as Vitonen loads up on a big left hand.
Bourne seems to have recovered his senses.
Bourne fails to land with a series of punches.
Vitonen lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Vitonen ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Vitonen lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Vitonen fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Bourne.
Vitonen is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Bourne.
Vitonen is looking to land body kicks.
Vitonen is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Bourne can do to turn this around?
Vitonen fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Vitonen scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Bourne doesn't seem bothered though.
Vitonen throws a hook but Bourne avoids it easily.
Bourne keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Bourne stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Bourne wants it to stay on the feet.
A jab from Vitonen does it's job there.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Vitonen connects with a body shot.
Vitonen connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Bourne momentarily.
Vitonen misses with a leg kick.
Bourne tries a head kick but it misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Vitonen scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Bourne's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Bourne staying out of range there.
A good leg kick by Vitonen.
Nice shot by Vitonen.
Vitonen drops Bourne with a hook right on the temple. He thinks about going to the ground but Bourne looks back up at him and smiles so Vitonen waves him back to his feet - he obviously thinks he can knock him out after that shot landed.
Bourne looks up at the clock. Bad move! Vitonen lands a right hand from hell, dropping Bourne. Vitonen pounces and finishes the fight with a flurry of punches and elbows.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:29 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Nahka Vitonen!
Nahka Vitonen thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Fedor Vladimirov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Lyoto Rua (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Vladimirov comes into the arena with Pelageya & Darya Moroz - Walking through a field with a horse blaring out of the sound system. The crowd seem to be enjoying Rua's choice of entrance music: AVANTASIA-Seven Angels. Well, the cameraman is lingering on a pretty young lady for a bit too long there. Keep your eyes on the prize buddy or you'll miss the fighter intros!
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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
18 - 7 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Fedor Vladimirov!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
29 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Lyoto Rua!
The judges for this bout are Sam Margolis, Colin Fotheringham and William Gold.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Vladimirov misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Rua.
Rua closes this distance looking for a takedown but Vladimirov circles away.
Vladimirov misses with a body shot.
Rua is looking to clinch but Vladimirov is avoiding it.
Rua throws a front kick that sends Vladimirov stumbling back into the cage.
We've been informed that Rua has been sparring a lot of Muay Thai in the buildup to this fight so let's see if that has an impact on the result.
Rua throws a quick inside leg kick.
Vladimirov takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Lyoto Rua seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Rua throws a right and a left that both miss.
Rua throws a shot from downtown. Vladimirov moves away and avoids it.
Vladimirov throws out a powerful jab.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Vladimirov slips under a jab from Rua.
Rua connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Good standup being displayed there by Rua as he connects with a hook.
Rua looks to land a left hand but Vladimirov moved out of range nicely.
A slapping leg kick lands for Vladimirov.
Rua swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Vladimirov throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Rua darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Rua working to pass to mount. He's got his hand pressing down on Vladimirov's thigh. Vladimirov counters though and makes it back to full guard.
Rua throws a big elbow that misses.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Rua looking to sit in guard and control but Vladimirov gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Rua pulls Vladimirov in close to his closed guard and prevents Vladimirov from doing any damage or advancing position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rua wants to sweep here but Vladimirov controlling him for the moment.
Vladimirov trying to control but Rua is working from the bottom.
Vladimirov sitting in guard here, content to control.
We could do with one of the fighters taking the initiative a bit more on the ground - they're both waiting to capitalize on a mistake.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
We're going to have a standup here because Fedor Vladimirov wasn't active enough for the referee's liking.
A combination from Rua does no damage.
Rua misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Vladimirov misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Rua.
Rua tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Vladimirov defends well and Rua ends up having to push Vladimirov into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Fedor Vladimirov has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Lyoto Rua.
Vladimirov lands a body shot in the clinch.
Vladimirov tries to circle away but Rua has him pinned against the cage.
Vladimirov misses with a hook from the clinch.
Vladimirov misses with a hook to the ribs.
Vladimirov taking a breather.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Vladimirov lands a nice uppercut.
Rua goes for a takedown attempt but Vladimirov pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Rua throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
A good leg kick by Vladimirov.
Vladimirov lands a body shot.
Vladimirov looks to throw the jab but Rua is out of range.
Vladimirov looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Vladimirov blocks a low kick nicely.
Rua ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Vladimirov moves away.
Rua fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Vladimirov looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Vladimirov throws a right and a left that Rua avoids nicely.
Rua cracks a nice hook into Vladimirov's ribs.
Vladimirov looks to land a right hand but Rua moved out of range.
Rua dives in and grabs Vladimirov's left leg, looking for a takedown. Vladimirov pushes down on Rua's head and hops out.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Lyoto Rua dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Vladimirov walks into a stiff left hand from Rua.
Vladimirov slips under a jab.
Rua shoots in and drives through. Vladimirov sprawls well.
A chopping leg kick lands by Rua.
Fedor Vladimirov is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Rua with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Vladimirov to score with a decent uppercut.
Rua wants to land a leg kick but Vladimirov is out of range.
Vladimirov stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Vladimirov wants it to stay on the feet.
Rua cracks a nice hook into Vladimirov's ribs.
Rua uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Vladimirov.
Rua shoots for a takedown but Vladimirov saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Fedor Vladimirov has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Lyoto Rua.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Vladimirov misses the shot to the body.
Vladimirov fails to land with a series of punches.
Rua showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Vladimirov.
Rua misses with a body shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rua tries to clinch but Vladimirov moves out of range.
Rua throws a leg kick but Vladimirov sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Rua throws a shot from downtown. Vladimirov moves away and avoids it.
Rua throws a lazy right hand but Vladimirov sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Vladimirov throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Vladimirov misses with a hook. Rua ducked under it nicely.
Lyoto Rua seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Rua tries a head kick but it misses.
Rua swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Rua decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Vladimirov avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Rua.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Rua lands a nice short elbow.
Rua wants to take a breather but Vladimirov is having none of it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Vladimirov looks like he's trying to stand up.
Rua prevents Vladimirov from improving his position.
Vladimirov is working hard here to advance position.
Vladimirov keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
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!
Vladimirov is staying active underneath Rua, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Rua is working hard to pass the guard. He's done it - he's now in full mount! Trouble for Vladimirov!
Rua landing punches.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rua trying to control but Vladimirov is having none of it.
Vladimirov is in a horrible position here. Rua smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Vladimirov holding onto his opponent's waist for dear life, as Rua tries to land some strikes to get him to release his grip.
Vladimirov is wriggling around trying to escape.
Rua trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Rua throwing strikes here but Vladimirov is writhing around nicely and avoiding any serious damage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rua trying to control but Vladimirov is having none of it.
Rua scoring with strikes but Vladimirov is staying in there.
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!
Vladimirov tries to hold on but Rua pushes him away.
Rua tries to control but Vladimirov wriggling away.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Rua working the ground and pound effectively.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Lyoto Rua showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
Rua listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Vladimirov is looking to wear down Rua with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Rua comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Rua throws a head kick but Vladimirov moves out of range.
Rua has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Vladimirov finds it's way round the side to connect with Rua's head.
Rua looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Vladimirov uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Rua.
Rua throws a looping overhand right but Vladimirov ducks down to avoid it.
Vladimirov lands a leg kick that knocks Rua off balance momentarily.
Vladimirov tries a low kick but Rua avoids it.
Rua shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Rua jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Vladimirov uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Rua.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Vladimirov throws out a powerful jab.
Rua moves out of range of the body kick.
Rua shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Vladimirov just misses with a punch to the body.
Rua misses with an uppercut.
A decent looking cross lands there for Rua.
Vladimirov lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
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!
Rua tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Vladimirov was well out of range. Poor timing from Rua.
Vladimirov ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Fedor Vladimirov is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Vladimirov digs a good body shot into Rua's ribs.
Rua throws a leg kick but Vladimirov checks it.
Vladimirov throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Rua.
Vladimirov throws the left hand but Rua avoids the punch easily.
Rua throws out a loose jab but Vladimirov uses good head movement to avoid it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rua checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Rua stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Rua closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Rua lands in his opponent's guard.
Rua is in close to Vladimirov's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Rua in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Vladimirov keeping moving, preventing Rua from controlling successfully.
Rua throws a strike but Vladimirov rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Vladimirov sitting in guard here, content to control.
Lyoto Rua is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Vladimirov won't allow Rua to sweep him here.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of Fedor Vladimirov.
Rua throws a shot to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Vladimirov moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Vladimirov connects with a crisp jab.
Fedor Vladimirov has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Vladimirov thows a body shot but no joy.
Rua connects with an inside leg kick.
Good leg kick by Rua there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A big left from Vladimirov misses.
Rua misses with a hook.
Vladimirov ducks under a wild hook from Rua.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Rua misses with a low kick.
Rua throws a combination that misses
and Vladimirov counters with a stiff right hand.
Rua connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Vladimirov's hands.
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 Fedor Vladimirov.
I think Rua 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 Sam Margolis scores the fight 28:29
Judge Colin Fotheringham scores the fight 28:29
Judge William Gold scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Lyoto Rua!
After winning the bout, Lyoto Rua thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Kuma Nelson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jesus Rios (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Nelson comes to the cage accompanied by The Sound of Silence. Both fighter's entrance songs getting the crowd jumping here.
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205 lbs
33 - 10 - 0 |
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World class boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
17 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Kuma Nelson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
33 - 10 - 0, fighting out of London, Jesus Rios!
The judges for this bout are James Atkins, Donald Grub and Richard Clark.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A big right from Rios misses.
Nelson throws a hook to the side of Rios's head but Rios sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Rios throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
A lazy body kick from Rios
and Nelson counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Rios misses the shot to the body.
Rios fails in his attempt to clinch.
Rios swinging wildly here.
Rios slips under a jab from Nelson.
Rios wants to slow Nelson down by chopping away at his legs.
Nelson moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Nelson looks to land a left hand but Rios moved out of range nicely.
Nelson throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Nelson connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Rios misses with a head kick.
Nelson throws a solid leg kick but Rios takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Nelson.
Nelson avoids the body shot from Rios.
Nelson blocks a head kick by Rios.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nelson fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Rios has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Nelson paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Rios steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Nelson. That one must have hurt.
Nelson avoids the body shot from Rios.
Nelson buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Rios lands a leg kick that knocks Nelson off balance momentarily.
Rios misses with a kick to the body.
Nelson scores with a sloppy right hand. Rios should have avoided that one.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Nelson scores with a body shot.
Nelson misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Rios feints and then cracks Nelson's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Nelson down.
Decent striking displayed by Nelson there.
Nelson is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Rios misses with a low kick.
Nelson chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Nelson looks to score with a jab to the body but Rios is just out of range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nelson lands with a thumping leg kick.
Rios takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Nelson ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Nelson fakes the leg kick and cracks Rios in the body.
A big left from Nelson misses.
Nelson throws a sloppy head kick and Rios moves out of range easily.
Rios throws a leg kick that is checked
and Nelson counters with a leg kick.
A combination from Rios does no damage.
Nelson checks a leg kick nicely.
It looks like Nelson has been trying to sharpen up his punching technique, as it looks crisper than last time we saw him.
Nelson lands the left hand.
Rios is rocked!
Nelson sees an opening and throws a straight punch right through Rios's defenses. It connects perfectly with Rios's jaw and knocks him out cold! Wow - that's a contender for knockout of the year - absolutely brutal!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:48 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Kuma Nelson!
An out of breath Kuma Nelson thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Trent Pope (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Gun Slinga (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Pope comes to the cage accompanied by LMFAO - Sexy and I Know It . Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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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
34 - 13 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Trent Pope!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
18 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Gun Slinga!
The judges for this bout are Colin Fotheringham, Andrew Berry and James Ackerman.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Slinga throws a nice inside leg kick.
Slinga misses with a low kick.
Pope looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Gun Slinga seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Pope tries to land a front kick but Slinga steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
A swing and a miss from Pope.
Slinga swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Pope swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Pope throws a low kick but it's checked well by Slinga.
Pope connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
A chopping leg kick lands by Slinga.
Pope throws a hook to the side of Slinga's head but Slinga sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Slinga fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Slinga moves into the clinch.
Slinga scores with a shot to the side of Pope's head.
Pope tries to land a knee to the head but Slinga blocks with his arms.
Slinga lands a body punch in the clinch.
Pope is breathing heavily.
Slinga lands with a left to the head.
Slinga lands a nice uppercut.
Slinga gets through Pope's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A short right from Slinga on the inside.
A short right from Slinga on the inside.
A short body shot lands from Slinga as the two fighters clinch.
Slinga is stalling here.
Slinga lands a shoulder strike.
Slinga lands a body punch in the clinch.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Slinga breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Slinga moves into the clinch.
Nice body punch from Slinga.
Slinga lands a shot to the body.
Slinga tries a body shot but Pope blocks it.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Slinga.
Slinga digs a right hand into Pope's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Pope's gas tank.
Slinga breaks the clinch.
Nice shot by Slinga.
Slinga instigates a clinch.
Slinga lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Pope.
Slinga tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Pope's elbow.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A body shot lands from Slinga.
Slinga lands a hook to the side of the head.
Slinga lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Slinga lands a body shot in the clinch.
Slinga slowing the pace effectively.
Slinga trying to stall but Pope improves his position.
Slinga lands a left hand that snaps the head of Pope backwards.
Slinga throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Popes head.
Still in the clinch, Slinga scores with a nice short uppercut.
Slinga digs a right hand underneath Pope's ribcage. Pope let out a lung full of air as it connected.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Slinga takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Slinga misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Slinga drops Pope onto one knee with a big uppercut from the clinch! Pope is propped up by the cage and works his way back to his feet!
Pope is rocked!
A left hand lands to the body for Slinga.
Oh Pope is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Good body shot from Slinga.
Slinga drops Pope onto one knee with a big uppercut from the clinch! Pope is propped up by the cage and works his way back to his feet!
Pope being controlled against the cage.
Slinga lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Pope or not.
A hook to the body from Slinga.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Slinga lands with a right to the head.
Slinga lands a big right hand that drops Pope! The killer instinct kicks in and Slinga finishes his opponent with a series of strikes from mount. A dominating finish by Slinga!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:13 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Gun Slinga!
Our winner, Gun Slinga, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Leonardo Ferreira (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Anderson McGinley (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Ferreira's entrance music is Wrathchild. A fine choice. McGinley has chosen I got this as his entrance music. Anderson McGinley 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
15 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Leonardo Ferreira!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
15 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Anderson McGinley!
The judges for this bout are William Gold, Andrew Berry and Steven Brown.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
McGinley comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Ferreira throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Ferreira sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Ferreira delivers a nice body kick.
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!
McGinley with a nice cross.
McGinley cracks Ferreira with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Ferreira throws a nice outside leg kick.
Ferreira lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
It looks like Anderson McGinley has been cut.
Ferreira fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but McGinley is out of range.
Ferreira throws out a leg kick but McGinley moves out of range and Ferreira only half commits.
McGinley feints and then cracks Ferreira's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Ferreira down.
McGinley displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
It looks like Leonardo Ferreira has been cut.
Ferreira thows a leg kick but McGinley checks it
and McGinley counters with a nice body kick.
Ferreira is breathing heavily.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts McGinley, as that shot connected.
McGinley throws a right hand that Ferreira ducks under and follows up with a left that Ferreira also avoids with ease.
McGinley lands a jab to the nose.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ferreira tries to land a leg kick but McGinley saw it coming and moves away.
McGinley moves in looking to clinch but Ferreira pushes him off.
McGinley scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
McGinley motions for Ferreira to come forward. McGinley throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Ferreira connects with a leg kick. McGinley looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Ferreira slips under a jab from McGinley.
McGinley moves out of range of the leg kick from Ferreira.
Ferreira stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from McGinley.
Ferreira works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Ferreira throws a body kick that misses
and McGinley counters with a stiff right hand.
Ferreira shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Ferreira has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by McGinley.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Ferreira just misses with a punch to the body.
McGinley misses with a leg kick.
McGinley has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ferreira takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
McGinley thows a left - swing and a miss!
The fight stays on the outside here - McGinley looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Ferreira blocks the body kick.
McGinley has taken the fight to the clinch.
McGinley throws a head punch that misses.
McGinley working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
McGinley with an attempt at a knee that misses.
McGinley scores with a shoulder strike.
Ferreira blocking some punches.
McGinley lands with a short punch from the clinch.
McGinley blocks a body shot from Ferreira.
McGinley missing with knees to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
McGinley tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Ferreira's elbow.
I was talking to Ferreira's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
A head punch on the inside from McGinley fails to land.
McGinley looking to throw knees to the head but Ferreira is blocking nicely.
McGinley misses with a shot to the kidneys.
McGinley misses with a short punch on the inside.
McGinley misses with a punch on the inside.
McGinley throws a head punch that misses.
McGinley looking to throw knees to the head but Ferreira is blocking nicely.
McGinley misses with a knee to the head.
A body shot lands from Ferreira.
McGinley misses with a punch to the body.
McGinley is working Ferreira over against the cage.
McGinley trying to land knees to the body.
Ferreira's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
McGinley closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
McGinley scores with a shot to the side of Ferreira's head.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Ferreira lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down McGinley.
Ferreira managing to block the knees to the body from McGinley.
A nice left hand lands by McGinley.
Ferreira tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. McGinley just stands there and leans against the cage.
McGinley stalling against the cage.
A head punch on the inside from McGinley fails to land.
McGinley lands a good knee to the midsection. Ferreira won't want to take too many of those.
McGinley throws a head punch that misses.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
McGinley lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Ferreira tries to throw a body punch but McGinley avoids it by throwing Ferreira back against the cage.
McGinley controlling the action here for a moment.
McGinley pushes Ferreira back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Anderson McGinley dominated that round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
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.
Ferreira throws the kick towards the body but McGinley avoids it.
McGinley connects with a right hand. Ferreira shakes it off.
McGinley fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Ferreira manages to avoid it.
Ferreira just misses with a punch to the body.
McGinley has been working his punching technique in the buildup to the fight and it appears to be paying off.
Anderson McGinley seems to be getting the better of the standup.
McGinley lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
McGinley closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Ferreira is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables McGinley to keep the fight standing.
Ferreira blocking some punches.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Ferreira.
McGinley misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Ferreira.
McGinley misses with a shot to the kidneys.
McGinley misses with a body punch.
Ferreira stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
McGinley has Ferreira pressed against the cage.
This has been an exciting period of action!
McGinley tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Ferreira's elbow.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ferreira blocks a punch to the side of the head.
McGinley misses with a hook from the clinch.
Ferreira prevents a body shot from McGinley.
Ferreira looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
McGinley scores a nice knee to the body.
McGinley utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
McGinley lands with a short shot to the head.
Ferreira takes a knee to the side of the body.
Ferreira manages to pull guard.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
McGinley trying to control but Ferreira is working from the bottom.
Ferreira working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from McGinley.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
McGinley trying to control the position from guard on top but Ferreira is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
McGinley stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Ferreira swivels though and keeps the full guard.
McGinley with a nice head shot there.
McGinley throwing strikes but missing.
Ferreira is trying to control the position from the bottom.
McGinley wants to stand but Ferreira is controlling his posture from full guard.
McGinley in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
McGinley has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
McGinley stands up from Ferreira's guard - McGinley perhaps looking for a knockout.
Ferreira throws a low kick but McGinley avoids it.
Ferreira tries to move into range but McGinley moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Ferreira pivots, looking for a leg kick but McGinley is out of range and Ferreira settles back down.
Ferreira pushes McGinley away with a front kick.
McGinley bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Ferreira's head backwards.
McGinley smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
McGinley lands with a thumping leg kick.
Ferreira gets off balance looking for a body kick
and McGinley counters with a nice kick to the body.
Ferreira moves forwards but McGinley connects with a nice, crisp jab.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
McGinley tries a head kick but it misses.
McGinley slips a straight right by Ferreira.
McGinley has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Ferreira.
Ferreira turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
McGinley has closed the distance and engaged Ferreira in a clinch.
Ferreira tries to circle away but McGinley has him pinned against the cage.
Ferreira tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, McGinley creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
McGinley misses with some punches.
McGinley tries to throw a body punch but Ferreira avoids it by throwing McGinley back against the cage.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Ferreira tries to pull guard but McGinley forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
McGinley pushes Ferreira back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Ferreira is trying to pull guard but McGinley turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Anderson McGinley showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!
McGinley tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Ferreira swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by McGinley.
Ferreira fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but McGinley is out of range.
Ferreira lands with a kick to the ribs.
McGinley throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
and Ferreira counters with a left to the body.
A nice leg kick lands there from Ferreira.
McGinley avoids the body shot from Ferreira.
Ferreira lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Ferreira lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
McGinley has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Ferreira.
McGinley lands a leg kick that knocks Ferreira off balance momentarily.
Leonardo Ferreira seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Ferreira has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from McGinley.
Ferreira is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by McGinley.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ferreira throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Ferreira looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
McGinley lands with a nice body kick.
The fight stays on the outside here - McGinley looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
McGinley swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Ferreira.
McGinley lets loose with a powerful body kick. Ferreira will feel that in the morning.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Ferreira throws a leg kick but McGinley sees it coming and moves out of range.
Ferreira throws a low kick but it's checked well by McGinley.
Ferreira needs to keep his hands up - McGinley had a free shot at his head there.
Ferreira throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Ferreira keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
McGinley connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Ferreira momentarily.
Leonardo Ferreira has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ferreira looks to score with a jab to the body but McGinley is just out of range.
Ferreira fakes high and swings low for a body shot but McGinley manages to avoid it.
Ferreira thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on McGinley if he has to take too many more of those.
Ferreira ducks right into an uppercut from McGinley.
A combination from McGinley does no damage.
Ferreira throws a push kick but McGinley slaps the foot to one side.
McGinley ducks right into an uppercut from Ferreira.
McGinley connects with a nice looking jab.
McGinley buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Ferreira throws a body kick that misses.
McGinley jabs Ferreira to the body, keeping him at a distance.
McGinley checks a leg kick.
McGinley wants to clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ferreira throws a low kick but McGinley avoids it.
Ferreira connects with a body shot that sends McGinley's belly button to the back.
McGinley throws a sloppy head kick and Ferreira moves out of range easily.
Ferreira loads up on a big right hand but McGinley slips the punch.
Ferreira takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Nice body kick from Ferreira.
McGinley connects with a solid leg kick.
Ferreira tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but McGinley was well out of range. Poor timing from Ferreira.
Ferreira tries to score with a low kick but McGinley moves his leg out of the way.
Ferreira turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ferreira moves out of range of the body kick from McGinley.
Ferreira is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Ferreira throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
McGinley is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Ferreira throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
McGinley scoring well with a low kick there.
Ferreira is looking to wear down McGinley with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
McGinley misses with a wild body shot.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
McGinley cracks the inside of Ferreira's front leg.
Ferreira misses with a body kick.
McGinley has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Ferreira.
Ferreira gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Ferreira throws a half hearted mid kick.
Ferreira thows a leg kick but McGinley checks it
and McGinley makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Ferreira misses with a kick to the body
letting McGinley counter with a right hand.
McGinley moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Both fighters circling a little - McGinley finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
And that's the end of the fight!
Anderson McGinley comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well McGinley 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 William Gold scores the fight 27:30
Judge Andrew Berry scores the fight 27:30
Judge Steven Brown scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Anderson McGinley!
An out of breath Anderson McGinley thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
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