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CFV 36: Ryker vs Kersikov PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Clock Stop (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Pedro Aristides Leopoldo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Leopoldo has chosen Carmina Burana - Carl Orff as his entrance music. Pedro Aristides Leopoldo will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.
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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
2 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Clock Stop!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Pedro Aristides Leopoldo!
The judges for this bout are Frank Dennis, Tiny Johnson and Chris Downing.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Stop throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Stop seems to be moving with more speed, compared to his last bout. He must have been working on that in the gym.
Leopoldo tries to clinch up
and Stop counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Stop.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
Leopoldo seems keen to control Stop's posture.
Leopoldo is trying to control the position but Stop postures up.
Leopoldo bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Stop's guard.
Stop pulls Leopoldo in close to prevent any damage.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Stop keeping moving, preventing Leopoldo from controlling successfully.
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!
Stop controlling the position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pedro Aristides Leopoldo has forced the referee to step in and restart the fight on the feet.
Leopoldo closes the distance but Stop moves to the side
and Stop counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Leopoldo has hold of Stop's hands but Stop slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Stop thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Leopoldo is staying active underneath Stop, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Stop stops Leopoldo from getting back to his feet.
Stop looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Leopoldo looking for submissions off his back.
Stop is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Leopoldo is looking to control Stop's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Leopoldo avoid being mounted?
Stop is trying to control the action in half guard but Leopoldo is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Stop not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Leopoldo regains full guard. Nicely done.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Leopoldo is on top in guard.
Leopoldo trying to control but Stop is working from the bottom.
Leopoldo with a nice head shot there.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Leopoldo slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Leopoldo is looking to stand up but Stop won't let him.
Leopoldo wants to control from the top but Stop keeps moving.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Pedro Aristides Leopoldo was stalling too much, according to the referee.
Leopoldo tries to close the distance and clinch but Stop swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Leopoldo scores with a three punch combo!
It looks like Clock Stop has been cut.
Leopoldo darts in trying to clinch
and Stop counters with a takedown into side control.
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!
Leopoldo struggling a bit here.
Stop grinds an elbow into Leopoldo's temple.
Stop scoring with punches and elbows.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Stop is working Leopoldo over with some ground and pound from side control.
Leopoldo is looking for a sweep.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Clock Stop dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Clock Stop's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Leopoldo throws a leg kick
and Stop counters with a takedown into side control.
Stop tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Stop is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Leopoldo knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Leopoldo tries to buck Stop off but Stop is having none of it.
Stop working away.
Stop looks up at the clock and then as Leopoldo takes his cue and looks up at the clock too, Stop smacks him right in the chops with a big elbow! How rude!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Stop working the ground and pound but Leopoldo is defending the strikes.
Leopoldo is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Stop working away.
Stop has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Stop goes for an armbar here - this could be all over! But no, Leopoldo has escaped beautifully and is now on top in side control! Oh, that's unlucky for Stop but great work by Leopoldo.
Leopoldo is looking to take a break and control but Stop is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Leopoldo with the ground and pound but Stop regains half guard under the barage of strikes.
Leopoldo is thwarting Stop's attempts to control the position.
Leopoldo sitting and controlling from the half guard.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Pedro Aristides Leopoldo was stalling too much, according to the referee.
Jab by Leopoldo.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Leopoldo tries to clinch up but Stop circles away and keeps his distance.
Sloppy strikes from Leopoldo. Those never looked like landing.
Leopoldo throws a shot to the body.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Leopoldo tries to clinch but Stop moves away
and Stop counters with a shoot takedown. Leopoldo fights it but they end up in guard.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Leopoldo wants to stand up but Stop is controlling him.
Leopoldo looking to control.
Stop postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Leopoldo trying to control the position.
Our spies down at at Den of Tears (22 coaches, $275 fee) inform us that Leopoldo has really been working on his submissions in the buildup to this fight. Will it pay off?
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Leopoldo wants to stand but Stop is controlling the position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The ref calls for a clean break and stands the fighters back up. Pedro Aristides Leopoldo wasn't active enough on the ground.
Leopoldo scores with a one two! Stop had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Leopoldo tries to close the distance and clinch up but Stop swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Leopoldo misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Stop keeps the fight on the outside.
The fight stays on the outside here - Leopoldo looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Leopoldo with a nice cross.
Clock Stop is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Leopoldo tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Stop paws at him with a jab and circles away.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Pedro Aristides Leopoldo will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Clock Stop's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
Leopoldo tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Stop manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Leopoldo wants to clinch up but Stop keeps it at a distance.
Leopoldo drops Stop with a left right combo! Leopoldo follows him down to the ground into side control.
Stop is rocked!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Leopoldo trying to control the action but Stop is working from the bottom.
Oh Stop is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Leopoldo takes a little break here. Stop wants to take advantage but he is being controlled well.
Stop seems to have got his legs back now.
Stop tries to control but end up mounted... ooooh, that's bad.
Leopoldo wants to control the action but instead Stop gets a body lock and reverses into Leopoldo's guard! Nice work!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Stop preventing the sweep.
Leopoldo working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Stop.
Leopoldo avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Leopoldo working a defensive guard but Stop manages to pass into side control anyway.
Stop is trying to get an arm triangle but Leopoldo is defending well.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Leopoldo is looking to regain half guard here but Stop keeps moving and retains side control.
Stop landing strikes.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Stop goes for an armbar here - this could be all over! But no, Leopoldo has escaped beautifully and is now on top in side control! Oh, that's unlucky for Stop but great work by Leopoldo.
Leopoldo tries to stand but Stop is controlling his head.
Leopoldo trying to control the action but Stop is working from the bottom.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Stop stuck in half guard on the bottom here.
Leopoldo wants to stand but Stop is controlling his arm.
Stop wants to control but Leopoldo postures up.
Stop is not content to let Leopoldo control the position.
OK we're going to have a standup here. Pedro Aristides Leopoldo hasn't been effective enough on the ground and the referee wants a restart.
Leopoldo connects with the punch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Leopoldo lunges at Stop with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Stop's hand.
Stop on the wrong end of a nice hook.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Leopoldo tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Stop manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Leopoldo plants his feet and throws a brutal three punch combo that sends Stop swiftly into unconsciousness! Right, left, right! Boom, boom, boom! Stop face plants, battered and bloodied! He might never be the same again after that finish!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:35 of round 3, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Pedro Aristides Leopoldo!
Post fight, an emotional Pedro Aristides Leopoldo said 'Mixed Martial Arts is the ultimate challenge. There's nothing that can compare to testing yourself the way you do every time you step into the cage. Thanks for giving me an opportunity to do that, and for whole support i've got.'.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Krzysztof Ostrowski (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Billy Beast (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Ostrowski comes to the cage accompanied by PC Park - Klatka. 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
6 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Krzysztof Ostrowski!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Billy Beast!
The judges for this bout are George Francis, Stewart Dunkirk and Alan Glass.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Beast walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Ostrowski checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Beast throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Beast looks for the body kick but Ostrowski saw that one coming.
Ostrowski shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Beast counters with a flying knee. Nice.
Beast looking to land some kicks to the body here.
A leg kick checked by Ostrowski.
Ostrowski looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Ostrowski closes the distance and clinches.
Beast lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
It looks like Krzysztof Ostrowski has been cut.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Ostrowski is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Beast to keep the fight standing.
Beast scores with a shot to the side of Ostrowski's head.
Beast content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Beast lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Ostrowski or not.
Ostrowski missing with knees to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ostrowski is trying to pull guard but Beast has him pressed against the cage.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Krzysztof Ostrowski. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Ostrowski is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Ostrowski misses with a knee to the head.
Ostrowski misses with a punch on the inside.
Beast digs a right hand underneath Ostrowski's ribcage. Ostrowski let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Beast pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Ostrowski misses with a takedown
and Beast counters with a nice body kick.
Ostrowski is breathing heavily.
Beast throws a nice inside leg kick.
A nice leg kick lands there from Beast.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Beast lands a big head kick that sends Ostrowski tumbling to the mat! Beast takes a step backwards and waves Ostrowski back to his feet - he wants the finish!
Ostrowski shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Beast makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
An inside leg kick lands from Beast.
An inside leg kick from Beast misses.
This is turning into a torrid day at the office for Ostrowski. He's trying desperately to land a takedown but he's failing miserably and getting slapped silly on the feet to compound his misery.
Ostrowski closes the distance but Beast moves to the side
and Beast makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Ostrowski with a lazy takedown attempt
and Beast counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Beast connects with an inside leg kick.
A nice inside leg kick there by Beast. That's going to slow Ostrowski down.
Beast throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Krzysztof Ostrowski seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A good leg kick by Beast.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A nice inside leg kick there by Beast. That's going to slow Ostrowski down.
Beast feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Ostrowski's calf.
Beast throws a quick inside leg kick.
Beast explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Beast throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
A low kick from Beast misses
and Ostrowski counters by clinching up.
Beast is leaning against Ostrowski and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Beast lands a body punch.
Beast works on Ostrowski's body with a couple of short punches.
Beast lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Ostrowski backwards.
Beast lands an uppercut.
Good body shot from Beast.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Beast gets through Ostrowski's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Beast lands a nice uppercut.
A nice right hand lands inside from Beast.
Krzysztof Ostrowski's cut is getting worse.
Beast lands a body punch in the clinch.
Beast lands with a left to the head.
Beast pushes Ostrowski back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
The referee is keeping an eye on Beast - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Beast working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Beast scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Beast manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Beast lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Ostrowski backwards.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
A short right from Beast.
Beast breaks the clinch.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Beast, right into the meat.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Billy Beast dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Krzysztof Ostrowski's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!
Beast turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Beast lands with a thumping leg kick.
Beast has done a lot of speed work in the buildup to this fight.
Both fighters circling slowly here as the pace drops. Hopefully one of them does someth.. OOOHHHH!!!! Beast throws an absolute beast of a head kick! Ostrowski is done! He's out cold, twisted and contorted up against the cage! Wow!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:19 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Billy Beast!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Larry Smith (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Elias Jude (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Larry Smith had a look across the cage there at his opponent. He definitely means business
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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
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Larry Smith!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Elias Jude!
The judges for this bout are Frank Dennis, Gwen Towbar and Daniel Franklin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Smith swats away the attempt to clinch by Jude.
Smith seems to be moving with more speed, compared to his last bout. He must have been working on that in the gym.
Jude looks to clinch
and Smith counters with a stiff right hand.
Jude wants to clinch up but Smith keeps it at a distance.
Jude closes the distance but Smith moves to the side
and Smith counters with a right hand to the body.
Elias Jude seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Smith lands a jab to the head.
Jude closes the distance but Smith moves to the side
and Jude takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Jude tries to clinch up
and Smith counters with an outside leg kick.
Smith scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
A leg kick checked by Jude.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Jude closes the distance but Smith moves to the side
and Smith counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Jude wants to clinch.
Jude looks to clinch
and Smith counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Jude tries to close the distance and clinch but Smith swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Jude closes the distance looking to clinch
and Smith counters with a stiff right hand.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jude doesn't manage to clinch there - Smith circles away.
Jude tries to grapple but his opponent circles
enabling Smith to counter with a crisp jab.
Jude tries to clinch up.
Smith circles away from the clinch attempt.
Jude fails with an attempt to clinch.
Smith takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Jude tries to clinch there but Smith circles away.
Smith takes a swing at Jude's ribcage but misses.
Jude tries to clinch but Smith is having none of it.
Jude tries to clinch
and Smith counters with a good low kick that Jude was not able to check.
Smith circles away from the clinch attempt.
Jude tries to clinch but Smith is having none of it.
Jude darts in trying to clinch
and Smith cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jude tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Smith paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Smith looks for the body kick but Jude saw that one coming.
Smith showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Jude.
Smith swings for the body but Jude moves out of range.
Jude tries to close the distance and clinch but Smith swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Smith circles away from the clinch attempt
and Smith counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Jude walks into a jab.
Smith circles away from the clinch attempt
letting Smith counter with a right hand.
Smith with a hook.
Jude misses with a hook.
Jude stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Smith.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jude wants to clinch.
Jude moves into the clinch successfully.
Jude is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Smith lands a body shot in the clinch.
Smith prevents a body shot from Jude.
Smith keeps control of Jude as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Jude blocks a body shot from Smith.
Jude trying to control the position but instead, Smith has worked for underhooks and has pushed Jude into the cage.
Jude looking to throw knees to the head but Smith is blocking nicely.
Smith misses with a short punch on the inside.
Jude escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Jude throws a half hearted mid kick.
Jude moves to clinch but Smith breaks away
and Smith counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Jude thinking.
Smith circles away from the clinch attempt.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jude fails with an attempt to clinch.
Jude takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Jude takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Jude tries to clinch
and Smith counters with an inside leg kick.
Jude tries to close the distance and clinch up but Smith swats him away and circles back towards the center.
An inside leg kick from Smith misses.
Smith bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Jude keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Smith turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Nice body punch from Smith.
Jude tries to clinch but Smith moves out of range.
Smith drops Jude with a beautiful combination! Jude stares up at his opponent, who ushers him back to his feet - Smith is looking for the KO!
Jude is rocked!
Smith fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Jude has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Jude is still on wobbly legs! Can Smith finish him?
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Jude tries to clinch
and Smith counters with a slapping leg kick.
Jude seems to have recovered his senses.
Jude looks winded!
Jude wants to clinch up but Smith keeps it at a distance.
Jude tries to clinch but Smith moves away
and Smith counters with a stiff right hand.
Jude fails with an attempt to clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Larry Smith dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Jude fails in his attempt to clinch.
Smith scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Jude wants to clinch up but Smith keeps it at a distance.
Smith lands a glancing blow to the side of Jude's head.
Smith throws a series of punches but Jude moves out of range.
Smith keeps the fight on the outside.
Jude is looking to clinch.
Jude doesn't manage to clinch there - Smith circles away.
Smith throws a shot from downtown. Jude moves away and avoids it.
Oooooh!!! Smith has knocked Jude down with a huge combo! Smith steps away and waves a wobbly Jude back to his feet! This one might not go much longer!
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!
Jude tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Smith counters with a right hand to the body.
Jude fails with an attempt to clinch.
Jude tries to close the distance and clinch but Smith swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Jude tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Jude tries to clinch up
letting Smith counter with a right hand.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Smith buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Smith takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Jude 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.
Jude fails in his attempt to clinch.
Jude misses with a hook. Smith ducked under it nicely.
Jude wants to clinch up but Smith keeps it at a distance.
Jude closes the distance but Smith moves to the side
and Smith counters with an inside leg kick.
Smith feints and then cracks Jude's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Jude down.
Jude wants to clinch.
Smith fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Jude is out of range.
Smith circles away from the clinch attempt
and Smith counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
A nice inside leg kick there by Smith. That's going to slow Jude down.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Jude cracks Smith with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Smith throws a low kick but it's checked well by Jude.
Smith connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Smith throws out a loose jab but Jude uses good head movement to avoid it.
Jude tries to clinch but Smith is having none of it.
Jude checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Jude tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Smith counters with a slapping leg kick.
Jude tries to clinch up
letting Smith counter with a right hand.
Jude wants to clinch up but Smith keeps it at a distance.
Jude throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Jude will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Smith jabs at Jude's body.
Jude is breathing heavily.
Smith circles away from the clinch attempt
and Smith makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jude tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Smith counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Smith throws a solid leg kick but Jude takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Smith.
Jude tries to close the distance and clinch up but Smith swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Nice shot lands for Smith.
Smith tried to score with a low kick but Jude checks it.
Jude on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Jude wants to clinch.
Jude avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Smith just misses with a punch to the body.
Jude fails with an attempt to clinch.
Jude tries to clinch but Smith is having none of it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Smith comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Smith misses with a kick to the body.
Nice body punch from Smith.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Jude doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Smith comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Smith is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Jude can do to turn this around?
Jude fails with an attempt to clinch.
Larry Smith is winning the standup battle so far.
Smith thumps Jude with a low kick.
Jude wants to clinch up but Smith keeps it at a distance.
Smith throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Jude.
Jude moves in looking to clinch but Smith pushes him off.
Smith throws a shot from downtown. Jude moves away and avoids it.
A chopping leg kick lands by Smith.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Smith thows a body shot but no joy.
Jude darts in trying to clinch
enabling Smith to counter with a crisp jab.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Larry Smith dominated that second round.
That's time! Smith's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
Smith throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Jude stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Smith walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Jude checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Jude wants to clinch.
Jude's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Jude throws a right hand that misses
and Smith counters with a stiff right hand.
Smith circles away from the clinch attempt
and Smith counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Jude checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Smith moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Smith swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Jude has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Jude wants to clinch
and Smith counters with a lovely straight right hand!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Jude doesn't manage to clinch there - Smith circles away.
Jude tries to clinch up.
Jude looks to throw a body kick
and Smith counters with a massive head kick! KABOOM! Jude is out cold! A devastating KO!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:57 of round 3, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Larry Smith!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Michael Alexander (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mark Whitehope (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Alexander's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Dirt off your Shoulers. Michael Alexander could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Mark Whitehope's chin.
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175 lbs
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184 lbs
4 - 4 - 0 |
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Solid boxing
KO power |
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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
4 - 3 - 0, fighting out of New York, Michael Alexander!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Mark Whitehope!
The judges for this bout are Frank Dennis, Daniel Franklin and Alan Glass.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Whitehope wants to clinch.
We can't be sure of the tactics at this early stage but we have heard that Whitehope 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.
A big left from Whitehope misses.
Whitehope moves into the clinch successfully.
Whitehope lands a left hand.
A right hand to the body from Whitehope.
Alexander wants to break free but Whitehope has control.
Alexander pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Whitehope displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
It looks like Michael Alexander has been cut.
Whitehope lands with a hook. Alexander tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Alexander throws a right and a left that both miss.
Whitehope gets a clinch.
Whitehope scores with a hook to the body.
Whitehope manages to break the clinch.
Whitehope moves into range and clinches up with Alexander.
Whitehope's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Whitehope doesn't manage to clinch there - Alexander circles away.
Alexander keeps the fight on the outside.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Whitehope moves into the clinch.
Whitehope breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Whitehope fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Alexander has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
Whitehope closes the distance and pushes Alexander back into the cage.
Alexander wants to break free but Whitehope has control.
Whitehope gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Alexander wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Whitehope has moved round to his opponent's back and is looking for a suplex! Oh snap! He's tossed Alexander clear over his head and slammed him to the mat!
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
Whitehope is hanging on to Alexander's back as he tries to escape.
Whitehope scores with some strikes to the side of the head there. Good, points scoring shots.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Whitehope is throwing strikes from the back here. Oh that last one was to the back of the head. Whitehope gets a warning from the referee. He throws another strike to the back of the head straight away though and the referee has seen enough. He breaks up the two fighters and stands them back up. Whitehope gets a real talking to here and is lucky not to get a point deducted. Whitehope apologises and we restart here on the feet.
Michael Alexander's cut is getting worse.
Alexander throws a front kick aimed at Whitehope's knee but Whitehope avoids it well.
Whitehope moves in looking to clinch but Alexander pushes him off.
Alexander 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.
Whitehope closes the distance and clinches.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nice body punch from Whitehope.
Alexander is breathing heavily.
Whitehope lands a right hand that snaps the head of Alexander backwards.
Whitehope manages to break the clinch.
Alexander attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Mark Whitehope seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Whitehope clinches up with Alexander and pushes him back against the cage.
Alexander gets control of Whitehope's arms and successfully pulls guard. Alexander will no doubt be looking for submissions off his back.
Whitehope is in close to Alexander's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Alexander keeping moving, preventing Whitehope from controlling successfully.
Whitehope works over Alexander with some ground and pound from guard.
Whitehope distracts Alexander with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Whitehope postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Whitehope lands a couple of digs.
Whitehope scoring with some ground and pound.
Whitehope is in close to Alexander's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Whitehope lands a couple of elbows.
Whitehope wants to control from the top but Alexander keeps moving.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Whitehope works over Alexander with some ground and pound from guard.
Whitehope connects with a couple of short punches.
Alexander is rocked!
Whitehope with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Oh Alexander is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Whitehope preventing the sweep.
Whitehope arches his back and unloads with a massive left and a right! Alexander's eyes roll back into his head, he's out cold! The ref dives in to stop the fight - wow, they were hard shots!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:42 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Mark Whitehope!
In his post fight interview, Mark Whitehope started talking himself up. Luckily his charisma kept the crowd on side and gave him a good reception.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Nuno Martins (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Little Hardon (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). I don't know about you partner, but I'm pumped for this one!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 4 - 1, fighting out of Montreal, Nuno Martins!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 2 - 2, fighting out of Las Vegas, Little Hardon!
The judges for this bout are Cecil Peabody, Alan Glass and Chris Downing.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hardon walks into a left hand.
Martins on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Martins lands with a right hand.
Martins avoids the head kick by Hardon.
Martins has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Sawadee Muay Thai & MMA in the buildup to the fight.
Hardon cracks the inside of Martins's front leg.
Hardon wants to clinch.
Martins swings for the body but Hardon moves out of range.
Hardon will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Hardon tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Little Hardon seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Martins checks a leg kick nicely.
Hardon misses with an uppercut. Martins saw that one coming.
Hardon throws a quick inside leg kick.
Hardon chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Hardon falls off balance throwing a combination
and Martins counters with a leg kick.
Martins dips to his left and cracks Hardon with an uppercut!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Hardon darts in and clinches Martins up against the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Martins scores with a hook to the body.
Hardon blocks a body shot from Martins.
Martins tries a body shot but Hardon blocks it.
Hardon tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Martins avoids it.
Martins misses with a punch to the body.
Knees to the body from Hardon.
Hardon tries to land knees in the clinch but Martins avoids the damage to the body.
Martins lands with a short shot to the head.
Martins tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Martins can't find room to land a body shot as Hardon controls the action.
Martins misses with a punch to the body.
Martins struggles to land a body shot inside as Hardon controls his hands.
Hardon with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Hardon lands a knee to the head.
Martins lands with a light punch inside.
Martins can't find room to land a body shot as Hardon controls the action.
Hardon tries a knee to the head but Martins blocks it.
Martins lands an uppercut.
Hardon blocks a body shot from Martins.
Hardon stalling against the cage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Martins lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Hardon tries a knee to the head but Martins blocks it.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Martins struggles to land a body shot inside as Hardon controls his hands.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Hardon prevents Martins from breaking the clinch.
Martins digs a right hand into Hardon's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Hardon's gas tank.
A nice left hand lands by Martins.
Martins on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Hardon throws a knee to the head but misses.
Martins misses with a hook to the ribs.
Hardon lands with a left to the head.
Martins works on Hardon's body with a couple of short punches.
Hardon prevents a body shot from Martins.
Martins pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Martins scores with a nice head shot.
Martins chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Hardon looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Hardon throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Martins fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Hardon on the side of the head.
Hardon lands with a hook. Martins tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Martins throws out a leg kick but Hardon moves out of range and Martins only half commits.
Hardon throws a low kick but it's checked well by Martins.
Martins checks a low kick from Hardon.
Hardon throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Hardon is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Hardon ducks under a wild hook from Martins.
Martins moves into range and connects with a jab.
Hardon tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Martins manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Hardon goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Martins throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Hardon sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Martins throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Hardon tries a head kick but it misses.
Hardon has taken the fight to the clinch.
Martins pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Nice defenses there by Hardon.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Martins misses with a wild body shot.
Hardon tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Martins manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
The fight stays on the outside here - Hardon looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Martins swats away the attempt to clinch by Hardon.
Martins wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Hardon lands a leg kick that knocks Martins off balance momentarily.
Hardon misses with the combination.
Martins misses with a straight left.
Martins gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Martins blocks a head kick by Hardon.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Hardon tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Martins is able to avoid easily.
Hardon misses with a looping right.
Martins lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Hardon circles away quickly and effectively.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Nuno Martins will probably get the nod.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Martins just misses with a punch to the body.
Martins lands with a shot to the body.
Hardon fails with an attempt to clinch.
Hardon scores with a head kick.
Hardon steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Martins.
Hardon lands with a thumping leg kick.
Martins scores with a crisp jab that stopped Hardon in his tracks.
Hardon scores with a spinning back kick!
Hardon throws a leg kick but Martins checks it.
A bone on bone clash there as Hardon blocks the leg kick.
Martins blocks a leg kick.
That kick from Martins tenderised Hardon's leg. Hardon is trying to keep his angry face on.
Martins throws a head kick that misses.
Hardon fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Martins.
Hardon throws a nice outside leg kick.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Hardon lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Hardon - that will leave a mark!
Martins takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A big left from Martins misses.
Martins swats away the attempt to clinch by Hardon.
Martins lands a body shot.
Little Hardon seems to be getting the better of the standup.
A bone on bone clash there as Hardon blocks the leg kick.
Hardon moves out of range of the leg kick from Martins.
Hardon thumps Martins with a low kick.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Martins jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Hardon slips a straight right by Martins.
Martins tries to score with a low kick but Hardon moves his leg out of the way.
A swing and a miss from Martins.
Martins is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Martins throws a head kick that half lands.
Martins keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Martins swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Martins throws a quick inside leg kick.
Martins tries to land a front kick but Hardon steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Martins fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hardon throws a lazy head kick
and Martins counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Martins pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
No joy there for Martins, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Hardon misses with a series of wild punches.
The fight stays on the outside here - Hardon looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Hardon connects with the punch.
Hardon steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Martins.
Martins looks to land a body kick but Hardon moved away.
Hardon pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Both fighters circling a little - Hardon finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Martins tries to score with a low kick but Hardon moves his leg out of the way.
Hardon misses with a looping left.
Hardon lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Martins misses with a looping left.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hardon dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Martins. That did some damage!
Hardon slips under a jab.
Martins swats away the attempt to clinch by Hardon.
Martins takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Martins throws a hook but Hardon blocks it.
Hardon misses with a body kick.
Martins checks a leg kick nicely.
Martins 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.
Hardon misses with a head kick.
Hardon looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Martins takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Hardon rushes Martins and presses him up against the cage.
Hardon tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Martins can't find room to land a body shot as Hardon controls the action.
Hardon misses with a knee to the head.
Martins tries a body shot but Hardon blocks it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Martins can't find room to land a body shot as Hardon controls the action.
Nuno Martins has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Martins lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Hardon is breathing heavily.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Martins tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Hardon's elbow.
Martins struggles to land a body shot inside as Hardon controls his hands.
Hardon stalling in the clinch but Martins improves position.
Hardon misses with a knee to the head.
Martins lands a hook that snaps the head of Hardon backwards.
Martins lands a body punch.
Hardon with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Martins scores with a shoulder strike.
Martins doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Hardon with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Martins misses with a short punch on the inside.
Martins misses with a hook to the ribs.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Martins tries to work over Hardon's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Martins escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Hardon misses with a kick to the body.
Martins scores with a punch to the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Nuno Martins will probably get the nod.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
Nice defenses there by Martins.
A head kick misses from Hardon.
Martins takes a shot to the body in his stride.
A good leg kick by Martins.
Little Hardon is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Hardon walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Martins checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Martins connects with a body shot that sends Hardon's belly button to the back.
A nice inside leg kick there by Hardon. That's going to slow Martins down.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Hardon, right into the meat.
Martins scores with a punch to the head.
Nice shot lands for Martins.
Hardon is rocked!
Martins connects with a solid leg kick.
Hardon is still on wobbly legs! Can Martins finish him?
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Martins scores with a kick to the body.
Martins scores with a body shot.
Martins connects with a solid leg kick.
Martins darts in and lands a big hook, right on the button! Hardon's legs crumble underneath him as he falls to the canvas! The ref tackles Martins before he gets to land any more shots to his stricken foe.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:46 of round 3, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Nuno Martins!
A relieved looking Nuno Martins 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 welterweight MMA rules bout between Yiotis Egomitis (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Vladimir Ignatov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Vladimir Ignatov is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples.
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175 lbs
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186 lbs
3 - 1 - 1 |
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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
4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Yiotis Egomitis!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 1 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Vladimir Ignatov!
The judges for this bout are Chris Downing, Cecil Peabody and Robert Twigg.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ignatov fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Egomitis looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Ignatov tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Ignatov swats away the attempt to clinch by Egomitis.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Ignatov.
Ignatov avoids the head kick by Egomitis.
A head kick by Ignatov misses
and Egomitis counters with a two punch combo.
A head kick misses from Ignatov.
Ignatov tests Egomitis's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Yiotis Egomitis seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Ignatov on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Egomitis fails with an attempt to clinch.
Egomitis looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Egomitis misses with a wild body shot.
Ignatov throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Egomitis tries a head kick but it misses.
Egomitis tries to close the distance and clinch up but Ignatov swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Egomitis lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Ignatov avoids the head kick by Egomitis.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Egomitis throws a right hand that misses
and Egomitis takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Egomitis tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Ignatov paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Ignatov throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Egomitis moves into range and connects with a jab.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Ignatov, right into the meat.
Egomitis misses with a looping right.
Ignatov tries to keep at a distance but Egomitis has taken the fight into the clinch.
Egomitis misses with a punch on the inside.
Egomitis is pushing Ignatov up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Egomitis.
Egomitis blocks an uppercut.
Egomitis misses with a punch on the inside.
Ignatov misses with the head strike.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ignatov lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Ignatov blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Ignatov misses with a knee to the head.
Ignatov misses with a punch to the body.
Ignatov tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
A hook to the body from Egomitis.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A battle for position here, against the cage.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Egomitis.
Egomitis misses with some punches.
Ignatov's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Ignatov scores with a nice hook to the head.
Egomitis lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Ignatov backwards.
Egomitis has a couple of punches blocked by Ignatov.
Egomitis managing to block the knees to the body from Ignatov.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ignatov tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Egomitis swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Egomitis throws a head punch that misses.
Egomitis misses with a punch on the inside.
Ignatov has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Egomitis seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Ignatov can turn it around.
Egomitis prevents a body shot from Ignatov.
Egomitis misses with a hook from the clinch.
Ignatov lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Egomitis tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Ignatov lands a left hand that snaps the head of Egomitis backwards.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Ignatov.
Ignatov misses with the head strike.
Egomitis misses with the head strike.
Ignatov works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Ignatov misses with a hook to the ribs.
Egomitis is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Egomitis goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ignatov tries a body shot but Egomitis blocks it.
Ignatov lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Egomitis struggles to land a body shot inside as Ignatov controls his hands.
Ignatov swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Ignatov misses with a knee strike.
Ignatov lands with a light punch inside.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Ignatov blocks a body shot from Egomitis.
Ignatov lands a nice uppercut.
Egomitis working aggressively here.
Ignatov tries to work over Egomitis's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Ignatov swings wildly with an uppercut but Egomitis uses good head movement to avoid it.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Egomitis misses with a punch on the inside.
Egomitis lands a right hand that snaps the head of Ignatov backwards.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Yiotis Egomitis dominated that round.
That's time! Egomitis's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Egomitis moves in looking to clinch but Ignatov pushes him off.
Ignatov throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Egomitis fails with an attempt to clinch.
Egomitis has managed to clinch.
Ignatov connects with a knee to the head.
Egomitis trying to control the position but instead, Ignatov has worked for underhooks and has pushed Egomitis into the cage.
Ignatov lands with a left to the head.
A short right from Egomitis.
Ignatov tries to break free but Egomitis pushes him back against the cage.
Ignatov working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Egomitis throws a head punch that misses.
Ignatov blocking some punches.
Ignatov tries to land a knee to the head but Egomitis blocks with his arms.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Egomitis tries to stall but Ignatov uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ignatov throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Ignatov scores with a nice hook to the head.
Still in the clinch, Egomitis scores with a nice short uppercut.
Egomitis swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Yiotis Egomitis has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Ignatov prevents a body shot from Egomitis.
Egomitis is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Ignatov is keeping busy.
Ignatov tries a body shot but Egomitis blocks it.
Ignatov looking to throw knees to the head but Egomitis is blocking nicely.
Egomitis scores with a shoulder strike.
Egomitis has a couple of punches blocked by Ignatov.
Egomitis blocks an uppercut.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Ignatov as Egomitis tries to tie him up.
Egomitis tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Ignatov takes a shot to the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Egomitis misses with a punch on the inside.
Egomitis lands a body shot in the clinch.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Ignatov blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Egomitis has Ignatov pressed against the cage.
Egomitis has a couple of punches blocked by Ignatov.
Ignatov blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Ignatov goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Egomitis swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Egomitis misses with a punch on the inside.
Ignatov blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Ignatov blocks a punch to the side of the head.
A shot in the inside from Egomitis.
Ignatov missing with knees to the body.
Egomitis swings away with an uppercut that misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Egomitis is looking to control Ignatov's arms but Ignatov gets an underhook and turns him. Now Egomitis has his back to the cage.
Ignatov lands a left hand that snaps the head of Egomitis backwards.
Egomitis misses with a punch to the body.
Ignatov missing with knees to the body.
Egomitis managing to block the knees to the body from Ignatov.
Ignatov putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Egomitis in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
A head punch on the inside from Egomitis fails to land.
Ignatov tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Egomitis lands a right hand.
Egomitis blocks an uppercut.
Egomitis has a couple of punches blocked by Ignatov.
Ignatov is trying to break the clinch but Egomitis is controlling him.
Egomitis blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Egomitis slowing the pace effectively.
Ignatov tries to break the clinch but Egomitis is controlling the position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Egomitis tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Egomitis makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Egomitis looking to stall.
Egomitis leaning his opponent against the cage.
Egomitis takes a shot to the head.
Egomitis misses with the head strike.
A head punch on the inside from Egomitis fails to land.
Egomitis prevents a body shot from Ignatov.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Ignatov lands a body punch.
Egomitis lands with a light punch inside.
Egomitis tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Egomitis misses with a punch on the inside.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Yiotis Egomitis 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!
Egomitis misses with a few strikes there.
Egomitis fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Ignatov on the side of the head.
Yiotis Egomitis is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Egomitis closes the distance looking to clinch
and Ignatov counters with a head kick.
Ignatov throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Ignatov misses with a two punch combination.
A head kick misses from Egomitis.
Egomitis is looking to clinch but Ignatov is avoiding it.
Egomitis clinches with his opponent.
Egomitis has a couple of punches blocked by Ignatov.
Egomitis lands a hook that snaps the head of Ignatov backwards.
Egomitis doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
A head punch on the inside from Egomitis fails to land.
Ignatov throws a punch but it's blocked by Egomitis.
Egomitis throws a head punch that misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Egomitis swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Ignatov blocks an uppercut.
Egomitis blocks an uppercut.
Egomitis blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Egomitis lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Ignatov blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Egomitis just leaning against Ignatov, taking a breather.
Egomitis working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Ignatov using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Egomitis has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Egomitis lands a shoulder strike.
Egomitis blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Ignatov blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Ignatov prevents a body shot from Egomitis.
Ignatov makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Ignatov misses with a punch to the body.
Vladimir Ignatov has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Egomitis dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Egomitis misses with a body punch.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Egomitis.
We are yet to see a takedown attempt from Ignatov in the fight. On paper you would think he is the more dominant ground fighter so let's see if these unusual tactics pay off.
Egomitis tries a body shot but Ignatov blocks it.
Ignatov throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Egomitis blocks it with crossed arms.
Egomitis is looking to control Ignatov's arms but Ignatov gets an underhook and turns him. Now Egomitis has his back to the cage.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Egomitis makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Egomitis swings wildly with an uppercut but Ignatov uses good head movement to avoid it.
Ignatov tries to circle away but Egomitis has him pinned against the cage.
Egomitis lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Egomitis gets through Ignatov's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
A head punch on the inside from Ignatov fails to land.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Egomitis.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Egomitis lands a shot to the body.
Ignatov lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Egomitis backwards.
Egomitis is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
The referee calls for Egomitis to work.
Ignatov tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Egomitis's elbow.
Yiotis Egomitis is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Egomitis.
Egomitis blocks a body shot from Ignatov.
Egomitis stalls.
Ignatov digs a right hand into Egomitis's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Egomitis's gas tank.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Egomitis tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Ignatov can't find room to land a body shot as Egomitis controls the action.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Egomitis creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Ignatov tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Ignatov throws a head punch that misses.
Ignatov tries to circle away but Egomitis has him pinned against the cage.
And that's the end of the fight!
Yiotis Egomitis showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Egomitis 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 Chris Downing scores the fight 30:27
Judge Cecil Peabody scores the fight 30:27
Judge Robert Twigg scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Yiotis Egomitis!
During a confident post fight interview, Yiotis Egomitis thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Kaspars Timma (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jeffrey Sarpong (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The key to victory for Kaspars Timma has got to be keeping the fight on the feet.
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202 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
6 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Kaspars Timma!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 1 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Jeffrey Sarpong!
The judges for this bout are Gwen Towbar, George Francis and Wesley Smith.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sarpong uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Timma.
Kaspars Timma seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Timma fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Sarpong on the side of the head.
It looks like Jeffrey Sarpong has been cut.
Sarpong misses with a body kick.
Timma blocks a head kick by Sarpong.
Timma has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Wolfschanze in the buildup to the fight.
Timma swinging wildly here.
Timma works the jab nicely.
Sarpong throws a head kick but Timma moves out of range.
Timma thows a body shot but no joy.
Timma dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Sarpong throws a head kick that misses
and Timma connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Timma lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Sarpong walks into a stiff left hand from Timma.
A swing and a miss from Timma.
Timma looks to throw the jab but Sarpong is out of range.
Timma thows a left - swing and a miss!
A thudding body kick lands there by Sarpong!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Timma cracks Sarpong with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Sarpong ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Timma moves away.
Sarpong throws a sloppy head kick and Timma moves out of range easily.
Sarpong chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Timma can pounce on him.
Timma cracks Sarpong with an open hand slap.
Timma looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Sarpong throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Sarpong lets loose with a powerful body kick. Timma will feel that in the morning.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Some bone on bone action there as Timma checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Timma ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Sarpong moves away.
Timma tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Sarpong was well out of range. Poor timing from Timma.
Timma misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Sarpong.
A looping hook to the body misses from Timma. Sarpong does a little dance to reset his feet.
Timma fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Timma doesn't manage to clinch there - Sarpong circles away.
Timma moves into range and connects with a jab.
Timma is looking to chop away at Sarpong's legs.
Timma throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Sarpong sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Timma throws a low kick but Sarpong avoids it.
Timma wants to clinch up but Sarpong keeps it at a distance.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Sarpong.
We can't be sure of the tactics at this early stage but we have heard that Sarpong 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.
Timma gets a clinch.
Sarpong breaks from the clinch.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Sarpong.
Timma misses with a hook.
Timma fails in his attempt to clinch.
Sarpong lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Sarpong throws a head kick but Timma moves out of range.
Sarpong shoots in looking for a takedown but Timma manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Sarpong's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
That kick from Timma tenderised Sarpong's leg. Sarpong is trying to keep his angry face on.
Sarpong slips under a jab from Timma.
Timma feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Sarpong's calf.
Timma doesn't manage to clinch there - Sarpong circles away.
Sarpong ducks under a wild hook from Timma.
Timma misses with an uppercut.
Sarpong connects with a right hand. Timma shakes it off.
Timma is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Timma throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Some bone on bone action there as Sarpong checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Timma dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Timma works the jab nicely.
Sarpong keeps Timma at a distance using the push kick.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Sarpong misses with an uppercut. Timma saw that one coming.
Timma takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sarpong is looking to score with low kicks.
Sarpong throws a sloppy head kick and Timma moves out of range easily.
Sarpong slips a jab from Timma.
Timma fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Sarpong checks it well.
Timma looks to throw the jab but Sarpong is out of range.
Sarpong closes this distance looking for a takedown but Timma circles away.
Timma scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
That has opened up Jeffrey Sarpong's cut even more.
Sarpong moves out of range of the strikes.
Timma tries to clinch but Sarpong is having none of it.
Timma lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Sarpong backs up against the cage.
Sarpong lands a nice looking body kick.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Timma lands a nice leg kick that just misses Sarpong's sensitive parts.
Timma avoids the head kick by Sarpong.
Timma throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Sarpong sees it coming and avoids it easily.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Kaspars Timma dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Jeffrey Sarpong's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Timma throws a big shot that misses.
Sarpong throws a front kick that sends Timma stumbling back into the cage.
Timma works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Sarpong ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Timma moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Timma ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Timma feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Sarpong's calf.
Jab, jab by Timma - just one landing.
Timma looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Sarpong uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Timma.
Sarpong slips under a jab.
Timma misses the shot to the body.
Timma on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Sarpong. Sarpong obviously looking to wear him down.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Sarpong lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Sarpong tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Timma misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Sarpong.
Timma will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
Sarpong pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Timma tries to work over Sarpong's front leg with a kick but Sarpong checks it.
Sarpong pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Sarpong throws a body kick that misses
and Timma counters with a stiff right hand.
Timma walks into a jab.
Sarpong shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Timma pinned against the cage. Timma gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
A thudding body kick lands there by Timma!
Sarpong attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Sarpong throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Timma defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Sarpong.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nice jab there from Timma.
Good leg kick by Timma 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.
Timma uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Sarpong.
Kaspars Timma is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Timma tries to score with a low kick but Sarpong moves his leg out of the way.
Sarpong checks a leg kick.
Sarpong wants to land a leg kick but Timma is out of range.
Timma buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
A jab from Timma misses.
Timma scores with a nice strike.
Sarpong takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Sarpong is breathing heavily.
Nice defenses there by Sarpong.
Timma swinging wildly here.
Timma throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Sarpong sees it coming and avoids it easily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sarpong's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Timma connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Sarpong scrambles back to his feet.
Timma works the jab nicely.
Sarpong is rocked!
Timma thumps Sarpong with a low kick.
Timma fakes a right and follows up with a big left that drops Sarpong to one knee - oooooh, he's wobbly! Sarpong looks to clinch but Timma throws him off and pummels him into the canvas! Sarpong taps out under the strikes! The fight is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:17 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Strikes). Kaspars Timma!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Tommy Mayor (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Luis Torres (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Torres has chosen Till I Collapse as his entrance music. Tommy Mayor has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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278 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
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Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
9 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Tommy Mayor!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Luis Torres!
The judges for this bout are Cecil Peabody, Frank Dennis and Tiny Johnson.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mayor throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Torres throws a shot to the body.
No joy there for Mayor, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Mayor fails to land with a series of punches.
Mayor throws a left and a right that both miss
and Torres holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Mayor misses with a punch on the inside.
Mayor tries to work over Torres's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Torres scores with a nice hook to the head.
It looks like Tommy Mayor has been cut.
Mayor lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Mayor stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Torres blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Torres stalling in the clinch.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Mayor is trying to break free.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Mayor.
Torres blocks an uppercut.
Torres creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A short uppercut from Torres.
Torres pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Mayor scores with a nice strike.
Mayor swings for the body but Torres moves out of range.
Mayor uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Torres.
Tommy Mayor seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Mayor catches Torres with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Mayor throws a hook to the side of Torres's head but Torres sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Mayor throws an off balance right hand
and Torres counters with a nice uppercut.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Mayor avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
A big right from Mayor misses.
Mayor looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Torres takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Mayor connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Torres's hands.
Mayor throws a series of punches but Torres moves out of range.
Mayor just misses with a punch to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mayor misses with an uppercut.
Mayor connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Torres's hands.
Mayor ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Mayor misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Torres fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Mayor, pushing him back against the cage.
Mayor misses with some punches.
Mayor lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Torres backwards.
Torres breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
A slow jab from Mayor misses its intended target.
Mayor fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Torres manages to avoid it.
Torres tries to clinch but Mayor is having none of it.
Mayor jabs Torres to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Torres walks into a stiff left hand from Mayor.
Mayor throws an overhand right that lands on Torres's shoulder, as Torres tries to avoid the shot.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Torres throws a shot from downtown. Mayor moves away and avoids it.
Torres steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Mayor.
Mayor swinging wildly here.
Mayor lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Mayor fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Torres manages to avoid it.
Mayor is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Torres on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Mayor swings widly with a right hand
and Torres counters with a nice uppercut.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Mayor keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Torres missing with a left hand there. Mayor was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
A punch combination from Mayor misses.
Mayor ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Torres moves away.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A left and a right from Torres both land. Nice combination.
Mayor connects with a jab.
Mayor misses with a series of wild punches.
Mayor avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Mayor missing with a left hand there. Torres was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Mayor swings widly with a right hand
and Torres counters by clinching up.
Mayor can't break the clinch.
Mayor working hard to break the clinch.
Mayor lands a nice uppercut.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Torres pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
A jab from Mayor misses.
Torres pushes Mayor up against the cage in a clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Tommy Mayor dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Tommy Mayor's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!
Mayor misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Torres displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Mayor throws out the jab.
Mayor rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Torres counters by moving into the clinch.
Mayor tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Torres prevents a body shot from Mayor.
Mayor lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Mayor's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Mayor looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Mayor swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Torres ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Torres throws a right and a left that Mayor avoids nicely.
Torres is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Mayor.
Torres has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Torres there as he acknowledges the shot.
Mayor looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Torres wants to clinch but Mayor slips to the side
and Mayor counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Torres connects with a nice looking jab.
Mayor misses the shot to the body.
Mayor ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Torres moves away.
Torres throws a right hand that Mayor ducks under and follows up with a left that Mayor also avoids with ease.
Torres's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Mayor connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Torres scrambles back to his feet.
Mayor throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Torres stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Mayor avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
A punch combination from Mayor misses.
Torres keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Mayor throws a right hand that Torres ducks under and follows up with a left that Torres also avoids with ease.
Torres on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Mayor throws a hook to the side of Torres's head but Torres sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Torres closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Torres lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Mayor backwards.
Torres keeps control of Mayor as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
A body shot lands from Torres.
Torres lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Mayor backwards.
Tommy Mayor's cut is getting worse.
Torres tries to land a knee to the head but Mayor blocks with his arms.
Mayor manages to break the clinch.
Torres gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Torres scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Mayor wants to stall.
Mayor breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Torres slips a straight right by Mayor.
Torres throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Mayor misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Torres counters with a left to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mayor scores with a crisp jab that stopped Torres in his tracks.
Mayor throws the left hand but Torres avoids the punch easily.
Mayor misses with an uppercut. Torres saw that one coming.
Mayor lands a nice shot that snaps Torres's head back.
Mayor looks to land a combination but Torres avoids it well.
Torres lands a body shot.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Mayor falls off balance throwing a combination
and Torres counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Torres lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Mayor backwards.
Mayor tries to throw a body punch but Torres avoids it by throwing Mayor back against the cage.
Torres lands with a light punch inside.
Tommy Mayor's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Torres lands a nice uppercut.
Mayor has a couple of punches blocked by Torres.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Torres will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Mayor up against the cage.
Mayor misses with a hook from the clinch.
A head punch on the inside from Mayor fails to land.
A head punch on the inside from Mayor fails to land.
Mayor tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Torres's elbow.
Torres is pushing Mayor up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Torres blocking some punches.
Mayor misses with a punch on the inside.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Torres takes a shot to the head.
Torres misses with a knee to the head.
Torres throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Mayors head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Luis Torres will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Tommy Mayor's cut.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
Mayor misses with a looping right.
A right-left combo lands from Torres.
Torres ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Torres misses with a series of wild punches.
Torres just misses with a punch to the body.
Torres lands with a nice combination. Mayor backs away looking to recover.
Jeez, Tommy Mayor's cut is really nasty now. The referee must be thinking about getting that checked.
Mayor with a nice cross.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Mayor ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Torres moves away.
Torres takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Mayor has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Torres finds it's way round the side to connect with Mayor's head.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Tommy Mayor's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:58 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Luis Torres!
A very excited looking Luis Torres 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 Marcel Ryker (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Hamish Kersikov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Kersikov has chosen Calvin Harris feat. Ellie Goulding - I Need Your Love as his entrance music. Marcel Ryker could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Hamish Kersikov's chin.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
7 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Marcel Ryker!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Hamish Kersikov!
The judges for this bout are Stewart Dunkirk, Alan Glass and Wesley Smith.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ryker waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Kersikov.
Ryker misses with a wild body shot.
Kersikov throws a chopping leg kick but Ryker manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
That kick from Kersikov tenderised Ryker's leg. Ryker is trying to keep his angry face on.
Nice jab there from Kersikov.
Kersikov throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
and Ryker counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Kersikov thinking.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Kersikov, right into the meat.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Kersikov attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Kersikov throws a half hearted mid kick.
Kersikov pivots, looking for a leg kick but Ryker is out of range and Kersikov settles back down.
Ryker checks a leg kick.
Ryker connects with an inside leg kick.
Kersikov scoring well with a low kick there.
Kersikov is looking to land body kicks.
Kersikov misses with a leg kick.
Kersikov throws a leg kick
and Ryker counters with a solid body kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kersikov checks the leg kick nicely there.
Ryker avoids the body shot from Kersikov.
Kersikov misses with a wild body shot.
That kick from Ryker tenderised Kersikov's leg. Kersikov is trying to keep his angry face on.
Kersikov takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Ryker misses with a body shot.
A nice leg kick lands there from Ryker.
Kersikov goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
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 nice inside leg kick there by Kersikov. That's going to slow Ryker down.
Kersikov fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Kersikov misses with a wild body shot.
A chopping leg kick lands by Kersikov.
Hamish Kersikov is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Kersikov checks a low kick from Ryker.
Kersikov works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ryker sets himself and throws a head kick that knocks Kersikov to the ground! Ryker dives into full mount looking to finish!
Kersikov is rocked!
It looks like Hamish Kersikov has been cut.
Kersikov tries to reverse the position but Ryker maintains control.
Kersikov is still in real trouble! Can Ryker finish him?
Ryker is in full mount, looking to secure a guillotine but Kersikov is surviving well by controlling Ryker's body position as best he can.
Ryker throws some shoulder strikes here and then postures up. Oh, he's gone for an armbar! Kersikov has his hands clasped together but Ryker breaks the hold and Kersikov is forced to tap! This one is aaaaaaaaaaall over! That was lightning fast by Ryker!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:28 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Marcel Ryker!
Marcel Ryker retains his heavyweight title!
Marcel Ryker made sure to give a little speech post fight, saying 'He is a Kersikov so I should show respect, but I thought lets see what this kid has, so I threw bombs. '.
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