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ITFL 2 - Week 7/1 PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Sherif Fathy (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kisuke Urahara (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Fathy comes to the cage accompanied by Eat You Alive. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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270 lbs
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180 lbs
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Good wrestling
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
7 - 6 - 0, fighting out of New York, Sherif Fathy!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 6 - 2, fighting out of Tokyo, Kisuke Urahara!
The judges for this bout are Sam Margolis, Daniel Bishop and James Ackerman.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Urahara blocks a low kick nicely.
Urahara stuns Fathy with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Fathy on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Urahara. Urahara obviously looking to wear him down.
Urahara has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
Sherif Fathy seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Fathy fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Urahara's corner calls for a 1-2. Urahara obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
A nice leg kick lands there from Urahara.
A jab from Fathy misses.
Urahara avoids the head kick by Fathy.
Fathy avoids the head kick by Urahara.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Urahara lands a nice looking kick to the body. Fathy takes a step back to recover.
Fathy throws a left and a right that both miss
and Urahara counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Fathy is breathing heavily.
Urahara lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Urahara throws a head kick that misses.
A punch lands to the side of Fathy 's head but he takes it in his stride.
It looks like Sherif Fathy has been cut.
Urahara blocks a low kick nicely.
Fathy rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Urahara counters with a stiff right hand.
Urahara scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Urahara scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Fathy doesn't seem bothered though.
Urahara dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Urahara connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Urahara tries a head kick but it misses.
Urahara connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Fathy momentarily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Urahara scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Fathy doesn't seem bothered though.
Urahara jabs Fathy right on the nose. Fathy blinks but takes it well.
Urahara chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Urahara fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Urahara lets loose with a powerful body kick. Fathy will feel that in the morning.
Fathy looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Urahara fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Fathy.
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!
Urahara lands a head kick!
Fathy takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Fathy takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Jab, jab by Urahara - just one landing.
Urahara connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Urahara rushes Fathy and presses him up against the cage.
Fathy's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Fathy has Urahara pressed against the cage, preventing Urahara from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Fathy swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Urahara is trying to pull guard but Fathy turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Urahara breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Urahara throws a nice inside leg kick.
Fathy throws a big shot that misses.
Urahara scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Fathy is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Fathy throws a head kick but Urahara moves out of range.
Urahara connects with a leg kick. Fathy looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Urahara scores with a hook.
Urahara stuns Fathy with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Urahara lands with a thumping leg kick.
Urahara takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Urahara bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Urahara throws a leg kick which misses Fathy's front leg but catches the back leg as Fathy tries to avoid it.
Urahara will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Fathy takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Urahara scores with a shot to the body.
Urahara thumps Fathy with a low kick.
Urahara takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Urahara throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Fathy tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Urahara connects with a body shot.
A solid leg kick lands there for Urahara.
Fathy takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Urahara connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
That kick from Urahara tenderised Fathy's leg. Fathy is trying to keep his angry face on.
Urahara lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Urahara lands a right hook to the body.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Fathy has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Urahara.
A shot to the liver by Urahara. Beautiful body shot.
Urahara is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Fathy rather than just go for the knockout.
Urahara lands with an uppercut that bounces Fathy off the cage and back into range.
Good shot there by Urahara.
Urahara connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Fathy's hands.
Urahara lands with a kick to the temple. Fathy shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Urahara throws a leg kick which misses Fathy's front leg but catches the back leg as Fathy tries to avoid it.
Urahara with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Urahara chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Urahara works Fathy's body with a nice hook.
Fathy's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Urahara connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Fathy scrambles back to his feet.
Urahara throws out a powerful jab.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Urahara chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Urahara cracks Fathy with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Urahara connects with the punch.
Urahara bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Fathy's head.
Fathy is rocked!
Urahara fails to land with a series of punches.
Urahara lands a big head kick that sends Fathy tumbling to the mat! Urahara takes a step backwards and waves Fathy back to his feet - he wants the finish!
Oh Fathy is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Fathy walks forward, straight into a front kick from Urahara.
Urahara connects with an inside leg kick.
A good leg kick by Urahara.
A chopping leg kick lands by Urahara.
Urahara scores with a kick to the midsection.
Fathy seems to have got his legs back now.
Fathy tries to keep at a distance but Urahara has taken the fight into the clinch.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Urahara creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Fathy takes a shot to the head.
Urahara misses with a body punch.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Urahara takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Fathy misses with some punches.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Kisuke Urahara dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Sherif Fathy's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Danga de danga de dang - Urahara scores with a four punch combination!
Some wild striking there from Urahara.
Urahara thows a body kick. Fathy tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Fathy throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Urahara throws a nice outside leg kick.
Urahara lets loose with a powerful body kick. Fathy will feel that in the morning.
Fathy doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Urahara lands with a nice body kick.
Urahara fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Urahara lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Fathy tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Urahara has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Urahara clinches.
Urahara gets through Fathy's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Fathy misses with a hook from the clinch.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Urahara is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Urahara softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Urahara successfully pulls guard.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
Urahara not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Urahara keeping moving, preventing Fathy from controlling successfully.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Urahara seems keen to control Fathy's posture.
Urahara working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Fathy doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Fathy manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Urahara keeping moving, preventing Fathy from controlling successfully.
Urahara not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Urahara throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Fathy is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Urahara is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Urahara not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Urahara throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Fathy postures up.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fathy's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Urahara working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Fathy doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Oh but Urahara is tightening it up a little... Fathy has to be careful here... He's got his foot tucked under now, this looks tight! Fathy reacted too slowly and this one could be over in a matter of seconds! YES! Fathy taps out! Nice BJJ there by Urahara!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:42 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle Choke). Kisuke Urahara!
Kisuke Urahara gave a mention to TFP Graphics - Pit Inc in his post fight interview. That will please them (and hopefully generate some sales).
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Vaimaa Fatu (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and John Lineker (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Fatu comes to the cage accompanied by So Close Now. Vaimaa Fatu has a significant reach advantage - let's see if he can make it count.
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239 lbs
8 - 6 - 0 |
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163 lbs
8 - 7 - 0 |
Good wrestling
World class MT
Cardio machine |
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World class MT
Good gas tank |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
8 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Vaimaa Fatu!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, John Lineker!
The judges for this bout are Paul Tew, Andrew Berry and James Glass.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Fatu thows a left - swing and a miss!
Lineker wants to land a leg kick but Fatu is out of range.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Lineker lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Fatu has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Fatu and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Fatu throws a nice outside leg kick.
Fatu tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Lineker throws out a leg kick but Fatu moves out of range and Lineker only half commits.
Fatu lands a lovely overhand right.
Lineker throws a low kick but it's checked well by Fatu.
Fatu throws a body punch but Lineker moves out of range.
Fatu swings for the body but Lineker moves out of range.
Fatu misses with a straight right.
Lineker throws a leg kick but Fatu sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Fatu tries to land a leg kick but Lineker saw it coming and moves away.
Lineker misses with a low kick.
Fatu lands a big head kick that sends Lineker tumbling to the mat! Fatu takes a step backwards and waves Lineker back to his feet - he wants the finish!
Lineker is rocked!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Lineker slips a jab from Fatu.
Lineker is still on wobbly legs! Can Fatu finish him?
Fatu scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
A head kick by Fatu - that's a beauty! Lineker is out but he's somehow still standing... he's going... going... gone. Like a drunk walking down the middle of the road, the inevitable face plant follows and the delayed knockout arrives. Even Fatu can't help but laugh at the bizarre end to this one!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:56 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Vaimaa Fatu!
Post fight, Vaimaa Fatu stared into the camera and said '*Performs the Siva Afi dance (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=73OGSGD9_Co) then walks out of the cage*'.
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Maubee Away (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Luke Doomsday (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Away comes to the cage accompanied by Rude Boy Dreams. Luke Doomsday will no doubt be looking to use his reach advantage to good effect.
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210 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
12 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Maubee Away!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Luke Doomsday!
The judges for this bout are William Gold, James Ackerman and Steven Brown.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Away slips under a jab from Doomsday.
Away fails with a takedown attempt.
Away keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Luke Doomsday seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Away's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Doomsday connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Away scrambles back to his feet.
Away shoots and misses
and Doomsday counters with a stiff right hand.
A jab lands there for Doomsday.
Excellent takedown into side control there by Away.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
Away fails to land a wild elbow strike.
Away postures up a little and throws a couple of hammerfists but they don't connect properly.
Away trying to control the position but Doomsday is working away.
Doomsday struggling a bit here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Doomsday is looking for a sweep.
Away in side control lands a nice looking series of punches and elbows.
Doomsday tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Away wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Doomsday, who protects the arm well.
Away working the head and body with strikes.
Away lands a few punches from side control.
Doomsday takes a nasty elbow to the side of the head.
Doomsday is trying to control Away's posture but Away avoids it.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Doomsday throws a couple of punches but he's in a bad position and they don't land.
Away tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Away has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Away is looking to take a break and control but Doomsday is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Doomsday can't do much from the bottom here.
Away working the ground and pound.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Away throws a strike aimed at the side of Doomsday's head but Doomsday avoids it well.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Away working the ground and pound from side control.
Doomsday tries to improve position but can't.
Away wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Doomsday, who protects the arm well.
Doomsday can't do much from the bottom here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The ground and pound from Away seems to be hitting the mat more than his opponent.
Sloppy strikes there by Away.
Doomsday struggling a bit here.
Away is working Doomsday over with some ground and pound from side control.
Doomsday has one of Away's arms on lockdown, trying to prevent him from doing any damage.
Away lands a few punches from side control.
Doomsday taking a bit of punishment here - Away scoring with strikes.
Away throwing strikes but Doomsday manages to buck up and roll into a nice reversal - now he's on top in side control!
Away wants to control but Doomsday postures up.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Away sneaks back into half guard.
Away keeping control of the position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Away slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Away 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.
Away lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Doomsday!
Away lands a big elbow.
Away looking to finish Doomsday with some ground and pound. This is bad for Doomsday!
Away avoids the attempt from Doomsday to control.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Away raining down hammerfists from mount.
Doomsday is in a horrible position here. Away smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Away postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Doomsday looks a forlorn figure.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Maubee Away dominated that round.
That's time! Away's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Doomsday swings for the body but Away moves out of range.
Away walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Doomsday looks to throw the jab but Away is out of range.
Doomsday misses with a shot to the body
and Away decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Doomsday's guard.
Doomsday really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Away. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Doomsday throwing some rather feeble looking strikes off his back.
Away is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Away trying to control but Doomsday is working from the bottom.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Doomsday has momentary wrist control but Away slips an elbow through the middle.
Away throwing strikes but missing.
Doomsday is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Doomsday keeping moving, preventing Away from controlling successfully.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Away working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Maubee Away overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Away wants to control from the top but Doomsday keeps moving.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Away accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Away wants to control from the top but Doomsday keeps moving.
Doomsday is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Away throws an elbow that misses. Doomsday uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Away's guard. Nice move by Doomsday!
Away lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Doomsday!
Away lands a couple of good shots and Doomsday has given up his back, trying to escape the position!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Away looking for the RNC.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Away has Doomsday flattened out and is raining down punches.
Doomsday just trying to survive but Away is wriggling into a better position, looking to finish.
Away doesn't have the hooks in and Doomsday manages to turn into his guard.
Away looking to hit a scissor sweep but Doomsday is one step ahead there.
Doomsday working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Doomsday lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Away looking for a sweep. Not yet Away, not yet.
Away has control of Doomsday's left arm, preventing Doomsday from doing any damage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Away looking to hit a scissor sweep but Doomsday is one step ahead there.
Doomsday being controlled here momentarily.
Doomsday looking to pass the guard.
Doomsday throwing strikes from guard but Away blocks nicely.
Doomsday trying to control the position from guard on top but Away is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Doomsday got a little sloppy there for a moment and Away has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Doomsday has managed to get both his arms back between Away's legs - danger averted.
Away is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Away seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Doomsday does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Away is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Doomsday is looking to control Away's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Doomsday avoid being mounted?
Away stalling away here and it's allowed Doomsday to slip out his trapped foot and regain full guard.
Away landing some decent shots from guard.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Away trying to control but Doomsday is working from the bottom.
Away scoring with punches to the head and body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Maubee Away dominated that second round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Doomsday fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Away manages to avoid it.
Doomsday lands with an uppercut that bounces Away off the cage and back into range.
Doomsday dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Doomsday misses with a wild body shot.
No luck for Away with that takedown attempt.
Doomsday loads up on a big right hand but Away slips the punch.
Away slips a jab from Doomsday.
Doomsday throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Away counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Doomsday tries to get to full guard but Away has control of the leg.
Doomsday wants to control but Away is keeping busy and won't allow it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Away works his way into side control.
Doomsday manages to get one leg in to regain half guard.
Doomsday is defending against the submission attempts here by Away.
Doomsday avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Away.
Away looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Doomsday with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Away is looking to take a break and control but Doomsday is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Away is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Doomsday can do to turn this around?
Doomsday is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Away slips a nice elbow through Doomsday's hands, connecting with Doomsday's forehead.
Luke Doomsday has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Doomsday wants to control but Away is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Away wants to pass to mount but Doomsday is defending the position.
Away thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Doomsday's head.
Away wants to work for an arm triangle but Doomsday is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Doomsday is trying to maintain the position but Away is very close to passing his half guard.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Doomsday is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Away scores with a couple of nice shots.
Away throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Away missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Doomsday trying to control but Away postures up.
Away not landing any meaningful shots this time.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Doomsday wants to improve his position but Away is controlling well.
Doomsday is refusing to be controlled, as Away sits in half guard.
Doomsday is looking to improve his position.
Away is trying to work for a kimura but Doomsday is defending well.
Maubee Away is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Doomsday is looking to improve his position.
Away thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Away seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Away trying to control the action but Doomsday is working from the bottom.
Away is thwarting Doomsday's attempts to control the position.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Doomsday just misses with a punch to the body.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Doomsday connects with the punch.
Away moves away from the strike by Doomsday.
Away shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Doomsday as he jumps to the side.
And that's the end of the fight!
Maubee Away showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Away, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge William Gold scores the fight 30:27
Judge James Ackerman scores the fight 30:27
Judge Steven Brown scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Maubee Away!
A relieved looking Maubee Away 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 super heavyweight MMA rules bout between James Burke (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and El Pintos (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). This should be fireworks!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
6 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, James Burke!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, El Pintos!
The judges for this bout are William Gold, James Ackerman and Paul Tew.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Pintos scores with a crisp jab that stopped Burke in his tracks.
Burke throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Burke throws a low kick, looking for Pintos's leg but Pintos calmly moves out of range.
Pintos moves out of range as Burke strikes.
Pintos looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Pintos throws a leg kick but Burke sees it coming and moves out of range.
Pintos has been working on his striking defense in training and it's paying off as Burke is landing a low percentage of strikes.
Pintos throws a front kick that sends Burke stumbling back into the cage.
Pintos swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Burke checks a low kick from Pintos.
El Pintos seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Pintos looks for the body kick but Burke saw that one coming.
Burke is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Pintos.
Burke misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Pintos.
Pintos lands a jab-cross combination.
It looks like James Burke has been cut.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Burke drops his hands momentarily and Pintos takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Burke thows a body shot but no joy.
Pintos lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Pintos lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Pintos misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Burke.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Burke tries to bum rush Pintos with a series of wild strikes but Pintos uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Burke takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Pintos throws a leg kick that is checked
and Burke counters with a nice double leg into guard.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
Burke trying to control the position from guard on top but Pintos is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Burke is holding a leg here, probably looking for an ankle lock - he drops back and goes for it! Pintos is in trouble! Is it all over??? No! Pintos has escaped and now he's on top!
Burke trying to control the position.
Pintos won't allow Burke to sweep him here.
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!
Burke controls Pintos momentarily but Pintos frees himself.
Pintos is stalling in the full guard.
Burke had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Pintos defends it easily.
Burke looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pintos stands up from guard. Let's bang!
Pintos fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Burke looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Burke takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Pintos swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Burke.
Burke steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Pintos. That one must have hurt.
Burke throws a leg kick but Pintos moved away.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Pintos lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Burke has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Burke and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Burke takes one to the chin there.
El Pintos is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Burke defending well as Pintos loads up on a big left hand.
Pintos displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Burke throws out the jab.
Pintos throws a low kick, looking for Burke's leg but Burke calmly moves out of range.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pintos darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Pintos avoids a kick to the body.
Pintos looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Pintos lands a glancing blow to the side of Burke's head.
A nice leg kick lands there from Pintos.
Pintos misses with the combination.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Pintos tries to land a front kick but Burke steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Burke 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.
Burke takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Pintos throws a predictable looking body shot
and Burke counters with a takedown into side control.
You can see the frustration on Pintos's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Burke tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
El Pintos dominated that round.
The cut man is working on James Burke's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!
Pintos slips a jab from Burke.
Pintos misses the shot to the body.
Pintos delivers a nice body kick.
Pintos lands with a cross.
Pintos fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Burke.
Pintos connects with an inside leg kick.
Pintos has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Pintos throws a nice inside leg kick.
Pintos throws a series of punches but Burke moves out of range.
Burke moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Burke throws out a loose jab but Pintos uses good head movement to avoid it.
Burke checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Pintos throws a big shot that misses.
Pintos dips to his left and cracks Burke with an uppercut!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pintos misses with a low kick.
Pintos with a nice cross.
Pintos is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Burke moves out of range as Pintos throws a body kick.
A clash of legs there as Pintos blocks the low kick.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Pintos!
Pintos lands a slapping body shot.
Burke looks for a takedown but Pintos sprawls well.
Pintos scoring well with a low kick there.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Pintos misses with a leg kick.
Pintos scores with a leg kick.
Burke walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Burke is really struggling to find his range with his punches. Pintos's reach advantage is clearly causing him problems.
Pintos misses with a series of wild punches.
Pintos has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
A lazy left from Pintos finds it's target.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pintos scoring well with a low kick there.
Burke misses with a hook.
Pintos lands with a straight right. Burke didn't see that one coming.
Pintos throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Burke thows a body shot but no joy.
Burke attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Pintos misses the jab.
Pintos waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Burke.
Burke tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Pintos was well out of range. Poor timing from Burke.
Good work by Burke as he checks the leg kick.
Pintos misses the jab.
Pintos cracks the inside of Burke's front leg.
Pintos swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Burke dodges the punch combination from Pintos.
Pintos attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pintos avoids the body shot from Burke.
Pintos throws a head kick but Burke moves out of range.
Burke tried to score with a low kick but Pintos checks it.
El Pintos seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Burke shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Pintos as he avoids it easily.
Burke fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Pintos checks it well.
Pintos misses with a looping left.
Pintos lands a nice looking body shot.
Pintos misses with a hook. Burke ducked under it nicely.
Burke slips under a jab.
Pintos avoids the body shot from Burke.
Burke takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Burke misses with a looping right.
Burke throws a good cross that connects.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pintos throws a head kick that Burke semi-blocks.
Burke displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Pintos throws out the jab.
Pintos scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Burke doesn't seem bothered though.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Burke lands with a cross.
Pintos moves out of range of the body kick from Burke.
Pintos tests Burke's chin there with a solid looking shot.
The crowd cheers as Pintos lands an impressive looking overhand right. Burke doesn't seem phased though.
Burke lands a right hook to the body.
Burke misses with a wild body shot.
Burke checks a leg kick nicely.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Pintos takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Burke jabs Pintos to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Pintos lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Nice cross by Burke.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
El Pintos showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on James Burke's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
Burke throws a combination that misses
and Pintos counters with a flying knee. Nice.
Burke moves out of range of the body kick from Pintos.
Pintos bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Pintos scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Pintos.
Pintos fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Burke checks it well.
Pintos misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Burke.
Pintos scores with a shot to the body.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Burke misses with a leg kick.
Pintos avoids the body shot from Burke.
Pintos misses with a leg kick.
Burke walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Burke throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Pintos sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Pintos waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Burke.
Burke loads up on a big right hand but Pintos slips the punch.
Burke is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Burke lands with a shot to the body.
Pintos throws a head kick that misses.
Burke takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Pintos tried to score with a low kick but Burke checks it.
Burke walks into a left hand.
Nice body punch from Burke.
Burke misses with a body shot.
Burke blocks a jab.
Burke shoots for a takedown but Pintos saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Pintos misses with a hook.
Burke closes the distance and clinches up with Pintos, looking for a takedown. Burke pushes Pintos against the cage but Pintos circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Burke blocks a jab.
Pintos digs a good body shot into Burke's ribs.
Pintos lands with a cross.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pintos scores with a leg kick.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Burke lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Burke takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Pintos throws an overhand right that lands on Burke's shoulder, as Burke tries to avoid the shot.
Pintos tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Burke is able to avoid easily.
Burke takes a swing at Pintos's ribcage but misses.
Burke moves away from the strike by Pintos.
Burke throws a big shot that misses.
Burke throws a sloppy head kick and Pintos moves out of range easily.
Pintos bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Pintos. Burke shrugs it off though.
Pintos misses with a body kick.
Burke bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Burke looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Burke misses with a looping right.
Pintos is looking to land body kicks.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Burke checks a leg kick.
Pintos throws a leg kick but Burke checks it.
Pintos tried to score with a low kick but Burke checks it.
Pintos throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Burke counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Pintos had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Burke defends it easily.
Burke throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Pintos works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
James Burke has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Burke wants to pass the guard but Pintos is keeping the position.
Pintos looking for a sweep. Not yet Pintos, not yet.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pintos is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Burke loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
El Pintos is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Pintos preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Burke is holding a leg here, probably looking for an ankle lock - he drops back and goes for it! Pintos is in trouble! Is it all over??? No! Pintos has escaped and now he's on top!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Burke looking for submissions from the bottom but instead Pintos passes into half guard.
And that's the end of the fight!
El Pintos comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Pintos winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge William Gold scores the fight 27:30
Judge James Ackerman scores the fight 27:30
Judge Paul Tew scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... El Pintos!
During a confident post fight interview, El Pintos 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 super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Luis Garavito (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bawit Daba (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Garavito comes to the cage accompanied by Make Them Suffer. Daba has chosen Kid Rock - Bawitdaba as his entrance music. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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212 lbs
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275 lbs
6 - 2 - 1 |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
11 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Luis Garavito!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 2 - 1, fighting out of Sydney, Bawit Daba!
The judges for this bout are Sam Margolis, James Ackerman and Steven Brown.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Garavito checks a leg kick.
Garavito misses with a looping left.
A big right from Daba misses.
Garavito swats away the attempt to clinch by Daba.
Daba gets a clinch.
Garavito blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Garavito blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Garavito fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Daba lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Daba misses with a punch on the inside.
Garavito manages to pull guard. Let's see whether he can land a sub off his back.
Garavito wants to improve his position but instead Daba has moved into half guard.
Garavito is looking to improve his position.
Daba content to control rather than advance.
Garavito tries to get to full guard but Daba has control of the leg.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Daba takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
Garavito wants to get back to full guard.
Daba slows the pace down in half guard.
Garavito might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Bawit Daba was stalling too much, according to the referee.
Daba throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Good work by Daba as he checks the leg kick.
Garavito tries a head kick but it misses.
A nice inside leg kick there by Daba. That's going to slow Garavito down.
Garavito lands a body shot.
Daba throws a leg kick
and Garavito counters with an outside leg kick.
Daba throws a body kick that misses.
Daba throws a leg kick which misses Garavito's front leg but catches the back leg as Garavito tries to avoid it.
A bone on bone clash there as Garavito blocks the leg kick.
We've been hearing reports that Garavito has been drilling takedowns in recent sessions so let's see if that has an impact on the result of this fight.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Garavito tries to close the distance and clinch but Daba swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Nice shot lands for Daba.
Garavito throws a wild body kick that Daba sees coming a mile off.
Daba fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Garavito manages to avoid it.
Daba fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Garavito has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Garavito misses with an attempted mid kick.
Garavito walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Daba throws a body kick that misses.
Daba looks for the body kick but Garavito saw that one coming.
Daba connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Daba avoids the body shot from Garavito.
Daba uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Garavito.
Garavito connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Daba scores with a hook to the body. Garavito takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
A leg kick checked by Garavito.
Garavito throws a sloppy head kick and Daba moves out of range easily.
Bawit Daba is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Garavito throws a leg kick but Daba moved away.
Garavito keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Daba checks a leg kick.
Garavito misses with a body kick.
Garavito throws a sloppy head kick
and Daba counters with a body kick that stops Garavito in his tracks momentarily.
Garavito is breathing heavily.
Daba takes a swing at Garavito's ribcage but misses.
Daba lands a two punch combo.
Daba keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
A cross from Daba 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!
Daba thuds his shin into the meat of Garavito's side.
Garavito on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Daba looks to land a combination but Garavito avoids it well.
Daba scores with a leg kick.
Luis Garavito seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Daba lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
It looks like Luis Garavito has been cut.
Daba lands a jab to the head.
Daba lands a front kick.
Garavito circles away from the clinch attempt.
Daba feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Garavito's calf.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Good leg kick by Daba there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Garavito doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Garavito gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Nice body punch from Garavito.
Daba has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Daba cracks a nice hook into Garavito's ribs.
Garavito misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Garavito drops his hands momentarily and Daba takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Daba feints and then cracks Garavito's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Garavito down.
Daba swings for the body but Garavito moves out of range.
Daba is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Garavito takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Both fighters circling a little - Daba finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Daba lands with a good body shot.
Daba is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Garavito rather than just go for the knockout.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Daba cracks Garavito with a big right hand that sends him to the floor! Garavito looks wobbly but he's sprung back up to his feet straight away… can Daba finish him?
Garavito is rocked!
Daba scores with a kick to the midsection.
Oh Garavito is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Daba steps in with a hook that catches Garavito right on the chin and knocks him to the floor! Daba follows him down with more strikes and that's all she wrote! Garavito looks absolutely devastated.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:59 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Bawit Daba!
After winning the bout, Bawit Daba thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Tigran Badoyan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Steve Menzies (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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264 lbs
10 - 1 - 0 |
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219 lbs
1 - 6 - 0 |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
10 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Tigran Badoyan!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 6 - 0, fighting out of New York, Steve Menzies!
The judges for this bout are Paul Tew, James Glass and Sam Margolis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Badoyan connects with a high kick.
It looks like Steve Menzies has been cut.
Menzies walks into a jab.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Badoyan.
Badoyan getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Badoyan looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Badoyan takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Badoyan misses the shot to the body.
Menzies throws a low kick but Badoyan moves out of range easily.
Menzies throws out a loose jab but Badoyan uses good head movement to avoid it.
Menzies lands with a shot to the body.
Menzies thows a body shot but no joy.
Menzies lands a nice looking body shot.
Badoyan throws a left and a right that both miss
and Menzies counters with a big head kick but Badoyan shrugs it off.
Badoyan throws a poor cross that misses
and Menzies counters with a lovely straight right hand!
It looks like Tigran Badoyan has been cut.
Badoyan connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Badoyan looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Badoyan dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Menzies. That did some damage!
Badoyan thuds his right hand into Menzies's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Badoyan connects with an inside leg kick.
Badoyan takes a jab right on the kisser.
Badoyan pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Badoyan scores with a nice body kick.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Menzies bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Badoyan swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Badoyan throws a body kick that misses
and Menzies counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Badoyan looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Menzies slips under a jab.
Badoyan getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Tigran Badoyan seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A good leg kick by Badoyan.
Badoyan moves out of range of the strikes.
Menzies will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Badoyan displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Menzies throws out the jab.
Badoyan checks a leg kick nicely.
A low kick from Badoyan is predictable there
and Menzies counters with a solid body kick.
Menzies misses the shot to the body.
Menzies pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Badoyan is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Badoyan scores with a leg kick.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Menzies crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Badoyan - the referee stops the clock and Menzies gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Badoyan. Menzies manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Badoyan throws a shot to the body.
Menzies looks winded!
A punch combination from Badoyan misses.
Menzies fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Badoyan checks it well.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Menzies lands with a right hand.
Badoyan clobbers Menzies with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Badoyan uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Menzies has time to react.
That has opened up Steve Menzies's cut even more.
Badoyan 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.
Menzies misses with a looping right.
Menzies tries a low kick but Badoyan avoids it.
Menzies misses with a looping left.
Badoyan keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Steve Menzies is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Menzies moves out of range of the body kick.
Menzies throws a head kick but Badoyan moves out of range.
Badoyan moves out of range as Menzies throws a body kick.
Badoyan with a hook.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Badoyan drives through with a takedown into Menzies's guard. Let's see what he can do from the top position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
Badoyan trying to control but Menzies is working from the bottom.
Menzies is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Badoyan is controlling him.
Menzies is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Menzies is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Menzies wants to get back to his feet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Tigran Badoyan dominated that round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
A looping hook to the body misses from Badoyan. Menzies does a little dance to reset his feet.
Badoyan throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Badoyan scores with a punch to the head.
Menzies misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Badoyan.
Menzies gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Menzies is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Badoyan throws a big elbow that misses.
Menzies controls Badoyan momentarily but Badoyan frees himself.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Badoyan works over Menzies with some ground and pound from guard.
Menzies avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Badoyan pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Menzies is keeping the position for now.
Badoyan seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Badoyan throwing strikes but missing.
Menzies utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Badoyan postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Menzies avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Badoyan working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Badoyan 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.
Menzies working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Badoyan.
Menzies utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Badoyan trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Badoyan trying to control the position from guard on top but Menzies is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Badoyan is fighting to break Menzies's control of his arms but Menzies is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Badoyan stopping the sweep attempt from Menzies.
Menzies can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Badoyan controls the pace.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Badoyan checks a low kick from Menzies.
Badoyan feints and then winds up with a huge right hand that connects perfectly and sends Menzies sprawling to the canvas! Menzies rolls over backwards and springs off the cage and manages to regain his footing - how acrobatic! Oh, he's still wobbly - can Badoyan finish him?!
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!
Menzies blocks a head kick by Badoyan.
Badoyan lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Menzies is rocked!
The cut above Steve Menzies's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Badoyan drops a shoulder and throws a monster hook that connects perfectly to the side of Menzies's head, knocking him out cold! Badoyan is extatic as he celebrates with his cornermen.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:59 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Tigran Badoyan!
After the big win, Tigran Badoyan made sure to do all the important stuff like thanking his sponsors Conquer and telling the interviewer how much he loves him.
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Castiel Angel (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Zell Griever (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Angel might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Carry on my wayward son. Griever has chosen X-Files Theme as his entrance music. Zell Griever will no doubt be looking to use his reach advantage to good effect.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
13 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Castiel Angel!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
10 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Zell Griever!
The judges for this bout are Phil Schofield, James Atkins and James Ackerman.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Angel takes one to the side of the head.
Angel throws a right and a left that both miss.
Angel looks to land a right hand but Griever moved out of range.
Griever scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Griever bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Angel looks for a takedown but Griever sprawls well.
Angel with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
A big right followed by a crushing left from Griever knocks Angel out cold! Ouch - that one's going to be featured in highlight reels for years to come!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:32 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Zell Griever!
Zell Griever seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Lance Kilkenny (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Evgeniy Malkin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Kilkenny comes to the cage accompanied by Murder was the case. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
6 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Lance Kilkenny!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
10 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Evgeniy Malkin!
The judges for this bout are James Atkins, Chris Edwards and Sam Margolis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Malkin changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Kilkenny looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Malkin working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Kilkenny is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Malkin working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Malkin thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
That's one minute gone in the round.
You can see the frustration on Kilkenny's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Malkin is pausing for a moment. What's he doing? It looks like he's clearing his nose. Oh dude! He's shot a load of snot all down Kilkenny's shoulder. That is not cool.
Kilkenny is looking to reverse the position.
Kilkenny prevents Malkin from moving into mount.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kilkenny tries to slip a leg under to move to half guard but Malkin presses down on the leg and jumps into full mount!
Kilkenny wants to hold on but Malkin pushes him away.
Malkin trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Kilkenny regains half guard.
Malkin is thwarting Kilkenny's attempts to control the position.
Malkin tries to pass to full mount but Kilkenny defends it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kilkenny is looking for a sweep. Malkin is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Malkin wants to control but Kilkenny is keeping him busy.
Malkin trying to mount his opponent but Kilkenny defends it.
Malkin is working for a submission of some sort.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Malkin is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Kilkenny is trying to control but Malkin passes into side control!
Kilkenny tries to improve position but can't.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Evgeniy Malkin dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Good work by Kilkenny as he checks the leg kick.
Malkin changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Kilkenny throws a body punch but Malkin moves out of range.
A jab from Kilkenny misses.
Malkin lands a nice looking body shot.
Malkin throws a nice outside leg kick.
Kilkenny changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Kilkenny seems to be moving with more speed, compared to his last bout. He must have been working on that in the gym.
Malkin connects with a body shot.
Malkin bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Malkin throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Malkin takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
A clash of legs there as Malkin blocks the low kick.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Malkin fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Kilkenny.
Malkin feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Kilkenny's calf.
Malkin uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Kilkenny.
Malkin fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Kilkenny manages to avoid it.
A left lands for Kilkenny.
Kilkenny clobbers Malkin with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Malkin takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Malkin has done a lot of speed work in the buildup to this fight.
Kilkenny misses with a lunging right hand
and Malkin counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Kilkenny avoids the body shot from Malkin.
Good standup being displayed there by Malkin as he connects with a hook.
Malkin connects with the punch.
Kilkenny walks into a straight right hand from Malkin.
Malkin with a hook.
Kilkenny moves away from the strike by Malkin.
Kilkenny throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Kilkenny throws an off balance right hand
and Malkin counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Malkin dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Kilkenny. That did some damage!
The fight moves into the clinch position.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Kilkenny slowing the pace effectively.
Malkin jumps guard and drags Kilkenny to the mat. He's obviously going to be looking for submissions off his back.
Malkin tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Kilkenny loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Malkin working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Kilkenny.
Malkin looking for a guillotine here but Kilkenny defends easily.
Kilkenny postures up in Malkin's guard and throws a big left but Malkin blocks it.
Kilkenny trying to control but Malkin is working from the bottom.
Kilkenny wanted to stand there but Malkin had control of the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Malkin avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Malkin is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Kilkenny loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Malkin is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Kilkenny defends well.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Kilkenny accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kilkenny preventing the sweep.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Kilkenny stands up from Malkin's guard - Kilkenny perhaps looking for a knockout.
Some bone on bone action there as Malkin checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Malkin lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Malkin buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Kilkenny throws a leg kick
and Malkin counters with a nice leg kick.
Malkin shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Kilkenny pinned against the cage. Kilkenny gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Kilkenny tries to clinch there but Malkin circles away.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Kilkenny moves into the clinch successfully.
A head punch on the inside from Malkin fails to land.
Malkin lands with a left to the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Evgeniy Malkin will probably get the nod - 10:9.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
Kilkenny lands a front kick.
Kilkenny looks for the body kick but Malkin saw that one coming.
Kilkenny uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Malkin.
Malkin slips a jab from Kilkenny.
Kilkenny takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Malkin throws a leg kick which misses Kilkenny's front leg but catches the back leg as Kilkenny tries to avoid it.
Kilkenny lands with a slapping head kick.
Kilkenny rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Malkin counters with a lovely shot to the body.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Malkin misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
A big right from Malkin misses.
Kilkenny throws a body kick that misses.
Malkin throws a lazy body kick
and Kilkenny connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Kilkenny tries to clinch there but Malkin circles away.
Kilkenny is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Kilkenny on the wrong end of a nice hook.
A big right from Kilkenny misses.
Malkin takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Malkin fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Kilkenny looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Kilkenny tries to clinch up but Malkin circles away and keeps his distance.
Malkin misses with an attempted mid kick.
Malkin is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Kilkenny.
Kilkenny misses with a head kick.
Kilkenny throws a right hand that misses
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Kilkenny takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
The fighters circling - Kilkenny throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Kilkenny takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
The fight stays on the outside here - Kilkenny looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Kilkenny has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Malkin.
Malkin takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Kilkenny scores with a hook.
Malkin connects with a good right hand that stumbles Kilkenny. Kilkenny circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Lance Kilkenny is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Malkin throws a predictable looking body shot
and Kilkenny counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Lance Kilkenny has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Evgeniy Malkin is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kilkenny misses with a right hand
and Malkin counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Malkin needs to keep his hands up - Kilkenny had a free shot at his head there.
Malkin pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Malkin fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Malkin blocks a leg kick.
Kilkenny throws a body kick that misses.
Evgeniy Malkin seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Both fighters circling a little - Malkin finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Malkin takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Horrible takedown by Malkin or perhaps it was just good defense by Kilkenny which made him look bad.
Malkin lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Kilkenny misses with a wild body shot.
Kilkenny tries to clinch up.
Kilkenny throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Kilkenny tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Malkin manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Malkin lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kilkenny throws a chopping leg kick but Malkin manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Kilkenny misses with a body shot
and Malkin counters with a thumping low kick.
Kilkenny takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Kilkenny dodges the punch combination from Malkin.
Malkin is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Nice shot by Malkin.
Malkin connects with a body shot that sends Kilkenny's belly button to the back.
Kilkenny gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
The fighters circling - Kilkenny throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Malkin closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Kilkenny did well to prevent Malkin getting side control.
Evgeniy Malkin has got the better of the ground game so far.
Malkin wants to pass to mount but Kilkenny is defending the position.
Kilkenny manages to get to full guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Malkin trying to control the position from guard on top but Kilkenny is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Malkin controls from within his opponent's guard.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Lance Kilkenny.
I think Malkin has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge James Atkins scores the fight 28:29
Judge Chris Edwards scores the fight 28:29
Judge Sam Margolis scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Evgeniy Malkin!
An out of breath Evgeniy Malkin thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Silent Bob (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Vinnie Vincent (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Bob comes to the cage accompanied by Jungle Love- Morris Day And The Time . This should be a great matchup!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
8 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Silent Bob!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
10 - 5 - 0, fighting out of New York, Vinnie Vincent!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Bishop, Steven Brown and Paul Tew.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bob tries to clinch up.
Vincent dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Vinnie Vincent seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Bob stuffs the takedown.
Bob takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Vincent, right into the meat.
Bob moves into the clinch successfully.
Vincent's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Vincent darts in looking for a takedown but Bob gets double underhooks and turns Vincent into the cage.
Vincent throws a punch but it's blocked by Bob.
Bob keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Vincent's efforts to push away.
Bob prevents a takedown attempt there.
Silent Bob has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Vinnie Vincent.
A frustrated look appears on Vincent's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Bob pushes Vincent back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Bob lands an elbow inside.
It looks like Vinnie Vincent has been cut.
Vincent drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Bob gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Bob with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bob connects with a knee to the head.
Vincent throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Bobs head.
Bob landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Bob creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Vincent's defenses.
A head punch on the inside from Vincent fails to land.
Bob misses with an elbow strike.
Bob drops Vincent onto one knee with a big uppercut from the clinch! Vincent is propped up by the cage and works his way back to his feet!
Vincent is rocked!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Good body shot from Bob.
Vincent is still on wobbly legs! Can Bob finish him?
Vincent dodges an elbow strike from Bob.
Vincent has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Bob seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Vincent can turn it around.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Vincent.
Vincent working aggressively here.
Bob has Vincent tight in a Thai clinch... and there's a huge knee which drops Vincent to the floor. He's out cold!! I hope he's still got all his teeth!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:41 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Knee). Silent Bob!
A very excited looking Silent Bob 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 super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Kenta Kobashi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Peter Taphorn (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Kobashi might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to DJ Krush - Kemuri. This should be fireworks!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
12 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Kenta Kobashi!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Peter Taphorn!
The judges for this bout are Colin Fotheringham, James Glass and Phil Schofield.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Taphorn ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Taphorn swings for the body but Kobashi moves out of range.
Taphorn moves into the clinch successfully.
Kobashi misses with a short punch on the inside.
Taphorn tries to work over Kobashi's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Kobashi tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Taphorn's elbow.
Kobashi tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Taphorn's elbow.
Kobashi tries a body shot but Taphorn blocks it.
Kobashi throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Taphorn tries to throw a body punch but Kobashi avoids it by throwing Taphorn back against the cage.
Taphorn misses with a hook to the ribs.
Taphorn lands with a left to the head.
Taphorn struggles to land a body shot inside as Kobashi controls his hands.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Kobashi.
Kobashi lands a right hand that snaps the head of Taphorn backwards.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Kobashi misses with a short punch on the inside.
Taphorn lands a knee to the body.
Taphorn lands a body punch in the clinch.
Kobashi lands a right hand that snaps the head of Taphorn backwards.
Taphorn landing some nice looking knees to the body.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Kobashi.
Taphorn tries to work over Kobashi's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Taphorn has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Kobashi seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Taphorn can turn it around.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Taphorn lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Kobashi backwards.
Kobashi fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Kobashi swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Kobashi working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Taphorn misses with a knee strike.
Taphorn utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Taphorn leaning his opponent against the cage.
Taphorn swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Kobashi misses with the head strike.
Taphorn tries a knee to the head but Kobashi blocks it.
Kobashi doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Taphorn misses with a body punch.
Kobashi misses with a short punch on the inside.
Taphorn misses with an elbow over the top.
Taphorn misses with a hook from the clinch.
Kobashi throws a head punch that misses.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Kobashi.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kobashi manages to break the clinch.
Kobashi scores with a nice body kick.
Nice sprawl there from Kobashi as Taphorn shoots in.
Kobashi avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Kobashi misses with a hook. Taphorn ducked under it nicely.
A shot to the liver by Kobashi. Beautiful body shot.
Taphorn has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Kobashi finds it's way round the side to connect with Taphorn's head.
Kobashi connects with a right hand. Taphorn shakes it off.
Taphorn shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Kobashi as he avoids it easily.
Taphorn throws a chopping leg kick but Kobashi manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Taphorn throws a hook but Kobashi blocks it.
Taphorn misses with an uppercut.
Kobashi tried to score with a low kick but Taphorn checks it.
Kobashi takes a swing at Taphorn's ribcage but misses.
Kobashi avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Kenta Kobashi is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Kobashi defending well as Taphorn loads up on a big left hand.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Taphorn closes the distance and clinches.
Kobashi misses with the head strike.
Kobashi lands a right hand that snaps the head of Taphorn backwards.
It looks like Peter Taphorn has been cut.
Taphorn lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Kobashi backwards.
Kobashi managing to block the knees to the body from Taphorn.
Taphorn scores with a hook to the body.
Kobashi blocks a body shot from Taphorn.
Taphorn doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Kobashi lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Taphorn or not.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Kobashi doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Kobashi's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Kobashi fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Kobashi defending well as Taphorn loads up on a big left hand.
Kobashi throws a body punch but Taphorn moves out of range.
Taphorn avoids the body shot from Kobashi.
Taphorn moves out of range as Kobashi throws a body kick.
Taphorn lands a right hook to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Taphorn scores with the left hand. Kobashi knows he should have avoided that one.
Kobashi ducks under a wild hook from Taphorn.
Taphorn misses with a leg kick
and Kobashi counters with a nice kick to the body.
Taphorn takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Taphorn fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Kobashi manages to avoid it.
A head kick misses from Kobashi.
Kobashi is looking to chop away at Taphorn's legs.
Kobashi throws a head kick but Taphorn moves out of range.
Kobashi throws the kick towards the body but Taphorn avoids it.
Kobashi looks for the body kick but Taphorn saw that one coming.
Taphorn avoids a kick to the body.
Taphorn throws a shot to the body.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Taphorn ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Kobashi moves away.
Kobashi throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Taphorn steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Kobashi.
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 Kenta Kobashi will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Peter Taphorn's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!
Taphorn scores with a leg kick.
Taphorn is really struggling to land any decent head shots against his taller opponent.
Kobashi uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Taphorn.
Kobashi moves out of range of the leg kick from Taphorn.
Taphorn tries to close the distance and clinch up but Kobashi swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Kobashi fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Taphorn checks it well.
Taphorn throws out a leg kick but Kobashi moves out of range and Taphorn only half commits.
Taphorn scores with a shot to the body.
Kobashi throws a leg kick but Taphorn moved away.
A slapping body kick lands there for Taphorn.
Kobashi throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Taphorn attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Kobashi throws a nice head kick!
Nice defenses there by Kobashi.
Kobashi misses with a jab to the body
and Taphorn counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Kobashi is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Taphorn's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Taphorn's back!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Taphorn is in bad spot here.
Even with his hooks in, Kobashi manages to miss with strikes from the back.
Kobashi controlling from the back.
Kobashi gets his hands free as Taphorn looks to control.
Taphorn grimaces as he takes a shot to the body.
Taphorn looks to control his opponent's hands but he's not mananging it at the moment.
Taphorn is trying to avoid being dragged into an even worse position than he's already in but Kobashi is staying active.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kobashi struggling to keep hold of the position.
Kobashi avoiding Taphorn 's attempts to control his hands.
Taphorn turns into Kobashi and is now in his guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Kobashi managing to control the position.
We're going to have a standup here because Kenta Kobashi wasn't active enough for the referee's liking.
Kobashi throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Kobashi throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Taphorn misses with a wild combination.
Kobashi throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
A thudding body kick lands there by Kobashi!
Kobashi misses with a low kick as Taphorn jumps back.
Kobashi uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
A head kick misses from Kobashi.
Taphorn just misses with a punch to the body.
Taphorn throws a jab but it's blocked by Kobashi.
Kobashi avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
A good leg kick by Taphorn.
Taphorn goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Kobashi swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Taphorn counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Taphorn trying to pass the guard. He's being very persistent here but Kobashi manages to land a sweep and now he's on top!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Taphorn looking for a guillotine here but Kobashi defends easily.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Taphorn has his foot on Kobashi's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Kobashi works his way back into a safe position though.
Kobashi looking to pass the guard.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Taphorn had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Kobashi defends it easily.
Kobashi wants to stand but Taphorn has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Peter Taphorn will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Peter Taphorn's cut.
That's time! Back to the action! Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Kobashi scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Kobashi fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Taphorn manages to avoid it.
Nice sprawl there from Kobashi as Taphorn shoots in.
Kobashi tries a head kick but it misses.
Kobashi is looking to score with low kicks.
Taphorn throws a hook to the side of Kobashi's head but Kobashi sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
A good leg kick by Taphorn.
Kobashi throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Kenta Kobashi is winning the standup battle so far.
Taphorn moves out of range as Kobashi strikes.
Taphorn slips a jab from Kobashi.
Kobashi closes the distance and pushes Taphorn back into the cage.
Kobashi lands a shoulder strike.
Kobashi on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Taphorn's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Kobashi prevents a body shot from Taphorn.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A knee to the head by Taphorn.
Kobashi breaks from the clinch.
Taphorn moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Taphorn has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Kobashi throws a hook but Taphorn avoids it easily.
Kobashi misses with a head kick.
Kobashi throws the kick towards the body but Taphorn avoids it.
Kobashi connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Taphorn rushes Kobashi and presses him up against the cage.
A shot in the inside from Kobashi.
Kobashi escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Taphorn blocks a low kick nicely.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Taphorn throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Taphorn just misses with a punch to the body.
Taphorn lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Taphorn throws a shot to the body.
A shot to the liver by Taphorn. Beautiful body shot.
Taphorn misses with an uppercut.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Taphorn, right into the meat.
Taphorn with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Kobashi tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Kobashi tries to land a front kick but Taphorn steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Taphorn feints and then cracks Kobashi's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Kobashi down.
Kobashi avoids the body shot from Taphorn.
Kobashi fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Taphorn checks it well.
Kobashi thuds a left hand into Taphorn's body.
Kobashi lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Kobashi lands with a right hand.
Kobashi bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Taphorn is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Kobashi rather than just go for the knockout.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kobashi chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Taphorn can pounce on him.
Kobashi uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Taphorn.
A swing and a miss from Taphorn.
Taphorn avoids a kick to the body.
Kobashi misses with a low kick.
Taphorn avoids the head kick by Kobashi.
Kobashi looks for the body kick but Taphorn saw that one coming.
Kobashi throws a predictable looking body shot
and Taphorn decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Kobashi's guard.
Kobashi lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Taphorn!
Taphorn wants to hold on but Kobashi pushes him away.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Taphorn is working to get back to half guard.
BOOM! Kobashi connects with a massive shot to the dome!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Kobashi prevents Taphorn from getting the reversal.
Kobashi throwing strikes here but Taphorn is writhing around nicely and avoiding any serious damage.
Taphorn is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Kobashi lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
Kobashi controlling the position easily from mount.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
And that's the end of the fight!
Kenta Kobashi showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Kobashi has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Colin Fotheringham scores the fight 29:28
Judge James Glass scores the fight 29:28
Judge Phil Schofield scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Kenta Kobashi!
After the fight, Kenta Kobashi was humble in paying tribute to his opponent but made it clear he wants to go on to bigger and better things. It seemed to go down well with the crowd who cheered him loudly.
Peter Taphorn spoke after the fight, saying 'I'd like to blame Duphus for this loss. My opponent was so much taller I needed his gangly, crack head Larry Bird looking ass to help me train. I just wish he would bathe more. His hair smells like a spittoon in a low-class Bangkok whorehouse. His back is as hairy as a newborn chimp. it was bad'.
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