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ITFL 2 - Individual Quarters PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Bawit Daba (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Zell Griever (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Daba's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Kid Rock - Bawitdaba. Griever comes into a darkened arena with his song building. X-Files Theme kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Zell Griever has the eye of the tiger tonight.
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285 lbs
15 - 5 - 0 |
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Granite chin |
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World class boxer
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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
9 - 4 - 1, fighting out of Sydney, Bawit Daba!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
15 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Zell Griever!
The judges for this bout are Colin Fotheringham, James Ackerman and James Atkins.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Griever throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Griever gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Daba tries to throw a body punch but Griever avoids it by throwing Daba back against the cage.
Griever pushes Daba back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Griever lands a hook that snaps the head of Daba backwards.
Daba pushes Griever back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Griever misses with a punch on the inside.
Griever scores with a nice hook to the head.
Griever blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Daba swings wildly with an uppercut but Griever uses good head movement to avoid it.
Griever lands on the inside with an uppercut.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Daba can't find room to land a body shot as Griever controls the action.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Daba.
A short body shot lands from Griever as the two fighters clinch.
Griever misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Daba doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Daba.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Griever.
Griever tries to throw a body punch but Daba avoids it by throwing Griever back against the cage.
Griever lands an uppercut.
Daba is leaning against Griever and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Daba goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Griever stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Griever lands with a light punch inside.
Daba fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Griever working aggressively here.
Daba working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Daba prevents a body shot from Griever.
A head punch on the inside from Daba fails to land.
Daba blocks a body shot from Griever.
Griever tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Daba lands on the inside with an uppercut.
It looks like Zell Griever has been cut.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A shot in the inside from Daba.
Griever works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Griever blocks a body shot from Daba.
A short uppercut from Griever.
Daba lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Griever misses with a hook from the clinch.
Griever blocking some punches.
Daba working aggressively here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Daba misses with a body punch.
Griever has Daba pressed against the cage, preventing Daba from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
A left hand lands to the body for Griever.
Daba misses with the head strike.
Griever works on Daba's body with a couple of short punches.
Griever has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. So far he's outscoring his opponent in the clinch so it seems to have been worthwhile.
Daba is breathing heavily.
Griever pushes Daba back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Griever swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Griever can't find room to land a body shot as Daba controls the action.
Griever lands a hook that snaps the head of Daba backwards.
A short right from Griever on the inside.
Griever lands with a light punch inside.
Griever lands with a short shot to the head.
Griever blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Nice body punch from Griever.
Griever throws a head punch that misses.
Griever lands with a light punch inside.
Daba stalling in the clinch but Griever improves position.
Griever lands a left hand.
Griever softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Daba blocking some punches.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Griever.
Griever scores with a shot to the side of Daba's head.
Daba is looking to break free of the clinch but Griever has double underhooks.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Griever.
Griever tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Daba's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
A short right hand to the side of the head by Daba.
Daba's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Griever prevents a body shot from Daba.
Griever misses with a short punch on the inside.
Daba misses with a hook from the clinch.
A short body shot lands from Griever as the two fighters clinch.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Griever blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Griever lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Daba blocks an uppercut.
Griever lands a hook to the side of the head.
Griever scores with a shot to the side of Daba's head.
Griever swings wildly with an uppercut but Daba uses good head movement to avoid it.
Daba misses with a body punch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Daba working aggressively here.
Griever works on Daba's body with a couple of short punches.
A head punch on the inside from Griever fails to land.
Griever blocks a body shot from Daba.
Griever swings wildly with an uppercut but Daba uses good head movement to avoid it.
Griever misses with some punches.
Daba doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Griever misses with a body punch.
A nice left hand lands by Griever.
Griever goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Griever misses with a body punch.
Griever doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Daba gets through Griever's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Daba misses with a hook from the clinch.
Daba lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Daba struggles to land a body shot inside as Griever controls his hands.
A short right from Griever on the inside.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Griever.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Zell Griever dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Zell Griever's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!
A nice leg kick lands there from Daba.
Griever throws out a powerful jab.
Griever checks a leg kick.
Daba is looking to land body kicks.
Griever swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Griever lands a body shot.
Griever throws a push kick but Daba slaps the foot to one side.
Daba misses with a leg kick
and Griever moves into the clinch.
Griever blocks a body shot from Daba.
Griever lands with a right to the head.
Griever tries a body shot but Daba blocks it.
Griever lands with a right to the head.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Griever lands a shot to the body.
Zell Griever seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Griever tries to work over Daba's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Daba misses with the head strike.
Griever tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Daba's elbow.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Nice body punch from Griever.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Griever misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Griever lands with a right to the head.
Griever working aggressively here.
Griever working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Griever lands with a left to the head.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Griever creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Griever lands a right hand.
Daba working aggressively here.
Griever struggles to land a body shot inside as Daba controls his hands.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Daba.
A short right from Daba on the inside.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Griever lands a body shot.
Griever throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Griever lands a body punch in the clinch.
Griever lands an uppercut.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Griever creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Griever lands a hook that snaps the head of Daba backwards.
Griever swings away with an uppercut that misses.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Griever.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Griever digs a right hand underneath Daba's ribcage. Daba let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Griever doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Griever lands a body shot in the clinch.
Griever pushes Daba back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Griever lands a left hand.
Griever scores with a shot to the side of Daba's head.
Griever lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Daba backwards.
Daba is rocked!
Griever throws a punch but it's blocked by Daba.
Griever has a couple of punches blocked by Daba.
A left hand lands to the body for Griever.
Griever doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Griever misses with a hook to the ribs.
Griever misses with some punches.
Daba tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Griever's elbow.
A nice left hand lands by Daba.
Griever lands a body punch.
Griever working aggressively here.
Griever lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Griever lands a body punch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Daba's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Griever lands a right hand that snaps the head of Daba backwards.
Griever cracks Daba with a nice body shot.
Griever has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Griever lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Daba or not.
Griever lands a body shot in the clinch.
Griever lands on the inside with an uppercut.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Griever throws a head punch that misses.
A right hand to the body from Griever.
Griever drops Daba onto one knee with a big uppercut from the clinch! Daba is propped up by the cage and works his way back to his feet!
Oh Daba is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Griever presses Daba against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Griever scores with a nice hook to the head.
Griever scores with a hook to the body.
Griever dips a shoulder and cracks Daba with a mighty uppercut! Daba falls back against the cage and Griever unloads with a barrage of strikes! Daba is completely out with his eyes open, only supported by the cage! Save him ref! Eventually the ref decides to do his job and jumps in - Griever screams abuse at the incompetent official before going over to celebrate with his corner. Brutal stuff!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:46 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Zell Griever!
A relieved looking Zell Griever 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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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Lance Templeton (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ugor Makinwa (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Templeton comes to the cage accompanied by Wake Me Up Before You Go-Go. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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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
10 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Lance Templeton!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
16 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Ugor Makinwa!
The judges for this bout are Andrew Berry, James Atkins and Colin Fotheringham.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Templeton showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Makinwa.
Templeton scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Templeton looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Makinwa on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Makinwa misses with a body shot.
Templeton scores with a shot to the body.
Makinwa takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Makinwa moves forwards but Templeton connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Templeton just misses with a punch to the body.
Makinwa connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Makinwa throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Some bone on bone action there as Templeton checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Templeton misses with a body kick.
Makinwa moves out of range as Templeton strikes.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Makinwa, as that shot connected.
Templeton moves away from the strike by Makinwa.
Templeton bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Makinwa's head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Templeton blocks the body kick.
A looping hook to the body misses from Templeton. Makinwa does a little dance to reset his feet.
Templeton throws a low kick but Makinwa moves out of range easily.
Makinwa attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Makinwa throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
We can't be sure of the tactics at this early stage but we have heard that Makinwa has been working on his takedowns a lot in the buildup to the fight and we can only assume he's going to look to take this to the mat.
Makinwa misses with a wild body shot.
Templeton turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Templeton staying out of range there.
Templeton lands with an uppercut that bounces Makinwa off the cage and back into range.
Templeton uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Makinwa.
A head kick by Templeton misses
and Makinwa counters with a nice uppercut.
Makinwa throws a leg kick which misses Templeton's front leg but catches the back leg as Templeton tries to avoid it.
Makinwa swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Templeton counters with a nice uppercut.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Templeton, right into the meat.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Makinwa takes one to the side of the head.
Templeton misses with a body shot.
Makinwa fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Templeton.
Templeton uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Makinwa.
Templeton with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
A leg kick checked by Templeton.
A nice inside leg kick there by Templeton. That's going to slow Makinwa down.
Makinwa throws a jab when Templeton was well out of range.
Makinwa walks into a left hand.
Makinwa lands a nice shot to the body.
Makinwa takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Makinwa lunges at Templeton with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Templeton's hand.
Makinwa throws a lazy right hand but Templeton sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Lance Templeton seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Templeton tries to clinch but Makinwa is having none of it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Templeton's corner calls for a 1-2. Templeton obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Makinwa chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Templeton with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Templeton checks a leg kick.
Templeton scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Templeton tries to land a front kick but Makinwa steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Templeton lands with a thumping leg kick.
Templeton thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Makinwa if he has to take too many more of those.
Templeton tries to land a front kick but Makinwa steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Templeton chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Templeton connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Makinwa digs a good body shot into Templeton's ribs.
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!
Templeton moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Makinwa throws a leg kick but Templeton sees it coming and checks it nicely.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Makinwa takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Templeton smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Makinwa avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Makinwa just misses with a punch to the body.
Templeton takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Templeton's jab looks to have found its range, popping Makinwa under the eye.
Makinwa's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Templeton connects with a high kick.
Templeton checks a leg kick.
Templeton fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Makinwa.
Makinwa cracks Templeton with an open hand slap.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Makinwa throws a body kick that misses.
Templeton tries a head kick but it misses.
Templeton fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Makinwa.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Lance Templeton dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
A telegraphed right hand from Makinwa misses the target.
Templeton checks a low kick from Makinwa.
Makinwa takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Sloppy strikes from Templeton. Those never looked like landing.
Templeton throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Templeton feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Makinwa's calf.
A right-left combo lands from Makinwa.
Makinwa with a body punch. A glancing blow.
A chopping leg kick lands by Templeton.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Templeton.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Makinwa tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Templeton was well out of range. Poor timing from Makinwa.
Templeton throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Templeton closes the distance and clinches.
Makinwa looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Templeton misses with a hook to the ribs.
Makinwa blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Makinwa prevents a body shot from Templeton.
Templeton lands with a right to the head.
Templeton lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Templeton.
Makinwa is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Templeton to keep the fight standing.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Makinwa.
Templeton prevents Makinwa from breaking the clinch.
Templeton lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Makinwa or not.
Makinwa is breathing heavily.
Makinwa avoiding damage.
Templeton scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Templeton lands a shoulder strike.
Templeton tries to land a knee to the head but Makinwa blocks with his arms.
Makinwa's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Templeton misses the shot to the body.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Templeton keeps Makinwa at a distance using the push kick.
Templeton doesn't manage to clinch there - Makinwa circles away.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Makinwa blocks a head kick by Templeton.
Templeton misses the shot to the body.
Templeton misses with a body shot
and Makinwa counters with a stiff right hand.
Templeton scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Templeton punishes Makinwa's body with a nice straight punch.
Templeton misses with a hook to the body
and Makinwa counters with a body kick.
A shot to the liver by Templeton. Beautiful body shot.
Makinwa avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Makinwa blocks a head kick by Templeton.
Makinwa takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Templeton fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Makinwa.
Templeton scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Templeton throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A nice inside leg kick there by Templeton. That's going to slow Makinwa down.
Templeton lands a really nice looking cross but Makinwa seems unphased.
Makinwa moves out of range as Templeton throws a body kick.
Templeton jabs Makinwa to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Makinwa takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Makinwa lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Templeton blocks a low kick nicely.
Makinwa avoids the body shot from Templeton.
Makinwa pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Templeton moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Makinwa lands a jab to Templeton's midsection.
Templeton delivers a nice body kick.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Templeton misses with a leg kick
and Makinwa counters with a straight right hand.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Makinwa takes one to the chin there.
Templeton cracks the inside of Makinwa's front leg.
Templeton changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Templeton connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Makinwa connects with a leg kick. Templeton looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Makinwa throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Makinwa throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Makinwa misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Templeton.
Templeton tries a head kick but it misses.
Makinwa gets tackled into the cage by Templeton. Templeton maintains the clinch.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Makinwa breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
The fighters circling - Makinwa throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Templeton throws a front kick that sends Makinwa stumbling back into the cage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Lance Templeton dominated that second round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
Makinwa throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Templeton throws a chopping leg kick but Makinwa manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Makinwa has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Templeton.
Templeton has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Makinwa finds it's way round the side to connect with Templeton's head.
Templeton lands a body shot.
Makinwa throws a right hand that misses
and Templeton makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Makinwa throws a leg kick but Templeton sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Lance Templeton is winning the standup battle so far.
Templeton throws a sloppy head kick and Makinwa moves out of range easily.
Templeton throws a nice inside leg kick.
A slow jab from Templeton misses its intended target.
Templeton doesn't manage to clinch there - Makinwa circles away.
Templeton throws a quick inside leg kick.
Templeton instigates a clinch.
Makinwa dodges an elbow strike from Templeton.
Templeton lands a body punch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Makinwa breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Makinwa, right into the meat.
Templeton tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Makinwa was well out of range. Poor timing from Templeton.
Makinwa thows a left - swing and a miss!
Templeton takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Makinwa misses with a leg kick.
Makinwa misses with a wild body shot.
Templeton looks to land a left hand but Makinwa moved out of range nicely.
A looping hook to the body misses from Templeton. Makinwa does a little dance to reset his feet.
Templeton jabs Makinwa to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Makinwa takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Templeton is looking to land body kicks.
Templeton throws the kick towards the body but Makinwa avoids it.
Templeton clinches up against the cage.
A shot in the inside from Templeton.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Makinwa working aggressively here.
Makinwa presses Templeton against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Makinwa taking a breather.
Makinwa is looking to break free of the clinch but Templeton has double underhooks.
A short right from Templeton.
Templeton throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Makinwas head.
Templeton lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Makinwa backwards.
Makinwa tries to pull guard but Templeton holds him up against the cage and eventually Makinwa drops back down to his feet.
Templeton tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Makinwa's elbow.
Templeton lands a body punch in the clinch.
Makinwa blocks a body shot from Templeton.
Templeton lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Makinwa tries to work over Templeton's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Templeton scores with a shoulder strike.
Templeton escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Makinwa on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Makinwa pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Templeton with a nice cross.
Makinwa moves out of range of the body kick from Templeton.
Templeton tries to land a front kick but Makinwa steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Templeton lands a nice leg kick that just misses Makinwa's sensitive parts.
Good shot there by Templeton.
A head kick misses from Templeton.
Makinwa misses with a leg kick
and Templeton finishes the little exchange by landing a big kick to the body.
Makinwa sizes up Templeton with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Ugor Makinwa has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Templeton connects with an inside leg kick.
A nice leg kick lands there from Templeton.
Templeton tries to close the distance and clinch but Makinwa swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Makinwa has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Templeton throws a head kick that misses.
Templeton takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Templeton dodges the punch combination from Makinwa.
Makinwa on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Templeton, right into the meat.
A solid leg kick lands there for Templeton.
Templeton fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Makinwa.
Makinwa misses with a hook. Templeton ducked under it nicely.
That kick from Templeton tenderised Makinwa's leg. Makinwa is trying to keep his angry face on.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Templeton throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Makinwa avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Lance Templeton is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Makinwa fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Templeton manages to avoid it.
And that's the end of the fight!
Lance Templeton showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Templeton has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Andrew Berry scores the fight 30:27
Judge James Atkins scores the fight 30:27
Judge Colin Fotheringham scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Lance Templeton!
Lance Templeton decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Peter Taphorn (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Evgeniy Malkin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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210 lbs
14 - 6 - 0 |
Abu Dhabi Champ
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World class MT
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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
14 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Peter Taphorn!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
14 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Evgeniy Malkin!
The judges for this bout are Chris Edwards, Phil Schofield and Colin Fotheringham.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Taphorn shoots in looking for a takedown. Malkin tries to sprawl out of it but Taphorn keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Malkin manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Malkin tries to keep at a distance but Taphorn has taken the fight into the clinch.
Malkin is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Taphorn misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Taphorn gets control of Malkin's arms and successfully pulls guard. Taphorn will no doubt be looking for submissions off his back.
Taphorn looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Taphorn might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Malkin is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Taphorn tries to land a sweep but no joy.
My spies in Gym Beam inform me that Malkin has been getting involved in the gym's BJJ sparring sessions. Let's see whether that pays dividends!
Malkin trying to control the position from guard on top but Taphorn is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Malkin has gone for a leg lock! Taphorn slips out almost immediately though and dives into Malkin's guard.
Taphorn engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Taphorn has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Malkin scores with the left hand. Taphorn knows he should have avoided that one.
Taphorn shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Taphorn showed some decent athleticism there.
Malkin is trying to control but can't.
Taphorn looks to be in better condition than last time we saw him fight. Obviously he's been working hard on his cardio.
Malkin blocking the ground and pound attempt from Taphorn.
Malkin moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Taphorn accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Taphorn postures up in Malkin's guard and throws a big left but Malkin blocks it.
Malkin keeping moving, preventing Taphorn from controlling successfully.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Malkin working for a triangle but Taphorn defends it easily.
Malkin looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Taphorn wants to control from the top but Malkin keeps moving.
Taphorn wants to pass the guard but Malkin is keeping the position.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
Malkin has an omoplata and is looking to use it perhaps as a submission or perhaps to transition. Taphorn is in a bit of discomfort here, but he's managed to free himself and has dived into side control! That didn't work out too well for Malkin.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Malkin is not content to let Taphorn control the position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Peter Taphorn dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Malkin misses with a low kick as Taphorn jumps back.
Malkin moves away from the strike by Taphorn.
Malkin shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Malkin displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Taphorn throws out the jab.
Malkin bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Taphorn scores with a spinning back kick!
Malkin takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Taphorn misses the shot to the body.
Malkin throws a leg kick that misses.
Taphorn scores with a body shot.
Malkin uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Taphorn.
Taphorn connects with a nice looking jab.
Some bone on bone action there as Taphorn checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Malkin chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Taphorn can pounce on him.
A low kick from Malkin misses
and Taphorn holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Malkin scores with a nice hook to the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Malkin pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Malkin takes one to the chin there.
The fight stays on the outside here - Taphorn looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
A big left from Malkin misses.
Malkin delivers a nice body kick.
Malkin lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Taphorn on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Taphorn tries to sprawl but Malkin drives through with a takedown into half guard.
Taphorn tries to roll over but Malkin keeps him under control.
Malkin is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Taphorn has managed to free his arm - good work.
Malkin trying to control from half guard but Taphorn is working away.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Taphorn trying to hold on to Malkin's head to control him but Malkin postures up.
Taphorn is refusing to be controlled, as Malkin sits in half guard.
Taphorn is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Malkin pulls his head out easily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Taphorn is staying active underneath Malkin, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Taphorn slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Taphorn throws his legs up looking to secure a triangle. Oh, that looks pretty tight, I gotta say! Malkin escapes and throws Taphorn's legs to the side, diving into side control!
Taphorn is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Malkin is working for what looks like an arm triangle here. Taphorn is trying to escape and Malkin transitions quickly into an armbar! He's slapped it on tight and Taphorn is forced to tap! Nice work there by Malkin! Very nice indeed!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:58 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). 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 Tigran Badoyan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Aloysius Martin Thesz (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Tigran Badoyan had a look across the cage there at his opponent. He definitely means business
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264 lbs
15 - 1 - 0 |
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210 lbs
13 - 5 - 0 |
Great wrestler
Lethal high kicks
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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
15 - 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
13 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Aloysius Martin Thesz!
The judges for this bout are Colin Fotheringham, Daniel Bishop and Steven Brown.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Thesz lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
It looks like Tigran Badoyan has been cut.
Thesz misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Thesz uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Badoyan.
Thesz throws a hook but Badoyan blocks it.
Donk. Thesz catches Badoyan right on the button with a cross.
Tigran Badoyan seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Badoyan misses with a wild body shot.
Badoyan uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
It looks like Aloysius Martin Thesz has been cut.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Badoyan gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
Thesz pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Badoyan is keeping the position for now.
Badoyan pulls Thesz in close to prevent any damage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Thesz pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Badoyan is keeping the position for now.
Badoyan seems keen to control Thesz's posture.
Thesz trying to control but Badoyan is working from the bottom.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Thesz closes the distance and after a bit of a stuggle, scores a takedown into Badoyan's guard.
Thesz trying to control but Badoyan is working from the bottom.
Thesz looking to pass the guard.
Thesz in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Thesz is looking to work some ground and pound but Badoyan has wrist control.
Badoyan is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Thesz with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Thesz trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Thesz won't allow Badoyan to sweep him here.
Badoyan is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
Thesz trying to control the position from guard on top but Badoyan is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Badoyan working a defensive guard here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
A head kick from Badoyan lands but Thesz takes it in his stride.
Badoyan blocks a jab.
Badoyan moves out of range of the body kick from Thesz.
Thesz slips under a jab.
Thesz goes for a double leg but Badoyan avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Badoyan continues to drive forward.
Thesz stops a takedown attempt from Badoyan.
Thesz tries to pull guard but Badoyan forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Tigran Badoyan has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Aloysius Martin Thesz.
Badoyan misses with a hook from the clinch.
Badoyan pressing his opponent against the cage.
Thesz goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Badoyan slowing the pace effectively.
Badoyan digs a right hand into Thesz's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Thesz's gas tank.
Thesz fails to pull guard.
Badoyan swings away with an uppercut that misses.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Thesz blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Badoyan stalling in the clinch.
Badoyan tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Badoyan lands a left hand that snaps the head of Thesz backwards.
Badoyan manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Badoyan is working Thesz over against the cage.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Badoyan cracks Thesz with a nice body shot.
Thesz lands a nice shot to the body.
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 Tigran Badoyan will probably get the nod.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Thesz blocks the body kick.
Nice shot lands for Thesz.
Badoyan cracks Thesz with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Thesz shoots for a double leg takedown but Badoyan sprawls well. He's pushed Thesz's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Badoyan closes the distance and lands a vicious right hand that drops Thesz! Badoyan dives in looking to finish! Thesz is still trying to defend himself but he's taking too many shots and the referee has no choice but to stop the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:22 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Tigran Badoyan!
Tigran Badoyan very nearly forgot to thank Conquer amongst all the excitement of his win but just as the interview came to a close, he screamed their name. Hopefully he'll get a few nice freebies in the mail as a thank you.
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