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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Sho Shinjo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Takahiro Jouda (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Shinjo comes to the cage accompanied by Theme of Sho. Both fighter's entrance songs getting the crowd jumping here.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
19 - 15 - 2, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Sho Shinjo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Takahiro Jouda!
The judges for this bout are Sam Margolis, James Atkins and Colin Fotheringham.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jouda avoids the body shot from Shinjo.
Shinjo scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Jouda throws a looping overhand right but Shinjo ducks down to avoid it.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Shinjo.
Shinjo gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Shinjo is working actively from the bottom, looking for submissions. He's escaped his hips to the side and he's going for an armbar! Jouda has his hands clasped together but Shinjo extends and breaks Jouda's desperate grasp, forcing a tap out due to armbar! Nice BJJ displayed there by Shinjo.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:39 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Sho Shinjo!
After winning the bout, Sho Shinjo 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 welterweight MMA rules bout between Joe Calzaghe (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and David Charles (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Calzaghe comes into the arena with The Pride of Wales blaring out of the sound system. Joe Calzaghe has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
25 - 16 - 1, fighting out of London, Joe Calzaghe!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, David Charles!
The judges for this bout are Paul Tew, Richard Clark and Steven Brown.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Charles throws a lazy right hand but Calzaghe sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Calzaghe looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Calzaghe throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Calzaghe jabbing away but nothing is landing.
The fight stays on the outside here - Charles looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Calzaghe on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
It looks like Joe Calzaghe has been cut.
Calzaghe uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Calzaghe avoids the body shot from Charles.
David Charles seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Charles lands with a thumping leg kick.
Charles misses with a hook
and Calzaghe counters with a right hand to the body.
Calzaghe misses the shot to the body.
Charles tries to close the distance and clinch up but Calzaghe swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Calzaghe cracks Charles with an open hand slap.
Charles lands with a kick to the ribs.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Calzaghe throws a right hand that Charles ducks under and follows up with a left that Charles also avoids with ease.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Charles is looking to clinch but Calzaghe is avoiding it.
Crunch! Charles slams his shin into Calzaghe's torso.
Charles throws a chopping leg kick but Calzaghe manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Charles throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Charles throws a nice head kick!
Calzaghe is rocked!
Charles doesn't manage to clinch there - Calzaghe circles away.
Charles misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Charles throws a series of punches but Calzaghe avoids them all with ease.
Calzaghe falls off balance throwing a combination
and Charles counters with a head kick that drops Calzaghe to the mat! Calzaghe scrambles across the canvas and gets back to his feet, still wobbly!
Oh Calzaghe is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Charles tries to close the distance and clinch up but Calzaghe swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Charles misses with a looping left.
Calzaghe seems to have got his legs back now.
Charles lands a big right hand that sends Calzaghe crashing to the mat! Charles stays standing though and waves Calzaghe back to his feet!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Calzaghe connects with a crisp jab.
Calzaghe swings for the body but Charles moves out of range.
Calzaghe throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Calzaghe digs a good hook to Charles's body.
Charles jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
Calzaghe uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Charles.
Charles throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Charles's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Calzaghe connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Charles scrambles back to his feet.
A looping hook to the body misses from Charles. Calzaghe does a little dance to reset his feet.
Decent striking displayed by Calzaghe there.
Calzaghe throws a series of strikes that have Charles backpedaling.
Charles throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Calzaghe sees it coming and avoids it easily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A big right from Calzaghe misses.
Calzaghe throws a series of punches but Charles moves out of range.
Charles dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Calzaghe. That did some damage!
Charles throws a jab but it's blocked by Calzaghe.
Calzaghe checks a low kick from Charles.
Calzaghe misses with an uppercut.
Calzaghe throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
The crowd cheers as Charles lands an impressive looking overhand right. Calzaghe doesn't seem phased though.
Calzaghe swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Calzaghe checks the leg kick.
Charles scores with a jab. Calzaghe acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
A slow jab from Charles misses its intended target.
Calzaghe swings for the body but Charles moves out of range.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Calzaghe misses the jab.
Sloppy strikes from Calzaghe. Those never looked like landing.
Charles lands with a kick to the ribs.
Calzaghe connects with a nice looking jab.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Calzaghe's corner calls for a 1-2. Calzaghe obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Charles defending well as Calzaghe loads up on a big left hand.
Calzaghe bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Calzaghe keeps the fight on the outside.
Nice uppercut lands for Calzaghe. That snapped Charles's head back.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Charles throws a good cross that connects.
Calzaghe takes a swing at Charles's ribcage but misses.
Charles wants to slow Calzaghe down by chopping away at his legs.
Calzaghe scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
David Charles dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Joe Calzaghe's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!
Charles lands a head kick. Calzaghe smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Calzaghe throws out a loose jab but Charles uses good head movement to avoid it.
Calzaghe keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Charles misses with a wild combination.
Calzaghe misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Charles.
Charles wants to clinch.
Nice shot lands for Charles.
Charles uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Calzaghe.
Charles slips under a jab.
Calzaghe lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Charles lands with an uppercut that bounces Calzaghe off the cage and back into range.
Charles uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Calzaghe.
A left lands for Charles.
Charles pulls out of a head kick attempt.
A punch lands to the side of Charles 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Charles fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Calzaghe waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Charles.
Charles smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Charles bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Charles misses with a wild body shot.
Charles buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Calzaghe looks to land a right hand but Charles moved out of range.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Charles fails to land with a series of punches.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Charles connects with a right hand. Calzaghe shakes it off.
Calzaghe misses the jab.
Charles throws out a loose jab but Calzaghe uses good head movement to avoid it.
Calzaghe throws a shot to the body.
Calzaghe throws a right hand that Charles ducks under and follows up with a left that Charles also avoids with ease.
Charles takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Charles ducks right into an uppercut from Calzaghe.
Calzaghe just misses with a punch to the body.
Charles shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Charles scores with a nice strike.
Charles swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Calzaghe circles away from the clinch attempt.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Charles throws a jab when Calzaghe was well out of range.
Calzaghe avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Calzaghe with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Calzaghe connects with a body shot.
Calzaghe staying out of range there.
Charles looks to throw the jab but Calzaghe is out of range.
Calzaghe takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Calzaghe takes a jab right on the kisser.
Calzaghe staying out of range there.
Calzaghe lands a nice looking body shot.
Charles moves out of range as Calzaghe strikes.
Calzaghe wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Charles is looking to clinch but Calzaghe is avoiding it.
Charles connects with an inside leg kick.
Calzaghe lands a nice looking body shot.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Calzaghe lands a nice looking body shot.
Calzaghe checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Calzaghe takes a swing at Charles's ribcage but misses.
Calzaghe checks the leg kick nicely there.
Calzaghe bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Charles takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Calzaghe misses with the combination.
Calzaghe lands with a straight right. Charles didn't see that one coming.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but David Charles will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Joe Calzaghe's cut.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Charles misses with an uppercut
and Calzaghe counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Charles thinking.
Calzaghe looks to throw the jab but Charles is out of range.
Charles tries to close the distance and clinch up but Calzaghe swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Calzaghe throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Charles avoids the body shot from Calzaghe.
Calzaghe ducks right into an uppercut from Charles.
Calzaghe circles away from the clinch attempt.
Calzaghe lands a body shot.
David Charles seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Calzaghe defending well as Charles loads up on a big left hand.
Charles wants to clinch.
Charles swings and misses with a hook to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Charles loads up on a big right hand but Calzaghe slips the punch.
Charles throws an off balance right hand
letting Calzaghe counter with a right hand.
Calzaghe scores with a body shot.
Charles defending well as Calzaghe loads up on a big left hand.
Calzaghe swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Charles throws a right hand that misses
and Calzaghe counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Calzaghe throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Charles throws a jab when Calzaghe was well out of range.
Charles clinches with his opponent.
Calzaghe has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Calzaghe blocks the elbow strike.
Calzaghe prevents a body shot from Charles.
Calzaghe breaks the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Calzaghe swings for the body but Charles moves out of range.
Charles uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Calzaghe.
Charles connects with a right hand. Calzaghe shakes it off.
Calzaghe scores with a decent looking hook.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Charles misses with a straight left.
A big left from Charles misses.
Calzaghe ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Charles darts in trying to clinch
and Calzaghe counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Charles throws a combination that misses
and Calzaghe counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Charles has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Charles swinging wildly here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Calzaghe clobbers Charles with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Calzaghe throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Calzaghe connects with a good right hand that stumbles Charles. Charles circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Charles takes a swing at Calzaghe's ribcage but misses.
A slapping leg kick lands for Charles.
Charles looks to land a left hand but Calzaghe moved out of range nicely.
Charles keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Calzaghe lands a jab to the head.
Charles misses with a looping right.
The fighters circling - Charles throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Calzaghe lands with a hook. Charles tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Charles is rocked!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Calzaghe drops Charles with a huge uppercut! Charles drops to the floor like a sack of potatoes. Calzaghe is raining down punches and the ref stops the fight! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:08 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Joe Calzaghe!
Joe Calzaghe made sure to mention his sponsor, Fury Nutrition Inc. in his post fight interview.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Pablo Garza (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Takanori Gomi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Gomi has chosen Scary as his entrance music. Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?
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168 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
9 - 5 - 0, fighting out of London, Pablo Garza!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
12 - 5 - 2, fighting out of Tokyo, Takanori Gomi!
The judges for this bout are Andrew Berry, Phil Schofield and Chris Edwards.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Garza displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Gomi throws out the jab.
Gomi fails with a takedown attempt.
Gomi misses with a wild combination.
Garza closes the distance looking to clinch
and Gomi counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Garza feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Gomi's calf.
Gomi takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Gomi 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.
Gomi on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Gomi fails to land with a series of punches.
Garza lands with a nice body kick.
Gomi drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Garza misses with a low kick.
Gomi throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Garza stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gomi misses with a wild body shot.
Pablo Garza is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Garza tries to clinch up but Gomi circles away and keeps his distance.
Garza feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Gomi's calf.
Garza really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Gomi moves out of range of the strikes.
Garza displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Gomi steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Garza. That one must have hurt.
Gomi takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Garza throws a low kick, looking for Gomi's leg but Gomi calmly moves out of range.
Pablo Garza seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Garza looks to score with a jab to the body but Gomi is just out of range.
Gomi keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Garza swings for the body but Gomi moves out of range.
Garza misses with a body kick.
Gomi wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Gomi throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Garza.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gomi changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Garza tries to avoid it but Gomi manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Garza to the ground. Garza escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Garza lands with a slapping head kick.
Gomi moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Gomi fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Pablo Garza has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Takanori Gomi.
Some bone on bone action there as Gomi checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Garza.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Garza.
Garza goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Garza tries to clinch there but Gomi circles away.
Gomi throws a body punch but Garza moves out of range.
Sloppy strikes from Garza. Those never looked like landing.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gomi keeps the fight on the outside.
Gomi lands with a nice body punch.
Garza scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Gomi lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Gomi misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Garza keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Gomi digs a good hook to Garza's body.
A combination from Gomi does no damage.
Nice defenses there by Garza.
Nice uppercut lands for Garza. That snapped Gomi's head back.
Garza lands with a nice body punch.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Garza connects with a solid leg kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Gomi.
Garza is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Gomi thows a body shot but no joy.
Gomi moves out of range of the body kick from Garza.
Garza scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Garza plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Gomi is rocked!
Gomi stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Garza.
Gomi swings for the body but Garza moves out of range.
Gomi thows a body shot but no joy.
A telegraphed right hand from Gomi misses the target.
A chopping leg kick lands by Garza.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Gomi avoids the head kick by Garza.
Gomi blocks a jab.
Garza defending well as Gomi loads up on a big left hand.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Pablo Garza dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Gomi avoids the head kick by Garza.
Garza misses with a series of wild punches.
A solid leg kick lands there for Garza.
Gomi misses with a jab, cross combination.
Gomi walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Garza misses with a low kick.
Gomi takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Gomi shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Garza as he jumps to the side.
Gomi lands a jab.
Gomi takes a jab right on the kisser.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gomi misses with a two punch combination.
Garza defending well as Gomi loads up on a big left hand.
Garza scores with a kick to the midsection.
Gomi avoids a kick to the body.
Garza throws a leg kick that misses.
Garza tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Gomi is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Garza rather than just go for the knockout.
Garza keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Garza scores with a head kick.
Garza turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Garza misses with a series of wild punches.
Gomi keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Gomi tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Garza swivels and escapes.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gomi tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Garza defends well and Gomi ends up having to push Garza into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Pablo Garza has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Takanori Gomi.
Garza misses with a hook to the ribs.
Garza lands an uppercut.
Garza lands a right hand that snaps the head of Gomi backwards.
Gomi on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
A left hand lands to the body for Garza.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Gomi throws a knee to the head but misses.
Garza scores with a nice hook to the head.
Gomi blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Garza.
Gomi has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Garza avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Garza misses with a body punch.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Garza.
Gomi tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Garza's elbow.
Gomi tries to break the clinch but Garza is controlling the position.
Gomi blocking some punches.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Garza misses with a punch on the inside.
Garza lands with a short shot to the head.
Gomi tries to work over Garza's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Garza missing with knees to the body.
Garza landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Garza scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Garza can't find room to land a body shot as Gomi controls the action.
Garza tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Gomi takes a shot to the head.
Gomi is still on wobbly legs! Can Garza finish him?
A short right from Garza.
Garza misses with some punches.
Garza lands a hook that snaps the head of Gomi backwards.
Gomi takes a shot to the head.
Garza swings wildly with an uppercut but Gomi uses good head movement to avoid it.
Garza working aggressively here.
Garza throws a head punch that misses.
Garza is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Garza scores with a nice hook to the head.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Garza pushes Gomi against the cage. Garza is working some dirty boxing. Garza pushes off with a quick right hook! Gomi goes down! Gomi tries to stand but stumbles back to his kness! Garza moves in to finish and the ref steps in to prevent any more damage!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:55 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Pablo Garza!
Our winner, Pablo Garza, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Drazen Kadoic (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jay Copeland (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Copeland is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Avenged Sevenfold-Beast and the Harlot. 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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218 lbs
24 - 15 - 0 |
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217 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
24 - 15 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Drazen Kadoic!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
16 - 8 - 0, fighting out of London, Jay Copeland!
The judges for this bout are James Atkins, Daniel Bishop and Phil Schofield.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kadoic throws a nice inside leg kick.
Copeland lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Kadoic throws a low kick, looking for Copeland's leg but Copeland calmly moves out of range.
Copeland on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Copeland will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Kadoic swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Copeland throws a sloppy head kick
and Kadoic counters with a body kick.
Kadoic lands a right hook to the body.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A solid leg kick lands there for Kadoic.
Copeland looks winded!
A head kick misses from Kadoic.
Kadoic throws a good cross that connects.
Kadoic scores with a head kick. Copeland tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
It looks like Jay Copeland has been cut.
Kadoic throws a sloppy head kick and Copeland moves out of range easily.
Kadoic throws a leg kick
and Copeland counters with a takedown into side control.
That's one minute gone in the round.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
Kadoic wants to control but Copeland postures up.
Copeland is chipping away with strikes.
Kadoic struggling a bit here.
Copeland has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Copeland lands a knee to the body and a forearm to the face.
You can see the frustration on Kadoic's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Copeland lands a decent elbow from side control.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Kadoic can't do much from the bottom here.
Copeland cracks Kadoic with a big elbow.
You can see the frustration on Kadoic's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
What's Kadoic going to do here then? He's in a bit of a pickle.
Copeland throwing strikes but Kadoic manages to buck up and roll into a nice reversal - now he's on top in side control!
Kadoic trying to control the position but Copeland is working away.
Kadoic is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Copeland is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Kadoic tries to advance to mount but Copeland instead regains half guard.
Kadoic performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Copeland is looking for a sweep. Kadoic is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Copeland is looking to control Kadoic's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Copeland avoid being mounted?
Kadoic trying to control the pace.
The ref stands the fighters back up because Drazen Kadoic just wasn't active enough.
Copeland throws a head kick that misses.
Kadoic turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Kadoic throws a sloppy head kick and Copeland moves out of range easily.
Kadoic lands a really nice looking cross but Copeland seems unphased.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kadoic keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Kadoic attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Copeland looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Copeland keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Kadoic's head.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Copeland throws a strike but Kadoic rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Kadoic wants to control from the top but Copeland keeps moving.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Kadoic 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.
Kadoic would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Drazen Kadoic dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Jay Copeland's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
A punch lands to the side of Copeland 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Copeland moves out of range of the strikes.
Kadoic fails with an attempt to clinch.
Copeland misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Kadoic lands with a thumping leg kick.
Drazen Kadoic seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Copeland shoots in looking for a takedown but Kadoic manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Copeland's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Good exchange - Kadoic coming out on top.
Kadoic lands a big head kick that sends Copeland to the canvas! Kadoic follows up with strikes from the mount that forces the ref to step in and stop the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:49 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Drazen Kadoic!
During a confident post fight interview, Drazen Kadoic 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 lightweight MMA rules bout between Sam Shield (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Joe Hollis (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Hollis has chosen UGK - Pocket Full of Stones as his entrance music. Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
12 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Sam Shield!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
28 - 10 - 1, fighting out of Los Angeles, Joe Hollis!
The judges for this bout are Phil Schofield, James Ackerman and James Atkins.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hollis swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Shield avoids a punch combination nicely.
Hollis slips under a jab.
Shield throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Shield lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Shield misses with a series of wild punches.
Hollis throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Shield scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Shield loads up on a big right hand but Hollis slips the punch.
Shield misses the jab.
Hollis connects with a leg kick. Shield looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Hollis blocks a head kick by Shield.
Hollis throws a leg kick but Shield moved away.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Shield.
Hollis connects with a jab.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Both fighters circling a little - Hollis finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Hollis ducks under a wild hook from Shield.
Sam Shield seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Shield lands with an uppercut that bounces Hollis off the cage and back into range.
A bone on bone clash there as Shield blocks the leg kick.
Hollis throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A head kick from Hollis lands but Shield takes it in his stride.
Hollis darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Hollis goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Shield blocks a leg kick.
Hollis scores with a jab to the body.
A head kick from Shield lands but Hollis takes it in his stride.
Shield tries a head kick but it misses.
Hollis throws a body punch but Shield moves out of range.
Shield lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Shield connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Hollis's hands.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Hollis throws the left hand but Shield avoids the punch easily.
Shield stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Hollis.
Shield misses with a head kick.
Hollis thows a body kick. Shield tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Nice shot lands for Shield.
Shield misses with a double jab
and Hollis counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Hollis misses with a head kick.
Shield moves out of range as Hollis strikes.
Hollis 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.
Shield scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Shield will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
We've been told by Shield's head coaches at LOD: MMA Gods that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Shield lands with a kick to the ribs.
Shield checks a low kick from Hollis.
Hollis looks to land a combination but Shield avoids it well.
Hollis takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Hollis connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Hollis tries a head kick but it misses.
Shield has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Hollis.
No joy there for Shield, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Hollis tries to land a front kick but Shield steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Shield tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Shield scores with a nice strike.
A slapping body kick lands there for Hollis.
Hollis ducks under a wild hook from Shield.
Hollis swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Hollis throws a push kick but Shield slaps the foot to one side.
Shield throws out a powerful jab.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hollis pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Shield scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Shield avoids a punch combination nicely.
Hollis pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Shield throws a head kick but Hollis moves out of range.
Shield misses with a double jab.
Shield misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Hollis swings for the body but Shield moves out of range.
That kick from Hollis tenderised Shield's leg. Shield is trying to keep his angry face on.
Hollis misses with an attempted mid kick.
Shield moves out of range as Hollis strikes.
Hollis ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Shield lands a high kick!
Shield throws a head kick that half lands.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Shield throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Shield walks into a jab.
Shield uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Hollis.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Shield, as that shot connected.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Shield throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Hollis throws a series of punches but Shield avoids them all with ease.
Hollis throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
A combination from Shield does no damage.
Shield takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Hollis.
Shield throws a front kick aimed at Hollis's knee but Hollis avoids it well.
Shield is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Hollis throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Shield lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Hollis backs up against the cage.
Hollis takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
It looks like Joe Hollis has been cut.
Good leg kick by Shield there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Shield throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Shield throws out a powerful jab.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Hollis misses with a low kick.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Hollis crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Shield - the referee stops the clock and Hollis gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Shield. Hollis manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Hollis tries a head kick but it misses.
Shield sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Shield thows a left - swing and a miss!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Sam Shield dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Joe Hollis's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Hollis lets loose with a powerful body kick. Shield will feel that in the morning.
Shield scores with a hook.
Shield throws a head kick that misses.
Shield blocks a head kick by Hollis.
Sam Shield is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Shield throws a leg kick but Hollis sees it coming and moves out of range.
Shield throws a one two combo.
Shield stalks Hollis and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Hollis's face. Hollis staggers backwards, shaken.
Hollis throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Shield blocks a head kick by Hollis.
Shield scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Shield scores with a sloppy right hand. Hollis should have avoided that one.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Hollis misses with a body kick.
A cross from Shield lands.
Hollis pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Shield scores with a hook.
Nice body kick from Shield.
Shield lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Hollis is rocked!
Hollis avoids the head kick by Shield.
Hollis is still on wobbly legs! Can Shield finish him?
That's one minute gone in the round.
Shield lands a high kick!
Hollis buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Shield scores with a nice strike.
Hollis misses with a hook. Shield ducked under it nicely.
Hollis seems to have recovered his senses.
Shield misses with a right hand
and Hollis counters with a thumping low kick.
A solid leg kick lands there for Shield.
Shield throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Hollis throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Hollis is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Shield pushes Hollis away with a front kick.
Hollis pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Hollis is breathing heavily.
Shield lands a nice leg kick that just misses Hollis's sensitive parts.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Hollis dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
A jab lands there for Shield.
A decent looking cross lands there for Shield.
Sam Shield is winning the standup battle so far.
Shield throws a hook but Hollis blocks it.
Hollis throws a lazy right hand but Shield sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hollis goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
No joy there for Shield, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Hollis has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Hollis blocks a head kick by Shield.
Shield throws a leg kick but Hollis sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Shield throws a sloppy head kick and Hollis moves out of range easily.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Shield.
Hollis misses with a kick to the body.
Shield looks to land a body kick but Hollis moved away.
Shield scores with a head kick. Hollis tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Shield loads up on a big right hand but Hollis slips the punch.
Hollis scores with a kick to the body.
Shield scores with a kick to the body.
Shield steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Hollis.
Shield with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Hollis to score with a decent uppercut.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Hollis.
Hollis misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
A jab from Hollis misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hollis throws a hook but Shield blocks it.
Shield pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Hollis pivots, looking for a leg kick but Shield is out of range and Hollis settles back down.
Hollis lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Hollis pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Hollis thows a body kick. Shield tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Hollis throws a lazy uppercut
and Shield makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Hollis scores with a kick to the midsection.
Shield avoids the body shot from Hollis.
Shield throws a hook but Hollis blocks it.
Shield throws a head kick but Hollis moves out of range.
Shield bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Hollis stalks Shield and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Shield's face. Shield staggers backwards, shaken.
Hollis keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Shield throws a half hearted mid kick.
Hollis moves out of range as Shield strikes.
Shield misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Hollis tries to land a front kick but Shield steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Shield connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Hollis's hands.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Hollis walks into a jab.
Shield lands with a nice body kick.
Hollis scores with a jab to the jaw.
Shield takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Hollis lands a high kick!
Shield misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Hollis ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Hollis misses with a double jab.
Hollis drops his hands momentarily and Shield takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Shield is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Nice defenses there by Shield.
A lazy left from Shield finds it's target.
Shield avoids the head kick by Hollis.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Shield looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Hollis connects with a body shot that sends Shield's belly button to the back.
Shield throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Shield throws a lazy right hand but Hollis sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Sam Shield dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Joe Hollis's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!
Hollis takes a kick to the side of the head.
Hollis rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Shield counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Shield lands a jab to the head.
Nice defenses there by Hollis.
Hollis blocks a head kick by Shield.
Hollis pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Hollis takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Shield moves into range and connects with a jab.
Hollis swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Hollis thuds his shin into the meat of Shield's side.
Hollis throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Hollis looks for the body kick but Shield saw that one coming.
Shield works the jab nicely.
Hollis has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Shield.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Hollis fails to land with a series of punches.
Hollis dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Hollis goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Shield connects with an inside leg kick.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
A solid body kick from Shield.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Shield scores with a punch to the head.
Hollis scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Shield doesn't seem bothered though.
Shield will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Shield avoids a kick to the body.
Hollis takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Hollis misses with a head kick.
Shield tries a head kick but it misses.
Shield misses with a body kick.
Shield looks to land a body kick but Hollis moved away.
The crowd cheers as Shield lands an impressive looking overhand right. Hollis doesn't seem phased though.
Hollis takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Shield missing with a left hand there. Hollis was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
A head kick by Shield misses
and Hollis counters with a body kick.
Hollis motions for Shield to come forward. Hollis throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Hollis misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Shield.
Shield throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Joe Hollis has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Shield uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Hollis.
Shield pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Hollis goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Hollis takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Hollis throws a solid leg kick but Shield takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Hollis.
A slow jab from Hollis misses its intended target.
Hollis throws a sloppy head kick and Shield moves out of range easily.
An inside leg kick from Hollis misses.
Shield throws a nice head kick!
Hollis moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Shield avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Shield throws a front kick that sends Hollis stumbling back into the cage.
A head kick from Shield lands but Hollis takes it in his stride.
Shield connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Shield lands a head kick!
Shield chopping away at his opponent's legs.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nice defenses there by Shield.
Hollis throws a push kick but Shield slaps the foot to one side.
Hollis throws a leg kick but Shield sees it coming and moves out of range.
Hollis takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Hollis scores with a decent looking hook.
Shield loads up on a big right hand but Hollis slips the punch.
Shield lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Shield uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Shield on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Hollis. Hollis obviously looking to wear him down.
Hollis throws a sloppy head kick and Shield moves out of range easily.
Shield scores with a hook.
A punch combination from Hollis misses.
Hollis misses with a body kick.
Shield lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Hollis backs up against the cage.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
No joy there for Shield, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Nice straight punches there by Shield. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Shield.
Hollis blocks the body kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Shield throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Hollis throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Shield connects with a leg kick. Hollis looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
A nice inside leg kick there by Hollis. That's going to slow Shield down.
Hollis throws a leg kick that misses.
Shield scoring well with a low kick there.
Hollis steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Shield.
Hollis misses with a kick to the body
and Shield counters with a head kick. That will keep Hollis thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
Hollis throws a jab when Shield was well out of range.
Hollis takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Sam Shield is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Shield showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Hollis.
Hollis takes a swing at Shield's ribcage but misses.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Shield pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Shield with a jab.
An inside leg kick lands from Shield.
Hollis tries to score with a low kick but Shield moves his leg out of the way.
And that's the end of the fight!
Sam Shield showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Shield 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 Phil Schofield scores the fight 30:27
Judge James Ackerman scores the fight 30:27
Judge James Atkins scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Sam Shield!
Sam Shield thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Marshall Noir (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Reggie Anderson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Noir comes into the arena with Pride blaring out of the sound system. Anderson has chosen The Champ is Here as his entrance music. Both fighters really staring each other down here, as Reggie Anderson enters the cage!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
19 - 8 - 2, fighting out of Las Vegas, Marshall Noir!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
13 - 5 - 1, fighting out of New York, Reggie Anderson!
The judges for this bout are Donald Grub, Paul Tew and Colin Fotheringham.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Noir looks for a takedown but Anderson sprawls well.
Anderson lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Anderson throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Anderson connects with an inside leg kick.
Noir fails with the takedown
so Anderson counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
Anderson pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Noir is keeping the position for now.
Noir has an omoplata and is looking to use it perhaps as a submission or perhaps to transition. Anderson 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 Noir.
Noir is trying to improve his position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Anderson staying calm.
Noir tries to improve position but can't.
Anderson creates a bit of distance and throws down some hard shots.
Noir is looking to regain half guard here but Anderson keeps moving and retains side control.
Anderson moving around in side mount but really he's just happy to control for now.
Anderson lands a nice forearm strike.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Noir manages to land a sweep and he's now on top! Lovely Jiu Jitsu!
Noir is trying to control. Anderson wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Noir wants to free his trapped foot but Anderson is holding on for dear life with his legs.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Noir throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Anderson has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Noir is working away from the top position though.
Noir wants to pass to mount but Anderson is defending the position.
Noir missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Noir wants to free his trapped foot but Anderson is holding on for dear life with his legs.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Noir not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Anderson regains full guard. Nicely done.
Noir throws an elbow that misses. Anderson uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Noir's guard. Nice move by Anderson!
Anderson lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Noir has Anderson pulled in close to control his posture.
Noir looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Anderson trying to control the position from guard on top but Noir is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Noir wants to sweep here but Anderson controlling him for the moment.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Anderson's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Noir trying to control the position.
Anderson slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Noir wants to sweep here but Anderson controlling him for the moment.
Anderson cracks Noir with a solid left hand.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Anderson trying to control the position from guard on top but Noir is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Anderson passes easily into side control. Nice work.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Noir is looking for a sweep.
Noir is not content to let Anderson control the position.
Noir is trying to get back to half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Reggie Anderson dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Anderson keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Anderson fails with a takedown attempt.
Anderson throws a sloppy head kick
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Noir takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Anderson lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Anderson throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Noir fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Anderson avoids it really well and circles away.
Anderson throws a push kick but Noir slaps the foot to one side.
Anderson closes this distance looking for a takedown but Noir circles away.
Anderson leaves Noir with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Marshall Noir. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Anderson misses with a takedown attempt - Noir sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Anderson scores with a jab. Noir acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Jab by Anderson.
Anderson shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Noir sprawls well. Noir wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Anderson gets slowly back to his feet.
Anderson scores with a hook to the body. Noir takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Noir checks the leg kick nicely there.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Anderson misses with a wild body shot.
Noir uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Anderson.
Anderson throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Noir sees it coming and avoids it easily.
A telegraphed right hand from Anderson misses the target.
Noir walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
A low kick from Anderson is predictable there
and Noir makes the exchange count by landing a cracking kick to the body. Anderson really felt that one!
Noir fails with the takedown
and Anderson counters with a body kick that stops Noir in his tracks momentarily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Noir takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
A low kick from Anderson is predictable there
and Noir counters with a stiff right hand.
Noir will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Anderson throws a body punch but Noir moves out of range.
Noir uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Anderson.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Anderson looks to throw the jab but Noir is out of range.
A bone on bone clash there as Noir blocks the leg kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Reggie Anderson showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!
A swing and a miss from Anderson.
Anderson fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Noir looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Reggie Anderson seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Noir takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Anderson throws an overhand right that lands on Noir's shoulder, as Noir tries to avoid the shot.
Anderson throws a nice looking combination but Noir bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Anderson misses with an uppercut
and Noir counters with a nice low kick that buckles Anderson's knee momentarily.
Anderson takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Anderson throws a right hand that misses
and Noir counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Anderson cracks a nice hook into Noir's ribs.
Anderson throws a low kick but it's checked well by Noir.
Anderson missing with a left hand there. Noir was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Anderson throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Noir closes the distance and clinches up with Anderson, looking for a takedown. Noir pushes Anderson against the cage but Anderson circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Anderson connects with a body shot.
Noir slips under a jab from Anderson.
Anderson lands a nice looking kick to the body. Noir takes a step back to recover.
Marshall Noir has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Noir darts in looking for a takedown but Anderson gets double underhooks and turns Noir into the cage.
Anderson avoiding damage.
Noir tries to score a body lock takedown but Anderson shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Marshall Noir. That's going to take a lot out of him.
The referee is keeping an eye on Anderson - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Noir wants a takedown.
Anderson stalling.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Anderson misses with a hook from the clinch.
Anderson prevents the takedown attempt.
Noir has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Anderson avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Anderson is defending well against a takedown attempt.
Anderson manages to break the clinch.
Noir tries a head kick but it misses.
Anderson with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Anderson.
Anderson misses with a body kick.
That kick from Noir tenderised Anderson's leg. Anderson is trying to keep his angry face on.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Anderson getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
A big right from Noir misses.
Anderson lands with a shot to the body.
Noir needs to keep his hands up - Anderson had a free shot at his head there.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Anderson smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Anderson stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Anderson lands a nice hook to Noir's body. Noir takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
And that's the end of the fight!
Reggie Anderson comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Anderson has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Donald Grub scores the fight 27:30
Judge Paul Tew scores the fight 27:30
Judge Colin Fotheringham scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Reggie Anderson!
Reggie Anderson thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Mark Makers (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Charlie McGregor (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying McGregor's choice of entrance music: Bloc Party - Flux. Mark Makers is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples... Tweaking his own nipples that is.
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275 lbs
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289 lbs
33 - 18 - 2 |
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World class boxer
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
19 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Mark Makers!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
33 - 18 - 2, fighting out of Helsinki, Charlie McGregor!
The judges for this bout are James Glass, Steven Brown and Sam Margolis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
McGregor shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Makers has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Ballas Only in the buildup to the fight.
Makers misses with a hook. McGregor ducked under it nicely.
Makers punishes McGregor's body with a nice straight punch.
Makers misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from McGregor.
McGregor throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
A swing and a miss from McGregor.
Makers misses with a body punch
so McGregor counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
Makers is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Makers wants to stand but McGregor is controlling the position.
McGregor working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
McGregor loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
McGregor throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Makers works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
McGregor postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
McGregor missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Makers looking to hit a scissor sweep but McGregor is one step ahead there.
McGregor won't allow Makers to get back to his feet.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
McGregor looking to pass the guard.
McGregor won't allow Makers to get back to his feet.
McGregor is looking to work some ground and pound but Makers has wrist control.
McGregor postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
McGregor stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Makers swivels though and keeps the full guard.
McGregor loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
McGregor tries to free his leg and advance position but Makers is retaining full guard.
McGregor pushes down on Makers's leg and manages to get into half guard.
McGregor is trying to advance to mount but he's lost his balance and Makers reverses the position - he's now on top in McGregor's guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Makers has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of McGregor is proving hard to escape from.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of Mark Makers.
McGregor darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Makers trying to control but McGregor postures up.
Makers has hold of McGregor's hands but McGregor slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
McGregor not landing any meaningful shots this time.
McGregor throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
McGregor misses with a head shot. Makers uses the momentum to regain guard.
McGregor postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
McGregor postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
McGregor lands a couple of elbows.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
McGregor throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
McGregor is looking to work some ground and pound but Makers has wrist control.
McGregor trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Makers is scooting his butt against the cage and has managed to get back to his feet. McGregor presses him back against the cage, presumably looking to take the fight back to the mat.
McGregor turns his back and goes for a hip toss. It's a bit messy but it gets the job done and McGregor manages to end up in side control.
McGregor in side control, throwing shots but Makers defends.
Makers prevents McGregor from moving into mount.
Makers tries to improve position but can't.
McGregor is trying to ground and pound but Makers uses the momentary lack of control by McGregor to regain half guard.
Makers blocking the ground and pound attempt from McGregor.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
McGregor wants to advance to full mount but Makers doesn't think that's going to happen and regains full guard instead.
Makers is looking to stand up but McGregor isn't so interested in that idea.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Charlie McGregor 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.
McGregor drives through and clinches with Makers against the cage.
Makers working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Makers creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Good body shot from McGregor.
Makers goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
McGregor works for the underhooks and manages to get a trip takedown into guard.
McGregor throwing strikes but missing.
McGregor tries to free his leg and advance position but Makers is retaining full guard.
Makers managing to control the position.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
McGregor throwing strikes but missing.
That's one minute gone in the round.
McGregor throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Makers works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Makers wants to stand and escape but McGregor is having none of it.
Makers utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
McGregor tries to free his leg and advance position but Makers is retaining full guard.
Makers looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
McGregor stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Makers swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Charlie McGregor has got the better of the ground game so far.
Makers trying to keep a closed guard but McGregor is proving a slippery customer.
McGregor has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Mark Makers has forced the referee to step in and bring the fight back to the feet.
McGregor shoots in for a double leg but Makers sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
McGregor misses with an uppercut. Makers saw that one coming.
Mark Makers is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Makers scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. McGregor doesn't seem bothered though.
Makers throws a combination that misses
enabling McGregor to counter with a crisp jab.
McGregor throws a low kick but Makers avoids it.
McGregor throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
McGregor walks into a straight right hand from Makers.
McGregor throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
McGregor connects with a body shot.
Charlie McGregor seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Makers uses good head movement to avoid the hook from McGregor.
Makers takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
McGregor walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Makers throws a shot to the body.
McGregor throws a solid leg kick but Makers takes the impact on his shin and smiles at McGregor.
Makers tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but McGregor was well out of range. Poor timing from Makers.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
No luck for McGregor with that takedown attempt.
McGregor attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
McGregor misses with a hook.
McGregor feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Makers's calf.
Makers drives through and clinches with McGregor against the cage.
McGregor scores with a shot to the side of Makers's head.
McGregor misses with a hook to the ribs.
Makers lands an uppercut.
A head punch blocked on the inside by McGregor.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Makers.
McGregor misses with a short punch on the inside.
A head punch on the inside from McGregor fails to land.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
McGregor lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Makers.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
McGregor is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Makers pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Mark Makers has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Charlie McGregor.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for McGregor.
Makers lands a right hand.
Makers digs a right hand into McGregor's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on McGregor's gas tank.
McGregor misses with the head strike.
McGregor has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Makers is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
A short uppercut from Makers.
McGregor is breathing heavily.
Makers blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Makers lands a body punch in the clinch.
McGregor misses with an elbow over the top.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Makers.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
McGregor turns his back and goes for a hip toss. It's a bit messy but it gets the job done and McGregor manages to end up in side control.
Makers wants to control but McGregor postures up.
Makers manages to land a sweep and he's now on top! Lovely Jiu Jitsu!
Makers seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Charlie McGregor showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
Makers lands a nice hook to McGregor's body. McGregor takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Makers doesn't manage to clinch there - McGregor circles away.
McGregor keeps the fight on the outside.
Makers throws an overhand right that lands on McGregor's shoulder, as McGregor tries to avoid the shot.
Makers fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. McGregor looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
McGregor looks for the body kick but Makers saw that one coming.
McGregor missing with a left hand there. Makers was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
McGregor throws a leg kick that is checked
and Makers counters by clinching up.
McGregor is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Makers is keeping busy.
McGregor has Makers pressed against the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Makers blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
McGregor fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
McGregor throws a punch but it's blocked by Makers.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Makers.
Makers gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from McGregor.
McGregor blocking some punches.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Makers.
McGregor doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Makers on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
McGregor misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Makers.
Makers blocks an uppercut.
A short body shot lands from Makers as the two fighters clinch.
McGregor takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Makers blocking some punches.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Makers doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Makers is defending well against a takedown attempt.
Makers lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down McGregor.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
McGregor misses with a short punch on the inside.
Makers lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Makers.
McGregor takes a shot to the head.
Makers avoids the elbow strike from McGregor, against the cage.
Makers lands an elbow inside that McGregor shrugs off.
Makers doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Mark Makers has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
McGregor misses with a punch on the inside.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for McGregor.
Makers misses with a hook to the ribs.
Nice body punch from Makers - that landed with a thud.
Makers lands with a right to the head.
Makers lands a left hand.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Makers lands a damaging elbow.
It looks like Charlie McGregor has been cut.
Makers lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
A short body shot lands from Makers as the two fighters clinch.
Makers drops McGregor onto one knee with a big uppercut from the clinch! McGregor is propped up by the cage and works his way back to his feet!
McGregor is rocked!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Makers has McGregor pressed against the cage. McGregor drops his hands and Makers takes advantage by unloading with a massive hook that sends McGregor tumbling to the canvas! Makers rains down with more punches but McGregor was already out! That's a highlight reel knockout for Makers!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:25 of round 3, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Mark Makers!
A relieved looking Mark Makers 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 light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Degen Gambler (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kalesh Nikov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Nikov's choice of entrance music: Till I Collapse. Degen Gambler could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Kalesh Nikov's chin.
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219 lbs
21 - 13 - 0 |
Good wrestling
World class boxer
Very quick |
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World class boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
31 - 17 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Degen Gambler!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
21 - 13 - 0, fighting out of New York, Kalesh Nikov!
The judges for this bout are Richard Clark, Paul Tew and Phil Schofield.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gambler misses the shot to the body.
Gambler misses with a hook. Nikov ducked under it nicely.
Nikov's coach down at River's Edge Gym, LOP was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on Nikov's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.
Gambler takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Gambler swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Nikov counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Nikov works his way into full mount!
Nikov throwing shots from mount but they're not landing.
Gambler avoids a series of strikes thrown by Nikov.
Nikov can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Gambler is looking to escape.
The referee warns Gambler that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nikov controlling from the full mount.
Nikov misses with a series of strikes from mount. He'll no doubt be working on his ground and pound when he gets back to the gym.
Gambler manages to regain half guard. Good work.
Nikov is keen to just control but Gambler is a slippery customer.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nikov is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Nikov has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Nikov stalling away here and it's allowed Gambler to slip out his trapped foot and regain full guard.
Nikov throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Gambler works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Nikov pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Gambler is keeping the position for now.
Nikov landing some decent shots from guard.
Nikov missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nikov stands up over Gambler, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Gambler keeping moving, preventing Nikov from controlling successfully.
Nikov throws a big elbow that misses.
Nikov wants to control from the top but Gambler keeps moving.
Gambler will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Nikov is looking to work some ground and pound but Gambler has wrist control.
Gambler keeping moving, preventing Nikov from controlling successfully.
Nikov not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
OK we're going to have a standup here. Kalesh Nikov hasn't been effective enough on the ground and the referee wants a restart.
Gambler throws a body punch but Nikov moves out of range.
Nikov tries for a takedown but Gambler sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Nikov lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
We've been told by Gambler's head coaches at Restricted area that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Gambler misses with an uppercut.
Gambler slips under a jab.
Nikov scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A slow jab from Gambler misses its intended target.
Gambler throws an overhand right that lands on Nikov's shoulder, as Nikov tries to avoid the shot.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Gambler dips to his left and cracks Nikov with an uppercut!
Nikov scores with a jab. Gambler acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Nikov paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Kalesh Nikov dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Nikov lands with a nice body punch.
Nikov lunges at Gambler with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Gambler's hand.
Nikov fails with the takedown.
Gambler on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Nikov lands with a nice body punch.
Nikov misses the shot to the body.
Nikov uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Gambler.
Nikov chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Nikov misses with a right hand
and Gambler counters with a stiff right hand.
Gambler with a jab.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A jab from Nikov does it's job there.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gambler swats away the attempt to clinch by Nikov.
Nikov misses with a leg kick
and Gambler counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Kalesh Nikov seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Gambler scores with a jab to the jaw.
It looks like Kalesh Nikov has been cut.
Gambler gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Nikov paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Gambler misses with a body kick.
Nikov scores with a punch to the head.
Gambler goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Gambler ducks under a wild hook from Nikov.
Nikov shoots in but no luck this time.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
A looping hook to the body misses from Nikov. Gambler does a little dance to reset his feet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gambler dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Nikov connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Gambler momentarily.
Gambler misses with a kick to the body
and Nikov counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Nikov wants to pass the guard but Gambler is keeping the position.
Gambler being controlled here, momentarily.
Nikov wants to pass the guard but Gambler is keeping the position.
Nikov postures up in Gambler's guard and throws a big left but Gambler blocks it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nikov engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
Gambler working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Nikov.
Nikov is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Gambler keeping full guard, as Nikov tries to pass.
Nikov is looking to work some ground and pound but Gambler has wrist control.
Nikov has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gambler is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Nikov is aware though and is defending well.
Nikov throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Gambler utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Gambler keeping moving, preventing Nikov from controlling successfully.
Nikov stands up over Gambler, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Gambler being controlled here, momentarily.
Gambler looking to control but Nikov passes into half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Kalesh Nikov showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Kalesh Nikov's cut.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Nikov decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Nikov not landing any meaningful shots this time.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Gambler wants to control but Nikov is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Nikov is just content to waste time from the top position. Gambler takes advantage of the situation and regains full guard.
Nikov wants to control from the top but Gambler keeps moving.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Nikov throwing strikes from guard but Gambler blocks nicely.
Gambler avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nikov is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Nikov looking to pass the guard.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
Kalesh Nikov has forced the referee to step in and restart the fight on the feet.
Gambler keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Nikov looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Nikov lands a nice shot that snaps Gambler's head back.
Nikov feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Gambler's calf.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nikov lunges at Gambler with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Gambler's hand.
Nikov fails with the takedown
letting Gambler counter with a right hand.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Gambler lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Nikov connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Gambler is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Nikov misses with an uppercut.
Nikov shoots for a takedown but Gambler saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Gambler moves into range and connects with a jab.
Nikov misses with a few strikes there.
Gambler listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Gambler gets caught napping as Nikov dives in and scores a takedown. Gambler manages to retain guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nikov 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.
Nikov wants to control from the top but Gambler keeps moving.
Kalesh Nikov is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
Nikov sitting in guard, not really doing much.
OK we're going to have a standup here. Kalesh Nikov hasn't been effective enough on the ground and the referee wants a restart.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Nikov.
Degen Gambler has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Kalesh Nikov.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nikov checks the leg kick nicely there.
Gambler throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Nikov swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
A thudding body kick lands there by Nikov!
Nikov throws a sloppy head kick and Gambler moves out of range easily.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Nikov throws a leg kick which misses Gambler's front leg but catches the back leg as Gambler tries to avoid it.
Nikov lands with an uppercut that bounces Gambler off the cage and back into range.
Degen Gambler has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Gambler misses with an uppercut
so Nikov counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
And that's the end of the fight!
Kalesh Nikov comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Nikov has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Richard Clark scores the fight 27:30
Judge Paul Tew scores the fight 27:30
Judge Phil Schofield scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Kalesh Nikov!
An out of breath and clearly excited Kalesh Nikov thanked //buriedALIVE// Fight Gear for their help and support (and free stuff they sent him).
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Peter Cabreros (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ba Lil III (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Cabreros might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Love is what i got. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
39 - 21 - 1, fighting out of New York, Peter Cabreros!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
18 - 5 - 1, fighting out of Sydney, Ba Lil III!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Bishop, James Glass and James Atkins.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Cabreros throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Lil III avoids the body shot from Cabreros.
Cabreros lands a really nice looking cross but Lil III seems unphased.
Lil III doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Cabreros uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Lil III.
Cabreros ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Lil III ducks under a wild hook from Cabreros.
Cabreros throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Cabreros waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Lil III.
Lil III jabs Cabreros to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Cabreros misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Lil III.
Lil III tries to move into range but Cabreros moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Lil III uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Cabreros.
Lil III lands a jab to the head.
Cabreros misses with a wild body shot.
Cabreros seems to be moving with more speed, compared to his last bout. He must have been working on that in the gym.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Cabreros uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Lil III.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lil III scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Cabreros moves into range and connects with a jab.
Cabreros lands with a hook. Lil III tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Lil III misses the jab.
Lil III takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Lil III lands a leg kick that knocks Cabreros off balance momentarily.
A slow jab from Cabreros misses its intended target.
Cabreros misses with a jab to the body
and Lil III counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
Lil III throwing strikes but missing.
Lil III stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Cabreros swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Cabreros can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Lil III controls the pace.
Cabreros pulls Lil III in close to his closed guard and prevents Lil III from doing any damage or advancing position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lil III trying to control the position from guard on top but Cabreros is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Lil III throws an elbow that misses. Cabreros uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Lil III's guard. Nice move by Cabreros!
Cabreros has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Lil III looking for a guillotine here but Cabreros defends easily.
Lil III wants to sweep here but Cabreros controlling him for the moment.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cabreros stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Lil III swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Lil III controls Cabreros momentarily but Cabreros frees himself.
Cabreros advances position into side control!
Lil III tries to bench press Cabreros off him but Cabreros keeps the position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Lil III is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cabreros throws an elbow but Lil III slips to the side and avoids it well.
Lil III tries to improve position but can't.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Lil III is sneaking out the side here. He's bucked Cabreros off and has taken his back!
Cabreros defending nicely against the rear naked choke attempt.
Cabreros looks to control his opponent's hands but he's not mananging it at the moment.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Ba Lil III will probably get the nod.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Cabreros just misses with a punch to the body.
Cabreros steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Lil III.
Cabreros lands with a thumping leg kick.
Lil III is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Cabreros.
Lil III lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Lil III steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Cabreros.
Cabreros misses with a wild body shot.
Lil III missing with a left hand there. Cabreros was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Cabreros takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Cabreros misses with a hook to the body
and Lil III counters with a shoot takedown. Cabreros fights it but they end up in guard.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Cabreros 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 one minute gone in the round.
Cabreros is thwarting Lil III's attempts to control the position.
Lil III is trying to avoid being dragged into an even worse position than he's already in but Cabreros is staying active.
Lil III is pressing down on Cabreros's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Lil III has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Cabreros can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Cabreros is trying to tuck his arms in to keep them safe but Lil III has managed to isolate one of them and has got a loose triangle. Cabreros is looking to defend but Lil III has done well to lock his legs together - this could be big trouble for Cabreros! Lil III pulls down on the head and a little smile comes across his face - he knows he's got it. Yep, Cabreros taps out and this one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:57 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle). Ba Lil III!
During a confident post fight interview, Ba Lil III 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 middleweight MMA rules bout between Ejnar Thorsen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Billy Blanks (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Ejnar Thorsen has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the middleweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
15 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Ejnar Thorsen!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
19 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Billy Blanks!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Bishop, James Glass and Andrew Berry.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Blanks throws a leg kick but Thorsen checks it.
Blanks swings for the body but Thorsen moves out of range.
Thorsen misses with a body shot
and Blanks counters with a left to the body.
Thorsen darts in and clinches Blanks up against the cage.
A short body shot lands from Blanks as the two fighters clinch.
Thorsen misses with a short punch on the inside.
Blanks blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Thorsen swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Blanks tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
A nice left hand lands by Blanks.
Blanks tries to circle away but Thorsen has him pinned against the cage.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Thorsen.
Good body shot from Thorsen.
Blanks is trying to push Thorsen away but Thorsen has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Thorsen working aggressively here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A nice right hand lands inside from Thorsen.
Thorsen lands a body shot.
Thorsen misses with a punch to the body.
Blanks looking to slow down the pace here.
Blanks lands a body shot in the clinch.
Thorsen tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Blanks misses with a hook from the clinch.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Thorsen.
Thorsen's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Thorsen lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Blanks backwards.
Blanks escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Blanks throws a leg kick that misses.
Thorsen misses with a hook. Blanks ducked under it nicely.
Blanks looks to land a body kick but Thorsen moved away.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Blanks.
Thorsen tries to land a leg kick but Blanks saw it coming and moves away.
Thorsen lands a nice looking body shot.
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!
Blanks gets off balance looking for a body kick
letting Thorsen counter with a right hand.
Thorsen misses the shot to the body.
Thorsen keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Sloppy strikes from Thorsen. Those never looked like landing.
Blanks throws a solid leg kick but Thorsen takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Blanks.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Blanks throws a lazy head kick
and Thorsen counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Thorsen stuns Blanks with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Thorsen digs a good hook to Blanks's body.
Thorsen is looking to wear down Blanks with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Thorsen moves out of range of the leg kick from Blanks.
Some bone on bone action there as Thorsen checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Thorsen throws a low kick, looking for Blanks's leg but Blanks calmly moves out of range.
Thorsen takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Some bone on bone action there as Thorsen checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Blanks misses with a leg kick
and Blanks takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Blanks throws a leg kick but Thorsen sees it coming and moves out of range.
Blanks throws a combination that misses
and Thorsen counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Thorsen scores with a decent looking hook.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Blanks throws a low kick but Thorsen avoids it.
Blanks will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
A nice leg kick lands there from Thorsen.
Blanks looks to score with a jab to the body but Thorsen is just out of range.
Blanks throws a sloppy head kick and Thorsen moves out of range easily.
Thorsen scores with a jab. Blanks acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Thorsen fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Blanks manages to avoid it.
No joy there for Thorsen, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
A looping hook to the body misses from Thorsen. Blanks does a little dance to reset his feet.
Blanks takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ejnar Thorsen dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Blanks is looking to chop away at Thorsen's legs.
Blanks swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Thorsen lands the left hand.
Thorsen looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Blanks looks to throw a body kick
and Thorsen counters with an inside leg kick.
Blanks takes a swing at Thorsen's ribcage but misses.
Blanks tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Thorsen was well out of range. Poor timing from Blanks.
Thorsen lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Blanks lands a lovely overhand right.
It looks like Ejnar Thorsen has been cut.
Nice straight punches there by Thorsen. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Thorsen.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Thorsen lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Ejnar Thorsen is winning the standup battle so far.
Thorsen scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Blanks misses with a leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Thorsen throws a nice outside leg kick.
Thorsen checks a low kick from Blanks.
Thorsen moves out of range of the body kick from Blanks.
Thorsen throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Blanks sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Thorsen swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Blanks.
Thorsen tests Blanks's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Blanks looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Blanks is rocked!
Blanks misses with a wild body shot.
Blanks is still on wobbly legs! Can Thorsen finish him?
Thorsen throws a monster overhand right that drops Blanks! Thorsen follows up with more strikes from mount and the fight is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:54 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Ejnar Thorsen!
Ejnar Thorsen retains his middleweight title!
A loyal slave to those sponsorship dollars, Ejnar Thorsen made sure he mentioned Fury Nutrition Inc., along with how happy he was to win his fight.
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