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HONOR FC Vs FORBIDDEN VIOLENCE PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Darc Von Hayek (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Rickson Bravo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Bravo comes into a darkened arena with his song building. OVER ME by Tricky kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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180 lbs
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183 lbs
9 - 6 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Solid Muay Thai
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Darc Von Hayek!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Rickson Bravo!
The judges for this bout are George Francis, Daniel Franklin and Wesley Smith.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Von Hayek throws a head kick that misses.
Von Hayek lands a big head kick that sends Bravo tumbling to the mat! Von Hayek takes a step backwards and waves Bravo back to his feet - he wants the finish!
It looks like Rickson Bravo has been cut.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Bravo.
Von Hayek scoring well with a low kick there.
Bravo throws a nice looking combination but Von Hayek bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Bravo throws a loose over hand right and dives in with a double leg takedown. Von Hayek tries to sprawl but it's too late and the fighters hit the mat. Bravo is in Von Hayek's guard.
Bravo throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Bravo has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Bravo passes Von Hayek's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Von Hayek is staying active underneath Bravo, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Von Hayek knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Bravo on the ground.
Bravo not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Bravo thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Bravo thows a huge punch but Von Hayek dodges it nicely.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bravo lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Bravo missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Bravo missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Bravo tries to pass to full mount but Von Hayek defends it.
Bravo has freed up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
BOOM! Bravo connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Bravo lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Von Hayek hang on?
Bravo scores with a couple of good head shots there.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Von Hayek wriggling around on the bottom manages to avoid the strikes thrown by Bravo.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bravo tries to control but Von Hayek wriggling away.
Bravo throws some wild stikes that Von Hayek manages to avoid easily.
Bravo wants to finish this one by submission but Von Hayek is holding onto his waist, trying to prevent any attacks from Bravo.
Von Hayek avoids a series of strikes thrown by Bravo.
Von Hayek is in a tricky position. We've heard reports from his gym mates at BEHEMOT TEAM TRENING CENTER that he's been drilling escapes, so let's see if he can get back to his feet.
Von Hayek tries to reverse the position but Bravo maintains control.
Bravo working for a submission here. He's tucked his head under his opponent's arm, looking for an arm triangle. He's hopped off into side control, looking to tighten the submission... is it going to work? He's given up a good position looking for it. Von Hayek looks OK. Oh, I spoke too soon, he's out! That must have been tighter than I thought! Excellent work there by Bravo! Submission of the night perhaps?
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:56 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Arm Triangle). Rickson Bravo!
After winning the bout, Rickson Bravo 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 lightweight MMA rules bout between Brandon Marsden (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Vladimir Van Kirkland (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Marsden comes to the cage accompanied by Feiticeira by Deftones. Van Kirkland has chosen DJ Vadim - The Terrorist as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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170 lbs
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164 lbs
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Abu Dhabi Champ
Excellent boxer
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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
17 - 13 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Brandon Marsden!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
19 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Vladimir Van Kirkland!
The judges for this bout are Gwen Towbar, Frank Dennis and Tiny Johnson.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Van Kirkland with a nice cross.
Van Kirkland misses with a lunging right hand
and Marsden counters with a stiff right hand.
Van Kirkland lands with an overhand left.
Van Kirkland goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
A looping hook to the body misses from Van Kirkland. Marsden does a little dance to reset his feet.
Van Kirkland fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Marsden manages to avoid it.
Van Kirkland fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Van Kirkland throws an off balance right hand
and Marsden counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Van Kirkland throws a head kick that misses.
Van Kirkland keeps Marsden at a distance using the push kick.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Marsden on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Van Kirkland moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Marsden defending well as Van Kirkland loads up on a big left hand.
Van Kirkland goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Van Kirkland throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Van Kirkland thows a leg kick but Marsden checks it
and Marsden counters with a flying knee. Nice.
Van Kirkland throws a chopping leg kick but Marsden manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Marsden chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Van Kirkland can pounce on him.
Van Kirkland throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Van Kirkland misses with a hook.
Van Kirkland scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Marsden definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Van Kirkland misses with a head kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Van Kirkland throws a low kick, looking for Marsden's leg but Marsden calmly moves out of range.
Marsden takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Van Kirkland misses with the body kick
and Marsden counters with a takedown into side control! That could mean trouble for Van Kirkland!
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
Marsden goes for an armbar! This could be all over! Wait, no, Van Kirkland rolls with the submission and now he's on top in Marsden's guard! Nice work there by Van Kirkland!
My spies in Bipolar Asylum inform me that Van Kirkland has been getting involved in the gym's BJJ sparring sessions. Let's see whether that pays dividends!
Van Kirkland looking to pass the guard.
Marsden is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Marsden had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Van Kirkland defends it easily.
Van Kirkland preventing the sweep.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Van Kirkland drops back looking for a leg! Marsden is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Marsden manages to kick Van Kirkland off! Van Kirkland jumps back into Marsden's guard.
Van Kirkland forces his way into half guard.
Marsden is staying active underneath Van Kirkland, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Van Kirkland looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
Marsden wants to improve his position but Van Kirkland is controlling well.
Marsden regains full guard. Nicely done.
Van Kirkland won't allow Marsden to sweep him here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Marsden working for submissions but it's allowed Van Kirkland to get to half guard.
Marsden is refusing to be controlled, as Van Kirkland sits in half guard.
Marsden makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Marsden.
Marsden had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Van Kirkland defends it easily.
Marsden working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Van Kirkland doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Van Kirkland manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Van Kirkland pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Marsden is keeping the position for now.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Vladimir Van Kirkland dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Van Kirkland throws a body kick that misses.
Van Kirkland throws a body kick that misses.
Van Kirkland throws a head kick that misses.
Marsden walks into a stiff left hand from Van Kirkland.
Van Kirkland misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
A nice leg kick lands there from Van Kirkland.
Van Kirkland throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Van Kirkland throws a nice outside leg kick.
Van Kirkland scores with a body shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Van Kirkland paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Marsden staying out of range there.
Van Kirkland fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Marsden manages to avoid it.
A telegraphed right hand from Van Kirkland misses the target.
Van Kirkland lands the left hand.
Nice straight punches there by Van Kirkland. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Van Kirkland.
Van Kirkland is looking to score with low kicks.
Van Kirkland finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Van Kirkland misses with a body kick.
Van Kirkland lets loose with a powerful body kick. Marsden will feel that in the morning.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Van Kirkland fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Marsden has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Vladimir Van Kirkland is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Sloppy strikes from Van Kirkland. Those never looked like landing.
Marsden takes a shot to the body in his stride.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Van Kirkland swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Van Kirkland swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Marsden.
Van Kirkland throws a head kick that misses
and Marsden counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Marsden.
Marsden is looking to work some ground and pound but Van Kirkland has wrist control.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Van Kirkland trying to control the position.
Marsden throwing strikes but missing.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Marsden in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Marsden working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Marsden throwing strikes from guard but Van Kirkland blocks nicely.
Van Kirkland preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Marsden throws a big elbow that misses.
Marsden won't allow Van Kirkland to sweep him here.
Marsden forces his way into half guard.
Marsden throws a big elbow that misses, also allowing Van Kirkland to regain full guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Van Kirkland avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Marsden is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Marsden postures up.
Van Kirkland controlling Marsden's posture.
Marsden works a leg free and moves into half guard.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Marsden passes the half guard and he's now in mount! Big trouble for Van Kirkland!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Marsden lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Van Kirkland hang on?
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Vladimir Van Kirkland will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!
Van Kirkland throws a sloppy head kick and Marsden moves out of range easily.
It looks like Vladimir Van Kirkland has been cut.
Van Kirkland misses with a hook
and Marsden counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Van Kirkland is trying to control the position but Marsden postures up.
Van Kirkland keeping full guard, as Marsden tries to pass.
Marsden throws a big right hand that misses.
Marsden loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Van Kirkland trying to control the position.
Marsden stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Van Kirkland swivels though and keeps the full guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Van Kirkland working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Marsden.
Marsden wants to pass the guard but Van Kirkland is keeping the position.
Van Kirkland looking to control.
The ref stands the fighters back up, due to lack of action by Vladimir Van Kirkland.
Marsden takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Van Kirkland misses with a low kick as Marsden jumps back.
Van Kirkland cracks a nice hook into Marsden's ribs.
Van Kirkland throws a hook to the side of Marsden's head but Marsden sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Brandon Marsden has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Van Kirkland misses with an uppercut. Marsden saw that one coming.
Van Kirkland connects with a solid leg kick.
Van Kirkland lands a head kick!
Van Kirkland tries a head kick but it misses.
Van Kirkland lands a nice leg kick that just misses Marsden's sensitive parts.
Van Kirkland throws a lazy head kick
and Marsden counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Van Kirkland wants to improve his position but Marsden is controlling well.
Van Kirkland manages to get to full guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Van Kirkland takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Van Kirkland preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Marsden makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Marsden pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Van Kirkland is keeping the position for now.
Marsden is working hard here to advance position.
Van Kirkland trying to keep a closed guard but Marsden is proving a slippery customer.
Marsden throws a big right hand that misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Van Kirkland lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Marsden!
Van Kirkland prevents Marsden from getting the reversal.
Vladimir Van Kirkland is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
And that's the end of the fight!
Brandon Marsden showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Van Kirkland has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Gwen Towbar scores the fight 28:29
Judge Frank Dennis scores the fight 28:29
Judge Tiny Johnson scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Vladimir Van Kirkland!
A very excited looking Vladimir Van Kirkland rambled incoherently for about 5 minutes post fight about how awesome he is. It was kinda funny for a while but then everyone got annoyed.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Mikael Johansson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Phukyorselvf Uzannavabizch (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Johansson comes to the cage accompanied by 2pac - Raise Up. Uzannavabizch is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Brandon Loveladdy's band WE ARE THE CHOSEN : BREAKING THE KARMIC CYCLE. Phukyorselvf Uzannavabizch has the eye of the tiger tonight.
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208 lbs
28 - 11 - 1 |
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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
23 - 16 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Mikael Johansson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
28 - 11 - 1, fighting out of Montreal, Phukyorselvf Uzannavabizch!
The judges for this bout are Robert Twigg, Stewart Dunkirk and Alan Glass.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Johansson throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Uzannavabizch on the side of the head.
Johansson showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Uzannavabizch.
A solid leg kick lands there for Johansson.
Uzannavabizch takes one to the side of the head.
Uzannavabizch jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Danga de danga de dang - Uzannavabizch scores with a four punch combination!
It looks like Mikael Johansson has been cut.
Phukyorselvf Uzannavabizch seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Uzannavabizch throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Uzannavabizch lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Some wild striking there from Uzannavabizch.
Johansson slips a straight right by Uzannavabizch.
Johansson scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Johansson feints and then cracks Uzannavabizch's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Uzannavabizch down.
Johansson looks to land a left hand but Uzannavabizch moved out of range nicely.
Johansson misses with an uppercut.
Johansson throws out a loose jab but Uzannavabizch uses good head movement to avoid it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Uzannavabizch throws a head kick but Johansson moves out of range.
Johansson will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Johansson throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Johansson uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Uzannavabizch.
A swing and a miss from Johansson.
Uzannavabizch lands a nice leg kick that just misses Johansson's sensitive parts.
Uzannavabizch throws a solid leg kick but Johansson takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Uzannavabizch.
Johansson blocks a leg kick.
Johansson throws a low kick but Uzannavabizch avoids it.
Johansson throws out a powerful jab.
Johansson misses with a looping left.
Uzannavabizch looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Johansson defending well as Uzannavabizch loads up on a big left hand.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Johansson thows a body kick. Uzannavabizch tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Uzannavabizch just misses with a punch to the body.
Uzannavabizch closes this distance looking for a takedown but Johansson circles away.
Johansson jabs Uzannavabizch right on the nose. Uzannavabizch blinks but takes it well.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Uzannavabizch throws a lazy head kick
and Johansson counters with a nice uppercut.
Johansson connects with a jab and follows up with a big overhand right! Oh that's hurt Uzannavabizch! He's out on his feet! Johansson rushes in and drops Uzannavabizch with another big right hand, forcing the referee to stop the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:27 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Mikael Johansson!
A very excited looking Mikael Johansson made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Oberyn Martell (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Vladimir Ignatov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). 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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186 lbs
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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
15 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Oberyn Martell!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 3 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Vladimir Ignatov!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Franklin, Chris Downing and Alan Glass.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Ignatov lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Martell has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Martell and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Ignatov misses the jab.
Martell blocks a low kick nicely.
Martell keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Ignatov comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Martell ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Martell pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Ignatov takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Martell takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Ignatov dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Martell misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Ignatov misses with a head kick.
A jab from Ignatov misses.
Ignatov lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Ignatov throws a nice head kick!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Ignatov throws a lazy head kick
and Martell moves into the clinch.
Ignatov told us before the fight that he's been working on his elbows. An under utilised technique these days - let's see if it can sway the outcome of the fight.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A head punch on the inside from Martell fails to land.
Martell on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Martell throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Ignatov blocks it with crossed arms.
Martell prevents Ignatov from breaking the clinch.
Ignatov breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Martell misses with a body shot.
Ignatov avoids the body shot from Martell.
Martell buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Ignatov connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Martell fails in his attempt to clinch.
Ignatov wants to slow Martell down by chopping away at his legs.
Nice shot by Ignatov.
Vladimir Ignatov seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Ignatov scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Ignatov misses with a leg kick.
Ignatov throws a leg kick which misses Martell's front leg but catches the back leg as Martell tries to avoid it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A solid leg kick lands there for Ignatov.
A big left from Martell misses.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Ignatov throws a leg kick that is checked
and Martell counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Ignatov blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Ignatov tries to circle away but Martell has him pinned against the cage.
Ignatov tries to break the clinch but Martell is controlling the position.
Ignatov has had enough of the clinch but Martell keeps him there for the moment.
Ignatov tries to break free but Martell pushes him back against the cage.
Ignatov is trying to push Martell away but Martell has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Martell throws an elbow that misses.
Ignatov breaks from the clinch.
Martell swings and misses with a hook to the body.
A shot to the body from Ignatov misses
and Martell counters by moving into the clinch.
Ignatov avoids a wild elbow strike from Martell.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Martell lands a damaging elbow.
Martell misses with a hook from the clinch.
Martell throws a knee to the head but misses.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Martell as Ignatov tries to tie him up.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Martell.
Martell throws a head punch that misses.
Ignatov breaks the clinch.
Ignatov throws a lazy head kick
and Martell counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Ignatov pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Martell jabs at Ignatov's body.
Martell uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Martell tries to clinch up.
Ignatov misses with an uppercut.
Ignatov lands with a kick to the ribs.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ignatov throws a leg kick
and Martell moves into the clinch.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Ignatov just misses with a elbow thrown towards Martell's brow.
Ignatov digs a right hand underneath Martell's ribcage. Martell let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Ignatov has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Ignatov tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Martell missing with knees to the body.
Ignatov blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Ignatov is trying to force a seperation but Martell has the dominant position.
Ignatov breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Ignatov throws a lazy head kick
and Martell counters by clinching up.
Ignatov looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Martell tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Ignatov has had enough of the clinch but Martell keeps him there for the moment.
Ignatov's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Ignatov lands a high kick!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Vladimir Ignatov dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Martell chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Ignatov can pounce on him.
Ignatov fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Martell.
Ignatov scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Ignatov lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Ignatov throws a poor cross that misses
and Martell moves into the clinch.
Ignatov prevents a body shot from Martell.
Martell throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Martell pushes off an throws an elbow but Ignatov leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
A short right from Martell on the inside.
Martell throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Ignatov is trying to force a seperation but Martell has the dominant position.
Martell prevents Ignatov from breaking the clinch.
Martell is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Ignatov is trying to push Martell away but Martell has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Ignatov pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Martell thows a body shot but no joy.
Martell is looking to wear down Ignatov with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Martell throws out a powerful jab.
Ignatov throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Martell throws a looping overhand right but Ignatov ducks down to avoid it.
The fighters circle momentarily. Martell darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Martell is looking to land body kicks.
The fighters circle momentarily. Martell darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Martell takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Ignatov throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Ignatov throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Martell's head.
Ignatov throws a low kick but Martell moves out of range easily.
Ignatov misses with a wild body shot.
A nice leg kick lands there from Ignatov.
Ignatov lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
A slow jab from Martell misses its intended target.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Ignatov fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Martell looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Ignatov lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Martell, right into the meat.
Martell avoids the head kick by Ignatov.
Ignatov throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Martell counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Martell.
Martell tries to throw a body punch but Ignatov avoids it by throwing Martell back against the cage.
Martell tries to land a knee to the head but Ignatov blocks with his arms.
Ignatov blocks the elbow strike.
Martell struggles to land a body shot inside as Ignatov controls his hands.
Martell lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Ignatov breaks the clinch.
Ignatov tries a head kick but it misses.
Martell closes the distance and pushes Ignatov back into the cage.
Ignatov manages to break the clinch.
Ignatov chopping away at his opponent's legs.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Martell pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Martell scores with a punch to the head.
Ignatov moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Vladimir Ignatov is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Martell dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Ignatov. That did some damage!
Ignatov chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Nice cross by Martell.
Martell takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Martell takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Ignatov throws a poor cross that misses
and Martell counters by moving into the clinch.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Martell.
Ignatov is trying to push Martell away but Martell has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Ignatov working hard to break the clinch.
Ignatov blocks a punch to the side of the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Martell misses with an elbow strike.
Ignatov throws an elbow that misses.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Ignatov misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Martell.
Martell lands a nice shot to the body.
Ignatov's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
A solid leg kick lands there for Ignatov.
A clash of legs there as Martell blocks the low kick.
A bone on bone clash there as Martell blocks the leg kick.
Ignatov connects with a high kick.
Ignatov misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Martell staying out of range there.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Martell avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Ignatov drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Ignatov throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Martell lands with an overhand left.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Vladimir Ignatov will probably get the nod - 10:9.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
Martell looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Ignatov is fending him off so far but Martell persists. Nope, Ignatov circles away and we're back to standing.
Martell on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Ignatov lands a right hook to the body.
A leg kick checked by Martell.
That kick from Ignatov tenderised Martell's leg. Martell is trying to keep his angry face on.
Martell throws a looping overhand right but Ignatov ducks down to avoid it.
Martell is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Ignatov scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Ignatov rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Martell holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Ignatov dodges an elbow strike from Martell.
Martell lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Ignatov or not.
Ignatov is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Martell lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Ignatov looking to throw knees to the head but Martell is blocking nicely.
Oberyn Martell has scored more points in the clinch so far.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Martell misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Ignatov.
Ignatov is trying to break the clinch but Martell has him pressed against the cage.
Ignatov tries to break free but Martell pushes him back against the cage.
Ignatov working hard to break the clinch.
Martell throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Ignatov wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Martell has him pressed against the cage.
Martell lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Ignatov is looking to control Martell's arms but Martell gets an underhook and turns him. Now Ignatov has his back to the cage.
Martell tries to land knees in the clinch but Ignatov avoids the damage to the body.
Martell throws a head punch that misses.
Martell makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Ignatov is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Martell throws an elbow but it's blocked.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ignatov breaks the clinch.
Vladimir Ignatov seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Martell ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Ignatov moves away.
Ignatov gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Martell.
Martell wants to land a leg kick but Ignatov is out of range.
Ignatov misses with an uppercut
and Martell counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Martell tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Ignatov's elbow.
Martell throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Ignatov working hard to break the clinch.
Martell pushes Ignatov back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Ignatov working hard to break the clinch.
Martell missing with knees to the body.
Martell keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Ignatov's efforts to push away.
Ignatov blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ignatov's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Martell lands a head shot.
Ignatov lands with an overhand left.
Martell blocks a leg kick.
Ignatov avoids the head kick by Martell.
Ignatov thows a body shot but no joy.
A bone on bone clash there as Martell blocks the leg kick.
Martell doesn't manage to clinch there - Ignatov circles away.
Martell scores with the left hand. Ignatov knows he should have avoided that one.
Ignatov lands a nice leg kick that just misses Martell's sensitive parts.
Nice straight punches there by Ignatov. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Ignatov.
A jab from Ignatov finds it's way through Martell's defenses.
Ignatov moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Ignatov misses with a wild body shot.
Oberyn Martell has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ignatov throws a leg kick but Martell moved away.
Ignatov throws a body punch but Martell moves out of range.
Ignatov misses with a leg kick
and Martell counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Martell.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Martell trying to land knees to the body.
Ignatov is trying to break free.
Martell looking to throw knees to the head but Ignatov is blocking nicely.
Martell prevents Ignatov from breaking the clinch.
Ignatov wants to break the clinch but can't.
Martell prevents Ignatov from breaking the clinch.
Martell tries a knee to the head but Ignatov blocks it.
Martell lands on the inside with an uppercut.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Martell misses with some punches.
Ignatov avoiding damage as Martell throws knees to the body.
Ignatov pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Vladimir Ignatov.
I've got Ignatov winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Daniel Franklin scores the fight 28:30
Judge Chris Downing scores the fight 28:29
Judge Alan Glass scores the fight 28:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Vladimir Ignatov!
An out of breath Vladimir Ignatov thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
Oberyn Martell spoke after the fight, saying 'Through adversity we triumph. Can't know the glory of Success without failure.'.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between James Avalon (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jules Winnfield (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Avalon's entrance music is Harder Better Faster - Daft Punk. A fine choice. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
20 - 11 - 0, fighting out of London, James Avalon!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
21 - 14 - 0, fighting out of New York, Jules Winnfield!
The judges for this bout are Stewart Dunkirk, Chris Downing and Wesley Smith.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Avalon connects with a leg kick. Winnfield looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Avalon tries to bum rush Winnfield with a series of wild strikes but Winnfield uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
A slow jab from Winnfield misses its intended target.
Avalon scores with the left hand. Winnfield knows he should have avoided that one.
Avalon tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Winnfield is able to avoid easily.
Avalon checks a low kick from Winnfield.
Avalon looks to score with a jab to the body but Winnfield is just out of range.
A swing and a miss from Winnfield.
Avalon looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Avalon lands a leg kick that knocks Winnfield off balance momentarily.
Winnfield 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.
Avalon scoring well with a low kick there.
Avalon lands with a nice combination. Winnfield backs away looking to recover.
A nice combination there by Avalon.
It looks like Jules Winnfield has been cut.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Winnfield connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
It looks like James Avalon has been cut.
Good exchange - Avalon coming out on top.
Winnfield scores with a jab to the head.
A bone on bone clash there as Avalon blocks the leg kick.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Winnfield.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Winnfield lands with a thumping leg kick.
Winnfield feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Avalon's calf.
Winnfield on the wrong end of a nice hook.
The crowd cheers as Winnfield lands an impressive looking overhand right. Avalon doesn't seem phased though.
Jules Winnfield is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Avalon has closed the distance and engaged Winnfield in a clinch.
Avalon keeps control of Winnfield as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Winnfield breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Winnfield keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Winnfield has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Avalon.
Avalon lands the left hand.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Winnfield thuds his right hand into Avalon's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Avalon lands a jab to the head.
Winnfield uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Avalon.
Avalon is looking to clinch.
Avalon shoots in and gets a takedown into Winnfield's guard.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
Avalon stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Winnfield swivels though and keeps the full guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Avalon stops Winnfield from standing up.
Winnfield keeping moving, preventing Avalon from controlling successfully.
Avalon pushing down on Winnfield's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Winnfield wants to get back to his feet.
Winnfield is staying active underneath Avalon, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Avalon is pressing down on Winnfield's thigh, looking to free his foot. Winnfield is holding on for now.
Avalon wants to work for an arm triangle but Winnfield is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Winnfield manages to escape and get back to his feet!
The fighters circling - Avalon throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Winnfield throws a hook but Avalon blocks it.
Avalon pushes Winnfield up against the cage in a clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Winnfield tries to break the clinch but Avalon is controlling the position.
Avalon fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Winnfield escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Avalon fails with a takedown attempt.
Avalon lands with an uppercut that bounces Winnfield off the cage and back into range.
Avalon swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Donk. Winnfield catches Avalon right on the button with a cross.
Nice cross by Winnfield.
Winnfield fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Avalon manages to avoid it.
Winnfield has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Winnfield there as he acknowledges the shot.
Winnfield uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Avalon.
Avalon defending well as Winnfield loads up on a big left hand.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Winnfield circles away from the clinch attempt.
Avalon throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Avalon slips a jab and a cross from Winnfield.
Avalon fails with a takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for James Avalon. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Winnfield lands a nice shot that snaps Avalon's head back.
Winnfield throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Avalon fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Winnfield has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Avalon finds it's way round the side to connect with Winnfield's head.
Avalon blocks a leg kick.
Winnfield misses with a body shot.
Avalon throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Avalon drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Winnfield misses with an uppercut
and Avalon counters with a nice uppercut.
Avalon feints and then cracks Winnfield's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Winnfield down.
Avalon forces Winnfield back against the cage and clinches.
Winnfield tries to circle away but Avalon has him pinned against the cage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that James Avalon will probably get the nod.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
A head kick misses from Winnfield.
Avalon connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Winnfield momentarily.
Winnfield scores with a jab to the head.
Avalon is trying hard to land a takedown here. Winnfield sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Winnfield swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Winnfield takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Winnfield misses with a body shot.
Winnfield throws a body kick that misses
and Avalon makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Jules Winnfield seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Winnfield misses with a right hand
and Avalon counters with a leg kick.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Avalon checks a low kick from Winnfield.
Nice defenses there by Avalon.
Avalon cracks Winnfield with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Avalon scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Winnfield takes one to the chin there.
Avalon has Winnfield up against the cage in a clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Winnfield breaks from the clinch.
Avalon lands a nice looking body shot.
Avalon tries to clinch there but Winnfield circles away.
Winnfield throws a leg kick but Avalon checks it.
Avalon buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Avalon punishes Winnfield's body with a nice straight punch.
Winnfield scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Winnfield moves out of range as Avalon strikes.
Winnfield keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Winnfield displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Avalon throws out the jab.
A low kick from Avalon misses
and Winnfield cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
James Avalon's cut is getting worse.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Avalon swings widly with a right hand
letting Winnfield counter with a right hand.
Avalon scores with a nice right hand.
Avalon throws a series of punches but Winnfield moves out of range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Avalon is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Winnfield.
Avalon shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Winnfield as he avoids it easily.
Avalon lands a jab to the nose.
Avalon tries to close the distance and clinch up but Winnfield swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Winnfield uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Avalon.
Avalon lands a nice looking body shot.
Avalon tries to clinch up but Winnfield circles away and keeps his distance.
Winnfield's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Winnfield misses the shot to the body.
Avalon tries to clinch but Winnfield moves out of range.
Winnfield throws out a loose jab but Avalon uses good head movement to avoid it.
Winnfield walks into a left hand.
Winnfield pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Winnfield throws a head kick but Avalon moves out of range.
Winnfield throws a head kick that Avalon semi-blocks.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Avalon wants to clinch
and Avalon takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Avalon dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Avalon lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Winnfield loads up on a big right hand but Avalon slips the punch.
Winnfield's jab looks to have found its range, popping Avalon under the eye.
James Avalon's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
Nice takedown defense from Winnfield. No joy for Avalon on that attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for James Avalon. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Avalon slips a jab from Winnfield.
Avalon scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Avalon displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Winnfield throws out the jab.
Winnfield connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Winnfield jabs Avalon right on the nose. Avalon blinks but takes it well.
Avalon moves out of range as Winnfield strikes.
A slow jab from Avalon misses its intended target.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Good work by Avalon as he checks the leg kick.
Winnfield throws out a loose jab but Avalon uses good head movement to avoid it.
Winnfield misses with an uppercut
and Avalon counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Avalon throws a lazy right hand but Winnfield sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Winnfield blocks the body kick.
Winnfield misses with a hook.
Avalon throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Nice defenses there by Winnfield.
Winnfield moves out of range of the body kick.
An inside leg kick from Winnfield misses.
Avalon throws a sloppy head kick and Winnfield moves out of range easily.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Avalon throws a right hand that Winnfield ducks under and follows up with a left that Winnfield also avoids with ease.
Avalon just misses with a punch to the body.
Avalon moves out of range of the strikes.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that James Avalon will probably get the nod.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
That's time! Avalon's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!
Winnfield slips under a jab from Avalon.
Winnfield scores with a body shot.
Avalon misses with a straight left.
Winnfield fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Winnfield tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Winnfield keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
A jab from Avalon misses.
A telegraphed right hand from Winnfield misses the target.
Avalon fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Winnfield manages to avoid it.
Avalon cracks Winnfield with an open hand slap.
Winnfield misses with an uppercut
and Avalon counters with a two punch combo.
Avalon misses the body punch
and Winnfield counters with a thumping low kick.
Winnfield takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
The fighters circle momentarily. Winnfield darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Winnfield avoids the body shot from Avalon.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Winnfield lands an overhand right.
A nice inside leg kick there by Winnfield. That's going to slow Avalon down.
Avalon uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Winnfield.
Winnfield avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Winnfield connects with a body shot.
Winnfield misses with the combination.
Avalon lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Avalon uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Winnfield.
Avalon pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Winnfield throws an overhand right that lands on Avalon's shoulder, as Avalon tries to avoid the shot.
Winnfield lands a jab to Avalon's midsection.
Avalon slips a jab from Winnfield.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Avalon swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Avalon takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A telegraphed right hand from Avalon misses the target.
Avalon dives in and grabs Winnfield's left leg, looking for a takedown. Winnfield pushes down on Avalon's head and hops out.
Avalon dives in and grabs Winnfield's left leg, looking for a takedown. Winnfield pushes down on Avalon's head and hops out.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Winnfield scores with a crisp jab that stopped Avalon in his tracks.
Winnfield lands a high kick!
Winnfield tests Avalon's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Avalon moves out of range of the strikes.
Avalon cracks Winnfield with an open hand slap.
Nice straight punches there by Winnfield. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Winnfield.
Avalon on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Avalon ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Avalon shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
A slow jab from Winnfield misses its intended target.
Winnfield bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Avalon's head.
Avalon is rocked!
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Winnfield, right into the meat.
Oh Avalon is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Winnfield lands with a nice body punch.
Winnfield throws an overhand right that drops Avalon like a sack of potatoes! Winnfield dives in to finish the fight with more strikes and this one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:27 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Jules Winnfield!
A relieved looking Jules Winnfield thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Doug Graves (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Drazen Kadoic (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Graves might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Alvarez. Buckle up people - heeeeeeeeeere we go!
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205 lbs
24 - 14 - 0 |
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28 - 17 - 0 |
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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 - 14 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Doug Graves!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
28 - 17 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Drazen Kadoic!
The judges for this bout are Frank Dennis, Wesley Smith and Daniel Franklin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Graves blocks a head kick by Kadoic.
Kadoic misses with a body shot
and Graves counters with a nice leg kick.
Graves misses with a wild body shot.
Kadoic throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
We've been told by Graves's head coaches at The Barracks - LOD that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Kadoic throws a leg kick but Graves moved away.
Graves lands the left hand.
Graves checks a leg kick.
Kadoic pivots, looking for a leg kick but Graves is out of range and Kadoic settles back down.
Graves thows a left - swing and a miss!
Graves keeps Kadoic at a distance using the push kick.
Graves tries to move into range but Kadoic moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Graves misses with a hook.
Graves connects with a leg kick. Kadoic looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Graves keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Kadoic checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Graves fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Kadoic bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Kadoic misses with a looping left.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kadoic throws a low kick but Graves avoids it.
The crowd cheers as Graves lands an impressive looking overhand right. Kadoic doesn't seem phased though.
Graves chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Kadoic can pounce on him.
Kadoic misses with a leg kick.
Kadoic tries a head kick but it misses.
Graves takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Doug Graves seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Kadoic slips a straight right by Graves.
The fighters circling - Graves throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Kadoic pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Kadoic motions for Graves to come forward. Kadoic throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Graves missing with a left hand there. Kadoic was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
A good leg kick by Kadoic.
Kadoic stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Graves.
Graves lands a right hook to the body.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Graves looks to land a right hand but Kadoic moved out of range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kadoic throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Kadoic ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Graves throws a lazy body kick
and Kadoic counters with a thumping low kick.
Graves throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Kadoic stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Graves thows a body shot but no joy.
Graves takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
It looks like Doug Graves has been cut.
A clash of legs there as Graves blocks the low kick.
Nice defenses there by Kadoic.
Graves misses with a low kick.
Graves chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Graves turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Kadoic tries to move into range but Graves moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Kadoic throws a hook but Graves avoids it easily.
Graves fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Kadoic manages to avoid it.
A shot to the liver by Kadoic. Beautiful body shot.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A telegraphed right hand from Graves misses the target.
Graves throws a leg kick
and Kadoic counters with a nice kick to the body.
Kadoic chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Graves can pounce on him.
Graves slips a straight right by Kadoic.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Kadoic - that will leave a mark!
Graves connects with an inside leg kick.
Kadoic tries a head kick but it misses.
Graves throws a solid leg kick but Kadoic takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Graves.
Kadoic misses with a body kick.
Graves avoids the head kick by Kadoic.
Graves lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Graves throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Kadoic moves out of range as Graves throws a body kick.
Graves throws a one two combo.
Graves connects with a body shot.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kadoic scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Graves with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Kadoic throws a leg kick
letting Graves counter with a right hand.
Graves connects with the punch.
Graves thuds a left hand into Kadoic's body.
Graves thows a body shot but no joy.
Graves misses with a low kick.
Kadoic displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Graves throws out the jab.
Kadoic is looking to score with low kicks.
Kadoic's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Kadoic lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Graves checks a leg kick.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Graves misses with an uppercut.
Kadoic misses with a lunging right hand
and Graves counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Graves steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Kadoic.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Doug Graves dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Doug Graves'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.
Graves misses with a hook. Kadoic ducked under it nicely.
Graves fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Kadoic misses with a body shot.
Graves takes a jab right on the kisser.
Kadoic connects with an inside leg kick.
Kadoic keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Graves misses with a right hand
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Graves throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Graves jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Both fighters circling a little - Kadoic finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Graves misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Kadoic.
Kadoic with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Graves to score with a decent uppercut.
Doug Graves is winning the standup battle so far.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Kadoic thumps Graves with a low kick.
Graves throws a shot to the body.
Kadoic ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Graves misses with a hook.
Graves misses with a low kick.
Graves misses with a body shot.
Graves misses with a left hand
and Kadoic counters with a good low kick that Graves was not able to check.
A jab from Kadoic does it's job there.
A leg kick checked by Graves.
Kadoic looks to score with a jab to the body but Graves is just out of range.
Kadoic moves out of range as Graves strikes.
Graves throws the left hand but Kadoic avoids the punch easily.
Kadoic lands a really nice looking cross but Graves seems unphased.
Kadoic goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Kadoic uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Graves.
Kadoic gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Graves.
Graves throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Graves throws a nice inside leg kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Graves tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Kadoic was well out of range. Poor timing from Graves.
Graves looks to score with a jab to the body but Kadoic is just out of range.
Graves throws a low kick, looking for Kadoic's leg but Kadoic calmly moves out of range.
Kadoic throws a head kick but Graves moves out of range.
Graves throws a wild body kick that Kadoic sees coming a mile off.
Graves scores with a jab. Kadoic acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Kadoic instigates a clinch.
Kadoic misses with some punches.
Kadoic has a couple of punches blocked by Graves.
A nice left hand lands by Kadoic.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Graves blocking some punches.
Kadoic takes a shot to the head.
Kadoic scores with a hook to the body.
A head punch on the inside from Graves fails to land.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kadoic misses with some punches.
Graves is looking to control Kadoic's arms but Kadoic gets an underhook and turns him. Now Graves has his back to the cage.
Graves misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Graves blocks a body shot from Kadoic.
Graves misses with a hook from the clinch.
Graves misses with a punch to the body.
Kadoic misses with a hook to the ribs.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Graves takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Graves tries to stall but Kadoic uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Graves blocks a body shot from Kadoic.
Kadoic's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
The fighters circling - Kadoic throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Kadoic lands a nice leg kick that just misses Graves's sensitive parts.
Kadoic keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Nice body punch from Kadoic.
Graves misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kadoic misses the shot to the body.
Graves waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Kadoic.
A thudding body kick lands there by Kadoic!
Graves turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Graves fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Kadoic has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Kadoic throws a jab when Graves was well out of range.
Graves chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Kadoic can pounce on him.
Kadoic throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Kadoic thows a body shot but no joy.
Graves connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Kadoic throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Nice body punch from Graves.
Kadoic plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Graves takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Drazen Kadoic will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Doug Graves's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!
Graves lands a right hook to the body.
Graves slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Graves lands a nice looking body shot.
Graves throws a lazy right hand but Kadoic sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Graves misses the shot to the body.
Kadoic throws out a loose jab but Graves uses good head movement to avoid it.
Kadoic slips under a jab from Graves.
Graves cracks the inside of Kadoic's front leg.
Graves throws the left hand but Kadoic avoids the punch easily.
Graves tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Kadoic was well out of range. Poor timing from Graves.
A telegraphed right hand from Graves misses the target.
A low kick from Kadoic is predictable there
and Graves holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Graves fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Graves tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Graves softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kadoic can't find room to land a body shot as Graves controls the action.
Kadoic can't find room to land a body shot as Graves controls the action.
A short uppercut from Kadoic.
Kadoic misses with some punches.
Graves works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Kadoic doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Kadoic can't find room to land a body shot as Graves controls the action.
Graves lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Graves has a couple of punches blocked by Kadoic.
Graves struggles to land a body shot inside as Kadoic controls his hands.
Kadoic works on Graves's body with a couple of short punches.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Graves.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Graves lands a hook to the side of the head.
Graves lands a hook to the side of the head.
Kadoic goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Graves throws a head punch that misses.
Kadoic misses with a body punch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kadoic presses Graves against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Kadoic blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
The referee is keeping an eye on Graves - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Doug Graves has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Kadoic tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Graves throws a punch but it's blocked by Kadoic.
Come on Graves - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Kadoic escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Graves waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Kadoic.
Graves attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Graves throws out a loose jab but Kadoic uses good head movement to avoid it.
Kadoic throws a leg kick but Graves checks it.
Graves cracks Kadoic with a right hand to the side of the head.
Graves takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Graves throws a shot from downtown. Kadoic moves away and avoids it.
Kadoic fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Graves checks it well.
Kadoic misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Graves loads up on a big right hand but Kadoic slips the punch.
Kadoic ducks under a wild hook from Graves.
Kadoic checks a low kick from Graves.
Graves connects with a jab.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Kadoic checks a leg kick.
Graves scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Graves takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Kadoic looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Kadoic is looking to slow Graves down with leg kicks.
Kadoic lands a lovely overhand right.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Kadoic takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A head kick misses from Kadoic.
Graves missing with a left hand there. Kadoic was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
A looping hook to the body misses from Kadoic. Graves does a little dance to reset his feet.
Kadoic moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Kadoic closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Kadoic with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Graves missing with a left hand there. Kadoic was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Graves ducks right into an uppercut from Kadoic.
Kadoic throws a leg kick which misses Graves's front leg but catches the back leg as Graves tries to avoid it.
Graves is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Kadoic.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Kadoic clinches.
Graves is trying to stall.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Doug Graves.
Well Graves 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 Frank Dennis scores the fight 29:28
Judge Wesley Smith scores the fight 29:28
Judge Daniel Franklin scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Doug Graves!
Doug Graves decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Mayo Kermode (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jermaine Barksdale (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Barksdale's choice of entrance music: Ain't No Sunshine- DMX. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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211 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
21 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Mayo Kermode!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
15 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Jermaine Barksdale!
The judges for this bout are George Francis, Stewart Dunkirk and Daniel Franklin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kermode takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Barksdale feints and then cracks Kermode's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Kermode down.
Kermode takes a jab right on the kisser.
Kermode pushes Barksdale up against the cage in a clinch.
Barksdale avoiding damage as Kermode throws knees to the body.
Kermode avoids a wild elbow strike from Barksdale.
Barksdale pushes Kermode back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Kermode.
Barksdale throws an elbow that misses.
Kermode scores with a shot to the side of Barksdale's head.
Kermode lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Barksdale backwards.
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!
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Barksdale creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Kermode fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Kermode doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
A head punch on the inside from Barksdale fails to land.
Kermode blocks an uppercut.
Kermode utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Still in the clinch, Barksdale scores with a nice short uppercut.
Kermode landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Barksdale goes for a takedown attempt but Kermode pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kermode uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Barksdale.
Kermode connects with a leg kick. Barksdale looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Kermode checks the leg kick nicely there.
Barksdale feints and then cracks Kermode's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Kermode down.
A swing and a miss from Kermode.
Kermode listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Kermode on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Barksdale throws a hook to the side of Kermode's head but Kermode sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Barksdale misses with an uppercut. Kermode saw that one coming.
Kermode bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Barksdale clinches.
Barksdale takes an elbow to the temple.
Kermode throws a punch but it's blocked by Barksdale.
Barksdale tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Kermode's elbow.
Barksdale wants to take the fight to the mat but Kermode manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Barksdale throws a head punch that misses.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Barksdale escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Good leg kick by Kermode there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Barksdale - that will leave a mark!
Kermode connects with a right hand. Barksdale shakes it off.
Barksdale checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Kermode rushes Barksdale and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Barksdale misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Barksdale struggles to land a body shot inside as Kermode controls his hands.
Kermode misses with a knee strike.
Barksdale lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Kermode backwards.
Barksdale misses with a shot to the kidneys.
A nice left hand lands by Barksdale.
Kermode throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Barksdale blocks it with crossed arms.
Kermode doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Barksdale blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Kermode on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Barksdale is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Kermode is keeping busy.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kermode tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Barksdale lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Barksdale tries to stall but Kermode uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Barksdale blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Kermode takes a knee right on the jaw!
It looks like Mayo Kermode has been cut.
Kermode avoids the elbow strike from Barksdale, against the cage.
Barksdale scores with a shot to the side of Kermode's head.
Barksdale tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Still in the clinch, Barksdale scores with a nice short uppercut.
Kermode tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Barksdale blocks an uppercut.
Barksdale blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Barksdale.
A short uppercut from Barksdale.
Barksdale tries a body shot but Kermode blocks it.
Barksdale lands a shoulder strike.
Barksdale tries to stall but Kermode uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Kermode blocking some punches.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Barksdale blocking some punches.
Kermode blocks an uppercut.
Kermode gets through Barksdale's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Kermode tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Barksdale avoids it.
Barksdale tries to land knees in the clinch but Kermode avoids the damage to the body.
Barksdale misses with a punch on the inside.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Barksdale.
Kermode tries to land knees in the clinch but Barksdale avoids the damage to the body.
Kermode throws a punch but it's blocked by Barksdale.
Barksdale blocks an uppercut.
Barksdale makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
A short right from Barksdale.
Barksdale misses with a punch to the body.
Barksdale pushes Kermode back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Kermode landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Barksdale throws a punch but it's blocked by Kermode.
Kermode tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Kermode scores a nice knee to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Jermaine Barksdale will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Mayo Kermode's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Kermode fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Barksdale manages to avoid it.
Barksdale is looking to score with low kicks.
Kermode feints and then cracks Barksdale's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Barksdale down.
Barksdale ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Kermode misses with a hook.
Kermode has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Barksdale.
Kermode throws a leg kick
and Barksdale counters with a slapping leg kick.
Barksdale lands a nice hook to Kermode's body. Kermode takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Kermode lands the left hand.
Kermode fails in his attempt to clinch.
Barksdale slips a jab and a cross from Kermode.
Kermode moves out of range as Barksdale strikes.
Kermode clinches.
Barksdale with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Kermode lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Kermode blocks the elbow strike.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kermode lands a nice uppercut.
A head punch on the inside from Barksdale fails to land.
Kermode landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Barksdale is breathing heavily.
Kermode scores with a knee 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!
Barksdale is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Kermode fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Kermode trying to land knees to the body.
Barksdale lands a shoulder strike.
Barksdale lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Kermode backwards.
Kermode pushes Barksdale back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Kermode is working Barksdale over against the cage.
Barksdale throws a head punch that misses.
Kermode lands a hook that snaps the head of Barksdale backwards.
Kermode lands a good knee to the midsection. Barksdale won't want to take too many of those.
Barksdale trying to control the position but instead, Kermode has worked for underhooks and has pushed Barksdale into the cage.
Kermode lands a hook to the side of the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Barksdale tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Kermode's elbow.
Barksdale misses with a hook from the clinch.
Mayo Kermode has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Barksdale throws a head punch that misses.
Kermode misses with a punch to the body.
Barksdale misses with some punches.
Kermode lands with a left to the head.
Barksdale doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Barksdale fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Kermode misses with a short punch on the inside.
Kermode misses with some punches.
Barksdale misses with a short punch on the inside.
Kermode lands a right hand that snaps the head of Barksdale backwards.
Kermode throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Barksdales head.
Kermode has a couple of punches blocked by Barksdale.
Barksdale is looking to control Kermode's arms but Kermode gets an underhook and turns him. Now Barksdale has his back to the cage.
Barksdale on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Kermode misses with a short punch on the inside.
Kermode tries a knee to the head but Barksdale blocks it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kermode is fighting off a takedown attempt but Barksdale is just too persistent for him and manages to trip Kermode to the mat. Kermode regains guard as soon as the fighters hit the mat.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
Barksdale throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Kermode works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Barksdale wants to pass the guard but Kermode is keeping the position.
Barksdale throws a big right hand that misses.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Barksdale with a flurry of punches that miss.
Barksdale loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Barksdale accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Barksdale lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Barksdale trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Barksdale trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Barksdale throwing strikes from guard but Kermode blocks nicely.
Barksdale landing some decent shots from guard.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Barksdale working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Barksdale landing some decent shots from guard.
Barksdale postures up in Kermode's guard and throws a big left but Kermode blocks it.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Barksdale trying to control the position from guard on top but Kermode is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Barksdale throwing strikes but missing.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Mayo Kermode will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Mayo Kermode's cut.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
Kermode walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Barksdale is looking to land body kicks.
A big left from Kermode misses.
Kermode looks to land a left hand but Barksdale moved out of range nicely.
Kermode uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Barksdale.
Barksdale lands a glancing blow to the side of Kermode's head.
Barksdale is looking to land body kicks.
Barksdale throws a nice inside leg kick.
Kermode tries to clinch but Barksdale moves out of range.
Barksdale scores with a shot to the body.
Kermode steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Barksdale.
Barksdale misses with a wild body shot.
Kermode throws a series of strikes that have Barksdale backpedaling.
Barksdale moves out of range as Kermode strikes.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Barksdale with a hook.
Mayo Kermode is winning the standup battle so far.
Barksdale shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
Kermode is refusing to be controlled, as Barksdale sits in half guard.
Kermode manages to get to full guard.
Barksdale in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Barksdale postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Barksdale throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Barksdale working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Barksdale missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Barksdale is working Kermode over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Barksdale wants to control from the top but Kermode keeps moving.
Barksdale postures up and lands a big shot to Kermode's brow.
Barksdale is looking to work some ground and pound but Kermode has wrist control.
Barksdale scoring with punches to the head and body.
Kermode looking to control.
Kermode keeping moving, preventing Barksdale from controlling successfully.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Barksdale loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Kermode is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Barksdale with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Barksdale pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Kermode is keeping the position for now.
Barksdale trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Kermode wants to sweep here but Barksdale controlling him for the moment.
Kermode is trying to control the position from the bottom.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Barksdale missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Barksdale accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Barksdale throws a strike but Kermode rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Barksdale is pulling down on Kermode's head to control his posture.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Barksdale lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Kermode!
Barksdale unloads with some shots from mount but Kermode bucks and avoids them well.
And that's the end of the fight!
Jermaine Barksdale comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Barksdale has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge George Francis scores the fight 28:29
Judge Stewart Dunkirk scores the fight 27:30
Judge Daniel Franklin scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jermaine Barksdale!
An out of breath Jermaine Barksdale thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Marlon Worthy (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Super Hans (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Worthy comes into the arena with Drop the world blaring out of the sound system. Hans has chosen Hans being Hans as his entrance music. Super Hans has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Marlon Worthy's chin.
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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
27 - 17 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Marlon Worthy!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
26 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Super Hans!
The judges for this bout are Robert Twigg, Gwen Towbar and Daniel Franklin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Worthy cracks Hans with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Worthy wants to clinch up but Hans keeps it at a distance.
Worthy throws a jab but it's blocked by Hans.
Worthy fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Hans manages to avoid it.
Hans jabs Worthy to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Worthy pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Worthy walks into a jab.
Worthy swats away the attempt to clinch by Hans.
Hans throws a right hand that misses
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Hans misses with a looping left.
Hans misses with an uppercut.
Hans throws a lazy uppercut
and Worthy counters with a body kick that stops Hans in his tracks momentarily.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Hans misses the shot to the body.
Worthy looks to land a left hand but Hans moved out of range nicely.
Hans throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Hans throws a jab when Worthy was well out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Worthy just misses with a punch to the body.
Worthy throws a chopping leg kick but Hans manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Hans pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Worthy.
That kick from Worthy tenderised Hans's leg. Hans is trying to keep his angry face on.
A chopping leg kick lands by Hans.
Hans keeps the fight on the outside.
Hans lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Marlon Worthy is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Worthy loads up on a big right hand but Hans slips the punch.
Worthy takes one to the chin there.
A looping hook to the body misses from Hans. Worthy does a little dance to reset his feet.
Worthy slips a straight right by Hans.
Worthy lands with an uppercut that bounces Hans off the cage and back into range.
Worthy slips under a jab from Hans.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Worthy throws a nice outside leg kick.
Hans misses with a straight right.
Worthy instigates a clinch.
Worthy tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Worthy breaks from the clinch.
Worthy throws a front kick aimed at Hans's knee but Hans avoids it well.
Hans scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Hans connects with a crisp jab.
Hans misses with an uppercut.
Hans takes one on the button.
Worthy connects with a high kick.
It looks like Super Hans has been cut.
Worthy lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Hans takes a swing at Worthy's ribcage but misses.
Worthy tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Hans manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hans lands a nice hook to Worthy's body. Worthy takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Hans cracks Worthy with a good jab.
Worthy uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Hans has time to react.
A looping hook to the body misses from Hans. Worthy does a little dance to reset his feet.
Hans stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Worthy.
Worthy moves forwards but Hans connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Hans swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Hans tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Hans misses with a right hand
and Worthy connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Worthy scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Hans doesn't seem bothered though.
Worthy displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Hans throws out the jab.
Hans misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Hans closes the distance and clinches.
Worthy throws a punch but it's blocked by Hans.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hans tries to stall but Worthy uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Hans tries to work over Worthy's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Hans is trying to maintain a safe position but Worthy gets an underhook and turns Hans into the cage.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Hans.
Worthy blocking some punches.
Hans is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Worthy is defending well.
Worthy throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Hanss head.
Worthy tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Hans's elbow.
Worthy lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Worthy prevents a body shot from Hans.
Worthy's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Worthy uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Hans.
Hans connects with the punch.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Hans tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Worthy was well out of range. Poor timing from Hans.
A jab lands there for Hans.
Hans is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Worthy had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
A big left from Hans misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Super Hans will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Super Hans's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Worthy lands a jab to the head.
Super Hans seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Hans is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Worthy.
Worthy fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Hans has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Worthy throws out a powerful jab.
Hans tries to close the distance and clinch up but Worthy swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Hans misses with a shot to the body
and Worthy counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Worthy wants to clinch.
Hans misses with an uppercut. Worthy saw that one coming.
Worthy tries to clinch but Hans moves out of range.
The fighters circle momentarily. Hans darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Worthy scores with a head kick.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Hans misses with an uppercut
and Worthy counters with a leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Worthy avoids the head kick by Hans.
Worthy connects with an inside leg kick.
Worthy tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Hans paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Hans swings widly with a right hand
and Worthy counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Worthy throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Worthy scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Worthy lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Hans lands a nice shot that snaps Worthy's head back.
Nice jab there from Worthy.
Marlon Worthy is winning the standup battle so far.
A punch combination from Worthy misses.
Hans shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Worthy sprawls well. Worthy wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Hans gets slowly back to his feet.
Hans's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Hans is breathing heavily.
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!
Worthy digs a good body shot into Hans's ribs.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hans looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Hans tries to close the distance and clinch but Worthy swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Worthy checks a leg kick nicely.
Worthy lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Hans misses with a right hand
and Worthy counters with a head kick. That will keep Hans thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
Hans is rocked!
Worthy keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Hans throws a low kick but it's checked well by Worthy.
Hans misses with a lunging right hand
and Worthy counters with a thumping low kick.
Hans takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Worthy misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Worthy lands a nice looking kick to the body. Hans takes a step back to recover.
Hans misses with a body kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Worthy cracks Hans with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Worthy moves in looking to clinch but Hans pushes him off.
Hans tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Worthy was well out of range. Poor timing from Hans.
Hans missing with a left hand there. Worthy was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Hans misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Hans takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Hans is still on wobbly legs! Can Worthy finish him?
Nice shot lands for Worthy.
Worthy lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Worthy misses with a two punch combination.
Hans jabbing away but nothing is landing.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Worthy misses with a body shot.
Worthy misses with a jab, cross combination.
Hans seems to have recovered his senses.
Hans walks into a straight right hand from Worthy.
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!
Worthy fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Hans, pushing him back against the cage.
Hans misses with a body punch.
Worthy lands with a light punch inside.
Worthy keeps control of Hans as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Hans tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Worthy breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Hans looks to throw a body kick
and Worthy finishes the little exchange by landing a big kick to the body.
Hans takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Worthy steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Hans.
Worthy takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Worthy thows a body shot but no joy.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Marlon Worthy dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Super Hans's cut.
That's time! Back to the action! Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Worthy ducks under a wild hook from Hans.
Worthy catches Hans with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
A jab from Hans does it's job there.
Hans blocks a head kick by Worthy.
Hans misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Worthy.
Hans throws a lazy head kick
and Worthy counters with a nice leg kick.
Worthy keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Worthy misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Hans.
Hans connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Worthy tried to score with a low kick but Hans checks it.
Hans takes a jab right on the kisser.
Hans throws a nice inside leg kick.
Worthy fails in his attempt to clinch.
Hans misses with a head kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Worthy moves away from the strike by Hans.
Worthy fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Hans tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Worthy ducks under a wild hook from Hans.
Hans takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Worthy scoring well with a low kick there.
Worthy lands a lovely overhand right.
Worthy moves out of range of the leg kick from Hans.
Hans fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Hans tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Hans rushes Worthy and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Hans misses with the head strike.
Worthy breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Hans thows a body shot but no joy.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Worthy ducks under a wild hook from Hans.
Hans throws a lazy head kick
and Worthy counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Hans thinking.
Hans scores with a jab. Worthy acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Hans throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Worthy sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Hans takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Worthy lands a slapping body shot.
Hans needs to keep his hands up - Worthy had a free shot at his head there.
Worthy scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Worthy scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Jab, jab by Worthy - just one landing.
Hans has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Worthy moves into the clinch.
Hans looking to stall.
Worthy scores with a hook to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Worthy lands a right hand.
Hans prevents a body shot from Worthy.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Worthy.
Worthy throws a punch but it's blocked by Hans.
The referee is keeping an eye on Worthy - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Worthy lands a shot to the body.
Worthy scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Hans misses with a hook from the clinch.
Hans tries to work over Worthy's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Worthy leaning against his opponent.
Worthy blocks a body shot from Hans.
A nice left hand lands by Worthy.
Worthy lands a shoulder strike.
A short left from Worthy.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Worthy.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Worthy.
Worthy lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Hans.
Worthy lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Hans lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Worthy or not.
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!
Worthy breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Hans cracks Worthy with a good jab.
Worthy has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Worthy there as he acknowledges the shot.
Worthy connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Hans's hands.
Good leg kick by Worthy there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Worthy lands a nice looking body kick.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Hans throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Hans misses with a kick to the body
and Worthy counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Worthy swings for the body but Hans moves out of range.
And that's the end of the fight!
Marlon Worthy showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Worthy 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 Robert Twigg scores the fight 29:28
Judge Gwen Towbar scores the fight 29:28
Judge Daniel Franklin scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Marlon Worthy!
A relieved looking Marlon Worthy 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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Co-main event
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Tommy Cottero (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Roy Pitbull (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Man, I cannot wait for this one!
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152 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the featherweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
26 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Tommy Cottero!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
26 - 12 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Roy Pitbull!
The judges for this bout are Gwen Towbar, Robert Twigg and Tiny Johnson.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A bone on bone clash there as Pitbull blocks the leg kick.
Pitbull misses with a hook. Cottero ducked under it nicely.
Cottero lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Cottero throws a low kick but it's checked well by Pitbull.
Cottero uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Pitbull.
A swing and a miss from Cottero.
Cottero throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Pitbull throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Pitbull missing with a left hand there. Cottero was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Cottero connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Pitbull avoids the body shot from Cottero.
Pitbull lands a jab to Cottero's midsection.
Cottero scores with a head kick.
Nice defenses there by Cottero.
Cottero scores with a decent looking hook.
Cottero staying out of range there.
Pitbull closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Cottero to the mat! Cottero manages to get full guard.
We could do with one of the fighters taking the initiative a bit more on the ground - they're both waiting to capitalize on a mistake.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Cottero looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pitbull throwing strikes from guard but Cottero blocks nicely.
Cottero preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Pitbull throws a big right hand that misses.
Cottero trying to keep a closed guard but Pitbull is proving a slippery customer.
Pitbull postures up in Cottero's guard and throws a big left but Cottero blocks it.
Pitbull postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Cottero is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
Pitbull preventing the sweep.
Pitbull missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Pitbull has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Pitbull landing with the ground and pound.
Cottero trying to control the position.
Pitbull in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pitbull with a flurry of punches that miss.
Pitbull with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Pitbull with a flurry of punches that miss.
Pitbull missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Pitbull throws a big right hand that misses.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Pitbull with a nice head shot there.
Pitbull missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Cottero has Pitbull pulled in close to control his posture.
Pitbull is in close to Cottero's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Pitbull won't allow Cottero to sweep him here.
Cottero working a defensive guard here.
Cottero is pulling down on Pitbull's head to control his posture.
Pitbull throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Cottero avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cottero utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Pitbull keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Cottero's head.
Cottero wants to sweep but no luck.
Pitbull stands up over Cottero, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Cottero is trying to control the position but Pitbull postures up.
Pitbull scoring with punches to the head and body.
Pitbull loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Pitbull throwing strikes from guard but Cottero blocks nicely.
Pitbull is fighting to break Cottero's control of his arms but Cottero is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Pitbull landing some decent shots from guard.
Cottero is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Cottero utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Pitbull with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cottero is trying to keep Pitbull in close.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Pitbull is working Cottero over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Pitbull postures up.
Pitbull throws a big elbow that misses.
Cottero has Pitbull pulled in close to control his posture.
Pitbull looking to pass the guard.
Cottero is trying to keep Pitbull in close.
Cottero preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Cottero bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Pitbull's guard.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Pitbull looking for a sweep. Not yet Pitbull, not yet.
Cottero stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Pitbull swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Pitbull escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Cottero gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Roy Pitbull dominated that round.
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.
Pitbull looks to score with a jab to the body but Cottero is just out of range.
Pitbull scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Pitbull checks a leg kick.
Cottero throws a lazy right hand but Pitbull sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Cottero takes a swing at Pitbull's ribcage but misses.
Cottero tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Pitbull was well out of range. Poor timing from Cottero.
Pitbull blocks the body kick.
Pitbull looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Cottero misses with a body kick.
Cottero looks to land a body kick but Pitbull moved away.
Cottero on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Cottero throws a jab but it's blocked by Pitbull.
Pitbull connects with a jab.
Cottero lands a nice looking body shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cottero thows a body shot but no joy.
Cottero shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Cottero tests Pitbull's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Pitbull lands a body shot.
Pitbull lands a body shot.
Pitbull closes the distance and clinches up with Cottero, looking for a takedown. Pitbull pushes Cottero against the cage but Cottero circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Tommy Cottero is winning the standup battle so far.
Pitbull sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Cottero takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Pitbull misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Cottero.
Pitbull checks a low kick from Cottero.
Pitbull missing with a left hand there. Cottero was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Pitbull waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Cottero.
Cottero stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Cottero wants it to stay on the feet.
Cottero throws a looping overhand right but Pitbull ducks down to avoid it.
Cottero is looking light on his feet compared to last time was saw him fight.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pitbull waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Cottero.
Cottero looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Cottero throws a nice outside leg kick.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Cottero tries to work over Pitbull's front leg with a kick but Pitbull checks it.
Cottero misses with a body shot.
Cottero on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Pitbull ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Cottero moves away.
Pitbull lands a head shot.
Cottero misses with a lunging right hand
and Pitbull counters with a nice uppercut.
Cottero is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Pitbull is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Cottero with a jab.
Pitbull throws a good cross that connects.
Cottero thumps Pitbull with a low kick.
Cottero takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pitbull throws a series of punches but Cottero moves out of range.
Pitbull uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Cottero.
Cottero takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Tommy Cottero is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Cottero throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Pitbull fails to land with a series of punches.
Cottero tests Pitbull's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Pitbull scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Pitbull checks a low kick from Cottero.
Cottero throws a body punch but Pitbull moves out of range.
Cottero displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Pitbull throws out the jab.
Cottero throws an overhand right that lands on Pitbull's shoulder, as Pitbull tries to avoid the shot.
Pitbull tries for a takedown but Cottero sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Tommy Cottero has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Roy Pitbull.
Cottero walks into a left hand.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cottero throws out a powerful jab.
Pitbull misses with a wild combination.
Pitbull shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Cottero as he jumps to the side.
Pitbull takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Pitbull scores with a punch to the head.
Pitbull takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Pitbull takes a jab right on the kisser.
Pitbull with a hook.
Pitbull cracks Cottero with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Pitbull scores with a jab to the body.
Pitbull scores with a punch to the head.
Pitbull fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Cottero manages to avoid it.
Cottero dodges the punch combination from Pitbull.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Roy Pitbull will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Pitbull scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Pitbull throws a shot to the body.
Pitbull uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Cottero.
Pitbull throws a poor cross that misses
and Cottero counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Pitbull throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
letting Cottero counter with a right hand.
Cottero misses with a straight left.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Cottero lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Pitbull has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Pitbull and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Pitbull throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
A decent looking cross lands there for Cottero.
Cottero jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Cottero throws a low kick but Pitbull avoids it.
Pitbull throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Cottero connects with a body shot that sends Pitbull's belly button to the back.
Cottero uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Pitbull.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cottero cracks Pitbull with a good jab.
Cottero uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Pitbull.
Cottero throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Pitbull misses the jab.
Cottero looks to land a left hand but Pitbull moved out of range nicely.
Jab, jab by Cottero - just one landing.
Cottero scoring well with a low kick there.
Cottero misses with a body shot.
Pitbull takes a swing at Cottero's ribcage but misses.
Pitbull lands with a nice body punch.
Pitbull thows a body shot but no joy.
Pitbull punishes Cottero's body with a nice straight punch.
Cottero tries a head kick but it misses.
Pitbull thows a body shot but no joy.
Pitbull shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Cottero napping and manages to drive through into side control!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Cottero is looking for a sweep.
Pitbull lands a decent elbow from side control.
Cottero can't do much from the bottom here.
Roy Pitbull has got the better of the ground game so far.
Pitbull misses with the ground and pound.
Pitbull landing strikes.
Pitbull working the ground and pound but he's contacting the mat, not the fighter.
Pitbull working away.
Pitbull lands some shots froms side control.
Cottero is looking for a sweep.
Cottero is working to avoid the ground and pound but Pitbull connects with a decent elbow.
Cottero is rocked!
Cottero takes a nasty elbow to the side of the head.
Oh Cottero is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Pitbull lands an elbow.
Pitbull scores with a big shot from side control... and another... and another! Oh Cottero is done here - save him referee! More strikes land and eventually the ref does step in and Pitbull can finally stop beating on his defenseless opponent!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:55 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Roy Pitbull!
Roy Pitbull is the new featherweight champion!
A relieved looking Roy Pitbull thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Augustus Belmont (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dack Fayden (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Belmont comes to the cage accompanied by 2pac feat. Ice Cube - Bow Down. The atmosphere really building for this one as we go over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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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
26 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Augustus Belmont!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
14 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Dack Fayden!
The judges for this bout are Robert Twigg, Daniel Franklin and Tiny Johnson.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jab by Belmont.
It looks like Dack Fayden has been cut.
Belmont turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
We can't be sure of the tactics at this early stage but we have heard that Fayden has been working on his takedowns a lot in the buildup to the fight and we can only assume he's going to look to take this to the mat.
Belmont scores with a spinning back kick!
Belmont connects with a solid leg kick.
Good leg kick by Belmont there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
A jab from Belmont does it's job there.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A solid leg kick lands there for Belmont.
Belmont lands with an uppercut that bounces Fayden off the cage and back into range.
Belmont scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
A solid leg kick lands there for Belmont.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Belmont scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Fayden doesn't seem bothered though.
Fayden looks winded!
Belmont throws a quick inside leg kick.
Fayden takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Crunch! Belmont slams his shin into Fayden's torso.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Fayden gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Belmont.
Belmont sends Fayden crashing to the mat with a devastating uppercut! Belmont is motioning to the referee to let Fayden up. He wants to try and finish this one on the feet!
Fayden is rocked!
A chopping leg kick lands by Belmont.
Fayden is still on wobbly legs! Can Belmont finish him?
Belmont fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Fayden has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Fayden seems to have recovered his senses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Belmont lands a big head kick that sends Fayden tumbling to the mat! Belmont takes a step backwards and waves Fayden back to his feet - he wants the finish!
That has opened up Dack Fayden's cut even more.
Belmont thuds his shin into the meat of Fayden's side.
Augustus Belmont is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Belmont throws a sloppy head kick and Fayden moves out of range easily.
Belmont moves into range and connects with a jab.
Nice body kick there by Belmont.
Fayden's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Belmont throws out a powerful jab.
Belmont cracks Fayden with a big right hand that sends him crashing to the floor. Belmont has the opportunity to follow him to the ground but instead he's beckoning Fayden to stand back up!
Belmont lands a big uppercut and this one is all over! His foe lies motionless on the canvas - a massive one punch knockout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:58 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Augustus Belmont!
A victorious Augustus Belmont thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
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