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HONOR FC 37 Shockwave (PPV) PBP Commentary |
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Jesus Barreda (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Rustam Kersikov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Barreda comes to the cage accompanied by Planet Caravan. Kersikov is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Eminem - Survival . Jesus Barreda is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples... Tweaking his own nipples that is.
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176 lbs
10 - 5 - 0 |
Abu Dhabi Champ
World class boxer
Insanely flexible |
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Good wrestler
World class MT
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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
22 - 16 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Jesus Barreda!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
10 - 5 - 0, fighting out of New York, Rustam Kersikov!
The judges for this bout are Wesley Smith, George Francis and Gwen Towbar.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Good standup being displayed there by Barreda as he connects with a hook.
Jesus Barreda seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Barreda scores with the left hand. Kersikov knows he should have avoided that one.
Barreda misses with a hook.
Kersikov throws a head kick that misses.
Barreda lands with an overhand left.
We've been told by Barreda's head coaches at Bi-polar Asylum that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
A lazy left from Kersikov finds it's target.
Barreda thuds his right hand into Kersikov's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Barreda lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Barreda misses with a body shot.
Barreda throws out a loose jab but Kersikov uses good head movement to avoid it.
Kersikov throws a push kick but Barreda slaps the foot to one side.
Kersikov looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Barreda throws a hook but Kersikov blocks it.
Kersikov throws a low kick but Barreda avoids it.
Barreda cracks Kersikov with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Kersikov staying out of range there.
Barreda is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Barreda throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Kersikov steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Barreda.
Barreda pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Barreda cracks Kersikov with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kersikov throws a leg kick that misses.
Barreda misses with a series of wild punches.
Kersikov connects with a looping right hand.
Kersikov pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Kersikov throws a hook but Barreda blocks it.
Kersikov is looking to land body kicks.
Barreda lands a nice shot that snaps Kersikov's head back.
Barreda swings for the body but Kersikov moves out of range.
Kersikov staying out of range there.
Kersikov lands a head kick. Barreda smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Barreda is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Barreda throws a series of punches but Kersikov moves out of range.
A slow jab from Barreda misses its intended target.
Barreda steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Kersikov.
Barreda thows a left - swing and a miss!
Kersikov steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Barreda.
Kersikov throws a looping overhand right but Barreda ducks down to avoid it.
Barreda scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Barreda bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Kersikov's head backwards.
Barreda throws a left and a right that both miss
and Kersikov counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Kersikov throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Kersikov is looking to score with low kicks.
Barreda missing with a left hand there. Kersikov was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Kersikov is looking to chop away at Barreda's legs.
Barreda throws a jab but it's blocked by Kersikov.
Barreda avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Kersikov avoids a punch combination nicely.
Barreda moves out of range of the leg kick from Kersikov.
Barreda misses with an uppercut.
Barreda thows a left - swing and a miss!
Jab by Barreda.
Kersikov swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Kersikov throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Kersikov fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Barreda checks it well.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A telegraphed right hand from Barreda misses the target.
Kersikov moves into range and clinches up with Barreda.
Kersikov keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Barreda's efforts to push away.
Barreda breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Barreda just misses with a punch to the body.
Kersikov is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Kersikov jabs at Barreda's body.
Kersikov misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Barreda throws a lazy right hand but Kersikov sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Barreda jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Barreda throws an overhand right that lands on Kersikov's shoulder, as Kersikov tries to avoid the shot.
Barreda misses with a few strikes there.
Kersikov looks to score with a jab to the body but Barreda is just out of range.
Barreda throws a nice looking combination but Kersikov bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Barreda slips a jab from Kersikov.
Barreda checks a leg kick.
Barreda throws a series of punches but Kersikov moves out of range.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A combination from Barreda does no damage.
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!
Kersikov takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
A nice combination there by Barreda.
Barreda misses with a looping right.
Barreda checks a leg kick.
Kersikov throws a head kick that misses.
Kersikov lands a leg kick that knocks Barreda off balance momentarily.
Barreda with a nice cross.
Some wild striking there from Barreda.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Barreda.
Barreda blocks a head kick by Kersikov.
Kersikov is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
A nice combination there by Barreda.
Kersikov misses with a body kick.
Kersikov throws a hook but Barreda avoids it easily.
Barreda misses with a looping left.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jesus Barreda dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Barreda misses with a jab, cross combination.
Barreda misses with a hook. Kersikov ducked under it nicely.
Kersikov motions for Barreda to come forward. Kersikov throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Kersikov uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Barreda.
Kersikov is looking to score with low kicks.
Jesus Barreda is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Barreda misses with a hook
and Kersikov counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Barreda throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
A left lands for Kersikov.
Kersikov bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Barreda with a hook.
Barreda swings widly with a right hand
and Kersikov counters with an outside leg kick.
Kersikov clinches with his opponent.
Kersikov lands a hook that snaps the head of Barreda backwards.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Kersikov trying to stall but Barreda improves his position.
Kersikov lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Barreda has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Kersikov tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Kersikov lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Barreda is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Kersikov can do to turn this around?
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kersikov pushes Barreda back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
The referee calls for Kersikov to work.
Barreda tries a body shot but Kersikov blocks it.
Barreda stalling in the clinch but Kersikov improves position.
Kersikov scores with a nice hook to the head.
Barreda wants to break free but Kersikov has control.
Barreda breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Kersikov lands a high kick!
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Barreda checks a leg kick.
Barreda uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Kersikov.
Kersikov lands with a kick to the ribs.
Barreda ducks under a wild hook from Kersikov.
Kersikov is looking to chop away at Barreda's legs.
A jab from Barreda misses.
Kersikov throws a wild body kick that Barreda sees coming a mile off.
Kersikov moves away from the strike by Barreda.
Kersikov uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Barreda.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kersikov connects with a leg kick. Barreda looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Barreda on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Kersikov bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Barreda fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Kersikov manages to avoid it.
Barreda misses with an uppercut.
Barreda lands a slapping body shot.
Jesus Barreda is winning the standup battle so far.
Kersikov moves out of range as Barreda strikes.
Kersikov misses with a hook. Barreda ducked under it nicely.
Kersikov uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Barreda.
Barreda misses with a jab to the body
and Kersikov counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Barreda takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Barreda is rocked!
Barreda throws a big shot that misses.
Oh Barreda is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Barreda thows a left - swing and a miss!
Barreda seems to have got his legs back now.
A clash of legs there as Barreda blocks the low kick.
Barreda slips a jab from Kersikov.
Kersikov tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Barreda is able to avoid easily.
A combination from Kersikov does no damage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Barreda throws a poor cross that misses
and Kersikov counters with a stiff right hand.
Kersikov bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Barreda throws a body shot but no joy.
Kersikov connects with a looping right hand.
Barreda throws a right and a left that Kersikov avoids nicely.
Sloppy strikes from Barreda. Those never looked like landing.
Barreda getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Kersikov lands a lovely overhand right.
Kersikov throws a leg kick but Barreda moved away.
Barreda throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Barreda misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Barreda blocks a leg kick.
Good leg kick by Kersikov there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Kersikov throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Kersikov has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Kersikov looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
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!
Kersikov moves out of range as Barreda strikes.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Barreda takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Kersikov slips under a jab from Barreda.
Kersikov loads up on a big right hand but Barreda slips the punch.
Barreda lands with a right hand.
Barreda shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Kersikov eats them both and turns towards Barreda to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Barreda lands with a shot to the body.
Barreda throws a jab but it's blocked by Kersikov.
Barreda ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Kersikov moves away.
Kersikov pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Barreda misses with an uppercut.
Barreda swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Barreda's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Barreda duly obliges.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Kersikov misses with a looping left.
Kersikov slips a jab and a cross from Barreda.
Kersikov throws a body punch but Barreda moves out of range.
Kersikov throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Rustam Kersikov showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
A punch lands to the side of Kersikov 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Barreda throws a body punch but Kersikov moves out of range.
Kersikov just misses with a punch to the body.
Kersikov bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Kersikov bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Kersikov takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Barreda lands with a straight right. Kersikov didn't see that one coming.
Kersikov missing with a left hand there. Barreda was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Barreda throws a looping overhand right but Kersikov ducks down to avoid it.
Kersikov throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Barreda listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Barreda throws a body punch but Kersikov moves out of range.
Kersikov throws an off balance right hand
and Barreda counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Kersikov uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Barreda.
Barreda looks to land a left hand but Kersikov moved out of range nicely.
Kersikov pushes Barreda up against the cage in a clinch.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Kersikov trying to stall but Barreda improves his position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kersikov tries to work over Barreda's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Kersikov digs a right hand underneath Barreda's ribcage. Barreda let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Barreda stalling in the clinch but Kersikov improves position.
Kersikov misses with a punch on the inside.
Barreda stalling.
Kersikov is leaning against Barreda and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Barreda is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Kersikov lands with a right to the head.
A right hook to the body lands for Kersikov.
A short uppercut from Kersikov.
Kersikov lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
A short right from Kersikov on the inside.
Barreda looking to stall.
Kersikov lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
A hook to the body from Kersikov.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Barreda lands an uppercut.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Barreda is trying to stall.
Kersikov works on Barreda's body with a couple of short punches.
Kersikov lands on the inside with an uppercut.
This has been an exciting period of action!
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Kersikov creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Kersikov displaying some good clinch control by pressing Barreda up against the cage.
Kersikov swings wildly with an uppercut but Barreda uses good head movement to avoid it.
Kersikov lands with a left to the head.
Kersikov has Barreda pushed against the cage.
Barreda has Kersikov pressed against the cage.
Kersikov taking a breather.
Kersikov misses with a shot to the kidneys.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kersikov can't find room to land a body shot as Barreda controls the action.
Barreda tries to stall but Kersikov uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Kersikov lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Kersikov struggles to land a body shot inside as Barreda controls his hands.
Barreda misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Kersikov scores with a shoulder strike.
Barreda can't break the clinch.
Barreda wants to stall.
Kersikov struggles to land a body shot inside as Barreda controls his hands.
Kersikov misses with some punches.
Kersikov working aggressively here.
Kersikov trying to stall but Barreda improves his position.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Barreda has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Barreda scores with a shoulder strike.
Barreda tries to break free but Kersikov pushes him back against the cage.
Kersikov scores with a shot to the side of Barreda's head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Barreda blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Barreda just leaning against Kersikov, taking a breather.
Kersikov throws a head punch that misses.
A head punch on the inside from Kersikov fails to land.
Barreda lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Kersikov makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Kersikov.
Barreda stalling against the cage.
Barreda prevents a body shot from Kersikov.
Kersikov tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Kersikov is trying to stall.
Kersikov scores with a nice hook to the head.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A body shot lands from Kersikov.
Kersikov looking to stall.
Kersikov lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
And that's the end of the fight!
Rustam Kersikov comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Kersikov 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 Wesley Smith scores the fight 28:29
Judge George Francis scores the fight 28:29
Judge Gwen Towbar scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Rustam Kersikov!
After winning the bout, Rustam Kersikov 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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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ares Constantinides (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jamal Tinsley (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Constantinides comes to the cage accompanied by I stand alone. I'm sure you'll be fascinated to know that I was talking to some pointless Z list celebrity before the fight and he thought that Jamal Tinsley was going to win. Let's see if he was right.
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289 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
39 - 25 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Ares Constantinides!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
17 - 15 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Jamal Tinsley!
The judges for this bout are Tiny Johnson, Cecil Peabody and George Francis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Constantinides tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Tinsley closes the distance and clinches.
Tinsley has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Constantinides taking a breather.
Constantinides tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Tinsley just stands there and leans against the cage.
Tinsley wants a takedown but no success here.
Constantinides gets a trip takedown into half guard.
Constantinides looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
Tinsley is looking to improve his position.
Constantinides has improved his flexibility recently so we will have to see if he can use that to his advantage.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Constantinides trying to control from half guard but Tinsley is working away.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Tinsley blocking the ground and pound attempt from Constantinides.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Constantinides working Tinsley over with strikes.
Tinsley tries to get to full guard but Constantinides has control of the leg.
Constantinides missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Constantinides prevents Tinsley from improving his position.
Constantinides has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Constantinides winds up and cracks Tinsley with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Constantinides thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Constantinides prevents Tinsley from improving his position.
Tinsley is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Tinsley wants to get back to full guard but Constantinides has passed into side control.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Constantinides lands a nice forearm strike.
Constantinides wants to lay and pray for a moment but Tinsley keeps working.
Constantinides scores with a couple of nice shots to the head there. The referee takes a look at Tinsley to see if he's OK.
Constantinides misses with an attempted head punch from side control.
Constantinides tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Constantinides is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Tinsley has escaped the position, nice work there.
Constantinides wants to control but Tinsley is keeping him busy.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Constantinides working away.
Tinsley is trying to get back to half guard. He's pushing on Constantinides's leg. He's managed it. Nice work.
Constantinides is pressing down on Tinsley's thigh, looking to free his foot. Tinsley is holding on for now.
Tinsley makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Tinsley.
Tinsley is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
Constantinides postures up and lands a big shot to Tinsley's brow.
Tinsley utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Tinsley keeping full guard, as Constantinides tries to pass.
Tinsley pulls Constantinides in close to his closed guard and prevents Constantinides from doing any damage or advancing position.
Tinsley bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Constantinides's guard.
Tinsley wants to control from the top but Constantinides keeps moving.
Tinsley stopping the sweep attempt from Constantinides.
Constantinides wants to get back to his feet but Tinsley is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Tinsley wants to pass the guard but Constantinides is keeping the position.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Constantinides utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ares Constantinides dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Tinsley wants to clinch.
Tinsley swats away the attempt to clinch by Constantinides.
Tinsley changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Constantinides looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Tinsley in side control lands a nice looking series of punches and elbows.
Tinsley lands a nice forearm strike.
Constantinides takes an elbow right on the bridge of the nose and winces in pain.
Constantinides sneaks back into half guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Constantinides is trying to stand.
Tinsley seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Constantinides does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Tinsley missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Tinsley working Constantinides over with strikes.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tinsley throwing shots but Constantinides is blocking nicely.
Constantinides trying to control here.
Tinsley throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Constantinides makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Constantinides.
Tinsley trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Constantinides looking to hit a scissor sweep but Tinsley is one step ahead there.
Ares Constantinides overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Constantinides is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Tinsley is controlling him.
Tinsley throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Constantinides works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Constantinides avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Constantinides working for submissions but it's allowed Tinsley to get to half guard.
Tinsley scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Constantinides avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Tinsley.
Constantinides looks like he's trying to stand up.
Tinsley not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Tinsley tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Constantinides paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Tinsley has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Constantinides.
Ares Constantinides is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Constantinides takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Tinsley is looking to clinch.
Constantinides scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
It looks like Jamal Tinsley has been cut.
Tinsley keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Nice shot lands for Constantinides.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Constantinides doesn't manage to clinch there - Tinsley circles away.
Tinsley dodges the punch combination from Constantinides.
Constantinides takes the fight into the clinch.
Tinsley is pressed up against the cage. Constantinides has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Tinsley down to the mat. Tinsley avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Constantinides doesn't manage to clinch there - Tinsley circles away.
Constantinides wants to slow Tinsley down by chopping away at his legs.
Tinsley misses with a few strikes there.
Constantinides moves into the clinch successfully.
Constantinides gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Tinsley.
Constantinides breaks the clinch.
Tinsley throws a jab but it's blocked by Constantinides.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
A short left from Tinsley.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Constantinides swings wildly with an uppercut but Tinsley uses good head movement to avoid it.
Constantinides makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Constantinides lands a hook that snaps the head of Tinsley backwards.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Constantinides has picked Tinsley up - he's going for a ride! Constantinides dumps his opponent to the mat with a thud and settles into half guard.
Constantinides is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Constantinides is working for a submission of some sort.
Constantinides prevents Tinsley from improving his position.
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 Ares Constantinides will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Jamal Tinsley's cut.
That's time! Back to the action! The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Tinsley lands with a right hand.
The fight stays on the outside here - Constantinides looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Tinsley lands a body shot.
Jamal Tinsley seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Tinsley fails in his attempt to clinch.
Constantinides throws a leg kick but Tinsley moved away.
Tinsley uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Constantinides.
Tinsley is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Constantinides.
Tinsley throws a right and a left that both miss.
Tinsley blocks a head kick by Constantinides.
Constantinides misses with a hook.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Tinsley tries to clinch
and Tinsley takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Constantinides tries a head kick but it misses.
Constantinides fails in his attempt to clinch.
Tinsley tries to clinch but Constantinides moves out of range.
Constantinides clinches.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tinsley lands a body shot in the clinch.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Tinsley working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Tinsley lands with a short shot to the head.
Constantinides is rocked!
Tinsley lands an uppercut in the clinch that drops Constantinides to his knees! Tinsley keeps firing more shots against his stricken opponent and the referee jumps in to save him!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:20 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Jamal Tinsley!
Jamal Tinsley thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Tommy Cottero (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Sub Norris (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Norris is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Norris Man - When Your Time Is Up. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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154 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
30 - 15 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Tommy Cottero!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
24 - 19 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Sub Norris!
The judges for this bout are Gwen Towbar, Tiny Johnson and Alan Glass.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Norris moves into the clinch.
Cottero can't find room to land a body shot as Norris controls the action.
Cottero swings away with an uppercut that misses.
We can't be sure of the tactics at this early stage but we have heard that Norris 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.
Norris displaying some good clinch control by pressing Cottero up against the cage.
Cottero works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Cottero lands with a right to the head.
Cottero scores with a nice hook to the head.
Cottero lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Cottero misses with a punch on the inside.
Cottero lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Norris or not.
Norris leaning against his opponent.
Norris lands a hook to the side of the head.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Norris.
Norris blocks an uppercut.
Norris goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Cottero throws a punch but it's blocked by Norris.
Cottero blocks an elbow strike.
A short left from Cottero.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Norris tries to throw a body punch but Cottero avoids it by throwing Norris back against the cage.
Norris lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cottero lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Norris backwards.
Norris lands a hook to the side of the head.
Cottero lands with a light punch inside.
Cottero stalling in the clinch but Norris improves position.
Cottero pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Cottero with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Norris with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Cottero to score with a decent uppercut.
Cottero tries to land a front kick but Norris steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Cottero misses with a wild body shot.
Tommy Cottero seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Norris's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Norris duly obliges.
Cottero circles away from the clinch attempt.
Norris uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Cottero.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Cottero gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Norris looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Cottero holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Cottero looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Cottero tries a body shot but Norris blocks it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Norris misses with a punch on the inside.
A nice left hand lands by Norris.
Norris lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Cottero throws a punch but it's blocked by Norris.
Cottero stalling against the cage.
Cottero breaks from the clinch.
Norris drops Cottero with a hook right on the temple. He thinks about going to the ground but Cottero looks back up at him and smiles so Norris waves him back to his feet - he obviously thinks he can knock him out after that shot landed.
Cottero is rocked!
Norris weaves into range and cracks Cottero right on the temple with a beautiful overhand right! Cottero goes down! He's out cold! Wow, what a beautiful knockout! Norris is strutting round the canvas like a movie star as the camera bulbs flash frantically.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:32 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Sub Norris!
During a confident post fight interview, Sub Norris thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Dack Fayden (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Rock Lee (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Lee has chosen Started From The Bottom as his entrance music. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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185 lbs
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28
184 lbs
10 - 6 - 0 |
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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
16 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Dack Fayden!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
10 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Rock Lee!
The judges for this bout are Gwen Towbar, George Francis and Cecil Peabody.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lee connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
It looks like Dack Fayden has been cut.
Lee just misses with a punch to the body.
Fayden tries to clinch up.
Nice shot by Lee.
Lee looks to land a left hand but Fayden moved out of range nicely.
Fayden moves out of range as Lee strikes.
Fayden clinches.
Lee blocks a punch to the side of the head.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Fayden.
Fayden gets control of Lee's arms and successfully pulls guard. Fayden will no doubt be looking for submissions off his back.
Lee throws a sloppy strike and Fayden has hooked up an armbar on the loose arm! He's turned and extended fully! Lee is forced to tap! Great BJJ from Fayden!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:58 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Dack Fayden!
During a confident post fight interview, Dack Fayden thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
In defeat, Rock Lee stepped up to the mic, saying 'Much respect to my opponent. He was the better man tonight and I hope to come back stronger than ever after tonight. My thanks to Dan Monk and all of the HonorFC fans out there tonight. '.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Phukyorselvf Uzannavabizch (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Puppy Love (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Uzannavabizch comes into the arena with Brandon Loveladdy's band WE ARE THE CHOSEN : BREAKING THE KARMIC CYCLE blaring out of the sound system. Love has chosen Otherside by Mackemore X Ryan Lewis as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Puppy Love is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples.
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208 lbs
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38
217 lbs
30 - 20 - 0 |
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World class boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
31 - 14 - 1, fighting out of Montreal, Phukyorselvf Uzannavabizch!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
30 - 20 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Puppy Love!
The judges for this bout are George Francis, Wesley Smith and Tiny Johnson.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Uzannavabizch looks to score with a jab to the body but Love is just out of range.
Uzannavabizch ducks under a wild hook from Love.
Uzannavabizch avoids the body shot from Love.
Love avoids the body shot from Uzannavabizch.
Love's coach down at MagicalFatFarm was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on Love's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.
Uzannavabizch scores with a crisp jab that stopped Love in his tracks.
Love throws a body punch but Uzannavabizch moves out of range.
Uzannavabizch misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Phukyorselvf Uzannavabizch seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
The fighters circling - Uzannavabizch throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Uzannavabizch has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Montreal's Finest in the buildup to the fight.
Uzannavabizch tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Uzannavabizch lands with a hook. Love tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Uzannavabizch thows a left - swing and a miss!
Love loads up on a big right hand but Uzannavabizch slips the punch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Uzannavabizch throws a body shot but no joy.
Love throws a hook but Uzannavabizch avoids it easily.
A slapping leg kick lands for Uzannavabizch.
Uzannavabizch connects with a single shot there.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Love checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Uzannavabizch misses with an uppercut.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Uzannavabizch misses the shot to the body.
Uzannavabizch drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Uzannavabizch in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Love working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Uzannavabizch.
Uzannavabizch throws an elbow that misses. Love uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Uzannavabizch's guard. Nice move by Love!
Love controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Love throws an elbow that misses. Uzannavabizch uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Love's guard. Nice move by Uzannavabizch!
Uzannavabizch is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Uzannavabizch looking to pass the guard.
Uzannavabizch slips nicely into half guard.
Uzannavabizch thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Uzannavabizch missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Love tries to get to full guard but Uzannavabizch has control of the leg.
Love is refusing to be controlled, as Uzannavabizch sits in half guard.
Uzannavabizch throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Uzannavabizch is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Love defends it well.
Uzannavabizch thows a huge punch but Love dodges it nicely.
Uzannavabizch trying to control from Love's half guard. Love has other ideas though and has regained full guard.
Love keeping moving, preventing Uzannavabizch from controlling successfully.
Love looking for a sweep. Not yet Love, not yet.
Uzannavabizch is looking to work some ground and pound but Love has wrist control.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Uzannavabizch looking to sit in guard and control but Love gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Uzannavabizch keeping moving, preventing Love from controlling successfully.
Uzannavabizch isolates an arm and boxes in a triangle. Love stacks Uzannavabizch on his neck as he steps over and passes to the side. He's now in a much more dominant position where he can look to do some serious damage. Nice move by Love!
Love working the ground and pound.
Uzannavabizch tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Love is chipping away with strikes.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Phukyorselvf Uzannavabizch dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Love has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Love there as he acknowledges the shot.
Love blocks a head kick by Uzannavabizch.
Uzannavabizch keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Uzannavabizch throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Nice straight punches there by Love. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Love.
No luck for Love with that takedown attempt.
Uzannavabizch takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Love works Uzannavabizch's body with a nice hook.
Love is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Uzannavabizch rather than just go for the knockout.
Uzannavabizch misses with an uppercut.
Love digs a good body shot into Uzannavabizch's ribs.
Uzannavabizch gets caught napping as Love dives in and scores a takedown. Uzannavabizch manages to retain guard.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Love stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Uzannavabizch swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Uzannavabizch is trying to keep Love in close.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Love throws a strike but Uzannavabizch rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Uzannavabizch trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Love pulls Uzannavabizch in close to prevent any damage.
Uzannavabizch throws a big elbow that misses.
Love utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Love is trying to control the position but Uzannavabizch postures up.
Uzannavabizch has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Uzannavabizch throws a strike but Love rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Uzannavabizch looking to hit a scissor sweep but Love is one step ahead there.
Love working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Uzannavabizch's head.
Uzannavabizch working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Love.
Uzannavabizch keeping moving, preventing Love from controlling successfully.
Puppy Love has got the better of the ground game so far.
Uzannavabizch looking to sweep using the butterfly guard but Love puts pay to that idea as he passes nicely into half guard.
Love is trying to work for a kimura but Uzannavabizch is defending well.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Uzannavabizch is staying active underneath Love, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Love is figuring out what he wants to do next.
Uzannavabizch blocking the ground and pound attempt from Love.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
Uzannavabizch shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in side control! That's better than Uzannavabizch was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Uzannavabizch misses with a strike but at least he's keeping busy, looking to cause some damage - that will still help him when it comes to the judges scorecards.
Love is sneaking out the side here. He's bucked Uzannavabizch off and has taken his back!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Love is looking to finish with some ground and pound!
Uzannavabizch is displaying good submission defense - not really looking in danger of submitting to the rear naked choke at the moment. That could change in an instant of course if Love gets his way!
Love lands strikes to the head.
Love is landing with strikes from the back.
Love scores with punches to the body.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Watch the back of the head! Comes the shout from the referee towards Love.
Love lands with a big left hand that may well have hurt his opponent. Can Uzannavabizch hold on?!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Puppy Love showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!
Uzannavabizch throws out a leg kick but Love moves out of range and Uzannavabizch only half commits.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Uzannavabizch, as that shot connected.
Love ducks under a wild hook from Uzannavabizch.
Uzannavabizch lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Love circles away quickly and effectively.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Love.
Phukyorselvf Uzannavabizch is winning the standup battle so far.
Uzannavabizch keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Uzannavabizch drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Love shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Love moves out of range of the strikes.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Love wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Uzannavabizch leaves Love with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Love smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Love lands with an uppercut that bounces Uzannavabizch off the cage and back into range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Love tries to score a power double leg takedown but Uzannavabizch sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Love somewhat.
Phukyorselvf Uzannavabizch has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Puppy Love.
Uzannavabizch misses with a body shot.
Nice shot lands for Uzannavabizch.
Love fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Love misses with a wild body shot.
Uzannavabizch scores with a body shot.
Uzannavabizch throws a big shot that misses.
Uzannavabizch lands with a slapping head kick.
Love is rocked!
Uzannavabizch misses with a wild body shot.
Uzannavabizch does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Love takes one on the button.
Love is still on wobbly legs! Can Uzannavabizch finish him?
Uzannavabizch misses with a looping left.
Uzannavabizch slips a straight right by Love.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Love fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Uzannavabizch looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
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!
Uzannavabizch fails to land with a series of punches.
Uzannavabizch misses with a looping left.
Love seems to have recovered his senses.
Love getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Uzannavabizch tries to bum rush Love with a series of wild strikes but Love uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Love digs a good hook to Uzannavabizch's body.
Some wild striking there from Love.
Love looks to score with a jab to the body but Uzannavabizch is just out of range.
Love walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Love slips under a jab from Uzannavabizch.
Uzannavabizch stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Uzannavabizch wants it to stay on the feet.
Uzannavabizch waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Love.
Love takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
No luck for Love with that takedown attempt.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Uzannavabizch throws a body punch but Love moves out of range.
Love with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Uzannavabizch to score with a decent uppercut.
No joy there for Love, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Love throws a one two combo.
A big right from Uzannavabizch misses.
Uzannavabizch throws a shot to the body.
Uzannavabizch throws a shot from downtown. Love moves away and avoids it.
Uzannavabizch throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Love takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Uzannavabizch tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Love was well out of range. Poor timing from Uzannavabizch.
Uzannavabizch shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Uzannavabizch showed some decent athleticism there.
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!
Uzannavabizch lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Uzannavabizch is trying to control. Love wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
The fighters are battling for position here. Love manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Uzannavabizch throws a big right hand that misses.
Love preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Uzannavabizch wants to control from the top but Love keeps moving.
Uzannavabizch scoring with some ground and pound.
Uzannavabizch cracks Love with a solid left hand.
And that's the end of the fight!
Phukyorselvf Uzannavabizch showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Uzannavabizch has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge George Francis scores the fight 29:28
Judge Wesley Smith scores the fight 29:28
Judge Tiny Johnson scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Phukyorselvf Uzannavabizch!
Our winner, Phukyorselvf Uzannavabizch, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Michal Kucharski (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Takeshi Watanabe (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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30
135 lbs
12 - 10 - 0 |
Abu Dhabi Champ
Brawler
Good chin |
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BJJ Blue Belt
World class boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
12 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Michal Kucharski!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
12 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Takeshi Watanabe!
The judges for this bout are Alan Glass, Stewart Dunkirk and Frank Dennis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kucharski scores with a takedown into Watanabe's guard.
Kucharski sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Watanabe's guard.
Kucharski is looking for a kimura but Watanabe is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Kucharski to get the leverage.
Watanabe tries to get to full guard but Kucharski has control of the leg.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Watanabe keeps trying to improve his position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Watanabe actively working from the bottom here.
Watanabe tries to roll over but Kucharski keeps him under control.
Kucharski is working for a submission of some sort.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Watanabe can do anything to dispel that myth.
Kucharski is looking for a kimura but Watanabe is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Kucharski to get the leverage.
Watanabe is defending against the submission attempts here by Kucharski.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Watanabe looking for submissions off his back.
Watanabe tries to roll over but Kucharski keeps him under control.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kucharski seems to be working for a kimura but Watanabe defends the submission attempt.
Watanabe is trying to get back to full guard.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Kucharski seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
Kucharski is working hard to pass the guard. He's done it - he's now in full mount! Trouble for Watanabe!
Kucharski looks like he's working for a submission but he's not found anything just yet.
Watanabe really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Watanabe really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Kucharski. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kucharski working from mount. He moves in close and looks like he might be going for an arm triangle... He's hopped off to the side and he's transitioned into an Anaconda choke. Watanabe turning a nasty shade of purple. He's refusing to tap but he's gone! He's out! The ref rips Kucharski off and cradles Watanabe's limp body as Kucharski celebrates with his corner.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:24 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Anaconda Choke). Michal Kucharski!
Michal Kucharski bigged himself up after the win. The crowd seemed to love it.
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Timofey Boyko (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jonathan Mvungi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Boyko comes to the cage accompanied by Kamaedzitca - Колазварl. Mvungi comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Professor Jay ft. Ferooz - Nikusaidiaje? kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! I can't wait for this one - let's get the fighter introductions out of the way and get this one started!
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156 lbs
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27
155 lbs
15 - 14 - 0 |
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World class boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
24 - 12 - 1, fighting out of Amsterdam, Timofey Boyko!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
15 - 14 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Jonathan Mvungi!
The judges for this bout are Cecil Peabody, Alan Glass and Frank Dennis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A big left from Mvungi misses.
Mvungi loads up on a big right hand but Boyko slips the punch.
Mvungi fails to land with a series of punches.
Mvungi moves out of range of the strikes.
Boyko dodges the punch combination from Mvungi.
Boyko moves out of range of the strikes.
Boyko ducks under a wild hook from Mvungi.
Mvungi checks a leg kick.
Boyko avoids the body shot from Mvungi.
Boyko throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Boyko throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Mvungi keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Boyko looks for the body kick but Mvungi saw that one coming.
Boyko moves out of range of the strikes.
Boyko throws the kick towards the body but Mvungi avoids it.
Mvungi pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Boyko back to the cage. Mvungi follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
Mvungi takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mvungi throws a body punch but Boyko moves out of range.
Mvungi throws a body shot but no joy.
Mvungi has been working on his striking defense in training and it's paying off as Boyko is landing a low percentage of strikes.
Mvungi checks a leg kick.
Boyko throws a front kick aimed at Mvungi's knee but Mvungi avoids it well.
Boyko throws a body punch but Mvungi moves out of range.
Boyko getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Decent striking displayed by Mvungi there.
Nice uppercut lands for Mvungi. That snapped Boyko's head back.
No joy there for Mvungi, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Boyko dodges the punch combination from Mvungi.
Boyko slips under a jab from Mvungi.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Mvungi.
Boyko swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Mvungi misses with a jab to the body
and Boyko finishes the little exchange by landing a big kick to the body.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Mvungi lands a glancing blow to the side of Boyko's head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mvungi swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Mvungi throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Mvungi ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Mvungi misses with a hook. Boyko ducked under it nicely.
Mvungi swings for the body but Boyko moves out of range.
Boyko slips a jab from Mvungi.
Boyko tries to clinch but Mvungi moves out of range.
Mvungi stuns Boyko with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Boyko moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
A punch combination from Boyko misses.
Mvungi throws a jab when Boyko was well out of range.
Mvungi connects with the punch.
A punch combination from Mvungi misses.
Boyko fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Mvungi manages to avoid it.
Boyko tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Mvungi paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Boyko showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Mvungi.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Boyko is looking to land body kicks.
A big left from Mvungi misses.
A slapping leg kick lands for Boyko.
Mvungi checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Boyko tries to clinch but fails miserably
enabling Mvungi to counter with a crisp jab.
Mvungi takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Boyko misses with a double jab.
Boyko rushes Mvungi and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
A right hand to the body from Mvungi.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Boyko.
Mvungi displaying some good clinch control by pressing Boyko up against the cage.
Mvungi breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Boyko tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Boyko throws a sloppy head kick and Mvungi moves out of range easily.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Boyko 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 Mvungi has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Mvungi and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Boyko has closed the distance and engaged Mvungi in a clinch.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Boyko has Mvungi pushed against the cage.
Mvungi is trying to break the clinch but Boyko has him pressed against the cage.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Boyko keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Mvungi's efforts to push away.
Boyko pushes Mvungi back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Mvungi effectively controlling the action here.
Mvungi can't break the clinch.
A short right from Mvungi.
Boyko is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jonathan Mvungi dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Boyko throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Boyko throws a wild body kick that Mvungi sees coming a mile off.
Boyko throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
It looks like Jonathan Mvungi has been cut.
Mvungi misses with a wild body shot.
Mvungi keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Mvungi will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Boyko.
Mvungi throws a series of punches but Boyko moves out of range.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Boyko fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Mvungi misses with an uppercut
and Boyko counters with a body kick that stops Mvungi in his tracks momentarily.
Jonathan Mvungi is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Boyko attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Nice body punch from Mvungi.
Jonathan Mvungi seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Mvungi throws a right hand that misses
and Boyko counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Mvungi is rocked!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Boyko misses with a hook.
Mvungi is still on wobbly legs! Can Boyko finish him?
Mvungi takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Are you kidding me?! Boyko ducked down and unloaded an uppercut from hell that sent Mvungi clean off his feet! Someone make me a GIF - that's knockout of the night for sure!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:10 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Timofey Boyko!
A relieved looking Timofey Boyko 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 middleweight MMA rules bout between K The Rad (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Wayde West (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Rad comes into the arena with 2pac - Don't Get It Twisted blaring out of the sound system. West has chosen Styles Of Beyound-Nine Thou as his entrance music. Both these guys have solid standup skills and neither is particularly fantastic on the ground, so let's hope for a nice standup war!
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29
142 lbs
17 - 9 - 0 |
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190 lbs
10 - 3 - 0 |
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Excellent MT
Insanely flexible |
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Excellent MT
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
17 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, K The Rad!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
10 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Wayde West!
The judges for this bout are Stewart Dunkirk, Alan Glass and Robert Twigg.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rad tries a low kick but West avoids it.
Rad slips a jab and a cross from West.
Rad thows a leg kick but West checks it
and West counters with a good low kick that Rad was not able to check.
Rad goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Rad feints and then cracks West's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow West down.
Rad throws a leg kick that is checked
and West counters with a good, hard body kick but Rad shrugs it off.
West avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
A low kick from Rad misses
and West counters with a straight right hand.
K The Rad seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Rad scores with a leg kick.
Rad will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
West has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Rad finds it's way round the side to connect with West's head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
West ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
West throws a body kick, spinning off balance
and Rad counters with a nice uppercut.
Rad throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Rad will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Rad fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but West is out of range.
West looks to land a right hand but Rad moved out of range.
Rad ducks down and throws a hook to the body but West moves away.
Rad throws a looping overhand right but West ducks down to avoid it.
Rad lands a nice shot that snaps West's head back.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rad's corner calls for a 1-2. Rad obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
West connects with a jab.
It looks like K The Rad has been cut.
Rad lands a jab to the nose.
West uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Rad.
West on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
West avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Rad throws an uppercut from half a mile away. West sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Rad thows a leg kick but West checks it
and West counters with a nice right hand that sends Rad toppling to the canvas! Rad scrambles and gets back to his feet - can West finish him?!
Rad is rocked!
West darts in and lands a big hook, right on the button! Rad's legs crumble underneath him as he falls to the canvas! The ref tackles West before he gets to land any more shots to his stricken foe.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:57 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Wayde West!
An out of breath Wayde West thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
K The Rad spoke after the fight, saying 'Revenge is like the sweetest joy next to getting pussy so mothafucka!! i fucking demand a rematch or else get me some pussy to fuck hard.'.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Bilbo Baggins (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Chance Boudreau (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Boudreau has chosen Miracle - We Ain't Scared as his entrance music. Both fighters look pumped up here. Let's hope this is a good fight!
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36
190 lbs
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195 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the middleweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
19 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Bilbo Baggins!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
17 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Chance Boudreau !
The judges for this bout are Cecil Peabody, Daniel Franklin and George Francis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Baggins lunges at Boudreau with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Boudreau 's hand.
Boudreau misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Baggins.
A cross from Baggins lands.
A jab from Boudreau finds it's way through Baggins's defenses.
Boudreau moves in looking to clinch but Baggins pushes him off.
Baggins throws a body punch but Boudreau moves out of range.
Baggins misses with a wild body shot.
Boudreau throws a right hand that misses
and Baggins counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Boudreau utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Baggins throws an elbow that misses. Boudreau uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Baggins's guard. Nice move by Boudreau !
Baggins managing to control the position.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Baggins trying to control the position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Baggins escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Boudreau gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Baggins keeping moving, preventing Boudreau from controlling successfully.
Baggins has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
Baggins looking for submissions from the bottom but instead Boudreau passes into half guard.
Boudreau sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Baggins defending well though.
Boudreau has been taking part in the yoga sessions down at Elite MMA Training Facility. Presumably he's going to look for a slick submission... Or maybe he's looking to avoid one.
Baggins trying to hold on to Boudreau 's head to control him but Boudreau postures up.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Baggins looking for submissions off his back.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Baggins works his way to full guard. Good work.
Baggins looking for a guillotine here but Boudreau defends easily.
Baggins is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Baggins is trying to work for a kimura but Boudreau is defending well.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Boudreau is trying to get back to full guard.
Baggins is controlling the pace.
Boudreau wants to get back to full guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Boudreau is staying active underneath Baggins, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Baggins is looking for a kimura but Boudreau is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Baggins to get the leverage.
Boudreau is staying active underneath Baggins, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Baggins is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Baggins throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Baggins throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Baggins not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Boudreau keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Baggins not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Baggins is looking for a kimura but Boudreau is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Baggins to get the leverage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Bilbo Baggins dominated that round.
That's time! Baggins's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Boudreau rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Baggins counters with a shoot takedown. Boudreau fights it but they end up in guard.
Baggins wants to pass the guard but Boudreau is keeping the position.
Boudreau pulls Baggins in to control the position.
Baggins with a flurry of punches that miss.
Baggins trying to control the position from guard on top but Boudreau is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Baggins tries to free his leg and advance position but Boudreau is retaining full guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Boudreau preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Boudreau is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Baggins postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Baggins gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Baggins takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Boudreau loads up on a big right hand but Baggins slips the punch.
Boudreau connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Chance Boudreau seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Baggins works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Boudreau walks into a left hand.
Boudreau misses with a body kick.
The fight stays on the outside here - Boudreau looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Boudreau misses with a looping right.
Boudreau slips a straight right by Baggins.
A big left from Boudreau misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Boudreau checks a low kick from Baggins.
Baggins takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Boudreau blocks a jab.
Boudreau uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Baggins has time to react.
Baggins is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Boudreau can do to turn this around?
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Boudreau loads up on a big right hand but Baggins slips the punch.
Boudreau misses with a body kick.
Boudreau takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Baggins fails with a takedown attempt.
Baggins shoots in for a takedown but Boudreau shows good takedown defense.
Boudreau jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Boudreau throws a hook to the side of Baggins's head but Baggins sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Baggins throws a hook but Boudreau avoids it easily.
Boudreau misses with a hook to the body
and Baggins counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Boudreau looking to hit a scissor sweep but Baggins is one step ahead there.
Boudreau seems keen to control Baggins's posture.
Baggins working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Baggins trying to control the position from guard on top but Boudreau is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Baggins is stalling in the full guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Boudreau working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Baggins.
Baggins trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
Baggins throws a big right hand that misses.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Baggins throws a hook to the side of Boudreau 's head but Boudreau sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Baggins uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Boudreau .
Boudreau slips a jab from Baggins.
Baggins connects with a looping right hand.
Boudreau loads up on a big right hand but Baggins slips the punch.
Baggins displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Boudreau throws out the jab.
Chance Boudreau is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Baggins circles away from the clinch attempt.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Bilbo Baggins dominated that second round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Boudreau looks to land a right hand but Baggins moved out of range.
Chance Boudreau seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Baggins is looking to chop away at Boudreau 's legs.
Baggins dives in for a single leg takedown but Boudreau sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
Baggins blocks the elbow strike.
Boudreau connects with a nasty looking knee right to Baggins's face.
Baggins goes for a takedown attempt but Boudreau pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Boudreau misses with an uppercut.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Baggins slips under a jab.
Boudreau misses with a straight right.
Boudreau slips a jab and a cross from Baggins.
Baggins scores with a hook.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Baggins throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Baggins shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
Baggins throwing shots but Boudreau is blocking nicely.
Boudreau avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Baggins.
Baggins has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Baggins is working for a submission of some sort.
Boudreau trying to hold on to Baggins's head to control him but Baggins postures up.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Baggins is looking for a kimura here.
Boudreau is trying to get back to full guard.
Baggins not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Baggins trying to mount his opponent but Boudreau defends it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Baggins thows a huge punch but Boudreau dodges it nicely.
Bilbo Baggins overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Baggins thows a huge punch but Boudreau dodges it nicely.
Baggins looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Baggins shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Baggins showed some decent athleticism there.
Baggins not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Baggins works his way into side control.
Baggins lands a nice forearm strike.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Baggins trying to control the action but Boudreau is working from the bottom.
Baggins taking a break here but Boudreau is having none of it and regains half guard.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Baggins wants to control but Boudreau is keeping him busy.
Baggins is thwarting Boudreau 's attempts to control the position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Bilbo Baggins clearly takes that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Baggins misses with a straight left.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Boudreau misses with a short punch on the inside.
Boudreau stops a takedown attempt from Baggins.
Boudreau unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Boudreau pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Boudreau works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Still in the clinch, Boudreau scores with a nice short uppercut.
Baggins is looking to take this one to the mat.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Baggins jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Boudreau walks away with a smile on his face. Baggins gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Bilbo Baggins. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Baggins looks to land a right hand but Boudreau moved out of range.
Boudreau misses with an uppercut. Baggins saw that one coming.
Baggins keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
A jab from Baggins misses.
Boudreau ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Baggins moves away.
Baggins keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Baggins shoots for a takedown but Boudreau saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Boudreau throws a body shot but no joy.
Boudreau connects with the punch.
Baggins missing with a left hand there. Boudreau was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Baggins slips under a jab.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Boudreau wants to clinch up but Baggins keeps it at a distance.
Baggins fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Baggins dives in and grabs Boudreau 's left leg, looking for a takedown. Boudreau pushes down on Baggins's head and hops out.
Baggins moves forwards but Boudreau connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Baggins on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Baggins uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Boudreau .
Baggins misses with an uppercut.
Baggins misses with a body shot.
Boudreau throws a poor cross that misses
and Baggins counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Baggins.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Baggins throws a big right hand that misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Baggins working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Baggins chips away with some ground and pound.
Baggins working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Baggins with a flurry of punches that miss.
Baggins postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Baggins trying to control but Boudreau is working from the bottom.
Baggins postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Boudreau tries to clinch up.
Boudreau is looking to clinch but Baggins is avoiding it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Baggins avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Boudreau throws a lazy uppercut
and Baggins counters with a takedown into side control.
Baggins is trying to get an arm triangle but Boudreau is defending well.
Baggins working the ground and pound but he's contacting the mat, not the fighter.
Baggins looking to control but instead Boudreau has slipped a leg in, to regain half guard.
Boudreau has hold of Baggins's hands but Baggins slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Baggins seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Baggins missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close fourth round but I would say that Bilbo Baggins will probably get the nod.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Boudreau misses with an uppercut
and Baggins counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Baggins.
Baggins throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Baggins is holding a leg here, probably looking for an ankle lock - he drops back and goes for it! Boudreau is in trouble! Is it all over??? No! Boudreau has escaped and now he's on top!
Baggins 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.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Boudreau wants to control from the top but Baggins keeps moving.
Baggins throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Boudreau content to stall in guard here.
Baggins looking for subs off his back but Boudreau has passed one foot through into half guard.
Boudreau prevents Baggins from improving his position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Boudreau trying to control from half guard but Baggins is working away.
Baggins is looking to improve his position.
Baggins slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Baggins working a defensive guard here.
Baggins working for a triangle but Boudreau defends it easily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Baggins has his hands on Boudreau 's head, controlling the position.
Baggins looking for submissions from the bottom but instead Boudreau passes into half guard.
Baggins tries to roll over but Boudreau keeps him under control.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
Boudreau looks to land a left hand but Baggins moved out of range nicely.
Baggins swinging wildly here.
Boudreau ducks under a wild hook from Baggins.
Chance Boudreau has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Baggins closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Boudreau to the mat! Boudreau manages to get full guard.
And that's the end of the fight!
Bilbo Baggins showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Baggins, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Cecil Peabody scores the fight 50:45
Judge Daniel Franklin scores the fight 50:45
Judge George Francis scores the fight 50:45
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Bilbo Baggins!
Bilbo Baggins retains his middleweight title!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Thomas Boothe (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jules Winnfield (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Thomas Boothe had a look across the cage there at his opponent. He definitely means business
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the light heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
31 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Thomas Boothe!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
25 - 14 - 0, fighting out of New York, Jules Winnfield!
The judges for this bout are Gwen Towbar, Daniel Franklin and Robert Twigg.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Boothe lands with a thumping leg kick.
Boothe throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Winnfield throws a head kick but Boothe moves out of range.
Boothe tries to work over Winnfield's front leg with a kick but Winnfield checks it.
A shot to the liver by Boothe. Beautiful body shot.
Winnfield gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Boothe.
It looks like Jules Winnfield has been cut.
Winnfield misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Winnfield throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Boothe lands a nice leg kick that just misses Winnfield's sensitive parts.
Winnfield takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Boothe tests Winnfield's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Winnfield misses with the combination.
Boothe closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Boothe closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Winnfield motions for Boothe to come forward. Winnfield throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Nice jab there from Boothe.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Winnfield throws an off balance right hand
and Boothe counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Winnfield walks into a straight right hand from Boothe.
Boothe connects with a solid leg kick.
Boothe moves out of range of the strikes.
Winnfield throws a hook to the side of Boothe's head but Boothe sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Boothe scores with a nice strike.
That has opened up Jules Winnfield's cut even more.
Boothe misses with a wild body shot.
Winnfield throws out a loose jab but Boothe uses good head movement to avoid it.
It looks like Boothe has been trying to sharpen up his punching technique, as it looks crisper than last time we saw him.
Boothe looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Winnfield throws a hook to the side of Boothe's head but Boothe sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Boothe connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Winnfield lands a head kick. Boothe smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
A head kick misses from Winnfield.
Winnfield throws a combination that misses
and Boothe counters with a nice low kick that buckles Winnfield's knee momentarily.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Boothe with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Winnfield to score with a decent uppercut.
Winnfield checks a low kick from Boothe.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Boothe lands with a thumping leg kick.
Boothe thumps Winnfield with a low kick.
An inside leg kick from Boothe misses.
Winnfield's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Boothe is looking to slow Winnfield down with leg kicks.
Winnfield checks a leg kick.
Boothe scoring well with a low kick there.
A slapping leg kick lands for Winnfield.
Boothe uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Winnfield.
Winnfield throws out a powerful jab.
Boothe swings away with a leg kick that misses.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Winnfield checks a leg kick.
Winnfield slips under a jab.
Winnfield takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Winnfield takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Winnfield slips a jab from Boothe.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A slapping leg kick lands for Boothe.
A looping hook to the body misses from Winnfield. Boothe does a little dance to reset his feet.
Winnfield scores with a hook to the body. Boothe takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Winnfield throws a head kick but Boothe moves out of range.
Winnfield slips under a jab.
Winnfield lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Boothe backs up against the cage.
Winnfield with a hook.
Boothe tries to land a leg kick but Winnfield saw it coming and moves away.
Winnfield throws a body shot but no joy.
Boothe throws a solid leg kick but Winnfield takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Boothe.
Winnfield misses with an uppercut. Boothe saw that one coming.
Boothe chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Boothe throws a head kick but Winnfield moves out of range.
Winnfield throws a nice looking combination but Boothe bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Boothe dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Winnfield. That did some damage!
A swing and a miss from Winnfield.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Boothe scoring well with a low kick there.
You can see that Winnfield has visibly slowed down as a result of the leg kicks
Winnfield blocks a head kick by Boothe.
Boothe avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Boothe ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Winnfield paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Winnfield looks to throw the jab but Boothe is out of range.
Boothe fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Winnfield.
Boothe swings away with a body shot that misses
and Winnfield connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Winnfield throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Boothe sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Winnfield throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Boothe takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Boothe finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Winnfield scores with a punch to the head.
Nice body kick from Winnfield.
Boothe fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Winnfield checks it well.
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 Thomas Boothe will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Jules Winnfield's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Winnfield throws a low kick but it's checked well by Boothe.
Boothe uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Winnfield.
Winnfield misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Winnfield ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Boothe moves away.
Nice shot lands for Boothe.
Boothe lands a jab to the head.
A swing and a miss from Winnfield.
Winnfield scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Winnfield throws a head kick but Boothe moves out of range.
Winnfield wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Thomas Boothe is winning the standup battle so far.
Boothe has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Winnfield.
Boothe throws a big shot that misses.
Boothe cracks Winnfield with an open hand slap.
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!
Boothe cracks the inside of Winnfield's front leg.
Boothe rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Winnfield moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Winnfield scores with a sloppy right hand. Boothe should have avoided that one.
That's one minute gone in the round.
That kick from Boothe tenderised Winnfield's leg. Winnfield is trying to keep his angry face on.
Boothe throws a right and a left that Winnfield avoids nicely.
Some bone on bone action there as Winnfield checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Winnfield tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Boothe is able to avoid easily.
Boothe is looking to land body kicks.
Boothe with a jab.
The cut above Jules Winnfield's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
An inside leg kick lands from Boothe.
Winnfield takes a jab right on the kisser.
Boothe delivers a nice body kick.
A head kick misses from Boothe.
Boothe misses with a series of wild punches.
Good leg kick by Boothe there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Winnfield attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Winnfield throws out a loose jab but Boothe uses good head movement to avoid it.
Boothe with a nice cross.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Winnfield pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
A punch lands to the side of Winnfield 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Boothe buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
A nice combination there by Winnfield.
Boothe lands a leg kick that knocks Winnfield off balance momentarily.
Boothe scores with the left hand. Winnfield knows he should have avoided that one.
Boothe plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Jules Winnfield's cut is absolute horrible now. This looks like something out of a horror film with blood covering both fighters.
Winnfield lands an overhand right.
Winnfield avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Winnfield takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Good leg kick by Winnfield there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Boothe swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Boothe will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Boothe on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Boothe misses with an uppercut.
Boothe uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Winnfield.
Boothe showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Winnfield.
Boothe cracks Winnfield with a right hand to the side of the head.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Jules Winnfield's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:34 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Thomas Boothe!
Thomas Boothe retains his light heavyweight title!
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