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MFN 151: New York, New York PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Tim Hansen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ali Pasha (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Hansen's entrance music is AC/DC - Big Gun. A fine choice. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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BJJ Brown Belt
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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
14 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Tim Hansen!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Ali Pasha!
The judges for this bout are Jorge Garcia, Chad Campbell and Columbo Gatti.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Pasha ducks under a wild hook from Hansen.
Hansen jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Hansen fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Hansen looks to throw the jab but Pasha is out of range.
Hansen rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Pasha counters with a stiff right hand.
Hansen darts in looking for a takedown but Pasha gets double underhooks and turns Hansen into the cage.
Pasha lands a body punch in the clinch.
Pasha tries to work over Hansen's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Pasha working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A right handed body shot lands from Pasha.
A right hook to the body lands for Pasha.
Hansen blocks an uppercut.
Pasha tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Hansen's elbow.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pasha tries to throw a body punch but Hansen avoids it by throwing Pasha back against the cage.
Pasha lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Pasha stops a takedown attempt from Hansen.
Pasha lands a body shot.
Pasha misses with the head strike.
We've been hearing reports that Hansen has been drilling takedowns in recent sessions so let's see if that has an impact on the result of this fight.
Pasha lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Hansen prevents a body shot from Pasha.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Pasha misses with a shot to the kidneys.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pasha struggles to land a body shot inside as Hansen controls his hands.
Pasha pressing his opponent against the cage.
Hansen prevents a body shot from Pasha.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Pasha tries a body shot but Hansen blocks it.
Pasha is pushing Hansen up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Pasha misses with some punches.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pasha gets underhooks to prevent Hansen's takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Tim Hansen. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Hansen blocks an uppercut.
Pasha lands with a left to the head.
Pasha struggles to land a body shot inside as Hansen controls his hands.
Pasha pushes Hansen back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Pasha stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Pasha can't find room to land a body shot as Hansen controls the action.
Pasha misses with a punch on the inside.
Pasha misses with the head strike.
Pasha swings wildly with an uppercut but Hansen uses good head movement to avoid it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pasha tries a body shot but Hansen blocks it.
Hansen is looking to take this one to the mat.
Pasha struggles to land a body shot inside as Hansen controls his hands.
Hansen blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Pasha misses with a punch to the body.
Pasha stalling.
Hansen has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Pasha is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Pasha digs a right hand underneath Hansen's ribcage. Hansen let out a lung full of air as it connected.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Pasha tries to work over Hansen's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Pasha.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ali Pasha 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.
Hansen keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Pasha lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Pasha connects with a solid leg kick.
Sloppy strikes from Hansen. Those never looked like landing.
Hansen misses with an uppercut
and Pasha counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Hansen lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Pasha circles away quickly and effectively.
A decent looking cross lands there for Pasha.
Hansen is rocked!
Hansen takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Oh Hansen is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Hansen shoots in looking for a takedown but Pasha manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Hansen's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Pasha thuds his shin into the meat of Hansen's side.
Tim Hansen is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Hansen looks to land a right hand but Pasha moved out of range.
Hansen seems to have got his legs back now.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Pasha chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Pasha jabs at Hansen's body.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hansen walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Pasha has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Pasha seems to be stalking Hansen here. He circles momentarily and then unleashes a devastatic head kick! Hansen drops like a stone, out cold! WOW! Are you kidding me!? What a knockout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:17 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Ali Pasha!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Rafael Suez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Andrzej Rostowski (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Rostowski has chosen VITER - Marichka as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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150 lbs
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146 lbs
17 - 20 - 0 |
Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Cardio machine |
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BJJ Brown Belt
Counter fighter
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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
15 - 8 - 0, fighting out of New York, Rafael Suez!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
17 - 20 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Andrzej Rostowski!
The judges for this bout are Eddie Farnsworth, Russell Pearce and Columbo Gatti.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Suez throws out a leg kick but Rostowski moves out of range and Suez only half commits.
Rostowski is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Suez.
Rostowski gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Suez counters with a stiff right hand.
Suez tries to clinch but Rostowski moves out of range.
Suez scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Suez throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Rostowski gets caught flat footed, as Suez shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Suez won't allow Rostowski to sweep him here.
Suez advances position into side control!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Suez working the ground and pound.
Rostowski is trying to get back to half guard. He's pushing on Suez's leg. He's managed it. Nice work.
Suez perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Suez throws a strike but Rostowski avoids it easily and moves to full guard.
Suez controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Suez seems to have a rather negative gameplan on the ground. He seems keen to just score the takedown and hold down Rostowski for as long as he can get away with.
Suez wants to control from the top but Rostowski keeps moving.
Rostowski is trying to keep Suez in close.
That's two 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.
Suez tries to free his leg and advance position but Rostowski is retaining full guard.
Suez controlling from the top position.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
Suez pushing down on Rostowski's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Rostowski wants to control but Suez is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Suez is keen to just control but Rostowski is a slippery customer.
Rostowski is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Suez performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Suez misses with a low kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Suez misses with a low kick.
Suez scores with a leg kick.
Suez works Rostowski's body with a nice hook.
Suez pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Suez rushes Rostowski and presses him up against the cage.
Suez works on Rostowski's body with a couple of short punches.
Rostowski is pressed up against the cage. Suez has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Rostowski down to the mat. Rostowski avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Suez rushes Rostowski and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Suez has dropped down and is working for a takedown. Rostowski is trying to keep an underhook but Suez manages to get the takedown into half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Rostowski is refusing to be controlled, as Suez sits in half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Suez working Rostowski over with strikes.
Rostowski has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Suez is working away from the top position though.
Rostowski felt the need to train up his defensive grappling in the buildup to the fight. Presumably he was expecting to be in a difficult position like this, so let's see if he can get out of it.
Rostowski is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Suez is thwarting Rostowski's attempts to control the position.
Rostowski tries to get to full guard but Suez has control of the leg.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Rostowski is looking to control Suez's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Rostowski avoid being mounted?
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Suez sitting and controlling from the half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Rafael Suez dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Suez fails in his attempt to clinch.
Suez looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Rafael Suez seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Rostowski keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Suez closes the distance and pushes Rostowski back into the cage.
Suez with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Suez misses with a shot to the kidneys.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Suez lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Suez misses with a knee to the head.
Suez lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Suez gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Rostowski.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Suez creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Rostowski's defenses.
It looks like Andrzej Rostowski has been cut.
Suez lands an elbow inside that Rostowski shrugs off.
Suez stops a takedown attempt from Rostowski.
Suez lands an elbow inside that Rostowski shrugs off.
Suez throws a head punch that misses.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Suez.
Rostowski has Suez pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Suez manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Rafael Suez has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Andrzej Rostowski.
Suez is defending well against a takedown attempt.
Suez throws an elbow but it misses.
Suez lands with a light punch inside.
Rostowski gets underhooks to prevent Suez's takedown attempt.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
With the fighters up against the cage, Suez throws an elbow but misses.
Rostowski goes for a takedown attempt but Suez pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Suez will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
A looping hook to the body misses from Suez. Rostowski does a little dance to reset his feet.
Rostowski closes this distance looking for a takedown but Suez circles away.
Suez throws a nice looking combination but Rostowski bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Suez throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Rostowski stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Suez lands a two punch combo.
Rostowski closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Suez did well to prevent Rostowski getting side control.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Suez actively working from the bottom here.
Suez trying to hold on to Rostowski's head to control him but Rostowski postures up.
Rostowski is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Rostowski is looking for a kimura but Suez is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Rostowski to get the leverage.
Suez manages to get to full guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Suez holds on and takes a little breather.
Rostowski with a nice head shot there.
Suez has control of Rostowski's left arm, preventing Rostowski from doing any damage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Rafael Suez dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Andrzej Rostowski's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!
No luck for Rostowski with that takedown attempt.
Rostowski shoots in for a takedown but Suez shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Rostowski drops his hands momentarily and Suez takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Suez looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into side control! Oh, that's bad for Rostowski!
Suez will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Rostowski is not content to let Suez control the position.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Suez working away.
Rostowski is being controlled here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Suez has knee on belly and now moves to full mount! Trouble for Rostowski!
Suez controlling from the full mount.
Suez continues to stall.
Rostowski really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Suez avoids the attempt from Rostowski to control.
Rostowski tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Suez with shots to the head and body - Rostowski looks very uncomfortable down there.
Rostowski is squirming around, avoiding Suez's attempts to control the action.
Rafael Suez is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Suez looking to control and managing it successfully.
Rostowski manages to regain half guard. Good work.
Suez content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
Suez has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rostowski trying to control here.
Suez trying to control the pace.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Suez tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Rostowski manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Suez looks to land a body kick but Rostowski moved away.
Suez listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
A left and a right from Suez both land. Nice combination.
Rostowski shoots for a double leg takedown but Suez sprawls well. He's pushed Rostowski's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Rafael Suez has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Andrzej Rostowski.
Decent striking displayed by Suez there.
Suez throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Andrzej Rostowski has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Suez clinches with his opponent.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Rostowski goes for a takedown in the clinch but Suez prevents it.
Suez is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Rostowski can do to turn this around?
Rostowski looking for a takedown.
And that's the end of the fight!
Rafael Suez showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Suez has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Eddie Farnsworth scores the fight 30:26
Judge Russell Pearce scores the fight 30:26
Judge Columbo Gatti scores the fight 30:26
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Rafael Suez!
Our winner, Rafael Suez, 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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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Shuya Nanahara (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Lord Vladimir (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Nanahara's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, God Particle. Vladimir has chosen Banks - Warm Water (Snakehips Remix) as his entrance music. Lord Vladimir has the eye of the tiger tonight.
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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
10 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Shuya Nanahara!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 5 - 0, fighting out of New York, Lord Vladimir!
The judges for this bout are Joseph Jones, Jorge Garcia and Franklyn Lucas.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nanahara slips a straight right by Vladimir.
Vladimir scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Vladimir seems to be working for a kimura but Nanahara defends the submission attempt.
Nanahara wants to get back to full guard.
Nanahara is working hard here to advance position.
Nanahara pushes Vladimir off but Vladimir dives into side control.
Nanahara is in a tricky position but he's been working on his transitions down at EUOLUCAO MMA , so we'll see if he gets out of it.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Vladimir tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Vladimir has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Nanahara is trying to get back to his feet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nanahara sneaks back into half guard.
Well, if Vladimir is going to just lie there, perhaps we should talk about what we're having for dinner tonight… I'm having a ham and pineapple pizza… Yum. Can't wait.
Vladimir trying to mount his opponent but Nanahara defends it.
Vladimir is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Nanahara has managed to free his arm - good work.
Nanahara trying to hold on to Vladimir's head to control him but Vladimir postures up.
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.
Nanahara works his way to full guard. Good work.
Vladimir stands and throws Nanahara's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Nanahara is trying to control Vladimir's posture but Vladimir avoids it.
Nanahara pushes Vladimir away and creates a bit of space to escape. He's almost out here... but no, Vladimir gets a good hold of his legs and remains firmly in side control.
Nanahara is sneaking out the side here. He's bucked Vladimir off and has taken his back!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Vladimir tries to escape but Nanahara has the hooks in and won't let him break free.
Will Nanahara go for the finish here or will he try and keep control of the position?
Vladimir is in bad spot here.
Vladimir is being controlled on the ground here - he must escape this position otherwise surely the end is near.
Vladimir prevents Nanahara from getting a body triangle.
Vladimir wants to control his opponent's hands but Nanahara gets his hands free.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Vladimir rolls, trying to escape but Nanahara keeps control of the position.
Vladimir turns into Nanahara and is now in his guard.
Vladimir pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Nanahara is keeping the position for now.
Vladimir engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
Vladimir wants to control from the top but Nanahara keeps moving.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Vladimir prevents Nanahara from getting back to his feet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Lord Vladimir dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Vladimir throws a shot from downtown. Nanahara moves away and avoids it.
Vladimir shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Nanahara as he jumps to the side.
Vladimir throws a lazy uppercut
and Nanahara counters with a leg kick.
Nanahara moves out of range of the strikes.
Nanahara is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Vladimir.
Nanahara misses with a looping right.
Nanahara fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Vladimir on the side of the head.
It looks like Lord Vladimir has been cut.
Horrible takedown attempt by Vladimir or perhaps it was just good defense by Nanahara, which made it look bad.
Nanahara misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Vladimir.
Nanahara takes a swing at Vladimir's ribcage but misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Nanahara misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Shuya Nanahara is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Vladimir.
Shuya Nanahara has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Lord Vladimir.
Nanahara gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Nanahara is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Vladimir is controlling him.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Vladimir is standing up over Nanahara. Nanahara looks to escape but Vladimir dives into side control.
Nanahara sneaks out the side door and pushes Vladimir away - he's back to his feet. The crowd show their appreciation for the escape.
Nanahara slaps away a takedown attempt from Vladimir, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Vladimir staying out of range there.
Lord Vladimir seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Nanahara shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Nanahara throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Nanahara avoids the body shot from Vladimir.
Nanahara misses with a jab, cross combination.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Vladimir closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Nanahara to the mat! Nanahara manages to get full guard.
Nanahara wants to stand up but Vladimir is controlling him.
Vladimir looking to pass the guard.
Vladimir is still trying to improve position.
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!
Nanahara keeping moving, preventing Vladimir from controlling successfully.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Vladimir won't allow Nanahara to sweep him here.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
Vladimir trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
Vladimir's coach down at Sun Ra and his Arkestra's training camp was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on Vladimir's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.
Vladimir shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Nanahara defends it nicely.
Nanahara keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Nanahara walks into a straight right hand from Vladimir.
Vladimir shoots in but Nanahara avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Horrible takedown attempt by Vladimir or perhaps it was just good defense by Nanahara, which made it look bad.
Nanahara lands an overhand right.
Shuya Nanahara is winning the standup battle so far.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Vladimir fails to land the takedown.
Vladimir slips a jab and a cross from Nanahara.
Vladimir doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Nanahara counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Vladimir thinking.
Vladimir fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Nanahara manages to avoid it.
Vladimir fails with a takedown attempt.
Vladimir is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Nanahara.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Nanahara misses with a hook.
Vladimir with a lazy takedown attempt
and Nanahara counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Vladimir is breathing heavily.
No luck for Vladimir with that takedown attempt.
Nanahara misses with a two punch combination.
Vladimir will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Shuya Nanahara dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Lord Vladimir's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! And we move into the final round!
Vladimir fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
A jab from Nanahara does it's job there.
A slow jab from Nanahara misses its intended target.
Nanahara throws an overhand right that drops Vladimir like a sack of potatoes! Nanahara dives in to finish the fight with more strikes and this one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:21 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Shuya Nanahara!
Shuya Nanahara spent the whole post fight interview bigging himself up. It didn't go down that well with the fans after a while as they thought it was a bit arrogant.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Bong Ki Duk (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ghiorghos Papadopoulos (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Ki Duk kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is north korea's national anthem. Bong Ki Duk has a significant reach advantage - let's see if he can make it count.
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266 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
22 - 13 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Bong Ki Duk!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
17 - 21 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Ghiorghos Papadopoulos!
The judges for this bout are Bruno Lombardi, Columbo Gatti and John Roberts.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ki Duk misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Papadopoulos fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Ki Duk looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Papadopoulos has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Ki Duk.
Papadopoulos fails with a takedown attempt.
Papadopoulos darts in looking for a takedown but Ki Duk gets double underhooks and turns Papadopoulos into the cage.
Bong Ki Duk has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Ghiorghos Papadopoulos.
Ki Duk working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Papadopoulos goes for a takedown in the clinch but Ki Duk prevents it.
Papadopoulos has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Ki Duk after a bit of a struggle.
Ki Duk lands a right hand.
Ki Duk throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Papadopouloss head.
Ki Duk lands a hook that snaps the head of Papadopoulos backwards.
Papadopoulos tries for a takedown but Ki Duk manages to get underhooks.
Ki Duk gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Papadopoulos.
Ki Duk crunches a lovely knee into Papadopoulos's ribcage.
Papadopoulos looks winded!
Ki Duk prevents a takedown attempt there.
Ki Duk works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Ki Duk lands a body punch.
Papadopoulos letting Ki Duk take a breather here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ki Duk lands a nice uppercut.
Ki Duk working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Ki Duk lands a right hand that snaps the head of Papadopoulos backwards.
Ki Duk throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Ki Duk lands a shot to the body.
Ki Duk lands with a left to the head.
Ki Duk lands a left hand.
Ki Duk just leaning against Papadopoulos, taking a breather.
Ki Duk lands an elbow just above Papadopoulos 's eye.
It looks like Ghiorghos Papadopoulos has been cut.
Ki Duk lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Ki Duk works on Papadopoulos's body with a couple of short punches.
Ki Duk lands a nice uppercut.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Ki Duk lands an elbow that stopped Papadopoulos in his tracks for a moment.
Ki Duk lands a nice shot to the body.
Ki Duk stalling.
Ki Duk lands a shot to the body.
Ki Duk landing knees to the head.
A left hand lands to the body for Ki Duk.
Ki Duk lands a hook that snaps the head of Papadopoulos backwards.
Papadopoulos is rocked!
Ki Duk throws a big uppercut that drops Papadopoulos! More strikes from Ki Duk and the referee jumps in to stop the fight! Papadopoulos lies dazed against the cage as Ki Duk celebrates with his cornermen!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:58 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Bong Ki Duk!
Bong Ki Duk took to the mic in his post fight interview and said 'all hail president kim il-sung, our father, kim jong-il, and supreme leader kim jong-un. '.
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Rob Tracey (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Moses Ohchooto (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). He arrived on a last minute flight shortly after looking tired and unhappy. Officials decided the fight should still take place, much to the delight of the fans in attendance.
Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Rob Tracey and Moses Ohchooto. Tracey kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Metallica - Seek & Destroy. The fight MMA fans around the world have waited their entire lives for!
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152 lbs
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145 lbs
14 - 5 - 0 |
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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
19 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Rob Tracey!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
14 - 5 - 0, fighting out of New York, Moses Ohchooto!
The judges for this bout are Dean Styles, Alyssa Summers and John Kavanagh.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Good standup being displayed there by Ohchooto as he connects with a hook.
Ohchooto misses with a body shot.
We've been informed that Ohchooto has been sparring a lot of Muay Thai in the buildup to this fight so let's see if that has an impact on the result.
Tracey changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Ohchooto looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Ohchooto is trying to control Tracey's posture but Tracey avoids it.
Tracey tries to land with some ground and pound but misses.
Tracey in side control, trying to ground and pound but not landing this time.
Ohchooto dodges the ground and pound from Tracey.
Tracey lands a nice forearm strike.
Tracey tries to land with some ground and pound but misses.
Tracey lands some shots froms side control.
Tracey trying to control the action but Ohchooto is working from the bottom.
Tracey passes to full mount! That's big trouble for Ohchooto!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tracey thowing strikes but they're hitting the gloves, not doing any damage.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Ohchooto can do anything to dispel that myth.
Tracey working the ground and pound effectively.
Ohchooto really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Tracey. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Ohchooto is squirming around, avoiding Tracey's attempts to control the action.
Ohchooto blocking the ground and pound.
Tracey lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Ohchooto hang on?
Tracey tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Tracey pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Tracey cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
Tracey is landing with some decent strikes but Ohchooto is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Tracey scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Tracey dominating with strikes here.
Ohchooto is rocked!
Tracey scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Ohchooto?
Ohchooto is still in real trouble! Can Tracey finish him?
Tracey postures up and connects with a big shot that has rocked Ohchooto badly. He's trying desperately to grab hold of Tracey around the waist but Tracey pushes him off and unloads with more strikes, forcing the referee to jump in and save him! Tracey is the winner by TKO! Tracey jumps onto the cage and shouts into the camera. "We did it momma!"
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:47 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Rob Tracey!
Jumping up and down and very excited, Rob Tracey waved his t-shirt featuring Fury Nutrition Inc.'s logo in front of the cameras.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Mike Ross (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bam Margera (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Ross kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Neck of the Woods. Margera has chosen Clutch - The Regulator as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?
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163 lbs
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160 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
18 - 6 - 1, fighting out of New York, Mike Ross!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
20 - 12 - 1, fighting out of Montreal, Bam Margera!
The judges for this bout are Alyssa Summers, Bruno Lombardi and Russell Pearce.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ross throws a low kick but it's checked well by Margera.
Ross keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Ross lands a high kick!
It looks like Bam Margera has been cut.
Margera throws a good cross that connects.
Ross avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Margera throws a right and a left that Ross avoids nicely.
Ross throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Margera misses with a double jab.
Ross scores with a decent looking hook.
Margera connects with the punch.
Ross throws a sloppy head kick
and Margera counters with a stiff right hand.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Margera throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Margera looks to land a left hand but Ross moved out of range nicely.
Ross keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Margera slips under a jab.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Margera uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Ross.
Ross throws a head kick that misses.
A shot to the liver by Margera. Beautiful body shot.
Margera connects with a single shot there.
Ross misses with the body kick
and Margera moves into the clinch.
Margera holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Margera has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Ross tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Ross takes an elbow to the forehead.
A head punch on the inside from Margera fails to land.
Ross misses with a punch on the inside.
A short uppercut from Ross.
Margera throws a head punch that misses.
Ross tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
A nice left hand lands by Ross.
Ross tries to work over Margera's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Margera is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Ross is defending well for now.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Ross goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Ross misses with a short punch on the inside.
Ross tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Margera's elbow.
Ross doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Margera using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Ross has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Ross misses with a hook to the ribs.
Margera scores with a shot to the side of Ross's head.
A short right from Ross on the inside.
Ross breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Ross misses with a straight right.
Margera misses with a body shot.
Ross throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Margera tries to clinch up.
Margera lands a leg kick that knocks Ross off balance momentarily.
A big left from Ross misses.
Margera is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A telegraphed right hand from Margera misses the target.
Margera darts in and clinches Ross up against the cage.
Margera blocking some punches.
Margera is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Ross is defending well for now.
Ross is really struggling to find his range with his punches. Margera's reach advantage is clearly causing him problems.
Margera lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Ross backwards.
Margera tries to land knees in the clinch but Ross avoids the damage to the body.
Ross throws a head punch that misses.
Ross struggles to land a body shot inside as Margera controls his hands.
A hook to the body from Margera.
Margera is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Ross is defending well for now.
Margera misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Margera working aggressively here.
A short uppercut from Ross.
Margera is struggling to control the position.
Ross is trying to break the clinch but Margera has him pressed against the cage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A head punch on the inside from Margera fails to land.
Ross can't get the takedown.
Ross avoiding damage as Margera throws knees to the body.
Ross avoiding damage.
Ross jumps guard but Margera turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Margera is looking to control Ross's arms but Ross gets an underhook and turns him. Now Margera has his back to the cage.
Margera misses with some punches.
I was talking to Ross's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Ross.
Ross is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Margera to keep the fight standing.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Mike Ross. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Ross has had enough of the clinch but Margera keeps him there for the moment.
Ross on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Ross scores with an uppercut up the middle.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Ross has had enough of the clinch but Margera keeps him there for the moment.
Ross swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Margera has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Ross seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Margera can turn it around.
Margera with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Margera blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Bam Margera dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Bam Margera's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
The fight stays on the outside here - Margera looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
A jab from Margera does it's job there.
Margera tries a head kick but it misses.
Ross works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Ross pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Ross thows a left - swing and a miss!
Ross dives in for a single leg takedown but Margera sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
Ross blocks an uppercut.
Margera blocks a body shot from Ross.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Margera looking to throw knees to the head but Ross is blocking nicely.
Margera fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Margera lands a shot to the body.
A left hand lands to the body for Ross.
Margera misses with a punch on the inside.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Margera misses with the head strike.
Ross lands a left hand.
Margera working aggressively here.
Margera throws a punch but it's blocked by Ross.
Margera misses with a punch on the inside.
Margera gets through Ross's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Ross scores with a nice hook to the head.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Ross.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Margera.
Margera lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Margera fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Ross tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Margera's elbow.
Margera doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Margera.
Margera tries to land knees in the clinch but Ross avoids the damage to the body.
Margera lands an uppercut.
Margera landing knees to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ross blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Margera trying to land knees to the body.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Ross fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
A head punch on the inside from Ross fails to land.
Nice elbow from Margera.
Margera lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Margera has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Margera lands a hook that snaps the head of Ross backwards.
Margera throws an elbow but it's blocked.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Margera.
Margera misses with some punches.
Ross misses with the head strike.
Ross tries a body shot but Margera blocks it.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Margera.
Margera unloads a knee to the mid-section. Ross lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Ross tries to throw a body punch but Margera avoids it by throwing Ross back against the cage.
Margera tries a knee to the head but Ross blocks it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Ross is trying to pull guard but Margera turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Ross working aggressively here.
Ross misses with a punch on the inside.
Ross fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Ross breaks from the clinch.
An inside leg kick from Ross misses.
Ross throws a low kick, looking for Margera's leg but Margera calmly moves out of range.
Margera looks to land a body kick but Ross moved away.
Ross throws a leg kick
and Margera makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
A head kick misses from Margera.
Ross throws a low kick, looking for Margera's leg but Margera calmly moves out of range.
Ross avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Margera gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Margera tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ross tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Margera's elbow.
Margera prevents a body shot from Ross.
A short right from Ross.
Ross blocks a body shot from Margera.
Margera blocking some punches.
Ross throws a head punch that misses.
Ross lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Ross struggles to land a body shot inside as Margera controls his hands.
Ross fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Margera blocks a body shot from Ross.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A short right from Margera.
Ross tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Ross tries to break free but Margera pushes him back against the cage.
Margera can't find room to land a body shot as Ross controls the action.
Margera swings wildly with an uppercut but Ross uses good head movement to avoid it.
Margera misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Ross.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Bam Margera showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Bam Margera's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
Margera rushes Ross and presses him up against the cage.
Margera tries a knee to the head but Ross blocks it.
Ross misses with some punches.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Ross.
Margera cracks Ross with a nice body shot.
Margera crunches a lovely knee into Ross's ribcage.
Margera scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Ross has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Margera after a bit of a struggle.
Ross looking to stall.
Margera just leaning against Ross, taking a breather.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Margera lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Margera swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Ross breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Margera connects with an inside leg kick.
Bam Margera seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Margera moves out of range of the body kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ross misses with a left hand
and Margera counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Margera throws a front kick aimed at Ross's knee but Ross avoids it well.
Margera moves in looking to clinch but Ross pushes him off.
Margera misses with a head kick.
Margera moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Ross on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Margera throws a chopping leg kick but Ross manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Ross avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Ross thows a body kick. Margera tries to catch it but that hurt him.
A nice combination there by Margera.
Ross goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Margera tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Ross is trying hard to land a takedown here. Margera sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Margera clinches.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Margera blocking some punches.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Ross tries a body shot but Margera blocks it.
Ross lands with a light punch inside.
Ross lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Ross has a couple of punches blocked by Margera.
Margera throws a punch but it's blocked by Ross.
Ross tries a body shot but Margera blocks it.
Ross is trying to pull guard but Margera has him pressed against the cage.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Mike Ross. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Ross prevents a body shot from Margera.
Ross drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Margera gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Margera lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Bam Margera is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ross tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Margera just misses with a elbow thrown towards Ross's brow.
Ross misses with a punch on the inside.
Margera tries a body shot but Ross blocks it.
Ross successfully pulls guard.
Margera drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Margera jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Ross bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Margera's guard.
Margera is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Ross might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Ross stopping the sweep attempt from Margera.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Margera keeping moving, preventing Ross from controlling successfully.
Margera working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Ross.
Margera is trying to control the position but Ross postures up.
Margera working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Ross.
Margera keeping moving, preventing Ross from controlling successfully.
Mike Ross has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Margera is trying to control the position but Ross postures up.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
And that's the end of the fight!
Bam Margera comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Margera winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Alyssa Summers scores the fight 27:30
Judge Bruno Lombardi scores the fight 27:30
Judge Russell Pearce scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Bam Margera!
Bam Margera decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Peter Taphorn (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Abah Okafor (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). This should be a great matchup!
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153 lbs
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156 lbs
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Abu Dhabi Champ
Dangerous knees
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the featherweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
20 - 8 - 1, fighting out of New York, Peter Taphorn!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
14 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Abah Okafor!
The judges for this bout are Russell Pearce, Eddie Farnsworth and Reed Andrews.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A jab from Taphorn finds it's way through Okafor's defenses.
Okafor waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Taphorn.
Taphorn throws a nice inside leg kick.
Okafor thuds his right hand into Taphorn's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Taphorn lands a nice looking body shot.
Abah Okafor seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A low kick from Taphorn is predictable there
and Taphorn takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Okafor tries a head kick but it misses.
Taphorn connects with the punch.
Okafor throws a right hand that misses
so Taphorn counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Taphorn is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Okafor trying to control the position here.
Taphorn wants to control from the top but Okafor keeps moving.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Taphorn loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Taphorn stays in close to Okafor's body and controls the position.
Taphorn advances to half guard.
Okafor trying to control from the bottom.
Taphorn performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
Taphorn thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Okafor's head.
Okafor is in trouble now - Taphorn has advanced to mount!
Okafor bucks up and manages to get a nice reversal! He's in guard on the top - nicely done!
Taphorn controlling the position.
Taphorn controls Okafor momentarily but Okafor frees himself.
Okafor avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Okafor gets to his feet. Taphorn looking to butt scoot but the ref puts an end to that. On your feet son!
Okafor waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Taphorn.
A solid leg kick lands there for Taphorn.
Okafor slips under a jab.
Taphorn is looking light on his feet compared to last time was saw him fight.
Taphorn throws a right hand that misses
and Okafor counters with a left to the body.
Okafor throws a lazy uppercut
and Taphorn counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Taphorn thows a huge punch but Okafor dodges it nicely.
Okafor keeps control of the position for the meantime.
Taphorn wants to take a breather but Okafor is having none of it.
Okafor is doing well to avoid being mounted. He's controlling the position at the moment.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Taphorn prevents Okafor from improving his position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Okafor is trying to control but can't.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Okafor gets full guard.
Okafor pulls Taphorn in close to prevent any damage.
Taphorn postures up.
Taphorn trying to control the position from guard on top but Okafor is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Taphorn stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Okafor swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Taphorn postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
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.
Okafor trying to keep a closed guard but Taphorn is proving a slippery customer.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
A big right from Okafor misses.
A jab from Okafor misses.
Okafor lands with a kick to the temple. Taphorn shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Okafor missing with a left hand there. Taphorn was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Taphorn ducks under a wild hook from Okafor.
Okafor swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Taphorn ducks right into an uppercut from Okafor.
Taphorn fails with a takedown attempt.
Okafor looks to land a right hand but Taphorn moved out of range.
Okafor's coach down at What Private was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on Okafor's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.
Taphorn lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Okafor missing with a left hand there. Taphorn was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
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 Peter Taphorn will probably get the nod.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Okafor drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Okafor checks the leg kick nicely there.
Taphorn scores with a jab.
Taphorn slips a straight right by Okafor.
Okafor uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Taphorn.
Okafor takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Okafor misses with a head kick.
Okafor misses with an uppercut
and Taphorn counters with a takedown into side control.
Taphorn throws a strike aimed at the side of Okafor's head but Okafor avoids it well.
Okafor stuck in half guard on the bottom here.
Okafor is looking for a sweep.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Okafor dodges the ground and pound from Taphorn.
Taphorn is maintaining the dominant position - no doubt Okafor will start to get frustrated soon if he's not already.
Taphorn is putting a hurting on Okafor here, landing some big shots from side control.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Taphorn tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Taphorn has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Taphorn is looking to take a break and control but Okafor is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
What's Okafor going to do here then? He's in a bit of a pickle.
Okafor is looking for a sweep.
Taphorn sitting in side control, looking to soften his opponent up with elbows and hammerfists but Okafor is avoiding damage well and looking to escape the position.
You can see the frustration on Okafor's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Taphorn is putting a hurting on Okafor here, landing some big shots from side control.
Okafor stops Taphorn from passing to mount.
Taphorn working away diligently from side control. Landing strikes effectively there - that will score him some points on the judges scorecards.
Taphorn trying to control the position but Okafor is working away.
Okafor can't do much from the bottom here.
Okafor prevents Taphorn from improving position.
Peter Taphorn overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Taphorn wants to lay and pray for a moment but Okafor keeps working.
Okafor can't do much from the bottom here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Taphorn tries to cartwheel into mount but he doesn't manage it.
Taphorn is looking to take a break and control but Okafor is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Okafor is looking for a sweep.
Taphorn trying to control the position but Okafor is working away.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
Taphorn lands an elbow.
Taphorn looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Okafor is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Okafor is trying to control Taphorn's posture but Taphorn avoids it.
Taphorn misses with an attempted head punch from side control.
Taphorn works a knee to the body and follows up with a nice elbow to the head.
Okafor sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.
Okafor wants to control but Taphorn is keeping busy.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Okafor trying to keep hold of his opponent's head but Taphorn manages to pass to mount!
Taphorn working the ground and pound effectively.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Peter Taphorn dominated that second 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.
Taphorn fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Okafor misses with a body shot.
Taphorn keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Abah Okafor seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Nice defenses there by Taphorn.
Taphorn throws the left hand but Okafor avoids the punch easily.
Okafor has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Taphorn.
Okafor moves out of range of the body kick.
A jab lands there for Taphorn.
Okafor swings widly with a right hand
and Taphorn holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Okafor slowing the pace effectively.
Taphorn misses with a hook from the clinch.
Taphorn throws a head punch that misses.
Okafor breaks the clinch.
Taphorn doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Taphorn avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Okafor might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Taphorn tries to clinch but Okafor moves out of range.
Taphorn lands a front kick.
Taphorn jabs at Okafor's body.
Taphorn throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Okafor avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Taphorn misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Okafor.
Taphorn lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
It looks like Abah Okafor has been cut.
Taphorn dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Okafor. That did some damage!
Taphorn throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Taphorn tries a head kick but it misses.
Taphorn swings and misses with a hook to the body.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Taphorn.
Taphorn misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Okafor.
Okafor swings for the body but Taphorn moves out of range.
Taphorn is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Okafor can do to turn this around?
Taphorn throws a leg kick
and Okafor counters with a nice body shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Okafor misses the jab.
Okafor looks to throw the jab but Taphorn is out of range.
Abah Okafor is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Taphorn jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Taphorn staying out of range there.
Taphorn moves out of range as Okafor strikes.
Taphorn ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Okafor misses the shot to the body.
Taphorn looking to score a takedown here. Okafor is defending well but Taphorn drives through and ends up in Okafor's guard.
Taphorn scoring with some ground and pound.
Okafor is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Taphorn stays in close to Okafor's body and controls the position.
Okafor looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Taphorn throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Taphorn trying to control the position from guard on top but Okafor is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Taphorn postures up in Okafor's guard and throws a big left but Okafor blocks it.
Taphorn throws a big right hand that misses.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Okafor holds on and takes a little breather.
Taphorn postures up.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
A swing and a miss from Taphorn.
Taphorn takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Okafor looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Taphorn works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Taphorn fails with a takedown attempt.
Okafor lands a slapping body shot.
Okafor takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Okafor throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Taphorn sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Okafor checks the leg kick.
Okafor with a hook.
Okafor on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Taphorn. Taphorn obviously looking to wear him down.
Taphorn blocks a head kick by Okafor.
Taphorn throws a leg kick that misses.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Taphorn misses with a looping right.
Taphorn steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Okafor.
Taphorn throws a chopping leg kick but Okafor manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Peter Taphorn clearly takes that round.
The cut man is working on Abah Okafor's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Okafor lands with a hook. Taphorn tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Okafor throws a big shot that misses.
Okafor misses with an uppercut.
A nice leg kick lands there from Taphorn.
Taphorn lands a jab to Okafor's midsection.
Taphorn fails in his attempt to clinch.
Okafor tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Taphorn lands with a thumping leg kick.
Okafor lands a head kick. Taphorn smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
It looks like Peter Taphorn has been cut.
Okafor misses with a hook. Taphorn ducked under it nicely.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Taphorn drops his hands momentarily and Okafor takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Okafor's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Taphorn staying out of range there.
Taphorn uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Okafor.
Taphorn works Okafor's body with a nice hook.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Taphorn staying out of range there.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Taphorn throws a hook to the side of Okafor's head but Okafor sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Taphorn closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Taphorn is looking to take a break and control but Okafor is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Okafor trying to control but Taphorn postures up.
Taphorn seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Ground and pound from Taphorn.
Okafor is looking to improve his position.
Taphorn is looking to take a break and control but Okafor is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are battling for position here. Okafor manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Okafor not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Taphorn controls from within his opponent's guard.
Okafor is pulling down on Taphorn's head to control his posture.
Taphorn working some strikes from top position.
Taphorn is working Okafor over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Okafor is controlling Taphorn's posture.
Okafor utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Taphorn postures up.
Taphorn pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Okafor is keeping the position for now.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Okafor takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Okafor on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Taphorn. Taphorn obviously looking to wear him down.
Okafor throws the left hand but Taphorn avoids the punch easily.
Taphorn misses with a two punch combination.
Taphorn misses the shot to the body.
Taphorn takes a swing at Okafor's ribcage but misses.
Taphorn shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Taphorn wants to pass the guard but Okafor is keeping the position.
Okafor seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Okafor looking to control.
Taphorn postures up in Okafor's guard and throws a big left but Okafor blocks it.
Taphorn postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Taphorn content to stall in guard here.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Okafor looks to land a right hand but Taphorn moved out of range.
Okafor moves out of range as Taphorn strikes.
Okafor misses with a looping right.
Okafor misses with a hook
and Taphorn counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Okafor looking to slow down the pace here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Peter Taphorn had his way with Abah Okafor in that round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!
Taphorn thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Okafor if he has to take too many more of those.
Taphorn misses with a body shot.
Okafor throws a hook but Taphorn blocks it.
Taphorn moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Taphorn. Okafor shrugs it off though.
Taphorn ducks under a wild hook from Okafor.
Taphorn fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Okafor has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Taphorn throws a chopping leg kick but Okafor manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Taphorn jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Taphorn defending well as Okafor loads up on a big left hand.
Okafor pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Taphorn shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Taphorn is trying to control. Okafor wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Taphorn is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Okafor sees it coming and defends easily.
Okafor is not content to let Taphorn control the position.
Okafor has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Taphorn is working away from the top position though.
Okafor preventing any damage for now, controlling his opponent's head.
Taphorn trying to mount his opponent but Okafor defends it.
Okafor is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Okafor blocking the ground and pound attempt from Taphorn.
Okafor is defending against the submission attempts here by Taphorn.
Okafor is trying is best to control the position here.
Okafor is looking for a sweep. Taphorn is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Okafor is doing well to avoid being mounted. He's controlling the position at the moment.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Okafor pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Okafor throws a jab when Taphorn was well out of range.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Taphorn jabs at Okafor's body.
Okafor sizes up Taphorn with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Okafor throws a shot from downtown. Taphorn moves away and avoids it.
Okafor ducks under a wild hook from Taphorn.
Taphorn takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Taphorn is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
A jab lands there for Taphorn.
Okafor takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Okafor throws a poor cross that misses
and Taphorn counters with a takedown into side control.
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!
Taphorn misses with an attempted head punch from side control.
Taphorn looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Peter Taphorn is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Okafor tries to buck Taphorn off but Taphorn is having none of it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Okafor keeps trying to improve his position.
The referee asks Taphorn politely if he wouldn't mind getting on with it and actually doing something. Taphorn prefers to stall for the moment though.
Taphorn working the ground and pound.
Taphorn 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.
Taphorn wants to control but Okafor is keeping him busy.
Taphorn controlling from side mount.
Taphorn wants to control but Okafor is keeping him busy.
Abah Okafor has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Okafor throws an elbow to the body but it doesn't land.
And that's the end of the fight!
Peter Taphorn showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Taphorn has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Russell Pearce scores the fight 50:45
Judge Eddie Farnsworth scores the fight 50:45
Judge Reed Andrews scores the fight 50:45
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Peter Taphorn!
Peter Taphorn retains his featherweight title!
During a confident post fight interview, Peter Taphorn thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Tommy Mayor (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Lucas Bane (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). He arrived on a last minute flight shortly after looking tired and unhappy. Officials decided the fight should still take place, much to the delight of the fans in attendance.
Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Tommy Mayor and Lucas Bane. Lucas Bane has the eye of the tiger tonight.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
15 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Tommy Mayor!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
13 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Lucas Bane!
The judges for this bout are Jorge Garcia, Lou da Vinci and Steve Montenegro.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mayor moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Bane lands with a nice combination. Mayor backs away looking to recover.
It looks like Tommy Mayor has been cut.
We've been informed that Bane has been sparring a lot of Muay Thai in the buildup to this fight so let's see if that has an impact on the result.
Bane lands a body shot.
Mayor throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Lucas Bane seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Mayor ducks under a wild hook from Bane.
A head kick misses from Bane.
Mayor looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Mayor takes a swing at Bane's ribcage but misses.
Bane bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Mayor throws a left and a right that both miss
and Bane counters with an inside leg kick.
Mayor is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Mayor moves out of range of the body kick from Bane.
Bane slips a jab and a cross from Mayor.
Mayor lands a left and a right that send Bane crashing to the mat, dazed. Mayor thinks about following him to the mat but decides to wave him back up to his feet!
It looks like Lucas Bane has been cut.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Mayor fails with an attempt to clinch.
Mayor misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Bane.
Bane defending well as Mayor loads up on a big left hand.
Mayor lands with a right hand.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bane getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Bane lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Mayor lands a big right hand that sends Bane crashing to the mat! Mayor stays standing though and waves Bane back to his feet!
Bane is rocked!
Mayor ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Bane is still on wobbly legs! Can Mayor finish him?
Mayor wobbles Bane with a right hand and the left hook that follows puts him on his rear! Mayor dives in with a huge flying punch that connects right on the button and puts Bane to sleep! - What a violent and spectacular finish!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:22 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Tommy Mayor!
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Hannibal Lyons (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Zell Griever (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Griever has chosen X-Files Theme as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Zell Griever has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Hannibal Lyons's chin.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the super heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
14 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Hannibal Lyons!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
19 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Zell Griever!
The judges for this bout are Dean Styles, Russell Pearce and Chad Campbell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lyons buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Lyons tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Griever was well out of range. Poor timing from Lyons.
Griever lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
It looks like Hannibal Lyons has been cut.
Lyons delivers a nice body kick.
Griever ducks under a wild hook from Lyons.
Griever takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
It looks like Zell Griever has been cut.
Griever swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Lyons counters with a shoot takedown. Griever fights it but they end up in guard.
Griever is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Lyons is stalling in the full guard.
Lyons is looking to work some ground and pound but Griever has wrist control.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lyons postures up in Griever's guard and throws a big left but Griever blocks it.
Lyons pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Griever is keeping the position for now.
Lyons being controlled here momentarily.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Griever cracks Lyons with an open hand slap.
Griever 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.
Griever uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Lyons.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Griever looks to land a combination but Lyons avoids it well.
Lyons takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Lyons misses with a hook.
Lyons lands with a cross.
Griever fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Lyons has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Griever throws a leg kick which misses Lyons's front leg but catches the back leg as Lyons tries to avoid it.
Griever uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Lyons.
Lyons throws a nice inside leg kick.
Lyons drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
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!
Griever lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Lyons at a distance.
Griever misses with a body shot.
Griever throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Griever connects with a solid leg kick.
Griever throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lyons motions for Griever to come forward. Lyons throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Griever scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
The fighters circling - Lyons throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Lyons lands a nice leg kick that just misses Griever's sensitive parts.
Griever shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Lyons uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Griever.
Griever scoring well with a low kick there.
Griever lands a big head kick that sends Lyons tumbling to the mat! Griever takes a step backwards and waves Lyons back to his feet - he wants the finish!
Lyons is rocked!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Lyons tries a head kick but it misses.
Griever misses with a looping right.
Lyons blocks a jab.
Lyons looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Griever moves away from the strike by Lyons.
Lyons defending well as Griever loads up on a big left hand.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Griever ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Lyons moves away.
Lyons cracks the inside of Griever's front leg.
Lyons jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Griever lands a left and a right that send Lyons crashing to the mat, dazed. Griever thinks about following him to the mat but decides to wave him back up to his feet!
Oh Lyons is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Griever misses with a looping left.
Lyons seems to have got his legs back now.
Griever chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Griever throws a low kick but it's checked well by Lyons.
Lyons throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Griever sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Lyons throws a lazy right hand but Griever sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Lyons - that will leave a mark!
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
The fighters circling - Griever throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Griever tests Lyons's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Lyons is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Griever.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Zell Griever dominated that round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Griever turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Griever misses with a head kick.
Griever has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Griever wants to land a leg kick but Lyons is out of range.
Lyons throws a body kick, spinning off balance
and Griever counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Lyons moves away from the strike by Griever.
Lyons throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Lyons scores with the left hand. Griever knows he should have avoided that one.
Griever throws a lazy right hand but Lyons sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Griever takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A swing and a miss from Griever.
Lyons is looking to score with low kicks.
Griever throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Lyons stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Griever.
Lyons delivers a nice body kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lyons 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.
Lyons lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Lyons throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Griever on the side of the head.
Griever stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Lyons throws a wild body kick that Griever sees coming a mile off.
Griever misses with a low kick as Lyons jumps back.
Lyons looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Nice cross by Lyons.
Lyons clinches up with Griever and pushes him back against the cage.
Griever misses with some punches.
Lyons is trying to stall.
Griever lands a body punch.
Griever stalling against the cage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Griever blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Lyons tries to work over Griever's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Lyons tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Griever's elbow.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Griever misses with some punches.
Griever breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Lyons misses with a straight right.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Lyons misses with a low kick.
Nice shot lands for Lyons.
Griever throws a nice outside leg kick.
Lyons takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Lyons blocks a low kick nicely.
Lyons jabbing away but nothing is landing.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lyons finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
An inside leg kick from Lyons misses.
Lyons is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Griever, as that shot connected.
Griever's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Lyons connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Griever scrambles back to his feet.
Zell Griever seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Lyons displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Griever throws out the jab.
Lyons misses with a shot to the body
and Griever counters with a crisp right hand that drops Lyons! Griever lets Lyons back up to his feet, looking for a finish!
Lyons bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Lyons throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Griever fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Lyons is out of range.
Jab, jab by Lyons - just one landing.
Lyons throws a head kick but Griever moves out of range.
Lyons fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Griever.
Griever throws a leg kick but Lyons sees it coming and moves out of range.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Lyons.
Griever throws a leg kick but Lyons sees it coming and moves out of range.
Jab, jab by Griever - just one landing.
Lyons scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Lyons dives in and scores a takedown into Griever's guard.
Griever keeping moving, preventing Lyons from controlling successfully.
Griever is pulling down on Lyons's head to control his posture.
Griever preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Griever trying to control the position.
Lyons stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Griever swivels though and keeps the full guard.
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 Hannibal Lyons will probably get the nod.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Lyons throws a predictable looking body shot
and Griever counters with a head kick from the bowels of hell that crumples Lyons! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:05 of round 3, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Zell Griever!
Zell Griever is the new super heavyweight champion!
A victorious Zell Griever thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
The defeated Hannibal Lyons had this to say: 'Congratulations my friend.'.
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