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GAMMA#456 Gorrila vs Lan PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Zoran Miloshevich (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Soylent Grimm (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Miloshevich comes to the cage accompanied by Kosovskiy front. Grimm has chosen Soylent Green as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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217 lbs
30 - 20 - 0 |
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190 cm
28
215 lbs
5 - 0 - 0 |
Abu Dhabi Champ
World class boxer
Insanely flexible |
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BJJ Red Belt
Excellent boxer
Good gas tank |
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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
30 - 20 - 0, fighting out of London, Zoran Miloshevich!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Soylent Grimm!
The judges for this bout are James Ackerman, James Glass and Steven Brown.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Grimm misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Miloshevich counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Grimm throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Miloshevich was covering up waiting for the punch and Grimm finishes the takedown easily into guard.
Grimm with a flurry of punches that miss.
Grimm showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Grimm missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Grimm throws a big elbow that misses.
Grimm trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Grimm pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Miloshevich is keeping the position for now.
Grimm is holding a leg here, probably looking for an ankle lock - he drops back and goes for it! Miloshevich is in trouble! Is it all over??? No! Miloshevich has escaped and now he's on top!
Grimm has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Grimm wants to sweep here but Miloshevich controlling him for the moment.
Grimm is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Miloshevich looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Grimm lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.
Grimm missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Grimm trying to control the position from guard on top but Miloshevich is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Miloshevich wants to stand but Grimm is controlling the position.
Grimm landing with the ground and pound.
Miloshevich is trying to control the position but Grimm postures up.
Miloshevich wants to sweep here but Grimm controlling him for the moment.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Grimm throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Miloshevich works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
Miloshevich preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Miloshevich jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Grimm is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
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.
Miloshevich slaps away a takedown attempt from Grimm, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Grimm slips a jab and a cross from Miloshevich.
Miloshevich is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Grimm moves out of range of the strikes.
Grimm is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
A combination from Grimm does no damage.
An attempted straight right counter from Miloshevich misses the target.
A looping hook to the body misses from Grimm. Miloshevich does a little dance to reset his feet.
Miloshevich tries to counter by clinching up but Grimm breaks away and moves out of range.
A telegraphed right hand from Miloshevich misses the target.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Soylent Grimm dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Grimm dodges the punch combination from Miloshevich.
Grimm lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Miloshevich defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Grimm.
Grimm shoots in but Miloshevich avoids the takedown attempt easily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Grimm shoots for a double leg takedown but Miloshevich sprawls well. He's pushed Grimm's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Miloshevich is looking to counter the offense by Grimm and move into the clinch.
Zoran Miloshevich has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Soylent Grimm.
Miloshevich just misses with a punch to the body.
Grimm feints the counter takedown.
Miloshevich fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Grimm displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Miloshevich throws out the jab.
Miloshevich looks to be in better condition than last time we saw him fight. Obviously he's been working hard on his cardio.
Grimm uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Miloshevich.
Miloshevich tries to close the distance and clinch but Grimm swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Miloshevich has managed to clinch.
Grimm tries to pull guard but Miloshevich won't allow it.
Grimm drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Grimm tries to break free but Miloshevich pushes him back against the cage.
Grimm pulls Miloshevich into guard.
Grimm looking to hit a scissor sweep but Miloshevich is one step ahead there.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Grimm trying to control the position.
Grimm wants to sweep here but Miloshevich controlling him for the moment.
Grimm throws his legs up looking to secure a triangle. Oh, that looks pretty tight, I gotta say! Miloshevich escapes and throws Grimm's legs to the side, diving into side control!
Grimm is looking for a sweep.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Miloshevich wants to stand but Grimm has his arm trapped.
Grimm is looking for a sweep.
Soylent Grimm has got the better of the ground game so far.
Miloshevich stands up and beckons Grimm to his feet.
Miloshevich dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Miloshevich closes the distance and clinches.
Miloshevich misses with a punch to the body.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Miloshevich just misses with a elbow thrown towards Grimm's brow.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Miloshevich looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Grimm manages to pull guard.
Grimm is trying to hold Miloshevich in close to prevent damage but Miloshevich has managed to pass into half guard.
Grimm wants to get back to full guard.
Grimm is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Miloshevich pulls his head out easily.
Grimm tries to roll over but Miloshevich keeps him under control.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Grimm keeps trying to improve his position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Zoran Miloshevich dominated that second round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - 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.
Miloshevich moves in looking to clinch but Grimm pushes him off.
A telegraphed right hand from Miloshevich misses the target.
Grimm doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Miloshevich counters with a straight right hand.
Miloshevich has taken the fight to the clinch.
Miloshevich is looking to control Grimm's arms but Grimm gets an underhook and turns him. Now Miloshevich has his back to the cage.
Miloshevich decides to pull guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Grimm trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Grimm throwing strikes from guard but Miloshevich blocks nicely.
Grimm postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Miloshevich working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Grimm doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Grimm manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Miloshevich is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Grimm throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Grimm with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Grimm trying to control but Miloshevich is working from the bottom.
Grimm throws a big elbow that misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Grimm stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Miloshevich swivels though and keeps the full guard.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
Grimm makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Grimm throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Miloshevich works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Grimm throws a strike but Miloshevich rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Miloshevich would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
Grimm looking to sweep using the butterfly guard but Miloshevich puts pay to that idea as he passes nicely into half guard.
Grimm gets full guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Miloshevich is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Grimm looking to sweep using the butterfly guard but Miloshevich puts pay to that idea as he passes nicely into half guard.
Miloshevich stands up out of the half guard.
Miloshevich clinches up against the cage.
Grimm tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Miloshevich just stands there and leans against the cage.
Grimm manages to break the clinch.
Grimm scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Miloshevich regains half guard.
Miloshevich is not content to let Grimm control the position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Grimm moves into full mount! Miloshevich won't be happy about that!
Miloshevich holding onto his opponent's waist for dear life, as Grimm tries to land some strikes to get him to release his grip.
Grimm is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Miloshevich can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
It looks like Zoran Miloshevich has been cut.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Miloshevich keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
A nice elbow there by Grimm.
And that's the end of the fight!
Soylent Grimm comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Grimm has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge James Ackerman scores the fight 28:29
Judge James Glass scores the fight 28:29
Judge Steven Brown scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Soylent Grimm!
During a confident post fight interview, Soylent Grimm thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Karl Denke (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Juan Tamad (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Denke comes to the cage accompanied by Runnin With The Devil. The crowd seem to be enjoying Tamad's choice of entrance music: The Joker. Juan Tamad told me before the fight that he's been watching a lot of DVDs so let's see if that helps him in this one! I can't wait to find out!
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195 lbs
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200 lbs
22 - 15 - 1 |
Good wrestling
World class boxer
Granite chin |
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World class MT
Granite chin |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
38 - 18 - 1, fighting out of Los Angeles, Karl Denke!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
22 - 15 - 1, fighting out of London, Juan Tamad!
The judges for this bout are Sam Margolis, Colin Fotheringham and Phil Schofield.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Denke throws out a leg kick but Tamad moves out of range and Denke only half commits.
Denke keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Tamad.
An inside leg kick from Tamad misses.
Denke connects with a leg kick. Tamad looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
A nice inside leg kick there by Tamad. That's going to slow Denke down.
Tamad rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Denke moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Tamad uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Denke.
Denke lands with a nice combination. Tamad backs away looking to recover.
Nice cross by Denke.
Denke fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Denke misses with a hook. Tamad ducked under it nicely.
Denke instigates a clinch.
Tamad escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
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!
Tamad tries a low kick but Denke avoids it.
Tamad takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Denke shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Tamad ducks under a wild hook from Denke.
Tamad takes one to the chin there.
Good leg kick by Tamad there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Tamad takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tamad throws a hook but Denke blocks it.
Denke works over Tamad's head and body with a nice combination.
A slow jab from Tamad misses its intended target.
Tamad keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Denke.
Denke throws a wild body kick that Tamad sees coming a mile off.
Denke lands a nice shot to the body.
Tamad tries to land a leg kick but Denke saw it coming and moves away.
Some bone on bone action there as Denke checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Denke misses the jab.
Nice shot by Denke.
Karl Denke seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Tamad misses with a hook. Denke ducked under it nicely.
Tamad misses with an uppercut.
Denke fails in his attempt to clinch.
Tamad drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Denke defends it well.
Tamad tried to score with a low kick but Denke checks it.
We've been told by Denke's head coaches at Rancid Fight Club that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Tamad takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Tamad fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Denke has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
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!
Tamad checks a low kick from Denke.
The fighters circle momentarily. Denke darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Tamad throws a body punch but Denke moves out of range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A jab from Tamad misses.
Tamad misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Denke connects with an inside leg kick.
Denke smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Denke scores with a jab to the body.
Denke swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Tamad.
Tamad walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Denke checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Tamad misses the jab.
Denke connects with a body shot that sends Tamad's belly button to the back.
Nice cross by Denke.
Denke takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Denke throws a low kick but Tamad avoids it.
Denke lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Tamad at a distance.
Tamad with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Denke throws a solid leg kick but Tamad takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Denke.
Tamad avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Tamad is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
Nice shot by Denke.
Tamad takes a shot right to the bread basket.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Left hook, right uppercut from Tamad.
Denke checks a leg kick.
Denke swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Denke changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Tamad looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Denke tries to advance to mount but can't.
Tamad is working to avoid the ground and pound but Denke connects with a decent elbow.
Denke throws a strike aimed at the side of Tamad's head but Tamad avoids it well.
An elbow from Denke crashes against the mat.
Denke tries for a kimura but Tamad is defending well.
Tamad tries to get back to half guard but can't.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Denke looking to punish the body of his opponent here but Tamad is avoiding damage well.
Tamad tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Tamad 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.
Denke creates a bit of distance and throws down some hard shots.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Tamad is looking for a sweep.
Denke creates a bit of distance and throws down some hard shots.
Denke works to advance to full mount. Tamad defends for a few seconds but eventually he succumbs.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Denke throws some wild stikes that Tamad manages to avoid easily.
Tamad is trying to escape the mount.
Denke sends his fist crashing into the mat - the crowd let out a collective ooooooh. Let's hope he's not broken it!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Karl Denke dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Denke, as that shot connected.
Tamad walks into a straight right hand from Denke.
Denke drives through with a takedown into guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Denke throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Tamad works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Tamad pulls Denke in close to prevent any damage.
Denke trying to control the position from guard on top but Tamad is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Karl Denke overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Tamad keeping full guard, as Denke tries to pass.
Denke wants to control from the top but Tamad keeps moving.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Denke is really struggling to control Tamad but he's trying to hold on to the position.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
Denke is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Tamad can do to turn this around?
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Denke accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Denke keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Tamad swats away the attempt to clinch by Denke.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Denke - that will leave a mark!
Tamad scores with a sloppy right hand. Denke should have avoided that one.
Denke stuffs the takedown.
Denke throws a jab when Tamad was well out of range.
Donk. Tamad catches Denke right on the button with a cross.
Denke throws a hook to the side of Tamad's head but Tamad sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tamad jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Tamad throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Denke stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Denke throws a push kick but Tamad slaps the foot to one side.
Denke missing with a left hand there. Tamad was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Tamad is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
A slow jab from Tamad misses its intended target.
A jab from Tamad misses.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Denke.
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!
Denke throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Denke looks to score with a jab to the body but Tamad is just out of range.
Tamad takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Denke fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Tamad sprawls well initially but Denke persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Denke not doing much here.
Tamad is looking for a sweep. Denke is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Denke wants to pass to mount but Tamad is defending the position.
Denke not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Tamad manages to get to full guard.
Denke trying to control the position from guard on top but Tamad is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Tamad controls Denke momentarily but Denke frees himself.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Denke is looking to work some ground and pound but Tamad has wrist control.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Tamad attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Denke scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Tamad keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Tamad with the counter takedown but Denke avoids it easily.
Tamad throws a lazy right hand but Denke sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Denke connects with a jab.
Denke scores with a shot to the body.
Denke thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Tamad if he has to take too many more of those.
Tamad checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Denke lands with a good body shot.
Denke closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Denke tries to advance to mount but can't.
You can see the frustration on Tamad's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Karl Denke dominated that second round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! And we move into the final round!
Denke throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Tamad.
Denke throws a leg kick but Tamad checks it.
Denke scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Tamad is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Denke misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Tamad.
Denke throws the kick towards the body but Tamad avoids it.
Karl Denke is winning the standup battle so far.
Denke uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Tamad has time to react.
Denke throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Tamad misses with a low kick.
Denke connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Denke jabs Tamad to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Tamad moves out of range of the body kick.
Tamad with the counter takedown but Denke avoids it easily.
Denke feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Tamad's calf.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A bone on bone clash there as Tamad blocks the leg kick.
Tamad with a hook.
Denke misses with a two punch combination.
Tamad throws a head kick that misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tamad swinging wildly here.
Tamad buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Denke throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Tamad swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Denke scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Tamad avoids the body shot from Denke.
Denke lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Denke scores with a nice head shot.
An inside leg kick lands from Denke.
Tamad takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Tamad throws a head kick that misses.
Tamad checks the leg kick nicely there.
Tamad misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Denke.
Denke scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Tamad connects with a leg kick. Denke looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Denke throws a half hearted mid kick.
Tamad is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
Tamad looks to land a left hand but Denke moved out of range nicely.
Tamad ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Tamad paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Denke throws a body punch but Tamad moves out of range.
Tamad is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
Denke throws a body punch but Tamad moves out of range.
Denke throws a body shot but no joy.
Denke looks to land a right hand but Tamad moved out of range.
Tamad jabs Denke to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Denke drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Denke chips away with some ground and pound.
Denke trying to control but Tamad is working from the bottom.
Denke trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Denke wants to control from the top but Tamad keeps moving.
Tamad wants to sweep but no luck.
Juan Tamad has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Tamad pulls Denke in close to prevent any damage.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Tamad fails with the takedown.
Tamad uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Denke.
Tamad tries to score with a low kick but Denke moves his leg out of the way.
Denke pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Denke lands a jab to Tamad's midsection.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Denke looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Tamad throws the kick towards the body but Denke avoids it.
Denke throws a shot to the body.
Denke lands a glancing blow to the side of Tamad's head.
Denke throws a low kick but it's checked well by Tamad.
Denke looks to throw the jab but Tamad is out of range.
Denke connects with an inside leg kick.
Denke feints and as Tamad raises his hands in defense, Denke changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
Denke slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
Denke looking to sit in guard and control but Tamad gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Tamad accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
And that's the end of the fight!
Karl Denke showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Denke 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 Sam Margolis scores the fight 30:27
Judge Colin Fotheringham scores the fight 30:27
Judge Phil Schofield scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Karl Denke!
Our winner, Karl Denke, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Stanly Williams (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Genghis Khan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Williams comes into the arena with Kenny Loggins - I'm free blaring out of the sound system. Khan has chosen Nirvana - The Man Who Sold the World as his entrance music. Man, I cannot wait for this one!
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30
185 lbs
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27
187 lbs
15 - 8 - 0 |
Abu Dhabi Champ
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
16 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Stanly Williams !
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
15 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Genghis Khan!
The judges for this bout are James Atkins, Phil Schofield and William Gold.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Khan fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
A chopping leg kick lands by Williams .
Williams tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Khan is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
Williams closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Williams lands in his opponent's guard.
Khan throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Khan is pulling down on Williams 's head. It's preventing any offense from Williams , at least for the moment.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Khan keeping moving, preventing Williams from controlling successfully.
Khan is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Williams postures up in Khan's guard and throws a big left but Khan blocks it.
Khan looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Khan has his hands on Williams 's head, controlling the position.
Williams postures up in Khan's guard and throws a big left but Khan blocks it.
Khan looking for a sweep. Not yet Khan, not yet.
Williams throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Khan works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Williams wants to control from the top but Khan keeps moving.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
Khan moves out of range of the body kick from Williams .
Some wild striking there from Williams .
Khan looks like he wants to counter punch here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Khan shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Williams but Williams pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Khan is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Williams keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Stanly Williams has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Genghis Khan.
Williams stuffs the takedown attempt from Khan. Khan gets slowly back to his feet.
Williams appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
Williams shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
We've been hearing good reports from Williams 's training camp. Apparently he has been rolling around with some good quality BJJ practitioners and has been sharpening his skills. Let's see if that has an impact on the fight today.
Khan is trying to get back to full guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Williams is looking for a kimura but Khan is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Williams to get the leverage.
Williams lands with a punch from half guard.
Williams trying to control the action but Khan is working from the bottom.
Khan makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Khan.
Khan is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Khan thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Williams 's head.
Khan is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Williams looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Khan is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Williams has managed to free his arm - good work.
Khan prevents Williams from improving his position.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Nice strikes from Khan there.
Williams moves into full guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Stanly Williams dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Williams takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Khan on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Williams . Williams obviously looking to wear him down.
Khan bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
Williams is sneaking out the side here. He's bucked Khan off and has taken his back!
Williams is working the ground and pound. Can Khan escape?
Williams scores with punches to the body.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Khan wants to control his opponent's hands but Williams gets his hands free.
Khan is defending well here and trying to improve his position.
Khan keeps trying to improve his position.
Khan is trying to remain composed but Williams is hammering down strikes to the side of his head.
Williams controlling well, preventing Khan from escaping the position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Khan is displaying good submission defense - not really looking in danger of submitting to the rear naked choke at the moment. That could change in an instant of course if Williams gets his way!
Williams is punishing Khan with strikes - can he finish him?!
Watch the back of the head! Comes the shout from the referee towards Williams .
Williams is punishing Khan with some ground and pound.
Williams working for a choke but Khan is defending well.
Williams lands strikes to the head.
Khan breaks Williams 's hooks off and manages to turn into his guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Williams working a defensive guard here.
Khan passes Williams 's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Khan lands with a punch from half guard.
Khan is working for a submission of some sort.
Williams trying to control but Khan postures up.
Stanly Williams overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Khan prevents Williams from improving his position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Williams looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Khan thows a huge punch but Williams dodges it nicely.
Khan is keen to just control but Williams is a slippery customer.
Khan not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Khan seems to be looking for submissions.
Khan missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Williams wants to control but Khan is keeping busy.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Khan throwing shots but Williams is blocking nicely.
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.
Khan seems to be looking for submissions.
Williams regains full guard. Nicely done.
Khan trying to control but Williams is working from the bottom.
Khan looking to pass the guard.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Williams misses with a kick to the body.
Khan was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind.
Williams keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Khan takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Williams falls off balance throwing a combination
and Khan counters with a takedown into side control! That could mean trouble for Williams !
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 Stanly Williams will probably get the nod.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!
Williams shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Khan is trying to defend but Williams finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
Williams is taking a breather. Khan says something to him but it's hard to make out. Perhaps he's telling him to get on with it and actually do something.
Williams trying to control from half guard but Khan is working away.
Khan gets full guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Khan is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Khan pulls Williams in close to prevent any damage.
Khan had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Williams defends it easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Williams postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Williams postures up.
Khan is in a good position here but he's just trying to control... And he's not even managing to do that successfully.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
Khan looking to hit a scissor sweep but Williams is one step ahead there.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Williams cracks Khan with a right hand to the side of the head.
Williams stuffs the takedown attempt from Khan. Khan gets slowly back to his feet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Williams throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Khan misses with a hook.
Williams has a takedown stuffed.
Williams dives in and grabs Khan's left leg, looking for a takedown. Khan pushes down on Williams 's head and hops out.
Williams shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Khan wants to sweep but no luck.
Khan working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Williams doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Williams manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Williams with a flurry of punches that miss.
Williams trying to control the position from guard on top but Khan is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Williams content to stall in guard here.
Williams is in close to Khan's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Genghis Khan has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Williams passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Williams tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Khan is trying to control Williams 's posture but Williams avoids it.
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.
Williams lands a few punches from side control.
Williams cracks Khan with a big right hand but Khan just smiles back at him and invites him to have another go.
Williams working the ground and pound but Khan is defending the strikes.
Williams wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Khan, who protects the arm well.
Williams working the ground and pound.
Stanly Williams is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Williams is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Khan can do to turn this around?
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Williams trying to control the action but Khan is working from the bottom.
And that's the end of the fight!
Stanly Williams showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Williams 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 James Atkins scores the fight 29:28
Judge Phil Schofield scores the fight 29:28
Judge William Gold scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Stanly Williams !
Jumping up and down and very excited, Stanly Williams waved his t-shirt featuring Just Fight (Everything 8$)'s logo in front of the cameras.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Harry Potter (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mertsi Peltola (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Potter comes to the cage accompanied by All you need is love. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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37
217 lbs
29 - 15 - 1 |
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30
212 lbs
21 - 13 - 1 |
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World class boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
29 - 15 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Harry Potter!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
21 - 13 - 1, fighting out of Helsinki, Mertsi Peltola!
The judges for this bout are Chris Edwards, Richard Clark and Sam Margolis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Peltola shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Potter sprawls well. Potter wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Peltola gets slowly back to his feet.
Potter is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
It looks like Mertsi Peltola has been cut.
Peltola closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Peltola is working for a submission of some sort.
Peltola keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Peltola stops Potter from getting back to his feet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Peltola throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Potter is positioning himself well to prevent Peltola advancing to mount.
Potter is looking to improve his position.
Peltola missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Potter wants to get back to his feet.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
Peltola seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Potter does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Peltola ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Peltola rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Potter moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Peltola misses with a hook.
Peltola missing with a left hand there. Potter was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Potter went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
Potter needs to keep his hands up - Peltola had a free shot at his head there.
Peltola has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Peltola there as he acknowledges the shot.
Peltola gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
enabling Potter to counter with a crisp jab.
Potter slips a straight right by Peltola.
Potter uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Peltola.
Potter was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Potter seems to be moving with more speed, compared to his last bout. He must have been working on that in the gym.
Peltola throws a jab but it's blocked by Potter.
Peltola fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Potter manages to avoid it.
Potter lands a glancing blow to the side of Peltola's head.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Potter on the wrong end of a nice hook.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Potter throws the left hand but Peltola avoids the punch easily.
Peltola has done a lot of speed work in the buildup to this fight.
Good exchange - Peltola coming out on top.
Potter tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Peltola was well out of range. Poor timing from Potter.
Peltola throws a jab when Potter was well out of range.
Peltola throws a big shot that misses.
Potter was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Peltola throws a body shot but no joy.
Potter bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
A jab from Peltola finds it's way through Potter's defenses.
Peltola throws a jab but it's blocked by Potter.
Peltola throws a poor cross that misses
and Potter cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
A looping hook to the body misses from Potter. Peltola does a little dance to reset his feet.
Potter throws a shot from downtown. Peltola moves away and avoids it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A jab from Peltola does it's job there.
Peltola throws a hook but Potter avoids it easily.
Peltola with a jab.
Potter throws a right hand that Peltola ducks under and follows up with a left that Peltola also avoids with ease.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Potter moves away from the strike by Peltola.
Potter fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Potter changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Potter misses with a wild body shot.
And Peltola tries to counter it with a takedown but Potter pushes his down on his head and steps out.
Peltola misses the jab.
Peltola fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Peltola lands the left hand.
Potter takes a shot right to the bread basket.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mertsi Peltola dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Mertsi Peltola's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Danga de danga de dang - Potter scores with a four punch combination!
Potter connects with the punch.
Peltola is rocked!
Potter fakes a right and follows up with a big left that drops Peltola to one knee - oooooh, he's wobbly! Peltola looks to clinch but Potter throws him off and pummels him into the canvas! Peltola taps out under the strikes! The fight is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:16 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Strikes). Harry Potter!
After winning the bout, Harry Potter thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Calvin Johnson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Charles LaFontier (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Charles LaFontier has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Calvin Johnson's chin.
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34
217 lbs
26 - 20 - 0 |
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216 lbs
18 - 13 - 0 |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
26 - 20 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Calvin Johnson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
18 - 13 - 0, fighting out of New York, Charles LaFontier!
The judges for this bout are Paul Tew, Steven Brown and Donald Grub.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
LaFontier scores with a one two! Johnson had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
It looks like Calvin Johnson has been cut.
We've been informed that LaFontier 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.
LaFontier closes the distance and lands a vicious right hand that drops Johnson! LaFontier dives in looking to finish! Johnson is still trying to defend himself but he's taking too many shots and the referee has no choice but to stop the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:05 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Charles LaFontier!
Charles LaFontier decided to go for the less than humble approach in his post fight interview, telling everyone how he is going to conquer the world. The crowd seemed to like it when really that sort of approach could have gone either way.
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Patrick Bateman (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Aleksanteri Karelin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Bateman comes to the cage accompanied by Huey Lewis and The News - Hip To Be Square. Karelin has chosen CCCP as his entrance music. Well, I have no idea who's going to take this one!
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32
274 lbs
22 - 11 - 0 |
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286 lbs
21 - 13 - 0 |
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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
22 - 11 - 0, fighting out of London, Patrick Bateman!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
21 - 13 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Aleksanteri Karelin!
The judges for this bout are James Glass, Andrew Berry and Steven Brown.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bateman throws a solid leg kick but Karelin takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Bateman.
Bateman misses with a wild body shot.
Karelin is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
Karelin takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Bateman with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Bateman throws a leg kick but Karelin sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Karelin defending well as Bateman loads up on a big left hand.
Karelin has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
A cross from Bateman lands.
Bateman scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Bateman goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Bateman takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bateman throws a head kick that misses.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Karelin! But no joy.
The fighters circling - Bateman throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Karelin throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Bateman misses with a head kick.
Bateman takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A head kick by Bateman misses
and Karelin counters with a takedown into side control! That could mean trouble for Bateman!
Bateman is moving his hips around well on the bottom and has managed to get back to half guard.
Bateman is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Karelin thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Bateman is trying to maintain the position but Karelin is very close to passing his half guard.
Karelin stalling.
Karelin throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Bateman trying to control here.
Bateman is doing well to avoid being mounted. He's controlling the position at the moment.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bateman wants to improve his position but Karelin is controlling well.
Karelin seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Bateman does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Karelin is figuring out what he wants to do next.
Karelin missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Bateman is trying to get back to full guard.
Bateman wants to control but Karelin is keeping busy and won't allow it.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Patrick Bateman is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Karelin lands a nice hook to Bateman's body. Bateman takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Karelin lands with an uppercut that bounces Bateman off the cage and back into range.
Bateman connects with a single shot there.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Nice takedown defense from Bateman. No joy for Karelin on that attempt.
Bateman throws a lazy right hand but Karelin sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bateman throws a hook to the side of Karelin's head but Karelin sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
A low kick from Bateman misses
and Karelin counters with a stiff right hand.
Bateman throws a head kick but Karelin moves out of range.
Bateman throws a nice inside leg kick.
Bateman tries to land a leg kick but Karelin saw it coming and moves away.
Bateman lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Karelin slips a straight right by Bateman.
Bateman throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Karelin takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Bateman connects with a high kick.
Bateman connects with a high kick.
It looks like Aleksanteri Karelin has been cut.
Karelin avoids the body shot from Bateman.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Bateman throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Bateman uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Karelin.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bateman throws a low kick but it's checked well by Karelin.
Bateman scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Karelin doesn't seem bothered though.
Bateman just misses with a punch to the body.
Bateman misses the shot to the body.
Karelin misses the shot to the body.
Nice takedown defense from Bateman. No joy for Karelin on that attempt.
Bateman moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Bateman scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Karelin doesn't seem bothered though.
Karelin fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Patrick Bateman has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Aleksanteri Karelin.
Bateman connects with a leg kick. Karelin looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Bateman throws a poor cross that misses
and Karelin connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Karelin avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
And Karelin tries to counter it with a takedown but Bateman pushes his down on his head and steps out.
Bateman takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Patrick Bateman dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Aleksanteri Karelin's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Bateman throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Bateman misses with an uppercut.
Karelin drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Bateman defends it well.
A lazy left from Bateman finds it's target.
Karelin scores with a sloppy right hand. Bateman should have avoided that one.
Bateman lands a body shot.
Bateman misses the shot to the body.
Karelin keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Bateman throws a body kick that misses
and Karelin counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Bateman working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Karelin.
Karelin working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Bateman not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Bateman looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Bateman pulls Karelin in close to prevent any damage.
Karelin wants to control from the top but Bateman keeps moving.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Karelin chips away with some ground and pound.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Karelin's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Karelin loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Bateman is trying to control the position from the bottom.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Karelin with a hook.
Patrick Bateman is winning the standup battle so far.
A big left from Karelin misses.
Bateman jabs Karelin to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Bateman jabs at Karelin's body.
Bateman is looking to wear down Karelin with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Bateman throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Bateman swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Bateman thows a leg kick but Karelin checks it
enabling Karelin to counter with a crisp jab.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bateman misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Bateman throws a nice inside leg kick.
Karelin slips a jab from Bateman.
Karelin avoids the head kick by Bateman.
Bateman looks to throw the jab but Karelin is out of range.
Karelin tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
A swing and a miss from Bateman.
Bateman digs a good hook to Karelin's body.
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!
Karelin uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Bateman.
Karelin with the counter takedown but Bateman avoids it easily.
Karelin takes a kick to the side of the head.
Bateman throws a poor cross that misses
and Karelin counters with a straight right hand.
Bateman is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Karelin can do to turn this around?
Bateman misses with a leg kick.
Bateman throws a head kick that misses.
Karelin with the counter takedown but Bateman avoids it easily.
Karelin avoids a kick to the body.
Karelin feints the counter takedown.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bateman throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Karelin is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
Patrick Bateman seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A slow jab from Bateman misses its intended target.
Karelin works the jab nicely.
Karelin blocks a head kick by Bateman.
Karelin with the counter takedown but Bateman avoids it easily.
Bateman swings for the body but Karelin moves out of range.
Bateman scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
A big left from Bateman misses.
And Karelin tries to counter it with a takedown but Bateman pushes his down on his head and steps out.
Bateman misses with a hook
and Karelin connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Bateman throws a leg kick but Karelin moved away.
Karelin drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Bateman defends it well.
Karelin ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
A cross from Karelin lands.
Karelin bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Karelin feints the counter takedown.
Bateman rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Karelin counters with a stiff right hand.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bateman fails to land with a series of punches.
Bateman throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Karelin with the counter takedown but Bateman avoids it easily.
Bateman tries to land a front kick but Karelin steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Bateman misses with a looping right.
Bateman takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Bateman chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Karelin ducks under a wild hook from Bateman.
Karelin is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
Karelin cracks Bateman with an uppercut from hell and Bateman crumples to the canvas, he's out! Oh no, he's recovered and he's grabbed one of Karelin's legs and pulled him into guard. The ref thought about stopping it there but he's let it go - good reffing!
Aleksanteri Karelin has got the better of the ground game so far.
Bateman lands with a heel strike from the guard.
Karelin is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Karelin content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Aleksanteri Karelin will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Aleksanteri Karelin's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Karelin avoids the body shot from Bateman.
Karelin looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Karelin keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Karelin changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
Bateman uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Karelin.
Bateman fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Karelin manages to avoid it.
Bateman drops his hands momentarily and Karelin takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Karelin misses the shot to the body.
Bateman steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Karelin.
Bateman scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Bateman slips a jab and a cross from Karelin.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Karelin misses with a left hand
and Bateman counters with a good, hard body kick but Karelin shrugs it off.
Bateman ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Bateman lands a head kick!
Bateman misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Karelin takes one to the side of the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bateman fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Karelin is out of range.
Karelin drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Bateman defends it well.
Bateman takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Bateman throws a sloppy head kick and Karelin moves out of range easily.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Bateman is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Karelin.
Bateman misses with a head kick.
Bateman misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Karelin.
Bateman misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Bateman misses with a head kick.
Karelin takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Karelin checks a leg kick.
Bateman keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Bateman is looking to counter punch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bateman just misses with a punch to the body.
Karelin drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Bateman defends it well.
Bateman misses with a shot to the body
letting Karelin counter with a right hand.
Karelin shoots in and gets a takedown into Bateman's guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
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!
Bateman is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Karelin working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Karelin slips nicely into half guard.
Bateman wants to get back to full guard.
Bateman is trying to maintain the position but Karelin is very close to passing his half guard.
Still in half guard, Karelin seems content to control.
Bateman tries to roll over but Karelin keeps him under control.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bateman wants to control but Karelin is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Karelin thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Karelin prevents Bateman from improving his position.
Karelin wants to lay and pray for a moment but Bateman keeps working.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
Karelin prevents Bateman from improving his position.
Bateman makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Bateman.
Bateman utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
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.
Karelin keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Bateman's head.
Bateman looking to control.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Bateman walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Bateman throws a front kick aimed at Karelin's knee but Karelin avoids it well.
Bateman throws a leg kick but Karelin moved away.
Karelin walks into a straight right hand from Bateman.
Bateman smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Karelin connects with a jab.
Karelin fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Bateman looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Bateman is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Karelin.
Bateman throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Karelin misses with a hook. Bateman ducked under it nicely.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Patrick Bateman.
I think Bateman has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge James Glass scores the fight 29:28
Judge Andrew Berry scores the fight 30:28
Judge Steven Brown scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Patrick Bateman!
A victorious Patrick Bateman thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Rick James (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jurmas Uusisto (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Uusisto is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: System Of A Down - B.Y.O.B.. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
21 - 14 - 2, fighting out of Las Vegas, Rick James!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
36 - 17 - 1, fighting out of Helsinki, Jurmas Uusisto!
The judges for this bout are James Glass, Colin Fotheringham and James Ackerman.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
James fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Uusisto on the side of the head.
James looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
James tries to move into range but Uusisto moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Uusisto looks to throw the jab but James is out of range.
James scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
It looks like Jurmas Uusisto has been cut.
James lands a head kick. Uusisto smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Rick James seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
James throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Uusisto.
Uusisto feints the counter takedown.
Uusisto fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. James sprawls well initially but Uusisto persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Uusisto slows the pace down in half guard.
Uusisto is keen to just control but James is a slippery customer.
James is trying to stand back up but Uusisto is controlling him
James is concentrating on defense, preventing Uusisto from advancing position.
The fighters are battling for position here. James manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
James working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Uusisto.
Uusisto works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Uusisto seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but James does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
That's one minute gone in the round.
James is in trouble now - Uusisto has advanced to mount!
James working to try and regain half guard.
James is working hard here to advance position.
James is not a happy chappy… he wants out of there.
Uusisto with some aggressive grappling here. He's looking for submissions here, rather than waiting for the opportunity to counter.
Uusisto working James over with strikes here.
James wants to hold on but Uusisto pushes him away.
Uusisto trying to control but he's not successful this time.
James wants to control but Uusisto is having none of it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Poor strikes thrown by Uusisto there. More accuracy and less frantic strikes would help!
James is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Uusisto working away from the top, dropping strikes.
Uusisto throwing sloppy strikes here. Perhaps if he tightened up his striking from such a dominant position, he'd be able to finish easier.
James can't escape the position.
Uusisto with a couple of short strikes.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Uusisto trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Uusisto controlling from mount.
Uusisto has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
James tries to hold on but Uusisto postures up.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Uusisto lands a big shot there that rocks James but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
James sneaks a leg under to get to half guard.
Uusisto seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
James won't allow Uusisto to pass to mount.
Uusisto trying to control from half guard but James is working away.
James controlling the position well.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
James wants to control but Uusisto is keeping busy and won't allow it.
James is looking to improve his position.
James taking some punishment here, with Uusisto in his half guard.
James pushes Uusisto off looking to stand but Uusisto dives back in and keeps control.
Uusisto trying to control from half guard but James is working away.
Uusisto prevents James from improving his position.
James controlling the position well.
Uusisto is working hard to pass the guard. He's done it - he's now in full mount! Trouble for James!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jurmas Uusisto dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Jurmas Uusisto's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Uusisto walks into a jab.
Uusisto throws a sloppy head kick and James moves out of range easily.
Uusisto thows a left - swing and a miss!
As Uusisto backs away, James returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
Uusisto dodges the punch combination from James.
Uusisto chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before James can pounce on him.
James has closed the distance and engaged Uusisto in a clinch.
Uusisto swings away with an uppercut that misses.
James tries a knee to the head but Uusisto blocks it.
Uusisto works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Uusisto takes a shot to the head.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
James misses with some punches.
James takes a shot to the head.
Uusisto managing to block the knees to the body from James.
James tries to land a knee to the head but Uusisto blocks with his arms.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Uusisto.
James prevents the takedown attempt.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
James using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Uusisto has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
That's one minute gone in the round.
James using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Uusisto has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Uusisto lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt James or not.
James stalling.
James misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Uusisto.
Uusisto avoids the elbow strike from James, against the cage.
Uusisto fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Uusisto lands a nice uppercut.
Uusisto working some nice short punches in the clinch.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Uusisto creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
James pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Uusisto escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
James walks into a straight right hand from Uusisto.
Uusisto stalks James and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into James's face. James staggers backwards, shaken.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
James tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Uusisto was well out of range. Poor timing from James.
James ducks under a wild hook from Uusisto.
Uusisto clinches up with James and pushes him back against the cage.
Good body shot from James.
Uusisto is trying to maintain a safe position but James gets an underhook and turns Uusisto into the cage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
James is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
James tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
James misses with a hook from the clinch.
Uusisto is trying to break the clinch but James is controlling him.
Uusisto swings wildly with an uppercut but James uses good head movement to avoid it.
James throws a knee to the head but misses.
Uusisto lands with a short shot to the head.
Jurmas Uusisto seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
James blocks an uppercut.
Uusisto is trying to maintain a safe position but James gets an underhook and turns Uusisto into the cage.
Uusisto tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
James manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
A nice glancing elbow lands by James.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Uusisto lands a nice shot to the body.
Uusisto wants a takedown.
Uusisto lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
James misses with a shot to the kidneys.
A knee to the head by James.
Uusisto fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Uusisto stalls.
Uusisto working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Uusisto taking a breather.
James dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Uusisto is looking to take this one to the mat.
Rick James has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jurmas Uusisto.
Knees in the clinch landing for James.
James can't find room to land a body shot as Uusisto controls the action.
James has a couple of punches blocked by Uusisto.
James working aggressively here.
Uusisto tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Uusisto misses with a short punch on the inside.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Uusisto lands a right hand.
Uusisto blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Uusisto.
This has been an exciting period of action!
James blocks a punch to the side of the head.
James cracks Uusisto with a nice body shot.
Uusisto throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Uusisto is looking to control James's arms but James gets an underhook and turns him. Now Uusisto has his back to the cage.
Uusisto pushes James back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Uusisto tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
James lands a hook to the side of the head.
A head punch on the inside from James fails to land.
James is trying to stall.
James is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Uusisto is keeping busy.
James tries to land knees in the clinch but Uusisto avoids the damage to the body.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Jurmas Uusisto will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Jurmas Uusisto's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!
James throws a nice looking combination but Uusisto bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Uusisto throws a low kick but James avoids it.
James misses with a double jab.
James misses with a hook.
Uusisto keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Uusisto has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
James thows a body kick. Uusisto tries to catch it but that hurt him.
A low kick from James is predictable there
and Uusisto counters with a nice double leg into guard.
James utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Uusisto wants to control from the top but James keeps moving.
James preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
James not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
James can't keep his opponent in guard - Uusisto advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Uusisto stalling.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's one minute gone in the round.
James has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Uusisto is working away from the top position though.
James wants to improve his position but Uusisto is controlling well.
James is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Uusisto's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Uusisto's back!
James is trying to stick to Uusisto's back but Uusisto is turning into James. He's managed to reverse the position - now he's in James's guard. Polite applause from the crowd in appreciation of some nice Jiu Jitsu by Uusisto.
Jurmas Uusisto has got the better of the ground game so far.
James is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Uusisto lands a couple of decent looking shots.
James is looking to stand up but Uusisto isn't so interested in that idea.
Uusisto trying to control the position from guard on top but James is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Uusisto lands a couple of elbows.
Uusisto throwing strikes from guard but James blocks nicely.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Uusisto is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
James looking to hit a scissor sweep but Uusisto is one step ahead there.
James keeping full guard, as Uusisto tries to pass.
Uusisto pushing down on James's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Uusisto throwing shots but James is blocking nicely.
Uusisto works his way into side control.
James is not content to let Uusisto control the position.
James is trying to get back to half guard. He's pushing on Uusisto's leg. He's managed it. Nice work.
Uusisto sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. James defending well though.
James is trying to stand up here but Uusisto is controlling him well.
Uusisto is stalling here. James is in no mood to hang around though. He's locked up a kimura from the bottom! Uusisto seems to be keeping calm but he's forced to roll out of the hold and James has ended up in side control on the top. Nice work.
James tries to stand but Uusisto is controlling his head.
Jurmas Uusisto is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
James stands up and we're back to a striking position.
James misses the shot to the body.
James throws a head kick but Uusisto moves out of range.
And Uusisto tries to counter it with a takedown but James pushes his down on his head and steps out.
James takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
James tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Uusisto pushes James away with a front kick.
James throws a head kick but Uusisto moves out of range.
Uusisto misses with an attempted mid kick.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Uusisto is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in James's half guard.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Uusisto trying to mount his opponent but James defends it.
And that's the end of the fight!
Jurmas Uusisto comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Uusisto 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 James Glass scores the fight 27:30
Judge Colin Fotheringham scores the fight 27:30
Judge James Ackerman scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jurmas Uusisto!
A relieved looking Jurmas Uusisto thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Rufus McTearson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Yeshua Immanuel (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?
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188 lbs
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184 lbs
15 - 7 - 1 |
Good wrestling
World class boxer
Insanely flexible |
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World class MT
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
20 - 7 - 2, fighting out of New York, Rufus McTearson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
15 - 7 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Yeshua Immanuel!
The judges for this bout are Sam Margolis, Donald Grub and James Glass.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Immanuel takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Immanuel throws a right and a left that McTearson avoids nicely.
Immanuel throws an overhand right that lands on McTearson's shoulder, as McTearson tries to avoid the shot.
Immanuel jabbing away but nothing is landing.
McTearson lands a nice leg kick that just misses Immanuel's sensitive parts.
A nice leg kick lands there from Immanuel.
Yeshua Immanuel seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
McTearson misses with a looping right.
McTearson misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Immanuel misses with a hook
and McTearson counters with a three punch combo that has Immanuel backing up. Immanuel nods at McTearson to acknowledge the strikes.
McTearson will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
A low kick from McTearson misses
and Immanuel counters with a nice leg kick.
Immanuel tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but McTearson was well out of range. Poor timing from Immanuel.
McTearson throws a push kick but Immanuel slaps the foot to one side.
Immanuel misses with a wild body shot.
A low kick from Immanuel misses
and McTearson counters with a stiff right hand.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Immanuel looks to throw the jab but McTearson is out of range.
Immanuel throws an uppercut from half a mile away. McTearson sees it coming and avoids it easily.
McTearson blocks a low kick nicely.
McTearson throws a solid leg kick but Immanuel takes the impact on his shin and smiles at McTearson.
McTearson tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Immanuel tries to clinch up but McTearson circles away and keeps his distance.
Immanuel uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from McTearson.
Immanuel takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
McTearson slips a jab and a cross from Immanuel.
McTearson throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Immanuel 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.
McTearson has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Immanuel.
Immanuel steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from McTearson. That one must have hurt.
Immanuel walks into a stiff left hand from McTearson.
Immanuel misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Immanuel shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
McTearson dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Immanuel. That did some damage!
McTearson has been working on his boxing with his coaches at The Beast in the buildup to the fight.
Immanuel tries to clinch up.
Immanuel swings for the body but McTearson moves out of range.
Immanuel misses with a jab, cross combination.
McTearson fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Immanuel.
McTearson turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
This has been an exciting period of action!
McTearson lands an overhand right.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
McTearson darts in looking for a takedown but Immanuel gets double underhooks and turns McTearson into the cage.
Immanuel throws a poor cross that misses
and McTearson counters with a left and a right that stings Immanuel.
McTearson slips a straight right by Immanuel.
Jab by McTearson.
A decent looking body kick lands there for McTearson.
McTearson pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Immanuel throws a big shot that misses.
Immanuel swings widly with a right hand
and McTearson counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Good work by McTearson as he checks the leg kick.
McTearson misses with a hook. Immanuel ducked under it nicely.
McTearson throws a low kick but Immanuel moves out of range easily.
Immanuel tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Immanuel misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
It looked like McTearson was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Immanuel.
Immanuel lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
McTearson misses with a wild body shot.
McTearson throws a big shot that misses.
Immanuel rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Immanuel takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Immanuel punishes McTearson's body with a nice straight punch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A looping hook to the body misses from Immanuel. McTearson does a little dance to reset his feet.
Immanuel scores with a head kick.
McTearson is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
McTearson moves out of range of the body kick.
McTearson appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
McTearson clobbers Immanuel with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
McTearson is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
McTearson shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Immanuel eats them both and turns towards McTearson to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
McTearson lands a leg kick that knocks Immanuel off balance momentarily.
McTearson lands a nice hook to Immanuel's body. Immanuel takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
A chopping leg kick lands by McTearson.
McTearson takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
McTearson throws a head kick but Immanuel moves out of range.
Immanuel misses with a looping left.
McTearson feinted there with a counter leg kick.
McTearson throws a sloppy head kick and Immanuel moves out of range easily.
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!
McTearson takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
McTearson looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
McTearson throws a right hand that Immanuel ducks under and follows up with a left that Immanuel also avoids with ease.
McTearson is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Immanuel throws an overhand right that lands on McTearson's shoulder, as McTearson tries to avoid the shot.
Immanuel swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Immanuel throws a head kick that half lands.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Good exchange - McTearson coming out on top.
Immanuel scores with a kick to the body.
Immanuel looks to throw the jab but McTearson is out of range.
McTearson throws a hook but Immanuel avoids it easily.
McTearson throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Nice defenses there by Immanuel.
Immanuel is really struggling to land any decent head shots against his taller opponent.
McTearson pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Immanuel lands a jab to McTearson's midsection.
Immanuel throws a right hand that misses
and McTearson counters with a series of strikes. Immanuel will be more careful next time no doubt.
Immanuel fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches McTearson on the side of the head.
Immanuel misses with a body shot.
A thudding body kick lands there by Immanuel!
McTearson throws a leg kick but Immanuel sees it coming and moves out of range.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Immanuel connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Immanuel misses with a body shot.
McTearson misses with a hook.
McTearson throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Rufus McTearson dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Immanuel lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and McTearson has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from McTearson and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
McTearson lands a slapping body shot.
McTearson misses with a straight left.
McTearson throws a head kick that misses.
Immanuel misses with the combination.
A low kick from Immanuel is predictable there
and McTearson counters with a low kick, right behind Immanuel 's knee.
Immanuel fails to land with a series of punches.
Immanuel checks a leg kick.
Immanuel slips under a jab.
Jab, jab by McTearson - just one landing.
Immanuel throws a head kick but McTearson moves out of range.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
McTearson looks to land a right hand but Immanuel moved out of range.
Both these guys seem content to just stand up and trade with eachother but Immanuel might want to think about changing up his gameplan a bit because over the course of the fight, McTearson has got the better of the exchanges.
McTearson misses with a right hand
and Immanuel counters with a stiff right hand.
McTearson misses with a body shot
and Immanuel counters with a stiff right hand.
A bone on bone clash there as McTearson blocks the leg kick.
McTearson blocks a head kick by Immanuel.
Immanuel throws an off balance right hand
and McTearson counters with a stiff right hand.
That's one minute gone in the round.
McTearson tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Immanuel throws out a counter right but McTearson avoids it with no problem.
Immanuel throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
McTearson swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
We've been informed that Immanuel has been working hard on his conditioning in the buildup to the fight.
McTearson throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Immanuel looks like he wanted to counter with a high kick but didn't throw it.
McTearson tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Immanuel is able to avoid easily.
Immanuel throws a lazy head kick
and McTearson counters with a three punch combo that has Immanuel backing up. Immanuel nods at McTearson to acknowledge the strikes.
Immanuel fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
An inside leg kick lands from McTearson.
Immanuel dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on McTearson. That did some damage!
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Immanuel. McTearson shrugs it off though.
Immanuel throws a front kick aimed at McTearson's knee but McTearson avoids it well.
Immanuel avoids the body shot from McTearson.
McTearson misses the shot to the body.
McTearson throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Rufus McTearson is winning the standup battle so far.
Immanuel throws a right and a left that McTearson avoids nicely.
McTearson misses with the combination.
Immanuel misses the shot to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Immanuel throws a nice inside leg kick.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
McTearson tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Immanuel was well out of range. Poor timing from McTearson.
It seemed like Immanuel was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Immanuel's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Immanuel keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
A combination from Immanuel does no damage.
Immanuel stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from McTearson.
Immanuel checks a low kick from McTearson.
McTearson swings for the body but Immanuel moves out of range.
Immanuel tries a head kick but it misses.
McTearson moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Immanuel looks to score with a jab to the body but McTearson is just out of range.
McTearson throwing a counter right hand but Immanuel manages to avoid it.
McTearson misses the shot to the body.
Immanuel throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
McTearson fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Immanuel blocks a jab.
Immanuel throws a jab when McTearson was well out of range.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
McTearson throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Immanuel darts in and clinches McTearson up against the cage.
McTearson gets through Immanuel's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
McTearson blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
A head punch on the inside from Immanuel fails to land.
Immanuel throws an elbow but it misses.
McTearson makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Immanuel lands with a short punch from the clinch.
McTearson connects with a knee to the head.
Immanuel lands with a right to the head.
Immanuel misses with a hook from the clinch.
McTearson takes an elbow to the forehead.
Immanuel misses with a punch to the body.
Immanuel pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Immanuel misses with a punch to the body.
A hook to the body from Immanuel.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
McTearson swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Immanuel tries a body shot but McTearson blocks it.
McTearson misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Immanuel misses with a hook to the ribs.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Immanuel struggles to land a body shot inside as McTearson controls his hands.
McTearson tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Immanuel avoids it.
Immanuel throws an elbow that misses.
Immanuel blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Immanuel on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
A head punch on the inside from McTearson fails to land.
A head punch blocked on the inside by McTearson.
Immanuel throws a blind hook that connects with the side of McTearsons head.
Immanuel lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of McTearson backwards.
Immanuel lands a damaging elbow.
It looks like Rufus McTearson has been cut.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Immanuel.
Immanuel swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Immanuel throws a punch but it's blocked by McTearson.
McTearson working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Immanuel throws an elbow but it's blocked.
A right hand to the body from Immanuel.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Immanuel.
McTearson has a couple of punches blocked by Immanuel.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Yeshua Immanuel will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Rufus McTearson'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. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Immanuel throws a leg kick
and McTearson counters with a nice uppercut.
Immanuel scores with a head kick. McTearson tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Immanuel chopping away at his opponent's legs.
A low kick from Immanuel is predictable there
and Immanuel takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Immanuel is rocked!
McTearson lands with a right and another and another! Immanuel is in big trouble! McTearson lands again and this time it's lights out for Immanuel! A quality knockout there for McTearson.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:20 of round 3, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Rufus McTearson!
After winning the bout, Rufus McTearson thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
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Co-main event
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Renan St Juste (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Marshall Noir (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Noir has chosen Pride as his entrance music. There are an array of beautiful celebrities at ringside tonight! I wonder if any of them paid for their tickets.
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172 lbs
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177 lbs
28 - 13 - 2 |
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World class boxer
Insanely flexible |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the welterweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
41 - 13 - 2, fighting out of Montreal, Renan St Juste!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
28 - 13 - 2, fighting out of Las Vegas, Marshall Noir!
The judges for this bout are Steven Brown, Andrew Berry and Paul Tew.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
St Juste goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Noir is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
Noir uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from St Juste.
Noir darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Noir is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
St Juste is trying to maintain the position but Noir is very close to passing his half guard.
Noir throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Noir not doing much here.
Noir missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Noir is looking to stall here but St Juste recovers full guard.
St Juste has control of Noir's left arm, preventing Noir from doing any damage.
Noir trying to control the position from guard on top but St Juste is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Noir looking to pass the guard.
Noir postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
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.
Noir advances position into side control!
Noir lands a nice forearm strike.
Noir looks up at the clock and then as St Juste takes his cue and looks up at the clock too, Noir smacks him right in the chops with a big elbow! How rude!
Noir has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
St Juste is looking to slip a leg under and get half guard but Noir is one step ahead and moves to full mount!
St Juste holding onto his opponent's waist for dear life, as Noir tries to land some strikes to get him to release his grip.
St Juste wriggling around on the bottom manages to avoid the strikes thrown by Noir.
Noir scoring with strikes but St Juste is staying in there.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Noir jumps to the side looking to secure the arm triangle…. Ooooh, that looks tight… St Juste is gargling but he's managed to escape! Nice work there by St Juste and Noir has given up the dominant position trying to land that submission.
St Juste definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Sloppy strikes there by Noir.
St Juste takes a big shot right to the temple there but he's taken it well.
You can see the frustration on St Juste's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Noir working the ground and pound but he's contacting the mat, not the fighter.
Noir scoring with punches and elbows.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Noir goes for an armbar here - this could be all over! But no, St Juste has escaped beautifully and is now on top in side control! Oh, that's unlucky for Noir but great work by St Juste.
St Juste decides to take the fight back to the feet.
St Juste throws a low kick but Noir moves out of range easily.
St Juste loads up on a big right hand but Noir slips the punch.
St Juste throws a shot from downtown. Noir moves away and avoids it.
St Juste throws a hook but Noir blocks it.
St Juste throws a solid leg kick but Noir takes the impact on his shin and smiles at St Juste.
Renan St Juste seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
St Juste throws a sloppy body shot
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
St Juste looks to score with a jab to the body but Noir is just out of range.
Noir has been working on his striking defense in training and it's paying off as St Juste is landing a low percentage of strikes.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
St Juste defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Noir.
St Juste throws a push kick but Noir slaps the foot to one side.
A combination from St Juste does no damage.
Noir feints the counter takedown.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Marshall Noir dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
An inside leg kick lands from Noir.
Noir shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says St Juste as he avoids it easily.
A slapping leg kick lands for St Juste.
Noir throws a leg kick but St Juste moved away.
St Juste misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Noir.
Noir drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Noir throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Noir stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. St Juste swivels though and keeps the full guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Noir throws a strike but St Juste rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
St Juste got a little sloppy there for a moment and Noir has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, St Juste has managed to get both his arms back between Noir's legs - danger averted.
Noir wants to sweep here but St Juste controlling him for the moment.
Noir has his foot on St Juste's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. St Juste works his way back into a safe position though.
St Juste sitting in guard here, content to control.
St Juste stands and throws Noir's legs to the side, diving into side control.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
St Juste is staying tight to Noir's torso, preventing him from escaping.
Noir is trying to get back to half guard. He's pushing on St Juste's leg. He's managed it. Nice work.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Noir is looking for a sweep. St Juste is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
The fighters are battling for position here. Noir manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
St Juste tries to free his leg and advance position but Noir is retaining full guard.
St Juste looking to sit in guard and control but Noir gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Noir accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Noir has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Noir pushes down on St Juste's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Noir wants to pass the guard but St Juste is defending well.
St Juste is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Noir is keen to just control but St Juste is a slippery customer.
St Juste is trying to control but can't.
St Juste has hold of Noir's hands but Noir slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
That's four 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.
St Juste gets back to full guard.
St Juste looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Noir working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Noir is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Noir throws a strike but St Juste rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Noir can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as St Juste controls the pace.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Noir looking to control.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Marshall Noir showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Back to the action!
St Juste misses with a leg kick.
Noir with the counter takedown but St Juste avoids it easily.
Noir fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but St Juste avoids it really well and circles away.
St Juste lands with a thumping leg kick.
St Juste tries to land a front kick but Noir steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Noir drops down looking to force a counter takedown but St Juste defends it well.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Noir tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
St Juste throws a head kick that half lands.
St Juste throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Noir.
A chopping leg kick lands by St Juste.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Noir uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from St Juste.
Renan St Juste is winning the standup battle so far.
Noir tries for a takedown but St Juste circles away easily
and St Juste counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Noir closes this distance looking for a takedown but St Juste circles away.
It looked like St Juste wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Renan St Juste has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Marshall Noir.
Noir changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. St Juste tries to avoid it but Noir manages to keep hold of a leg and drag St Juste to the ground. St Juste escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
St Juste scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
St Juste lands a nice looking body shot.
St Juste tries to land a leg kick but Noir saw it coming and moves away.
Noir scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
St Juste lands a leg kick that knocks Noir off balance momentarily.
Noir takes one on the chin but seems OK.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
St Juste scoring well with a low kick there.
St Juste tries to work over Noir's front leg with a kick but Noir checks it.
Noir shoots in but St Juste avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Jab, jab by St Juste - just one landing.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
St Juste lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
St Juste thumps Noir with a low kick.
St Juste connects with a single shot there.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by St Juste.
Noir shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
St Juste throws a big counter combination but Noir scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Noir defending well as St Juste loads up on a big left hand.
Noir shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in St Juste's guard.
St Juste is trying to keep Noir in close.
Noir trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Noir with a nice head shot there.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Noir loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
St Juste pulls Noir in close to his closed guard and prevents Noir from doing any damage or advancing position.
Noir trying to control but St Juste is working from the bottom.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Noir throwing strikes but missing.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
St Juste is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Noir.
Noir throws a push kick but St Juste slaps the foot to one side.
St Juste was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Noir keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Noir changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
Noir goes for a double leg but St Juste avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as St Juste continues to drive forward.
A counter left hand to the body from St Juste misses its target.
No luck for Noir with that takedown attempt.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Renan St Juste clearly takes that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Noir avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
St Juste throws a low kick but Noir moves out of range easily.
St Juste lets loose with a powerful body kick. Noir will feel that in the morning.
Noir shoots in and drives through. St Juste sprawls well.
Noir looks to land a left hand but St Juste moved out of range nicely.
St Juste throws a leg kick but Noir sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Noir scores with a leg kick.
Noir shoots in and gets a takedown into St Juste's guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Noir trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Noir throwing strikes from guard but St Juste blocks nicely.
Noir 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.
Noir pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. St Juste is keeping the position for now.
Noir trying to control but St Juste is working from the bottom.
Noir is looking to work some ground and pound but St Juste has wrist control.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
St Juste lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.
Noir working for submissions but it's allowed St Juste to get to half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are battling for position here. Noir manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
St Juste sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Noir's guard.
Noir is trying to control but St Juste manages to pass to mount!
St Juste lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Noir can't escape the position.
Noir is still trying to improve position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Noir is squirming around, avoiding St Juste's attempts to control the action.
Noir is looking to improve his position but St Juste isn't that keen on the idea.
Noir slips a leg in and gets back to half guard.
St Juste drops an elbow to the side of Noir's head.
Noir is looking for a sweep. St Juste is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
St Juste is looking to take a break and control but Noir is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Noir wants to get back to full guard but St Juste has mounted him!
St Juste raining down shots from the mount!
St Juste content just to control the position here.
Noir really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
St Juste content just to control the position here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Renan St Juste had his way with Marshall Noir in 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. This is the final round!
Decent striking displayed by St Juste there.
Noir moves out of range of the leg kick from St Juste.
Noir shoots for a takedown but St Juste saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
St Juste throws a leg kick that is checked
and Noir counters with a takedown into side control! That could mean trouble for St Juste!
Noir with the ground and pound but St Juste regains half guard under the barage of strikes.
Noir not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Noir is trying to control the action in half guard but St Juste is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
St Juste wants to control but Noir is keeping busy and won't allow it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Noir wants to control but St Juste is keeping him busy.
Noir throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
St Juste preventing any damage for now, controlling his opponent's head.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
St Juste tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Noir is able to avoid easily.
Noir drops down looking to force a counter takedown but St Juste defends it well.
St Juste takes a swing at Noir's ribcage but misses.
St Juste throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
A cross from St Juste lands.
Noir lands a right hook to the body.
St Juste scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
St Juste feints and then cracks Noir's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Noir down.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Noir throws a shot from downtown. St Juste moves away and avoids it.
Noir closes the distance and clinches up with St Juste, looking for a takedown. Noir pushes St Juste against the cage but St Juste circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
St Juste throws a wild body kick that Noir sees coming a mile off.
St Juste lands with a slapping head kick.
Noir slips under a jab.
Noir only half commits to the counter leg kick.
Noir avoids the body shot from St Juste.
St Juste wants to slow Noir down by chopping away at his legs.
St Juste shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
St Juste is looking to slow Noir down with leg kicks.
Noir fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Noir ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Noir's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
St Juste lands with a nice body punch.
Noir connects with a solid leg kick.
Noir takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
St Juste throws a leg kick
so Noir counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Noir wants to pass the guard but St Juste is keeping the position.
Noir scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Noir tries to free his leg and advance position but St Juste is retaining full guard.
Noir throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as St Juste works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Noir throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
St Juste has control of Noir's left arm, preventing Noir from doing any damage.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Noir fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Renan St Juste has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Marshall Noir.
Noir moves out of range of the strikes.
St Juste checks a low kick from Noir.
A low kick from St Juste misses
and Noir counters with a nice double leg into side control. St Juste won't be happy with that.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Noir working away.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Marshall Noir.
I think Noir has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Steven Brown scores the fight 47:48
Judge Andrew Berry scores the fight 47:48
Judge Paul Tew scores the fight 47:48
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Marshall Noir!
Marshall Noir is the new welterweight champion!
During a confident post fight interview, Marshall Noir 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 heavyweight MMA rules bout between Fat Gorrila (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Lan Mandragoran (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). I don't know about you partner, but I'm pumped for this one!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
12 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Fat Gorrila!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
26 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Lan Mandragoran!
The judges for this bout are James Ackerman, Chris Edwards and Phil Schofield.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mandragoran has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Gorrila.
Mandragoran throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
We've been informed that Mandragoran 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.
Mandragoran slips under a jab.
Mandragoran looks to score with a jab to the body but Gorrila is just out of range.
Mandragoran slips under a jab from Gorrila.
Gorrila tries to clinch but Mandragoran is having none of it.
Mandragoran takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Mandragoran throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Mandragoran avoids the head kick by Gorrila.
Gorrila drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Gorrila has taken the fight to the clinch.
Gorrila throws a head punch that misses.
Mandragoran lands with a light punch inside.
Gorrila misses with a hook to the ribs.
Gorrila lands a knee to the head.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Mandragoran lands a body punch in the clinch.
A short right from Mandragoran.
Gorrila swings wildly with an uppercut but Mandragoran uses good head movement to avoid it.
Gorrila working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mandragoran throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Gorrilas head.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Gorrila blocks a body shot from Mandragoran.
Mandragoran just leaning against Gorrila, taking a breather.
Gorrila swings wildly with an uppercut but Mandragoran uses good head movement to avoid it.
Gorrila swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Mandragoran tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Gorrila's elbow.
Mandragoran goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Mandragoran controlling the action here for a moment.
Gorrila fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
A right hook to the body lands for Mandragoran.
Gorrila tries to land knees in the clinch but Mandragoran avoids the damage to the body.
Gorrila softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Mandragoran tries to throw a body punch but Gorrila avoids it by throwing Mandragoran back against the cage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mandragoran misses with a hook to the ribs.
Mandragoran wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Gorrila misses with a punch on the inside.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Mandragoran tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Gorrila's elbow.
Gorrila swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Gorrila swings wildly with an uppercut but Mandragoran uses good head movement to avoid it.
Gorrila misses with a knee strike.
Mandragoran wants to stall.
Mandragoran is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Mandragoran seems frustrated at his inability to get double underhooks.
Mandragoran cracks Gorrila with a nice body shot.
Gorrila misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Mandragoran is looking to control Gorrila's arms but Gorrila gets an underhook and turns him. Now Mandragoran has his back to the cage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gorrila misses with a punch on the inside.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Gorrila.
Gorrila is looking to control Mandragoran's arms but Mandragoran gets an underhook and turns him. Now Gorrila has his back to the cage.
Gorrila lands a left hand that snaps the head of Mandragoran backwards.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Mandragoran as Gorrila tries to tie him up.
Gorrila tries to land knees in the clinch but Mandragoran avoids the damage to the body.
Gorrila fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Gorrila misses with a hook from the clinch.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Mandragoran takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Gorrila tries to throw a body punch but Mandragoran avoids it by throwing Gorrila back against the cage.
Gorrila tries a body shot but Mandragoran blocks it.
A short body shot lands from Gorrila as the two fighters clinch.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Mandragoran.
Gorrila lands a body punch.
Gorrila missing with knees to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gorrila throws a head punch that misses.
Gorrila tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Gorrila throws a head punch that misses.
Mandragoran is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Gorrila as Mandragoran tries to tie him up.
Gorrila misses with a knee strike.
Gorrila scores with a shot to the side of Mandragoran's head.
Gorrila fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Gorrila pressing his opponent against the cage.
Mandragoran misses with a hook to the ribs.
Mandragoran has a couple of punches blocked by Gorrila.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Fat Gorrila dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Gorrila tries to clinch there but Mandragoran circles away.
Gorrila is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Mandragoran.
Mandragoran keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Mandragoran checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Gorrila doesn't manage to clinch there - Mandragoran circles away.
Gorrila takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Gorrila misses with a looping left.
Gorrila pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Gorrila wants to land a leg kick but Mandragoran is out of range.
Mandragoran takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Gorrila lands a nice looking body kick.
Gorrila throws the kick towards the body but Mandragoran avoids it.
A chopping leg kick lands by Gorrila.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Gorrila tries to work over Mandragoran's front leg with a kick but Mandragoran checks it.
Mandragoran throws out a counter right but Gorrila avoids it with no problem.
Gorrila tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
A bone on bone clash there as Mandragoran blocks the leg kick.
Mandragoran appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Mandragoran jabs Gorrila to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Mandragoran misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Gorrila looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mandragoran lands with a hook. Gorrila tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Gorrila doesn't manage to clinch there - Mandragoran circles away.
Gorrila misses with a head kick.
Mandragoran keeps the fight on the outside.
Mandragoran slips under a jab.
Mandragoran connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Mandragoran wants to land a leg kick but Gorrila is out of range.
Gorrila's jab looks to have found its range, popping Mandragoran under the eye.
Gorrila throws a head kick that Mandragoran semi-blocks.
Gorrila drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Mandragoran moves out of range of the strikes.
Gorrila throws a low kick but Mandragoran avoids it.
Gorrila slips under a jab.
It looked like Gorrila wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Gorrila bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Mandragoran avoids the head kick by Gorrila.
Mandragoran misses the shot to the body.
It looked like Gorrila wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
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!
Mandragoran lands a glancing blow to the side of Gorrila's head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mandragoran throws a monster overhand right that drops Gorrila! Mandragoran follows up with more strikes from mount and the fight is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:06 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Lan Mandragoran!
Lan Mandragoran is the new heavyweight champion!
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