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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Nick Good (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Arkady Balagan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Well, the cameraman is lingering on a pretty young lady for a bit too long there. Keep your eyes on the prize buddy or you'll miss the fighter intros!
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6 - 2 - 0 |
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195 lbs
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World class MT
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
6 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Nick Good!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Arkady Balagan!
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, Frank Antenori and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Good misses with a hook.
Balagan shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Good as he avoids it easily.
Balagan shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Good as he avoids it easily.
Good lands a jab to the head.
Good misses with a body kick.
Good defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Balagan.
Nick Good has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Arkady Balagan.
Good throws a jab but it's blocked by Balagan.
Good scores with a sloppy right hand. Balagan should have avoided that one.
Good misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Good scores with a jab to the body.
Good tries to close the distance and clinch up but Balagan swats him away and circles back towards the center.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Balagan shoots in but Good avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Balagan moves out of range of the body kick from Good.
Good gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Balagan to score an easy takedown into full guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Balagan trying to control but Good is working from the bottom.
Balagan postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Good can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Balagan controls the pace.
Balagan trying to control the position from guard on top but Good is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Good trying to keep a closed guard but Balagan is proving a slippery customer.
Balagan with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
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.
Balagan trying to control but Good is working from the bottom.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Balagan 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.
Balagan staying out of range there.
Good throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Balagan on the side of the head.
Nice takedown defense from Good. No joy for Balagan on that attempt.
Good works Balagan's body with a nice hook.
Good is looking to slow Balagan down with leg kicks.
Sloppy strikes from Good. Those never looked like landing.
Balagan goes for a double leg but Good avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Good continues to drive forward.
Balagan tries to move into range but Good moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Good.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Good wants to clinch.
Nice takedown defense from Good. No joy for Balagan on that attempt.
Balagan shoots in looking for a takedown but Good manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Balagan's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Good throws a hook but Balagan avoids it easily.
Balagan shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Balagan looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Good is fending him off so far but Balagan persists. Nope, Good circles away and we're back to standing.
Good throws a jab when Balagan was well out of range.
Balagan drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Good defends it well.
Balagan uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Good.
Good misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
And Balagan tries to counter it with a takedown but Good pushes his down on his head and steps out.
Good fakes the leg kick and cracks Balagan in the body.
Good is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Balagan.
Nick Good is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Balagan swings and misses with a hook to the body.
An attempted straight right counter from Good misses the target.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Good rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Balagan decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Good's guard.
Balagan throwing strikes but missing.
Balagan being controlled here momentarily.
Balagan lands a couple of digs.
Balagan trying to control the position from guard on top but Good is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Good keeping full guard, as Balagan tries to pass.
Good is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Nick Good 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.
Good looks to land a combination but Balagan avoids it well.
Good throws a hook but Balagan avoids it easily.
Good misses with an uppercut.
Balagan shoots in and drives through. Good sprawls well.
Good throws a hook to the side of Balagan's head but Balagan sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Good lands a nice leg kick that just misses Balagan's sensitive parts.
Good will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Balagan dives in and scores a takedown into Good's guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Good looking to control.
Good knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Balagan on the ground.
Balagan throws a big right hand that misses.
Balagan wants to control from the top but Good keeps moving.
Balagan has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Good trying to keep a closed guard but Balagan is proving a slippery customer.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Balagan trying to control the position from guard on top but Good is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Good looking to hit a scissor sweep but Balagan is one step ahead there.
Balagan landing with the ground and pound.
Good avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Some wild striking there from Good.
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.
Balagan shoots in for a takedown but Good shows good takedown defense.
Good throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Good goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Balagan shoots in and drives through. Good sprawls well.
Nick Good has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Arkady Balagan.
Good tries to work over Balagan's front leg with a kick but Balagan checks it.
Balagan gets a double leg takedown into Good's guard.
Arkady Balagan has got the better of the ground game so far.
Balagan wants to control from the top but Good keeps moving.
Balagan is fighting to break Good's control of his arms but Good is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
Balagan postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Good trying to keep a closed guard but Balagan is proving a slippery customer.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Good is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Balagan is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.
Balagan scoring with punches to the head and body.
Good looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
Balagan looking to sit in guard and control but Good gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Good trying to control the position from guard on top but Balagan is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Good being controlled here momentarily.
Good controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Good trying to control the position from guard on top but Balagan is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Balagan looking for a sweep. Not yet Balagan, not yet.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Balagan keeping moving, preventing Good from controlling successfully.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
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 Nick Good will probably get the nod.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
Balagan manages to get an easy takedown there - catching Good on his heels. He'll look to pass Good's guard now, I'm sure.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Good holds on and takes a little breather.
Good 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.
Balagan throwing strikes but missing.
In the pre-fight buildup videos we saw Balagan working his ground and pound in the gym.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Balagan stops Good from standing up.
Balagan is looking to work some ground and pound but Good has wrist control.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Good trying to control the position.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
Balagan throwing strikes but missing.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Balagan keeps the fight on the outside.
Balagan tries to score a power double leg takedown but Good sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Balagan somewhat.
Good tries to bum rush Balagan with a series of wild strikes but Balagan uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Good throws a chopping leg kick but Balagan manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
A swing and a miss from Good.
A jab from Good does it's job there.
Balagan misses the shot to the body.
Nick Good is winning the standup battle so far.
Balagan shoots in and drives through. Good sprawls well.
It looked like Good wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Balagan checks a leg kick.
Good tried to score with a low kick but Balagan checks it.
Nick Good seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Good throws a leg kick that misses.
Balagan staying out of range there.
Jab by Good.
Balagan tries to score a power double leg takedown but Good sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Balagan somewhat.
Nick Good has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Arkady Balagan.
Balagan tries to score a power double leg takedown but Good sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Balagan somewhat.
Good misses with a series of wild punches.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Good tries a low kick but Balagan avoids it.
Balagan feints the counter takedown.
Balagan shoots in but no luck this time.
Balagan uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Good.
Good misses with a body shot.
Good tries to score with a low kick but Balagan moves his leg out of the way.
Balagan drives through with a takedown into guard.
Balagan loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Good controlling Balagan's posture.
Balagan controlling from the top position.
Balagan prevents Good from getting back to his feet.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Balagan lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Good is rocked!
Balagan gets to his feet and stands over Good, holding his ankles. He dives in with a big left hand that connects! Good felt that one! Balagan unloads more punches and elbows and this one is over! The ref has dived in to save Good from any more punishment!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:38 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Arkady Balagan!
Arkady Balagan thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Kyle Clow (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and James Charleston (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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145 lbs
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195 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
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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
6 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Kyle Clow!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 3 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, James Charleston!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, Don Winkell and Jack Bonds.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Clow throws a sloppy head kick and Charleston moves out of range easily.
Clow moves into the clinch successfully.
Charleston throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Clow blocks it with crossed arms.
Clow lands a nice trip takedown into half guard.
Clow throwing shots but Charleston is blocking nicely.
Clow missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Charleston is looking to escape.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Clow missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Charleston avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Clow.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Clow seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Charleston does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
Clow is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Clow stalling.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Clow moves nicely into side control.
Clow looks to be in better condition than last time we saw him fight. Obviously he's been working hard on his cardio.
You can see the frustration on Charleston's face as Clow controls the position.
Charleston is not content to let Clow control the position.
Charleston is trying to get back to his feet.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Kyle Clow seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
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.
Clow takes a kick to the side of the head.
Charleston throws a head kick but Clow moves out of range.
Charleston tries to clinch but Clow moves out of range.
Clow fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Charleston manages to avoid it.
Clow fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Charleston rushes Clow and presses him up against the cage.
Clow pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Clow misses with a takedown attempt - Charleston sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Charleston has closed the distance and engaged Clow in a clinch.
Charleston stalling.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Clow missing with knees to the body.
Charleston tries a knee to the head but Clow blocks it.
Charleston tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Clow stalling in the clinch.
Clow is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Charleston to keep the fight standing.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Kyle Clow. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Clow pulls guard successfully.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Clow working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Charleston.
Charleston is holding a leg here, probably looking for an ankle lock - he drops back and goes for it! Clow is in trouble! Is it all over??? No! Clow has escaped and now he's on top!
Charleston wants to stand but Clow is controlling the position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Clow postures up in Charleston's guard and throws a big left but Charleston blocks it.
Charleston keeping full guard, as Clow tries to pass.
Clow is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Clow stands up from guard. Let's bang!
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Charleston clinches up with Clow and pushes him back against the cage.
Charleston using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Clow has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Charleston missing with knees to the body.
Charleston pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Kyle Clow dominated that round.
That's time! Clow's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Clow swats away the attempt to clinch by Charleston.
Clow avoids the head kick by Charleston.
Charleston moves in looking to clinch but Clow pushes him off.
Charleston tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Charleston defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Clow.
Charleston tries a head kick but it misses.
Charleston moves out of range as Clow throws a body kick.
Clow fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Charleston is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Clow blocks a head kick by Charleston.
Charleston throws a head kick that misses.
Clow looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Charleston can do anything to dispel that myth.
Clow throwing strikes but missing.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Charleston preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Clow has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Clow is stalling in the full guard.
Charleston has momentary wrist control but Clow slips an elbow through the middle.
Clow pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Charleston is keeping the position for now.
Charleston has his feet on Clow's hips. He pushes off and gets to his feet. Nice work.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Clow closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Charleston parries the strikes from Clow easily there. Clow is wary of posturing up too much because it might enable Charleston to escape.
Clow is looking to take a break and control but Charleston is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Clow is really struggling to control Charleston but he's trying to hold on to the position.
Clow lands a knee to the body and a forearm to the face.
Charleston has found himself in a tricky position here. He's been working his transitions in training so let's see if he can work his way out of it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Charleston managing to avoid any damage from the strikes thrown by Clow.
Clow is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Charleston can do to turn this around?
Clow working the ground and pound but he's contacting the mat, not the fighter.
Clow tries to advance to mount but Charleston instead regains half guard.
Charleston manages to escape and get back to his feet!
Charleston tries to close the distance and clinch up but Clow swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Charleston scores with a head kick. Clow tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Charleston moves into the clinch.
Clow dodges an elbow strike from Charleston.
Clow goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Charleston content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Charleston throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Clow is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Kyle Clow. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Charleston with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Clow turns his hips and lands a very nice judo throw into side control!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Clow fails to land a wild elbow strike.
Clow is looking to take a break and control but Charleston is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Clow goes for an armbar here - this could be all over! But no, Charleston has escaped beautifully and is now on top in side control! Oh, that's unlucky for Clow but great work by Charleston.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but James Charleston will probably get the nod - 10:9.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Charleston shoots for a double leg takedown but Clow sprawls well. He's pushed Charleston's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Charleston stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Charleston wants it to stay on the feet.
Nice sprawl there from Charleston as Clow shoots in.
Charleston throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Clow closes the distance and clinches up with Charleston, looking for a takedown. Clow pushes Charleston against the cage but Charleston circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Kyle Clow. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Charleston tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Clow misses with a head kick.
Charleston raises up his leg as if looking to counter with a high kick.
Charleston gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Clow tries to pull guard but Charleston won't allow it.
Clow is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Charleston tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Clow avoids it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Clow avoiding damage as Charleston throws knees to the body.
Clow is trying to maintain a safe position but Charleston gets an underhook and turns Clow into the cage.
Clow stalling against the cage.
Clow pulls guard effortlessly.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Charleston throws a big right hand that misses.
Kyle Clow overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Charleston postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Clow keeping moving, preventing Charleston from controlling successfully.
Clow tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Charleston is looking to work some ground and pound but Clow has wrist control.
Charleston is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Charleston throwing strikes from guard but Clow blocks nicely.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Charleston accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Clow leaves Charleston with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Charleston moves into the clinch.
Charleston looking to throw knees to the head but Clow is blocking nicely.
Clow jumps into guard, dragging Charleston to the mat.
Charleston distracts Clow with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Charleston wants to control from the top but Clow keeps moving.
Charleston makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Clow had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Charleston defends it easily.
Charleston lands a couple of elbows.
Clow scrambles and gets back to his feet.
Charleston has Clow up against the cage in a clinch.
Clow fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Clow manages to break the clinch.
Clow throws a head kick that misses.
Kyle Clow is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Charleston closes the distance and clinches.
Charleston connects with a nasty looking knee right to Clow's face.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Clow breaks from the clinch.
Clow closes the distance and clinches up with Charleston, looking for a takedown. Clow pushes Charleston against the cage but Charleston circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Charleston pushes Clow up against the cage in a clinch.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Charleston scores a nice knee to the body.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
A knee to the head by Charleston.
Charleston pulls guard successfully.
Charleston is looking to stand up but Clow isn't so interested in that idea.
Clow stands and throws Charleston's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Charleston bucks up and manages to escape back to his feet!
And that's the end of the fight!
James Charleston comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Charleston 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 Frank Antenori scores the fight 28:29
Judge Don Winkell scores the fight 28:29
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... James Charleston!
The defeated Kyle Clow had this to say: 'sorry to all my fans.'.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Gio Avila (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Rufus Shepherd (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Shepherd is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Alter Bridge - Addicted to pain . Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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140 lbs
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165 lbs
8 - 12 - 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
7 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Gio Avila!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Rufus Shepherd!
The judges for this bout are Don Winkell, and Jack Bonds.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Shepherd tries to close the distance and clinch but Avila swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Avila half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
Avila throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Shepherd's waist but Shepherd gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Avila off to one side.
Avila fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Avila fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Gio Avila. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Avila swats away the attempt to clinch by Shepherd.
Avila feinted with a counter takedown.
Avila misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Avila really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Shepherd stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Shepherd wants it to stay on the feet.
Shepherd moves in looking to clinch but Avila pushes him off.
Shepherd moves in looking to clinch but Avila pushes him off.
Avila shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Shepherd tries a low kick but Avila avoids it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Avila goes for a double leg but Shepherd avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Shepherd continues to drive forward.
Avila shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Shepherd defends it nicely.
Avila dives in and scores a takedown into Shepherd's guard.
Shepherd is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Avila is aware though and is defending well.
Avila has improved his flexibility recently so we will have to see if he can use that to his advantage.
Avila thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Avila is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
Avila drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Avila jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Shepherd really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Avila. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Avila drops back looking for a leg! Shepherd is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Shepherd manages to kick Avila off! Avila jumps back into Shepherd's guard.
Shepherd pulls Avila in close to prevent any damage.
Shepherd is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Avila defends well.
Shepherd wants to stand but Avila is controlling the position.
Avila is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
Avila is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Shepherd throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Avila thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Shepherd working for a triangle but Avila defends it easily.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Avila is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
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.
Shepherd is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Avila is aware though and is defending well.
Shepherd is trying to keep Avila in close.
Avila drops back looking for a leg! Shepherd is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Shepherd manages to kick Avila off! Avila jumps back into Shepherd's guard.
Avila thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Shepherd is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Nice sprawl there from Shepherd as Avila shoots in.
Shepherd misses with a head kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Gio Avila will probably get the nod.
That's time! Avila's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Avila goes for a double leg but Shepherd avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Shepherd continues to drive forward.
Shepherd stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Shepherd wants it to stay on the feet.
Shepherd tries to clinch up but Avila circles away and keeps his distance.
Shepherd pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Gio Avila seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Avila looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Shepherd is fending him off so far but Avila persists. Nope, Shepherd circles away and we're back to standing.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Gio Avila. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Avila blocks a head kick by Shepherd.
Shepherd tries to clinch
and Avila counters with a takedown into side control! That could mean trouble for Shepherd!
Shepherd is looking to regain half guard here but Avila keeps moving and retains side control.
Avila is trying to get an arm triangle but Shepherd is defending well.
Shepherd tries to buck Avila off but Avila is having none of it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Avila tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Avila tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Avila has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Avila tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Avila has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Avila wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Shepherd, who protects the arm well.
You can see the frustration on Shepherd's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Shepherd is trying to improve his position.
Avila tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Avila in side control, working for a kimura. He's got hold of an arm and he's torquing it... Shepherd is tapping! That's the end of the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:39 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Gio Avila!
Gio Avila thanked the fans post fight for their support.
In defeat, Rufus Shepherd stepped up to the mic, saying 'Unfortunately i lost but i will train a lot to win next fight for myself and you- my fans'.
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between The Batman (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Clayton Laurence (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both these guys have solid standup skills and neither is particularly fantastic on the ground, so let's hope for a nice standup war!
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30
170 lbs
15 - 8 - 2 |
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21
240 lbs
5 - 2 - 0 |
BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
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Decent boxing
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
15 - 8 - 2, fighting out of Las Vegas, The Batman!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Clayton Laurence!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, Jack Bonds and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Laurence throws a head kick that misses.
Laurence tries for a takedown but Batman circles away easily
and Batman counters with an inside leg kick.
Batman tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Laurence lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
Laurence throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
and Batman counters with a good low kick that Laurence was not able to check.
Batman turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Batman drops his hands momentarily and Laurence takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Laurence looks for the body kick but Batman saw that one coming.
Laurence connects with a single shot there.
Batman throws a head kick that misses.
Batman closes the distance and pushes Laurence back into the cage.
Batman lands a shoulder strike.
Batman tries a body shot but Laurence blocks it.
Laurence is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Batman is defending well for now.
Batman misses with some punches.
Batman tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Laurence is looking to break free of the clinch but Batman has double underhooks.
Laurence is trying to break free.
Laurence has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Batman throws an elbow but it misses.
Batman is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Laurence is defending well for now.
Laurence tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Batman avoids it.
Batman misses with an elbow over the top.
Laurence misses with a punch on the inside.
Batman throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Laurence blocks it with crossed arms.
Batman lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Laurence backwards.
Laurence has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Batman seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Laurence can turn it around.
Batman misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Laurence.
Batman throws a punch but it's blocked by Laurence.
Batman on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Batman misses with a body punch.
Laurence breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Laurence looks for the body kick but Batman saw that one coming.
Laurence cracks Batman with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Laurence fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Batman, pushing him back against the cage.
Batman tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Nice body punch from Batman - that landed with a thud.
Batman lands with a right to the head.
Batman misses with a hook from the clinch.
Laurence has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Laurence tries to land a knee to the head but Batman blocks with his arms.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Batman struggles to land a body shot inside as Laurence controls his hands.
Laurence tries to break the clinch but Batman is controlling the position.
Batman tries to work over Laurence's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Batman misses with a body punch.
Laurence blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Laurence is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Batman is defending well for now.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Laurence tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Batman avoids it.
Laurence prevents a body shot from Batman.
A left hand lands to the body for Batman.
Batman lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Laurence backwards.
Batman lands a shoulder strike.
Laurence blocks an uppercut.
Batman lands a body shot.
Laurence breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Laurence is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Batman misses the shot to the body.
Batman takes the fight into the clinch.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Laurence.
Laurence scores with a hook to the body.
Batman tries to work over Laurence's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Laurence with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Batman misses with a knee to the head.
Batman tries a body shot but Laurence blocks it.
Batman lands a shot to the body.
Batman misses with an elbow over the top.
Batman blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Laurence blocks an elbow strike from Batman.
Laurence with an attempt at a knee that misses.
A short right from Laurence.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
A short uppercut from Laurence.
Batman throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Laurence blocks it with crossed arms.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
The Batman dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Laurence rushes Batman and presses him up against the cage.
Laurence is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Batman is defending well for now.
Batman tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Batman is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Laurence is defending well for now.
Laurence is trying to break the clinch but Batman is controlling him.
Batman misses with a knee strike.
Batman misses with a punch on the inside.
Batman lands a left hand that snaps the head of Laurence backwards.
Batman throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Laurence stalling.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Laurence prevents a body shot from Batman.
Batman throws a punch but it's blocked by Laurence.
Laurence misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Batman.
Nice body punch from Batman.
Batman struggles to land a body shot inside as Laurence controls his hands.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Batman lands with a light punch inside.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Batman fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Batman tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Batman blocks an uppercut.
Batman lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Laurence backwards.
Laurence avoiding damage as Batman throws knees to the body.
Batman tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Laurence blocks an elbow strike.
Batman lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Laurence.
Batman lands with a right to the head.
Batman misses with a short punch on the inside.
Batman misses with a punch on the inside.
The Batman has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Laurence slows down the pace here.
Batman looking to throw knees to the head but Laurence is blocking nicely.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Laurence.
Laurence tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Batman avoids it.
Laurence is trying to force a seperation but Batman has the dominant position.
Laurence has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Batman scores with a nice hook to the head.
A short uppercut from Batman.
Laurence's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Laurence connects with a leg kick. Batman looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Laurence connects with a looping right hand.
Clayton Laurence seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Laurence lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Laurence misses with a head kick.
Laurence circles away from the clinch attempt.
Laurence pushes Batman up against the cage in a clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A right hand to the body from Batman.
Laurence misses with a knee to the head.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Batman.
Laurence fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Batman misses with a hook to the ribs.
Laurence trying to land knees to the body.
Laurence tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Batman is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Laurence is defending well for now.
Batman lands a body punch.
Laurence swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Laurence blocking some punches.
Batman trying to stall but Laurence improves his position.
Laurence tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Laurence's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Batman looking to throw knees to the head but Laurence is blocking nicely.
Batman lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Batman misses with some punches.
Batman gets through Laurence's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Laurence throws a head punch that misses.
Batman misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Laurence lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Batman backwards.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Batman prevents Laurence from breaking the clinch.
Batman is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Laurence is defending well for now.
Laurence lands an uppercut.
Laurence's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Laurence misses with a low kick.
Laurence has managed to clinch.
Batman lands a nice uppercut.
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 The Batman will probably get the nod.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!
Batman tries to clinch up but Laurence circles away and keeps his distance.
The Batman is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Batman fails with an attempt to clinch.
Batman forces Laurence back against the cage and clinches.
Batman lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Batman works on Laurence's body with a couple of short punches.
Batman scores with a shot to the side of Laurence's head.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Batman.
Laurence escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Laurence wants to slow Batman down by chopping away at his legs.
Laurence dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Batman takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Laurence fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Batman looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Laurence motions for Batman to come forward. Laurence throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Laurence jabs at Batman's body.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Batman throws a head kick that misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Laurence scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Some bone on bone action there as Batman checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Laurence avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
The Batman is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Laurence circles away from the clinch attempt.
Laurence takes a swing at Batman's ribcage but misses.
Laurence thows a leg kick but Batman checks it
and Batman makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Batman tries to clinch up but Laurence circles away and keeps his distance.
Laurence moves into the clinch successfully.
Batman lands with a right to the head.
Laurence blocks a body shot from Batman.
Laurence blocks an elbow strike from Batman.
Batman misses with a body punch.
Laurence working aggressively here.
Batman digs a right hand into Laurence's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Laurence's gas tank.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A short right from Batman.
Batman tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Laurence's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Laurence motions for Batman to come forward. Laurence throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Laurence misses with a jab, cross combination.
Batman lands a head kick!
It looks like Clayton Laurence has been cut.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Laurence throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Batman with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Laurence to score with a decent uppercut.
Clayton Laurence seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Batman tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Batman tries to clinch but Laurence moves out of range.
Batman checks a leg kick nicely.
Batman wants to clinch up but Laurence keeps it at a distance.
Laurence misses with a body kick.
Laurence misses with a takedown attempt - Batman sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
The Batman is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Laurence misses with a kick to the body.
Laurence looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Laurence misses with a low kick.
Batman tries to clinch up.
Batman wants to clinch.
Laurence motions for Batman to come forward. Laurence throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
A shot to the liver by Laurence. Beautiful body shot.
A low kick from Laurence misses
and Batman counters with a thumping low kick.
Laurence throws a body shot but no joy.
Batman is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Batman misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Laurence throws a combination. Batman tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Batman throws a nice head kick!
Batman checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Batman fires out a quick counter leg kick but Laurence just manages to avoid it.
Laurence misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Batman counters with a thumping low kick.
Laurence is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Batman rather than just go for the knockout.
A jab from Laurence misses.
Laurence throws a body shot but no joy.
Batman lifts his leg as if looking to counter with a high kick.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Laurence throws a leg kick but Batman moved away.
Batman throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Batman avoids a punch combination nicely.
Batman throws a big counter combination but Laurence scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
Clayton Laurence has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Batman clinches up against the cage.
Batman misses with a hook to the ribs.
Laurence is trying to break the clinch but Batman has him pressed against the cage.
And that's the end of the fight!
Clayton Laurence comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Batman 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 Frank Antenori scores the fight 29:28
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 29:28
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... The Batman!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Zdeno Chara (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Spurt Reynolds (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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24
263 lbs
9 - 5 - 0 |
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22
245 lbs
5 - 1 - 0 |
Powerful takedowns
Solid boxing
Cardio machine |
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Decent boxing
Good gas tank |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
9 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Zdeno Chara!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Spurt Reynolds!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, and Don Winkell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Chara avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Chara's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Reynolds connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Chara scrambles back to his feet.
Chara tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Reynolds fails with the takedown.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Chara pulls Reynolds into guard.
Reynolds throws an elbow that misses. Chara uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Reynolds's guard. Nice move by Chara!
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Chara advances to half guard.
Reynolds strikes from the bottom but Chara uses the opportunity to move to side control.
Reynolds is looking to reverse the position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Chara is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Reynolds has escaped the position, nice work there.
Chara decides to stand up, so the ref orders Reynolds to his feet.
Chara bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Chara shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Reynolds's guard.
Our spies down at at Rancid Fight Club inform us that Reynolds has really been working on his submissions in the buildup to this fight. Will it pay off?
Reynolds 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.
Reynolds keeping moving, preventing Chara from controlling successfully.
Chara is pushing down on Reynolds's leg trying to pass to half guard. Reynolds is fighting to maintain full guard but Chara has managed to sneak the leg through.
Reynolds trying to control but Chara postures up.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Chara is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Reynolds defends it well.
Reynolds gets back to full guard.
Reynolds looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Chara pushing down on Reynolds's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Chara is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Reynolds has managed to free his arm - good work.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Chara throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Chara wants to pass to mount but Reynolds is defending the position.
Chara is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Reynolds doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Chara.
Chara wants to pass to mount but Reynolds is defending the position.
Chara is looking to take a break and control but Reynolds is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Reynolds looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Reynolds is looking to control Chara's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Reynolds avoid being mounted?
Reynolds is looking to get back to full guard here but Chara has managed to pass to side control instead.
Reynolds taking a bit of punishment here - Chara scoring with strikes.
Chara looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Chara has improved his flexibility recently so we will have to see if he can use that to his advantage.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Chara tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Chara has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Chara is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Reynolds has escaped the position, nice work there.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Zdeno Chara dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Reynolds has Chara up against the cage in a clinch.
Reynolds can't find room to land a body shot as Chara controls the action.
A nice left hand lands by Reynolds.
Chara can't get the takedown.
Reynolds lands with a left to the head.
Reynolds struggles to land a body shot inside as Chara controls his hands.
Chara tries to score a body lock takedown but Reynolds shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Reynolds presses Chara against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Chara is looking for a takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Zdeno Chara. That's going to take a lot out of him.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Reynolds tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Reynolds makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Reynolds tries to throw a body punch but Chara avoids it by throwing Reynolds back against the cage.
Reynolds misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Chara ties up his opponent against the cage and manages to drag the fight down to the ground. Chara no doubt will be looking to work submissions from his guard.
Reynolds lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Reynolds content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Reynolds throws a big elbow that misses.
Chara has control of Reynolds's left arm, preventing Reynolds from doing any damage.
Reynolds looking to pass the guard.
Reynolds trying to control but Chara is working from the bottom.
Reynolds must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Reynolds throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Chara works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Reynolds looking to improve position, pressing down on Chara's thigh with his hand. Chara seems to be working to lock up a guilotine though... is Reynolds paying attention? Apparently not! He's locked it up tight! Reynolds's face has turned purple! Will he tap? Will he! YES! He's tapped! Chara picked his opening and made it count! Great finish!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:57 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Guillotine). Zdeno Chara!
Zdeno Chara decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Jin Kim (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bastien Harris (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Harris is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Du Hast. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
6 - 5 - 0, fighting out of London, Jin Kim!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
15 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Bastien Harris!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, and Timothy Bukovac.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Harris lands a jab to the nose.
It looks like Jin Kim has been cut.
A bone on bone clash there as Harris blocks the leg kick.
Jin Kim seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Harris loads up on a big right hand but Kim slips the punch.
Kim thinks about countering with a body kick.
Harris blocks a head kick by Kim.
A low kick from Kim misses
and Harris counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Harris scores with a sloppy right hand. Kim should have avoided that one.
Kim is rocked!
Kim moves out of range of the leg kick from Harris.
Oh Kim is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Kim loses concentration momentarily and Harris pounces with a three punch combo! Right, left, right! Kim crashes face first to the mat, out cold! Harris finishes this one with a fantastically precise combo! Great stuff.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:26 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Bastien Harris!
Post fight, Bastien Harris took to the microphone: 'Hey Joe Rogan lets go get drunk and high and pick up some hookers, i feel on top of the world right now.'.
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Shogun Iron Tyson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Skinny Man (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Iron Tyson comes into the arena with Baha Men-Holla blaring out of the sound system. Shogun Iron Tyson could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Skinny Man's chin.
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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
8 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Shogun Iron Tyson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 5 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Skinny Man!
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, Frank Antenori and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Man tries to clinch but Iron Tyson is having none of it.
Man tries to clinch
and Iron Tyson counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
A swing and a miss from Iron Tyson.
Iron Tyson throws a good cross that connects.
Iron Tyson misses with a straight right.
No joy there for Iron Tyson, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
We've been told by Iron Tyson's head coaches at Canadian Elite Bruins Gym that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Iron Tyson connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Man ducks under a wild hook from Iron Tyson.
Man steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Iron Tyson.
Man on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Man moves out of range as Iron Tyson strikes.
Man tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Iron Tyson paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Man tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Iron Tyson manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Iron Tyson appears to be looking for a big counter.
Iron Tyson scores with a three punch combo!
Man tries to clinch but Iron Tyson moves out of range.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Iron Tyson throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Iron Tyson misses with a straight left.
Man wants to clinch.
The fight stays on the outside here - Man looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Iron Tyson will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Iron Tyson connects with a nice looking jab.
A shot to the body from Man misses
and Iron Tyson counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Iron Tyson swats away the attempt to clinch by Man.
Skinny Man seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Man takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Iron Tyson lands a nice hook to Man's body. Man takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Man's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Iron Tyson connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Man scrambles back to his feet.
Man wants to clinch up but Iron Tyson keeps it at a distance.
Iron Tyson takes one on the chin but seems OK.
It looks like Shogun Iron Tyson has been cut.
Man doesn't manage to clinch there - Iron Tyson circles away.
Iron Tyson dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Man drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Iron Tyson throws a lazy right hand but Man sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Man doesn't manage to clinch there - Iron Tyson circles away.
Man is looking to clinch.
Iron Tyson is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Man fails in his attempt to clinch.
Iron Tyson jabs Man right on the nose. Man blinks but takes it well.
Iron Tyson swats away the attempt to clinch by Man.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Man doesn't manage to clinch there - Iron Tyson circles away.
A little feinted left hand from Iron Tyson on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Iron Tyson throws a series of punches but Man moves out of range.
The crowd cheers as Iron Tyson lands an impressive looking overhand right. Man doesn't seem phased though.
Iron Tyson fails to land with a series of punches.
Iron Tyson misses with a double jab.
Man is looking to clinch but Iron Tyson is avoiding it.
Iron Tyson gets a double leg takedown into Man's guard.
Iron Tyson passes into half guard.
Man really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Iron Tyson. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Iron Tyson passes to full mount!
Iron Tyson working the ground and pound effectively.
Man is rocked!
Iron Tyson lands a big shot to the head and Man winces in pain. He's tapped out due to strikes!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:55 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Strikes). Shogun Iron Tyson!
Shogun Iron Tyson decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jeffery Maynard (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Chris Rubey (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). He arrived on a last minute flight shortly after looking tired and unhappy. Officials decided the fight should still take place, much to the delight of the fans in attendance.
Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jeffery Maynard and Chris Rubey. The atmosphere really building for this one as we go over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
6 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Jeffery Maynard !
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Chris Rubey!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, Timothy Bukovac and Jack Bonds.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Maynard tries to close the distance and clinch up but Rubey swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Maynard tries to clinch up
and Rubey counters with a nice double leg into side control. Maynard won't be happy with that.
Maynard wants to get back to his feet.
Maynard is trying to work for a sweep but Rubey has mounted him!
Rubey sends his fist crashing into the mat - the crowd let out a collective ooooooh. Let's hope he's not broken it!
Rubey is in the full mount, landing strikes.
It looks like Jeffery Maynard has been cut.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Rubey fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Rubey misses with a series of strikes from mount. He'll no doubt be working on his ground and pound when he gets back to the gym.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Rubey looking to finish Maynard with some ground and pound. This is bad for Maynard !
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rubey postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Maynard looks a forlorn figure.
Rubey misses with a series of strikes from mount. He'll no doubt be working on his ground and pound when he gets back to the gym.
Rubey has hold of Maynard 's left arm, perhaps looking for a submission. The two fighters tussle over control of the isolated limb and Maynard manages to get his arm back to his side and away from danger.
Rubey has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Rubey throwing strikes but Maynard recovers to half guard. A much better position.
Maynard might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Maynard avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Rubey.
Rubey throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Maynard is looking for a sweep. Rubey is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Maynard regains full guard, whilst avoiding punches from Rubey.
Rubey wants to control from the top but Maynard keeps moving.
Maynard bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Rubey's guard.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Maynard makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Rubey lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.
Rubey trying to control the position from guard on top but Maynard is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rubey trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Maynard bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Rubey's guard.
Maynard postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Maynard throwing strikes from guard but Rubey blocks nicely.
Maynard working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Maynard working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Rubey manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Maynard manages to get himself to full guard.
Rubey with a flurry of punches that miss.
Rubey chips away with some ground and pound.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rubey throws an elbow that misses. Maynard uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Rubey's guard. Nice move by Maynard !
Maynard lands a couple of digs.
Maynard trying to control the position from guard on top but Rubey is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Maynard throws an elbow that misses. Rubey uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Maynard 's guard. Nice move by Rubey!
Rubey postures up in Maynard 's guard and throws a big left but Maynard blocks it.
Rubey throwing strikes but missing.
Rubey postures up in Maynard 's guard and throws a big left but Maynard blocks it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Chris Rubey dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Jeffery Maynard 's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Maynard dips to his left and cracks Rubey with an uppercut!
Maynard tries to clinch there but Rubey circles away.
Maynard tries to clinch but Rubey moves out of range.
Rubey changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
Maynard is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Rubey tries to bum rush Maynard with a series of wild strikes but Maynard uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Maynard tries to clinch up.
Rubey ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Maynard moves away.
Maynard moves in looking to clinch but Rubey pushes him off.
The fight stays on the outside here - Maynard looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Rubey throws a hook but Maynard blocks it.
It looked like Maynard was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
Maynard tries to close the distance and clinch up but Rubey swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Rubey with the counter takedown but Maynard avoids it easily.
Maynard tries to close the distance and clinch but Rubey swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
And Rubey tries to counter it with a takedown but Maynard pushes his down on his head and steps out.
The fight stays on the outside here - Maynard looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Maynard throws an overhand right that lands on Rubey's shoulder, as Rubey tries to avoid the shot.
Maynard tries to clinch there but Rubey circles away.
Maynard tries to clinch up but Rubey circles away and keeps his distance.
Maynard tries to clinch but Rubey is having none of it.
Maynard tries to close the distance and clinch but Rubey swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Maynard tries to clinch up.
Jeffery Maynard seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Rubey fails with a takedown attempt.
The fight stays on the outside here - Maynard looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Rubey avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Good standup being displayed there by Rubey as he connects with a hook.
Maynard tries to close the distance and clinch but Rubey swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Maynard jabs Rubey right on the nose. Rubey blinks but takes it well.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Maynard gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Maynard has a couple of punches blocked by Rubey.
A short right from Maynard .
A right hook to the body lands for Maynard .
Rubey lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Maynard blocks an elbow strike from Rubey.
Maynard tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Rubey's elbow.
Rubey tries to break free but Maynard pushes him back against the cage.
Maynard struggles to land a body shot inside as Rubey controls his hands.
Maynard trying to control the position but instead, Rubey has worked for underhooks and has pushed Maynard into the cage.
Rubey has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Rubey wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Maynard has him pressed against the cage.
Rubey wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Maynard has him pressed against the cage.
Maynard lands with a short shot to the head.
It looks like Chris Rubey has been cut.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Maynard fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Rubey tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Rubey cracks Maynard with a nice body shot.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Maynard misses with the head strike.
Rubey doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
A short uppercut from Rubey.
Jeffery Maynard 's cut is getting worse.
Maynard tries a body shot but Rubey blocks it.
Rubey blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Rubey taking a breather.
Rubey is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Maynard is keeping busy.
Rubey is trying to slow the pace down but that's a couple of times in a row that he's tried to get underhooks and Maynard has denied him.
Rubey blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Rubey manages to break the clinch.
Rubey looks for the body kick but Maynard saw that one coming.
Maynard tries to close the distance and clinch but Rubey swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Rubey missing with a left hand there. Maynard was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Rubey throws a body punch but Maynard moves out of range.
Maynard lands with an overhand left.
Maynard scores with a punch to the head.
Maynard instigates a clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Maynard has a couple of punches blocked by Rubey.
Rubey blocks a body shot from Maynard .
Maynard gets underhooks to prevent Rubey's takedown attempt.
Rubey has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Maynard seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Rubey can turn it around.
Rubey escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Maynard darts in and clinches Rubey up against the cage.
Maynard tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Rubey's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
A big left from Rubey misses.
Maynard tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Maynard fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Rubey, pushing him back against the cage.
Rubey can't break the clinch.
I was talking to Maynard 's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Maynard misses with some punches.
Rubey lands an elbow inside that Maynard shrugs off.
Rubey misses with a punch to the body.
Maynard trying to stall but Rubey improves his position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Jeffery Maynard will probably get the nod.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!
Maynard tries to clinch there but Rubey circles away.
Maynard fails with an attempt to clinch.
Maynard tries to close the distance and clinch but Rubey swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Maynard tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Maynard tries to close the distance and clinch but Rubey swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Rubey avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Maynard tries to clinch but Rubey moves out of range.
Chris Rubey seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Rubey avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Maynard wants to clinch up but Rubey keeps it at a distance.
Maynard closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Rubey wants a takedown but no success here.
Maynard tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Rubey throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Maynard s head.
Rubey misses with a short punch on the inside.
Maynard is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Rubey is defending well for now.
Maynard takes an elbow to the forehead.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rubey trying to stall but Maynard improves his position.
Rubey's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Rubey keeps the fight on the outside.
Maynard is looking to clinch.
Rubey feints the counter takedown.
Maynard tries to clinch but Rubey is having none of it.
Maynard is looking to clinch but Rubey is avoiding it.
Rubey swats away the attempt to clinch by Maynard .
Maynard takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Jeffery Maynard 's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
Maynard tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Rubey manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Rubey circles away from the clinch attempt.
Maynard is looking to clinch.
Maynard is looking to clinch.
Maynard tries to close the distance and clinch up but Rubey swats him away and circles back towards the center.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rubey swats away the attempt to clinch by Maynard .
Rubey drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Maynard defends it well.
Maynard tries to close the distance and clinch but Rubey swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Rubey feints the counter takedown.
Maynard forces Rubey back against the cage and clinches.
Maynard misses with some punches.
Rubey dodges an elbow strike from Maynard .
Rubey trying to control the position but instead, Maynard has worked for underhooks and has pushed Rubey into the cage.
A head punch on the inside from Maynard fails to land.
Rubey blocks an uppercut.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Rubey.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Maynard .
Maynard blocks a body shot from Rubey.
Jeffery Maynard has scored more points in the clinch so far.
A short uppercut from Maynard .
A hook to the body from Maynard .
Rubey takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Maynard breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Maynard tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Rubey manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Maynard is looking to clinch.
Maynard doesn't manage to clinch there - Rubey circles away.
Maynard fails in his attempt to clinch.
Maynard tries to clinch up.
Rubey cracks Maynard with an open hand slap.
Rubey throws a body shot but no joy.
Rubey will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
A swing and a miss from Rubey.
Maynard swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
A swing and a miss from Maynard .
Jeffery Maynard is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Maynard tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Rubey manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Maynard uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Rubey.
Maynard is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Maynard wants to clinch up but Rubey keeps it at a distance.
Rubey scores with a jab to the body.
Maynard on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Maynard tries to clinch there but Rubey circles away.
Maynard clinches up with Rubey and pushes him back against the cage.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Rubey looking to stall.
Maynard misses with a knee to the head.
Rubey is working Maynard over against the cage.
Maynard is leaning against Rubey and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Rubey pushes Maynard back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
A left hand lands to the body for Maynard .
Rubey wants to break the clinch but can't.
Maynard pushes Rubey back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
And that's the end of the fight!
Chris Rubey comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Rubey 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 Frank Antenori scores the fight 28:29
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 28:30
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Chris Rubey!
Chris Rubey thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Zlato Kuzmejniev (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Franklin Munchack (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Munchack's choice of entrance music: Tupac - Ambitionz Az A Ridah. The atmosphere really building for this one as we go over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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273 lbs
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Good wrestling
World class boxer
Cardio machine |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
9 - 4 - 0, fighting out of New York, Zlato Kuzmejniev!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
12 - 7 - 0, fighting out of New York, Franklin Munchack!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, Don Winkell and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kuzmejniev pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Kuzmejniev throws a poor cross that misses
and Munchack counters by clinching up.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Kuzmejniev.
Kuzmejniev lands a right hand that snaps the head of Munchack backwards.
Kuzmejniev lands a left hand that snaps the head of Munchack backwards.
Munchack tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Kuzmejniev's elbow.
Kuzmejniev presses Munchack against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Kuzmejniev taking a breather.
Kuzmejniev takes a shot to the head.
Munchack tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Kuzmejniev smiles and moves away.
Munchack is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
It looks like Franklin Munchack has been cut.
Kuzmejniev throws out a loose jab but Munchack uses good head movement to avoid it.
Kuzmejniev throws a shot from downtown. Munchack moves away and avoids it.
Kuzmejniev swats away the attempt to clinch by Munchack.
Kuzmejniev is looking to counter punch.
Kuzmejniev scores with a nice head shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kuzmejniev loads up on a big right hand but Munchack slips the punch.
Munchack drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Kuzmejniev defends it well.
Munchack ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Munchack misses with a low kick.
Kuzmejniev throws a head kick but Munchack moves out of range.
Kuzmejniev lands a glancing blow to the side of Munchack's head.
Kuzmejniev throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
And Munchack tries to counter it with a takedown but Kuzmejniev pushes his down on his head and steps out.
Kuzmejniev throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Munchack sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Munchack with the counter takedown but Kuzmejniev avoids it easily.
Kuzmejniev sizes up Munchack with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Kuzmejniev misses with a looping left.
Munchack with the counter takedown but Kuzmejniev avoids it easily.
Kuzmejniev swinging wildly here.
Kuzmejniev thuds a left hand into Munchack's body.
Munchack moves out of range of the strikes.
Zlato Kuzmejniev seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Kuzmejniev takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Munchack ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Kuzmejniev moves away.
Kuzmejniev is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Kuzmejniev rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Munchack moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Munchack tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Munchack avoids the head kick by Kuzmejniev.
Kuzmejniev misses with a looping left.
Munchack fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Kuzmejniev checks it well.
Munchack moves in looking to clinch but Kuzmejniev pushes him off.
Kuzmejniev throws a jab when Munchack was well out of range.
Nice uppercut there from Kuzmejniev.
Munchack just misses with a punch to the body.
Kuzmejniev throws a quick counter head kick but Munchack was just out of range.
Munchack bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Kuzmejniev throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
A head kick misses from Munchack.
Kuzmejniev goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Kuzmejniev throws an off balance right hand
and Munchack counters with a single leg into guard. Kuzmejniev didn't expect that.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Munchack distracts Kuzmejniev with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Munchack wants to control from the top but Kuzmejniev keeps moving.
Kuzmejniev might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Kuzmejniev is pulling down on Munchack's head to control his posture.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Munchack throwing strikes but missing.
Munchack loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Munchack postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Munchack is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Munchack makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kuzmejniev not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Munchack trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Munchack is pushing down on Kuzmejniev's leg trying to pass to half guard. Kuzmejniev is fighting to maintain full guard but Munchack has managed to sneak the leg through.
Munchack throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Munchack is nestled in close to Kuzmejniev, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Kuzmejniev makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Kuzmejniev.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Munchack trying to control the position from guard on top but Kuzmejniev is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Kuzmejniev has momentary wrist control but Munchack slips an elbow through the middle.
Munchack throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Zlato Kuzmejniev dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Franklin Munchack's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
A head kick misses from Munchack.
Munchack tries to score with a low kick but Kuzmejniev moves his leg out of the way.
Munchack circles to his right before unloading a perfect head kick! Kuzmejniev drops to the canvas, hurt badly! Munchack follows Kuzmejniev to the ground and unloads with a series of strikes that force the referee to step in and end the fight! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:13 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Franklin Munchack!
During a confident post fight interview, Franklin Munchack 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 light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ash Williams (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Chase Rouch (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Williams comes to the cage accompanied by Hail To The King. The crowd seem to be enjoying Rouch's choice of entrance music: Can I. Ash Williams has a significant reach advantage - let's see if he can make it count.
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225 lbs
7 - 0 - 0 |
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215 lbs
13 - 5 - 0 |
Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Cardio machine |
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World class MT
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
7 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Ash Williams!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
13 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Chase Rouch!
The judges for this bout are Don Winkell, Timothy Bukovac and Jack Bonds.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rouch turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Rouch tries to clinch up but Williams circles away and keeps his distance.
Rouch uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Williams.
Williams throws a right and a left that Rouch avoids nicely.
Horrible takedown attempt by Williams or perhaps it was just good defense by Rouch, which made it look bad.
Rouch 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.
Rouch drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Williams misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Rouch.
Rouch lands a front kick.
Rouch on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Rouch throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Williams has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Rouch.
Williams throws a body punch but Rouch moves out of range.
Williams jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Williams avoids the head kick by Rouch.
Williams changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Williams misses with a body shot.
Rouch tries to close the distance and clinch but Williams swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Rouch has managed to clinch.
Williams has picked Rouch up - he's going for a ride! Williams dumps his opponent to the mat with a thud and settles into half guard.
Rouch wants to control but Williams is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Williams is looking to advance position but Rouch won't allow it.
Williams trying to control the action but Rouch is working from the bottom.
Williams works his foot free and advances to mount.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Williams scoring with strikes but Rouch is staying in there.
Williams working Rouch over with strikes here.
Rouch working to try and regain half guard.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Williams fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Rouch is rocked!
Williams looking to finish here with some ground and pound. He lands one big shot that has Rouch covering up... and two more big strikes land, forcing the referee to step in and put and end to proceedings! This fight is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:56 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Ash Williams!
An out of breath Ash Williams thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
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