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CEC 364 PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Random Task (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Harri Mulqvist (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Fingers crossed for an exciting fight - I'm sure both fighters are looking for a nice under the table bonus!
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212 lbs
18 - 13 - 1 |
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216 lbs
41 - 14 - 1 |
Abu Dhabi Champ
World class boxer
Insanely flexible |
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Good wrestler
Lethal high kicks
Heavy handed |
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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
18 - 13 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Random Task!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
41 - 14 - 1, fighting out of Helsinki, Harri Mulqvist!
The judges for this bout are Colin Fotheringham, Sam Margolis and Phil Schofield.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Task tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Task connects with a jab.
A jab from Task finds it's way through Mulqvist's defenses.
Mulqvist slips under a jab from Task.
Random Task seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
An inside leg kick lands from Mulqvist.
Task connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Task falls off balance throwing a combination
and Mulqvist connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Task tries to clinch but Mulqvist is having none of it.
Mulqvist throws a jab but it's blocked by Task.
Task misses with a body kick.
Mulqvist throws a left and a right that both miss
and Task counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Mulqvist feints and then cracks Task's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Task down.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Mulqvist misses the shot to the body.
The fight stays on the outside here - Task looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mulqvist avoids the head kick by Task.
Mulqvist takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Mulqvist throws a body punch but Task moves out of range.
Task half committed to a counter leg kick.
Task lands with a thumping leg kick.
Task just misses with a punch to the body.
Mulqvist thinks about the counter body kick.
Mulqvist is looking to chop away at Task's legs.
Task will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Task clobbers Mulqvist with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Mulqvist throws a leg kick that is checked
and Task counters with a nice body kick.
Task moves in looking to clinch but Mulqvist pushes him off.
A good leg kick by Task.
Random Task is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Task's jab looks to have found its range, popping Mulqvist under the eye.
A good leg kick by Task.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Task throws a right hand that misses
and Mulqvist counters with a leg kick.
Task feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Mulqvist's calf.
Task thuds his right hand into Mulqvist's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Task tries to close the distance and clinch up but Mulqvist swats him away and circles back towards the center.
A chopping leg kick lands by Task.
Mulqvist throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Mulqvist throws a push kick but Task slaps the foot to one side.
Task with a nice cross.
Task moves into the clinch.
Mulqvist has a couple of punches blocked by Task.
Task lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Mulqvist backwards.
Mulqvist tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Task's elbow.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Task is struggling to control the position.
Task blocks an uppercut.
Mulqvist lands with a left to the head.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Task takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
A right hook to the body lands for Task.
Task effectively controlling the action here.
Nice body punch from Task - that landed with a thud.
Task lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Mulqvist or not.
Task blocks a body shot from Mulqvist.
Mulqvist has a couple of punches blocked by Task.
Task struggles to land a body shot inside as Mulqvist controls his hands.
Mulqvist tries for a takedown but Task manages to get underhooks.
Mulqvist doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Mulqvist misses with a hook to the ribs.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Task is struggling to control the position.
Mulqvist doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Task lands a shot to the body.
Mulqvist tries to land knees in the clinch but Task avoids the damage to the body.
Task tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Mulqvist's elbow.
Mulqvist misses with a punch to the body.
A short uppercut from Task.
Task managing to block the knees to the body from Mulqvist.
Mulqvist blocking some punches.
Task doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Task leaning against his opponent.
Task struggles to land a body shot inside as Mulqvist controls his hands.
Task misses with a punch on the inside.
Task tries to throw a body punch but Mulqvist avoids it by throwing Task back against the cage.
Task lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Mulqvist.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Task misses with the head strike.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Random Task dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Task tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Mulqvist is able to avoid easily.
Task backing away here, and Mulqvist unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
Mulqvist takes one on the button.
Mulqvist looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Task half committed to a counter leg kick.
Task throws out a powerful jab.
Mulqvist feints and then cracks Task's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Task down.
Random Task is winning the standup battle so far.
A head kick misses from Mulqvist.
Task goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Task wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Task looks to land a left hand but Mulqvist moved out of range nicely.
Task is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Mulqvist can do to turn this around?
Task lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Mulqvist swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Mulqvist gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Mulqvist blocks a jab.
Task works Mulqvist's body with a nice hook.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mulqvist uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Task.
Mulqvist has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Task.
Task tries to close the distance and clinch but Mulqvist swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Task looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Task throws a leg kick which misses Mulqvist's front leg but catches the back leg as Mulqvist tries to avoid it.
A head kick from Task lands but Mulqvist takes it in his stride.
Task throws a quick inside leg kick.
Task doesn't manage to clinch there - Mulqvist circles away.
Nice jab there from Task.
Task lands with a right hand.
A big left from Mulqvist misses.
A little feinted left hand from Task on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Mulqvist's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Task misses with a hook.
Task blocks the body kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mulqvist throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Mulqvist on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Task. Task obviously looking to wear him down.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Mulqvist steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Task.
Task throws a leg kick that misses.
Mulqvist throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Task smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Mulqvist showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Task.
A chopping leg kick lands by Mulqvist.
Task lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Task pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
The fight stays on the outside here - Task looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mulqvist moves forwards but Task connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Mulqvist tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Task has taken the fight to the clinch.
Task stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Task escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Task throws a nice inside leg kick.
Task scores with a nice body kick.
Task throws a head kick but Mulqvist moves out of range.
Mulqvist appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Task throws a leg kick that is checked
and Task takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Mulqvist uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Task.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Task throws a big shot that misses.
Mulqvist jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Mulqvist on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
A solid leg kick lands there for Task.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Task thows a body kick. Mulqvist tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Task looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Mulqvist thows a leg kick but Task checks it
and Task counters with a body kick that brings a smile to the face of both fighters.
Task lands with a slapping head kick.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Task.
Task lands a nice looking body kick.
Task darts in and clinches Mulqvist up against the cage.
Task lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Task scores with a nice hook to the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Random Task dominated that second round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Task throws a head kick that misses.
You can see that Mulqvist has visibly slowed down as a result of the leg kicks
Mulqvist blocks a jab.
Task takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Task misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
A chopping leg kick lands by Task.
Mulqvist lands a head kick. Task smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Task scores with a nice body kick.
Task lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Task scores with a crisp jab that stopped Mulqvist in his tracks.
Task tries to land a front kick but Mulqvist steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Task throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Task misses with a head kick.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Mulqvist misses with a jab to the body
and Task counters with an outside leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mulqvist throws an overhand right that lands on Task's shoulder, as Task tries to avoid the shot.
Mulqvist misses with a looping right.
Task lands with a nice body punch.
A slapping leg kick lands for Task.
Task cracks the inside of Mulqvist's front leg.
Mulqvist throws a push kick but Task slaps the foot to one side.
Task takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
A slapping leg kick lands for Task.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Mulqvist.
Mulqvist slips under a jab.
Mulqvist throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Task goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Task with a nice cross.
Task misses with a looping left.
Mulqvist appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
Harri Mulqvist has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Task throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Mulqvist doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Task closes the distance and clinches.
Random Task has scored more points in the clinch so far.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Mulqvist just misses with a elbow thrown towards Task's brow.
Task misses with a body punch.
Mulqvist has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Task.
Task blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Mulqvist blocking some punches.
Mulqvist tries to stall but Task uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Mulqvist taking a breather.
Task misses with a punch on the inside.
Task blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Task dodges an elbow strike from Mulqvist.
Mulqvist misses with a body punch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mulqvist slows down the pace here.
A right hook to the body lands for Task.
Mulqvist takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Task misses with a punch to the body.
Mulqvist misses with a punch on the inside.
Task wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Task lands a nice uppercut.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Task tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Mulqvist's elbow.
Mulqvist throws a knee to the head but misses.
Mulqvist is looking to control Task's arms but Task gets an underhook and turns him. Now Mulqvist has his back to the cage.
Task is looking to control Mulqvist's arms but Mulqvist gets an underhook and turns him. Now Task has his back to the cage.
Task lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Mulqvist or not.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mulqvist trying to land knees to the body.
Task digs a right hand underneath Mulqvist's ribcage. Mulqvist let out a lung full of air as it connected.
A short right from Task on the inside.
Task lands with a right to the head.
Task prevents a body shot from Mulqvist.
Mulqvist throws a punch but it's blocked by Task.
Mulqvist is trying to maintain a safe position but Task gets an underhook and turns Mulqvist into the cage.
Task lands a right hand that snaps the head of Mulqvist backwards.
Task lands a nice uppercut.
Task pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Sloppy strikes from Mulqvist. Those never looked like landing.
Random Task is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Task with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
That kick from Task tenderised Mulqvist's leg. Mulqvist is trying to keep his angry face on.
Task jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Task connects with a single shot there.
And that's the end of the fight!
Random Task showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Task has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Colin Fotheringham scores the fight 30:27
Judge Sam Margolis scores the fight 30:27
Judge Phil Schofield scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Random Task!
Random Task thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Armo Kuusela (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Joey Dixon (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Kuusela kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Promentory. Dixon has chosen Dark Tranquillity - Iridium as his entrance music. Joey Dixon is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples.
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195 lbs
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203 lbs
21 - 12 - 2 |
Good wrestling
World class boxer
Insanely flexible |
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World class MT
Good gas tank |
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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
41 - 22 - 2, fighting out of Helsinki, Armo Kuusela!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
21 - 12 - 2, fighting out of New York, Joey Dixon!
The judges for this bout are William Gold, Paul Tew and Chris Edwards.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Dixon throws a body kick that misses.
Dixon tries to close the distance and clinch up but Kuusela swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Dixon instigates a clinch.
Kuusela prevents a body shot from Dixon.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Dixon.
Dixon stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Kuusela blocks a body shot from Dixon.
Dixon misses with a body punch.
Dixon lands a shoulder strike.
Kuusela misses with a hook to the ribs.
Dixon misses with a hook from the clinch.
Dixon lands a nice uppercut.
Dixon misses with a punch on the inside.
We've been informed that Dixon has been sparring a lot of Muay Thai in the buildup to this fight so let's see if that has an impact on the result.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Dixon is trying to stall.
Dixon misses with a punch on the inside.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Kuusela.
Dixon working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
A right handed body shot lands from Kuusela.
Dixon tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kuusela misses with a hook to the ribs.
Kuusela pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Dixon rushes Kuusela and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
A head punch on the inside from Dixon fails to land.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Kuusela blocking some punches.
Dixon misses with a punch to the body.
Dixon has a couple of punches blocked by Kuusela.
Dixon blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Dixon misses with a punch to the body.
A nice left hand lands by Dixon.
Dixon fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Dixon is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Kuusela struggles to land a body shot inside as Dixon controls his hands.
Dixon is working Kuusela over against the cage.
Dixon misses with the head strike.
Kuusela blocking some punches.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dixon lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Kuusela pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Kuusela lands with a straight right. Dixon didn't see that one coming.
Dixon digs a good hook to Kuusela's body.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Kuusela keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Dixon throws a body shot but no joy.
Kuusela lands a nice looking kick to the body. Dixon takes a step back to recover.
Dixon moves away from the strike by Kuusela.
A punch combination from Dixon misses.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Kuusela, right into the meat.
Kuusela gets tackled into the cage by Dixon. Dixon maintains the clinch.
Kuusela can't find room to land a body shot as Dixon controls the action.
Dixon tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Dixon misses with the head strike.
Kuusela blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Kuusela working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Kuusela lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Dixon or not.
Kuusela blocking some punches.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Kuusela.
Kuusela lands a left hand.
Dixon working aggressively here.
Dixon swings wildly with an uppercut but Kuusela uses good head movement to avoid it.
Dixon misses with some punches.
Dixon prevents a body shot from Kuusela.
Dixon lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Kuusela backwards.
Kuusela blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Kuusela breaks the clinch.
Dixon scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Dixon tries to score a power double leg takedown but Kuusela sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Dixon somewhat.
Kuusela paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Dixon tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Kuusela paws at him with a jab and circles away.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dixon clinches up with Kuusela and pushes him back against the cage.
Dixon lands a right hand that snaps the head of Kuusela backwards.
Dixon fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Dixon blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Kuusela blocks a body shot from Dixon.
Dixon presses Kuusela against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Dixon tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Dixon looking to slow down the pace here.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Kuusela.
Kuusela tries to work over Dixon's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Dixon misses with a hook to the ribs.
Kuusela is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Kuusela blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Kuusela missing with knees to the body.
Kuusela scores with a hook to the body.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Dixon as Kuusela tries to tie him up.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Joey Dixon dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
A jab lands there for Dixon.
Kuusela cracks Dixon with an open hand slap.
Joey Dixon is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Dixon shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Kuusela pinned against the cage. Kuusela gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Good shot there by Dixon.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Kuusela crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Dixon - the referee stops the clock and Kuusela gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Dixon. Kuusela manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Kuusela scores with a nice body kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Dixon tests Kuusela's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Dixon tries to clinch
enabling Kuusela to counter with a crisp jab.
It looks like Joey Dixon has been cut.
Kuusela throws a nice outside leg kick.
Joey Dixon seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Dixon wants to clinch up but Kuusela keeps it at a distance.
Dixon ducks under a wild hook from Kuusela.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Kuusela avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kuusela avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Kuusela comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Kuusela with a nice cross.
Armo Kuusela is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Kuusela circles away from the clinch attempt.
The crowd cheers as Kuusela lands an impressive looking overhand right. Dixon doesn't seem phased though.
Dixon tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Kuusela paws at him with a jab and circles away.
A chopping leg kick lands by Kuusela.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Dixon looking to stall.
Dixon pushes Kuusela back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Dixon lands a shoulder strike.
A head punch on the inside from Dixon fails to land.
Dixon tries to throw a body punch but Kuusela avoids it by throwing Dixon back against the cage.
Kuusela pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Dixon throws a jab when Kuusela was well out of range.
Kuusela looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kuusela throws a push kick but Dixon slaps the foot to one side.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Dixon tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Dixon slips a jab and a cross from Kuusela.
Kuusela has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Dixon goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Kuusela is rocked!
Kuusela takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Oh Kuusela is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Dixon has Kuusela up against the cage in a clinch.
Dixon lands a hook to the side of the head.
Dixon tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Dixon will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Kuusela up against the cage.
Kuusela tries to work over Dixon's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Kuusela tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Dixon avoids it.
Kuusela seems to have got his legs back now.
Dixon effectively controlling the action here.
Dixon lands a body punch.
A short uppercut from Dixon.
Kuusela taking a breather.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Come on Dixon - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Kuusela blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Kuusela misses with a hook to the ribs.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Dixon creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Dixon throws a head punch that misses.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Dixon as Kuusela tries to tie him up.
Dixon dodges an elbow strike from Kuusela.
Kuusela pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Dixon makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Dixon managing to block the knees to the body from Kuusela.
Kuusela misses with a knee strike.
Dixon is looking to control Kuusela's arms but Kuusela gets an underhook and turns him. Now Dixon has his back to the cage.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Dixon.
Kuusela with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Dixon can't find room to land a body shot as Kuusela controls the action.
Dixon stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Joey Dixon seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Kuusela tries to work over Dixon's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Kuusela as Dixon tries to tie him up.
Kuusela misses with a hook to the ribs.
Dixon tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
A short right from Dixon.
Dixon misses with a hook from the clinch.
Dixon throws a head punch that misses.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Dixon has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Dixon swings wildly with an uppercut but Kuusela uses good head movement to avoid it.
Dixon softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Dixon goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Dixon misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Kuusela blocks an uppercut.
Dixon misses with a hook from the clinch.
Dixon struggles to land a body shot inside as Kuusela controls his hands.
Dixon misses with a hook from the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Joey Dixon showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Joey Dixon's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!
Kuusela scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Kuusela checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Kuusela uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Dixon.
Dixon closes the distance looking to clinch
letting Kuusela counter with a right hand.
Dixon tries to land a body kick
and Kuusela counters with a lovely straight right hand!
A jab lands there for Dixon.
Armo Kuusela is winning the standup battle so far.
Kuusela takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Dixon misses with a straight right.
Kuusela throws a nice inside leg kick.
Dixon lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Kuusela dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Dixon. That did some damage!
Dixon shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Kuusela is trying to defend but Dixon finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Dixon is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kuusela wants to get back to his feet.
Dixon wants to control but Kuusela is keeping him busy.
Dixon looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Kuusela with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Kuusela is refusing to be controlled, as Dixon sits in half guard.
Kuusela is trying to maintain the position but Dixon is very close to passing his half guard.
Dixon working Kuusela over with strikes.
Dixon scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Dixon has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Kuusela makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Kuusela.
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.
Kuusela working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Dixon.
Kuusela keeping moving, preventing Dixon from controlling successfully.
Kuusela is trying to control the position but Dixon postures up.
Dixon cracks Kuusela with a solid left hand.
Dixon is trying to tuck his arms in to keep them safe but Kuusela has managed to isolate one of them and has got a loose triangle. Dixon is looking to defend but Kuusela has done well to lock his legs together - this could be big trouble for Dixon! Kuusela pulls down on the head and a little smile comes across his face - he knows he's got it. Yep, Dixon taps out and this one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:43 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle). Armo Kuusela!
Armo Kuusela made sure to mention his sponsor, CEC Nutrition Q160 in his post fight interview.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Brett Butterfly (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dumbass McWeakhands (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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158 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
13 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Brett Butterfly!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
43 - 25 - 1, fighting out of St Petersburg, Dumbass McWeakhands!
The judges for this bout are Richard Clark, Sam Margolis and Andrew Berry.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
McWeakhands fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Butterfly has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
McWeakhands misses with a hook to the body
and Butterfly counters with a nice low kick that buckles McWeakhands's knee momentarily.
McWeakhands wants to slow Butterfly down by chopping away at his legs.
McWeakhands thows a left - swing and a miss!
Butterfly throws a low kick but it's checked well by McWeakhands.
Butterfly lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
McWeakhands looks to land a right hand but Butterfly moved out of range.
Butterfly misses with a body kick.
Butterfly fakes high and swings low for a body shot but McWeakhands manages to avoid it.
Butterfly checks a leg kick.
Butterfly scores with a nice right hand.
McWeakhands lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
McWeakhands lands a glancing blow to the side of Butterfly's head.
McWeakhands throws a jab but it's blocked by Butterfly.
Dumbass McWeakhands seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Butterfly looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
It seemed like McWeakhands was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Butterfly scores with a body shot.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
McWeakhands takes one to the side of the head.
Butterfly tests McWeakhands's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Butterfly works McWeakhands's body with a nice hook.
That's one minute gone in the round.
McWeakhands misses with a series of wild punches.
McWeakhands scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
McWeakhands throws a head kick but Butterfly moves out of range.
A solid body kick from McWeakhands.
Butterfly takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Butterfly throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
A leg kick checked by Butterfly.
McWeakhands misses with a hook.
Butterfly is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Butterfly misses with a wild body shot.
McWeakhands lands a leg kick that knocks Butterfly off balance momentarily.
Butterfly has been working on his balance at Hell's Balls NY Hellcademy, so perhaps that has help him stuff some of the takedown attempts by McWeakhands.
A slow jab from Butterfly misses its intended target.
Butterfly throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Butterfly lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
A clash of legs there as Butterfly blocks the low kick.
Butterfly throws a body shot but no joy.
Butterfly swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and McWeakhands counters with a stiff right hand.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Butterfly throws a low kick but McWeakhands avoids it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Butterfly misses with a looping left.
McWeakhands closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Butterfly is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by McWeakhands.
McWeakhands is looking to clinch.
A nice inside leg kick there by Butterfly. That's going to slow McWeakhands down.
McWeakhands avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
McWeakhands fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Butterfly has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
McWeakhands misses with a looping right.
Butterfly throws a jab when McWeakhands was well out of range.
Butterfly tries to land a front kick but McWeakhands steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
It seemed like McWeakhands was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
McWeakhands throws a jab when Butterfly was well out of range.
Butterfly thinks about countering with a head kick.
Butterfly tries to score a power double leg takedown but McWeakhands sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Butterfly somewhat.
McWeakhands catches Butterfly with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
A decent looking body kick lands there for Butterfly.
Butterfly feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Butterfly is trying to tuck his arms in to keep them safe but McWeakhands has managed to isolate one of them and has got a loose triangle. Butterfly is looking to defend but McWeakhands has done well to lock his legs together - this could be big trouble for Butterfly! McWeakhands pulls down on the head and a little smile comes across his face - he knows he's got it. Yep, Butterfly taps out and this one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:19 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle). Dumbass McWeakhands!
A relieved looking Dumbass McWeakhands thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Pablo Escobar (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Marcel Cerdan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Escobar comes to the cage accompanied by KoRn En Vivo Mtv. The crowd seem to be enjoying Cerdan's choice of entrance music: French National Anthem. Pablo Escobar has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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142 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
15 - 7 - 0, fighting out of London, Pablo Escobar!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
31 - 20 - 3, fighting out of New York, Marcel Cerdan!
The judges for this bout are Sam Margolis, Andrew Berry and Richard Clark.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jab, jab by Cerdan - just one landing.
Cerdan takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Escobar slips a jab from Cerdan.
Escobar tries to counter by moving into the clinch but Cerdan manages to circle out of the way.
Cerdan misses the shot to the body.
It looked like Escobar wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Escobar's corner calls for a 1-2. Escobar obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Escobar lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Cerdan at a distance.
Escobar fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Cerdan is out of range.
Cerdan lands with a right hand.
Escobar throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Cerdan sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Cerdan fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Cerdan falls off balance throwing a combination
letting Escobar counter with a right hand.
Cerdan misses with a looping left.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Cerdan lands with a straight right. Escobar didn't see that one coming.
Escobar uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Cerdan.
Escobar getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Escobar throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Cerdan stuffs the takedown attempt from Escobar. Escobar gets slowly back to his feet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cerdan moves out of range of the leg kick from Escobar.
Escobar throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Cerdan lands with a nice body punch.
Escobar fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Cerdan manages to avoid it.
Escobar throws a solid leg kick but Cerdan takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Escobar.
Cerdan avoids the body shot from Escobar.
Escobar throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
We've been hearing reports that Escobar has been drilling takedowns in recent sessions so let's see if that has an impact on the result of this fight.
Cerdan with a nice cross.
Cerdan swings widly with a right hand
and Escobar connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Cerdan stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Cerdan tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Escobar was well out of range. Poor timing from Cerdan.
Escobar misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Cerdan.
Escobar blocks a jab.
Escobar is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Escobar throws a body punch but Cerdan moves out of range.
Escobar throws the left hand but Cerdan avoids the punch easily.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Cerdan! But no joy.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Escobar shoots in and bounces Cerdan off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Escobar stops Cerdan from standing up.
Escobar is pushing down on Cerdan's leg trying to pass to half guard. Cerdan is fighting to maintain full guard but Escobar has managed to sneak the leg through.
Cerdan is trying to stand back up but Escobar is controlling him
Cerdan kicks Escobar off and gets back to his feet.
Escobar comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Cerdan throws a big shot that misses.
Escobar takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Escobar shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Cerdan's guard.
Escobar engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
Cerdan wants to stand up but Escobar is controlling him.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Escobar wants to pass the guard but Cerdan is keeping the position.
Cerdan wants to stand up but Escobar is controlling him.
Escobar wants to control from the top but Cerdan keeps moving.
Escobar prevents Cerdan from getting back to his feet.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Escobar works Cerdan's body with a nice hook.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Cerdan misses with a body shot.
Cerdan doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Escobar uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Cerdan.
Cerdan keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Escobar swings for the body but Cerdan moves out of range.
Escobar staying out of range there.
Escobar was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Escobar lands a nice hook to Cerdan's body. Cerdan takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
An inside leg kick lands from Cerdan.
Marcel Cerdan is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Cerdan staying out of range there.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Cerdan! But no joy.
Cerdan takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Escobar takes one to the side of the head.
Escobar throws a looping overhand right but Cerdan ducks down to avoid it.
Nice sprawl there from Cerdan as Escobar shoots in.
Escobar fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Cerdan manages to avoid it.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Cerdan! But no joy.
Escobar avoids the body shot from Cerdan.
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 Pablo Escobar will probably get the nod.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Cerdan checks the leg kick.
Escobar tries to clinch but Cerdan moves out of range.
Escobar uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Cerdan.
Left hook, right uppercut from Escobar.
A lazy left from Cerdan finds it's target.
Escobar throws a body shot but no joy.
Escobar is looking to wear down Cerdan with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Cerdan feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Escobars jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Escobar is rocked!
Cerdan misses with a series of wild punches.
Oh Escobar is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Cerdan drops Escobar with a straight right hand, right on the button! Cerdan follows him down to the mat and pounds him out with hammerfists until the referee jumps in to end the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:33 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Marcel Cerdan!
Marcel Cerdan made sure to mention his sponsor, Namunamu Clothing in his post fight interview.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Mike Henderson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Sativa Sensei (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Henderson comes to the cage accompanied by Jay Z- Big Pimpin. Sensei has chosen Stevie Ray - Pride and Joy as his entrance music. On his way into the cage it seems that Mike Henderson has been attacked by a crazed fan! It looks like it might have been the just bleed guy! Luckily Mike Henderson seems to be OK! I thought that lunatic was in prison!?
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32
153 lbs
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167 lbs
38 - 23 - 0 |
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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
31 - 13 - 4, fighting out of Helsinki, Mike Henderson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
38 - 23 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Sativa Sensei!
The judges for this bout are William Gold, Paul Tew and Richard Clark.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Henderson scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Sensei ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Sensei keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Henderson lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Henderson takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Henderson connects with a leg kick. Sensei looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Sensei throws a hook but Henderson avoids it easily.
Sensei throws a head kick that misses
and Henderson connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Henderson scoring well with a low kick there.
Nice body punch from Sensei.
Sensei lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
The fighters circle momentarily. Henderson darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Henderson feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Sensei's calf.
Henderson lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Sensei at a distance.
Henderson swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Henderson throws a low kick but Sensei moves out of range easily.
Sensei is trying to counter with his kicks.
Henderson takes a body punch but keeps moving.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sensei loads up on a big right hand but Henderson slips the punch.
An attempted straight right counter from Henderson misses the target.
Sativa Sensei seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Henderson thows a leg kick but Sensei checks it
and Sensei counters by moving into the clinch.
Sensei struggles to land a body shot inside as Henderson controls his hands.
Henderson misses with some punches.
Henderson struggles to land a body shot inside as Sensei controls his hands.
Henderson misses with a short punch on the inside.
Sensei misses with a hook from the clinch.
Henderson tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Henderson misses with a knee strike.
Sensei has a couple of punches blocked by Henderson.
Sensei throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Hendersons head.
Sensei breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Sensei has tried to improve his agility in the runup to this fight.
Sensei misses the shot to the body.
That kick from Henderson tenderised Sensei's leg. Sensei is trying to keep his angry face on.
Sensei ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Sensei looks to land a right hand but Henderson moved out of range.
It looked like Henderson was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Sensei.
Henderson throws a shot from downtown. Sensei moves away and avoids it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Henderson throws a leg kick but Sensei checks it.
Henderson keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Sensei throws a nice looking combination but Henderson bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Sensei lands with a straight right. Henderson didn't see that one coming.
An inside leg kick from Henderson misses.
Sensei swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Henderson lands a nice leg kick that just misses Sensei's sensitive parts.
Sensei lands a front kick.
Sensei chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Sensei throws a right hand that misses
and Henderson counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Henderson.
Henderson stopping the sweep attempt from Sensei.
Henderson stands up and waves to Sensei to follow him.
Sensei feints and then cracks Henderson's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Henderson down.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sensei misses with a hook to the body
and Henderson decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Sensei's guard.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Sensei holds on and takes a little breather.
Sensei looking to hit a scissor sweep but Henderson is one step ahead there.
Henderson is looking to stand up but Sensei won't let him.
Sensei tries to land a sweep but no joy.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sensei not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
Henderson has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Sensei lands a nice shot to the body.
Sensei lands with a hook. Henderson tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Henderson lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Henderson 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.
Sensei throws a sloppy head kick and Henderson moves out of range easily.
Sensei checks a leg kick nicely.
Sensei clinches up against the cage.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Henderson's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Henderson shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Sensei misses with a straight right.
It looked like Henderson wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Sativa Sensei will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Henderson scores with a nice right hand.
Henderson scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Sensei throws a head kick that misses.
Sensei misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
A jab lands there for Sensei.
Good leg kick by Henderson there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Henderson misses with a low kick.
Henderson connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Sensei throws a leg kick but Henderson moved away.
Sensei jabbing away but nothing is landing.
A looping hook to the body misses from Sensei. Henderson does a little dance to reset his feet.
Henderson misses with a looping left.
Sensei appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Sensei lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Henderson at a distance.
Henderson throws a low kick but Sensei avoids it.
Henderson misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A bone on bone clash there as Sensei blocks the leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sensei lands a right hook to the body.
A head kick by Sensei misses
enabling Henderson to counter with a crisp jab.
Henderson swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Henderson cracks Sensei with an open hand slap.
Sensei throws a body shot but no joy.
Sensei throws a right and a left that Henderson avoids nicely.
Sensei throws a jab but it's blocked by Henderson.
Sensei throws a body shot but no joy.
A lazy left from Henderson finds it's target.
Sensei fails in his attempt to clinch.
Henderson tried to counter with a leg kick but Sensei avoided it.
Sensei throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
A jab from Henderson misses.
Henderson checks the leg kick nicely there.
Sensei throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Henderson throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Henderson throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Sensei's head.
It looks like Sativa Sensei has been cut.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Sensei fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
A looping hook to the body misses from Sensei. Henderson does a little dance to reset his feet.
Some bone on bone action there as Sensei checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Sensei looks to throw the jab but Henderson is out of range.
Henderson tried to score with a low kick but Sensei checks it.
Sensei chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Henderson stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Sensei.
Sensei throws a body shot but no joy.
Sensei blocks a head kick by Henderson.
Sensei throws a shot to the body.
Henderson throws a hook to the side of Sensei's head but Sensei sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Henderson avoids the head kick by Sensei.
Sensei loads up on a big right hand but Henderson slips the punch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Henderson misses with the body kick
and Sensei counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
A thudding body kick lands there by Henderson!
Sensei will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Sensei fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Henderson checks it well.
Sensei pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Sensei fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Henderson checks it well.
Henderson connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Sensei momentarily.
The fighters circling - Sensei throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Henderson avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Henderson lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Sensei at a distance.
Henderson is looking to chop away at Sensei's legs.
A nice leg kick lands there from Henderson.
A looping hook to the body misses from Sensei. Henderson does a little dance to reset his feet.
Henderson is looking to counter punch.
Sensei cracks a nice hook into Henderson's ribs.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sensei tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
A solid leg kick lands there for Henderson.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Henderson cracks Sensei with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Henderson with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Sensei to score with a decent uppercut.
Sensei 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.
Sensei delivers a nice body kick.
Henderson misses with a two punch combination.
Sensei lands a high kick!
Henderson throws a quick inside leg kick.
A swing and a miss from Henderson.
Henderson tries to move into range but Sensei moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Sensei throws out a powerful jab.
Sensei thows a left - swing and a miss!
Sensei throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
It looked like Henderson wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Sensei misses with a wild body shot.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Sativa Sensei will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Sativa Sensei's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!
Henderson scores with a decent looking hook.
Sensei scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Sensei throws a body punch but Henderson moves out of range.
Henderson is looking to score with low kicks.
Henderson connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Sensei's hands.
Henderson lands a jab to Sensei's midsection.
Sensei steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Henderson.
Sensei does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
A big left from Henderson misses.
Sensei misses with a lunging right hand
and Henderson counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sensei throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Henderson swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Sensei scores with a shot to the body.
Sativa Sensei seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Henderson works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Sensei stuns Henderson with a nice body shot, before stepping back 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!
Henderson tries to clinch up but Sensei circles away and keeps his distance.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Henderson tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
That kick from Henderson tenderised Sensei's leg. Sensei is trying to keep his angry face on.
Henderson throws a leg kick but Sensei sees it coming and moves out of range.
Sensei is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Henderson rather than just go for the knockout.
Sensei misses the body punch
and Henderson counters with a stiff right hand.
Henderson throws a head kick but Sensei moves out of range.
Sensei misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Henderson attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Henderson tries a low kick but Sensei avoids it.
Henderson looks to land a right hand but Sensei moved out of range.
Sensei throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Sensei scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Henderson doesn't seem bothered though.
Henderson fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
An inside leg kick lands from Henderson.
A jab lands there for Henderson.
Sativa Sensei is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Henderson missing with a left hand there. Sensei was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Henderson defending well as Sensei loads up on a big left hand.
Jab by Sensei.
A jab from Sensei finds it's way through Henderson's defenses.
Sensei misses with a body kick.
Sensei throws a jab but it's blocked by Henderson.
Henderson misses with the body kick
and Sensei counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Sensei scores with a jab. Henderson acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Sensei throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Sensei misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Sensei avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Sensei.
Henderson uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Sensei.
Nice defenses there by Sensei.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sensei throws a looping overhand right but Henderson ducks down to avoid it.
It looked like Henderson wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Henderson bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Sensei throws a hook but Henderson avoids it easily.
Henderson is looking to chop away at Sensei's legs.
Jab, jab by Henderson - just one landing.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Sensei lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Henderson has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Henderson and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Henderson swings for the body but Sensei moves out of range.
Sensei checks the leg kick.
Sensei takes a swing at Henderson's ribcage but misses.
Sensei misses with a straight right.
Sensei turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Sensei's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Henderson checks a leg kick nicely.
Sensei misses with a hook
and Henderson counters with a stiff right hand.
Henderson takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Mike Henderson has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Henderson avoids the body shot from Sensei.
Sensei swings for the body but Henderson moves out of range.
Henderson tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Sensei was well out of range. Poor timing from Henderson.
Sensei gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Sensei swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Sensei misses with a body shot.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Henderson throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Henderson throws a lazy right hand but Sensei sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Sensei checks a low kick from Henderson.
Sensei swings for the body but Henderson moves out of range.
Henderson misses with a two punch combination.
Henderson dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Sensei tries a low kick but Henderson avoids it.
Sensei takes a swing at Henderson's ribcage but misses.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Mike Henderson.
I think Sensei 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 William Gold scores the fight 28:29
Judge Paul Tew scores the fight 28:29
Judge Richard Clark scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Sativa Sensei!
An out of breath Sativa Sensei thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
Mike Henderson was interviewed post fight and said 'I knew he was going to try and just wrestle me. Just hold me down and hold on to me. Oh well maybe next he will want to fight instead of just hug me.'.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Conan Cross (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Victor Zsasz (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Zsasz has chosen 2Pac: When We Ride ft. Outlawz as his entrance music. Both fighters look pumped up here. Let's hope this is a good fight!
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32
157 lbs
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143 lbs
27 - 13 - 1 |
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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
24 - 13 - 2, fighting out of London, Conan Cross!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
27 - 13 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Victor Zsasz!
The judges for this bout are Sam Margolis, Phil Schofield and Daniel Bishop.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Zsasz throws a solid leg kick but Cross takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Zsasz.
Zsasz scores with a jab.
Zsasz attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Cross throws a chopping leg kick but Zsasz manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
A cross from Zsasz lands.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Cross.
Zsasz tests Cross's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Cross!
A left lands for Zsasz.
Zsasz takes a swing at Cross's ribcage but misses.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Cross dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Cross tried to score with a low kick but Zsasz checks it.
Cross tests Zsasz's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Cross lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Zsasz circles away quickly and effectively.
Conan Cross seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Zsasz takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Cross lands with a good body shot.
Cross has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Zsasz.
Cross scores with a jab to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A solid leg kick lands there for Zsasz.
Cross throws out a leg kick but Zsasz moves out of range and Cross only half commits.
Good work by Cross as he checks the leg kick.
Cross feinted with a counter takedown.
A decent looking cross lands there for Zsasz.
Cross swings for the body but Zsasz moves out of range.
Cross misses with a body kick.
Cross is looking to wear down Zsasz with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Zsasz swings for the body but Cross moves out of range.
Zsasz feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Crosss jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Cross throws a low kick, looking for Zsasz's leg but Zsasz calmly moves out of range.
It seemed like Zsasz was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Zsasz moves out of range of the body kick.
Zsasz is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Zsasz throws a leg kick but Cross sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Cross half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
Zsasz closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Cross just misses with a punch to the body.
Zsasz on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Cross. Cross obviously looking to wear him down.
Zsasz looks to throw the jab but Cross is out of range.
Cross changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
Cross on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Zsasz tries to work over Cross's front leg with a kick but Cross checks it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Cross moves out of range as Zsasz throws a body kick.
Cross blocks a leg kick.
Zsasz throws a leg kick but Cross checks it.
Cross goes for a double leg but Zsasz avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Zsasz continues to drive forward.
Zsasz fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Zsasz jabs Cross to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Cross tries a low kick but Zsasz avoids it.
Cross throws a body shot but no joy.
Zsasz doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Cross misses with a left hand
and Zsasz counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Cross swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Zsasz throws a nice looking combination but Cross bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Zsasz checks a leg kick.
A nice leg kick lands there from Cross.
Cross throws a leg kick but Zsasz sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Zsasz throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Cross sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Zsasz lands with a kick to the ribs.
Cross misses with a low kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Zsasz tries a low kick but Cross avoids it.
Cross's corner calls for a 1-2. Cross obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Cross misses with a body kick.
Cross swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Zsasz counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Cross looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Cross uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Zsasz.
Jab by Zsasz.
Zsasz listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Zsasz throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Cross attempts a counter takedown but Zsasz avoids it well and moves away.
Zsasz connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Cross momentarily.
Zsasz tests Cross's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Zsasz moves out of range of the body kick from Cross.
Zsasz misses the shot to the body.
An inside leg kick from Zsasz misses.
A jab from Zsasz misses.
Cross ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A solid body kick from Cross.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A looping hook to the body misses from Cross. Zsasz does a little dance to reset his feet.
Zsasz scores with a jab to the body.
Zsasz turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Both fighters circling a little - Zsasz finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Victor Zsasz is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Zsasz lands an overhand right.
Cross throws a jab when Zsasz was well out of range.
Zsasz looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Zsasz stuffs the takedown.
Cross looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Zsasz throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Zsasz throws a chopping leg kick but Cross manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Cross lands a jab to Zsasz's midsection.
Zsasz blocks the body kick.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Zsasz lands with an uppercut that bounces Cross off the cage and back into range.
Cross throws the kick towards the body but Zsasz avoids it.
Cross ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Zsasz moves away.
Zsasz misses the jab.
Cross drops down looking for a counter takedown but Zsasz sprawls and moves away.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Victor Zsasz dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Cross avoids a kick to the body.
Cross half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
Cross scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
That kick from Zsasz tenderised Cross's leg. Cross is trying to keep his angry face on.
Cross scores with a leg kick.
Zsasz throws a leg kick but Cross sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Zsasz looks for the body kick but Cross saw that one coming.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Cross lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Zsasz has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Zsasz and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Cross digs a good body shot into Zsasz's ribs.
Nice uppercut lands for Zsasz. That snapped Cross's head back.
Zsasz throws a nice outside leg kick.
Cross throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Cross lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Cross takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Zsasz looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Zsasz lands a head shot.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Zsasz swinging wildly here.
Cross uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Zsasz.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Zsasz misses with a body shot.
Cross pivots, looking for a leg kick but Zsasz is out of range and Cross settles back down.
Zsasz tried to score with a low kick but Cross checks it.
Good standup being displayed there by Cross as he connects with a hook.
Cross waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Zsasz.
Good standup being displayed there by Cross as he connects with a hook.
Cross on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Zsasz moves out of range of the body kick.
A good leg kick by Zsasz.
Zsasz has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Zsasz throws a chopping leg kick but Cross manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Zsasz connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Cross darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Cross throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cross not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Zsasz wants to improve his position but Cross is controlling well.
Cross tries to pass to full mount but Zsasz defends it.
Zsasz wants to get back to full guard but Cross has passed into side control.
Zsasz holding on.
Cross working the ground and pound.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cross throwing shots but missing, from side control.
Zsasz is trying to get back to half guard.
Zsasz manages to land a sweep and he's now on top! Lovely Jiu Jitsu!
Zsasz perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
Cross wants to improve his position but Zsasz is controlling well.
Cross manages to get to full guard.
Zsasz throws an elbow that misses. Cross uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Zsasz's guard. Nice move by Cross!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Zsasz avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Cross is looking to work some ground and pound but Zsasz has wrist control.
Cross trying to control but Zsasz is working from the bottom.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Cross accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Cross throws a big right hand that misses.
The step up in weight doesn't seem to be a problem for Zsasz. He's performing admirably here against the bigger man.
Cross loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
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 Conan Cross will probably get the nod.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Cross checks a leg kick nicely.
Cross misses with a hook.
Zsasz is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Zsasz scores with a nice right hand.
It looks like Conan Cross has been cut.
Zsasz takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Cross tries to move into range but Zsasz moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Zsasz misses with a jab, cross combination.
Zsasz scores with a spinning back kick!
Zsasz throws a looping overhand right but Cross ducks down to avoid it.
Zsasz misses with an uppercut. Cross saw that one coming.
Cross checks the leg kick.
Cross connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
A looping hook to the body misses from Cross. Zsasz does a little dance to reset his feet.
Zsasz counters with a body kick.
Cross misses with a jab to the body
and Zsasz counters with a left and a right that stings Cross.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Zsasz fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Zsasz gets caught flat footed, as Cross shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Cross 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.
Cross controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cross wants to pass the guard but Zsasz is keeping the position.
Cross is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Cross seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
Zsasz avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Cross preventing the sweep.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
Cross working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Cross makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Zsasz pulls Cross in close to prevent any damage.
Zsasz 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.
Cross trying to control the position from guard on top but Zsasz is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Zsasz slips under a jab from Cross.
Zsasz dips to his left and cracks Cross with an uppercut!
Zsasz lands with a thumping leg kick.
Zsasz connects with a solid leg kick.
Cross feints and then cracks Zsasz's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Zsasz down.
Cross thows a body kick. Zsasz tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Zsasz is looking to slow Cross down with leg kicks.
Zsasz scores with a spinning back kick!
Cross fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Zsasz looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Zsasz fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Cross.
Cross defending well as Zsasz loads up on a big left hand.
Cross lands a lovely overhand right.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Cross misses the shot to the body.
A chopping leg kick lands by Zsasz.
Nice straight punches there by Zsasz. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Zsasz.
Cross chopping away at his opponent's legs.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A chopping leg kick lands by Cross.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Zsasz, as that shot connected.
Cross misses with a hook.
Jab, jab by Cross - just one landing.
Zsasz connects with a leg kick. Cross looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Zsasz takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Cross fakes the leg kick and cracks Zsasz in the body.
A low kick from Cross is predictable there
and Zsasz counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Cross thinking.
Zsasz throws a right and a left that Cross avoids nicely.
Cross staying out of range there.
Cross misses with a wild body shot.
Zsasz uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Cross.
Cross will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
Nice defenses there by Cross.
Cross changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
Cross looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Good exchange - Zsasz coming out on top.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Victor Zsasz.
I think Zsasz 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 Sam Margolis scores the fight 27:30
Judge Phil Schofield scores the fight 28:29
Judge Daniel Bishop scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Victor Zsasz!
Our winner, Victor Zsasz, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Monster Kody (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Taisto Murkula (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Kody's entrance music is Hip Hop. A fine choice. The crowd seem to be enjoying Murkula's choice of entrance music: Forever Angel. The crowd giving both fighters a great reception on their way into the arena. That's good to see.
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29
192 lbs
19 - 4 - 0 |
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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
23 - 12 - 1, fighting out of Helsinki, Monster Kody!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
19 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Taisto Murkula!
The judges for this bout are James Ackerman, James Atkins and Richard Clark.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Murkula looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Murkula tries to move into range but Kody moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Murkula has managed to clinch.
Murkula lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Kody backwards.
A short body shot lands from Murkula as the two fighters clinch.
Murkula is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Murkula lands a nice uppercut.
Kody swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Kody breaks the clinch.
Murkula ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Taisto Murkula seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Murkula misses with a lunging right hand
and Kody counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Murkula attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
A little feinted left hand from Kody on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Murkula fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Kody manages to avoid it.
Kody gets caught napping as Murkula dives in and scores a takedown. Kody manages to retain guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Murkula throwing strikes but missing.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Murkula working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Murkula trying to control the position from guard on top but Kody is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Kody working a defensive guard but Murkula manages to pass into side control anyway.
Kody can't do much from the bottom here.
Murkula misses with a strike but at least he's keeping busy, looking to cause some damage - that will still help him when it comes to the judges scorecards.
Kody tries to escape but Murkula is in control.
You can see the frustration on Kody's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Murkula working the ground and pound from side control.
Kody wants to control but Murkula postures up.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kody parries the strikes from Murkula easily there. Murkula is wary of posturing up too much because it might enable Kody to escape.
Murkula cracks Kody with a big right hand but Kody just smiles back at him and invites him to have another go.
Murkula is working Kody over with some ground and pound from side control.
Murkula advances to full mount.
Murkula lands with some strikes.
Murkula controlling from the full mount.
Murkula scoring with strikes but Kody is staying in there.
Murkula throwing sloppy strikes, which aren't doing any damage.
Kody tries to lock up and control but Murkula gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Kody keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kody is in a horrible position here. Murkula smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Kody wants to control but Murkula is having none of it.
Kody is bucking up trying to escape but Murkula cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
Murkula can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Kody is looking to escape.
Murkula has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Kody's face.
Murkula scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Kody is rocked!
Kody tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Oh Kody is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Murkula controlling the pace for now.
Kody seems to have got his legs back now.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kody is squirming around, avoiding Murkula's attempts to control the action.
Kody keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Murkula avoids the attempt from Kody to control.
Kody in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Kody is in a tricky position but he's been working on his transitions down at IMMA Gym of Elite ASS, so we'll see if he gets out of it.
Murkula working the ground and pound effectively.
Kody tries to hold on but Murkula pushes him away.
Murkula controlling from the full mount.
Murkula pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
Murkula trying to control but he's not successful this time.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Taisto Murkula 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.
Kody fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Murkula is out of range.
Murkula gets tackled into the cage by Kody. Kody maintains the clinch.
Murkula throws a punch but it's blocked by Kody.
Murkula tries to throw a body punch but Kody avoids it by throwing Murkula back against the cage.
Murkula has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Kody is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Kody lands a left hand.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Murkula.
Murkula tries to score a body lock takedown but Kody shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Murkula tries a body shot but Kody blocks it.
Kody fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Murkula prevents a body shot from Kody.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Murkula fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Kody misses with a punch to the body.
Murkula changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Kody fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Monster Kody has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Taisto Murkula.
Kody tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Murkula was well out of range. Poor timing from Kody.
Murkula throws a nice outside leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kody tries to move into range but Murkula moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Murkula shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Murkula showed some decent athleticism there.
Nice strikes from Murkula there.
Murkula not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Murkula prevents Kody from improving his position.
Kody wants to get back to his feet.
Taisto Murkula has got the better of the ground game so far.
Kody taking some punishment here, with Murkula in his half guard.
Murkula thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Murkula lands strikes from half guard.
Kody is trying to maintain the position but Murkula is very close to passing his half guard.
Murkula has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kody wants to get back to his feet.
Murkula trying to control the action but Kody is working from the bottom.
Murkula throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Kody is trying to get back to full guard.
Murkula not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Murkula takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Kody tries to keep at a distance but Murkula has taken the fight into the clinch.
Murkula has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Murkula misses with the head strike.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Murkula lands a hook that snaps the head of Kody backwards.
Kody is defending well against a takedown attempt.
Kody lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Murkula tries to work over Kody's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Kody lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Kody blocks an uppercut.
Kody doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Murkula swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Murkula misses with a hook from the clinch.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Murkula creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Murkula goes for a takedown attempt but Kody pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Murkula misses with a head kick.
Kody checks a leg kick.
Murkula fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Kody lands a body shot.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kody lands a lovely overhand right.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Murkula feints and then cracks Kody's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Kody down.
Kody throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Murkula's head.
Kody thuds a left hand into Murkula's body.
A head kick by Murkula misses
and Murkula takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Kody throws a front kick aimed at Murkula's knee but Murkula avoids it well.
Murkula swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Murkula.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Murkula.
Murkula slips a jab from Kody.
Kody connects with an inside leg kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Taisto Murkula will probably get the nod - 10:9.
That's time! Back to the action! And we move into the final round!
Murkula throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Murkula tries to throw a body punch but Kody avoids it by throwing Murkula back against the cage.
Murkula looking for a takedown.
Kody prevents Murkula from breaking the clinch.
Kody misses with a punch to the body.
Kody makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
A short uppercut from Kody.
Kody lands a nice uppercut.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Murkula misses with a hook from the clinch.
Murkula is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Kody pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Kody's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Murkula misses with a left hand
and Kody cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Murkula throws a leg kick
and Kody cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Monster Kody is winning the standup battle so far.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Murkula clobbers Kody with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Murkula tries to land a leg kick but Kody saw it coming and moves away.
Murkula ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Kody fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Murkula manages to avoid it.
Kody moves out of range of the strikes.
Kody dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Murkula. That did some damage!
Murkula is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Kody bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Murkula, as that shot connected.
Murkula's jab looks to have found its range, popping Kody under the eye.
Murkula darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Kody darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Murkula wants to land a leg kick but Kody is out of range.
Kody slips under a jab.
Murkula misses with an uppercut
and Kody makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Murkula looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
A cross from Murkula lands.
Murkula feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Kodys jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Some bone on bone action there as Kody checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
A low kick from Murkula misses
and Kody counters with a thumping low kick.
Murkula avoids the head kick by Kody.
Monster Kody has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Kody checks a leg kick nicely.
No joy there for Kody, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Murkula catches Kody with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Murkula throws a right hand that misses
and Kody counters with a flying knee. Nice.
Murkula looks to throw the jab but Kody is out of range.
Murkula misses with a left hand
and Kody makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Good leg kick by Murkula there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
A jab from Murkula finds it's way through Kody's defenses.
Kody fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Murkula manages to avoid it.
Kody drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Kody tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Murkula was well out of range. Poor timing from Kody.
Kody fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Murkula, pushing him back against the cage.
Kody misses with the head strike.
Murkula softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Murkula has Kody pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Kody manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Monster Kody has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Taisto Murkula.
A short body shot lands from Kody as the two fighters clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kody working aggressively here.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Kody softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Murkula working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Kody prevents the takedown attempt.
Monster Kody has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Murkula tries to score a body lock takedown but Kody shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Kody lands with a right to the head.
Kody blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Murkula wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
A right hand to the body from Kody.
Murkula wants to take the fight to the mat but Kody manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
Murkula misses with a hook to the ribs.
Murkula misses with a punch on the inside.
Murkula misses with a short punch on the inside.
Murkula lands a right hand.
A short right from Kody on the inside.
A short uppercut from Kody.
And that's the end of the fight!
Monster Kody showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Murkula has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge James Ackerman scores the fight 29:29
Judge James Atkins scores the fight 29:29
Judge Richard Clark scores the fight 29:29
The fight is ruled a draw!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Hamish Kersikov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Miami Vice (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Kersikov comes to the cage accompanied by Calvin Harris feat. Ellie Goulding - I Need Your Love. The crowd seem to be enjoying Vice's choice of entrance music: Watch out, Vice is on a patrol!. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
9 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Hamish Kersikov!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
18 - 7 - 1, fighting out of Los Angeles, Miami Vice!
The judges for this bout are William Gold, Steven Brown and James Glass.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kersikov swings for the body but Vice moves out of range.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Kersikov misses with a kick to the body
and Vice counters with a straight right hand.
Vice sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Kersikov takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Kersikov lands a jab to Vice's midsection.
Kersikov misses with a kick to the body.
Vice avoids the head kick by Kersikov.
Kersikov thuds a left hand into Vice's body.
Kersikov throws the kick towards the body but Vice avoids it.
Vice gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Kersikov digs a right hand underneath Vice's ribcage. Vice let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Kersikov makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Nice body punch from Kersikov - that landed with a thud.
Vice looks winded!
Kersikov misses with a punch to the body.
Kersikov tries a body shot but Vice blocks it.
Kersikov digs a right hand underneath Vice's ribcage. Vice let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Kersikov scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Kersikov struggles to land a body shot inside as Vice controls his hands.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Vice just misses with a elbow thrown towards Kersikov's brow.
Vice pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kersikov rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Vice moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Kersikov showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Vice.
Kersikov delivers a nice body kick.
Kersikov throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Vice takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Kersikov throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Kersikov throws a right and a left that both miss.
Vice blocks a head kick by Kersikov.
A slapping leg kick lands for Kersikov.
Vice throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Vice buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Vice lands with a kick to the temple. Kersikov shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Kersikov moves out of range as Vice throws a body kick.
Kersikov moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Kersikov has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Kersikov misses with a wild body shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Vice turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Vice thuds his right hand into Kersikov's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Kersikov throws a push kick but Vice slaps the foot to one side.
Kersikov staying out of range there.
Kersikov circles away from the clinch attempt.
Kersikov thuds his right hand into Vice's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Kersikov avoids the head kick by Vice.
Kersikov appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
Vice tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Kersikov manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Kersikov throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Vice ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Vice tries a head kick but it misses.
Kersikov tests Vice's chin there with a solid looking shot.
It looks like Miami Vice has been cut.
Vice lands with a slapping head kick.
Vice avoids a kick to the body.
Vice wants to land a leg kick but Kersikov is out of range.
Kersikov looks to land a left hand but Vice moved out of range nicely.
Vice 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.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kersikov needs to keep his hands up - Vice had a free shot at his head there.
Kersikov throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Vice doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Kersikov is looking to wear down Vice with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Kersikov throws a body kick that misses.
Vice scoring well with a low kick there.
Nice body kick there by Kersikov.
Vice throws out a powerful jab.
Both fighters circling a little - Kersikov finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
A thudding body kick lands there by Kersikov!
Kersikov digs a good hook to Vice's body.
Kersikov takes a swing at Vice's ribcage but misses.
Kersikov jabs at Vice's body.
Kersikov misses with a body kick.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Vice misses with a body shot.
A chopping leg kick lands by Kersikov.
Vice takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Kersikov throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Vice takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kersikov throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Vice feints the counter takedown.
Kersikov scores with a hook to the body. Vice takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Kersikov works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Vice takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Kersikov feints and then cracks Vice's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Vice down.
Kersikov seems to be stalking Vice here. He circles momentarily and then unleashes a devastatic head kick! Vice drops like a stone, out cold! WOW! Are you kidding me!? What a knockout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:24 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Hamish Kersikov!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Rocky Tyson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tigran Badoyan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Rocky Tyson has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
19 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Rocky Tyson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
24 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Tigran Badoyan!
The judges for this bout are Phil Schofield, Paul Tew and Steven Brown.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Badoyan 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.
Badoyan just misses with a punch to the body.
Badoyan throws a quick inside leg kick.
Badoyan takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
It looks like Tigran Badoyan has been cut.
Badoyan steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Tyson.
Badoyan looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Tyson is fending him off so far but Badoyan persists. Nope, Tyson circles away and we're back to standing.
Badoyan punishes Tyson's body with a nice straight punch.
Badoyan jabs at Tyson's body.
Tyson thows a left - swing and a miss!
Tyson looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Badoyan throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Badoyan lands a body shot.
Badoyan moves out of range as Tyson strikes.
Badoyan scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Tyson doesn't seem bothered though.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Tyson lands with a straight right. Badoyan didn't see that one coming.
Tyson throws a body kick, spinning off balance
letting Badoyan counter with a right hand.
Tyson misses with a straight left.
Tyson misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Tyson pivots, looking for a leg kick but Badoyan is out of range and Tyson settles back down.
Badoyan digs a good hook to Tyson's body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tyson moves out of range of the body kick.
A swing and a miss from Tyson.
Tyson misses the shot to the body.
Tyson looks to land a body kick but Badoyan moved away.
Tyson lands with a right hand.
Rocky Tyson is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Badoyan takes a swing at Tyson's ribcage but misses.
Tyson takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Tyson has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Badoyan.
Badoyan scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Badoyan throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Tigran Badoyan seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Tyson misses with a body kick.
Tyson scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Badoyan doesn't seem bothered though.
Tyson takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Tyson, as that shot connected.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Tyson lands a nice shot to the body.
Badoyan tries to land a body kick
and Tyson counters with an inside leg kick.
We can't be sure of the tactics at this early stage but we have heard that Badoyan has been working on his takedowns a lot in the buildup to the fight and we can only assume he's going to look to take this to the mat.
Badoyan delivers a nice body kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tyson is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Badoyan.
Tyson moves into range and connects with a jab.
Tyson throws a lazy right hand but Badoyan sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
A shot to the liver by Badoyan. Beautiful body shot.
Badoyan digs a good body shot into Tyson's ribs.
Tyson is breathing heavily.
Badoyan darts in looking for a takedown but Tyson gets double underhooks and turns Badoyan into the cage.
Tyson on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
A solid leg kick lands there for Badoyan.
Tyson dodges the punch combination from Badoyan.
Badoyan shoots in looking for a takedown but Tyson manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Badoyan's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Rocky Tyson has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Tigran Badoyan.
Badoyan misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Tyson connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Badoyan is rocked!
That has opened up Tigran Badoyan's cut even more.
Tyson lands with a jab that stuns his opponent. Badoyan is looking to close the distance but Tyson sees it coming and throws a beautiful knee! Badoyan crumbles to the mat and that's all she wrote! Let's hope Badoyan is OK because that was naaaaaasty!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:58 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Knee). Rocky Tyson!
Rocky 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 Leonardo Ferreira (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Daniel Silva (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Ferreira might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to The Prodigy - Voodoo People (Pendulum Remix). Silva has chosen LL CoolJ - Headsprung as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. This should be a great matchup!
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World class boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
27 - 7 - 0, fighting out of New York, Leonardo Ferreira!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
36 - 18 - 1, fighting out of Helsinki, Daniel Silva!
The judges for this bout are Paul Tew, Chris Edwards and Donald Grub.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Silva tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Ferreira lands with an uppercut that bounces Silva off the cage and back into range.
Ferreira thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Silva if he has to take too many more of those.
Silva misses with a straight left.
Silva dives in and grabs Ferreira's left leg, looking for a takedown. Ferreira pushes down on Silva's head and hops out.
Ferreira lands with a thumping leg kick.
Ferreira slaps away a takedown attempt from Silva, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Silva throws a shot from downtown. Ferreira moves away and avoids it.
Ferreira leaves Silva with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Leonardo Ferreira has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Daniel Silva.
Ferreira feints and then cracks Silva's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Silva down.
Ferreira circles away from the clinch attempt
and Ferreira counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
It looks like Daniel Silva has been cut.
Ferreira ducks under a wild hook from Silva.
Silva scores with a leg kick.
Silva tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Ferreira manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Ferreira fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Silva looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ferreira misses the shot to the body.
Ferreira uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Silva.
A counter left hand to the body from Ferreira misses its target.
Silva wants to clinch up but Ferreira keeps it at a distance.
Silva lands a high kick!
It looks like Leonardo Ferreira has been cut.
Ferreira just misses with a punch to the body.
Some bone on bone action there as Silva checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
A head kick from Silva lands but Ferreira takes it in his stride.
Silva shoots in for a takedown but Ferreira shows good takedown defense.
Silva closes this distance looking for a takedown but Ferreira circles away.
Ferreira scores with a nice body kick.
Silva looks winded!
A jab lands there for Ferreira.
Ferreira turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Ferreira just misses with a punch to the body.
Ferreira lands a jab to Silva's midsection.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Ferreira lands with a nice body punch.
Leonardo Ferreira is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
A good leg kick by Ferreira.
Ferreira throws a nice inside leg kick.
Ferreira throws a nice outside leg kick.
Ferreira scores with a hook to the body. Silva takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ferreira throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Silva stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Silva takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Ferreira lands a nice shot to the body.
A slapping body kick lands there for Ferreira.
Ferreira throws a sloppy head kick and Silva moves out of range easily.
Ferreira is looking to wear down Silva with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Silva tries to clinch up.
Ferreira lands with a nice body kick.
A solid body kick from Ferreira.
Ferreira connects with a jab.
Ferreira fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Silva has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Silva takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Ferreira throws a quick inside leg kick.
You can see that Silva has visibly slowed down as a result of the leg kicks
Ferreira darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Ferreira connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Ferreira wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Today's fight clock is brought to you by... OOOH that's a huge shot by Ferreira! Silva is in big trouble here - the ref steps in to save him and this one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:57 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Leonardo Ferreira!
A victorious Leonardo Ferreira thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
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