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ROV 14 PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Bob Sapp (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Peter Sutcliffe (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Bob Sapp looks tired to me. Hopefully he has got enough gas left in the tank to put in a good performance.
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275 lbs
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215 lbs
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BJJ White Belt
Solid boxing
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Bob Sapp!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Peter Sutcliffe!
The judges for this bout are Vladimir Khabensky, Aleksei Zolotukhin and Konstantin Menshow.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sapp fails with a takedown attempt.
Sapp takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
It looks like Bob Sapp has been cut.
A lazy left from Sutcliffe finds it's target.
Sapp throws the left hand but Sutcliffe avoids the punch easily.
Sutcliffe connects with a good right hand that stumbles Sapp. Sapp circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
A slow jab from Sutcliffe misses its intended target.
Sutcliffe getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Sapp seems to be moving with more speed, compared to his last bout. He must have been working on that in the gym.
Sapp lands a lovely overhand right.
Sutcliffe connects with a looping right hand.
Sapp is rocked!
Bob Sapp's cut is getting worse.
Sutcliffe connects with a nice cross there... Sapp is looking wobbly and Sutcliffe recognises it - he's rushed in and lands two more brutal shots that send Sapp to the canvas, out cold! A brutal finish to the fight - Sutcliffe jumps onto the ropes to celebrate with the crowd!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:44 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Peter Sutcliffe!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Sean Myler (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Cameo Klichnovzky (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Sean Myler has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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181 lbs
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176 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent MT
Good chin |
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Basic striking
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 4 - 0, fighting out of London, Sean Myler!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 3 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Cameo Klichnovzky!
The judges for this bout are Fedor Mirinova, Viktor Lagutenko and Vladimir Khabensky.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Klichnovzky takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Klichnovzky tries for a takedown but Myler circles away easily
enabling Myler to counter with a crisp jab.
Klichnovzky tries for a takedown but Myler circles away easily
enabling Myler to counter with a crisp jab.
Klichnovzky shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Klichnovzky seems to be working for a kimura but Myler defends the submission attempt.
Myler has a hand on Klichnovzky's thigh, trying to get back to full guard. Klichnovzky takes advantage of the position though and mounts him!
Myler defends a decent attempt at a guillotine from Klichnovzky.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Klichnovzky swings around for an armbar but it's a sloppy attempt and Myler is now in Klichnovzky's guard. A big mistake from Klichnovzky there, giving up the dominant position!
Klichnovzky looking for a guillotine here but Myler defends easily.
Klichnovzky looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Myler wanted to stand there but Klichnovzky had control of the position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Myler trying to control the position from guard on top but Klichnovzky is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Klichnovzky is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Myler is aware though and is defending well.
Myler trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Klichnovzky throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Klichnovzky looks to be working for a triangle here. Oh, it looks like he might have it! Myler has picked Klichnovzky up and slammed him! Klichnovzky can't keep hold of the triangle and Myler manages to pass to side control!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Myler tries to get to his feet but he's trapped momentarily.
Klichnovzky is sneaking out the side here. He's bucked Myler off and has taken his back!
Klichnovzky controlling well, preventing Myler from escaping the position.
Myler knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Klichnovzky on the ground.
Klichnovzky is persistently looking for the submission but Myler is defending it well.
Klichnovzky tightening his grip on Myler, looking for the choke.
Myler showing good submission defense here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Klichnovzky working for a RNC but it's not happening just yet.
We've been informed that Klichnovzky has been working hard on his conditioning in the buildup to the fight.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
Klichnovzky looking to finish the fight with a rear naked choke. Myler is controlling Klichnovzky 's left arm and he spins nicely into guard.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Klichnovzky looking for submissions from the bottom but instead Myler passes into half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Cameo Klichnovzky will probably get the nod.
That's time! Myler's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Klichnovzky misses with a takedown
and Myler counters with a head kick.
Klichnovzky misses with a takedown
and Myler counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Klichnovzky with a poor takedown
and Myler makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Sean Myler has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Cameo Klichnovzky.
Klichnovzky 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.
A cross from Myler lands.
Myler cracks Klichnovzky with a good jab.
Klichnovzky misses with a takedown
and Myler counters with a lovely straight right hand!
It looks like Myler has been trying to sharpen up his punching technique, as it looks crisper than last time we saw him.
Klichnovzky looking to score a takedown here. Myler is defending well but Klichnovzky drives through and ends up in Myler's guard.
Cameo Klichnovzky has got the better of the ground game so far.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Klichnovzky drops back, looking for a kneebar! Myler looks panicked! The fighters roll across the mat, one looking to finish, one looking to escape. Myler looks to have wriggled free... Yes, he's got his leg free and he's dived into side control! Good work there from Myler!
Klichnovzky tries to improve position but can't.
Klichnovzky is breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Myler tries to stand but Klichnovzky is controlling his head.
Klichnovzky is trying to get back to half guard.
Klichnovzky is not content to let Myler control the position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Myler tries to stand but Klichnovzky is controlling his head.
Klichnovzky is looking to regain half guard here but Myler keeps moving and retains side control.
Myler decides to stand up, so the ref orders Klichnovzky to his feet.
Klichnovzky gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Myler counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Myler is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Klichnovzky can do to turn this around?
Klichnovzky takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Myler's jab looks to have found its range, popping Klichnovzky under the eye.
Klichnovzky tries for a takedown but Myler circles away easily
and Myler counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Myler connects with a right hand. Klichnovzky shakes it off.
Klichnovzky looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into side control! Oh, that's bad for Myler!
Klichnovzky tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Klichnovzky has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Klichnovzky tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Klichnovzky has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Myler is looking to reverse the position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Klichnovzky looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Myler struggling a bit here.
Klichnovzky goes for an armbar here - this could be all over! But no, Myler has escaped beautifully and is now on top in side control! Oh, that's unlucky for Klichnovzky but great work by Myler.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Klichnovzky is sneaking out the side here. He's bucked Myler off and has taken his back!
Klichnovzky working for the choke.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Sean Myler dominated that second round.
That's time! Myler's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Klichnovzky gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Myler.
A left lands for Myler.
Klichnovzky is rocked!
Myler pounces like a tiger and cracks Klichnovzky with a vicious hook! Klichnovzky is down but not out! Myler follows up with more strikes forcing the ref to jump in and stop it!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:18 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Sean Myler!
Sean Myler decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Aaltje Klinjsma (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bryan Michaels (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Well, I have no idea who's going to take this one!
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255 lbs
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247 lbs
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BJJ Brown Belt
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Basic striking
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Aaltje Klinjsma!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 4 - 0, fighting out of London, Bryan Michaels!
The judges for this bout are Ivan Kurochkin, Fedor Mirinova and Illya Tyunina.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Klinjsma tries to bum rush Michaels with a series of wild strikes but Michaels uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Michaels throws an overhand right that lands on Klinjsma's shoulder, as Klinjsma tries to avoid the shot.
Michaels throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Michaels has done a lot of speed work in the buildup to this fight.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Michaels, as that shot connected.
Klinjsma has a takedown stuffed.
Michaels stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Michaels wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Michaels misses with a wild body shot.
Klinjsma seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
Michaels throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Michaels looks to throw the jab but Klinjsma is out of range.
Michaels uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Klinjsma has time to react.
Klinjsma uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Michaels.
Klinjsma tries for a takedown but Michaels circles away easily
and Michaels makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Klinjsma uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Michaels.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Michaels.
Klinjsma shoots in and drives through. Michaels sprawls well.
Michaels swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Aaltje Klinjsma. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Michaels throws a big shot that misses.
Klinjsma ducks under a wild hook from Michaels.
Klinjsma shoots for a double leg takedown but Michaels sprawls well. He's pushed Klinjsma's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
A jab from Michaels misses.
Klinjsma feinted with a counter takedown.
Klinjsma fails with the takedown.
Michaels ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Klinjsma moves away.
Klinjsma keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Michaels.
Michaels lands the left hand.
Michaels misses the jab.
A slow jab from Michaels misses its intended target.
Bryan Michaels seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Klinjsma uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Michaels.
Michaels bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Klinjsma's head backwards.
Klinjsma looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Michaels misses the jab.
The crowd cheers as Michaels lands an impressive looking overhand right. Klinjsma doesn't seem phased though.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Michaels throws a jab when Klinjsma was well out of range.
Klinjsma appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
Klinjsma has been working on his balance at Javi´ Corner, so perhaps that has help him stuff some of the takedown attempts by Michaels.
Michaels connects with a nice looking jab.
Michaels works Klinjsma's body with a nice hook.
Michaels throws a hook but Klinjsma blocks it.
Klinjsma takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Klinjsma keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Michaels.
Michaels jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Klinjsma misses the jab.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Michaels connects with a good right hand that stumbles Klinjsma. Klinjsma circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Klinjsma shoots in looking for a takedown but Michaels manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Klinjsma's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Michaels throws a jab but it's blocked by Klinjsma.
Michaels misses with an uppercut.
Bryan Michaels is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Michaels throws a looping overhand right but Klinjsma ducks down to avoid it.
Michaels might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Michaels throws an off balance right hand
and Klinjsma counters with a takedown into side control! That could mean trouble for Michaels!
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Michaels can do anything to dispel that myth.
Klinjsma is in a dominant position here, looking for a kimura. Michaels looks calm but he's in trouble here. Klinjsma gets his leg over his opponent's head and yanks on the arm. Michaels is tapping like a morse code operator on the titanic! SOS! SOS! Klinjsma lets go of the hold and Michaels can pop his arm back in it's socket.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:48 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Aaltje Klinjsma!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between John Wayne Parr (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Albert Ford (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). John Wayne Parr has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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185 lbs
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BJJ White Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, John Wayne Parr!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 4 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Albert Ford!
The judges for this bout are Aleksandr Martynov, Ivan Kurochkin and Konstantin Menshow.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A slapping leg kick lands for Parr.
Ford has Parr up against the ropes in a clinch.
Ford escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Ford's coach down at Mo's ($499) was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on Ford's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.
Ford has taken the fight to the clinch.
Ford will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Parr up against the ropes.
Ford scores with a knee to the head.
Ford digs a right hand into Parr's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Parr's gas tank.
Parr misses with a punch to the body.
Ford keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Parr's efforts to push away.
Parr looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Parr has had enough of the clinch but Ford keeps him there for the moment.
Ford is pushing Parr up against the ropes, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Parr working hard to break the clinch.
Ford lands a hook that snaps the head of Parr backwards.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ford manages to pull guard.
Ford trying to control the position here.
Ford is continuing to stall.
Ford wants to get back to his feet but Parr is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Parr knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Ford on the ground.
Parr wants to stand and escape but instead Ford has hit a sweep and he's now on top in guard.
Parr on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Parr tries to get out of the position.
Parr wants to get back to his feet but Ford is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ford throwing strikes from guard but Parr blocks nicely.
Parr is trying to control the position but Ford postures up.
Parr wants to get back to his feet but Ford is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Ford stands up over Parr, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Ford lands a couple of elbows.
Ford is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Ford landing some decent shots from guard.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Ford accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Ford postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Ford with a flurry of punches that miss.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ford trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Parr wants to stand but Ford is controlling the position.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Ford's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Ford stands up from Parr's guard - Ford perhaps looking for a knockout.
Ford misses with a wild body shot.
Ford drives through and clinches with Parr against the ropes.
Parr is trying to break free.
I was talking to Parr's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Ford lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Parr tries to break free but Ford pushes him back against the ropes.
Ford pulls guard successfully.
Parr wants to stand and escape but instead Ford has hit a sweep and he's now on top in guard.
Ford distracts Parr with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Ford working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ford is in close to Parr's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Parr has momentary wrist control but Ford slips an elbow through the middle.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Ford accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Ford accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Ford scoring with punches to the head and body.
Parr avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Ford keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Parr's head.
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!
Ford scoring with punches to the head and body.
Ford throws an elbow that misses. Parr uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Ford's guard. Nice move by Parr!
Ford manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Parr manages to get himself to full guard.
Ford throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Ford keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Parr's head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Albert Ford dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Ford scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Ford jabs at Parr's body.
Ford moves into range and clinches up with Parr.
Ford stalls.
Ford escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Ford darts in and clinches Parr up against the ropes.
Ford breaks the clinch.
Ford tries to clinch up but Parr circles away and keeps his distance.
Ford wants to clinch up but Parr keeps it at a distance.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ford instigates a clinch.
Parr tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Ford's elbow.
Parr prevents a takedown attempt there.
Ford prevents Parr from breaking the clinch.
Ford jumps guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ford has a closed guard, preventing Parr from standing up.
Albert Ford has got the better of the ground game so far.
Ford is trying to control the position but Parr postures up.
Ford keeping moving, preventing Parr from controlling successfully.
Parr would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
Ford has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Ford wriggles free and stands up.
Ford misses with a wild body shot.
Ford walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Parr thows a left - swing and a miss!
Parr defending well as Ford loads up on a big left hand.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ford instigates a clinch.
Ford gets through Parr's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Parr tries to break the clinch but Ford is controlling the position.
Ford keeps control of Parr as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Ford keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Parr's efforts to push away.
Ford tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Parr avoids it.
Parr tries to break the clinch but Ford is controlling the position.
Ford working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Parr is trying to break free.
A right hook to the body lands for Ford.
Ford is trying to pull guard but Parr has him pressed against the ropes.
Parr tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Albert Ford seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Parr wants to break free but Ford has control.
Ford keeps control of Parr as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Ford tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Parr smiles and moves away.
John Wayne Parr has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Albert Ford.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Ford checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ford throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Parr appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Ford's jab looks to have found its range, popping Parr under the eye.
Parr uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Ford.
As Ford backs away, Parr returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
Parr tries to work over Ford's front leg with a kick but Ford checks it.
Ford tries to counter with a clinch but Parr shakes him off and moves away.
Ford moves into the clinch.
Ford jumps into guard, dragging Parr to the mat.
Parr wants to stand and escape but instead Ford has hit a sweep and he's now on top in guard.
Parr is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Ford postures up and lands a big shot to Parr's brow.
Parr has momentary wrist control but Ford slips an elbow through the middle.
Ford controls from within his opponent's guard.
Ford being controlled here momentarily.
Ford has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ford is in close to Parr's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Ford decides to stand up and beckons his opponent to follow.
Parr gets tackled into the ropes by Ford. Ford maintains the clinch.
Ford prevents Parr from breaking the clinch.
Ford prevents Parr from breaking the clinch.
Parr wants to break free but Ford has control.
Parr breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Parr tries to work over Ford's front leg with a kick but Ford checks it.
Parr keeps the fight on the outside.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Albert Ford showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Ford has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Parr.
Parr feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Fords jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Ford ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Ford instigates a clinch.
Ford lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Parr.
Ford effectively controlling the action here.
Ford scores with a shoulder strike.
A hook to the body from Ford.
Ford is stalling here.
Ford pulls guard.
Ford bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Parr's guard.
Ford makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Ford working some strikes from top position.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Ford working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Parr is rocked!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ford is in close to Parr's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Oh Parr is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Ford postures up from his opponent's guard, before exploding into some vicious ground and pound! Parr covers up, he's hurt! Ford keeps throwing the strikes, glancing at the referee... Will he stop it?? One more big shot from Ford and the ref steps in to end the fight! Ford can't hide his delight as he celebrates with his corner.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:26 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Albert Ford!
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Artjom Fjodorow (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jacob Hopper (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Fjodorow comes to the ring accompanied by Moskau. Both these guys have solid standup skills and neither is particularly fantastic on the ground, so let's hope for a nice standup war!
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270 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Artjom Fjodorow!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Jacob Hopper!
The judges for this bout are Aleksandr Martynov, Sergei Dronov and Fedor Mirinova.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Fjodorow is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Hopper.
Hopper connects with a good right hand that stumbles Fjodorow. Fjodorow circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Fjodorow fails with an attempt to clinch.
Fjodorow is looking to clinch.
Some wild striking there from Fjodorow.
Hopper tries to counter with a clinch but Fjodorow shakes him off and moves away.
The crowd cheers as Hopper lands an impressive looking overhand right. Fjodorow doesn't seem phased though.
Hopper cracks Fjodorow with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Fjodorow tries to clinch but Hopper is having none of it.
And Hopper tries to counter it with a takedown but Fjodorow pushes his down on his head and steps out.
Hopper swinging wildly here.
Fjodorow misses with a double jab
and Hopper cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Hopper scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Hopper keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Hopper throws out a powerful jab.
Hopper has done a lot of speed work in the buildup to this fight.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Fjodorow throws a series of punches but Hopper moves out of range.
Fjodorow throws a series of punches but Hopper avoids them all with ease.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jab by Hopper.
Fjodorow throws a combination that misses
and Hopper counters by clinching up.
Hopper blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Hopper content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Fjodorow misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Fjodorow breaks from the clinch.
We've been told by Fjodorow's head coaches at Cozad MMA St Petersburg that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Fjodorow throws a combination that misses
and Hopper connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Hopper is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Fjodorow had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
Hopper drops Fjodorow with a beautiful combination! Fjodorow stares up at his opponent, who ushers him back to his feet - Hopper is looking for the KO!
Fjodorow is rocked!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Hopper is stalking Fjodorow. Fjodorow circles to his left. Keeps circling left. Bam! Straight right from Hopper, and it's lights out! Fjodorow really payed the price for that rookie mistake.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:35 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Jacob Hopper!
A victorious Jacob Hopper thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
In defeat, Artjom Fjodorow stepped up to the mic, saying 'Congratulations to him, he is a tough guy and fought a very good fight but i will come back much stronger.'.
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Barack Obama (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Cyrus Kendall (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Cyrus Kendall will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.
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265 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Barack Obama!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Cyrus Kendall!
The judges for this bout are Sergei Dronov, Vladimir Khabensky and Dmitry Maklakov.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kendall misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Kendall misses with an uppercut
and Obama counters with a shoot takedown. Kendall fights it but they end up in guard.
Obama is looking to work some ground and pound but Kendall has wrist control.
Obama trying to control the position from guard on top but Kendall is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Obama throws a strike but Kendall rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Kendall stopping the sweep attempt from Obama.
Kendall controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Kendall trying to control but Obama is working from the bottom.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kendall is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
Obama not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kendall wants to control from the top but Obama keeps moving.
Obama looking to hit a scissor sweep but Kendall is one step ahead there.
Kendall looking to pass the guard.
Kendall trying to control the position from guard on top but Obama is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Obama is trying to control the position from the bottom.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
Kendall trying to control the position from guard on top but Obama is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
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.
Obama ducks under a wild hook from Kendall.
A big right from Kendall misses.
Good leg kick by Kendall there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Kendall throws a hook but Obama blocks it.
Obama attempts a counter takedown but Kendall avoids it well and moves away.
Obama throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
A decent looking cross lands there for Kendall.
Obama connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Kendall's hands.
A jab lands there for Kendall.
Kendall cracks Obama with a good jab.
Oooooh!!! Kendall has knocked Obama down with a huge combo! Kendall steps away and waves a wobbly Obama back to his feet! This one might not go much longer!
Obama is rocked!
Kendall misses with the combination.
Kendall throws a head kick but Obama moves out of range.
Obama appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
Cyrus Kendall is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kendall lands a head shot.
Obama scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Obama tries to cartwheel into mount but he doesn't manage it.
Obama tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Obama has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
An elbow from Obama crashes against the mat.
Obama is chipping away with strikes.
Obama wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Kendall, who protects the arm well.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Obama in side control lands a nice looking series of punches and elbows.
Obama wants to lay and pray for a moment but Kendall keeps working.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
Obama cracks Kendall with a big right hand but Kendall just smiles back at him and invites him to have another go.
Kendall misses with an elbow from the bottom.
Kendall is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Obama cracks Kendall with an elbow. That is naaassty.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Cyrus Kendall will probably get the nod.
That's time! Obama's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Kendall throws a looping overhand right but Obama ducks down to avoid it.
Kendall looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Cyrus Kendall is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Obama throws out a powerful jab.
Kendall ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Obama looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Kendall throws a big counter head kick but Obama avoids it with no problem.
Obama walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Kendall lands with a thumping leg kick.
Obama takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Obama looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Kendall misses with a straight left.
Left hook, right uppercut from Kendall.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Obama looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Obama tries to score a power double leg takedown but Kendall sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Obama somewhat.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Kendall, right into the meat.
Cyrus Kendall seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Kendall scores with a jab to the head.
Kendall lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Obama circles away quickly and effectively.
Obama slips under a jab.
Obama ducks under a wild hook from Kendall.
Kendall comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kendall misses with a two punch combination.
Kendall throws a lazy right hand but Obama sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Obama closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Obama lands in his opponent's guard.
Obama avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Kendall working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Obama.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Obama's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Obama throwing strikes from guard but Kendall blocks nicely.
Obama working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Obama lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Kendall has momentary wrist control but Obama slips an elbow through the middle.
Obama scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Kendall not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Obama lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Obama trying to control the position from guard on top but Kendall is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Obama slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
Obama scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kendall working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Obama doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Obama manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Obama wants to control from the top but Kendall keeps moving.
Obama scoring with punches to the head and body.
Obama wants to pass the guard but Kendall is keeping the position.
Obama slips nicely into half guard.
Obama with the ground and pound but Kendall uses the opportunity to regain guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Cyrus Kendall showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the ring so we can get back down to business.
Kendall moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Kendall throws a nice looking combination but Obama bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Obama dives in for a single leg takedown but Kendall sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the ropes.
Kendall fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Obama manages to avoid it.
Obama attempts a counter takedown but Kendall avoids it well and moves away.
Obama takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Obama shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Kendall as he avoids it easily.
A big right from Obama misses.
Kendall slips a jab from Obama.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kendall misses the jab.
Obama half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
Kendall throws a head kick that misses.
Kendall gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Obama pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Kendall is keeping the position for now.
Barack Obama overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kendall working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Obama.
Obama wants to pass the guard but Kendall is keeping the position.
Kendall keeping moving, preventing Obama from controlling successfully.
Kendall 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.
Kendall utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Kendall not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Obama keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Kendall's head.
Kendall is trying to keep Obama in close.
Obama loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Kendall keeping full guard, as Obama tries to pass.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Cyrus Kendall seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Kendall dips to his left and cracks Obama with an uppercut!
Kendall shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Obama eats them both and turns towards Kendall to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Kendall connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Obama's hands.
Kendall has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Obama shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in side control! That's better than Obama was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Obama looking to control but instead Kendall has slipped a leg in, to regain half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Obama trying to control from Kendall's half guard. Kendall has other ideas though and has regained full guard.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Kendall is on top in guard.
Obama controlling Kendall's posture.
Obama keeping moving, preventing Kendall from controlling successfully.
Obama 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.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kendall thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Kendall stopping the sweep attempt from Obama.
Kendall works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Obama keeping control of the leg, stopping his opponent passing to mount.
Obama is looking for a sweep. Kendall is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Obama is in a tricky position but he's been working on his transitions down at Grindhouse, so we'll see if he gets out of it.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Obama slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Obama looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Cyrus Kendall really 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.
The fighters circling - Obama throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Kendall feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Obama's calf.
Kendall cracks Obama with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Kendall lands a jab-cross combination.
Obama shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Kendall looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Kendall swinging wildly here.
Kendall throws a right and a left that Obama avoids nicely.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kendall throws a right hand that Obama ducks under and follows up with a left that Obama also avoids with ease.
Obama tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Kendall swivels and escapes.
Obama ducks under a wild hook from Kendall.
Kendall throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kendall connects with a looping right hand.
Obama uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Kendall.
Kendall motions for Obama to come forward. Kendall throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Kendall fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Kendall has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Kendall is looking to slow Obama down with leg kicks.
Obama takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Obama keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Kendall connects with a nice looking jab.
Kendall throws a big shot that misses.
Kendall connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
No luck for Obama with that takedown attempt.
A nice side step and Kendall releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Barack Obama. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Kendall throws a shot from downtown. Obama moves away and avoids it.
Kendall throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Obama counters with a nice double leg into side control. Kendall won't be happy with that.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Kendall is looking to work his way out of this bad position but Obama is controlling him well.
Obama trying to control the position but Kendall is working away.
Kendall wants to control but Obama postures up.
Obama throwing shots but missing, from side control.
Obama wants to control but Kendall is keeping him busy.
Obama cracks Kendall with a big right hand but Kendall just smiles back at him and invites him to have another go.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Obama throws a strike aimed at the side of Kendall's head but Kendall avoids it well.
Kendall takes a big shot right to the temple there but he's taken it well.
Obama connects with a decent looking elbow from side control that caused Kendall some visible discomfort.
Obama tries to advance to mount but Kendall denies him.
Kendall keeping his opponent close.
Obama lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear Kendall down.
Obama wants to control but Kendall is keeping him busy.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kendall takes an elbow right on the bridge of the nose and winces in pain.
Kendall is trying to improve his position.
Obama working the head with strikes.
Obama is looking to take a break and control but Kendall is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Obama is really struggling to control Kendall but he's trying to hold on to the position.
Kendall is not in a great position here, taking some shots.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Cyrus Kendall dominated that fourth round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!
Kendall scores with a hook.
Kendall scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Obama chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Kendall can pounce on him.
Obama shoots for a double leg takedown but Kendall sprawls well. He's pushed Obama's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Kendall looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Kendall lands a left and a right that send Obama crashing to the mat, dazed. Kendall thinks about following him to the mat but decides to wave him back up to his feet!
Oh Obama is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Obama throws a big shot that misses.
Obama seems to have got his legs back now.
Kendall misses with a lunging right hand
and Obama counters with a shoot takedown. Kendall fights it but they end up in guard.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Kendall is trying to keep Obama in close.
Obama lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Obama working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Obama stopping the sweep attempt from Kendall.
Obama is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Obama passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Kendall can't do much from the bottom here.
Obama postures up a little and throws a couple of hammerfists but they don't connect properly.
Obama tries to move to mount but Kendall blocks the move with his legs.
Obama connects with a decent looking elbow from side control that caused Kendall some visible discomfort.
Obama trying to control the position but Kendall is working away.
Barack Obama has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Obama grinds an elbow into Kendall's temple.
Kendall is looking for a sweep.
Obama landing with strikes to the head and body from side control.
Obama lands a few punches from side control.
Obama is looking to take a break and control but Kendall is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Kendall taking punishment in the form of punches.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Obama looks up at the clock and then as Kendall takes his cue and looks up at the clock too, Obama smacks him right in the chops with a big elbow! How rude!
Obama in side control here. He's dropped a big elbow there and Kendall looks hurt! Oh, he is hurt! Obama turns on the heat and pounds him out for a TKO victory! Good killer instinct there!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:37 of round 5, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Barack Obama!
After winning the bout, Barack Obama thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Nick Kennedy (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Sega Genesis (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Genesis has chosen Sonic the hedgehog theme song -by GENESIS as his entrance music. Nick Kennedy is staring across the ring at his opponent, tweaking his nipples... Tweaking his own nipples that is.
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250 lbs
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270 lbs
3 - 1 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Granite chin |
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Counter fighter
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Nick Kennedy!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Sega Genesis!
The judges for this bout are Sergei Dronov, Viktor Lagutenko and Fedor Mirinova.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Genesis circles away from the clinch attempt.
Kennedy throws a right hand that Genesis ducks under and follows up with a left that Genesis also avoids with ease.
Kennedy shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Genesis's guard.
Genesis lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.
Genesis drops back, looking for a kneebar! Kennedy looks panicked! The fighters roll across the mat, one looking to finish, one looking to escape. Kennedy looks to have wriggled free... Yes, he's got his leg free and he's dived into side control! Good work there from Kennedy!
Kennedy tries to land with some ground and pound but misses.
Genesis tries to buck Kennedy off but Kennedy is having none of it.
Kennedy trying to control the action but Genesis is working from the bottom.
Kennedy will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Kennedy wants to stand but Genesis has his arm trapped.
Genesis should think about turning a few of those tyres round his middle into muscle if he wants people to take him seriously as an athlete.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Genesis can't do much from the bottom here.
Kennedy throws an elbow but Genesis slips to the side and avoids it well.
Kennedy is pausing for a moment. What's he doing? It looks like he's clearing his nose. Oh dude! He's shot a load of snot all down Genesis's shoulder. That is not cool.
Genesis sneaks back into half guard.
Genesis looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Kennedy trying to control from half guard but Genesis is working away.
Kennedy is looking to stall here but Genesis recovers full guard.
Genesis working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Kennedy doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Kennedy manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Genesis looking for a guillotine here but Kennedy defends easily.
Kennedy trying to control the position from guard on top but Genesis is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Kennedy is really struggling to control Genesis but he's trying to hold on to the position.
Kennedy controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Kennedy seems to have a rather negative gameplan on the ground. He seems keen to just score the takedown and hold down Genesis for as long as he can get away with.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Genesis is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Kennedy defends well.
Genesis not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Kennedy throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Genesis works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Genesis has his foot on Kennedy's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Kennedy works his way back into a safe position though.
Kennedy trying to control but Genesis is working from the bottom.
Genesis is trying to control the position but Kennedy postures up.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Genesis can do anything to dispel that myth.
Kennedy wants to control from the top but Genesis keeps moving.
Kennedy keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Genesis's head.
Our spies down at at MMA Sanok Training Center inform us that Genesis has really been working on his submissions in the buildup to this fight. Will it pay off?
Kennedy scoring with punches to the head and body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kennedy avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Kennedy trying to control the position from guard on top but Genesis is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Genesis is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Kennedy trying to control the position from guard on top but Genesis is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Genesis has his foot on Kennedy's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Kennedy works his way back into a safe position though.
Kennedy wants to control from the top but Genesis keeps moving.
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 Nick Kennedy will probably get the nod.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Jab from Kennedy.
Kennedy shoots in for a takedown but Genesis shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
A cross from Kennedy lands.
Nick Kennedy seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Kennedy rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Genesis decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Kennedy's guard.
Kennedy is looking to stand up but Genesis isn't so interested in that idea.
Genesis trying to control the position from guard on top but Kennedy is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Kennedy is pulling down on Genesis's head to control his posture.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kennedy keeping full guard, as Genesis tries to pass.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kennedy wants to stand and escape but Genesis is having none of it.
Sega Genesis has got the better of the ground game so far.
Genesis passes into half guard.
Genesis is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Genesis is trying to control. Kennedy wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
We're hearing some news coming in from back stage. It's official - Genesis has eaten all the pies!
Kennedy wants to get back to his feet.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Genesis shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Kennedy is trying to defend but Genesis finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
Genesis trying to pass the guard but Kennedy defending well.
Genesis is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Genesis is stalling here. Kennedy is in no mood to hang around though. He's locked up a kimura from the bottom! Genesis seems to be keeping calm but he's forced to roll out of the hold and Kennedy has ended up in side control on the top. Nice work.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kennedy wants to lay and pray for a moment but Genesis keeps working.
Genesis is looking to regain half guard here but Kennedy keeps moving and retains side control.
Kennedy wants to control but Genesis is keeping him busy.
Genesis is looking for a sweep.
Kennedy trying to control the position but Genesis is working away.
Genesis gets one leg under and gets the fight to half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Kennedy wants to free his trapped foot but Genesis is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Kennedy is looking to take a break and control but Genesis is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Genesis is trying to control but can't.
Genesis wants to improve his position but Kennedy is controlling well.
Genesis is staying active underneath Kennedy, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Kennedy tries to pass to full mount but Genesis defends it.
Genesis looking for submissions off his back.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Sega Genesis showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Genesis gets caught flat footed, as Kennedy shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Kennedy's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Kennedy won't allow Genesis to sweep him here.
Kennedy trying to control but Genesis is working from the bottom.
Kennedy is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Genesis is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Genesis is looking to cinch up a triangle. Kennedy throws the leg off to one side though and gets in tight to Genesis's body to avoid the submission. Genesis has instead reached around Kennedy's neck and now has a guillotine! Oh, this is biiiig trouble! Genesis arches his back and squeezes and forces the tap from his hapless opponent.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:55 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Guillotine). Sega Genesis!
In his post fight interview, Sega Genesis started talking himself up. Luckily his charisma kept the crowd on side and gave him a good reception.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Mark Reid (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mikey Ferguson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Reid's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Jailbreak. This should be fireworks!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Mark Reid!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Mikey Ferguson!
The judges for this bout are Ivan Kurochkin, Viktor Lagutenko and Illya Tyunina.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Reid moves into the clinch successfully.
Reid connects with a nasty looking knee right to Ferguson's face.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Reid.
Knees in the clinch landing for Reid.
Reid crunches a lovely knee into Ferguson's ribcage.
Ferguson looks winded!
Knees in the clinch landing for Reid.
Reid lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Reid just leaning against Ferguson, taking a breather.
Ferguson goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Reid scores a nice knee to the body.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Reid with a knee to the head.
Knees in the clinch landing for Reid.
Reid landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Reid unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Reid connects with a knee to the head.
It looks like Mikey Ferguson has been cut.
Reid unloads a knee to the mid-section. Ferguson lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Reid unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Reid crunches a lovely knee into Ferguson's ribcage.
Reid working Ferguson over with knees to the body.
Reid scores a nice knee to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Reid will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Ferguson up against the ropes.
Reid landing knees to the head.
Reid putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Ferguson in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Reid creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Ferguson's defenses.
Reid lands a knee to the body.
Reid connects with a nasty looking knee right to Ferguson's face.
Reid working Ferguson over with knees to the body.
Reid with a knee to the head.
Reid landing knees to the body.
Reid working Ferguson over with knees to the body.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Reid connects with a nasty looking knee right to Ferguson's face.
Reid putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Ferguson in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Reid with a knee to the head.
Knees to the body from Reid.
Reid lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Ferguson is rocked!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ferguson takes a knee right on the jaw!
Ferguson is still on wobbly legs! Can Reid finish him?
Reid lands a big knee to the head and Ferguson goes down! Reid pounces and finishes the fight with strikes! He jumps to his feet and celebrates with the crowd!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:11 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Mark Reid!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Danny Seagram (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jon Askren (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Seagram kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Rise Against / Prayer Of The Refugee. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the welterweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Danny Seagram!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Jon Askren!
The judges for this bout are Konstantin Menshow, Ivan Kurochkin and Igor Prikhodko.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Askren doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Seagram counters with a straight right hand.
Askren will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
A big right from Seagram misses.
Seagram uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Askren.
Askren takes a swing at Seagram's ribcage but misses.
Seagram tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Askren was well out of range. Poor timing from Seagram.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Askren throws a combination that misses
letting Seagram counter with a right hand.
A slow jab from Seagram misses its intended target.
Askren has his takedown stuffed
and Seagram counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Danny Seagram has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jon Askren.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Seagram scores with a sloppy right hand. Askren should have avoided that one.
Askren has his takedown stuffed
and Seagram counters with a nice uppercut.
Askren fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Seagram manages to avoid it.
A low kick from Askren misses
and Seagram counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Jon Askren seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Askren shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Seagram counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Askren thinking.
Danny Seagram is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Seagram throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Askren drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Seagram defends it well.
Seagram blocks a head kick by Askren.
Askren slips a straight right by Seagram.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Askren moves in looking to clinch but Seagram pushes him off.
Seagram swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Seagram ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Askren moves away.
Askren changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
A big right from Askren misses.
Askren's coach down at Total Impact was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on Askren's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.
Seagram gets caught napping as Askren dives in and scores a takedown. Seagram manages to retain guard.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Askren throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Askren pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Seagram is keeping the position for now.
Askren is fighting to break Seagram's control of his arms but Seagram is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
Seagram looking for a sweep. Not yet Seagram, not yet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Askren in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Askren trying to control the position from guard on top but Seagram is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Askren is looking to work some ground and pound but Seagram has wrist control.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Askren shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in side control! That's better than Askren was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Seagram is trying to get back to half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Seagram takes a nasty elbow to the side of the head.
Seagram is not in a great position here, taking some shots.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Seagram managing to avoid any damage from the strikes thrown by Askren.
Seagram is trying to get back to half guard. He's pushing on Askren's leg. He's managed it. Nice work.
Askren is trying to advance to mount but he's lost his balance and Seagram reverses the position - he's now on top in Askren's guard.
Askren manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Seagram manages to get himself to full guard.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Seagram has Askren pulled in close to control his posture.
Seagram keeping moving, preventing Askren from controlling successfully.
Askren postures up in Seagram's guard and throws a big left but Seagram blocks it.
Askren wants to control from the top but Seagram keeps moving.
That's six 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.
Askren throws a big right hand that misses.
We've been hearing good reports from Seagram's training camp. Apparently he has been rolling around with some good quality BJJ practitioners and has been sharpening his skills. Let's see if that has an impact on the fight today.
Askren trying to control the position from guard on top but Seagram is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Askren might have to switch it up a bit here because his efforts to control Seagram haven't been going to plan, at least at the current moment in time.
Askren sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Seagram is trying to keep Askren in close.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Seagram uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Askren.
Askren blocks a jab.
Askren swings widly with a right hand
and Seagram counters with a nice uppercut.
Askren tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Askren looks to clinch
and Seagram connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Askren misses with a body punch
and Seagram cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Seagram is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Askren fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Askren jabbing away but nothing is landing.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Seagram looks to throw the jab but Askren is out of range.
Askren changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
A looping hook to the body misses from Askren. Seagram does a little dance to reset his feet.
A quick step to the side and Seagram tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Seagram throws a shot from downtown. Askren moves away and avoids it.
Askren drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Seagram defends it well.
Seagram scores with a shot to the body.
Askren closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Askren has his takedown stuffed
and Seagram counters with a lovely straight right hand!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Seagram throws a looping overhand right but Askren ducks down to avoid it.
Seagram goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Askren misses with a right hand
and Seagram counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Askren slips a jab from Seagram.
Askren throws a poor cross that misses
and Seagram counters with a right hand to the body.
Askren walks into a straight right hand from Seagram.
Askren is rocked!
Seagram throws a looping overhand right but Askren ducks down to avoid it.
Askren is still on wobbly legs! Can Seagram finish him?
Nice straight punches there by Seagram. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Seagram.
Askren looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Askren goes for a double leg but Seagram avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the ropes as Seagram continues to drive forward.
A telegraphed right hand from Seagram misses the target.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Danny Seagram dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
A momentary lapse in concentration from Seagram enables Askren to shoot in and score with a neat double leg. Seagram manages to secure a closed guard as the fighters hit the mat.
Askren seems to have recovered his senses.
Seagram wants to control but instead he gets his guard passed and Askren is now in half guard.
Askren is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
Askren is trying to advance to mount but he's lost his balance and Seagram reverses the position - he's now on top in Askren's guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Seagram wants to control from the top but Askren keeps moving.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Seagram trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Askren wants to sweep but no luck.
Askren working a defensive guard here.
Seagram preventing the sweep.
Askren wants to control but Seagram passes easily into half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Askren trying to hold on to Seagram's head to control him but Seagram postures up.
Seagram is controlling the pace.
Seagram trying to control from half guard but Askren is working away.
Askren wants to get back to full guard.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Seagram avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Seagram throws a right hand that misses
and Askren counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Askren wants to lay and pray for a moment but Seagram keeps working.
Askren lands strikes from half guard.
Askren trying to control the action but Seagram is working from the bottom.
Askren perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Seagram is refusing to be controlled, as Askren sits in half guard.
Seagram is looking to control Askren's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Seagram avoid being mounted?
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
Seagram is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Seagram throws a big shot that misses.
Askren misses the jab.
Seagram swings for the body but Askren moves out of range.
Askren misses with the combination.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Seagram throws a jab when Askren was well out of range.
Seagram throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Seagram defending well as Askren loads up on a big left hand.
Askren shoots for a double leg takedown but Seagram sprawls well. He's pushed Askren's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Askren tries to score a power double leg takedown but Seagram sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Askren somewhat.
Askren wants to clinch up but Seagram keeps it at a distance.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Askren wants to clinch up but Seagram keeps it at a distance.
Seagram throwing a counter right hand but Askren manages to avoid it.
Seagram misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
And Askren tries to counter it with a takedown but Seagram pushes his down on his head and steps out.
Danny Seagram is winning the standup battle so far.
Askren scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Seagram doesn't seem bothered though.
Nice sprawl there from Seagram as Askren shoots in.
Danny Seagram has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jon Askren.
Askren avoids a punch combination nicely.
A jab from Askren misses.
Askren fails with the takedown
and Seagram counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Askren scores with a jab to the head.
Seagram avoids the body shot from Askren.
Seagram is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Askren can do to turn this around?
Seagram misses with a body shot.
Askren tries to close the distance and clinch up but Seagram swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Seagram swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Askren closes the distance and clinches up with Seagram, looking for a takedown. Askren pushes Seagram against the ropes but Seagram circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Askren lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Seagram at a distance.
Seagram misses with a hook. Askren ducked under it nicely.
Askren wants to counter with a clinch but Seagram pushes him away.
Askren throws a lazy right hand but Seagram sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
A counter left hand to the body from Seagram misses its target.
Askren is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Seagram.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Good standup being displayed there by Seagram as he connects with a hook.
Askren gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Seagram counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Askren misses with a hook. Seagram ducked under it nicely.
A low kick from Askren misses
and Seagram connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Askren takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Seagram jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Seagram's jab looks to have found its range, popping Askren under the eye.
Seagram scores with a jab to the body.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Askren tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
A shot to the body from Askren misses
enabling Seagram to counter with a crisp jab.
Seagram loads up on a big right hand but Askren slips the punch.
Seagram misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Askren drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Seagram defends it well.
Askren swings away with a body shot that misses
and Seagram counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Askren's jab looks to have found its range, popping Seagram under the eye.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Askren wants to clinch
and Seagram counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Askren is really struggling to land any decent head shots against his taller opponent.
Askren shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
letting Seagram counter with a right hand.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Danny Seagram dominated that second round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the ring so we can get back down to business.
Seagram wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Seagram just misses with a punch to the body.
Seagram throws a looping overhand right but Askren ducks down to avoid it.
Askren is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Askren tries for a takedown but Seagram circles away easily
and Seagram connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Askren tries to score a power double leg takedown but Seagram sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Askren somewhat.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sloppy strikes from Seagram. Those never looked like landing.
Seagram throws a hook but Askren avoids it easily.
Askren tries for a takedown but Seagram sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Danny Seagram has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jon Askren.
Askren walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Askren gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Seagram counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Askren shoots in looking for a takedown. Seagram tries to sprawl out of it but Askren keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the ropes. Seagram manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Seagram throws a body punch but Askren moves out of range.
Askren changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
Seagram scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Askren throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Seagram is looking to counter punch.
Askren misses with an uppercut. Seagram saw that one coming.
Seagram was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Askren looks for the body kick but Seagram saw that one coming.
It looked like Seagram was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Askren.
Askren shoots for a takedown but Seagram saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Askren takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Askren throws an off balance right hand
and Seagram counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Askren moves out of range as Seagram strikes.
Askren feints the counter takedown.
Askren throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Askren throws a big shot that misses.
Seagram connects with a single shot there.
Askren takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Askren shoots in for a takedown but Seagram shows good takedown defense.
Seagram is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Seagram missing with a left hand there. Askren was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Donk. Seagram catches Askren right on the button with a cross.
Seagram cracks a nice hook into Askren's ribs.
Askren throws a right hand that misses
and Seagram counters with a straight right hand.
Seagram slaps away a takedown attempt from Askren, before circling back to the center of the mat.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Askren bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Seagram stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Seagram wants it to stay on the feet.
A swing and a miss from Seagram.
Askren fails with a takedown attempt.
Askren closes this distance looking for a takedown but Seagram circles away.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Askren throws a right and a left that Seagram avoids nicely.
Good standup being displayed there by Seagram as he connects with a hook.
Askren has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Askren fails with the takedown
and Seagram counters with a stiff right hand.
Askren steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Seagram.
Askren shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Askren has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Seagram finds it's way round the side to connect with Askren's head.
Askren throws a head kick but Seagram moves out of range.
Seagram circles and sees the opportunity to plant his feet and throw a really nice straight left hand that drops Askren to the canvas! Askren doesn't know where he is but he's trying to survive - Seagram keeps piling on the pressure and forces the referee to step in! This one is aaaaaall over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 6:59 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Danny Seagram!
Danny Seagram retains his welterweight title!
An out of breath Danny Seagram thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
Jon Askren spoke after the fight, saying 'I'll be back stronger!'.
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