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USFC 27 PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Sven Jergensen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Cornelius Carr (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Sven Jergensen!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Cornelius Carr!
The judges for this bout are Chad Campbell, John Kavanagh and Dean Styles.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jergensen on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Jergensen.
Carr connects with a single shot there.
Jergensen tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Carr swivels and escapes.
Carr ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Jergensen shoots in and drives through. Carr sprawls well.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Sven Jergensen. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Jergensen drives through and clinches with Carr against the cage.
Carr misses with a hook from the clinch.
Jergensen changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Carr fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Jergensen closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Jergensen lands in his opponent's guard.
Jergensen trying to control but Carr is working from the bottom.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jergensen wants to pass the guard but Carr is keeping the position.
Jergensen is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Carr looking to hit a scissor sweep but Jergensen is one step ahead there.
Carr keeping moving, preventing Jergensen from controlling successfully.
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.
Jergensen stays in close to Carr's body and controls the position.
Jergensen being controlled here momentarily.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Jergensen tries to clinch up but Carr circles away and keeps his distance.
Carr scores with a decent looking hook.
Carr is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Jergensen fails with the takedown.
Jergensen darts in looking for a takedown but Carr gets double underhooks and turns Jergensen into the cage.
Jergensen displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Carr throws out the jab.
Jergensen feinted with a counter takedown.
Carr ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Jergensen moves away.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jergensen takes one on the button.
Carr displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Jergensen.
Jergensen has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Carr finds it's way round the side to connect with Jergensen's head.
Sven Jergensen seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Carr lands a jab to Jergensen's midsection.
Jergensen moves in looking to clinch but Carr pushes him off.
Carr looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Carr, as that shot connected.
Jergensen darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Jergensen tries to pass to full mount but Carr defends it.
Carr wants to get back to full guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Carr won't allow Jergensen to pass to mount.
Jergensen wants to take a breather but Carr is having none of it.
Carr moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Jergensen tries to free his leg and advance position but Carr is retaining full guard.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Carr is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Carr has control of Jergensen's left arm, preventing Jergensen from doing any damage.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Jergensen looking to pass the guard.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Cornelius Carr dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Jergensen tries to close the distance and clinch but Carr swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Carr is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Jergensen with a body shot.
Jergensen tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Carr swivels and escapes.
Jergensen wants to clinch.
Jergensen fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Jergensen moves in looking to clinch but Carr pushes him off.
Jergensen moves to clinch but Carr breaks away
and Carr cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Jergensen shoots for a takedown but Carr saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Sven Jergensen. That's going to take a lot out of him.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Jergensen shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Carr let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Carr lands a right hook to the body.
Jergensen closes the distance looking to clinch
and Carr counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jergensen wants to clinch up but Carr keeps it at a distance.
A little jabbing left from Carr on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Jergensen has taken the fight to the clinch.
Jergensen blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Carr gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Jergensen.
A shot in the inside from Carr.
Jergensen is trying to drag Carr to the mat but Carr just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Carr lands a right hand that snaps the head of Jergensen backwards.
Carr gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Jergensen.
Carr lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Carr throws a head punch that misses.
Carr has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
A left hand lands to the body for Carr.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Carr throws a punch but it's blocked by Jergensen.
Carr scores with a shoulder strike.
Jergensen wants to stall.
Carr lands with a short shot to the head.
Carr tries a body shot but Jergensen blocks it.
Carr is defending well against a takedown attempt.
Jergensen works for the underhooks and manages to get a trip takedown into 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!
Carr bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Jergensen's guard.
Carr wants to control from the top but Jergensen keeps moving.
Carr slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Carr is continuing to stall.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jergensen wants to improve his position but instead Carr has moved into half guard.
Carr seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Jergensen wants to improve his position but Carr is controlling well.
Carr with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Carr is trying to control. Jergensen wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Jergensen manages to get to full guard.
Jergensen wants to sweep but no luck.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Jergensen holds on and takes a little breather.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
Jergensen keeping moving, preventing Carr from controlling successfully.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Carr throws a good cross that connects.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Cornelius Carr showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
Jergensen tries to close the distance and clinch but Carr swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Carr throws a hook but Jergensen avoids it easily.
Jergensen clinches with his opponent.
Jergensen goes for a takedown attempt but Carr pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Carr tests Jergensen's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Jergensen shoots for a double leg takedown but Carr sprawls well. He's pushed Jergensen's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Jergensen tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Carr manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Jergensen shoots in but Carr avoids the takedown attempt easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Sven Jergensen. That's going to take a lot out of him.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Carr lands a big right hand that sends Jergensen crashing to the mat! Carr stays standing though and waves Jergensen back to his feet!
Jergensen is rocked!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Jergensen walks into a picture perfect straight right hand from Carr! He's gone down face first to the canvas, unconscious before he even hit the floor! Ohhhh. My. Goodness! That boys and girls was a beautiful knockout! Give that man a biscuit!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:58 of round 3, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Cornelius Carr!
A victorious Cornelius Carr thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Bible Basher (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Maxim Taisumov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Taisumov has chosen eRa- Enae Volare Mezzo as his entrance music. Bible Basher is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples... Tweaking his own nipples that is.
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159 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
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Bible Basher!
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, Maxim Taisumov!
The judges for this bout are Jorge Garcia, John Kavanagh and Eddie Farnsworth.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Taisumov throws a right and a left that Basher avoids nicely.
Taisumov throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Basher throws a head kick that misses.
Basher moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Basher connects with a nice looking jab.
Basher tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Basher throws a body punch but Taisumov moves out of range.
Taisumov is looking for the big counter here.
Basher misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Basher misses with a looping left.
Basher throws a nice outside leg kick.
Basher jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Taisumov steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Basher.
Taisumov avoids the body shot from Basher.
Taisumov unleashes a big counter combination but Basher bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Basher works Taisumov's body with a nice hook.
A telegraphed right hand from Basher misses the target.
Taisumov avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Taisumov avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Taisumov throws a right and a left that both miss.
Taisumov cracks Basher with an open hand slap.
Taisumov swinging wildly here.
Basher scoring well with a low kick there.
Taisumov misses with a few strikes there.
Taisumov misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Basher pulls out of a head kick attempt.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sloppy strikes from Basher. Those never looked like landing.
Basher slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A jab from Basher misses.
Taisumov lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
Nice uppercut lands for Basher. That snapped Taisumov's head back.
A jab from Basher misses.
Basher is looking to clinch but Taisumov is avoiding it.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Taisumov! But no joy.
Basher chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Taisumov has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Basher.
The crowd cheers as Basher lands an impressive looking overhand right. Taisumov doesn't seem phased though.
A jab from Basher finds it's way through Taisumov's defenses.
A solid body kick from Basher.
Taisumov takes a jab right on the kisser.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Taisumov uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Basher.
Taisumov swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Taisumov misses with a wild combination.
Taisumov has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Basher.
A solid leg kick lands there for Basher.
Taisumov on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Taisumov blocks the body kick.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Taisumov crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Basher - the referee stops the clock and Taisumov gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Basher. Taisumov manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Basher throws a head kick but Taisumov moves out of range.
We've been told by Basher's head coaches at Heavy Metal that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Taisumov misses with a few strikes there.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Basher scores with a push kick.
Basher clinches up against the cage.
A head punch on the inside from Basher fails to land.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Taisumov is trying to break free.
Basher misses with a hook from the clinch.
Basher struggles to land a body shot inside as Taisumov controls his hands.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Basher.
Taisumov is trying to break free.
Basher swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Basher lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Basher has a couple of punches blocked by Taisumov.
Basher keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Taisumov's efforts to push away.
Basher prevents Taisumov from breaking the clinch.
Taisumov is trying to break the clinch but Basher has him pressed against the cage.
Taisumov looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Taisumov is trying to break free.
Basher keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Taisumov's efforts to push away.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Bible Basher dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Basher slips a jab and a cross from Taisumov.
Basher lands a nice looking body kick.
Basher goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
A solid leg kick lands there for Basher.
Basher throws the kick towards the body but Taisumov avoids it.
Basher waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Taisumov.
Taisumov checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Taisumov lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
Basher throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
and Taisumov counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Taisumov cracks Basher with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Basher pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
It seemed like Taisumov was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Taisumov moves out of range of the body kick from Basher.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Taisumov! But no joy.
Taisumov will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Taisumov throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Taisumov gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Basher.
Basher throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Basher looks to land a combination but Taisumov avoids it well.
Basher lands a jab-cross combination.
Basher wants to clinch
and Taisumov counters with a series of strikes. Basher will be more careful next time no doubt.
Basher lands a head kick!
Basher scores with a nice right hand.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Basher gets off balance looking for a body kick
and Taisumov makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Basher tries to land a front kick but Taisumov steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Taisumov has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Basher.
A telegraphed right hand from Basher misses the target.
A little jabbing left from Taisumov on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Basher looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Basher lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Taisumov circles away quickly and effectively.
Basher lands a leg kick that knocks Taisumov off balance momentarily.
Bible Basher is winning the standup battle so far.
Taisumov misses with a two punch combination.
Basher misses with a hook.
Taisumov throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Basher lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Basher feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Taisumov's calf.
Taisumov pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Basher back to the cage. Taisumov follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
Basher's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Taisumov connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Basher scrambles back to his feet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Basher misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Taisumov is looking for the big counter here.
Nice shot by Basher.
Taisumov misses with a series of wild punches.
Maxim Taisumov is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Basher scores with a leg kick.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Basher, as that shot connected.
Basher misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Basher explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Basher throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Taisumov rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Basher moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Basher throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
and Taisumov counters with a lovely shot to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Some wild striking there from Taisumov.
Taisumov looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Basher doesn't manage to clinch there - Taisumov circles away.
Basher avoids a punch combination nicely.
Taisumov throws a good cross that connects.
Basher is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Taisumov can do to turn this around?
Taisumov swinging wildly here.
Taisumov misses with a series of wild punches.
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 Bible Basher will probably get the nod.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Basher misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Taisumov unleashes a big counter combination but Basher bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
Taisumov takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Taisumov throws a right hand that Basher ducks under and follows up with a left that Basher also avoids with ease.
Taisumov rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Basher moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Taisumov takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Basher misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Taisumov walks forward, straight into a front kick from Basher.
Basher swings widly with a right hand
and Taisumov counters with a nice uppercut.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Basher scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Taisumov blocks a low kick nicely.
Taisumov's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Basher slips a jab and a cross from Taisumov.
Basher changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
Basher misses with a body kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Taisumov tries to bum rush Basher with a series of wild strikes but Basher uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Taisumov misses with a wild combination.
Basher connects with a high kick.
Basher scores with a nice body kick.
Basher pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Taisumov throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Taisumov throws a nice looking combination but Basher bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
The fighters circling - Basher throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Basher takes the fight into the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Taisumov wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Taisumov wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Basher misses with a hook from the clinch.
Taisumov wants to get back to striking at distance but Basher won't allow it.
Basher scores with a nice hook to the head.
Taisumov has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Basher lands a nice uppercut.
Basher has Taisumov pressed against the cage, preventing Taisumov from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Basher tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Basher lands a body shot.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Basher misses with the head strike.
Taisumov is trying to break the clinch but Basher has him pressed against the cage.
Basher tries to pull guard but Taisumov won't allow it.
Taisumov working hard to break the clinch.
Taisumov is looking to break free of the clinch but Basher has double underhooks.
Taisumov wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Basher has him pressed against the cage.
Basher lands a nice uppercut.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Basher is leaning against Taisumov and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Taisumov wants to get back to striking at distance but Basher won't allow it.
Basher has Taisumov pressed against the cage, preventing Taisumov from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Taisumov has had enough of the clinch but Basher keeps him there for the moment.
Taisumov is trying to force a seperation but Basher has the dominant position.
Taisumov tries to break the clinch but Basher is controlling the position.
Basher tries a body shot but Taisumov blocks it.
Basher lands with a light punch inside.
Basher misses with a body punch.
Taisumov is trying to break the clinch but Basher has him pressed against the cage.
Basher misses with a punch on the inside.
Basher keeps control of Taisumov as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Taisumov escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Basher throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Basher wants to clinch up but Taisumov keeps it at a distance.
Taisumov takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Basher slips a straight right by Taisumov.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Basher throws a head kick that misses.
Taisumov swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Taisumov misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Basher drops down looking for a counter takedown but Taisumov sprawls and moves away.
A combination from Taisumov does no damage.
Basher tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Basher throws a nice outside leg kick.
Basher throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Basher moves in looking to clinch but Taisumov pushes him off.
Basher misses with an uppercut.
Taisumov looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Taisumov misses with a series of wild punches.
Maxim Taisumov has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Taisumov has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Basher finds it's way round the side to connect with Taisumov's head.
And that's the end of the fight!
Bible Basher showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Basher, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Jorge Garcia scores the fight 30:27
Judge John Kavanagh scores the fight 30:27
Judge Eddie Farnsworth scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Bible Basher!
During a confident post fight interview, Bible Basher thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Sam Slapper (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Subotai Hyrkanian (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The fight MMA fans around the world have waited their entire lives for!
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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
3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Sam Slapper!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Subotai Hyrkanian!
The judges for this bout are John Kavanagh, Anthony Taglia and Bruno Lombardi.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Slapper jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Nice jab there from Slapper.
Slapper paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
The fighters circling - Slapper throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Hyrkanian avoids the head kick by Slapper.
Slapper misses with a left hand
and Hyrkanian counters with a left and a right that stings Slapper.
Hyrkanian throws a shot from downtown. Slapper moves away and avoids it.
Sam Slapper seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Hyrkanian displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Slapper throws out the jab.
Slapper loads up on a big right hand but Hyrkanian slips the punch.
Hyrkanian avoids the head kick by Slapper.
Slapper throws a jab but it's blocked by Hyrkanian.
Hyrkanian ducks under a wild hook from Slapper.
Donk. Slapper catches Hyrkanian right on the button with a cross.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Hyrkanian walks into a left hand.
Hyrkanian avoids the head kick by Slapper.
Slapper throws a hook to the side of Hyrkanian's head but Hyrkanian sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Slapper avoids a punch combination nicely.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hyrkanian thows a left - swing and a miss!
Slapper throws an overhand right that lands on Hyrkanian's shoulder, as Hyrkanian tries to avoid the shot.
Hyrkanian throws a looping overhand right but Slapper ducks down to avoid it.
Slapper avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Sam Slapper is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Slapper connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
We can't be sure of the tactics at this early stage but we have heard that Hyrkanian 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.
Hyrkanian throws a looping overhand right but Slapper ducks down to avoid it.
Slapper rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Hyrkanian counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Slapper bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Slapper moves out of range of the strikes.
A swing and a miss from Slapper.
Hyrkanian looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
A jab lands there for Hyrkanian.
Slapper moves into the clinch.
Hyrkanian holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Hyrkanian misses with a short punch on the inside.
Hyrkanian gets through Slapper's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Slapper tries to stall but Hyrkanian uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Slapper lands with a light punch inside.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Slapper tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Slapper missing with knees to the body.
Slapper missing with knees to the body.
Slapper softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Slapper tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Nice body punch from Slapper - that landed with a thud.
Slapper stalling against the cage.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Slapper takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Hyrkanian is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Slapper gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Slapper misses with a hook from the clinch.
Slapper tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Hyrkanian avoids it.
Hyrkanian is looking to take this one to the mat.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A short right from Slapper.
Hyrkanian effectively controlling the action here.
Slapper gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Hyrkanian.
Sam Slapper has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Subotai Hyrkanian.
Slapper lands a right hand.
Slapper controlling the action here for a moment.
Slapper tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Slapper tries to land knees in the clinch but Hyrkanian avoids the damage to the body.
Slapper prevents Hyrkanian from breaking the clinch.
Hyrkanian tries for a takedown but Slapper manages to get underhooks.
Slapper stalling in the clinch but Hyrkanian improves position.
Slapper missing with knees to the body.
Slapper being controlled against the cage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Slapper lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Hyrkanian.
Hyrkanian misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Slapper.
Slapper softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Slapper throws a punch but it's blocked by Hyrkanian.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Hyrkanian just misses with a elbow thrown towards Slapper's brow.
Slapper's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Slapper is pressed up against the cage. Hyrkanian has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Slapper down to the mat. Slapper avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Hyrkanian has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Hyrkanian there as he acknowledges the shot.
Hyrkanian moves away from the strike by Slapper.
Slapper cracks Hyrkanian with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Slapper stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Hyrkanian looks to land a right hand but Slapper moved out of range.
A little feinted left hand from Slapper on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Slapper looks to land a right hand but Hyrkanian moved out of range.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Sam Slapper dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Slapper swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
The fighters circle momentarily. Slapper darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Hyrkanian throws a series of punches but Slapper moves out of range.
Slapper throws a shot from downtown. Hyrkanian moves away and avoids it.
Slapper is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Hyrkanian can do to turn this around?
Hyrkanian looks to throw the jab but Slapper is out of range.
Slapper scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Slapper misses with an uppercut. Hyrkanian saw that one coming.
Slapper ducks under a wild hook from Hyrkanian.
Slapper moves out of range as Hyrkanian strikes.
Hyrkanian misses with an uppercut.
Hyrkanian is really struggling to land any decent head shots against his taller opponent.
Hyrkanian circles away from the clinch attempt.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hyrkanian steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Slapper.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Hyrkanian! But no joy.
Hyrkanian throws a right hand that Slapper ducks under and follows up with a left that Slapper also avoids with ease.
Hyrkanian scores with a punch to the head.
Hyrkanian slips under a jab from Slapper.
A telegraphed right hand from Hyrkanian misses the target.
Slapper appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hyrkanian misses the jab.
Slapper connects with a crisp jab.
Hyrkanian misses with a few strikes there.
Hyrkanian avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Slapper digs a good hook to Hyrkanian's body.
Slapper misses with a looping left.
A slow jab from Slapper misses its intended target.
Hyrkanian drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Slapper defends it well.
Slapper misses with a hook. Hyrkanian ducked under it nicely.
Hyrkanian swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Hyrkanian ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Hyrkanian has a takedown stuffed.
Slapper clobbers Hyrkanian with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Slapper misses with an uppercut. Hyrkanian saw that one coming.
Hyrkanian misses with the combination.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Slapper looks to land a right hand but Hyrkanian moved out of range.
Hyrkanian tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
Sam Slapper is winning the standup battle so far.
Hyrkanian moves out of range as Slapper strikes.
Slapper looks to land a left hand but Hyrkanian moved out of range nicely.
Slapper is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Hyrkanian loads up on a big right hand but Slapper slips the punch.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Slapper throws out a loose jab but Hyrkanian uses good head movement to avoid it.
Slapper dodges the punch combination from Hyrkanian.
Subotai Hyrkanian is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Slapper throws a hook but Hyrkanian avoids it easily.
Slapper cracks Hyrkanian with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Hyrkanian keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Slapper.
Slapper scores with a head kick. Hyrkanian tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Hyrkanian fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Hyrkanian looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Slapper is fending him off so far but Hyrkanian persists. Nope, Slapper circles away and we're back to standing.
Slapper throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Hyrkanian avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Slapper looks to land a right hand but Hyrkanian moved out of range.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Hyrkanian! But no joy.
Slapper misses with a lunging right hand
and Hyrkanian connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Hyrkanian looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Slapper tries to counter by moving into the clinch but Hyrkanian manages to circle out of the way.
A slow jab from Slapper misses its intended target.
Slapper scores with a decent looking hook.
Slapper misses with a straight right.
Slapper looks to throw the jab but Hyrkanian is out of range.
A telegraphed right hand from Slapper misses the target.
Slapper jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Hyrkanian keeps the fight on the outside.
Hyrkanian uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Slapper.
Nice uppercut lands for Slapper. That snapped Hyrkanian's head back.
Slapper's jab looks to have found its range, popping Hyrkanian under the eye.
Hyrkanian scores with a nice right hand.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hyrkanian ducks under a wild hook from Slapper.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Slapper thows a left - swing and a miss!
Slapper staying out of range there.
Hyrkanian throws a hook but Slapper avoids it easily.
Hyrkanian bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Slapper misses with an uppercut.
As Slapper backs off Hyrkanian throws a huge counter combo but Slapper manages to avoid it all.
Hyrkanian lands a jab-cross combination.
Hyrkanian cracks Slapper with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Slapper is rocked!
Slapper lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Slapper throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Slapper slips under a jab from Hyrkanian.
Slapper seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance.
Hyrkanian staying out of range there.
Slapper throws an overhand right that lands on Hyrkanian's shoulder, as Hyrkanian tries to avoid the shot.
Hyrkanian tries to bum rush Slapper with a series of wild strikes but Slapper uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Hyrkanian ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Sam Slapper dominated that second 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. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Hyrkanian scores with a nice strike.
Hyrkanian is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Slapper.
Hyrkanian takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Hyrkanian throws a right hand that Slapper ducks under and follows up with a left that Slapper also avoids with ease.
Hyrkanian scores with a sloppy right hand. Slapper should have avoided that one.
A jab from Slapper does it's job there.
Slapper bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Hyrkanian walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Slapper misses with a straight right.
Hyrkanian catches Slapper with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Hyrkanian misses with a wild combination.
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!
Slapper slaps away a takedown attempt from Hyrkanian, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Hyrkanian uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Slapper.
Hyrkanian looks like he wants to counter punch here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hyrkanian looks to score with a jab to the body but Slapper is just out of range.
Hyrkanian avoids the head kick by Slapper.
Hyrkanian looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Slapper is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Slapper tests Hyrkanian's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Slapper moves into the clinch.
Slapper has a couple of punches blocked by Hyrkanian.
Hyrkanian changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Slapper fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Hyrkanian on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Slapper misses with a straight right.
Slapper ducks under a wild hook from Hyrkanian.
Hyrkanian with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Slapper to score with a decent uppercut.
Slapper swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Slapper misses with a looping right.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Slapper throws out a loose jab but Hyrkanian uses good head movement to avoid it.
Slapper throws a big shot that misses.
Slapper takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Hyrkanian scores with the left hand. Slapper knows he should have avoided that one.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A big left from Slapper misses.
Hyrkanian uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Slapper.
Hyrkanian uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Slapper.
Slapper rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
letting Hyrkanian counter with a right hand.
Hyrkanian throws a shot from downtown. Slapper moves away and avoids it.
Slapper appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Hyrkanian has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Hyrkanian lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Slapper circles away quickly and effectively.
Slapper misses with a right hand
and Hyrkanian cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Slapper with a jab.
Slapper throws an off balance right hand
enabling Hyrkanian to counter with a crisp jab.
Slapper slips under a jab from Hyrkanian.
Slapper blocks a jab.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A punch lands to the side of Slapper 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Oh Slapper is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Hyrkanian takes one to the side of the head.
Slapper misses with a right hand
and Hyrkanian counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Slapper lands a head shot.
Hyrkanian throws an overhand right that lands on Slapper's shoulder, as Slapper tries to avoid the shot.
It looked like Slapper wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Slapper seems to have got his legs back now.
Slapper swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Slapper has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Hyrkanian finds it's way round the side to connect with Slapper's head.
Hyrkanian slips under a jab.
A nice side step and Hyrkanian releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Hyrkanian throws a shot from downtown. Slapper moves away and avoids it.
A looping hook to the body misses from Hyrkanian. Slapper does a little dance to reset his feet.
Hyrkanian pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Slapper throws a shot from downtown. Hyrkanian moves away and avoids it.
Hyrkanian unleashes a big counter combination but Slapper bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
Hyrkanian moves out of range of the strikes.
Subotai Hyrkanian has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Slapper lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Slapper throws an overhand right that lands on Hyrkanian's shoulder, as Hyrkanian tries to avoid the shot.
Hyrkanian throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Slapper sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Hyrkanian misses with a hook. Slapper ducked under it nicely.
Slapper thows a left - swing and a miss!
Slapper misses the jab.
Slapper throws a head kick that Hyrkanian semi-blocks.
Hyrkanian throws the left hand but Slapper avoids the punch easily.
Hyrkanian lands with a shot to the body.
Hyrkanian throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Hyrkanian lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Slapper throws a wild hook but Hyrkanian just manages to duck under it and - ooooh! Slapper gets nailed by a brutal uppercut which crumples him back against the cage! The referee jumps in - Hyrkanian raises his hands in celebration and walks away!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:54 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Subotai Hyrkanian!
Subotai Hyrkanian seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Kunle Jones (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Landry Watson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). On his way into the cage it seems that Kunle Jones has been attacked by a crazed fan! It looks like it might have been the just bleed guy! Luckily Kunle Jones seems to be OK! I thought that lunatic was in prison!?
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217 lbs
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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
4 - 3 - 0, fighting out of New York, Kunle Jones!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Landry Watson!
The judges for this bout are Jorge Garcia, Eddie Farnsworth and Bruno Lombardi.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jones tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Watson counters with an inside leg kick.
Jones takes a kick to the side of the head.
Jones throws a low kick, looking for Watson's leg but Watson calmly moves out of range.
A little jabbing left from Watson on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Jones throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Watson has done a lot of speed work in the buildup to this fight.
Watson misses with a wild body shot.
Watson blocks a low kick nicely.
Watson avoids the head kick by Jones.
Watson looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Watson connects with a body shot that sends Jones's belly button to the back.
Kunle Jones seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Some wild striking there from Watson.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Jones misses with a wild body shot.
Jones throws a leg kick
enabling Watson to counter with a crisp jab.
Jones throws a leg kick
and Watson counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Jones looking to land some kicks to the body here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Watson connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Watson throws a nice inside leg kick.
Watson throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Watson dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
A right-left combo lands from Watson.
It looks like Kunle Jones has been cut.
Jones closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Jones looks to score with a jab to the body but Watson is just out of range.
Watson blocks the body kick.
Watson dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Jones. That did some damage!
Watson takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
A slapping leg kick lands for Watson.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Jones throws a looping overhand right but Watson ducks down to avoid it.
Jones misses with a head kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Watson lands a right hook to the body.
Watson bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Jones's head backwards.
Jones throws the kick towards the body but Watson avoids it.
Jones fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Watson manages to avoid it.
Watson lands the left hand.
Jones throws the kick towards the body but Watson avoids it.
Jones misses with a kick to the body
and Watson counters with a nice uppercut.
Watson fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Jones has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Jones gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Jones looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Jones misses with a body kick.
Jones throws a half hearted mid kick.
Jones ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Watson moves away.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jones throws a nice inside leg kick.
Jones looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Jones throws a sloppy head kick and Watson moves out of range easily.
Watson thumps Jones with a low kick.
Jones misses with a kick to the body
and Watson counters with a stiff right hand.
Jones fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Watson manages to avoid it.
Jones throws a body kick that misses
and Watson counters with a slapping leg kick.
Jones on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Watson takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Nice straight punches there by Watson. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Watson.
Jones goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Jones misses with a kick to the body
and Watson counters with a nice uppercut.
Watson throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Jones.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Watson connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Watson.
A left lands for Watson.
Donk. Watson catches Jones right on the button with a cross.
We've been told by Jones's head coaches at Midnight MMA that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Watson with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Jones tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Watson paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Watson wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Jones has closed the distance and engaged Watson in a clinch.
Watson misses with a hook to the ribs.
Watson manages to break the clinch.
Jones closes the distance looking to clinch
and Watson counters with an outside leg kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Landry Watson dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Kunle Jones's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Jones misses with an uppercut. Watson saw that one coming.
Jones throws a wild body kick that Watson sees coming a mile off.
Watson scores with a body shot.
Watson scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Watson has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Jones takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Watson lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Jones misses with a head kick.
Jones misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Watson counters with a nice uppercut.
Jones swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Watson counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Watson throws a head kick that Jones semi-blocks.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Jones walks forward, straight into a front kick from Watson.
Jones takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Landry Watson seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Watson comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Watson jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Watson lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
A head kick from Watson lands but Jones takes it in his stride.
Kunle Jones's cut is getting worse.
A head kick misses from Jones.
Jones tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Watson takes one on the button.
Jones has not gone for a single takedown so far in this fight, which seems like a very strange tactic when you consider that he has the superior wrestling and BJJ.
Watson throws a nice head kick!
Jones tries to clinch but Watson is having none of it.
Jones throws a body kick that misses
and Watson counters with a straight right hand.
Jones is rocked!
Jones throws a solid leg kick but Watson takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Jones.
A nice leg kick lands there from Watson.
Watson scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Jones is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
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!
That kick from Watson tenderised Jones's leg. Jones is trying to keep his angry face on.
Watson lands a body shot.
A combination from Watson does no damage.
Jones throws a nice outside leg kick.
The fight stays on the outside here - Jones looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Watson goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Jones gets off balance looking for a body kick
and Watson makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Watson checks a low kick from Jones.
Jones takes one on the chin but seems OK.
A chopping leg kick lands by Watson.
Jones takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jones goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
A left lands for Watson.
Jones connects with a high kick.
Jones throws a sloppy head kick
and Watson counters with a slapping leg kick.
Jones misses with a head kick.
Watson lands with an uppercut that bounces Jones off the cage and back into range.
A shot to the liver by Watson. Beautiful body shot.
Jones on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Watson scores with a jab to the body.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Watson throws a right and a left that both miss.
Jones tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Watson counters with a stiff right hand.
Kunle Jones's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Jones throws a body kick that misses.
Watson cracks a nice hook into Jones's ribs.
Jones looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Watson throws a quick inside leg kick.
Watson connects with a solid leg kick.
Jones tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Watson paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Watson scores with a leg kick.
Watson blocks a head kick by Jones.
A countering left hand to the body from Watson misses.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Watson lands with a hook. Jones tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Watson avoids the head kick by Jones.
Watson is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Jones is looking to wear down Watson with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Jones wants to clinch.
Watson flicks out a counter leg kick but Jones steps away.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Landry Watson showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Kunle Jones'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. So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
Jones throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Watson was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind.
Watson fakes the leg kick and cracks Jones in the body.
Watson connects with a jab.
Watson checks a leg kick.
Jones looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
A slow jab from Jones misses its intended target.
Watson throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Jones walks into a straight right hand from Watson.
Watson connects with a crisp jab.
Jones takes one to the chin there.
Jones is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Watson.
Oh Jones is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Jones throws a body kick, spinning off balance
and Watson counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Watson lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Watson connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Jones momentarily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jones throws a body kick that misses.
Watson counters with a body kick.
Watson keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Watson looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Jones wants to clinch
and Watson counters with a nice uppercut.
Jones looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Watson fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Jones has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Jones tries to clinch but Watson is having none of it.
Jones takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Jones seems to have got his legs back now.
Jones throws a leg kick
and Watson counters with a low kick, right behind Jones 's knee.
Jones takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Jones looks to clinch
and Watson counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Watson keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jones swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Watson lands a leg kick that knocks Jones off balance momentarily.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Watson connects with a body shot that sends Jones's belly button to the back.
Jones gets off balance looking for a body kick
and Watson counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Jones wants to clinch.
Whack! Watson lands a heavy head kick that drops Jones. The ref tackles Watson to stop the fight - a great save by the referee because Jones was done.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:43 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Head Kick). Landry Watson!
Our winner, Landry Watson, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Nissay Ramuo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mika Karalahti (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Karalahti has chosen Ensiferum - Into Battle as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Mika Karalahti acknowledges the crowd's support as he enters the cage.
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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
2 - 0 - 1, fighting out of New York, Nissay Ramuo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Mika Karalahti!
The judges for this bout are Steve Montenegro, Franklyn Lucas and Joseph Jones.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ramuo thows a left - swing and a miss!
Ramuo backing away here, and Karalahti unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
Karalahti throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Karalahti 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 Ramuo has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Ramuo and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Karalahti throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Ramuo half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
Karalahti swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Ramuo.
Ramuo on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Ramuo shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Ramuo will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Karalahti is looking to land body kicks.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ramuo avoids the body shot from Karalahti.
Ramuo connects with a jab.
Ramuo fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Karalahti avoids it really well and circles away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Karalahti dodges the punch combination from Ramuo.
Karalahti tries to work over Ramuo's front leg with a kick but Ramuo checks it.
Karalahti throws a front kick aimed at Ramuo's knee but Ramuo avoids it well.
Ramuo lands a nice shot to the body.
Karalahti jabs Ramuo to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Karalahti showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Ramuo.
A little jabbing left from Karalahti on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Ramuo tries to work over Karalahti's front leg with a kick but Karalahti checks it.
Karalahti lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Ramuo takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Karalahti digs a good body shot into Ramuo's ribs.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A big left from Ramuo misses.
Karalahti lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Karalahti is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Ramuo rather than just go for the knockout.
Karalahti fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Ramuo throws a leg kick
and Karalahti counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
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!
A lazy left from Karalahti finds it's target.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Ramuo crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Karalahti - the referee stops the clock and Ramuo gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Karalahti. Ramuo manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Ramuo tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Karalahti swivels and escapes.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Nissay Ramuo. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Karalahti ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Ramuo 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.
Karalahti walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Ramuo checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Karalahti turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Ramuo scores with a jab to the jaw.
Ramuo connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ramuo waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Karalahti.
Karalahti lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Karalahti connects with a body shot.
Ramuo ducks under a wild hook from Karalahti.
A nice inside leg kick there by Karalahti. That's going to slow Ramuo down.
Karalahti changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Karalahti throws a body shot but no joy.
Good exchange - Ramuo coming out on top.
Ramuo lands a nice hook to Karalahti's body. Karalahti takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Ramuo blocks a leg kick.
Ramuo tries to land a front kick but Karalahti steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Ramuo misses with a two punch combination.
Karalahti connects with a high kick.
It looks like Nissay Ramuo has been cut.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Karalahti scores with a hook.
A head kick from Karalahti lands but Ramuo takes it in his stride.
Ramuo takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Ramuo has his takedown stuffed
and Karalahti counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Some bone on bone action there as Ramuo checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Karalahti lands a nice leg kick that just misses Ramuo's sensitive parts.
Karalahti throws a head kick but Ramuo moves out of range.
Karalahti lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Ramuo throws a leg kick but Karalahti sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Ramuo looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Karalahti cracks Ramuo with a good jab.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mika Karalahti dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Nissay Ramuo's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Ramuo rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Karalahti counters with a slapping leg kick.
Ramuo throws a hook but Karalahti avoids it easily.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Karalahti. Ramuo shrugs it off though.
Karalahti uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Ramuo has time to react.
This entire fight has taken place on the feet so far and you wonder whether Ramuo might be better served trying to take this one to the ground because he's losing the standup battle so far.
Ramuo pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Mika Karalahti seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Ramuo takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Karalahti throws a leg kick but Ramuo moved away.
Karalahti cracks Ramuo with a good jab.
Mika Karalahti seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Karalahti tries to work over Ramuo's front leg with a kick but Ramuo checks it.
Karalahti is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A momentary lapse in concentration from Karalahti enables Ramuo to shoot in and score with a neat double leg. Karalahti manages to secure a closed guard as the fighters hit the mat.
Ramuo postures up and lands a big shot to Karalahti's brow.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Ramuo trying to control but Karalahti is working from the bottom.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ramuo throwing strikes but missing.
Karalahti has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
Ramuo trying to control the position from guard on top but Karalahti is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Karalahti controls Ramuo momentarily but Ramuo frees himself.
Karalahti has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Karalahti preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level 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.
Karalahti throws a leg kick which misses Ramuo's front leg but catches the back leg as Ramuo tries to avoid it.
Ramuo scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Ramuo blocks a low kick nicely.
Ramuo changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
Ramuo shoots and misses
and Karalahti counters with a nice low kick that buckles Ramuo's knee momentarily.
Karalahti fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Ramuo is out of range.
Karalahti lands with a thumping leg kick.
Karalahti throws a front kick aimed at Ramuo's knee but Ramuo avoids it well.
Karalahti lands a head shot.
Karalahti goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Ramuo with a lazy takedown attempt
and Karalahti counters with a nice low kick that buckles Ramuo's knee momentarily.
Karalahti misses the shot to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ramuo takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Karalahti throws a lazy body kick
and Ramuo counters with a single leg into guard. Karalahti didn't expect that.
Ramuo trying to control but Karalahti is working from the bottom.
Ramuo missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Karalahti preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Karalahti managing to control the position.
Ramuo stopping the sweep attempt from Karalahti.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ramuo wants to control from the top but Karalahti keeps moving.
Ramuo in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Karalahti looks to score with a jab to the body but Ramuo is just out of range.
Ramuo shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Karalahti sprawls well. Karalahti wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Ramuo gets slowly back to his feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Nissay Ramuo. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Ramuo checks a low kick from Karalahti.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Karalahti uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Ramuo.
Karalahti lands a front kick.
Ramuo finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mika Karalahti showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Nissay Ramuo's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
Ramuo gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Ramuo throws a quick inside leg kick.
Karalahti misses with a head kick.
Ramuo misses with an uppercut. Karalahti saw that one coming.
Karalahti fakes the leg kick and cracks Ramuo in the body.
Ramuo keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Karalahti throws a nice outside leg kick.
Ramuo throws a hook to the side of Karalahti's head but Karalahti sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ramuo throws a looping overhand right but Karalahti ducks down to avoid it.
Karalahti is looking to score with low kicks.
Ramuo avoids a kick to the body.
Ramuo lands with an overhand left.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ramuo shoots in looking for a takedown. Karalahti tries to sprawl out of it but Ramuo keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Karalahti manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Karalahti cracks the inside of Ramuo's front leg.
Ramuo throws a leg kick but Karalahti sees it coming and moves out of range.
A slow jab from Ramuo misses its intended target.
Karalahti scores with a nice head shot.
Ramuo moves out of range of the body kick from Karalahti.
Karalahti wants to slow Ramuo down by chopping away at his legs.
Ramuo takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Karalahti throws out a powerful jab.
Ramuo misses with a right hand
and Karalahti counters with an inside leg kick.
A combination from Ramuo does no damage.
Karalahti staying out of range there.
Karalahti throws a quick inside leg kick.
Ramuo tries to score a power double leg takedown but Karalahti sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Ramuo somewhat.
Ramuo missing with a left hand there. Karalahti was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Ramuo is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Karalahti scores with a hook to the body. Ramuo takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Ramuo thows a leg kick but Karalahti checks it
and Karalahti counters with a thumping low kick.
A looping hook to the body misses from Ramuo. Karalahti does a little dance to reset his feet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Karalahti lands a nice shot that snaps Ramuo's head back.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Ramuo is defended easily by Karalahti.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Nissay Ramuo. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Ramuo drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Ramuo swinging wildly here.
Karalahti swings for the body but Ramuo moves out of range.
Ramuo feinted with a counter takedown.
Karalahti scores with a nice right hand.
Karalahti attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Nissay Ramuo has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Karalahti lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Ramuo backs up against the cage.
Ramuo has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Karalahti.
Karalahti throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Ramuo's head.
Karalahti misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Ramuo.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Karalahti lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Karalahti lands with a slapping head kick.
Karalahti throws a series of strikes that have Ramuo backpedaling.
Karalahti throws a leg kick which misses Ramuo's front leg but catches the back leg as Ramuo tries to avoid it.
The fighters circle momentarily. Ramuo darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Karalahti gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Karalahti is looking to slow Ramuo down with leg kicks.
And that's the end of the fight!
Mika Karalahti comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Karalahti winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Steve Montenegro scores the fight 27:30
Judge Franklyn Lucas scores the fight 27:30
Judge Joseph Jones scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Mika Karalahti!
After winning the bout, Mika Karalahti 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 featherweight MMA rules bout between Cilian Lynch (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Neymar Junior (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). I'm sure you'll be fascinated to know that I was talking to some pointless Z list celebrity before the fight and he thought that Neymar Junior was going to win. Let's see if he was right.
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154 lbs
6 - 2 - 0 |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the featherweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Cilian Lynch!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Neymar Junior!
The judges for this bout are Alyssa Summers, Russell Pearce and Reed Andrews.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lynch lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Junior circles away quickly and effectively.
Junior has been working on his striking defense in training and it's paying off as Lynch is landing a low percentage of strikes.
Lynch defending well as Junior loads up on a big left hand.
Lynch jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Junior throws a right and a left that both miss.
Lynch has Junior up against the cage in a clinch.
Junior is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Lynch is defending well for now.
Junior cracks Lynch with a nice body shot.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Junior.
Junior lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Lynch can't get the takedown.
Junior prevents a body shot from Lynch.
Junior tries a knee to the head but Lynch blocks it.
Junior working aggressively here.
Lynch tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Lynch misses with a shot to the kidneys.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nice elbow from Junior.
It looks like Cilian Lynch has been cut.
Lynch turns his back and goes for a hip toss. It's a bit messy but it gets the job done and Lynch manages to end up in side control.
Junior sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.
Lynch is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Junior sees it coming and defends easily.
Lynch is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Lynch is working for a submission of some sort.
Junior won't allow Lynch to pass to mount.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lynch is trying to control the action in half guard but Junior is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Junior manages to get to full guard.
Lynch slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Lynch won't allow Junior to sweep him here.
Lynch stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Junior swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Junior 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 three minutes gone in the round.
Lynch is holding a leg here, probably looking for an ankle lock - he drops back and goes for it! Junior is in trouble! Is it all over??? No! Junior has escaped and now he's on top!
Lynch escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Junior gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Lynch looking to hit a scissor sweep but Junior is one step ahead there.
Lynch wants to improve his position but instead Junior has moved into half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Junior prevents Lynch from improving his position.
Junior sitting and controlling from the half guard.
Lynch trying to control from the bottom.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Lynch is pressing down on Junior's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Lynch trying to keep a closed guard but Junior is proving a slippery customer.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Neymar Junior will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Cilian Lynch's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Junior misses with a jab, cross combination.
Lynch cracks Junior with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Junior lands a jab to the nose.
Junior tries to bum rush Lynch with a series of wild strikes but Lynch uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
A looping hook to the body misses from Lynch. Junior does a little dance to reset his feet.
Lynch lands a glancing blow to the side of Junior's head.
Junior lets loose with a powerful body kick. Lynch will feel that in the morning.
Junior lands with a thumping leg kick.
A thudding body kick lands there by Junior!
Lynch shoots in but no luck this time.
Lynch looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Junior darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Junior scores with a sloppy right hand. Lynch should have avoided that one.
Lynch darts in trying to clinch
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Junior swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Junior is looking to land body kicks.
Junior uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Lynch.
Junior appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
Junior throws a quick inside leg kick.
Neymar Junior seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Junior moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
A looping hook to the body misses from Lynch. Junior does a little dance to reset his feet.
A good leg kick by Junior.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Junior throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Lynch takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
A slapping leg kick lands for Junior.
Lynch has his takedown stuffed
and Junior counters with a straight right hand.
Cilian Lynch's cut is getting worse.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A leg kick checked by Junior.
Junior paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Lynch misses with a takedown attempt
and Junior counters with an outside leg kick.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Cilian Lynch. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Junior gets in close and tags Lynch with a short punch that almost sends Lynch to the mat! Oh Lynch is in big trouble! He turns his back on Junior, trying to create some distance but Junior rushes him, striking wildly and Lynch goes down! The referee tackles Junior into the cage to end the fight! Junior is one violent man!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:56 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Neymar Junior! Neymar Junior retains his featherweight title!
An out of breath Neymar Junior thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Philip Farmery (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Soa Palelei (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). This should be fireworks!
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19
265 lbs
2 - 0 - 0 |
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270 lbs
5 - 1 - 0 |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Philip Farmery!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Soa Palelei!
The judges for this bout are Chad Campbell, Anthony Taglia and Joseph Jones.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Farmery is defended easily by Palelei.
Palelei has done a lot of speed work in the buildup to this fight.
Farmery avoids the body shot from Palelei.
Philip Farmery seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Farmery with a poor takedown
and Palelei counters with a straight right hand.
Palelei connects with a leg kick. Farmery looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Palelei lands a body shot.
Farmery fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Palelei avoids it really well and circles away.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Philip Farmery. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Palelei looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Palelei tries to score with a low kick but Farmery moves his leg out of the way.
Palelei throws a shot to the body.
Farmery with a poor takedown
and Palelei connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Farmery doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Palelei moves into the clinch.
Palelei pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Farmery takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Palelei rushes Farmery and presses him up against the cage.
Palelei lands with a left to the head.
Palelei taking a breather.
Palelei breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Farmery shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Palelei napping and manages to drive through into side control!
Farmery tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Farmery has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Both fighters have adopted an aggressive gameplan on the ground!
Farmery is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Palelei is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Palelei is looking for a sweep.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Palelei keeps trying to improve his position.
Palelei struggling a bit here.
Palelei is looking for a sweep.
Palelei wants to control but Farmery postures up.
A bit of a lull in the action here.
Farmery tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Palelei really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Farmery. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Palelei is looking for a sweep.
Palelei manages to work his way to half guard, despite Farmery's best efforts.
Farmery seems to be working for a kimura but Palelei defends the submission attempt.
Palelei is trying to get back to full guard.
Farmery seems to be working for a kimura but Palelei defends the submission attempt.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Farmery is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Farmery is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Palelei is holding on to half guard well.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Farmery is working for a submission of some sort.
Farmery seems to be looking for submissions.
Farmery prevents Palelei from improving his position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Palelei is trying is best to control the position here.
Farmery is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Farmery prevents Palelei from standing back up.
Palelei is looking for a sweep. Farmery is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Farmery seems to be working for a kimura but Palelei defends the submission attempt.
Palelei keeping control of the leg, stopping his opponent passing to mount.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
Farmery lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Palelei wants to control but Farmery is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Farmery tries to pass to full mount but Palelei defends it.
Farmery is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Palelei defends it well.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Soa Palelei dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Farmery fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Farmery fails with a takedown attempt.
Nice shot lands for Palelei.
Farmery defending well as Palelei loads up on a big left hand.
Farmery looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Philip Farmery. That's going to take a lot out of him.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Palelei feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Farmery's calf.
Palelei feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Farmery's calf.
Palelei stuffs the takedown attempt from Farmery. Farmery gets slowly back to his feet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Palelei listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Farmery throws a body punch but Palelei moves out of range.
Farmery dives in for a single leg takedown but Palelei sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
Palelei throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Farmery tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Palelei swivels and escapes.
Palelei jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Farmery takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Palelei lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Farmery shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Palelei pushes Farmery away with a front kick.
Farmery doesn't succeed with the takedown
enabling Palelei to counter with a crisp jab.
It looks like Philip Farmery has been cut.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Palelei digs a good hook to Farmery's body.
Palelei lands a big head kick that sends Farmery to the canvas! Palelei follows up with strikes from the mount that forces the ref to step in and stop the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:11 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Soa Palelei! Soa Palelei retains his heavyweight title!
Soa Palelei decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
In defeat, Philip Farmery stepped up to the mic, saying 'Soa Palelei is a great champion and a very tough fighter he beat me fair and square and I hope to be half the fighter he is thanks champ for a great chance in my career.'.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between The Legend Zatoichi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Vernon La Grande (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Zatoichi comes to the cage accompanied by Sixty Seconds To ...... La Grande is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Time of our Lives. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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174 lbs
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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
4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, The Legend Zatoichi!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
10 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Vernon La Grande!
The judges for this bout are Franklyn Lucas, Eddie Farnsworth and John Roberts.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
La Grande clinches.
La Grande escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Zatoichi circles away from the clinch attempt.
An attempted straight right counter from Zatoichi misses the target.
La Grande moves out of range as Zatoichi strikes.
La Grande tries to clinch but Zatoichi moves out of range.
Zatoichi is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
La Grande takes one on the button.
La Grande tries to close the distance and clinch but Zatoichi swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
La Grande fails with an attempt to clinch.
Zatoichi changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
La Grande throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
La Grande uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Zatoichi.
La Grande moves in looking to clinch but Zatoichi pushes him off.
Zatoichi swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Zatoichi jabs La Grande to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Zatoichi slips a jab and a cross from La Grande.
Zatoichi looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
La Grande closes the distance and clinches.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
La Grande breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
La Grande is looking to clinch.
Zatoichi swings widly with a right hand
and La Grande counters with a left and a right that stings Zatoichi.
La Grande slips a jab from Zatoichi.
La Grande throws a leg kick that is checked
and Zatoichi counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Zatoichi swats away the attempt to clinch by La Grande.
That's one minute gone in the round.
La Grande keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Zatoichi.
La Grande doesn't manage to clinch there - Zatoichi circles away.
Zatoichi misses with a few strikes there.
La Grande tries to clinch but Zatoichi is having none of it.
La Grande tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Zatoichi manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
La Grande tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
La Grande is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Zatoichi avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
La Grande uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Zatoichi.
La Grande tries to clinch there but Zatoichi circles away.
La Grande moves in looking to clinch but Zatoichi pushes him off.
La Grande tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
La Grande misses with a low kick.
La Grande throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Zatoichi swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Zatoichi moves into range and connects with a jab.
La Grande tries to clinch but Zatoichi is having none of it.
Zatoichi throws a hook to the side of La Grande's head but La Grande sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
La Grande moves in looking to clinch but Zatoichi pushes him off.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Zatoichi throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
La Grande pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Zatoichi checks the leg kick.
La Grande is looking to clinch.
La Grande tries to clinch but Zatoichi is having none of it.
Zatoichi looks to land a right hand but La Grande moved out of range.
Zatoichi avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
A shot to the body from La Grande misses
and Zatoichi counters with a straight right hand.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
La Grande misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
An attempted straight right counter from Zatoichi misses the target.
Zatoichi throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
La Grande is clearly looking to counter with head kicks.
La Grande has closed the distance and engaged Zatoichi in a clinch.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Zatoichi.
Zatoichi lands a hook to the side of the head.
La Grande is trying to stall.
Still in the clinch, Zatoichi scores with a nice short uppercut.
Zatoichi scores with an uppercut up the middle.
La Grande escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
La Grande is looking to clinch but Zatoichi is avoiding it.
Zatoichi throws a combination but it was largely blocked by La Grande.
La Grande tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
La Grande moves into the clinch.
La Grande breaks the clinch.
La Grande feints and then cracks Zatoichi's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Zatoichi down.
La Grande shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
A big left from Zatoichi misses.
A cross from Zatoichi lands.
La Grande moves to clinch but Zatoichi breaks away
and Zatoichi counters with a nice uppercut.
Zatoichi avoids the head kick by La Grande.
La Grande wants to clinch.
Zatoichi throws an overhand right that lands on La Grande's shoulder, as La Grande tries to avoid the shot.
La Grande throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
La Grande tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Zatoichi throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Despite the aggression on La Grande's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Zatoichi lands a slapping body shot.
La Grande darts in trying to clinch
and Zatoichi counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Zatoichi looks to score with a jab to the body but La Grande is just out of range.
Zatoichi swings and misses with a hook to the body.
La Grande tries to clinch but Zatoichi is having none of it.
The fighters circling - Zatoichi throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
La Grande rushes Zatoichi and presses him up against the cage.
La Grande blocks a body shot from Zatoichi.
Zatoichi is working La Grande over against the cage.
La Grande escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
La Grande doesn't manage to clinch there - Zatoichi circles away.
Zatoichi throws a jab but it's blocked by La Grande.
Zatoichi looks to land a left hand but La Grande moved out of range nicely.
La Grande misses with a head kick.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
La Grande is looking to clinch but Zatoichi is avoiding it.
La Grande is looking to clinch but Zatoichi is avoiding it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
The Legend Zatoichi dominated that round.
That's time! Zatoichi's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Zatoichi scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Zatoichi is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that La Grande can do to turn this around?
La Grande tries to clinch but Zatoichi moves out of range.
It looked like Zatoichi wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
La Grande wants to clinch up but Zatoichi keeps it at a distance.
La Grande throws a sloppy head kick and Zatoichi moves out of range easily.
Zatoichi scores with a nice strike.
Zatoichi throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent La Grande stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Zatoichi swings for the body but La Grande moves out of range.
A looping hook to the body misses from Zatoichi. La Grande does a little dance to reset his feet.
La Grande closes the distance and clinches.
Zatoichi manages to break the clinch.
Vernon La Grande seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
La Grande moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Zatoichi connects with a right hand. La Grande shakes it off.
Vernon La Grande is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
La Grande lands a head kick. Zatoichi smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
La Grande tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Zatoichi manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
La Grande attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
La Grande tries to clinch but Zatoichi is having none of it.
Zatoichi throws the left hand but La Grande avoids the punch easily.
La Grande slips a jab from Zatoichi.
La Grande throws a counter combo.
That's one minute gone in the round.
La Grande looks to clinch
enabling Zatoichi to counter with a crisp jab.
The fight stays on the outside here - La Grande looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
La Grande tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Zatoichi counters with a nice body shot.
Zatoichi lands a slapping body shot.
La Grande tries to clinch but Zatoichi is having none of it.
La Grande tries to clinch there but Zatoichi circles away.
Zatoichi blocks a low kick nicely.
Zatoichi tries to bum rush La Grande with a series of wild strikes but La Grande uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Zatoichi circles away from the clinch attempt.
La Grande tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Zatoichi misses with a straight left.
Zatoichi moves into the clinch successfully.
La Grande throws an elbow but it misses.
La Grande breaks the clinch.
Zatoichi jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Zatoichi swats away the attempt to clinch by La Grande.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Zatoichi's corner calls for a 1-2. Zatoichi obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
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!
La Grande tries a low kick but Zatoichi avoids it.
La Grande has closed the distance and engaged Zatoichi in a clinch.
La Grande breaks from the clinch.
Zatoichi lands with a cross.
La Grande tries to clinch up but Zatoichi circles away and keeps his distance.
Zatoichi tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but La Grande was well out of range. Poor timing from Zatoichi.
La Grande fails in his attempt to clinch.
Zatoichi lands a nice hook to La Grande's body. La Grande takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
La Grande fails with an attempt to clinch.
La Grande doesn't manage to clinch there - Zatoichi circles away.
La Grande moves in looking to clinch but Zatoichi pushes him off.
Zatoichi swats away the attempt to clinch by La Grande.
La Grande misses with a few strikes there.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
La Grande tries to clinch there but Zatoichi circles away.
La Grande turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Zatoichi circles away from the clinch attempt.
We've been informed that La Grande has been working hard on his conditioning in the buildup to the fight.
Zatoichi throws a hook but La Grande blocks it.
La Grande lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
Zatoichi slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
La Grande moves to clinch but Zatoichi breaks away
letting Zatoichi counter with a right hand.
Zatoichi scores with a hook.
La Grande is rocked!
Zatoichi has not gone for a single takedown so far in this fight, which seems like a very strange tactic when you consider that he has the superior wrestling and BJJ.
La Grande takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Zatoichi connects with a right that clearly hurt La Grande. He's backed up against the cage with nowhere to go as Zatoichi proceeds to tee off with vicious combinations till La Grande collapses and taps out under the pressure!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:37 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). The Legend Zatoichi!
The Legend Zatoichi is the new welterweight champion!
During a confident post fight interview, The Legend Zatoichi thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
Vernon La Grande was interviewed post fight and said 'YOUR a lucky F*@K I will beat you later!'.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Bryan Mills (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kelvin Parker (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Parker has chosen Flash - Queen as his entrance music. Both fighters look pumped up here. Let's hope this is a good fight!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the lightweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
7 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Bryan Mills!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Kelvin Parker!
The judges for this bout are David Schapiro, John Roberts and Reed Andrews.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Parker walks into a straight right hand from Mills.
Mills moves out of range as Parker strikes.
And Mills counters with a quick kick to the body but Parker blocks it.
Parker throws a jab when Mills was well out of range.
Mills throws a nice outside leg kick.
Parker tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Mills throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
A slow jab from Mills misses its intended target.
Mills turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Mills slips a straight right by Parker.
Mills throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Mills connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Parker blocks a jab.
And Parker tries to counter it with a takedown but Mills pushes his down on his head and steps out.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Parker misses with a hook. Mills ducked under it nicely.
Parker throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Mills stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Mills, as that shot connected.
Mills misses with a straight left.
Parker takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Parker connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Parker waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Mills.
A looping hook to the body misses from Mills. Parker does a little dance to reset his feet.
Parker throws a big shot that misses.
Mills looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
Bryan Mills seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mills tries to score with a low kick but Parker moves his leg out of the way.
Mills throws the left hand but Parker avoids the punch easily.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Mills.
Mills fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Mills looking to score a takedown here. Parker is defending well but Mills drives through and ends up in Parker's guard.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Parker looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Parker had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Mills defends it easily.
Parker keeping moving, preventing Mills from controlling successfully.
Mills content to stall in guard here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Parker looking to hit a scissor sweep but Mills is one step ahead there.
Parker being controlled here, momentarily.
Parker looking for a sweep. Not yet Parker, not yet.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Parker being controlled here, momentarily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Parker escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Mills gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Mills passes into half guard.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Mills in particular looking to stall.
Mills has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
Parker gets back to full guard.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Mills wants to control from the top but Parker keeps moving.
Mills wants to pass the guard but Parker is keeping the position.
Parker lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Bryan Mills dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Parker misses with a jab, cross combination.
Crunch! Mills slams his shin into Parker's torso.
Mills misses with a low kick.
A big right from Parker misses.
Parker feints a jab promting Mills to slip. Parker then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Mills slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
It looks like Bryan Mills has been cut.
Parker bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Mills's head.
Bryan Mills is winning the standup battle so far.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
An inside leg kick from Mills misses.
Parker connects with a crisp jab.
Parker moves out of range of the leg kick from Mills.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mills jabs Parker right on the nose. Parker blinks but takes it well.
Mills throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Mills connects with a leg kick. Parker looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Mills feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Parker's calf.
Parker tries a head kick but it misses.
Mills fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Parker connects with an inside leg kick.
A good leg kick by Mills.
Mills turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Parker takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Mills - that will leave a mark!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Parker loads up on a big right hand but Mills slips the punch.
Parker checks a low kick from Mills.
Parker flicks out a counter leg kick but Mills steps away.
The fighters circling - Parker throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Mills throws a nice outside leg kick.
Parker stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Mills.
Mills digs a good body shot into Parker's ribs.
Parker's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Parker pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Kelvin Parker is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Mills is looking to score with low kicks.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mills connects with a leg kick. Parker looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Parker 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 Mills has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Mills and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
An attempted straight right counter from Mills misses the target.
Some wild striking there from Parker.
A solid leg kick lands there for Mills.
Parker tries to land a body kick
and Mills counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Mills ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Mills slips under a jab from Parker.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mills lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Mills, right into the meat.
Mills throws a chopping leg kick but Parker manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Parker lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Mills scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Parker keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Mills scores with a spinning back kick!
Mills ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Parker on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Bryan Mills dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Bryan Mills's cut.
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.
Parker drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Parker looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Mills throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Mills throws a leg kick
and Parker cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Parker scores with a hook to the body. Mills takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Parker blocks the body kick.
Mills gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Parker.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Parker takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Parker misses with a series of wild punches.
A little feinted left hand from Mills on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mills scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Parker chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Mills can pounce on him.
Parker misses with a looping left.
Mills was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Parker has tried to improve his agility in the runup to this fight.
Mills 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.
Parker takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
A low kick from Mills is predictable there
and Parker counters with a head kick. That will keep Mills thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
A chopping leg kick lands by Mills.
Mills rushes Parker and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Parker misses with the head strike.
Mills lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
You can see that Parker has visibly slowed down as a result of the leg kicks
Mills lands a left hand.
Mills misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Mills gets control of Parker's arms and successfully pulls guard. Mills will no doubt be looking for submissions off his back.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Mills is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Mills is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Parker wants to improve his position but Mills is controlling well.
Mills is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Parker defends it well.
Bryan Mills overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Mills is trying to work for a kimura but Parker is defending well.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mills moves into full mount! Parker won't be happy about that!
Mills controlling the position easily from mount.
Mills tries to control but Parker wriggling away.
Mills is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Parker can do to turn this around?
Parker regains half guard.
Parker moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Mills slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mills got a little sloppy there for a moment and Parker has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Mills has managed to get both his arms back between Parker's legs - danger averted.
Mills slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Parker had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Mills defends it easily.
Mills stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Parker swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Mills is working hard here to advance position.
Mills stopping the sweep attempt from Parker.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Bryan Mills clearly takes that round.
The cut man is working on Bryan Mills's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Parker throws a left and a right that both miss
and Mills cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Parker tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Mills scores with a head kick. Parker tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Mills throws a head kick that Parker semi-blocks.
A swing and a miss from Parker.
Mills swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Mills moves into the clinch successfully.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A short body shot lands from Parker as the two fighters clinch.
Mills throws an elbow that misses.
Parker takes an elbow to the temple.
Parker working aggressively here.
Parker is trying to pull guard but Mills has him pressed against the cage.
Parker throws a head punch that misses.
Mills lands an elbow that stopped Parker in his tracks for a moment.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Parker lands a hook to the side of the head.
Mills lands with a light punch inside.
Parker trying to control the position but instead, Mills has worked for underhooks and has pushed Parker into the cage.
With the fighters up against the cage, Mills throws an elbow but misses.
A short uppercut from Parker.
Parker misses with a punch on the inside.
Mills doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Parker takes an elbow to the temple.
Parker prevents a body shot from Mills.
Nice body punch from Parker - that landed with a thud.
Mills throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Parker takes an elbow to the forehead.
A nice right hand lands inside from Mills.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Mills.
Parker swings wildly with an uppercut but Mills uses good head movement to avoid it.
Mills tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Parker's elbow.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mills lands an elbow that stopped Parker in his tracks for a moment.
Mills blocks an uppercut.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Mills throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Mills tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Mills lands a body punch.
Mills gets through Parker's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Mills pushes Parker back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Mills tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Parker smiles and moves away.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Parker, as that shot connected.
Mills chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Mills, right into the meat.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Parker thows a left - swing and a miss!
Mills scores with a jab to the jaw.
The fighters circling - Mills throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Parker sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Mills lands a leg kick that knocks Parker off balance momentarily.
Mills stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Mills walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Parker checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Mills goes for a double leg but Parker avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Parker continues to drive forward.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Bryan Mills. That's going to take a lot out of him.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Parker throws the left hand but Mills avoids the punch easily.
Parker throws a shot from downtown. Mills moves away and avoids it.
Nice cross by Mills.
Mills throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Parker defending well as Mills loads up on a big left hand.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Mills.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Mills scores with a decent looking hook.
Parker avoids the body shot from Mills.
Mills tries to move into range but Parker moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Bryan Mills had his way with Kelvin Parker in that round.
The cut man is working on Bryan Mills's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Parker connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Mills's hands.
Mills misses with a low kick.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Mills is defended easily by Parker.
As Mills backs off Parker throws a huge counter combo but Mills manages to avoid it all.
Mills lands with an uppercut that bounces Parker off the cage and back into range.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Parker.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mills with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Mills jabs Parker to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Parker misses with a looping left.
Nice defenses there by Parker.
Parker unleashes a big counter combination but Mills bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
Parker misses with a right hand
and Mills connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Mills.
Parker looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Mills appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A solid body kick from Mills.
Mills lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Mills ducks under a wild hook from Parker.
An attempted straight right counter from Mills misses the target.
Parker takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Mills misses with a low kick.
Mills misses with an attempted mid kick.
Mills has taken the fight to the clinch.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Mills scores with a shoulder strike.
Mills makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Kelvin Parker has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mills cracks Parker with a nice body shot.
Parker is wobbling all over the place through exhaustion. Will he make it to the final bell?
Mills gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Mills lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Parker backwards.
Mills blocks an uppercut.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Mills.
Parker is rocked!
Parker can't find room to land a body shot as Mills controls the action.
Parker is still on wobbly legs! Can Mills finish him?
A head punch on the inside from Parker fails to land.
Mills gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Mills drags the fight down to the ground.
Parker throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Mills works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Parker trying to pass the guard. He's being very persistent here but Mills manages to land a sweep and now he's on top!
Parker throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Mills drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Mills jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Mills is pushing down on Parker's leg trying to pass to half guard. Parker is fighting to maintain full guard but Mills has managed to sneak the leg through.
Parker seems to have recovered his senses.
Parker looking for submissions off his back.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Mills takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Parker missing with punches from the bottom.
Mills is working for a submission of some sort.
Parker works his way to full guard. Good work.
Mills wants to control from the top but Parker keeps moving.
Parker being controlled here, momentarily.
And that's the end of the fight!
Bryan Mills showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Mills has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge David Schapiro scores the fight 50:45
Judge John Roberts scores the fight 50:45
Judge Reed Andrews scores the fight 50:45
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Bryan Mills!
Bryan Mills is the new lightweight champion!
Our winner, Bryan Mills, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Matti Laukanen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Divock Origi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Origi has chosen Vamos a la playa as his entrance music. Both these fighters are unbeaten, so somebody's 0 has got to go!Divock Origi is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the light heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Matti Laukanen!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
10 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Divock Origi!
The judges for this bout are Dean Styles, Lou da Vinci and Jonathan Paton.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Laukanen doesn't manage to clinch there - Origi circles away.
Laukanen lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Laukanen fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Origi, pushing him back against the cage.
Laukanen swings wildly with an uppercut but Origi uses good head movement to avoid it.
Origi lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Laukanen tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Origi's elbow.
A right hand to the body from Laukanen.
Nice body punch from Origi.
Laukanen is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Laukanen tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Still in the clinch, Origi scores with a nice short uppercut.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Origi.
Origi tries to work over Laukanen's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
A right hand to the body from Origi.
Origi lands a shoulder strike.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Origi scores with a shot to the side of Laukanen's head.
Origi lands a shot to the body.
Laukanen goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Laukanen lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A short right from Origi.
Origi tries a body shot but Laukanen blocks it.
Origi tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Origi lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Laukanen tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Origi's elbow.
Origi has a couple of punches blocked by Laukanen.
Laukanen tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Origi's elbow.
Laukanen misses with a body punch.
Origi tries a body shot but Laukanen blocks it.
Laukanen misses with a hook to the ribs.
Laukanen misses with a punch to the body.
Origi misses with a short punch on the inside.
A short body shot lands from Origi as the two fighters clinch.
Origi misses with a punch on the inside.
Origi makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Origi misses with a hook to the ribs.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Origi.
Laukanen tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Origi's elbow.
Origi blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Laukanen looking to stall.
Laukanen swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Laukanen content to slow the pace in the clinch.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Laukanen creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Laukanen tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Origi's elbow.
Origi doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Laukanen tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Origi's elbow.
Origi lands a hook to the side of the head.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Origi has a couple of punches blocked by Laukanen.
Laukanen misses with the head strike.
Origi lands a right hand that snaps the head of Laukanen backwards.
Origi lands a hook that snaps the head of Laukanen backwards.
Laukanen is rocked!
Origi throws a big uppercut that drops Laukanen! More strikes from Origi and the referee jumps in to stop the fight! Laukanen lies dazed against the cage as Origi celebrates with his cornermen!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:48 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Divock Origi! Divock Origi retains his light heavyweight title!
After the fight, Divock Origi was humble in paying tribute to his opponent but made it clear he wants to go on to bigger and better things. It seemed to go down well with the crowd who cheered him loudly.
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