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Highland Games 91 PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Walter Mattos (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Rimario Gracie (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The key to victory for Walter Mattos has got to be keeping the fight on the feet.
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200 lbs
6 - 3 - 0 |
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216 lbs
5 - 5 - 0 |
BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Granite chin |
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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
6 - 3 - 0, fighting out of London, Walter Mattos!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Rimario Gracie!
The judges for this bout are Phil Schofield, Chris Edwards and William Gold.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gracie closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Mattos to the mat! Mattos manages to get full guard.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Mattos holds on and takes a little breather.
Mattos can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Gracie controls the pace.
Gracie is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Mattos is on top in guard.
Mattos slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
Gracie is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Gracie looking to hit a scissor sweep but Mattos is one step ahead there.
Mattos trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mattos wants to control from the top but Gracie keeps moving.
Gracie has managed to work for a loose triangle. I think Mattos should be able to defend this one pretty easily though. Oh, Gracie has tightened it up now! Mattos should have reacted faster there - he's in big trouble and yes, he's tapped out! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:24 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle). Rimario Gracie!
Rimario Gracie thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Chester Emerson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tom Hebster (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Emerson comes to the cage accompanied by Inner Circle - Bad Boys. Chester Emerson has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.
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160 lbs
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160 lbs
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Counter fighter
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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
5 - 2 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Chester Emerson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Tom Hebster!
The judges for this bout are James Ackerman, Steven Brown and William Gold.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Emerson circles away from the clinch attempt.
Hebster has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Emerson finds it's way round the side to connect with Hebster's head.
Emerson misses with a body shot.
Hebster doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Emerson throws a lazy uppercut
and Hebster counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Emerson throws a jab but it's blocked by Hebster.
Hebster slips under a jab from Emerson.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Emerson lands with a shot to the body.
Hebster defending well as Emerson loads up on a big left hand.
Hebster is looking for the big counter here.
Emerson throws a poor cross that misses
and Hebster counters with a left to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A big left from Emerson misses.
A big right from Emerson misses.
Emerson misses with an uppercut.
Emerson throws a hook to the side of Hebster's head but Hebster sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Hebster throws out a counter right but Emerson avoids it with no problem.
The fighters circle momentarily. Emerson darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Emerson getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Hebster needs to keep his hands up - Emerson had a free shot at his head there.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Emerson breaks from the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Emerson misses with a hook. Hebster ducked under it nicely.
Hebster avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Emerson swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Emerson backing away here, and Hebster unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
Emerson throws out a loose jab but Hebster uses good head movement to avoid it.
Hebster unleashes a big counter combination but Emerson bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
Hebster tries to clinch there but Emerson circles away.
A combination from Emerson does no damage.
Emerson looks to land a left hand but Hebster moved out of range nicely.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Emerson thows a left - swing and a miss!
Hebster lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hebster moves to clinch but Emerson breaks away
and Emerson counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Hebster fails in his attempt to clinch.
Hebster tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Emerson manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Emerson throws a jab but it's blocked by Hebster.
Hebster unleashes a big counter combination but Emerson bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
Hebster ducks under a wild hook from Emerson.
As Emerson backs off Hebster throws a huge counter combo but Emerson manages to avoid it all.
Hebster tries to clinch up
and Emerson connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hebster uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Emerson.
Hebster is looking for the big counter here.
Hebster uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Emerson.
Hebster lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
Emerson throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Hebster throws a counter combo.
Emerson looks to score with a jab to the body but Hebster is just out of range.
Hebster is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Hebster is looking to clinch.
Emerson seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
Chester Emerson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A telegraphed right hand from Emerson misses the target.
Hebster uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Emerson.
Hebster moves in looking to clinch but Emerson pushes him off.
Emerson swinging wildly here.
Hebster is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Chester Emerson dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Emerson throws the left hand but Hebster avoids the punch easily.
Hebster ducks under a wild hook from Emerson.
Hebster lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
Hebster tries to clinch up
and Emerson connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
The crowd cheers as Emerson lands an impressive looking overhand right. Hebster doesn't seem phased though.
Emerson is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Hebster can do to turn this around?
Hebster ducks under a wild hook from Emerson.
As Emerson backs off Hebster throws a huge counter combo but Emerson manages to avoid it all.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Emerson misses with a right hand
and Emerson takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Hebster bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Emerson scores with a one two! Hebster had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Emerson throws a right hand that Hebster ducks under and follows up with a left that Hebster also avoids with ease.
A slow jab from Emerson misses its intended target.
Hebster unleashes a big counter combination but Emerson bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
Emerson throws an overhand right that lands on Hebster's shoulder, as Hebster tries to avoid the shot.
Hebster unleashes a big counter combination but Emerson bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
Hebster wants to clinch.
Emerson is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Hebster.
Hebster throws a counter combo.
Emerson lands with a good body shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Emerson misses with a looping left.
Chester Emerson is winning the standup battle so far.
Emerson lands with a right hand.
Emerson misses with a left hand
and Hebster counters with a series of strikes. Emerson will be more careful next time no doubt.
Emerson circles away from the clinch attempt.
Emerson jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Hebster tries to close the distance and clinch but Emerson swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Hebster rushes Emerson and presses him up against the cage.
Hebster lands with a right to the head.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Emerson breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Emerson throws a nice looking combination but Hebster bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Good standup being displayed there by Emerson as he connects with a hook.
Emerson looks to land a right hand but Hebster moved out of range.
Hebster is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Hebster avoids the body shot from Emerson.
Hebster appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
The fight stays on the outside here - Hebster looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
A punch combination from Emerson misses.
As Emerson backs off Hebster throws a huge counter combo but Emerson manages to avoid it all.
Hebster defending well as Emerson loads up on a big left hand.
Emerson misses the jab.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Emerson ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Emerson lands a really nice looking cross but Hebster seems unphased.
Emerson is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Emerson misses with a looping left.
Hebster flicks out a counter leg kick but Emerson steps away.
Emerson throws a right hand that misses
and Hebster counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Emerson throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Hebster slips a straight right by Emerson.
Hebster wants to clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Chester Emerson dominated that second round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!
Emerson misses with a series of wild punches.
Hebster only half commits to the counter leg kick.
Hebster slips under a jab from Emerson.
Tom Hebster is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Hebster displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Emerson throws out the jab.
Hebster is looking for the big counter here.
Emerson throws a lazy uppercut
and Hebster counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Emerson thinking.
Sloppy strikes from Emerson. Those never looked like landing.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Emerson swings for the body but Hebster moves out of range.
Hebster is looking to clinch but Emerson is avoiding it.
Hebster walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Emerson avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Sloppy strikes from Emerson. Those never looked like landing.
Emerson misses with a straight left.
Emerson throws a hook to the side of Hebster's head but Hebster sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Hebster lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
Emerson is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Emerson throws a hook but Hebster avoids it easily.
Emerson looks to land a left hand but Hebster moved out of range nicely.
Despite the aggression on Hebster's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Hebster clinches up against the cage.
Hebster misses with a body punch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Emerson blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Emerson wants to get back to striking at distance but Hebster won't allow it.
Emerson wants to get back to striking at distance but Hebster won't allow it.
Hebster has a couple of punches blocked by Emerson.
Emerson blocks a body shot from Hebster.
Hebster keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Emerson's efforts to push away.
Emerson can't break the clinch.
Hebster keeps control of Emerson as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Hebster tries to work over Emerson's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Emerson looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Emerson prevents a body shot from Hebster.
Hebster can't find room to land a body shot as Emerson controls the action.
Emerson is trying to force a seperation but Hebster has the dominant position.
Emerson is trying to break the clinch but Hebster has him pressed against the cage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hebster tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Emerson's elbow.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Hebster.
Hebster has Emerson pressed against the cage, preventing Emerson from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Hebster throws a punch but it's blocked by Emerson.
Hebster misses with a hook from the clinch.
Emerson tries to break free but Hebster pushes him back against the cage.
Emerson has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Emerson is trying to break free.
Emerson looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Emerson wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Hebster misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Hebster tries to work over Emerson's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Hebster doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Emerson is trying to break free.
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.
Emerson wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Hebster is working Emerson over against the cage.
Hebster misses with a hook to the ribs.
Hebster tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Chester Emerson is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Emerson prevents a body shot from Hebster.
Hebster has Emerson pressed against the cage, preventing Emerson from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Hebster misses with a punch to the body.
Emerson prevents a body shot from Hebster.
Emerson's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Emerson throws a right hand that misses
and Hebster counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Hebster ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Hebster throws a counter combo.
Emerson misses with an uppercut. Hebster saw that one coming.
Despite the aggression on Hebster's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Chester Emerson.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Emerson, 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 James Ackerman scores the fight 30:27
Judge Steven Brown scores the fight 30:28
Judge William Gold scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Chester Emerson!
After the fight, Chester Emerson 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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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between John Smithing (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Marcus Warring (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Smithing comes to the cage accompanied by Shooting Stars. Warring has chosen Lick my chocolate salty balls live by chef from South Park as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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185 lbs
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196 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
6 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, John Smithing!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Marcus Warring!
The judges for this bout are Andrew Berry, James Atkins and Chris Edwards.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
That kick from Warring tenderised Smithing's leg. Smithing is trying to keep his angry face on.
A solid leg kick lands there for Warring.
Warring throws a low kick but it's checked well by Smithing.
Smithing half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
Warring wants to land a leg kick but Smithing is out of range.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Warring, right into the meat.
Warring fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Smithing is out of range.
Warring throws a sloppy head kick and Smithing moves out of range easily.
Smithing half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
Warring throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Smithing half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
Good work by Smithing as he checks the leg kick.
Smithing appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
Warring throws a nice outside leg kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Warring slaps away a takedown attempt from Smithing, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Smithing blocks a leg kick.
Smithing attempts a counter takedown but Warring avoids it well and moves away.
Smithing avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Warring lands a big head kick that sends Smithing tumbling to the mat! Warring takes a step backwards and waves Smithing back to his feet - he wants the finish!
It looks like John Smithing has been cut.
Warring throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Smithing sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Smithing changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
Marcus Warring is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Warring keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Warring looks to land a left hand but Smithing moved out of range nicely.
Smithing attempts a counter takedown but Warring avoids it well and moves away.
Some bone on bone action there as Smithing checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Warring pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Smithing appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
Warring attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Smithing gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Smithing is rocked!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Warring fakes the body blow, causing Smithing to drop his hands! Left hook to the temple! Smithing goes stiff, and falls face first into the mat. Goodnight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:49 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Marcus Warring!
Marcus Warring took some time post fight to say the following; 'Drake you want that Rematch still??'.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Sailele Lealofi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Anderson Natanael (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Lealofi kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Mata Mata Me. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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255 lbs
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265 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
8 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Sailele Lealofi!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Anderson Natanael!
The judges for this bout are Phil Schofield, Daniel Bishop and James Glass.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lealofi shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in side control! That's better than Lealofi was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Natanael prevents Lealofi from improving position.
Lealofi slows the pace down.
Lealofi seems to have a rather negative gameplan on the ground. He seems keen to just score the takedown and hold down Natanael for as long as he can get away with.
Natanael tries to bench press Lealofi off him but Lealofi keeps the position.
Natanael gives up the full mount - oops, sloppy defensive grappling there!
Lealofi looking to control and managing it successfully.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Natanael is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Natanael tries to reverse the position but Lealofi maintains control.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Natanael has given up his back.
Natanael trying to control the hands but Lealofi won't let him.
Lealofi has his arm under Natanael's chin here. Game over son! Lealofi squeezes tightly and Natanael is forced to tap out!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:37 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Sailele Lealofi!
Our winner, Sailele Lealofi, 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 lightweight MMA rules bout between Tim Woods (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Monster Old (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Tim Woods had a look across the cage there at his opponent. He definitely means business
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153 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
10 - 4 - 1, fighting out of London, Tim Woods!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Monster Old!
The judges for this bout are Richard Clark, Paul Tew and Colin Fotheringham.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Old takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Old decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Old throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Old seems to be working for a kimura but Woods defends the submission attempt.
Old wants to pass the guard but Woods is defending well.
Old wants to work for an arm triangle but Woods is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Old passes to side control.
Old is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Woods is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Woods tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Old lands a few punches from side control.
Old advances nicely into full mount.
Old lands a big elbow.
Old looking for a guillotine from mount but Woods is having none of it.
Old looks like he's working for a submission but he's not found anything just yet.
Old jumps to the side looking to secure the arm triangle…. Ooooh, that looks tight… Woods is gargling but he's managed to escape! Nice work there by Woods and Old has given up the dominant position trying to land that submission.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Old has knee on belly and moves into mount.
Old working for a submission here. He's tucked his head under his opponent's arm, looking for an arm triangle. He's hopped off into side control, looking to tighten the submission... is it going to work? He's given up a good position looking for it. Woods looks OK. Oh, I spoke too soon, he's out! That must have been tighter than I thought! Excellent work there by Old! Submission of the night perhaps?
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:43 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Arm Triangle). Monster Old!
After the fight, Monster Old 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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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Marcos De Los Santos (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Teofilo Sotolongo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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BJJ Purple Belt
Solid boxing
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Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Marcos De Los Santos!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Teofilo Sotolongo!
The judges for this bout are Andrew Berry, Sam Margolis and Donald Grub.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
De Los Santos misses with a series of wild punches.
De Los Santos steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Sotolongo.
De Los Santos cracks Sotolongo with an open hand slap.
De Los Santos fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
De Los Santos misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Sotolongo uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by De Los Santos.
Sotolongo's corner calls for a 1-2. Sotolongo obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Sotolongo takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Sotolongo missing with a left hand there. De Los Santos was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
De Los Santos uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Sotolongo.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sotolongo slips a straight right by De Los Santos.
Sotolongo misses with a hook. De Los Santos ducked under it nicely.
Sotolongo throws a poor cross that misses
and De Los Santos counters with a straight right hand.
Sotolongo fakes high and swings low for a body shot but De Los Santos manages to avoid it.
An attempted straight right counter from De Los Santos misses the target.
De Los Santos connects with a right hand. Sotolongo shakes it off.
That's one minute gone in the round.
De Los Santos lands the left hand.
De Los Santos avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
De Los Santos defending well as Sotolongo loads up on a big left hand.
Sotolongo with a jab.
Sotolongo misses with a looping right.
De Los Santos swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Sotolongo takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
We've been hearing reports that De Los Santos has been drilling takedowns in recent sessions so let's see if that has an impact on the result of this fight.
Sotolongo scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Sotolongo moves into range and connects with a jab.
Teofilo Sotolongo is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Sotolongo misses the jab.
De Los Santos throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Sotolongo let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
De Los Santos swings for the body but Sotolongo moves out of range.
Sotolongo looks like he wants to counter punch here.
De Los Santos keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Sotolongo.
De Los Santos tries for a takedown but Sotolongo sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Sotolongo throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
De Los Santos throws a hook but Sotolongo avoids it easily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sotolongo fakes high and swings low for a body shot but De Los Santos manages to avoid it.
De Los Santos ducks under a wild hook from Sotolongo.
A shot to the body from De Los Santos misses
and Sotolongo counters with a stiff right hand.
Sotolongo misses with a hook.
Marcos De Los Santos seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
De Los Santos looks to throw the jab but Sotolongo is out of range.
Sotolongo throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
No luck for De Los Santos with that takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Marcos De Los Santos. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Sotolongo staying out of range there.
Sotolongo lands a head shot.
Sotolongo throws a body shot but no joy.
Decent striking displayed by Sotolongo there.
De Los Santos keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Sotolongo.
Decent striking displayed by Sotolongo there.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nice takedown defense from Sotolongo. No joy for De Los Santos on that attempt.
A swing and a miss from Sotolongo.
De Los Santos swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Sotolongo throws a jab when De Los Santos was well out of range.
Nice defenses there by De Los Santos.
Sotolongo misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from De Los Santos.
De Los Santos looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Sotolongo is fending him off so far but De Los Santos persists. Nope, Sotolongo circles away and we're back to standing.
A telegraphed right hand from Sotolongo misses the target.
De Los Santos steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Sotolongo.
Sotolongo connects with a single shot there.
Sotolongo gets caught napping as De Los Santos dives in and scores a takedown. Sotolongo manages to retain guard.
De Los Santos wants to control from the top but Sotolongo keeps moving.
De Los Santos trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Sotolongo is trying to control the position from the bottom.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
De Los Santos stands up over Sotolongo, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
De Los Santos postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
De Los Santos loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
De Los Santos keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Sotolongo's head.
De Los Santos lands a couple of decent looking shots.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
De Los Santos trying to control but Sotolongo is working from the bottom.
Sotolongo looking for a sweep. Not yet Sotolongo, not yet.
De Los Santos is working Sotolongo over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Sotolongo can do anything to dispel that myth.
De Los Santos trying to control but Sotolongo is working from the bottom.
De Los Santos avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
De Los Santos with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Teofilo Sotolongo will probably get the nod.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Sotolongo takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Sotolongo throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Sotolongo throws a big shot that misses.
Sotolongo lands a body shot.
De Los Santos is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Sotolongo.
De Los Santos ducks under a wild hook from Sotolongo.
De Los Santos gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
A combination from De Los Santos does no damage.
Sotolongo looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
De Los Santos slips under a jab from Sotolongo.
De Los Santos appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
A jab from De Los Santos misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
De Los Santos thuds a left hand into Sotolongo's body.
Sotolongo misses the jab.
Some wild striking there from De Los Santos.
De Los Santos throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sotolongo lands with an overhand left.
A jab from De Los Santos does it's job there.
Sotolongo just misses with a punch to the body.
De Los Santos rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Sotolongo counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Sotolongo throws a jab but it's blocked by De Los Santos.
Sotolongo connects with a nice looking jab.
Sotolongo throws a body shot but no joy.
Sotolongo misses with a looping left.
Horrible takedown attempt by De Los Santos or perhaps it was just good defense by Sotolongo, which made it look bad.
Sotolongo looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Sotolongo lands a body shot.
Teofilo Sotolongo seems to be getting the better of the standup.
De Los Santos scores with a jab to the head.
De Los Santos throws out a loose jab but Sotolongo uses good head movement to avoid it.
Sotolongo looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sotolongo throws a lazy right hand but De Los Santos sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
A looping hook to the body misses from Sotolongo. De Los Santos does a little dance to reset his feet.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Sotolongo misses with a straight right.
Sotolongo throws the left hand but De Los Santos avoids the punch easily.
De Los Santos takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Sotolongo works De Los Santos's body with a nice hook.
Sotolongo fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. De Los Santos looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Sotolongo misses the jab.
De Los Santos is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Sotolongo ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Horrible takedown attempt by De Los Santos or perhaps it was just good defense by Sotolongo, which made it look bad.
Sotolongo throws a counter combo.
Nice defenses there by De Los Santos.
Sotolongo misses the jab.
De Los Santos was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A jab from Sotolongo misses.
De Los Santos on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Sotolongo misses with a straight left.
De Los Santos throws a big counter combination but Sotolongo scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
De Los Santos throws a body punch but Sotolongo moves out of range.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Sotolongo! But no joy.
De Los Santos misses with a looping left.
De Los Santos dives in and grabs Sotolongo's left leg, looking for a takedown. Sotolongo pushes down on De Los Santos's head and hops out.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Sotolongo! But no joy.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Marcos De Los Santos. That's going to take a lot out of him.
De Los Santos waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Sotolongo.
De Los Santos throws a head kick that misses
and Sotolongo counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Sotolongo cracks De Los Santos with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
A punch combination from De Los Santos misses.
Sotolongo tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but De Los Santos was well out of range. Poor timing from Sotolongo.
De Los Santos falls off balance throwing a combination
and Sotolongo cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
De Los Santos throws a hook but Sotolongo avoids it easily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sotolongo thows a left - swing and a miss!
De Los Santos misses with a body shot
and Sotolongo counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
De Los Santos blocks a jab.
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!
De Los Santos throws a big shot that misses.
Sotolongo misses with a wild body shot.
De Los Santos listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Sotolongo digs a good hook to De Los Santos's body.
Sotolongo has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Sotolongo uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from De Los Santos.
De Los Santos avoids the body shot from Sotolongo.
De Los Santos throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Sotolongo cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Sotolongo lands a lovely overhand right.
Sotolongo throws a jab but it's blocked by De Los Santos.
De Los Santos throws out a loose jab but Sotolongo uses good head movement to avoid it.
Nice defenses there by Sotolongo.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Teofilo Sotolongo showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!
No luck with that takedown attempt from De Los Santos.
De Los Santos bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
De Los Santos is trying hard to land a takedown here. Sotolongo sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Sotolongo ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
De Los Santos misses with a straight left.
A jab from Sotolongo misses.
De Los Santos takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
De Los Santos ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
De Los Santos keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Sotolongo.
De Los Santos misses the jab.
Sotolongo lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
De Los Santos drops his hands momentarily and Sotolongo takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Sotolongo scores with a crisp jab that stopped De Los Santos in his tracks.
That's one minute gone in the round.
De Los Santos defending well as Sotolongo loads up on a big left hand.
De Los Santos loads up on a big right hand but Sotolongo slips the punch.
De Los Santos looks to score with a jab to the body but Sotolongo is just out of range.
Sotolongo is looking for the big counter here.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from De Los Santos is defended easily by Sotolongo.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Marcos De Los Santos. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Sotolongo misses with a straight right.
Sotolongo cracks a nice hook into De Los Santos's ribs.
Sotolongo lands with a good body shot.
Sotolongo cracks De Los Santos with a right hand to the side of the head.
De Los Santos with a poor takedown
and Sotolongo counters with a lovely straight right hand!
De Los Santos uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Sotolongo.
De Los Santos throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Sotolongo counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Sotolongo connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between De Los Santos's hands.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sotolongo throws a jab but it's blocked by De Los Santos.
Sotolongo throws a hook to the side of De Los Santos's head but De Los Santos sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Sotolongo lands with a shot to the body.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Jab, jab by Sotolongo - just one landing.
De Los Santos throws a lazy uppercut
and Sotolongo counters with a straight right hand.
Sotolongo throws a big shot that misses.
Sotolongo lands with a hook. De Los Santos tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Sotolongo uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before De Los Santos has time to react.
De Los Santos is rocked!
De Los Santos looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Sotolongo throws a looping overhand right but De Los Santos ducks down to avoid it.
Oh De Los Santos is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
De Los Santos with a poor takedown
and Sotolongo counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
De Los Santos seems to have got his legs back now.
De Los Santos blocks a jab.
A big left from Sotolongo misses.
De Los Santos swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Sotolongo counters with a nice right hand that sends De Los Santos toppling to the canvas! De Los Santos scrambles and gets back to his feet - can Sotolongo finish him?!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sotolongo cracks a nice hook into De Los Santos's ribs.
De Los Santos fails with the takedown
and De Los Santos takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
De Los Santos avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
De Los Santos moves forwards but Sotolongo connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Sotolongo misses with an uppercut.
De Los Santos jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Sotolongo throws out a counter right but De Los Santos avoids it with no problem.
De Los Santos lands a jab.
Sotolongo throws a right hand that De Los Santos ducks under and follows up with a left that De Los Santos also avoids with ease.
Sotolongo fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Sotolongo with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling De Los Santos to score with a decent uppercut.
Sotolongo smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
De Los Santos tries for a takedown but Sotolongo sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
De Los Santos misses with a hook to the body
and Sotolongo counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
De Los Santos misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Sotolongo.
De Los Santos tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Sotolongo was well out of range. Poor timing from De Los Santos.
Sotolongo lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Marcos De Los Santos has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
De Los Santos slips a straight right by Sotolongo.
De Los Santos closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Sotolongo misses with a hook. De Los Santos ducked under it nicely.
De Los Santos takes a jab right on the kisser.
A swing and a miss from De Los Santos.
Sotolongo throws an uppercut from half a mile away. De Los Santos sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Sotolongo throws a lazy right hand but De Los Santos sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Sotolongo looks to score with a jab to the body but De Los Santos is just out of range.
De Los Santos uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Sotolongo.
And that's the end of the fight!
Teofilo Sotolongo comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Sotolongo 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 Andrew Berry scores the fight 27:30
Judge Sam Margolis scores the fight 27:30
Judge Donald Grub scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Teofilo Sotolongo!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Shoddy Body (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Marx Bronson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Shoddy Body has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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152 lbs
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26
156 lbs
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Counter fighter
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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
11 - 8 - 0, fighting out of London, Shoddy Body!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Marx Bronson!
The judges for this bout are Paul Tew, James Ackerman and Daniel Bishop.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bronson shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Body but Body pushes him off and we're back to square one.
A jab lands there for Body.
Body looks to score with a jab to the body but Bronson is just out of range.
Bronson tries to close the distance and clinch up but Body swats him away and circles back towards the center.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bronson throws out a leg kick but Body moves out of range and Bronson only half commits.
Body was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Body really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Body throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Bronson stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bronson takes the fight into the clinch.
Bronson misses with a body punch.
Body misses with the head strike.
Bronson manages to pull guard. Let's see whether he can land a sub off his back.
Body trying to control but Bronson is working from the bottom.
Body throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Body stands up over Bronson, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Bronson had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Body defends it easily.
Bronson keeping moving, preventing Body from controlling successfully.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Body accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Body trying to control but Bronson is working from the bottom.
Body has a momentary lapse of concentration, allowing Bronson to throw up a leg and lock on what appears to be a pretty tight triangle! Body is fighting it off but it's all too little too late - Bronson pulls down on the head and he's put Body to sleep! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:25 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle). Marx Bronson!
Marx Bronson decided to go for the less than humble approach in his post fight interview, telling everyone how he is going to conquer the world. The crowd seemed to like it when really that sort of approach could have gone either way.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Ty Semerad (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Pyotr Korobeikin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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196 lbs
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203 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
11 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Ty Semerad!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Pyotr Korobeikin!
The judges for this bout are Andrew Berry, James Atkins and Chris Edwards.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Korobeikin fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Semerad ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Korobeikin moves away.
Korobeikin tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
Korobeikin shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Korobeikin showed some decent athleticism there.
Semerad tries to get to full guard but Korobeikin has control of the leg.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Korobeikin uses his free foot to push down on Semerad's thigh. Eventually he works his other foot free and he's advanced to mount - this is trouble for Semerad.
Korobeikin controlling from the full mount.
Semerad stops Korobeikin from taking his back. Still, being mounted isn't any better.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Korobeikin controlling the pace for now.
Semerad is trying to escape the mount.
Korobeikin looking to control and managing it successfully.
Semerad tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Semerad holds on for dear life.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Korobeikin fails to take his opponent's back.
Semerad is wriggling around trying to escape.
Korobeikin is going oldschool here, as he tries to force Semerad to tap using a forearm choke. This isn't 1993 though, so Semerad shrugs it off.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Semerad wants to hold on but Korobeikin pushes him away.
Semerad has given up his back. Will we see Korobeikin going for some submissions?
I would not like to be Semerad right now.
Semerad trying to control the hands but Korobeikin won't let him.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Semerad rolls, trying to escape but Korobeikin keeps control of the position.
Semerad trying to control the hands but Korobeikin won't let him.
Semerad tries to break free.
Korobeikin has good solid back control here.
Semerad tries to break free.
Semerad trying to control but not successfully.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
I really don't envy Semerad right now.
I would not like to be Semerad right now.
It looks like Korobeikin might be adopting somewhat of a lay and pray gameplan here, which I'm sure won't go down too well with the paying fans in attendance... Or the ring announcers come to think of it.
Will Korobeikin go for the finish here or will he try and keep control of the position?
Semerad is defending well here and trying to improve his position.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Semerad trying to control but he's just got himself in more trouble.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Korobeikin trying desperately to keep hold of the dominant position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Pyotr Korobeikin dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Semerad throws a body shot but no joy.
Korobeikin gets a double leg takedown into Semerad's guard.
Korobeikin postures up.
Semerad working for a triangle but Korobeikin defends it easily.
Korobeikin wants to control from the top but Semerad keeps moving.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Korobeikin pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Semerad is keeping the position for now.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Korobeikin is pushing down on Semerad's leg trying to pass to half guard. Semerad is fighting to maintain full guard but Korobeikin has managed to sneak the leg through.
Korobeikin is working hard to pass the guard. He's done it - he's now in full mount! Trouble for Semerad!
Semerad tries to hold on but Korobeikin pushes him away.
Semerad is desperately trying to improve his position but Korobeikin has a good base and remains in mount.
Korobeikin sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Korobeikin tries to control but Semerad wriggling away.
Semerad tries to hold on but Korobeikin postures up.
Semerad really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Korobeikin lands a heavy elbow.
Korobeikin takes Semerad's back.
Korobeikin is working on the RNC. He looks like he's got it but Semerad won't tap... Oh, he's out! The ref rips Korobeikin off his unconscious opponent!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:43 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Pyotr Korobeikin!
Pyotr Korobeikin decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Alexey Juravlev (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mitchel Thompson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Thompson has chosen Smashing pumpkins - Disarm as his entrance music. Mitchel Thompson will no doubt be looking to use his reach advantage to good effect.
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28
240 lbs
12 - 5 - 0 |
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278 lbs
12 - 7 - 0 |
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Excellent boxer
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Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
12 - 5 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Alexey Juravlev!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
12 - 7 - 0, fighting out of London, Mitchel Thompson!
The judges for this bout are Chris Edwards, Richard Clark and James Atkins.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Thompson misses with a jab, cross combination.
Juravlev tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Thompson was well out of range. Poor timing from Juravlev.
Thompson moves out of range of the strikes.
Thompson misses with a hook.
Juravlev has Thompson up against the cage in a clinch.
Juravlev tries a body shot but Thompson blocks it.
A head punch on the inside from Juravlev fails to land.
Juravlev blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Thompson has a couple of punches blocked by Juravlev.
A short body shot lands from Juravlev as the two fighters clinch.
Juravlev tries to work over Thompson's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Juravlev tries to stall but Thompson uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Juravlev lands with a short punch from the clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Juravlev working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Juravlev is trying to maintain a safe position but Thompson gets an underhook and turns Juravlev into the cage.
Thompson is trying to break free.
Thompson working hard to break the clinch.
Juravlev lands a hook to the side of the head.
Thompson looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Thompson is trying to push Juravlev away but Juravlev has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Thompson lands an uppercut.
Juravlev misses with a hook from the clinch.
Juravlev misses with a short punch on the inside.
Juravlev taking a breather.
Juravlev keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Thompson's efforts to push away.
A short uppercut from Juravlev.
Thompson escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Juravlev just misses with a punch to the body.
Juravlev throws a body shot but no joy.
Thompson throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Thompson throws a shot to the body.
Juravlev darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Thompson scores with a body shot.
Thompson closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Thompson moves in looking to clinch but Juravlev pushes him off.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Juravlev has Thompson pressed against the cage, preventing Thompson from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Stalling in the clinch from Juravlev.
Thompson working hard to break the clinch.
Thompson is looking to break free of the clinch but Juravlev has double underhooks.
Thompson wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Juravlev throws a punch but it's blocked by Thompson.
A bit of stalling here from Juravlev.
Juravlev trying to control the position but instead, Thompson has worked for underhooks and has pushed Juravlev into the cage.
Thompson swings wildly with an uppercut but Juravlev uses good head movement to avoid it.
A short right from Thompson.
Thompson tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
A short uppercut from Juravlev.
Juravlev prevents a body shot from Thompson.
Thompson wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Juravlev misses with a hook from the clinch.
A shot in the inside from Thompson.
A frustrated look appears on Thompson's face as he tries to break the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A short left from Juravlev.
Thompson doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Juravlev lands an uppercut.
Thompson working hard to break the clinch.
Juravlev tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Thompson's elbow.
Thompson tries to break free but Juravlev pushes him back against the cage.
Juravlev lands a right hand.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Juravlev.
A short right from Juravlev on the inside.
Thompson wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Juravlev throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Thompsons head.
I was talking to Juravlev's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Juravlev keeps control of Thompson as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Thompson lands a right hand that snaps the head of Juravlev backwards.
Thompson throws a head punch that misses.
Juravlev taking a breather.
Juravlev struggles to land a body shot inside as Thompson controls his hands.
Thompson is trying to break the clinch but Juravlev is controlling him.
A nice left hand lands by Juravlev.
Juravlev misses with a hook to the ribs.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Thompson blocking some punches.
Juravlev fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Juravlev trying to stall but Thompson improves his position.
Thompson is working Juravlev over against the cage.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Thompson lands a right hand that snaps the head of Juravlev backwards.
Still in the clinch, Thompson scores with a nice short uppercut.
Juravlev has Thompson pressed against the cage, preventing Thompson from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Thompson has had enough of the clinch but Juravlev keeps him there for the moment.
Thompson digs a right hand underneath Juravlev's ribcage. Juravlev let out a lung full of air as it connected.
A short right from Juravlev.
Thompson lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Juravlev is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Thompson is trying to break free.
Juravlev misses with a hook from the clinch.
Thompson misses with a hook from the clinch.
Thompson misses with a hook to the ribs.
Thompson blocks an uppercut.
Thompson wants to get back to striking at distance but Juravlev won't allow it.
Juravlev keeps control of Thompson as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Alexey Juravlev dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Juravlev throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Juravlev stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Thompson ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Juravlev moves away.
Mitchel Thompson is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Thompson bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Juravlev's head.
It looks like Alexey Juravlev has been cut.
Thompson lands with an overhand left.
Juravlev just misses with a punch to the body.
A jab from Juravlev misses.
A countering left hand to the body from Thompson misses.
Thompson blocks a jab.
Thompson lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Juravlev circles away quickly and effectively.
Thompson changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Juravlev is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Thompson can do to turn this around?
Thompson showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Juravlev.
Thompson throws a body punch but Juravlev moves out of range.
Thompson uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Juravlev.
Juravlev is looking to clinch but Thompson is avoiding it.
Juravlev tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Thompson lands the left hand.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Thompson swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Thompson smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Juravlev swats away the attempt to clinch by Thompson.
Juravlev ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Thompson moves away.
Thompson looks to land a combination but Juravlev avoids it well.
Thompson is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Juravlev.
Juravlev rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Thompson connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Alexey Juravlev's cut is getting worse.
Juravlev connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Thompson momentarily.
Juravlev keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Thompson takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Thompson has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Thompson misses with an uppercut. Juravlev saw that one coming.
Thompson avoids the body shot from Juravlev.
Thompson tries to clinch up but Juravlev circles away and keeps his distance.
Juravlev clinches with his opponent.
Juravlev works on Thompson's body with a couple of short punches.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Thompson breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Juravlev throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Thompson takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Juravlev instigates a clinch.
Alexey Juravlev has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Thompson wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Juravlev has him pressed against the cage.
Thompson wants to break the clinch but can't.
Thompson wants to break free but Juravlev has control.
Thompson is trying to push Juravlev away but Juravlev has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Juravlev lands a nice uppercut.
A short uppercut from Juravlev.
It really doesn't seem like the step up in weight is hurting Juravlev here at all. He's more than holding his own against the bigger man.
Thompson is breathing heavily.
Thompson is trying to push Juravlev away but Juravlev has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Juravlev presses Thompson against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Juravlev lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
A nice right hand lands inside from Juravlev.
Juravlev lands a right hand that snaps the head of Thompson backwards.
Juravlev lands with a short punch from the clinch.
A shot in the inside from Juravlev.
Juravlev lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Thompson.
Juravlev softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Juravlev trying to stall but Thompson improves his position.
Juravlev working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Good body shot from Juravlev.
Juravlev lands a left hand.
Nice body punch from Juravlev - that landed with a thud.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Thompson as Juravlev tries to tie him up.
A bit of stalling here from Juravlev.
Juravlev taking a breather.
Juravlev lands a right hand that snaps the head of Thompson backwards.
Juravlev lands with a short punch from the clinch.
A short body shot lands from Juravlev as the two fighters clinch.
Juravlev makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Juravlev.
Juravlev lands with a right to the head.
Juravlev lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Juravlev stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Juravlev digs a right hand into Thompson's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Thompson's gas tank.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Juravlev lands on the inside with an uppercut.
A nice right hand lands inside from Juravlev.
Juravlev pushes Thompson back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Juravlev works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Juravlev stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Juravlev.
Nice body punch from Juravlev - that landed with a thud.
Juravlev lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Juravlev stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Juravlev prevents a body shot from Thompson.
Nice body punch from Juravlev.
Juravlev lands with a light punch inside.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Thompson's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Juravlev cracks Thompson with a nice body shot.
A short uppercut from Juravlev.
Juravlev pushes Thompson back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
A short body shot lands from Juravlev as the two fighters clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Alexey Juravlev dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Alexey Juravlev's cut.
That's time! Juravlev's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!
A shot to the liver by Juravlev. Beautiful body shot.
Nice defenses there by Thompson.
Juravlev scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Juravlev lands with a shot to the body.
Thompson misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Juravlev.
Juravlev lands a big right hand that sends Thompson crashing to the mat! Juravlev stays standing though and waves Thompson back to his feet!
Thompson is rocked!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Juravlev finds Thompson's off switch, with a big overhand right that connects perfectly to the side of the head! Thompson flops back against the cage, eyes gazing into the distance. Juravlev lands an unnecessary shot before the referee has time to step in and end the fight. Brutal stuff but I'm sure Thompson will be OK.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:28 of round 3, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Alexey Juravlev!
Our winner, Alexey Juravlev, 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.
Mitchel Thompson was interviewed post fight and said 'I hope my fans enjoyed the fight as much as I did...'.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Rodrigo Gracie (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and James Helm (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Helm comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Spazzin - Gary Podunk kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! James Helm has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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215 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
15 - 7 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Rodrigo Gracie !
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
13 - 5 - 0, fighting out of London, James Helm!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Bishop, James Ackerman and Chris Edwards.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A big right from Helm misses.
Gracie appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
Sloppy strikes from Helm. Those never looked like landing.
Helm jabbing away but nothing is landing.
A big left from Helm misses.
Gracie takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Helm connects with a jab.
Helm keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Gracie misses with a jab to the body
and Helm connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Nice jab there from Helm.
Helm ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Gracie moves away.
Helm fails to land with a series of punches.
Helm scores with a hook to the body. Gracie takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Gracie has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
Helm loads up on a big right hand but Gracie slips the punch.
Helm moves out of range of the strikes.
Helm swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Helm lands a jab.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Gracie slips under a jab.
Gracie attempts a counter takedown but Helm avoids it well and moves away.
Gracie connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
A left lands for Helm.
Helm throws a jab but it's blocked by Gracie .
Good shot there by Helm.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gracie throws a solid leg kick but Helm takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Gracie .
A punch combination from Helm misses.
Gracie with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Helm to score with a decent uppercut.
Gracie uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Helm.
Helm misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Gracie .
Gracie appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
Gracie throws a hook to the side of Helm's head but Helm sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Gracie shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Helm cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Gracie ducks under a wild hook from Helm.
Helm jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Gracie connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Gracie takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Helm loads up on a big right hand but Gracie slips the punch.
Gracie changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Gracie misses with a low kick.
A little jabbing left from Helm on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Helm throws a hook to the side of Gracie 's head but Gracie sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Gracie looks for a takedown but Helm sprawls well.
Helm slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Helm uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Gracie .
Gracie misses with a leg kick.
Nice defenses there by Helm.
Helm with a nice cross.
Helm tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Gracie was well out of range. Poor timing from Helm.
Gracie gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Helm tests Gracie 's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Gracie throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Helm was covering up waiting for the punch and Gracie finishes the takedown easily into guard.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Helm can do anything to dispel that myth.
Helm is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Gracie is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Helm really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Gracie . If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Gracie trying to control but Helm is working from the bottom.
Gracie is pushing down on Helm's leg trying to pass to half guard. Helm is fighting to maintain full guard but Gracie has managed to sneak the leg through.
Gracie is pressing down on Helm's thigh, looking to free his foot. Helm is holding on for now.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Helm is in trouble now - Gracie has advanced to mount!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Helm is squirming around, avoiding Gracie 's attempts to control the action.
Gracie is really struggling to control Helm but he's trying to hold on to the position.
Gracie content just to control the position here.
Gracie can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Helm is looking to escape.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
James Helm dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Helm slips under a jab.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Helm!
Gracie throws a leg kick that misses.
Helm has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Nice uppercut there from Helm.
Gracie fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Helm swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Gracie wants to land a leg kick but Helm is out of range.
Gracie ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Helm uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Gracie .
Gracie swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Gracie takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Gracie throws a good cross that connects.
Helm checks the leg kick nicely there.
A jab from Helm misses.
Helm slips a straight right by Gracie .
A jab from Gracie misses.
Helm throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Gracie waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Helm.
Helm moves away from the strike by Gracie .
That's one minute gone in the round.
Helm throws a nice looking combination but Gracie bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Gracie is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Helm.
Gracie looking to score a takedown here. Helm is defending well but Gracie drives through and ends up in Helm's guard.
Helm wants to stand and escape but Gracie is having none of it.
Gracie stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Helm swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Gracie trying to control but Helm is working from the bottom.
Gracie controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Helm keeping moving, preventing Gracie from controlling successfully.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
Gracie stands and throws Helm's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Gracie trying to control the position but Helm is working away.
The referee asks Gracie politely if he wouldn't mind getting on with it and actually doing something. Gracie prefers to stall for the moment though.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gracie looks to throw the jab but Helm is out of range.
A nice combination there by Helm.
Gracie rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
letting Helm counter with a right hand.
Gracie is looking to slow Helm down with leg kicks.
Gracie looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Helm misses with a body shot.
Gracie half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
Helm lands with a nice combination. Gracie backs away looking to recover.
Gracie misses with a takedown attempt - Helm sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Rodrigo Gracie . That's going to take a lot out of him.
Helm throws a hook but Gracie avoids it easily.
Gracie attempts a counter takedown but Helm avoids it well and moves away.
Gracie shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Still in half guard, Gracie seems content to control.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Helm won't allow Gracie to pass to mount.
Gracie keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
Gracie works his way into side control.
Helm felt the need to train up his defensive grappling in the buildup to the fight. Presumably he was expecting to be in a difficult position like this, so let's see if he can get out of it.
Gracie trying to control the action but Helm is working from the bottom.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but James Helm will probably get the nod - 10:9.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
Helm lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Helm.
Gracie tries to move into range but Helm moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Helm is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Jab by Helm.
A big left from Helm misses.
Helm lands a jab.
Nice jab there from Helm.
Gracie is rocked!
Helm pounces like a tiger and cracks Gracie with a vicious hook! Gracie is down but not out! Helm follows up with more strikes forcing the ref to jump in and stop it!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:32 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). James Helm!
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