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MFN 241: Quaid vs. Griever PBP Commentary |
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Forrest Dump (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Johannis Modigh (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Dump's entrance music is Warriors. A fine choice. Fingers crossed for an exciting fight - I'm sure both fighters are looking for a nice under the table bonus!
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220 lbs
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215 lbs
6 - 3 - 0 |
Good wrestling
Lethal high kicks
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World class MT
Good gas tank |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
12 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Forrest Dump!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 3 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Johannis Modigh!
The judges for this bout are Chris Edwards, William Gold and Steven Brown.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Dump connects with a jab.
Modigh tries to land a leg kick but Dump saw it coming and moves away.
A looping hook to the body misses from Dump. Modigh does a little dance to reset his feet.
A decent looking cross lands there for Dump.
Modigh uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Dump.
Modigh misses the shot to the body.
Modigh uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Dump.
Modigh avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Dump scores with a sloppy right hand. Modigh should have avoided that one.
Dump forces Modigh back against the cage and clinches.
Dump throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Modigh blocks it with crossed arms.
Dump misses with the head strike.
Modigh swings wildly with an uppercut but Dump uses good head movement to avoid it.
Dump scores with a knee to the head.
It looks like Johannis Modigh has been cut.
A head punch on the inside from Modigh fails to land.
Modigh blocking some punches.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Modigh misses with the head strike.
Modigh trying to stall but Dump improves his position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Modigh has Dump pushed against the cage.
A short left from Dump.
Dump has a couple of punches blocked by Modigh.
Modigh misses with a hook from the clinch.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Dump.
Dump breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Dump looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Dump looks to land a left hand but Modigh moved out of range nicely.
Modigh looks to land a body kick but Dump moved away.
Dump takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Modigh connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Dump tries to clinch up.
It seemed like Modigh was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Dump lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Dump misses with a looping right.
Dump rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Modigh counters with a low kick, right behind Dump 's knee.
Modigh connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Dump takes one to the chin there.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Dump throws a hook but Modigh avoids it easily.
Dump misses with a hook. Modigh ducked under it nicely.
Dump finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Modigh tries a head kick but it misses.
Dump fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Dump throws an overhand right that lands on Modigh's shoulder, as Modigh tries to avoid the shot.
Dump catches Modigh with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Dump digs a good hook to Modigh's body.
Dump throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Modigh bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Modigh misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Dump takes a swing at Modigh's ribcage but misses.
Dump checks the leg kick.
Dump swings for the body but Modigh moves out of range.
Modigh moves out of range of the strikes.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nice straight punches there by Dump. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Dump.
Modigh wants to slow Dump down by chopping away at his legs.
A telegraphed right hand from Modigh misses the target.
Modigh throws a leg kick that misses.
Modigh throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Modigh slips a jab from Dump.
Dump throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Modigh throws a leg kick that is checked
and Dump cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Dump missing with a left hand there. Modigh was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Dump throws a lazy uppercut
and Modigh counters with an outside leg kick.
Dump just misses with a punch to the body.
Modigh tries to land a front kick but Dump steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Dump is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Modigh looks to land a body kick but Dump moved away.
Modigh slips under a jab.
Modigh keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Dump.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dump waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Modigh.
Modigh is looking to slow Dump down with leg kicks.
Modigh on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Dump takes a swing at Modigh's ribcage but misses.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Dump cracks Modigh with a right hand to the side of the head.
Modigh lands a leg kick that knocks Dump off balance momentarily.
Dump throws a hook but Modigh avoids it easily.
Modigh scores with a nice head shot.
Forrest Dump seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Nice defenses there by Modigh.
Dump lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Modigh slips a jab from Dump.
Dump scores with a crisp jab that stopped Modigh in his tracks.
Modigh wants to land a leg kick but Dump is out of range.
Dump throwing a counter right hand but Modigh manages to avoid it.
Modigh throws a leg kick
and Dump makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Both fighters circling a little - Modigh finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Dump cracks Modigh with an open hand slap.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Forrest Dump dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Johannis Modigh'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.
Modigh throws a head kick but Dump moves out of range.
Dump is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Modigh can do to turn this around?
Modigh moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Dump drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Dump misses with a hook. Modigh ducked under it nicely.
Dump blocks a leg kick.
Dump missing with a left hand there. Modigh was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Modigh displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Dump throws out the jab.
Modigh wants to counter the offense by Dump and move into the clinch position.
Modigh takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
The fighters circling - Dump throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Dump connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Dump on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Dump avoids a kick to the body.
Dump throwing a counter right hand but Modigh manages to avoid it.
Dump throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Dump takes a kick to the side of the head.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Dump misses with an uppercut. Modigh saw that one coming.
Dump misses with a looping left.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Modigh throws a nice outside leg kick.
Dump swings widly with a right hand
and Modigh counters with a good low kick that Dump was not able to check.
Dump lands a lovely overhand right.
Modigh throws a nice inside leg kick.
Modigh lands with an uppercut that bounces Dump off the cage and back into range.
Modigh scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Modigh misses with a head kick.
A bone on bone clash there as Dump blocks the leg kick.
Dump moves out of range as Modigh throws a body kick.
Modigh slips a jab from Dump.
Modigh pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Modigh throws a predictable looking body shot
and Dump counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Dump missing with a left hand there. Modigh was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Forrest Dump is winning the standup battle so far.
Dump throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dump misses with a hook
and Modigh counters with a nice leg kick.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Dump throws a big shot that misses.
Modigh takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Dump takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Dump throws a lazy right hand but Modigh sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Modigh throws a low kick, looking for Dump's leg but Dump calmly moves out of range.
A good leg kick by Dump.
Modigh chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Dump misses with a hook
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Modigh chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Modigh with a jab.
Modigh wants to slow Dump down by chopping away at his legs.
Dump throws a hook but Modigh blocks it.
Dump avoids a kick to the body.
Modigh tests Dump's chin there with a solid looking shot.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Modigh misses with a kick to the body.
Modigh staying out of range there.
Modigh throws a counter combo.
Modigh checks a leg kick.
Dump checks a leg kick.
Modigh throws a lazy uppercut
and Dump counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Modigh slips a jab from Dump.
Modigh looks for the body kick but Dump saw that one coming.
Modigh lands a nice leg kick that just misses Dump's sensitive parts.
Dump misses with a straight right.
Dump moves out of range of the leg kick from Modigh.
Dump blocks a head kick by Modigh.
Dump throws a big shot that misses.
Dump misses with a looping right.
Dump throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Modigh gets tackled into the cage by Dump. Dump maintains the clinch.
Dump tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Dump.
A head punch on the inside from Dump fails to land.
Dump swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Dump is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Dump is trying to maintain a safe position but Modigh gets an underhook and turns Dump into the cage.
Stalling in the clinch from Modigh.
Dump misses with a hook from the clinch.
Modigh goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Modigh misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Modigh blocks an uppercut.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Dump blocks a body shot from Modigh.
Dump breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Modigh steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Dump.
Modigh misses with a leg kick
and Dump counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Dump throws a lazy uppercut
and Modigh counters with a nice body kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Johannis Modigh will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Johannis Modigh's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!
Modigh takes one to the chin there.
Dump misses with a body shot.
Dump misses with an uppercut. Modigh saw that one coming.
Modigh takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Modigh tries to land a leg kick but Dump saw it coming and moves away.
It looked like Dump wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Modigh keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Modigh has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Dump staying out of range there.
A punch combination from Dump misses.
It seemed like Modigh was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Dump misses with a body shot.
Dump lands a lovely overhand right.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Dump looks to land a right hand but Modigh moved out of range.
Dump pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Modigh slips under a jab from Dump.
Modigh takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Modigh throws a head kick that misses
and Dump counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Modigh rushes Dump and presses him up against the cage.
Dump fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Nice body punch from Modigh.
Modigh lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Dump backwards.
Modigh misses with a shot to the kidneys.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Modigh.
Modigh throws a punch but it's blocked by Dump.
Modigh lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Modigh lands a right hand.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Dump cracks Modigh with a nice body shot.
Dump misses with a knee strike.
Dump looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Modigh blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Modigh misses with a punch to the body.
Dump misses with a punch on the inside.
Dump misses with a short punch on the inside.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Modigh lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Dump misses with some punches.
Dump is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Dump swings wildly with an uppercut but Modigh uses good head movement to avoid it.
Modigh lands a left hand that snaps the head of Dump backwards.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Modigh slows down the pace here.
Modigh blocking some punches.
Dump misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Dump tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Modigh avoids it.
Dump misses with some punches.
Modigh stalling the fight.
Dump misses with a short punch on the inside.
Modigh has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Dump seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Modigh can turn it around.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Modigh effectively controlling the action here.
Modigh'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.
Dump stalling in the clinch but Modigh improves position.
Dump tries to break free but Modigh pushes him back against the cage.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Dump.
Dump is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Modigh content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Dump trying to land knees to the body.
Dump throws a punch but it's blocked by Modigh.
A bit of stalling here from Modigh.
Dump lands with a light punch inside.
Dump can't find room to land a body shot as Modigh controls the action.
Dump tries to throw a body punch but Modigh avoids it by throwing Dump back against the cage.
Modigh breaks from the clinch.
Modigh misses with a body kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dump works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Modigh tries to score with a low kick but Dump moves his leg out of the way.
Dump gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Modigh.
Modigh ducks under a wild hook from Dump.
Modigh ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Dump throws a lazy right hand but Modigh sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Modigh swats away the attempt to clinch by Dump.
Modigh throws a solid leg kick but Dump takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Modigh.
Dump gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Dump throws an overhand right that lands on Modigh's shoulder, as Modigh tries to avoid the shot.
Modigh throws a leg kick but Dump sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Dump throws a body punch but Modigh moves out of range.
A little jabbing left from Modigh on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Modigh fails in his attempt to clinch.
Dump swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
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 Forrest Dump.
Well Dump has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Chris Edwards scores the fight 28:29
Judge William Gold scores the fight 28:29
Judge Steven Brown scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by split decision... Johannis Modigh!
A victorious Johannis Modigh 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 Elias Al Haddad (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Nicodemo Romero (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Romero has chosen Lords Of Salem as his entrance music. The atmosphere really building for this one as we go over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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160 lbs
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Good wrestling
World class boxer
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World class MT
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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
14 - 14 - 1, fighting out of New York, Elias Al Haddad!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
14 - 12 - 1, fighting out of Montreal, Nicodemo Romero!
The judges for this bout are William Gold, Richard Clark and Paul Tew.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Romero fails to land the takedown.
Romero dodges the punch combination from Al Haddad.
Romero instigates a clinch.
Al Haddad is trying to stall.
We've been informed that Romero has been sparring a lot of Muay Thai in the buildup to this fight so let's see if that has an impact on the result.
Al Haddad misses with a hook from the clinch.
Al Haddad is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Al Haddad lands with a light punch inside.
Romero misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Al Haddad.
Romero blocks a body shot from Al Haddad.
Al Haddad on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Romero lands a nice knee to the body.
Romero lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Romero blocks a body shot from Al Haddad.
Al Haddad just leaning against Romero, taking a breather.
Still in the clinch, Romero scores with a nice short uppercut.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Al Haddad.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Al Haddad.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Al Haddad throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Romero misses with the head strike.
Romero landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Al Haddad scores with a nice hook to the head.
Al Haddad trying to stall but Romero improves his position.
Al Haddad working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Romero gets through Al Haddad's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Romero.
Al Haddad lands a nice shot to the body.
Romero tries to land knees in the clinch but Al Haddad avoids the damage to the body.
Romero tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Romero manages to break the clinch.
Romero fails with a takedown attempt.
Some wild striking there from Al Haddad.
Horrible takedown attempt by Romero or perhaps it was just good defense by Al Haddad, which made it look bad.
Elias Al Haddad has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Nicodemo Romero.
Al Haddad avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Romero throws a sloppy head kick and Al Haddad moves out of range easily.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A head kick by Romero misses
and Al Haddad counters with a three punch combo that has Romero backing up. Romero nods at Al Haddad to acknowledge the strikes.
Al Haddad throws a good cross that connects.
Al Haddad lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Romero throws an off balance right hand
and Al Haddad counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Romero has taken the fight to the clinch.
Romero landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Al Haddad presses Romero against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Al Haddad lands an uppercut.
Al Haddad can't find room to land a body shot as Romero controls the action.
Al Haddad manages to break the clinch.
Romero tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Al Haddad defends well and Romero ends up having to push Al Haddad into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Al Haddad throws the left hand but Romero avoids the punch easily.
Romero throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Al Haddad uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Romero.
Al Haddad getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Al Haddad avoids a kick to the body.
Al Haddad cracks Romero with a right hand to the side of the head.
Al Haddad goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Romero misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Al Haddad looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Romero connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Al Haddad's hands.
Al Haddad fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Al Haddad lands an overhand right.
A punch combination from Al Haddad misses.
Al Haddad throws a series of punches but Romero avoids them all with ease.
Romero dodges the punch combination from Al Haddad.
Al Haddad throws a body shot but no joy.
Romero closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Romero tries to land a knee to the head but Al Haddad blocks with his arms.
Al Haddad manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Al Haddad blocks an uppercut.
Al Haddad keeps control of Romero as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Al Haddad lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Romero as Al Haddad tries to tie him up.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Romero misses with a short punch on the inside.
With the fighters up against the cage, Al Haddad throws an elbow but misses.
A nice right hand lands inside from Romero.
Al Haddad stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Al Haddad blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Romero misses with some punches.
Romero connects with a nasty looking knee right to Al Haddad's face.
Romero lands a knee to the body.
Romero tries to land knees in the clinch but Al Haddad avoids the damage to the body.
Romero scores with a knee to the head.
Romero is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Al Haddad is defending well for now.
Romero's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
The fighters circling - Romero throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Al Haddad connects with a good right hand that stumbles Romero. Romero circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Romero fails to land with a series of punches.
As Romero tries to get set, Al Haddad tries to push him back and clinch up but Romero manages to avoid the attempt.
Romero throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Al Haddad sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Romero throws a head kick that misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Elias Al Haddad will probably get the nod.
That's time! Back to the action!
Romero throws a head kick but Al Haddad moves out of range.
Romero tries to clinch but Al Haddad moves away
and Al Haddad counters with a straight right hand.
Romero shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Al Haddad sprawls well. Al Haddad wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Romero gets slowly back to his feet.
Romero dodges the punch combination from Al Haddad.
Romero is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
Danga de danga de dang - Al Haddad scores with a four punch combination!
Romero swings widly with a right hand
and Al Haddad makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Romero looks to land a left hand but Al Haddad moved out of range nicely.
A head kick misses from Romero.
Al Haddad lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
A left and a right from Al Haddad both land. Nice combination.
Al Haddad looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Al Haddad moves into range and connects with a jab.
Al Haddad is looking to clinch.
Romero throws a left and a right that both miss
and Al Haddad counters with a two punch combo.
Al Haddad throws a head kick that misses.
Al Haddad blocks a jab.
Al Haddad is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Romero misses with a takedown attempt
and Al Haddad counters with a nice uppercut.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Al Haddad tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Romero manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Al Haddad avoids the head kick by Romero.
Al Haddad connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Al Haddad blocks a jab.
As Romero tries to get set, Al Haddad tries to push him back and clinch up but Romero manages to avoid the attempt.
Elias Al Haddad is winning the standup battle so far.
Al Haddad tries to close the distance and clinch up but Romero swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Al Haddad is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Romero can do to turn this around?
Al Haddad checks a low kick from Romero.
Al Haddad throwing a counter right hand but Romero manages to avoid it.
Al Haddad with a jab.
Romero fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Al Haddad on the side of the head.
Nice shot lands for Al Haddad.
Al Haddad lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Al Haddad scores with a nice head shot.
Al Haddad shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Romero eats them both and turns towards Al Haddad to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Romero looks to land a combination. Al Haddad sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Al Haddad leaves Romero with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Elias Al Haddad has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Nicodemo Romero.
Romero doesn't manage to clinch there - Al Haddad circles away.
Al Haddad seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
Romero changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Al Haddad tries to avoid it but Romero manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Al Haddad to the ground. Al Haddad escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Romero is breathing heavily.
Romero cracks Al Haddad with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Al Haddad connects with a body shot that sends Romero's belly button to the back.
Elias Al Haddad is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A head kick from Romero lands but Al Haddad takes it in his stride.
Romero gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
A decent looking cross lands there for Al Haddad.
Romero is trying hard to land a takedown here. Al Haddad sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Al Haddad connects with a good right hand that stumbles Romero. Romero circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Nice takedown defense from Al Haddad. No joy for Romero on that attempt.
Al Haddad jabs at Romero's body.
Al Haddad throws a low kick but Romero moves out of range easily.
Nicodemo Romero seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Al Haddad misses with a two punch combination.
Al Haddad connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Romero misses with an uppercut.
Romero tries a head kick but it misses.
Al Haddad lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Al Haddad.
Al Haddad throws a combination. Romero tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Al Haddad scores with a nice head shot.
Al Haddad fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Romero misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Al Haddad avoids the head kick by Romero.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Al Haddad looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Al Haddad throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Romero sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Al Haddad swats away the attempt to clinch by Romero.
Romero has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Romero lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Al Haddad circles away quickly and effectively.
Romero tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Romero wants to clinch.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Al Haddad.
Al Haddad connects with the punch.
Al Haddad is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Al Haddad tries to clinch up but Romero circles away and keeps his distance.
Al Haddad goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Romero will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Romero swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Al Haddad moves out of range of the strikes.
Romero tries to move into range but Al Haddad moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Romero tries to close the distance and clinch but Al Haddad swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Romero on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Romero rushes Al Haddad and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Romero makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Al Haddad'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.
Romero throws a knee to the head but misses.
Al Haddad is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Romero is keeping busy.
Al Haddad lands with a left to the head.
Al Haddad misses with a short punch on the inside.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Romero creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Romero misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Al Haddad.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Romero lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Al Haddad lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Romero.
Al Haddad lands a left hand that snaps the head of Romero backwards.
Romero misses with a short punch on the inside.
Romero blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Elias Al Haddad dominated that second round.
That's time! Back to the action! Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Romero misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Romero shoots for a takedown but Al Haddad saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Al Haddad works the jab nicely.
Al Haddad lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Al Haddad.
Romero showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Al Haddad.
Al Haddad throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Romero on the side of the head.
Al Haddad takes a swing at Romero's ribcage but misses.
Romero connects with a high kick.
Romero uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Al Haddad stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Romero fails with a takedown attempt.
Elias Al Haddad has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Nicodemo Romero.
Romero tries for a takedown but Al Haddad circles away easily
and Al Haddad connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Romero takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Al Haddad takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Decent striking displayed by Al Haddad there.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Romero scores a nice knee to the body.
Romero misses with a knee strike.
Al Haddad taking a breather.
Romero is trying to break the clinch but Al Haddad has him pressed against the cage.
Al Haddad lands an uppercut.
Nicodemo Romero seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Al Haddad lands a hook to the side of the head.
Romero misses with the head strike.
Romero misses with some punches.
Romero using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Al Haddad has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Al Haddad breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Elias Al Haddad is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Romero needs to keep his hands up - Al Haddad had a free shot at his head there.
Al Haddad listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Romero walks into a straight right hand from Al Haddad.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Al Haddad stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Al Haddad wants it to stay on the feet.
Al Haddad tests Romero's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Romero throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Al Haddad sees it coming and avoids it easily.
As Romero backs away, Al Haddad returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
Nicodemo Romero has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The fighters circling - Romero throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Romero misses with a looping left.
The crowd cheers as Al Haddad lands an impressive looking overhand right. Romero doesn't seem phased though.
Romero's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Al Haddad connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Romero scrambles back to his feet.
Al Haddad throws a shot to the body.
Romero pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Al Haddad connects with a good right hand that stumbles Romero. Romero circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Romero tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Al Haddad moves into range and connects with a jab.
Al Haddad with a hook.
Al Haddad connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Romero misses with a head kick.
A little feinted left hand from Al Haddad on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Al Haddad darts in and clinches Romero up against the cage.
Romero lands a shoulder strike.
Al Haddad lands an elbow inside that Romero shrugs off.
Romero breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Al Haddad, as that shot connected.
Al Haddad circles away from the clinch attempt.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Al Haddad forces Romero back against the cage and clinches.
Romero tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Al Haddad avoids it.
Al Haddad throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Romero breaks from the clinch.
A punch lands to the side of Romero 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Al Haddad misses with a looping right.
Al Haddad closes the distance and clinches.
A right hand to the body from Al Haddad.
Romero throws a punch but it's blocked by Al Haddad.
A nice left hand lands by Al Haddad.
Romero misses with a hook from the clinch.
Romero breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Al Haddad lands a glancing blow to the side of Romero's head.
Al Haddad uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Romero.
Romero has taken the fight to the clinch.
Romero lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
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!
Romero throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Al Haddad blocks it with crossed arms.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Al Haddad creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Al Haddad misses with a punch on the inside.
Al Haddad blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Romero throws a punch but it's blocked by Al Haddad.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Romero working aggressively here.
Romero wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Al Haddad cracks Romero with a nice body shot.
A shot in the inside from Romero.
Al Haddad misses with a knee strike.
Romero manages to break the clinch.
Romero misses with a hook
and Al Haddad connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Al Haddad looks to land a left hand but Romero moved out of range nicely.
Romero takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Romero waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Al Haddad.
Elias Al Haddad is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Romero fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Al Haddad on the side of the head.
Romero is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Romero misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Al Haddad wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch.
Al Haddad uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Romero.
And that's the end of the fight!
Elias Al Haddad showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Al Haddad, 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 William Gold scores the fight 30:27
Judge Richard Clark scores the fight 30:27
Judge Paul Tew scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Elias Al Haddad!
Elias Al Haddad thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Myers Hockles (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mike Ross (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Ross's choice of entrance music: Neck of the Woods. Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?
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163 lbs
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Great wrestler
World class MT
Insanely flexible |
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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
15 - 9 - 1, fighting out of New York, Myers Hockles!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
22 - 13 - 1, fighting out of New York, Mike Ross!
The judges for this bout are Chris Edwards, James Glass and Daniel Bishop.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hockles misses with a kick to the body.
Ross misses with a body shot.
We've been hearing reports that Hockles has been drilling takedowns in recent sessions so let's see if that has an impact on the result of this fight.
Ross works Hockles's body with a nice hook.
Ross throws a body kick that misses.
Ross tries to keep at a distance but Hockles has taken the fight into the clinch.
Ross working aggressively here.
Ross lands a shot to the body.
Hockles is pushing Ross up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Hockles breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ross tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Hockles was well out of range. Poor timing from Ross.
Ross throws a hook but Hockles avoids it easily.
Ross fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Hockles is out of range.
Hockles pushes Ross up against the cage in a clinch.
Hockles blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Hockles'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.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ross lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Hockles escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Hockles throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Hockles lands a front kick.
Hockles pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Hockles avoids the body shot from Ross.
Ross clobbers Hockles with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Ross throws a head kick that misses.
Hockles attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Ross flicks out a counter leg kick but Hockles steps away.
Ross fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Hockles manages to avoid it.
Ross catches Hockles with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Ross takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Hockles lands with a slapping head kick.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Ross checks a low kick from Hockles.
Ross tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
Hockles takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hockles pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Ross digs a good body shot into Hockles's ribs.
A head kick by Ross misses
and Hockles counters with a head kick.
Hockles on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Hockles gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Ross doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Hockles breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Hockles tries to clinch there but Ross circles away.
Ross moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Ross punishes Hockles's body with a nice straight punch.
Hockles throws a head kick but Ross moves out of range.
Ross tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Myers Hockles is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Ross with a hook.
Ross throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Hockles is looking to counter with head kicks.
Ross lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Ross scores with a jab to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ross digs a good body shot into Hockles's ribs.
Hockles clinches up against the cage.
Hockles tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Ross avoids it.
Hockles trying to land knees to the body.
Ross avoids a wild elbow strike from Hockles.
Ross escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Hockles swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Hockles misses with the combination.
A decent looking cross lands there for Ross.
Hockles pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Ross, right into the meat.
Ross throws a front kick aimed at Hockles's knee but Hockles avoids it well.
Hockles takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Ross is looking to slow Hockles down with leg kicks.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Ross throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Hockles on the side of the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hockles punishes Ross's body with a nice straight punch.
Hockles rushes Ross and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Ross pressing his opponent against the cage.
Ross tries to work over Hockles's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Ross lands with a short punch from the clinch.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Ross.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Hockles.
The referee is keeping an eye on Ross - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Ross dodges an elbow strike from Hockles.
Hockles escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Ross digs a good hook to Hockles's body.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Hockles throws a push kick but Ross slaps the foot to one side.
Ross throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Hockles on the side of the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mike Ross dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Hockles tries a head kick but it misses.
Ross works Hockles's body with a nice hook.
Ross throws a lazy uppercut
and Hockles makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Hockles misses with a wild combination.
Ross keeps the fight on the outside.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Ross. Hockles shrugs it off though.
Hockles throws a head kick that misses.
Ross throws a leg kick but Hockles sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Hockles checks a leg kick nicely.
Ross avoids the head kick by Hockles.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ross connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Hockles momentarily.
Hockles misses with the body kick
and Ross counters with a straight right hand.
Ross connects with the punch.
Myers Hockles is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Hockles walks into a jab.
Hockles tries to clinch but Ross is having none of it.
Ross connects with a crisp jab.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ross lands with a good body shot.
Hockles takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Hockles avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Ross lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Hockles circles away quickly and effectively.
Ross with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Hockles throws a head kick that Ross semi-blocks.
Ross fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Hockles keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Hockles throws a low kick, looking for Ross's leg but Ross calmly moves out of range.
Ross is trying to counter with his kicks.
The fight stays on the outside here - Hockles looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
The fight stays on the outside here - Hockles looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
A shot to the liver by Ross. Beautiful body shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ross scores with a jab to the head.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Hockles takes the fight into the clinch.
Hockles tries to score a body lock takedown but Ross shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Ross throws a punch but it's blocked by Hockles.
Ross is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Hockles gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Hockles lands an elbow inside that Ross shrugs off.
The referee calls for Ross to work.
Ross throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Hockless head.
Ross drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Ross stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Hockles throws an elbow that misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ross is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Ross lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Ross looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
A right hook to the body lands for Ross.
Ross can't find room to land a body shot as Hockles controls the action.
Hockles breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Hockles misses with a low kick.
Ross dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Hockles. That did some damage!
Ross cracks Hockles with a right hand to the side of the head.
Hockles throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
A looping hook to the body misses from Ross. Hockles does a little dance to reset his feet.
Hockles throws a nice inside leg kick.
Nice straight punches there by Ross. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Ross.
Hockles moves into the clinch successfully.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ross breaks the clinch.
Ross shoots for a double leg takedown but Hockles sprawls well. He's pushed Ross's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Myers Hockles has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Mike Ross.
Ross closes the distance and clinches up with Hockles, looking for a takedown. Ross pushes Hockles against the cage but Hockles circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Hockles rushes Ross and presses him up against the cage.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Ross lands with a short shot to the head.
Ross breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Hockles throws a hook but Ross blocks it.
Hockles looks for the body kick but Ross saw that one coming.
Hockles pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Ross avoids the head kick by Hockles.
Hockles throws a low kick, looking for Ross's leg but Ross calmly moves out of range.
Hockles takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Ross scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Hockles misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
And Ross tries to counter it with a takedown but Hockles pushes his down on his head and steps out.
A head kick by Hockles misses
and Ross counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Ross wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mike Ross 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! Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Hockles avoids the head kick by Ross.
Hockles appears to be looking for a big counter.
Ross throws a head kick that misses.
Hockles misses with a right hand
and Ross counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Ross trying to control but Hockles is working from the bottom.
Ross makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Hockles looking to control.
Ross missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ross trying to control but Hockles is working from the bottom.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
Ross has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hockles is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Ross needs to keep his hands up - Hockles had a free shot at his head there.
Ross throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Ross connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
A nice leg kick lands there from Ross.
Hockles pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Hockles misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Hockles throws the kick towards the body but Ross avoids it.
Hockles takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Ross blocks the body kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A jab from Ross does it's job there.
Hockles throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Ross circles away from the clinch attempt.
Ross scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Ross misses with an uppercut. Hockles saw that one coming.
Ross rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Hockles moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Ross connects with a crisp jab.
Hockles tries a low kick but Ross avoids it.
Ross lands a jab-cross combination.
An inside leg kick lands from Ross.
Ross is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Hockles.
Ross blocks a jab.
Hockles is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Good leg kick by Hockles there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Ross throws a jab when Hockles was well out of range.
Hockles misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Ross lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Myers Hockles has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ross scores with a nice right hand.
Hockles gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Ross has a couple of punches blocked by Hockles.
Ross has Hockles pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Hockles manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Ross managing to block the knees to the body from Hockles.
Ross manages to break the clinch.
Ross throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Hockles misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Ross with the counter takedown but Hockles avoids it easily.
Mike Ross seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Ross moves out of range as Hockles throws a body kick.
Hockles scores with a kick to the body.
Ross moves out of range of the body kick from Hockles.
Hockles throws a body shot but no joy.
Hockles moves out of range of the leg kick from Ross.
Ross throws a lazy right hand but Hockles sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Hockles wants to slow Ross down by chopping away at his legs.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ross with a jab.
Hockles throws a body kick that misses.
Ross with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Hockles instigates a clinch.
Hockles looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Hockles being controlled against the cage.
Ross's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Ross cracks Hockles with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Ross swats away the attempt to clinch by Hockles.
Ross plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Ross throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
And that's the end of the fight!
Mike Ross comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Ross 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 Chris Edwards scores the fight 27:30
Judge James Glass scores the fight 27:30
Judge Daniel Bishop scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Mike Ross!
Mike Ross 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 welterweight MMA rules bout between Herman Mudgett (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Uri Haber (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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176 lbs
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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
7 - 5 - 0, fighting out of London, Herman Mudgett!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Uri Haber!
The judges for this bout are James Atkins, William Gold and Richard Clark.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mudgett misses the jab.
Haber misses with the combination.
Mudgett appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Mudgett throws an overhand right that lands on Haber's shoulder, as Haber tries to avoid the shot.
Haber tries a quick counter leg kick but Mudgett is wise to it.
Mudgett fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Mudgett waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Haber.
A slow jab from Haber misses its intended target.
Sloppy strikes from Mudgett. Those never looked like landing.
Mudgett misses the jab.
Mudgett looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Haber slips under a jab from Mudgett.
Haber ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Mudgett moves away.
Mudgett scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
It looks like Uri Haber has been cut.
Haber avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Mudgett throws a poor cross that misses
and Haber counters with a slapping leg kick.
Haber walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Mudgett fails to land with a series of punches.
Mudgett throws a looping overhand right but Haber ducks down to avoid it.
Mudgett lands a nice hook to Haber's body. Haber takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Mudgett misses with an uppercut. Haber saw that one coming.
Mudgett tries to move into range but Haber moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Decent striking displayed by Haber there.
Herman Mudgett seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Mudgett throws a looping overhand right but Haber ducks down to avoid it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Haber with a hook.
A swing and a miss from Haber.
Mudgett is looking to counter punch.
Mudgett looks to land a left hand but Haber moved out of range nicely.
Mudgett throws a solid leg kick but Haber takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Mudgett.
Mudgett just misses with a punch to the body.
We can't be sure of the tactics at this early stage but we have heard that Haber 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.
Mudgett swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Haber takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Mudgett misses with a right hand
and Haber makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Mudgett swings widly with a right hand
and Mudgett takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Haber cracks Mudgett with a right hand to the side of the head.
Haber lands with a good body shot.
Haber gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Mudgett.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Mudgett looks to land a left hand but Haber moved out of range nicely.
Haber thinks about the counter body kick.
Haber cracks Mudgett with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Mudgett misses with a double jab
and Haber counters with a nice double leg into side control. Mudgett won't be happy with that.
Mudgett is letting Haber control him for a moment.
Haber goes for an armbar! This could be all over! Wait, no, Mudgett rolls with the submission and now he's on top in Haber's guard! Nice work there by Mudgett!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Haber has a closed guard, preventing Mudgett from standing up.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Haber looking to hit a scissor sweep but Mudgett is one step ahead there.
Mudgett would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
Mudgett stands up and waves to Haber to follow him.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Haber ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Haber waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Mudgett.
Haber connects with the punch.
Mudgett throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Mudgett takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Haber throws a body shot but no joy.
Mudgett takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Haber looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Mudgett throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Haber slips under a jab from Mudgett.
Haber tries to clinch but Mudgett is having none of it.
Haber slips under a jab from Mudgett.
Haber jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Mudgett misses with a few strikes there.
Mudgett scores with a nice strike.
Haber ducks under a wild hook from Mudgett.
Haber is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Mudgett had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Haber slips a jab and a cross from Mudgett.
Herman Mudgett is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Haber just misses with a punch to the body.
Haber swings for the body but Mudgett moves out of range.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mudgett misses with a straight left.
Haber shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Haber showed some decent athleticism there.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Mudgett kicks Haber off and gets back to his feet.
Haber shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Mudgett as he avoids it easily.
Mudgett tried to score with a low kick but Haber checks it.
Haber bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Mudgett misses with a body punch
and Haber counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Mudgett misses with the combination.
Haber ducks under a wild hook from Mudgett.
Mudgett misses with a hook
and Haber counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Mudgett throws a right and a left that Haber avoids nicely.
Haber throws a nice outside leg kick.
Mudgett pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Mudgett swinging wildly here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Herman Mudgett dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Uri Haber's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Mudgett misses with a two punch combination.
Haber steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Mudgett.
Haber looks to score with a jab to the body but Mudgett is just out of range.
Mudgett takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Mudgett throws a jab when Haber was well out of range.
Haber moves away from the strike by Mudgett.
A big left from Mudgett misses.
Haber looks like he wants to counter punch here.
A looping hook to the body misses from Mudgett. Haber does a little dance to reset his feet.
Mudgett misses with a series of wild punches.
Mudgett is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Haber can do to turn this around?
Haber moves out of range of the strikes.
Haber scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Haber slips a straight right by Mudgett.
Haber fails with a takedown attempt.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Mudgett throws a combination that misses
and Haber counters with a nice uppercut.
Mudgett misses with a left hand
and Haber counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Mudgett thinking.
Mudgett fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Haber checks it well.
The fighters circling - Mudgett throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Haber wants to counter the offense by Mudgett and move into the clinch position.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Haber scores with a leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Haber thows a left - swing and a miss!
Nice jab there from Mudgett.
Haber throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Mudgett pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
A decent looking cross lands there for Haber.
Haber tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Mudgett was well out of range. Poor timing from Haber.
Mudgett swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Haber lands a two punch combo.
Haber cracks a nice hook into Mudgett's ribs.
Mudgett jabs Haber right on the nose. Haber blinks but takes it well.
Haber takes a swing at Mudgett's ribcage but misses.
Haber is looking to slow Mudgett down with leg kicks.
A punch combination from Mudgett misses.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Mudgett misses with a straight left.
Mudgett throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Mudgett looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Haber avoids the body shot from Mudgett.
Herman Mudgett is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Mudgett uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Haber.
Haber misses with a body shot.
Haber moves away from the strike by Mudgett.
Mudgett scores with a sloppy right hand. Haber should have avoided that one.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A jab from Haber finds it's way through Mudgett's defenses.
Mudgett misses with a hook.
A telegraphed right hand from Mudgett misses the target.
A decent looking cross lands there for Haber.
Mudgett throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Haber shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Herman Mudgett is winning the standup battle so far.
Nice defenses there by Haber.
A jab lands there for Mudgett.
Haber lands a jab to Mudgett's midsection.
Haber dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Haber moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Haber avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Haber misses with a looping left.
Haber throws a head kick that misses.
Haber slips a jab from Mudgett.
Mudgett blocks a head kick by Haber.
Haber looks to score with a jab to the body but Mudgett is just out of range.
A big right from Mudgett misses.
Mudgett throws a jab but it's blocked by Haber.
Haber wants to counter the offense by Mudgett and move into the clinch position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mudgett lands with an uppercut that bounces Haber off the cage and back into range.
Mudgett listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Mudgett lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Haber gets the takedown into side control.
Mudgett explodes and escapes back to his feet! Nice escape there!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Mudgett walks forward, straight into a front kick from Haber.
Haber misses with a straight right.
Haber misses with a low kick.
Haber scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Mudgett uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Haber.
Mudgett moves out of range as Haber strikes.
Haber slips a jab and a cross from Mudgett.
Mudgett takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Haber jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Mudgett throws a big shot that misses.
Haber looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Haber moves away from the strike by Mudgett.
Haber lands with a good body shot.
Haber goes for a double leg but Mudgett avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Mudgett continues to drive forward.
An attempted straight right counter from Mudgett misses the target.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mudgett connects with a right hand. Haber shakes it off.
Mudgett lands a jab to the nose.
Mudgett misses with the combination.
Mudgett scores with a shot to the body.
Haber throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Mudgett loads up on a big right hand but Haber slips the punch.
Haber takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Haber uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Mudgett.
Haber scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Mudgett is pushing Haber's head away, looking to escape. Haber manages to hold on to the position though.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Haber tries for a kimura but Mudgett is defending well.
Haber is staying tight to Mudgett's torso, preventing him from escaping.
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 Herman Mudgett will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Uri Haber'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. This is the final round!
Haber takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Mudgett misses with a left hand
and Haber counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Mudgett lands the left hand.
Mudgett lands a glancing blow to the side of Haber's head.
A telegraphed right hand from Mudgett misses the target.
Mudgett with a nice cross.
Haber shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Mudgett as he jumps to the side.
Haber sizes up Mudgett with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Haber throws an overhand right that lands on Mudgett's shoulder, as Mudgett tries to avoid the shot.
Mudgett throws a combination. Haber tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Mudgett takes a swing at Haber's ribcage but misses.
Haber connects with a nice looking jab.
A big right from Mudgett misses.
Mudgett takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Mudgett misses with a combination
and Haber counters with a nice body shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Haber bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
As Mudgett backs off Haber throws a huge counter combo but Mudgett manages to avoid it all.
Haber tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Haber's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Mudgett connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Haber scrambles back to his feet.
Haber misses with a hook. Mudgett ducked under it nicely.
Mudgett throws a nice looking combination but Haber bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Haber scores with a sloppy right hand. Mudgett should have avoided that one.
Haber jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Mudgett goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Haber jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Mudgett is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Haber.
Mudgett throws the left hand but Haber avoids the punch easily.
Haber moves out of range as Mudgett strikes.
Haber drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Mudgett defends it well.
Mudgett throws a big shot that misses.
Haber slips a straight right by Mudgett.
Mudgett takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Haber uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Mudgett.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Haber swings for the body but Mudgett moves out of range.
The crowd cheers as Haber lands an impressive looking overhand right. Mudgett doesn't seem phased though.
Mudgett lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Haber circles away quickly and effectively.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Mudgett's corner calls for a 1-2. Mudgett obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
A looping hook to the body misses from Mudgett. Haber does a little dance to reset his feet.
Haber slips under a jab.
Haber tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Haber paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Mudgett misses the jab.
Mudgett takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Haber listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Haber throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Mudgett looks to throw the jab but Haber is out of range.
Mudgett looks to land a right hand but Haber moved out of range.
Haber throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Mudgett waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Haber.
It seemed like Haber was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Mudgett looks to land a left hand but Haber moved out of range nicely.
Haber only half commits to the counter leg kick.
Haber lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Haber connects with a body shot.
Mudgett waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Haber.
Haber throws a quick inside leg kick.
Haber has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Mudgett throws a looping overhand right but Haber ducks down to avoid it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mudgett takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Haber takes one to the chin there.
Mudgett misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Haber.
A jab from Haber misses.
Haber ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Mudgett moves away.
Mudgett swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Mudgett moves out of range of the strikes.
Mudgett misses with a looping right.
Mudgett swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Mudgett throws an off balance right hand
and Haber counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Mudgett steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Haber.
Mudgett throws a nice looking combination but Haber bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Haber misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Mudgett.
Haber is looking to clinch but Mudgett is avoiding it.
Haber throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Jab by Haber.
Mudgett throws a poor cross that misses
letting Haber counter with a right hand.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A big left from Mudgett misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mudgett stuffs the takedown.
Some wild striking there from Mudgett.
Mudgett loads up on a big right hand but Haber slips the punch.
Nice cross by Mudgett.
Haber scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Mudgett jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Haber let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Mudgett uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Haber.
Haber moves out of range as Mudgett strikes.
Haber fakes a strike and closes the distance, dragging Mudgett to the ground. Haber is now in Mudgett's guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Mudgett keeping full guard, as Haber tries to pass.
Uri Haber has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Haber trying to move into half guard but instead Mudgett has managed to sweep!
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Mudgett trying to stand up but can't free himself from Haber's guard.
Mudgett trying desperately to get back to his feet here but he's not having any joy at all. He's going to tire himself out if he's not careful.
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 Herman Mudgett.
Well Mudgett has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge James Atkins scores the fight 30:27
Judge William Gold scores the fight 30:27
Judge Richard Clark scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Herman Mudgett!
Herman Mudgett thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Tatton Chantry (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tsubasa J Champ (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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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
18 - 18 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Tatton Chantry!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
26 - 12 - 1, fighting out of New York, Tsubasa J Champ!
The judges for this bout are James Glass, Sam Margolis and Andrew Berry.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Good shot there by J Champ.
J Champ tries to close the distance and clinch up but Chantry swats him away and circles back towards the center.
J Champ misses with a looping left.
Chantry 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.
J Champ lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
It looks like Tatton Chantry has been cut.
J Champ thumps Chantry with a low kick.
J Champ misses with the combination.
Chantry changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
J Champ throws out a powerful jab.
J Champ lands a nice shot that snaps Chantry's head back.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
J Champ attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
J Champ throws a poor cross that misses
and Chantry counters with a takedown into side control.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Chantry scoring with punches and elbows.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Chantry throws a strike aimed at the side of J Champ's head but J Champ avoids it well.
That's one minute gone in the round.
J Champ managing to avoid any damage from the strikes thrown by Chantry.
Chantry working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
J Champ defending against the ground and pound.
J Champ gets back to half guard.
Chantry throwing shots but J Champ is blocking nicely.
Chantry missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Chantry missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
J Champ keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Chantry throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
J Champ tries to roll over but Chantry keeps him under control.
Chantry wants to take a breather but J Champ is having none of it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Chantry throwing shots but J Champ is blocking nicely.
Chantry throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Chantry looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
J Champ is looking to improve his position.
Chantry not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Chantry throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
J Champ has hold of Chantry's hands but Chantry slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Chantry looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Chantry wants to lay and pray for a moment but J Champ keeps working.
Chantry throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Chantry not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Chantry seems to be looking for submissions.
Chantry is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so J Champ is just riding it out for now. Chantry eventually gives up the hold.
Chantry thows a huge punch but J Champ dodges it nicely.
J Champ blocking the ground and pound attempt from Chantry.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
J Champ has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Chantry is working away from the top position though.
J Champ is in trouble now - Chantry has advanced to mount!
J Champ wants to hold on but Chantry pushes him away.
J Champ gets back to half guard.
Chantry sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. J Champ defending well though.
Chantry throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Chantry throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
J Champ trying to control but Chantry postures up.
J Champ keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
J Champ is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Tatton Chantry dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Tatton Chantry'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.
J Champ is looking to clinch.
J Champ scores with a sloppy right hand. Chantry should have avoided that one.
Chantry takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
J Champ rushes Chantry and presses him up against the cage.
J Champ tries to break the clinch but Chantry is controlling the position.
J Champ pressing his opponent against the cage.
Chantry is working for takedown but J Champ is calmly controlling the position for now.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
J Champ escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
J Champ is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Chantry.
A quick step to the side and Chantry tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
J Champ 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.
Chantry tries to counter with a takedown but J Champ is quick to defend against it.
Chantry scores with a takedown into J Champ's guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Chantry postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Chantry throwing strikes from guard but J Champ blocks nicely.
Chantry landing with the ground and pound.
Chantry makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
J Champ working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Chantry.
Chantry is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Chantry accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Chantry lands a couple of elbows.
Chantry loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Chantry trying to control the position from guard on top but J Champ is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Chantry throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Chantry throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as J Champ works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
J Champ is trying to control the position but Chantry postures up.
Chantry throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Chantry trying to control but J Champ is working from the bottom.
J Champ tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Chantry in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Chantry wants to pass the guard but J Champ is keeping the position.
Chantry trying to control but J Champ is working from the bottom.
Chantry tries to free his leg and advance position but J Champ is retaining full guard.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
Chantry uses good head movement to avoid the hook from J Champ.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
J Champ bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Chantry's head.
J Champ moves into the clinch.
J Champ avoiding damage.
The referee is keeping an eye on J Champ - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Chantry fails to pull guard.
J Champ tries to throw a body punch but Chantry avoids it by throwing J Champ back against the cage.
Chantry drops to a knee looking for a takedown but J Champ gets the underhooks and prevents it.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Tatton Chantry. That's going to take a lot out of him.
J Champ scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Chantry blocks a punch to the side of the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
J Champ stalls.
J Champ can't find room to land a body shot as Chantry controls the action.
J Champ is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Chantry is looking to take this one to the mat.
J Champ pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
J Champ misses the jab.
Chantry drops down looking for a counter takedown but J Champ sprawls and moves away.
J Champ swinging wildly here.
Chantry drops down looking for a counter takedown but J Champ sprawls and moves away.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Chantry shoots in but no luck this time.
Chantry manages to get an easy takedown there - catching J Champ on his heels. He'll look to pass J Champ's guard now, I'm sure.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Tsubasa J Champ showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Tatton Chantry'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. This is the final round!
J Champ scores with the left hand. Chantry knows he should have avoided that one.
J Champ lands a nice leg kick that just misses Chantry's sensitive parts.
J Champ lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
J Champ feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Chantry's calf.
Chantry closes the distance and after a bit of a stuggle, scores a takedown into J Champ's guard.
Tatton Chantry overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Chantry with a flurry of punches that miss.
J Champ looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Chantry cracks J Champ with a solid left hand.
Chantry looking to pass the guard.
Chantry throws a strike but J Champ rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
J Champ is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Chantry tries to strike from the bottom.
Chantry has an omoplata and is looking to use it perhaps as a submission or perhaps to transition. J Champ is in a bit of discomfort here, but he's managed to free himself and has dived into side control! That didn't work out too well for Chantry.
J Champ decides to stand back up. J Champ steps back and let's Chantry get back to his feet.
J Champ has been working on his striking defense in training and it's paying off as Chantry is landing a low percentage of strikes.
J Champ throws a head kick that half lands.
Chantry avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
J Champ misses with a double jab
and Chantry counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Chantry not landing any meaningful shots this time.
The fighters are battling for position here. J Champ manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Chantry advances position into side control!
Chantry working the ground and pound.
Chantry is looking to take a break and control but J Champ is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Chantry lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear J Champ down.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Chantry in side control, trying to ground and pound but not landing this time.
Chantry wants to lay and pray for a moment but J Champ keeps working.
Chantry is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, J Champ has escaped the position, nice work there.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Chantry tries to score with some ground and pound. J Champ controls his posture well this time though and the shots don't do any damage.
J Champ can't do much from the bottom here.
Chantry is chipping away with strikes.
Chantry tries to land with some ground and pound but misses.
J Champ tries to bench press Chantry off him but Chantry keeps the position.
Chantry lands a nice forearm strike.
Chantry working the ground and pound but he's contacting the mat, not the fighter.
Chantry sitting in side control, looking to soften his opponent up with elbows and hammerfists but J Champ is avoiding damage well and looking to escape the position.
Chantry fails to land a wild elbow strike.
J Champ regains half guard there - taking advantage of Chantry's attempt to lay and pray for a moment.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Chantry moves nicely into side control.
J Champ takes a nasty elbow to the side of the head.
J Champ is working to avoid the ground and pound but Chantry connects with a decent elbow.
J Champ dodges the ground and pound from Chantry.
Chantry trying to control the action but J Champ is working from the bottom.
J Champ defending against the ground and pound.
J Champ gets one leg under and gets the fight to half guard.
Chantry not landing any meaningful shots this time.
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 Tatton Chantry.
I think Chantry has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge James Glass scores the fight 29:28
Judge Sam Margolis scores the fight 29:28
Judge Andrew Berry scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Tatton Chantry!
A relieved looking Tatton Chantry thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Puukko Bulevardi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Canadian Hero (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Bulevardi comes to the cage accompanied by Northern Kings - They Don't Really Care About Us. I don't know about you partner, but I'm pumped for this one!
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28
166 lbs
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155 lbs
15 - 7 - 0 |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
8 - 3 - 1, fighting out of St Petersburg, Puukko Bulevardi!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
15 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Canadian Hero!
The judges for this bout are Sam Margolis, Chris Edwards and Andrew Berry.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hero uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Bulevardi.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Hero misses with a hook from the clinch.
Hero misses with a punch on the inside.
Hero is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Hero has Bulevardi pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Bulevardi manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Hero goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Bulevardi tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Hero's elbow.
Hero misses with the head strike.
Bulevardi leaning against his opponent.
Bulevardi stalls.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bulevardi softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Hero tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Bulevardi tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bulevardi throws a punch but it's blocked by Hero.
Hero is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Bulevardi is defending well.
Hero throws a head punch that misses.
I was talking to Bulevardi's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Hero lands a body punch.
Hero blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Bulevardi swings wildly with an uppercut but Hero uses good head movement to avoid it.
Bulevardi lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Bulevardi misses with some punches.
Bulevardi lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Hero blocking some punches.
A short right from Bulevardi.
Hero blocking some punches.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Bulevardi.
Bulevardi has a couple of punches blocked by Hero.
Hero lands a right hand that snaps the head of Bulevardi backwards.
Hero blocks an uppercut.
Hero lands a left hand.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Bulevardi.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Bulevardi takes a shot to the head.
Hero tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Bulevardi smiles and moves away.
Puukko Bulevardi has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Canadian Hero.
Bulevardi keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Bulevardi throws a sloppy body shot
and Hero counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
A swing and a miss from Bulevardi.
Hero slips a straight right by Bulevardi.
Hero uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Bulevardi.
Hero wants to counter with a clinch but Bulevardi pushes him away.
Bulevardi swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Bulevardi throws a shot from downtown. Hero moves away and avoids it.
Hero slips a straight right by Bulevardi.
Bulevardi throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Hero sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Hero clinches with his opponent.
Bulevardi prevents a body shot from Hero.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bulevardi throws a head punch that misses.
Hero lands a right hand.
A short right from Bulevardi on the inside.
Bulevardi trying to stall but Hero improves his position.
Hero blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Hero working aggressively here.
Hero avoiding damage.
Bulevardi lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Hero tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Bulevardi just stands there and leans against the cage.
Bulevardi misses with a short punch on the inside.
A short uppercut from Hero.
Hero tries to throw a body punch but Bulevardi avoids it by throwing Hero back against the cage.
Bulevardi misses with a punch on the inside.
Bulevardi gets through Hero's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Bulevardi misses with a hook from the clinch.
Hero misses with a body punch.
Bulevardi misses with a punch on the inside.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bulevardi tries to work over Hero's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Bulevardi.
Bulevardi blocking some punches.
Bulevardi swings wildly with an uppercut but Hero uses good head movement to avoid it.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Bulevardi lands with a right to the head.
Bulevardi swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Hero throws a punch but it's blocked by Bulevardi.
Bulevardi digs a right hand into Hero's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Hero's gas tank.
Bulevardi lands a left hand that snaps the head of Hero backwards.
Hero is rocked!
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Bulevardi.
Bulevardi is leaning against Hero and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Bulevardi misses with a punch on the inside.
Bulevardi creates a bit of space for himself and rocks Hero with a big uppercut! Hero tries to clinch up but Bulevardi pushes him back against the cage and lands another monster strike that crumples Hero to the mat! Hero covers up and Bulevardi unloads with more strikes until the referee steps in to end the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:48 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Puukko Bulevardi!
Puukko Bulevardi 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 featherweight MMA rules bout between John Haigh (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Rajesh Koothrappali (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Haigh comes to the cage accompanied by Prayer of the Refugee by Rise Against . Koothrappali has chosen Punjab as his entrance music. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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158 lbs
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148 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
23 - 16 - 1, fighting out of New York, John Haigh!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
25 - 16 - 1, fighting out of Helsinki, Rajesh Koothrappali!
The judges for this bout are Paul Tew, Chris Edwards and Daniel Bishop.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Koothrappali throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Haigh was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Haigh tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Koothrappali paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Haigh uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Koothrappali.
Koothrappali connects with a body shot.
Koothrappali's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Haigh connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Koothrappali scrambles back to his feet.
Koothrappali moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Haigh closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Koothrappali quickly recovers to half guard.
Haigh throws a strike but Koothrappali avoids it easily and moves to full guard.
Haigh 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.
Haigh looking to sit in guard and control but Koothrappali gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Haigh throws his legs up looking to secure a triangle. Oh, that looks pretty tight, I gotta say! Koothrappali escapes and throws Haigh's legs to the side, diving into side control!
Haigh is in a tricky position but he's been working on his transitions down at Vicious Striking, so we'll see if he gets out of it.
Koothrappali controlling the position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Koothrappali's corner are shouting for him to control the position and he seems happy to oblige.
Koothrappali trying to control the action but Haigh is working from the bottom.
Haigh manages to land a sweep and he's now on top! Lovely Jiu Jitsu!
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Koothrappali is looking for a sweep. Haigh is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Haigh wants to free his trapped foot but Koothrappali is holding on for dear life with his legs.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Haigh connects with a nice short shot to Koothrappali's temple.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Haigh looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Haigh stalling away here and it's allowed Koothrappali to slip out his trapped foot and regain full guard.
Haigh showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Haigh drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Haigh jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Haigh postures up in Koothrappali's guard and throws a big left but Koothrappali blocks it.
Koothrappali controlling Haigh's posture.
Haigh gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Koothrappali fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Koothrappali clobbers Haigh with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Haigh tries a head kick but it misses.
Koothrappali is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Haigh with a body shot.
Haigh rushes Koothrappali and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Koothrappali looking to stall.
Haigh escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Koothrappali bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Haigh on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Koothrappali misses with a leg kick.
Haigh misses with a jab, cross combination.
Haigh darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Haigh throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Haigh misses with a two punch combination.
Koothrappali throws a body kick that misses
and Haigh counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Haigh.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Haigh being controlled here momentarily.
Haigh is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Haigh pushing down on Koothrappali's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Haigh is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Koothrappali doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Haigh.
Haigh is trying to control the action in half guard but Koothrappali is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
The fighters are battling for position here. Koothrappali manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
John Haigh dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Koothrappali throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Haigh is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Koothrappali can do to turn this around?
Haigh takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Haigh throws a jab when Koothrappali was well out of range.
Koothrappali scores with a shot to the body.
A slow jab from Koothrappali misses its intended target.
Haigh was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Haigh pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
A swing and a miss from Haigh.
Haigh misses with an uppercut.
Nice straight punches there by Haigh. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Haigh.
Haigh rushes Koothrappali and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Haigh breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Koothrappali jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Haigh throws a big counter combination but Koothrappali scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Koothrappali moves away from the strike by Haigh.
Haigh has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Koothrappali finds it's way round the side to connect with Haigh's head.
Koothrappali scores with a punch to the head.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Koothrappali paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Haigh fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Koothrappali manages to avoid it.
Haigh fails with a takedown attempt.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Koothrappali wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Haigh tries to move into range but Koothrappali moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Haigh ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Koothrappali moves away.
Koothrappali is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Koothrappali misses with a body shot.
Koothrappali fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Haigh works over Koothrappali's head and body with a nice combination.
Haigh lands a jab.
Koothrappali has been working his punching technique in the buildup to the fight and it appears to be paying off.
Haigh goes for a double leg but Koothrappali avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Koothrappali continues to drive forward.
Haigh swings widly with a right hand
and Koothrappali counters with a thumping low kick.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Haigh misses with a straight right.
Koothrappali throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Koothrappali uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Haigh has time to react.
Haigh throws the left hand but Koothrappali avoids the punch easily.
Haigh on the wrong end of a nice jab.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Haigh throws a lazy right hand but Koothrappali sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Haigh closes this distance looking for a takedown but Koothrappali circles away.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for John Haigh. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Koothrappali lands a body shot.
Haigh takes one to the chin there.
Koothrappali fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Haigh checks it well.
Koothrappali changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
A punch combination from Haigh misses.
Haigh throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Koothrappali counters with a low kick, right behind Haigh 's knee.
Haigh throws a body punch but Koothrappali moves out of range.
Koothrappali has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Haigh gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Koothrappali.
Haigh is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Koothrappali's half guard.
Koothrappali wants to control but Haigh is keeping busy.
Koothrappali controlling the position well.
Koothrappali on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Koothrappali is trying to get back to full guard.
Koothrappali regains full guard. Nicely done.
Koothrappali looking for a sweep. Not yet Koothrappali, not yet.
Haigh's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Koothrappali keeping moving, preventing Haigh from controlling successfully.
Koothrappali is trying to control the position from the bottom.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Haigh trying to control the position from guard on top but Koothrappali is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Koothrappali had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Haigh defends it easily.
Koothrappali has his foot on Haigh's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Haigh works his way back into a safe position though.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Haigh accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
Koothrappali trying to control the position.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Koothrappali works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Rajesh Koothrappali is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Koothrappali throws the left hand but Haigh avoids the punch easily.
Koothrappali scores with a jab to the body.
Koothrappali lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Haigh circles away quickly and effectively.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Rajesh Koothrappali showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Haigh's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!
Koothrappali keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
It seemed like Koothrappali was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Koothrappali throws a shot to the body.
Haigh throws a hook but Koothrappali avoids it easily.
Koothrappali takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
A big left from Haigh misses.
A looping hook to the body misses from Koothrappali. Haigh does a little dance to reset his feet.
Koothrappali misses with a wild body shot.
Haigh takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Koothrappali lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Koothrappali avoids the head kick by Haigh.
Koothrappali replies with a solid counter kick to the body but Haigh blocks it well.
Good standup being displayed there by Koothrappali as he connects with a hook.
Haigh misses with an uppercut. Koothrappali saw that one coming.
Haigh moves out of range of the strikes.
Haigh fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Koothrappali, pushing him back against the cage.
Koothrappali is trying to break free.
Koothrappali breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Haigh closes the distance and clinches.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Haigh breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Koothrappali throws a body kick that misses.
Haigh lands the left hand.
A combination from Haigh does no damage.
Haigh shoots for a takedown but Koothrappali saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
A looping hook to the body misses from Koothrappali. Haigh does a little dance to reset his feet.
Koothrappali scores with a shot to the body.
Koothrappali takes a swing at Haigh's ribcage but misses.
That kick from Koothrappali tenderised Haigh's leg. Haigh is trying to keep his angry face on.
Koothrappali fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Haigh on the side of the head.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Haigh crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Koothrappali - the referee stops the clock and Haigh gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Koothrappali. Haigh manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Koothrappali stuffs the takedown.
No luck for Haigh with that takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for John Haigh. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Koothrappali scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
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!
Jab by Koothrappali.
Rajesh Koothrappali seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Nice body kick from Koothrappali.
Koothrappali keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Haigh closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Haigh's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Koothrappali connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Haigh scrambles back to his feet.
Koothrappali lands with a cross.
Haigh is rocked!
Koothrappali throws an overhand right that drops Haigh like a sack of potatoes! Koothrappali dives in to finish the fight with more strikes and this one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:28 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Rajesh Koothrappali!
Rajesh Koothrappali managed to slip a mention for his sponsors, Fury Nutrition Inc., into his post fight interview.
In defeat, John Haigh stepped up to the mic, saying 'Maybe it is time for me to make the move to another weight class.'.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Simon Strange (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Keisuke Takasugi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Keisuke Takasugi has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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179 lbs
14 - 4 - 0 |
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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
16 - 6 - 0, fighting out of New York, Simon Strange!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
14 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Keisuke Takasugi!
The judges for this bout are Sam Margolis, Paul Tew and Andrew Berry.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Strange misses with a wild body shot.
And Takasugi tries to counter it with a takedown but Strange pushes his down on his head and steps out.
Strange lands a slapping body shot.
Strange forces Takasugi back against the cage and clinches.
Strange has clasped his hands together around Takasugi's back... aaand, he's got a takedown into side control. Nicely done.
Takasugi tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Strange is looking to take a break and control but Takasugi is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Strange tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Strange controlling from side mount.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Strange throwing strikes but Takasugi manages to buck up and roll into a nice reversal - now he's on top in side control!
Strange is looking to reverse the position.
Strange defending against the ground and pound.
Takasugi scores with punches from side control.
Strange dodges the ground and pound from Takasugi.
You can see the frustration on Strange's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Strange managing to avoid any damage from the strikes thrown by Takasugi.
Strange tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Strange's coaches at Mello MMA have been working on his defensive grappling in preparation for this fight so let's see if he can get out of this tricky position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Takasugi remains in side control and seems content to stay there. It's a versatile position from which he can work both strikes and submissions, whilst maintaining that control, so maybe he'll sit here for a while.
Takasugi working away.
Takasugi lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear Strange down.
Strange tries to improve position but can't.
Takasugi is maintaining the dominant position - no doubt Strange will start to get frustrated soon if he's not already.
Takasugi is in a dominant position here, looking for a kimura. Strange looks calm but he's in trouble here. Takasugi gets his leg over his opponent's head and yanks on the arm. Strange is tapping like a morse code operator on the titanic! SOS! SOS! Takasugi lets go of the hold and Strange can pop his arm back in it's socket.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:57 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Keisuke Takasugi!
After winning the bout, Keisuke Takasugi thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
The defeated Simon Strange had this to say: 'FFS, can't seem to catch a break at the moment.'.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Eduardo Silva (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tiyaro Feitsora (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Silva kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Stop (Blue Mix) - Ghost K. Feitsora is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Helmet - Unsung. Tiyaro Feitsora 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 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
20 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Eduardo Silva!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
25 - 14 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Tiyaro Feitsora!
The judges for this bout are Chris Edwards, Steven Brown and Sam Margolis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Feitsora dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Silva throws a head kick but Feitsora moves out of range.
Feitsora avoids the body shot from Silva.
Silva gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Feitsora tries a body shot but Silva blocks it.
Feitsora wants to get back to striking at distance but Silva won't allow it.
Feitsora tries to land a knee to the head but Silva blocks with his arms.
Silva misses with a body punch.
Feitsora throws a knee to the head but misses.
Silva blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Silva lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Silva avoiding damage as Feitsora throws knees to the body.
Feitsora tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Feitsora misses with an elbow strike.
Feitsora's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Good exchange - Silva coming out on top.
The fighters circling - Feitsora throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Silva throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Feitsora's head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Feitsora misses with a body kick.
Feitsora throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Silva feinted there with a counter leg kick.
Silva sizes up Feitsora with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Silva throws a front kick aimed at Feitsora's knee but Feitsora avoids it well.
Silva avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Feitsora throws a half hearted mid kick.
Silva tries to land a front kick but Feitsora steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Silva works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
A head kick misses from Feitsora.
Silva scores with a jab. Feitsora acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Silva is looking to clinch but Feitsora is avoiding it.
Feitsora has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Silva.
A head kick misses from Silva.
Feitsora is trying to counter with his kicks.
Silva lands with a right hand.
Silva punishes Feitsora's body with a nice straight punch.
Silva explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
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!
Feitsora pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Silva misses with a kick to the body.
Feitsora connects with a good right hand that stumbles Silva. Silva circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Feitsora checks a leg kick nicely.
Silva moves out of the way of the counter high kick fromFeitsora.
Feitsora tries to land a front kick but Silva steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Feitsora is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Silva throws a jab but it's blocked by Feitsora.
Feitsora tries a quick counter leg kick but Silva is wise to it.
Silva takes a swing at Feitsora's ribcage but misses.
A jab from Feitsora misses.
A little feinted left hand from Silva on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Silva misses with a low kick as Feitsora jumps back.
A decent looking cross lands there for Silva.
Silva throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Silva feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Feitsoras jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Feitsora ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Silva moves away.
Feitsora throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Feitsora is looking to land body kicks.
It looks like Silva has been trying to sharpen up his punching technique, as it looks crisper than last time we saw him.
Silva lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Feitsora circles away quickly and effectively.
Feitsora replies with a solid counter kick to the body but Silva blocks it well.
Feitsora avoids the body shot from Silva.
Eduardo Silva seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Silva throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Feitsora throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Feitsora throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Silva looks to score with a jab to the body but Feitsora is just out of range.
Silva has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Feitsora.
Feitsora lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Feitsora scores with a kick to the midsection.
Silva throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Feitsora sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Feitsora thows a body kick. Silva tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Silva is breathing heavily.
Silva slips a jab from Feitsora.
Silva is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Feitsora misses with a low kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Silva throws a leg kick
and Feitsora counters with a big head kick but Silva shrugs it off.
It looks like Eduardo Silva has been cut.
Feitsora throws a push kick but Silva slaps the foot to one side.
Feitsora circles away from the clinch attempt.
Feitsora lands a head kick!
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Feitsora - that will leave a mark!
Silva avoids a kick to the body.
Silva misses the shot to the body.
Feitsora avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Silva lands a nice looking body shot.
Feitsora feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Silva's calf.
Silva swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Feitsora.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Feitsora cracks a nice hook into Silva's ribs.
Silva missing with a left hand there. Feitsora was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Silva moves in looking to clinch but Feitsora pushes him off.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Eduardo Silva will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Eduardo Silva's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Feitsora throws the kick towards the body but Silva avoids it.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Feitsora.
Silva takes one to the chin there.
Feitsora misses with a leg kick.
Feitsora takes a swing at Silva's ribcage but misses.
Silva throws the kick towards the body but Feitsora avoids it.
Silva looks to score with a jab to the body but Feitsora is just out of range.
Feitsora let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Feitsora tests Silva's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Silva with a hook.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Silva tries to bum rush Feitsora with a series of wild strikes but Feitsora uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Feitsora follows through with a counter body kick but it doesn't land.
Feitsora lands a nice looking body kick.
Feitsora misses with a kick to the body.
Silva pulls out of a head kick attempt.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Feitsora! But no joy.
Silva moves out of range as Feitsora throws a body kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Silva throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Silva wants to clinch
enabling Feitsora to counter with a crisp jab.
Silva listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Silva misses the body punch
and Feitsora counters with a head kick that drops Silva - he's looking to finish, following his stunned foe to the ground!
Silva is rocked!
Feitsora scores with a big shot! Silva's head bounced off the canvas with a huge thud! More strikes land and the referee has jumped in to save Silva! He was hurt real bad - good stoppage!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:39 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Tiyaro Feitsora!
Tiyaro Feitsora is the new light heavyweight champion!
After the fight, Tiyaro Feitsora 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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Main event
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Douglas Quaid (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Zell Griever (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Quaid comes into the arena with Total Recall blaring out of the sound system. Well, the cameraman is lingering on a pretty young lady for a bit too long there. Keep your eyes on the prize buddy or you'll miss the fighter intros!
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31
260 lbs
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31
285 lbs
27 - 11 - 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
27 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Douglas Quaid!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
27 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Zell Griever!
The judges for this bout are James Glass, Richard Clark and Steven Brown.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Quaid with a lazy takedown attempt
and Griever counters with a nice uppercut.
Griever ducks under a wild hook from Quaid.
Quaid lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
It looks like Zell Griever has been cut.
Douglas Quaid seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Griever staying out of range there.
Griever steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Quaid.
Quaid tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Griever paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Griever misses with a straight left.
Quaid misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Quaid misses with a straight left.
Griever swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Griever moves forwards but Quaid connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Quaid has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Team Tukkapölly in the buildup to the fight.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Quaid takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Griever rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Quaid moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
A cross from Griever lands.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Quaid looks to score with a jab to the body but Griever is just out of range.
Quaid doesn't manage to clinch there - Griever circles away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Griever connects with a good right hand that stumbles Quaid. Quaid circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Quaid on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Quaid throws a hook but Griever avoids it easily.
Griever avoids the body shot from Quaid.
Nice body punch from Quaid.
A combination from Griever does no damage.
Quaid blocks a jab.
That kick from Griever tenderised Quaid's leg. Quaid is trying to keep his angry face on.
Quaid moves out of range of the strikes.
Quaid attempts a counter takedown but Griever avoids it well and moves away.
Griever on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Griever connects with the punch.
Quaid misses with a wild body shot.
Quaid fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Griever manages to avoid it.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Griever uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Quaid.
A little jabbing left from Griever on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Quaid swings and misses with a hook to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A slow jab from Quaid misses its intended target.
Quaid shoots in but no luck this time.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Douglas Quaid. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Griever misses with a low kick.
Griever throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Quaid.
Griever throws a sloppy head kick and Quaid moves out of range easily.
Griever lands a high kick!
Griever lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Quaid misses the shot to the body.
Griever displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Quaid throws out the jab.
Quaid moves away from the strike by Griever.
Quaid misses with a hook. Griever ducked under it nicely.
Griever looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Quaid connects with a right hand. Griever shakes it off.
Zell Griever is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
A looping hook to the body misses from Quaid. Griever does a little dance to reset his feet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Griever fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Quaid has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Quaid connects with a nice looking jab.
A slow jab from Griever misses its intended target.
Griever defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Quaid.
Griever swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Good exchange - Griever coming out on top.
Griever uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Quaid.
Quaid fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Griever looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Quaid ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Griever keeps Quaid at a distance using the push kick.
Griever waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Quaid.
Quaid changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
Quaid throws a body punch but Griever moves out of range.
A swing and a miss from Griever.
Quaid looks to land a left hand but Griever moved out of range nicely.
Quaid ducks under a wild hook from Griever.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Griever stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
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!
Griever stuffs the takedown.
Griever throws a head kick but Quaid moves out of range.
Quaid tests Griever's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Griever tried to score with a low kick but Quaid checks it.
Quaid ducks under a wild hook from Griever.
Griever fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Quaid on the side of the head.
Quaid swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Griever thows a left - swing and a miss!
Quaid misses the jab.
Griever misses with a hook. Quaid ducked under it nicely.
Griever drops his hands momentarily and Quaid takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Griever walks into a stiff left hand from Quaid.
Quaid misses the shot to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Zell Griever dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Zell Griever'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.
Griever takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Quaid throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
A jab from Quaid finds it's way through Griever's defenses.
Quaid throws a shot from downtown. Griever moves away and avoids it.
Zell Griever seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Griever tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Quaid cracks Griever with a good jab.
Quaid blocks a jab.
Quaid tries to counter with a takedown but Griever is quick to defend against it.
A big left from Quaid misses.
Quaid lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Griever drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
That has opened up Zell Griever's cut even more.
Quaid swings widly with a right hand
and Griever counters with an outside leg kick.
Griever throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Quaid tries to bum rush Griever with a series of wild strikes but Griever uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Griever takes a swing at Quaid's ribcage but misses.
Quaid shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Griever but Griever pushes him off and we're back to square one.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Quaid's jab looks to have found its range, popping Griever under the eye.
Quaid works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Griever lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Quaid throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Griever counters with a solid body kick.
Quaid uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Griever.
Quaid lands with a cross.
Griever jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Quaid drops down looking for a counter takedown but Griever sprawls and moves away.
Quaid throws a jab but it's blocked by Griever.
A jab from Quaid does it's job there.
Nice shot lands for Quaid.
Quaid misses with a wild body shot.
A swing and a miss from Griever.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Quaid throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Quaid misses with a hook. Griever ducked under it nicely.
Griever scores with a nice right hand.
Griever misses with a body kick.
Decent striking displayed by Griever there.
Quaid lands with a nice body punch.
Griever bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Quaid has Griever up against the cage in a clinch.
Griever manages to break the clinch.
Quaid misses with a right hand
enabling Griever to counter with a crisp jab.
Quaid throws a lazy right hand but Griever sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Griever now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
The fight stays on the outside here - Quaid looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Quaid fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
A punch combination from Quaid misses.
Griever misses with a wild body shot.
Quaid jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Griever moves out of range as Quaid strikes.
Crunch! Griever slams his shin into Quaid's torso.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Griever lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Griever cracks Quaid with a big right hand that sends him crashing to the floor. Griever has the opportunity to follow him to the ground but instead he's beckoning Quaid to stand back up!
It looks like Douglas Quaid has been cut.
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!
Griever throws an overhand right that drops Quaid like a sack of potatoes! Griever dives in to finish the fight with more strikes and this one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:46 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Zell Griever!
Zell Griever is the new heavyweight champion!
A victorious Zell Griever thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
The defeated Douglas Quaid had this to say: 'That one was from Santa!'.
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