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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Brutaali Pekka (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and James Van Der Sluijs (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 welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
15 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Brutaali Pekka!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
16 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, James Van Der Sluijs!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Bishop, Donald Grub and Chris Edwards.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Van Der Sluijs moves away from the strike by Pekka.
As Pekka backs off Van Der Sluijs throws a huge counter combo but Pekka manages to avoid it all.
Pekka swings for the body but Van Der Sluijs moves out of range.
A countering left hand to the body from Van Der Sluijs misses.
Pekka throws an overhand right that lands on Van Der Sluijs's shoulder, as Van Der Sluijs tries to avoid the shot.
Pekka definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Pekka throws a body shot but no joy.
A momentary lapse in concentration from Van Der Sluijs enables Pekka to shoot in and score with a neat double leg. Van Der Sluijs manages to secure a closed guard as the fighters hit the mat.
Pekka prevents Van Der Sluijs from getting back to his feet.
Pekka stays in close to Van Der Sluijs's body and controls the position.
Van Der Sluijs is looking to stand up but Pekka isn't so interested in that idea.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Pekka throwing strikes but missing.
Van Der Sluijs is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Pekka is controlling him.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pekka showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Van Der Sluijs wants to stand but Pekka is controlling the position.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
Pekka slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Pekka throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Van Der Sluijs.
Pekka takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Pekka misses with a left hand
letting Van Der Sluijs counter with a right hand.
Van Der Sluijs is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pekka misses with a wild body shot.
Van Der Sluijs misses with a straight right.
A jab from Van Der Sluijs misses.
Pekka takes a swing at Van Der Sluijs's ribcage but misses.
Van Der Sluijs fakes the leg kick and cracks Pekka in the body.
Van Der Sluijs dodges the punch combination from Pekka.
A slow jab from Pekka misses its intended target.
Pekka swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Pekka smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Van Der Sluijs slips a straight right by Pekka.
Nice shot lands for Pekka.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pekka cracks Van Der Sluijs with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Pekka tried to score with a low kick but Van Der Sluijs checks it.
Pekka throws the left hand but Van Der Sluijs avoids the punch easily.
Pekka uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Pekka fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Pekka will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Pekka throws a leg kick
and Van Der Sluijs counters with a nice uppercut.
Pekka throws a front kick that sends Van Der Sluijs stumbling back into the cage.
Van Der Sluijs tries a head kick but it misses.
A swing and a miss from Pekka.
Pekka misses with an uppercut
and Pekka takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Van Der Sluijs takes a shot right to the bread basket.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Pekka scores with a jab.
Pekka feints and then cracks Van Der Sluijs's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Van Der Sluijs down.
Van Der Sluijs lands a jab to the head.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Pekka.
Pekka misses with a straight right.
Pekka swings widly with a right hand
and Van Der Sluijs counters with a nice uppercut.
Pekka lands with a hook. Van Der Sluijs tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Pekka misses with an uppercut.
Van Der Sluijs throws a right hand that Pekka ducks under and follows up with a left that Pekka also avoids with ease.
It appears Pekka was looking to counter with a kick there.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Brutaali Pekka dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Pekka goes for a double leg but Van Der Sluijs avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Van Der Sluijs continues to drive forward.
Van Der Sluijs looks to land a combination but Pekka avoids it well.
Van Der Sluijs takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Van Der Sluijs takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Van Der Sluijs ducks under a wild hook from Pekka.
A little jabbing left from Van Der Sluijs on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Pekka lands a leg kick that knocks Van Der Sluijs off balance momentarily.
Van Der Sluijs loads up on a big right hand but Pekka slips the punch.
Pekka closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Pekka lands in his opponent's guard.
Van Der Sluijs is looking to stand back up... there's a bit of a scramble and Pekka dives into side control.
Van Der Sluijs really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Pekka. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Pekka wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Van Der Sluijs, who protects the arm well.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pekka slows the pace down.
Van Der Sluijs is not content to let Pekka control the position.
Pekka is maintaining the dominant position - no doubt Van Der Sluijs will start to get frustrated soon if he's not already.
Pekka seems to have a rather negative gameplan on the ground. He seems keen to just score the takedown and hold down Van Der Sluijs for as long as he can get away with.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Pekka is trying to get an arm triangle but Van Der Sluijs is defending well.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Pekka tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Pekka has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Van Der Sluijs tries to escape but Pekka is in control.
Pekka wants to control but Van Der Sluijs is keeping him busy.
Van Der Sluijs wants to get back to his feet but Pekka drags him back down.
Pekka tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pekka is looking to take a break and control but Van Der Sluijs is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
The referee asks Pekka politely if he wouldn't mind getting on with it and actually doing something. Pekka prefers to stall for the moment though.
Pekka tries to move into full mount but can't pass Van Der Sluijs's legs.
Pekka is putting a hurting on Van Der Sluijs here, landing some big shots from side control.
Van Der Sluijs bucks up and manages to escape back to his feet!
Van Der Sluijs throws a head kick that misses
and Pekka counters with a nice low kick that buckles Van Der Sluijs's knee momentarily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pekka misses with a lunging right hand
enabling Van Der Sluijs to counter with a crisp jab.
Pekka shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Pekka misses with a head kick.
Pekka with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Van Der Sluijs checks a leg kick.
It seemed like Van Der Sluijs was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Pekka throws a leg kick
and Van Der Sluijs connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Pekka throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Van Der Sluijs is looking to land body kicks.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Van Der Sluijs throws a hook but Pekka avoids it easily.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Van Der Sluijs uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Pekka.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Brutaali Pekka dominated that second 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. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Pekka finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Van Der Sluijs thinks about the counter body kick.
Pekka connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Van Der Sluijs's hands.
Pekka throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Pekka is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Van Der Sluijs can do to turn this around?
Pekka tests Van Der Sluijs's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Van Der Sluijs jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Van Der Sluijs bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Pekka misses with a body shot
and Van Der Sluijs counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Pekka shoots in and drives through. Van Der Sluijs sprawls well.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Pekka misses with a kick to the body
and Pekka takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Pekka tries to move into range but Van Der Sluijs moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Van Der Sluijs dips to his left and cracks Pekka with an uppercut!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pekka throws a poor cross that misses
and Van Der Sluijs counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Pekka throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Van Der Sluijs counters with a solid body kick.
Pekka on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Van Der Sluijs. Van Der Sluijs obviously looking to wear him down.
Van Der Sluijs throws a solid leg kick but Pekka takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Van Der Sluijs.
Van Der Sluijs checks the leg kick nicely there.
Van Der Sluijs looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Pekka throws a leg kick but Van Der Sluijs sees it coming and moves out of range.
A low kick from Pekka is predictable there
and Van Der Sluijs counters with a straight right hand.
Van Der Sluijs connects with a nice looking jab.
Pekka misses the shot to the body.
Van Der Sluijs swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Van Der Sluijs walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Pekka takes one on the chin but seems OK.
James Van Der Sluijs has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Van Der Sluijs uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Pekka.
A little jabbing left from Van Der Sluijs on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Pekka misses with a leg kick
and Van Der Sluijs counters with a slapping leg kick.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A big left from Pekka misses.
Van Der Sluijs loads up on a big right hand but Pekka slips the punch.
Pekka misses with a hook. Van Der Sluijs ducked under it nicely.
Van Der Sluijs has been working his punching technique in the buildup to the fight and it appears to be paying off.
Pekka throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Pekka throws a combination that misses
and Van Der Sluijs counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Nice shot lands for Van Der Sluijs.
Pekka tries to work over Van Der Sluijs's front leg with a kick but Van Der Sluijs checks it.
Van Der Sluijs throws out a powerful jab.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pekka fails with a takedown attempt.
Pekka cracks Van Der Sluijs with an open hand slap.
Pekka lands a lovely overhand right.
A big left from Van Der Sluijs misses.
Pekka fires out a quick counter leg kick but Van Der Sluijs just manages to avoid it.
Pekka feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
Van Der Sluijs wants to get back to his feet but he's too absorbed in his own little project and Pekka manages to pass to side control.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Van Der Sluijs wants to get back to his feet.
Van Der Sluijs is using up a lot of energy trying to get back to his feet. Perhaps he should improve his position first.
Pekka is working for a kimura but Van Der Sluijs is defending it quite comfortably.
Van Der Sluijs is staying active underneath Pekka, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Brutaali Pekka overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Pekka stops Van Der Sluijs from getting back to his feet.
And that's the end of the fight!
James Van Der Sluijs comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Pekka 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 Daniel Bishop scores the fight 29:28
Judge Donald Grub scores the fight 29:28
Judge Chris Edwards scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Brutaali Pekka!
An out of breath Brutaali Pekka thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Wi Tu Lo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and George Mendez (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
10 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Wi Tu Lo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
14 - 8 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, George Mendez!
The judges for this bout are Andrew Berry, Sam Margolis and William Gold.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lo tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Mendez was well out of range. Poor timing from Lo.
Lo looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Mendez feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Los jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Nice cross by Mendez.
Mendez throws a lazy right hand but Lo sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Mendez waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Lo.
Lo jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Mendez looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Lo throws a jab when Mendez was well out of range.
Lo misses with a looping right.
We've been informed that Mendez 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.
Lo throws an ugly left hook that misses
letting Mendez counter with a right hand.
Mendez's corner calls for a 1-2. Mendez obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Lo jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Mendez throws a shot from downtown. Lo moves away and avoids it.
Mendez has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Mendez fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Lo on the side of the head.
Lo uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Mendez.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Lo is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Mendez.
Mendez uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Lo.
Mendez ducks under a wild hook from Lo.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mendez scores with a decent looking hook.
Mendez looks to land a left hand but Lo moved out of range nicely.
Lo connects with a body shot that sends Mendez's belly button to the back.
Lo misses with a wild body shot.
Lo throws a right hand that Mendez ducks under and follows up with a left that Mendez also avoids with ease.
Mendez throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Lo slips a jab from Mendez.
Lo falls off balance throwing a combination
and Mendez counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Lo swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Lo takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Lo is really struggling to find his range with his punches. Mendez's reach advantage is clearly causing him problems.
Lo swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Mendez is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Lo had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
Lo slips under a jab from Mendez.
Lo fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Mendez manages to avoid it.
Lo is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Mendez.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mendez works the jab nicely.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Mendez takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Lo takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Lo misses with a left hand
and Mendez counters with a stiff right hand.
Mendez scores with a punch to the head.
Mendez lands a really nice looking cross but Lo seems unphased.
Lo is rocked!
Lo throws a big shot that misses.
Oh Lo is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Lo misses with a left hand
and Mendez rattles Lo with a well-timed uppercut counter. - Lo tries to back away and recover but his hands are down low and he gets tagged again, sending him stumbling down to the canvas. Mendez dives in after him and quickly finishes the job with a trio of brutal punches, leaving Lo stiff and motionless on the mat!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:31 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). George Mendez!
An out of breath George Mendez thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Uruhara Hatake (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Noob Saibot (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look pumped up here. Let's hope this is a good fight!
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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
22 - 14 - 1, fighting out of London, Uruhara Hatake!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
16 - 8 - 0, fighting out of New York, Noob Saibot!
The judges for this bout are James Ackerman, Paul Tew and Donald Grub.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Saibot throws a hook but Hatake avoids it easily.
Saibot rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Hatake counters with a nice kick to the body.
Hatake gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Hatake lands a head shot.
Saibot feints and then cracks Hatake's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Hatake down.
Nice uppercut there from Saibot.
Hatake throws a right hand that misses
and Saibot counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Saibot dodges the punch combination from Hatake.
A little jabbing left from Saibot on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Saibot drives through with a takedown into guard.
Hatake pushes Saibot off and gets back to his feet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hatake avoids the body shot from Saibot.
Hatake changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
Hatake misses with a head kick.
Hatake lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Saibot circles away quickly and effectively.
Hatake lands a head kick!
Hatake slips under a jab.
Saibot looks to score with a jab to the body but Hatake is just out of range.
Saibot connects with a nice looking jab.
Hatake shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in side control! That's better than Hatake was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Hatake lands a knee to the body and a forearm to the face.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Saibot is looking to reverse the position.
Saibot struggling a bit here.
Hatake landing a few strikes.
Saibot regains half guard.
Hatake is figuring out what he wants to do next.
Hatake prevents Saibot from improving his position.
Saibot looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Saibot is trying to maintain the position but Hatake is very close to passing his half guard.
Hatake is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Saibot makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Saibot.
Hatake is pushing down on Saibot's leg trying to pass to half guard. Saibot is fighting to maintain full guard but Hatake has managed to sneak the leg through.
Saibot wants to get back to full guard.
Saibot is doing well to avoid being mounted. He's controlling the position at the moment.
Saibot wants to control but Hatake is keeping busy.
Saibot manages to get to full guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hatake postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Saibot working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Hatake doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Oh but Saibot is tightening it up a little... Hatake has to be careful here... He's got his foot tucked under now, this looks tight! Hatake reacted too slowly and this one could be over in a matter of seconds! YES! Hatake taps out! Nice BJJ there by Saibot!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:37 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle Choke). Noob Saibot!
Noob Saibot 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 Vladimir Kharitonov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jim Beckett (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Kharitonov's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, BLUNT - Raggae All Day. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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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
30 - 16 - 0, fighting out of London, Vladimir Kharitonov!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
24 - 12 - 1, fighting out of New York, Jim Beckett!
The judges for this bout are Sam Margolis, Steven Brown and James Atkins.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Beckett cracks the inside of Kharitonov's front leg.
Kharitonov fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Beckett is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Beckett throws the kick towards the body but Kharitonov avoids it.
Beckett thuds a left hand into Kharitonov's body.
Beckett scores with a nice body kick.
Beckett takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Kharitonov swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Kharitonov on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Kharitonov has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Blackthorn Gym in the buildup to the fight.
Beckett closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Beckett lands in his opponent's guard.
We could do with one of the fighters taking the initiative a bit more on the ground - they're both waiting to capitalize on a mistake.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Kharitonov looking for a sweep. Not yet Kharitonov, not yet.
Beckett trying to control the position from guard on top but Kharitonov is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Kharitonov is on top in guard.
Kharitonov not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Beckett escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Kharitonov gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Kharitonov is stalling in the full guard.
Kharitonov working some strikes from top position.
Kharitonov wants to control from the top but Beckett keeps moving.
Kharitonov trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Kharitonov showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Beckett looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Kharitonov trying to control the position from guard on top but Beckett is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Kharitonov got a little sloppy there for a moment and Beckett has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Kharitonov has managed to get both his arms back between Beckett's legs - danger averted.
Beckett is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Kharitonov defends well.
Beckett working a defensive guard here.
Kharitonov engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
Kharitonov slips nicely into half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Beckett is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Kharitonov scores with a couple of nice shots.
Kharitonov content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
Beckett gets full guard.
Kharitonov slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Beckett keeping moving, preventing Kharitonov from controlling successfully.
Beckett looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Kharitonov is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Kharitonov has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
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.
Beckett has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Kharitonov can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Kharitonov stopping the sweep attempt from Beckett.
Kharitonov postures up.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Kharitonov slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
Kharitonov trying to control the position from guard on top but Beckett is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Kharitonov controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Beckett stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Kharitonov.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Good exchange - Kharitonov coming out on top.
Beckett looks to throw a body kick
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
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 Vladimir Kharitonov will probably get the nod.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Kharitonov scores with a nice right hand.
Beckett throws a right hand that Kharitonov ducks under and follows up with a left that Kharitonov also avoids with ease.
Kharitonov ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Kharitonov sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
A swing and a miss from Beckett.
Kharitonov misses with a right hand
and Beckett counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Beckett is looking to work some ground and pound but Kharitonov has wrist control.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Beckett slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
Kharitonov wants to sweep but no luck.
Beckett advances position into side control!
Kharitonov keeps Beckett under control for a moment.
Kharitonov is looking to regain half guard here but Beckett keeps moving and retains side control.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kharitonov is working hard here to advance position.
Beckett advances nicely into full mount.
Jim Beckett has got the better of the ground game so far.
Beckett avoids the attempt from Kharitonov to control.
Kharitonov is looking to get to half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Beckett sends his fist crashing into the mat - the crowd let out a collective ooooooh. Let's hope he's not broken it!
Beckett has control of Kharitonov's right arm, working for a kimura. It's a bit of a token attempt though and Kharitonov regains control of the situation pretty easily.
Kharitonov can't escape the position.
Beckett has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Kharitonov blocking the ground and pound.
Beckett looking to secure an arm triangle but Kharitonov defends it well.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kharitonov tries to hold on but Beckett postures up.
Kharitonov is working to get back to half guard.
Kharitonov wants to hold on but Beckett pushes him away.
Beckett tries to push Kharitonov's head away but Kharitonov is holding on tight.
Kharitonov is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Kharitonov is trying to escape the mount.
Beckett avoids the attempt from Kharitonov to control.
Beckett throws some wild stikes that Kharitonov manages to avoid easily.
Beckett avoids the attempt from Kharitonov to control.
Kharitonov is trying desperately to improve position.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Beckett pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
Beckett throws an elbow from mount that misses. Lucky escape for Kharitonov because Beckett loaded up on that one.
Kharitonov working to try and regain half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jim Beckett showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
A solid body kick from Kharitonov.
Kharitonov moves out of range of the strikes.
Kharitonov throws out a loose jab but Beckett uses good head movement to avoid it.
Kharitonov works the jab nicely.
Beckett avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Kharitonov throws out a powerful jab.
Beckett lands with a good body shot.
Beckett lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Beckett lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Kharitonov ducks under a wild hook from Beckett.
As Beckett backs away, Kharitonov returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
Kharitonov on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Beckett. Beckett obviously looking to wear him down.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Beckett throws a leg kick but Kharitonov moved away.
A nice leg kick lands there from Beckett.
Beckett misses with a wild body shot.
Kharitonov was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Beckett lands with a good body shot.
Kharitonov displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Beckett throws out the jab.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kharitonov looks to throw the jab but Beckett is out of range.
Kharitonov keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Beckett.
Kharitonov throws a lazy right hand but Beckett sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Beckett scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Kharitonov misses with a body kick.
Kharitonov moves out of range of the leg kick from Beckett.
Kharitonov moves away from the strike by Beckett.
A low kick from Beckett is predictable there
and Kharitonov counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Beckett throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Kharitonov ducks under a wild hook from Beckett.
Kharitonov on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Beckett. Beckett obviously looking to wear him down.
Beckett misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Kharitonov.
Kharitonov waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Beckett.
Kharitonov throws a push kick but Beckett slaps the foot to one side.
That kick from Beckett tenderised Kharitonov's leg. Kharitonov is trying to keep his angry face on.
Beckett lands a front kick.
Beckett wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Beckett plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Kharitonov connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Beckett will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Beckett closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Kharitonov to the mat! Kharitonov manages to get full guard.
Beckett postures up.
Kharitonov managing to control the position.
Kharitonov is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Kharitonov not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Kharitonov seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
Beckett won't allow Kharitonov to sweep him here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Beckett throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
Beckett trying to control the position from guard on top but Kharitonov is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
Kharitonov tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Jim Beckett seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Beckett blocks a head kick by Kharitonov.
Beckett misses with a leg kick
enabling Kharitonov to counter with a crisp jab.
Beckett lands a front kick.
Kharitonov checks the leg kick nicely there.
Beckett tries to score with a low kick but Kharitonov moves his leg out of the way.
Kharitonov is looking to counter punch.
A big left from Kharitonov misses.
Beckett drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Kharitonov defends it well.
Beckett throws a head kick but Kharitonov moves out of range.
Beckett lands a nice leg kick that just misses Kharitonov's sensitive parts.
Kharitonov checks a leg kick.
Vladimir Kharitonov is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Beckett takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Beckett fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Kharitonov throwing a counter right hand but Beckett manages to avoid it.
A cross from Kharitonov lands.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kharitonov on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Beckett. Beckett obviously looking to wear him down.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Beckett.
Beckett keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Kharitonov is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Kharitonov pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Beckett lands a glancing blow to the side of Kharitonov's head.
Kharitonov stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Beckett.
A bone on bone clash there as Beckett blocks the leg kick.
Kharitonov dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Beckett. That did some damage!
Beckett fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Kharitonov connects with a high kick.
Kharitonov gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Beckett cracks Kharitonov with a right hand to the side of the head.
Beckett goes for a double leg but Kharitonov avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Kharitonov continues to drive forward.
Vladimir Kharitonov has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jim Beckett.
Kharitonov with a nice cross.
And that's the end of the fight!
Jim Beckett comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Beckett has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Sam Margolis scores the fight 28:29
Judge Steven Brown scores the fight 27:30
Judge James Atkins scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jim Beckett!
Our winner, Jim Beckett, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Kay Ector (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dorian Yates (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Ector's entrance music is Monster!. A fine choice. Kay Ector had a look across the cage there at his opponent. He definitely means business
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165 lbs
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146 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
19 - 12 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Kay Ector!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 4 - 0, fighting out of New York, Dorian Yates!
The judges for this bout are William Gold, James Atkins and Chris Edwards.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ector fails with an attempt to clinch.
Yates with the counter takedown but Ector avoids it easily.
Yates tries to land a leg kick but Ector saw it coming and moves away.
Yates moves away from the strike by Ector.
Yates tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
Yates with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Ector to score with a decent uppercut.
Ector moves out of range of the body kick.
Ector walks into a jab.
Ector drops his hands momentarily and Yates takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Yates lands a leg kick that knocks Ector off balance momentarily.
Ector tries to land a leg kick but Yates saw it coming and moves away.
Yates doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Ector swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Ector lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Yates circles away quickly and effectively.
Yates ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Ector will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
A punch combination from Ector misses.
Nice body kick there by Ector.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Yates lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Ector circles away quickly and effectively.
Ector is trying to close the distance and clinch up, after that failed offence from Yates.
Ector wants to clinch.
Ector moves in looking to clinch but Yates pushes him off.
Kay Ector is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Yates dives in and scores a takedown into Ector's guard.
Yates is standing up over Ector. Ector looks to escape but Yates dives into side control.
Yates is looking to take a break and control but Ector is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Ector prevents Yates from improving position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ector is looking for a sweep.
Yates is looking to take a break and control but Ector is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Yates is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Ector has escaped the position, nice work there.
Yates tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Yates has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Yates wants to control but Ector is keeping him busy.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ector is trying to control Yates's posture but Yates avoids it.
Ector is looking to regain half guard here but Yates keeps moving and retains side control.
Ector throws Yates to one side and escapes!
Ector slips a straight right by Yates.
Ector misses with a straight right.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ector connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Yates momentarily.
Yates scores with a leg kick.
Ector clinches.
Our sources have told us that Ector has been working on his elbows in the gym.
Yates jumps guard but Ector stands there with Yates around his waist. Yates gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Yates lands a right hand.
Yates jumps guard and drags Ector to the mat. He's obviously going to be looking for submissions off his back.
Yates manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Ector manages to get himself to full guard.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Yates controlling from the top position.
Yates wants to pass the guard but Ector is keeping the position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Dorian Yates will probably get the nod.
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.
Ector misses with a combination
and Yates counters with a stiff right hand.
Yates scores with a jab to the jaw.
Ector takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Yates fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Ector lands a left and a right that send Yates crashing to the mat, dazed. Ector thinks about following him to the mat but decides to wave him back up to his feet!
It looks like Dorian Yates has been cut.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Yates throws a lazy uppercut
and Ector holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Yates has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Ector avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Yates decides to pull guard.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Yates holds on and takes a little breather.
Yates keeping moving, preventing Ector from controlling successfully.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Yates wants to sweep here but Ector controlling him for the moment.
Ector has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Yates managing to control the position.
Our spies down at at Altaca gym inform us that Yates has really been working on his submissions in the buildup to this fight. Will it pay off?
Ector won't allow Yates to sweep him here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Yates trying to control the position here.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Yates looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Yates is rocked!
Ector connects with a left and a right that sees a clearly hurt Yates covering up! Ector comes in with a big uppercut and Yates goes doooown! He's slumped up against the cage, eyes staring blankly into space.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:28 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Kay Ector!
An out of breath and clearly excited Kay Ector thanked GREEN!160 for their help and support (and free stuff they sent him).
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Matt Chabala (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Numero Cero (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Cero's choice of entrance music: Hate Me Now - Nas. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
21 - 7 - 2, fighting out of New York, Matt Chabala!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
34 - 16 - 2, fighting out of St Petersburg, Numero Cero!
The judges for this bout are James Atkins, Phil Schofield and Colin Fotheringham.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Chabala misses with a hook.
Chabala throws a shot from downtown. Cero moves away and avoids it.
Cero lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Chabala throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Chabala cracks Cero with a right hand to the side of the head.
Cero thows a left - swing and a miss!
Cero throws a looping overhand right but Chabala ducks down to avoid it.
Chabala shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Chabala lands a head shot.
Good leg kick by Chabala there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Cero misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Cero is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Cero walks into a stiff left hand from Chabala.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Chabala takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Chabala throws a series of strikes that have Cero backpedaling.
Cero ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Chabala moves away.
Chabala misses the jab.
Chabala cracks the inside of Cero's front leg.
Chabala swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Cero tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Nice jab there from Chabala.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cero misses with a wild combination.
We've been informed that Cero 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.
Chabala looks to throw the jab but Cero is out of range.
Cero misses with a head kick.
Chabala throws a nice outside leg kick.
Chabala fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Chabala throws out a leg kick but Cero moves out of range and Chabala only half commits.
Chabala misses with a hook.
Chabala feints and then cracks Cero's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Cero down.
Cero stuns Chabala with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Chabala tries a low kick but Cero avoids it.
Cero thuds his right hand into Chabala's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Cero throws a big shot that misses.
Chabala misses with an uppercut.
Cero avoids the head kick by Chabala.
Chabala connects with a right hand. Cero shakes it off.
Cero walks into a stiff left hand from Chabala.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Chabala throws a hook but Cero avoids it easily.
Chabala scores with a jab to the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Chabala throws a leg kick but Cero moved away.
Chabala misses with a looping right.
Cero bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Chabala's head backwards.
Cero cracks Chabala with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Cero misses with an uppercut. Chabala saw that one coming.
Chabala tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Cero is able to avoid easily.
Cero keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Chabala.
Cero looks to throw the jab but Chabala is out of range.
Cero pushes Chabala away with a front kick.
Chabala throws a leg kick but Cero sees it coming and moves out of range.
Chabala throws a nice looking combination but Cero bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Decent striking displayed by Chabala there.
Chabala throws a leg kick but Cero moved away.
Cero appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
A chopping leg kick lands by Chabala.
Chabala throws a front kick aimed at Cero's knee but Cero avoids it well.
Chabala wants to land a leg kick but Cero is out of range.
Chabala just misses with a punch to the body.
Cero connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Cero throws a lazy head kick
and Chabala counters with a three punch combo that has Cero backing up. Cero nods at Chabala to acknowledge the strikes.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cero throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Chabala throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Cero has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
A jab from Cero finds it's way through Chabala's defenses.
Chabala throws a jab when Cero was well out of range.
A shot to the liver by Chabala. Beautiful body shot.
Chabala throws a head kick that misses.
A looping hook to the body misses from Cero. Chabala does a little dance to reset his feet.
Chabala throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Cero sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Matt Chabala seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Cero takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Cero misses with a looping right.
Chabala throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Cero defending well as Chabala loads up on a big left hand.
A telegraphed right hand from Chabala misses the target.
Chabala swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Cero attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Chabala scores with a push kick.
Chabala looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
It seemed like Cero was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Cero throws a jab when Chabala was well out of range.
Cero tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Chabala throws a head kick that Cero semi-blocks.
Chabala throws a looping overhand right but Cero ducks down to avoid it.
Chabala misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Cero.
Cero scores with the left hand. Chabala knows he should have avoided that one.
Cero cracks Chabala with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Chabala lands a nice leg kick that just misses Cero's sensitive parts.
Chabala misses with an uppercut
and Cero counters with a slapping leg kick.
Chabala throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
and Cero counters with a left and a right that stings Chabala.
Chabala misses with a low kick as Cero jumps back.
Cero throws a nice head kick!
Cero throws a looping overhand right but Chabala ducks down to avoid it.
Chabala with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Chabala swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Chabala throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Cero throws a sloppy head kick and Chabala moves out of range easily.
Cero throws a hook but Chabala avoids it easily.
Cero throws a head kick but Chabala moves out of range.
Cero avoids a kick to the body.
Chabala fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Cero checks it well.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Matt Chabala dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Chabala connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Cero's hands.
Chabala throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Cero takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Cero ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Cero uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Chabala has time to react.
Cero misses with a low kick.
Cero's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
A looping hook to the body misses from Chabala. Cero does a little dance to reset his feet.
As Chabala backs off Cero throws a huge counter combo but Chabala manages to avoid it all.
Cero walks into a jab.
Chabala feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Cero's calf.
Chabala throws a looping overhand right but Cero ducks down to avoid it.
Chabala throws a hook but Cero avoids it easily.
Chabala lands a jab to the head.
Cero checks a leg kick.
Chabala is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Cero can do to turn this around?
Cero scores with the left hand. Chabala knows he should have avoided that one.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Chabala bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Chabala was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Cero looks to land a left hand but Chabala moved out of range nicely.
Cero scores with a jab to the jaw.
Cero bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Cero looks to score with a jab to the body but Chabala is just out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cero misses with a straight left.
Chabala throws a hook but Cero blocks it.
Chabala throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Cero lands a nice shot to the body.
Chabala throws a lazy right hand but Cero sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
And Cero responds with a good body kick, but Chabala manages to step out the way in time.
Chabala throws a jab but it's blocked by Cero.
Chabala scores with a jab to the body.
Cero with a nice cross.
Cero blocks a head kick by Chabala.
Chabala misses with a few strikes there.
Chabala moves forwards but Cero connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Nice uppercut there from Chabala.
Chabala lands a slapping body shot.
Cero attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
A telegraphed right hand from Chabala misses the target.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Cero just misses with a punch to the body.
Cero digs a good body shot into Chabala's ribs.
Cero checks the leg kick.
Cero throws a big counter head kick but Chabala avoids it with no problem.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cero slips a jab from Chabala.
Cero lands a nice shot to the body.
Chabala digs a good body shot into Cero's ribs.
Chabala swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Cero lands a front kick.
Cero tries a low kick but Chabala avoids it.
Cero throws a looping overhand right but Chabala ducks down to avoid it.
Chabala tries to counter with a takedown but Cero is quick to defend against it.
Chabala displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Cero throws out the jab.
Chabala's corner calls for a 1-2. Chabala obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Cero misses with a wild body shot.
Chabala throws a sloppy head kick and Cero moves out of range easily.
Cero misses the jab.
Chabala scores with a nice strike.
Cero tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Chabala keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Cero.
Chabala blocks a jab.
Chabala misses with a shot to the body
and Cero counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Cero moves away from the strike by Chabala.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Some bone on bone action there as Cero checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Cero listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Cero connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Cero lunges at Chabala with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Chabala's hand.
Cero moves out of range as Chabala strikes.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Chabala.
Chabala ducks right into an uppercut from Cero.
Cero lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Chabala ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Cero moves away.
Chabala pulls out of a head kick attempt.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Cero! But no joy.
Chabala throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Chabala takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Chabala scores with a jab to the head.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Cero scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Chabala's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Cero connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Chabala scrambles back to his feet.
Cero cracks Chabala with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Matt Chabala is winning the standup battle so far.
Chabala scores with a decent looking hook.
Cero throws a jab but it's blocked by Chabala.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Chabala throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Cero sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Cero scores with a jab. Chabala acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Chabala takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Chabala steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Cero. That one must have hurt.
Chabala throws a low kick, looking for Cero's leg but Cero calmly moves out of range.
A solid leg kick lands there for Chabala.
Chabala takes a jab right on the kisser.
Cero looks to land a left hand but Chabala moved out of range nicely.
Chabala slips a jab from Cero.
Cero throws a lazy right hand but Chabala sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Cero connects with a single shot there.
Cero slips under a jab.
A little jabbing left from Cero on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Chabala looks to land a left hand but Cero moved out of range nicely.
Chabala shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Cero looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Cero lands a jab to the nose.
Chabala takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Cero misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Chabala half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Numero Cero showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Chabala misses with a low kick.
Chabala works over Cero's head and body with a nice combination.
Cero misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Chabala.
Cero works Chabala's body with a nice hook.
A nice combination there by Cero.
It looks like Matt Chabala has been cut.
Cero slips under a jab from Chabala.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Cero! But no joy.
Chabala has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Chabala there as he acknowledges the shot.
Chabala misses with an uppercut. Cero saw that one coming.
Chabala throws a big shot that misses.
Cero avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Good shot there by Chabala.
A slow jab from Chabala misses its intended target.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Chabala uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Cero.
Chabala lands with a slapping head kick.
Cero displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Chabala throws out the jab.
Cero digs a good body shot into Chabala's ribs.
Chabala closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Chabala.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Chabala throws a wild body kick that Cero sees coming a mile off.
Cero has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Cero dodges the punch combination from Chabala.
Cero scoring well with a low kick there.
Cero looks to throw the jab but Chabala is out of range.
Cero waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Chabala.
Cero checks a low kick from Chabala.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Cero! But no joy.
Cero misses with a jab, cross combination.
Chabala throws a sloppy head kick and Cero moves out of range easily.
Chabala attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Cero takes one to the side of the head.
Cero slips under a jab from Chabala.
Chabala misses with a hook
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Chabala uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Cero.
Cero moves out of range as Chabala strikes.
Cero 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.
Cero avoids the head kick by Chabala.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A leg kick checked by Cero.
Chabala shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
A little jabbing left from Cero on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Chabala misses with a straight left.
A slow jab from Chabala misses its intended target.
A head kick misses from Chabala.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Chabala tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
A big left from Chabala misses.
Cero on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Chabala swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Cero tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Chabala was well out of range. Poor timing from Cero.
Chabala misses with a low kick.
Cero ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Cero lands a high kick!
Chabala throws an off balance right hand
and Cero counters with a nice body shot.
Cero scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Chabala doesn't seem bothered though.
Cero checks a low kick from Chabala.
Cero raises up his leg as if looking to counter with a high kick.
Chabala throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Cero! But no joy.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Chabala misses with a wild body shot.
Cero moves out of range as Chabala strikes.
Chabala closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Chabala looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Chabala with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Cero to score with a decent uppercut.
Chabala is looking to land body kicks.
Cero lands with an uppercut that bounces Chabala off the cage and back into range.
Cero jabs Chabala right on the nose. Chabala blinks but takes it well.
Chabala ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Cero moves away.
Cero scores with a nice strike.
Chabala stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Cero throws a nice looking combination but Chabala bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
A little feinted left hand from Chabala on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Chabala connects with a body shot that sends Cero's belly button to the back.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
The crowd cheers as Chabala lands an impressive looking overhand right. Cero doesn't seem phased though.
Cero slips a jab from Chabala.
Chabala pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Cero fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Chabala manages to avoid it.
Chabala swings for the body but Cero moves out of range.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Chabala throws a leg kick which misses Cero's front leg but catches the back leg as Cero tries to avoid it.
Chabala stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Cero throws a lazy uppercut
and Chabala counters with a single leg into guard. Cero didn't expect that.
Cero managing to control the position.
Chabala won't allow Cero to get back to his feet.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but Matt Chabala did the better work so I'd imagine he'll take it.
The cut man is working on Matt Chabala's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Chabala doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Cero connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Chabala lands a high kick!
Chabala looks to land a right hand but Cero moved out of range.
Jab, jab by Chabala - just one landing.
Cero slips under a jab.
Chabala throws a hook to the side of Cero's head but Cero sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
A jab from Cero misses.
Cero throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
A chopping leg kick lands by Chabala.
Cero throws a head kick but Chabala moves out of range.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Chabala pushes Cero away with a front kick.
Cero chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Chabala can pounce on him.
Chabala tries to score with a low kick but Cero moves his leg out of the way.
Cero stuns Chabala with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Chabala moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Cero moves out of range as Chabala strikes.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Chabala motions for Cero to come forward. Chabala throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
A little jabbing left from Cero on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Cero scores with a decent looking hook.
Chabala misses the shot to the body.
Chabala staying out of range there.
Cero lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Chabala misses with a straight right.
Chabala cracks Cero with a good jab.
Chabala ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Cero lands a nice looking kick to the body. Chabala takes a step back to recover.
Chabala works the jab nicely.
Chabala throws a low kick but Cero moves out of range easily.
Chabala just misses with a punch to the body.
Cero connects with a body shot.
Cero loads up on a big right hand but Chabala slips the punch.
A head kick misses from Chabala.
It seemed like Cero was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Cero connects with a high kick.
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!
Decent striking displayed by Cero there.
A slapping leg kick lands for Chabala.
Chabala checks a leg kick.
Cero is looking to land body kicks.
Chabala throws out a loose jab but Cero uses good head movement to avoid it.
Chabala swings for the body but Cero moves out of range.
Cero moves out of range of the leg kick from Chabala.
Chabala moves out of range as Cero strikes.
Cero keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Chabala.
Cero is clearly looking to counter with head kicks.
Cero blocks a low kick nicely.
Chabala attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Chabala with a jab.
A head kick misses from Chabala.
Nice straight punches there by Cero. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Cero.
Chabala clobbers Cero with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Cero fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Chabala checks it well.
Cero moves away from the strike by Chabala.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Chabala throws a big shot that misses.
Chabala misses with a combination
and Cero counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Cero connects with a looping right hand.
Chabala throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Good shot there by Chabala.
Cero moves into range and connects with a jab.
Cero uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Chabala.
Cero looks for the body kick but Chabala saw that one coming.
Chabala throws an overhand right that lands on Cero's shoulder, as Cero tries to avoid the shot.
Chabala tries to work over Cero's front leg with a kick but Cero checks it.
It seemed like Cero was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
A jab from Chabala finds it's way through Cero's defenses.
Chabala throws a jab but it's blocked by Cero.
Chabala is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Cero.
Cero pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Chabala misses with a straight right.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Chabala scores with a leg kick.
A slow jab from Cero misses its intended target.
Chabala looks to score with a jab to the body but Cero is just out of range.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Cero throws a shot from downtown. Chabala moves away and avoids it.
An inside leg kick from Chabala misses.
Cero looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Chabala jabs Cero to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Chabala misses with a hook.
Cero lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Cero misses with a wild body shot.
Chabala appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
Chabala lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Cero takes a swing at Chabala's ribcage but misses.
Cero connects with a good right hand that stumbles Chabala. Chabala circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Cero 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.
Chabala jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Chabala darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Cero moves out of range of the leg kick from Chabala.
Cero now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Chabala misses with an attempted mid kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close fourth round but I would say that Matt Chabala will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Matt Chabala's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
Chabala tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Cero is able to avoid easily.
A cross from Chabala lands.
Chabala moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Cero thumps Chabala with a low kick.
Cero lands with a straight right. Chabala didn't see that one coming.
An inside leg kick lands from Cero.
A bone on bone clash there as Chabala blocks the leg kick.
Cero connects with the punch.
Cero slips a straight right by Chabala.
A lazy left from Chabala finds it's target.
Cero misses with an uppercut. Chabala saw that one coming.
Cero throws a jab when Chabala was well out of range.
Cero thows a left - swing and a miss!
Cero swings for the body but Chabala moves out of range.
Chabala fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Cero manages to avoid it.
Chabala tries to land a front kick but Cero steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Chabala is looking to land body kicks.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Cero tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cero misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Cero displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Chabala throws out the jab.
Chabala bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Cero's head backwards.
Cero chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Chabala can pounce on him.
Cero misses the jab.
Chabala misses with a wild body shot.
Chabala misses with a low kick.
Chabala connects with a leg kick. Cero looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Cero throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Chabala.
Cero jabs at Chabala's body.
Cero throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Chabala misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Cero.
Chabala throws a chopping leg kick but Cero manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Cero clobbers Chabala with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Chabala lands a head kick. Cero smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
A head kick from Cero lands but Chabala takes it in his stride.
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!
Chabala tried to score with a low kick but Cero checks it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Chabala moves out of range of the strikes.
Jab by Chabala.
Nice uppercut there from Cero.
Chabala fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Cero checks it well.
Chabala looks to throw the jab but Cero is out of range.
Chabala throws a hook but Cero blocks it.
Cero steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Chabala.
Chabala takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Chabala tests Cero's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Chabala tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
A slow jab from Cero misses its intended target.
Chabala is looking to counter punch.
Numero Cero has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Jab, jab by Chabala - just one landing.
A big right from Chabala misses.
Chabala fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Cero has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Cero avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Chabala misses with a hook. Cero ducked under it nicely.
Cero shapes to counter with a head kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cero jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Chabala walks into a stiff left hand from Cero.
Chabala throws out a powerful jab.
Cero ducks under a wild hook from Chabala.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Chabala.
Chabala takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Chabala slips under a jab from Cero.
Chabala lands a nice leg kick that just misses Cero's sensitive parts.
Cero slips a straight right by Chabala.
Cero throws a nice outside leg kick.
Cero needs to keep his hands up - Chabala had a free shot at his head there.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Chabala lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Cero has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Cero and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Chabala fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Cero.
Chabala thumps Cero with a low kick.
Cero throws a leg kick but Chabala checks it.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Cero pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Cero throws an overhand right that lands on Chabala's shoulder, as Chabala tries to avoid the shot.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cero pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Chabala lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Chabala lands a nice leg kick that just misses Cero's sensitive parts.
Chabala throws a low kick but Cero avoids it.
Chabala uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Chabala throws a head kick that misses.
Cero misses with a right hand
and Chabala counters with a takedown into side control! That could mean trouble for Cero!
Cero bucks up and manages to escape back to his feet!
Cero tries a head kick but it misses.
Cero throws a nice head kick!
Cero is wobbling all over the place through exhaustion. Will he make it to the final bell?
Cero looks to land a right hand but Chabala moved out of range.
Cero avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Cero scores with a head kick. Chabala tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Cero tries to bum rush Chabala with a series of wild strikes but Chabala uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Chabala lands a head kick!
Chabala swings for the body but Cero moves out of range.
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 Matt Chabala.
Well Chabala has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge James Atkins scores the fight 49:46
Judge Phil Schofield scores the fight 48:47
Judge Colin Fotheringham scores the fight 49:46
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Matt Chabala!
Matt Chabala managed to slip a mention for his sponsors, Affordable Quality + Reliable Laundry, into his post fight interview.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Tarik Gibson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Feodor Shemelianenko (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Shemelianenko is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by 2Pac - I'm A Soldier (Echale Mojo Remix) . Man, I cannot wait for this one!
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192 lbs
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202 lbs
14 - 7 - 0 |
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World class boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
22 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Tarik Gibson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
14 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Feodor Shemelianenko!
The judges for this bout are Richard Clark, James Glass and Sam Margolis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gibson ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Shemelianenko lands with an uppercut that bounces Gibson off the cage and back into range.
Shemelianenko goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Gibson half committed to a counter leg kick.
A head kick misses from Shemelianenko.
Shemelianenko blocks a low kick nicely.
Shemelianenko walks into a stiff left hand from Gibson.
Gibson connects with a leg kick. Shemelianenko looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Gibson throws a head kick but Shemelianenko moves out of range.
Gibson pulls out of a head kick attempt.
A right-left combo lands from Shemelianenko.
It looks like Tarik Gibson has been cut.
Shemelianenko dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Shemelianenko tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Gibson misses with a low kick.
A leg kick checked by Shemelianenko.
Feodor Shemelianenko seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Some bone on bone action there as Shemelianenko checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Shemelianenko misses with a looping right.
Gibson cracks Shemelianenko with a good jab.
It looks like Feodor Shemelianenko has been cut.
Shemelianenko throws a right hand that Gibson ducks under and follows up with a left that Gibson also avoids with ease.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gibson is looking to score with low kicks.
Shemelianenko throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Shemelianenko ducks under a wild hook from Gibson.
A big left from Shemelianenko misses.
Shemelianenko tries to clinch up
and Gibson counters with a nice uppercut.
Gibson throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Gibson defending well as Shemelianenko loads up on a big left hand.
Gibson swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Shemelianenko scoring well with a low kick there.
Gibson is looking to slow Shemelianenko down with leg kicks.
Shemelianenko misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Gibson moves out of range of the body kick from Shemelianenko.
As Shemelianenko looks to move away, Gibson throws a big counter combo bu Shemelianenko just gets out of the way.
A solid body kick from Gibson.
Shemelianenko looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Shemelianenko misses with an uppercut.
Gibson throwing a counter right hand but Shemelianenko manages to avoid it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gibson displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Gibson fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Shemelianenko is out of range.
Shemelianenko avoids the head kick by Gibson.
Gibson staying out of range there.
Gibson uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Shemelianenko.
Gibson moves away from the strike by Shemelianenko.
Shemelianenko looks for a takedown but Gibson sprawls well.
Gibson fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Shemelianenko manages to avoid it.
Gibson misses with a head kick.
Gibson throws a leg kick that is checked
and Shemelianenko counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Gibson throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Shemelianenko fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Gibson looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Shemelianenko throws a series of punches but Gibson avoids them all with ease.
Gibson swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Gibson is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Shemelianenko.
Gibson keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Gibson throws an overhand right that lands on Shemelianenko's shoulder, as Shemelianenko tries to avoid the shot.
Gibson backing away here, and Shemelianenko unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gibson is looking to chop away at Shemelianenko's legs.
Tarik Gibson is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Shemelianenko blocks a leg kick.
Gibson misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Shemelianenko.
A slow jab from Gibson misses its intended target.
Gibson lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Gibson gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Shemelianenko engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
Gibson wants to sweep here but Shemelianenko controlling him for the moment.
Gibson pulls Shemelianenko in to control the position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Shemelianenko showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Shemelianenko's corner are shouting for him to control the position and he seems happy to oblige.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
It looks like Shemelianenko might be adopting somewhat of a lay and pray gameplan here, which I'm sure won't go down too well with the paying fans in attendance... Or the ring announcers come to think of it.
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 Tarik Gibson will probably get the nod.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Gibson lands a nice leg kick that just misses Shemelianenko's sensitive parts.
Gibson throws a low kick but Shemelianenko avoids it.
Shemelianenko throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Shemelianenko scores with a decent looking hook.
Nice body kick from Gibson.
Gibson throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Shemelianenko flicks out a counter leg kick but Gibson steps away.
Shemelianenko tries to land a body kick
and Gibson counters with a nice leg kick.
Shemelianenko scoring well with a low kick there.
Shemelianenko throws a series of punches but Gibson moves out of range.
Nice defenses there by Gibson.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Shemelianenko misses with a looping left.
As Shemelianenko backs away, Gibson returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
Shemelianenko checks a leg kick.
Shemelianenko unleashes a big counter combination but Gibson bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
Shemelianenko swinging wildly here.
It looked like Gibson wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Gibson throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Gibson gets tackled into the cage by Shemelianenko. Shemelianenko maintains the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Shemelianenko tries a body shot but Gibson blocks it.
Shemelianenko blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Gibson misses with some punches.
Gibson breaks the clinch.
Gibson swings away with a leg kick that misses.
A looping hook to the body misses from Shemelianenko. Gibson does a little dance to reset his feet.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Gibson checks a leg kick.
Shemelianenko changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Gibson looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Gibson stops Shemelianenko from passing to mount.
Gibson is not content to let Shemelianenko control the position.
Shemelianenko wants to control for a moment but Gibson uses the opportunity to move back to half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Shemelianenko trying to control the pace.
Gibson has improved his flexibility recently so we will have to see if he can use that to his advantage.
Shemelianenko looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Shemelianenko keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
Gibson wants to control but Shemelianenko is keeping busy.
Shemelianenko tries to pass the half guard into mount. Gibson knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Gibson tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Shemelianenko counters with a left to the body.
Shemelianenko cracks Gibson with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Shemelianenko avoids the body shot from Gibson.
Gibson connects with a high kick.
Nice takedown defense from Gibson. No joy for Shemelianenko on that attempt.
Shemelianenko looks to throw the jab but Gibson is out of range.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gibson cracks Shemelianenko with an open hand slap.
Gibson throws a series of punches but Shemelianenko moves out of range.
Gibson misses with a kick to the body.
Shemelianenko throws a head kick that misses.
Gibson lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
That has opened up Feodor Shemelianenko's cut even more.
Gibson scores with a head kick. Shemelianenko tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Shemelianenko pushes Gibson up against the cage in a clinch.
Gibson doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Shemelianenko works on Gibson's body with a couple of short punches.
Shemelianenko misses with a punch to the body.
Shemelianenko fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Gibson goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Shemelianenko taking a breather.
Shemelianenko cracks Gibson with a nice body shot.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
A head punch on the inside from Gibson fails to land.
Shemelianenko misses with a short punch on the inside.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Feodor Shemelianenko will probably get the nod - 10:9.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
Gibson throws a half hearted mid kick.
Shemelianenko checks a leg kick.
Shemelianenko throws a sloppy head kick and Gibson moves out of range easily.
Shemelianenko misses with a few strikes there.
Gibson connects with a body shot.
A nice leg kick lands there from Gibson.
Nice uppercut lands for Gibson. That snapped Shemelianenko's head back.
Gibson connects with a leg kick. Shemelianenko looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
A nice leg kick lands there from Gibson.
Gibson throws a low kick but it's checked well by Shemelianenko.
Gibson fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Gibson throws a sloppy head kick and Shemelianenko moves out of range easily.
Shemelianenko is looking for the big counter here.
Gibson on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Gibson lands a front kick.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Gibson takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Shemelianenko's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
A big right from Gibson misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Good work by Shemelianenko as he checks the leg kick.
Shemelianenko misses with a series of wild punches.
Shemelianenko tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
A quick step to the side and Gibson tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Feodor Shemelianenko is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
A chopping leg kick lands by Shemelianenko.
Gibson throws a chopping leg kick but Shemelianenko manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
A nice leg kick lands there from Gibson.
Shemelianenko lands a head kick. Gibson smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Gibson misses with a double jab.
Nice defenses there by Gibson.
Gibson lands a jab to Shemelianenko's midsection.
Shemelianenko tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Gibson manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Gibson connects with a high kick.
Gibson misses with a hook. Shemelianenko ducked under it nicely.
Gibson throws out a leg kick but Shemelianenko moves out of range and Gibson only half commits.
Gibson misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Shemelianenko avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Tarik Gibson is winning the standup battle so far.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Gibson ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Shemelianenko moves away.
Gibson misses with a body shot.
Gibson lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Gibson swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Gibson tries to score with a low kick but Shemelianenko moves his leg out of the way.
Gibson is looking to score with low kicks.
Shemelianenko closes the distance but Gibson moves to the side
and Gibson counters with a series of strikes. Shemelianenko will be more careful next time no doubt.
Gibson takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Gibson throws a hook but Shemelianenko blocks it.
Gibson swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Gibson misses with an uppercut. Shemelianenko saw that one coming.
Shemelianenko appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Shemelianenko throws a nice head kick!
Gibson connects with a solid leg kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gibson throws a body punch but Shemelianenko moves out of range.
Shemelianenko tries to land a front kick but Gibson steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Gibson swings for the body but Shemelianenko moves out of range.
Shemelianenko throws a counter combo.
Shemelianenko moves into the clinch.
Gibson stalling in the clinch but Shemelianenko improves position.
Shemelianenko can't find room to land a body shot as Gibson controls the action.
Gibson prevents a body shot from Shemelianenko.
Gibson misses with the head strike.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Shemelianenko.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Shemelianenko misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Shemelianenko can't find room to land a body shot as Gibson controls the action.
Shemelianenko can't find room to land a body shot as Gibson controls the action.
Shemelianenko misses with a hook to the ribs.
Shemelianenko can't find room to land a body shot as Gibson controls the action.
Shemelianenko has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Gibson seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Shemelianenko can turn it around.
A short left from Gibson.
Shemelianenko can't find room to land a body shot as Gibson controls the action.
Gibson prevents a body shot from Shemelianenko.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Shemelianenko scores with a hook to the body.
Shemelianenko scores with a shoulder strike.
Gibson misses with a hook to the ribs.
Shemelianenko lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Gibson backwards.
Shemelianenko lands an uppercut.
Shemelianenko doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Shemelianenko doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Gibson lands a body punch.
Gibson lands with a left to the head.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Shemelianenko on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Shemelianenko misses with the head strike.
Still in the clinch, Shemelianenko scores with a nice short uppercut.
Shemelianenko blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Shemelianenko misses with a punch to the body.
Gibson lands a right hand that snaps the head of Shemelianenko backwards.
Shemelianenko is looking to control Gibson's arms but Gibson gets an underhook and turns him. Now Shemelianenko has his back to the cage.
A right hand to the body from Shemelianenko.
And that's the end of the fight!
Tarik Gibson showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Gibson 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 Richard Clark scores the fight 29:29
Judge James Glass scores the fight 29:29
Judge Sam Margolis scores the fight 30:27
The fight is ruled a majority draw!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Alberto Lopez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Venum Tree Knee Dad (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Lopez comes to the cage accompanied by Apeman. The crowd seem to be enjoying Tree Knee Dad's choice of entrance music: Not Falling by Mudvayne. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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41
146 lbs
38 - 15 - 0 |
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30
152 lbs
24 - 5 - 0 |
Abu Dhabi Champ
World class boxer
Cardio machine |
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World class boxer
Good gas tank |
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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
38 - 15 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Alberto Lopez!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
24 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Venum Tree Knee Dad!
The judges for this bout are Donald Grub, Phil Schofield and Daniel Bishop.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
No joy there for Lopez, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Lopez moves out of range of the body kick.
Tree Knee Dad cracks a nice hook into Lopez's ribs.
A left lands for Tree Knee Dad.
Tree Knee Dad misses with a wild body shot.
Lopez slips a straight right by Tree Knee Dad.
Tree Knee Dad throws a body kick that misses.
Lopez looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Lopez thuds his right hand into Tree Knee Dad's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Lopez throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Tree Knee Dad lands a nice shot to the body.
Tree Knee Dad darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Tree Knee Dad scores with a body shot.
Lopez misses with a body shot.
Lopez uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Tree Knee Dad.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Lopez works Tree Knee Dad's body with a nice hook.
Tree Knee Dad comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Tree Knee Dad throws a right hand that Lopez ducks under and follows up with a left that Lopez also avoids with ease.
Tree Knee Dad fails in his attempt to clinch.
Lopez fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Tree Knee Dad manages to avoid it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lopez swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Tree Knee Dad ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Lopez misses with a leg kick.
A jab from Tree Knee Dad does it's job there.
Tree Knee Dad bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
A telegraphed right hand from Lopez misses the target.
Tree Knee Dad moves out of range of the strikes.
Lopez throws a body punch but Tree Knee Dad moves out of range.
Tree Knee Dad defending well as Lopez loads up on a big left hand.
Lopez misses with a takedown attempt - Tree Knee Dad sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Tree Knee Dad looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Nice defenses there by Tree Knee Dad.
Tree Knee Dad digs a good hook to Lopez's body.
Lopez ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Tree Knee Dad moves away.
Tree Knee Dad connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Lopez momentarily.
Lopez uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Tree Knee Dad.
Tree Knee Dad swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Tree Knee Dad swings for the body but Lopez moves out of range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lopez misses with the combination.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Lopez slips a straight right by Tree Knee Dad.
An inside leg kick from Tree Knee Dad misses.
Tree Knee Dad connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Tree Knee Dad throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Lopez stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Lopez misses with a two punch combination.
Tree Knee Dad jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Tree Knee Dad ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Tree Knee Dad scores with a decent looking hook.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Tree Knee Dad.
Lopez looks to land a left hand but Tree Knee Dad moved out of range nicely.
Tree Knee Dad misses with a hook.
Tree Knee Dad fails with an attempt to clinch.
Lopez waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Tree Knee Dad.
Tree Knee Dad moves out of range of the leg kick from Lopez.
Lopez throws an off balance right hand
and Tree Knee Dad counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Tree Knee Dad walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Lopez checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tree Knee Dad connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Tree Knee Dad swings for the body but Lopez moves out of range.
Lopez throws a right hand that misses
and Tree Knee Dad counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Lopez just misses with a punch to the body.
Tree Knee Dad throws a nice inside leg kick.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Lopez takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Lopez throws a hook but Tree Knee Dad blocks it.
Tree Knee Dad digs a good body shot into Lopez's ribs.
Tree Knee Dad misses with a leg kick.
Tree Knee Dad with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Lopez on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Lopez on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Lopez misses with an uppercut.
Tree Knee Dad is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Lopez had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
Tree Knee Dad tries to close the distance and clinch but Lopez swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Lopez waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Tree Knee Dad.
Lopez moves out of range as Tree Knee Dad strikes.
Jab by Tree Knee Dad.
Lopez throws a hook but Tree Knee Dad avoids it easily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lopez takes a shot to the body in his stride.
A telegraphed right hand from Lopez misses the target.
Lopez takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Tree Knee Dad tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Lopez was well out of range. Poor timing from Tree Knee Dad.
Lopez throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Lopez checks a low kick from Tree Knee Dad.
A telegraphed right hand from Lopez misses the target.
Tree Knee Dad feints the counter takedown.
Tree Knee Dad misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Tree Knee Dad is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Lopez rather than just go for the knockout.
The fight stays on the outside here - Tree Knee Dad looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Tree Knee Dad lands a slapping body shot.
Tree Knee Dad lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Lopez at a distance.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Lopez looks to throw the jab but Tree Knee Dad is out of range.
Tree Knee Dad throws a wild body kick that Lopez sees coming a mile off.
Lopez misses with a looping left.
Lopez tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Tree Knee Dad was well out of range. Poor timing from Lopez.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Venum Tree Knee Dad dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Lopez swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Tree Knee Dad tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Lopez was well out of range. Poor timing from Tree Knee Dad.
Tree Knee Dad throws a body punch but Lopez moves out of range.
Lopez tries to counter with a takedown but Tree Knee Dad is quick to defend against it.
Tree Knee Dad rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Lopez moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Tree Knee Dad avoids the body shot from Lopez.
Tree Knee Dad takes one on the button.
Tree Knee Dad walks into a left hand.
Lopez takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Tree Knee Dad throws an overhand right that lands on Lopez's shoulder, as Lopez tries to avoid the shot.
Tree Knee Dad uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Lopez.
Lopez bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Tree Knee Dad with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Lopez thows a left - swing and a miss!
Tree Knee Dad throws a body punch but Lopez moves out of range.
Tree Knee Dad throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Tree Knee Dad thows a left - swing and a miss!
Tree Knee Dad tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Lopez appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
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!
Lopez takes one on the button.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lopez on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Lopez smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Lopez waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Tree Knee Dad.
Tree Knee Dad misses with a body shot.
Tree Knee Dad looks to land a right hand but Lopez moved out of range.
Lopez changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
Tree Knee Dad throws a leg kick
and Lopez counters with a single leg into guard. Tree Knee Dad didn't expect that.
Tree Knee Dad bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Lopez's guard.
Tree Knee Dad is fighting to break Lopez's control of his arms but Lopez is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
Tree Knee Dad passes Lopez's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Tree Knee Dad 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.
Tree Knee Dad trying to control the action but Lopez is working from the bottom.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lopez has his hands clasped together around Tree Knee Dad's back. He's all about the action.
Tree Knee Dad is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Lopez trying to control from the bottom.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Tree Knee Dad wants to take a breather but Lopez is having none of it.
Lopez trying to control but Tree Knee Dad postures up.
Tree Knee Dad throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tree Knee Dad tries to pass the half guard into mount. Lopez knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Tree Knee Dad is trying to control the action in half guard but Lopez is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Tree Knee Dad thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Tree Knee Dad is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Lopez moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Lopez looking to control.
Tree Knee Dad slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
Tree Knee Dad is looking to take a break and control but Lopez is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Lopez is moving his hips around well on the bottom and has managed to get back to half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lopez is controlling Tree Knee Dad's trapped leg to prevent Tree Knee Dad from advancing to side control.
Lopez wants to control the action here but instead Tree Knee Dad manages to pass to full mount!
Tree Knee Dad can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Lopez is looking to escape.
Lopez slips a leg in and gets back to half guard.
Tree Knee Dad wants to pass the guard but Lopez is defending well.
Venum Tree Knee Dad has got the better of the ground game so far.
Lopez trying to control but Tree Knee Dad postures up.
Lopez is staying active underneath Tree Knee Dad, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Venum Tree Knee Dad showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!
Tree Knee Dad dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Lopez throws an off balance right hand
and Lopez takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Tree Knee Dad throws a shot from downtown. Lopez moves away and avoids it.
Lopez feinted with a counter takedown.
Tree Knee Dad misses with a straight right.
Tree Knee Dad slips under a jab from Lopez.
Nice uppercut there from Tree Knee Dad.
Tree Knee Dad uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Lopez.
Tree Knee Dad connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Tree Knee Dad misses the shot to the body.
Lopez takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Tree Knee Dad misses with a body kick.
Tree Knee Dad throws a series of punches but Lopez avoids them all with ease.
Tree Knee Dad with a jab.
Lopez keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Tree Knee Dad moves away from the strike by Lopez.
Lopez is looking to land body kicks.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Tree Knee Dad throws a body punch but Lopez moves out of range.
Lopez jabbing away but nothing is landing.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lopez misses with an uppercut. Tree Knee Dad saw that one coming.
Lopez misses with a hook.
Lopez looks to land a right hand but Tree Knee Dad moved out of range.
Tree Knee Dad uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Lopez.
Lopez throws an overhand right that lands on Tree Knee Dad's shoulder, as Tree Knee Dad tries to avoid the shot.
Tree Knee Dad appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Tree Knee Dad drops his hands momentarily and Lopez takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Lopez throws out a loose jab but Tree Knee Dad uses good head movement to avoid it.
Tree Knee Dad tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Lopez was well out of range. Poor timing from Tree Knee Dad.
Tree Knee Dad works Lopez's body with a nice hook.
Lopez throws a shot from downtown. Tree Knee Dad moves away and avoids it.
Tree Knee Dad tries to land a leg kick but Lopez saw it coming and moves away.
Lopez lands the left hand.
Lopez swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Tree Knee Dad swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Lopez bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Tree Knee Dad gets cracked there but stands up to it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lopez rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Tree Knee Dad moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Tree Knee Dad misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A shot to the liver by Tree Knee Dad. Beautiful body shot.
Lopez throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Lopez throws a looping overhand right but Tree Knee Dad ducks down to avoid it.
Tree Knee Dad misses with a straight right.
Tree Knee Dad takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Lopez connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Some wild striking there from Tree Knee Dad.
Lopez drops down looking for a counter takedown but Tree Knee Dad sprawls and moves away.
Lopez blocks a low kick nicely.
Lopez attempts a counter takedown but Tree Knee Dad avoids it well and moves away.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Lopez is defended easily by Tree Knee Dad.
A big right from Tree Knee Dad misses.
Tree Knee Dad looks to land a right hand but Lopez moved out of range.
Lopez lands a glancing blow to the side of Tree Knee Dad's head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lopez loads up on a big right hand but Tree Knee Dad slips the punch.
Lopez on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Nice jab there from Lopez.
Tree Knee Dad moves out of range of the strikes.
Tree Knee Dad throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Lopez throws an off balance right hand
and Tree Knee Dad counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Lopez wants to break free but Tree Knee Dad has control.
Tree Knee Dad manages to pull guard.
Venum Tree Knee Dad is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Tree Knee Dad has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Tree Knee Dad keeping moving, preventing Lopez from controlling successfully.
Lopez stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Tree Knee Dad swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Lopez keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Tree Knee Dad's head.
Tree Knee Dad tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Tree Knee Dad working a defensive guard here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tree Knee Dad wants to sweep here but Lopez controlling him for the moment.
Tree Knee Dad is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Lopez makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Alberto Lopez has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Tree Knee Dad is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Tree Knee Dad working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Lopez.
Lopez working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Tree Knee Dad's head.
Lopez stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Tree Knee Dad swivels though and keeps the full guard.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Tree Knee Dad is on top in guard.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Tree Knee Dad controls from within his opponent's guard.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Venum Tree Knee Dad.
Well Tree Knee Dad has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Donald Grub scores the fight 27:30
Judge Phil Schofield scores the fight 27:30
Judge Daniel Bishop scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Venum Tree Knee Dad!
A relieved looking Venum Tree Knee Dad 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 light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Evgeniy Malkin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Joaquin Fortunado (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Malkin comes into the arena with The Heavy - How You Like Me Now? blaring out of the sound system. Fortunado has chosen Stairway to Heaven as his entrance music. Evgeniy Malkin is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples... Tweaking his own nipples that is.
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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
32 - 10 - 5, fighting out of Amsterdam, Evgeniy Malkin!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
18 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Joaquin Fortunado!
The judges for this bout are Chris Edwards, Daniel Bishop and Colin Fotheringham.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
An inside leg kick lands from Malkin.
Fortunado takes the fight into the clinch.
Malkin pushes Fortunado back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Malkin tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Malkin blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Fortunado can't find room to land a body shot as Malkin controls the action.
A short uppercut from Fortunado.
Malkin misses with a hook from the clinch.
Malkin misses with the head strike.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Malkin creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Fortunado is trying to maintain a safe position but Malkin gets an underhook and turns Fortunado into the cage.
Malkin goes for a takedown attempt but Fortunado pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Malkin throws a leg kick that is checked
and Fortunado connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Malkin with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Malkin throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Fortunado on the side of the head.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Malkin staying out of range there.
Malkin is looking for a counter combo.
We've been hearing reports that Malkin has been drilling takedowns in recent sessions so let's see if that has an impact on the result of this fight.
Fortunado ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Malkin throws a nice head kick!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Fortunado staying out of range there.
A left lands for Malkin.
Malkin throws a head kick that misses.
Malkin misses with a hook. Fortunado ducked under it nicely.
Malkin takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Fortunado.
Malkin throws a looping overhand right but Fortunado ducks down to avoid it.
A decent looking cross lands there for Malkin.
A decent looking cross lands there for Malkin.
Malkin throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Malkin misses with a wild body shot.
Malkin takes a swing at Fortunado's ribcage but misses.
Fortunado gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Fortunado is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Malkin controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Fortunado escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Malkin gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Malkin is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Malkin trying to control but Fortunado is working from the bottom.
Malkin trying to move into half guard but instead Fortunado has managed to sweep!
Fortunado lands a couple of elbows.
Malkin looking for subs off his back but Fortunado has passed one foot through into half guard.
Fortunado thows a huge punch but Malkin dodges it nicely.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fortunado is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Fortunado passes the guard and advances to mount!
Malkin regains half guard.
Fortunado looking for a submission but Malkin manages to get full guard, putting an end to that submission attempt.
Fortunado trying to pass the guard. He's being very persistent here but Malkin manages to land a sweep and now he's on top!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Evgeniy Malkin dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Fortunado lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Fortunado throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Fortunado thuds a left hand into Malkin's body.
Malkin misses with a double jab.
Malkin walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Fortunado checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Malkin throws a front kick aimed at Fortunado's knee but Fortunado avoids it well.
Fortunado throws a push kick but Malkin slaps the foot to one side.
Fortunado lands with a good body shot.
A head kick from Malkin lands but Fortunado takes it in his stride.
Evgeniy Malkin seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Malkin connects with a solid leg kick.
Malkin is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Fortunado can do to turn this around?
Malkin lands a nice shot that snaps Fortunado's head back.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Malkin thows a leg kick but Fortunado checks it
and Malkin takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Malkin misses with a takedown attempt
and Fortunado counters with a crisp right that sends Malkin to the canvas! Fortunado follows up with punches from the mount and this one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:58 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Joaquin Fortunado!
Joaquin Fortunado is the new light heavyweight champion!
Joaquin Fortunado tried to hype himself up post fight but didn't word it too well and it ended up with him sounding like a bit of a tool.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Genghis Khan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Vladimir Venger (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Venger comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Live and Let Die kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! The fight MMA fans around the world have waited their entire lives for!
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264 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
29 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Genghis Khan!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
23 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Vladimir Venger!
The judges for this bout are Chris Edwards, Colin Fotheringham and Richard Clark.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Khan lands with a hook. Venger tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Venger slips a jab and a cross from Khan.
Khan walks into a jab.
It looks like Genghis Khan has been cut.
Venger misses with a hook
letting Khan counter with a right hand.
Venger throws a body shot but no joy.
Venger tries a low kick but Khan avoids it.
Khan dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Khan just misses with a punch to the body.
Khan throws a jab but it's blocked by Venger.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Khan.
Venger looks to score with a jab to the body but Khan is just out of range.
Khan tried to counter with a leg kick but Venger avoided it.
Venger misses with a body shot.
Venger throws a body kick, spinning off balance
and Khan counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Khan scores with the left hand. Venger knows he should have avoided that one.
Vladimir Venger seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Khan throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Khan swinging wildly here.
Khan swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Genghis Khan is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Venger fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Khan is out of range.
Venger throws a poor cross that misses
and Khan counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Khan stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Venger.
Venger misses with a shot to the body
and Venger takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Venger lands a lovely overhand right.
Khan takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Venger fails with a takedown attempt.
Venger thows a leg kick but Khan checks it
and Khan makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Venger throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Khan throws a predictable looking body shot
letting Venger counter with a right hand.
Khan takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Venger connects with a body shot that sends Khan's belly button to the back.
Venger thows a left - swing and a miss!
Venger steps into range and cracks Khan with a monster punch that buckles his knees! Khan flops backwards and Venger dives into his guard looking to finish!
Khan is rocked!
Venger engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
Khan looking for a sweep. Not yet Khan, not yet.
Venger tries to free his leg and advance position but Khan is retaining full guard.
Venger controls from within his opponent's guard.
Khan will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Venger trying to control the position from guard on top but Khan is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Khan looking to hit a scissor sweep but Venger is one step ahead there.
Venger not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
Khan seems keen to control Venger's posture.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Khan takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Venger uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Khan.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Venger.
Khan misses with a jab to the body
and Venger counters with a stiff right hand.
Genghis Khan's cut is getting worse.
Venger fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
It looks like Khan has been trying to sharpen up his punching technique, as it looks crisper than last time we saw him.
Khan ducks under a wild hook from Venger.
Khan ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Venger moves away.
A good leg kick by Venger.
Venger fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Khan is looking to counter with a body kick.
Venger connects with a leg kick. Khan looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Khan finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Venger shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Khan is trying to defend but Venger finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
Khan makes some distance and scrambles quickly back to his feet. Nice work!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Vladimir Venger dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Genghis Khan's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Khan ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Venger moves away.
Venger misses with a body shot.
Venger throws a lazy uppercut
and Khan counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Khan fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Venger manages to avoid it.
Venger throws a hook but Khan avoids it easily.
Venger throws a leg kick which misses Khan's front leg but catches the back leg as Khan tries to avoid it.
Venger jabs Khan right on the nose. Khan blinks but takes it well.
Venger listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Khan uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Venger.
Khan is looking to counter punch.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Venger.
Venger misses with a body punch
enabling Khan to counter with a crisp jab.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Venger throws a wild body kick that Khan sees coming a mile off.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Venger takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Venger misses with an uppercut. Khan saw that one coming.
It looked like Khan was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
Venger misses with a jab to the body
and Khan counters with a good, hard body kick but Venger shrugs it off.
Venger rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Venger takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Venger throws the left hand but Khan avoids the punch easily.
Khan thinks about countering with a body kick.
Venger takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Venger takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
A big left from Venger misses.
A little feinted left hand from Khan on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Venger keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Khan.
Venger connects with a body shot.
Khan works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Venger is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Khan.
Venger throws a jab when Khan was well out of range.
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!
Venger looks to throw the jab but Khan is out of range.
A telegraphed right hand from Khan misses the target.
Khan jabs at Venger's body.
Venger falls off balance throwing a combination
and Khan counters with a stiff right hand.
Khan feints and then winds up with a huge right hand that connects perfectly and sends Venger sprawling to the canvas! Venger rolls over backwards and springs off the cage and manages to regain his footing - how acrobatic! Oh, he's still wobbly - can Khan finish him?!
Venger is rocked!
Venger lands a lovely overhand right.
Venger misses with a shot to the body
letting Khan counter with a right hand.
Venger is still on wobbly legs! Can Khan finish him?
Khan misses with a wild body shot.
Khan throws a nice inside leg kick.
Khan fakes the body blow, causing Venger to drop his hands! Left hook to the temple! Venger goes stiff, and falls face first into the mat. Goodnight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:49 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Genghis Khan!
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