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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Oliver Queen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Henry Molovgomedov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?
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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
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Oliver Queen!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Henry Molovgomedov !
The judges for this bout are Steve Montenegro, Jorge Garcia and Reed Andrews.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Queen darts in and clinches Molovgomedov up against the cage.
Queen goes for a takedown in the clinch but Molovgomedov prevents it.
Queen wants a takedown.
Queen has Molovgomedov pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Molovgomedov manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Oliver Queen. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Molovgomedov is pressed up against the cage. Queen has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Molovgomedov down to the mat. Molovgomedov avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Molovgomedov takes a swing at Queen's ribcage but misses.
Queen tries to counter with a takedown but Molovgomedov is quick to defend against it.
Queen dives in and scores a takedown into Molovgomedov 's guard.
Queen stopping the sweep attempt from Molovgomedov .
Queen throwing strikes but missing.
Molovgomedov tries to land a sweep but no joy.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Queen accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Queen trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Molovgomedov wants to sweep but no luck.
Molovgomedov is trying to keep Queen in close.
Molovgomedov working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Queen.
Queen has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
Queen postures up in Molovgomedov 's guard and throws a big left but Molovgomedov blocks it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Queen won't allow Molovgomedov to sweep him here.
Queen content to sit in guard, stalling... Great. Oh but he could get punished here because Molovgomedov has locked up a guillotine! Molovgomedov 's face is contorted as he sqeezes tight on the submission attempt - will he finish? Queen is holding on here and Molovgomedov must be using up a lot of energy. Queen has gone limp! He's out! He's out cold! Molovgomedov gets to his feet, tossing aside his stricken foe. Arms raised, he milks the applause from the crowd. Great submission!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:25 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Guillotine). Henry Molovgomedov !
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Jerome Seinfeld (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Clarence McGee (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 middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
6 - 7 - 0, fighting out of London, Jerome Seinfeld!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Clarence McGee!
The judges for this bout are David Schapiro, Eddie Farnsworth and Anthony Taglia.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Seinfeld misses with a leg kick
and McGee holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Seinfeld is trying to force a seperation but McGee has the dominant position.
McGee throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Seinfeld blocks it with crossed arms.
Nice body punch from McGee.
A right handed body shot lands from McGee.
McGee tries to land knees in the clinch but Seinfeld avoids the damage to the body.
McGee lands a right hand.
Seinfeld on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
McGee keeps control of Seinfeld as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
We've been informed that McGee 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.
Seinfeld swings away with an uppercut that misses.
McGee tries to land a knee to the head but Seinfeld blocks with his arms.
Seinfeld swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Seinfeld swings wildly with an uppercut but McGee uses good head movement to avoid it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Seinfeld throws a head punch that misses.
McGee gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
It looks like Jerome Seinfeld has been cut.
Seinfeld digs a right hand underneath McGee's ribcage. McGee let out a lung full of air as it connected.
McGee lands a knee to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Seinfeld doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Seinfeld.
McGee blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Seinfeld.
Seinfeld misses with a hook from the clinch.
Seinfeld really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Seinfeld misses with the head strike.
Seinfeld digs a right hand into McGee's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on McGee's gas tank.
Seinfeld tries to circle away but McGee has him pinned against the cage.
McGee landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
McGee lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Seinfeld can't find room to land a body shot as McGee controls the action.
McGee throws an elbow that misses.
Seinfeld lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Seinfeld scores with a nice hook to the head.
McGee tries to land knees in the clinch but Seinfeld avoids the damage to the body.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Seinfeld tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
McGee lands an elbow just above Seinfeld 's eye.
Seinfeld avoids the elbow strike from McGee, against the cage.
McGee using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Seinfeld has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
McGee tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Seinfeld swings wildly with an uppercut but McGee uses good head movement to avoid it.
Seinfeld is trying to break the clinch but McGee is controlling him.
Seinfeld takes an elbow to the temple.
Seinfeld lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Good body shot from McGee.
Seinfeld pushes McGee back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
McGee unloads a knee to the mid-section. Seinfeld lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Seinfeld scores with a nice hook to the head.
Seinfeld swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Seinfeld takes an elbow to the temple.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
McGee has a couple of punches blocked by Seinfeld.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Seinfeld.
McGee lands a knee to the body.
Seinfeld makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
McGee works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Seinfeld lands a shot to the body.
Seinfeld blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Seinfeld misses with some punches.
Seinfeld misses with a hook from the clinch.
Seinfeld misses with a short punch on the inside.
Seinfeld throws a head punch that misses.
McGee lands a body shot in the clinch.
McGee lands a hook to the side of the head.
McGee missing with knees to the body.
McGee with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
A short left from McGee.
McGee pushes off an throws an elbow but Seinfeld leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
I was talking to Seinfeld's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Seinfeld avoiding damage as McGee throws knees to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Seinfeld lands with a short head shot on the inside.
McGee can't find room to land a body shot as Seinfeld controls the action.
McGee struggles to land a body shot inside as Seinfeld controls his hands.
Seinfeld manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Seinfeld scores with a shoulder strike.
Seinfeld scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Seinfeld lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of McGee backwards.
Seinfeld takes a shot to the head.
Seinfeld misses with a hook from the clinch.
Seinfeld working aggressively here.
McGee blocking some punches.
McGee throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Seinfeld blocks it with crossed arms.
Seinfeld swings wildly with an uppercut but McGee uses good head movement to avoid it.
McGee looking to throw knees to the head but Seinfeld is blocking nicely.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Clarence McGee will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Jerome Seinfeld's cut.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
McGee takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
A jab from McGee does it's job there.
McGee throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
McGee slips under a jab.
Jerome Seinfeld seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Seinfeld just misses with a punch to the body.
McGee takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Good work by Seinfeld as he checks the leg kick.
Seinfeld moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Seinfeld lands a right hook to the body.
McGee steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Seinfeld. That one must have hurt.
McGee looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Seinfeld. McGee shrugs it off though.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Seinfeld throws a good cross that connects.
A head kick misses from McGee.
McGee fails with an attempt to clinch.
Seinfeld half committed to a counter leg kick.
Seinfeld lands a nice leg kick that just misses McGee's sensitive parts.
That's one minute gone in the round.
McGee throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Seinfeld chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Seinfeld.
McGee avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
McGee throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Seinfeld lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Seinfeld scores with a nice head shot.
McGee takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Seinfeld tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
McGee has Seinfeld up against the cage in a clinch.
Clarence McGee seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
McGee misses with a shot to the kidneys.
McGee blocks a punch to the side of the head.
A short right from McGee on the inside.
McGee works on Seinfeld's body with a couple of short punches.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Seinfeld swings away with an uppercut that misses.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Seinfeld has a couple of punches blocked by McGee.
A head punch blocked on the inside by McGee.
McGee with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Seinfeld is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Seinfeld taking a breather.
McGee throws a knee to the head but misses.
Seinfeld blocks a punch to the side of the head.
McGee blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
McGee blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Seinfeld scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Knees in the clinch landing for McGee.
Seinfeld avoiding damage as McGee throws knees to the body.
McGee pushes off an throws an elbow but Seinfeld leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
McGee blocks a punch to the side of the head.
McGee scores with a nice hook to the head.
Seinfeld doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Seinfeld working aggressively here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Seinfeld fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
McGee lands with a right to the head.
McGee misses with a hook from the clinch.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
McGee blocks a punch to the side of the head.
McGee scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Seinfeld wants to break free but McGee has control.
McGee lands a knee to the body.
Seinfeld lands a right hand that snaps the head of McGee backwards.
McGee blocks an uppercut.
Seinfeld misses with some punches.
Seinfeld lands a right hand that snaps the head of McGee backwards.
Seinfeld takes a knee to the side of the body.
Seinfeld is trying to stall.
Seinfeld breaks from the clinch.
McGee pushes Seinfeld up against the cage in a clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A quick uppercut on the inside from McGee.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
McGee blocking some punches.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Seinfeld.
McGee trying to land knees to the body.
McGee lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Jerome Seinfeld's cut is getting worse.
Seinfeld misses with the head strike.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Seinfeld.
A right handed body shot lands from McGee.
Seinfeld lands a shoulder strike.
Seinfeld misses with some punches.
McGee misses with a knee strike.
McGee misses with a hook to the ribs.
McGee pushes Seinfeld back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
McGee working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Seinfeld misses with a punch on the inside.
McGee presses Seinfeld against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Jerome Seinfeld will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Jerome Seinfeld's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
McGee scores with a hook.
Sloppy strikes from Seinfeld. Those never looked like landing.
Seinfeld misses with a body shot.
Seinfeld throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Seinfeld throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Seinfeld on the wrong end of a nice hook.
McGee misses with a leg kick
and Seinfeld counters with a stiff right hand.
McGee looks for the body kick but Seinfeld saw that one coming.
Seinfeld throws a leg kick but McGee sees it coming and moves out of range.
McGee lets loose with a powerful body kick. Seinfeld will feel that in the morning.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
McGee pivots, looking for a leg kick but Seinfeld is out of range and McGee settles back down.
Seinfeld lands with a thumping leg kick.
McGee tries to close the distance and clinch but Seinfeld swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
McGee looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
McGee fails in his attempt to clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Seinfeld finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Seinfeld checks a leg kick.
McGee throws a body kick, spinning off balance
and Seinfeld counters with a lovely straight right hand!
McGee pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
It looked like Seinfeld was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from McGee.
McGee moves out of range as Seinfeld throws a body kick.
McGee feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Seinfeld's calf.
Seinfeld is looking to chop away at McGee's legs.
Seinfeld is looking to chop away at McGee's legs.
Seinfeld throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Seinfeld scores with a punch to the head.
Seinfeld is looking to slow McGee down with leg kicks.
Seinfeld dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Seinfeld walks into a jab.
McGee uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Seinfeld.
McGee tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
McGee misses with a low kick.
Seinfeld throws a low kick but McGee avoids it.
McGee throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
McGee throws a leg kick which misses Seinfeld's front leg but catches the back leg as Seinfeld tries to avoid it.
McGee uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Seinfeld throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Seinfeld tries to keep at a distance but McGee has taken the fight into the clinch.
Seinfeld avoids the elbow strike from McGee, against the cage.
Seinfeld misses with a hook from the clinch.
Seinfeld lands a shoulder strike.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Seinfeld.
Seinfeld takes an elbow to the temple.
McGee lands a nice elbow.
Knees to the body from McGee.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
McGee prevents Seinfeld from breaking the clinch.
Still in the clinch, Seinfeld scores with a nice short uppercut.
Seinfeld tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
McGee lands a nice elbow.
McGee blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
McGee misses with an elbow over the top.
Seinfeld misses with a punch to the body.
Seinfeld throws a head punch that misses.
Seinfeld avoiding damage as McGee throws knees to the body.
Seinfeld on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
McGee lands a left hand that snaps the head of Seinfeld backwards.
A nice right hand lands inside from Seinfeld.
Seinfeld misses with some punches.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by McGee as Seinfeld tries to tie him up.
McGee lands an elbow inside that Seinfeld shrugs off.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
McGee tries to throw a body punch but Seinfeld avoids it by throwing McGee back against the cage.
McGee tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
A nice right hand lands inside from McGee.
Jerome Seinfeld's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
McGee tries to land knees in the clinch but Seinfeld avoids the damage to the body.
McGee tries a knee to the head but Seinfeld blocks it.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Seinfeld misses with the head strike.
Still in the clinch, McGee scores with a nice short uppercut.
Seinfeld swings wildly with an uppercut but McGee uses good head movement to avoid it.
Seinfeld has a couple of punches blocked by McGee.
McGee blocking some punches.
Seinfeld throws a head punch that misses.
Seinfeld lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Seinfeld lands a left hand.
Seinfeld misses with some punches.
Seinfeld lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of McGee backwards.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Clarence McGee.
I think McGee has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 David Schapiro scores the fight 28:30
Judge Eddie Farnsworth scores the fight 28:30
Judge Anthony Taglia scores the fight 28:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Clarence McGee!
Clarence McGee decided to go for the less than humble approach in his post fight interview, telling everyone how he is going to conquer the world. The crowd seemed to like it when really that sort of approach could have gone either way.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Ville Marakatti (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jacare Romero (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Marakatti comes to the cage accompanied by Beyoncé - Halo. I'm sure you'll be fascinated to know that I was talking to some pointless Z list celebrity before the fight and he thought that Jacare Romero was going to win. Let's see if he was right.
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184 lbs
8 - 4 - 0 |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
6 - 7 - 0, fighting out of New York, Ville Marakatti!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 4 - 0, fighting out of New York, Jacare Romero!
The judges for this bout are Lou da Vinci, Alyssa Summers and Eddie Farnsworth.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Romero scores with a nice head shot.
Romero connects with a nice looking jab.
Romero throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Romero connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Romero closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Romero with a jab.
Marakatti shoots in for a takedown but Romero shows good takedown defense.
Marakatti takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Romero lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
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!
Marakatti throws a hook to the side of Romero's head but Romero sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
No joy there for Romero, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Marakatti closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Romero missing with a left hand there. Marakatti was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Romero connects with the punch.
Romero closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Marakatti to the mat! Marakatti manages to get full guard.
Romero throws a sloppy strike and Marakatti has hooked up an armbar on the loose arm! He's turned and extended fully! Romero is forced to tap! Great BJJ from Marakatti!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:57 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Ville Marakatti!
Ville Marakatti 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 heavyweight MMA rules bout between Nicolas Muller (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Cactus Jack (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Jack has chosen Symphony Of Destruction by Megadeth as his entrance music. Nicolas Muller has a significant reach advantage - let's see if he can make it count.
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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
4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Nicolas Muller!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
12 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Cactus Jack!
The judges for this bout are David Schapiro, Bruno Lombardi and Jorge Garcia.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Muller closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Jack creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Muller's defenses.
It looks like Nicolas Muller has been cut.
Jack takes a knee to the side of the body.
Jack prevents a body shot from Muller.
Nice elbow from Muller.
Muller misses with an elbow over the top.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Muller creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Jack throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Muller creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Jack's defenses.
It looks like Cactus Jack has been cut.
Jack throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Jack pushes off an throws an elbow but Muller leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Jack stalling in the clinch.
Muller goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Muller pushes off an throws an elbow but Jack leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Muller misses with an elbow strike.
Muller swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Muller is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Jack is defending well for now.
Muller lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Muller misses with an elbow strike.
Muller pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Jack is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Muller blocks an elbow strike from Jack.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Muller misses with an elbow over the top.
Jack tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Muller's elbow.
Muller tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Jack avoids it.
Jack avoids a wild elbow strike from Muller.
Muller comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Muller tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Jack's elbow.
Muller lands an elbow inside that Jack shrugs off.
Jack avoids the elbow strike from Muller, against the cage.
Jack takes an elbow to the forehead.
Muller throws a punch but it's blocked by Jack.
Jack avoids the elbow strike from Muller, against the cage.
Muller creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Muller tries to land knees in the clinch but Jack avoids the damage to the body.
Jack can't find room to land a body shot as Muller controls the action.
Muller lands a damaging elbow.
That has opened up Cactus Jack's cut even more.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Jack takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Jack on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Jack throws an elbow but it misses.
Jack blocks a body shot from Muller.
Jack misses with an elbow over the top.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Muller blocks an elbow strike from Jack.
Jack's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
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!
Jack stalling against the cage.
Jack tries to work over Muller's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Muller pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Jack avoids a wild elbow strike from Muller.
I was talking to Muller's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Jack wants to stall.
Muller misses with a knee to the head.
Jack lands an elbow inside.
Jack gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Muller lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Jack lands an elbow inside that Muller shrugs off.
Nicolas Muller's cut is getting worse.
Muller tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Jack looking to slow down the pace here.
Jack misses with an elbow strike.
Jack lands a body punch.
A short body shot lands from Muller as the two fighters clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jack tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Muller's elbow.
Muller throws a punch but it's blocked by Jack.
Muller goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Muller lands a nice elbow.
Muller tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Jack blocks an elbow strike from Muller.
Muller trying to land knees to the body.
Jack scores with a hook to the body.
Muller is breathing heavily.
Jack throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Muller blocks an elbow strike from Jack.
Jack creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Jack missing with knees to the body.
Jack misses with an elbow strike.
Muller pushes off an throws an elbow but Jack leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Muller missing with knees to the body.
Muller blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Muller lands a body shot in the clinch.
Jack scores with a hook to the body.
Muller misses with an elbow strike.
Muller letting Jack take a breather here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jack taking a breather.
Muller creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Jack's defenses.
Jack takes an elbow to the forehead.
Muller misses with a short punch on the inside.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A left hand lands to the body for Muller.
Jack pushes off an throws an elbow but Muller leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Jack misses with an elbow strike.
Muller avoiding damage as Jack throws knees to the body.
Jack looking to slow down the pace here.
Muller scores with a shot to the side of Jack's head.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Muller as Jack tries to tie him up.
Jack creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Jack blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Muller as Jack tries to tie him up.
Muller tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Muller misses with a hook to the ribs.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Nicolas Muller dominated that round.
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!
Muller closes the distance and clinches.
With the fighters up against the cage, Muller throws an elbow but misses.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Muller.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Muller is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Jack can do to turn this around?
Jack lands a damaging elbow.
Nicolas Muller's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
Jack managing to block the knees to the body from Muller.
Jack managing to block the knees to the body from Muller.
Jack misses with an elbow over the top.
With the fighters up against the cage, Muller throws an elbow but misses.
Muller working aggressively here.
Jack throws an elbow but it misses.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Jack dodges an elbow strike from Muller.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Muller lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Jack taking a breather.
Muller is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Jack is defending well for now.
Muller fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Muller goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Muller tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Jack avoids it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Muller tries to work over Jack's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Jack is trying to maintain a safe position but Muller gets an underhook and turns Jack into the cage.
Muller blocks an elbow strike.
Jack creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Muller misses with a punch to the body.
Muller blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Jack avoiding damage as Muller throws knees to the body.
Muller tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Jack avoids it.
Jack misses with an elbow over the top.
Muller blocks an elbow strike.
Jack working Muller over with knees to the body.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Jack throws an elbow but it misses.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Muller just misses with a elbow thrown towards Jack's brow.
Jack is pushing Muller up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Jack lands an elbow inside.
Jack looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Jack tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Muller's elbow.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Jack.
Jeez, Nicolas Muller's cut is really nasty now. The referee must be thinking about getting that checked.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Nicolas Muller's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:11 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Cactus Jack!
An out of breath and clearly excited Cactus Jack thanked Revolution Clothing for their help and support (and free stuff they sent him).
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ivan Drago (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Darius Miller (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Drago comes to the cage accompanied by Drago. This should be fireworks!
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27
265 lbs
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25
291 lbs
5 - 3 - 0 |
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World class boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
10 - 7 - 0, fighting out of New York, Ivan Drago!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Darius Miller!
The judges for this bout are Columbo Gatti, Bruno Lombardi and Joseph Jones.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Miller tries to clinch but Drago moves out of range.
Drago swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Miller tries to clinch up
and Miller takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Miller throws a right hand that misses
and Drago counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Miller ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Drago moves out of range of the strikes.
Drago lands a jab to the nose.
Drago showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Miller.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Drago thuds a left hand into Miller's body.
Drago throws a series of punches but Miller moves out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Drago takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Drago uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Miller.
Drago fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Miller looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Drago misses with a hook. Miller ducked under it nicely.
A little jabbing left from Miller on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Drago looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Drago jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Drago ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Miller moves away.
Miller fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Drago, pushing him back against the cage.
Miller misses with some punches.
Miller working aggressively here.
Miller tries to stall but Drago uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Drago breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Drago lands a head shot.
Drago throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Miller sees it coming and avoids it easily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Miller connects with a jab.
It looks like Ivan Drago has been cut.
Miller takes a body punch but keeps moving.
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!
Miller throws a right hand that misses
and Drago cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Drago avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Miller lands a head shot.
Miller moves out of range as Drago strikes.
A little jabbing left from Miller on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Drago uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Miller.
Miller misses with a wild combination.
An attempted straight right counter from Drago misses the target.
Drago fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Miller throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Drago counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Miller throws a right and a left that Drago avoids nicely.
Drago throwing a counter right hand but Miller manages to avoid it.
Miller misses with a combination
and Drago counters with a straight right hand.
A big right from Drago misses.
Miller swings away with a body shot that misses
and Drago counters with a stiff right hand.
Miller smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Drago connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Miller throws a right hand that Drago ducks under and follows up with a left that Drago also avoids with ease.
Drago takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Miller misses with a lunging right hand
enabling Drago to counter with a crisp jab.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Drago throws a looping overhand right but Miller ducks down to avoid it.
Miller is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Drago with a body shot.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Miller misses with a combination
and Drago counters with a right hand to the body.
Drago staying out of range there.
Miller takes one on the button.
Miller paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
A big left from Drago misses.
Miller takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Drago misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Miller.
The fighters circling - Drago throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Drago scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Miller fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Drago with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Miller to score with a decent uppercut.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ivan Drago dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Ivan Drago's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Miller swings for the body but Drago moves out of range.
A counter left hand to the body from Drago misses its target.
Drago misses with a wild body shot.
Miller swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Miller misses with a lunging right hand
and Drago counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Ivan Drago is winning the standup battle so far.
Drago swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Drago takes a swing at Miller's ribcage but misses.
Drago misses with an uppercut.
Miller misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Drago!
Miller misses the jab.
Miller uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Drago.
Miller throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Miller throws a poor cross that misses
and Drago counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Drago scores with a three punch combo!
Nice defenses there by Drago.
Miller moves away from the strike by Drago.
Drago connects with a single shot there.
Miller has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Miller there as he acknowledges the shot.
Drago's corner calls for a 1-2. Drago obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Darius Miller is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Drago thuds his right hand into Miller's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Miller misses the shot to the body.
Drago swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Miller ducks under a wild hook from Drago.
Miller closes the distance but Drago moves to the side
and Drago counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Miller slips under a jab.
Drago is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Miller can do to turn this around?
Drago misses with an uppercut. Miller saw that one coming.
Drago looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Miller is looking to clinch.
Jab, jab by Drago - just one landing.
Drago takes a swing at Miller's ribcage but misses.
Drago connects with a jab.
Miller defending well as Drago loads up on a big left hand.
Miller throws a jab but it's blocked by Drago.
A little feinted left hand from Drago on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Miller misses with a hook
and Drago counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Miller thinking.
Drago lands with a right hand.
Drago misses with a left hand
letting Miller counter with a right hand.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Drago throws an off balance right hand
and Miller counters with a nice body shot.
Drago misses the jab.
Miller throws out a loose jab but Drago uses good head movement to avoid it.
As Miller looks to move away, Drago throws a big counter combo but Miller just gets out of the way.
Miller showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Drago.
Drago fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Drago misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Miller.
Drago looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Drago waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Miller.
A slow jab from Drago misses its intended target.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Miller looks to clinch
and Drago counters with a straight right hand.
Miller misses with a straight right.
Drago looks to land a right hand but Miller moved out of range.
Miller scores with a body shot.
Miller misses with a two punch combination.
Darius Miller seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Miller looks to score with a jab to the body but Drago is just out of range.
Drago swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Drago tries to keep at a distance but Miller has taken the fight into the clinch.
Drago misses with a short punch on the inside.
Drago on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Miller has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Miller misses with some punches.
Miller misses with a punch on the inside.
Drago can't break the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ivan Drago dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Ivan Drago's cut.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. And we move into the final round!
Drago uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Miller.
Drago waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Miller.
Drago moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Miller throws a hook to the side of Drago's head but Drago sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
An attempted straight right counter from Drago misses the target.
A jab from Miller finds it's way through Drago's defenses.
Drago looks to land a left hand but Miller moved out of range nicely.
Drago connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Drago misses with a right hand
and Miller counters with a crisp one two that drops Drago! Miller thinks about following him to the mat for a moment but instead steps back and waves Drago to his feet! Drago is in big trouble!
Miller feints and then winds up with a huge right hand that connects perfectly and sends Drago sprawling to the canvas! Drago rolls over backwards and springs off the cage and manages to regain his footing - how acrobatic! Oh, he's still wobbly - can Miller finish him?!
Drago is rocked!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Drago misses with a wild body shot.
Oh Drago is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Miller throws a combination that misses
and Drago counters with a left and a right that stings Miller.
Drago misses with a hook.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Drago lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Drago seems to have got his legs back now.
Miller throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Drago was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Drago scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Miller swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Miller looks to score with a jab to the body but Drago is just out of range.
Drago was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Miller doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Drago scores with a nice right hand.
Miller avoids the body shot from Drago.
Miller throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Drago throwing a counter right hand but Miller manages to avoid it.
Miller throws a left and a right that both miss
and Drago counters with a stiff right hand.
Miller lands a jab.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Miller throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Drago counters with a stiff right hand.
Drago connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Miller momentarily.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Drago misses with the combination.
Miller rushes Drago and presses him up against the cage.
Drago's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Drago wants to get back to striking at distance but Miller won't allow it.
Drago wants to break the clinch but can't.
Drago breaks the clinch.
Drago jabbing away but nothing is landing.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nice defenses there by Miller.
Miller throws a counter combo.
Miller lands a body shot.
Drago throws a hook but Miller blocks it.
Miller throws a right hand that misses
and Drago connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Drago misses with a few strikes there.
Miller wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Drago lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Miller slips a jab and a cross from Drago.
Miller closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Drago lands a jab to the head.
Drago misses with a straight right.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Miller fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Drago manages to avoid it.
A looping hook to the body misses from Miller. Drago does a little dance to reset his feet.
Miller looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Drago throws a lazy right hand but Miller sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Drago moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Miller misses with a body shot.
Drago throws a looping overhand right but Miller ducks down to avoid it.
Miller doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Darius Miller has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Drago paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Miller rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Drago moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Drago swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Ivan Drago is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
The fighters circling - Drago throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
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 Ivan Drago.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Drago, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Columbo Gatti scores the fight 30:27
Judge Bruno Lombardi scores the fight 29:28
Judge Joseph Jones scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Ivan Drago!
Ivan Drago made sure to give a little speech post fight, saying '"I fight to win!" "For me!" "For me!"'.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Alex Graves (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Michael Van Roost (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Graves comes to the cage accompanied by London Calling. Van Roost has chosen Cypress Hill - How I Could Just Kill A Man as his entrance music. 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 middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
11 - 10 - 0, fighting out of London, Alex Graves!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
13 - 7 - 0, fighting out of New York, Michael Van Roost!
The judges for this bout are Franklyn Lucas, Anthony Taglia and Columbo Gatti.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Van Roost scores with a jab to the body.
The fighters circle momentarily. Van Roost darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Graves shoots in for a double leg but Van Roost sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
A little jabbing left from Van Roost on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Graves walks into a jab.
Van Roost rushes Graves and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Van Roost lands an elbow just above Graves 's eye.
It looks like Alex Graves has been cut.
Graves fails to pull guard.
Van Roost is defending well against a takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Alex Graves. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Van Roost lands a damaging elbow.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Van Roost just misses with a elbow thrown towards Graves's brow.
Van Roost throws an elbow but it misses.
Graves takes an elbow to the forehead.
Van Roost lands a hook that snaps the head of Graves backwards.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Van Roost misses with an elbow strike.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Van Roost.
Van Roost comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Van Roost pushes Graves back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Graves takes a shot to the head.
Van Roost gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Graves being controlled against the cage.
Van Roost stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Van Roost lands an uppercut.
Graves is rocked!
Van Roost has a couple of punches blocked by Graves.
Oh Graves is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Graves blocks an elbow strike.
Van Roost leaning his opponent against the cage.
Van Roost throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Van Roost throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Van Roost misses with a short punch on the inside.
Van Roost throws an elbow but it misses.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Van Roost just misses with a elbow thrown towards Graves's brow.
Van Roost misses with an elbow over the top.
Graves avoids a wild elbow strike from Van Roost.
Van Roost working aggressively here.
Van Roost misses with a short punch on the inside.
Graves blocks an elbow strike.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Graves.
Van Roost working aggressively here.
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!
Van Roost throws an elbow that misses.
Van Roost tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Van Roost misses with an elbow strike.
Graves dodges an elbow strike from Van Roost.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Van Roost misses with an elbow strike.
Graves blocks the elbow strike.
A head punch on the inside from Van Roost fails to land.
Van Roost misses with an elbow strike.
I was talking to Graves's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
A head punch on the inside from Van Roost fails to land.
Van Roost tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Van Roost looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Van Roost fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Van Roost misses with an elbow strike.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Van Roost just misses with a elbow thrown towards Graves's brow.
Graves seems to have got his legs back now.
Graves takes an elbow to the temple.
Graves drags the fight down to the ground.
Van Roost showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Graves has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Van Roost can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Van Roost really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Graves. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Van Roost trying to control but Graves is working from the bottom.
Graves has his foot on Van Roost's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Van Roost works his way back into a safe position though.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Graves is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Graves escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Van Roost gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
My spies in Midnight MMA inform me that Van Roost has been getting involved in the gym's BJJ sparring sessions. Let's see whether that pays dividends!
Graves is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Van Roost defends well.
Van Roost sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Van Roost is trying to tuck his arms in to keep them safe but Graves has managed to isolate one of them and has got a loose triangle. Van Roost is looking to defend but Graves has done well to lock his legs together - this could be big trouble for Van Roost! Graves pulls down on the head and a little smile comes across his face - he knows he's got it. Yep, Van Roost taps out and this one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:59 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle). Alex Graves!
Alex Graves made sure to mention his sponsor, V-Mask Clothing (10%) in his post fight interview.
Michael Van Roost was interviewed post fight and said 'Good job Romero, but I think you got a bit lucky.'.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Sergiu Petrescu (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mr Universe (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). 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 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
8 - 3 - 0, fighting out of New York, Sergiu Petrescu!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
15 - 4 - 0, fighting out of New York, Mr Universe!
The judges for this bout are Lou da Vinci, David Schapiro and Alyssa Summers.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Universe gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
With the fighters up against the cage, Universe throws an elbow but misses.
Petrescu lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Petrescu fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Universe missing with knees to the body.
A head punch on the inside from Petrescu fails to land.
Petrescu lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Universe or not.
Petrescu avoiding damage as Universe throws knees to the body.
A short left from Petrescu.
Petrescu lands a left hand that snaps the head of Universe backwards.
Petrescu blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Petrescu tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Petrescu blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Petrescu misses with a punch to the body.
Universe misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Petrescu.
Petrescu working aggressively here.
Petrescu is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Petrescu misses with a punch on the inside.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Universe blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Universe misses with a hook to the ribs.
Universe displaying some good clinch control by pressing Petrescu up against the cage.
Petrescu lands a left hand that snaps the head of Universe backwards.
Universe trying to land knees to the body.
Knees to the body from Petrescu.
Petrescu prevents Universe from breaking the clinch.
Petrescu lands a left hand that snaps the head of Universe backwards.
Universe holding his opponent close, against the cage.
With the fighters up against the cage, Universe throws an elbow but misses.
Petrescu fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Petrescu working aggressively here.
Petrescu throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Universes head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Petrescu lands a knee to the body.
Universe comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
It looks like Sergiu Petrescu has been cut.
Universe managing to block the knees to the body from Petrescu.
Universe tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Petrescu working Universe over with knees to the body.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Petrescu blocks a body shot from Universe.
A hook to the body from Petrescu.
Petrescu unloads a knee to the mid-section. Universe lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
A nice left hand lands by Petrescu.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Petrescu.
Knees in the clinch landing for Petrescu.
Petrescu blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Petrescu trying to land knees to the body.
Petrescu scores with a shoulder strike.
Petrescu scores with a shoulder strike.
Universe is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Petrescu is defending well for now.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A short right from Petrescu on the inside.
Petrescu lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Universe backwards.
Petrescu escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Petrescu blocks the body kick.
A quick step to the side and Petrescu tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Nice defenses there by Universe.
Petrescu scores with a jab.
Universe takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Universe throws a sloppy body shot
and Petrescu counters with a right hand to the body.
Petrescu keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Universe ducks under a wild hook from Petrescu.
Universe darts in and clinches Petrescu up against the cage.
Petrescu lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Petrescu lands a nice shot to the body.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Universe avoiding damage as Petrescu throws knees to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Petrescu tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Universe's elbow.
Petrescu tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Universe's elbow.
Petrescu blocks the elbow strike.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Petrescu.
Petrescu is leaning against Universe and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Petrescu works on Universe's body with a couple of short punches.
Universe missing with knees to the body.
Universe is trying to break the clinch but Petrescu has him pressed against the cage.
Universe tries to land knees in the clinch but Petrescu avoids the damage to the body.
Knees in the clinch landing for Petrescu.
Universe lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Petrescu has a couple of punches blocked by Universe.
Petrescu lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Petrescu tries a body shot but Universe blocks it.
Petrescu lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Petrescu working aggressively here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Sergiu Petrescu dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Sergiu Petrescu's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Petrescu connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Universe throws a lazy head kick
and Petrescu counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Petrescu throws a hook to the side of Universe's head but Universe sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Despite the aggression on Universe's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Universe throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Petrescu feinted there with a counter leg kick.
Universe takes a shot to the body in his stride.
We've been told by Petrescu's head coaches at Elite Strikers that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Universe takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Universe tries to clinch but Petrescu moves out of range.
Universe misses with a wild body shot.
Mr Universe seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A jab from Petrescu finds it's way through Universe's defenses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Universe swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Universe doesn't manage to clinch there - Petrescu circles away.
Universe throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Petrescu connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Petrescu misses with a looping left.
Universe looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Universe throws a right hand that Petrescu ducks under and follows up with a left that Petrescu also avoids with ease.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Petrescu misses with a wild combination.
Petrescu works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Mr Universe is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Universe closes the distance looking to clinch
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
and Petrescu counters with a thumping low kick.
Universe misses with a series of wild punches.
Universe tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Petrescu tried to counter with a leg kick but Universe avoided it.
Universe fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
An attempted straight right counter from Petrescu misses the target.
Petrescu bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Universe's head backwards.
Universe throws an off balance right hand
and Petrescu counters with a stiff right hand.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Petrescu takes a swing at Universe's ribcage but misses.
Petrescu lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Universe throws a nice looking combination but Petrescu bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
A lazy left from Petrescu finds it's target.
Petrescu is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Universe is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Some bone on bone action there as Petrescu checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Petrescu lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Universe misses with a wild body shot.
Universe closes the distance but Petrescu moves to the side
and Petrescu cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Petrescu throws a leg kick
and Universe counters with a left and a right that stings Petrescu.
Universe swings widly with a right hand
and Petrescu counters with a good low kick that Universe was not able to check.
Petrescu is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Universe can do to turn this around?
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Universe clinches up with Petrescu and pushes him back against the cage.
Sergiu Petrescu has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Petrescu avoiding damage as Universe throws knees to the body.
Universe is trying to stall.
The referee calls for Universe to work.
Petrescu on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
A short uppercut from Petrescu.
Petrescu utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Petrescu with a knee to the head.
It looks like Mr Universe has been cut.
Universe wants to break free but Petrescu has control.
Petrescu tries to throw a body punch but Universe avoids it by throwing Petrescu back against the cage.
Universe is looking to break free of the clinch but Petrescu has double underhooks.
Petrescu lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Universe misses with an elbow over the top.
Petrescu managing to block the knees to the body from Universe.
Universe avoiding damage as Petrescu throws knees to the body.
Petrescu lands a hook that snaps the head of Universe backwards.
Petrescu on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Universe tries to land knees in the clinch but Petrescu avoids the damage to the body.
Universe blocking some punches.
Universe tries to land knees in the clinch but Petrescu avoids the damage to the body.
Universe tries to land knees in the clinch but Petrescu avoids the damage to the body.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Petrescu gets through Universe's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Petrescu tries to land knees in the clinch but Universe avoids the damage to the body.
Petrescu has a couple of punches blocked by Universe.
Petrescu softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
A left hand lands to the body for Petrescu.
Petrescu misses with a hook from the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Sergiu Petrescu dominated that second round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. And we move into the final round!
Universe takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Petrescu avoids the body shot from Universe.
Universe is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Petrescu rather than just go for the knockout.
Universe takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Petrescu connects with a body shot.
Universe misses with the combination.
Universe throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Universe misses with a hook
and Petrescu counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Petrescu takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Petrescu - that will leave a mark!
Universe takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
A punch lands to the side of Petrescu 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Universe avoids the body shot from Petrescu.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Universe looks to land a combination but Petrescu avoids it well.
Petrescu misses with a looping right.
Universe thows a leg kick but Petrescu checks it
and Petrescu connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Petrescu misses with an uppercut.
Petrescu moves out of the way of the counter high kick fromUniverse.
Universe wants to clinch up but Petrescu keeps it at a distance.
Universe tries to close the distance and clinch but Petrescu swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Petrescu misses with a jab, cross combination.
Universe wants to clinch but Petrescu slips to the side
and Petrescu cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Petrescu has managed to clinch.
Universe lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Petrescu is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Universe is defending well for now.
Petrescu breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Petrescu moves out of range of the body kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Petrescu throws a series of punches but Universe avoids them all with ease.
Petrescu slips a straight right by Universe.
Universe throws a predictable looking body shot
and Petrescu counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Sergiu Petrescu is winning the standup battle so far.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Universe takes the fight into the clinch.
Universe misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Petrescu swings away with an uppercut that misses.
A short right from Petrescu.
Universe blocking some punches.
Still in the clinch, Petrescu scores with a nice short uppercut.
Petrescu blocks an uppercut.
Universe is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Petrescu is keeping busy.
Petrescu cracks Universe with a nice body shot.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Universe stalling.
Sergiu Petrescu is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Universe managing to block the knees to the body from Petrescu.
Universe blocking some punches.
A short right from Petrescu on the inside.
Petrescu has Universe pressed against the cage, preventing Universe from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Universe's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Universe tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Jab by Petrescu.
Universe throws a lazy body kick
and Petrescu counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Petrescu lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Universe at a distance.
Petrescu scores with a jab.
Petrescu lands a nice shot to the body.
Petrescu connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Universe's hands.
Universe is rocked!
Petrescu dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Universe. That did some damage!
Universe is still on wobbly legs! Can Petrescu finish 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.
Universe takes one to the chin there.
Petrescu lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Petrescu scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Petrescu throws a push kick but Universe slaps the foot to one side.
Petrescu slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Universe needs to keep his hands up - Petrescu had a free shot at his head there.
Petrescu lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Universe has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Universe scores with a kick to the body.
Nice uppercut lands for Petrescu. That snapped Universe's head back.
Universe tries to land a front kick but Petrescu steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Ohhhhh! A huge head kick from Petrescu! Universe is out on his feet! Petrescu rushes in and throws more strikes. The ref is looking closely - Universe is covering up but the punishment is just too much and the ref steps in to stop the fight! Universe is staring into space, just thankful that the beatdown has ended. Brutal finish.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:43 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Sergiu Petrescu!
A relieved looking Sergiu Petrescu thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
Mr Universe was interviewed post fight and said 'thats it!
moving down to 170 weight class'.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Vladimir Emelienko (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Laverne Mazzola (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Emelienko's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Sedar Diakhate is a refugee who recently entered europe. After signing up f. Mazzola is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Il Canto Degli Italiani. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the lightweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
9 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Vladimir Emelienko!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
12 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Laverne Mazzola!
The judges for this bout are Alyssa Summers, Dean Styles and Eddie Farnsworth.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mazzola walks into a left hand.
Mazzola stuns Emelienko with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Mazzola keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Emelienko tests Mazzola's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Mazzola fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Emelienko avoids it really well and circles away.
It looked like Emelienko wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Mazzola keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Emelienko moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Mazzola throws a big shot that misses.
Mazzola is looking to clinch but Emelienko is avoiding it.
Emelienko throwing a counter right hand but Mazzola manages to avoid it.
We've been told by Emelienko's head coaches at 🔥 that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Emelienko lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Mazzola thumps Emelienko with a low kick.
We can't be sure of the tactics at this early stage but we have heard that Mazzola has been working on his takedowns a lot in the buildup to the fight and we can only assume he's going to look to take this to the mat.
A big right from Emelienko misses.
Mazzola staying out of range there.
Emelienko uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Mazzola.
Emelienko throws a series of punches but Mazzola avoids them all with ease.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Mazzola avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mazzola throws out a powerful jab.
Emelienko doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Emelienko ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Mazzola moves away.
Mazzola on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
A nice inside leg kick there by Mazzola. That's going to slow Emelienko down.
Emelienko checks a leg kick nicely.
Emelienko takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Emelienko checks a leg kick nicely.
Mazzola wants to slow Emelienko down by chopping away at his legs.
Emelienko swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Mazzola! But no joy.
Emelienko takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Emelienko just misses with a punch to the body.
Mazzola on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Emelienko connects with a right hand. Mazzola shakes it off.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Mazzola uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Emelienko.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Emelienko misses with a left hand
and Mazzola counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Mazzola.
Mazzola throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Emelienko works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Emelienko wants to stand and escape but Mazzola is having none of it.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Mazzola throws a big right hand that misses.
Emelienko wants to get back to his feet but Mazzola is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Mazzola tries to free his leg and advance position but Emelienko is retaining full guard.
Mazzola is looking to work some ground and pound but Emelienko has wrist control.
Mazzola trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
Mazzola's corner is telling him to maintain position.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Mazzola ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Mazzola cracks a nice hook into Emelienko's ribs.
Emelienko connects with a crisp jab.
Mazzola uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Emelienko.
Mazzola uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Emelienko.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Emelienko throws a jab when Mazzola was well out of range.
Emelienko ducks under a wild hook from Mazzola.
Emelienko misses with an uppercut. Mazzola saw that one coming.
Mazzola lands with a cross.
Mazzola moves out of range of the strikes.
Mazzola looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Emelienko keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Mazzola.
Emelienko misses with a straight right.
Mazzola fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Emelienko sprawls well initially but Mazzola persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Emelienko pushes Mazzola off and gets back to his feet.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Emelienko shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Emelienko misses the body punch
and Mazzola connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Emelienko rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Mazzola moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Mazzola pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Emelienko appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
The fighters circling - Emelienko throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Emelienko on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Mazzola. Mazzola obviously looking to wear him down.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Emelienko gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Emelienko has momentary wrist control but Mazzola slips an elbow through the middle.
Emelienko keeping moving, preventing Mazzola from controlling successfully.
Mazzola missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Mazzola throwing strikes from guard but Emelienko blocks nicely.
Emelienko is edging up against the cage. He's using the cage to get back to his feet. Nice work there - the fighters are clinched.
A left hand lands to the body for Mazzola.
Mazzola tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Emelienko's elbow.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Mazzola misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Emelienko.
Emelienko tries to work over Mazzola's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Mazzola tries to land knees in the clinch but Emelienko avoids the damage to the body.
Emelienko misses with a short punch on the inside.
Mazzola goes for a takedown attempt but Emelienko pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
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 Emelienko will probably get the nod.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Mazzola moves out of range of the leg kick from Emelienko.
Mazzola uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Emelienko.
Emelienko misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Mazzola counters with a straight right hand.
Emelienko on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Mazzola. Mazzola obviously looking to wear him down.
Emelienko takes a swing at Mazzola's ribcage but misses.
Vladimir Emelienko is winning the standup battle so far.
Emelienko misses with a lunging right hand
and Mazzola counters with a left and a right that stings Emelienko.
Mazzola scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Emelienko throws a hook but Mazzola avoids it easily.
Emelienko throws an overhand right that lands on Mazzola's shoulder, as Mazzola tries to avoid the shot.
Mazzola 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.
Mazzola with a poor takedown
and Emelienko cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Mazzola throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Emelienko scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Mazzola doesn't seem bothered though.
Mazzola on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Emelienko connects with a looping right hand.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mazzola cracks Emelienko with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Emelienko throws a hook but Mazzola avoids it easily.
Mazzola tries to clinch but Emelienko moves out of range.
Mazzola uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Emelienko.
Emelienko moves out of range of the strikes.
It looked like Emelienko wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Emelienko is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Mazzola takes a swing at Emelienko's ribcage but misses.
Mazzola throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Emelienko throws out a loose jab but Mazzola uses good head movement to avoid it.
Mazzola looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Mazzola throws a lazy uppercut
and Emelienko counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Emelienko throws a poor cross that misses
and Mazzola counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Good exchange - Emelienko coming out on top.
Emelienko tries to close the distance and clinch up but Mazzola swats him away and circles back towards the center.
The fight stays on the outside here - Emelienko looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mazzola clinches with his opponent.
Emelienko breaks the clinch.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Emelienko blocks a jab.
Mazzola gets in close and instigates a clinch.
A frustrated look appears on Emelienko's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Emelienko misses with a hook to the ribs.
Mazzola is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Emelienko is defending well.
Emelienko misses with a punch on the inside.
Mazzola misses with a body punch.
A head punch on the inside from Mazzola fails to land.
A short left from Emelienko.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Emelienko.
A short right from Mazzola on the inside.
Emelienko wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Emelienko escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Mazzola feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Emelienko's calf.
Mazzola throws a body punch but Emelienko moves out of range.
Mazzola rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Emelienko moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Emelienko is looking to counter punch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Emelienko has Mazzola up against the cage in a clinch.
A left hand lands to the body for Mazzola.
Emelienko lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Mazzola.
Emelienko can't find room to land a body shot as Mazzola controls the action.
Mazzola lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Mazzola works on Emelienko's body with a couple of short punches.
Mazzola digs a right hand into Emelienko's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Emelienko's gas tank.
Mazzola blocking some punches.
Mazzola misses with a punch on the inside.
Mazzola is trying to drag Emelienko to the mat but Emelienko just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Vladimir Emelienko has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Laverne Mazzola.
A hook to the body from Emelienko.
Mazzola lands with a left to the head.
Emelienko can't find room to land a body shot as Mazzola controls the action.
Emelienko goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Mazzola.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Mazzola.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mazzola lands with a light punch inside.
Mazzola prevents a body shot from Emelienko.
Emelienko swings wildly with an uppercut but Mazzola uses good head movement to avoid it.
Emelienko lands with a right to the head.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Mazzola tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Emelienko's elbow.
Mazzola tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Emelienko's elbow.
Mazzola lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Emelienko backwards.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Mazzola creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Emelienko's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Mazzola slips a jab from Emelienko.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Mazzola! But no joy.
Emelienko misses with a body shot
and Mazzola counters with a one-two to the body.
Mazzola slips under a jab from Emelienko.
A little jabbing left from Mazzola on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Emelienko takes a jab right on the kisser.
Emelienko walks into a straight right hand from Mazzola.
Emelienko walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Emelienko throws out a loose jab but Mazzola uses good head movement to avoid it.
Emelienko smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Laverne Mazzola showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
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.
Mazzola thows a left - swing and a miss!
Mazzola takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Mazzola just misses with a punch to the body.
Emelienko lands the left hand.
Mazzola scores with a punch to the head.
Mazzola wants to clinch up but Emelienko keeps it at a distance.
Emelienko displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Mazzola.
Emelienko tries to move into range but Mazzola moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Emelienko connects with a body shot.
Mazzola shoots in and gets a takedown into Emelienko's guard.
Emelienko pushes Mazzola off and gets back to his feet.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Mazzola lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Emelienko scores with a hook.
Emelienko defending well as Mazzola loads up on a big left hand.
A telegraphed right hand from Mazzola misses the target.
Mazzola slips a jab from Emelienko.
Emelienko cracks Mazzola with a good jab.
Emelienko throws the left hand but Mazzola avoids the punch easily.
Emelienko checks a low kick from Mazzola.
Emelienko misses with a body shot
and Mazzola counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Mazzola throws an overhand right that lands on Emelienko's shoulder, as Emelienko tries to avoid the shot.
Mazzola misses with a looping left.
A big right from Emelienko misses.
Mazzola is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Mazzola throws the left hand but Emelienko avoids the punch easily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Emelienko throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Mazzola stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
A nice inside leg kick there by Mazzola. That's going to slow Emelienko down.
Mazzola lunges at Emelienko with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Emelienko's hand.
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!
Emelienko lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Emelienko is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Mazzola.
Mazzola keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Emelienko throws out a loose jab but Mazzola uses good head movement to avoid it.
Emelienko connects with a leg kick. Mazzola looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Emelienko pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Mazzola waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Emelienko.
Emelienko fires out a quick counter leg kick but Mazzola just manages to avoid it.
Emelienko tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Mazzola was well out of range. Poor timing from Emelienko.
Mazzola is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Mazzola uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Emelienko.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Emelienko looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Emelienko misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Mazzola counters with a good low kick that Emelienko was not able to check.
Mazzola scores with a leg kick.
Mazzola tries to clinch up.
Emelienko fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Mazzola manages to avoid it.
Mazzola fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Mazzola uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Emelienko.
Mazzola ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Mazzola misses with a body shot.
Mazzola takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Mazzola throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Mazzola takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Mazzola lands with a straight right. Emelienko didn't see that one coming.
Emelienko looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Mazzola misses with a body shot.
Mazzola misses with the body kick
and Emelienko counters with a lovely straight right hand!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Emelienko scores with a nice strike.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Mazzola steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Emelienko.
Mazzola works Emelienko's body with a nice hook.
Emelienko misses with a shot to the body
and Mazzola counters with an outside leg kick.
Emelienko tries to bum rush Mazzola with a series of wild strikes but Mazzola uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Mazzola keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Emelienko throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Emelienko misses with a wild body shot.
A looping hook to the body misses from Emelienko. Mazzola does a little dance to reset his feet.
Emelienko tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Mazzola was well out of range. Poor timing from Emelienko.
And Mazzola tries to counter it with a takedown but Emelienko pushes his down on his head and steps out.
Mazzola moves out of range of the strikes.
Mazzola feints the counter takedown.
Mazzola is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Emelienko.
Emelienko scores with a jab to the body.
Emelienko just misses with a punch to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Vladimir Emelienko clearly takes that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Mazzola connects with a looping right hand.
Mazzola connects with a right hand. Emelienko shakes it off.
Emelienko misses with a hook.
Mazzola connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Emelienko lands with a right hand.
Emelienko moves away from the strike by Mazzola.
Emelienko misses with a looping right.
Mazzola ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Emelienko lands an overhand right.
Mazzola misses with a jab, cross combination.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Mazzola uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Emelienko.
Mazzola swings for the body but Emelienko moves out of range.
Mazzola darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Emelienko lands with a cross.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Emelienko tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Mazzola was well out of range. Poor timing from Emelienko.
Mazzola is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.
A slow jab from Emelienko misses its intended target.
Mazzola misses with a looping right.
Emelienko tries to clinch but Mazzola moves out of range.
Emelienko pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Mazzola looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Mazzola clobbers Emelienko with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Mazzola ducks under a wild hook from Emelienko.
Mazzola defending well as Emelienko loads up on a big left hand.
Mazzola throws a leg kick but Emelienko moved away.
Mazzola missing with a left hand there. Emelienko was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Emelienko tries to clinch up but Mazzola circles away and keeps his distance.
Mazzola misses with a looping left.
A quick step to the side and Emelienko tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Emelienko slips under a jab.
Emelienko connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Mazzola's hands.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nice defenses there by Mazzola.
Mazzola 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.
Mazzola lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Mazzola throws a jab when Emelienko was well out of range.
A jab from Mazzola misses.
Emelienko avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Emelienko sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Emelienko throws a jab when Mazzola was well out of range.
Mazzola wants to clinch.
Emelienko ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Mazzola moves away.
A big right from Mazzola misses.
Emelienko throws a jab but it's blocked by Mazzola.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The fighters circling - Emelienko throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Mazzola looks to land a combination but Emelienko avoids it well.
Mazzola throws an off balance right hand
and Mazzola takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Emelienko throws out a loose jab but Mazzola uses good head movement to avoid it.
Mazzola moves out of range of the strikes.
Emelienko misses with a two punch combination.
Mazzola misses with a low kick.
Emelienko missing with a left hand there. Mazzola was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Mazzola feints and then cracks Emelienko's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Emelienko down.
Emelienko misses with an uppercut.
A solid leg kick lands there for Emelienko.
Emelienko scores with a sloppy right hand. Mazzola should have avoided that one.
Vladimir Emelienko is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Emelienko ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mazzola scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Mazzola throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Mazzola takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Mazzola punishes Emelienko's body with a nice straight punch.
Mazzola on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Mazzola misses with a straight left.
Emelienko lands the left hand.
Mazzola throws a big shot that misses.
Emelienko throws a big counter combination but Mazzola scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
Emelienko throws a lazy right hand but Mazzola sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Mazzola tries to clinch there but Emelienko circles away.
Mazzola uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Emelienko.
Emelienko uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Mazzola.
Mazzola ducks under a wild hook from Emelienko.
Emelienko finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
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 Vladimir Emelienko will probably get the nod.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
Emelienko scores with a crisp jab that stopped Mazzola in his tracks.
Mazzola throws a jab but it's blocked by Emelienko.
Mazzola lunges at Emelienko with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Emelienko's hand.
Mazzola scores with a nice right hand.
Mazzola uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Emelienko.
Emelienko scores with a punch to the head.
Emelienko misses with a body shot.
Mazzola has taken the fight to the clinch.
Mazzola lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Mazzola prevents a body shot from Emelienko.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Mazzola gets through Emelienko's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Mazzola misses with a hook to the ribs.
Mazzola softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Emelienko misses with a hook to the ribs.
Emelienko's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Emelienko scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Laverne Mazzola seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Emelienko struggles to land a body shot inside as Mazzola controls his hands.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mazzola misses with a hook from the clinch.
Mazzola fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Emelienko misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Mazzola pushes Emelienko back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Emelienko breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Mazzola blocks a jab.
A jab from Mazzola does it's job there.
Mazzola closes this distance looking for a takedown but Emelienko circles away.
Emelienko throws out a loose jab but Mazzola uses good head movement to avoid it.
Mazzola throws a chopping leg kick but Emelienko manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Mazzola connects with a nice looking jab.
Emelienko misses with a left hand
and Mazzola counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Mazzola waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Emelienko.
Emelienko cracks Mazzola with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Mazzola throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Emelienko sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Laverne Mazzola has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Vladimir Emelienko is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mazzola misses with a straight right.
Emelienko moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Mazzola is looking to clinch.
Emelienko ducks under a wild hook from Mazzola.
Emelienko fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Mazzola on the side of the head.
Emelienko is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Emelienko uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Mazzola.
Emelienko tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Mazzola was well out of range. Poor timing from Emelienko.
Mazzola looks to land a right hand but Emelienko moved out of range.
Mazzola misses with a straight left.
Emelienko appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Mazzola throws a shot from downtown. Emelienko moves away and avoids it.
Emelienko throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Emelienko misses with a looping left.
Mazzola lands a jab to the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Emelienko throws an overhand right that lands on Mazzola's shoulder, as Mazzola tries to avoid the shot.
A punch combination from Emelienko misses.
Emelienko ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Mazzola connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Emelienko throws a lazy right hand but Mazzola sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Emelienko throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Mazzola.
Emelienko misses with a looping left.
Mazzola wants to counter with a clinch but Emelienko pushes him away.
Mazzola throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Emelienko counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Emelienko throws a jab but it's blocked by Mazzola.
Emelienko displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Mazzola throws out the jab.
Mazzola misses with a hook.
Mazzola wants to clinch up but Emelienko keeps it at a distance.
Emelienko misses with a straight left.
Mazzola fails to land with a series of punches.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mazzola throws an overhand right that lands on Emelienko's shoulder, as Emelienko tries to avoid the shot.
A little feinted left hand from Emelienko on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Mazzola circles away from the clinch attempt.
Emelienko ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Mazzola moves away.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Mazzola! But no joy.
Emelienko waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Mazzola.
Mazzola looks to score with a jab to the body but Emelienko is just out of range.
Mazzola ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Mazzola is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Emelienko.
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!
Emelienko displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Mazzola.
Emelienko looks to throw the jab but Mazzola is out of range.
Mazzola throws a lazy right hand but Emelienko sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Emelienko staying out of range there.
Mazzola keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Laverne Mazzola.
I think Emelienko 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 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Alyssa Summers scores the fight 49:46
Judge Dean Styles scores the fight 47:49
Judge Eddie Farnsworth scores the fight 48:47
In favor of your winner, by split decision... Vladimir Emelienko!
Vladimir Emelienko is the new lightweight champion!
A very excited looking Vladimir Emelienko made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Aldo Vurny (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Gerry Kelly (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Kelly has chosen Alternative Ulster - SLF as his entrance music. On his way into the cage it seems that Aldo Vurny has been attacked by a crazed fan! It looks like it might have been the just bleed guy! Luckily Aldo Vurny seems to be OK! I thought that lunatic was in prison!?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 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
8 - 4 - 0, fighting out of New York, Aldo Vurny!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
10 - 1 - 1, fighting out of New York, Gerry Kelly!
The judges for this bout are Russell Pearce, Columbo Gatti and Steve Montenegro.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A big right from Kelly misses.
Vurny changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
Kelly scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Kelly lands with a straight right. Vurny didn't see that one coming.
Nice takedown defense from Kelly. No joy for Vurny on that attempt.
Vurny takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Kelly lets loose with a powerful body kick. Vurny will feel that in the morning.
Kelly lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Kelly scores with a decent looking hook.
Kelly is looking to slow Vurny down with leg kicks.
Vurny misses with a wild combination.
The fighters circling - Kelly throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Vurny half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Kelly lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
It looks like Aldo Vurny has been cut.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kelly displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Vurny.
Vurny misses with a takedown attempt - Kelly sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Kelly looks like he wants to counter punch here.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Aldo Vurny. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Nice shot lands for Kelly.
Kelly throws a low kick but it's checked well by Vurny.
Vurny changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
Kelly is looking to land body kicks.
Kelly lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Vurny on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Kelly swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Vurny counters with a shoot takedown. Kelly fights it but they end up in guard.
Vurny postures up in Kelly's guard and throws a big left but Kelly blocks it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Vurny loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Kelly keeping moving, preventing Vurny from controlling successfully.
Vurny working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Kelly's head.
Kelly preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Vurny looking to pass the guard.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Vurny with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Vurny trying to control the position from guard on top but Kelly is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Kelly utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Vurny postures up in Kelly's guard and throws a big left but Kelly blocks it.
Vurny postures up and lands a big shot to Kelly's brow.
Vurny prevents Kelly from getting back to his feet.
Vurny trying to control but Kelly is working from the bottom.
Vurny missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Kelly working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Vurny.
Vurny throwing strikes but missing.
Vurny landing some decent shots from guard.
Vurny throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Kelly works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Vurny throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Kelly works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Vurny postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
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.
Vurny trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Vurny trying to control but Kelly is working from the bottom.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
Vurny postures up and lands a big shot to Kelly's brow.
Vurny throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Kelly works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Vurny working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Kelly utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Vurny stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Kelly swivels though and keeps the full guard.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Vurny accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Vurny throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Kelly works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Vurny controls from within his opponent's guard.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Kelly fails with an attempt to clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Gerry Kelly dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Aldo Vurny's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Vurny fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Kelly! But no joy.
Kelly has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Vurny checks a leg kick.
Vurny slips under a jab from Kelly.
Kelly throws a sloppy head kick
and Vurny counters with a takedown into side control! That could mean trouble for Kelly!
Vurny has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Vurny prevents Kelly from escaping the position.
Vurny is trying to ground and pound but Kelly uses the momentary lack of control by Vurny to regain half guard.
Kelly is refusing to be controlled, as Vurny sits in half guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Vurny is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Vurny passes the guard and advances to mount!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kelly is trying to escape but when you're mounted that's not too easy.
Kelly is squirming around, avoiding Vurny's attempts to control the action.
Vurny misses with a series of strikes from mount. He'll no doubt be working on his ground and pound when he gets back to the gym.
Vurny landing punches.
Vurny misses with a series of strikes from mount. He'll no doubt be working on his ground and pound when he gets back to the gym.
Vurny can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Kelly is looking to escape.
Vurny thuds his fist into the canvas! Oooouch!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kelly's corner are shouting for him to stand up but that's bad cornering - how is he meant to stand up when he's mounted? He should be looking to improve his position on the ground before trying to stand back up.
Aldo Vurny overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Vurny landing strikes from the mount and Kelly is in trouble!
Vurny looking to ground and pound but Kelly is blocking nicely.
Vurny sends his fist crashing into the mat - the crowd let out a collective ooooooh. Let's hope he's not broken it!
Vurny throwing sloppy strikes here. Perhaps if he tightened up his striking from such a dominant position, he'd be able to finish easier.
Vurny throwing sloppy strikes here. Perhaps if he tightened up his striking from such a dominant position, he'd be able to finish easier.
Vurny landing strikes, looking to finish!
Kelly avoids a series of strikes thrown by Vurny.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Vurny raining down hammerfists from mount.
Vurny landing strikes, looking to finish!
Kelly holding onto his opponent's waist for dear life, as Vurny tries to land some strikes to get him to release his grip.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Vurny thowing shots but they're missing.
Vurny raining down hammerfists from mount.
Vurny jumps to side control looking for an arm triangle but Kelly manages to avoid the submission attempt.
Vurny is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Kelly knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Kelly is working hard to escape and get back to his feet. After a battle for position, Vurny asserts his dominance and retains side control.
Vurny tries to score with some ground and pound. Kelly controls his posture well this time though and the shots don't do any damage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Vurny looking to punish the body of his opponent here but Kelly is avoiding damage well.
Vurny postures up a little and throws a couple of hammerfists but they don't connect properly.
Vurny working the head with strikes.
Vurny goes for an armbar! This could be all over! Wait, no, Kelly rolls with the submission and now he's on top in Vurny's guard! Nice work there by Kelly!
Vurny bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Kelly's guard.
Kelly working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Vurny.
Kelly manages to escape and get back to his feet.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Vurny misses with a takedown
and Kelly counters with a nice leg kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Aldo Vurny dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Aldo Vurny's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
Kelly dodges the punch combination from Vurny.
Kelly scores with a three punch combo!
Kelly has taken the fight to the clinch.
I was talking to Vurny's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Kelly tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Kelly gets underhooks to prevent Vurny's takedown attempt.
Kelly lands with a short head shot on the inside.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kelly misses with a punch to the body.
Kelly cracks Vurny with a nice body shot.
Kelly tries a body shot but Vurny blocks it.
Kelly is leaning against Vurny and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Kelly landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Vurny avoiding damage as Kelly throws knees to the body.
Kelly working Vurny over with knees to the body.
Vurny takes a knee right on the jaw!
Kelly scores a nice knee to the body.
Kelly can't find room to land a body shot as Vurny controls the action.
Nice body punch from Kelly.
Kelly lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Kelly lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Vurny or not.
Kelly breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Kelly throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Vurny on the side of the head.
Kelly connects with an inside leg kick.
Kelly thows a left - swing and a miss!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Vurny steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Kelly.
Kelly looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Kelly jabbing away but nothing is landing.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Kelly has taken the fight to the clinch.
Kelly lands with a left to the head.
Kelly using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Vurny has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Kelly lands a body punch in the clinch.
Kelly manages to break the clinch.
Vurny uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Kelly.
Kelly clinches with his opponent.
Kelly lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Kelly scores with a nice hook to the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kelly works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Kelly tries to work over Vurny's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Still in the clinch, Kelly scores with a nice short uppercut.
Kelly breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Vurny throws a right hand that Kelly ducks under and follows up with a left that Kelly also avoids with ease.
Kelly lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Vurny ducks under a wild hook from Kelly.
Kelly tries to land a front kick but Vurny steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Vurny appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
Gerry Kelly seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Kelly thuds his right hand into Vurny's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Some wild striking there from Kelly.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kelly looks to land a left hand but Vurny moved out of range nicely.
Vurny throws a one two combo.
Vurny avoids a punch combination nicely.
Vurny is trying hard to land a takedown here. Kelly sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Vurny throws a right and a left that both miss.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Vurny takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Kelly throws a body shot but no joy.
Gerry Kelly seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Vurny fails with the takedown
and Kelly cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
And that's the end of the fight!
Gerry Kelly comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Kelly has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Russell Pearce scores the fight 28:29
Judge Columbo Gatti scores the fight 28:29
Judge Steve Montenegro scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Gerry Kelly! Gerry Kelly retains his light heavyweight title!
Gerry Kelly really struggled to get his t-shirt on before his hand was raised. Making sure that AnonymouS logo gets some air time is pretty tricky when you're all sweaty.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Vaclav Mika (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Brick Mansion (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Mika comes to the cage accompanied by Notorious Big - Just a memory. Vaclav Mika could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Brick Mansion's chin.
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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
13 - 4 - 0, fighting out of New York, Vaclav Mika!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
10 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Brick Mansion!
The judges for this bout are Steve Montenegro, Columbo Gatti and Joseph Jones.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mika misses with a low kick.
Mika throws out a loose jab but Mansion uses good head movement to avoid it.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Mansion.
Mika takes one on the button.
It looks like Vaclav Mika has been cut.
Mika blocks a jab.
Mika stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Mika wants it to stay on the feet.
Mika is looking to counter the offense by Mansion and move into the clinch.
Mika's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Mansion connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Mika scrambles back to his feet.
Mansion misses with an uppercut.
Mika fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Mansion manages to avoid it.
Mansion darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Mansion cracks Mika with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Mika fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Mansion on the side of the head.
Mansion bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Mika taking punishment in the form of punches.
Mansion cracks Mika with a big right hand but Mika just smiles back at him and invites him to have another go.
Mika taking a bit of punishment here - Mansion scoring with strikes.
Mika is in a tricky position. We've heard reports from his gym mates at Morbid Conditioning, Trans, Esc School $1000 that he's been drilling escapes, so let's see if he can get back to his feet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mika is trying to improve his position.
Mika takes a couple of big shots there - the referee warns him that he has to defend himself better.
Vaclav Mika's cut is getting worse.
Mansion cracks Mika with an elbow. That is naaassty.
Vaclav Mika's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Vaclav Mika's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:36 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Brick Mansion!
After the fight, Brick Mansion was humble in paying tribute to his opponent but made it clear he wants to go on to bigger and better things. It seemed to go down well with the crowd who cheered him loudly.
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