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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Guy Georges (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Holden James (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). James has chosen Aerials as his entrance music. 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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185 lbs
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184 lbs
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BJJ Red Belt
Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
20 - 14 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Guy Georges!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
36 - 23 - 1, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Holden James!
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, and Frank Antenori.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Georges connects with a solid leg kick.
James wants to slow Georges down by chopping away at his legs.
Georges connects with a right hand. James shakes it off.
Georges 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.
James throws a head kick that misses.
Georges scores with a nice strike.
Georges avoids the head kick by James.
James throws a head kick that misses.
Georges scores with a jab to the head.
James tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
James throws a head kick that misses.
James shoots in for a takedown but Georges shows good takedown defense.
Nice shot by Georges.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
James throws a head kick that misses
and Georges counters with a single leg into guard. James didn't expect that.
James looks winded!
Georges stands up over James, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Georges passes into half guard.
Georges wants to work for an arm triangle but James is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
James really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Georges. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Georges lands a nice short elbow.
James is rocked!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Georges lands a massive shot from half guard that has rocked James! More strikes land and this one is all over! Georges jumps to his feet and is applauded loudly by the crowd!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:22 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Guy Georges!
An out of breath Guy Georges thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Peter Smith (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tony Ramos (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Smith comes to the cage accompanied by Crazy Train. Ramos has chosen Disco Song as his entrance music. The fight MMA fans around the world have waited their entire lives for!
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149 lbs
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145 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
13 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Peter Smith!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
12 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Tony Ramos!
The judges for this bout are , Jack Bonds and Frank Antenori.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ramos tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Ramos throws a combination that misses
and Smith counters with a takedown into side control! That could mean trouble for Ramos!
Ramos on the wrong end of some ground and pound.
Smith staying calm.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Smith is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Ramos has escaped the position, nice work there.
Ramos pushes Smith away and creates a bit of space to escape. He's almost out here... but no, Smith gets a good hold of his legs and remains firmly in side control.
Ramos is looking to regain half guard here but Smith keeps moving and retains side control.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Smith scores with a couple of nice shots to the head there. The referee takes a look at Ramos to see if he's OK.
That's one minute gone in the round.
You can see the frustration on Ramos's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Ramos throws a couple of strikes even though he's not really in a good position to do so.
Smith prevents Ramos from escaping the position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Ramos takes a couple of big shots there - the referee warns him that he has to defend himself better.
Smith wants to lay and pray for a moment but Ramos keeps working.
Ramos is pushing Smith's head away, looking to escape. Smith manages to hold on to the position though.
Smith working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Ramos tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Smith wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Smith lands a knee to the body and a forearm to the face.
Ramos tries to buck Smith off but Smith is having none of it.
Smith is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Ramos knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Ramos can't do much from the bottom here.
Ramos wants to get back to his feet but Smith is dominant here and he's now got Ramos's back!
Ramos is trying to shake Smith off. He's managed it and has hopped back to his feet! Smith won't be happy about giving up the dominant position.
Smith blocks a head kick by Ramos.
Smith's corner calls for a 1-2. Smith obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Ramos pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Ramos shoots in looking for a takedown but Smith manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Ramos's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Smith looks to land a combination but Ramos avoids it well.
Ramos throws a head kick that misses.
Ramos throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Smith feinted with a counter takedown.
Ramos throws a sloppy head kick and Smith moves out of range easily.
Smith lands a glancing blow to the side of Ramos's head.
Smith checks a low kick from Ramos.
Ramos looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Ramos is rocked!
It looks like Tony Ramos has been cut.
BOOM! Smith lands a beautiful left hook that drops Ramos. Ramos tries to recover but Smith is having none of it, landing more punishing shots from mount. One final crushing shot and Ramos lies motionless on the canvas. The fight is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:34 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Peter Smith!
Peter Smith decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
Tony Ramos spoke after the fight, saying 'THIS WAS A FUCKING FIGHT I WILL KICK HIS ASS IN A REMATCH AND THANK YOU MOTHER FUCKER'.
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Yngwie Malmsteen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Yong Wright (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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144 lbs
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Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Insanely flexible |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
27 - 15 - 0, fighting out of New York, Yngwie Malmsteen!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
13 - 8 - 1, fighting out of London, Yong Wright!
The judges for this bout are Don Winkell, Frank Antenori and Timothy Bukovac.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Malmsteen walks into a stiff left hand from Wright.
Malmsteen uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Wright.
A quick step to the side and Malmsteen tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Malmsteen takes a swing at Wright's ribcage but misses.
A little jabbing left from Wright on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Wright throws a right hand that misses
and Malmsteen counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Wright jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Malmsteen ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Donk. Wright catches Malmsteen right on the button with a cross.
Nice shot lands for Wright.
Malmsteen staying out of range there.
Malmsteen moves out of range as Wright strikes.
Wright throws a hook but Malmsteen avoids it easily.
Yong Wright seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A nice inside leg kick there by Malmsteen. That's going to slow Wright down.
Wright misses with a looping left.
Wright throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Wright misses with a left hand
enabling Malmsteen to counter with a crisp jab.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Wright ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Malmsteen throws a body punch but Wright moves out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Wright misses with a looping left.
Wright keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Nice straight punches there by Wright. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Wright.
Malmsteen lands a nice looking body shot.
We can't be sure of the tactics at this early stage but we have heard that Wright 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.
Wright looks to land a left hand but Malmsteen moved out of range nicely.
Malmsteen is trying to close the distance and clinch up, after that failed offence from Wright.
Wright misses with an uppercut.
Wright lands an overhand right.
Wright missing with a left hand there. Malmsteen was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Malmsteen takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Malmsteen slips under a jab from Wright.
Malmsteen walks into a straight right hand from Wright.
Malmsteen throws a body shot but no joy.
Wright uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Malmsteen.
Malmsteen catches Wright with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
This has been an exciting period of action!
The fighters circle momentarily. Malmsteen darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Wright is rocked!
Malmsteen tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Wright paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Wright is still on wobbly legs! Can Malmsteen finish him?
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Malmsteen tests Wright's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Wright connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Wright misses with an uppercut. Malmsteen saw that one coming.
Wright seems to have recovered his senses.
Wright waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Malmsteen.
Malmsteen fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Wright looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Wright misses with a hook
and Malmsteen counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Malmsteen is looking to wear down Wright with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Malmsteen misses with a leg kick.
Wright throws an overhand right that lands on Malmsteen's shoulder, as Malmsteen tries to avoid the shot.
Wright misses with a lunging right hand
and Wright takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
A momentary lapse in concentration from Malmsteen enables Wright to shoot in and score with a neat double leg. Malmsteen manages to secure a closed guard as the fighters hit the mat.
Wright works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Wright trying to control the pace.
Malmsteen wants to get back to his feet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Malmsteen kicks off Wright and gets to his feet.
Wright rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Malmsteen counters with an outside leg kick.
Malmsteen ducks right into an uppercut from Wright.
Wright throws a hook but Malmsteen avoids it easily.
Malmsteen appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
Wright shoots for a takedown but Malmsteen saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
A momentary lapse in concentration from Malmsteen enables Wright to shoot in and score with a neat double leg. Malmsteen manages to secure a closed guard as the fighters hit the mat.
Wright tries to free his leg and advance position but Malmsteen is retaining full guard.
Malmsteen has his feet on Wright's hips. He pushes off and gets to his feet. Nice work.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Malmsteen closes the distance and clinches.
Wright is trying to pull guard but Malmsteen has him pressed against the cage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wright swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Malmsteen blocking some punches.
Wright swings wildly with an uppercut but Malmsteen uses good head movement to avoid it.
Wright misses with a short punch on the inside.
Malmsteen lands a left hand that snaps the head of Wright backwards.
Malmsteen lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Wright misses with the head strike.
Wright throws a punch but it's blocked by Malmsteen.
Malmsteen scores with a shot to the side of Wright's head.
Malmsteen softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Malmsteen.
Wright blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Malmsteen swings wildly with an uppercut but Wright uses good head movement to avoid it.
Malmsteen lands a left hand.
Malmsteen lands a right hand that snaps the head of Wright backwards.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Yngwie Malmsteen dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
A big left from Wright misses.
Wright lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Wright thows a left - swing and a miss!
Malmsteen gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Wright.
Malmsteen takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Wright swings widly with a right hand
and Malmsteen counters with a stiff right hand.
Wright misses with a lunging right hand
and Malmsteen counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
A looping hook to the body misses from Malmsteen. Wright does a little dance to reset his feet.
Wright throws a hook to the side of Malmsteen's head but Malmsteen sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Malmsteen tries to move into range but Wright moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Wright scores with a nice hook to the head.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Wright swings wildly with an uppercut but Malmsteen uses good head movement to avoid it.
Malmsteen scores with a nice hook to the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Wright tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Wright.
Malmsteen tries to work over Wright's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Wright takes a shot to the head.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Malmsteen goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Wright misses with a punch on the inside.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Malmsteen creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Malmsteen misses with a hook from the clinch.
Wright scores with a shot to the side of Malmsteen's head.
Yngwie Malmsteen has scored more points in the clinch so far.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Malmsteen.
Malmsteen lands a right hand that snaps the head of Wright backwards.
Malmsteen blocks an uppercut.
Wright misses with a punch on the inside.
Wright manages to pull guard.
Wright is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Wright trying to control the position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Malmsteen has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Malmsteen would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
Wright lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Wright stops Malmsteen from standing up.
Wright wants to pass the guard but Malmsteen is keeping the position.
Wright prevents Malmsteen from getting back to his feet.
Malmsteen has butterfly guard. He's looking to stand up here. He pushes Wright off him and springs to his feet nicely. The crowd applauds.
Yong Wright seems to be getting the better of the standup.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wright misses the jab.
Wright misses with a hook
and Malmsteen counters by moving into the clinch.
Malmsteen lands a left hand.
Wright misses with a hook from the clinch.
Wright throws a punch but it's blocked by Malmsteen.
A head punch on the inside from Wright fails to land.
Malmsteen lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Malmsteen scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Wright misses with some punches.
Malmsteen scores with a shoulder strike.
Malmsteen struggles to land a body shot inside as Wright controls his hands.
Malmsteen lands a shot to the body.
Wright has a couple of punches blocked by Malmsteen.
Wright misses with the head strike.
Malmsteen makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Nice body punch from Malmsteen - that landed with a thud.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Malmsteen pushes Wright back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wright blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Wright misses with the head strike.
Malmsteen fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
A shot in the inside from Malmsteen.
Wright misses with some punches.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Wright.
Malmsteen blocks an uppercut.
Wright blocking some punches.
Wright has a couple of punches blocked by Malmsteen.
Malmsteen softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Wright misses with some punches.
Wright blocks an uppercut.
Malmsteen misses with a short punch on the inside.
Malmsteen blocks an uppercut.
A right hook to the body lands for Malmsteen.
A left hand lands to the body for Malmsteen.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Wright.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Yngwie Malmsteen dominated that second round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!
Wright misses with a hook. Malmsteen ducked under it nicely.
Wright throws a jab when Malmsteen was well out of range.
Wright might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Malmsteen throws a body punch but Wright moves out of range.
Wright throws out a counter right but Malmsteen avoids it with no problem.
Wright missing with a left hand there. Malmsteen was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Malmsteen misses with a body shot.
Malmsteen gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Malmsteen rushes Wright and presses him up against the cage.
Wright misses with the head strike.
Wright working aggressively here.
Malmsteen breaks the clinch.
Wright misses with an uppercut. Malmsteen saw that one coming.
Malmsteen appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Malmsteen slips a jab from Wright.
Wright is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Malmsteen.
Wright thows a left - swing and a miss!
Wright lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Wright throws a hook but Malmsteen avoids it easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Wright is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Malmsteen.
Malmsteen keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Wright.
Malmsteen takes a swing at Wright's ribcage but misses.
Malmsteen throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Malmsteen ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Wright moves away.
Wright throws a shot from downtown. Malmsteen moves away and avoids it.
Malmsteen seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance.
Wright misses the jab.
Wright misses with a looping right.
Nice defenses there by Malmsteen.
Wright misses with a looping right.
Malmsteen tries to clinch up but Wright circles away and keeps his distance.
Wright takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Wright misses with an uppercut
and Malmsteen counters with a nice right hand that sends Wright toppling to the canvas! Wright scrambles and gets back to his feet - can Malmsteen finish him?!
Yngwie Malmsteen is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Malmsteen walks forward and throws a big overhand right! Wright drops to the floor like a sack of potatoes! Malmsteen swarms on him with more punches until the referee wrestles him away from Wright's unconscious body! Wow, that was brutal!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:58 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Yngwie Malmsteen!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Vinny Hopkins (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dmitry Petrenko (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Hopkins kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Manny Pacquiao - Lalaban Ako . Petrenko has chosen Bro Hymm/ Pennywise as his entrance music. Dmitry Petrenko has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
16 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Vinny Hopkins!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
34 - 27 - 0, fighting out of London, Dmitry Petrenko!
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, Frank Antenori and Timothy Bukovac.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Petrenko takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Petrenko gets in close and instigates a clinch.
We've been informed that Petrenko 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.
Petrenko with a knee to the head.
Hopkins misses with a punch to the body.
Good body shot from Hopkins.
Hopkins throws a punch but it's blocked by Petrenko.
Hopkins tries to throw a body punch but Petrenko avoids it by throwing Hopkins back against the cage.
Hopkins is leaning against Petrenko and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Petrenko blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Hopkins tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Petrenko's elbow.
Hopkins misses with a punch on the inside.
Hopkins breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Petrenko throws a head kick that misses.
Hopkins drives through and clinches with Petrenko against the cage.
Petrenko manages to break the clinch.
Hopkins has closed the distance and engaged Petrenko in a clinch.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Nice body punch from Hopkins.
Hopkins tries to throw a body punch but Petrenko avoids it by throwing Hopkins back against the cage.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Hopkins.
Hopkins blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Hopkins lands a right hand.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Petrenko blocking some punches.
Hopkins tries a body shot but Petrenko blocks it.
Hopkins misses with a hook from the clinch.
Hopkins tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Petrenko with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Hopkins tries to throw a body punch but Petrenko avoids it by throwing Hopkins back against the cage.
Hopkins misses with a body punch.
Hopkins takes a knee right on the jaw!
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Hopkins.
Hopkins digs a right hand into Petrenko's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Petrenko's gas tank.
Petrenko's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Hopkins swings wildly with an uppercut but Petrenko uses good head movement to avoid it.
Hopkins tries a body shot but Petrenko blocks it.
Hopkins misses with the head strike.
Petrenko is trying to force a seperation but Hopkins has the dominant position.
Hopkins swings wildly with an uppercut but Petrenko uses good head movement to avoid it.
Hopkins swings away with an uppercut that misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A short right from Hopkins.
Petrenko prevents a body shot from Hopkins.
A short left from Hopkins.
Hopkins misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Petrenko manages to break the clinch.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Hopkins tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Petrenko manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Petrenko misses with a head kick.
A head kick lands from Petrenko that sends Hopkins to the canvas. Hopkins tries to scramble back to his feet but Petrenko brings him back down into side control.
Hopkins is rocked!
It looks like Vinny Hopkins has been cut.
Hopkins can't do much from the bottom here.
Oh Hopkins is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Petrenko prevents Hopkins from escaping the position.
Hopkins seems to have got his legs back now.
Hopkins regains half guard.
Hopkins blocking the ground and pound attempt from Petrenko.
Hopkins is looking to improve his position.
Hopkins gets full guard.
Hopkins looking for a guillotine here but Petrenko defends easily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Petrenko wants to pass the guard but Hopkins is keeping the position.
Petrenko throws a big right hand that misses.
Hopkins seems keen to control Petrenko's posture.
Hopkins looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Hopkins can't keep his opponent in guard - Petrenko advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Hopkins wants to improve his position but Petrenko is controlling well.
Hopkins controlling the position well.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Petrenko throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Hopkins has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Petrenko is working away from the top position though.
Hopkins is in a tricky position but he's been working on his transitions down at Canadian Elite Bruins Gym, so we'll see if he gets out of it.
Hopkins has hold of Petrenko's hands but Petrenko slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Hopkins trying to control here.
The fighters are battling for position here. Hopkins manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Hopkins is pulling down on Petrenko's head to control his posture.
Petrenko connects with a couple of short punches.
Hopkins will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Petrenko throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Hopkins works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Petrenko postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Petrenko scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Hopkins is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Dmitry Petrenko will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Vinny Hopkins's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!
Hopkins tries to clinch but Petrenko moves out of range.
Hopkins gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Vinny Hopkins has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Petrenko is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Hopkins is defending well for now.
Hopkins cracks Petrenko with a nice body shot.
Hopkins struggles to land a body shot inside as Petrenko controls his hands.
Hopkins misses with a body punch.
Petrenko lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Hopkins tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Petrenko's elbow.
Hopkins stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Hopkins misses with the head strike.
A nice right hand lands inside from Hopkins.
Petrenko prevents a body shot from Hopkins.
Hopkins lands with a short punch from the clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Petrenko throws a knee to the head but misses.
Hopkins pushes Petrenko back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Petrenko prevents a body shot from Hopkins.
Hopkins doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Hopkins avoiding damage as Petrenko throws knees to the body.
Hopkins takes a knee to the side of the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Petrenko missing with knees to the body.
Petrenko's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Petrenko connects with a nasty looking knee right to Hopkins's face.
Hopkins working aggressively here.
Hopkins lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Petrenko breaks from the clinch.
Petrenko fails with an attempt to clinch.
Petrenko misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Petrenko throws a head kick that half lands.
Hopkins lands a jab to the nose.
Hopkins avoids a kick to the body.
Petrenko misses with a low kick.
Dmitry Petrenko seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Hopkins's corner calls for a 1-2. Hopkins obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Hopkins scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Petrenko slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Hopkins looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Petrenko is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Hopkins slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Petrenko scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Both fighters have adopted an aggressive gameplan on the ground!
Petrenko throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Hopkins keeping full guard, as Petrenko tries to pass.
Hopkins working a defensive guard here.
Petrenko slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
Hopkins is moving his hips around well on the bottom and has managed to get back to half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hopkins gets full guard.
Petrenko working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Hopkins pulls Petrenko in to control the position.
Hopkins is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Petrenko is working Hopkins over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Petrenko avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Petrenko working some strikes from top position.
Petrenko is posturing up here but Hopkins has hold of an arm and he's gone for an armbar! Petrenko tries to roll out but it's too tight and Petrenko has to tap! Slick submission there by Hopkins!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:57 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Vinny Hopkins!
In his post fight interview, Vinny Hopkins gave a big smile as he said 'Step down kid. Welcome to my show..'.
Dmitry Petrenko was interviewed post fight and said 'That's it for me, after 61 fights almost half of them with this org. I'm calling it a career/ It was a helluva run, thx everbody'.
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Vladislav Maslow (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and James Bomb (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Maslow comes to the cage accompanied by Werewolves Of London. 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 1 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
27 - 23 - 0, fighting out of New York, Vladislav Maslow!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
79 - 43 - 7, fighting out of Helsinki, James Bomb!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, Timothy Bukovac and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Good work by Bomb as he checks the leg kick.
Bomb replies with a solid counter kick to the body but Maslow blocks it well.
Bomb jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Bomb misses with a looping left.
An inside leg kick lands from Maslow.
Bomb takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Bomb follows through with a counter body kick but it doesn't land.
Maslow checks a low kick from Bomb.
Bomb walks into a left hand.
Maslow tries to clinch but Bomb is having none of it.
Bomb takes a jab right on the kisser.
Bomb tries to clinch but Maslow moves out of range.
Maslow misses with a series of wild punches.
James Bomb seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Maslow scores with a nice strike.
Some wild striking there from Bomb.
Maslow fires out a quick counter leg kick but Bomb just manages to avoid it.
Bomb is looking to land body kicks.
An attempted straight right counter from Maslow misses the target.
Bomb waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Maslow.
Bomb looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Maslow throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Bomb counters with a nice body kick.
Bomb misses with a left hand
and Maslow counters with a big uppercut that knocks Bomb off his feet! Maslow dives into side control looking to finish!
Bomb is rocked!
Maslow advances to mount.
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!
Bomb is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Maslow can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Bomb is looking to escape.
Maslow is looking to secure an arm. He's managed it! He's pivoting for an armbar - that looks tight! But Bomb has managed to get out of it and now he's in a dominant position. Nice work from Bomb!
Maslow is pulling down on Bomb's head. It's preventing any offense from Bomb, at least for the moment.
Bomb sitting in guard here, content to control.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Maslow looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Bomb engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
Maslow tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Bomb wants to pass the guard but Maslow is keeping the position.
Bomb's corner is telling him to maintain position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Maslow has a butterfly guard looking to sweep but Bomb has passed into side control.
Bomb is moving around in side control but his primary objective seems to be to maintain the position.
Maslow is trying to get back to half guard.
Maslow is working hard here to advance position.
Maslow is sneaking out the side here. He's bucked Bomb off and has taken his back!
Bomb trying to survive by controlling the hands.
Bomb is in a world of trouble here. He's outmatched on the ground here and he'd better get Maslow off his back sharpish unless he wants to be submitted.
Maslow is riding his opponent, not letting Bomb buck him off.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Maslow punches the canvas rather than the man.
Maslow will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Bomb grimaces as he takes a shot to the body.
Maslow has managed to slip his arm under Bomb's chin. This could be all over... yep, Bomb is tapping out! Submission win for Maslow.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:45 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Vladislav Maslow!
A relieved looking Vladislav Maslow thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Kyle Carlton (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Akamai Hoi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Carlton comes to the cage accompanied by 2Pac - I'm A Soldier (Echale Mojo Remix) . The crowd seem to be enjoying Hoi's choice of entrance music: Blood Red Sky. Kyle Carlton could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Akamai Hoi's chin.
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249 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 1 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
41 - 23 - 0, fighting out of New York, Kyle Carlton!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
14 - 10 - 0, fighting out of New York, Akamai Hoi!
The judges for this bout are , Timothy Bukovac and Jack Bonds.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Carlton lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Hoi backs up against the cage.
Kyle Carlton seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A jab from Carlton misses.
Carlton misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Carlton thows a left - swing and a miss!
Hoi steps in looking to counter with the mid kick but it doesn't connect.
Carlton misses with a hook.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Carlton.
Carlton misses with a body punch
enabling Hoi to counter with a crisp jab.
Carlton throws a push kick but Hoi slaps the foot to one side.
Hoi looks like he wants to counter punch here.
A swing and a miss from Carlton.
Carlton looks to land a left hand but Hoi moved out of range nicely.
Carlton fails to land with a series of punches.
Hoi only half commits to the counter leg kick.
Carlton jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Carlton rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Hoi makes the exchange count by landing a cracking kick to the body. Carlton really felt that one!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Carlton looks to throw a body kick
and Hoi counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Carlton throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Hoi counters with a right hand to the body.
Carlton is breathing heavily.
Carlton gets tackled into the cage by Hoi. Hoi maintains the clinch.
Hoi tries a body shot but Carlton blocks it.
I was talking to Carlton's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Carlton tries a body shot but Hoi blocks it.
Carlton prevents a body shot from Hoi.
Hoi scores with a nice hook to the head.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Carlton creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Hoi jumps guard.
Hoi managing to control the position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
Carlton might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Hoi looking for submissions from the bottom but instead Carlton passes into half guard.
Carlton tries to stand but can't do so whilst Hoi controls his leg.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hoi controlling the position for now.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Carlton scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Nice uppercut lands for Carlton. That snapped Hoi's head back.
Hoi circles away from the clinch attempt
and Hoi makes the exchange count by landing a cracking kick to the body. Carlton really felt that one!
Hoi misses with a few strikes there.
Carlton misses with a double jab
and Hoi counters with a left and a right that stings Carlton.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Carlton lands with a hook. Hoi tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Carlton walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Carlton thows a leg kick but Hoi checks it
and Hoi counters with a lovely straight right hand!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Jab from Carlton.
Hoi avoids a kick to the body.
Carlton misses with a hook.
Hoi now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Carlton throws an off balance right hand
and Hoi counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Carlton takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
A jab from Carlton misses.
Oooooh!!! Carlton has knocked Hoi down with a huge combo! Carlton steps away and waves a wobbly Hoi back to his feet! This one might not go much longer!
Hoi is rocked!
Carlton throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Hoi counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Carlton misses with a shot to the body
and Hoi counters with a thumping low kick.
Hoi drops Carlton with a hook right on the temple. He thinks about going to the ground but Carlton looks back up at him and smiles so Hoi waves him back to his feet - he obviously thinks he can knock him out after that shot landed.
Carlton is rocked!
It looks like Kyle Carlton has been cut.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Hoi cracks Carlton with a big right hand that sends him to the floor! Carlton looks wobbly but he's sprung back up to his feet straight away… can Hoi finish him?
Oh Carlton is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Carlton throws a lazy uppercut
and Hoi counters with a huge overhand right that connects right on the temple, sending him crumpling, face first to the floor! This one is all over! What a knockout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 5:11 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Akamai Hoi!
Akamai Hoi seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
In defeat, Kyle Carlton stepped up to the mic, saying 'Had a terrible flight, had no energy at all. '.
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ashley Harrington (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ricardo Griezmann (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Griezmann has chosen 2Pac – Scared Straight as his entrance music. Man, I cannot wait for this one!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 1 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
25 - 13 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Ashley Harrington!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
30 - 14 - 0, fighting out of London, Ricardo Griezmann!
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, Timothy Bukovac and Don Winkell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A jab from Griezmann misses.
Griezmann's corner calls for a 1-2. Griezmann obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
It looks like Ashley Harrington has been cut.
Griezmann throws a lazy right hand but Harrington sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Harrington avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Harrington moves into the clinch.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Griezmann.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Griezmann.
A right handed body shot lands from Harrington.
Harrington lands with a short shot to the head.
Harrington lands an uppercut.
That has opened up Ricardo Griezmann's cut even more.
Harrington tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Griezmann's elbow.
Harrington swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Harrington lands a nice shot to the body.
Harrington blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Harrington presses Griezmann against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Griezmann looks winded!
Harrington lands a right hand.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Harrington lands a left hand that snaps the head of Griezmann backwards.
Good body shot from Harrington.
Harrington throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Griezmanns head.
Harrington fails to pull guard.
Griezmann swings wildly with an uppercut but Harrington uses good head movement to avoid it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A nice right hand lands inside from Harrington.
Griezmann breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Griezmann throws a shot from downtown. Harrington moves away and avoids it.
Harrington seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance.
Griezmann throws a big shot that misses.
Harrington seems to be moving with more speed, compared to his last bout. He must have been working on that in the gym.
Harrington moves away from the strike by Griezmann.
Harrington scores with a jab to the body.
A swing and a miss from Griezmann.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Griezmann throws a body shot but no joy.
Harrington moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Harrington lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Griezmann at a distance.
Griezmann takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Griezmann takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Oooooh!!! Harrington has knocked Griezmann down with a huge combo! Harrington steps away and waves a wobbly Griezmann back to his feet! This one might not go much longer!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Griezmann takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Harrington moves into the clinch successfully.
Griezmann tries to break the clinch but Harrington is controlling the position.
Good body shot from Harrington.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Harrington lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Griezmann backwards.
Harrington lands a nice uppercut.
The cut above Ricardo Griezmann's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Harrington is trying to pull guard but Griezmann has him pressed against the cage.
Harrington stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
A shot in the inside from Harrington.
Harrington lands a body shot in the clinch.
Harrington lands with a light punch inside.
Ricardo Griezmann's cut is absolute horrible now. This looks like something out of a horror film with blood covering both fighters.
Griezmann is trying to break the clinch but Harrington is controlling him.
Harrington jumps into guard, dragging Griezmann to the mat.
Harrington working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Griezmann doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Oh but Harrington is tightening it up a little... Griezmann has to be careful here... He's got his foot tucked under now, this looks tight! Griezmann reacted too slowly and this one could be over in a matter of seconds! YES! Griezmann taps out! Nice BJJ there by Harrington!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:48 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle Choke). Ashley Harrington!
Ashley Harrington spent the whole post fight interview bigging himself up. It didn't go down that well with the fans after a while as they thought it was a bit arrogant.
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Arthur Curry (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mike Tyson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Curry's entrance music is Molly Malone - The Dubliners. A fine choice. Tyson has chosen Mary had a little lamb as his entrance music. Both fighters will be looking to make this an exciting fight for the fans, I'm sure!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 1 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
22 - 11 - 0, fighting out of New York, Arthur Curry!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
34 - 16 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Mike Tyson!
The judges for this bout are , Jack Bonds and Don Winkell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Curry lands a big right hand that sends Tyson crashing to the mat! Curry stays standing though and waves Tyson back to his feet!
Curry takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
It looks like Arthur Curry has been cut.
Curry steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Tyson.
Tyson rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Curry counters with a good low kick that Tyson was not able to check.
Good shot there by Tyson.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Curry takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Tyson throws a hook but Curry avoids it easily.
Tyson pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Curry misses with a double jab.
Curry stuns Tyson with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Curry throws a head kick but Tyson moves out of range.
Tyson throws an overhand right that lands on Curry's shoulder, as Curry tries to avoid the shot.
An attempted straight right counter from Curry misses the target.
Tyson misses with an uppercut.
Tyson misses with an uppercut
and Curry counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Curry ducks under a wild hook from Tyson.
Curry lands a big uppercut and Tyson crumbles to the floor! The ref thinks about stopping the fight but Tyson looks OK. Curry waves Tyson back to his feet!
Tyson is rocked!
Tyson misses with a looping right.
Tyson is still on wobbly legs! Can Curry finish him?
Tyson moves to clinch but Curry breaks away
and Curry counters with a crisp right hand that drops Tyson! Curry lets Tyson back up to his feet, looking for a finish!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Tyson throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Curry moves into the clinch.
Tyson escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Tyson seems to have recovered his senses.
Tyson thuds his right hand into Curry's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Curry uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Tyson.
Tyson swinging wildly here.
Tyson throws a series of punches but Curry avoids them all with ease.
Curry throws a predictable looking body shot
and Tyson connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jab by Curry.
Curry throws a leg kick but Tyson checks it.
Curry avoids the body shot from Tyson.
Tyson might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Curry cracks Tyson with a big right hand that sends him to the floor! Tyson looks wobbly but he's sprung back up to his feet straight away… can Curry finish him?
Tyson uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Curry has time to react.
Nice defenses there by Tyson.
Mike Tyson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Curry lands a big uppercut and this one is all over! His foe lies motionless on the canvas - a massive one punch knockout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:45 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Arthur Curry!
A very excited looking Arthur Curry rambled incoherently for about 5 minutes post fight about how awesome he is. It was kinda funny for a while but then everyone got annoyed.
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Grigori Rasputin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Edward McLauglin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Rasputin comes into the arena with Symphony of Destruction blaring out of the sound system. McLauglin comes into a darkened arena with his song building. You Belong To The City kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Edward McLauglin told me before the fight that he's been watching a lot of DVDs so let's see if that helps him in this one! I can't wait to find out!
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222 lbs
21 - 12 - 1 |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 1 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
30 - 14 - 1, fighting out of Amsterdam, Grigori Rasputin!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
21 - 12 - 1, fighting out of Amsterdam, Edward McLauglin!
The judges for this bout are , Don Winkell and Timothy Bukovac.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jab by McLauglin.
McLauglin tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
McLauglin rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Rasputin makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
McLauglin tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Rasputin paws at him with a jab and circles away.
McLauglin lands with a straight right. Rasputin didn't see that one coming.
Rasputin looks to land a combination but McLauglin avoids it well.
Rasputin looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Edward McLauglin seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
McLauglin connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Rasputin moves into the clinch.
McLauglin misses with the head strike.
Rasputin tries to throw a body punch but McLauglin avoids it by throwing Rasputin back against the cage.
Rasputin goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Rasputin fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Rasputin tried to land a shot to the body but connects with McLauglin's elbow.
Rasputin stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Rasputin prevents a body shot from McLauglin.
McLauglin lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
McLauglin tries to land knees in the clinch but Rasputin avoids the damage to the body.
Rasputin tries to throw a body punch but McLauglin avoids it by throwing Rasputin back against the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rasputin on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Rasputin.
McLauglin lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Rasputin lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt McLauglin or not.
Rasputin blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
McLauglin has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Rasputin seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if McLauglin can turn it around.
Rasputin managing to block the knees to the body from McLauglin.
McLauglin throws a knee to the head but misses.
McLauglin has a couple of punches blocked by Rasputin.
A shot in the inside from Rasputin.
McLauglin wants to stall.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Rasputin.
Rasputin tries to work over McLauglin's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Rasputin presses McLauglin against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
McLauglin looks winded!
Rasputin lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of McLauglin backwards.
That has opened up Edward McLauglin's cut even more.
Rasputin misses with a hook to the ribs.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Rasputin as McLauglin tries to tie him up.
Rasputin avoids the elbow strike from McLauglin, against the cage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A right hand to the body from Rasputin.
Rasputin tries to work over McLauglin's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
McLauglin blocks a body shot from Rasputin.
Rasputin can't find room to land a body shot as McLauglin controls the action.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for McLauglin.
Rasputin misses with a punch to the body.
Rasputin tries to work over McLauglin's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Rasputin breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Rasputin defending well as McLauglin loads up on a big left hand.
McLauglin throws a leg kick
and Rasputin cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
McLauglin missing with a left hand there. Rasputin was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Rasputin feints and then winds up with a huge right hand that connects perfectly and sends McLauglin sprawling to the canvas! McLauglin rolls over backwards and springs off the cage and manages to regain his footing - how acrobatic! Oh, he's still wobbly - can Rasputin finish him?!
The cut above Edward McLauglin's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
A slow jab from Rasputin misses its intended target.
McLauglin connects with a leg kick. Rasputin looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
McLauglin throws a head kick that misses
and Rasputin counters with a massive hook, right on the button! He's out cold! Damn, that was naaaaaasty! Hopefully he'll be OK.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:57 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Grigori Rasputin!
Grigori Rasputin decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Bobby Newmark (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Gymer Alexandersson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Newmark comes to the cage accompanied by On the run. Alexandersson is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Too Bad I Have To Destroy You Now. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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269 lbs
18 - 6 - 0 |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 1 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
38 - 19 - 1, fighting out of Montreal, Bobby Newmark!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
18 - 6 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Gymer Alexandersson!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, Timothy Bukovac and Don Winkell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Newmark uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Alexandersson.
Newmark scores with a sloppy right hand. Alexandersson should have avoided that one.
Alexandersson scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Newmark changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
A telegraphed right hand from Alexandersson misses the target.
Alexandersson ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Newmark slips under a jab.
Newmark misses with a series of wild punches.
A little jabbing left from Alexandersson on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Good shot there by Newmark.
Newmark avoids the body shot from Alexandersson.
Alexandersson moves out of range of the body kick.
Alexandersson ducks right into an uppercut from Newmark.
Newmark displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Alexandersson throws out the jab.
Newmark throws a quick counter kick to the body but Alexandersson avoids it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Newmark misses the jab.
Newmark throws a body shot but no joy.
Newmark 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.
Newmark tries to land a body kick
and Alexandersson counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Alexandersson just misses with a punch to the body.
Newmark throws a big shot that misses.
Alexandersson looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Newmark looks to land a left hand but Alexandersson moved out of range nicely.
Newmark misses with a two punch combination.
Newmark looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Alexandersson takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Newmark takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
It looks like Bobby Newmark has been cut.
Alexandersson lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Bobby Newmark seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Alexandersson looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Alexandersson looks to score with a jab to the body but Newmark is just out of range.
Newmark keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
An attempted straight right counter from Newmark misses the target.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Alexandersson throws a right hand that misses
and Newmark counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Newmark bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Alexandersson keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Alexandersson on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Alexandersson throws a head kick but Newmark moves out of range.
Alexandersson keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Alexandersson looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Nice shot lands for Newmark.
Alexandersson ducks under a wild hook from Newmark.
Newmark throws a half hearted mid kick.
Alexandersson misses with a body kick.
Alexandersson throws a push kick but Newmark slaps the foot to one side.
Alexandersson explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Newmark lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Alexandersson at a distance.
Alexandersson uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Newmark.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Alexandersson misses with a hook. Newmark ducked under it nicely.
Alexandersson walks into a jab.
Newmark lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Alexandersson takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Alexandersson just misses with a punch to the body.
Jab from Newmark.
That has opened up Gymer Alexandersson's cut even more.
Alexandersson misses with a straight right.
Newmark throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
and Alexandersson counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Alexandersson moves out of range of the body kick from Newmark.
Newmark keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Newmark misses with a jab to the body
and Newmark takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Newmark thows a left - swing and a miss!
Alexandersson moves out of range of the strikes.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Alexandersson misses with a kick to the body.
Newmark is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Newmark has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Newmark there as he acknowledges the shot.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Alexandersson slips under a jab from Newmark.
A nice side step and Alexandersson releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Alexandersson drops Newmark with a straight right hand, right on the button! Alexandersson follows him down to the mat and pounds him out with hammerfists until the referee jumps in to end the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:23 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Gymer Alexandersson!
A very excited looking Gymer Alexandersson 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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