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Highland Games 191 PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Dick Schneeger (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Eugene Sandov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
12 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Dick Schneeger!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
14 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Eugene Sandov!
The judges for this bout are Sam Margolis, Richard Clark and William Gold.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nice jab there from Sandov.
Schneeger tries to clinch there but Sandov circles away.
A little jabbing left from Sandov on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Schneeger throws a leg kick that misses.
Sandov misses with the combination.
Schneeger punishes Sandov's body with a nice straight punch.
Sandov on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Sandov shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Schneeger napping and manages to drive through into side control!
Schneeger is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Sandov working away.
Schneeger tries to improve position but can't.
You can see the frustration on Schneeger's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sandov in side control, just content to control the action for now.
Sandov working the body and head with strikes.
Sandov working the head with strikes.
Sandov trying to control the action but Schneeger is working from the bottom.
Schneeger is working to avoid the ground and pound but Sandov connects with a decent elbow.
Sandov trying to control the position but Schneeger is working away.
Sandov has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Schneeger on the wrong end of some ground and pound.
Schneeger sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.
Schneeger regains full guard. Nicely done.
Sandov trying to control but Schneeger is working from the bottom.
Schneeger has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Sandov can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Sandov trying to control the position from guard on top but Schneeger is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Sandov pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Schneeger is keeping the position for now.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Schneeger looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Schneeger is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Sandov looking to pass the guard.
Schneeger is pulling down on Sandov's head. It's preventing any offense from Sandov, at least for the moment.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
Sandov stays in close to Schneeger's body and controls the position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Sandov advances position into side control!
Sandov cracks Schneeger with a big elbow.
Schneeger is trying to improve his position.
Sandov wants to control but Schneeger is keeping him busy.
Sandov controlling the position.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Eugene Sandov dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
An inside leg kick lands from Schneeger.
Sandov throws a series of strikes that have Schneeger backpedaling.
Schneeger is looking to clinch but Sandov is avoiding it.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Schneeger lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Sandov has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Sandov and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Schneeger pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Schneeger uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Sandov.
Jab from Schneeger.
Schneeger ducks under a wild hook from Sandov.
Nice shot lands for Sandov.
Sandov jabs at Schneeger's body.
A shot to the liver by Sandov. Beautiful body shot.
Schneeger stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Schneeger wants it to stay on the feet.
Sandov shoots for a double leg takedown but Schneeger sprawls well. He's pushed Sandov's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
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!
Schneeger feints and then cracks Sandov's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Sandov down.
Sandov cracks Schneeger with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Schneeger leaves Sandov with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
It appears Schneeger was looking to counter with a kick there.
Dick Schneeger has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Eugene Sandov.
Schneeger swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Sandov uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Schneeger.
Sandov scores with a hook.
Schneeger throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Schneeger ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Sandov moves away.
A punch combination from Schneeger misses.
Schneeger seems to be moving with more speed, compared to his last bout. He must have been working on that in the gym.
Schneeger throws a sloppy head kick and Sandov moves out of range easily.
Sandov fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Sandov shoots in and drives through. Schneeger sprawls well.
That kick from Schneeger tenderised Sandov's leg. Sandov is trying to keep his angry face on.
Sandov is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Schneeger's half guard.
Schneeger manages to escape and get back to his feet!
Eugene Sandov seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Sandov looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Schneeger moves out of range of the strikes.
Schneeger avoids the body shot from Sandov.
Schneeger is looking to clinch but Sandov is avoiding it.
Eugene Sandov seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Sandov with a hook.
Schneeger slips under a jab.
As Sandov tries to get set, Schneeger tries to push him back and clinch up but Sandov manages to avoid the attempt.
Schneeger changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Dick Schneeger is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Sandov takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Schneeger misses with a head kick.
Schneeger throws a sloppy head kick and Sandov moves out of range easily.
Sandov misses with an uppercut. Schneeger saw that one coming.
Schneeger is looking to counter the offense by Sandov and move into the clinch.
Schneeger dodges the punch combination from Sandov.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sandov decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Schneeger won't allow Sandov to pass to mount.
Schneeger has hold of Sandov's hands but Sandov slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Schneeger taking some punishment here, with Sandov in his half guard.
Schneeger trying to control from the bottom.
Ground and pound from Sandov.
Sandov is figuring out what he wants to do next.
Schneeger controlling the position for now.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sandov looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Schneeger wants to control but Sandov is keeping busy.
Schneeger is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Sandov is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.
Eugene Sandov has got the better of the ground game so far.
Schneeger is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Sandov pulls his head out easily.
Schneeger trying to control but Sandov postures up.
Sandov is looking to advance position but Schneeger won't allow it.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Sandov lands a nice short elbow.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Eugene Sandov will probably get the nod - 10:9.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
Schneeger ducks under a wild hook from Sandov.
Schneeger throws a quick counter head kick but Sandov was just out of range.
Sandov throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Schneeger sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Schneeger slaps away a takedown attempt from Sandov, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Schneeger tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Sandov counters with a one-two to the body.
Schneeger connects with a high kick.
Sandov swings for the body but Schneeger moves out of range.
Schneeger fails with an attempt to clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sandov throws a shot to the body.
Sandov fails with a takedown attempt.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Schneeger keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Schneeger throws a big counter combination but Sandov scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
Sandov connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Schneeger scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
The fight stays on the outside here - Schneeger looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Schneeger doesn't manage to clinch there - Sandov circles away.
Schneeger gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Schneeger stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Sandov is working Schneeger over against the cage.
Schneeger misses with the head strike.
Schneeger lands an elbow that stopped Sandov in his tracks for a moment.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Schneeger.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Sandov is looking for a takedown.
Dick Schneeger has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Eugene Sandov.
Schneeger landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Sandov takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sandov takes an elbow to the temple.
It looks like Eugene Sandov has been cut.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Schneeger lands an elbow inside.
Nice elbow from Schneeger.
Sandov is rocked!
Schneeger throws an elbow but it misses.
Sandov is still on wobbly legs! Can Schneeger finish him?
Sandov blocks the elbow strike.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Schneeger just misses with a elbow thrown towards Sandov's brow.
Schneeger scores with a shoulder strike.
Schneeger throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
With the fighters up against the cage, Schneeger throws an elbow but misses.
Schneeger throws a big uppercut that drops Sandov! More strikes from Schneeger and the referee jumps in to stop the fight! Sandov lies dazed against the cage as Schneeger celebrates with his cornermen!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:27 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Dick Schneeger!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Peper Panel (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Carlos Machado (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Peper Panel could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Carlos Machado'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 - 5 - 0, fighting out of London, Peper Panel!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
11 - 5 - 0, fighting out of London, Carlos Machado!
The judges for this bout are Sam Margolis, James Ackerman and Phil Schofield.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Machado throws a jab but it's blocked by Panel.
Panel throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Oooooh!!! Panel has knocked Machado down with a huge combo! Panel steps away and waves a wobbly Machado back to his feet! This one might not go much longer!
It looks like Carlos Machado has been cut.
Machado ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Panel moves away.
As Machado tries to get set, Panel tries to push him back and clinch up but Machado manages to avoid the attempt.
Panel scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Panel cracks Machado with a big right hand that sends him to the floor! Machado looks wobbly but he's sprung back up to his feet straight away… can Panel finish him?
Machado is rocked!
Are you kidding me?! Panel ducked down and unloaded an uppercut from hell that sent Machado clean off his feet! Someone make me a GIF - that's knockout of the night for sure!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:27 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Peper Panel!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Bill The Kid (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Vicente Nunes (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
14 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Bill The Kid!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
11 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Vicente Nunes!
The judges for this bout are Phil Schofield, James Ackerman and Richard Clark.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The Kid fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Nunes manages to avoid it.
Nunes works The Kid's body with a nice hook.
The Kid looks to land a right hand but Nunes moved out of range.
The Kid throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Nunes throws a sloppy body shot
and The Kid counters with a straight right hand.
The Kid throws a series of punches but Nunes moves out of range.
The Kid thuds his right hand into Nunes's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Nunes swings and misses with a hook to the body.
The Kid is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Nice defenses there by Nunes.
The Kid sets himself, and Nunes steps forward looking for the clinch! The Kid avoids it this time.
Nunes tries to land a leg kick but The Kid saw it coming and moves away.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
The Kid misses the shot to the body.
Nunes keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
The Kid takes a swing at Nunes's ribcage but misses.
The Kid misses with a straight right.
The Kid throws a hook but Nunes blocks it.
Nunes wants to counter with a clinch but The Kid pushes him away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nunes throws a shot to the body.
Nunes takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
A swing and a miss from Nunes.
It looked like The Kid was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Nunes.
The Kid misses with a body punch
and Nunes counters with a nice uppercut.
The Kid dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Nunes takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Nunes takes one on the button.
The Kid 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.
The Kid throws a looping overhand right but Nunes ducks down to avoid it.
Nunes throws a body punch but The Kid moves out of range.
Nunes lands a body shot.
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!
Nunes throws a body shot but no joy.
An attempted straight right counter from The Kid misses the target.
The Kid throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Nunes looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nunes closes the distance looking to clinch
and The Kid counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Nunes swings away with a body shot that misses
and Nunes takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
The Kid looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
The Kid lands a body shot.
The Kid misses with a wild body shot.
Nunes clinches with his opponent.
A short right from The Kid.
Nunes swings wildly with an uppercut but The Kid uses good head movement to avoid it.
Nunes prevents The Kid from breaking the clinch.
Nunes fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
A short uppercut from Nunes.
The Kid is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
A right hand to the body from The Kid.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Still in the clinch, The Kid scores with a nice short uppercut.
The Kid misses with a short punch on the inside.
The Kid takes a shot to the head.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for The Kid.
Nunes blocks a punch to the side of the head.
The Kid misses with a punch on the inside.
Nunes throws a head punch that misses.
Nunes misses with a short punch on the inside.
Nunes misses with a shot to the kidneys.
The Kid escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
The Kid lands a jab.
Nunes is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down The Kid rather than just go for the knockout.
Nunes throws out a powerful jab.
The Kid misses with a looping left.
Nunes swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
The Kid has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from The Kid there as he acknowledges the shot.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nunes tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but The Kid paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Nunes moves in looking to clinch but The Kid pushes him off.
The Kid swings and misses with a hook to the body.
The Kid throws a poor cross that misses
and Nunes counters with a left to the body.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Nunes uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by The Kid.
The Kid misses the shot to the body.
The Kid misses with a wild body shot.
The Kid throws a poor cross that misses
enabling Nunes to counter with a crisp jab.
Nunes lands a jab to The Kid's midsection.
The Kid bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Nunes fails with an attempt to clinch.
The Kid was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
A left lands for The Kid.
Nunes throws the left hand but The Kid avoids the punch easily.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Bill The Kid dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
The Kid jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Nunes looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Nunes waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract The Kid.
The Kid takes a jab right on the kisser.
The crowd cheers as The Kid lands an impressive looking overhand right. Nunes doesn't seem phased though.
The Kid connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Nunes is rocked!
It looks like Vicente Nunes has been cut.
The Kid drops a shoulder and throws a monster hook that connects perfectly to the side of Nunes's head, knocking him out cold! The Kid is extatic as he celebrates with his cornermen.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:28 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Bill The Kid!
Bill The Kid 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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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Massa Hurmaaja (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Grant Morrison (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Massa Hurmaaja 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 middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
26 - 9 - 0, fighting out of London, Massa Hurmaaja!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
20 - 14 - 1, fighting out of London, Grant Morrison!
The judges for this bout are William Gold, Chris Edwards and James Glass.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hurmaaja uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Morrison.
Hurmaaja shoots in and bounces Morrison off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Morrison wants to stand up but Hurmaaja is controlling him.
Hurmaaja trying to control but Morrison is working from the bottom.
Morrison avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Hurmaaja throws a big elbow that misses.
Hurmaaja throws an elbow that misses. Morrison uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Hurmaaja's guard. Nice move by Morrison!
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Morrison tries to stand but Hurmaaja is controlling from the bottom.
Hurmaaja controlling Morrison's posture.
Morrison is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hurmaaja looking for a guillotine here but Morrison defends easily.
Hurmaaja wants to sweep but no luck.
Morrison engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
Morrison stopping the sweep attempt from Hurmaaja.
Morrison got a little sloppy there for a moment and Hurmaaja has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Morrison has managed to get both his arms back between Hurmaaja's legs - danger averted.
Hurmaaja has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Morrison can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Morrison stopping the sweep attempt from Hurmaaja.
Hurmaaja working for a triangle but Morrison defends it easily.
Hurmaaja keeping full guard, as Morrison tries to pass.
Morrison is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Hurmaaja looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Hurmaaja is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Morrison is aware though and is defending well.
Morrison preventing the sweep.
Hurmaaja bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Morrison's guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hurmaaja throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Morrison works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Morrison has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
Morrison tries to land a sweep but no joy.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Hurmaaja lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Hurmaaja missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Morrison seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
Hurmaaja preventing the sweep.
Morrison keeping moving, preventing Hurmaaja from controlling successfully.
Hurmaaja preventing the sweep.
Hurmaaja postures up in Morrison's guard and throws a big left but Morrison blocks it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Hurmaaja trying to control the position from guard on top but Morrison is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Hurmaaja postures up and lands a big shot to Morrison's brow.
Hurmaaja postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Hurmaaja is looking to work some ground and pound but Morrison has wrist control.
Hurmaaja postures up in Morrison's guard and throws a big left but Morrison blocks it.
Hurmaaja pushing down on Morrison's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Hurmaaja slips a nice elbow through Morrison's hands, connecting with Morrison's forehead.
Hurmaaja scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Hurmaaja seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Hurmaaja stops Morrison from getting back to his feet.
Morrison wants to improve his position but Hurmaaja is controlling well.
Hurmaaja stalling.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Massa Hurmaaja dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Hurmaaja shoots in and drives through. Morrison sprawls well.
Hurmaaja changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Morrison tries to avoid it but Hurmaaja manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Morrison to the ground. Morrison escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
The fighters circling - Morrison throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Hurmaaja appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
Hurmaaja manages to get an easy takedown there - catching Morrison on his heels. He'll look to pass Morrison's guard now, I'm sure.
Morrison is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Morrison keeping moving, preventing Hurmaaja from controlling successfully.
Hurmaaja seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
Hurmaaja won't allow Morrison to sweep him here.
Hurmaaja is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Morrison can do to turn this around?
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hurmaaja throwing strikes from guard but Morrison blocks nicely.
Massa Hurmaaja overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Hurmaaja throwing strikes from guard but Morrison blocks nicely.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hurmaaja is fighting to break Morrison's control of his arms but Morrison is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
Hurmaaja is looking to work some ground and pound but Morrison has wrist control.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Hurmaaja's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Morrison looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
Hurmaaja trying to control the position from guard on top but Morrison is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Hurmaaja slips nicely into half guard.
Morrison really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Hurmaaja. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Hurmaaja missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Hurmaaja is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Morrison is refusing to be controlled, as Hurmaaja sits in half guard.
Hurmaaja 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.
Hurmaaja is looking to advance position but Morrison won't allow it.
Hurmaaja is trying to control the action in half guard but Morrison is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Hurmaaja throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Hurmaaja sitting and controlling from the half guard.
Morrison wants to improve his position but Hurmaaja is controlling well.
Hurmaaja is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hurmaaja looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
Morrison blocking the ground and pound attempt from Hurmaaja.
Hurmaaja is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
Morrison wants to control but Hurmaaja is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Morrison tries to get to full guard but Hurmaaja has control of the leg.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Morrison is still trying to improve position.
Hurmaaja tries to pass the half guard into mount. Morrison knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Morrison trying to control here.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
Morrison is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Hurmaaja lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Hurmaaja is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Hurmaaja working over Morrison with some ground and pound. Morrison looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Morrison keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Massa Hurmaaja dominated that second round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
Morrison throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Hurmaaja.
Hurmaaja uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Morrison.
Hurmaaja shoots for a takedown but Morrison saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Morrison ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Nice body punch from Morrison.
Morrison stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Morrison wants it to stay on the feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Massa Hurmaaja. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Hurmaaja shoots in for a takedown but Morrison shows good takedown defense.
Hurmaaja keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Hurmaaja with a poor takedown
and Morrison cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
It looks like Massa Hurmaaja has been cut.
Hurmaaja ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Morrison scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Hurmaaja shoots in and drives through. Morrison sprawls well.
It seemed like Morrison was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Morrison moves out of range as Hurmaaja strikes.
A jab from Morrison does it's job there.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Hurmaaja drives through with a takedown into Morrison's guard. Let's see what he can do from the top position.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Morrison managing to control the position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hurmaaja throws a big right hand that misses.
Hurmaaja with a flurry of punches that miss.
Hurmaaja postures up in Morrison's guard and throws a big left but Morrison blocks it.
Hurmaaja is fighting to break Morrison's control of his arms but Morrison is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
Hurmaaja with a nice head shot there.
Morrison 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.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Hurmaaja missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Morrison keeping moving, preventing Hurmaaja from controlling successfully.
Hurmaaja stopping the sweep attempt from Morrison.
Hurmaaja is working Morrison over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Hurmaaja is looking to work some ground and pound but Morrison has wrist control.
Morrison wants to control but instead he gets his guard passed and Hurmaaja is now in half guard.
Ground and pound from Hurmaaja.
Hurmaaja trying to mount his opponent but Morrison defends it.
Hurmaaja throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hurmaaja is looking to take a break and control but Morrison is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Hurmaaja is working for a kimura but Morrison is defending it quite comfortably.
Morrison trying to control but Hurmaaja postures up.
Hurmaaja not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Morrison is staying active underneath Hurmaaja, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Grant Morrison has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Hurmaaja drops an elbow to the side of Morrison's head.
Morrison is looking to get full guard. It looks like he might be successful but at the last minute Hurmaaja jumps into side control!
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Morrison can do anything to dispel that myth.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Morrison regains half guard there - taking advantage of Hurmaaja's attempt to lay and pray for a moment.
Morrison is looking for a sweep. Hurmaaja is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Ground and pound from Hurmaaja.
Morrison has hold of Hurmaaja's hands but Hurmaaja slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Morrison is rocked!
Morrison is holding on to half guard well.
Massa Hurmaaja is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Morrison is still in real trouble! Can Hurmaaja finish him?
Hurmaaja landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Hurmaaja not doing much here.
Hurmaaja lands a big elbow - Morrison is out of it! He's waving his arms around but his eyes are closed and he's not intelligently defending himself - the ref has no choice but to jump in and stop the fight! This one is in the books! A TKO win for Hurmaaja!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:55 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Massa Hurmaaja!
Massa Hurmaaja 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 middleweight MMA rules bout between Rodney Jackson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Cyril Westlake (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both these guys have solid standup skills and neither is particularly fantastic on the ground, so let's hope for a nice standup war!
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197 lbs
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190 lbs
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Solid boxing
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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
15 - 6 - 0, fighting out of London, Rodney Jackson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Cyril Westlake!
The judges for this bout are Richard Clark, Sam Margolis and Daniel Bishop.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Westlake misses with a straight left.
Westlake connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Jackson pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Westlake back to the cage. Jackson follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
It looks like Cyril Westlake has been cut.
Jackson takes one on the button.
Westlake tests Jackson's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Jackson throws a predictable looking body shot
and Westlake counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Westlake scores with a jab.
Westlake thuds his right hand into Jackson's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Westlake doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Westlake takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Westlake jabs Jackson to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Jackson throws a shot from downtown. Westlake moves away and avoids it.
Jackson ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Westlake moves away.
Westlake let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
We've been told by Jackson's head coaches at FIERCE that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Jackson misses with a shot to the body
and Westlake connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Westlake throws a hook but Jackson avoids it easily.
Nice defenses there by Westlake.
A little jabbing left from Westlake on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Westlake throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Jackson on the side of the head.
Jackson is rocked!
Westlake throws a pinpoint strike between Jackson's hands that connects right on the jaw and sends Jackson crashing to the floor! He's out before he even hits the mat and Westlake scores a great knockout victory!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:12 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Cyril Westlake!
Cyril Westlake decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Marcus Hand Grenade (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jon Askren (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Buckle up people - heeeeeeeeeere we go!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
10 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Marcus Hand Grenade!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
20 - 4 - 0, fighting out of London, Jon Askren!
The judges for this bout are Richard Clark, Steven Brown and Phil Schofield.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hand Grenade tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Askren was well out of range. Poor timing from Hand Grenade.
Askren ducks under a wild hook from Hand Grenade.
Askren throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Hand Grenade connects with a body shot.
Hand Grenade misses with a wild body shot.
Askren tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
Hand Grenade looks to throw the jab but Askren is out of range.
Askren looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Hand Grenade throws a combination that misses
and Askren counters by moving into the clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Askren tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Hand Grenade's elbow.
Askren drops down looking for an ankle pick but Hand Grenade pulls his leg out and moves away.
Hand Grenade swings for the body but Askren moves out of range.
Askren steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Hand Grenade.
Good shot there by Hand Grenade.
Marcus Hand Grenade seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Hand Grenade thuds a left hand into Askren's body.
We've been told by Hand Grenade's head coaches at The Iron Palace that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
That's one minute gone in the round.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Askren.
Askren ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Sloppy strikes from Hand Grenade. Those never looked like landing.
Hand Grenade misses with a few strikes there.
Danga de danga de dang - Hand Grenade scores with a four punch combination!
Hand Grenade misses with a hook. Askren ducked under it nicely.
Hand Grenade misses with the combination.
Hand Grenade lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Hand Grenade connects with the punch.
Hand Grenade showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Askren.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hand Grenade scores with a nice right 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!
Askren walks into a straight right hand from Hand Grenade.
Hand Grenade misses with a lunging right hand
and Askren counters with a takedown into side control! That could mean trouble for Hand Grenade!
Askren trying to control the position but Hand Grenade is working away.
Askren prevents Hand Grenade from escaping the position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Hand Grenade is not content to let Askren control the position.
Hand Grenade sneaks out the side door and pushes Askren away - he's back to his feet. The crowd show their appreciation for the escape.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A decent looking cross lands there for Askren.
Hand Grenade rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Askren counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Askren is just content to waste time from the top position. Hand Grenade takes advantage of the situation and regains full guard.
Askren stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Hand Grenade swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Hand Grenade wants to stand but Askren is controlling the position.
Askren trying to control but Hand Grenade is working from the bottom.
Hand Grenade is wriggling around but Askren manages to pass to half guard.
Hand Grenade looks like he's trying to stand up.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Askren is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Askren tries to pass to full mount but Hand Grenade defends it.
Hand Grenade looks like he's trying to stand up.
Askren is trying to control the action in half guard but Hand Grenade is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Askren scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Hand Grenade wants to get back to his feet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Marcus Hand Grenade dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Askren digs a good hook to Hand Grenade's body.
Askren defending well as Hand Grenade loads up on a big left hand.
Askren drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Hand Grenade defends it well.
Hand Grenade throws a series of punches but Askren moves out of range.
Askren tries to counter by closing the distance.
Marcus Hand Grenade is winning the standup battle so far.
Hand Grenade misses with a wild combination.
Hand Grenade lands with a nice combination. Askren backs away looking to recover.
Askren ducks under a wild hook from Hand Grenade.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hand Grenade with a jab.
Hand Grenade looks to land a right hand but Askren moved out of range.
Askren feints the counter takedown.
Hand Grenade takes a body punch but keeps moving.
No joy there for Hand Grenade, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Marcus Hand Grenade is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Askren just misses with a punch to the body.
Askren moves away from the strike by Hand Grenade.
Askren is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
Askren scores with a three punch combo!
Askren shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Hand Grenade as he jumps to the side.
Askren misses with a straight right.
Hand Grenade misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Askren.
And Askren tries to counter it with a takedown but Hand Grenade pushes his down on his head and steps out.
Askren uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Hand Grenade.
Askren lands an overhand right.
Hand Grenade throws a left and a right that both miss
and Askren counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Askren is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Nice strikes from Askren there.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Askren not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Hand Grenade is trying to escape back to his feet but Askren uses the scramble to pass into side control.
Askren working the body and head with strikes.
Jon Askren has got the better of the ground game so far.
Hand Grenade tries to escape but Askren is in control.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Askren tries to move into full mount but can't pass Hand Grenade's legs.
Askren lands an elbow.
Askren cracks Hand Grenade with an elbow. That is naaassty.
Hand Grenade wants to escape from the position here - easier said than done!
Askren landing strikes.
Askren lands an elbow.
Hand Grenade tries to escape but Askren is in control.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Askren working the head with strikes.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Askren trying to control the action but Hand Grenade is working from the bottom.
Hand Grenade is not in a great position here, taking some shots.
Askren is putting a hurting on Hand Grenade here, landing some big shots from side control.
Hand Grenade wants to get back to his feet but Askren drags him back down.
Hand Grenade bucks up and tries to throw Askren off but instead Askren has got his back!
Hand Grenade is trying to remain composed but Askren is hammering down strikes to the side of his head.
Hand Grenade is trying to get back to his feet but Askren has full control of the position and if anything, Hand Grenade has just worked his way into a worse spot.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jon Askren showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Hand Grenade's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!
Askren misses the body punch
and Askren takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Hand Grenade takes one on the button.
Hand Grenade scores with a hook to the body. Askren takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Askren cracks a nice hook into Hand Grenade's ribs.
Hand Grenade looks to score with a jab to the body but Askren is just out of range.
Askren avoids the body shot from Hand Grenade.
Hand Grenade takes a swing at Askren's ribcage but misses.
Askren is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Hand Grenade rather than just go for the knockout.
Askren drives through and clinches with Hand Grenade against the cage.
Askren tries to work over Hand Grenade's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Askren avoiding damage.
Askren can't find room to land a body shot as Hand Grenade controls the action.
Askren pushes Hand Grenade back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Askren throws a head punch that misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Askren is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Askren is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Hand Grenade blocks a body shot from Askren.
Askren wants a takedown.
Hand Grenade is trying to push Askren away but Askren has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Askren misses with the head strike.
Hand Grenade wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Askren prevents Hand Grenade from breaking the clinch.
Hand Grenade wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Askren has him pressed against the cage.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Askren.
Hand Grenade has had enough of the clinch but Askren keeps him there for the moment.
Askren pressing his opponent against the cage.
Hand Grenade breaks from the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Hand Grenade looks to throw the jab but Askren is out of range.
Hand Grenade misses with the combination.
Askren wants to counter with a clinch but Hand Grenade pushes him away.
Hand Grenade scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Askren doesn't seem bothered though.
Askren tries to close the distance and clinch up but Hand Grenade swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Hand Grenade misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Askren.
Hand Grenade misses with an uppercut. Askren saw that one coming.
Askren is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
Hand Grenade misses with a looping left.
Hand Grenade sets himself, and Askren steps forward looking for the clinch! Hand Grenade avoids it this time.
Hand Grenade misses with a lunging right hand
and Askren counters with a single leg into guard. Hand Grenade didn't expect that.
Hand Grenade is edging up against the cage. He's using the cage to get back to his feet. Nice work there - the fighters are clinched.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Askren has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Hand Grenade seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Askren can turn it around.
Hand Grenade has had enough of the clinch but Askren keeps him there for the moment.
Askren controlling the action here for a moment.
Hand Grenade wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Hand Grenade breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Askren keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Hand Grenade looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Hand Grenade throws the left hand but Askren avoids the punch easily.
Hand Grenade misses the jab.
Askren wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Hand Grenade misses the shot to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Askren dodges the punch combination from Hand Grenade.
Hand Grenade lands with a hook. Askren tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Hand Grenade throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Askren decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Hand Grenade's guard.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Hand Grenade keeping moving, preventing Askren from controlling successfully.
Askren stops Hand Grenade from standing up.
Askren sitting in guard here, content to control.
Let's hope that Askren has the urge to step up the pace any second now because for the last 15 or 20 seconds he's just been holding on tight.
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 Marcus Hand Grenade.
I think Hand Grenade has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Richard Clark scores the fight 29:28
Judge Steven Brown scores the fight 29:28
Judge Phil Schofield scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Marcus Hand Grenade!
After winning the bout, Marcus Hand Grenade thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
In defeat, Jon Askren stepped up to the mic, saying 'I'll be back stronger!'.
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Main event
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Razval Saraev (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jonathan Harding (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Harding has chosen Bitch School as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. 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 Jonathan Harding was going to win. Let's see if he was right.
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171 lbs
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172 lbs
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Basic striking
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Excellent boxer
Good gas tank |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
17 - 5 - 0, fighting out of London, Razval Saraev!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
12 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Jonathan Harding!
The judges for this bout are Richard Clark, Steven Brown and Daniel Bishop.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Harding tests Saraev's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Harding avoids the body shot from Saraev.
It seemed like Harding was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
A jab from Harding misses.
A momentary lapse in concentration from Harding enables Saraev to shoot in and score with a neat double leg. Harding manages to secure a closed guard as the fighters hit the mat.
Saraev in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Harding utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Saraev working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Harding keeping moving, preventing Saraev from controlling successfully.
Saraev postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Harding is controlling Saraev's posture.
Saraev missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Saraev trying to control the position from guard on top but Harding is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
Saraev distracts Harding with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Saraev in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Saraev is working Harding over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Saraev throwing strikes from guard but Harding blocks nicely.
Saraev working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Harding manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Saraev manages to get himself to full guard.
Saraev pulls Harding in close to his closed guard and prevents Harding from doing any damage or advancing position.
Harding must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Saraev keeping full guard, as Harding tries to pass.
Saraev seems keen to control Harding's posture.
Harding trying to control but Saraev is working from the bottom.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Harding stopping the sweep attempt from Saraev.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Good standup being displayed there by Harding as he connects with a hook.
Saraev is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Harding misses with an uppercut. Saraev saw that one coming.
A looping hook to the body misses from Saraev. Harding does a little dance to reset his feet.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Saraev looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Saraev staying out of range there.
Saraev throws a body punch but Harding moves out of range.
Saraev misses with a takedown attempt - Harding sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
The fighters circling - Harding throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Harding sizes up Saraev with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Saraev fails to land the takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Razval Saraev. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Harding scores with a punch to the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jonathan Harding dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Saraev tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Harding swivels and escapes.
Harding is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Harding connects with a body shot.
Saraev shoots in for a takedown but Harding shows good takedown defense.
Harding scores with a hook.
Saraev swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Saraev looking to score a takedown here. Harding is defending well but Saraev drives through and ends up in Harding's guard.
Saraev slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Saraev 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.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Saraev trying to control but Harding is working from the bottom.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Saraev connects with a couple of short punches.
Saraev stays in close to Harding's body and controls the position.
Saraev trying to control the position from guard on top but Harding is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Saraev cracks Harding with a solid left hand.
Saraev working some strikes from top position.
Saraev loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Harding managing to control the position.
Saraev makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Saraev wants to control from the top but Harding keeps moving.
Saraev working some strikes from top position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Harding keeping moving, preventing Saraev from controlling successfully.
Saraev might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Harding is looking to sweep but instead, Saraev has passed into half guard.
Saraev drops an elbow to the side of Harding's head.
Harding felt the need to train up his defensive grappling in the buildup to the fight. Presumably he was expecting to be in a difficult position like this, so let's see if he can get out of it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Saraev throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Harding avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Saraev.
Saraev not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Harding looks like he's trying to stand up.
Harding tries to get to full guard but Saraev has control of the leg.
Saraev content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
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.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Saraev is nestled in close to Harding, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Harding won't allow Saraev to pass to mount.
Razval Saraev overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Harding trying to control from the bottom.
Saraev throws a big elbow that misses, also allowing Harding to regain full guard.
Saraev trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Harding working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Saraev.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Harding trying to keep a closed guard but Saraev is proving a slippery customer.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Saraev tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Harding defends well and Saraev ends up having to push Harding into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Harding swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Razval Saraev. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Harding throws a hook but Saraev avoids it easily.
A quick step to the side and Saraev tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Razval Saraev dominated that second round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! And we move into the final round!
Harding walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Harding misses with an uppercut. Saraev saw that one coming.
Saraev shoots in for a takedown but Harding shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Razval Saraev seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Saraev misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Saraev doesn't succeed with the takedown
letting Harding counter with a right hand.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Razval Saraev. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Saraev takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Saraev is rocked!
Harding swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Oh Saraev is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Harding misses with a looping right.
A quick step to the side and Saraev tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Saraev seems to have got his legs back now.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Harding jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Saraev tries for a takedown but Harding sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Saraev looks to throw the jab but Harding is out of range.
Saraev shoots and misses
and Harding counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Harding lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Saraev lands a nice looking body shot.
Harding misses with a body shot.
Saraev drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Harding has momentary wrist control but Saraev slips an elbow through the middle.
Harding wants to sweep but no luck.
Saraev trying to control but Harding is working from the bottom.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Harding can do anything to dispel that myth.
Saraev sitting in guard, not really doing much.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Saraev trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Harding looking for a sweep. Not yet Harding, not yet.
Saraev looking to pass the guard.
Harding tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Saraev trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Saraev wants to control from the top but Harding keeps moving.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Harding lands a really nice looking cross but Saraev seems unphased.
Harding dips to his left and cracks Saraev with an uppercut!
Harding throws a big shot that misses.
Saraev shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Harding is trying to defend but Saraev finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
Saraev is nestled in close to Harding, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Saraev passes to full mount!
Saraev looking to finish with strikes here!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Saraev misses with a head shot.
Saraev misses with a head shot.
Harding wriggling around on the bottom manages to avoid the strikes thrown by Saraev.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Saraev throwing sloppy strikes, which aren't doing any damage.
Saraev thuds his fist into the canvas! Oooouch!
Saraev with the ground and pound from mount.
Saraev looking to finish with strikes here!
Harding is in a horrible position here. Saraev smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
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 Razval Saraev.
I think Saraev has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Richard Clark scores the fight 29:28
Judge Steven Brown scores the fight 29:28
Judge Daniel Bishop scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Razval Saraev!
An out of breath and clearly excited Razval Saraev thanked Highland Clothing for their help and support (and free stuff they sent him).
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