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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Lik Alotadik (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Alexandr Kuznetsov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Alotadik comes into the arena with When Death comes Knocking - Primal Fear blaring out of the sound system. Both fighters look pumped up here. Let's hope this is a good fight!
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Good wrestling
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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
33 - 20 - 3, fighting out of Las Vegas, Lik Alotadik!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
16 - 12 - 1, fighting out of St Petersburg, Alexandr Kuznetsov!
The judges for this bout are Andrew Berry, Richard Clark and Colin Fotheringham.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Alotadik swings for the body but Kuznetsov moves out of range.
Kuznetsov scores with a body shot.
Alotadik avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Alotadik misses with an uppercut
enabling Kuznetsov to counter with a crisp jab.
Kuznetsov misses with a hook. Alotadik ducked under it nicely.
Alotadik scores with a sloppy right hand. Kuznetsov should have avoided that one.
Alotadik looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Kuznetsov throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Alotadik counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Alotadik throws a low kick but Kuznetsov moves out of range easily.
Kuznetsov takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Kuznetsov scores with a push kick.
Alotadik scores with the left hand. Kuznetsov knows he should have avoided that one.
Alotadik looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
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!
Alotadik jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Alotadik swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Kuznetsov with a hook.
Kuznetsov throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Kuznetsov misses with a straight right.
Kuznetsov steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Alotadik.
Alotadik loads up on a big right hand but Kuznetsov slips the punch.
A jab from Kuznetsov misses.
Kuznetsov scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
It looks like Lik Alotadik has been cut.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kuznetsov misses with a hook.
Alotadik throws a low kick, looking for Kuznetsov's leg but Kuznetsov calmly moves out of range.
Lik Alotadik seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Alotadik with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Alotadik moves out of range of the strikes.
A jab lands there for Alotadik.
Alotadik swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Kuznetsov.
Kuznetsov tries to clinch up.
Kuznetsov keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Alotadik throws a leg kick
and Kuznetsov counters with a nice body shot.
Alotadik throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Kuznetsov throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Kuznetsov uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Alotadik.
A nice leg kick lands there from Kuznetsov.
Alotadik misses the shot to the body.
Alotadik throws a hook but Kuznetsov avoids it easily.
Alotadik looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Kuznetsov feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Alotadik's calf.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Alotadik fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Kuznetsov takes a shot right to the bread basket.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Alotadik works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Alotadik goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Kuznetsov looks to land a right hand but Alotadik moved out of range.
Kuznetsov throws the kick towards the body but Alotadik avoids it.
Alotadik takes a swing at Kuznetsov's ribcage but misses.
Kuznetsov misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Kuznetsov chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Kuznetsov throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Alotadik throws a hook to the side of Kuznetsov's head but Kuznetsov sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Alotadik connects with a body shot that sends Kuznetsov's belly button to the back.
Good leg kick by Kuznetsov there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Kuznetsov keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Kuznetsov throws a leg kick but Alotadik sees it coming and moves out of range.
Alotadik throws the kick towards the body but Kuznetsov avoids it.
Kuznetsov throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Alotadik lands a slapping body shot.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Alotadik slips under a jab.
Kuznetsov uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Alotadik.
A head kick misses from Alotadik.
Kuznetsov tries a quick counter leg kick but Alotadik is wise to it.
Kuznetsov feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Alotadik's calf.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Alotadik jabs Kuznetsov to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Alotadik wants to slow Kuznetsov down by chopping away at his legs.
Kuznetsov doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Kuznetsov scores with a push kick.
Alotadik fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Kuznetsov manages to avoid it.
Alotadik throws a push kick but Kuznetsov slaps the foot to one side.
Kuznetsov throws a right hand that Alotadik ducks under and follows up with a left that Alotadik also avoids with ease.
Alotadik is looking to chop away at Kuznetsov's legs.
Kuznetsov misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Alotadik.
Alotadik just misses with a punch to the body.
Kuznetsov tries to counter by closing the distance.
Alotadik fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Kuznetsov manages to avoid it.
Kuznetsov throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Alotadik misses with a hook. Kuznetsov ducked under it nicely.
Kuznetsov misses with a few strikes there.
Kuznetsov misses with a low kick.
An attempted straight right counter from Alotadik misses the target.
Alotadik bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Kuznetsov's head.
Alotadik connects with a leg kick. Kuznetsov looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
A looping hook to the body misses from Alotadik. Kuznetsov does a little dance to reset his feet.
Kuznetsov now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Alotadik throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Kuznetsov sees it coming and avoids it easily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Alotadik misses the shot to the body.
Kuznetsov defending well as Alotadik loads up on a big left hand.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Kuznetsov tries to score with a low kick but Alotadik moves his leg out of the way.
Alotadik connects with a single shot there.
Alotadik dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Alotadik looks to score with a jab to the body but Kuznetsov is just out of range.
Alotadik lands a jab.
The fighters circling - Alotadik throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Kuznetsov scores with a sloppy right hand. Alotadik should have avoided that one.
Alotadik looks to score with a jab to the body but Kuznetsov is just out of range.
Alotadik uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Kuznetsov.
Alotadik wants to land a leg kick but Kuznetsov is out of range.
Kuznetsov takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Kuznetsov misses with a looping left.
Alotadik fires out a quick counter leg kick but Kuznetsov just manages to avoid it.
Kuznetsov pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Alotadik connects with a crisp jab.
A swing and a miss from Kuznetsov.
Alotadik misses with a looping right.
Alotadik is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Alotadik tries to land a front kick but Kuznetsov steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Lik Alotadik dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Lik Alotadik's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
The fighters circle momentarily. Kuznetsov darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Kuznetsov avoids a kick to the body.
Alotadik tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Kuznetsov throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Kuznetsov rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Alotadik moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Kuznetsov thuds a left hand into Alotadik's body.
Alotadik fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Kuznetsov on the side of the head.
Alotadik lands a nice leg kick that just misses Kuznetsov's sensitive parts.
Alotadik lands a head shot.
Kuznetsov clinches up with Alotadik and pushes him back against the cage.
Kuznetsov misses with an elbow strike.
Alotadik takes an elbow to the temple.
Alotadik is trying to force a seperation but Kuznetsov has the dominant position.
Kuznetsov with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Alotadik misses with a hook to the ribs.
Alotadik goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Kuznetsov tries to work over Alotadik's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Kuznetsov misses with a hook to the ribs.
Kuznetsov gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Alotadik misses with a shot to the kidneys.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kuznetsov lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Alotadik breaks the clinch.
Alotadik misses with a body shot.
Alotadik lands with a thumping leg kick.
Alotadik misses with a looping left.
Alotadik fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Kuznetsov manages to avoid it.
Alotadik avoids the head kick by Kuznetsov.
Alotadik half committed to a counter leg kick.
Alotadik has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Alotadik there as he acknowledges the shot.
Alotadik looks to score with a jab to the body but Kuznetsov is just out of range.
Kuznetsov was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind.
Alotadik keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Kuznetsov.
Kuznetsov throws a right hand that Alotadik ducks under and follows up with a left that Alotadik also avoids with ease.
Kuznetsov throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Alotadik sees it coming and avoids it easily.
A thudding body kick lands there by Kuznetsov!
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Alotadik lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Alotadik fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Kuznetsov has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Alotadik misses with a wild body shot.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Alotadik throws a jab but it's blocked by Kuznetsov.
A swing and a miss from Alotadik.
Kuznetsov wants to counter with a clinch but Alotadik pushes him away.
Alotadik on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
That kick from Alotadik tenderised Kuznetsov's leg. Kuznetsov is trying to keep his angry face on.
Kuznetsov looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Alotadik misses with a head kick.
Kuznetsov slips a jab and a cross from Alotadik.
Alotadik lands a nice shot to the body.
Alotadik changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Kuznetsov stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
A good leg kick by Alotadik.
Alotadik lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Kuznetsov at a distance.
Alotadik misses with a hook.
Alotadik slips a straight right by Kuznetsov.
Alotadik wants to land a leg kick but Kuznetsov is out of range.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Alotadik crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Kuznetsov - the referee stops the clock and Alotadik gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Kuznetsov. Alotadik manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Kuznetsov moves into range and clinches up with Alotadik.
Alotadik breaks from the clinch.
Alotadik misses with a wild body shot.
A big right from Kuznetsov misses.
Alotadik misses with a hook.
Lik Alotadik is winning the standup battle so far.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Alotadik throws a body shot but no joy.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Kuznetsov.
Alotadik gets tackled into the cage by Kuznetsov. Kuznetsov maintains the clinch.
Alotadik throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Alotadik working hard to break the clinch.
Alotadik is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Kuznetsov is keeping busy.
Kuznetsov avoiding damage as Alotadik throws knees to the body.
Stalling in the clinch from Kuznetsov.
Kuznetsov has Alotadik pressed against the cage.
Kuznetsov continues to stall. The referee tells him to work or he's going to break them up.
Kuznetsov digs a right hand underneath Alotadik's ribcage. Alotadik let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Kuznetsov's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Kuznetsov landing knees to the head.
Kuznetsov looking to throw knees to the head but Alotadik is blocking nicely.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Kuznetsov taking a breather.
Kuznetsov missing with knees to the body.
Kuznetsov is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Alotadik misses with a body punch.
Alotadik manages to break the clinch.
Kuznetsov throws the kick towards the body but Alotadik avoids it.
Alotadik 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.
Kuznetsov throws a big shot that misses.
Alotadik takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Kuznetsov takes a body punch but keeps moving.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Alotadik takes a swing at Kuznetsov's ribcage but misses.
Kuznetsov throws a front kick that sends Alotadik stumbling back into the cage.
Kuznetsov tries to clinch up.
Kuznetsov tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Alotadik manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Alotadik appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Alotadik throws a lazy right hand but Kuznetsov sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Alotadik throws a front kick aimed at Kuznetsov's knee but Kuznetsov avoids it well.
Alotadik connects with an inside leg kick.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Kuznetsov lands a really nice looking cross but Alotadik seems unphased.
Kuznetsov tries to clinch up.
Alotadik swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Kuznetsov counters with a leg kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Alexandr Kuznetsov will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Lik Alotadik's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! 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.
Alotadik slips under a jab from Kuznetsov.
Kuznetsov closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Kuznetsov pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Alotadik will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
Kuznetsov throws a body shot but no joy.
Kuznetsov misses with an uppercut.
Kuznetsov throws a sloppy head kick and Alotadik moves out of range easily.
Alotadik feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Kuznetsovs jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Kuznetsov uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Alotadik.
A countering left hand to the body from Kuznetsov misses.
Kuznetsov takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Nice defenses there by Kuznetsov.
Kuznetsov blocks a jab.
Kuznetsov walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Alotadik shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A head kick misses from Alotadik.
Alotadik throws a nice outside leg kick.
Alotadik staying out of range there.
Alotadik ducks under a wild hook from Kuznetsov.
Alotadik misses with a hook. Kuznetsov ducked under it nicely.
Kuznetsov tries to counter by closing the distance.
Kuznetsov doesn't manage to clinch there - Alotadik circles away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Alotadik tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Kuznetsov was well out of range. Poor timing from Alotadik.
Kuznetsov swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Alotadik throws a nice looking combination but Kuznetsov bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Kuznetsov avoids the head kick by Alotadik.
A shot to the liver by Alotadik. Beautiful body shot.
Kuznetsov lands a nice hook to Alotadik's body. Alotadik takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Kuznetsov throws a good cross that connects.
Alotadik misses with a wild body shot.
Alotadik throws a wild body kick that Kuznetsov sees coming a mile off.
Alotadik throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Kuznetsov is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Alotadik throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Kuznetsov.
Alotadik swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Kuznetsov misses with a body kick.
As Kuznetsov backs away, Alotadik returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
Alotadik throws the kick towards the body but Kuznetsov avoids it.
Kuznetsov chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Alotadik can pounce on him.
Alotadik fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Kuznetsov, right into the meat.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Kuznetsov tries to close the distance and clinch up but Alotadik swats him away and circles back towards the center.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kuznetsov cracks Alotadik with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Kuznetsov looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Kuznetsov tries to clinch but Alotadik moves out of range.
Kuznetsov throws a big shot that misses.
Kuznetsov misses with an uppercut.
A thudding body kick lands there by Kuznetsov!
Alotadik scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Kuznetsov doesn't seem bothered though.
Alotadik swings for the body but Kuznetsov moves out of range.
Alotadik swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Good work by Kuznetsov as he checks the leg kick.
Alotadik fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Alotadik looks to land a left hand but Kuznetsov moved out of range nicely.
Kuznetsov throws out a counter right but Alotadik avoids it with no problem.
Alotadik moves forwards but Kuznetsov connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Alotadik just misses with a punch to the body.
Alotadik looks to score with a jab to the body but Kuznetsov is just out of range.
Alotadik throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Alotadik lands a right hook to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kuznetsov takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Good standup being displayed there by Kuznetsov as he connects with a hook.
Alotadik throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Kuznetsov.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Alotadik walks into a stiff left hand from Kuznetsov.
A shot to the liver by Alotadik. Beautiful body shot.
Alotadik lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Alotadik throws a low kick but Kuznetsov moves out of range easily.
Alotadik misses with an uppercut. Kuznetsov saw that one coming.
Alotadik takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Alotadik lands a really nice looking cross but Kuznetsov seems unphased.
Kuznetsov keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Kuznetsov throws a fast counter high kick but Alotadik manages to duck under it in time.
Alotadik checks a leg kick nicely.
Nice defenses there by Kuznetsov.
Kuznetsov pushes Alotadik away with a front kick.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Kuznetsov wants to clinch.
Alotadik throws a big shot that misses.
Kuznetsov has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kuznetsov fails to land with a series of punches.
Jab from Alotadik.
Kuznetsov checks the leg kick nicely there.
A looping hook to the body misses from Alotadik. Kuznetsov does a little dance to reset his feet.
A slapping leg kick lands for Alotadik.
Kuznetsov throws a hook but Alotadik blocks it.
Kuznetsov has Alotadik up against the cage in a clinch.
Alotadik looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Alotadik tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Kuznetsov comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
A frustrated look appears on Alotadik's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Alotadik's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Kuznetsov avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Alotadik keeps the fight on the outside.
Kuznetsov wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Kuznetsov checks the leg kick.
Kuznetsov avoids the body shot from Alotadik.
And that's the end of the fight!
Lik Alotadik showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Alotadik 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 Andrew Berry scores the fight 29:28
Judge Richard Clark scores the fight 29:28
Judge Colin Fotheringham scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Lik Alotadik!
Lik Alotadik opened up his post fight interview with a scream to camera that he wants a title shot! Whether he deserves the shot will be up to the management of the organization, so I guess he'll have to wait and see.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Brad May (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Pavel Dubrov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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30
208 lbs
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206 lbs
29 - 18 - 0 |
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World class boxer
Insanely flexible |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
19 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Brad May!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
29 - 18 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Pavel Dubrov!
The judges for this bout are Colin Fotheringham, Sam Margolis and William Gold.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A nice leg kick lands there from Dubrov.
May ducks under a wild hook from Dubrov.
An attempted straight right counter from May misses the target.
Dubrov throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Dubrov lands a nice leg kick that just misses May's sensitive parts.
Dubrov loads up on a big right hand but May slips the punch.
May fails in his attempt to clinch.
Dubrov has been working on his striking defense in training and it's paying off as May is landing a low percentage of strikes.
May turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
May looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Dubrov swats away the attempt to clinch by May.
Dubrov throws a low kick, looking for May's leg but May calmly moves out of range.
May closes the distance and clinches.
Dubrov misses with a knee to the head.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A head punch on the inside from May fails to land.
May is stalling here.
Dubrov working aggressively here.
May effectively controlling the action here.
A shot in the inside from Dubrov.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A nice right hand lands inside from May.
Good body shot from May.
Dubrov swings wildly with an uppercut but May uses good head movement to avoid it.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as May takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
May gets through Dubrov's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
A head punch on the inside from Dubrov fails to land.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Dubrov lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
May doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
May fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Dubrov.
Dubrov can't find room to land a body shot as May controls the action.
May can't find room to land a body shot as Dubrov controls the action.
Dubrov fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
May lands a hook to the side of the head.
May blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Dubrov misses with a short punch on the inside.
May trying to stall but Dubrov improves his position.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dubrov has a couple of punches blocked by May.
Nice body punch from May - that landed with a thud.
May blocks a body shot from Dubrov.
Dubrov tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
May blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A short left from May.
Dubrov misses with a hook from the clinch.
May swings wildly with an uppercut but Dubrov uses good head movement to avoid it.
Dubrov tries a knee to the head but May blocks it.
Dubrov swings wildly with an uppercut but May uses good head movement to avoid it.
Dubrov scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Dubrov blocks a body shot from May.
May blocks a punch to the side of the head.
May misses with a punch on the inside.
May lands an uppercut.
May lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Dubrov working aggressively here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dubrov gets through May's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Dubrov tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
May fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
May swings wildly with an uppercut but Dubrov uses good head movement to avoid it.
Dubrov throws a head punch that misses.
May fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Dubrov misses with a body punch.
Dubrov tries a knee to the head but May blocks it.
Dubrov lands a nice uppercut.
A body shot lands from May.
May has a couple of punches blocked by Dubrov.
May working aggressively here.
Dubrov scores with a nice hook to the head.
A short left from May.
May has a couple of punches blocked by Dubrov.
Dubrov struggles to land a body shot inside as May controls his hands.
Dubrov tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Dubrov tried to land a shot to the body but connects with May's elbow.
Dubrov misses with a hook to the ribs.
Dubrov tried to land a shot to the body but connects with May's elbow.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dubrov working aggressively here.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
May avoiding damage as Dubrov throws knees to the body.
May lands a body punch.
May avoiding damage as Dubrov throws knees to the body.
A left hand lands to the body for May.
May throws a punch but it's blocked by Dubrov.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for May.
A nice left hand lands by May.
Dubrov misses with a knee strike.
May lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Dubrov is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. May is defending well for now.
May holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Dubrov misses with some punches.
May misses with some punches.
May tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
May lands a hook to the side of the head.
Dubrov tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
May just leaning against Dubrov, taking a breather.
May lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Dubrov.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Pavel Dubrov will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
May scores with a leg kick.
May tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Dubrov was well out of range. Poor timing from May.
Dubrov jabs at May's body.
Nice defenses there by May.
Dubrov throws a body shot but no joy.
May half committed to a counter leg kick.
Dubrov thows a leg kick but May checks it
and May counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
May lands a head shot.
May tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Dubrov manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Dubrov keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Dubrov let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
May moves out of range of the strikes.
May swings for the body but Dubrov moves out of range.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
May thuds a left hand into Dubrov's body.
May looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
May misses with an uppercut. Dubrov saw that one coming.
A chopping leg kick lands by May.
Dubrov throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Nice body kick there by May.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dubrov throws a hook but May blocks it.
As Dubrov backs away, May returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
Dubrov throws the left hand but May avoids the punch easily.
Dubrov stuns May with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Pavel Dubrov seems to be getting the better of the standup.
A decent looking cross lands there for May.
May smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
May cracks the inside of Dubrov's front leg.
Dubrov throws a leg kick but May checks it.
May misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Dubrov.
Dubrov was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind.
May changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
May displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Dubrov throws out the jab.
May avoids a kick to the body.
May swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
May swings for the body but Dubrov moves out of range.
Dubrov throws a leg kick that is checked
and May counters with a nice uppercut.
Dubrov misses with an uppercut
and May counters with a nice uppercut.
May misses with a low kick as Dubrov jumps back.
Dubrov is trying to counter with his kicks.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
May tries to clinch there but Dubrov circles away.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Good leg kick by May there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from May, right into the meat.
May rushes Dubrov and presses him up against the cage.
Dubrov pushes May back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
May lands a left hand.
A short right from Dubrov on the inside.
May has a couple of punches blocked by Dubrov.
A short right from May on the inside.
May lands a right hand.
Dubrov fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Dubrov.
May misses with a hook from the clinch.
May manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
May scores with a nice hook to the head.
May swings wildly with an uppercut but Dubrov uses good head movement to avoid it.
Dubrov misses with a shot to the kidneys.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
May misses with a shot to the kidneys.
May lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Dubrov backwards.
A short right from Dubrov on the inside.
May misses with a punch to the body.
Dubrov scores with a shoulder strike.
May is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Dubrov can do to turn this around?
May tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
May misses with a body punch.
A short right from Dubrov.
May misses with a short punch on the inside.
May misses with a hook to the ribs.
May tries to throw a body punch but Dubrov avoids it by throwing May back against the cage.
Dubrov tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
May swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Dubrov blocks a punch to the side of the head.
May misses with a punch on the inside.
Dubrov lands an uppercut.
Dubrov's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
May throws a head punch that misses.
A short right from Dubrov.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A short right from Dubrov on the inside.
This has been an exciting period of action!
May digs a right hand underneath Dubrov's ribcage. Dubrov let out a lung full of air as it connected.
May tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Dubrov's elbow.
Dubrov works on May's body with a couple of short punches.
May makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
May managing to block the knees to the body from Dubrov.
Dubrov with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
A bit of stalling here from May.
Dubrov misses with a short punch on the inside.
Dubrov goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Dubrov connects with a knee to the head.
May lands on the inside with an uppercut.
A short left from May.
A head punch on the inside from May fails to land.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
A short right from May.
Nice body punch from May - that landed with a thud.
Dubrov is breathing heavily.
May lands a hook to the side of the head.
May pushes Dubrov back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Brad May 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!
May lands with a kick to the temple. Dubrov shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Dubrov throws an uppercut from half a mile away. May sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Dubrov throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
May takes one to the side of the head.
Dubrov on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by May. May obviously looking to wear him down.
Dubrov fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
A lazy left from May finds it's target.
May throws a body kick that misses.
May tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
May doesn't manage to clinch there - Dubrov circles away.
Dubrov throws a jab when May was well out of range.
A cross from May lands.
May with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
May lands with a nice body kick.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Dubrov, right into the meat.
May moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dubrov throws an off balance right hand
and May counters with a thumping low kick.
May throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Dubrov throws a low kick but it's checked well by May.
May misses with a hook. Dubrov ducked under it nicely.
Decent striking displayed by May there.
Dubrov is looking to chop away at May's legs.
Pavel Dubrov seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Dubrov lands a jab to the nose.
May ducks under a wild hook from Dubrov.
Dubrov throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
May misses with a looping right.
May takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
A slow jab from May misses its intended target.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Dubrov.
May scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Dubrov takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
May tries to close the distance and clinch but Dubrov swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Dubrov misses with an uppercut.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
May fails with an attempt to clinch.
Dubrov looks to land a left hand but May moved out of range nicely.
May lands with a thumping leg kick.
Dubrov jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Dubrov misses with a body kick.
May throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
May throws a good cross that connects.
Dubrov throws a low kick but May moves out of range easily.
May connects with a leg kick. Dubrov looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
May lands a nice shot that snaps Dubrov's head back.
Dubrov moves into range and connects with a jab.
May lunges at Dubrov with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Dubrov's hand.
May checks a leg kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
May checks a low kick from Dubrov.
Dubrov misses with a wild body shot.
May checks a leg kick.
Dubrov buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
May thuds his shin into the meat of Dubrov's side.
A shot to the body from May misses
and Dubrov counters with a good low kick that May was not able to check.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Dubrov crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from May - the referee stops the clock and Dubrov gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says May. Dubrov manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Dubrov throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
May tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Dubrov manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Dubrov looks to throw the jab but May is out of range.
Dubrov cracks May with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
May takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Dubrov cracks May with a good jab.
May clobbers Dubrov with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
May smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Dubrov throws a lazy uppercut
and May counters with a nice leg kick.
May checks a leg kick.
A good leg kick by Dubrov.
Dubrov works over May's head and body with a nice combination.
Dubrov lands with a straight right. May didn't see that one coming.
Dubrov misses with a looping left.
May turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
A looping hook to the body misses from Dubrov. May does a little dance to reset his feet.
May throwing a counter right hand but Dubrov manages to avoid it.
May pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Dubrov misses with a hook.
May displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Dubrov throws out the jab.
May misses the shot to the body.
May takes a swing at Dubrov's ribcage but misses.
Dubrov misses with a hook.
Dubrov takes a jab right on the kisser.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Pavel Dubrov.
I think Dubrov has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Colin Fotheringham scores the fight 30:29
Judge Sam Margolis scores the fight 30:27
Judge William Gold scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Brad May!
An out of breath Brad May 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 lightweight MMA rules bout between Roger Cantor (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Gonna Spanked (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). 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 Gonna Spanked was going to win. Let's see if he was right.
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165 lbs
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38
158 lbs
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Excellent boxer
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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
22 - 14 - 0, fighting out of New York, Roger Cantor!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
39 - 16 - 2, fighting out of Los Angeles, Gonna Spanked!
The judges for this bout are Phil Schofield, Richard Clark and Paul Tew.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Cantor with a lazy takedown attempt
and Spanked counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Cantor keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Spanked walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Cantor throws a lazy right hand but Spanked sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Spanked throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Cantor sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Cantor attempts a counter takedown but Spanked avoids it well and moves away.
A shot to the liver by Spanked. Beautiful body shot.
Cantor needs to keep his hands up - Spanked had a free shot at his head there.
Spanked keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Cantor.
Cantor uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Spanked.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Cantor is defended easily by Spanked.
Spanked throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Spanked lands a right hook to the body.
Cantor throws a looping overhand right but Spanked ducks down to avoid it.
Cantor takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Cantor decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Spanked is trying to control but can't.
Spanked is doing well to control the position and prevent Cantor from advancing to side control.
Cantor thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Spanked's head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cantor 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.
Cantor not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Cantor not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Spanked is looking for a sweep. Cantor is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Cantor content to control rather than advance.
Cantor is looking to take a break and control but Spanked is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Cantor 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.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Spanked is holding on to half guard well.
Cantor tries to pass the half guard into mount. Spanked knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Still in half guard, Cantor seems content to control.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Cantor shoots in but no luck this time.
It seemed like Spanked was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Roger Cantor. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Spanked fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Cantor looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Spanked throws a right and a left that Cantor avoids nicely.
Cantor takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Spanked misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Cantor.
Cantor feinted with a counter takedown.
Spanked stuffs the takedown.
Spanked lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
A big left from Spanked misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A big right from Cantor misses.
Spanked chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Cantor shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in side control! That's better than Cantor was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Spanked manages to work his way to half guard, despite Cantor's best efforts.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Cantor is looking for a kimura but Spanked is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Cantor to get the leverage.
Spanked wants to get back to full guard.
Cantor thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Spanked has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Cantor is working away from the top position though.
Spanked controlling the position well.
Cantor throwing shots but Spanked is blocking nicely.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Gonna Spanked will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Spanked jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
A head kick misses from Spanked.
An attempted straight right counter from Cantor misses the target.
Cantor has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Spanked finds it's way round the side to connect with Cantor's head.
Cantor shoots in but Spanked avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Spanked looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Spanked has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Spanked wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Cantor uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Spanked.
Gonna Spanked seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Spanked goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Spanked catches Cantor with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Cantor has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Cantor steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Spanked.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cantor has his takedown stuffed
and Spanked connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Cantor paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Spanked looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Spanked swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Cantor half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
Spanked wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Spanked takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Spanked is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Cantor fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Roger Cantor. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Spanked throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Cantor on the side of the head.
Spanked throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Cantor sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Cantor attempts a counter takedown but Spanked avoids it well and moves away.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cantor looks to land a combination but Spanked avoids it well.
A little jabbing left from Spanked on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Spanked throws a head kick but Cantor moves out of range.
Cantor appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
Spanked lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Cantor at a distance.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Spanked smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
A looping hook to the body misses from Spanked. Cantor does a little dance to reset his feet.
Cantor throwing a counter right hand but Spanked manages to avoid it.
Cantor misses the jab.
Cantor takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Cantor throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Spanked throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Spanked misses with a straight right.
Cantor throwing a counter right hand but Spanked manages to avoid it.
Spanked rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Cantor counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Cantor stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Spanked swivels though and keeps the full guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Spanked is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Cantor wants to pass the guard but Spanked is keeping the position.
Spanked controlling Cantor's posture.
Roger Cantor overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Spanked controls Cantor momentarily but Cantor frees himself.
Cantor trying to control the position from guard on top but Spanked is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Spanked is on top in guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Spanked trying to control but Cantor is working from the bottom.
Cantor is trying to keep Spanked in close.
Cantor is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Cantor might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Cantor looking for a sweep. Not yet Cantor, not yet.
Spanked has been taking part in the yoga sessions down at 3Band MMA ($500/week). Presumably he's going to look for a slick submission... Or maybe he's looking to avoid one.
Cantor bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Spanked's guard.
Spanked utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Cantor stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Spanked swivels though and keeps the full guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Gonna Spanked showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Spanked misses the jab.
Cantor was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Spanked lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
No joy there for Spanked, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Cantor misses with a takedown attempt - Spanked sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Spanked misses with a straight left.
Spanked scores with a punch to the head.
Cantor swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Spanked misses the shot to the body.
Spanked bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Cantor's head.
Spanked throws a lazy right hand but Cantor sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Cantor is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Cantor throws a jab but it's blocked by Spanked.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cantor darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Spanked avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Cantor drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Spanked is trying to control Cantor's posture but Cantor avoids it.
Spanked gets back to half guard.
Spanked trying to control but Cantor postures up.
Cantor trying to control from half guard but Spanked is working away.
Spanked moves into full guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cantor content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Cantor throwing strikes from guard but Spanked blocks nicely.
Spanked preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Spanked trying to keep a closed guard but Cantor is proving a slippery customer.
Spanked wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
Cantor throwing strikes but missing.
Spanked is adopting a defensive guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Spanked is trying to control the position but Cantor postures up.
Spanked is pulling down on Cantor's head. It's preventing any offense from Cantor, at least for the moment.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Cantor postures up and lands a big shot to Spanked's brow.
Spanked has control of Cantor's left arm, preventing Cantor from doing any damage.
Cantor trying to control the position from guard on top but Spanked is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Spanked is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Good shot there by Spanked.
That's four 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.
Cantor with a poor takedown
and Spanked counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Spanked moves out of range of the strikes.
Cantor shoots in for a double leg but Spanked sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Roger Cantor. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Cantor has his takedown stuffed
and Cantor takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Spanked tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Spanked throws a head kick that half lands.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Spanked throws the left hand but Cantor avoids the punch easily.
Cantor swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Gonna Spanked is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Cantor shoots and misses
and Spanked counters with a nice uppercut.
Roger Cantor has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Spanked moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
And that's the end of the fight!
Gonna Spanked comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Spanked winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Phil Schofield scores the fight 27:30
Judge Richard Clark scores the fight 27:30
Judge Paul Tew scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Gonna Spanked!
Gonna Spanked really struggled to get his t-shirt on before his hand was raised. Making sure that Reaper Combatwear logo gets some air time is pretty tricky when you're all sweaty.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Humphrey Baker (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Medium Hardon (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Well, the cameraman is lingering on a pretty young lady for a bit too long there. Keep your eyes on the prize buddy or you'll miss the fighter intros!
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29
204 lbs
18 - 10 - 0 |
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32
220 lbs
16 - 9 - 0 |
Good wrestling
World class boxer
Insanely flexible |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
18 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Humphrey Baker!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
16 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Medium Hardon!
The judges for this bout are Richard Clark, William Gold and Donald Grub.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hardon is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Baker.
Hardon swings widly with a right hand
and Baker counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Hardon pressing his opponent against the cage.
Baker lands a body punch.
Hardon throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Bakers head.
Hardon swings wildly with an uppercut but Baker uses good head movement to avoid it.
Hardon working aggressively here.
I was talking to Baker's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Hardon fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Hardon tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Hardon lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Baker or not.
Baker misses with a hook from the clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hardon drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Baker gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Hardon tries to throw a body punch but Baker avoids it by throwing Hardon back against the cage.
Baker working aggressively here.
Hardon has a couple of punches blocked by Baker.
Baker lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Hardon backwards.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hardon lands a nice uppercut.
Baker tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Hardon's elbow.
Hardon misses with a short punch on the inside.
We can't be sure of the tactics at this early stage but we have heard that Hardon 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.
Baker takes a shot to the head.
Hardon has a couple of punches blocked by Baker.
Hardon misses with a body punch.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Baker.
Baker lands with a light punch inside.
Hardon blocks a body shot from Baker.
Baker has a couple of punches blocked by Hardon.
Hardon wants a takedown but no success here.
Hardon goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Baker misses with a body punch.
Hardon misses with a hook from the clinch.
Hardon misses with a punch to the body.
Baker goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Baker blocks an uppercut.
Baker tries to throw a body punch but Hardon avoids it by throwing Baker back against the cage.
Hardon lands with a light punch inside.
Baker goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hardon misses with a body punch.
Baker scores with a shoulder strike.
This has been an exciting period of action!
The referee calls for Hardon to work.
Nice body punch from Hardon.
Hardon drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Baker gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Humphrey Baker has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Medium Hardon.
Baker lands with a light punch inside.
Baker lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Hardon backwards.
Baker lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Baker tries a body shot but Hardon blocks it.
Baker lands with a short shot to the head.
Hardon blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Baker misses with a punch on the inside.
A hook to the body from Baker.
Baker works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Hardon working aggressively here.
Hardon taking a breather.
Hardon misses with a hook from the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Baker blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Baker is leaning against Hardon and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
A short right from Baker on the inside.
Baker goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Baker goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Hardon gets double underhooks and manages to take the fight to the ground.
Hardon preventing the sweep.
Baker keeping full guard, as Hardon tries to pass.
Hardon trying to control the position from guard on top but Baker is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Hardon is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
Hardon wants to control from the top but Baker keeps moving.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Baker keeping full guard, as Hardon tries to pass.
Hardon stopping the sweep attempt from Baker.
Hardon trying to control but Baker is working from the bottom.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
Baker wants to get back to his feet but Hardon is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
Baker throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Hardon tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Baker throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Baker lands a glancing blow to the side of Hardon's head.
Baker misses with a body punch
and Hardon cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Humphrey Baker will probably get the nod.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Baker moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Hardon fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Baker has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Baker slips a straight right by Hardon.
Hardon fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Hardon misses with a shot to the body
and Baker counters with a big head kick but Hardon shrugs it off.
The fight stays on the outside here - Baker looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Hardon misses with a right hand
and Baker counters with a leg kick.
Hardon catches Baker with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hardon looks to land a left hand but Baker moved out of range nicely.
Hardon swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Baker.
Baker throws a hook but Hardon avoids it easily.
Hardon takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Hardon moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hardon tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Baker is able to avoid easily.
Baker is trying to close the distance and clinch up, after that failed offence from Hardon.
Baker throws a shot to the body.
Medium Hardon seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Baker slips under a jab.
Hardon jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Baker shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
A low kick from Hardon is predictable there
letting Baker counter with a right hand.
A head kick from Baker lands but Hardon takes it in his stride.
Hardon throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
A solid leg kick lands there for Baker.
Hardon blocks a leg kick.
Hardon lands with an uppercut that bounces Baker off the cage and back into range.
Hardon needs to keep his hands up - Baker had a free shot at his head there.
Hardon takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Baker smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Baker throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Baker gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Hardon waves his right hand out in front of him, looking to distract Baker. Oh, he's unloaded a beast of a left hand - it worked! He's dropped Baker to the canvas! Can he finish him!?
Baker is rocked!
Baker is trying to control the position but Hardon postures up.
Oh Baker is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Hardon wants to control from the top but Baker keeps moving.
Baker seems to have got his legs back now.
Hardon is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Baker looking to hit a scissor sweep but Hardon is one step ahead there.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hardon trying to control but Baker is working from the bottom.
Hardon trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Hardon slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Humphrey Baker is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Baker pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Hardon throws a jab but it's blocked by Baker.
Baker throws a big shot that misses.
Hardon throws an off balance right hand
and Baker counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Baker.
Baker lands a right hand that snaps the head of Hardon backwards.
A short left from Baker.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hardon is leaning against Baker and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
A short right from Baker.
Baker misses with a hook from the clinch.
A right hand to the body from Hardon.
Baker lands with a short shot to the head.
Hardon digs a right hand underneath Baker's ribcage. Baker let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Baker tries to throw a body punch but Hardon avoids it by throwing Baker back against the cage.
Hardon lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Hardon lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Hardon working aggressively here.
Hardon stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Hardon pushes Baker back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Hardon lands a right hand that snaps the head of Baker backwards.
Baker being controlled against the cage.
Hardon misses with a punch on the inside.
Hardon wants a takedown but no success here.
Hardon blocks a punch to the side of the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Medium Hardon will probably get the nod - 10:9.
That's time! Baker's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!
Hardon throws out a loose jab but Baker uses good head movement to avoid it.
Baker is looking to counter punch.
Hardon misses with a low kick.
Hardon drops his shoulder and cracks Baker with a huge uppercut! Baker goes down! Can Hardon finish him?
Hardon engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
Baker wants to stand but Hardon is controlling the position.
Hardon trying to control but Baker is working from the bottom.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Baker can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Hardon controls the pace.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Baker wants to stand but Hardon is controlling the position.
Baker trying to control the position.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
Hardon stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Baker swivels though and keeps the full guard.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
A head kick misses from Hardon.
An inside leg kick from Hardon misses.
Hardon scores with a shot to the body.
Hardon tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Baker walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Baker swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
enabling Hardon to counter with a crisp jab.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hardon is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Baker.
Hardon lands a nice leg kick that just misses Baker's sensitive parts.
Hardon is looking to slow Baker down with leg kicks.
A shot to the body from Hardon misses
and Baker counters by clinching up.
A body shot lands from Hardon.
Hardon stalling in the clinch.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Hardon.
A head punch on the inside from Baker fails to land.
Baker throws a punch but it's blocked by Hardon.
A right handed body shot lands from Hardon.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
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!
A short right from Hardon on the inside.
Hardon lands a shoulder strike.
Hardon throws a punch but it's blocked by Baker.
Baker throws a head punch that misses.
Hardon manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Hardon lands a body shot.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hardon softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Hardon stalling the fight.
Baker misses with a body punch.
Hardon drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Baker gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Hardon lands an uppercut that drops Baker! Hardon follows him to the canvas looking to finish.
Hardon thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Hardon wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Baker, who protects the arm well.
Baker is not content to let Hardon control the position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hardon is working for what looks like an arm triangle here. Baker is trying to escape and Hardon transitions quickly into an armbar! He's slapped it on tight and Baker is forced to tap! Nice work there by Hardon! Very nice indeed!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:25 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Medium Hardon!
A very excited looking Medium Hardon 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.
Humphrey Baker was interviewed post fight and said 'If I cant kick ur ass...my momma can !'.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Taneli Hauki (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Katsu Laoka (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Laoka comes into a darkened arena with his song building. The Bell Tolls kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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186 lbs
22 - 10 - 3 |
Abu Dhabi Champ
World class boxer
Insanely flexible |
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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
30 - 20 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Taneli Hauki!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
22 - 10 - 3, fighting out of Las Vegas, Katsu Laoka!
The judges for this bout are James Glass, Donald Grub and Steven Brown.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Laoka blocks a leg kick.
Hauki takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Hauki does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Hauki is looking to score with low kicks.
Nice body kick from Laoka.
Hauki throws a leg kick but Laoka moved away.
A countering left hand to the body from Laoka misses.
Laoka scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Nice defenses there by Hauki.
Laoka uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Hauki.
Hauki wants to land a leg kick but Laoka is out of range.
Laoka lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Hauki checks a leg kick.
Hauki uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Laoka.
Hauki turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Hauki throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Laoka sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Laoka only half commits to the counter leg kick.
A head kick misses from Laoka.
Jab from Hauki.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Laoka pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Laoka misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Hauki.
Hauki has been working on his boxing with his coaches at LOD: Ground Zero in the buildup to the fight.
Hauki throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Hauki backing away here, and Laoka unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
Laoka checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Taneli Hauki seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Laoka delivers a nice body kick.
Hauki throws a nice inside leg kick.
Laoka thows a body kick. Hauki tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Laoka lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Nice defenses there by Laoka.
Laoka lands a leg kick that knocks Hauki off balance momentarily.
Hauki's corner calls for a 1-2. Hauki obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Laoka comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Hauki tries to score with a low kick but Laoka moves his leg out of the way.
Laoka darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Laoka walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Hauki checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Laoka is looking to chop away at Hauki's legs.
Hauki gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Laoka throws a push kick but Hauki slaps the foot to one side.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hauki ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Laoka moves away.
A bone on bone clash there as Laoka blocks the leg kick.
Hauki throws a low kick but Laoka moves out of range easily.
Laoka throws the left hand but Hauki avoids the punch easily.
Laoka attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Hauki tries to work over Laoka's front leg with a kick but Laoka checks it.
Hauki will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Laoka blocks a leg kick.
A solid leg kick lands there for Laoka.
Laoka scores with a leg kick.
Laoka lands with a hook. Hauki tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Hauki takes a jab right on the kisser.
Laoka throws out a loose jab but Hauki uses good head movement to avoid it.
Nice straight punches there by Laoka. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Laoka.
Laoka avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Hauki moves away from the strike by Laoka.
Hauki throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hauki takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Hauki swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Laoka throws a shot from downtown. Hauki moves away and avoids it.
Laoka cracks Hauki with a good jab.
Hauki misses with a low kick.
Hauki throws a low kick, looking for Laoka's leg but Laoka calmly moves out of range.
Laoka checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
The fighters circling - Hauki throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Hauki misses with a straight left.
Hauki keeps the fight on the outside.
Hauki avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Laoka takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Laoka uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Hauki.
Laoka looks to score with a jab to the body but Hauki is just out of range.
Hauki ducks under a wild hook from Laoka.
Laoka uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Hauki.
Laoka keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Laoka misses with a low kick.
Hauki ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Hauki lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A cross from Laoka lands.
Laoka throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Laoka connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Laoka thows a left - swing and a miss!
Hauki takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Nice shot by Laoka.
Hauki tried to score with a low kick but Laoka checks it.
Laoka misses with a hook. Hauki ducked under it nicely.
Hauki misses with a low kick.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Hauki throws a chopping leg kick but Laoka manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Hauki does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Laoka doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Hauki scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Katsu Laoka dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Hauki dips to his left and cracks Laoka with an uppercut!
Laoka throws a body shot but no joy.
Laoka throws a right and a left that both miss.
Hauki is looking to chop away at Laoka's legs.
Hauki moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Hauki fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Laoka manages to avoid it.
This entire fight has taken place on the feet so far and you wonder whether Hauki might be better served trying to take this one to the ground because he's losing the standup battle so far.
Laoka misses the jab.
Laoka cracks a nice hook into Hauki's ribs.
Laoka has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
A clash of legs there as Laoka blocks the low kick.
Hauki throws a jab when Laoka was well out of range.
Despite the aggression on Laoka's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Hauki misses with an uppercut.
Hauki throws a low kick but it's checked well by Laoka.
Laoka let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Laoka jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Hauki fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Laoka is out of range.
Laoka unleashes a big counter combination but Hauki bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
Laoka is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Hauki.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Laoka feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Hauki's calf.
Laoka checks a low kick from Hauki.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hauki is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Laoka throws a low kick but it's checked well by Hauki.
Laoka ducks under a wild hook from Hauki.
Hauki throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Laoka stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Hauki throws a low kick but Laoka moves out of range easily.
Laoka keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Hauki catches Laoka with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
A looping hook to the body misses from Laoka. Hauki does a little dance to reset his feet.
Laoka blocks a low kick nicely.
Hauki thows a left - swing and a miss!
A nice inside leg kick there by Hauki. That's going to slow Laoka down.
Hauki swings away with a leg kick that misses.
A punch lands to the side of Laoka 's head but he takes it in his stride.
The fighters circle momentarily. Hauki darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Hauki has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Laoka.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Laoka misses with a straight right.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hauki checks a leg kick nicely.
Laoka throws a good cross that connects.
Hauki throws a low kick but Laoka avoids it.
Hauki throws a low kick, looking for Laoka's leg but Laoka calmly moves out of range.
Laoka throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Hauki motions for Laoka to come forward. Hauki throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
A slapping body kick lands there for Laoka.
Hauki attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Laoka looks to land a left hand but Hauki moved out of range nicely.
Hauki looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
Hauki chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Laoka can pounce on him.
Laoka connects with a body shot that sends Hauki's belly button to the back.
Nice defenses there by Laoka.
Laoka scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Hauki listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Hauki, right into the meat.
Laoka throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Hauki.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A slow jab from Hauki misses its intended target.
Hauki on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Laoka. Laoka obviously looking to wear him down.
Laoka looks to land a right hand but Hauki moved out of range.
Laoka lands with a straight right. Hauki didn't see that one coming.
Hauki throws a nice outside leg kick.
Hauki uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Laoka.
Laoka connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Hauki's hands.
Katsu Laoka seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Laoka keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Laoka scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Hauki is rocked!
Laoka lands a brutal uppercut that launches Hauki off his feet! Hauki tumbles to the floor, barely conscious - the referee jumps in to save him from a beating! Wow, what an ending!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:40 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Katsu Laoka!
Katsu Laoka was full of energy after the big win and talked about how he thinks he can do big things in this sport. The crowd were appreciative of his determination to succeed.
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Bart Bunga (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Underestimated Dillashaw Junior (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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154 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
19 - 2 - 1, fighting out of Amsterdam, Bart Bunga!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
24 - 20 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Underestimated Dillashaw Junior!
The judges for this bout are Donald Grub, William Gold and Richard Clark.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bunga uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Dillashaw Junior.
Bunga walks into a left hand.
Dillashaw Junior closes the distance but Bunga moves to the side
and Bunga counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Dillashaw Junior lands a nice hook to Bunga's body. Bunga takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Dillashaw Junior throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Bunga just misses with a punch to the body.
Dillashaw Junior with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Bunga misses with a looping right.
Bunga throws a body shot but no joy.
Bunga blocks a jab.
A chopping leg kick lands by Dillashaw Junior.
Dillashaw Junior throws a jab when Bunga was well out of range.
Dillashaw Junior's coach down at Phoenix Fight Team was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on Dillashaw Junior's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.
Bunga takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Bunga throws a leg kick but Dillashaw Junior sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Dillashaw Junior looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Dillashaw Junior wants to land a leg kick but Bunga is out of range.
Bunga looks to throw the jab but Dillashaw Junior is out of range.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Dillashaw Junior ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bunga waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Dillashaw Junior.
Dillashaw Junior ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Dillashaw Junior has managed to clinch.
Bunga blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Bunga throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Dillashaw Juniors head.
Dillashaw Junior scores with a nice hook to the head.
A nice left hand lands by Bunga.
A short right from Dillashaw Junior on the inside.
Bunga blocking some punches.
Dillashaw Junior swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Bunga misses with a hook from the clinch.
Bunga misses with a short punch on the inside.
A left hand lands to the body for Bunga.
Dillashaw Junior working aggressively here.
Bunga misses with a shot to the kidneys.
A short right from Dillashaw Junior.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Dillashaw Junior tries to land a knee to the head but Bunga blocks with his arms.
Bunga misses with a body punch.
I was talking to Bunga's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Dillashaw Junior working aggressively here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bunga lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Bunga takes a shot to the head.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Bunga.
Dillashaw Junior lands a good knee to the midsection. Bunga won't want to take too many of those.
Dillashaw Junior lands a right hand that snaps the head of Bunga backwards.
Dillashaw Junior's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Bunga blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Dillashaw Junior tries to land a knee to the head but Bunga blocks with his arms.
Dillashaw Junior misses with the head strike.
Bunga can't find room to land a body shot as Dillashaw Junior controls the action.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Dillashaw Junior.
A short right from Dillashaw Junior on the inside.
Bunga blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Bunga tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Dillashaw Junior's elbow.
Dillashaw Junior blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Bunga misses with a punch to the body.
Bunga pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Dillashaw Junior is looking to clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bunga misses with a combination
and Dillashaw Junior counters with a stiff right hand.
Dillashaw Junior uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Bunga.
Dillashaw Junior ducks under a wild hook from Bunga.
Dillashaw Junior flicks out a counter leg kick but Bunga steps away.
Nice body kick from Bunga.
Dillashaw Junior moves into the clinch.
Bunga wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Dillashaw Junior has him pressed against the cage.
Bunga lands with a short shot to the head.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Bunga.
Dillashaw Junior is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Bunga is defending well for now.
Dillashaw Junior blocks a body shot from Bunga.
Dillashaw Junior misses with some punches.
Dillashaw Junior misses with a punch on the inside.
Dillashaw Junior struggles to land a body shot inside as Bunga controls his hands.
Bunga breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Bunga takes a jab right on the kisser.
A shot to the liver by Dillashaw Junior. Beautiful body shot.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bunga keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A slow jab from Dillashaw Junior misses its intended target.
Dillashaw Junior scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Dillashaw Junior slips a jab and a cross from Bunga.
A cross from Dillashaw Junior lands.
Bunga lands with a good body shot.
Sloppy strikes from Bunga. Those never looked like landing.
Dillashaw Junior scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Bunga jabs at Dillashaw Junior's body.
Bunga throws a jab but it's blocked by Dillashaw Junior.
Dillashaw Junior throws a solid leg kick but Bunga takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Dillashaw Junior.
Bunga scores with a hook to the body. Dillashaw Junior takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Bunga avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Dillashaw Junior throws a low kick but Bunga moves out of range easily.
Dillashaw Junior clinches up against the cage.
Dillashaw Junior takes a shot to the head.
Bunga is leaning against Dillashaw Junior and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Underestimated Dillashaw Junior dominated that round.
That's time! Bunga's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Bunga misses with a lunging right hand
and Dillashaw Junior counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Dillashaw Junior lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Dillashaw Junior connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Dillashaw Junior throws a jab when Bunga was well out of range.
Dillashaw Junior is looking to chop away at Bunga's legs.
Bunga checks a low kick from Dillashaw Junior.
Dillashaw Junior keeps the fight on the outside.
Dillashaw Junior has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Bunga checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Underestimated Dillashaw Junior seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Bunga looks to throw the jab but Dillashaw Junior is out of range.
Bunga throws the left hand but Dillashaw Junior avoids the punch easily.
Dillashaw Junior misses with a hook. Bunga ducked under it nicely.
Bunga attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Dillashaw Junior keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Dillashaw Junior connects with a leg kick. Bunga looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Bunga throws a lazy right hand but Dillashaw Junior sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Bunga uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Dillashaw Junior.
Dillashaw Junior misses with a straight left.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bunga slips a straight right by Dillashaw Junior.
Bunga misses with a few strikes there.
Bunga backing away here, and Dillashaw Junior unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
Dillashaw Junior tries to clinch there but Bunga circles away.
Bunga throws a leg kick which misses Dillashaw Junior's front leg but catches the back leg as Dillashaw Junior tries to avoid it.
Bunga takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Dillashaw Junior comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Bunga drives through and clinches with Dillashaw Junior against the cage.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Dillashaw Junior lands a right hand that snaps the head of Bunga backwards.
Bunga lands a body shot in the clinch.
Underestimated Dillashaw Junior seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Dillashaw Junior blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Bunga tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Dillashaw Junior lands a left hand that snaps the head of Bunga backwards.
Bunga manages to break the clinch.
Dillashaw Junior throws a nice outside leg kick.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Bunga misses with a hook.
Dillashaw Junior lands a right hook to the body.
Dillashaw Junior lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dillashaw Junior misses the shot to the body.
Bunga tries to bum rush Dillashaw Junior with a series of wild strikes but Dillashaw Junior uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Bunga missing with a left hand there. Dillashaw Junior was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Dillashaw Junior misses with a double jab.
Bunga uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Dillashaw Junior.
Dillashaw Junior shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Bunga tries to clinch up but Dillashaw Junior circles away and keeps his distance.
Bunga backing away here, and Dillashaw Junior unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
Dillashaw Junior tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Bunga throws a body punch but Dillashaw Junior moves out of range.
Dillashaw Junior throws a body kick, spinning off balance
and Bunga cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Bunga jabs Dillashaw Junior to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Bunga scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Bunga avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Bunga throws a quick counter kick to the body but Dillashaw Junior avoids it.
A swing and a miss from Bunga.
Dillashaw Junior tries a quick counter leg kick but Bunga is wise to it.
Dillashaw Junior scores with a jab to the head.
Bunga keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Good shot there by Bunga.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bunga lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Dillashaw Junior at a distance.
Bunga works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Bunga throws a hook but Dillashaw Junior blocks it.
Bunga backing away here, and Dillashaw Junior unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
Dillashaw Junior defending well as Bunga loads up on a big left hand.
Dillashaw Junior is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Bunga with a body shot.
Bunga moves into the clinch.
Bunga misses with a body punch.
Bunga is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Dillashaw Junior lands an uppercut.
Bunga escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Dillashaw Junior is looking to clinch.
Dillashaw Junior throws a leg kick that is checked
and Bunga counters with a stiff right hand.
Bunga takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Bunga stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Dillashaw Junior.
Dillashaw Junior lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
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!
Dillashaw Junior keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Bunga.
Dillashaw Junior looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Bunga thows a left - swing and a miss!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dillashaw Junior lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Bunga is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Dillashaw Junior throws an overhand right that lands on Bunga's shoulder, as Bunga tries to avoid the shot.
Bunga misses with an uppercut.
Dillashaw Junior walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Bunga checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Dillashaw Junior connects with the punch.
Bunga tries to work over Dillashaw Junior's front leg with a kick but Dillashaw Junior checks it.
Bunga tries to move into range but Dillashaw Junior moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Bunga jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Bunga connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Dillashaw Junior momentarily.
Bunga doesn't manage to clinch there - Dillashaw Junior circles away.
Dillashaw Junior with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Bunga takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Dillashaw Junior uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Bunga.
Dillashaw Junior shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Bunga misses the jab.
Bunga tries a head kick but it misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Underestimated Dillashaw Junior will probably get the nod - 10:9.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. This is the final round!
Bunga sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Dillashaw Junior ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Bunga looks to score with a jab to the body but Dillashaw Junior is just out of range.
Bunga throws a big shot that misses.
Dillashaw Junior misses with an attempted mid kick.
Bunga takes one on the button.
Dillashaw Junior throws a leg kick that is checked
and Bunga cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Dillashaw Junior doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Bunga misses with a hook
and Dillashaw Junior makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Dillashaw Junior looks to land a left hand but Bunga moved out of range nicely.
Bunga checks a leg kick.
Bunga misses with a combination
and Dillashaw Junior counters with a straight right hand.
A cross from Bunga lands.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Dillashaw Junior works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Bunga looks to score with a jab to the body but Dillashaw Junior is just out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dillashaw Junior throws a low kick but Bunga avoids it.
Bunga looked to counter with a high kick but didn't commit.
Dillashaw Junior motions for Bunga to come forward. Dillashaw Junior throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Bunga scores with the left hand. Dillashaw Junior knows he should have avoided that one.
Dillashaw Junior darts in and clinches Bunga up against the cage.
Bunga blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Dillashaw Junior blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Bunga is trying to break free.
Dillashaw Junior throws a knee to the head but misses.
Dillashaw Junior swings wildly with an uppercut but Bunga uses good head movement to avoid it.
Bunga is trying to break free.
Bunga lands a nice shot to the body.
Dillashaw Junior fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Dillashaw Junior tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Bunga blocks an uppercut.
Dillashaw Junior tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Dillashaw Junior fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dillashaw Junior swings away with an uppercut that misses.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Dillashaw Junior.
Dillashaw Junior lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Bunga lands with a left to the head.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Bunga lands a right hand.
Dillashaw Junior blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Dillashaw Junior working aggressively here.
Bunga misses with a hook from the clinch.
Dillashaw Junior with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Bunga lands with a light punch inside.
Dillashaw Junior lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Bunga backwards.
Dillashaw Junior lands a body punch.
Dillashaw Junior lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Bunga.
A nice left hand lands by Bunga.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Bunga.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bunga tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Dillashaw Junior's elbow.
Bunga blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
A short body shot lands from Bunga as the two fighters clinch.
Dillashaw Junior misses with a knee strike.
Bunga breaks from the clinch.
Dillashaw Junior throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Bunga sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Bunga throws a shot from downtown. Dillashaw Junior moves away and avoids it.
Some bone on bone action there as Dillashaw Junior checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Bunga throws an off balance right hand
and Dillashaw Junior counters with a low kick, right behind Bunga 's knee.
Bart Bunga has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Underestimated Dillashaw Junior is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Dillashaw Junior closes the distance and clinches.
Dillashaw Junior has Bunga pressed against the cage, preventing Bunga from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Dillashaw Junior scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Bunga can't find room to land a body shot as Dillashaw Junior controls the action.
Bunga working some nice short punches in the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dillashaw Junior blocking some punches.
Bunga managing to block the knees to the body from Dillashaw Junior.
Bunga is trying to break the clinch but Dillashaw Junior has him pressed against the cage.
Bunga fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
A head punch on the inside from Bunga fails to land.
Bunga throws a punch but it's blocked by Dillashaw Junior.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Dillashaw Junior.
A short body shot lands from Bunga as the two fighters clinch.
A short left from Bunga.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Bunga wants to get back to striking at distance but Dillashaw Junior won't allow it.
Bunga misses with a punch to the body.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Underestimated Dillashaw Junior.
Well Dillashaw Junior has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Donald Grub scores the fight 27:30
Judge William Gold scores the fight 27:30
Judge Richard Clark scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Underestimated Dillashaw Junior!
After the fight, Underestimated Dillashaw Junior was humble in paying tribute to his opponent but made it clear he wants to go on to bigger and better things. It seemed to go down well with the crowd who cheered him loudly.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Lars Voller (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kai Kha (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
35 - 19 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Lars Voller!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
17 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Kai Kha!
The judges for this bout are Phil Schofield, Daniel Bishop and Sam Margolis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A looping hook to the body misses from Kha. Voller does a little dance to reset his feet.
Voller appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
A swing and a miss from Voller.
Good leg kick by Voller there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
A jab from Kha misses.
Voller clinches up with Kha and pushes him back against the cage.
Voller misses with a punch on the inside.
Voller lands a right hand that snaps the head of Kha backwards.
Kha breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Kha keeps the fight on the outside.
Kha lands with an overhand left.
Voller misses the jab.
Kha paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Kha throws a leg kick but Voller checks it.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Voller.
Kha moves out of range of the body kick.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Kha pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Kha tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Voller is able to avoid easily.
Voller lunges at Kha with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Kha's hand.
Kha misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Voller throws a push kick but Kha slaps the foot to one side.
Voller throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Kha steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Voller. That one must have hurt.
Voller seems to be moving with more speed, compared to his last bout. He must have been working on that in the gym.
Kha thows a leg kick but Voller checks it
and Kha takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Kha scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Voller doesn't seem bothered though.
Kha misses with an uppercut.
Voller pivots, looking for a leg kick but Kha is out of range and Voller settles back down.
Voller throws a sloppy body shot
and Kha counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Voller preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Voller throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Kha postures up.
Voller keeping moving, preventing Kha from controlling successfully.
Voller working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Kha doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Kha manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kha connects with a couple of short punches.
Kha postures up and lands a big shot to Voller's brow.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Voller looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Kha slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
Voller working for submissions but it's allowed Kha to get to half guard.
Voller trying to control but Kha postures up.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Voller looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
In the pre-fight buildup videos we saw Kha working his ground and pound in the gym. So far it seems to be working well.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Voller wants to control but Kha is keeping busy.
Voller wants to improve his position but Kha is controlling well.
Voller is refusing to be controlled, as Kha sits in half guard.
Kha prevents Voller from improving his position.
Kha lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Voller is trying to control but Kha manages to pass to mount!
Voller is looking to get to half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Voller is squirming around, avoiding Kha's attempts to control the action.
Kha breaks from Voller's wrist control and lands an elbow.
Kha working the ground and pound effectively.
Kha scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Voller is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Voller is wriggling around trying to escape.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Kai Kha dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Voller checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Kha misses with a wild body shot.
Voller misses with a kick to the body.
Voller keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Voller ducks under a wild hook from Kha.
It looked like Voller wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Voller goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Kha throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Voller throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Kha dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Lars Voller seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Voller wants to clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kha misses with a straight left.
Voller moves out of range as Kha strikes.
Voller bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Kha's head backwards.
Kha takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Nice body kick from Voller.
Voller wants to clinch up but Kha keeps it at a distance.
Lars Voller is winning the standup battle so far.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kha thuds his right hand into Voller's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Kha keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Kha lands with a hook. Voller tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Kha scores with a push kick.
A bone on bone clash there as Kha blocks the leg kick.
Voller throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
and Kha counters with a low kick, right behind Voller 's knee.
A looping hook to the body misses from Voller. Kha does a little dance to reset his feet.
Kha throws the left hand but Voller avoids the punch easily.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Kha - that will leave a mark!
Kha moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Kha fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Voller looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Voller lands with a nice body kick.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Voller fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Kha looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Kha misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Voller.
Voller tries to clinch up but Kha circles away and keeps his distance.
A head kick misses from Voller.
Kha appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Voller uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Kha thuds his shin into the meat of Voller's side.
A head kick misses from Voller.
Voller takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Kha cracks Voller with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Voller misses with a wild body shot.
Kha connects with a body shot.
Kha has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Kha connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Voller momentarily.
Voller clinches with his opponent.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Kha breaks from the clinch.
Voller takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Kha is looking to slow Voller down with leg kicks.
A big left from Voller misses.
Voller takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Kha throws a body shot but no joy.
Kha ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kha throws a big shot that misses.
Kha dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Kha scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Voller tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Kha lands a really nice looking cross but Voller seems unphased.
Kha pushes Voller away with a front kick.
Kha jabs Voller right on the nose. Voller blinks but takes it well.
Voller has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Voller there as he acknowledges the shot.
Voller avoids a kick to the body.
Kha moves out of range of the strikes.
Kha dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Kha drops Voller with a beautiful combination! Voller stares up at his opponent, who ushers him back to his feet - Kha is looking for the KO!
Voller is rocked!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Kha ducks under a wild hook from Voller.
Oh Voller is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Kha uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Voller has time to react.
Kha lands a body shot.
Kha circles to his right before unloading a perfect head kick! Voller drops to the canvas, hurt badly! Kha follows Voller to the ground and unloads with a series of strikes that force the referee to step in and end the fight! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:05 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Kai Kha!
Kai Kha gave a mention to Sully's Bar & Grill in his post fight interview. That will please them (and hopefully generate some sales).
Lars Voller was interviewed post fight and said 'I gotta go poop'.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Tony Siblas (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Charles BatzCastelmore (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Siblas comes to the cage accompanied by "Not Falling" by Mudvayne. BatzCastelmore has chosen Dogtanian France theme as his entrance music. Tony Siblas could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Charles BatzCastelmore's chin.
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32
207 lbs
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220 lbs
15 - 7 - 0 |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
25 - 8 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Tony Siblas!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
15 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Charles BatzCastelmore!
The judges for this bout are Phil Schofield, James Ackerman and Chris Edwards.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Siblas blocks a head kick by BatzCastelmore.
BatzCastelmore pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
BatzCastelmore throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Siblas throws a body shot but no joy.
Siblas throws a sloppy head kick and BatzCastelmore moves out of range easily.
BatzCastelmore throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Siblas throws a counter high kick but BatzCastelmore was just alert enough to avoid it.
Nice cross by Siblas.
It looks like Charles BatzCastelmore has been cut.
Siblas throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
and BatzCastelmore cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
BatzCastelmore lands a really nice looking cross but Siblas seems unphased.
BatzCastelmore thuds his right hand into Siblas's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Siblas just misses with a punch to the body.
BatzCastelmore misses with a low kick.
Siblas tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but BatzCastelmore was well out of range. Poor timing from Siblas.
BatzCastelmore shapes to counter with a head kick.
A lazy left from Siblas finds it's target.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Siblas scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
BatzCastelmore misses with a kick to the body
and Siblas cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Siblas scores with a hook to the body. BatzCastelmore takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
BatzCastelmore lands a nice looking body kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A punch lands to the side of BatzCastelmore 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Siblas misses with a hook. BatzCastelmore ducked under it nicely.
Siblas throws a body punch but BatzCastelmore moves out of range.
Siblas keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Siblas half committed to a counter leg kick.
BatzCastelmore moves out of range of the strikes.
BatzCastelmore scoring well with a low kick there.
BatzCastelmore is looking to clinch but Siblas is avoiding it.
BatzCastelmore fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
BatzCastelmore throws a looping overhand right but Siblas ducks down to avoid it.
BatzCastelmore misses with a two punch combination.
Good leg kick by BatzCastelmore there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Siblas connects with a body shot that sends BatzCastelmore's belly button to the back.
BatzCastelmore has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
BatzCastelmore throws a front kick that sends Siblas stumbling back into the cage.
BatzCastelmore drives through and clinches with Siblas against the cage.
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!
Siblas lands a nice knee to the body.
Siblas pushes BatzCastelmore back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Siblas managing to block the knees to the body from BatzCastelmore.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Siblas.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
BatzCastelmore misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Siblas.
BatzCastelmore tries to throw a body punch but Siblas avoids it by throwing BatzCastelmore back against the cage.
BatzCastelmore tries to land knees in the clinch but Siblas avoids the damage to the body.
Siblas lands a knee to the body.
BatzCastelmore looks winded!
Siblas escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
A nice inside leg kick there by Siblas. That's going to slow BatzCastelmore down.
Siblas throws a body shot but no joy.
BatzCastelmore takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Siblas checks a leg kick.
Siblas jabs BatzCastelmore to the body, keeping him at a distance.
BatzCastelmore swings widly with a right hand
and Siblas counters with a nice low kick that buckles BatzCastelmore's knee momentarily.
Siblas misses with a body shot.
BatzCastelmore lands with a nice combination. Siblas backs away looking to recover.
Siblas fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
A solid leg kick lands there for Siblas.
BatzCastelmore throws a shot from downtown. Siblas moves away and avoids it.
BatzCastelmore looking to land some kicks to the body here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
BatzCastelmore looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Siblas avoids a punch combination nicely.
Siblas swings for the body but BatzCastelmore moves out of range.
Charles BatzCastelmore seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
BatzCastelmore scores with a spinning back kick!
BatzCastelmore misses with a wild combination.
BatzCastelmore ducks under a wild hook from Siblas.
Siblas misses with a body shot.
A big left from BatzCastelmore misses.
Siblas doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
BatzCastelmore throws a chopping leg kick but Siblas manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
BatzCastelmore's coach down at Fight Factory was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on BatzCastelmore's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.
BatzCastelmore throws a low kick but Siblas moves out of range easily.
BatzCastelmore throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Siblas takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Siblas looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
BatzCastelmore defending well as Siblas loads up on a big left hand.
BatzCastelmore replies with a solid counter kick to the body but Siblas blocks it well.
Siblas takes a body punch but keeps moving.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Siblas fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Siblas shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
BatzCastelmore throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
A clash of legs there as BatzCastelmore blocks the low kick.
BatzCastelmore throws a wild body kick that Siblas sees coming a mile off.
BatzCastelmore pulls out of a head kick attempt.
BatzCastelmore throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Siblas fakes high and swings low for a body shot but BatzCastelmore manages to avoid it.
BatzCastelmore uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Siblas.
Siblas keeps BatzCastelmore at a distance using the push kick.
The crowd cheers as Siblas lands an impressive looking overhand right. BatzCastelmore doesn't seem phased though.
BatzCastelmore avoids the body shot from Siblas.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Siblas lands a really nice looking cross but BatzCastelmore seems unphased.
BatzCastelmore tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Siblas was well out of range. Poor timing from BatzCastelmore.
The fighters circling - Siblas throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
BatzCastelmore throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Tony Siblas will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Charles BatzCastelmore's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
BatzCastelmore tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from BatzCastelmore.
BatzCastelmore throws a hook but Siblas avoids it easily.
BatzCastelmore takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Siblas takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
BatzCastelmore throws a hook but Siblas blocks it.
Siblas attempts a counter takedown but BatzCastelmore avoids it well and moves away.
BatzCastelmore lands a nice shot that snaps Siblas's head back.
Siblas looks to land a left hand but BatzCastelmore moved out of range nicely.
BatzCastelmore throws a leg kick
and BatzCastelmore takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Siblas swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Siblas cracks BatzCastelmore with a big right hand that sends him crashing to the floor. Siblas has the opportunity to follow him to the ground but instead he's beckoning BatzCastelmore to stand back up!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Siblas swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Siblas moves out of range of the body kick from BatzCastelmore.
A slapping leg kick lands for BatzCastelmore.
Siblas avoids the head kick by BatzCastelmore.
BatzCastelmore misses with a hook. Siblas ducked under it nicely.
Siblas throws a nice outside leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Siblas tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and BatzCastelmore is able to avoid easily.
Siblas stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from BatzCastelmore.
BatzCastelmore will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Siblas cracks BatzCastelmore with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
That has opened up Charles BatzCastelmore's cut even more.
A head kick misses from BatzCastelmore.
BatzCastelmore throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Siblas is throwing punches like he's double parked. Oh my word! Huge right hand from Siblas shuts the power down on BatzCastelmore. Lights out, game over! Siblas is your winner.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:37 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Tony Siblas!
Tony Siblas 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.
Charles BatzCastelmore was interviewed post fight and said 'Merde!'.
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Thomas Bannon (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Toni Eerkilaa (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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29
275 lbs
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26 - 13 - 0 |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
16 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Thomas Bannon!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
26 - 13 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Toni Eerkilaa!
The judges for this bout are James Glass, Phil Schofield and Sam Margolis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bannon takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Eerkilaa jabs Bannon to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Eerkilaa uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Bannon has time to react.
Eerkilaa moves out of range as Bannon strikes.
Bannon swings widly with a right hand
and Eerkilaa counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Bannon walks into a jab.
Eerkilaa lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Eerkilaa lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Bannon tries to move into range but Eerkilaa moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Eerkilaa misses with an uppercut.
Eerkilaa swings widly with a right hand
and Bannon counters with a nice uppercut.
Bannon avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Eerkilaa tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Bannon was well out of range. Poor timing from Eerkilaa.
Bannon lands with a nice body punch.
Bannon pulls out of a head kick attempt.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Eerkilaa tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Eerkilaa clinches.
Eerkilaa is leaning against Bannon and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Bannon 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.
A nice left hand lands by Bannon.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Bannon missing with knees to the body.
Bannon looking to stall.
Bannon is trying to break free.
Bannon throws a punch but it's blocked by Eerkilaa.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Bannon.
A nice right hand lands inside from Bannon.
Bannon breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Eerkilaa misses with a body shot.
Eerkilaa throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Bannon counters with a nice uppercut.
Eerkilaa misses with a hook
and Bannon counters with a straight right hand.
Eerkilaa looks to land a left hand but Bannon moved out of range nicely.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Bannon defending well as Eerkilaa loads up on a big left hand.
Eerkilaa scores with a nice right hand.
Eerkilaa throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Bannon on the side of the head.
A low kick from Eerkilaa misses
and Bannon counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Bannon defending well as Eerkilaa loads up on a big left hand.
Eerkilaa wants to clinch
and Bannon counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Eerkilaa thinking.
Bannon swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
A telegraphed right hand from Bannon misses the target.
Eerkilaa tries to clinch up.
Bannon ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Eerkilaa looks winded!
Eerkilaa keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bannon avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Bannon appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Eerkilaa 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.
Bannon pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Eerkilaa misses with a left hand
and Bannon counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Eerkilaa on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
A lazy body kick from Bannon
and Eerkilaa cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Bannon throws the kick towards the body but Eerkilaa avoids it.
Bannon missing with a left hand there. Eerkilaa was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Eerkilaa throws a counter combo.
Eerkilaa throws a right hand that misses
and Eerkilaa takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Eerkilaa avoids the body shot from Bannon.
Eerkilaa is looking to clinch.
Bannon appears to be looking for a big counter.
Eerkilaa scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Bannon doesn't seem bothered though.
Bannon keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Eerkilaa throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Bannon quickly followed up with a counter body kick but doesn't connect.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Eerkilaa avoids the head kick by Bannon.
Eerkilaa is looking to clinch.
Eerkilaa thuds a left hand into Bannon's body.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Bannon pivots, looking for a leg kick but Eerkilaa is out of range and Bannon settles back down.
Bannon throws a right hand that misses
and Eerkilaa counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Bannon sends Eerkilaa crashing to the mat with a devastating uppercut! Bannon is motioning to the referee to let Eerkilaa up. He wants to try and finish this one on the feet!
It looks like Toni Eerkilaa has been cut.
Eerkilaa staying out of range there.
Eerkilaa throws a hook but Bannon blocks it.
Bannon tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Eerkilaa was well out of range. Poor timing from Bannon.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Bannon scores with a nice head shot.
Eerkilaa is rocked!
Bannon cracks Eerkilaa with a left hook right on the temple and Eerkilaa goes down! He's out! Referee! Stop the fight! Bannon lands a few more punches before the dopey ref steps in - hopefully Eerkilaa is OK!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:56 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Thomas Bannon!
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Luis Torres (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Gerbert Bryant (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Torres might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Lie, Cheat, & Steal. Luis Torres had a look across the cage there at his opponent. He definitely means business
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34
270 lbs
24 - 7 - 0 |
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275 lbs
17 - 7 - 0 |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the super heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
24 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Luis Torres!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
17 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Gerbert Bryant!
The judges for this bout are James Atkins, Sam Margolis and Steven Brown.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bryant moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Torres connects with a single shot there.
Torres wants to clinch.
Torres swings and misses with a hook to the body.
We've been informed that Bryant 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.
A combination from Torres does no damage.
Bryant tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Torres was well out of range. Poor timing from Bryant.
Torres ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Bryant moves away.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bryant catches Torres with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Sloppy strikes from Torres. Those never looked like landing.
Torres throws a leg kick that is checked
and Bryant counters with a nice double leg into guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bryant looking to pass the guard.
Torres preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Bryant throwing strikes but missing.
Bryant trying to control the position from guard on top but Torres is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Bryant wants to pass the guard but Torres is keeping the position.
Torres keeping moving, preventing Bryant from controlling successfully.
Torres utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Bryant pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Torres is keeping the position for now.
Bryant throws an elbow that misses. Torres uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Bryant's guard. Nice move by Torres!
Torres preventing the sweep.
Torres trying to pass the guard. He's being very persistent here but Bryant manages to land a sweep and now he's on top!
Bryant missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Bryant controlling from the top position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Bryant throwing strikes from guard but Torres blocks nicely.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bryant preventing the sweep.
Bryant throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Torres preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Bryant is looking to work some ground and pound but Torres has wrist control.
Bryant wants to control from the top but Torres keeps moving.
Bryant postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Bryant is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
Bryant trying to control the position from guard on top but Torres is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Torres scores with a punch to the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Torres is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Bryant swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Torres has managed to clinch.
Bryant blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Torres tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Bryant has moved round to his opponent's back and is looking for a suplex! Oh snap! He's tossed Torres clear over his head and slammed him to the mat!
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Torres is defending well here and trying to improve his position.
Can Torres hold on?! Bryant is landing more strikes to his hapless foe.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Gerbert Bryant dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Bryant moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Torres misses with a series of wild punches.
Bryant is looking for the big counter here.
Torres misses with a right hand
and Bryant counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Torres throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Bryant throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Torres on the side of the head.
Torres throws the left hand but Bryant avoids the punch easily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Torres lands with an overhand left.
It looks like Gerbert Bryant has been cut.
Bryant moves out of range of the strikes.
Bryant lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Torres throws a hook but Bryant blocks it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Torres tests Bryant's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Luis Torres is winning the standup battle so far.
Torres rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Bryant counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Torres keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Luis Torres seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Torres misses with an uppercut.
Torres tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Bryant counters with a nice uppercut.
Bryant fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Bryant looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
A swing and a miss from Bryant.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Torres moves to clinch but Bryant breaks away
and Bryant counters with a nice double leg into side control. Torres won't be happy with that.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Bryant lands a few punches from side control.
Torres tries to buck Bryant off but Bryant is having none of it.
Bryant has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Torres managing to avoid any damage from the strikes thrown by Bryant.
Bryant fails to land a wild elbow strike.
Bryant has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Bryant tries to cartwheel into mount but he doesn't manage it.
Bryant scoring with punches and elbows.
Bryant working the ground and pound but he's contacting the mat, not the fighter.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bryant tries to score with some ground and pound. Torres controls his posture well this time though and the shots don't do any damage.
Bryant creates some space and throws a big elbow, but Torres sees it coming and moves his head just enough to avoid the strike.
Bryant wants to lay and pray for a moment but Torres keeps working.
Gerbert Bryant has got the better of the ground game so far.
Bryant laying and praying for a moment but Torres takes advantage and regains half guard.
Bryant wants to lay and pray for a moment but Torres keeps working.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Bryant connects with a nice short shot to Torres's temple.
Bryant is looking to advance position but Torres won't allow it.
Bryant missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bryant tries to pass the half guard into mount. Torres knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Bryant is trying to control. Torres wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Bryant not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Bryant winds up and cracks Torres with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Bryant not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Bryant is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Bryant throws a big elbow that misses, also allowing Torres to regain full guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Gerbert Bryant showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Gerbert Bryant's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!
Torres walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Torres on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Torres moves in looking to clinch but Bryant pushes him off.
Torres takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Torres is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Torres throws a jab but it's blocked by Bryant.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Torres avoids the body shot from Bryant.
Torres throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Bryant lands the left hand.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bryant misses with a wild body shot.
No joy there for Bryant, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Bryant uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Torres has time to react.
Bryant takes a swing at Torres's ribcage but misses.
Torres missing with a left hand there. Bryant was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Torres tries to clinch up.
Bryant swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Bryant misses with an uppercut.
A quick step to the side and Torres tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Bryant needs to keep his hands up - Torres had a free shot at his head there.
Bryant getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Torres is rocked!
Torres scores with a jab to the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Torres throws a right hand that misses
and Bryant counters with a left to the body.
Torres throws a predictable looking body shot
and Bryant connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Oh Torres is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
A big right from Torres misses.
Bryant throws a nice looking combination but Torres bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Torres seems to have got his legs back now.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Bryant cracks Torres with a hook to the temple - Torres is on wobbly legs here! Bryant swarms him with hook after hook, landing with each one! Torres falls to the canvas face first and the referee dives in to stop the fight! Bryant wins by TKO!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:27 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Gerbert Bryant!
Gerbert Bryant is the new super heavyweight champion!
During a confident post fight interview, Gerbert Bryant thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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