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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Mike Belfort (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Brandon Spikes (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Brandon Spikes has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Mike Belfort's chin.
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Counter fighter
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Brawler
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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
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Mike Belfort!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Brandon Spikes!
The judges for this bout are Alec Ball, William Peck and Ian Loll.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Belfort closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Belfort working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Belfort landing strikes.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Belfort tries for a kimura but Spikes is defending well.
Spikes felt the need to train up his defensive grappling in the buildup to the fight. Presumably he was expecting to be in a difficult position like this, so let's see if he can get out of it.
Belfort thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Belfort misses with an attempted head punch from side control.
Belfort is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Spikes knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Spikes prevents Belfort from moving into mount.
Belfort tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Belfort goes for an armbar! This could be all over! Wait, no, Spikes rolls with the submission and now he's on top in Belfort's guard! Nice work there by Spikes!
Spikes wants to control from the top but Belfort keeps moving.
Belfort controls Spikes momentarily but Spikes frees himself.
Belfort working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Spikes doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Spikes manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Spikes avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Spikes wants to get up but he can't break Belfort's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
Belfort throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Belfort controlling the position.
Spikes is sitting in close to Belfort's body. Belfort has gone for a guillotine from the bottom. Oh damn, that looks pretty tight! Spikes is panicking - it looks like this one could be all over! Yes, Spikes is tapping! That was a very nice submission by Belfort.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:30 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Guillotine). Mike Belfort!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Tony Johnson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Nidhish Dhillon (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Dhillon has chosen Sweet Victory as his entrance music. Tony Johnson has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.
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Brawler
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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
6 - 3 - 0, fighting out of New York, Tony Johnson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Nidhish Dhillon!
The judges for this bout are Elvis Blanc, Yves DeLean and Gregory Folan.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Dhillon is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Johnson walks into a left hand.
Johnson looks up at the clock. Bad move! Dhillon lands a right hand from hell, dropping Johnson. Dhillon pounces and finishes the fight with a flurry of punches and elbows.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:09 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Nidhish Dhillon!
Nidhish Dhillon really struggled to get his t-shirt on before his hand was raised. Making sure that Voodoo Nutrition 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 Johnny Scorpion (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Remington Sanders (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?
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Solid boxing
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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
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Johnny Scorpion!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Remington Sanders !
The judges for this bout are Yves DeLean, Ian Loll and Gregory Folan.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sanders lands a body shot.
Sanders misses with a body shot.
Scorpion cracks Sanders with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Sanders avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Sanders walks into a straight right hand from Scorpion.
Sanders throws a series of punches but Scorpion avoids them all with ease.
Scorpion wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch.
Sanders ducks under a wild hook from Scorpion.
Scorpion misses with a hook.
Sanders slips a jab and a cross from Scorpion.
Scorpion tests Sanders 's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Sanders misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Scorpion counters by clinching up.
A head punch on the inside from Sanders fails to land.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Scorpion.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Scorpion lands a hook to the side of the head.
Sanders can't find room to land a body shot as Scorpion controls the action.
Sanders swings wildly with an uppercut but Scorpion uses good head movement to avoid it.
Scorpion definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Sanders can't find room to land a body shot as Scorpion controls the action.
Sanders fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Scorpion makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sanders swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Sanders misses with the head strike.
Sanders 's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Sanders misses with a short punch on the inside.
Sanders has a couple of punches blocked by Scorpion.
Scorpion digs a right hand underneath Sanders 's ribcage. Sanders let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Scorpion taking a breather.
Scorpion lands a right hand.
Sanders lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Sanders tries to throw a body punch but Scorpion avoids it by throwing Sanders back against the cage.
Sanders has a couple of punches blocked by Scorpion.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Scorpion.
Scorpion lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Scorpion lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Sanders backwards.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Sanders .
Scorpion controlling the action here for a moment.
Scorpion lands a right hand that snaps the head of Sanders backwards.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A short right hand to the side of the head by Scorpion.
Scorpion is struggling to control the position.
Scorpion lands a hook to the side of the head.
A head punch on the inside from Sanders fails to land.
Scorpion displaying some good clinch control by pressing Sanders up against the cage.
Sanders fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Scorpion content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Scorpion leaning against his opponent.
Scorpion lands an uppercut.
Sanders misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Scorpion manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Sanders goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sanders misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Sanders letting Scorpion take a breather here.
Scorpion misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Sanders .
Sanders tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Scorpion's elbow.
A short right from Scorpion.
Scorpion scores with a nice hook to the head.
Scorpion misses with the head strike.
Sanders lands a body shot.
Sanders tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Scorpion lands a shoulder strike.
Scorpion lands with a right to the head.
Sanders lands on the inside with an uppercut.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Sanders misses with a hook to the ribs.
Sanders throws a punch but it's blocked by Scorpion.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A nice left hand lands by Scorpion.
Scorpion lands a shoulder strike.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
The referee is keeping an eye on Scorpion - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Sanders misses with a hook from the clinch.
Sanders 's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Scorpion scores with a hook to the body.
Scorpion lands a left hand that snaps the head of Sanders backwards.
Sanders is rocked!
Scorpion misses with the head strike.
Scorpion dips a shoulder and cracks Sanders with a mighty uppercut! Sanders falls back against the cage and Scorpion unloads with a barrage of strikes! Sanders is completely out with his eyes open, only supported by the cage! Save him ref! Eventually the ref decides to do his job and jumps in - Scorpion screams abuse at the incompetent official before going over to celebrate with his corner. Brutal stuff!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:38 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Johnny Scorpion!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Szalony Adi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Amba Marovo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Amba Marovo has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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Brawler
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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
5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Szalony Adi!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Amba Marovo!
The judges for this bout are Steve Smith, Yves DeLean and William Peck.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Marovo tries to score a power double leg takedown but Adi sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Marovo somewhat.
Marovo tries to keep at a distance but Adi has taken the fight into the clinch.
Marovo wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Adi has him pressed against the cage.
Adi breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Marovo tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Adi is able to avoid easily.
Marovo closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Adi did well to prevent Marovo getting side control.
Adi regains full guard. Nicely done.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Marovo gets to his feet. Adi looking to butt scoot but the ref puts an end to that. On your feet son!
Adi clinches with his opponent.
Adi escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Adi closes the distance and clinches.
Adi leaning against his opponent.
Adi breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Adi has closed the distance and engaged Marovo in a clinch.
Adi breaks the clinch.
Marovo tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Adi manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Adi throws a big counter combination but Marovo scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
Marovo has closed the distance and engaged Adi in a clinch.
Adi breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Adi darts in and clinches Marovo up against the cage.
Marovo breaks the clinch.
Adi has Marovo up against the cage in a clinch.
Marovo changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Adi fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Marovo shoots for a double leg takedown but Adi sprawls well. He's pushed Marovo's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Szalony Adi has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Amba Marovo.
Adi wants to clinch.
Adi closes the distance and pushes Marovo back into the cage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Adi's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Adi moves into range and clinches up with Marovo.
Adi breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Szalony Adi seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Marovo jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Adi walks away with a smile on his face. Marovo gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Szalony Adi is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Adi moves into the clinch successfully.
Adi taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Adi leaning against his opponent.
Adi gets a warning from the ref for wasting time.
Adi leaning his opponent against the cage.
Marovo tries to stall but Adi uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Marovo jumps guard but Adi turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Adi stalls.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Stalling in the clinch from Adi.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Szalony Adi.
Adi has taken the fight to the clinch.
Adi content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Marovo changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Adi fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Adi closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Adi effectively controlling the action here.
Adi just leaning against Marovo, taking a breather.
Adi's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Adi doesn't manage to clinch there - Marovo circles away.
Adi moves into the clinch.
Adi escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
The fight stays on the outside here - Marovo looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Marovo misses with a head kick.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Adi breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Adi doesn't manage to clinch there - Marovo circles away.
Adi tries to close the distance and clinch up but Marovo swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Marovo is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Adi with a body shot.
Marovo tries for a takedown but Adi circles away easily
and Adi counters with a right hand to the body.
Adi forces Marovo back against the cage and clinches.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Adi breaks from the clinch.
Adi tries to clinch there but Marovo circles away.
Adi tries to clinch up but Marovo circles away and keeps his distance.
Adi wants to clinch up but Marovo keeps it at a distance.
Marovo shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Marovo prevents Adi from improving his position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Szalony Adi dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Adi instigates a clinch.
Adi breaks from the clinch.
Adi wants to clinch.
Adi doesn't manage to clinch there - Marovo circles away.
Adi closes the distance looking to clinch
and Marovo counters with a straight right hand.
Adi tries to clinch there but Marovo circles away.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Adi avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Adi forces Marovo back against the cage and clinches.
Marovo pulls Adi into guard.
Adi throws a big elbow that misses.
Marovo looking to hit a scissor sweep but Adi is one step ahead there.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Adi is working Marovo over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Marovo throws a couple of weedy looking strikes off his back.
Adi not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Marovo throws a couple of shots from the bottom but they don't land.
We've been hearing that Adi has been drilling a lot of ground and pound in training, so let's see if he get the finish.
Marovo has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Adi trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Marovo not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Adi trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Adi throws a big right hand that misses.
Marovo is trying to control the position but Adi postures up.
Adi trying to control the position from guard on top but Marovo is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Adi moves in looking to clinch but Marovo pushes him off.
Adi tries to close the distance and clinch but Marovo swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Szalony Adi is winning the standup battle so far.
Adi tries to close the distance and clinch up but Marovo swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Marovo avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Adi rushes Marovo and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Adi breaks the clinch.
Marovo gets tackled into the cage by Adi. Adi maintains the clinch.
Adi with a knee to the head.
Adi breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Adi tries to close the distance and clinch up but Marovo swats him away and circles back towards the center.
And Marovo tries to counter it with a takedown but Adi pushes his down on his head and steps out.
Adi moves in looking to clinch but Marovo pushes him off.
Adi tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Marovo manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Marovo wants to counter the offense by Adi and move into the clinch position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Adi is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Adi is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Adi tries to close the distance and clinch but Marovo swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Marovo takes the fight into the clinch.
Adi content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Adi's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Marovo shoots in looking for a takedown but Adi manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Marovo's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Adi closes the distance and clinches.
Adi misses with an elbow strike.
Marovo wants to break free but Adi has control.
Marovo avoids a wild elbow strike from Adi.
Adi manages to break the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Marovo tries to score a power double leg takedown but Adi sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Marovo somewhat.
Adi looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
Adi tries to grapple but his opponent circles
so Marovo counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Adi is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
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!
Marovo is trying to get back to full guard.
Adi trying to pass the guard but Marovo defending well.
Adi is trying to control. Marovo wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Szalony Adi dominated that second round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
Adi tries to close the distance and clinch up but Marovo swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Adi has Marovo up against the cage in a clinch.
Adi stalls.
Marovo goes for a takedown attempt but Adi pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Amba Marovo is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Adi rushes Marovo and presses him up against the cage.
Adi throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Adi breaks the clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Adi tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Adi has closed the distance and engaged Marovo in a clinch.
Adi escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Marovo is defended easily by Adi.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Adi tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Marovo manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Adi tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Marovo counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Marovo.
Adi is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
Adi had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Marovo defends it easily.
Marovo must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Adi wants to sweep but no luck.
Adi isolates an arm and boxes in a triangle. Marovo stacks Adi on his neck as he steps over and passes to the side. He's now in a much more dominant position where he can look to do some serious damage. Nice move by Marovo!
Marovo slows the pace down.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Marovo decides to stand up, so the ref orders Adi to his feet.
Adi tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Marovo paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Adi fails in his attempt to clinch.
Adi gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Adi will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Marovo up against the cage.
Adi escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Marovo gets the takedown into side control.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Both fighters take a look at the clock.
Marovo is trying to get an arm triangle but Adi is defending well.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Adi is not content to let Marovo control the position.
Adi 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.
Adi gets one leg under and gets the fight to half guard.
Adi wants to improve his position but Marovo is controlling well.
Adi is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Marovo's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Marovo's back!
Marovo defending nicely against the rear naked choke attempt.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Adi is looking to finish with some ground and pound!
Adi working for a RNC but it's not happening just yet.
Adi looking for the choke but no joy.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Marovo showing good submission defense here.
Adi working for a RNC but it's not happening just yet.
And that's the end of the fight!
Szalony Adi showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Adi, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Steve Smith scores the fight 30:27
Judge Yves DeLean scores the fight 30:27
Judge William Peck scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Szalony Adi!
During a confident post fight interview, Szalony Adi thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Krystian Cierpka (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Michal Kucharski (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 super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
15 - 7 - 0, fighting out of New York, Krystian Cierpka!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
21 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Michal Kucharski!
The judges for this bout are Trevor Gratis, Robert Douchet and Dillan Fox.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Cierpka throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Cierpka throws the kick towards the body but Kucharski avoids it.
It seemed like Kucharski was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Kucharski avoids the head kick by Cierpka.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Kucharski! But no joy.
Cierpka throws a head kick but Kucharski moves out of range.
It seemed like Kucharski was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
We've been hearing reports that Cierpka has been drilling takedowns in recent sessions so let's see if that has an impact on the result of this fight.
A head kick by Cierpka misses
and Kucharski connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Cierpka throws the kick towards the body but Kucharski avoids it.
It seemed like Kucharski was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Cierpka misses with a kick to the body.
Cierpka misses with a jab, cross combination.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Kucharski! But no joy.
Cierpka misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Kucharski.
Kucharski throws out a counter right but Cierpka avoids it with no problem.
Cierpka throws a wild body kick that Kucharski sees coming a mile off.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Cierpka throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Kucharski counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Cierpka tries to clinch up
and Kucharski counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Cierpka shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Kucharski eats them both and turns towards Cierpka to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cierpka throws a nice looking combination but Kucharski bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
It seemed like Kucharski was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Cierpka throws a head kick that misses.
Kucharski throws out a counter right but Cierpka avoids it with no problem.
Cierpka gets a clinch.
Cierpka breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Cierpka is looking to clinch but Kucharski is avoiding it.
Kucharski swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Kucharski avoids a punch combination nicely.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Kucharski! But no joy.
Cierpka with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Cierpka pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Cierpka throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
enabling Kucharski to counter with a crisp jab.
Cierpka swinging wildly here.
Cierpka swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Kucharski counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cierpka tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Kucharski counters with a stiff right hand.
Cierpka will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Kucharski swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Cierpka misses with an attempted mid kick.
Kucharski swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Cierpka throws a head kick that misses
and Kucharski connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Cierpka misses with a series of wild punches.
Nice body kick there by Cierpka.
Cierpka swings and misses with a shot to the body
letting Kucharski counter with a right hand.
Cierpka tries to clinch up
and Kucharski cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Cierpka moves into the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kucharski is trying to pull guard but Cierpka turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Cierpka breaks the clinch.
Cierpka misses with a combination
and Kucharski counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Cierpka throws a hook but Kucharski avoids it easily.
Cierpka has Kucharski up against the cage in a clinch.
Cierpka taking a breather.
Kucharski tries to pull guard but Cierpka won't allow it.
Kucharski is trying to pull guard but Cierpka turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Krystian Cierpka has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Michal Kucharski.
Cierpka's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Cierpka throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
enabling Kucharski to counter with a crisp jab.
Cierpka tries to close the distance and clinch up but Kucharski swats him away and circles back towards the center.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Kucharski! But no joy.
Cierpka throws a lazy head kick
and Cierpka takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Kucharski swats away the attempt to clinch by Cierpka.
Kucharski 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.
Cierpka lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cierpka will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Kucharski looks like he wants to counter punch here.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Cierpka looks to clinch
and Kucharski counters with a nice uppercut.
Kucharski takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Cierpka throws a lazy head kick
and Kucharski counters with a stiff right hand.
Cierpka misses with a leg kick
and Kucharski counters with a nice uppercut.
Cierpka tries to land a body kick
and Cierpka takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Kucharski defending well as Cierpka loads up on a big left hand.
Cierpka looks to clinch
letting Kucharski counter with a right hand.
Cierpka gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Cierpka can't break the clinch.
Cierpka's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Cierpka tries to clinch up but Kucharski circles away and keeps his distance.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Krystian Cierpka dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Cierpka closes the distance but Kucharski moves to the side
and Kucharski counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Kucharski slips a jab and a cross from Cierpka.
A little jabbing left from Kucharski on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Cierpka throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Kucharski.
Krystian Cierpka is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Kucharski showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Cierpka.
Cierpka rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Kucharski moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
It seemed like Kucharski was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Cierpka throws a quick inside leg kick.
Cierpka is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Kucharski can do to turn this around?
Cierpka tries a head kick but it misses.
Cierpka throws a lazy body kick
enabling Kucharski to counter with a crisp jab.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A head kick by Cierpka misses
and Kucharski counters with a stiff right hand.
A combination from Cierpka does no damage.
Cierpka closes the distance looking to clinch
and Kucharski cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cierpka throws an ugly left hook that misses
enabling Kucharski to counter with a crisp jab.
Cierpka is looking to clinch but Kucharski is avoiding it.
It seemed like Kucharski was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Cierpka tries to clinch but Kucharski moves out of range.
Cierpka doesn't manage to clinch there - Kucharski circles away.
Cierpka swings away with a body shot that misses
and Kucharski counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Cierpka tries to clinch up
and Kucharski counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
The fight stays on the outside here - Cierpka looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Kucharski looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Cierpka tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
It seemed like Kucharski was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Kucharski on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Cierpka. Cierpka obviously looking to wear him down.
Cierpka throws a combination that misses
and Kucharski counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cierpka throws a head kick but Kucharski moves out of range.
Michal Kucharski seems to be getting the better of the standup.
A low kick from Cierpka is predictable there
and Kucharski connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Cierpka is looking to clinch but Kucharski is avoiding it.
Kucharski swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Cierpka dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Cierpka throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Kucharski looks like he wants to counter punch here.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Cierpka tries to land a body kick
and Kucharski counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Cierpka throws a sloppy head kick and Kucharski moves out of range easily.
It seemed like Kucharski was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Cierpka thows a leg kick but Kucharski checks it
and Kucharski counters with a stiff right hand.
A low kick from Cierpka is predictable there
and Kucharski counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Cierpka tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Kucharski counters with a nice uppercut.
Cierpka is rocked!
Cierpka moves to clinch but Kucharski breaks away
enabling Kucharski to counter with a crisp jab.
Oh Cierpka is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Cierpka tries to clinch
and Kucharski cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Cierpka throws a leg kick that is checked
and Kucharski scores with a counter punch that sends Cierpka to the canvas! Kucharski smells blood - he's punishing Cierpka with more strikes and the ref has stopped it! Cierpka has no idea where he is - he's tackled the ref... oh dear, poor guy, the crowd is in hysterics!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:56 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Michal Kucharski!
Michal Kucharski decided to go for the less than humble approach in his post fight interview, telling everyone how he is going to conquer the world. The crowd seemed to like it when really that sort of approach could have gone either way.
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Arne Kjolby (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and JD Hogg (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Kjolby comes into the arena with Killing in the name of... blaring out of the sound system. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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37
280 lbs
19 - 11 - 0 |
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28
260 lbs
16 - 6 - 1 |
Good wrestling
World class boxer
Insanely flexible |
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Dangerous knees
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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
19 - 11 - 0, fighting out of New York, Arne Kjolby!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
16 - 6 - 1, fighting out of New York, JD Hogg!
The judges for this bout are Robert Douchet, Gregory Folan and Steve Smith.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hogg gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Kjolby will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Kjolby slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Kjolby accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Kjolby throwing strikes but missing.
Kjolby trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Kjolby accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kjolby forces his way into half guard.
Hogg is trying to maintain the position but Kjolby is very close to passing his half guard.
Kjolby seems to be working for a kimura but Hogg defends the submission attempt.
Hogg is not content to let Kjolby control the position.
Kjolby stalling away here and it's allowed Hogg to slip out his trapped foot and regain full guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Kjolby trying to control but Hogg is working from the bottom.
Kjolby throws an elbow that misses. Hogg uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Kjolby's guard. Nice move by Hogg!
Kjolby is adopting a defensive guard.
Kjolby is trying to keep Hogg in close.
Hogg passes easily into side control. Nice work.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hogg working away.
Kjolby gets one leg under and gets the fight to half guard.
Hogg prevents Kjolby from improving his position.
Hogg is stalling here. Kjolby is in no mood to hang around though. He's locked up a kimura from the bottom! Hogg seems to be keeping calm but he's forced to roll out of the hold and Kjolby has ended up in side control on the top. Nice work.
Hogg defending against the ground and pound.
Kjolby fails to land a wild elbow strike.
Kjolby in side control lands a nice looking series of punches and elbows.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kjolby has knee on belly and moves into mount.
Kjolby scoring with strikes but Hogg is staying in there.
Kjolby 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.
Kjolby moves into side control, trying to work for a kimura. That looks painful! Will he finish!!?? No, Hogg has worked his arm free - good work by Hogg!
The strikes coming from Kjolby are missing the target in this wave of attacks.
Kjolby looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Kjolby tries to score with some ground and pound. Hogg controls his posture well this time though and the shots don't do any damage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Arne Kjolby dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Kjolby shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Hogg manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
Kjolby really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Hogg manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Kjolby manages to get himself to full guard.
Hogg looking to pass the guard.
Kjolby bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Hogg's guard.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Kjolby accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kjolby is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Kjolby trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kjolby seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Kjolby trying to control the position from guard on top but Hogg is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Kjolby throws an elbow that misses. Hogg uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Kjolby's guard. Nice move by Hogg!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Kjolby wants to sweep here but Hogg controlling him for the moment.
Kjolby is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Hogg can do to turn this around?
Kjolby looking for submissions from the bottom but instead Hogg passes into half guard.
Hogg is taking a breather. Kjolby says something to him but it's hard to make out. Perhaps he's telling him to get on with it and actually do something.
Kjolby wants to improve his position but Hogg is controlling well.
Kjolby is looking to get back to full guard here but Hogg has managed to pass to side control instead.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hogg is looking to take a break and control but Kjolby is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Kjolby prevents Hogg from improving position.
Kjolby being controlled for a moment.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Kjolby tries to buck Hogg off but Hogg is having none of it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Hogg is staying tight to Kjolby's torso, preventing him from escaping.
Arne Kjolby overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Kjolby tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Kjolby being controlled for a moment.
Kjolby is looking to regain half guard here but Hogg keeps moving and retains side control.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but JD Hogg will probably get the nod - 10:9.
That's time! Back to the action! And we move into the final round!
Hogg shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Kjolby but Kjolby pushes him off and we're back to square one.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Hogg.
A momentary lapse in concentration from Hogg enables Kjolby to shoot in and score with a neat double leg. Hogg manages to secure a closed guard as the fighters hit the mat.
Hogg wants to get back to his feet but Kjolby passes into half guard.
Kjolby throwing shots but Hogg is blocking nicely.
Hogg is looking to improve his position.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kjolby throws a big elbow that misses, also allowing Hogg to regain full guard.
Kjolby trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kjolby works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Kjolby controlling the action here.
Hogg is looking for a sweep. Kjolby is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Kjolby throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Hogg tries to get to full guard but Kjolby has control of the leg.
Kjolby not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Kjolby content to control rather than advance.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Kjolby is pressing down on Hogg's thigh, looking to free his foot. Hogg is holding on for now.
Kjolby seems to be working for a kimura but Hogg defends the submission attempt.
Kjolby wants to control but Hogg is keeping him busy.
Kjolby thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Hogg's head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hogg avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Kjolby.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
Kjolby scores with a takedown into Hogg's guard.
Hogg wants to get back to his feet but he's too absorbed in his own little project and Kjolby manages to pass to side control.
Kjolby controlling the action here.
Hogg wants to control but Kjolby is keeping busy and won't allow it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kjolby thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Hogg's head.
Hogg is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Kjolby is figuring out what he wants to do next.
Kjolby is trying to control the action in half guard but Hogg is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Kjolby with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Kjolby is pressing down on Hogg's thigh, looking to free his foot. Hogg is holding on for now.
And that's the end of the fight!
Arne Kjolby showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Kjolby has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Robert Douchet scores the fight 29:28
Judge Gregory Folan scores the fight 29:28
Judge Steve Smith scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Arne Kjolby!
Our winner, Arne Kjolby, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Nick Alvarez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Adrik Vasilev (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Vasilev has chosen Mr. Probz - Waves (Robin Schulz Remix Radio Edit) as his entrance music. Rumors backstage are that the fighters have been paid to keep it standing but we know that would never happen in MMA!
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39
183 lbs
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27
170 lbs
14 - 5 - 0 |
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Excellent boxer
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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
27 - 17 - 2, fighting out of New York, Nick Alvarez!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
14 - 5 - 0, fighting out of New York, Adrik Vasilev!
The judges for this bout are Steve Smith, William Peck and Alec Ball.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Horrible takedown attempt by Alvarez or perhaps it was just good defense by Vasilev, which made it look bad.
Alvarez shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Alvarez engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
Vasilev is pulling down on Alvarez's head. It's preventing any offense from Alvarez, at least for the moment.
Alvarez scoring with some ground and pound.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Alvarez trying to control but Vasilev is working from the bottom.
Alvarez is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Vasilev is trying to control the position but Alvarez postures up.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Vasilev wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
Alvarez 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.
Vasilev has been taking part in the yoga sessions down at Elite Strikers. Presumably he's going to look for a slick submission... Or maybe he's looking to avoid one.
Alvarez postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Vasilev wants to sweep here but Alvarez controlling him for the moment.
Vasilev keeping moving, preventing Alvarez from controlling successfully.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Alvarez shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Vasilev pinned against the cage. Vasilev gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Alvarez doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Alvarez fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
It seemed like Vasilev was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Nick Alvarez. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Alvarez misses with a body shot.
Alvarez walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Alvarez throws a series of punches but Vasilev avoids them all with ease.
Alvarez will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Vasilev lands with a hook. Alvarez tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Vasilev throws a body kick that misses.
Alvarez fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Alvarez ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Vasilev ducks under a wild hook from Alvarez.
Vasilev lands with a good body shot.
Alvarez takes a swing at Vasilev's ribcage but misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Alvarez shoots in for a takedown but Vasilev shows good takedown defense.
Vasilev slips under a jab.
Vasilev throws a shot to the body.
Vasilev dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Alvarez. That did some damage!
Alvarez misses with a body shot
and Vasilev connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Alvarez throws a right and a left that both miss.
Vasilev now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Alvarez staying out of range there.
Alvarez shoots in looking for a takedown. Vasilev tries to sprawl out of it but Alvarez keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Vasilev manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
It seemed like Vasilev was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Vasilev works the jab nicely.
Vasilev forces Alvarez back against the cage and clinches.
Alvarez fails to pull guard.
Alvarez has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Vasilev avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Alvarez is looking to take this one to the mat.
Alvarez has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Vasilev after a bit of a struggle.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Alvarez blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Alvarez has been working on his balance at Kattegat, so perhaps that has help him stuff some of the takedown attempts by Vasilev.
Alvarez goes for a takedown in the clinch but Vasilev prevents it.
Alvarez can't get the takedown.
Alvarez is trying to pull guard but Vasilev has him pressed against the cage.
Alvarez tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Vasilev just stands there and leans against the cage.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Alvarez wants a takedown but no success here.
Alvarez is breathing heavily.
Vasilev lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Vasilev lands a left hand that snaps the head of Alvarez backwards.
Vasilev stops a takedown attempt from Alvarez.
A short right from Vasilev on the inside.
Vasilev scores with a hook to the body.
Vasilev tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Alvarez avoids it.
Vasilev lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Alvarez drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Vasilev gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Vasilev's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Adrik Vasilev dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Vasilev throws a big shot that misses.
Alvarez pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Alvarez tried to score with a low kick but Vasilev checks it.
Alvarez rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Vasilev counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Vasilev takes a jab right on the kisser.
Vasilev feints and then cracks Alvarez's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Alvarez down.
Alvarez shoots in for a double leg but Vasilev sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Vasilev lands with a thumping leg kick.
Alvarez takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Vasilev misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Nick Alvarez seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Alvarez throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Vasilev sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Alvarez misses with a straight right.
Alvarez walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Nice cross by Alvarez.
It looks like Adrik Vasilev has been cut.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Vasilev works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Vasilev misses with an attempted mid kick.
Vasilev chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Alvarez can pounce on him.
Alvarez looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Vasilev is fending him off so far but Alvarez persists. Nope, Vasilev circles away and we're back to standing.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Vasilev feints and then cracks Alvarez's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Alvarez down.
Alvarez tries to score a power double leg takedown but Vasilev sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Alvarez somewhat.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Nick Alvarez. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Alvarez throws a lazy right hand but Vasilev sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Vasilev with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Adrik Vasilev is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Alvarez fails to land the takedown.
Alvarez shoots in for a takedown but Vasilev shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Vasilev wants to counter with a clinch but Alvarez pushes him away.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Alvarez has a takedown stuffed.
Vasilev pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Alvarez avoids the head kick by Vasilev.
Vasilev scoring well with a low kick there.
Alvarez has his takedown stuffed
and Vasilev counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Alvarez throws a series of punches but Vasilev avoids them all with ease.
Vasilev cracks Alvarez with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Vasilev swinging wildly here.
Alvarez fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Vasilev manages to avoid it.
Alvarez throws the left hand but Vasilev avoids the punch easily.
Vasilev steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Alvarez.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Vasilev scores with a jab to the body.
Vasilev connects with a body shot that sends Alvarez's belly button to the back.
Vasilev misses with a wild body shot.
Vasilev getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Alvarez tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Vasilev was well out of range. Poor timing from Alvarez.
Vasilev lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
Alvarez misses with an uppercut. Vasilev saw that one coming.
Alvarez looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Vasilev is fending him off so far but Alvarez persists. Nope, Vasilev circles away and we're back to standing.
Good leg kick by Vasilev there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Vasilev lands with a good body shot.
Vasilev clinches.
Vasilev misses with a punch to the body.
Alvarez has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Vasilev after a bit of a struggle.
Vasilev gets through Alvarez's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A short uppercut from Vasilev.
Alvarez is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Vasilev pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Vasilev lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Adrik Vasilev seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Vasilev lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Alvarez breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Alvarez shoots for a double leg takedown but Vasilev sprawls well. He's pushed Alvarez's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Alvarez with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Vasilev to score with a decent uppercut.
Vasilev throws a sloppy head kick and Alvarez moves out of range easily.
Vasilev lands a leg kick that knocks Alvarez off balance momentarily.
Alvarez misses with an uppercut.
A momentary lapse in concentration from Vasilev enables Alvarez to shoot in and score with a neat double leg. Vasilev manages to secure a closed guard as the fighters hit the mat.
Vasilev has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Vasilev has Alvarez pulled in close to control his posture.
Alvarez content to stall in guard here.
Vasilev pulls Alvarez in close to prevent any damage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Alvarez throws a strike but Vasilev rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Alvarez looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Vasilev stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Alvarez swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Alvarez wants to control the position but Vasilev says "no thanks buddy" and passes to half guard.
Vasilev content to control rather than advance.
Alvarez gets full guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Adrik Vasilev showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Adrik Vasilev's cut.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Alvarez is trying hard to land a takedown here. Vasilev sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Vasilev ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Alvarez uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Vasilev.
Alvarez gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Vasilev.
Vasilev lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Alvarez will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Alvarez scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Vasilev throws his opponent off and manages to get back to his feet! Nicely done!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Vasilev darts in and clinches Alvarez up against the cage.
Alvarez breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Vasilev lands with a nice body punch.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Alvarez tries to score a power double leg takedown but Vasilev sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Alvarez somewhat.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Nick Alvarez. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Alvarez fails with a takedown attempt.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Vasilev scores with a nice right hand.
Vasilev dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Vasilev slips under a jab from Alvarez.
Alvarez looks for a takedown but Vasilev sprawls well.
Vasilev swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Vasilev fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Alvarez on the side of the head.
A telegraphed right hand from Alvarez misses the target.
Vasilev only half commits to the counter leg kick.
Alvarez misses with a looping right.
Adrik Vasilev seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Alvarez misses with the combination.
Alvarez lands with a cross.
Vasilev connects with a body shot that sends Alvarez's belly button to the back.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Vasilev feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Alvarezs jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Horrible takedown attempt by Alvarez or perhaps it was just good defense by Vasilev, which made it look bad.
Alvarez misses with a takedown attempt
and Vasilev counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Vasilev closes the distance and pushes Alvarez back into the cage.
Alvarez is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Alvarez has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Vasilev after a bit of a struggle.
Vasilev unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Vasilev lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Alvarez wants a takedown but no success here.
Knees in the clinch landing for Vasilev.
Vasilev lands with a right to the head.
Vasilev digs a right hand underneath Alvarez's ribcage. Alvarez let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Vasilev softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Vasilev working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Alvarez drops down looking for an ankle pick but Vasilev pulls his leg out and moves away.
Vasilev lands a nice leg kick that just misses Alvarez's sensitive parts.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Vasilev displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Alvarez.
Alvarez on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Vasilev throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Vasilev connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Alvarez throws the kick towards the body but Vasilev avoids it.
Vasilev lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Vasilev stuns Alvarez with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Nice uppercut there from Vasilev.
Vasilev tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Adrik Vasilev is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Alvarez throws a big shot that misses.
Vasilev thuds a left hand into Alvarez's body.
Vasilev closes the distance and clinches.
Alvarez is trying to drag Vasilev to the mat but Vasilev just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Alvarez tries for a takedown. No joy.
Alvarez jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Vasilev walks away with a smile on his face. Alvarez gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Vasilev throws a head kick that misses.
Alvarez misses with a takedown
and Vasilev counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Nick Alvarez has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Alvarez looks for a takedown but Vasilev sprawls well.
Vasilev defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Alvarez.
Vasilev scores with a kick to the midsection.
Vasilev moves into range and connects with a jab.
Alvarez throws out a leg kick but Vasilev moves out of range and Alvarez only half commits.
Vasilev lands a head kick. Alvarez smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Vasilev scores with a hook to the body. Alvarez takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
And that's the end of the fight!
Adrik Vasilev comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Vasilev 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 Steve Smith scores the fight 27:30
Judge William Peck scores the fight 27:30
Judge Alec Ball scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Adrik Vasilev!
In his post fight interview, Adrik Vasilev started talking himself up. Luckily his charisma kept the crowd on side and gave him a good reception.
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Takeshi Naoki (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Sterling Archer (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Archer is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Kenny Loggins - Danger Zone . I don't know about you partner, but I'm pumped for this one!
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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
24 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Takeshi Naoki!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
17 - 10 - 0, fighting out of New York, Sterling Archer!
The judges for this bout are William Peck, Steve Smith and Dillan Fox.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Archer lands a nice looking kick to the body. Naoki takes a step back to recover.
Archer throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Archer has been working on his striking defense in training and it's paying off as Naoki is landing a low percentage of strikes.
Naoki misses with a kick to the body.
Archer just misses with a punch to the body.
Archer tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Naoki was well out of range. Poor timing from Archer.
Naoki throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Archer stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Archer uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Naoki.
Naoki lands a jab to the head.
A clash of legs there as Naoki blocks the low kick.
Naoki appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
Archer lands a high kick!
It looks like Takeshi Naoki has been cut.
Archer misses with a body kick.
Archer drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
It looks like Sterling Archer has been cut.
Archer tries a head kick but it misses.
Naoki appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
Archer avoids the head kick by Naoki.
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!
No joy there for Archer, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
A quick step to the side and Naoki tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Archer misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Naoki lands a jab to Archer's midsection.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Naoki shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Sterling Archer is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Archer swinging wildly here.
Archer blocks a head kick by Naoki.
Archer is trying to counter with his kicks.
A head kick by Naoki misses
and Archer counters with a nice uppercut.
Nice uppercut there from Naoki.
Naoki misses the jab.
Archer swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Naoki throws a jab but it's blocked by Archer.
Archer looks like he wanted to counter with a high kick but didn't throw it.
Naoki bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Naoki throws a body kick that misses.
Archer appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
Naoki looks to throw the jab but Archer is out of range.
Naoki moves out of range of the body kick.
Archer bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Naoki - that will leave a mark!
Naoki scores with a spinning back kick!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Archer has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Naoki.
Naoki has been working on his boxing with his coaches at The Coffee Shop in the buildup to the fight.
Archer throws a sloppy head kick and Naoki moves out of range easily.
Naoki with a jab.
Naoki lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Archer throws a nice head kick!
Archer scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Naoki scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Naoki on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Naoki misses with a kick to the body
and Archer makes the exchange count by landing a cracking kick to the body. Naoki really felt that one!
Archer takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Naoki misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Naoki lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Archer has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Archer and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Archer slips a jab and a cross from Naoki.
Naoki misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Archer.
Naoki misses with a shot to the body
and Archer cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Naoki looks for the body kick but Archer saw that one coming.
Archer misses with the combination.
A punch lands to the side of Archer 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Naoki misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Archer.
Archer shapes to counter with a head kick.
Archer is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Naoki rather than just go for the knockout.
Naoki lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Archer fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Naoki blocks a head kick by Archer.
Naoki fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Archer looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Naoki lands a two punch combo.
Archer lands a front kick.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Archer.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Naoki stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Naoki fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Archer misses the shot to the body.
Naoki connects with a good right hand that stumbles Archer. Archer circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Archer is rocked!
Naoki connects with a picture perfect right hand that knocks Archer out cold! This one is over in a flash!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:20 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Takeshi Naoki!
Takeshi Naoki thanked the fans post fight for their support.
Sterling Archer spoke after the fight, saying 'Wait, ... What?'.
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