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AD366: A Golden Crown PBP Commentary |
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Obi Congo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Chris Foster (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 heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
8 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Obi Congo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
14 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Chris Foster!
The judges for this bout are Dillan Fox, William Peck and Trevor Gratis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Foster slips a jab and a cross from Congo.
Despite the aggression on Foster's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Congo throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Foster unleashes a big counter combination but Congo bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
Foster closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Foster is in a dominant position here, looking for a kimura. Congo looks calm but he's in trouble here. Foster gets his leg over his opponent's head and yanks on the arm. Congo is tapping like a morse code operator on the titanic! SOS! SOS! Foster lets go of the hold and Congo can pop his arm back in it's socket.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:40 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Chris Foster!
Chris Foster managed to slip a mention for his sponsors, Sin City Allstars, into his post fight interview.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Anthony Ventura (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and John Li (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Li has chosen 2pac - hit em up as his entrance music. Anthony Ventura could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to John Li's chin.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
32 - 13 - 0, fighting out of London, Anthony Ventura!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
16 - 16 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, John Li!
The judges for this bout are William Peck, Robert Douchet and Dillan Fox.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Li looks to score with a jab to the body but Ventura is just out of range.
Li dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Ventura uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Li.
Ventura scores with a jab to the jaw.
Li rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Ventura counters with a stiff right hand.
Li takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Li tries to keep at a distance but Ventura has taken the fight into the clinch.
A right handed body shot lands from Ventura.
Li tries for a takedown. No joy.
Ventura working aggressively here.
Ventura misses with a punch to the body.
Ventura has a couple of punches blocked by Li.
Ventura misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Li goes for a takedown attempt but Ventura pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Li closes the distance and clinches up with Ventura, looking for a takedown. Li pushes Ventura against the cage but Ventura circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Anthony Ventura has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of John Li.
Li shoots in but no luck this time.
Ventura is looking to counter the offense by Li and move into the clinch.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Li fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Ventura manages to avoid it.
Ventura throws a front kick that sends Li stumbling back into the cage.
Li looks winded!
Li throws a combination that misses
and Ventura cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Ventura takes the fight into the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ventura lands a right hand that snaps the head of Li backwards.
Ventura misses with a body punch.
Li is working for takedown but Ventura is calmly controlling the position for now.
Ventura lands with a light punch inside.
Ventura is defending well against a takedown attempt.
A short uppercut from Ventura.
Ventura has double underhooks and is working for a body lock takedown. He's got it. The fighters land in half guard but Li regains guard immediately.
Li throws a couple of weedy looking strikes off his back.
Li throws some sloppy strikes off his back.
Ventura lands a couple of elbows.
Ventura pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Li is keeping the position for now.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Ventura is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Ventura working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Li has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Ventura lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Ventura is in close to Li's body, working some short punches and elbows.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Li keeping moving, preventing Ventura from controlling successfully.
Ventura stopping the sweep attempt from Li.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Ventura working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Li looking to hit a scissor sweep but Ventura is one step ahead there.
Li keeping moving, preventing Ventura from controlling successfully.
Li striking off his back but it's not causing Ventura any problems.
Li thows some rabbit punches from the bottom but they don't do any damage.
Li will have to put a bit more behind his punches if he's going to do any damage from this position.
Ventura has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Ventura controlling from the top position.
Ventura postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Ventura working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Li's head.
Ventura lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Ventura wants to control from the top but Li keeps moving.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ventura makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Ventura trying to control but Li is working from the bottom.
Li will have to put a bit more behind his punches if he's going to do any damage from this position.
Ventura won't allow Li to sweep him here.
Ventura trying to control the position from guard on top but Li is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Li bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Ventura's guard.
Ventura is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Li drops back looking for a heel hook - he quickly realises he's not going to get it but Ventura manages to dive on top of him before he can escape and now Li has Ventura in his guard.
Li thows some rabbit punches from the bottom but they don't do any damage.
Ventura stopping the sweep attempt from Li.
Ventura is in close to Li's body, working some short punches and elbows.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ventura sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Ventura makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Ventura scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Ventura trying to control the position from guard on top but Li is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Li throwing some rather feeble looking strikes off his back.
Li doesn't do any damage with a couple of strikes from the bottom.
Li keeping moving, preventing Ventura from controlling successfully.
Li keeping full guard, as Ventura tries to pass.
Ventura stands up over Li, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Li trying to strike from the bottom but really, it's not the best position to be doing that from!
Li tries to strike from the bottom.
Li will have to put a bit more behind his punches if he's going to do any damage from this position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Anthony Ventura dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Li throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Ventura throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Ventura throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Ventura shoots in and gets a takedown into Li's guard.
Ventura is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Li can do to turn this around?
Li doesn't do any damage with a couple of strikes from the bottom.
Ventura makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Li is striking from the bottom but Ventura uses the opportunity to pass into half guard.
Li misses with some strikes from the bottom.
Ventura is nestled in close to Li, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
The fighters are battling for position here. Li manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Li trying to punch from his back but it's not doing any damage.
Li trying to strike from the bottom but really, it's not the best position to be doing that from!
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ventura keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Li's head.
Ventura lands a couple of elbows.
Ventura slips nicely into half guard.
Nice strikes from Ventura there.
Li is rocked!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Li punching from the bottom.
Li is still in real trouble! Can Ventura finish him?
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ventura takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
Anthony Ventura overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Ventura looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Li with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Ventura winds up and cracks Li with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Ventura is sitting in half guard. He's postured up and lands a nice elbow. Oh, Li is hurt! He's hurt bad - Ventura fires away with more strikes and the referee jumps in to save Li from any more punishment! Congratulations to Ventura! Great finish!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:29 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Anthony Ventura!
Anthony Ventura seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Argivas Kerenzikov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Davor Langerholc (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Langerholc has chosen Hypocrisy - Fractured Millennium as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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239 lbs
28 - 20 - 0 |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
19 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Argivas Kerenzikov!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
28 - 20 - 0, fighting out of London, Davor Langerholc!
The judges for this bout are Robert Douchet, Yves DeLean and Gregory Folan.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Decent striking displayed by Kerenzikov there.
Kerenzikov will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Langerholc tries to bum rush Kerenzikov with a series of wild strikes but Kerenzikov uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Langerholc gets caught napping as Kerenzikov dives in and scores a takedown. Langerholc manages to retain guard.
Kerenzikov lands a couple of digs.
Langerholc working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Kerenzikov.
Langerholc has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
Kerenzikov is in close to Langerholc's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Kerenzikov pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Langerholc is keeping the position for now.
Langerholc has his hands on Kerenzikov's head, controlling the position.
Kerenzikov distracts Langerholc with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Kerenzikov with a nice head shot there.
Langerholc working for a triangle but Kerenzikov defends it easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kerenzikov connects with a couple of short punches.
Kerenzikov stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Langerholc swivels though and keeps the full guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Kerenzikov postures up in Langerholc's guard and throws a big left but Langerholc blocks it.
Kerenzikov throwing strikes from guard but Langerholc blocks nicely.
Langerholc has momentary wrist control but Kerenzikov slips an elbow through the middle.
Kerenzikov postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Kerenzikov accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Kerenzikov chips away with some ground and pound.
Langerholc preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Langerholc is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Langerholc pushes a forearm under Kerenzikov's chin to create some space. He's escaped his hips and pivoted quickly for an armbar! Can he extend the arm? Yes, Kerenzikov is tapping out! Damn, that was fast!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:56 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Davor Langerholc!
A very excited looking Davor Langerholc made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Perseen Suti (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ricardo Ramirez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
30 - 23 - 2, fighting out of London, Perseen Suti!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
37 - 27 - 1, fighting out of Montreal, Ricardo Ramirez!
The judges for this bout are William Peck, Dillan Fox and Ian Loll.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Suti shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Ramirez pinned against the cage. Ramirez gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Suti misses with a head kick.
Perseen Suti seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Suti throws a series of punches but Ramirez avoids them all with ease.
A big left from Suti misses.
Suti takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Nice takedown defense from Ramirez. No joy for Suti on that attempt.
Ramirez lands a head shot.
Suti scores with a sloppy right hand. Ramirez should have avoided that one.
Suti misses with an uppercut
and Ramirez counters with a series of strikes. Suti will be more careful next time no doubt.
Suti throws a combination that misses
and Ramirez counters by clinching up.
Suti tries for a takedown but Ramirez manages to get underhooks.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Perseen Suti. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Suti has Ramirez pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Ramirez manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Ramirez tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Suti's elbow.
Suti changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Ramirez fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Suti avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Suti misses the shot to the body.
It seemed like Ramirez was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
A bone on bone clash there as Suti blocks the leg kick.
Suti drops down looking for a counter takedown but Ramirez sprawls and moves away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ramirez misses the shot to the body.
Ramirez lands a slapping body shot.
Suti misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Ramirez.
Suti shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Ramirez as he avoids it easily.
Ramirez pivots, looking for a leg kick but Suti is out of range and Ramirez settles back down.
An inside leg kick lands from Ramirez.
Suti bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Suti swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Suti misses with a head kick.
Ramirez decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Ramirez winds up and cracks Suti with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Nice strikes from Ramirez there.
Suti is trying to control but can't.
Suti has hold of Ramirez's hands but Ramirez slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Ramirez wants to free his trapped foot but Suti is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Ramirez lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ramirez controlling the action here.
Ramirez has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Suti makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Suti.
Ramirez stopping the sweep attempt from Suti.
Ramirez trying to control but Suti is working from the bottom.
Ramirez stays in close to Suti's body and controls the position.
Ramirez works over Suti with some ground and pound from guard.
Suti looking to hit a scissor sweep but Ramirez is one step ahead there.
Ramirez is looking to work some ground and pound but Suti has wrist control.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Suti lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.
Ramirez pulls Suti in close to his closed guard and prevents Suti from doing any damage or advancing position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Suti won't allow Ramirez to sweep him here.
Suti throwing strikes from guard but Ramirez blocks nicely.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Ramirez holds on and takes a little breather.
Suti tries to free his leg and advance position but Ramirez is retaining full guard.
Suti trying to control the position from guard on top but Ramirez is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Suti is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Suti chips away with some ground and pound.
Ramirez has his hands on Suti's head, controlling the position.
Suti postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Ramirez utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Ramirez pulls Suti in close to his closed guard and prevents Suti from doing any damage or advancing position.
Suti trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ricardo Ramirez dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Ramirez gets a takedown into half guard.
Suti wants to get back to full guard.
Ground and pound from Ramirez.
Suti wants to get back to full guard.
Suti is trying to control but can't.
Ramirez is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
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. Ramirez connects with a nice short shot to Suti's temple.
Suti manages to get to full guard.
Ramirez trying to control the position from guard on top but Suti is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ramirez scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Ramirez advances position into side control!
Suti manages to work his way to half guard, despite Ramirez's best efforts.
Suti wants to improve his position but Ramirez is controlling well.
Ramirez winds up and cracks Suti with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Ramirez lands strikes from half guard.
Suti makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Suti.
Ramirez landing with the ground and pound.
Ramirez distracts Suti with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Ramirez is working Suti over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ramirez throws a big elbow that misses.
Suti avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Ramirez works over Suti with some ground and pound from guard.
Ramirez throws a big right hand that misses.
Ramirez is working Suti over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Ramirez accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Ramirez trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Ramirez trying to control but Suti is working from the bottom.
Ramirez controls from within his opponent's guard.
Ramirez throws an elbow that misses. Suti uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Ramirez's guard. Nice move by Suti!
Suti is fighting to break Ramirez's control of his arms but Ramirez is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ramirez has momentary wrist control but Suti slips an elbow through the middle.
Ramirez pulls Suti in close to prevent any damage.
Ramirez wants to sweep but no luck.
Ramirez is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Suti is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Ramirez looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Suti with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Ramirez lands a nice short elbow.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Suti slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Ramirez lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Ramirez scoring with some ground and pound.
Ramirez works over Suti with some ground and pound from guard.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Ramirez's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Ramirez working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Suti looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Ramirez passes into half guard.
Suti is looking for a sweep. Ramirez is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Ramirez lands with a punch from half guard.
Ramirez trying to control the action but Suti is working from the bottom.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ricardo Ramirez showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Back to the action! Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Ramirez throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Suti throws a quick counter kick to the body but Ramirez avoids it.
Ricardo Ramirez seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Suti misses with a jab, cross combination.
Suti misses with a straight left.
Suti goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Suti misses with a looping left.
Ramirez closes the distance and after a bit of a stuggle, scores a takedown into Suti's guard.
Suti working for a triangle but Ramirez defends it easily.
Ramirez with a flurry of punches that miss.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Suti utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Ramirez working some strikes from top position.
Ramirez lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Ramirez is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Ramirez postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Suti keeping moving, preventing Ramirez from controlling successfully.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Ramirez's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Suti utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Ramirez working some strikes from top position.
Ramirez lands a couple of elbows.
Ramirez throwing strikes from guard but Suti blocks nicely.
Ramirez stands up over Suti, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Suti working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Ramirez.
Suti is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Ramirez throws an elbow that misses. Suti uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Ramirez's guard. Nice move by Suti!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ramirez pulls Suti in close to his closed guard and prevents Suti from doing any damage or advancing position.
Suti preventing the sweep.
Ramirez manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Suti manages to get himself to full guard.
Suti escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Ramirez gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Suti looking to hit a scissor sweep but Ramirez is one step ahead there.
Ramirez wants to control from the top but Suti keeps moving.
Ramirez has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ramirez works over Suti with some ground and pound from guard.
Ramirez scoring with punches to the head and body.
Ramirez is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Suti is rocked!
Suti lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.
Oh Suti is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Suti in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Suti seems to have got his legs back now.
Ramirez is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Suti looking to pass the guard.
Ramirez bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Suti's guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Suti avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Ramirez makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Ramirez in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Ramirez trying to pass the guard. He's being very persistent here but Suti manages to land a sweep and now he's on top!
Ramirez controlling the position.
Suti loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Suti throwing strikes from guard but Ramirez blocks nicely.
Suti looking to sit in guard and control but Ramirez gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Ramirez throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Perseen Suti has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Ricardo Ramirez is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Suti keeping moving, preventing Ramirez from controlling successfully.
And that's the end of the fight!
Ricardo Ramirez comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Ramirez 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 William Peck scores the fight 27:30
Judge Dillan Fox scores the fight 27:30
Judge Ian Loll scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Ricardo Ramirez!
An out of breath and clearly excited Ricardo Ramirez thanked Perkele! for their help and support (and free stuff they sent him).
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Rauno Repomies (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Austin Powers (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Repomies's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Andy Suonsilmä - Karrelle palanut enkeli. Both fighters really staring each other down here, as Austin Powers enters the cage!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
21 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Rauno Repomies!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
34 - 16 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Austin Powers!
The judges for this bout are Robert Douchet, Yves DeLean and Elvis Blanc.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Repomies dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Powers. That did some damage!
Powers throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Powers lets loose with a powerful body kick. Repomies will feel that in the morning.
A decent looking cross lands there for Powers.
A head kick misses from Powers.
Repomies uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Powers.
Powers lands a body shot.
Repomies is looking to slow Powers down with leg kicks.
Repomies moves out of range of the strikes.
Rauno Repomies seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A jab from Powers misses.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Repomies.
A punch lands to the side of Powers 's head but he takes it in his stride.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Repomies takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Repomies misses with a left hand
and Powers cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Powers tries to bum rush Repomies with a series of wild strikes but Repomies uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Repomies swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Nice straight punches there by Repomies. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Repomies.
A good leg kick by Repomies.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Powers misses with a straight left.
Powers throws a half hearted mid kick.
Repomies fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Powers looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Powers misses with the combination.
Powers throws a jab when Repomies was well out of range.
Repomies keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Repomies looks to land a right hand but Powers moved out of range.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Powers.
A chopping leg kick lands by Powers.
Repomies misses with an uppercut.
Powers throws out a counter right but Repomies avoids it with no problem.
Powers displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Repomies throws out the jab.
Powers pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Powers wants to slow Repomies down by chopping away at his legs.
No joy there for Repomies, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Powers throws out a counter right but Repomies avoids it with no problem.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Powers misses with a right hand
and Repomies counters with a stiff right hand.
Powers scoring well with a low kick there.
Powers takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Repomies rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Powers counters with a body kick that stops Repomies in his tracks momentarily.
Powers misses the jab.
The fighters circling - Repomies throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Repomies throws a head kick but Powers moves out of range.
Repomies misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
No joy there for Powers, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Powers misses with a body kick.
Repomies was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Repomies ducks under a wild hook from Powers.
Powers scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Powers thows a leg kick but Repomies checks it
and Repomies counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Repomies blocks a jab.
Powers bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Powers feints and then cracks Repomies's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Repomies down.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Powers 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 Repomies has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Repomies and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Powers connects with a right hand. Repomies shakes it off.
Powers scores with a crisp jab that stopped Repomies in his tracks.
Repomies blocks a low kick nicely.
Repomies misses with a looping right.
Powers throws a sloppy head kick
and Repomies counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
A nice inside leg kick there by Repomies. That's going to slow Powers down.
A decent looking cross lands there for Repomies.
Powers sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Powers looks winded!
Repomies lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Repomies throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Powers replies with a solid counter kick to the body but Repomies blocks it well.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Powers throws a chopping leg kick but Repomies manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
A little feinted left hand from Repomies on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Powers misses with a wild body shot.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Repomies lands with a big left! Powers is wobbled badly! Repomies comes in with a flurry of punches and drops Powers to the floor. The ref jumps in to save him from unneccessary punishment.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:07 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Rauno Repomies!
Rauno Repomies thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Aigars Senko (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bad Idea (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Senko comes to the cage accompanied by Hall of Fame by The Script. Idea has chosen Boss of All Bosses as his entrance music. Bad Idea has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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152 lbs
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146 lbs
39 - 24 - 1 |
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World class boxer
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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
26 - 18 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Aigars Senko!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
39 - 24 - 1, fighting out of Montreal, Bad Idea!
The judges for this bout are Dillan Fox, Robert Douchet and Yves DeLean.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Senko throws a head kick but Idea moves out of range.
Aigars Senko seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Senko slips a jab from Idea.
Senko throws a head kick but Idea moves out of range.
Nice defenses there by Senko.
Idea bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Donk. Idea catches Senko right on the button with a cross.
Idea avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Idea takes a swing at Senko's ribcage but misses.
Idea scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
A nice leg kick lands there from Senko.
Senko will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
The fighters circling - Idea throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Idea misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Senko.
Senko takes a swing at Idea's ribcage but misses.
Senko avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Senko avoids the body shot from Idea.
Senko moves away from the strike by Idea.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Senko throws a looping overhand right but Idea ducks down to avoid it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Idea shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in side control! That's better than Idea was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Idea landing strikes.
Senko is looking for a sweep.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Idea works a knee to the body and follows up with a nice elbow to the head.
Idea sitting in side control, looking to soften his opponent up with elbows and hammerfists but Senko is avoiding damage well and looking to escape the position.
Senko defending against the ground and pound.
Idea tries to cartwheel into mount but he doesn't manage it.
Senko sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.
Idea lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Senko actively working from the bottom here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
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. Idea connects with a nice short shot to Senko's temple.
Idea missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Idea working over Senko with some ground and pound. Senko looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Ground and pound from Idea.
Nice strikes from Idea there.
Idea wants to free his trapped foot but Senko is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Idea sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Senko defending well though.
Idea winds up and cracks Senko with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Idea wants to control but Senko is keeping him busy.
Idea is looking to advance position but Senko won't allow it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ground and pound from Idea.
Senko taking some punishment here, with Idea in his half guard.
Idea throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Idea scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Idea thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Senko's head.
Idea sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Senko defending well though.
Senko is trying to stand.
Senko is trying to get back to full guard.
Idea landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Senko tries to get to full guard but Idea has control of the leg.
Senko gets back to full guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Idea trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Idea distracts Senko with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Idea is looking to work some ground and pound but Senko has wrist control.
Idea landing some decent shots from guard.
Idea lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Senko wants to sweep here but Idea controlling him for the moment.
Idea passes Senko's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Senko actively working from the bottom here.
Idea looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Senko with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Bad Idea dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Senko lands with a slapping head kick.
Senko pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Idea throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Senko.
Senko is rocked!
It looks like Aigars Senko has been cut.
Idea misses with a looping right.
Senko throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Idea fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Senko sprawls well initially but Idea persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Senko has one foot on Idea's thigh - he pushes off and manages to get back to his feet.
Oh Senko is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Idea throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Senko looked to counter with a high kick but didn't commit.
Senko seems to have got his legs back now.
Senko scores with a head kick. Idea tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Senko pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Idea turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Senko throws a head kick that misses.
Idea throws a lazy right hand but Senko sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
It looked like Senko wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Idea has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Idea scores with a body shot.
Senko throws the kick towards the body but Idea avoids it.
Idea is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Senko.
Idea fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Senko changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
A chopping leg kick lands by Idea.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Idea takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Idea throws out a loose jab but Senko uses good head movement to avoid it.
Senko takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Idea keeps Senko at a distance using the push kick.
Senko ducks under a wild hook from Idea.
As Idea tries to get set, Senko tries to push him back and clinch up but Idea manages to avoid the attempt.
Idea throws a lazy body kick
and Senko counters with a takedown into side control! That could mean trouble for Idea!
Idea throwing some weak shots from the bottom that do no damage.
Idea is not content to let Senko control the position.
Idea tries to buck Senko off but Senko is having none of it.
Senko tries to land with some ground and pound but misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Idea tries to control the position but he's not in luck - Senko easily slips into full mount!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Senko throwing sloppy strikes here. Perhaps if he tightened up his striking from such a dominant position, he'd be able to finish easier.
Idea takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Senko looking to finish with strikes here!
Idea is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Idea wants to hold on but Senko pushes him away.
Senko lands a big elbow.
Idea regains half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Senko blocks the strikes from Idea.
Idea missing with punches from the bottom.
Senko works his foot free and advances to mount.
Senko blocks Idea's feeble attempts to strike from the bottom.
Idea gets back to half guard.
Idea regains full guard. Nicely done.
Idea is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Idea is looking to sweep but instead, Senko has passed into half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Senko is figuring out what he wants to do next.
Idea has a hand on Senko's thigh, trying to get back to full guard. Senko takes advantage of the position though and mounts him!
Idea really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Idea is still trying to improve position.
Idea regains half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Aigars Senko dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Aigars Senko's cut.
That's time! Back to the action! Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Idea tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Senko was well out of range. Poor timing from Idea.
Senko attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Senko throws a sloppy head kick and Idea moves out of range easily.
A head kick from Senko lands but Idea takes it in his stride.
Senko throws a hook but Idea avoids it easily.
Idea throws a jab but it's blocked by Senko.
A head kick misses from Senko.
Bad Idea seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Senko slips under a jab from Idea.
Idea takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Nice sprawl there from Senko as Idea shoots in.
Senko wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch.
Senko throws a sloppy head kick
and Idea counters with a nice uppercut.
Idea ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Senko moves away.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Senko throws a wild body kick that Idea sees coming a mile off.
An inside leg kick from Senko misses.
Senko throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Idea stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
A big right from Idea misses.
Senko throws a lazy head kick
and Idea counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Senko thinking.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Idea turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Idea misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Senko throws a left and a right that both miss
and Idea counters with a stiff right hand.
No luck for Idea with that takedown attempt.
Aigars Senko has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Bad Idea.
Senko ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
A looping hook to the body misses from Senko. Idea does a little dance to reset his feet.
Senko lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Idea at a distance.
Senko tries a head kick but it misses.
Senko is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Idea shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Senko ducks under a wild hook from Idea.
Senko just misses with a punch to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Senko throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Senko is looking to clinch but Idea is avoiding it.
Idea takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Idea scores with a jab to the jaw.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Senko misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Senko displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Idea throws out the jab.
Idea lands a jab to the head.
Idea scores with a jab. Senko acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Idea lands with a nice body punch.
Idea misses the jab.
Senko appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
Senko stuffs the takedown.
Idea closes this distance looking for a takedown but Senko circles away.
Idea takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Idea goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Senko throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Idea's head.
Senko tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Senko connects with the punch.
Senko is looking to wear down Idea with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Senko chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Idea can pounce on him.
Idea scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Senko fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Idea checks it well.
Senko slips under a jab.
Senko takes a swing at Idea's ribcage but misses.
Idea bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Senko misses with a wild combination.
Idea swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Idea cracks Senko with a good jab.
Senko's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Idea connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Senko scrambles back to his feet.
Senko staying out of range there.
It looked like Senko was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Idea.
Idea tries for a takedown but Senko circles away easily
and Senko counters by moving into the clinch.
Senko breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Senko keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Idea.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Senko throws a head kick that misses.
Idea swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Senko misses with a head kick.
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!
Senko wants to clinch up but Idea keeps it at a distance.
Senko tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Senko wants to clinch up but Idea keeps it at a distance.
Idea with the counter takedown but Senko avoids it easily.
Senko lands with an overhand left.
Idea dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Senko doesn't manage to clinch there - Idea circles away.
Idea misses with a wild body shot.
Idea misses the jab.
Senko fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Idea manages to avoid it.
Idea lands a jab to Senko's midsection.
Senko tries to clinch up but Idea circles away and keeps his distance.
Senko throws a head kick that misses.
Nice body kick from Idea.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Aigars Senko.
I think Senko 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 Dillan Fox scores the fight 29:29
Judge Robert Douchet scores the fight 29:28
Judge Yves DeLean scores the fight 29:29
The fight is ruled a majority draw!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Bernard Bear (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Chris Redfield (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Redfield has chosen Believers as his entrance music. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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29
240 lbs
11 - 6 - 0 |
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37
275 lbs
28 - 16 - 0 |
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Lethal high kicks
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World class boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
11 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Bernard Bear!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
28 - 16 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Chris Redfield!
The judges for this bout are Ian Loll, Steve Smith and Alec Ball.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bear showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Redfield.
Bear is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Redfield displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Bear throws out the jab.
Bear throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Redfield walks into a jab.
A jab lands there for Redfield.
Redfield looks to score with a jab to the body but Bear is just out of range.
Bear cracks a nice hook into Redfield's ribs.
Redfield takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Redfield sends Bear crashing to the mat with a devastating uppercut! Redfield is motioning to the referee to let Bear up. He wants to try and finish this one on the feet!
Bear is rocked!
Redfield has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A slapping leg kick lands for Redfield.
Redfield falls off balance throwing a combination
and Bear counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Redfield thows a left - swing and a miss!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Redfield throws a hook but Bear blocks it.
A counter left hand to the body from Bear misses its target.
Bear misses with a body shot.
Redfield is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Bear with a body shot.
Redfield tries to clinch but Bear moves out of range.
Redfield takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Redfield thows a left - swing and a miss!
Bear fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Bear takes a swing at Redfield's ribcage but misses.
Bear throws a poor cross that misses
and Bear takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
A nice combination there by Bear.
Bear throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Bear connects with a body shot that sends Redfield's belly button to the back.
Bear misses with a lunging right hand
and Redfield counters with a right hand to the body.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Redfield slips under a jab.
Bear looks to score with a jab to the body but Redfield is just out of range.
Bear is looking to wear down Redfield with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Redfield tries to clinch there but Bear circles away.
Redfield lands a slapping body shot.
Redfield throws a right and a left that both miss.
Bear lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Bear misses with a wild body shot.
Redfield avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Bear misses with a double jab.
Redfield moves into range and clinches up with Bear.
Redfield tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Redfield has Bear pressed against the cage, preventing Bear from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Bear managing to block the knees to the body from Redfield.
Redfield throws a head punch that misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Redfield with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Redfield misses with a knee strike.
A knee to the head by Redfield.
Redfield drops Bear with a big knee straight up the middle! Bear is covering up against the cage but manages to escape and gets back to his feet!
It looks like Bernard Bear has been cut.
Bear stuns Redfield with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Bear throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
enabling Redfield to counter with a crisp jab.
Oh Bear is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Bear with a jab.
Bear seems to have got his legs back now.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Redfield fails in his attempt to clinch.
Bear lands a glancing blow to the side of Redfield's head.
Bear moves out of range as Redfield strikes.
Redfield connects with a superb combination that knocks Bear out cold! The referee charges across the mat and tackles Redfield before he can land any more shots to the unconscious Bear!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:56 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Chris Redfield!
Chris Redfield tried to hype himself up post fight but didn't word it too well and it ended up with him sounding like a bit of a tool.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Stan Hardy (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Michael D Amato (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). D Amato has chosen M.D.A walks in with 5 naked bitches Wow ! as his entrance music. Well, I have no idea who's going to take this one!
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214 lbs
19 - 8 - 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
17 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Stan Hardy!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
19 - 8 - 0, fighting out of New York, Michael D Amato!
The judges for this bout are Gregory Folan, Elvis Blanc and Yves DeLean.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
D Amato circles away from the clinch attempt.
D Amato now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
D Amato has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
Hardy tries to clinch but fails miserably
and D Amato counters with a left to the body.
D Amato swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Hardy misses with a looping left.
D Amato punishes Hardy's body with a nice straight punch.
D Amato keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Hardy misses the jab.
Hardy jabbing away but nothing is landing.
D Amato throws a body punch but Hardy moves out of range.
Hardy moves out of range as D Amato strikes.
D Amato circles away from the clinch attempt.
Hardy takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Hardy misses with a straight right.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hardy misses with a right hand
and D Amato counters by clinching up.
A head punch blocked on the inside by D Amato.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, D Amato creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
D Amato blocks an elbow strike from Hardy.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A head punch blocked on the inside by D Amato.
Hardy swings away with an uppercut that misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
D Amato lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Hardy backwards.
Hardy unloads a knee to the mid-section. D Amato lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Hardy misses with some punches.
Hardy takes a shot to the head.
Hardy can't find room to land a body shot as D Amato controls the action.
Hardy tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Still in the clinch, D Amato scores with a nice short uppercut.
Hardy has a couple of punches blocked by D Amato.
D Amato misses with a hook from the clinch.
D Amato gets through Hardy's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
D Amato lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Hardy backwards.
Hardy blocks an uppercut.
Hardy misses with a short punch on the inside.
Hardy swings wildly with an uppercut but D Amato uses good head movement to avoid it.
Hardy misses with a hook from the clinch.
D Amato swings wildly with an uppercut but Hardy uses good head movement to avoid it.
D Amato goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Hardy swings wildly with an uppercut but D Amato uses good head movement to avoid it.
Hardy working aggressively here.
Hardy misses with some punches.
Hardy lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Hardy swings wildly with an uppercut but D Amato uses good head movement to avoid it.
D Amato goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Hardy throws a knee to the head but misses.
D Amato blocking some punches.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, D Amato creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Hardy swings away with an uppercut that misses.
D Amato throws a punch but it's blocked by Hardy.
Hardy pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Hardy fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Hardy tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Hardy tried to land a shot to the body but connects with D Amato's elbow.
Hardy throws a head punch that misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
D Amato misses with a hook from the clinch.
D Amato misses with a punch to the body.
D Amato lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Hardy misses with a short punch on the inside.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Hardy.
Hardy throws a punch but it's blocked by D Amato.
Hardy swings wildly with an uppercut but D Amato uses good head movement to avoid it.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Hardy.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Hardy.
D Amato has a couple of punches blocked by Hardy.
D Amato blocks an uppercut.
Hardy scores with a shoulder strike.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Hardy.
Hardy creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through D Amato's defenses.
Hardy misses with a punch on the inside.
D Amato doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
D Amato throws a head punch that misses.
D Amato swings wildly with an uppercut but Hardy uses good head movement to avoid it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
D Amato has a couple of punches blocked by Hardy.
D Amato managing to block the knees to the body from Hardy.
A nice right hand lands inside from Hardy.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Hardy has a couple of punches blocked by D Amato.
D Amato working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Hardy lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
D Amato lands with a right to the head.
Hardy lands a hook that snaps the head of D Amato backwards.
D Amato working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
D Amato lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
A head punch blocked on the inside by D Amato.
Hardy tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Hardy working aggressively here.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
D Amato misses with a short punch on the inside.
D Amato lands a right hand that snaps the head of Hardy backwards.
D Amato misses with the head strike.
Hardy throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but D Amato blocks it with crossed arms.
D Amato tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
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 Stan Hardy will probably get the nod.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Hardy avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Hardy is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
D Amato wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
D Amato lands the left hand.
D Amato works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Hardy throws a shot from downtown. D Amato moves away and avoids it.
Hardy lands a body shot.
Michael D Amato seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Hardy smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Hardy just misses with a punch to the body.
Hardy fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with D Amato, pushing him back against the cage.
Hardy lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of D Amato backwards.
A quick uppercut on the inside from D Amato.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
D Amato managing to block the knees to the body from Hardy.
Hardy misses with a short punch on the inside.
Hardy is working D Amato over against the cage.
Hardy lands a right hand.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hardy with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
D Amato blocks an uppercut.
D Amato can't find room to land a body shot as Hardy controls the action.
A head punch blocked on the inside by D Amato.
Hardy's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
D Amato throws a punch but it's blocked by Hardy.
D Amato swings wildly with an uppercut but Hardy uses good head movement to avoid it.
D Amato blocks an uppercut.
D Amato lands a right hand that snaps the head of Hardy backwards.
D Amato lands a left hand.
D Amato blocks an uppercut.
Hardy scores with a shot to the side of D Amato's head.
D Amato working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Hardy blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
D Amato blocks an uppercut.
D Amato fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
D Amato blocks a punch to the side of the head.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
D Amato misses with a body punch.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for D Amato.
Hardy lands a nice uppercut.
Hardy landing some nice looking knees to the body.
D Amato gets through Hardy's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Hardy swings wildly with an uppercut but D Amato uses good head movement to avoid it.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Hardy.
Hardy lands on the inside with an uppercut.
D Amato tries to throw a body punch but Hardy avoids it by throwing D Amato back against the cage.
D Amato blocks an uppercut.
D Amato lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Hardy scores with a shot to the side of D Amato's head.
Hardy blocks a body shot from D Amato.
Hardy with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
A nice left hand lands by Hardy.
Hardy lands a right hand.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hardy makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
D Amato blocking some punches.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Hardy.
Stan Hardy has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Hardy misses with a short punch on the inside.
D Amato misses with a hook from the clinch.
Hardy doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
D Amato blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Hardy misses with a short punch on the inside.
Nice body punch from Hardy - that landed with a thud.
A head punch on the inside from D Amato fails to land.
D Amato takes a shot to the head.
Hardy has a couple of punches blocked by D Amato.
Hardy misses with a punch on the inside.
D Amato lands a left hand that snaps the head of Hardy backwards.
Hardy working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
D Amato working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
D Amato throws a head punch that misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hardy blocks a body shot from D Amato.
D Amato misses with a hook from the clinch.
D Amato blocks an uppercut.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Hardy can't find room to land a body shot as D Amato controls the action.
Hardy tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
D Amato misses with a punch on the inside.
D Amato blocking some punches.
Hardy lands with a left to the head.
A short right from Hardy.
D Amato blocks a punch to the side of the head.
D Amato scores with a shoulder strike.
A head punch blocked on the inside by D Amato.
D Amato misses with a body punch.
D Amato lands a hook that snaps the head of Hardy backwards.
Hardy prevents a body shot from D Amato.
D Amato misses with a punch to the body.
Hardy working aggressively here.
Hardy lands on the inside with an uppercut.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Stan Hardy dominated that second round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Hardy keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Hardy swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Hardy lands a jab to D Amato's midsection.
D Amato moves out of range as Hardy strikes.
Hardy throws a big shot that misses.
Hardy keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Hardy swings widly with a right hand
and D Amato counters with a nice uppercut.
The fight stays on the outside here - Hardy looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
D Amato scores with a body shot.
Hardy misses with a looping left.
D Amato now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hardy connects with a right hand. D Amato shakes it off.
D Amato takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
D Amato slips under a jab.
D Amato misses with a body shot
and Hardy counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
D Amato thows a left - swing and a miss!
That's one minute gone in the round.
A combination from D Amato does no damage.
D Amato on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Hardy moves out of range of the strikes.
D Amato misses the body punch
and Hardy counters with a right hand to the body.
Hardy takes one to the chin there.
D Amato avoids a punch combination nicely.
D Amato throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
D Amato uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Hardy.
Hardy throws out a loose jab but D Amato uses good head movement to avoid it.
D Amato walks into a jab.
The fighters circling - D Amato throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
D Amato displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Hardy throws out the jab.
Hardy ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Hardy just misses with a punch to the body.
D Amato is looking for the big counter here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
D Amato looks to throw the jab but Hardy is out of range.
Hardy is looking to counter punch.
Jab from Hardy.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Hardy rushes D Amato and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
A short uppercut from D Amato.
Still in the clinch, D Amato scores with a nice short uppercut.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Hardy.
D Amato doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
D Amato blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Hardy lands an elbow inside.
It looks like Michael D Amato has been cut.
Hardy blocks a body shot from D Amato.
A head punch blocked on the inside by D Amato.
D Amato fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Hardy.
Hardy can't find room to land a body shot as D Amato controls the action.
D Amato lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Hardy fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
D Amato doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Hardy struggles to land a body shot inside as D Amato controls his hands.
D Amato swings away with an uppercut that misses.
D Amato lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Hardy or not.
D Amato dodges an elbow strike from Hardy.
D Amato misses with a punch to the body.
Hardy lands a nice uppercut.
D Amato lands an uppercut.
D Amato misses with a hook to the ribs.
A head punch on the inside from Hardy fails to land.
Hardy misses with a body punch.
Hardy tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
D Amato misses with some punches.
D Amato works on Hardy's body with a couple of short punches.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Hardy has a couple of punches blocked by D Amato.
D Amato throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Hardys head.
A short right hand to the side of the head by D Amato.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hardy misses with a punch on the inside.
Hardy pushes D Amato back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
D Amato lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Stan Hardy is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
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!
D Amato lands a body shot.
Hardy misses with a shot to the kidneys.
D Amato misses with the head strike.
D Amato makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Michael D Amato has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
D Amato tries a body shot but Hardy blocks it.
D Amato lands a left hand that snaps the head of Hardy backwards.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Hardy.
D Amato blocks an elbow strike from Hardy.
D Amato blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Stan Hardy.
Well Hardy 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 Gregory Folan scores the fight 30:29
Judge Elvis Blanc scores the fight 30:29
Judge Yves DeLean scores the fight 30:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Stan Hardy!
Stan Hardy tried to hype himself up post fight but didn't word it too well and it ended up with him sounding like a bit of a tool.
Michael D Amato spoke after the fight, saying 'knock them out or get knock-out that's the way it goes he knock me out it happens better fighters than me have been kp'ed '.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Elmo Salty (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jaakko Parantainen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Salty comes to the cage accompanied by Gonna Fly Now. Parantainen has chosen Cryin' Like A Bitch - Godsmack as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Elmo Salty has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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275 lbs
34 - 23 - 1 |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
27 - 15 - 0, fighting out of London, Elmo Salty!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
34 - 23 - 1, fighting out of St Petersburg, Jaakko Parantainen!
The judges for this bout are Dillan Fox, William Peck and Gregory Folan.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Parantainen throws a series of strikes that have Salty backpedaling.
It looks like Elmo Salty has been cut.
Salty bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Parantainen drops Salty with a big left hand and mounts him. Salty is in big trouble!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Parantainen cracks Salty with a big head shot that has him covering up instantly! He's rolled onto his side and the referee has seen enough - this one is aaaaaaaaaaall over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:27 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Jaakko Parantainen!
A very excited looking Jaakko Parantainen rambled incoherently for about 5 minutes post fight about how awesome he is. It was kinda funny for a while but then everyone got annoyed.
Elmo Salty spoke after the fight, saying 'You win some, you lose some. I'll be back. I always do man...'.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Zell Griever (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Thiago Tavares (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Zell Griever has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
38 - 15 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Zell Griever!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
31 - 13 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Thiago Tavares!
The judges for this bout are William Peck, Elvis Blanc and Ian Loll.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Some bone on bone action there as Griever checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Tavares bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
A chopping leg kick lands by Tavares.
Tavares lands a head kick!
It looks like Zell Griever has been cut.
Tavares throws out a loose jab but Griever uses good head movement to avoid it.
Griever appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
A head kick from Tavares lands but Griever takes it in his stride.
Tavares looks to land a right hand but Griever moved out of range.
Griever throws a jab but it's blocked by Tavares.
Tavares has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
Tavares misses with a hook. Griever ducked under it nicely.
Tavares needs to keep his hands up - Griever had a free shot at his head there.
Tavares throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Tavares is looking to clinch but Griever is avoiding it.
Thiago Tavares seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Griever takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
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!
Griever slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
It looks like Thiago Tavares has been cut.
Griever fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Tavares manages to avoid it.
A low kick from Griever misses
and Tavares counters with a nice low kick that buckles Griever's knee momentarily.
Griever uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Tavares has time to react.
Griever dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tavares tries to clinch but Griever is having none of it.
Tavares has managed to clinch.
Griever tries a body shot but Tavares blocks it.
Griever manages to break the clinch.
A low kick from Griever is predictable there
and Tavares counters with a two punch combo.
Tavares has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Griever finds it's way round the side to connect with Tavares's head.
Tavares moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Griever cracks the inside of Tavares's front leg.
Tavares tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Griever is able to avoid easily.
Griever fires out a quick counter leg kick but Tavares just manages to avoid it.
A slapping leg kick lands for Tavares.
Griever misses with a combination
and Tavares counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Griever throws a leg kick but Tavares moved away.
Griever is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Griever scores with a jab to the jaw.
Tavares cracks the inside of Griever's front leg.
Griever misses with a wild body shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A jab from Griever misses.
Tavares counters with a body kick.
Griever takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Tavares moves into the clinch.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Griever creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Tavares wants to get back to striking at distance but Griever won't allow it.
Griever tries a body shot but Tavares blocks it.
Griever throws a punch but it's blocked by Tavares.
Tavares breaks the clinch.
Griever ducks under a wild hook from Tavares.
Griever rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Tavares moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Griever has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Tavares.
Griever thows a left - swing and a miss!
Griever misses with a wild body shot.
Tavares cracks the inside of Griever's front leg.
That kick from Griever tenderised Tavares's leg. Tavares is trying to keep his angry face on.
Griever is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Griever misses with an attempted mid kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Griever swings for the body but Tavares moves out of range.
Tavares misses with a wild combination.
No joy there for Griever, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Tavares tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Griever paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Tavares misses with a looping left.
An attempted straight right counter from Griever misses the target.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Tavares, right into the meat.
Tavares ducks under a wild hook from Griever.
Tavares looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Griever jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Tavares lands a jab to the nose.
Griever throws a sloppy head kick and Tavares moves out of range easily.
Tavares clinches.
Tavares blocks a body shot from Griever.
Tavares has had enough of the clinch but Griever keeps him there for the moment.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Tavares.
Tavares blocks an uppercut.
A head punch on the inside from Griever fails to land.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A short uppercut from Griever.
Griever lands a body punch.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Tavares.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Griever tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Griever misses with some punches.
Tavares breaks the clinch.
Tavares avoids a punch combination nicely.
Tavares avoids the body shot from Griever.
Tavares thumps Griever with a low kick.
Tavares avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Tavares moves into the clinch successfully.
Griever fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Griever escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Tavares throws a head kick that misses.
The fighters circle momentarily. Tavares darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Zell Griever's cut is getting worse.
Griever just misses with a punch to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Thiago Tavares will probably get the nod.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
That's time! Griever's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Griever cracks Tavares with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Griever lands a body shot.
Tavares throws a jab when Griever was well out of range.
Tavares uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Griever.
Griever misses with a straight left.
Tavares wants to clinch up but Griever keeps it at a distance.
Griever throws a sloppy head kick and Tavares moves out of range easily.
Griever jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Griever connects with a vicious head kick that knocks Tavares to the floor! Griever dives in looking for the finish!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Tavares pushes Griever off and gets back to his feet.
Tavares lands a leg kick that knocks Griever off balance momentarily.
Tavares throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Griever throws a jab when Tavares was well out of range.
A head kick misses from Tavares.
Griever is looking to counter punch.
Griever dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Tavares lands a nice leg kick that just misses Griever's sensitive parts.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Griever lands a leg kick that knocks Tavares off balance momentarily.
Tavares throws a nice inside leg kick.
Tavares throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Griever staying out of range there.
Griever dodges the punch combination from Tavares.
Griever throws a head kick that half lands.
Zell Griever is winning the standup battle so far.
Griever throws out a loose jab but Tavares uses good head movement to avoid it.
Griever's legs have taken a beating and he's really slowing down as a result.
Griever scores with a hook to the body. Tavares takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Tavares connects with a solid leg kick.
A head kick by Tavares misses
and Griever counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Tavares pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Griever avoids a punch combination nicely.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Griever moves out of range of the body kick from Tavares.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Tavares lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Tavares.
Griever pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Tavares throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Griever tries to counter by moving into the clinch but Tavares manages to circle out of the way.
Tavares throws a good cross that connects.
Tavares looks to score with a jab to the body but Griever is just out of range.
Tavares scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Griever drops Tavares with a left right combo! Griever follows him down to the ground into side control.
Tavares is rocked!
Tavares defending against the ground and pound.
Tavares is still in real trouble! Can Griever finish him?
Griever content to control the pace. The referee will try and keep them active though.
Tavares is putting a lot of effort into getting back to his feet here.
Tavares seems to have recovered his senses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Griever trying to control the position but Tavares is working away.
Tavares tries to escape but Griever is in control.
Griever taking a breather here.
Griever's ground tactics aren't going to win him many fans. Let's hope he's got fireworks for us if he gets back to his feet because he's not doing much on the ground.
Tavares is looking for a sweep.
Tavares can't do much from the bottom here.
Tavares is trying to improve his position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Tavares is trying to control Griever's posture but Griever avoids it.
Tavares is looking to regain half guard here but Griever keeps moving and retains side control.
Tavares parries the strikes from Griever easily there. Griever is wary of posturing up too much because it might enable Tavares to escape.
The referee tells the fighters to keep busy.
Tavares is pushing Griever's head away, looking to escape. Griever manages to hold on to the position though.
Tavares tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Griever will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Tavares manages to land a sweep and he's now on top! Lovely Jiu Jitsu!
Tavares wants to take a breather but Griever is having none of it.
Griever regains full guard. Nicely done.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Zell Griever dominated that second round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
Griever loads up on a big right hand but Tavares slips the punch.
A big left from Tavares misses.
Griever on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Tavares lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Tavares throws a leg kick that misses.
Griever moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Griever throws a head kick that misses.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Tavares.
A nice leg kick lands there from Tavares.
Griever moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Tavares feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Griever's calf.
Griever throws a leg kick that misses.
Griever moves out of range of the body kick from Tavares.
Griever throws a body kick that misses.
Griever defending well as Tavares loads up on a big left hand.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tavares uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Griever.
Griever waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Tavares.
Griever fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Tavares has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Griever swats away the attempt to clinch by Tavares.
Tavares looks to land a body kick but Griever moved away.
Tavares takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
A nice inside leg kick there by Griever. That's going to slow Tavares down.
Griever throws out a loose jab but Tavares uses good head movement to avoid it.
Tavares works over Griever's head and body with a nice combination.
Griever is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Tavares with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Tavares connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Griever's hands.
Tavares throws a front kick that sends Griever stumbling back into the cage.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Griever avoids the head kick by Tavares.
Tavares scores with a kick to the body.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tavares lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Tavares's corner calls for a 1-2. Tavares obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Griever takes one on the button.
Tavares moves into the clinch successfully.
Tavares lands a shoulder strike.
Griever lands with a left to the head.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Griever.
The step up in weight doesn't seem to be a problem for Tavares. He's performing admirably here against the bigger man.
Tavares breaks from the clinch.
Tavares throws a head kick that misses.
Griever missing with a left hand there. Tavares was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Tavares appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
A big left from Griever misses.
Griever pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Tavares back to the cage. Griever follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
Tavares throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Nice shot lands for Griever.
Griever walks into a stiff left hand from Tavares.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A low kick from Tavares is predictable there
enabling Griever to counter with a crisp jab.
Tavares tries to clinch there but Griever circles away.
Good standup being displayed there by Griever as he connects with a hook.
Griever drops Tavares with a nice combination! Griever dives into Tavares's guard, looking to finish!
Griever stops Tavares from standing up.
Griever is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Tavares is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Griever postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Griever wants to control from the top but Tavares keeps moving.
Griever 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 referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
Tavares keeping moving, preventing Griever from controlling successfully.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
Tavares misses with a wild combination.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Tavares wants to clinch up but Griever keeps it at a distance.
Griever appears to be looking for a big counter.
Griever moves into range and throws a big uppercut. OH! Tavares goes down! Can Griever finish him!?
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Griever postures up.
Griever is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Zell Griever.
Well Griever 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 William Peck scores the fight 29:28
Judge Elvis Blanc scores the fight 29:28
Judge Ian Loll scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Zell Griever!
A very excited looking Zell Griever made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.
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