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Syn 469 - Slinga vs Gymer PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Hardijan Matic (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Diagoro Yabaisama (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Yabaisama has chosen Liquid Swords as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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146 lbs
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145 lbs
9 - 5 - 1 |
Good wrestling
Lethal high kicks
KO power |
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World class MT
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
12 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Hardijan Matic!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 5 - 1, fighting out of London, Diagoro Yabaisama!
The judges for this bout are James Glass, Chris Edwards and Richard Clark.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Matic fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Yabaisama manages to avoid it.
Matic swinging wildly here.
Matic throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Yabaisama feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Matic's calf.
Yabaisama throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Yabaisama tries to land a body kick
and Matic counters with a nice uppercut.
Yabaisama goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Yabaisama uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Matic.
Matic throws a low kick but Yabaisama moves out of range easily.
Yabaisama scoring well with a low kick there.
Matic moves out of range as Yabaisama throws a body kick.
Matic closes the distance but Yabaisama moves to the side
letting Yabaisama counter with a right hand.
Yabaisama throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Yabaisama lands with a straight right. Matic didn't see that one coming.
Diagoro Yabaisama seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Yabaisama lands with a nice body kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Matic with a jab.
Yabaisama takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
We've been informed that Yabaisama has been sparring a lot of Muay Thai in the buildup to this fight so let's see if that has an impact on the result.
Yabaisama goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Yabaisama scores with a jab. Matic acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Yabaisama misses with a low kick as Matic jumps back.
Matic clinches up against the cage.
Yabaisama on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Matic wants to stall.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Matic.
Matic tries to land a knee to the head but Yabaisama blocks with his arms.
Yabaisama swings wildly with an uppercut but Matic uses good head movement to avoid it.
Yabaisama lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Matic backwards.
Yabaisama crunches a lovely knee into Matic's ribcage.
Matic tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Matic tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Yabaisama's elbow.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Matic wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Yabaisama has a couple of punches blocked by Matic.
Yabaisama lands a knee to the body.
Matic is breathing heavily.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Yabaisama is leaning against Matic and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Yabaisama presses Matic against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Yabaisama working Matic over with knees to the body.
Yabaisama misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Yabaisama ties up his opponent against the cage and manages to drag the fight down to the ground. Yabaisama no doubt will be looking to work submissions from his guard.
Matic got a little sloppy there for a moment and Yabaisama has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Matic has managed to get both his arms back between Yabaisama's legs - danger averted.
Yabaisama wants to sweep here but Matic controlling him for the moment.
Yabaisama has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Matic can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Yabaisama is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Yabaisama tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Matic is looking to stand up but Yabaisama won't let him.
Matic trying to control but Yabaisama is working from the bottom.
Matic wants to stand but Yabaisama is controlling his posture from full guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Yabaisama is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Matic defends well.
Yabaisama looking for a guillotine here but Matic defends easily.
Yabaisama is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Matic defends well.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Diagoro Yabaisama dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Matic misses with a straight right.
Yabaisama has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Yabaisama misses with a kick to the body.
Yabaisama takes a swing at Matic's ribcage but misses.
Yabaisama swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Yabaisama misses with a looping right.
Matic scores with a nice head shot.
Yabaisama throws an off balance right hand
enabling Matic to counter with a crisp jab.
Jab from Matic.
Matic staying out of range there.
Yabaisama will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Yabaisama throws a predictable looking body shot
and Matic counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Matic lands a jab to the head.
Matic misses with an uppercut.
Matic punishes Yabaisama's body with a nice straight punch.
Matic scores with a hook to the body. Yabaisama takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
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!
Yabaisama scores with a sloppy right hand. Matic should have avoided that one.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Yabaisama misses with an uppercut. Matic saw that one coming.
Yabaisama throws a jab when Matic was well out of range.
Yabaisama throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Yabaisama misses with a low kick as Matic jumps back.
A low kick from Yabaisama misses
and Matic counters with a stiff right hand.
Matic takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Matic takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Matic tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Yabaisama counters with a right hand to the body.
Yabaisama looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Matic takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Yabaisama's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Yabaisama duly obliges.
Matic is rocked!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Matic takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Oh Matic is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Yabaisama throws an overhand right that drops Matic like a sack of potatoes! Yabaisama dives in to finish the fight with more strikes and this one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:07 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Diagoro Yabaisama!
Diagoro Yabaisama thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jucal Jabneel (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Shane Luger (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). There are an array of beautiful celebrities at ringside tonight! I wonder if any of them paid for their tickets.
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328 lbs
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42
248 lbs
30 - 14 - 0 |
Great wrestler
World class boxer
Insanely flexible |
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World class MT
Fast |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
8 - 3 - 1, fighting out of Montreal, Jucal Jabneel!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
30 - 14 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Shane Luger!
The judges for this bout are Paul Tew, Daniel Bishop and William Gold.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Luger misses with a looping left.
Luger throws a body kick that misses.
Luger throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Jabneel tries to close the distance and clinch up but Luger swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Luger is clearly looking to counter with head kicks.
Jabneel scores with a nice right hand.
Luger misses with an attempted mid kick.
Jabneel drops down looking for a counter takedown but Luger sprawls and moves away.
Luger looks to land a right hand but Jabneel moved out of range.
Luger gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Jabneel misses with a kick to the body.
Luger throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Jabneel throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Luger stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Jabneel dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Luger. That did some damage!
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Jabneel throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Jabneel has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Montreal Elite Gym in the buildup to the fight.
Jabneel clinches with his opponent.
Luger looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Luger throws a head punch that misses.
Luger tries a body shot but Jabneel blocks it.
Jabneel has a couple of punches blocked by Luger.
Jabneel misses with the head strike.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jabneel lands a left hand that snaps the head of Luger backwards.
Jabneel scores with a shot to the side of Luger's head.
Luger lands with a short shot to the head.
Luger blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Luger slowing the pace effectively.
Jabneel throws a punch but it's blocked by Luger.
Luger lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Jabneel has a couple of punches blocked by Luger.
Luger misses with a punch to the body.
A head punch on the inside from Jabneel fails to land.
Luger looking to stall.
Luger breaks the clinch.
Luger tries to land a leg kick but Jabneel saw it coming and moves away.
Jabneel misses with a low kick as Luger jumps back.
Jabneel punishes Luger's body with a nice straight punch.
Jabneel walks into a left hand.
Luger stuffs the takedown.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Jabneel misses with a wild body shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jabneel fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Jab by Luger.
Luger throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Jabneel ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Luger moves away.
Jabneel with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Luger throws the kick towards the body but Jabneel avoids it.
Jabneel feinted with a counter takedown.
Luger throws a front kick aimed at Jabneel's knee but Jabneel avoids it well.
Jabneel tries to counter with a takedown but Luger is quick to defend against it.
Jabneel darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Luger missing with a left hand there. Jabneel was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Shane Luger is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Luger keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Luger is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Jabneel tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Luger paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Luger throws a poor cross that misses
and Jabneel counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Jabneel ducks under a wild hook from Luger.
Luger lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Luger misses with a few strikes there.
Jabneel moves out of range as Luger strikes.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jabneel pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Jabneel throws a push kick but Luger slaps the foot to one side.
Jabneel throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Luger tries to clinch but Jabneel moves out of range.
Jabneel is looking to wear down Luger with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Luger lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Jabneel fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Luger keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Jabneel is looking to clinch.
Jabneel is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Jabneel misses with a body shot.
Luger missing with a left hand there. Jabneel was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Jabneel cracks a nice hook into Luger's ribs.
Luger throws a looping overhand right but Jabneel ducks down to avoid it.
Jabneel ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Jabneel scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Luger looks to throw the jab but Jabneel is out of range.
Luger turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Jabneel takes one to the chin there.
Jabneel throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Luger just misses with a punch to the body.
Luger throws a leg kick that is checked
so Jabneel counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Jabneel scoring with punches to the head and body.
Luger 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.
Jabneel controlling from the top position.
Jabneel lands a couple of digs.
Luger looking for a sweep. Not yet Luger, not yet.
Jabneel slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
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 Jucal Jabneel will probably get the nod.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Luger - that will leave a mark!
Jabneel tried to score with a low kick but Luger checks it.
Jabneel blocks a low kick nicely.
Luger changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Shane Luger seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Luger misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Jabneel lands a jab to Luger's midsection.
Jabneel gets a clinch.
Luger lands with a short shot to the head.
Luger lands with a light punch inside.
A head punch on the inside from Jabneel fails to land.
Luger is trying to break the clinch but Jabneel is controlling him.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Luger blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Jabneel tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Jabneel makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Luger breaks from the clinch.
Jabneel fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Luger.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Luger throws a front kick aimed at Jabneel's knee but Jabneel avoids it well.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jabneel ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Luger moves away.
Jabneel throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Luger misses with an uppercut
and Luger takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Jabneel avoids the head kick by Luger.
Jabneel shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Luger is trying to defend but Jabneel finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
Jabneel scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Jabneel wants to control but Luger is keeping him busy.
Luger preventing any damage for now, controlling his opponent's head.
Jabneel wants to free his trapped foot but Luger is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Luger works his way to full guard. Good work.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jabneel controls from within his opponent's guard.
Luger keeping moving, preventing Jabneel from controlling successfully.
Jabneel trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Jabneel keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Luger's head.
Jabneel is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Jabneel throws a big elbow that misses.
Jabneel stopping the sweep attempt from Luger.
Luger is pulling down on Jabneel's head to control his posture.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Luger looking for a sweep. Not yet Luger, not yet.
Jabneel chips away with some ground and pound.
Jabneel missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Luger tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Jabneel trying to control but Luger is working from the bottom.
Jabneel working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Jabneel is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Jabneel blocks a leg kick.
Luger gets tackled into the cage by Jabneel. Jabneel maintains the clinch.
Jabneel pushes Luger back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Jucal Jabneel has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Luger blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Jabneel pushes Luger back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Luger is breathing heavily.
Jabneel fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jabneel lands a nice uppercut.
Luger misses with a short punch on the inside.
Jabneel throws a punch but it's blocked by Luger.
Jabneel working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
It looks like Shane Luger has been cut.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Jabneel.
Nice body punch from Jabneel - that landed with a thud.
Jabneel scores with a shoulder strike.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Jabneel lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Jabneel working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Jabneel fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
A left hand lands to the body for Jabneel.
Jabneel floors Luger with a big punch on the inside! Luger is trying to recover but Jabneel dives into side control.
Luger is rocked!
Luger trying to remain calm as Jabneel controls from the top position.
Luger is still in real trouble! Can Jabneel finish him?
A big shot lands for Jabneel! That's hurt Luger! Will he recover? Jabneel fires away with more strikes and the referee has to step in to stop the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:58 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Jucal Jabneel!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Chan-Sung Jung (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Roko Tiili (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Jung's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Waiting Room. Tiili comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Antti Railio - Halla ja etelätuuli kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Man, I cannot wait for this one!
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137 lbs
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World class boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
47 - 23 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Chan-Sung Jung!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
16 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Roko Tiili!
The judges for this bout are James Ackerman, Andrew Berry and Paul Tew.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jung closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Tiili uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Tiili misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Jung.
Tiili blocks a head kick by Jung.
Tiili works Jung's body with a nice hook.
Tiili takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Tiili slaps away a takedown attempt from Jung, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Tiili misses with a wild body shot.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Jung takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Tiili misses the shot to the body.
Tiili lands with a kick to the ribs.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tiili is looking to clinch.
Tiili is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Jung.
Tiili fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Jung manages to avoid it.
Tiili is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Tiili takes a swing at Jung's ribcage but misses.
Jung moves out of range of the strikes.
Jung blocks a jab.
Tiili throws a hook but Jung avoids it easily.
Jung feinted with a counter takedown.
Jung throws a head kick that misses
and Tiili counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Jung thinking.
Tiili scores with a hook.
The fighters circle momentarily. Tiili darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Jung keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tiili pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Tiili misses with a wild body shot.
Tiili just manages to avoid a counter high kick fromJung.
Tiili thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Jung if he has to take too many more of those.
Tiili shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Jung wants to get back to full guard.
Tiili is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Jung is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Tiili pulls his head out easily.
Jung looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Tiili seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Jung does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Tiili scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Jung looking for a kimura from the bottom but Tiili passes into side control!
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tiili working the ground and pound.
Tiili scoring with punches and elbows.
Jung is looking for a sweep.
Jung might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Tiili working the ground and pound from side control.
Tiili scoring with punches and elbows.
Tiili works to advance to full mount. Jung defends for a few seconds but eventually he succumbs.
Jung is desperately trying to improve his position but Tiili has a good base and remains in mount.
Tiili with the ground and pound from mount.
Tiili lands a couple of good shots and Jung has given up his back, trying to escape the position!
Tiili landing with strikes.
You can see the frustration on Jung's face… He knows he is in trouble unless he improves his position sooner rather than later.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Tiili is landing with strikes from the back.
Jung is rocked!
Tiili lands with a hammerfist to the side of Jung's head.
Oh Jung is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Tiili trying to secure his dominant position for a moment - making sure Jung doesn't escape.
Tiili cracks Jung with a big right hand from the back mount! Jung immediately covers up and the referee dives in to save him under a barrage of more strikes! Tiili takes this one by TKO!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:57 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Roko Tiili!
Roko Tiili decided to hype himself up post fight. It was going well but he went on about it a bit too long and the crowd turned on him a little.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Richard Renninger (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Simon Strange (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look pumped up here. Let's hope this is a good fight!
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182 lbs
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187 lbs
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World class boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
32 - 17 - 2, fighting out of New York, Richard Renninger!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
24 - 13 - 0, fighting out of New York, Simon Strange!
The judges for this bout are Chris Edwards, James Glass and Phil Schofield.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Renninger drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Renninger turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Strange misses the shot to the body.
Renninger tried to counter with a leg kick but Strange avoided it.
Renninger scores with a nice body kick.
Strange is trying hard to land a takedown here. Renninger sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Renninger appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Strange connects with a right hand. Renninger shakes it off.
Strange tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Renninger was well out of range. Poor timing from Strange.
Sloppy strikes from Renninger. Those never looked like landing.
Renninger tries to work over Strange's front leg with a kick but Strange checks it.
Strange misses with a looping left.
Renninger throws a half hearted mid kick.
Strange swings for the body but Renninger moves out of range.
Strange shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Renninger counters with an inside leg kick.
Renninger fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Strange looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Renninger misses with a body shot.
Strange 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.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Strange waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Renninger.
Strange takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Renninger cracks Strange with a right hand to the side of the head.
Strange uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Renninger.
Strange throws a head kick that Renninger semi-blocks.
The fight stays on the outside here - Strange looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Renninger misses the jab.
Strange swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Renninger throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Strange tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
Renninger moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Horrible takedown attempt by Strange or perhaps it was just good defense by Renninger, which made it look bad.
Richard Renninger has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Simon Strange.
Strange darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Renninger throws a front kick that sends Strange stumbling back into the cage.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Strange stuns Renninger with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Strange shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in side control! That's better than Strange was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Strange is working for what looks like an arm triangle here. Renninger is trying to escape and Strange transitions quickly into an armbar! He's slapped it on tight and Renninger is forced to tap! Nice work there by Strange! Very nice indeed!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:34 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Simon Strange!
A relieved looking Simon Strange thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Jericho Hill (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Gary Ridgway (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Gary Ridgway has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Jericho Hill's chin.
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173 lbs
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175 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
12 - 7 - 1, fighting out of Montreal, Jericho Hill!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
15 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Gary Ridgway!
The judges for this bout are James Ackerman, Daniel Bishop and William Gold.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hill pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Nice cross by Hill.
Ridgway scores with a body shot.
Ridgway fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Ridgway throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Ridgway misses the shot to the body.
A little feinted left hand from Hill on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
That kick from Ridgway tenderised Hill's leg. Hill is trying to keep his angry face on.
Ridgway takes a kick to the side of the head.
Hill ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Ridgway moves away.
Hill connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Ridgway misses with a body kick.
Ridgway ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Ridgway defending well as Hill loads up on a big left hand.
Ridgway scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Hill lands a jab to the head.
Hill is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Ridgway bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Ridgway throws a quick inside leg kick.
Hill blocks the body kick.
An attempted straight right counter from Hill misses the target.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hill looks to land a right hand but Ridgway moved out of range.
Gary Ridgway seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Ridgway takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Ridgway lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Ridgway throws a nice inside leg kick.
Hill jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Hill throws a jab when Ridgway was well out of range.
Ridgway walks into a jab.
Hill pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Hill staying out of range there.
Ridgway tries to move into range but Hill moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Jericho Hill is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
A slapping leg kick lands for Ridgway.
Hill uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Ridgway.
Ridgway misses with a lunging right hand
and Hill counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Hill just misses with a punch to the body.
Hill stuffs the takedown attempt from Ridgway. Ridgway gets slowly back to his feet.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Ridgway moves out of range as Hill strikes.
Ridgway throws out a counter right but Hill avoids it with no problem.
Ridgway misses with a head kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ridgway throws a leg kick
and Hill cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
A left and a right from Hill both land. Nice combination.
Hill fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Ridgway has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Hill checks a leg kick.
Ridgway slips a jab from Hill.
Ridgway looks for the body kick but Hill saw that one coming.
Hill blocks the body kick.
Hill fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Ridgway manages to avoid it.
Ridgway jabs Hill to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Hill throws a hook to the side of Ridgway's head but Ridgway sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Ridgway steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Hill. That one must have hurt.
Ridgway misses with a straight left.
Hill checks a leg kick.
Hill misses with a looping right.
Hill fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Hill misses with a right hand
and Hill takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Hill dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Ridgway. That did some damage!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hill avoids a kick to the body.
Ridgway slips under a jab.
Ridgway scores with a leg kick.
Hill is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
A low kick from Ridgway misses
and Hill counters with a nice uppercut.
Ridgway explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Ridgway throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Hill avoids the head kick by Ridgway.
Ridgway 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.
Ridgway gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Hill.
Ridgway takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
A big right from Hill misses.
Ridgway looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Ridgway misses with an uppercut
and Hill counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Hill looks to land a body kick but Ridgway moved away.
Ridgway flicks out a counter leg kick but Hill steps away.
Hill cracks Ridgway with a good jab.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Ridgway misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Hill.
Ridgway tries for a takedown but Hill circles away easily
and Hill counters with a stiff right hand.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ridgway goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Hill scores with a leg kick.
Hill blocks the body kick.
It looked like Hill wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Ridgway misses with a low kick.
Hill checks the leg kick nicely there.
A nice leg kick lands there from Hill.
Ridgway misses with a leg kick
and Hill counters with a nice leg kick.
Jab, jab by Hill - just one landing.
Ridgway shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Hill misses with a jab to the body
and Ridgway counters with a nice body kick.
Hill looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Crunch! Ridgway slams his shin into Hill's torso.
Ridgway scores with a leg kick.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Ridgway throws a nice inside leg kick.
Hill takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Hill throws a nice inside leg kick.
Hill scores with a jab. Ridgway acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
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 Jericho Hill will probably get the nod.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Ridgway lands a leg kick that knocks Hill off balance momentarily.
Hill tests Ridgway's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Hill is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Hill misses with a looping left.
Ridgway looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Hill controls Ridgway momentarily but Ridgway frees himself.
Ridgway loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Ridgway missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Hill keeping moving, preventing Ridgway from controlling successfully.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hill looking for a guillotine here but Ridgway defends easily.
We've been hearing good reports from Hill's training camp. Apparently he has been rolling around with some good quality BJJ practitioners and has been sharpening his skills. Let's see if that has an impact on the fight today.
Ridgway working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ridgway scoring with some ground and pound.
Hill wants to sweep but no luck.
Hill is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Ridgway cracks Hill with a solid left hand.
Hill lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.
Ridgway controls Hill momentarily but Hill frees himself.
Hill wants to control from the top but Ridgway keeps moving.
Ridgway trying to control the position.
Hill wants to control from the top but Ridgway keeps moving.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hill avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Hill trying to control the position from guard on top but Ridgway is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Ridgway has control of Hill's left arm, preventing Hill from doing any damage.
Hill is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Ridgway working for a triangle but Hill defends it easily.
Ridgway has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Ridgway is trying to hold Hill in close to prevent damage but Hill has managed to pass into half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ridgway is not content to let Hill control the position.
Ridgway moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Hill trying to control but Ridgway is working from the bottom.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Hill accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Ridgway controls Hill momentarily but Hill frees himself.
Ridgway keeping moving, preventing Hill from controlling successfully.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Ridgway wants to sweep but no luck.
Ridgway working a defensive guard here.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
Nice takedown defense from Hill. No joy for Ridgway on that attempt.
Hill misses with a looping right.
Ridgway lands with a nice body punch.
Ridgway lands a nice looking body shot.
Ridgway bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Ridgway throws out a counter right but Hill avoids it with no problem.
Ridgway tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Hill was well out of range. Poor timing from Ridgway.
Ridgway throws a head kick that misses
and Hill counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Hill is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Hill throws an overhand right that lands on Ridgway's shoulder, as Ridgway tries to avoid the shot.
And Ridgway responds with a good body kick, but Hill manages to step out the way in time.
Ridgway misses with a looping left.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
That kick from Ridgway tenderised Hill's leg. Hill is trying to keep his angry face on.
Ridgway misses with a looping left.
It looked like Hill wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Hill throws a hook to the side of Ridgway's head but Ridgway sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Ridgway defending well as Hill loads up on a big left hand.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Gary Ridgway showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! And we move into the final round!
Hill throws a big shot that misses.
Hill's legs have taken a beating and he's really slowing down as a result.
Hill keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Ridgway is really struggling to land any decent head shots against his taller opponent.
A punch combination from Ridgway misses.
Nice body punch from Ridgway.
Ridgway ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Ridgway looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Hill takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Hill misses with a looping left.
Hill throws a head kick but Ridgway moves out of range.
Ridgway will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Hill throws the left hand but Ridgway avoids the punch easily.
Ridgway is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Hill with a body shot.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ridgway throws a nice outside leg kick.
Hill lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Ridgway shoots in and bounces Hill off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Ridgway's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ridgway slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
Ridgway won't allow Hill to sweep him here.
Ridgway trying to control the position from guard on top but Hill is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Ridgway passes Hill's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Hill is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Hill has hold of Ridgway's hands but Ridgway slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Ridgway stalling away here and it's allowed Hill to slip out his trapped foot and regain full guard.
Ridgway is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ridgway wants to control from the top but Hill keeps moving.
Ridgway connects with a couple of short punches.
Ridgway trying to control the position from guard on top but Hill is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Hill controls Ridgway momentarily but Ridgway frees himself.
Ridgway pushing down on Hill's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Ridgway throws a strike but Hill avoids it easily and moves to full guard.
Ridgway stands and throws Hill's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Hill manages to work his way to half guard, despite Ridgway's best efforts.
Ridgway prevents Hill from improving his position.
Ridgway is nestled in close to Hill, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ridgway lands with a punch from half guard.
Ridgway is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Hill defends it well.
Hill regains full guard. Nicely done.
Hill wants to sweep but no luck.
Ridgway throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Hill works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Hill is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Ridgway is looking to control Hill's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Ridgway avoid being mounted?
Ridgway looking to force a kimura from the bottom here. He's concentrating on that move too much though and Hill pushes past his half guard into mount!
Ridgway is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hill controlling the position easily from mount.
Ridgway keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Hill landing punches.
Hill pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
Hill looking to control but Ridgway is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Ridgway really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Gary Ridgway.
I think Ridgway has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge James Ackerman scores the fight 28:29
Judge Daniel Bishop scores the fight 28:29
Judge William Gold scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Gary Ridgway!
A victorious Gary Ridgway thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Mellow Mood (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Marko Hanttonen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Mellow Mood has a significant reach advantage - let's see if he can make it count.
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278 lbs
24 - 10 - 0 |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
24 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Mellow Mood!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
27 - 17 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Marko Hanttonen!
The judges for this bout are William Gold, Paul Tew and James Ackerman.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hanttonen jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Hanttonen has been working on his striking defense in training and it's paying off as Mood is landing a low percentage of strikes.
Hanttonen misses with a few strikes there.
Mood throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Hanttonen misses with a low kick as Mood jumps back.
Hanttonen looks for the body kick but Mood saw that one coming.
Mood tries to clinch up but Hanttonen circles away and keeps his distance.
Hanttonen misses with a hook to the body
and Mood cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
It looks like Marko Hanttonen has been cut.
Mood has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Savage Empire in the buildup to the fight.
Hanttonen jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Hanttonen connects with a leg kick. Mood looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Hanttonen throws a head kick but Mood moves out of range.
Hanttonen misses with a body kick.
Mood turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Mood avoids a punch combination nicely.
Mood fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Hanttonen manages to avoid it.
Hanttonen throws a big counter head kick but Mood avoids it with no problem.
Hanttonen avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
A shot to the liver by Mood. Beautiful body shot.
Hanttonen looks to land a left hand but Mood moved out of range nicely.
Mood lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mood takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Hanttonen tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Mood manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Hanttonen needs to keep his hands up - Mood had a free shot at his head there.
Hanttonen misses with the body kick
and Hanttonen takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Mood throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Mood misses with a low kick.
Crunch! Mood slams his shin into Hanttonen's torso.
Hanttonen looks winded!
Mood throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Hanttonen scores with a nice body kick.
Hanttonen misses with a body shot.
Hanttonen takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Mood connects with a single shot there.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Hanttonen tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Mood is able to avoid easily.
Mood looks to score with a jab to the body but Hanttonen is just out of range.
Mood is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Hanttonen throws a push kick but Mood slaps the foot to one side.
Hanttonen misses with a wild combination.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mood circles away from the clinch attempt.
Mood fires out a quick counter leg kick but Hanttonen just manages to avoid it.
Mood pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Mood takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Hanttonen tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Hanttonen, right into the meat.
Mood is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Hanttonen throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Mood cracks the inside of Hanttonen's front leg.
Mood sizes up Hanttonen with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Mood lands the left hand.
Mood fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
No joy there for Hanttonen, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Mood lands a front kick.
Mood is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Hanttonen misses with a head kick.
Mood lands with a nice body punch.
Mood wants to slow Hanttonen down by chopping away at his legs.
Hanttonen only half commits to the counter leg kick.
Mood closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Hanttonen softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hanttonen has a couple of punches blocked by Mood.
Hanttonen blocks a body shot from Mood.
Hanttonen misses with the head strike.
A short right from Hanttonen.
Mood working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Hanttonen lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Mood.
Hanttonen misses with a punch on the inside.
Mood blocking some punches.
Mood blocks a body shot from Hanttonen.
Hanttonen crunches a lovely knee into Mood's ribcage.
Nice body punch from Mood.
Mood throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Hanttonen tries to stall but Mood uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Mood misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Still in the clinch, Mood scores with a nice short uppercut.
Mood throws a head punch that misses.
Hanttonen lands a knee to the head.
Hanttonen looking to throw knees to the head but Mood is blocking nicely.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mood's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Mood makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Hanttonen blocks an uppercut.
Hanttonen tries a body shot but Mood blocks it.
Hanttonen tries a body shot but Mood blocks it.
Hanttonen managing to block the knees to the body from Mood.
Mood blocks a body shot from Hanttonen.
A shot in the inside from Mood.
Mood manages to break the clinch.
Hanttonen gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Mood on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Hanttonen prevents a body shot from Mood.
Hanttonen can't find room to land a body shot as Mood controls the action.
Hanttonen with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Mood lands a nice uppercut.
Hanttonen misses with the head strike.
Mood swings wildly with an uppercut but Hanttonen uses good head movement to avoid it.
Hanttonen lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much 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 Mellow Mood will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Marko Hanttonen's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Jab by Mood.
Hanttonen tries to clinch up.
Hanttonen takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Mood misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Hanttonen.
Hanttonen takes one to the side of the head.
Hanttonen doesn't manage to clinch there - Mood circles away.
Mood scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
That has opened up Marko Hanttonen's cut even more.
Mood scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Hanttonen doesn't seem bothered though.
Hanttonen ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Hanttonen throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Mood thows a body kick. Hanttonen tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Hanttonen closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Mellow Mood is winning the standup battle so far.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A looping hook to the body misses from Mood. Hanttonen does a little dance to reset his feet.
A little jabbing left from Hanttonen on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Mood throws out a loose jab but Hanttonen uses good head movement to avoid it.
Mood throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Hanttonen tries to work over Mood's front leg with a kick but Mood checks it.
Hanttonen is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Mood rather than just go for the knockout.
Hanttonen circles away from the clinch attempt
and Hanttonen counters with a nice kick to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mood attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Hanttonen throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Hanttonen goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Hanttonen looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Hanttonen walks forward, straight into a front kick from Mood.
Hanttonen throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Mood lands a right hook to the body.
Mood feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Hanttonen's calf.
Hanttonen moves out of range of the leg kick from Mood.
Mood changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Mood scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Mood throws a series of punches but Hanttonen moves out of range.
Mood goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Hanttonen steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Mood.
Mood goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hanttonen throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Mood.
Hanttonen avoids the head kick by Mood.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
A lazy left from Mood finds it's target.
Hanttonen throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Hanttonen has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Hanttonen there as he acknowledges the shot.
A nice inside leg kick there by Mood. That's going to slow Hanttonen down.
Mood throws a body shot but no joy.
Mood throws a nice outside leg kick.
Mood uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Hanttonen.
Mood moves out of range of the body kick.
Mood doesn't manage to clinch there - Hanttonen circles away.
Mood just misses with a punch to the body.
Mood lands a right hook to the body.
Hanttonen drives through and clinches with Mood against the cage.
Mood manages to break the clinch.
Mood lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Hanttonen at a distance.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mood lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Mood tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Mood closes the distance and clinches.
Hanttonen creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Mood wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Hanttonen has him pressed against the cage.
Mood managing to block the knees to the body from Hanttonen.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Mood blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Hanttonen doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Mood misses with a hook to the ribs.
Hanttonen blocks a body shot from Mood.
Nice body punch from Mood.
Marko Hanttonen seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Hanttonen is breathing heavily.
Hanttonen blocks a body shot from Mood.
Mood is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Hanttonen can do to turn this around?
Hanttonen looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Mood working aggressively here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mood has a couple of punches blocked by Hanttonen.
Hanttonen gets through Mood's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Hanttonen tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Mood avoids it.
Hanttonen lands a left hand.
Mood's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Mood tries to close the distance and clinch up but Hanttonen swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Hanttonen fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Mood manages to avoid it.
Hanttonen avoids the body shot from Mood.
Mood paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Hanttonen thows a left - swing and a miss!
Hanttonen on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Mood. Mood obviously looking to wear him down.
Mood throws a wild body kick that Hanttonen sees coming a mile off.
Hanttonen is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.
Mood connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
The cut above Marko Hanttonen's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Hanttonen takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Mood misses with a wild body shot.
Hanttonen throws a series of punches but Mood moves out of range.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mellow Mood dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Marko Hanttonen's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Some bone on bone action there as Mood checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Hanttonen throws a leg kick but Mood checks it.
Mood lands a slapping body shot.
A solid body kick from Mood.
Mood moves out of range of the body kick.
Mood moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Mood throws a wild body kick that Hanttonen sees coming a mile off.
Mood with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Hanttonen throws a right hand that misses
and Mood connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
A big right from Hanttonen misses.
Mood moves out of range of the body kick from Hanttonen.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hanttonen tries a head kick but it misses.
Hanttonen misses with a body shot.
Mood lands with a nice body punch.
Hanttonen avoids the body shot from Mood.
Hanttonen is really struggling to land any decent head shots against his taller opponent.
Mood closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Hanttonen takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mood lands a nice shot to the body.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Mood.
Mood breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Hanttonen throws a sloppy body shot
and Mood counters with a left to the body.
Nice body kick from Mood.
Mood works Hanttonen's body with a nice hook.
Hanttonen has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Mood.
Nice body kick there by Mood.
Mood connects with a single shot there.
Hanttonen on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Mood. Mood obviously looking to wear him down.
Mood misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Hanttonen throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Mood appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
A jab from Mood finds it's way through Hanttonen's defenses.
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!
Mood lands with a thumping leg kick.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Hanttonen crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Mood - the referee stops the clock and Hanttonen gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Mood. Hanttonen manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Mood keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
No joy there for Mood, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Good shot there by Hanttonen.
Hanttonen takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Mood throws a one two combo.
Marko Hanttonen's cut is absolute horrible now. This looks like something out of a horror film with blood covering both fighters.
Hanttonen has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Hanttonen rushes Mood and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Hanttonen misses with a body punch.
Mellow Mood is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Mood lands a right hand.
Marko Hanttonen has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Mood lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Hanttonen backwards.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Marko Hanttonen's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:39 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Mellow Mood!
A victorious Mellow Mood thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Marcus Dantes (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Narsimvarman Maurya (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Maurya's choice of entrance music: 2Pac-Under Pressure . Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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32
250 lbs
27 - 9 - 0 |
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37
274 lbs
31 - 14 - 0 |
Great wrestler
World class boxer
Insanely flexible |
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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
27 - 9 - 0, fighting out of New York, Marcus Dantes!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
31 - 14 - 0, fighting out of London, Narsimvarman Maurya!
The judges for this bout are Chris Edwards, Donald Grub and William Gold.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Dantes lands a nice looking body kick.
Maurya ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Dantes moves away.
Maurya moves out of range of the body kick.
Dantes looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Maurya swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Dantes - that will leave a mark!
Maurya throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Dantes has Maurya up against the cage in a clinch.
Maurya blocking some punches.
Maurya tries to break the clinch but Dantes is controlling the position.
A short left from Dantes.
Maurya misses with a hook from the clinch.
Dantes leaning against his opponent.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Dantes working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Dantes tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Maurya breaks from the clinch.
Maurya throws a hook but Dantes avoids it easily.
A quick step to the side and Dantes tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Maurya misses with a body shot.
An attempted straight right counter from Dantes misses the target.
Maurya pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Maurya takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Dantes gets off balance looking for a body kick
and Maurya connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Maurya throws a hook but Dantes blocks it.
A swing and a miss from Maurya.
Maurya looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Maurya throws out a loose jab but Dantes uses good head movement to avoid it.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Maurya crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Dantes - the referee stops the clock and Maurya gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Dantes. Maurya manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Maurya throws a body shot but no joy.
Maurya misses with an uppercut.
Dantes looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
Dantes uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Maurya.
Maurya lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Maurya looks to land a right hand but Dantes moved out of range.
Maurya keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Dantes lands a nice leg kick that just misses Maurya's sensitive parts.
Dantes pushes Maurya away with a front kick.
Dantes uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Maurya.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Maurya keeps the fight on the outside.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Maurya on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Dantes throws a hook but Maurya blocks it.
Dantes drives through and clinches with Maurya against the cage.
Dantes doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Dantes working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Maurya throws a punch but it's blocked by Dantes.
Dantes tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Dantes misses with a body punch.
Maurya tries a body shot but Dantes blocks it.
A short left from Dantes.
Maurya tries to break free but Dantes pushes him back against the cage.
Nice body punch from Dantes.
Dantes misses with a punch to the body.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Maurya.
Maurya's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Dantes lands a shoulder strike.
Maurya wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Maurya blocks a body shot from Dantes.
Dantes swings wildly with an uppercut but Maurya uses good head movement to avoid it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Maurya is trying to break free.
Still in the clinch, Dantes scores with a nice short uppercut.
Maurya struggles to land a body shot inside as Dantes controls his hands.
Dantes lands with a short head shot on the inside.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Maurya.
Dantes dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Maurya swings wildly with an uppercut but Dantes uses good head movement to avoid it.
Dantes tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Maurya can't find room to land a body shot as Dantes controls the action.
Dantes blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Maurya breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Maurya stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Dantes.
Dantes ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Maurya moves away.
Dantes scores with a decent looking hook.
Dantes cracks Maurya with an open hand slap.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Maurya looks to land a left hand but Dantes moved out of range nicely.
Dantes avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Dantes fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Maurya.
Dantes connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Maurya swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Dantes ducks under a wild hook from Maurya.
Maurya on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Dantes moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Dantes clinches up against the cage.
Dantes prevents Maurya from breaking the clinch.
Dantes struggles to land a body shot inside as Maurya controls his hands.
Dantes misses with a punch to the body.
Dantes blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Maurya misses with a short punch on the inside.
Maurya misses with some punches.
Dantes misses with a hook from the clinch.
Maurya is looking to break free of the clinch but Dantes has double underhooks.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Marcus Dantes dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Maurya looks to throw the jab but Dantes is out of range.
Maurya throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Maurya misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Dantes counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Maurya misses with a body shot.
A telegraphed right hand from Maurya misses the target.
Dantes fakes the leg kick and cracks Maurya in the body.
Dantes throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Maurya.
Dantes scores with a hook.
Dantes moves out of range as Maurya strikes.
Maurya throws a right hand that misses
and Dantes counters with a low kick, right behind Maurya 's knee.
Sloppy strikes from Maurya. Those never looked like landing.
Dantes pushes Maurya away with a front kick.
Marcus Dantes is winning the standup battle so far.
Dantes clinches.
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!
Maurya misses with a short punch on the inside.
Maurya tries to throw a body punch but Dantes avoids it by throwing Maurya back against the cage.
Dantes pushes Maurya back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
It really doesn't seem like the step up in weight is hurting Dantes here at all. He's more than holding his own against the bigger man.
Maurya breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Maurya walks forward, straight into a front kick from Dantes.
Dantes lands a nice looking kick to the body. Maurya takes a step back to recover.
Maurya is breathing heavily.
Dantes throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
It looks like Narsimvarman Maurya has been cut.
Dantes gets a clinch.
A hook to the body from Dantes.
A short right from Dantes.
Dantes lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Dantes misses with a body punch.
Dantes lands an uppercut.
Maurya is rocked!
Maurya wants to break the clinch but can't.
A hook to the body from Dantes.
Maurya letting Dantes take a breather here.
Dantes lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Maurya is still on wobbly legs! Can Dantes finish him?
Dantes lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Maurya backwards.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Dantes lands with a right to the head.
Nice body punch from Dantes - that landed with a thud.
Dantes throws a big uppercut that drops Maurya! More strikes from Dantes and the referee jumps in to stop the fight! Maurya lies dazed against the cage as Dantes celebrates with his cornermen!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:56 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Marcus Dantes!
Marcus Dantes spent the whole post fight interview bigging himself up. It didn't go down that well with the fans after a while as they thought it was a bit arrogant.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Michel Teló (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Grigol Pandahammer (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Teló comes to the cage accompanied by Michel Telo - Ai se eu te pego. Pandahammer is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Heart - Alone. I'm sure you'll be fascinated to know that I was talking to some pointless Z list celebrity before the fight and he thought that Grigol Pandahammer was going to win. Let's see if he was right.
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30
209 lbs
25 - 10 - 0 |
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23
206 lbs
18 - 5 - 0 |
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World class boxer
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World class MT
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
25 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Michel Teló!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
18 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Grigol Pandahammer!
The judges for this bout are James Atkins, Richard Clark and Daniel Bishop.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A looping hook to the body misses from Teló. Pandahammer does a little dance to reset his feet.
Pandahammer thinks about the counter body kick.
Some bone on bone action there as Pandahammer checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Teló thumps Pandahammer with a low kick.
Teló on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Teló looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Teló rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Pandahammer counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Teló scores with a spinning back kick!
A jab from Teló misses.
Pandahammer throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Pandahammer chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Teló can pounce on him.
Teló tries to land a body kick
and Teló takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Pandahammer throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Teló tries to work over Pandahammer's front leg with a kick but Pandahammer checks it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A good leg kick by Teló.
Pandahammer keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
A telegraphed right hand from Teló misses the target.
A slow jab from Teló misses its intended target.
Teló misses with a leg kick
and Pandahammer counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Teló thinking.
Teló uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Pandahammer.
Pandahammer throws the left hand but Teló avoids the punch easily.
Teló throws a lazy head kick
and Pandahammer counters with a good, hard body kick but Teló shrugs it off.
A big left from Pandahammer misses.
Teló swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Teló lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Teló misses with a leg kick
and Pandahammer counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pandahammer throws a body punch but Teló moves out of range.
Teló bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Pandahammer delivers a nice body kick.
Pandahammer avoids a kick to the body.
Teló throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Pandahammer.
Grigol Pandahammer is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Teló misses with an attempted mid kick.
Teló tests Pandahammer's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Teló steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Pandahammer.
Teló swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Pandahammer cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
It looks like Michel Teló has been cut.
Teló misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Pandahammer scores with a kick to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Teló throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Pandahammer on the side of the head.
A shot to the liver by Pandahammer. Beautiful body shot.
Teló fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
A low kick from Teló misses
and Pandahammer counters with an inside leg kick.
Teló takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Pandahammer looks to score with a jab to the body but Teló is just out of range.
Pandahammer uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Teló.
Teló missing with a left hand there. Pandahammer was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Pandahammer swings for the body but Teló moves out of range.
Teló thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Pandahammer if he has to take too many more of those.
Teló throws a leg kick that is checked
and Pandahammer counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Teló tries a low kick but Pandahammer avoids it.
Teló stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A head kick misses from Teló.
Pandahammer uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Michel Teló seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Teló darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Pandahammer misses with a body kick.
Teló feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Pandahammer's calf.
The crowd cheers as Pandahammer lands an impressive looking overhand right. Teló doesn't seem phased though.
Pandahammer paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Teló misses the shot to the body.
Pandahammer uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Teló.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Grigol Pandahammer dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Michel Teló's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Teló dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Pandahammer. That did some damage!
Teló misses with a jab, cross combination.
Pandahammer looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Pandahammer staying out of range there.
Teló throws a leg kick that misses.
It seemed like Pandahammer was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Teló misses with a shot to the body
and Pandahammer counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Teló swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Teló scores with a hook to the body. Pandahammer takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Pandahammer avoids a kick to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Teló misses with a low kick.
Teló throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Pandahammer appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
Teló slips a straight right by Pandahammer.
Pandahammer avoids a kick to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Teló takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Teló throws a low kick, looking for Pandahammer's leg but Pandahammer calmly moves out of range.
A nice side step and Pandahammer releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Pandahammer stuns Teló with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Pandahammer connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Pandahammer connects with the punch.
Teló thows a leg kick but Pandahammer checks it
and Pandahammer counters with a good low kick that Teló was not able to check.
Pandahammer feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Teló's calf.
Teló cracks the inside of Pandahammer's front leg.
Teló throws a body kick, spinning off balance
and Pandahammer counters with a slapping leg kick.
Teló throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Pandahammer counters with a straight right hand.
Teló is rocked!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Pandahammer misses with a body shot.
Oh Teló is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pandahammer stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Teló.
Teló seems to have got his legs back now.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Pandahammer.
Grigol Pandahammer seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Pandahammer takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Teló throws a good cross that connects.
Teló throws a leg kick but Pandahammer moved away.
Teló scores with a nice right hand.
Teló thows a leg kick but Pandahammer checks it
and Pandahammer counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Teló blocks the body kick.
Pandahammer avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Pandahammer throws out a counter right but Teló avoids it with no problem.
Teló swings widly with a right hand
and Pandahammer counters with a stiff right hand.
Pandahammer pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Teló half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Teló tries to land a front kick but Pandahammer steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Pandahammer swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Teló swings away with a body shot that misses
and Pandahammer scores with a counter punch that sends Teló to the canvas! Pandahammer smells blood - he's punishing Teló with more strikes and the ref has stopped it! Teló has no idea where he is - he's tackled the ref... oh dear, poor guy, the crowd is in hysterics!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:12 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Grigol Pandahammer!
After winning the bout, Grigol Pandahammer thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Don Diego (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Simon Kanitz (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Diego's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Tupac - I'm a Soldier. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
27 - 12 - 2, fighting out of Montreal, Don Diego!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
32 - 3 - 0, fighting out of New York, Simon Kanitz!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Bishop, Richard Clark and William Gold.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Diego darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Kanitz lands a jab.
It looks like Don Diego has been cut.
Diego ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Diego has taken the fight to the clinch.
Kanitz keeps control of Diego as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Kanitz lands a right hand that snaps the head of Diego backwards.
I was talking to Diego's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
A short body shot lands from Kanitz as the two fighters clinch.
A right hook to the body lands for Kanitz.
Diego is trying to break the clinch but Kanitz has him pressed against the cage.
Diego's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Diego takes a swing at Kanitz's ribcage but misses.
Diego tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Kanitz counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Kanitz fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Diego looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Diego moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Diego keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Diego throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
A bone on bone clash there as Diego blocks the leg kick.
Kanitz misses with a body kick.
A decent looking cross lands there for Diego.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Diego throws a low kick but it's checked well by Kanitz.
Diego slips a straight right by Kanitz.
Kanitz throws a leg kick
and Diego moves into the clinch.
Kanitz scores with a shot to the side of Diego's head.
Diego wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Diego is trying to break the clinch but Kanitz has him pressed against the cage.
Diego escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Diego swinging wildly here.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Kanitz. Diego shrugs it off though.
Kanitz lands with a nice body kick.
Kanitz misses with a body shot
and Diego counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Kanitz digs a right hand into Diego's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Diego's gas tank.
Diego is breathing heavily.
Diego wants to break the clinch but can't.
Nice body punch from Kanitz - that landed with a thud.
Kanitz swings wildly with an uppercut but Diego uses good head movement to avoid it.
Kanitz misses with a punch on the inside.
Diego wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Kanitz has him pressed against the cage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A short body shot lands from Kanitz as the two fighters clinch.
Diego blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Kanitz working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Kanitz keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Diego's efforts to push away.
Kanitz lands a body shot.
A short right from Kanitz on the inside.
Kanitz scores with a shot to the side of Diego's head.
Diego tries to break free but Kanitz pushes him back against the cage.
Diego tries to break free but Kanitz pushes him back against the cage.
Kanitz doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Diego is trying to break the clinch but Kanitz is controlling him.
Diego blocks a body shot from Kanitz.
Diego has had enough of the clinch but Kanitz keeps him there for the moment.
Kanitz lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Kanitz throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Diegos head.
Kanitz lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Diego backwards.
A short left from Kanitz.
Kanitz goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Kanitz misses with a punch to the body.
Kanitz tries a body shot but Diego blocks it.
Kanitz lands a right hand that snaps the head of Diego backwards.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A frustrated look appears on Diego's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Diego wants to break the clinch but can't.
Diego breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Kanitz connects with an inside leg kick.
Kanitz moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
A looping hook to the body misses from Kanitz. Diego does a little dance to reset his feet.
Kanitz slips under a jab from Diego.
Diego tries to land a leg kick but Kanitz saw it coming and moves away.
Kanitz looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Diego misses with the body kick
and Kanitz counters with a stiff right hand.
Kanitz throws a jab but it's blocked by Diego.
Diego displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Kanitz throws out the jab.
Kanitz slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Diego moves in looking to clinch but Kanitz pushes him off.
Diego throws a jab when Kanitz was well out of range.
Kanitz checks a leg kick.
Kanitz jabs at Diego's body.
Kanitz moves out of range of the body kick.
Kanitz goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Don Diego seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Diego tries to clinch there but Kanitz circles away.
Diego gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Diego breaks from the clinch.
Diego loads up on a big right hand but Kanitz slips the punch.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Kanitz.
Diego walks into a stiff left hand from Kanitz.
Diego slips a jab from Kanitz.
An attempted straight right counter from Diego misses the target.
Diego tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Kanitz is able to avoid easily.
Kanitz buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
A left lands for Kanitz.
Diego on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Diego swings widly with a right hand
and Kanitz counters with an inside leg kick.
Diego thows a left - swing and a miss!
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Diego will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Kanitz appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Kanitz fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Diego manages to avoid it.
Kanitz ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Simon Kanitz dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Don Diego's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Diego loads up on a big right hand but Kanitz slips the punch.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Kanitz! But no joy.
Kanitz lands a jab to the head.
Jab from Kanitz.
Diego throws the kick towards the body but Kanitz avoids it.
The fight stays on the outside here - Diego looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Diego slips under a jab from Kanitz.
Diego is looking to land body kicks.
Nice defenses there by Kanitz.
Kanitz is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Diego with a body shot.
Kanitz misses with a kick to the body.
Diego scores with a nice right hand.
Kanitz misses with a low kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kanitz's jab looks to have found its range, popping Diego under the eye.
Kanitz tries to land a front kick but Diego steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Kanitz throws a leg kick that misses.
Diego looks to clinch
and Kanitz counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Diego thinking.
Diego closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Diego takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kanitz lands with a shot to the body.
Diego closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Diego 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.
Kanitz misses the shot to the body.
Diego moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Diego lands a leg kick that knocks Kanitz off balance momentarily.
A solid leg kick lands there for Diego.
Kanitz misses with a straight right.
Kanitz is looking to score with low kicks.
Diego tries to counter by clinching up but Kanitz breaks away and moves out of range.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Diego.
Kanitz connects with a right hand. Diego shakes it off.
Kanitz lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Kanitz checks a low kick from Diego.
Kanitz looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Kanitz has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Kanitz fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Diego throws a low kick but it's checked well by Kanitz.
Kanitz flicks out a counter leg kick but Diego steps away.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Kanitz buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Kanitz connects with a crisp jab.
Diego throws a lazy uppercut
and Kanitz counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Diego throws a leg kick
and Kanitz counters with a stiff right hand.
Kanitz lands a nice leg kick that just misses Diego's sensitive parts.
Diego has not gone for a single takedown so far in this fight, which seems like a very strange tactic when you consider that he has the superior wrestling and BJJ.
Diego throws a wild body kick that Kanitz sees coming a mile off.
Jab, jab by Kanitz - just one landing.
Diego buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Kanitz has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Kanitz scores with a nice body kick.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Kanitz throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Kanitz is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Diego takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Diego tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Kanitz manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
A punch lands to the side of Diego 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Kanitz clinches.
Diego working aggressively here.
Diego is trying to break the clinch but Kanitz has him pressed against the cage.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Kanitz.
Diego tries to circle away but Kanitz has him pinned against the cage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kanitz misses with a punch on the inside.
Diego tries to circle away but Kanitz has him pinned against the cage.
Diego doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Kanitz stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Kanitz pushes Diego back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Kanitz softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Diego prevents a body shot from Kanitz.
Kanitz fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Kanitz cracks Diego with a nice body shot.
A right hook to the body lands for Kanitz.
Diego prevents a body shot from Kanitz.
A short uppercut from Kanitz.
A hook to the body from Kanitz.
Diego is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Kanitz lands a hook to the side of the head.
Diego is rocked!
Kanitz lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Oh Diego is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Kanitz dips a shoulder and cracks Diego with a mighty uppercut! Diego falls back against the cage and Kanitz unloads with a barrage of strikes! Diego is completely out with his eyes open, only supported by the cage! Save him ref! Eventually the ref decides to do his job and jumps in - Kanitz screams abuse at the incompetent official before going over to celebrate with his corner. Brutal stuff!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:56 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Simon Kanitz!
Don Diego was interviewed post fight and said 'WOW, rematch please.'.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Gymer Alexandersson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Gun Slinga (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Alexandersson comes to the cage accompanied by Too Bad I Have To Destroy You Now. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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53 - 26 - 0 |
Good wrestling
World class boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
28 - 8 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Gymer Alexandersson!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
53 - 26 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Gun Slinga!
The judges for this bout are Paul Tew, Andrew Berry and Colin Fotheringham.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Alexandersson jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Alexandersson on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Alexandersson throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Slinga throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Alexandersson throws a quick counter kick to the body but Slinga avoids it.
Slinga has been working on his striking defense in training and it's paying off as Alexandersson is landing a low percentage of strikes.
Alexandersson misses with a body kick.
Alexandersson misses with a wild body shot.
A jab from Slinga misses.
An attempted straight right counter from Alexandersson misses the target.
Alexandersson throws the left hand but Slinga avoids the punch easily.
Slinga just misses with a punch to the body.
Alexandersson misses with a wild body shot.
Alexandersson lands the left hand.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Alexandersson looks to land a combination but Slinga avoids it well.
Slinga avoids a kick to the body.
Slinga feints a counter leg kick.
Alexandersson connects with a body shot that sends Slinga's belly button to the back.
Slinga looks to land a body kick but Alexandersson moved away.
Slinga takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
It looks like Gun Slinga has been cut.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Donk. Alexandersson catches Slinga right on the button with a cross.
Slinga throws out a leg kick but Alexandersson moves out of range and Slinga only half commits.
Slinga thumps Alexandersson with a low kick.
Slinga rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Alexandersson counters with a nice low kick that buckles Slinga's knee momentarily.
Slinga takes a swing at Alexandersson's ribcage but misses.
Alexandersson seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
Good standup being displayed there by Alexandersson as he connects with a hook.
Alexandersson moves forwards but Slinga connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Slinga with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Alexandersson throws a body shot but no joy.
Slinga misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Alexandersson swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Alexandersson slips under a jab from Slinga.
Alexandersson throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Slinga counters with a nice low kick that buckles Alexandersson's knee momentarily.
Alexandersson moves out of range of the strikes.
Alexandersson connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Slinga swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Alexandersson counters with a nice uppercut.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Alexandersson throws a leg kick
and Slinga counters with a nice leg kick.
That kick from Slinga tenderised Alexandersson's leg. Alexandersson is trying to keep his angry face on.
Alexandersson takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Alexandersson swings away with a body shot that misses
and Slinga counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Slinga misses with a head kick.
Slinga moves out of range of the body kick.
Slinga swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Alexandersson looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Alexandersson throws an off balance right hand
and Slinga counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Alexandersson thinking.
Crunch! Slinga slams his shin into Alexandersson's torso.
Slinga avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Slinga takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Slinga throws a right and a left that Alexandersson avoids nicely.
Alexandersson looks to land a body kick but Slinga moved away.
Slinga throws a body kick that misses.
Slinga fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Alexandersson manages to avoid it.
Alexandersson appears to be looking for a big counter.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Alexandersson moves out of range of the body kick from Slinga.
Alexandersson slips a jab from Slinga.
Alexandersson looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
It looks like Gymer Alexandersson has been cut.
Alexandersson bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Alexandersson sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Slinga goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Slinga throws a nice inside leg kick.
Alexandersson feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Slinga's calf.
Slinga fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Alexandersson manages to avoid it.
Alexandersson lands a big head kick that sends Slinga tumbling to the mat! Alexandersson takes a step backwards and waves Slinga back to his feet - he wants the finish!
Slinga is rocked!
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!
Slinga bobbing and weaving nicely... He's ducked under a jab and ducks again but ooooooh! Alexandersson comes at him with an uppercut from hell! Slinga falls to the canvas, unconscious! This one is all over! Oh man, looking at the replay that was right on the button! Slinga was out before he hit the floor!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:50 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Gymer Alexandersson!
Gymer Alexandersson retains his heavyweight title!
During a confident post fight interview, Gymer Alexandersson thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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