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DUEL#13 Silver vs Jordan PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Yuri Boyka (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Azadshatru Singh (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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154 lbs
46 - 28 - 3 |
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46
148 lbs
21 - 13 - 1 |
Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Big right hand |
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Excellent MT
Granite chin |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
46 - 28 - 3, fighting out of Los Angeles, Yuri Boyka!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
21 - 13 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Azadshatru Singh!
The judges for this bout are John Roberts, Joseph Jones and Franklyn Lucas.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Singh uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Boyka.
Boyka misses with a looping right.
Singh throws a head kick that misses
and Boyka counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Boyka scores with a shot to the body.
Singh ducks under a wild hook from Boyka.
Some wild striking there from Singh.
Boyka looks to land a left hand but Singh moved out of range nicely.
Boyka scores with a jab to the head.
Azadshatru Singh seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Singh takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Singh throws a body kick that misses.
Boyka fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Singh tried to score with a low kick but Boyka checks it.
Singh uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Boyka.
Boyka displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Singh throws out the jab.
Singh throws a low kick, looking for Boyka's leg but Boyka calmly moves out of range.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Boyka checks a leg kick.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
A nice combination there by Boyka.
Boyka swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Singh looks to throw the jab but Boyka is out of range.
Boyka avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Boyka feinted there with a counter leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Boyka moves out of range of the leg kick from Singh.
Boyka is looking to counter punch.
Singh thows a leg kick but Boyka checks it
and Boyka cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Boyka lands a jab.
Boyka with a nice cross.
Boyka goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Boyka lands a lovely overhand right.
Boyka throws a shot to the body.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Boyka.
A lazy left from Singh finds it's target.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Boyka looks to land a right hand but Singh moved out of range.
Singh fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Singh throws a low kick but Boyka moves out of range easily.
Boyka with a jab.
Boyka tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Singh was well out of range. Poor timing from Boyka.
Boyka tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Singh was well out of range. Poor timing from Boyka.
Boyka checks a leg kick.
Boyka scores with a leg kick.
Singh misses with a wild body shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Singh throws a push kick but Boyka slaps the foot to one side.
Singh misses with a leg kick.
Singh takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Boyka bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Singh's head.
Singh lands a nice looking kick to the body. Boyka takes a step back to recover.
Boyka fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Singh manages to avoid it.
Singh avoids a punch combination nicely.
Singh is looking for the big counter here.
Boyka ducks right into an uppercut from Singh.
Boyka ducks right into an uppercut from Singh.
Boyka is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Singh throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Singh lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Singh throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Boyka throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Boyka lands with an overhand left.
Singh on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Singh pivots, looking for a leg kick but Boyka is out of range and Singh settles back down.
Boyka connects with a crisp jab.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Boyka takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Boyka lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Singh at a distance.
Boyka scores with a decent looking hook.
Singh takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Singh takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Singh avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Boyka's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Singh connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Boyka scrambles back to his feet.
Boyka throws a body shot but no joy.
Boyka tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Boyka tests Singh's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Singh has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Boyka misses with a wild body shot.
Singh was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind.
Singh 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!
Boyka stuns Singh with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Some wild striking there from Singh.
Singh throws a series of punches but Boyka moves out of range.
Boyka lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Singh at a distance.
Singh misses with a low kick.
Singh does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Singh throws a lazy body kick
and Boyka counters with a series of strikes. Singh will be more careful next time no doubt.
Singh lands a body shot.
Boyka moves out of range of the leg kick from Singh.
Singh jabbing away but nothing is landing.
A looping hook to the body misses from Boyka. Singh does a little dance to reset his feet.
Singh will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Singh takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Boyka cracks a nice hook into Singh's ribs.
A slapping leg kick lands for Boyka.
A looping hook to the body misses from Boyka. Singh does a little dance to reset his feet.
Nice shot by Boyka.
No joy there for Boyka, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Singh throws a low kick but Boyka moves out of range easily.
Boyka getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Singh takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
A combination from Singh does no damage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Yuri Boyka dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Singh throws out a leg kick but Boyka moves out of range and Singh only half commits.
Boyka looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Boyka connects with a good right hand that stumbles Singh. Singh circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Singh uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Boyka.
Singh swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Singh closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Singh avoids the body shot from Boyka.
A jab from Boyka does it's job there.
Singh misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Boyka.
Singh misses with a few strikes there.
Boyka connects with the punch.
Good shot there by Boyka.
Singh lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Singh misses with a straight left.
Boyka was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Singh loads up on a big right hand but Boyka slips the punch.
Singh throws a leg kick
and Boyka counters with a nice uppercut.
Singh throws a head kick that half lands.
Singh takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Singh throws a solid leg kick but Boyka takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Singh.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Singh misses with a few strikes there.
A big left from Boyka misses.
Singh shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Azadshatru Singh is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Singh throws a low kick but it's checked well by Boyka.
Singh throws a nice looking combination but Boyka bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Singh is breathing heavily.
Singh shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Boyka scores with a punch to the head.
An inside leg kick lands from Singh.
Boyka misses with a two punch combination.
Boyka ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Singh ducks under a wild hook from Boyka.
Singh throws a head kick that half lands.
Boyka digs a good hook to Singh's body.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Singh throws a leg kick but Boyka sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Singh. Boyka shrugs it off though.
Singh throws a series of punches but Boyka moves out of range.
Boyka connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Both these guys seem content to just stand up and trade with eachother but Singh might want to think about changing up his gameplan a bit because over the course of the fight, Boyka has got the better of the exchanges.
Singh misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
A little feinted left hand from Boyka on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Boyka fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Singh has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Boyka lands a nice shot to the body.
Boyka moves out of range of the body kick from Singh.
Boyka bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Singh's head backwards.
Boyka punishes Singh's body with a nice straight punch.
A chopping leg kick lands by Boyka.
Singh tries to score with a low kick but Boyka moves his leg out of the way.
Boyka throwing a counter right hand but Singh manages to avoid it.
Boyka jabs Singh to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Boyka is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Singh can do to turn this around?
Boyka connects with a single shot there.
Boyka misses the shot to the body.
Sloppy strikes from Singh. Those never looked like landing.
Boyka scores with a sloppy right hand. Singh should have avoided that one.
A big left from Singh misses.
Boyka jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Singh takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Boyka ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Boyka lands a nice leg kick that just misses Singh's sensitive parts.
Singh throws a right and a left that both miss.
An attempted straight right counter from Boyka misses the target.
Singh gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Boyka.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Boyka scores with a body shot.
Singh has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Boyka smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Boyka bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
A counter left hand to the body from Boyka misses its target.
Boyka throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
A jab from Boyka finds it's way through Singh's defenses.
Boyka changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Singh needs to keep his hands up - Boyka had a free shot at his head there.
Boyka slips a jab and a cross from Singh.
Nice body punch from Boyka.
Boyka lunges at Singh with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Singh's hand.
Boyka connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Boyka cracks Singh with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Boyka connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Singh is rocked!
Singh ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Boyka moves away.
Boyka looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Singh moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Singh is still on wobbly legs! Can Boyka finish him?
Jab, jab by Boyka - just one landing.
Singh throws a leg kick
and Boyka counters with a straight right hand.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Singh on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Boyka connects with a body shot.
A looping hook to the body misses from Singh. Boyka does a little dance to reset his feet.
Singh bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Singh walks into a jab.
Singh misses with a leg kick
and Boyka counters with a big right hand! Oh Singh is in trouble here! Boyka follows up with more strikes and that's it! The ref has stopped it!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:19 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Yuri Boyka!
Yuri Boyka really struggled to get his t-shirt on before his hand was raised. Making sure that GREEN!160 logo gets some air time is pretty tricky when you're all sweaty.
Azadshatru Singh was interviewed post fight and said 'I look back on my career with greebert. I remember how the ladies would wave their underdunkers at me when they saw me come up the aisle and climb into that ring, with my gloves laced up and a firehose hanging around my shoulders. I'd give it all to be back in the runny just once the more timer.'.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Mo Frazier (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Edmundo Edilhson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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170 lbs
22 - 10 - 0 |
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168 lbs
28 - 24 - 1 |
Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Cardio machine |
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Great elbows
Powerful |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
22 - 10 - 0, fighting out of London, Mo Frazier!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
28 - 24 - 1, fighting out of New York, Edmundo Edilhson!
The judges for this bout are Jorge Garcia, Russell Pearce and Alyssa Summers.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
No joy there for Edilhson, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Frazier drives through with a takedown into Edilhson's guard. Let's see what he can do from the top position.
Frazier trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Edilhson wants to sweep but no luck.
Edilhson is pulling down on Frazier's head. It's preventing any offense from Frazier, at least for the moment.
Frazier wants to pass the guard but Edilhson is keeping the position.
Frazier is in a tricky position. We've heard reports from his gym mates at Liverpools Red Tri-Angle MMA & Fitness that he's been drilling escapes, so let's see if he can get back to his feet.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Frazier trying to stand up but can't free himself from Edilhson's guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Frazier won't allow Edilhson to sweep him here.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Frazier trying to control but Edilhson is working from the bottom.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Frazier dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Frazier fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Edilhson manages to avoid it.
A lazy body kick from Edilhson
and Frazier counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Edilhson thinking.
Edilhson throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Frazier.
Edilhson displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Frazier throws out the jab.
Edilhson throws a series of punches but Frazier moves out of range.
Edilhson misses with a low kick as Frazier jumps back.
Frazier gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Edilhson tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Frazier pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Edilhson swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Frazier changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Frazier looks to score with a jab to the body but Edilhson is just out of range.
Edilhson swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Edilhson swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Edilhson takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Frazier dodges the punch combination from Edilhson.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Frazier lands a slapping body shot.
Frazier throws a half hearted mid kick.
Edilhson throws a right hand that Frazier ducks under and follows up with a left that Frazier also avoids with ease.
Frazier throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Edilhson.
Frazier shoots in looking for a takedown. Edilhson tries to sprawl out of it but Frazier keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Edilhson manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Frazier throws a nice outside leg kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Edilhson drives through and clinches with Frazier against the cage.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Frazier.
Edilhson gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Edilhson is trying to force a seperation but Frazier has the dominant position.
Edilhson is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Frazier is defending well for now.
Frazier drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Edilhson gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Frazier breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Frazier ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Frazier tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Frazier keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Edilhson.
Frazier scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Edilhson blocking the ground and pound attempt from Frazier.
Edilhson makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Edilhson.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Frazier wants to pass the guard but Edilhson is keeping the position.
Edilhson wants to sweep but no luck.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Edilhson is trying to keep Frazier in close.
Frazier looking to pass the guard.
Frazier stops Edilhson from standing up.
Frazier looking to pass the guard.
Edilhson working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Frazier.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
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 Mo Frazier will probably get the nod.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
A jab from Edilhson misses.
Edilhson scores with a body shot.
Edilhson throws a good cross that connects.
Edilhson has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Frazier.
Edilhson throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Frazier is trying hard to land a takedown here. Edilhson sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Frazier is looking to wear down Edilhson with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Edilhson misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Edilhson connects with a right hand. Frazier shakes it off.
Edilhson lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Frazier fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Edmundo Edilhson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
The crowd cheers as Frazier lands an impressive looking overhand right. Edilhson doesn't seem phased though.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Edilhson swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Frazier avoids a punch combination nicely.
Edilhson throws out a powerful jab.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Frazier dives in and scores a takedown into Edilhson's guard.
Edilhson wriggles free and stands up.
Frazier moves into the clinch.
Frazier is looking for a takedown.
Edilhson's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Edilhson misses with an uppercut. Frazier saw that one coming.
Edilhson throws a poor cross that misses
and Frazier counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Edilhson gets a clinch.
Edilhson lands an uppercut.
Frazier pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Edilhson takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Frazier throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Edilhson lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
Frazier avoids the body shot from Edilhson.
Frazier is looking for a counter combo.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Edilhson misses with a wild body shot.
Edilhson misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Frazier.
A counter left hand to the body from Frazier misses its target.
Edilhson misses with an uppercut.
Frazier went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
Frazier just misses with a punch to the body.
Edilhson misses with a hook.
Edilhson wants to clinch
and Frazier counters with a takedown into side control.
Frazier is chipping away with strikes.
Edilhson is trying to get back to half guard.
Edilhson keeps trying to improve his position.
Frazier in side control lands a decent elbow.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Edilhson is looking to reverse the position.
The strikes coming from Frazier are missing the target in this wave of attacks.
Frazier trying to control the position but Edilhson is working away.
Frazier taking a break here but Edilhson is having none of it and regains half guard.
Edilhson is not content to let Frazier control the position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Frazier decides to return to a standing position.
Left hook, right uppercut from Edilhson.
The fight stays on the outside here - Frazier looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Frazier tries to close the distance and clinch up but Edilhson swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Edilhson throws a hook but Frazier blocks it.
Frazier has taken the fight to the clinch.
Frazier wants a takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Mo Frazier. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Edilhson using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Frazier has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Frazier escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Edilhson throws a poor cross that misses
so Frazier counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Frazier's corner is telling him to maintain position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Edmundo Edilhson will probably get the nod - 10:9.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. And we move into the final round!
Frazier checks a leg kick nicely.
Frazier looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Frazier slips under a jab.
Frazier attempts a counter takedown but Edilhson avoids it well and moves away.
Edilhson tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Frazier manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Frazier looks to score with a jab to the body but Edilhson is just out of range.
Edilhson throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Edmundo Edilhson seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Jab by Frazier.
A punch combination from Edilhson misses.
Frazier changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
Frazier fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Edilhson throws a counter combo.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Edilhson goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Edilhson avoids the body shot from Frazier.
A little jabbing left from Edilhson on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Frazier missing with a left hand there. Edilhson was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Edilhson throws a leg kick that misses.
Frazier displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Edilhson throws out the jab.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Edilhson fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Edilhson throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Mo Frazier is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Edilhson misses with a straight left.
Edilhson fails in his attempt to clinch.
Edilhson dodges the punch combination from Frazier.
Edmundo Edilhson is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Edilhson misses with a straight left.
Edilhson gets tackled into the cage by Frazier. Frazier maintains the clinch.
Edilhson working hard to break the clinch.
Edilhson is defending well against a takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Mo Frazier. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Edilhson avoids a wild elbow strike from Frazier.
Edilhson misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Frazier.
Frazier changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Edilhson fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Edilhson tries to clinch up but Frazier circles away and keeps his distance.
Edilhson just manages to avoid a counter high kick fromFrazier.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Edilhson throws out a loose jab but Frazier uses good head movement to avoid it.
Frazier scores with a nice head shot.
Edilhson misses with a double jab.
Frazier is looking for a counter combo.
Frazier shoots in and drives through. Edilhson sprawls well.
Edilhson checks a leg kick.
Frazier throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Edilhson throws a half hearted mid kick.
Frazier was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Edilhson throws a right and a left that Frazier avoids nicely.
Frazier was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Edilhson throws a sloppy head kick
and Frazier counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Frazier misses with the combination.
Edilhson tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Frazier will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A shot to the liver by Frazier. Beautiful body shot.
Frazier staying out of range there.
Frazier quickly followed up with a counter body kick but doesn't connect.
Frazier feints a jab promting Edilhson to slip. Frazier then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Edilhson slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Frazier misses with a head kick.
Edilhson takes one on the button.
Edilhson gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Frazier closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
The referee calls for Edilhson to work.
Edilhson gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Frazier.
Edilhson manages to break the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Edilhson will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Frazier ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Edilhson moves away.
Frazier lands a nice hook to Edilhson's body. Edilhson takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Edilhson moves out of range of the body kick.
Edilhson only half commits to the counter leg kick.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Edilhson throws a right hand that Frazier ducks under and follows up with a left that Frazier also avoids with ease.
Edilhson wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Frazier moves out of range as Edilhson strikes.
Edilhson connects with a right hand. Frazier shakes it off.
Edilhson is looking to clinch.
Frazier misses with the combination.
Edilhson looks to clinch
and Frazier counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
And that's the end of the fight!
Mo Frazier showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Frazier has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Jorge Garcia scores the fight 28:28
Judge Russell Pearce scores the fight 29:28
Judge Alyssa Summers scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by majority decision... Mo Frazier!
After winning the bout, Mo Frazier thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
Edmundo Edilhson was interviewed post fight and said 'Great fight "The Lone Wolf" Booker McQuade I managed to get you in an armbar the first fight but you won fair and square this time I will be back to get my title tho!'.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Lucas Davenport (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Maciej Dobrzynski (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Lucas Davenport has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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240 lbs
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223 lbs
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Solid boxing
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
12 - 6 - 0, fighting out of New York, Lucas Davenport!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
34 - 20 - 1, fighting out of Los Angeles, Maciej Dobrzynski!
The judges for this bout are Franklyn Lucas, David Schapiro and Steve Montenegro.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Davenport with a nice cross.
Dobrzynski tries to sprawl but Davenport drives through with a takedown into half guard.
Dobrzynski avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Davenport.
Davenport is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Dobrzynski has managed to free his arm - good work.
Davenport thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Dobrzynski's head.
Davenport trying to control from half guard but Dobrzynski is working away.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Davenport connects with a nice short shot to Dobrzynski's temple.
Davenport has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Dobrzynski avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Davenport.
Davenport thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Davenport sitting and controlling from the half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Davenport slips a nice elbow through Dobrzynski's hands, connecting with Dobrzynski's forehead.
Davenport trying to control from Dobrzynski's half guard. Dobrzynski has other ideas though and has regained full guard.
Davenport tries to free his leg and advance position but Dobrzynski is retaining full guard.
Dobrzynski is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Davenport is in close to Dobrzynski's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Davenport trying to pass the guard. He's being very persistent here but Dobrzynski manages to land a sweep and now he's on top!
Davenport not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
My spies in Cozad MMA Los Angeles inform me that Dobrzynski has been getting involved in the gym's BJJ sparring sessions. Let's see whether that pays dividends!
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Dobrzynski stands over his opponent and dives in with a flying punch! Davenport throws up his legs and catches Dobrzynski in a triangle! Oh this looks tight! Dobrzynski tries to escape but he's forced to tap! Wow, fantastic work there by Davenport! That came out of nowhere!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:58 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle Choke). Lucas Davenport!
A less than humble Lucas Davenport misjudged his post fight interview somewhat and came across a little too arrogant whilst trying to hype up his own abilities.
The defeated Maciej Dobrzynski had this to say: 'It was great to fight for you guys... now its over, im 40 and i'm done with the sport. I acomplished what i wanted to .. i been a champ, i 've been fighting in best organisations in few weight classes... thank you'.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Nir Sosa (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bobby Tupper (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
31 - 20 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Nir Sosa!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
10 - 17 - 0, fighting out of New York, Bobby Tupper!
The judges for this bout are Franklyn Lucas, Bruno Lombardi and Columbo Gatti.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Tupper clinches up against the cage.
Tupper manages to break the clinch.
Tupper clinches up with Sosa and pushes him back against the cage.
Sosa tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Tupper just stands there and leans against the cage.
Tupper breaks the clinch.
Tupper looks to land a combination but Sosa avoids it well.
Tupper tries to clinch there but Sosa circles away.
Tupper closes the distance and clinches.
Sosa dodges an elbow strike from Tupper.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Tupper breaks from the clinch.
Sosa circles away from the clinch attempt.
Sosa changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
Tupper tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Sosa was well out of range. Poor timing from Tupper.
Tupper tries a low kick but Sosa avoids it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tupper gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Tupper's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Bobby Tupper is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Tupper looks to land a right hand but Sosa moved out of range.
Sosa drops down looking for a counter takedown but Tupper sprawls and moves away.
Tupper misses with a two punch combination.
Sosa half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
Tupper tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Sosa paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Tupper moves into the clinch.
Sosa tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Tupper smiles and moves away.
Tupper tries to clinch up but Sosa circles away and keeps his distance.
Sosa half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
Tupper throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Tupper misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Tupper tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Sosa appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
Tupper drives through and clinches with Sosa against the cage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tupper breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Tupper throws a right and a left that Sosa avoids nicely.
Tupper tries to clinch but Sosa is having none of it.
Tupper getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
A low kick from Tupper is predictable there
and Sosa counters with a shoot takedown. Tupper fights it but they end up in guard.
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!
Tupper wants to stand and escape but Sosa is having none of it.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Sosa trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Tupper wants to get back to his feet but Sosa is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sosa trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Tupper wants to stand up but Sosa is controlling him.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Tupper throws a head kick but Sosa moves out of range.
Tupper throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Tupper tries to close the distance and clinch but Sosa swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Sosa feinted with a counter takedown.
Tupper will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The fight stays on the outside here - Tupper looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Sosa attempts a counter takedown but Tupper avoids it well and moves away.
Tupper throws a sloppy head kick and Sosa moves out of range easily.
Sosa attempts a counter takedown but Tupper avoids it well and moves away.
Tupper looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Sosa circles away from the clinch attempt.
Sosa feinted with a counter takedown.
Tupper throws a left and a right that both miss
and Sosa counters with a shoot takedown. Tupper fights it but they end up in guard.
Tupper is looking to stand up but Sosa isn't so interested in that idea.
Sosa engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
Sosa trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Bobby Tupper dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Sosa swats away the attempt to clinch by Tupper.
Sosa feinted with a counter takedown.
Tupper throws a leg kick which misses Sosa's front leg but catches the back leg as Sosa tries to avoid it.
Tupper doesn't manage to clinch there - Sosa circles away.
Sosa changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
Sosa keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Tupper wants to clinch.
Sosa attempts a counter takedown but Tupper avoids it well and moves away.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Tupper tries to clinch but Sosa is having none of it.
Sosa drops down looking for a counter takedown but Tupper sprawls and moves away.
The fight stays on the outside here - Tupper looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Sosa changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tupper tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Tupper misses with a leg kick
and Sosa counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Tupper is trying to stand up here but Sosa is controlling him well.
Sosa controlling the action here.
Tupper is trying to stand back up but Sosa is controlling him
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Sosa in particular looking to stall.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Tupper clinches.
Sosa tries to pull guard but Tupper holds him up against the cage and eventually Sosa drops back down to his feet.
Sosa is trying to pull guard but Tupper has him pressed against the cage.
Tupper pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Bobby Tupper seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Tupper is looking to clinch.
Tupper drives through and clinches with Sosa against the cage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tupper manages to break the clinch.
Tupper moves in looking to clinch but Sosa pushes him off.
Good standup being displayed there by Tupper as he connects with a hook.
Tupper tries to close the distance and clinch up but Sosa swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Tupper throws a leg kick but Sosa checks it.
Sosa drops down looking for a counter takedown but Tupper sprawls and moves away.
Tupper tries to close the distance and clinch up but Sosa swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Sosa feinted with a counter takedown.
Tupper lands a two punch combo.
Tupper fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Sosa takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Tupper throws a right and a left that Sosa avoids nicely.
Sosa tries to counter with a takedown but Tupper is quick to defend against it.
Tupper tries to close the distance and clinch up but Sosa swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Sosa feinted with a counter takedown.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tupper tries to clinch up.
Tupper throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Sosa drops down looking for a counter takedown but Tupper sprawls and moves away.
Bobby Tupper seems to be getting the better of the standup.
A head kick misses from Tupper.
Sosa appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
Tupper doesn't manage to clinch there - Sosa circles away.
Tupper scores with a push kick.
Sosa avoids the head kick by Tupper.
Tupper tries to clinch up.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Tupper gets in close and instigates a clinch.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Tupper escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Tupper forces Sosa back against the cage and clinches.
Tupper doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Bobby Tupper showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!
Tupper tries to clinch up
and Sosa counters with a single leg into guard. Tupper didn't expect that.
Sosa stops Tupper from standing up.
Tupper can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Sosa controls the pace.
Tupper is looking to stand up but Sosa isn't so interested in that idea.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sosa is standing up over Tupper. Tupper looks to escape but Sosa dives into side control.
Sosa prevents Tupper from escaping the position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A bit of a lull in the action. I'm sure it will pick up again soon... even if the ref has to physically pick them up and put them back on their feet.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
Tupper is trying to escape and get back to his feet.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Tupper fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Sosa, pushing him back against the cage.
Tupper's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Tupper misses with a double jab
and Sosa counters with a nice double leg into side control. Tupper won't be happy with that.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tupper wants to get back to his feet.
Tupper has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Tupper prevents Sosa from improving position.
Tupper pushes Sosa away and creates a bit of space to escape. He's almost out here... but no, Sosa gets a good hold of his legs and remains firmly in side control.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sosa remains in side control and seems content to stay there. It's a versatile position from which he can work both strikes and submissions, whilst maintaining that control, so maybe he'll sit here for a while.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Nir Sosa is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Some bone on bone action there as Sosa checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Tupper thows a leg kick but Sosa checks it
so Sosa counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Sosa stops Tupper from standing up.
Tupper is using up a lot of energy trying to get back to his feet. Perhaps he should improve his position first.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tupper wants to get back to his feet but Sosa passes into half guard.
Nir Sosa overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Tupper tries to kick Sosa off but Sosa keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Bobby Tupper is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Tupper tries to close the distance and clinch up but Sosa swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Tupper fails in his attempt to clinch.
Sosa appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Sosa avoids a punch combination nicely.
And that's the end of the fight!
Nir Sosa showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Tupper 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 Franklyn Lucas scores the fight 28:29
Judge Bruno Lombardi scores the fight 28:29
Judge Columbo Gatti scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Bobby Tupper!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Jarni Kutsoo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Manus Grant (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Kutsoo comes to the cage accompanied by Enter Sandman. Grant has chosen Thunderstruck - AC/DC as his entrance music. Both fighters really staring each other down here, as Manus Grant enters the cage!
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39
132 lbs
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36
140 lbs
18 - 14 - 0 |
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Dangerous knees
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
28 - 25 - 0, fighting out of London, Jarni Kutsoo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
18 - 14 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Manus Grant!
The judges for this bout are Lou da Vinci, Dean Styles and John Kavanagh.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Grant with a jab.
Manus Grant seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A jab from Grant misses.
Grant misses the shot to the body.
Grant throws a series of punches but Kutsoo avoids them all with ease.
Kutsoo looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Grant is fending him off so far but Kutsoo persists. Nope, Grant circles away and we're back to standing.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Grant.
Grant misses with a series of wild punches.
Kutsoo on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Grant throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Grant throws a wild body kick that Kutsoo sees coming a mile off.
Kutsoo fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Grant sprawls well initially but Kutsoo persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Grant manages to create a bit of space in order to work his way back to his feet. Kutsoo keeps hold of his opponent and drives him back against the cage.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Kutsoo has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Grant after a bit of a struggle.
Kutsoo takes an elbow to the forehead.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Grant is looking to control Kutsoo's arms but Kutsoo gets an underhook and turns him. Now Grant has his back to the cage.
Kutsoo drops down looking for an ankle pick but Grant pulls his leg out and moves away.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jarni Kutsoo. That's going to take a lot out of him.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Grant tries to bum rush Kutsoo with a series of wild strikes but Kutsoo uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Kutsoo drops down looking for a counter takedown but Grant sprawls and moves away.
Grant throws a head kick that half lands.
Grant throws a body kick, spinning off balance
and Kutsoo counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Grant pushes Kutsoo off and gets back to his feet.
Kutsoo takes one on the chin but seems OK.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Grant throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Grant gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Grant utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Kutsoo lands a couple of digs.
Grant tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Grant is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Grant seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
Kutsoo is refusing to be controlled, as Grant sits in half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Grant is controlling the pace.
Grant seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Kutsoo does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Kutsoo is trying to get back to full guard.
Grant is trying to control the action in half guard but Kutsoo is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kutsoo gets back to full guard.
Kutsoo seems to have improved his submission grappling technique since last time we saw him. Let's see if he can pull off a submission.
Grant wants to pass the guard but Kutsoo is keeping the position.
Grant trying to control the position from guard on top but Kutsoo is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Grant stands and steps away. Kutsoo gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game.
Nice body punch from Grant.
Manus Grant is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Grant wants to clinch up but Kutsoo keeps it at a distance.
A nice leg kick lands there from Grant.
A looping hook to the body misses from Grant. Kutsoo does a little dance to reset his feet.
Kutsoo shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Grant kicks Kutsoo off and gets back to his feet.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Grant throws a body shot but no joy.
Grant throws a nice head kick!
Grant misses with a body shot.
Kutsoo shoots in and bounces Grant off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Kutsoo drops back looking for a heel hook - he quickly realises he's not going to get it but Grant manages to dive on top of him before he can escape and now Kutsoo has Grant in his guard.
Grant decides to stand up and beckons his opponent to follow.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Manus Grant dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Grant takes a swing at Kutsoo's ribcage but misses.
Manus Grant seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Kutsoo shoots and misses
and Grant counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Kutsoo shoots in for a double leg but Grant sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
A head kick by Grant misses
and Kutsoo counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Kutsoo throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Grant works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Kutsoo lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Kutsoo's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Grant manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Kutsoo manages to get himself to full guard.
Grant pushing down on Kutsoo's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Grant tries to stand but his arm is trapped.
Grant postures up and decides to stand up, from the half guard. The ref calls for Kutsoo to stand up.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kutsoo looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into side control! Oh, that's bad for Grant!
Grant can't do much from the bottom here.
Kutsoo working the head and body with strikes.
Kutsoo looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Grant avoids any damage from the ground and pound of Kutsoo.
Grant is looking to regain half guard here but Kutsoo keeps moving and retains side control.
Kutsoo working away diligently from side control. Landing strikes effectively there - that will score him some points on the judges scorecards.
Grant manages to land a sweep and he's now on top! Lovely Jiu Jitsu!
Grant has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Grant tries to pass to full mount but Kutsoo defends it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kutsoo is looking for a sweep. Grant is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Grant is pressing down on Kutsoo's thigh, looking to free his foot. Kutsoo is holding on for now.
Grant perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
Grant is looking to stand up but he'll have to free his leg first. Instead, Kutsoo manages to get to full guard.
Grant looking to sit in guard and control but Kutsoo gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Grant is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Grant is trying to control the action in half guard but Kutsoo is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Kutsoo makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Kutsoo.
Manus Grant has got the better of the ground game so far.
Grant got a little sloppy there for a moment and Kutsoo has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Grant has managed to get both his arms back between Kutsoo's legs - danger averted.
Kutsoo 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.
Kutsoo looking for a guillotine here but Grant defends easily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kutsoo being controlled here, momentarily.
Kutsoo looking to control.
Grant controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Jarni Kutsoo will probably get the nod.
That's time! Kutsoo's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!
Kutsoo tries for a takedown but Grant circles away easily
and Grant counters with a right hand to the body.
Horrible takedown attempt by Kutsoo or perhaps it was just good defense by Grant, which made it look bad.
Kutsoo darts in looking for a takedown but Grant gets double underhooks and turns Kutsoo into the cage.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jarni Kutsoo. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Grant thuds a left hand into Kutsoo's body.
Jarni Kutsoo is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Kutsoo closes the distance and clinches up with Grant, looking for a takedown. Kutsoo pushes Grant against the cage but Grant circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
A head kick from Grant lands but Kutsoo takes it in his stride.
Grant scores with a shot to the body.
Kutsoo takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Grant displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Kutsoo.
Grant scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Kutsoo doesn't seem bothered though.
Grant scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kutsoo blocks a head kick by Grant.
Grant plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Grant moves into the clinch.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Grant lands a nice knee to the body.
Grant manages to break the clinch.
Kutsoo takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Kutsoo takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Grant scores with the left hand. Kutsoo knows he should have avoided that one.
Kutsoo shoots in looking for a takedown. Grant tries to sprawl out of it but Kutsoo keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Grant manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Grant! But no joy.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Grant looks to land a combination but Kutsoo avoids it well.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A looping hook to the body misses from Grant. Kutsoo does a little dance to reset his feet.
Kutsoo darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Kutsoo lands with a punch from half guard.
Kutsoo is working for a kimura but Grant is defending it quite comfortably.
Grant is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Kutsoo scores with a couple of nice shots.
Grant is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Grant trying to control from the bottom.
Grant keeping hold of Kutsoo's head, controlling as best he can.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Grant is looking to improve his position.
Kutsoo seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Kutsoo is nestled in close to Grant, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Kutsoo wants to work for an arm triangle but Grant is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Kutsoo scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Grant moves into full guard.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Kutsoo accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Kutsoo stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Grant swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Kutsoo postures up as if he's going to throw some strikes but drops back for an ankle! Grant is in big trouble! He looks ready to tap! But no, he's escaped and dives on top of Kutsoo, into his guard.
Grant wants to pass the guard but Kutsoo is keeping the position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Grant gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent.
Grant pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Kutsoo shoots in and drives through. Grant sprawls well.
Grant looks to land a body kick but Kutsoo moved away.
Grant looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Grant just misses with a punch to the body.
Kutsoo avoids a kick to the body.
Grant swings away with a body shot that misses
and Kutsoo counters with a nice double leg into guard.
And that's the end of the fight!
Manus Grant comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Grant has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Lou da Vinci scores the fight 28:29
Judge Dean Styles scores the fight 28:30
Judge John Kavanagh scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Manus Grant!
Our winner, Manus Grant, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.
The defeated Jarni Kutsoo had this to say: 'my fault my fault i`m week...'.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Rafael Cortez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Djamel Hammouche (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Cortez comes to the cage accompanied by Wake Me Up. Djamel Hammouche will no doubt be looking to use his reach advantage to good effect.
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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
14 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Rafael Cortez!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
19 - 15 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Djamel Hammouche!
The judges for this bout are John Kavanagh, Chad Campbell and Alyssa Summers.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hammouche throws out a powerful jab.
It looks like Rafael Cortez has been cut.
A combination from Hammouche does no damage.
Cortez throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Hammouche was covering up waiting for the punch and Cortez finishes the takedown easily into guard.
Hammouche is looking for a triangle but Cortez pushes his legs off easily.
Cortez is working Hammouche over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Cortez passes Hammouche's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Hammouche tries to roll over but Cortez keeps him under control.
Cortez seems to be working for a kimura but Hammouche defends the submission attempt.
Hammouche is pressing down on Cortez's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Cortez lying in Hammouche's guard like a wet fish here, stalling away. Hammouche decides he's had enough of all that nonsense - he escapes his hips and locks up an armbar! Wow, that was slick! Cortez taps! This one is aaaaaaaaaaall over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:59 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Djamel Hammouche!
After the fight, Djamel Hammouche was humble in paying tribute to his opponent but made it clear he wants to go on to bigger and better things. It seemed to go down well with the crowd who cheered him loudly.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Park Jae Sung (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Rahkim Abdullah (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Rahkim Abdullah has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
33 - 15 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Park Jae Sung!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
20 - 14 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Rahkim Abdullah!
The judges for this bout are David Schapiro, Jorge Garcia and Chad Campbell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Abdullah moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Abdullah lands a jab to Jae Sung's midsection.
Abdullah takes a swing at Jae Sung's ribcage but misses.
Jae Sung was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Abdullah misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Jae Sung counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Abdullah lands a jab to the head.
Abdullah feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
Abdullah working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Jae Sung's head.
Abdullah controlling from the top position.
Abdullah stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Jae Sung swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Jae Sung is actively looking for submissions from his back. He's worked himself a little space on the bottom and seems to be going for a triangle. No, he's switched into an armbar! That was slick! Abdullah rolls with it to try and escape but Jae Sung cranks on the arm and Abdullah is forced to tap out! This one is aaaaaaaaall over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:55 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Park Jae Sung!
Park Jae Sung 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 heavyweight MMA rules bout between Claymore Longshanks (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Paul Phoenix (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
15 - 2 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Claymore Longshanks!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
30 - 16 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Paul Phoenix!
The judges for this bout are Jorge Garcia, Russell Pearce and Steve Montenegro.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Longshanks lands a right hook to the body.
Longshanks misses with a hook.
Longshanks bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Longshanks is looking to counter punch.
Longshanks tests Phoenix's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Phoenix jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Jab by Longshanks.
OH! Phoenix has been rocked by a huge right hand and is in deep trouble! Longshanks smells blood and charges in for the finish! Longshanks unloads a vicious overhand right and connects to the jaw of Phoenix sending him face first to the canvas! Unbelievable!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:21 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Claymore Longshanks!
Claymore Longshanks decided to go for the less than humble approach in his post fight interview, telling everyone how he is going to conquer the world. The crowd seemed to like it when really that sort of approach could have gone either way.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Nick Bentner (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Marian Balkon (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Bentner kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is My Dick. Nick Bentner has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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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
14 - 8 - 0, fighting out of New York, Nick Bentner!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
10 - 5 - 0, fighting out of New York, Marian Balkon!
The judges for this bout are Lou da Vinci, John Roberts and Chad Campbell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bentner throws out a powerful jab.
Bentner throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Balkon was covering up waiting for the punch and Bentner finishes the takedown easily into guard.
Balkon is pulling down on Bentner's head to control his posture.
Bentner loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Bentner missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Bentner postures up in Balkon's guard and throws a big left but Balkon blocks it.
Bentner working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Bentner with a flurry of punches that miss.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bentner wants to pass the guard but Balkon is keeping the position.
Balkon preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Bentner trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Bentner throws a big elbow that misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Balkon keeping moving, preventing Bentner from controlling successfully.
Bentner connects with a couple of short punches.
Bentner looking to sit in guard and control but Balkon gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Balkon throwing strikes but missing.
Balkon won't allow Bentner to sweep him here.
Bentner bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Balkon's guard.
Balkon looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Bentner in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Balkon pulls Bentner in to control the position.
Balkon keeping moving, preventing Bentner from controlling successfully.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bentner postures up in Balkon's guard and throws a big left but Balkon blocks it.
We've been hearing that Bentner has been drilling a lot of ground and pound in training, so let's see if he get the finish.
Bentner trying to control but Balkon is working from the bottom.
Bentner pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Balkon is keeping the position for now.
Bentner in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Balkon keeping moving, preventing Bentner from controlling successfully.
Balkon has Bentner pulled in close to control his posture.
Bentner slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bentner postures up in Balkon's guard and throws a big left but Balkon blocks it.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Bentner sitting in guard here, content to control.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Marian Balkon is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Bentner dives in for a single leg takedown but Balkon sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
Balkon scores with a nice head shot.
Balkon scores with a jab to the jaw.
Bentner has a takedown stuffed.
Balkon connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Bentner dodges the punch combination from Balkon.
Bentner looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Balkon is fending him off so far but Bentner persists. Nope, Balkon circles away and we're back to standing.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Balkon! But no joy.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Nick Bentner. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Horrible takedown attempt by Bentner or perhaps it was just good defense by Balkon, which made it look bad.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bentner defending well as Balkon loads up on a big left hand.
Nice takedown defense from Balkon. No joy for Bentner on that attempt.
Balkon takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Bentner ducks under a wild hook from Balkon.
Balkon displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Bentner.
Bentner moves forwards but Balkon connects with a nice, crisp jab.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Bentner comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Nick Bentner seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Bentner tries to clinch
and Balkon counters with a stiff right hand.
Balkon misses the jab.
Bentner tries to clinch up but Balkon circles away and keeps his distance.
Bentner throws a right and a left that both miss.
Balkon 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.
A close round but Marian Balkon will probably get the nod.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Balkon stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Balkon wants it to stay on the feet.
Balkon is clearly looking to counter with head kicks.
Balkon lands a nice hook to Bentner's body. Bentner takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Balkon moves into range and connects with a jab.
Balkon might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Balkon tries to clinch there but Bentner circles away.
Balkon has closed the distance and engaged Bentner in a clinch.
Balkon misses with a knee strike.
Bentner wants to take the fight to the mat but Balkon manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
Balkon misses with a hook to the ribs.
Balkon escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Bentner closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Bentner drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Balkon gets the underhooks and prevents it.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Nick Bentner. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Balkon with a knee to the head.
Balkon is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Bentner is defending well for now.
Bentner can't get the takedown.
Bentner is trying to drag Balkon to the mat but Balkon just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Balkon tries to land a knee to the head but Bentner blocks with his arms.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Balkon breaks the clinch.
Bentner shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Balkon lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Bentner shoots in but no luck this time.
Bentner misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Bentner doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Balkon counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Balkon bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Bentner's head backwards.
Balkon with a hook.
Balkon with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Balkon connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Bentner walks into a jab.
Bentner moves forwards but Balkon connects with a nice, crisp jab.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Bentner with a poor takedown
and Balkon counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Balkon dips to his left and cracks Bentner with an uppercut!
Balkon slips a jab and a cross from Bentner.
Balkon leaves Bentner with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Bentner walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Balkon just misses with a punch to the body.
Balkon just misses with a punch to the body.
Balkon stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Balkon wants it to stay on the feet.
Bentner shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Balkon but Balkon pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Bentner walks into a jab.
Bentner shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
A decent looking cross lands there for Balkon.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bentner ducks right into an uppercut from Balkon.
Nice takedown defense from Balkon. No joy for Bentner on that attempt.
Bentner gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Balkon counters with a nice uppercut.
Balkon goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Balkon ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Bentner looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Balkon cracks Bentner with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Balkon connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Nice sprawl there from Balkon as Bentner shoots in.
Balkon darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Balkon throws a right hand that Bentner ducks under and follows up with a left that Bentner also avoids with ease.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A telegraphed right hand from Balkon misses the target.
The fight stays on the outside here - Bentner looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Balkon swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Bentner tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Balkon defends well and Bentner ends up having to push Balkon into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Balkon unleashes a big counter combination but Bentner bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bentner takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Balkon throws a good cross that connects.
Balkon connects with a good right hand that stumbles Bentner. Bentner circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Bentner has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Bentner there as he acknowledges the shot.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Bentner.
Bentner fails with the takedown
letting Balkon counter with a right hand.
Balkon tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Bentner drops down looking for a counter takedown but Balkon sprawls and moves away.
Bentner avoids a punch combination nicely.
Bentner feinted with a counter takedown.
Bentner scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Balkon instigates a clinch.
Balkon tries to land a knee to the head but Bentner blocks with his arms.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Marian Balkon showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Back to the action!
Balkon scores with a jab to the jaw.
Bentner fails in his attempt to clinch.
It seemed like Balkon was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Bentner connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Balkon momentarily.
Balkon closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Balkon tries to clinch but Bentner is having none of it.
Balkon throws a series of punches but Bentner avoids them all with ease.
Bentner on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Bentner throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Balkon's waist but Balkon gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Bentner off to one side.
Balkon looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Balkon connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Balkon lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Bentner ducks under a wild hook from Balkon.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Balkon misses with an uppercut.
Bentner walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Balkon cracks Bentner with a good jab.
Balkon has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Balkon misses with a looping left.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Balkon scores with a head kick.
Bentner slips a jab from Balkon.
Bentner's corner calls for a 1-2. Bentner obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Bentner shoots in for a takedown but Balkon shows good takedown defense.
Bentner clinches.
Balkon breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Bentner looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Balkon is fending him off so far but Bentner persists. Nope, Balkon circles away and we're back to standing.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Nick Bentner. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Balkon lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Bentner circles away quickly and effectively.
Bentner tries to move into range but Balkon moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Balkon lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Balkon has closed the distance and engaged Bentner in a clinch.
Balkon using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Balkon throws a knee to the head but misses.
Balkon lands a nice knee to the body.
Balkon breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Balkon with a jab.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Balkon scores with the left hand. Bentner knows he should have avoided that one.
Bentner walks into a straight right hand from Balkon.
Horrible takedown attempt by Bentner or perhaps it was just good defense by Balkon, which made it look bad.
Balkon closes the distance and clinches.
Balkon with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Balkon lands a nice knee to the body.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Balkon.
Balkon lands a nice knee to the body.
Balkon misses with a knee to the head.
Balkon with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Balkon with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Marian Balkon seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Balkon throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Bentner blocks it with crossed arms.
Balkon lands a nice elbow.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bentner avoiding damage as Balkon throws knees to the body.
Bentner is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Balkon gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Still in the clinch, Balkon scores with a nice short uppercut.
Bentner on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Balkon breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Bentner walks into a stiff left hand from Balkon.
Marian Balkon seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Balkon lands an overhand right.
Bentner is looking to clinch.
Bentner closes this distance looking for a takedown but Balkon circles away.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Balkon! But no joy.
Balkon fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Bentner, pushing him back against the cage.
Balkon landing knees to the body.
Balkon landing knees to the head.
Balkon lands a body shot in the clinch.
Balkon breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Balkon throws a sloppy head kick
so Bentner counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Bentner working some strikes from top position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bentner trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Bentner wants to control from the top but Balkon keeps moving.
Nick Bentner overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Bentner stopping the sweep attempt from Balkon.
Bentner stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Balkon swivels though and keeps the full guard.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Bentner throws an elbow that misses. Balkon uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Bentner's guard. Nice move by Balkon!
Balkon is stalling in the full guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Marian Balkon really dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
A left lands for Balkon.
Bentner stuns Balkon with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
A jab from Balkon misses.
Bentner shoots for a takedown but Balkon saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Bentner clinches up against the cage.
Bentner has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Balkon is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Balkon breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Nick Bentner is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Bentner moves into the clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Balkon misses with a knee strike.
Balkon lands a knee to the body.
Balkon lands an uppercut.
Bentner drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Balkon gets the underhooks and prevents it.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Nick Bentner. That's going to take a lot out of him.
It's got to the stage where if one of these guys blows hard enough, the other might fall over.
Balkon escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Balkon misses with a two punch combination.
Balkon with a hook.
Bentner ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Bentner misses with a few strikes there.
Balkon stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Balkon stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Bentner fails with the takedown
and Balkon counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Balkon takes the fight into the clinch.
Balkon lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Balkon misses with a knee to the head.
Bentner gets a trip takedown into half guard.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Bentner sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Balkon defending well though.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bentner is just content to waste time from the top position. Balkon takes advantage of the situation and regains full guard.
Bentner lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Bentner has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Balkon looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
Bentner controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Bentner is looking to work some ground and pound but Balkon has wrist control.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bentner sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Balkon's guard.
Bentner looks to land a strike but Balkon avoids it nicely and regains full guard.
Bentner works over Balkon with some ground and pound from guard.
Bentner looking to sit in guard and control but Balkon gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Balkon trying to control but Bentner is working from the bottom.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Balkon engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Balkon throwing strikes but missing.
Bentner looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Balkon wants to pass the guard but Bentner is keeping the position.
Bentner is trying to control the position but Balkon postures up.
Balkon is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
Bentner throws a combination that misses
and Balkon counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Balkon works over Bentner's head and body with a nice combination.
Balkon looks to land a left hand but Bentner moved out of range nicely.
Bentner has closed the distance and engaged Balkon in a clinch.
Bentner tries for a takedown but Balkon manages to get underhooks.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Marian Balkon dominated that fourth round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!
Bentner has a takedown stuffed.
Balkon works the jab nicely.
Balkon with a hook.
Bentner misses with a leg kick
and Balkon counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Balkon stuffs the takedown.
Bentner has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Balkon finds it's way round the side to connect with Bentner's head.
Balkon fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Bentner on the side of the head.
Bentner gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bentner tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Balkon counters with a stiff right hand.
Bentner moves forwards but Balkon connects with a nice, crisp jab.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bentner scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Bentner looking to control but instead Balkon has slipped a leg in, to regain half guard.
Balkon is doing well to avoid being mounted. He's controlling the position at the moment.
Balkon is looking to improve his position.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
Bentner works his way into side control.
Bentner trying to control the action but Balkon is working from the bottom.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Balkon managing to avoid any damage from the strikes thrown by Bentner.
Bentner scoring with punches from side control.
Balkon taking punishment in the form of punches.
Sloppy strikes there by Bentner.
Bentner with the ground and pound but Balkon regains half guard under the barage of strikes.
Bentner is trying to work for a kimura but Balkon is defending well.
Bentner seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bentner trying to control from half guard but Balkon is working away.
Balkon keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Balkon is trying to get back to full guard.
Still in half guard, Bentner seems content to control.
Bentner thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Balkon's head.
Bentner winds up and cracks Balkon with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Bentner perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
Balkon tries to get to full guard but Bentner has control of the leg.
Bentner thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Nick Bentner has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Balkon is refusing to be controlled, as Bentner sits in half guard.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
Bentner throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Balkon holds on for dear life, maintaining half guard for now.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Bentner wants to clinch up but Balkon keeps it at a distance.
Bentner looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Balkon is fending him off so far but Bentner persists. Nope, Balkon circles away and we're back to standing.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Nick Bentner. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Nice uppercut there from Balkon.
Bentner looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Bentner moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
A lazy left from Balkon finds it's target.
Bentner just misses with a punch to the body.
Good exchange - Balkon coming out on top.
And that's the end of the fight!
Marian Balkon comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Balkon winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Lou da Vinci scores the fight 44:50
Judge John Roberts scores the fight 44:50
Judge Chad Campbell scores the fight 44:50
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Marian Balkon!
After winning the bout, Marian Balkon 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 Billy Silver (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Edwin Jordan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Silver's entrance music is Wanted Dead or Alive by Bon Jovi. A fine choice. Jordan has chosen Excuse Me as his entrance music. This should be fireworks!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the middleweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
29 - 23 - 2, fighting out of London, Billy Silver!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
12 - 4 - 0, fighting out of New York, Edwin Jordan!
The judges for this bout are John Roberts, Joseph Jones and Jorge Garcia.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jordan scoring well with a low kick there.
Jordan swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
We've been told by Silver's head coaches at Canadian Top Team that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Jordan misses with a series of wild punches.
Silver tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Jordan misses with a hook.
Jordan tries to work over Silver's front leg with a kick but Silver checks it.
Silver connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Jordan blocks a head kick by Silver.
Silver throws a big shot that misses.
Jordan misses with a wild combination.
Silver was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Silver throws a head kick that Jordan semi-blocks.
It looks like Edwin Jordan has been cut.
Silver tests Jordan's chin there with a solid looking shot.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Jordan throws a wild body kick that Silver sees coming a mile off.
Silver lands a big right hand that sends Jordan crashing to the mat! Silver stays standing though and waves Jordan back to his feet!
Jordan is rocked!
Silver uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Jordan.
Jordan fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Jordan walks right into a perfectly timed right hook and goes down hard! He's out cold! The ref cradles Jordan limp body while Silver jumps on to the cage and waves to the roaring crowd. Wow that was just a brutal knockout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:55 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Billy Silver!
Billy Silver retains his middleweight title!
Billy Silver decided to call for a title shot in his post fight interview, which was very strange given the fact this fight was for a title and he's already the champion. I guess that's what getting punched in the head does for you.
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