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GKNY 102 - Guk vs McGuire PBP Commentary |
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Bronson Hughes (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Melvin Morris (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Hughes comes to the cage accompanied by Slam - By: Onyx. Bronson Hughes had a look across the cage there at his opponent. He definitely means business
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Bronson Hughes!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 9 - 0, fighting out of New York, Melvin Morris!
The judges for this bout are John Roberts, Russell Pearce and Chad Campbell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
No joy there for Morris, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Morris showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Hughes.
Hughes misses with a double jab.
Hughes has a takedown stuffed.
Morris steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Hughes.
Morris tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Bronson Hughes seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Hughes misses with a hook. Morris ducked under it nicely.
No joy there for Morris, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Hughes with a hook.
We've been told by Hughes's head coaches at Abobomination Training that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Morris lands a nice hook to Hughes's body. Hughes takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Morris lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Morris shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Morris showed some decent athleticism there.
Hughes is holding on to half guard well.
Morris scoring with strikes to the body and head.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Hughes wants to get back to full guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Morris seems to be working for a kimura but Hughes defends the submission attempt.
Hughes wants to get back to full guard.
Morris seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Hughes looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Morris wants to work for an arm triangle but Hughes is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Morris takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Morris is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Morris working Hughes over with strikes.
Hughes is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Morris pulls his head out easily.
Hughes is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hughes keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Morris seems to be working for a kimura but Hughes defends the submission attempt.
Morris has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Morris winds up and cracks Hughes with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Hughes is not content to let Morris control the position.
Hughes moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Hughes is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Morris is aware though and is defending well.
Hughes wants to sweep but no luck.
Morris throws a big elbow that misses.
Hughes working for a triangle but Morris defends it easily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Morris connects with a couple of short punches.
Morris content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Hughes is on top in guard.
Hughes trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Hughes cracks Morris with a solid left hand.
Morris throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Morris looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Hughes scoring with some ground and pound.
Hughes works over Morris with some ground and pound from guard.
Hughes content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Hughes scoring with some ground and pound.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hughes avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Morris looking for a guillotine here but Hughes defends easily.
Hughes is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Hughes won't allow Morris to sweep him here.
Hughes works over Morris with some ground and pound from guard.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Hughes keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Morris's head.
Hughes trying to control but Morris is working from the bottom.
Morris looking for a guillotine here but Hughes defends easily.
Morris has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Hughes can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Melvin Morris dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Hughes misses with a straight left.
Hughes closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Melvin Morris has got the better of the ground game so far.
Morris is looking to regain half guard here but Hughes keeps moving and retains side control.
Hughes tries for a kimura but Morris is defending well.
Hughes thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Morris tries to improve position but can't.
Hughes trying to control the action but Morris is working from the bottom.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Morris takes a couple of big shots there - the referee warns him that he has to defend himself better.
Morris regains half guard.
Hughes is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Hughes is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hughes lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Hughes working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Hughes lands with a punch from half guard.
Hughes lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Morris is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Hughes pulls his head out easily.
Hughes working Morris over with strikes.
Morris is rocked!
Morris wants to get back to full guard.
Morris is still in real trouble! Can Hughes finish him?
Morris looking for submissions off his back.
Morris is not content to let Hughes control the position.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Hughes lands a nice short elbow.
Hughes looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Hughes scores with a big shot! Morris's head bounced off the canvas with a huge thud! More strikes land and the referee has jumped in to save Morris! He was hurt real bad - good stoppage!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:55 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Bronson Hughes!
Post fight, an emotional Bronson Hughes said 'It was great to get back in the cage. I'm looking forward to more fights, and I'll be looking to finish. Always.'.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Ben Saunders (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dean Fellows (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Dean Fellows told me before the fight that he's been watching a lot of DVDs so let's see if that helps him in this one! I can't wait to find out!
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168 lbs
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155 lbs
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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
2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Ben Saunders!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 10 - 0, fighting out of New York, Dean Fellows!
The judges for this bout are Russell Pearce, Steve Montenegro and Anthony Taglia.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Saunders lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Saunders has closed the distance and engaged Fellows in a clinch.
Saunders misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Saunders on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Fellows blocking some punches.
Saunders lands with a short shot to the head.
Fellows is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Saunders is defending well for now.
Fellows told us before the fight that he's been working on his elbows. An under utilised technique these days - let's see if it can sway the outcome of the fight.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Saunders.
Saunders holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Saunders avoiding damage as Fellows throws knees to the body.
Fellows misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Saunders.
Fellows tries to land knees in the clinch but Saunders avoids the damage to the body.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Saunders.
Saunders scores with a shot to the side of Fellows's head.
Saunders scores with a nice hook to the head.
Saunders misses with a short punch on the inside.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Saunders lands a right hand.
Fellows missing with knees to the body.
Saunders tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Saunders scores with a shot to the side of Fellows's head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Fellows trying to land knees to the body.
A right hand to the body from Saunders.
Saunders misses with a body punch.
Fellows tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Saunders avoids it.
Saunders misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Saunders as Fellows tries to tie him up.
Saunders misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Fellows unloads a knee to the mid-section. Saunders lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
I was talking to Saunders's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Saunders misses with the head strike.
Saunders looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Fellows trying to land knees to the body.
Saunders tries to throw a body punch but Fellows avoids it by throwing Saunders back against the cage.
Fellows tries to land knees in the clinch but Saunders avoids the damage to the body.
Fellows missing with knees to the body.
Saunders on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Saunders keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Fellows's efforts to push away.
Saunders lands with a left to the head.
Fellows trying to land knees to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Saunders avoiding damage as Fellows throws knees to the body.
Saunders lands a hook that snaps the head of Fellows backwards.
Fellows tries a knee to the head but Saunders blocks it.
The referee calls for Saunders to work.
Saunders lands a left hand.
Saunders swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Saunders misses with a hook from the clinch.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Saunders on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Saunders doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Saunders lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Fellows.
Fellows wants to get back to striking at distance but Saunders won't allow it.
Saunders blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Fellows blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Fellows is trying to stall.
Fellows blocking some punches.
Saunders throws a punch but it's blocked by Fellows.
Fellows missing with knees to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A right hook to the body lands for Saunders.
Fellows is trying to force a seperation but Saunders has the dominant position.
Fellows misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Saunders.
Saunders lands with a short shot to the head.
Saunders managing to block the knees to the body from Fellows.
Saunders blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Saunders lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Saunders can't find room to land a body shot as Fellows controls the action.
Fellows doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Fellows tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Saunders avoids it.
Fellows misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Saunders.
Saunders managing to block the knees to the body from Fellows.
Saunders on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Fellows blocks a body shot from Saunders.
Saunders managing to block the knees to the body from Fellows.
Saunders blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Saunders lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Fellows backwards.
Fellows takes a shot to the head.
Saunders digs a right hand into Fellows's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Fellows's gas tank.
Saunders blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Saunders fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Fellows tries to land knees in the clinch but Saunders avoids the damage to the body.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Saunders lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Saunders goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Fellows misses with a punch to the body.
Fellows trying to land knees to the body.
Fellows misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Saunders.
Fellows misses with a knee strike.
Saunders avoiding damage as Fellows throws knees to the body.
Saunders avoiding damage as Fellows throws knees to the body.
Fellows's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Saunders throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Saunders pushes Fellows up against the cage in a clinch.
Fellows tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Saunders avoids it.
Saunders lands a nice shot to the body.
Saunders lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Fellows or not.
Fellows lands an elbow inside that Saunders shrugs off.
It looks like Ben Saunders has been cut.
Saunders breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Saunders scores with a jab. Fellows acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ben Saunders dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Ben Saunders's cut.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Saunders closes the distance and pushes Fellows back into the cage.
Fellows missing with knees to the body.
Saunders pushes Fellows back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Saunders tries for a takedown but Fellows manages to get underhooks.
Saunders managing to block the knees to the body from Fellows.
Saunders managing to block the knees to the body from Fellows.
Fellows leaning against his opponent.
Saunders misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Saunders avoiding damage as Fellows throws knees to the body.
Saunders avoiding damage as Fellows throws knees to the body.
Saunders managing to block the knees to the body from Fellows.
Fellows tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Fellows trying to stall but Saunders improves his position.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Fellows is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Saunders is defending well for now.
Fellows prevents a body shot from Saunders.
Saunders lands a shoulder strike.
Fellows's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Saunders on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Fellows tries to land knees in the clinch but Saunders avoids the damage to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Saunders on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Saunders scores with a shoulder strike.
Fellows is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Saunders is keeping busy.
Fellows breaks the clinch.
Saunders pushes Fellows up against the cage in a clinch.
Fellows blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
A short right from Saunders.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Saunders.
Saunders lands a left hand that snaps the head of Fellows backwards.
Fellows letting Saunders take a breather here.
Saunders misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Saunders on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Saunders blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Saunders lands a nice uppercut.
Saunders avoiding damage as Fellows throws knees to the body.
Saunders tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Fellows's elbow.
Fellows just leaning against Saunders, taking a breather.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Saunders lands a right hand that snaps the head of Fellows backwards.
Saunders lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Fellows backwards.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Fellows trying to land knees to the body.
Fellows trying to stall but Saunders improves his position.
Saunders lands with a left to the head.
Fellows missing with knees to the body.
Saunders lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Fellows tries to land knees in the clinch but Saunders avoids the damage to the body.
Saunders swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Saunders lands with a right to the head.
Saunders pushes Fellows back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Fellows misses with a knee to the head.
Saunders pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Saunders swings for the body but Fellows moves out of range.
Ben Saunders seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Fellows keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Fellows raises up his leg as if looking to counter with a high kick.
Saunders misses with an uppercut.
The fight stays on the outside here - Saunders looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A nice inside leg kick there by Fellows. That's going to slow Saunders down.
Saunders tries to clinch there but Fellows circles away.
Fellows fakes the leg kick and cracks Saunders in the body.
Dean Fellows is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Fellows tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Saunders manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Fellows tries to score with a low kick but Saunders moves his leg out of the way.
Saunders is trying to close the distance and clinch up, after that failed offence from Fellows.
Saunders tries to clinch but Fellows moves out of range.
Fellows thinks about the counter body kick.
Fellows slips a jab from Saunders.
Fellows throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Fellows looks to land a body kick but Saunders moved away.
Saunders wants to clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Saunders checks a low kick from Fellows.
Saunders tries to clinch there but Fellows circles away.
Fellows appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
The fight stays on the outside here - Saunders looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Saunders lands a lovely overhand right.
A jab from Saunders misses.
Ben Saunders is winning the standup battle so far.
Saunders wants to clinch.
Fellows throws a head kick that misses.
Fellows 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.
Ben Saunders dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Ben Saunders's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
Saunders checks a low kick from Fellows.
Saunders tries to close the distance and clinch up but Fellows swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Fellows looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Saunders throws a body punch but Fellows moves out of range.
Fellows is clearly looking to counter with head kicks.
Saunders forces Fellows back against the cage and clinches.
Fellows is stalling here.
Saunders blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Fellows missing with knees to the body.
Saunders is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Fellows can do to turn this around?
Saunders is stalling here.
Saunders taking a breather.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Stalling in the clinch from Saunders.
The crowd are getting pretty annoyed with Saunders for his constant stalling in the clinch and are voicing their displeasure.
Saunders throws a head punch that misses.
Fellows misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Saunders.
Fellows tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Saunders avoids it.
Saunders lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Fellows tries to land knees in the clinch but Saunders avoids the damage to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Fellows tries to land knees in the clinch but Saunders avoids the damage to the body.
Fellows pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Saunders's corner calls for a 1-2. Saunders obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Saunders tries to clinch but Fellows moves away
and Fellows connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Fellows works Saunders's body with a nice hook.
Fellows attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Saunders tries to counter by clinching up but Fellows breaks away and moves out of range.
Fellows gets tackled into the cage by Saunders. Saunders maintains the clinch.
Saunders stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Fellows missing with knees to the body.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Saunders.
Fellows misses with a knee to the head.
Ben Saunders has scored more points in the clinch so far.
A nice left hand lands by Saunders.
Saunders throws a head punch that misses.
Saunders gets through Fellows's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A head punch on the inside from Saunders fails to land.
Fellows escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fellows motions for Saunders to come forward. Fellows throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Saunders wants to clinch.
Saunders clinches up against the cage.
Fellows missing with knees to the body.
Saunders on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Fellows with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Fellows scores with a shoulder strike.
Saunders lands a left hand.
Saunders swings wildly with an uppercut but Fellows uses good head movement to avoid it.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Saunders.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fellows tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Fellows breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Fellows throws a body punch but Saunders moves out of range.
Saunders missing with a left hand there. Fellows was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Saunders clinches.
Fellows's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Fellows trying to land knees to the body.
Ben Saunders is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Fellows with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Fellows tries a knee to the head but Saunders blocks it.
Fellows tries to land knees in the clinch but Saunders avoids the damage to the body.
Fellows tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Saunders avoids it.
Fellows takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Fellows missing with knees to the body.
Saunders blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Fellows just misses with a elbow thrown towards Saunders's brow.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fellows tries to land knees in the clinch but Saunders avoids the damage to the body.
A shot in the inside from Saunders.
Fellows unloads a knee to the mid-section. Saunders lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Saunders avoiding damage as Fellows throws knees to the body.
Saunders blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Fellows tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Saunders avoids it.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Saunders scores with a nice hook to the head.
Fellows misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Saunders.
Fellows pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Fellows swats away the attempt to clinch by Saunders.
Dean Fellows has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Nice shot by Saunders.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Ben Saunders.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Saunders, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Russell Pearce scores the fight 30:27
Judge Steve Montenegro scores the fight 29:28
Judge Anthony Taglia scores the fight 30:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Ben Saunders!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Baldur Draupnir (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Wayne Barret (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Baldur Draupnir 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
6 - 5 - 0, fighting out of New York, Baldur Draupnir!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Wayne Barret!
The judges for this bout are Jorge Garcia, Anthony Taglia and David Schapiro.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Draupnir has taken the fight to the clinch.
A bit of stalling here from Draupnir.
Come on Draupnir - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Draupnir has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
Draupnir misses with a punch on the inside.
The referee calls for Barret to work.
Barret stalling the fight.
Draupnir holding his opponent close, against the cage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Barret content to slow the pace in the clinch.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Barret blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Draupnir stalling against the cage.
Barret taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
A shot in the inside from Barret.
Barret misses with a hook from the clinch.
Draupnir leaning against his opponent.
Come on Draupnir - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Baldur Draupnir.
Draupnir fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Barret has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Barret missing with a left hand there. Draupnir was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Barret takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
A low kick from Draupnir is predictable there
and Barret connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Draupnir moves into the clinch successfully.
A nice right hand lands inside from Draupnir.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Draupnir fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Draupnir stalling against the cage.
Draupnir controlling the action here for a moment.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Draupnir.
Barret trying to stall but Draupnir improves his position.
Draupnir stalling the fight.
Barret pressing his opponent against the cage.
Draupnir's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A low kick from Draupnir is predictable there
and Barret counters with an outside leg kick.
Draupnir tries to work over Barret's front leg with a kick but Barret checks it.
Nice defenses there by Draupnir.
Barret smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Barret avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Barret looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Barret getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Draupnir throws the kick towards the body but Barret avoids it.
Draupnir tries to close the distance and clinch but Barret swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Draupnir closes the distance and clinches.
Draupnir content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Draupnir breaks the clinch.
Draupnir tries to clinch but Barret moves out of range.
Barret steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Draupnir.
Draupnir misses with a low kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Barret looks to land a right hand but Draupnir moved out of range.
Barret takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Draupnir digs a good hook to Barret's body.
Draupnir misses with a leg kick.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Draupnir dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Barret. That did some damage!
Nice cross by Barret.
Draupnir chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Barret can pounce on him.
Barret takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Draupnir throws a sloppy head kick
and Barret counters with a slapping leg kick.
Draupnir throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
It looks like Wayne Barret has been cut.
Draupnir moves into the clinch.
Draupnir displaying some good clinch control by pressing Barret up against the cage.
Barret tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Draupnir's elbow.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Baldur Draupnir dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Wayne Barret's cut.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Barret throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Draupnir is looking to counter the offense by Barret and move into the clinch.
Draupnir doesn't manage to clinch there - Barret circles away.
Draupnir stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Barret.
Barret blocks a head kick by Draupnir.
Barret throws the left hand but Draupnir avoids the punch easily.
Barret lands a body shot.
Draupnir is looking to chop away at Barret's legs.
Barret shapes to counter with a head kick.
Barret wants to slow Draupnir down by chopping away at his legs.
Baldur Draupnir seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Barret uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Barret throws a big shot that misses.
Draupnir pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Barret appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Draupnir misses with a shot to the body
and Barret holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Barret has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Stalling in the clinch from Draupnir.
Barret tries to break the clinch but Draupnir is controlling the position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Stalling in the clinch from Draupnir.
Barret scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Draupnir stalling the fight.
Barret is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Barret wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Barret lands with a left to the head.
Draupnir slowing the pace effectively.
Draupnir working aggressively here.
Barret wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Draupnir lands a shoulder strike.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Draupnir leaning against his opponent.
A bit of stalling here from Draupnir.
The crowd are getting pretty annoyed with Draupnir for his constant stalling in the clinch and are voicing their displeasure.
Draupnir doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Barret effectively controlling the action here.
Barret misses with some punches.
Draupnir lands a body shot in the clinch.
Barret taking a breather.
Draupnir breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Draupnir throws out a leg kick but Barret moves out of range and Draupnir only half commits.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Draupnir misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
It seemed like Barret was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
A bone on bone clash there as Barret blocks the leg kick.
A little jabbing left from Barret on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Draupnir throws a leg kick but Barret checks it.
Barret doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Wayne Barret seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Draupnir slips a straight right by Barret.
Draupnir thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Barret if he has to take too many more of those.
Draupnir throws a push kick but Barret slaps the foot to one side.
Barret pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Barret swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Draupnir looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Draupnir fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Barret.
Draupnir slips under a jab from Barret.
Draupnir throws a head kick that misses.
Barret moves out of range of the leg kick from Draupnir.
Barret misses with a looping right.
A head kick by Draupnir misses
and Barret counters with a left to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Barret tries to bum rush Draupnir with a series of wild strikes but Draupnir uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Draupnir tries a head kick but it misses.
A head kick misses from Draupnir.
Barret avoids the head kick by Draupnir.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Barret moves into range and connects with a jab.
A low kick from Draupnir misses
letting Barret counter with a right hand.
Draupnir pulls out of a head kick attempt.
A little jabbing left from Barret on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Barret takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Draupnir fails with an attempt to clinch.
Barret was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind.
Barret uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Draupnir.
Draupnir tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Barret is able to avoid easily.
Barret throws out a counter right but Draupnir avoids it with no problem.
Draupnir throws a leg kick
and Barret holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Draupnir blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Draupnir misses with a punch to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Wayne Barret will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Wayne Barret's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
Draupnir moves away from the strike by Barret.
Barret takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Draupnir misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Barret throws a sloppy head kick and Draupnir moves out of range easily.
Barret looks to land a left hand but Draupnir moved out of range nicely.
Draupnir misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Barret chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Draupnir can pounce on him.
Barret throws a nice outside leg kick.
Draupnir throws a lazy head kick
and Barret counters by clinching up.
Draupnir digs a right hand underneath Barret's ribcage. Barret let out a lung full of air as it connected.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Draupnir escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Draupnir throws a leg kick
and Draupnir takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Draupnir lands with a thumping leg kick.
Draupnir throws a leg kick but Barret sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Barret lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Draupnir throws a head kick that misses
and Barret counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Draupnir throws a leg kick but Barret checks it.
Draupnir misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Barret is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
Draupnir throws a chopping leg kick but Barret manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Draupnir checks the leg kick.
Barret checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Barret takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
The fighters circling - Barret throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
As Barret tries to get set, Draupnir tries to push him back and clinch up but Barret manages to avoid the attempt.
Barret swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Draupnir tries to close the distance and clinch up but Barret swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Barret lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
A head kick by Draupnir misses
and Barret counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Barret checks a leg kick.
Draupnir with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Draupnir lets loose with a powerful body kick. Barret will feel that in the morning.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Draupnir lands a leg kick that knocks Barret off balance momentarily.
Draupnir lands a high kick!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Draupnir connects with an inside leg kick.
Baldur Draupnir is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Barret misses with a low kick.
Barret scores with a jab. Draupnir acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Draupnir moves away from the strike by Barret.
Draupnir pushes Barret up against the cage in a clinch.
Draupnir misses with a body punch.
Barret wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Draupnir pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Barret misses with an uppercut.
Draupnir lands a big head kick that sends Barret to the canvas! Draupnir follows up with strikes from the mount that forces the ref to step in and stop the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:59 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Baldur Draupnir!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Johan August Sandels (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Nate Freeman (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Freeman is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Old Firm Casuals - Better start running. Nate Freeman looks lathargic as he enters the arena. Wake up son, you're about to have a fight!
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192 lbs
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194 lbs
12 - 7 - 1 |
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Excellent boxer
Insanely flexible |
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Excellent boxer
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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
6 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Johan August Sandels!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
12 - 7 - 1, fighting out of Helsinki, Nate Freeman!
The judges for this bout are Anthony Taglia, Lou da Vinci and David Schapiro.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Freeman jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Sandels throws a head kick that misses.
Freeman blocks a head kick by Sandels.
Sandels is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Sandels digs a good body shot into Freeman's ribs.
Freeman takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Freeman looks winded!
Sandels throws a head kick that Freeman semi-blocks.
Sandels throws a hook but Freeman avoids it easily.
Freeman is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
A chopping leg kick lands by Sandels.
Sandels connects with an inside leg kick.
A solid leg kick lands there for Sandels.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Sandels misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Sandels lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Sandels swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
enabling Freeman to counter with a crisp jab.
Sandels throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A slapping body kick lands there for Sandels.
Sandels lands a nice looking kick to the body. Freeman takes a step back to recover.
Sandels lands a big head kick that sends Freeman to the canvas! Sandels follows up with strikes from the mount that forces the ref to step in and stop the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:19 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Johan August Sandels!
A victorious Johan August Sandels thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
The defeated Nate Freeman had this to say: 'I'm glad the belt went to a fellow LOD member, unfortunately it wasn't me tonight. Sorry to disappoint my fans!'.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Razbinos Udric (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ibrahim Abai (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 welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
6 - 5 - 1, fighting out of New York, Razbinos Udric!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Ibrahim Abai!
The judges for this bout are Bruno Lombardi, Franklyn Lucas and Joseph Jones.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Abai tries to keep at a distance but Udric has taken the fight into the clinch.
Udric misses with a knee to the head.
Abai managing to block the knees to the body from Udric.
Abai tries a body shot but Udric blocks it.
Udric avoids the elbow strike from Abai, against the cage.
Our sources have told us that Udric has been working on his knees in the buildup to the fight.
Abai gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Udric.
Udric goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Udric looking to slow down the pace here.
We can't be sure of the tactics at this early stage but we have heard that Abai has been working on his takedowns a lot in the buildup to the fight and we can only assume he's going to look to take this to the mat.
Abai tries a body shot but Udric blocks it.
Abai lands an elbow inside that Udric shrugs off.
A short left from Abai.
Abai scores with a nice hook to the head.
Abai lands an elbow inside.
It looks like Razbinos Udric has been cut.
Udric swings wildly with an uppercut but Abai uses good head movement to avoid it.
Udric prevents a body shot from Abai.
Udric takes a shot to the head.
Udric tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Abai's elbow.
Udric misses with a punch to the body.
A left hand lands to the body for Abai.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Udric blocks the elbow strike.
Abai avoiding damage as Udric throws knees to the body.
Abai scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Abai can't find room to land a body shot as Udric controls the action.
Abai lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Abai lands on the inside with an uppercut.
A left hand lands to the body for Abai.
Abai softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Udric blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Abai lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Nice elbow from Udric.
Abai avoids the elbow strike from Udric, against the cage.
Good body shot from Abai.
Abai goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Abai digs a right hand underneath Udric's ribcage. Udric let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Udric is breathing heavily.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A right hook to the body lands for Abai.
Udric is trying to break the clinch but Abai is controlling him.
Abai lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Udric dodges an elbow strike from Abai.
Udric takes an elbow to the temple.
Abai lands a damaging elbow.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Udric just misses with a elbow thrown towards Abai's brow.
Abai lands a body shot.
Abai lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
A left hand lands to the body for Abai.
Abai lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Nice body punch from Abai.
Abai misses with a hook to the ribs.
Udric blocks a body shot from Abai.
Udric dodges an elbow strike from Abai.
Udric is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Abai to keep the fight standing.
Abai missing with knees to the body.
Abai throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Abai missing with knees to the body.
Udric blocks a body shot from Abai.
Abai lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Razbinos Udric's cut is getting worse.
Abai tries a body shot but Udric blocks it.
Abai creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Abai softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Abai working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Abai misses with an elbow over the top.
Abai lands an uppercut.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Udric tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Razbinos Udric. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Udric fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Abai tries a body shot but Udric blocks it.
Abai using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Nice body punch from Abai - that landed with a thud.
Udric is trying to break the clinch but Abai is controlling him.
Udric can't break the clinch.
Abai is leaning against Udric and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Abai lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Abai works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
A body shot lands from Abai.
Abai digs a right hand into Udric's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Udric's gas tank.
Abai lands a body punch.
Udric doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Abai scores with a hook to the body.
Udric blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Udric is trying to pull guard but Abai turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Abai lands an elbow that stopped Udric in his tracks for a moment.
Abai lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Abai lands a nice knee to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Abai misses with a body punch.
Abai lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Abai pushes Udric back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Abai can't find room to land a body shot as Udric controls the action.
Udric takes an elbow to the forehead.
Abai struggles to land a body shot inside as Udric controls his hands.
Abai blocks an elbow strike.
Udric is trying to push Abai away but Abai has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Abai missing with knees to the body.
Abai tries to land knees in the clinch but Udric avoids the damage to the body.
Abai lands an elbow that stopped Udric in his tracks for a moment.
Abai comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Razbinos Udric's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
Udric has had enough of the clinch but Abai keeps him there for the moment.
Abai lands with a right to the head.
Abai lands a body shot in the clinch.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Abai working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Abai misses with a hook to the ribs.
Abai lands a shot to the body.
Abai lands an elbow just above Udric 's eye.
Abai working Udric over with knees to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ibrahim Abai dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Razbinos Udric's cut.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Horrible takedown attempt by Abai or perhaps it was just good defense by Udric, which made it look bad.
Abai fails with a takedown attempt.
Abai has a takedown stuffed.
Udric appears to be looking for a big counter.
Razbinos Udric has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Ibrahim Abai.
No luck for Abai with that takedown attempt.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A head kick misses from Udric.
As Udric backs off Abai throws a huge counter combo but Udric manages to avoid it all.
Abai is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Udric's half guard.
Abai working over Udric with some ground and pound. Udric looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Abai missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Udric is trying to control but can't.
Abai takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Udric is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Abai scores with a couple of nice shots.
Abai working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Abai working over Udric with some ground and pound. Udric looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Abai working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Abai lands a nice short elbow.
Udric is rocked!
Abai creates some space for himself and unloads with a monster right hand! That one landed with a sickening thud - Udric is out cold and this one is all over! Abai climbs onto the cage to celebrate with his corner!! He's shouting something into the camera but he's still got his mouthpiece in so God knows what he's actually saying.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:56 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Ibrahim Abai!
An out of breath Ibrahim Abai thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
The defeated Razbinos Udric had this to say: 'Eh?? No doping control here?'.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Dennis Nilsen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tugg Speedman (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Tugg Speedman has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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Excellent boxer
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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
7 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Dennis Nilsen!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Tugg Speedman!
The judges for this bout are Jonathan Paton, Reed Andrews and Jorge Garcia.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nice body kick there by Speedman.
Speedman takes a swing at Nilsen's ribcage but misses.
Speedman rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Nilsen counters with a left and a right that stings Speedman.
Nilsen throws a right hand that Speedman ducks under and follows up with a left that Speedman also avoids with ease.
Nilsen fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Speedman manages to avoid it.
Nilsen throws a push kick but Speedman slaps the foot to one side.
Nilsen scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Speedman scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Speedman lands a high kick!
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Nilsen!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Speedman throws out a leg kick but Nilsen moves out of range and Speedman only half commits.
Speedman doesn't manage to clinch there - Nilsen circles away.
Nilsen keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Speedman.
Speedman has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
Speedman dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Speedman is looking to slow Nilsen down with leg kicks.
Speedman slips a jab and a cross from Nilsen.
Speedman throws a body shot but no joy.
Speedman looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Speedman throws a head kick that misses.
Nilsen appears to be looking for a big counter.
Speedman throws a body kick that misses.
Nilsen avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
An inside leg kick from Speedman misses.
Speedman lands a right hook to the body.
Speedman dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Speedman looks to land a body kick but Nilsen moved away.
Speedman attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Speedman misses with a double jab.
A little feinted left hand from Nilsen on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Speedman just misses with a punch to the body.
Speedman swings for the body but Nilsen moves out of range.
Nilsen went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
Speedman throws a body shot but no joy.
A punch combination from Nilsen misses.
Nilsen fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Speedman throws a hook but Nilsen blocks it.
As Speedman looks to move away, Nilsen throws a big counter combo but Speedman just gets out of the way.
Speedman throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Nilsen looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Nilsen walks into a jab.
Nilsen keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Tugg Speedman seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Speedman tries to clinch but Nilsen is having none of it.
Nilsen misses with a body shot.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Speedman is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Nilsen.
Speedman closes the distance but Nilsen moves to the side
and Nilsen counters with a series of strikes. Speedman will be more careful next time no doubt.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Speedman.
It looks like Dennis Nilsen has been cut.
Speedman buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Speedman is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Nilsen rather than just go for the knockout.
Nilsen on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Speedman lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Speedman avoids the head kick by Nilsen.
Speedman throws a chopping leg kick but Nilsen manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Speedman dodges the punch combination from Nilsen.
Speedman checks a leg kick.
Speedman is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Speedman throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Nilsen throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
and Speedman counters with a body kick.
Speedman looks to land a left hand but Nilsen moved out of range nicely.
Nilsen appears to be looking for a big counter.
Nilsen avoids the body shot from Speedman.
Nilsen is looking to counter punch.
Speedman throws a nice outside leg kick.
Nilsen fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Speedman! But no joy.
Nilsen throws a leg kick that misses.
Nilsen throws a push kick but Speedman slaps the foot to one side.
Speedman wants to counter with a clinch but Nilsen pushes him away.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Speedman.
Nilsen walks into a stiff left hand from Speedman.
Speedman lands a jab to Nilsen's midsection.
Speedman scores with a hook to the body. Nilsen takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Tugg Speedman dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Dennis Nilsen's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Nilsen takes a swing at Speedman's ribcage but misses.
Tugg Speedman seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Speedman looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Nilsen keeping moving, preventing Speedman from controlling successfully.
Nilsen is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Speedman with a flurry of punches that miss.
Speedman keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Nilsen's head.
Nilsen utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Speedman stands over his opponent and dives in with a flying punch! Nilsen throws up his legs and catches Speedman in a triangle! Oh this looks tight! Speedman tries to escape but he's forced to tap! Wow, fantastic work there by Nilsen! That came out of nowhere!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:59 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle Choke). Dennis Nilsen!
A very excited looking Dennis Nilsen made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Stephen Campbell (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Paul Walnuts (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Campbell might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to "Joyride (Omen)" by Chevelle. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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183 lbs
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179 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
11 - 3 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Stephen Campbell!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 5 - 0, fighting out of New York, Paul Walnuts!
The judges for this bout are David Schapiro, Dean Styles and Joseph Jones.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A slapping leg kick lands for Campbell.
Campbell looks to score with a jab to the body but Walnuts is just out of range.
Walnuts lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
Walnuts uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Campbell.
Campbell throws a head kick but Walnuts moves out of range.
Walnuts throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Campbell stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Walnuts ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Walnuts clinches.
Campbell works for the underhooks and manages to get a trip takedown into guard.
Campbell is standing up over Walnuts. Walnuts looks to escape but Campbell dives into side control.
Campbell is moving around in side control but his primary objective seems to be to maintain the position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Campbell looking to punish the body of his opponent here but Walnuts is avoiding damage well.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Campbell creates some space and throws a big elbow, but Walnuts sees it coming and moves his head just enough to avoid the strike.
Walnuts is not content to let Campbell control the position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Walnuts tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Campbell wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
The strikes coming from Campbell are missing the target in this wave of attacks.
Walnuts wants to control but Campbell postures up.
Campbell sitting in side control, looking to soften his opponent up with elbows and hammerfists but Walnuts is avoiding damage well and looking to escape the position.
Walnuts is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Campbell moves into full mount!
Campbell is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Campbell punching from mount but Walnuts doing a good job of avoiding damage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Campbell swings around for an armbar but it's a sloppy attempt and Walnuts is now in Campbell's guard. A big mistake from Campbell there, giving up the dominant position!
Campbell is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Campbell is on top in guard.
Campbell wants to control from the top but Walnuts keeps moving.
Campbell pushes down on Walnuts's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Campbell scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Walnuts avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Campbell.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Walnuts has hold of Campbell's hands but Campbell slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Campbell seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
Campbell is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Campbell working Walnuts over with strikes.
Walnuts blocking the ground and pound attempt from Campbell.
Walnuts has hold of Campbell's hands but Campbell slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Walnuts avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Campbell.
Walnuts regains full guard. Nicely done.
Campbell in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Campbell scoring with some ground and pound.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Campbell not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Walnuts is trying to keep Campbell in close.
Campbell postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Campbell content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Campbell is looking to work some ground and pound but Walnuts has wrist control.
Campbell throwing strikes from guard but Walnuts blocks nicely.
Campbell in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Campbell missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Walnuts is trying to control the position but Campbell postures up.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Stephen Campbell dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
The fight stays on the outside here - Walnuts looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Walnuts is looking to clinch but Campbell is avoiding it.
Campbell swats away the attempt to clinch by Walnuts.
Danga de danga de dang - Campbell scores with a four punch combination!
Campbell scores with the left hand. Walnuts knows he should have avoided that one.
Campbell with a nice cross.
A left lands for Campbell.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Walnuts takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Walnuts throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Campbell rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Walnuts moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Campbell slips a jab from Walnuts.
Campbell throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Campbell looks to land a left hand but Walnuts moved out of range nicely.
Campbell looking to land some kicks to the body here.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Walnuts.
Walnuts tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Campbell counters with a shoot takedown. Walnuts fights it but they end up in guard.
Campbell sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Campbell makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Campbell is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Walnuts can do to turn this around?
Walnuts utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Campbell throwing strikes from guard but Walnuts blocks nicely.
Campbell landing with the ground and pound.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Campbell scoring with punches to the head and body.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Campbell trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Campbell cracks Walnuts with a solid left hand.
Walnuts utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Campbell chips away with some ground and pound.
Walnuts working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Campbell.
Campbell loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Walnuts avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Walnuts utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Walnuts has Campbell pulled in close to control his posture.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Campbell working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Campbell throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Walnuts works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Campbell is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Campbell loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Campbell looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Campbell is looking to work some ground and pound but Walnuts has wrist control.
Campbell postures up in Walnuts's guard and throws a big left but Walnuts blocks it.
Campbell trying to control the position from guard on top but Walnuts is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Campbell throwing strikes but missing.
Campbell trying to control the position from guard on top but Walnuts is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Walnuts tries to clinch up but Campbell circles away and keeps his distance.
Walnuts tries to clinch up.
Walnuts connects with a nice looking jab.
Walnuts tries to bum rush Campbell with a series of wild strikes but Campbell uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Walnuts lands a lovely overhand right.
Campbell pivots, looking for a leg kick but Walnuts is out of range and Campbell settles back down.
Walnuts tries to close the distance and clinch but Campbell swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
The fight stays on the outside here - Walnuts looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
A jab lands there for Walnuts.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Stephen Campbell dominated that second round.
That's time! Campbell's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!
Campbell takes a swing at Walnuts's ribcage but misses.
Decent striking displayed by Campbell there.
Campbell stuffs the takedown attempt from Walnuts. Walnuts gets slowly back to his feet.
Campbell misses with a series of wild punches.
Walnuts misses with an uppercut
and Campbell makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Campbell lands with a hook. Walnuts tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Walnuts is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Campbell.
Walnuts just manages to avoid a counter high kick fromCampbell.
Campbell takes a shot to the body in his stride.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Walnuts uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Campbell.
A nice side step and Walnuts releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Campbell throws a good cross that connects.
Walnuts tries to clinch but Campbell is having none of it.
Walnuts fails with an attempt to clinch.
Campbell lands a right hook to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Campbell.
Campbell shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Walnuts's guard.
Campbell wants to control from the top but Walnuts keeps moving.
Campbell postures up and lands a big shot to Walnuts's brow.
Walnuts trying to control the position.
Campbell with a nice head shot there.
Campbell loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Campbell trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Campbell throws a big elbow that misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Campbell wants to control from the top but Walnuts keeps moving.
Campbell looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Campbell throwing strikes but missing.
Campbell is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
Campbell working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Walnuts avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
A left lands for Campbell.
Campbell swats away the attempt to clinch by Walnuts.
Walnuts clinches.
Paul Walnuts has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Campbell softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Campbell struggles to land a body shot inside as Walnuts controls his hands.
Campbell wants to take the fight to the mat but Walnuts manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
Campbell has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Walnuts avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Campbell goes for a takedown in the clinch but Walnuts prevents it.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Stephen Campbell. That's going to take a lot out of him.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Campbell holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Walnuts is looking to break free of the clinch but Campbell has double underhooks.
Walnuts misses with some punches.
Campbell misses with a punch on the inside.
Campbell working aggressively here.
Campbell misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Campbell lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Campbell is stalling here.
Walnuts jumps guard but Campbell turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Stephen Campbell is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Campbell has Walnuts pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Walnuts manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
And that's the end of the fight!
Stephen Campbell showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Campbell has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge David Schapiro scores the fight 30:27
Judge Dean Styles scores the fight 30:27
Judge Joseph Jones scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Stephen Campbell!
After winning the bout, Stephen Campbell 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 featherweight MMA rules bout between DJ Boom (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Connor McGregor (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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22
140 lbs
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157 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
7 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, DJ Boom!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Connor McGregor!
The judges for this bout are Bruno Lombardi, Jorge Garcia and Chad Campbell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Boom avoids the head kick by McGregor.
McGregor misses the jab.
Boom misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
McGregor is looking to land body kicks.
Boom takes a shot to the body in his stride.
McGregor lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Nice body punch from Boom.
The crowd cheers as Boom lands an impressive looking overhand right. McGregor doesn't seem phased though.
Boom misses with a wild body shot.
McGregor is looking for the big counter here.
Boom moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
McGregor is rocked!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
McGregor is wiping some vaseline out of his eye. Boom doesn't give a rats ass about fair play and cracks him with a massive hook to the side of the head! McGregor crumples to the floor out cold! The cornerman is going to be in McGregor's bad books for that mishap!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:44 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). DJ Boom!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Do Who Tsoi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Don Fagaro (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Tsoi's entrance music is !!!. A fine choice. Do Who Tsoi has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.
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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
11 - 4 - 0, fighting out of London, Do Who Tsoi!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Don Fagaro!
The judges for this bout are Eddie Farnsworth, Franklyn Lucas and Alyssa Summers.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Fagaro fails to land with a series of punches.
Tsoi turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Fagaro throws out a powerful jab.
Tsoi looks to score with a jab to the body but Fagaro is just out of range.
Fagaro thows a left - swing and a miss!
Tsoi lands with a right hand.
Tsoi shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Fagaro throws out a counter right but Tsoi avoids it with no problem.
Tsoi staying out of range there.
Fagaro misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Tsoi uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Fagaro.
Tsoi bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Tsoi cracks Fagaro with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Tsoi ducks under a wild hook from Fagaro.
Tsoi looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
Fagaro has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Fagaro there as he acknowledges the shot.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Fagaro fails with the takedown.
Decent striking displayed by Tsoi there.
Fagaro closes the distance and lands a one-two.
It looks like Do Who Tsoi has been cut.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A big right from Fagaro misses.
A quick step to the side and Tsoi tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Tsoi takes one to the chin there.
Tsoi missing with a left hand there. Fagaro was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Fagaro throws a looping overhand right but Tsoi ducks down to avoid it.
Tsoi has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
Fagaro looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Tsoi trying to control the position.
Tsoi keeping moving, preventing Fagaro from controlling successfully.
Fagaro works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Fagaro tries to pass the half guard into mount. Tsoi knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Tsoi is trying to control but can't.
Fagaro prevents Tsoi from improving his position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tsoi is looking to control Fagaro's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Tsoi avoid being mounted?
Fagaro keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
Fagaro seems to be working for a kimura but Tsoi defends the submission attempt.
Fagaro is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Fagaro thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Tsoi's head.
Tsoi trying to control here.
Tsoi moves into full guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fagaro stands over his opponent and dives in with a flying punch! Tsoi throws up his legs and catches Fagaro in a triangle! Oh this looks tight! Fagaro tries to escape but he's forced to tap! Wow, fantastic work there by Tsoi! That came out of nowhere!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:20 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle Choke). Do Who Tsoi!
Do Who Tsoi bigged himself up after the win. The crowd seemed to love it.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Kim Jong Guk (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mike McGuire (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). McGuire has chosen Five Finger Death Punch - Jekyll And Hyde as his entrance music. Kim Jong Guk could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Mike McGuire's chin.
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178 lbs
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182 cm
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182 lbs
9 - 3 - 0 |
Good wrestling
World class boxer
Insanely flexible |
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Good wrestler
World class MT
Good gas tank |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the welterweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
7 - 3 - 0, fighting out of New York, Kim Jong Guk!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 3 - 0, fighting out of New York, Mike McGuire!
The judges for this bout are John Kavanagh, Franklyn Lucas and Dean Styles.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
McGuire will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Jong Guk checks the leg kick.
Jong Guk is trying to close the distance and clinch up, after that failed offence from McGuire.
McGuire swinging wildly here.
Jong Guk tries to counter by clinching up but McGuire breaks away and moves out of range.
McGuire has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
McGuire misses with the body kick
and Jong Guk counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Jong Guk.
Jong Guk misses with a punch on the inside.
McGuire lands with a short punch from the clinch.
McGuire stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Jong Guk is leaning against McGuire and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Jong Guk lands an uppercut.
Jong Guk lands with a light punch inside.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
McGuire stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
McGuire breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Jong Guk looks for the body kick but McGuire saw that one coming.
Jong Guk has been working on his boxing with his coaches at IMMA Gym of Elite ASS in the buildup to the fight.
McGuire connects with a jab.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Jong Guk scores with a sloppy right hand. McGuire should have avoided that one.
McGuire walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
It looks like Mike McGuire has been cut.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jong Guk throws a shot from downtown. McGuire moves away and avoids it.
Donk. McGuire catches Jong Guk right on the button with a cross.
Kim Jong Guk is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Jong Guk throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Jong Guk takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
McGuire takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
McGuire feints and as Jong Guk raises his hands in defense, McGuire changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
Jong Guk wants to stand but McGuire is controlling the position.
McGuire working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Jong Guk wants to stand but McGuire is controlling the position.
Jong Guk knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for McGuire on the ground.
Jong Guk looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
McGuire is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jong Guk looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
McGuire throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Jong Guk is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst McGuire is controlling him.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Jong Guk on the wrong end of a nice jab.
McGuire closes the distance and clinches.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Jong Guk lands a hook to the side of the head.
McGuire struggles to land a body shot inside as Jong Guk controls his hands.
McGuire is trying to trip Jong Guk. He has hold of a leg but Jong Guk is hopping around, keeping his balance for the moment. McGuire persists though and gets the takedown into guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
McGuire passes Jong Guk's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Nice strikes from McGuire there.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
McGuire wants to pass the guard but Jong Guk is defending well.
McGuire winds up and cracks Jong Guk with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
McGuire wants to take a breather but Jong Guk is having none of it.
Jong Guk wants to get back to his feet.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
McGuire controlling the action here.
McGuire sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Jong Guk defending well though.
Jong Guk wants to get back to his feet.
Jong Guk trying to control from the bottom.
McGuire seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Jong Guk does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Jong Guk is looking to escape.
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.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Jong Guk throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
McGuire keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
McGuire lands an overhand right.
McGuire bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Jong Guk's head.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Jong Guk misses with a short punch on the inside.
Jong Guk lands a nice uppercut.
Jong Guk throws a punch but it's blocked by McGuire.
Jong Guk doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
McGuire works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
McGuire misses with a hook to the ribs.
Jong Guk can't find room to land a body shot as McGuire controls the action.
Jong Guk prevents a body shot from McGuire.
Jong Guk scores with a shoulder strike.
Jong Guk misses with a punch on the inside.
McGuire makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mike McGuire dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Mike McGuire's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Nice body kick from Jong Guk.
McGuire moves out of range as Jong Guk strikes.
Jong Guk throws a sloppy body shot
and McGuire counters with a stiff right hand.
McGuire connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Jong Guk checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Jong Guk lunges at McGuire with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by McGuire's hand.
Jong Guk ducks down and throws a hook to the body but McGuire moves away.
McGuire connects with a looping right hand.
McGuire throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Jong Guk on the side of the head.
Jong Guk tries to land a front kick but McGuire steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
A head kick by Jong Guk misses
and McGuire counters with a nice leg kick.
A looping hook to the body misses from Jong Guk. McGuire does a little dance to reset his feet.
McGuire wants to clinch up but Jong Guk keeps it at a distance.
McGuire cracks the inside of Jong Guk's front leg.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Jong Guk lands a right hook to the body.
Jong Guk slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
McGuire lands a head kick. Jong Guk smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
McGuire throws out a powerful jab.
Jong Guk wants to land a leg kick but McGuire is out of range.
McGuire feints the counter takedown.
McGuire misses with a body shot
and Jong Guk counters by moving into the clinch.
Jong Guk swings wildly with an uppercut but McGuire uses good head movement to avoid it.
McGuire effectively controlling the action here.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Jong Guk.
Jong Guk lands with a right to the head.
McGuire stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Jong Guk misses with a punch to the body.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from McGuire.
Jong Guk swings wildly with an uppercut but McGuire uses good head movement to avoid it.
McGuire is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
McGuire throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
McGuire blocks a body shot from Jong Guk.
McGuire lands an elbow that stopped Jong Guk in his tracks for a moment.
It looks like Kim Jong Guk has been cut.
McGuire throws a head punch that misses.
Jong Guk tries to throw a body punch but McGuire avoids it by throwing Jong Guk back against the cage.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A short left from McGuire.
Jong Guk tries to throw a body punch but McGuire avoids it by throwing Jong Guk back against the cage.
Jong Guk swings wildly with an uppercut but McGuire uses good head movement to avoid it.
Jong Guk misses with a hook from the clinch.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Jong Guk creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
McGuire is working on a single leg takedown against the cage. Jong Guk can't fight it off and eventually McGuire manages to take the fight to the floor. Jong Guk looks annoyed but at least he's managed to land in guard.
McGuire prevents Jong Guk from getting back to his feet.
McGuire wants to control from the top but Jong Guk keeps moving.
Jong Guk is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst McGuire is controlling him.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
McGuire is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
McGuire seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
McGuire lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
McGuire postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Jong Guk on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Jong Guk tries to get out of the position.
Jong Guk is pulling down on McGuire's head to control his posture.
McGuire prevents Jong Guk from getting back to his feet.
Jong Guk can't keep his opponent in guard - McGuire advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
McGuire is trying to control. Jong Guk wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
McGuire slips a nice elbow through Jong Guk's hands, connecting with Jong Guk's forehead.
McGuire has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Jong Guk is looking to escape.
McGuire not doing much here.
Jong Guk is looking to escape.
McGuire winds up and cracks Jong Guk with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Jong Guk looks like he's trying to stand up.
Jong Guk is trying to control but can't.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
McGuire wants to control but Jong Guk is keeping him busy.
McGuire sitting and controlling from the half guard.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
McGuire has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Jong Guk.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mike McGuire showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
McGuire throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Jong Guk stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
McGuire tries to clinch but Jong Guk is having none of it.
Jong Guk throws a body punch but McGuire moves out of range.
McGuire pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
McGuire takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
McGuire lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
McGuire tries to move into range but Jong Guk moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
McGuire slips under a jab.
Jong Guk closes the distance but McGuire moves to the side
and McGuire counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Jong Guk lands a big head kick that sends McGuire to the canvas! Jong Guk follows up with strikes from the mount that forces the ref to step in and stop the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:46 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Kim Jong Guk!
Kim Jong Guk retains his welterweight title!
After winning the bout, Kim Jong Guk 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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energy
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hype
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FIGHT
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