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Havoc Rebirth PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Guilhaume Prevot (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jordan Nortiven (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Nortiven's choice of entrance music: Youth - Daughter. 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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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
4 - 10 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Guilhaume Prevot!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Jordan Nortiven!
The judges for this bout are Fedor Mirinova, Aleksandr Martynov and Viktor Lagutenko.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nortiven tries to clinch up.
Nortiven jabs Prevot to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Prevot gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Prevot kicks Nortiven off and gets to his feet.
Prevot throws a head kick that misses.
Prevot moves into range and clinches up with Nortiven.
Prevot gets double underhooks and manages to take the fight to the ground.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Nortiven wants to stand up but Prevot is controlling him.
Nortiven working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Prevot.
Prevot might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Nortiven uses the cage to get back to his feet.
Nortiven shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Nortiven showed some decent athleticism there.
Prevot looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nortiven stalling away here and it's allowed Prevot to slip out his trapped foot and regain full guard.
Prevot scrambles and gets back to his feet.
Nortiven wants to clinch up but Prevot keeps it at a distance.
Prevot rushes Nortiven and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Nortiven escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Prevot gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Prevot has picked Nortiven up - he's going for a ride! Prevot dumps his opponent to the mat with a thud and settles into half guard.
Prevot is looking for a kimura but Nortiven is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Prevot to get the leverage.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Prevot lands a nice short elbow.
Nortiven wants to control but Prevot is keeping busy.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Prevot moves nicely into side control.
Prevot is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Nortiven knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Prevot working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Prevot working the ground and pound.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Prevot stands up and we're back to a striking position.
Nortiven dodges the punch combination from Prevot.
Prevot tries to close the distance and clinch up but Nortiven swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Nortiven with the counter takedown but Prevot avoids it easily.
Nortiven has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Nortiven there as he acknowledges the shot.
Nortiven scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Prevot trying to hold on to Nortiven's head to control him but Nortiven postures up.
Prevot is refusing to be controlled, as Nortiven sits in half guard.
Prevot moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Prevot bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Nortiven's guard.
Prevot is looking to work some ground and pound but Nortiven has wrist control.
Prevot not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Prevot stands and steps away. Nortiven gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game.
Prevot throws a series of punches but Nortiven moves out of range.
Nortiven doesn't manage to clinch there - Prevot circles away.
Nortiven tries to keep at a distance but Prevot has taken the fight into the clinch.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Prevot manages to break the clinch.
Prevot throws a right hand that Nortiven ducks under and follows up with a left that Nortiven also avoids with ease.
Nortiven drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Prevot defends it well.
Excellent takedown into side control there by Nortiven.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Guilhaume Prevot dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Nortiven is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Prevot's half guard.
Prevot kicks off Nortiven and gets to his feet.
Nortiven feints and as Prevot raises his hands in defense, Nortiven changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
Prevot is adopting a defensive guard.
Nortiven throws a big right hand that misses.
Prevot tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Nortiven trying to control but Prevot is working from the bottom.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nortiven with a flurry of punches that miss.
Nortiven must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Prevot is on top in guard.
Guilhaume Prevot overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Nortiven looking for a sweep. Not yet Nortiven, not yet.
Prevot postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Prevot decides he's had enough of playing guard and decides to stand. Come on Nortiven, up you get!
Prevot swats away the attempt to clinch by Nortiven.
Nortiven shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
Prevot pushes Nortiven off and gets back to his feet.
Nortiven is breathing heavily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nortiven is looking to clinch but Prevot is avoiding it.
Prevot tries to bum rush Nortiven with a series of wild strikes but Nortiven uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Prevot bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Nortiven is looking to regain half guard here but Prevot keeps moving and retains side control.
Prevot stands up and beckons Nortiven to his feet.
Prevot darts in and clinches Nortiven up against the cage.
Prevot lands with a right to the head.
Prevot avoiding damage.
Prevot's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nortiven tries to clinch up.
Nortiven looks to score with a jab to the body but Prevot is just out of range.
A right-left combo lands from Prevot.
Nortiven is rocked!
Nortiven tries to clinch there but Prevot circles away.
Prevot clinches with his opponent.
Nortiven wants the takedown. Prevot is fighting it off but Nortiven persists and manages to bring the fight to the ground, ending up in Prevot's guard against the cage.
Prevot kicks Nortiven off and gets to his feet.
Prevot lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Nortiven circles away quickly and effectively.
Nortiven unleashes a big counter combination but Prevot bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Nortiven closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Prevot to the mat! Prevot manages to get full guard.
Prevot kicks Nortiven off and gets to his feet.
Guilhaume Prevot seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Prevot rushes Nortiven and presses him up against the cage.
Prevot manages to break the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nortiven shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Prevot napping and manages to drive through into side control!
Prevot sneaks out the side door and pushes Nortiven away - he's back to his feet. The crowd show their appreciation for the escape.
Prevot feints a jab promting Nortiven to slip. Prevot then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Nortiven slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Nortiven is still on wobbly legs! Can Prevot finish him?
Prevot tries to bum rush Nortiven with a series of wild strikes but Nortiven uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Prevot closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Nortiven did well to prevent Prevot getting side control.
Prevot is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Prevot maintaining the dominant position here and is working for a kimura. He's locked it up! Nortiven could be in real trouble here! He's trying to wriggle out but Prevot has cracked it and Nortiven is screaming in pain - he's tapped out! Great finish by Prevot!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:43 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Guilhaume Prevot!
A relieved looking Guilhaume Prevot thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Rhys Mackenzie King (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Alexey Alexandrov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Alexey Alexandrov is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.
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201 lbs
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200 lbs
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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
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Rhys Mackenzie King!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 9 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Alexey Alexandrov!
The judges for this bout are Ivan Kurochkin, Dmitry Maklakov and Igor Prikhodko.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Alexandrov moves out of range of the body kick from King.
King lands a nice shot that snaps Alexandrov's head back.
King misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
King misses with a kick to the body.
King keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Alexandrov clinches with his opponent.
Alexandrov has dropped down and is working for a takedown. King is trying to keep an underhook but Alexandrov manages to get the takedown into half guard.
Alexandrov thows a huge punch but King dodges it nicely.
King tries to roll over but Alexandrov keeps him under control.
King trying to control from the bottom.
King holds on for dear life, maintaining half guard for now.
Alexandrov seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Alexandrov missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
King is refusing to be controlled, as Alexandrov sits in half guard.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Alexandrov lands a nice short elbow.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
King is looking for a sweep. Alexandrov is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
King keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
King tries to roll over but Alexandrov keeps him under control.
King is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Alexandrov pulls his head out easily.
King is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Alexandrov pulls his head out easily.
King has hold of Alexandrov's hands but Alexandrov slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Alexandrov lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
In the pre-fight buildup videos we saw Alexandrov working his ground and pound in the gym.
Alexandrov landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
King wants to improve his position but Alexandrov is controlling well.
Alexandrov landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Alexandrov has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Alexandrov not landing any meaningful shots this time.
King wants to improve his position but Alexandrov is controlling well.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Alexandrov 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.
Alexandrov lands strikes from half guard.
King looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
King on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
King won't allow Alexandrov to pass to mount.
King looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Alexandrov drops an elbow to the side of King's head.
King looking for submissions off his back.
King is trying to get back to full guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Alexandrov slips a nice elbow through King's hands, connecting with King's forehead.
King taking some punishment here, with Alexandrov in his half guard.
Alexandrov lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Alexandrov takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
King is rocked!
Alexandrov works his foot free and advances to mount.
Alexandrov lands a big shot to the head and King winces in pain. He's tapped out due to strikes!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:45 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Strikes). Alexey Alexandrov!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Miyamoto Musashi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tearrius George (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). This should be fireworks!
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205 lbs
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227 lbs
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World class boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
23 - 27 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Miyamoto Musashi!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 4 - 1, fighting out of New York, Tearrius George!
The judges for this bout are Aleksei Zolotukhin, Viktor Lagutenko and Fedor Mirinova.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by George.
Musashi throws a body shot but no joy.
Musashi misses with a body shot.
Musashi throws a jab but it's blocked by George.
George lands a body shot.
Musashi cracks the inside of George's front leg.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Musashi.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by George.
George takes a swing at Musashi's ribcage but misses.
Musashi swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
George throws a leg kick that misses.
Musashi throws an off balance right hand
and George counters with a straight right hand.
George lands a jab.
George is looking to slow Musashi down with leg kicks.
Musashi misses the shot to the body.
Musashi scores with a crisp jab that stopped George in his tracks.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
George lands a nice leg kick that just misses Musashi's sensitive parts.
George throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
It looks like Miyamoto Musashi has been cut.
George moves out of range as Musashi throws a body kick.
George is trying to counter with his kicks.
That's one minute gone in the round.
George takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Tearrius George is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
George stuns Musashi with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
George connects with a right hand. Musashi shakes it off.
George throws a right and a left that Musashi avoids nicely.
Musashi throws a body punch but George moves out of range.
George will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
George throws a body kick that misses.
George missing with a left hand there. Musashi was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
George feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Musashi's calf.
George misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Musashi counters with a lovely straight right hand!
George fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Musashi has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
George lands with a nice combination. Musashi backs away looking to recover.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
George lands with a nice body punch.
Tearrius George seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Musashi connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
It looks like Tearrius George has been cut.
Musashi throws a combination but it was largely blocked by George.
A swing and a miss from George.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A shot to the liver by George. Beautiful body shot.
A kick lands to the mid section there for George.
George scores with a decent looking hook.
Some bone on bone action there as George checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from George, right into the meat.
Musashi misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from George.
George throws a lazy right hand but Musashi sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
George is looking to slow Musashi down with leg kicks.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts George, as that shot connected.
George looks to land a combination but Musashi avoids it well.
Musashi checks a leg kick.
Musashi looks to be in better condition than last time we saw him fight. Obviously he's been working hard on his cardio.
George throws a push kick but Musashi slaps the foot to one side.
Musashi bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps George's head backwards.
George has done a lot of speed work in the buildup to this fight.
Musashi fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. George looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Musashi misses with a straight right.
George tries a quick counter leg kick but Musashi is wise to it.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Musashi - that will leave a mark!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Musashi lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
George scores with a nice strike.
George blocks the body kick.
George throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Musashi scores with a nice strike.
George ducks under a wild hook from Musashi.
George throws a chopping leg kick but Musashi manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Musashi scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Musashi is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Musashi swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Musashi on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Musashi is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
George feints and then cracks Musashi's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Musashi down.
George has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
George swings away with a body shot that misses
and Musashi counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Musashi moves out of range of the body kick from George.
George throws a leg kick but Musashi checks it.
George looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Musashi ducks down and throws a hook to the body but George moves away.
George goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Musashi closes the distance and pushes George back into the cage.
George lands with a right to the head.
Musashi wants a takedown but no success here.
Musashi tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
George lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Musashi or not.
Musashi is trying to pull guard but George turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Miyamoto Musashi. That's going to take a lot out of him.
George scores with a shot to the side of Musashi's head.
Musashi jumps guard but George stands there with Musashi around his waist. Musashi gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
George misses with a hook to the ribs.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
George gets through Musashi's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
George gets underhooks to prevent Musashi's takedown attempt.
A right handed body shot lands from George.
Musashi is breathing heavily.
Musashi lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Tearrius George dominated that round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
A chopping leg kick lands by George.
Musashi takes one to the chin there.
Musashi is rocked!
George scores with a body shot.
Oh Musashi is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Musashi ducks into an uppercut from George and that's knocked him out cold! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:14 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Tearrius George!
Tearrius George was full of energy after the big win and talked about how he thinks he can do big things in this sport. The crowd were appreciative of his determination to succeed.
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Ben Lauzon (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Fireaway Flanagan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Flanagan has chosen For Heavy Metal we will die! as his entrance music. This should be fireworks!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Ben Lauzon!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Fireaway Flanagan!
The judges for this bout are Aleksei Zolotukhin, Konstantin Menshow and Aleksandr Martynov.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Flanagan misses with a looping right.
Lauzon lands a slapping body shot.
Lauzon goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Flanagan. Lauzon shrugs it off though.
Flanagan throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Lauzon.
Lauzon checks a leg kick.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Lauzon!
Flanagan misses with a leg kick
and Lauzon counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Flanagan fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Lauzon lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Flanagan backwards.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Flanagan misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Lauzon tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Flanagan avoids it.
Lauzon with a knee to the head.
Flanagan goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Lauzon breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Flanagan scores with a three punch combo!
A swing and a miss from Flanagan.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lauzon has Flanagan up against the cage in a clinch.
Flanagan is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Knees to the body from Lauzon.
Flanagan tries to work over Lauzon's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Lauzon lands with a light punch inside.
Flanagan throws a punch but it's blocked by Lauzon.
Flanagan struggles to land a body shot inside as Lauzon controls his hands.
Flanagan tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Good body shot from Lauzon.
Lauzon is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Flanagan is defending well for now.
Flanagan pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Flanagan checks a leg kick nicely.
Flanagan throws an off balance right hand
and Lauzon counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Flanagan connects with a crisp jab.
Lauzon throws a head kick but Flanagan moves out of range.
Flanagan throws a big counter head kick but Lauzon avoids it with no problem.
Fireaway Flanagan seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Flanagan.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Flanagan connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Flanagan walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Lauzon checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Flanagan looks to land a combination but Lauzon avoids it well.
Lauzon throwing a counter right hand but Flanagan manages to avoid it.
Flanagan pivots, looking for a leg kick but Lauzon is out of range and Flanagan settles back down.
Flanagan lands a really nice looking cross but Lauzon seems unphased.
Lauzon on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Lauzon throws a low kick but Flanagan moves out of range easily.
A jab from Flanagan misses.
Flanagan throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Lauzon takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Flanagan lands with a good body shot.
Flanagan connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Flanagan thows a leg kick but Lauzon checks it
and Lauzon counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Flanagan showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Lauzon.
Flanagan tries a quick counter leg kick but Lauzon is wise to it.
Flanagan tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Flanagan misses with a body kick.
Lauzon is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
A leg kick checked by Lauzon.
Flanagan throws a sloppy head kick and Lauzon moves out of range easily.
Flanagan misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Flanagan misses with a hook
and Lauzon makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Flanagan tries to work over Lauzon's front leg with a kick but Lauzon checks it.
Good standup being displayed there by Lauzon as he connects with a hook.
Lauzon lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Flanagan circles away quickly and effectively.
Some wild striking there from Lauzon.
Lauzon walks into a stiff left hand from Flanagan.
Flanagan throws a low kick but Lauzon avoids it.
Flanagan uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Lauzon.
Lauzon moves into range and clinches up with Flanagan.
Flanagan working aggressively here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Flanagan's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Flanagan scores with a head kick.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Flanagan throws a head kick that misses
and Lauzon counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Flanagan fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Lauzon.
Flanagan throws a front kick aimed at Lauzon's knee but Lauzon avoids it well.
Lauzon fails to land with a series of punches.
A shot to the liver by Lauzon. Beautiful body shot.
Lauzon throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Flanagan flicks out a counter leg kick but Lauzon steps away.
Flanagan throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Flanagan walks into a left hand.
Lauzon walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Lauzon checks a leg kick.
A combination from Flanagan does no damage.
Flanagan throws a leg kick but Lauzon checks it.
Flanagan takes one to the chin there.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Ben Lauzon will probably get the nod.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Lauzon uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Flanagan has time to react.
Lauzon staying out of range there.
Flanagan lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
A cross from Lauzon lands.
Fireaway Flanagan seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Flanagan tries to land a leg kick but Lauzon saw it coming and moves away.
Lauzon throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Flanagan takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Lauzon jabs at Flanagan's body.
Flanagan tries a head kick but it misses.
Flanagan's corner calls for a 1-2. Flanagan obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
A leg kick checked by Lauzon.
Flanagan attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Lauzon checks a leg kick.
Flanagan throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Flanagan on the wrong end of a nice hook.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Flanagan lands with a thumping leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Flanagan slips a jab from Lauzon.
Flanagan pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Flanagan attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Lauzon clinches.
Flanagan misses with a punch on the inside.
Lauzon breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
A slapping leg kick lands for Flanagan.
Flanagan rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
letting Lauzon counter with a right hand.
Lauzon with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Jab, jab by Flanagan - just one landing.
Flanagan misses with a head kick.
Ben Lauzon is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Lauzon looks to clinch
and Lauzon takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Lauzon tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Lauzon misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Flanagan.
Lauzon moves to clinch but Flanagan breaks away
and Flanagan makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Jab by Lauzon.
Flanagan tried to score with a low kick but Lauzon checks it.
A left lands for Lauzon.
Flanagan tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Lauzon is able to avoid easily.
An inside leg kick from Flanagan misses.
A quick step to the side and Lauzon tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Lauzon scores with a nice head shot.
Flanagan is rocked!
A shot to the body from Flanagan misses
and Lauzon counters with a huge left! Flanagan is in big trouble! He's backing up but Lauzon isn't giving him chance to recover. Under a barage of punches the ref has to step in to save Flanagan from any more damage. A dominating finish by Lauzon!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:34 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Ben Lauzon!
Ben Lauzon was full of energy after the big win and talked about how he thinks he can do big things in this sport. The crowd were appreciative of his determination to succeed.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Jonas De Vos (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dante Flux (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). De Vos comes to the cage accompanied by Wash My Soul -Tricky. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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28
178 lbs
12 - 5 - 0 |
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27
181 lbs
5 - 2 - 0 |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
12 - 5 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Jonas De Vos!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Dante Flux!
The judges for this bout are Konstantin Menshow, Ivan Kurochkin and Viktor Lagutenko.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Flux scores with a kick to the body.
De Vos misses with a few strikes there.
Flux looks like he wanted to counter with a high kick but didn't throw it.
Flux connects with a leg kick. De Vos looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Flux punishes De Vos's body with a nice straight punch.
A good leg kick by Flux.
Flux has managed to clinch.
Flux lands with a light punch inside.
Flux is leaning against De Vos and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Flux misses with a knee to the head.
Flux digs a right hand underneath De Vos's ribcage. De Vos let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Flux keeps the fight in the clinch, despite De Vos's efforts to push away.
Flux tries to throw a body punch but De Vos avoids it by throwing Flux back against the cage.
Flux lands with a short head shot on the inside.
De Vos prevents a body shot from Flux.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Flux misses with a punch to the body.
De Vos is trying to force a seperation but Flux has the dominant position.
A hook to the body from Flux.
De Vos wants to get back to striking at distance but Flux won't allow it.
De Vos wants to break the clinch but can't.
De Vos looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
De Vos tries to break the clinch but Flux is controlling the position.
Flux misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Flux lands a hook to the side of the head.
De Vos wants to get back to striking at distance but Flux won't allow it.
Flux lands a body punch.
Flux doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Flux creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
De Vos prevents a body shot from Flux.
Flux pulls guard successfully.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Flux wants to sweep here but De Vos controlling him for the moment.
Flux has his foot on De Vos's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. De Vos works his way back into a safe position though.
Flux is working an open guard so De Vos takes the opportunity to get back to his feet.
De Vos on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Flux falls off balance throwing a combination
and De Vos counters with a one-two to the body.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Flux scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Flux feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits De Voss jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
De Vos missing with a left hand there. Flux was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Jonas De Vos is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Flux thuds a left hand into De Vos's body.
Flux moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Good leg kick by Flux there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Flux digs a good hook to De Vos's body.
Flux feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to De Vos's calf.
Flux shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. De Vos manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
De Vos keeping moving, preventing Flux from controlling successfully.
De Vos wants to stand up but Flux is controlling him.
De Vos has his feet on Flux's hips. He pushes off and gets to his feet. Nice work.
De Vos has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Flux.
A good leg kick by Flux.
Flux's jab looks to have found its range, popping De Vos under the eye.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Flux cracks the inside of De Vos's front leg.
Flux scores with a body shot.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Flux.
De Vos misses with an uppercut.
Flux looks to clinch
letting De Vos counter with a right hand.
De Vos stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Flux.
Flux is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down De Vos rather than just go for the knockout.
Flux drives through and clinches with De Vos against the cage.
De Vos takes a shot to the head.
Flux keeps control of De Vos as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
De Vos is looking to break free of the clinch but Flux has double underhooks.
Flux tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Flux prevents De Vos from breaking the clinch.
Flux struggles to land a body shot inside as De Vos controls his hands.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Dante Flux dominated that round.
That's time! De Vos's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Flux gets a clinch.
Flux is looking to take this one to the mat.
De Vos wants to get back to striking at distance but Flux won't allow it.
De Vos blocks a punch to the side of the head.
De Vos is trying to break free.
Flux lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Flux lands a shoulder strike.
Flux has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. De Vos seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Flux can turn it around.
De Vos working hard to break the clinch.
De Vos wants to break the clinch but can't.
Good body shot from Flux.
Dante Flux seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Flux just leaning against De Vos, taking a breather.
De Vos blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Flux is looking for a takedown.
A left hand lands to the body for Flux.
Flux lands a right hand that snaps the head of De Vos backwards.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Flux misses with a punch to the body.
Flux scores with an uppercut up the middle.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Flux is trying to pull guard but De Vos has him pressed against the cage.
Jonas De Vos has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Dante Flux.
A frustrated look appears on De Vos's face as he tries to break the clinch.
De Vos is trying to break the clinch but Flux is controlling him.
Flux is working De Vos over against the cage.
De Vos is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Flux throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Flux tries to land knees in the clinch but De Vos avoids the damage to the body.
Flux lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
De Vos wants to break the clinch but can't.
Flux tries a body shot but De Vos blocks it.
Flux lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
A hook to the body from Flux.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
De Vos prevents a body shot from Flux.
Flux throws a blind hook that connects with the side of De Voss head.
Flux lands a left hand that snaps the head of De Vos backwards.
De Vos's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
De Vos being controlled against the cage.
Flux slows down the pace here.
Good body shot from Flux.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Flux lands a hook that snaps the head of De Vos backwards.
De Vos wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Flux has him pressed against the cage.
Flux lands a nice shot to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Flux leaning against his opponent.
Flux's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
De Vos takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
A jab from Flux misses.
Flux scores with a head kick.
Dante Flux seems to be getting the better of the standup.
De Vos rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Flux moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
A chopping leg kick lands by Flux.
Flux shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts De Vos as he jumps to the side.
De Vos misses with a wild combination.
De Vos tries to bum rush Flux with a series of wild strikes but Flux uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Flux connects with an inside leg kick.
A chopping leg kick lands by Flux.
Flux just misses with a punch to the body.
A nice inside leg kick there by Flux. That's going to slow De Vos down.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A head kick from Flux lands but De Vos takes it in his stride.
De Vos throws a combination that misses
and Flux counters by clinching up.
Flux tried to land a shot to the body but connects with De Vos's elbow.
Flux manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Flux tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Flux has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. De Vos is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Dante Flux showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!
A looping hook to the body misses from Flux. De Vos does a little dance to reset his feet.
As Flux looks to move away, De Vos throws a big counter combo but Flux just gets out of the way.
De Vos falls off balance throwing a combination
and Flux connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
De Vos gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Flux.
Flux blocks a jab.
De Vos throws a right and a left that both miss.
As De Vos backs off Flux throws a huge counter combo but De Vos manages to avoid it all.
Jab from Flux.
Flux connects with a leg kick. De Vos looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Flux lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Flux lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
De Vos takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
De Vos misses with a two punch combination.
That's one minute gone in the round.
De Vos misses with a combination
and Flux cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Flux looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Flux throws a head kick but De Vos moves out of range.
De Vos throwing a counter right hand but Flux manages to avoid it.
De Vos misses with a hook. Flux ducked under it nicely.
Flux lands a head kick!
De Vos looks to throw the jab but Flux is out of range.
Flux is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.
Flux slips a jab and a cross from De Vos.
Flux scores with a push kick.
Flux has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Flux cracks the inside of De Vos's front leg.
Flux throws a head kick that De Vos semi-blocks.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Flux throws a head kick that De Vos semi-blocks.
De Vos is rocked!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Flux swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
De Vos stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Flux.
Flux fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. De Vos looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
De Vos avoids the body shot from Flux.
De Vos seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
Flux throws a leg kick which misses De Vos's front leg but catches the back leg as De Vos tries to avoid it.
Flux thuds his shin into the meat of De Vos's side.
Flux fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt De Vos.
Flux fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches De Vos on the side of the head.
Flux misses with a wild body shot.
It looked like De Vos was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Flux.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
De Vos throws a right and a left that both miss.
Flux closes the distance and clinches.
De Vos is trying to break the clinch but Flux is controlling him.
Flux softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Flux lands a nice uppercut.
Flux avoiding damage.
De Vos can't break the clinch.
Flux misses with a punch to the body.
Dante Flux is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
De Vos has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
De Vos wants to get back to striking at distance but Flux won't allow it.
Flux tries a body shot but De Vos blocks it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A short body shot lands from Flux as the two fighters clinch.
De Vos prevents a body shot from Flux.
Flux manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
De Vos is trying to push Flux away but Flux has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Flux misses with a hook to the ribs.
De Vos prevents the takedown attempt.
Flux misses with a punch to the body.
And that's the end of the fight!
Dante Flux comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Flux winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Konstantin Menshow scores the fight 27:30
Judge Ivan Kurochkin scores the fight 27:30
Judge Viktor Lagutenko scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Dante Flux!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Edmund Dorrance Jr (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Javier Esposito (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Javier Esposito has the eye of the tiger tonight.
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26
222 lbs
7 - 2 - 0 |
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27
205 lbs
6 - 4 - 0 |
Abu Dhabi Champ
World class boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
7 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Edmund Dorrance Jr!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 4 - 0, fighting out of New York, Javier Esposito!
The judges for this bout are Ivan Kurochkin, Dmitry Maklakov and Sergei Dronov.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Dorrance Jr ducks under a wild hook from Esposito.
Dorrance Jr connects with an inside leg kick.
Dorrance Jr misses the shot to the body.
Esposito misses with a body punch
and Dorrance Jr counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Dorrance Jr tests Esposito's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Dorrance Jr slips a straight right by Esposito.
Dorrance Jr misses with an attempted mid kick.
Dorrance Jr fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Esposito.
Esposito moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Dorrance Jr just misses with a punch to the body.
Dorrance Jr swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Esposito misses with a leg kick
and Dorrance Jr counters with a nice body shot.
Dorrance Jr scores with a leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Esposito checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Esposito is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
Dorrance Jr uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Esposito.
Edmund Dorrance Jr is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Dorrance Jr lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Dorrance Jr moves out of range of the strikes.
Dorrance Jr lands a really nice looking cross but Esposito seems unphased.
Dorrance Jr throws a big shot that misses.
Dorrance Jr uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Esposito.
Esposito works Dorrance Jr's body with a nice hook.
Dorrance Jr avoids the body shot from Esposito.
A big left from Esposito misses.
Dorrance Jr fails to land with a series of punches.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Esposito lands the left hand.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Esposito, as that shot connected.
Javier Esposito seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Esposito throws a head kick that misses.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Esposito lands a slapping body shot.
A solid leg kick lands there for Dorrance Jr.
Dorrance Jr will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Dorrance Jr just misses with a punch to the body.
Dorrance Jr displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Esposito throws out the jab.
Nice cross by Esposito.
Esposito feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
Esposito throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Dorrance Jr works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Esposito throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Dorrance Jr works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Esposito content to stall in guard here.
Esposito looking to sit in guard and control but Dorrance Jr gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Esposito trying to control the position.
Esposito wants to hit a switch here but Dorrance Jr passes into full mount! Oh no, disaster for Esposito there!
Esposito wants to control but Dorrance Jr is having none of it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Esposito tries to reverse the position but Dorrance Jr maintains control.
Dorrance Jr avoids the attempt from Esposito to control.
Dorrance Jr tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Esposito reaches up and holds on to Dorrance Jr to control the position.
Esposito can't escape the position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Edmund Dorrance Jr dominated that round.
That's time! Dorrance Jr's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Dorrance Jr steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Esposito. That one must have hurt.
Dorrance Jr stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Esposito.
Esposito checks a low kick from Dorrance Jr.
Esposito closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Dorrance Jr trying to hold on to Esposito's head to control him but Esposito postures up.
Esposito content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
Dorrance Jr keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Esposito controlling the action here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Esposito is keen to just control but Dorrance Jr is a slippery customer.
Dorrance Jr is doing well to avoid being mounted. He's controlling the position at the moment.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Esposito with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Edmund Dorrance Jr is winning the standup battle so far.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Dorrance Jr fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Esposito manages to avoid it.
Esposito misses with a takedown attempt - Dorrance Jr sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Dorrance Jr thows a leg kick but Esposito checks it
and Esposito counters with a nice double leg into side control. Dorrance Jr won't be happy with that.
Dorrance Jr being controlled for a moment.
Dorrance Jr taking punishment in the form of punches.
Esposito working the ground and pound but Dorrance Jr is defending the strikes.
Esposito lands a nice forearm strike.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Esposito tries to advance to mount but Dorrance Jr denies him.
Esposito working the ground and pound but Dorrance Jr is defending the strikes.
Esposito controlling from side mount.
Esposito with the ground and pound but Dorrance Jr regains half guard under the barage of strikes.
Still in half guard, Esposito seems content to control.
Let's hope that Esposito has the urge to step up the pace any second now because for the last 15 or 20 seconds he's just been holding on tight.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Dorrance Jr trying to control here.
Dorrance Jr gets full guard.
Esposito tries to free his leg and advance position but Dorrance Jr is retaining full guard.
Dorrance Jr keeping moving, preventing Esposito from controlling successfully.
Esposito throwing strikes but missing.
Javier Esposito has got the better of the ground game so far.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Dorrance Jr seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Javier Esposito showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Esposito fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Sloppy strikes from Dorrance Jr. Those never looked like landing.
Esposito looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Dorrance Jr moves out of range of the body kick from Esposito.
Dorrance Jr ducks under a wild hook from Esposito.
Dorrance Jr works the jab nicely.
Dorrance Jr throws a body punch but Esposito moves out of range.
Esposito throws a hook to the side of Dorrance Jr's head but Dorrance Jr sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
A counter left hand to the body from Dorrance Jr misses its target.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Esposito throws a body shot but no joy.
Dorrance Jr throws a leg kick but Esposito checks it.
Esposito lands a nice looking body shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dorrance Jr looks to throw the jab but Esposito is out of range.
Dorrance Jr tries to land a leg kick but Esposito saw it coming and moves away.
Esposito changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
Esposito tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Dorrance Jr was well out of range. Poor timing from Esposito.
Dorrance Jr is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Esposito feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Dorrance Jrs jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Dorrance Jr connects with the punch.
A bone on bone clash there as Esposito blocks the leg kick.
Esposito takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Esposito throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Dorrance Jr.
Dorrance Jr is looking to wear down Esposito with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Nice jab there from Dorrance Jr.
It looks like Javier Esposito has been cut.
Esposito moves out of range as Dorrance Jr strikes.
Esposito is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
Dorrance Jr waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Esposito.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Esposito looks to land a left hand but Dorrance Jr moved out of range nicely.
Esposito throws a leg kick
and Dorrance Jr counters with a stiff right hand.
Dorrance Jr uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Esposito.
Esposito lands a nice leg kick that just misses Dorrance Jr's sensitive parts.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Dorrance Jr throws a low kick but it's checked well by Esposito.
Esposito goes for a double leg but Dorrance Jr avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Dorrance Jr continues to drive forward.
Dorrance Jr checks a leg kick nicely.
Dorrance Jr keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Dorrance Jr lifts his leg as if looking to counter with a high kick.
Dorrance Jr throws a solid leg kick but Esposito takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Dorrance Jr.
Esposito is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Dorrance Jr with a body shot.
Esposito lands with an overhand left.
A low kick from Dorrance Jr is predictable there
and Dorrance Jr takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dorrance Jr throws a nice head kick!
Esposito lands a front kick.
Esposito connects with a nice looking jab.
A chopping leg kick lands by Esposito.
Esposito misses with a kick to the body
and Dorrance Jr counters with a lovely straight right hand!
A good leg kick by Dorrance Jr.
A low kick from Dorrance Jr is predictable there
and Esposito counters with a takedown into side control! That could mean trouble for Dorrance Jr!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Esposito misses with the ground and pound.
A control attempt from Dorrance Jr but he's now mounted!
Esposito trying to control but he's not successful this time.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dorrance Jr is looking to get to half guard.
Esposito thowing shots but they're missing.
Dorrance Jr is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Esposito breaks from Dorrance Jr's wrist control and lands an elbow.
Esposito controlling the position easily from mount.
And that's the end of the fight!
Javier Esposito comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Esposito has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Ivan Kurochkin scores the fight 28:29
Judge Dmitry Maklakov scores the fight 28:29
Judge Sergei Dronov scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Javier Esposito!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Sam Urai (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Vasily Tymoshenko (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Urai comes to the cage accompanied by Sever the Wicked. Tymoshenko has chosen Hearts On Fire as his entrance music. Sam Urai had a look across the cage there at his opponent. He definitely means business
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164 lbs
8 - 5 - 0 |
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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
19 - 11 - 2, fighting out of London, Sam Urai!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Vasily Tymoshenko !
The judges for this bout are Vladimir Khabensky, Valeri Chadov and Aleksei Zolotukhin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Tymoshenko keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Urai punishes Tymoshenko 's body with a nice straight punch.
Urai ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
A slapping leg kick lands for Tymoshenko .
A bone on bone clash there as Urai blocks the leg kick.
Tymoshenko throws a lazy uppercut
and Urai counters with a straight right hand.
Tymoshenko checks the leg kick nicely there.
Urai feints a jab promting Tymoshenko to slip. Urai then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Tymoshenko slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Good leg kick by Urai there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Tymoshenko waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Urai.
Urai quickly followed up with a counter body kick but doesn't connect.
Urai 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.
A looping hook to the body misses from Urai. Tymoshenko does a little dance to reset his feet.
Tymoshenko steps in looking to counter with the mid kick but it doesn't connect.
Urai walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
It looks like Sam Urai has been cut.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Tymoshenko throws a lazy uppercut
and Urai counters with a nice low kick that buckles Tymoshenko 's knee momentarily.
Tymoshenko misses with a straight left.
Vasily Tymoshenko seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Donk. Tymoshenko catches Urai right on the button with a cross.
Urai with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Tymoshenko to score with a decent uppercut.
Urai misses with a body shot.
Sam Urai is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Tymoshenko tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Urai is able to avoid easily.
Tymoshenko throws a body punch but Urai moves out of range.
Tymoshenko tries to land a front kick but Urai steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Urai feinted there with a counter leg kick.
Tymoshenko tries to land a body kick
and Tymoshenko takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Urai slips under a jab.
Urai takes the fight into the clinch.
Urai tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Tymoshenko goes for a takedown attempt but Urai pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Tymoshenko bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Urai lands a jab.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Urai tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Tymoshenko is able to avoid easily.
Tymoshenko doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Urai slips under a jab.
Tymoshenko throws a jab but it's blocked by Urai.
Tymoshenko throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Tymoshenko steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Urai.
Tymoshenko goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Tymoshenko missing with a left hand there. Urai was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
A chopping leg kick lands by Tymoshenko .
Tymoshenko misses with a looping left.
A little feinted left hand from Urai on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Urai misses with a body kick.
Urai misses the jab.
Tymoshenko throws a hook but Urai blocks it.
Urai swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tymoshenko throws a nice inside leg kick.
A head kick misses from Tymoshenko .
Tymoshenko throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Tymoshenko misses with a body shot.
Urai avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Tymoshenko throws a sloppy head kick and Urai moves out of range easily.
Urai looked to counter with a high kick but didn't commit.
Urai throws a leg kick but Tymoshenko checks it.
Tymoshenko lands a jab-cross combination.
Sam Urai's cut is getting worse.
Tymoshenko throws a leg kick which misses Urai's front leg but catches the back leg as Urai tries to avoid it.
Urai throws a wild body kick that Tymoshenko sees coming a mile off.
A little jabbing left from Tymoshenko on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Urai moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Tymoshenko misses with a leg kick
letting Urai counter with a right hand.
Urai throws a quick inside leg kick.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Tymoshenko throws a poor cross that misses
and Urai cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Urai keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Tymoshenko jabs Urai to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Urai wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Tymoshenko throws a lazy right hand but Urai sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Urai keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Urai lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Tymoshenko throws a looping overhand right but Urai ducks down to avoid it.
Tymoshenko will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Urai uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Tymoshenko .
Urai digs a good hook to Tymoshenko 's body.
Tymoshenko rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Urai counters with a leg kick.
Tymoshenko works the jab nicely.
Tymoshenko misses with a low kick.
Tymoshenko scores with a sloppy right hand. Urai should have avoided that one.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Vasily Tymoshenko will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Sam Urai's cut.
That's time! Urai's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Tymoshenko fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Tymoshenko throws a hook to the side of Urai's head but Urai sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Tymoshenko connects with a solid leg kick.
Tymoshenko dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Tymoshenko avoids the head kick by Urai.
Tymoshenko misses with a hook to the body
and Urai counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Urai lands an overhand right.
Tymoshenko dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
A big right from Tymoshenko misses.
Tymoshenko throws a jab when Urai was well out of range.
Urai cracks Tymoshenko with an open hand slap.
Urai blocks a jab.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Urai ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Urai swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tymoshenko throws a leg kick
and Urai counters with a nice uppercut.
Tymoshenko takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Tymoshenko stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Tymoshenko throws a leg kick that is checked
and Urai counters with a stiff right hand.
Urai moves out of range of the body kick from Tymoshenko .
Urai is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Tymoshenko thumps Urai with a low kick.
A good leg kick by Tymoshenko .
Tymoshenko finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Urai gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Tymoshenko is looking for a takedown.
Tymoshenko turns his back and goes for a hip toss. It's a bit messy but it gets the job done and Tymoshenko manages to end up in side control.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Tymoshenko throws a knee to the body but it doesn't do much damage.
Urai dodges the ground and pound from Tymoshenko .
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Urai tries to improve position but can't.
Tymoshenko wants to control but Urai is keeping him busy.
Urai manages to land a sweep and he's now on top! Lovely Jiu Jitsu!
Tymoshenko tries to roll over but Urai keeps him under control.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Urai has freed up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Tymoshenko is looking to get to half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Urai scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Urai trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Urai landing strikes, looking to finish!
Tymoshenko is squirming around, avoiding Urai's attempts to control the action.
Tymoshenko wants to hold on but Urai pushes him away.
Tymoshenko keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Sam Urai overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Urai is landing with some decent strikes but Tymoshenko is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Urai looking to finish Tymoshenko with some ground and pound. This is bad for Tymoshenko !
Urai controlling his opponent.
Tymoshenko taking shots to the head.
Urai looking to finish Tymoshenko with some ground and pound. This is bad for Tymoshenko !
Urai is landing with some decent strikes but Tymoshenko is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Tymoshenko is in all sorts of trouble here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Sam Urai dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Sam Urai's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!
Urai scores with a jab.
Urai keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Tymoshenko .
A swing and a miss from Tymoshenko .
Tymoshenko chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Vasily Tymoshenko seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Tymoshenko lands a jab to the nose.
Urai is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Urai, right into the meat.
Tymoshenko throws an overhand right that lands on Urai's shoulder, as Urai tries to avoid the shot.
Urai looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
Tymoshenko fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Tymoshenko throws out a loose jab but Urai uses good head movement to avoid it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A looping hook to the body misses from Tymoshenko . Urai does a little dance to reset his feet.
Tymoshenko throws a lazy right hand but Urai sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
It looked like Urai was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Tymoshenko .
Urai throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
A low kick from Tymoshenko is predictable there
and Urai counters with a low kick, right behind Tymoshenko 's knee.
Tymoshenko misses with a straight left.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tymoshenko on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Tymoshenko closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Tymoshenko misses with a looping right.
Urai looked to counter with a high kick but didn't commit.
Tymoshenko lands a nice leg kick that just misses Urai's sensitive parts.
Tymoshenko throws a looping overhand right but Urai ducks down to avoid it.
And Urai counters with a quick kick to the body but Tymoshenko blocks it.
Urai lands a body shot.
Tymoshenko rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Urai counters with a low kick, right behind Tymoshenko 's knee.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Urai checks a leg kick.
Tymoshenko throws a hook but Urai blocks it.
Urai blocks a low kick nicely.
Urai is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Donk. Urai catches Tymoshenko right on the button with a cross.
Urai throws a jab when Tymoshenko was well out of range.
Tymoshenko misses with the body kick
and Urai counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Urai throws a leg kick which misses Tymoshenko 's front leg but catches the back leg as Tymoshenko tries to avoid it.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Urai has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Tymoshenko finds it's way round the side to connect with Urai's head.
A chopping leg kick lands by Urai.
Tymoshenko misses with the combination.
Urai throwing a counter right hand but Tymoshenko manages to avoid it.
Nice uppercut lands for Urai. That snapped Tymoshenko 's head back.
Tymoshenko misses the body punch
and Urai connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Tymoshenko with a hook.
Tymoshenko just misses with a punch to the body.
Good standup being displayed there by Urai as he connects with a hook.
Tymoshenko lands with a straight right. Urai didn't see that one coming.
Tymoshenko loads up on a big right hand but Urai slips the punch.
Urai swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Urai moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Urai lunges at Tymoshenko with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Tymoshenko 's hand.
Tymoshenko just misses with a punch to the body.
Tymoshenko misses with a few strikes there.
Tymoshenko throws a poor cross that misses
and Tymoshenko takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Tymoshenko has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Tymoshenko checks the leg kick.
Tymoshenko misses with a lunging right hand
and Urai counters with a nice uppercut.
Urai throws a half hearted mid kick.
Urai ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Tymoshenko moves away.
Tymoshenko cracks Urai with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Urai fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Tymoshenko .
Tymoshenko thows a leg kick but Urai checks it
and Urai counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
The fighters circling - Tymoshenko throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Tymoshenko takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
The fighters circle momentarily. Tymoshenko darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Tymoshenko tries to land a front kick but Urai steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Tymoshenko throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Tymoshenko misses with a body shot.
Urai moves out of range as Tymoshenko strikes.
Tymoshenko waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Urai.
Urai moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Urai feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Tymoshenko 's calf.
Tymoshenko misses with a shot to the body
and Urai counters with a straight right hand.
Tymoshenko gets off balance looking for a body kick
and Urai counters with an outside leg kick.
Urai checks a leg kick nicely.
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 Sam Urai.
I think Urai has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Vladimir Khabensky scores the fight 29:28
Judge Valeri Chadov scores the fight 29:28
Judge Aleksei Zolotukhin scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Sam Urai!
Sam Urai thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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Co-main event
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Yaniv Schulmann (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Luke Pratchett (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Yaniv Schulmann could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Luke Pratchett's chin.
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140 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the bantamweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
21 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Yaniv Schulmann!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Luke Pratchett!
The judges for this bout are Aleksei Zolotukhin, Viktor Lagutenko and Valeri Chadov.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Some bone on bone action there as Pratchett checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Pratchett looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
A nice inside leg kick there by Schulmann. That's going to slow Pratchett down.
Pratchett tries to clinch but Schulmann moves out of range.
Pratchett misses with a left hand
and Schulmann counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Pratchett thinking.
Schulmann lands a nice looking body kick.
Schulmann fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Schulmann throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Pratchett now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Schulmann throws a combination that misses
and Pratchett counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Pratchett closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Schulmann did well to prevent Pratchett getting side control.
Schulmann wants to improve his position but Pratchett is controlling well.
Pratchett missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Pratchett has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pratchett is trying to control. Schulmann wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Schulmann trying to hold on to Pratchett's head to control him but Pratchett postures up.
Schulmann tries to roll over but Pratchett keeps him under control.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Pratchett is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Schulmann actively working from the bottom here.
Schulmann is pressing down on Pratchett's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Pratchett postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Schulmann really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Schulmann is trying to control the position but Pratchett postures up.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Schulmann is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Pratchett is aware though and is defending well.
Pratchett controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Schulmann controlling the position.
Pratchett not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Schulmann keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Pratchett.
Pratchett shoots in and bounces Schulmann off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
In the pre-fight buildup videos we saw Pratchett working his ground and pound in the gym.
Schulmann working a defensive guard here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pratchett controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Schulmann trying to control the position here.
Pratchett content to stall in guard here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Schulmann throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Schulmann is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Pratchett is aware though and is defending well.
Pratchett slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Schulmann misses with a looping right.
Schulmann misses with a hook. Pratchett ducked under it nicely.
Pratchett let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Luke Pratchett dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Schulmann gets off balance looking for a body kick
and Pratchett counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Schulmann moves out of range as Pratchett strikes.
Pratchett fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Schulmann manages to avoid it.
Pratchett lands a head shot.
Schulmann misses with a straight left.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Pratchett! But no joy.
Schulmann scores with a crisp jab that stopped Pratchett in his tracks.
Pratchett lands a nice shot to the body.
Schulmann looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Schulmann throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Schulmann looks to land a body kick but Pratchett moved away.
Pratchett now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Pratchett displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Schulmann.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Schulmann dives in and scores a takedown into Pratchett's guard.
Pratchett controlling the position.
Schulmann scoring with punches to the head and body.
Schulmann throwing strikes from guard but Pratchett blocks nicely.
Schulmann with a flurry of punches that miss.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pratchett is pulling down on Schulmann's head to control his posture.
Pratchett can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Schulmann controls the pace.
Pratchett lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.
Schulmann wants to sweep but no luck.
Pratchett stays in close to Schulmann's body and controls the position.
Schulmann is pulling down on Pratchett's head to control his posture.
Pratchett trying to control the position from guard on top but Schulmann is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Schulmann controlling the position.
Pratchett engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
Schulmann had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Pratchett defends it easily.
Pratchett trying to control but Schulmann is working from the bottom.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
Schulmann takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Schulmann thows a left - swing and a miss!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Schulmann scores with a body shot.
Pratchett staying out of range there.
Schulmann avoids the body shot from Pratchett.
Schulmann throws a body kick that misses.
Pratchett lands a jab to Schulmann's midsection.
Schulmann throws a hook to the side of Pratchett's head but Pratchett sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Nice defenses there by Schulmann.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Schulmann throws a wild body kick that Pratchett sees coming a mile off.
Pratchett appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Pratchett thumps Schulmann with a low kick.
Schulmann shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Pratchett pinned against the cage. Pratchett gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Yaniv Schulmann will probably get the nod.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Pratchett thows a left - swing and a miss!
The fighters circling - Pratchett throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Pratchett defending well as Schulmann loads up on a big left hand.
Schulmann tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Pratchett was well out of range. Poor timing from Schulmann.
Schulmann throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Pratchett jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Schulmann half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
Pratchett cracks a nice hook into Schulmann's ribs.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Pratchett swings for the body but Schulmann moves out of range.
Pratchett wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
A slow jab from Pratchett misses its intended target.
Schulmann looking to land some kicks to the body here.
A nice side step and Pratchett releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Schulmann on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Pratchett connects with an inside leg kick.
Schulmann shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Pratchett looks to score with a jab to the body but Schulmann is just out of range.
Schulmann is looking to counter punch.
Schulmann connects with a leg kick. Pratchett looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
A telegraphed right hand from Pratchett misses the target.
Schulmann tried to counter with a leg kick but Pratchett avoided it.
Schulmann cracks Pratchett with an open hand slap.
Luke Pratchett seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Schulmann misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
It seemed like Pratchett was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Pratchett wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Schulmann uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Pratchett has time to react.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pratchett uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Schulmann.
Pratchett tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Schulmann counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A chopping leg kick lands by Schulmann.
Schulmann tries to work over Pratchett's front leg with a kick but Pratchett checks it.
Schulmann shoots in for a takedown but Pratchett shows good takedown defense.
Pratchett just misses with a punch to the body.
Schulmann misses with a hook to the body
and Pratchett counters with a lovely straight right hand!
A slow jab from Pratchett misses its intended target.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Schulmann tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Pratchett fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Pratchett looks to score with a jab to the body but Schulmann is just out of range.
Pratchett lands a slapping body shot.
Schulmann smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Schulmann looks to score with a jab to the body but Pratchett is just out of range.
Schulmann swings and misses with a hook to the body.
A shot to the liver by Pratchett. Beautiful body shot.
Schulmann scores with a head kick. Pratchett tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Pratchett throws a nice looking combination but Schulmann bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
As Pratchett backs away, Schulmann returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Schulmann has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Pratchett finds it's way round the side to connect with Schulmann's head.
Schulmann misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Pratchett.
Schulmann misses with a wild body shot.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Schulmann throws a body shot but no joy.
The fighters circling - Pratchett throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Schulmann digs a good body shot into Pratchett's ribs.
Schulmann uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Pratchett.
Schulmann tests Pratchett's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Schulmann lands a nice shot that snaps Pratchett's head back.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close third round but Luke Pratchett just about did enough to take it.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Pratchett throws a body punch but Schulmann moves out of range.
Schulmann half committed to a counter leg kick.
Schulmann throws a body shot but no joy.
A countering left hand to the body from Pratchett misses.
Pratchett lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Schulmann tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Schulmann swings for the body but Pratchett moves out of range.
Pratchett is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Schulmann with a body shot.
Pratchett shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Schulmann misses with a wild body shot.
Pratchett wants to counter the offense by Schulmann and move into the clinch position.
Schulmann is looking to wear down Pratchett with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Pratchett missing with a left hand there. Schulmann was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Schulmann misses with a takedown attempt
and Pratchett counters with a nice uppercut.
Schulmann throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Pratchett tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Schulmann manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pratchett swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Schulmann.
Pratchett takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Schulmann digs a good body shot into Pratchett's ribs.
Pratchett closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Schulmann quickly recovers to half guard.
Pratchett seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
Schulmann moves into full guard.
Pratchett stopping the sweep attempt from Schulmann.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pratchett content to stall in guard here.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
Schulmann looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Schulmann tries to land a sweep but no joy.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Schulmann lands with a right hand.
Pratchett is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Pratchett closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Schulmann on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A telegraphed right hand from Schulmann misses the target.
Schulmann moves out of range of the body kick.
Schulmann displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Pratchett throws out the jab.
Pratchett sizes up Schulmann with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Pratchett throws a leg kick
enabling Schulmann to counter with a crisp jab.
Pratchett is rocked!
Schulmann lands a nice hook to Pratchett's body. Pratchett takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Schulmann closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Schulmann is thwarting Pratchett's attempts to control the position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Yaniv Schulmann had his way with Luke Pratchett in that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!
Schulmann on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Pratchett throws a head kick that misses.
Pratchett is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Schulmann.
Schulmann lands a really nice looking cross but Pratchett seems unphased.
Pratchett misses the body punch
and Schulmann counters with a good low kick that Pratchett was not able to check.
Schulmann takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Schulmann dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Pratchett. That did some damage!
Pratchett fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Schulmann sprawls well initially but Pratchett persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Schulmann regains full guard. Nicely done.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pratchett looking to sit in guard and control but Schulmann gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Pratchett looking to control.
Schulmann will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Pratchett avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Pratchett avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Pratchett manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Schulmann manages to get himself to full guard.
Pratchett is fighting to break Schulmann's control of his arms but Schulmann is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
Pratchett controls from within his opponent's guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Schulmann looking to hit a scissor sweep but Pratchett is one step ahead there.
Luke Pratchett has got the better of the ground game so far.
Pratchett controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Pratchett wants to control from the top but Schulmann keeps moving.
Schulmann tries to land a sweep but no joy.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pratchett landing with the ground and pound.
Schulmann wants to sweep here but Pratchett controlling him for the moment.
Pratchett wants to control from the top but Schulmann keeps moving.
Pratchett landing some decent shots from guard.
Pratchett slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Pratchett shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Schulmann manages to get to full guard.
Pratchett trying to control the position from guard on top but Schulmann is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
And that's the end of the fight!
Luke Pratchett comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Pratchett has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Aleksei Zolotukhin scores the fight 48:47
Judge Viktor Lagutenko scores the fight 48:47
Judge Valeri Chadov scores the fight 47:48
In favor of your winner, by split decision... Yaniv Schulmann!
Yaniv Schulmann retains his bantamweight title!
An out of breath Yaniv Schulmann thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Kid Fireball (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Gordon Lamond (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the lightweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
12 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Kid Fireball!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
20 - 14 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Gordon Lamond!
The judges for this bout are Konstantin Menshow, Aleksandr Martynov and Valeri Chadov.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lamond feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Fireballs jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
It looks like Kid Fireball has been cut.
Lamond connects with a single shot there.
Lamond thows a body kick. Fireball tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Fireball lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
We've been told by Fireball's head coaches at The Iron Palace that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Lamond wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Lamond takes a swing at Fireball's ribcage but misses.
Nice cross by Lamond.
Lamond closes the distance and clinches.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Lamond just misses with a elbow thrown towards Fireball's brow.
Lamond looking to throw knees to the head but Fireball is blocking nicely.
Lamond breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Fireball misses with a wild body shot.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Lamond throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Lamond takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Fireball works over Lamond's head and body with a nice combination.
Fireball walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Lamond tries a head kick but it misses.
Lamond feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Fireball's calf.
Gordon Lamond seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A jab lands there for Fireball.
A head kick by Fireball misses
and Lamond cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Fireball walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
A head kick by Fireball misses
and Lamond counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Lamond is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
A looping hook to the body misses from Fireball. Lamond does a little dance to reset his feet.
Lamond tries to counter with a clinch but Fireball shakes him off and moves away.
Lamond has been working his punching technique in the buildup to the fight and it appears to be paying off.
A looping hook to the body misses from Fireball. Lamond does a little dance to reset his feet.
Lamond scores with a decent looking hook.
Lamond waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Fireball.
Lamond lands with a nice body punch.
Fireball lands with a shot to the body.
Lamond throws a combination that misses
and Fireball connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Fireball lands a jab to Lamond's midsection.
Fireball displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Lamond throws out the jab.
Lamond misses the shot to the body.
Lamond lands a right hook to the body.
Fireball throws a jab but it's blocked by Lamond.
Lamond lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Lamond throws a body kick that misses.
Fireball throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Lamond misses with an uppercut
and Fireball counters with a nice uppercut.
Lamond slips a jab from Fireball.
Fireball tests Lamond's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Lamond moves out of range of the strikes.
Fireball ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Lamond moves away.
Sloppy strikes from Lamond. Those never looked like landing.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fireball throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Lamond sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Lamond misses with a right hand
letting Fireball counter with a right hand.
Fireball misses with a body shot.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Fireball lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Lamond has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Lamond and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Fireball misses with a left hand
and Lamond counters with a left to the body.
Lamond throws a shot to the body.
Lamond keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Lamond displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Fireball throws out the jab.
Lamond bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Fireball's head.
Lamond thuds his right hand into Fireball's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Lamond closes the distance and clinches.
Fireball can't break the clinch.
Fireball dodges an elbow strike from Lamond.
Lamond missing with knees to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lamond lands with a short punch from the clinch.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Fireball wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Lamond has him pressed against the cage.
Lamond using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Fireball has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Lamond working Fireball over with knees to the body.
Lamond with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Fireball wants to break free but Lamond has control.
Lamond misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Fireball.
Lamond has Fireball pressed against the cage, preventing Fireball from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
A frustrated look appears on Fireball's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Fireball breaks the clinch.
A jab from Fireball does it's job there.
Lamond throws a poor cross that misses
and Fireball counters with a nice uppercut.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Lamond rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
enabling Fireball to counter with a crisp jab.
Fireball misses with a looping left.
Fireball connects with a good right hand that stumbles Lamond. Lamond circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Lamond misses with a hook to the body
and Fireball cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Gordon Lamond will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Kid Fireball's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Fireball falls off balance throwing a combination
and Lamond counters with a nice low kick that buckles Fireball's knee momentarily.
Fireball checks a low kick from Lamond.
Lamond throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Fireball seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
Fireball lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Good exchange - Fireball coming out on top.
Good standup being displayed there by Lamond as he connects with a hook.
Lamond throws a front kick that sends Fireball stumbling back into the cage.
Lamond tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Fireball was well out of range. Poor timing from Lamond.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Fireball misses with a body punch
and Lamond counters with an inside leg kick.
Fireball fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Lamond manages to avoid it.
Fireball fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Lamond throws an ugly left hook that misses
enabling Fireball to counter with a crisp jab.
Lamond lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lamond lands a nice hook to Fireball's body. Fireball takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Fireball takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Fireball thuds his right hand into Lamond's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Lamond moves into the clinch successfully.
Fireball breaks the clinch.
Lamond closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Lamond is looking to clinch.
Fireball tries to keep at a distance but Lamond has taken the fight into the clinch.
Lamond breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Fireball swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Lamond counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Lamond lands a jab to the head.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Fireball missing with a left hand there. Lamond was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Fireball ducks under a wild hook from Lamond.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lamond misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Fireball displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Lamond throws out the jab.
A little feinted left hand from Fireball on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Lamond misses with a double jab.
Fireball catches Lamond with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Fireball slips a straight right by Lamond.
Lamond lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Lamond dips to his left and cracks Fireball with an uppercut!
Lamond works Fireball's body with a nice hook.
Lamond misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Fireball.
Lamond misses with an uppercut.
An attempted straight right counter from Fireball misses the target.
Gordon Lamond seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Lamond swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Fireball fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Lamond looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Lamond with a body punch. A glancing blow.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fireball on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Fireball fails to land with a series of punches.
Lamond tries to counter by closing the distance.
Lamond misses with a right hand
and Fireball makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Lamond connects with a single shot there.
Lamond has managed to clinch.
Fireball breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Lamond on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Lamond pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Fireball's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Lamond connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Fireball scrambles back to his feet.
Fireball throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Lamond throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
It looked like Fireball was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
Lamond walks into a jab.
Lamond throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Fireball throwing a counter right hand but Lamond manages to avoid it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Fireball is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Lamond throws a jab when Fireball was well out of range.
Fireball throws a sloppy head kick and Lamond moves out of range easily.
Fireball scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Lamond misses with a hook. Fireball ducked under it nicely.
Lamond ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Fireball moves away.
Lamond bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Fireball's head backwards.
Lamond avoids the body shot from Fireball.
Lamond lands a nice shot to the body.
Fireball blocks a jab.
Lamond misses with a right hand
letting Fireball counter with a right hand.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Lamond throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Fireball counters with a stiff right hand.
Fireball misses with a body shot
and Lamond counters with a nice uppercut.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Gordon Lamond showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Kid Fireball's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Fireball misses the shot to the body.
Lamond throws a hook but Fireball blocks it.
Lamond has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Lamond takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Lamond stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Lamond takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Fireball walks into a jab.
That kick from Lamond tenderised Fireball's leg. Fireball is trying to keep his angry face on.
Lamond keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Fireball.
Fireball closes the distance and lands a one-two.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Lamond misses with a right hand
and Fireball counters with a nice uppercut.
Lamond throws the left hand but Fireball avoids the punch easily.
Fireball comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Lamond misses with a body shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Fireball rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Lamond moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Lamond was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind.
Fireball tries to bum rush Lamond with a series of wild strikes but Lamond uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Lamond throws a one two combo.
A chopping leg kick lands by Fireball.
Fireball throws a head kick that misses.
Lamond misses with a hook to the body
enabling Fireball to counter with a crisp jab.
A looping hook to the body misses from Fireball. Lamond does a little dance to reset his feet.
Lamond tries to land a front kick but Fireball steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Fireball tries a head kick but it misses.
Lamond tries a head kick but it misses.
Fireball went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
Lamond clinches.
Fireball manages to break the clinch.
Fireball just misses with a punch to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lamond misses with a hook
and Fireball counters with a lovely straight right hand!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Fireball misses with a low kick.
Fireball fails to land with a series of punches.
Fireball throws a sloppy body shot
and Lamond counters with a nice uppercut.
Lamond misses with an uppercut
and Lamond takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Fireball closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Lamond lands with a straight right. Fireball didn't see that one coming.
Lamond bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Lamond follows through with a counter body kick but it doesn't land.
Lamond has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Fireball lands a glancing blow to the side of Lamond's head.
Lamond takes one to the side of the head.
Fireball ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Fireball works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fireball has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Lamond.
Fireball avoids the body shot from Lamond.
Fireball finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Lamond displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Fireball throws out the jab.
Lamond misses the shot to the body.
Lamond punishes Fireball's body with a nice straight punch.
Fireball connects with a solid leg kick.
Lamond throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Fireball misses the jab.
Lamond throws a right hand that misses
letting Fireball counter with a right hand.
Lamond tries to clinch but Fireball is having none of it.
Fireball lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Fireball takes a jab right on the kisser.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fireball displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Lamond throws out the jab.
Fireball throws a combination. Lamond tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Lamond is rocked!
It looks like Gordon Lamond has been cut.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Fireball avoids the body shot from Lamond.
Lamond is still on wobbly legs! Can Fireball finish him?
Lamond misses with a body shot
and Fireball counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Lamond thinking.
Fireball avoids a punch combination nicely.
Lamond takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Fireball jabs Lamond right on the nose. Lamond blinks but takes it well.
Fireball lands a nice looking body shot.
Lamond misses with a looping right.
Fireball getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Lamond swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Both fighters circling slowly here as the pace drops. Hopefully one of them does someth.. OOOHHHH!!!! Fireball throws an absolute beast of a head kick! Lamond is done! He's out cold, twisted and contorted up against the cage! Wow!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:50 of round 3, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Kid Fireball!
Kid Fireball retains his lightweight title!
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