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USFC 148 PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Harry Hate (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Quiero Taco (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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35
218 lbs
17 - 20 - 0 |
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205 cm
26
210 lbs
3 - 2 - 0 |
Decent wrestler
Excellent boxer
Very strong |
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BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent MT
Prefers standup |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
17 - 20 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Harry Hate!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Quiero Taco!
The judges for this bout are Franklyn Lucas, Jonathan Paton and John Roberts.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A chopping leg kick lands by Taco.
Taco pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Hate throws a body punch but Taco moves out of range.
Taco lands a head kick!
Hate swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Taco lands a nice leg kick that just misses Hate's sensitive parts.
Hate swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Taco raises up his leg as if looking to counter with a high kick.
Taco fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Taco is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
A low kick from Hate is predictable there
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
A solid body kick from Taco.
Taco lands with a thumping leg kick.
Hate lands with a hook. Taco tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Taco lands with a thumping leg kick.
A head kick from Taco lands but Hate takes it in his stride.
Hate throws a lazy uppercut
and Taco counters with a straight right hand.
Hate looks to score with a jab to the body but Taco is just out of range.
Harry Hate seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Taco lands a head kick!
Taco buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hate tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Hate throws the kick towards the body but Taco avoids it.
Hate misses with an uppercut.
Hate pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
A low kick from Hate misses
and Taco counters with a low kick, right behind Hate 's knee.
Hate throws a lazy head kick
and Taco counters with a good low kick that Hate was not able to check.
Taco blocks the body kick.
Taco tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Taco fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Taco buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Hate looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Taco lands a nice looking kick to the body. Hate takes a step back to recover.
Taco's jab looks to have found its range, popping Hate under the eye.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hate pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Hate misses with a low kick.
Taco blocks a jab.
A low kick from Hate misses
and Taco counters with a nice body kick.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Taco.
Taco misses with a head kick.
A slapping body kick lands there for Taco.
Hate throws an overhand right that lands on Taco's shoulder, as Taco tries to avoid the shot.
Taco throws a fast counter high kick but Hate manages to duck under it in time.
Taco moves out of range as Hate throws a body kick.
Taco throws a quick inside leg kick.
Hate looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Taco looks like he wanted to counter with a high kick but didn't throw it.
A nice inside leg kick there by Taco. That's going to slow Hate down.
Hate pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Taco tries a quick counter leg kick but Hate is wise to it.
Taco throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Taco throws a nice inside leg kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A low kick from Hate misses
and Taco counters with a nice leg kick.
Taco moves out of range of the body kick from Hate.
Hate throws an overhand right that lands on Taco's shoulder, as Taco tries to avoid the shot.
A shot to the body from Hate misses
and Taco counters with a good low kick that Hate was not able to check.
A looping hook to the body misses from Hate. Taco does a little dance to reset his feet.
Hate misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Taco shapes to counter with a head kick.
Hate swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Taco counters with a nice uppercut.
Taco lands with a thumping leg kick.
Taco throws a leg kick which misses Hate's front leg but catches the back leg as Hate tries to avoid it.
A jab from Hate finds it's way through Taco's defenses.
Taco lands a high kick!
Hate blocks a head kick by Taco.
Hate is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Hate takes a swing at Taco's ribcage but misses.
Taco cracks the inside of Hate's front leg.
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!
Hate throws a sloppy head kick and Taco moves out of range easily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Taco.
Hate takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Hate looks to throw a body kick
and Taco counters with a low kick, right behind Hate 's knee.
Taco is looking to slow Hate down with leg kicks.
Hate misses with a left hand
and Taco makes the exchange count by landing a cracking kick to the body. Hate really felt that one!
Hate misses with an attempted mid kick.
Taco avoids the head kick by Hate.
Good leg kick by Taco there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Hate takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Taco plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Hate throws a leg kick
and Taco counters with a low kick, right behind Hate 's knee.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
A good leg kick by Taco.
Hate looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Taco cracks the inside of Hate's front leg.
Hate throws a chopping leg kick but Taco manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Taco only half commits to the counter leg kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Quiero Taco dominated that round.
That's time! Hate's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Hate throws a right hand that Taco ducks under and follows up with a left that Taco also avoids with ease.
Hate on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Taco. Taco obviously looking to wear him down.
Taco blocks a low kick nicely.
Hate throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Taco lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Hate fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Taco connects with a leg kick. Hate looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Hate throws a wild body kick that Taco sees coming a mile off.
That kick from Taco tenderised Hate's leg. Hate is trying to keep his angry face on.
Hate misses with a combination
and Taco counters with an outside leg kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Taco lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Hate pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Taco shapes to counter with a head kick.
A decent looking cross lands there for Taco.
Taco feints and then cracks Hate's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Hate down.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hate misses with a body kick.
Taco only half commits to the counter leg kick.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Taco, as that shot connected.
Hate looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Taco tries a quick counter leg kick but Hate is wise to it.
Quiero Taco seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Taco checks a low kick from Hate.
Hate throws a body kick that misses.
Taco throws a fast counter high kick but Hate manages to duck under it in time.
Hate lands a slapping body shot.
Hate tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
That kick from Taco tenderised Hate's leg. Hate is trying to keep his angry face on.
Hate misses with a hook. Taco ducked under it nicely.
Taco moves away from the strike by Hate.
Hate throws a hook but Taco blocks it.
Taco throws a fast counter high kick but Hate manages to duck under it in time.
Hate will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
A bone on bone clash there as Taco blocks the leg kick.
Taco lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Hate throws a wild body kick that Taco sees coming a mile off.
Hate moves out of the way of the counter high kick fromTaco.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Taco thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Hate if he has to take too many more of those.
Taco scoring well with a low kick there.
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!
Taco blocks a head kick by Hate.
Taco is clearly looking to counter with head kicks.
Taco plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Hate is really struggling to find his range with his punches. Taco's reach advantage is clearly causing him problems.
Hate throws a combination that misses
and Taco counters with a head kick.
Taco uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Hate.
Taco throws a nice inside leg kick.
Taco is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
A lazy body kick from Hate
and Taco counters with a low kick, right behind Hate 's knee.
Taco connects with a leg kick. Hate looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Hate misses with a lunging right hand
and Taco counters with an inside leg kick.
Taco throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Hate takes a kick to the side of the head.
Hate ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Taco moves away.
Hate misses with a head kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hate fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Taco manages to avoid it.
Hate throws a wild body kick that Taco sees coming a mile off.
Taco throws a big counter head kick but Hate avoids it with no problem.
Hate misses with a looping left.
Taco has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Taco.
Hate throws a combination that misses
and Taco counters with a nice leg kick.
Hate misses with an uppercut
and Taco counters with a slapping leg kick.
Taco throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Hate gets off balance looking for a body kick
and Taco counters with a leg kick.
Hate throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Hate misses with a body kick.
Hate throws out a loose jab but Taco uses good head movement to avoid it.
Hate takes a kick to the side of the head.
Hate takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Taco steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Hate.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hate takes a swing at Taco's ribcage but misses.
Taco fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Hate.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A nice leg kick lands there from Taco.
A lazy body kick from Hate
and Taco counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Hate is lucky that one didn't land flush.
Taco lands with a nice body kick.
Good leg kick by Taco there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Hate goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Taco throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Hate fires out a quick counter leg kick but Taco just manages to avoid it.
Taco avoids the body shot from Hate.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Taco.
Hate throws a wild body kick that Taco sees coming a mile off.
Taco checks a leg kick.
Taco lands with a thumping leg kick.
Taco thumps Hate with a low kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Quiero Taco showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
Hate tries a head kick but it misses.
Taco avoids a kick to the body.
Taco throws a big counter head kick but Hate avoids it with no problem.
A bone on bone clash there as Taco blocks the leg kick.
Hate swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Hate throws a body kick that misses.
Taco chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Taco throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Hate.
Hate misses with the body kick
and Taco counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Hate misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Taco lands a nice leg kick that just misses Hate's sensitive parts.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Taco, right into the meat.
Taco pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Taco throws a head kick that half lands.
Hate throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Hate misses with a head kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Taco moves out of range of the body kick from Hate.
Hate takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Hate swings widly with a right hand
and Taco counters with a leg kick.
Hate throws a lazy body kick
and Taco counters with a leg kick.
Taco lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
A nice leg kick lands there from Taco.
Taco throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Taco throws a nice inside leg kick.
Hate throws a head kick that misses.
Taco throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Hate.
Hate throws a sloppy head kick
and Taco counters with a slapping leg kick.
Taco lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Taco avoids the head kick by Hate.
Taco chopping away at his opponent's legs.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A good leg kick by Taco.
Taco goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Taco chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Hate throws a head kick but Taco moves out of range.
Hate looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Taco looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Hate bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Hate will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
Hate throws a wild body kick that Taco sees coming a mile off.
Taco is trying to counter with his kicks.
Taco takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Nice body kick from Taco.
Taco pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Hate chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Taco can pounce on him.
A low kick from Hate misses
and Taco counters with a flying knee. Nice.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hate waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Taco.
Nice body kick from Taco.
Taco ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Hate moves away.
Quiero Taco is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Hate looks for the body kick but Taco saw that one coming.
Hate misses with the body kick
and Taco counters with an inside leg kick.
Hate throws a head kick that misses
and Taco makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Taco scoring well with a low kick there.
Hate on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Taco. Taco obviously looking to wear him down.
Hate throws a body kick that misses
and Taco counters with a slapping leg kick.
Hate tries to land a body kick
and Taco counters with a leg kick.
Hate gets off balance looking for a body kick
and Taco counters with a two punch combo.
Hate misses with a kick to the body.
Taco scores with a leg kick.
Harry Hate has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A good leg kick by Taco.
Taco blocks the body kick.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Good leg kick by Taco there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Hate takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Taco lands with a kick to the temple. Hate shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Hate swings away with a body shot that misses
and Taco counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Hate is lucky that one didn't land flush.
Hate throws an off balance right hand
and Taco counters with a body kick that brings a smile to the face of both fighters.
Hate swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Taco counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Hate is lucky that one didn't land flush.
Taco throws a head kick that misses.
Hate tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Taco was well out of range. Poor timing from Hate.
Taco lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Taco throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Taco throws a head kick that Hate semi-blocks.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
A low kick from Hate misses
and Taco counters with a good low kick that Hate was not able to check.
And that's the end of the fight!
Quiero Taco comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Taco has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Franklyn Lucas scores the fight 27:30
Judge Jonathan Paton scores the fight 27:30
Judge John Roberts scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Quiero Taco!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Anthony Gonzalez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kalju Kulli (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). This should be fireworks!
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180 lbs
9 - 10 - 0 |
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185 lbs
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Abu Dhabi Champ
World class boxer
Cardio machine |
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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
9 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Anthony Gonzalez!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 10 - 0, fighting out of New York, Kalju Kulli!
The judges for this bout are Anthony Taglia, Eddie Farnsworth and Bruno Lombardi.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nice jab there from Gonzalez.
Gonzalez misses with a low kick as Kulli jumps back.
Gonzalez fails to land the takedown.
Kulli tries to close the distance and clinch but Gonzalez swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Gonzalez throws a half hearted mid kick.
Kalju Kulli seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Kulli is stalling here.
Gonzalez tries for a takedown. No joy.
Kulli looking to throw knees to the head but Gonzalez is blocking nicely.
Gonzalez drags the fight down to the ground.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Gonzalez keeping moving, preventing Kulli from controlling successfully.
Gonzalez had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Kulli defends it easily.
Kulli 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.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gonzalez keeping full guard, as Kulli tries to pass.
Gonzalez looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
That's two 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.
Gonzalez escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Kulli gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Kulli postures up and lands a big shot to Gonzalez's brow.
Gonzalez looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Kulli wanted to stand there but Gonzalez had control of the position.
Gonzalez throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Gonzalez keeping moving, preventing Kulli from controlling successfully.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gonzalez is looking for a triangle here but Kulli uses the submission attempt to pass into side control.
Kulli remains in side control and seems content to stay there. It's a versatile position from which he can work both strikes and submissions, whilst maintaining that control, so maybe he'll sit here for a while.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Gonzalez sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Kulli wants to control but Gonzalez is keeping him busy.
Kulli looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Gonzalez is pressing down on Kulli's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Kulli seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
Kulli avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Kulli wants to control from the top but Gonzalez keeps moving.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Gonzalez throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
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 Anthony Gonzalez will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Kulli darts in and clinches Gonzalez up against the cage.
Gonzalez is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Kulli pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Kulli holding his opponent close, against the cage.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Kulli creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Kulli lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Gonzalez.
Kulli is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Gonzalez is defending well for now.
Gonzalez prevents a body shot from Kulli.
Gonzalez has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Kulli avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kulli jumps guard but Gonzalez turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Kulli's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
With the fighters up against the cage, Kulli throws an elbow but misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kulli breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Kulli looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Kulli connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Kulli throws a head kick but Gonzalez moves out of range.
Kulli throws a left and a right that both miss
enabling Gonzalez to counter with a crisp jab.
Kulli wants to clinch but Gonzalez slips to the side
and Gonzalez counters with a nice uppercut.
Gonzalez throws a hook but Kulli avoids it easily.
Gonzalez ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Kulli moves away.
Gonzalez shoots for a takedown but Kulli saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Kulli has tried to improve his agility in the runup to this fight.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Anthony Gonzalez. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Kulli throws a head kick that misses
and Gonzalez counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Anthony Gonzalez is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Gonzalez throws a head kick but Kulli moves out of range.
Gonzalez steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Kulli.
As Kulli looks to move away, Gonzalez throws a big counter combo but Kulli just gets out of the way.
Gonzalez moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Horrible takedown attempt by Gonzalez or perhaps it was just good defense by Kulli, which made it look bad.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Gonzalez jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Kulli jabs at Gonzalez's body.
Gonzalez takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Kulli avoids the head kick by Gonzalez.
Kulli was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind.
Gonzalez throws an overhand right that lands on Kulli's shoulder, as Kulli tries to avoid the shot.
Kulli has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Kulli gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Gonzalez to score an easy takedown into full guard.
Kulli wants to sweep here but Gonzalez controlling him for the moment.
Kulli has control of Gonzalez's left arm, preventing Gonzalez from doing any damage.
Gonzalez scoring with some ground and pound.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gonzalez looking to pass the guard.
Kulli controlling Gonzalez's posture.
Gonzalez stopping the sweep attempt from Kulli.
Kulli utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Kulli avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Kulli keeping moving, preventing Gonzalez from controlling successfully.
Gonzalez throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Gonzalez working some strikes from top position.
Kulli wants to improve his position but instead Gonzalez has moved into half guard.
Gonzalez wants to work for an arm triangle but Kulli is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Gonzalez throwing shots but Kulli is blocking nicely.
Kulli manages to get to full guard.
Kulli had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Gonzalez defends it easily.
Kulli pulls Gonzalez in close to prevent any damage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Kalju Kulli will probably get the nod - 10:9.
That's time! Back to the action! Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Gonzalez throws a jab but it's blocked by Kulli.
Kulli misses with a low kick.
Gonzalez walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Gonzalez takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Gonzalez looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Kulli is fending him off so far but Gonzalez persists. Nope, Kulli circles away and we're back to standing.
Gonzalez doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Kulli counters with a straight right hand.
Gonzalez keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
A telegraphed right hand from Kulli misses the target.
Kulli clinches up with Gonzalez and pushes him back against the cage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kulli misses with some punches.
Kulli gets underhooks to prevent Gonzalez's takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Anthony Gonzalez. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Gonzalez jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Kulli walks away with a smile on his face. Gonzalez gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Kulli lands a nice shot to the body.
Gonzalez uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Kulli.
Gonzalez wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch.
Kulli has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
That's one minute gone in the round.
No luck for Gonzalez with that takedown attempt.
Left hook, right uppercut from Kulli.
Gonzalez checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Gonzalez is looking to counter the offense by Kulli and move into the clinch.
Gonzalez fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Kulli throws a leg kick that is checked
and Gonzalez counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Kulli has scooted to the edge of the canvas and used the cage to get back to his feet. Gonzalez has stuck on his opponent and is forcing him back against the cage.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Gonzalez tries to pull guard but Kulli won't allow it.
Kulli is defending well against a takedown attempt.
Gonzalez jumps guard but Kulli turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Kulli scores with a shot to the side of Gonzalez's head.
Kulli breaks the clinch.
Gonzalez shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Kulli as he jumps to the side.
Kulli looks like he wants to counter punch here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gonzalez throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Kulli's waist but Kulli gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Gonzalez off to one side.
Kulli misses with a two punch combination.
Kulli lands a head shot.
Gonzalez tries a head kick but it misses.
Kulli swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Kulli throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
A jab from Gonzalez misses.
Kulli dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Gonzalez. That did some damage!
Kulli attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Kulli gets a clinch.
Gonzalez blocks a body shot from Kulli.
Gonzalez has dropped down and is working for a takedown. Kulli is trying to keep an underhook but Gonzalez manages to get the takedown into half guard.
Gonzalez prevents Kulli from improving his position.
Kulli holds on for dear life, maintaining half guard for now.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kulli has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Gonzalez is working away from the top position though.
Gonzalez is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Gonzalez passes to full mount!
Kulli wants to control but Gonzalez is having none of it.
Kulli working to try and regain half guard.
Kulli wants to control but Gonzalez is having none of it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kulli is looking to improve his position but Gonzalez isn't that keen on the idea.
Gonzalez has control of Kulli's right arm, working for a kimura. It's a bit of a token attempt though and Kulli regains control of the situation pretty easily.
Kulli tries to hold on but Gonzalez pushes him away.
And that's the end of the fight!
Kalju Kulli comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Kulli 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 Anthony Taglia scores the fight 28:30
Judge Eddie Farnsworth scores the fight 28:29
Judge Bruno Lombardi scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Kalju Kulli!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ed Landry (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ronald Fredrick (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Landry comes to the cage accompanied by Ride Wit Me - Nelly. Fredrick comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Lil Jon & The Eastside Boyz: Throw It Up kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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215 lbs
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215 lbs
10 - 11 - 0 |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
9 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Ed Landry!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
10 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Ronald Fredrick!
The judges for this bout are Jonathan Paton, Lou da Vinci and John Roberts.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Fredrick shoots for a double leg takedown but Landry sprawls well. He's pushed Fredrick's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Fredrick scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Landry shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Fredrick but Fredrick pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Landry definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Fredrick takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
It looks like Ronald Fredrick has been cut.
Landry takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Fredrick throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Danga de danga de dang - Landry scores with a four punch combination!
The fight moves into the clinch position.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Fredrick is trying to pull guard but Landry turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Fredrick manages to break the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Fredrick closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Fredrick tries to score a body lock takedown but Landry shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Ed Landry has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Ronald Fredrick.
Landry breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Fredrick looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Fredrick avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Landry.
Fredrick misses with a body punch
and Landry counters with a crisp one two that drops Fredrick! Landry thinks about following him to the mat for a moment but instead steps back and waves Fredrick to his feet! Fredrick is in big trouble!
Fredrick is rocked!
Landry throws a combination that misses
and Fredrick counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Fredrick rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Landry moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Landry throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Fredrick rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Landry moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Fredrick will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Landry closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Landry lands a left and a right that send Fredrick crashing to the mat, dazed. Landry thinks about following him to the mat but decides to wave him back up to his feet!
Fredrick is still on wobbly legs! Can Landry finish him?
Fredrick will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Fredrick seems to have recovered his senses.
Landry falls off balance throwing a combination
and Fredrick counters with a one-two to the body.
Landry misses with a few strikes there.
Landry shoots in and gets a takedown into Fredrick's guard.
Fredrick wants to stand but Landry is controlling the position.
Fredrick being controlled here, momentarily.
Fredrick throws some sloppy strikes off his back.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Landry trying to control the position from guard on top but Fredrick is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Landry has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Landry missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Landry would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
Landry is looking to work some ground and pound but Fredrick has wrist control.
Fredrick is looking for a triangle but Landry pushes his legs off easily.
Fredrick keeping moving, preventing Landry from controlling successfully.
Landry is in close to Fredrick's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Fredrick utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Landry is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Fredrick holds on and takes a little breather.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fredrick being controlled here, momentarily.
Landry won't allow Fredrick to sweep him here.
Landry wants to control from the top but Fredrick keeps moving.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
Landry prevents Fredrick from getting back to his feet.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Ed Landry seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Landry lands a two punch combo.
That has opened up Ronald Fredrick's cut even more.
Fredrick throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Landry is working the combinations to good effect here.
Fredrick takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
A punch combination from Landry misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ed Landry dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Ronald Fredrick's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Fredrick takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Fredrick is trying hard to land a takedown here. Landry sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Fredrick throws a head kick but Landry moves out of range.
Landry dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Fredrick closes the distance but Landry moves to the side
and Landry connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Landry throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Landry cracks Fredrick with an open hand slap.
Fredrick throws a shot from downtown. Landry moves away and avoids it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Fredrick is looking to clinch but Landry is avoiding it.
Fredrick fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Landry avoids it really well and circles away.
Landry feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Fredrick's calf.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Fredrick looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Landry swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Fredrick.
Landry goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Landry is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Fredrick can do to turn this around?
Landry connects with a jab, followed by a picture perfect straight right that sends Fredrick to the canvas, out cold! What a finish by Landry!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:33 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Ed Landry!
Ed Landry spent the whole post fight interview bigging himself up. It didn't go down that well with the fans after a while as they thought it was a bit arrogant.
Ronald Fredrick spoke after the fight, saying 'I'll see you soon!!!'.
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between El Matador (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bobby Parent (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). El Matador has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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150 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
13 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, El Matador!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Bobby Parent!
The judges for this bout are Jorge Garcia, Steve Montenegro and Russell Pearce.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Matador throws a leg kick but Parent sees it coming and moves out of range.
A bone on bone clash there as Parent blocks the leg kick.
Parent will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
We've been hearing reports that Matador has been drilling takedowns in recent sessions so let's see if that has an impact on the result of this fight.
Parent shoots in for a double leg but Matador sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Good leg kick by Matador there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Matador takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Parent looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
El Matador has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Bobby Parent.
Matador swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
It seemed like Parent was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Parent throws a right hand that Matador ducks under and follows up with a left that Matador also avoids with ease.
Parent avoids a punch combination nicely.
Parent fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Sloppy strikes from Matador. Those never looked like landing.
As Matador backs off Parent throws a huge counter combo but Matador manages to avoid it all.
Parent lands an overhand right.
Matador connects with an inside leg kick.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Parent blocks a low kick nicely.
Parent slips a jab and a cross from Matador.
Matador throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Parent counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Matador breaks from the clinch.
Matador misses with a leg kick
and Parent counters with a takedown into side control! That could mean trouble for Matador!
Matador wants to escape from the position here - easier said than done!
Parent throwing strikes but missing, from side control.
Matador managing to avoid any damage from the strikes thrown by Parent.
My spies in Death Valley Training Facility inform me that Parent has been getting involved in the gym's BJJ sparring sessions. Let's see whether that pays dividends!
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Parent throwing strikes but missing, from side control.
Matador wants to escape from the position here - easier said than done!
The strikes coming from Parent are missing the target in this wave of attacks.
Parent decides to stand up, so the ref orders Matador to his feet.
Matador shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Matador turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Matador 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 Parent has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Parent and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Parent is defended easily by Matador.
Matador tries to bum rush Parent with a series of wild strikes but Parent uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Parent looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Matador throws a right and a left that both miss.
Parent checks the leg kick nicely there.
Parent looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Parent fails with an attempt to clinch.
Parent checks a leg kick nicely.
Matador moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
It looks like Bobby Parent has been cut.
Matador wants to land a leg kick but Parent is out of range.
Matador throws a leg kick that is checked
and Parent counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Parent blocks a leg kick.
Matador attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Matador throws a low kick but it's checked well by Parent.
Parent is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
Parent fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Matador avoids it really well and circles away.
Parent throws a good cross that connects.
Parent shoots in looking for a takedown but Matador manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Parent's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Matador lands a leg kick that knocks Parent off balance momentarily.
Parent drives through with a takedown into Matador's guard. Let's see what he can do from the top position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Matador wants to stand but Parent is controlling the position.
Parent slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Matador wants to stand and escape but Parent is having none of it.
Matador utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Matador manages to wriggle out and sneak his way back up to his feet, so the fighters are now clinched up against the cage.
Matador lands with a light punch inside.
Parent successfully pulls guard.
Matador postures up as if he's going to throw some strikes but drops back for an ankle! Parent is in big trouble! He looks ready to tap! But no, he's escaped and dives on top of Matador, into his guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Parent trying to control but Matador is working from the bottom.
Matador has his feet on Parent's hips. He pushes off and gets to his feet. Nice work.
Matador dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Parent. That did some damage!
Parent showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Matador.
Matador throws a leg kick
enabling Parent to counter with a crisp jab.
Matador lands a left and a right that sends Parent crashing to the canvas! Matador dives into mount looking to finish!
Parent is rocked!
Matador cracks Parent with a big head shot that has him covering up instantly! He's rolled onto his side and the referee has seen enough - this one is aaaaaaaaaaall over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:59 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). El Matador!
El Matador bigged himself up after the win. The crowd seemed to love it.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Maxim Bok (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Geese Fury (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Bok comes to the cage accompanied by Give It Revolution. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Maxim Bok!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
13 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Geese Fury!
The judges for this bout are Eddie Farnsworth, Steve Montenegro and John Kavanagh.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bok misses the body punch
and Fury cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
It looks like Maxim Bok has been cut.
Bok misses with a right hand
and Fury counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
A shot to the body from Bok misses
and Fury counters with a nice body shot.
Bok dives in and grabs Fury's left leg, looking for a takedown. Fury pushes down on Bok's head and hops out.
Fury steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Bok.
Bok tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Fury is able to avoid easily.
Bok circles away from the clinch attempt
and Bok counters with a shoot takedown. Fury fights it but they end up in guard.
Fury keeping full guard, as Bok tries to pass.
Bok trying to control the position from guard on top but Fury is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bok is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Fury is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.
Bok pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Fury is keeping the position for now.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
Bok trying to control but Fury is working from the bottom.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Bok throws a predictable looking body shot
and Fury counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Bok thinking.
Fury fails with an attempt to clinch.
Bok misses with a shot to the body
and Bok takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bok shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Fury cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Bok misses with a body shot
and Fury counters with a straight right hand.
Bok looks to throw the jab but Fury is out of range.
Geese Fury is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Fury gets caught flat footed, as Bok shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Bok trying to control the position from guard on top but Fury is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Bok looking to pass the guard.
Fury preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Bok trying to control the position from guard on top but Fury is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bok is fighting to break Fury's control of his arms but Fury is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Fury keeping full guard, as Bok tries to pass.
Fury keeping moving, preventing Bok from controlling successfully.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Bok misses with a body shot
and Bok takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Bok throws an off balance right hand
and Fury counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Fury takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Fury ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Fury is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Bok with a body shot.
Bok shoots and misses
and Fury counters with a three punch combo that has Bok backing up. Bok nods at Fury to acknowledge the strikes.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Maxim Bok. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Bok misses with a takedown
and Fury counters with a three punch combo that has Bok backing up. Bok nods at Fury to acknowledge the strikes.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bok misses with a body punch
and Bok takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Bok looks to score with a jab to the body but Fury is just out of range.
Fury looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Bok avoids a punch combination nicely.
Nice shot by Bok.
Bok misses with a hook
and Fury counters with a nice body shot.
Bok gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Fury counters with a nice body shot.
Fury is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Bok had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
Fury tries to clinch but Bok is having none of it.
Bok is looking to counter punch.
Good exchange - Bok coming out on top.
Nice straight punches there by Bok. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Bok.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Geese Fury dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Maxim Bok's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Bok misses the shot to the body.
Fury is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Bok with a body shot.
Some wild striking there from Fury.
Bok throws a one two combo.
Bok throws a sloppy body shot
and Fury counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Bok takes one on the button.
Maxim Bok's cut is getting worse.
The step up in weight doesn't seem to be a problem for Fury. He's performing admirably here against the bigger man.
Bok throws a sloppy body shot
and Fury counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Fury has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Bok takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Bok scores with a jab to the body.
Bok is looking to wear down Fury with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Bok misses with a left hand
and Fury counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Bok misses with a shot to the body
and Bok takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Nice uppercut lands for Fury. That snapped Bok's head back.
Bok looks to land a body kick but Fury moved away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bok closes this distance looking for a takedown but Fury circles away.
Bok looks for a takedown but Fury sprawls well.
Fury now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Bok looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Bok takes a swing at Fury's ribcage but misses.
Fury lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Bok throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Bok misses with an uppercut
and Fury counters with a stiff right hand.
Maxim Bok's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
Bok changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Fury tries to avoid it but Bok manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Fury to the ground. Fury escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Maxim Bok. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Fury sizes up Bok with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Bok pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Decent striking displayed by Fury there.
Bok is rocked!
Bok misses with a jab to the body
and Fury counters with a crisp right that sends Bok to the canvas! Fury follows up with punches from the mount and this one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:57 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Geese Fury!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Alasdair Thacker (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bobby Godfrey (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Bobby Godfrey is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples.
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195 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
12 - 7 - 0, fighting out of London, Alasdair Thacker!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
10 - 8 - 0, fighting out of New York, Bobby Godfrey!
The judges for this bout are Lou da Vinci, David Schapiro and John Kavanagh.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Thacker bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Godfrey's head backwards.
Godfrey lands an overhand right.
Thacker scores with a crisp jab that stopped Godfrey in his tracks.
Thacker lands a head kick!
Godfrey on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Godfrey lands with an overhand left.
Godfrey lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Thacker circles away quickly and effectively.
Thacker swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Nice straight punches there by Godfrey. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Godfrey.
Thacker lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Godfrey at a distance.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Thacker steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Godfrey.
Godfrey cracks Thacker with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Thacker throws a body punch but Godfrey moves out of range.
Bobby Godfrey seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Thacker staying out of range there.
Godfrey throws an ugly left hook that misses
letting Thacker counter with a right hand.
The fight stays on the outside here - Thacker looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Godfrey tests Thacker's chin there with a solid looking shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Godfrey lunges at Thacker with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Thacker's hand.
Godfrey fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Godfrey throws a hook to the side of Thacker's head but Thacker sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Godfrey feints a jab promting Thacker to slip. Godfrey then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Thacker slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Thacker lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Thacker bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Thacker throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Thacker walks into a straight right hand from Godfrey.
Godfrey swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Thacker misses with a wild body shot.
A little jabbing left from Godfrey on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Thacker throws a right hand that Godfrey ducks under and follows up with a left that Godfrey also avoids with ease.
Godfrey works the jab nicely.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A swing and a miss from Godfrey.
Godfrey looks to throw the jab but Thacker is out of range.
Godfrey has been working his punching technique in the buildup to the fight and it appears to be paying off.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Thacker jabs Godfrey to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Godfrey scores with a crisp jab that stopped Thacker in his tracks.
Godfrey might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Thacker tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Godfrey was well out of range. Poor timing from Thacker.
Thacker waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Godfrey.
Thacker has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Godfrey finds it's way round the side to connect with Thacker's head.
Thacker throws a body punch but Godfrey moves out of range.
Nice uppercut there from Godfrey.
Thacker tries to clinch
and Godfrey counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Thacker connects with a body shot that sends Godfrey's belly button to the back.
Godfrey lands a jab to the nose.
Godfrey is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Thacker had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
Thacker waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Godfrey.
Godfrey scores with a nice head shot.
Godfrey lands with an uppercut that bounces Thacker off the cage and back into range.
Godfrey throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Thacker scores with a leg kick.
Thacker scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Thacker throws a jab when Godfrey was well out of range.
Thacker takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Godfrey slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Thacker tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Godfrey paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Godfrey throws out a counter right but Thacker avoids it with no problem.
Thacker blocks a jab.
Godfrey misses with a looping left.
Thacker tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Godfrey was well out of range. Poor timing from Thacker.
Godfrey throws out a counter right but Thacker avoids it with no problem.
Thacker thows a left - swing and a miss!
Thacker throws a predictable looking body shot
and Godfrey cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Thacker throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Godfrey throws a counter combo.
Thacker looks to clinch
and Godfrey counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
A jab from Godfrey misses.
A swing and a miss from Thacker.
Thacker misses with a wild body shot.
A countering left hand to the body from Godfrey misses.
Thacker throws a hook but Godfrey avoids it easily.
Thacker clinches with his opponent.
Thacker looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Godfrey blocks a punch to the side of the head.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Thacker lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Godfrey lands with a left to the head.
Thacker tries to work over Godfrey's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Thacker tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Godfrey's elbow.
Godfrey on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Godfrey blocks a body shot from Thacker.
Thacker stalling in the clinch but Godfrey improves position.
Thacker is pushing Godfrey up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
A right handed body shot lands from Thacker.
Thacker takes an elbow to the temple.
Thacker struggles to land a body shot inside as Godfrey controls his hands.
A short uppercut from Thacker.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Godfrey has a couple of punches blocked by Thacker.
Godfrey lands a nice elbow.
Godfrey misses with the head strike.
A right hook to the body lands for Godfrey.
Godfrey blocking some punches.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Bobby Godfrey dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
A big left from Godfrey misses.
Godfrey cracks Thacker with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Thacker cracks Godfrey with a good jab.
Thacker is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Godfrey.
Thacker drives through and clinches with Godfrey against the cage.
Godfrey trying to land knees to the body.
Godfrey lands a shot to the body.
Godfrey using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Thacker has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Godfrey misses with a hook from the clinch.
Godfrey lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Godfrey lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Thacker.
Thacker throws a head punch that misses.
Godfrey has a couple of punches blocked by Thacker.
Good body shot from Godfrey.
I was talking to Thacker's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Godfrey scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Godfrey lands with a right to the head.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Thacker misses with some punches.
Thacker lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Godfrey backwards.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Godfrey tries to throw a body punch but Thacker avoids it by throwing Godfrey back against the cage.
Thacker swings wildly with an uppercut but Godfrey uses good head movement to avoid it.
Thacker misses with some punches.
Thacker throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Godfreys head.
Godfrey connects with a nasty looking knee right to Thacker's face.
It looks like Alasdair Thacker has been cut.
Godfrey working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Thacker misses with a short punch on the inside.
Thacker lands a body punch.
Thacker has a couple of punches blocked by Godfrey.
Godfrey misses with some punches.
Godfrey prevents a body shot from Thacker.
Thacker goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Godfrey lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Thacker backwards.
Godfrey fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Thacker misses with a punch to the body.
Godfrey lands a left hand that snaps the head of Thacker backwards.
Godfrey working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Thacker presses Godfrey against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Godfrey tries a knee to the head but Thacker blocks it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Thacker prevents a body shot from Godfrey.
Thacker working aggressively here.
Thacker misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Godfrey lands a hook to the side of the head.
Godfrey blocking some punches.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Thacker.
Thacker lands a right hand that snaps the head of Godfrey backwards.
Godfrey lands a nice uppercut.
Godfrey lands a shoulder strike.
Godfrey tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Godfrey swings wildly with an uppercut but Thacker uses good head movement to avoid it.
Godfrey throws a head punch that misses.
Thacker throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Thacker slowing the pace effectively.
Thacker lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Godfrey backwards.
Godfrey throws a punch but it's blocked by Thacker.
Godfrey softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Thacker tries a body shot but Godfrey blocks it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Thacker can't find room to land a body shot as Godfrey controls the action.
Thacker tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Godfrey using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Thacker has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Thacker misses with the head strike.
Thacker misses with a punch on the inside.
Thacker lands a shoulder strike.
A hook to the body from Thacker.
Godfrey tries a knee to the head but Thacker blocks it.
Godfrey tries a body shot but Thacker blocks it.
Thacker wants to stall.
Godfrey misses with a knee strike.
Thacker lands a right hand that snaps the head of Godfrey backwards.
Godfrey doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Nice body punch from Thacker.
Godfrey is breathing heavily.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Thacker.
Thacker blocks an uppercut.
Thacker pushes Godfrey back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Thacker misses with a shot to the kidneys.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Knees to the body from Godfrey.
Thacker fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Thacker misses with a punch on the inside.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Thacker trying to land knees to the body.
Thacker taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Godfrey throws a knee to the head but misses.
Godfrey lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Still in the clinch, Godfrey scores with a nice short uppercut.
Thacker swings wildly with an uppercut but Godfrey uses good head movement to avoid it.
Godfrey misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Still in the clinch, Godfrey scores with a nice short uppercut.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Thacker.
Thacker tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Godfrey's elbow.
Godfrey has a couple of punches blocked by Thacker.
Godfrey crunches a lovely knee into Thacker's ribcage.
Thacker is struggling to control the position.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Godfrey working aggressively here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Bobby Godfrey showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Alasdair Thacker's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Godfrey scores with a punch to the head.
Godfrey misses with a hook. Thacker ducked under it nicely.
Thacker clinches with his opponent.
Godfrey struggles to land a body shot inside as Thacker controls his hands.
Thacker digs a right hand into Godfrey's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Godfrey's gas tank.
Thacker stalling in the clinch but Godfrey improves position.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Godfrey.
Godfrey tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Thacker blocks the elbow strike.
Thacker working aggressively here.
Godfrey misses with a punch to the body.
Godfrey throws an elbow that misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Thacker tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Godfrey's elbow.
Godfrey goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Godfrey with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Godfrey lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Thacker throws a knee to the head but misses.
Godfrey doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Godfrey throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Thacker blocks it with crossed arms.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Godfrey lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Thacker backwards.
Thacker pushes Godfrey back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Thacker misses with a hook to the ribs.
Thacker blocks an uppercut.
Godfrey lands with a light punch inside.
Thacker throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Godfrey blocks it with crossed arms.
Godfrey lands an elbow inside that Thacker shrugs off.
Thacker prevents a body shot from Godfrey.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Godfrey.
Thacker trying to stall but Godfrey improves his position.
Thacker misses with some punches.
Thacker doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
A right handed body shot lands from Godfrey.
Thacker misses with a hook from the clinch.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Godfrey just misses with a elbow thrown towards Thacker's brow.
With the fighters up against the cage, Godfrey throws an elbow but misses.
Thacker working some nice short punches in the clinch.
A left hand lands to the body for Godfrey.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Godfrey doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Godfrey missing with knees to the body.
Good body shot from Godfrey.
Godfrey blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Godfrey throws a knee to the head but misses.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Godfrey working Thacker over with knees to the body.
Godfrey lands a nice elbow.
Thacker scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Thacker blocks a body shot from Godfrey.
Godfrey lands a right hand that snaps the head of Thacker backwards.
Thacker tries to land knees in the clinch but Godfrey avoids the damage to the body.
Godfrey misses with a knee strike.
Godfrey misses with the head strike.
Thacker can't find room to land a body shot as Godfrey controls the action.
Godfrey tries to work over Thacker's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Godfrey has a couple of punches blocked by Thacker.
Thacker trying to control the position but instead, Godfrey has worked for underhooks and has pushed Thacker into the cage.
Godfrey lands a nice elbow.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Godfrey lands a body punch.
Thacker lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Godfrey fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Godfrey using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Thacker has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Godfrey pushes Thacker back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Godfrey tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Godfrey blocking some punches.
Thacker working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Alasdair Thacker has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Thacker using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Godfrey has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
A right handed body shot lands from Godfrey.
Godfrey misses with a body punch.
Thacker is working Godfrey over against the cage.
Godfrey avoiding damage as Thacker throws knees to the body.
Godfrey throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Thackers head.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Thacker just misses with a elbow thrown towards Godfrey's brow.
Thacker digs a right hand into Godfrey's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Godfrey's gas tank.
Thacker tries to work over Godfrey's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Godfrey fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Thacker misses with a hook from the clinch.
Thacker dodges an elbow strike from Godfrey.
A short left from Thacker.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Godfrey scores with a nice hook to the head.
Thacker stalling in the clinch but Godfrey improves position.
Thacker misses with the head strike.
Thacker working aggressively here.
Godfrey lands with a left to the head.
Thacker fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Godfrey cracks Thacker with a nice body shot.
Thacker tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Godfrey's elbow.
Godfrey lands with a short punch from the clinch.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Godfrey.
Thacker misses with some punches.
Thacker tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Thacker is trying to maintain a safe position but Godfrey gets an underhook and turns Thacker into the cage.
Thacker blocks a punch to the side of the head.
And that's the end of the fight!
Bobby Godfrey comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Godfrey has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Lou da Vinci scores the fight 27:30
Judge David Schapiro scores the fight 27:30
Judge John Kavanagh scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Bobby Godfrey!
After winning the bout, Bobby Godfrey thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Beach Bum (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Levan Revazshvili (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Revazshvili has chosen Georgia National Anthem as his entrance music. Levan Revazshvili has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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30
212 lbs
14 - 11 - 1 |
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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
14 - 12 - 1, fighting out of Hilo, Beach Bum!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
14 - 11 - 1, fighting out of New York, Levan Revazshvili!
The judges for this bout are Jorge Garcia, Chad Campbell and John Roberts.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bum misses with the combination.
Revazshvili with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Bum to score with a decent uppercut.
Revazshvili uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Bum.
Revazshvili lands a slapping body shot.
Revazshvili connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Bum momentarily.
Revazshvili scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Oooooh!!! Revazshvili has knocked Bum down with a huge combo! Revazshvili steps away and waves a wobbly Bum back to his feet! This one might not go much longer!
Bum is rocked!
It looks like Beach Bum has been cut.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A swing and a miss from Revazshvili.
Revazshvili scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Oh Bum is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Bum throws a looping overhand right but Revazshvili ducks down to avoid it.
Bum throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Revazshvili counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Bum thinking.
Bum seems to have got his legs back now.
Bum pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Bum jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Revazshvili looks to land a combination but Bum avoids it well.
Bum with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Revazshvili to score with a decent uppercut.
Revazshvili misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Bum.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bum throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Revazshvili is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Bum with a body shot.
Bum throws an off balance right hand
and Revazshvili counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Bum misses with a hook.
Bum misses with a jab to the body
and Revazshvili counters with a nice uppercut.
Revazshvili throws a nice looking combination but Bum bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Bum digs a good hook to Revazshvili's body.
Revazshvili has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
Bum keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Bum takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Revazshvili steps in with a hook that catches Bum right on the chin and knocks him to the floor! Revazshvili follows him down with more strikes and that's all she wrote! Bum looks absolutely devastated.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:34 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Levan Revazshvili!
Levan Revazshvili decided to hype himself up post fight. It was going well but he went on about it a bit too long and the crowd turned on him a little.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Philo Beddoe (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Huey Manley (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Beddoe comes into the arena with Stranglehold/ Ted Nugent blaring out of the sound system. 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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195 lbs
15 - 10 - 1 |
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188 lbs
12 - 5 - 1 |
Abu Dhabi Champ
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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
15 - 10 - 1, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Philo Beddoe!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
12 - 5 - 1, fighting out of New York, Huey Manley!
The judges for this bout are Anthony Taglia, Jonathan Paton and Steve Montenegro.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Manley lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Beddoe clinches up against the cage.
Manley misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Beddoe misses with a body punch.
Manley lands with a short shot to the head.
Manley struggles to land a body shot inside as Beddoe controls his hands.
Manley throws a punch but it's blocked by Beddoe.
Beddoe struggles to land a body shot inside as Manley controls his hands.
Manley blocking some punches.
Manley throws a punch but it's blocked by Beddoe.
Beddoe breaks the clinch.
Manley cracks Beddoe with a good jab.
Beddoe clinches up against the cage.
Manley makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
A body shot lands from Manley.
Manley misses with a hook from the clinch.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Manley misses with a body punch.
Manley misses with a body punch.
Beddoe drops down looking for an ankle pick but Manley pulls his leg out and moves away.
Manley throws an overhand right that lands on Beddoe's shoulder, as Beddoe tries to avoid the shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
No joy there for Beddoe, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Beddoe misses with a hook
and Manley counters with a nice low kick that buckles Beddoe's knee momentarily.
Beddoe misses with a straight right.
Manley flicks out a counter leg kick but Beddoe steps away.
Beddoe lands an overhand right.
No luck for Beddoe with that takedown attempt.
As Beddoe backs off Manley throws a huge counter combo but Beddoe manages to avoid it all.
Beddoe checks the leg kick.
A slow jab from Beddoe misses its intended target.
Manley throws out a counter right but Beddoe avoids it with no problem.
Huey Manley is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Beddoe lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Manley misses with a low kick.
Beddoe misses with a wild body shot.
Beddoe fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Beddoe shoots in but Manley avoids the takedown attempt easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Philo Beddoe. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Beddoe misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Manley.
Beddoe throws a big shot that misses.
Beddoe is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Manley.
Manley looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Manley throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Beddoe misses with the combination.
Manley throws a leg kick that misses.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Nice jab there from Beddoe.
Manley misses with a left hand
and Beddoe connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Beddoe throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Manley! But no joy.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Beddoe clinches.
Manley doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Manley throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Beddoes head.
Manley misses with a punch to the body.
Beddoe struggles to land a body shot inside as Manley controls his hands.
Still in the clinch, Manley scores with a nice short uppercut.
Manley swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Manley lands a shoulder strike.
Beddoe avoiding damage.
Beddoe misses with a punch on the inside.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Manley.
Manley lands a left hand that snaps the head of Beddoe backwards.
Beddoe goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Manley has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Beddoe seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Manley can turn it around.
Manley misses with some punches.
Manley blocking some punches.
Beddoe misses with the head strike.
Manley can't find room to land a body shot as Beddoe controls the action.
Manley swings wildly with an uppercut but Beddoe uses good head movement to avoid it.
Manley lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Manley tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
A shot in the inside from Manley.
A short right from Manley.
Beddoe blocking some punches.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Beddoe.
Beddoe wants to take the fight to the mat but Manley manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
Beddoe blocking some punches.
Beddoe with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Manley working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Manley trying to control the position but instead, Beddoe has worked for underhooks and has pushed Manley into the cage.
Beddoe tries to throw a body punch but Manley avoids it by throwing Beddoe back against the cage.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Manley swings wildly with an uppercut but Beddoe uses good head movement to avoid it.
The referee is keeping an eye on Manley - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Beddoe swings away with an uppercut that misses.
A head punch on the inside from Manley fails to land.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Huey Manley dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Manley throws a front kick aimed at Beddoe's knee but Beddoe avoids it well.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Manley 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 Beddoe has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Beddoe and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Decent striking displayed by Beddoe there.
Beddoe is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Manley.
Beddoe takes a kick to the side of the head.
Manley uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Beddoe.
Manley appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
Beddoe scores with a punch to the head.
Beddoe connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Manley's hands.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Manley throws a leg kick that is checked
and Beddoe counters with a straight right hand.
Beddoe throws a jab when Manley was well out of range.
Beddoe misses with a series of wild punches.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Beddoe swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Manley counters with a straight right hand.
Beddoe instigates a clinch.
Manley throws a punch but it's blocked by Beddoe.
Manley doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Manley digs a right hand underneath Beddoe's ribcage. Beddoe let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Manley gets through Beddoe's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Beddoe misses with the head strike.
Manley misses with a punch on the inside.
Manley gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Beddoe.
Beddoe wants to break free but Manley has control.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Manley.
A nice left hand lands by Manley.
Manley tries to work over Beddoe's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Manley prevents a body shot from Beddoe.
Beddoe blocks a punch to the side of the head.
A head punch on the inside from Manley fails to land.
Beddoe's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Beddoe blocking some punches.
Nice body punch from Manley.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Manley working aggressively here.
Manley lands a left hand that snaps the head of Beddoe backwards.
A nice left hand lands by Manley.
Manley pushes Beddoe back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
A short right from Manley.
Beddoe tries to work over Manley's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Beddoe breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Beddoe's jab looks to have found its range, popping Manley under the eye.
Beddoe misses with a wild body shot.
Manley appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Philo Beddoe seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Manley misses with a body kick.
Manley fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Beddoe throws out a loose jab but Manley uses good head movement to avoid it.
Beddoe scores with a jab. Manley acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Beddoe misses with a straight left.
It seemed like Manley was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Manley looks to land a body kick but Beddoe moved away.
A swing and a miss from Beddoe.
Beddoe lands a really nice looking cross but Manley seems unphased.
Beddoe closes the distance and clinches.
Beddoe throws a punch but it's blocked by Manley.
Manley swings wildly with an uppercut but Beddoe uses good head movement to avoid it.
Manley misses with a short punch on the inside.
Manley throws a head punch that misses.
Manley fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Manley creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Huey Manley seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
A head punch on the inside from Manley fails to land.
Manley has a couple of punches blocked by Beddoe.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Beddoe trying to stall but Manley improves his position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Manley lands a hook that snaps the head of Beddoe backwards.
Manley lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Beddoe blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Manley lands with a short punch from the clinch.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Manley doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Beddoe scores with a shoulder strike.
Manley goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Beddoe tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
A right hook to the body lands for Manley.
Beddoe working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Manley lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Manley throws a punch but it's blocked by Beddoe.
Manley doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Manley lands a nice uppercut.
Beddoe lands a left hand.
Manley lands a right hand.
Manley lands a left hand that snaps the head of Beddoe backwards.
Manley misses with the head strike.
Beddoe is trying to break the clinch but Manley has him pressed against the cage.
Beddoe escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Huey Manley showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
Manley slips a jab from Beddoe.
Beddoe fails with a takedown attempt.
Beddoe is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Manley doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Manley slips under a jab from Beddoe.
Beddoe throws a hook to the side of Manley's head but Manley sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Manley has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A punch combination from Manley misses.
Manley throws out a leg kick but Beddoe moves out of range and Manley only half commits.
Good standup being displayed there by Beddoe as he connects with a hook.
Beddoe misses with a body shot.
Manley throws out a counter right but Beddoe avoids it with no problem.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Beddoe takes the fight into the clinch.
Beddoe's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Beddoe throws an off balance right hand
and Manley counters with a left and a right that hurts Beddoe! He wobbles and falls to the floor - he's in big trouble! Manley jumps into full mount!
Beddoe is rocked!
Manley drops a big elbow. That's hurt Beddoe! More shots from Manley and the ref steps in! The fight is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:40 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Huey Manley!
A very excited looking Huey Manley made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Oleg Ljashko (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Monte Zuma (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd giving both fighters a great reception on their way into the arena. That's good to see.
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World class MT
Insanely flexible |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
15 - 5 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Oleg Ljashko!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
10 - 5 - 0, fighting out of London, Monte Zuma!
The judges for this bout are Columbo Gatti, Anthony Taglia and Jonathan Paton.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ljashko blocks a head kick by Zuma.
Ljashko misses with a straight left.
Zuma connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Ljashko doesn't manage to clinch there - Zuma circles away.
It seemed like Zuma was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Ljashko misses with a looping left.
Ljashko tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Zuma manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Zuma looks to land a left hand but Ljashko moved out of range nicely.
Zuma tries a head kick but it misses.
Ljashko throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Ljashko takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Excellent takedown into side control there by Zuma.
Zuma trying to control the position but Ljashko is working away.
Zuma tries for a kimura but Ljashko is defending well.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Ljashko wants to control but Zuma postures up.
Ljashko is working hard to escape and get back to his feet. After a battle for position, Zuma asserts his dominance and retains side control.
Zuma looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Both fighters have adopted an aggressive gameplan on the ground!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ljashko tries to improve position but can't.
Ljashko is pushing Zuma's head away, looking to escape. Zuma manages to hold on to the position though.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Ljashko trying desperately to get back to his feet here but he's not having any joy at all. He's going to tire himself out if he's not careful.
A bit of a lull in the action here.
Ljashko is looking for a sweep.
Ljashko is looking to work his way out of this bad position but Zuma is controlling him well.
Zuma is maintaining the dominant position - no doubt Ljashko will start to get frustrated soon if he's not already.
Zuma looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Ljashko manages to get one leg in to regain half guard.
Zuma tries to pass to full mount but Ljashko defends it.
Ljashko is looking to escape.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ljashko makes some distance and scrambles quickly back to his feet. Nice work!
Zuma lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Zuma throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Zuma throws a hook but Ljashko avoids it easily.
Ljashko misses with a double jab.
Zuma throws a leg kick that misses.
Ljashko tries to clinch there but Zuma circles away.
Zuma throws the kick towards the body but Ljashko avoids it.
Ljashko was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Zuma throws a combination. Ljashko tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Zuma has closed the distance and engaged Ljashko in a clinch.
Zuma softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Zuma stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Ljashko is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Ljashko misses with a shot to the kidneys.
I was talking to Ljashko's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Ljashko leaning against his opponent.
Zuma has Ljashko pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Ljashko manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Zuma's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Ljashko manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Zuma goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Zuma lands a hook that snaps the head of Ljashko backwards.
Ljashko manages to break the clinch.
Ljashko is looking to clinch.
Ljashko misses with a looping left.
Zuma tries a low kick but Ljashko avoids it.
A combination from Zuma does no damage.
Ljashko fails to land with a series of punches.
Despite the aggression on Zuma's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Ljashko swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Ljashko moves forwards but Zuma connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Zuma moves out of range of the strikes.
Zuma has Ljashko up against the cage in a clinch.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Zuma.
Ljashko lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Ljashko is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
A short right from Ljashko on the inside.
Ljashko landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Zuma looks winded!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Ljashko blocks a punch to the side of the head.
A head punch on the inside from Zuma fails to land.
Ljashko lands with a light punch inside.
Ljashko escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Ljashko throws a hook but Zuma avoids it easily.
Zuma tries to keep at a distance but Ljashko has taken the fight into the clinch.
Ljashko can't find room to land a body shot as Zuma controls the action.
Nice body punch from Zuma.
Ljashko lands a left hand.
Ljashko escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Zuma misses with a hook.
Zuma tries a head kick but it misses.
Ljashko tries to move into range but Zuma moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Monte Zuma seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Ljashko wants to clinch up but Zuma keeps it at a distance.
Zuma throws a leg kick but Ljashko moved away.
Zuma looks to land a left hand but Ljashko moved out of range nicely.
Ljashko moves away from the strike by Zuma.
Zuma connects with the punch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Monte Zuma dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Zuma misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Ljashko tries to clinch up but Zuma circles away and keeps his distance.
Ljashko has managed to clinch.
Zuma struggles to land a body shot inside as Ljashko controls his hands.
Zuma throws a head punch that misses.
Ljashko tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Zuma avoids it.
Ljashko has a couple of punches blocked by Zuma.
Zuma digs a right hand into Ljashko's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Ljashko's gas tank.
Zuma has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Zuma lands a body punch.
Ljashko working hard to break the clinch.
Zuma presses Ljashko against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Zuma lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Zuma tries to throw a body punch but Ljashko avoids it by throwing Zuma back against the cage.
Ljashko blocks a body shot from Zuma.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ljashko trying to control the position but instead, Zuma has worked for underhooks and has pushed Ljashko into the cage.
Ljashko wants to get back to striking at distance but Zuma won't allow it.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Zuma tries for a takedown but Ljashko manages to get underhooks.
Zuma throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Ljashkos head.
Zuma lands with a short punch from the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A left hand lands to the body for Zuma.
Nice body punch from Zuma - that landed with a thud.
Zuma lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Ljashko backwards.
Zuma misses with a body punch.
Zuma lands a shoulder strike.
Zuma misses with a body punch.
Zuma lands a left hand that snaps the head of Ljashko backwards.
Zuma doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Zuma lands a body punch.
Zuma lands a left hand that snaps the head of Ljashko backwards.
Ljashko with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Zuma lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Zuma lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Zuma throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Ljashkos head.
Zuma working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Ljashko is rocked!
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
A body shot lands from Zuma.
Oh Ljashko is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
A left hand lands to the body for Zuma.
Zuma works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Zuma works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Ljashko takes a shot to the head.
Zuma throws a big uppercut that drops Ljashko! More strikes from Zuma and the referee jumps in to stop the fight! Ljashko lies dazed against the cage as Zuma celebrates with his cornermen!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:59 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Monte Zuma!
Monte Zuma decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Hongi Hika (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Nicolas Muller (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Hongi Hika had a look across the cage there at his opponent. He definitely means business
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
15 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Hongi Hika!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
11 - 7 - 0, fighting out of New York, Nicolas Muller!
The judges for this bout are Jonathan Paton, Bruno Lombardi and John Roberts.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Muller tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Muller is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Hika.
It looks like Nicolas Muller has been cut.
Hika lands a high kick!
Hika blocks a leg kick.
Hika keeps the fight on the outside.
Hika went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
Hika 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.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hika misses the shot to the body.
Muller has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
Hika just misses with a punch to the body.
Muller staying out of range there.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Muller does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Muller uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Hika.
Muller wants to counter the offense by Hika and move into the clinch position.
Muller moves into the clinch.
Hika goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
A short uppercut from Hika.
Muller misses with a body punch.
Hika lands a right hand.
Muller with an attempt at a knee that misses.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Hika.
Hika tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Muller's elbow.
Muller using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Hika has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Muller takes an elbow to the forehead.
Hika misses with a punch to the body.
Hika tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Hika misses with a body punch.
A head punch on the inside from Hika fails to land.
Hika avoiding damage as Muller throws knees to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hika dodges an elbow strike from Muller.
Hika's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
The fighters circle momentarily. Hika darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
That has opened up Nicolas Muller's cut even more.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Hika jabs at Muller's body.
Hika missing with a left hand there. Muller was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Muller tries to close the distance and clinch up but Hika swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Hika throws a nice inside leg kick.
Muller fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Hika, pushing him back against the cage.
Hika throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Muller blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Hika misses with a hook to the ribs.
Hika goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Muller blocks a punch to the side of the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Muller is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Hika is defending well for now.
Muller has Hika pressed against the cage, preventing Hika from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Hika makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Nice elbow from Muller.
It looks like Hongi Hika has been cut.
Hika scores with a shoulder strike.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Hika creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Muller blocking some punches.
Muller blocks an elbow strike.
Hika makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Muller is rocked!
Muller blocking some punches.
Muller is still on wobbly legs! Can Hika finish him?
Hika creates some distance and fires off a vicious elbow that drops Muller! He pounces and finishes the fight with more strikes! Nice KO for Hika.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:39 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Hongi Hika!
Hongi Hika retains his heavyweight title!
A relieved looking Hongi Hika 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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