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Ascension 0401 PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Jo Ballinger (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jack Gold (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Ballinger comes to the cage accompanied by Cheese Scones. Jo Ballinger has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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156 lbs
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155 lbs
15 - 10 - 0 |
Abu Dhabi Champ
Excellent boxer
Insanely flexible |
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World class MT
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
7 - 7 - 0, fighting out of New York, Jo Ballinger!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
15 - 10 - 0, fighting out of London, Jack Gold!
The judges for this bout are Wesley Smith, Cecil Peabody and Tiny Johnson.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ballinger tries a head kick but it misses.
Ballinger misses with an uppercut
letting Gold counter with a right hand.
Ballinger goes for a double leg but Gold avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Gold continues to drive forward.
Gold has been working on his striking defense in training and it's paying off as Ballinger is landing a low percentage of strikes.
Ballinger digs a good body shot into Gold's ribs.
Gold ducks right into an uppercut from Ballinger.
Ballinger throws a jab when Gold was well out of range.
No luck for Ballinger with that takedown attempt.
Gold moves into range and clinches up with Ballinger.
Ballinger fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Ballinger tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Ballinger struggles to land a body shot inside as Gold controls his hands.
Ballinger misses with a hook from the clinch.
Gold lands a nice shot to the body.
Gold lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Ballinger.
Gold is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Ballinger swings wildly with an uppercut but Gold uses good head movement to avoid it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A frustrated look appears on Ballinger's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Gold working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Gold stalling.
Gold lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Ballinger backwards.
Gold lands a left hand.
Ballinger swings wildly with an uppercut but Gold uses good head movement to avoid it.
Gold lands a nice uppercut.
Gold makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Ballinger is trying to break the clinch but Gold is controlling him.
Ballinger drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Gold gets the underhooks and prevents it.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jo Ballinger. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Gold stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Ballinger misses with some punches.
Gold lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Ballinger lands with a short shot to the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A short left from Gold.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Gold leaning against his opponent.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Ballinger wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Gold has him pressed against the cage.
Gold stalls.
Gold lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Gold digs a right hand into Ballinger's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Ballinger's gas tank.
Gold lands a nice uppercut.
Gold holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Ballinger is trying to pull guard but Gold has him pressed against the cage.
Ballinger slowing the pace effectively.
A nice left hand lands by Gold.
Gold lands a shot to the body.
Ballinger is trying to push Gold away but Gold has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
A short uppercut from Gold.
Gold cracks Ballinger with a nice body shot.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ballinger tries to break the clinch but Gold is controlling the position.
Gold just leaning against Ballinger, taking a breather.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Gold.
Gold digs a right hand underneath Ballinger's ribcage. Ballinger let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Gold working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Ballinger goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Gold gets through Ballinger's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Gold creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
A short left from Gold.
Gold working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Gold lands a body shot in the clinch.
Gold lands a left hand that snaps the head of Ballinger backwards.
Gold throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Ballingers head.
A body shot lands from Gold.
Ballinger's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A short left from Gold.
Gold lands a shoulder strike.
Gold scores with a hook to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ballinger is trying to push Gold away but Gold has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Ballinger tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Gold lands a shoulder strike.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Gold creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Gold digs a right hand underneath Ballinger's ribcage. Ballinger let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Gold'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.
Ballinger misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Gold throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Ballingers head.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Gold.
Ballinger is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Gold lands a body shot.
Ballinger breaks from the clinch.
Ballinger gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Gold scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jack Gold dominated that round.
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.
Gold stuffs the takedown attempt from Ballinger. Ballinger gets slowly back to his feet.
Gold let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Gold lands the left hand.
A looping hook to the body misses from Gold. Ballinger does a little dance to reset his feet.
It looked like Ballinger wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Gold scores with a jab to the head.
Gold lands with an uppercut that bounces Ballinger off the cage and back into range.
Ballinger takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Ballinger fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Gold slips a straight right by Ballinger.
Gold lands a body shot.
A shot to the liver by Ballinger. Beautiful body shot.
Ballinger walks into a left hand.
Ballinger connects with a nice looking jab.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Ballinger goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Ballinger misses with a hook
and Gold counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Gold throws the kick towards the body but Ballinger avoids it.
Jo Ballinger seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Ballinger goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
As Ballinger backs off Gold throws a huge counter combo but Ballinger manages to avoid it all.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gold bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Ballinger's head backwards.
Gold connects with the punch.
Nice uppercut there from Gold.
Gold connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Gold staying out of range there.
A little jabbing left from Gold on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Gold lands a lovely overhand right.
Jab from Gold.
Gold tries a head kick but it misses.
Ballinger takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Ballinger fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Gold manages to avoid it.
Ballinger misses with a lunging right hand
and Gold cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A jab from Gold does it's job there.
Jack Gold seems to be getting the better of the standup.
A jab lands there for Gold.
Gold ducks under a wild hook from Ballinger.
Gold scores with a nice right hand.
A big left from Ballinger misses.
A countering left hand to the body from Gold misses.
Ballinger throws an off balance right hand
and Gold counters with a stiff right hand.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ballinger throws a nice looking combination but Gold bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Gold slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Gold lands a nice shot to the body.
A nice leg kick lands there from Gold.
Ballinger takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Gold moves into the clinch.
Gold lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Ballinger backwards.
Gold lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Gold scores with an uppercut up the middle.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Gold.
Gold pushes Ballinger back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Gold prevents Ballinger from breaking the clinch.
Gold lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Ballinger or not.
Ballinger tries to circle away but Gold has him pinned against the cage.
A short uppercut from Gold.
Gold lands an uppercut.
Gold working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Gold takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
A bit of stalling here from Gold.
Gold receives a warning from the referee for stalling.
Gold throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Gold prevents a takedown attempt there.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jo Ballinger. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Gold blocking some punches.
Gold lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Ballinger looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Ballinger softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Ballinger doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
A short right from Gold.
Gold blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Gold lands a right hand that snaps the head of Ballinger backwards.
Gold lands a shoulder strike.
Ballinger misses with a shot to the kidneys.
A left hand lands to the body for Gold.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A short left from Gold.
Gold lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Ballinger backwards.
Jack Gold seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Ballinger is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Gold lands a shoulder strike.
Gold lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Ballinger throws a head punch that misses.
Gold'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.
Gold avoiding damage.
A hook to the body from Gold.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Nice body punch from Gold.
Ballinger stalling in the clinch but Gold improves position.
Gold lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Ballinger backwards.
Gold scores with a nice hook to the head.
Gold scores with a hook to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jack Gold showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!
Ballinger stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Gold lands a glancing blow to the side of Ballinger's head.
Ballinger throws a jab but it's blocked by Gold.
Ballinger takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Gold takes the fight into the clinch.
A right handed body shot lands from Gold.
Gold lands with a left to the head.
Ballinger throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Golds head.
Ballinger has a couple of punches blocked by Gold.
Gold lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Ballinger backwards.
A short right from Gold on the inside.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Gold'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.
Ballinger swings wildly with an uppercut but Gold uses good head movement to avoid it.
A short body shot lands from Gold as the two fighters clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gold keeps control of Ballinger as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Ballinger is trying to break the clinch but Gold is controlling him.
Ballinger throws a head punch that misses.
Gold lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Gold lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Gold lands a body shot in the clinch.
Ballinger looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Ballinger changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Gold fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Nice uppercut there from Gold.
Ballinger takes a kick to the side of the head.
Gold lands with an overhand left.
Ballinger thows a left - swing and a miss!
Gold wants to counter the offense by Ballinger and move into the clinch position.
Ballinger moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Ballinger slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Ballinger throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Gold throws a head kick but Ballinger moves out of range.
Jo Ballinger has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jab from Gold.
Gold connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Ballinger's hands.
Ballinger throws a right hand that misses
and Gold counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Gold.
Ballinger misses with a short punch on the inside.
Gold lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Ballinger backwards.
Gold lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Ballinger backwards.
Ballinger pressing his opponent against the cage.
Ballinger is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Gold is keeping busy.
Gold lands a nice uppercut.
Gold pushes Ballinger back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Gold is stalling here.
Gold lands on the inside with an uppercut.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gold scores with a nice hook to the head.
Gold lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
A head punch on the inside from Ballinger fails to land.
Gold pushes Ballinger back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Ballinger lands a left hand that snaps the head of Gold backwards.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Gold.
Ballinger is rocked!
Gold misses with a punch to the body.
Oh Ballinger is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Ballinger swings wildly with an uppercut but Gold uses good head movement to avoid it.
Jack Gold is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Ballinger seems to have got his legs back now.
Ballinger can't break the clinch.
Gold lands a right hand.
Ballinger wants to break free but Gold has control.
Ballinger misses with some punches.
A body shot lands from Gold.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gold dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Still in the clinch, Gold scores with a nice short uppercut.
Ballinger swings wildly with an uppercut but Gold uses good head movement to avoid it.
Ballinger takes a shot to the head.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A short right hand to the side of the head by Gold.
Ballinger misses with a punch on the inside.
Ballinger doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Gold blocks an uppercut.
Ballinger misses with a short punch on the inside.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Gold.
Gold digs a right hand into Ballinger's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Ballinger's gas tank.
And that's the end of the fight!
Jack Gold comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Gold 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 Wesley Smith scores the fight 27:30
Judge Cecil Peabody scores the fight 27:30
Judge Tiny Johnson scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jack Gold!
Jack Gold decided to go for the less than humble approach in his post fight interview, telling everyone how he is going to conquer the world. The crowd seemed to like it when really that sort of approach could have gone either way.
Jo Ballinger was interviewed post fight and said 'You must defeat Sheng Long to stand a chance!'.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Erick Clap (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Edward Scissorhands (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Clap comes to the cage accompanied by Burn it to the ground. Erick Clap could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Edward Scissorhands's chin.
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150 lbs
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145 lbs
29 - 14 - 2 |
Great wrestler
World class boxer
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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
9 - 6 - 2, fighting out of New York, Erick Clap!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
29 - 14 - 2, fighting out of Las Vegas, Edward Scissorhands!
The judges for this bout are Alan Glass, Frank Dennis and Cecil Peabody.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Scissorhands tries to bum rush Clap with a series of wild strikes but Clap uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Clap misses with a low kick as Scissorhands jumps back.
Scissorhands uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Clap.
Scissorhands swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Scissorhands connects with a body shot.
Scissorhands throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Clap thinks about countering with a head kick.
We've been informed that Scissorhands has been sparring a lot of Muay Thai in the buildup to this fight so let's see if that has an impact on the result.
Good shot there by Clap.
Clap has been working on his boxing with his coaches at River's Edge Gym in the buildup to the fight.
A big left from Scissorhands misses.
Scissorhands has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Clap.
Nice cross by Scissorhands.
Scissorhands uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Clap.
Scissorhands scores with a nice strike.
Clap cracks a nice hook into Scissorhands's ribs.
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!
Scissorhands gets tackled into the cage by Clap. Clap maintains the clinch.
Scissorhands scores with a shot to the side of Clap's head.
Scissorhands misses with a body punch.
Clap blocks a body shot from Scissorhands.
Clap lands a body punch in the clinch.
Clap tries to land knees in the clinch but Scissorhands avoids the damage to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Clap prevents a body shot from Scissorhands.
Clap blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Clap blocks a body shot from Scissorhands.
Scissorhands working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Scissorhands lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Clap backwards.
Scissorhands is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Scissorhands tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Clap's elbow.
A hook to the body from Clap.
Clap blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Scissorhands tries to work over Clap's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Scissorhands tries to work over Clap's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Clap lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Scissorhands backwards.
Clap misses with a punch to the body.
Scissorhands tries a body shot but Clap blocks it.
Scissorhands can't find room to land a body shot as Clap controls the action.
A nice right hand lands inside from Clap.
Scissorhands lands with a left to the head.
Scissorhands lands a right hand that snaps the head of Clap backwards.
Clap fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Clap cracks Scissorhands with a nice body shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Scissorhands pushes Clap back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Clap softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
A right handed body shot lands from Clap.
Scissorhands working aggressively here.
Clap goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Scissorhands can't find room to land a body shot as Clap controls the action.
Scissorhands misses with a hook to the ribs.
Clap is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Scissorhands is defending well for now.
Scissorhands can't find room to land a body shot as Clap controls the action.
Scissorhands misses with a hook to the ribs.
Clap is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Clap doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Clap pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Scissorhands throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Scissorhands looks to land a right hand but Clap moved out of range.
Scissorhands with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Clap with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Clap throws a body punch but Scissorhands moves out of range.
Clap tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Clap takes a swing at Scissorhands's ribcage but misses.
Sloppy strikes from Clap. Those never looked like landing.
An inside leg kick lands from Scissorhands.
Clap ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Scissorhands lands a high kick!
Clap swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Clap checks a leg kick nicely.
Clap tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Scissorhands throws a right hand that misses
and Clap counters with a nice body kick.
Scissorhands lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Scissorhands.
A head kick misses from Scissorhands.
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!
Scissorhands walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Clap checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Clap avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Scissorhands circles away from the clinch attempt.
Scissorhands misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Scissorhands cracks the inside of Clap's front leg.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Scissorhands misses with a body shot.
Clap keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Clap throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Clap fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Scissorhands checks it well.
Scissorhands connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Clap with a jab.
Clap misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Scissorhands.
Clap throws a body shot but no joy.
Scissorhands ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Clap moves away.
Scissorhands throws a nice outside leg kick.
A jab lands there for Clap.
Clap looks to score with a jab to the body but Scissorhands is just out of range.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Scissorhands connects with an inside leg kick.
Scissorhands misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Clap looks to land a left hand but Scissorhands moved out of range nicely.
Clap lands with an overhand left.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Edward Scissorhands 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.
Clap tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Scissorhands was well out of range. Poor timing from Clap.
Scissorhands connects with a jab.
A head kick misses from Clap.
Scissorhands lands a right hook to the body.
Clap fails with an attempt to clinch.
Edward Scissorhands seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Clap with a hook.
Scissorhands lands with a kick to the ribs.
Scissorhands swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Clap on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Scissorhands. Scissorhands obviously looking to wear him down.
Scissorhands swings for the body but Clap moves out of range.
Scissorhands with a hook.
Scissorhands fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Clap manages to avoid it.
A big right from Scissorhands misses.
Clap drops down looking for a counter takedown but Scissorhands sprawls and moves away.
Clap misses with a two punch combination.
Clap is looking to wear down Scissorhands with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Scissorhands scores with a decent looking hook.
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!
Scissorhands takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Scissorhands tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Clap fakes the leg kick and cracks Scissorhands in the body.
Scissorhands lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Clap throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Clap throws a head kick but Scissorhands moves out of range.
Good standup being displayed there by Scissorhands as he connects with a hook.
Scissorhands throws a body punch but Clap moves out of range.
Scissorhands jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Clap is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Scissorhands comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Scissorhands uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Clap.
Clap throws the kick towards the body but Scissorhands avoids it.
Clap takes a kick to the side of the head.
A lazy body kick from Scissorhands
and Clap counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Scissorhands moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Clap works a leg free and moves into half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Clap not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Scissorhands trying to control from the bottom.
Scissorhands is not content to let Clap control the position.
Clap is thwarting Scissorhands's attempts to control the position.
Clap trying to mount his opponent but Scissorhands defends it.
Clap wants to take a breather but Scissorhands is having none of it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Clap works his way into side control.
Scissorhands throws his opponent off and manages to get back to his feet! Nicely done!
Edward Scissorhands is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Clap bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Scissorhands ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Clap moves away.
Clap tries to clinch up.
Scissorhands is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Clap with a body shot.
A good leg kick by Clap.
Clap walks into a left hand.
Clap throws a big shot that misses.
Scissorhands lands a nice looking body shot.
Clap lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A left lands for Clap.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Scissorhands missing with a left hand there. Clap was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Scissorhands throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Scissorhands misses with an uppercut.
Clap half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
Scissorhands throws a shot to the body.
Scissorhands lands a jab to Clap's midsection.
Scissorhands throws a wild body kick that Clap sees coming a mile off.
Edward Scissorhands seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Clap throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Clap keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Clap swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Scissorhands scores with a kick to the midsection.
Scissorhands throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
A swing and a miss from Scissorhands.
Clap doesn't manage to clinch there - Scissorhands circles away.
Scissorhands lands a jab to Clap's midsection.
A nice inside leg kick there by Scissorhands. That's going to slow Clap down.
Clap lands with a cross.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Edward Scissorhands showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. And we move into the final round!
Clap misses with a hook.
Clap fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Scissorhands manages to avoid it.
Scissorhands tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Clap was well out of range. Poor timing from Scissorhands.
Clap lands with an uppercut that bounces Scissorhands off the cage and back into range.
A left lands for Clap.
Scissorhands is rocked!
Scissorhands slips under a jab from Clap.
Clap has a takedown stuffed.
Clap feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
Scissorhands controls Clap momentarily but Clap frees himself.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Clap throwing strikes but missing.
Scissorhands avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Clap missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Scissorhands seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
Clap tries to free his leg and advance position but Scissorhands is retaining full guard.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
Scissorhands can't keep his opponent in guard - Clap advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
The fighters are battling for position here. Scissorhands manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Clap trying to control but Scissorhands is working from the bottom.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Clap sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Scissorhands's guard.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Clap connects with a nice short shot to Scissorhands's temple.
Clap seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Scissorhands does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Erick Clap overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Clap looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Scissorhands wants to control but Clap is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Erick Clap has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Clap tries to pass the half guard into mount. Scissorhands knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
Scissorhands lands with a thumping leg kick.
Clap throws a half hearted mid kick.
Clap misses the shot to the body.
Clap walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Scissorhands checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Clap with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Scissorhands scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Clap misses with a takedown attempt - Scissorhands sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Scissorhands lands a nice looking body shot.
Scissorhands connects with a single shot there.
Clap misses with a low kick.
Clap throws a solid leg kick but Scissorhands takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Clap.
Clap checks the leg kick.
Clap takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Clap takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Scissorhands throws a hook to the side of Clap's head but Clap sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Scissorhands throws a lazy right hand but Clap sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
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!
Clap gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Clap is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Scissorhands throws a leg kick which misses Clap's front leg but catches the back leg as Clap tries to avoid it.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Erick Clap.
I think Scissorhands 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 Alan Glass scores the fight 28:30
Judge Frank Dennis scores the fight 28:29
Judge Cecil Peabody scores the fight 29:29
In favor of your winner, by majority decision... Edward Scissorhands!
As Edward Scissorhands got his breath back, he grabbed the microphone and managed to blurt out the following: Feed me Brophy next.'.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Clarence McGee (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mystery Perfect (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). I'm sure you'll be fascinated to know that I was talking to some pointless Z list celebrity before the fight and he thought that Mystery Perfect was going to win. Let's see if he was right.
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27
169 lbs
12 - 7 - 1 |
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World class boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
16 - 14 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Clarence McGee!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
12 - 7 - 1, fighting out of London, Mystery Perfect!
The judges for this bout are Cecil Peabody, Gwen Towbar and Alan Glass.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Perfect swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Perfect works over McGee's head and body with a nice combination.
McGee misses with an uppercut. Perfect saw that one coming.
Despite the aggression on Perfect's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Mystery Perfect seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Perfect looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Perfect postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
McGee is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Perfect is looking for a sweep. McGee is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
McGee is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
McGee is pressing down on Perfect's thigh, looking to free his foot. Perfect is holding on for now.
That's one minute gone in the round.
McGee controlling the action here.
Perfect is trying to get back to full guard.
We could do with one of the fighters taking the initiative a bit more on the ground - they're both waiting to capitalize on a mistake.
Perfect is still trying to improve position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
McGee content to control rather than advance.
Perfect wants to improve his position but McGee is controlling well.
McGee is keen to just control but Perfect is a slippery customer.
Perfect manages to get to full guard.
Perfect keeping full guard, as McGee tries to pass.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Perfect looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
A good leg kick by Perfect.
McGee throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
McGee tries to clinch there but Perfect circles away.
An inside leg kick lands from Perfect.
Perfect has taken the fight to the clinch.
Perfect is looking for a takedown up against the cage. McGee gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
McGee landing knees to the head.
Perfect taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
McGee misses with a knee strike.
Perfect takes an elbow to the forehead.
Perfect wants a takedown but no success here.
McGee misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Perfect.
Perfect avoiding damage as McGee throws knees to the body.
McGee misses with a knee to the head.
Perfect is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Clarence McGee has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Mystery Perfect.
Perfect managing to block the knees to the body from McGee.
Perfect misses with a hook from the clinch.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Perfect drops down looking for an ankle pick but McGee pulls his leg out and moves away.
McGee with a jab.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Mystery Perfect 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.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from McGee.
Perfect throws a series of punches but McGee avoids them all with ease.
Perfect pulls out of a head kick attempt.
McGee goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Both fighters circling a little - McGee finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
McGee misses with a straight right.
McGee throws a head kick that half lands.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Perfect.
Perfect stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from McGee.
Perfect connects with an inside leg kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
McGee throws a nice head kick!
A head kick misses from Perfect.
McGee plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
This has been an exciting period of action!
McGee lands with a hook. Perfect tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Nice cross by McGee.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Perfect misses with a wild body shot.
As Perfect tries to get set, McGee tries to push him back and clinch up but Perfect manages to avoid the attempt.
A solid leg kick lands there for Perfect.
McGee tries to work over Perfect's front leg with a kick but Perfect checks it.
A punch combination from Perfect misses.
McGee doesn't manage to clinch there - Perfect circles away.
Perfect avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
McGee takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
McGee checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
A combination from Perfect does no damage.
Clarence McGee is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Perfect scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Perfect 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 McGee has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from McGee and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
McGee misses the jab.
McGee scores with a nice body kick.
Perfect throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Perfect scores with a jab to the jaw.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! McGee crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Perfect - the referee stops the clock and McGee gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Perfect. McGee manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Perfect pulls out of a head kick attempt.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
McGee tests Perfect's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Perfect with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
A thudding body kick lands there by McGee!
A head kick misses from McGee.
McGee takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Perfect buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
McGee misses with an attempted mid kick.
And Perfect tries to counter it with a takedown but McGee pushes his down on his head and steps out.
Perfect misses with a head kick.
McGee throws a nice inside leg kick.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as McGee checks a leg kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Perfect throws a head kick but McGee moves out of range.
Perfect throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Perfect walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Perfect tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but McGee was well out of range. Poor timing from Perfect.
Perfect fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
McGee pushes Perfect up against the cage in a clinch.
McGee gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Perfect.
Perfect is looking for a takedown up against the cage. McGee gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Perfect works for the underhooks and manages to get a trip takedown into guard.
Perfect stopping the sweep attempt from McGee.
In the pre-fight buildup videos we saw Perfect working his ground and pound in the gym. He isn't landing a great percentage of his ground strikes so far though.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Perfect wants to control from the top but McGee keeps moving.
Perfect trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Perfect in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
McGee is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
Perfect slips nicely into half guard.
Perfect passes the guard and advances to mount!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Perfect scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish McGee?
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Mystery Perfect will probably get the nod - 10:9.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
An inside leg kick from Perfect misses.
McGee wants to clinch up but Perfect keeps it at a distance.
Perfect tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
Nice sprawl there from McGee as Perfect shoots in.
McGee slips under a jab.
McGee is looking to counter punch.
Good leg kick by Perfect there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
McGee blocks a jab.
McGee dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Perfect. That did some damage!
McGee darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Perfect throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
McGee throws a nice inside leg kick.
McGee is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Perfect shoots in for a takedown but McGee shows good takedown defense.
McGee lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Perfect connects with a crisp jab.
McGee lands with a kick to the ribs.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Perfect avoids the head kick by McGee.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from McGee, right into the meat.
Perfect dives in and scores a takedown into McGee's guard.
McGee has Perfect pulled in close to control his posture.
Perfect preventing the sweep.
Perfect throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as McGee works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Mystery Perfect has got the better of the ground game so far.
Perfect lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Perfect chips away with some ground and pound.
Perfect throws a big elbow that misses.
Perfect working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Clarence McGee has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Perfect throwing strikes but missing.
Perfect throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as McGee works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Perfect postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Perfect scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Nice body kick from McGee.
McGee jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Perfect uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from McGee.
McGee throws a hook but Perfect blocks it.
McGee moves into the clinch successfully.
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!
McGee creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Perfect misses with a short punch on the inside.
Perfect wants a takedown but no success here.
Clarence McGee has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Mystery Perfect.
McGee throws an elbow but it's blocked.
McGee misses with a knee to the head.
Perfect managing to block the knees to the body from McGee.
McGee throws an elbow that misses.
Perfect throws a punch but it's blocked by McGee.
McGee throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Perfect blocks it with crossed arms.
McGee's Muay Thai looks sharper than normal. He has obviously been working on it in the gym.
McGee throws an elbow but it's blocked.
McGee comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
McGee tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Perfect avoids it.
McGee unloads a knee to the mid-section. Perfect lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
McGee lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Perfect has a couple of punches blocked by McGee.
McGee using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Perfect has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Perfect scores with a shoulder strike.
Mystery Perfect is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
McGee stops a takedown attempt from Perfect.
McGee misses with a knee strike.
McGee crunches a lovely knee into Perfect's ribcage.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
McGee with an attempt at a knee that misses.
McGee putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Perfect in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
McGee gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Perfect.
Perfect blocks an elbow strike.
And that's the end of the fight!
Clarence McGee showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Perfect 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 Cecil Peabody scores the fight 28:29
Judge Gwen Towbar scores the fight 29:29
Judge Alan Glass scores the fight 30:28
The fight is ruled a draw!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Jari Aarnio (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Matt Kroblur (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Aarnio comes to the cage accompanied by Ice Cube - Why We Thugs. Both fighter's entrance songs getting the crowd jumping here.
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World class boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
6 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Jari Aarnio!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
15 - 11 - 1, fighting out of Helsinki, Matt Kroblur!
The judges for this bout are Frank Dennis, Tiny Johnson and Daniel Franklin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kroblur avoids the body shot from Aarnio.
Aarnio has a takedown stuffed.
Aarnio misses with a left hand
and Kroblur counters with a nice uppercut.
Aarnio on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
A punch combination from Kroblur misses.
Aarnio throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Kroblur counters with a nice body shot.
Kroblur scores with a hook.
Kroblur tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Aarnio was well out of range. Poor timing from Kroblur.
Kroblur cracks Aarnio with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Aarnio keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
And Aarnio counters with a quick kick to the body but Kroblur blocks it.
Aarnio throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Kroblur gets caught flat footed, as Aarnio shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Kroblur has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Aarnio can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Kroblur wants to sweep but no luck.
Kroblur keeping moving, preventing Aarnio from controlling successfully.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kroblur looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
We've been hearing that Aarnio has been drilling a lot of ground and pound in training, so let's see if he get the finish.
Aarnio trying to control the position from guard on top but Kroblur is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Aarnio makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Kroblur looking to hit a scissor sweep but Aarnio is one step ahead there.
Aarnio trying to control the position from guard on top but Kroblur is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Kroblur has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Aarnio can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Kroblur keeping moving, preventing Aarnio from controlling successfully.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Kroblur is on top in guard.
Kroblur missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Aarnio has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Kroblur can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Aarnio looking to control.
Kroblur lands a couple of digs.
Kroblur lands a couple of elbows.
Kroblur landing with the ground and pound.
Aarnio really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Kroblur chips away with some ground and pound.
Kroblur throws a big right hand that misses.
Kroblur lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Kroblur postures up.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kroblur throws a big elbow that misses.
Kroblur working some strikes from top position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Aarnio looking for a sweep. Not yet Aarnio, not yet.
Aarnio manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Kroblur manages to get himself to full guard.
Aarnio won't allow Kroblur to sweep him here.
Aarnio in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Aarnio lands a couple of elbows.
Aarnio trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Aarnio working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Kroblur looking for a sweep. Not yet Kroblur, not yet.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Aarnio trying to control the position from guard on top but Kroblur is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Aarnio has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Kroblur wants to sweep but no luck.
Aarnio distracts Kroblur with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Aarnio working some strikes from top position.
Aarnio working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Kroblur's head.
Aarnio keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Kroblur's head.
Aarnio scoring with some ground and pound.
Kroblur lands a decent shot there.
Aarnio is pushing down on Kroblur's leg trying to pass to half guard. Kroblur is fighting to maintain full guard but Aarnio has managed to sneak the leg through.
Kroblur wants to improve his position but Aarnio is controlling well.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Matt Kroblur dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Kroblur lands a nice shot that snaps Aarnio's head back.
Kroblur throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Aarnio stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Aarnio throws a body shot but no joy.
Aarnio uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Kroblur.
Kroblur lands the left hand.
Kroblur swinging wildly here.
Aarnio is looking to counter punch.
Kroblur is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Aarnio.
Kroblur tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Aarnio was well out of range. Poor timing from Kroblur.
Aarnio looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Aarnio chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Kroblur can pounce on him.
Aarnio pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Matt Kroblur seems to be getting the better of the standup.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Aarnio scores with a hook.
Kroblur scores with a sloppy right hand. Aarnio should have avoided that one.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Kroblur scores with a jab to the jaw.
Kroblur misses with a hook. Aarnio ducked under it nicely.
Kroblur misses the jab.
Aarnio keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kroblur takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Kroblur stuffs the takedown attempt from Aarnio. Aarnio gets slowly back to his feet.
Aarnio looks for the body kick but Kroblur saw that one coming.
Kroblur drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Aarnio defends it well.
Aarnio ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
A big left from Kroblur misses.
Aarnio throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Kroblur blocks a head kick by Aarnio.
Kroblur blocks the body kick.
Kroblur stuns Aarnio with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Kroblur misses with a few strikes there.
Aarnio misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Kroblur has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Aarnio throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Kroblur checks a leg kick.
Kroblur scores with a decent looking hook.
Kroblur uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Aarnio.
Kroblur blocks a jab.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kroblur walks into a straight right hand from Aarnio.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Kroblur smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Kroblur catches Aarnio with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Kroblur throws a lazy right hand but Aarnio sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Kroblur looks to land a left hand but Aarnio moved out of range nicely.
Aarnio slips a jab and a cross from Kroblur.
Kroblur has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Kroblur there as he acknowledges the shot.
Aarnio shoots for a double leg takedown but Kroblur sprawls well. He's pushed Aarnio's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Kroblur ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Aarnio on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Kroblur 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.
Kroblur swings for the body but Aarnio moves out of range.
Kroblur throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Kroblur misses with a body shot.
Kroblur darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Kroblur slips a jab from Aarnio.
Kroblur tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Aarnio was well out of range. Poor timing from Kroblur.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
An inside leg kick lands from Aarnio.
Kroblur is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Aarnio cracks Kroblur with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Kroblur shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in side control! That's better than Kroblur was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Kroblur scores with punches from side control.
Kroblur sitting in side control, looking to soften his opponent up with elbows and hammerfists but Aarnio is avoiding damage well and looking to escape the position.
Kroblur misses with the ground and pound.
Aarnio regains half guard.
Aarnio slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Kroblur looking to pass the guard.
Aarnio avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Kroblur works over Aarnio with some ground and pound from guard.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Aarnio is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Aarnio bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Kroblur's guard.
Aarnio will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kroblur looking for a sweep. Not yet Kroblur, not yet.
Kroblur keeps trying to improve his position.
Kroblur lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.
Aarnio had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Kroblur defends it easily.
Kroblur must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Aarnio working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Kroblur.
Kroblur landing with the ground and pound.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Matt Kroblur showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!
Kroblur misses with a low kick.
Kroblur just misses with a punch to the body.
Kroblur looks to score with a jab to the body but Aarnio is just out of range.
Aarnio is looking for a counter combo.
Kroblur fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Aarnio closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Kroblur lands a jab.
Aarnio throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Kroblur connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Kroblur scores with a takedown into Aarnio's guard.
Kroblur is looking to work some ground and pound but Aarnio has wrist control.
Kroblur postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Kroblur avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Kroblur is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Matt Kroblur has got the better of the ground game so far.
Kroblur cracks Aarnio with a solid left hand.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Aarnio working for a triangle but Kroblur defends it easily.
Aarnio trying to keep a closed guard but Kroblur is proving a slippery customer.
Kroblur with a nice head shot there.
Kroblur throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Kroblur stopping the sweep attempt from Aarnio.
Kroblur with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Aarnio is on top in guard.
Kroblur working a defensive guard but Aarnio manages to pass into side control anyway.
Kroblur tries to strike from the bottom but misses.
Jari Aarnio has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kroblur manages to land a sweep and he's now on top! Lovely Jiu Jitsu!
Kroblur thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Aarnio's head.
My spies in Raztafarai Training Camp inform me that Kroblur has been getting involved in the gym's BJJ sparring sessions. Let's see whether that pays dividends!
Aarnio manages to get to full guard.
Kroblur trying to control but Aarnio is working from the bottom.
Kroblur throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Aarnio works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Kroblur scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Aarnio is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Kroblur is aware though and is defending well.
Kroblur got a little sloppy there for a moment and Aarnio has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Kroblur has managed to get both his arms back between Aarnio's legs - danger averted.
Kroblur lands a couple of elbows.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Kroblur preventing the sweep.
Kroblur lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Aarnio working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Kroblur.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Aarnio is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Aarnio manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Kroblur manages to get himself to full guard.
Aarnio with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Kroblur wants to sweep but no luck.
Kroblur is still trying to improve position.
Kroblur throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Kroblur trying to keep a closed guard but Aarnio is proving a slippery customer.
Matt Kroblur is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Aarnio postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kroblur looking to control.
Aarnio scoring with punches to the head and body.
Kroblur manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Aarnio manages to get himself to full guard.
Aarnio is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Aarnio keeping moving, preventing Kroblur from controlling successfully.
Aarnio had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Kroblur defends it easily.
Kroblur connects with a couple of short punches.
Kroblur content to stall in guard here.
And that's the end of the fight!
Matt Kroblur comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Kroblur 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 Frank Dennis scores the fight 27:30
Judge Tiny Johnson scores the fight 27:30
Judge Daniel Franklin scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Matt Kroblur!
Matt Kroblur thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Einar Magn (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Brian Pereira (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Magn's entrance music is Thor - Let the Blood Run Red. A fine choice. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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208 lbs
19 - 8 - 1 |
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31
218 lbs
21 - 16 - 1 |
Good wrestling
World class MT
Insanely flexible |
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World class MT
Heavy handed |
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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
19 - 8 - 1, fighting out of Los Angeles, Einar Magn!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
21 - 16 - 1, fighting out of London, Brian Pereira!
The judges for this bout are George Francis, Frank Dennis and Chris Downing.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Pereira pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Pereira connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Magn looks to score with a jab to the body but Pereira is just out of range.
Magn tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Pereira paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Pereira takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Magn throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Pereira on the side of the head.
Magn throws a body punch but Pereira moves out of range.
A looping hook to the body misses from Magn. Pereira does a little dance to reset his feet.
Pereira throws out a counter right but Magn avoids it with no problem.
Magn rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Pereira counters with a nice body shot.
Pereira looks to score with a jab to the body but Magn is just out of range.
Einar Magn seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Pereira chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Magn can pounce on him.
Magn defending well as Pereira loads up on a big left hand.
Pereira connects with a body shot.
Magn on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Magn has been working on his boxing with his coaches at The Furnace in the buildup to the fight.
Magn wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pereira dives in for a single leg takedown but Magn sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
A solid body kick from Pereira.
Einar Magn is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Magn misses with an uppercut.
Nice body punch from Pereira.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Pereira.
Pereira takes one to the side of the head.
Pereira connects with a jab.
Pereira takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Pereira throws a low kick, looking for Magn's leg but Magn calmly moves out of range.
Pereira lands with an uppercut that bounces Magn off the cage and back into range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Magn feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Pereiras jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Magn connects with a body shot.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Magn works the jab nicely.
Magn lands a lovely overhand right.
Magn misses the shot to the body.
Pereira is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
Good exchange - Pereira coming out on top.
Pereira misses the shot to the body.
Magn thuds a left hand into Pereira's body.
Magn misses with a straight left.
Pereira swings widly with a right hand
and Magn counters with a straight right hand.
Pereira takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Magn is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Pereira.
Magn buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Pereira throws a head kick that misses.
A little feinted left hand from Magn on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Magn tries to score with a low kick but Pereira moves his leg out of the way.
Magn throws a leg kick that misses.
Pereira keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Pereira needs to keep his hands up - Magn had a free shot at his head there.
Magn ducks under a wild hook from Pereira.
Magn pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Magn walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Pereira throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Magn throws a looping overhand right but Pereira ducks down to avoid it.
Pereira tried to score with a low kick but Magn checks it.
Magn swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Pereira feints the counter takedown.
Magn throws a leg kick
and Pereira counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Magn is doing well to control the position and prevent Pereira from advancing to side control.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pereira tries to pass the half guard into mount. Magn knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Magn slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Magn wants to sweep but no luck.
Magn utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Pereira trying to control but Magn is working from the bottom.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Einar Magn dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Magn lands a nice looking body shot.
Magn is looking to clinch but Pereira is avoiding it.
Magn takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Magn throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Magn ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Magn stuns Pereira with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
A looping hook to the body misses from Magn. Pereira does a little dance to reset his feet.
Pereira stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Magn.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Pereira takes one to the chin there.
Pereira scores with a kick to the midsection.
Magn scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Pereira misses the shot to the body.
Pereira misses with a hook.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Magn pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Pereira tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
Pereira misses with a jab to the body
and Magn counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Magn fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Pereira takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Magn just misses with a punch to the body.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Pereira, as that shot connected.
Einar Magn is winning the standup battle so far.
Pereira takes one to the chin there.
Pereira lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Pereira shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Magn is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Pereira throwing strikes from guard but Magn blocks nicely.
Magn is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Pereira trying to control but Magn postures up.
Pereira is staying active underneath Magn, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Magn trying to control the pace.
Pereira looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Pereira wants to control but Magn is keeping busy.
Pereira is looking for a sweep. Magn is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Magn is taking a breather. Pereira says something to him but it's hard to make out. Perhaps he's telling him to get on with it and actually do something.
Pereira regains full guard. Nicely done.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Pereira is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Magn is aware though and is defending well.
Magn's corner is telling him to maintain position.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Magn slips a straight right by Pereira.
Pereira missing with a left hand there. Magn was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Magn throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Pereira sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Pereira feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Magn's calf.
Magn throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Magn ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Pereira moves away.
Magn takes a swing at Pereira's ribcage but misses.
Magn is looking to clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Einar Magn dominated that second round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. And we move into the final round!
Magn has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Pereira.
A head kick misses from Pereira.
Pereira has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Pereira there as he acknowledges the shot.
Pereira slips under a jab.
Magn misses with a double jab
and Pereira counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Pereira.
Magn lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.
Magn stands and throws Pereira's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Pereira is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pereira struggling a bit here.
Magn is maintaining the dominant position - no doubt Pereira will start to get frustrated soon if he's not already.
Magn advances nicely into full mount.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Magn avoids the attempt from Pereira to control.
Pereira sneaks a leg under to get to half guard.
Brian Pereira has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Magn is thwarting Pereira's attempts to control the position.
Magn tries to stand but can't do so whilst Pereira controls his leg.
Magn 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.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pereira is trying to get back to full guard.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
Magn is thwarting Pereira's attempts to control the position.
Einar Magn overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Magn wants to stand up but Pereira is controlling the position.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Pereira throws a jab when Magn was well out of range.
Pereira misses the body punch
and Pereira takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Einar Magn is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Magn lands a right hook to the body.
Magn on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Magn connects with a solid leg kick.
Magn is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Pereira can do to turn this around?
Pereira misses with a head kick.
Magn scores with the left hand. Pereira knows he should have avoided that one.
Magn throws a body shot but no joy.
Magn swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Pereira.
Magn cracks a nice hook into Pereira's ribs.
Magn feints and then cracks Pereira's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Pereira down.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Pereira ducks under a wild hook from Magn.
Pereira drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Magn defends it well.
A slapping leg kick lands for Magn.
Magn bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Pereira's head backwards.
And that's the end of the fight!
Einar Magn showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Magn has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge George Francis scores the fight 30:27
Judge Frank Dennis scores the fight 30:27
Judge Chris Downing scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Einar Magn!
Einar Magn decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Seve Ballesteros (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ricardo Monteban (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Ricardo Monteban has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Seve Ballesteros's chin.
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32
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148 lbs
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Good wrestling
World class boxer
Insanely flexible |
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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
17 - 2 - 1, fighting out of Los Angeles, Seve Ballesteros!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
27 - 16 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Ricardo Monteban!
The judges for this bout are Wesley Smith, Daniel Franklin and George Francis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Monteban looks to score with a jab to the body but Ballesteros is just out of range.
Monteban looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Ballesteros feinted there with a counter leg kick.
Ballesteros dips to his left and cracks Monteban with an uppercut!
Monteban looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Monteban displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Ballesteros throws out the jab.
Monteban shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Ballesteros as he avoids it easily.
Monteban slips under a jab.
A lazy left from Ballesteros finds it's target.
Monteban walks into a left hand.
Monteban cracks Ballesteros with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Monteban moves out of range as Ballesteros strikes.
Monteban misses with a kick to the body.
Ballesteros ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Monteban looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Monteban connects with the punch.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Monteban drives through with a takedown into guard.
We could do with one of the fighters taking the initiative a bit more on the ground - they're both waiting to capitalize on a mistake.
Monteban trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ballesteros wants to stand but Monteban is controlling the position.
Monteban wants to control from the top but Ballesteros keeps moving.
Ballesteros wants to stand up but Monteban is controlling him.
Monteban is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
Ballesteros pushes Monteban off and scrambles back to his feet.
Monteban misses with a body kick.
Monteban darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
The fight stays on the outside here - Monteban looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Ballesteros defending well as Monteban loads up on a big left hand.
Ballesteros throwing a counter right hand but Monteban manages to avoid it.
Ballesteros scores with a head kick. Monteban tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Monteban throws a push kick but Ballesteros slaps the foot to one side.
A jab from Monteban finds it's way through Ballesteros's defenses.
Ballesteros uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Monteban.
Monteban takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Ballesteros defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Monteban.
Seve Ballesteros is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Ballesteros digs a good hook to Monteban's body.
Monteban motions for Ballesteros to come forward. Monteban throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Ballesteros misses with a looping left.
A shot to the body from Ballesteros misses
and Monteban cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Ballesteros scores with a decent looking hook.
Monteban moves out of range of the leg kick from Ballesteros.
Seve Ballesteros seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Monteban swings widly with a right hand
and Ballesteros counters with a leg kick.
Monteban avoids a punch combination nicely.
Monteban misses with an uppercut
and Ballesteros counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Monteban thinking.
Monteban fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Ballesteros is out of range.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ballesteros misses with a low kick.
Ballesteros tries to score with a low kick but Monteban moves his leg out of the way.
It looks like Ballesteros has been trying to sharpen up his punching technique, as it looks crisper than last time we saw him.
Ballesteros throws a right hand that Monteban ducks under and follows up with a left that Monteban also avoids with ease.
Ballesteros checks the leg kick nicely there.
Ballesteros misses with a hook.
A telegraphed right hand from Ballesteros misses the target.
Ballesteros misses the jab.
Ballesteros gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Ballesteros throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Ballesteros wants to land a leg kick but Monteban is out of range.
Monteban dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Monteban throws a right hand that misses
and Ballesteros counters with a straight right hand.
Ballesteros uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Monteban.
Ballesteros throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Monteban swings widly with a right hand
and Ballesteros counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Monteban connects with a solid leg kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ballesteros tries a head kick but it misses.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Monteban looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Ballesteros is fending him off so far but Monteban persists. Nope, Ballesteros circles away and we're back to standing.
Seve Ballesteros has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Ricardo Monteban.
Ballesteros lands with a thumping leg kick.
Ballesteros throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Ballesteros needs to keep his hands up - Monteban had a free shot at his head there.
Monteban throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Ballesteros is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Ballesteros feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Montebans jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Ballesteros scores with a head kick.
Ballesteros lands a leg kick that knocks Monteban off balance momentarily.
Ballesteros lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Ballesteros defending well as Monteban loads up on a big left hand.
Monteban throws a leg kick but Ballesteros checks it.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Ballesteros throws a right and a left that both miss.
Ballesteros lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Monteban will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Monteban misses with a left hand
and Ballesteros makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Seve Ballesteros dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Ballesteros scoring well with a low kick there.
Monteban misses with a takedown
and Ballesteros counters with a straight right hand.
Ballesteros checks a low kick from Monteban.
A thudding body kick lands there by Monteban!
Ballesteros avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Ballesteros is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Monteban can do to turn this around?
Monteban connects with a jab.
The fighters circle momentarily. Ballesteros darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Ballesteros lands a nice leg kick that just misses Monteban's sensitive parts.
Monteban throws a lazy right hand but Ballesteros sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Monteban uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Ballesteros.
Seve Ballesteros is winning the standup battle so far.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ballesteros keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Ballesteros is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Ballesteros throws a hook to the side of Monteban's head but Monteban sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Ballesteros comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
An inside leg kick lands from Ballesteros.
Monteban bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ballesteros is looking to work his way out of this bad position but Monteban is controlling him well.
Ballesteros is looking to get back to his feet here but Monteban is keeping cool and he's managed to take Ballesteros's back.
Ballesteros is trying to get back to his feet but he's not managed it yet.
Good control from Monteban.
Monteban punches Ballesteros on the ear.
Ballesteros manages to escape to his feet.
Monteban misses with a lunging right hand
and Monteban takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Ballesteros throws a nice looking combination but Monteban bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
It seemed like Monteban was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Monteban looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Monteban fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Monteban dives in and scores a takedown into Ballesteros's guard.
Ballesteros is edging up against the cage. He's using the cage to get back to his feet. Nice work there - the fighters are clinched.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Monteban is working for takedown but Ballesteros is calmly controlling the position for now.
Ballesteros throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Montebans head.
Monteban blocks a body shot from Ballesteros.
Monteban prevents a body shot from Ballesteros.
Monteban lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Monteban pulls Ballesteros into guard.
Ballesteros wants to stand but Monteban is controlling his posture from full guard.
Monteban is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Ballesteros defends well.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Monteban has his foot on Ballesteros's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Ballesteros works his way back into a safe position though.
Ballesteros wants to stand and escape but instead Monteban has hit a sweep and he's now on top in guard.
Monteban with a flurry of punches that miss.
Monteban looking to sit in guard and control but Ballesteros gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Ballesteros wants to stand up, so he's looking to wriggle free of Monteban's closed guard. He's half up but Monteban has locked on to an arm! Uh oh! Monteban pivots and extends the arm, Ballesteros falls face first to the mat and taps??... does he?? YES! He's tapping! Excellent counter grappling there by Monteban! Well done that man!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:53 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Ricardo Monteban!
A very excited looking Ricardo Monteban 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 Gerard De Villefort (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Rude Moogle (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Moogle has chosen Ocean Drive as his entrance music. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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265 lbs
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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
17 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Gerard De Villefort!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
16 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Rude Moogle!
The judges for this bout are Frank Dennis, Chris Downing and Daniel Franklin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Moogle throws a leg kick which misses De Villefort's front leg but catches the back leg as De Villefort tries to avoid it.
Rude Moogle seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Moogle throws a leg kick
enabling De Villefort to counter with a crisp jab.
Moogle misses with a leg kick
and De Villefort counters with a left and a right... and another left... and another!! That last one turned off the lights! Moogle has no idea who he is and is as he gazes up at the spotlights. Brutal knockout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:11 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Gerard De Villefort!
Our winner, Gerard De Villefort, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between William Blake (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Eliitti Paavo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Blake comes to the cage accompanied by Dead Man. Paavo has chosen Brother Firetribe - Winner Takes It All as his entrance music. 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 bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
24 - 11 - 2, fighting out of Montreal, William Blake!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
13 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Eliitti Paavo!
The judges for this bout are George Francis, Cecil Peabody and Frank Dennis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Paavo tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Blake checks a leg kick.
Blake fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Paavo checks it well.
Blake fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Paavo connects with a looping right hand.
Paavo misses with a low kick.
Paavo throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Blake sees it coming and avoids it easily.
A jab from Paavo does it's job there.
Blake ducks under a wild hook from Paavo.
Blake was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Blake scores with a nice strike.
Blake looks to land a right hand but Paavo moved out of range.
Blake keeps the fight on the outside.
Paavo on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Blake looks to land a body kick but Paavo moved away.
Blake swings for the body but Paavo moves out of range.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Paavo throws a left and a right that both miss
and Blake counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Blake scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Blake throws a low kick but Paavo moves out of range easily.
Blake misses with a jab to the body
and Paavo counters with a right hand to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Paavo looks to score with a jab to the body but Blake is just out of range.
Blake scores with a hook to the body. Paavo takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Paavo lands a really nice looking cross but Blake seems unphased.
Blake lands with a right hand.
Blake looks to throw the jab but Paavo is out of range.
Paavo tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Blake is able to avoid easily.
Paavo throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
An attempted straight right counter from Blake misses the target.
Blake looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Paavo looks to land a left hand but Blake moved out of range nicely.
Blake tries to land a front kick but Paavo steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Paavo on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Paavo takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Paavo digs a good hook to Blake's body.
Paavo moves in looking to clinch but Blake pushes him off.
Paavo throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Blake counters with a nice body kick.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Paavo throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Blake.
Paavo blocks a jab.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Blake misses with a body shot.
Blake dives in and grabs Paavo's left leg, looking for a takedown. Paavo pushes down on Blake's head and hops out.
Blake tried to score with a low kick but Paavo checks it.
Paavo thuds a left hand into Blake's body.
Paavo throws a leg kick
and Blake counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Paavo jabs Blake to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Blake stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Paavo.
Paavo swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Blake fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Paavo has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Blake uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Paavo.
Blake dives in for a single leg takedown but Paavo sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
Paavo bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Paavo feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Blake's calf.
Paavo tries to clinch but Blake moves out of range.
Paavo uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Blake.
Paavo appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
Paavo's corner calls for a 1-2. Paavo obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Blake connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Blake misses with a low kick.
Paavo flicks out a counter leg kick but Blake steps away.
Blake misses the shot to the body.
A nice leg kick lands there from Paavo.
Paavo throws a shot from downtown. Blake moves away and avoids it.
Blake lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Blake misses with a straight left.
A looping hook to the body misses from Paavo. Blake does a little dance to reset his feet.
Paavo keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Paavo throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Blake cracks Paavo with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Blake walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Paavo checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Blake cracks Paavo with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Eliitti Paavo is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Paavo tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Paavo throws a lazy head kick
and Blake counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Paavo throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Paavo throws a combination that misses
and Blake counters with a nice uppercut.
Paavo throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
It looked like Blake was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Paavo.
Paavo fails with an attempt to clinch.
Blake connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Blake on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Blake avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Blake waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Paavo.
Paavo throws a quick inside leg kick.
Blake clobbers Paavo with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Blake connects with a solid leg kick.
Blake fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Blake.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for William Blake. That's going to take a lot out of him.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Paavo uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Nice uppercut there from Blake.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
William Blake dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
A nice leg kick lands there from Blake.
Blake throws a solid leg kick but Paavo takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Blake.
Paavo walks into a jab.
Blake walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Paavo checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Paavo misses the shot to the body.
Paavo tries a head kick but it misses.
Eliitti Paavo seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Blake keeps Paavo at a distance using the push kick.
Blake checks a low kick from Paavo.
Blake is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Paavo can do to turn this around?
Blake checks the leg kick.
Blake throws a wild body kick that Paavo sees coming a mile off.
Blake scores with a kick to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Blake misses with a low kick.
Paavo swings for the body but Blake moves out of range.
Blake feinted there with a counter leg kick.
Blake misses with a low kick.
Paavo fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Blake manages to avoid it.
A big right from Blake misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Paavo fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Blake, pushing him back against the cage.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Blake.
Blake is looking to take this one to the mat.
Paavo misses with a punch on the inside.
Blake prevents a body shot from Paavo.
Blake blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Paavo misses with the head strike.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Blake.
Paavo misses with a punch on the inside.
Paavo's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Blake lands a shot to the body.
Blake scores with a shot to the side of Paavo's head.
Paavo lands with a left to the head.
Blake throws a head punch that misses.
Paavo blocks a body shot from Blake.
Blake scores with a shoulder strike.
Nice body punch from Paavo.
Paavo breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Paavo takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Paavo misses with a leg kick
and Blake counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Blake throws a wild body kick that Paavo sees coming a mile off.
Blake shoots for a double leg takedown but Paavo sprawls well. He's pushed Blake's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Paavo takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Paavo throws a lazy right hand but Blake sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Blake misses with an uppercut.
That kick from Paavo tenderised Blake's leg. Blake is trying to keep his angry face on.
Paavo misses with a leg kick
enabling Blake to counter with a crisp jab.
Blake slips a jab from Paavo.
Blake keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
A slapping leg kick lands for Blake.
Paavo motions for Blake to come forward. Paavo throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
A swing and a miss from Blake.
Blake ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Blake shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Paavo as he jumps to the side.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for William Blake. That's going to take a lot out of him.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Paavo tests Blake's chin there with a solid looking shot.
That kick from Paavo tenderised Blake's leg. Blake is trying to keep his angry face on.
Blake swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Paavo.
Blake lands a lovely overhand right.
Paavo steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Blake.
Blake shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Paavo but Paavo pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Blake misses with an attempted mid kick.
Paavo tries to counter by closing the distance.
Blake shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Paavo is trying to defend but Blake finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
Paavo is looking for a sweep. Blake is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Paavo manages to create a bit of space in order to work his way back to his feet. Blake keeps hold of his opponent and drives him back against the cage.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Paavo breaks from the clinch.
Paavo misses with a right hand
and Blake holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Blake goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Paavo tries to throw a body punch but Blake avoids it by throwing Paavo back against the cage.
Paavo throws a head punch that misses.
Blake blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Paavo misses with the head strike.
Paavo can't break the clinch.
Blake is leaning against Paavo and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Blake swings wildly with an uppercut but Paavo uses good head movement to avoid it.
Blake takes a shot to the head.
Blake goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Blake swings away with an uppercut that misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that William Blake will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. And we move into the final round!
Paavo defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Blake.
Blake bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Paavo takes one to the chin there.
Blake scores with a hook to the body. Paavo takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Paavo clinches.
Paavo has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
A right handed body shot lands from Paavo.
Blake misses with a short punch on the inside.
A shot in the inside from Blake.
Blake lands a nice uppercut.
Blake misses with some punches.
Blake tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Paavo's elbow.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Paavo.
Blake doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Blake has a couple of punches blocked by Paavo.
Paavo breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A good leg kick by Blake.
Blake lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Paavo fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Paavo swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Blake is looking to counter punch.
Paavo throws a leg kick that is checked
and Blake cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Paavo fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Blake looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Blake tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Blake just misses with a punch to the body.
Blake looks to score with a jab to the body but Paavo is just out of range.
That kick from Paavo tenderised Blake's leg. Blake is trying to keep his angry face on.
Blake throws a low kick, looking for Paavo's leg but Paavo calmly moves out of range.
Paavo throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Paavo lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Blake throws a push kick but Paavo slaps the foot to one side.
Blake fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Paavo has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Blake ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Paavo ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Eliitti Paavo has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Blake takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Paavo cracks Blake with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Paavo walks into a straight right hand from Blake.
Paavo fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Blake, pushing him back against the cage.
Blake lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Paavo misses with a punch on the inside.
Blake doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Paavo has a couple of punches blocked by Blake.
Blake lands a hook that snaps the head of Paavo backwards.
Blake lands with a right to the head.
Blake tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Paavo.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Blake.
A head punch on the inside from Blake fails to land.
Blake lands a body shot in the clinch.
Blake lands with a short head shot on the inside.
William Blake has scored more points in the clinch so far.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Paavo swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Paavo tries to throw a body punch but Blake avoids it by throwing Paavo back against the cage.
Blake's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Blake lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Paavo backwards.
Paavo is trying to break the clinch but Blake is controlling him.
Blake lands with a short shot to the head.
Paavo tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Blake is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Paavo gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Paavo.
Paavo misses with a punch on the inside.
Blake lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Paavo backwards.
Paavo tries to throw a body punch but Blake avoids it by throwing Paavo back against the cage.
Blake gets through Paavo's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Paavo swings wildly with an uppercut but Blake uses good head movement to avoid it.
Paavo tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Blake stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Paavo lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Blake or not.
Blake blocking some punches.
Blake scores with a hook to the body.
Paavo has a couple of punches blocked by Blake.
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!
Blake lands with a light punch inside.
Paavo blocking some punches.
Blake lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Paavo backwards.
A head punch on the inside from Paavo fails to land.
Blake lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Blake manages to break the clinch.
Paavo needs to keep his hands up - Blake had a free shot at his head there.
Paavo on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Paavo is rocked!
Paavo throws a series of punches but Blake moves out of range.
Paavo is still on wobbly legs! Can Blake finish him?
Paavo's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Blake connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Paavo scrambles back to his feet.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Blake drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Paavo regains half guard.
And that's the end of the fight!
William Blake showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Blake, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge George Francis scores the fight 30:27
Judge Cecil Peabody scores the fight 30:27
Judge Frank Dennis scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... William Blake!
William Blake 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 middleweight MMA rules bout between Veikko Pilvi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Darren Lockyer (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Pilvi comes to the cage accompanied by Faded. Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?
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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
18 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Veikko Pilvi!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
42 - 20 - 2, fighting out of Amsterdam, Darren Lockyer!
The judges for this bout are Gwen Towbar, Stewart Dunkirk and Chris Downing.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lockyer throws a leg kick but Pilvi checks it.
As Lockyer backs away, Pilvi returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
Lockyer 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.
Lockyer fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Lockyer scores with a jab. Pilvi acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Pilvi pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Lockyer misses with a hook. Pilvi ducked under it nicely.
Lockyer throws a jab but it's blocked by Pilvi.
A slow jab from Lockyer misses its intended target.
Pilvi throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Good leg kick by Pilvi there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Lockyer moves out of range as Pilvi throws a body kick.
Lockyer missing with a left hand there. Pilvi was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Pilvi takes one on the button.
Lockyer looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Pilvi misses with a body kick.
Lockyer throws a counter combo.
Lockyer throws a big shot that misses.
Nice straight punches there by Pilvi. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Pilvi.
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!
Pilvi misses with an uppercut. Lockyer saw that one coming.
Lockyer misses with a shot to the body
and Pilvi counters with a three punch combo that has Lockyer backing up. Lockyer nods at Pilvi to acknowledge the strikes.
Pilvi pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pilvi scores with a decent looking hook.
Lockyer jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Lockyer finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
The fighters circle momentarily. Lockyer darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Lockyer just misses with a punch to the body.
Pilvi rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Lockyer moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Pilvi throws a solid leg kick but Lockyer takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Pilvi.
Lockyer's corner calls for a 1-2. Lockyer obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Pilvi feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Lockyers jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Lockyer scores with a body shot.
Lockyer lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Pilvi instigates a clinch.
Lockyer breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Lockyer throws a leg kick which misses Pilvi's front leg but catches the back leg as Pilvi tries to avoid it.
A jab from Pilvi misses.
Pilvi throws a sloppy head kick
and Lockyer counters with a straight right hand.
Pilvi throws a nice looking combination but Lockyer bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Pilvi looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lockyer scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Lockyer throws a monster overhand right that drops Pilvi! Lockyer follows up with more strikes from mount and the fight is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:11 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Darren Lockyer!
After winning the bout, Darren Lockyer 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 heavyweight MMA rules bout between Robbie Luatua (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Masamichi Yamaji (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Luatua comes to the cage accompanied by Puff Daddy feat Jimmy Page - Come with me. Yamaji has chosen Forgotten Places by Max Ablitzer as his entrance music. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
21 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Robbie Luatua!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
20 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Masamichi Yamaji!
The judges for this bout are Chris Downing, Tiny Johnson and Daniel Franklin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Yamaji circles away from the clinch attempt.
Luatua chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Luatua throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
and Yamaji counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Luatua defending well as Yamaji loads up on a big left hand.
Luatua looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Yamaji tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Luatua is able to avoid easily.
Luatua looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Yamaji lands with a kick to the temple. Luatua shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Yamaji lands with a straight right. Luatua didn't see that one coming.
Jab, jab by Yamaji - just one landing.
Yamaji connects with a jab.
Yamaji lands with a straight right. Luatua didn't see that one coming.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A slow jab from Yamaji misses its intended target.
Luatua tries to counter by clinching up but Yamaji breaks away and moves out of range.
Yamaji fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Luatua checks it well.
Yamaji misses with a hook to the body
and Luatua counters by clinching up.
Yamaji tries to throw a body punch but Luatua avoids it by throwing Yamaji back against the cage.
Luatua lands a body punch in the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Luatua struggles to land a body shot inside as Yamaji controls his hands.
Yamaji swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Yamaji lands a hook to the side of the head.
Luatua lands with a light punch inside.
It looks like Masamichi Yamaji has been cut.
Luatua is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Yamaji is defending well for now.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Yamaji.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Yamaji.
Luatua swings wildly with an uppercut but Yamaji uses good head movement to avoid it.
Yamaji scores with a shot to the side of Luatua's head.
Luatua lands a shot to the body.
Yamaji misses with a short punch on the inside.
Yamaji misses with a hook to the ribs.
Yamaji softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Yamaji misses with a punch to the body.
Luatua lands a left hand that snaps the head of Yamaji backwards.
Yamaji throws a punch but it's blocked by Luatua.
Yamaji tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Yamaji wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Luatua has him pressed against the cage.
Yamaji wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
A bit of stalling here from Luatua.
Luatua tries to work over Yamaji's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Luatua is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Yamaji is defending well for now.
Nice elbow from Luatua.
Yamaji misses with a punch on the inside.
Luatua tries a body shot but Yamaji blocks it.
Luatua misses with the head strike.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Luatua.
Luatua looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Luatua misses with the head strike.
Yamaji lands with a light punch inside.
A head punch on the inside from Yamaji fails to land.
Yamaji lands a left hand that snaps the head of Luatua backwards.
Yamaji misses with a hook to the ribs.
Yamaji is pushing Luatua up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Yamaji swings wildly with an uppercut but Luatua uses good head movement to avoid it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Luatua throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Yamajis head.
Luatua misses with a shot to the kidneys.
A head punch on the inside from Luatua fails to land.
Yamaji controlling the action here for a moment.
Luatua fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Yamaji lands with a right to the head.
Yamaji misses with a short punch on the inside.
Yamaji tries a body shot but Luatua blocks it.
Yamaji goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Luatua lands a right hand that snaps the head of Yamaji backwards.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Yamaji.
Luatua lands a hook that snaps the head of Yamaji backwards.
That has opened up Masamichi Yamaji's cut even more.
Luatua blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Yamaji tries a body shot but Luatua blocks it.
Luatua swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Luatua softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Yamaji can't break the clinch.
Yamaji breaks from the clinch.
Yamaji looks to land a combination. Luatua sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Yamaji misses with a leg kick.
An inside leg kick lands from Luatua.
Yamaji throws a leg kick that is checked
and Luatua counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Luatua.
Yamaji swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Yamaji's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Yamaji throws a combination that misses
and Luatua counters with a huge left! Yamaji is in big trouble! He's backing up but Luatua isn't giving him chance to recover. Under a barage of punches the ref has to step in to save Yamaji from any more damage. A dominating finish by Luatua!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:48 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Robbie Luatua!
Robbie Luatua retains his heavyweight title!
Robbie Luatua was full of energy after the big win and talked about how he thinks he can do big things in this sport. The crowd were appreciative of his determination to succeed.
The defeated Masamichi Yamaji had this to say: '*spits on the mat*'.
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