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T185 Makarenko vs Rubin III PBP Commentary |
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Test Dos (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Test Cuatro (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.
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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
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Test Dos!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Test Cuatro!
The judges for this bout are William Gold, James Ackerman and James Atkins.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Cuatro moves into range and clinches up with Dos.
Cuatro tries to break the clinch but Dos is controlling the position.
Dos successfully pulls guard.
Dos keeping moving, preventing Cuatro from controlling successfully.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Dos is on top in guard.
Dos wants to pass the guard but Cuatro is keeping the position.
Dos throws a big right hand that misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Cuatro keeping full guard, as Dos tries to pass.
Dos trying to control the position from guard on top but Cuatro is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Dos working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Cuatro's head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dos tries to free his leg and advance position but Cuatro is retaining full guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Cuatro being controlled here, momentarily.
That's two 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.
Cuatro wants to sweep but no luck.
Cuatro wants to control the position but Dos says "no thanks buddy" and passes to half guard.
Cuatro is looking for a sweep. Dos is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Cuatro looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Dos tries to pass to full mount but Cuatro defends it.
Dos missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Dos wants to pass to mount but Cuatro is defending the position.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Dos looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Cuatro is fending him off so far but Dos persists. Nope, Cuatro circles away and we're back to standing.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cuatro leaves Dos with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Dos scores with a crisp jab that stopped Cuatro in his tracks.
Dos throws a leg kick which misses Cuatro's front leg but catches the back leg as Cuatro tries to avoid it.
Dos has managed to clinch.
Dos tries to circle away but Cuatro has him pinned against the cage.
Cuatro gets control of Dos's arms and successfully pulls guard. Cuatro will no doubt be looking for submissions off his back.
Cuatro tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Cuatro seems keen to control Dos's posture.
Dos connects with a couple of short punches.
Dos stands up from guard. Let's bang!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dos has managed to clinch.
Cuatro escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Dos lands a big head kick that sends Cuatro tumbling to the mat! Dos takes a step backwards and waves Cuatro back to his feet - he wants the finish!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Cuatro stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Cuatro wants it to stay on the feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Test Dos. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Cuatro lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
It looks like Test Dos has been cut.
Cuatro fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Dos moves in looking to clinch but Cuatro pushes him off.
Dos fails with a takedown attempt.
Cuatro fails with a takedown attempt.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Test Dos dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Test Dos's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
No luck for Dos with that takedown attempt.
Nice sprawl there from Dos as Cuatro shoots in.
Cuatro swats away the attempt to clinch by Dos.
Cuatro tries to counter by closing the distance.
Cuatro shoots and misses
and Dos counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Cuatro thinking.
Cuatro shoots for a takedown but Dos saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Test Dos has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Test Cuatro.
Dos clinches with his opponent.
Dos breaks from the clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Dos darts in looking for a takedown but Cuatro gets double underhooks and turns Dos into the cage.
Cuatro falls off balance throwing a combination
and Dos counters with a two punch combo.
Dos shoots in looking for a takedown. Cuatro tries to sprawl out of it but Dos keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Cuatro manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cuatro looks for a takedown but Dos sprawls well.
Dos is looking for a counter combo.
Dos fails to land the takedown.
Dos fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Cuatro tries for a takedown but Dos circles away easily
and Dos counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Dos drives through with a takedown into Cuatro's guard. Let's see what he can do from the top position.
Dos advances position into side control!
Dos is working Cuatro over with some ground and pound from side control.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dos is looking to take a break and control but Cuatro is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Sloppy strikes there by Dos.
Dos tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Dos has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Cuatro struggling a bit here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cuatro is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Dos cracks Cuatro with a big right hand but Cuatro just smiles back at him and invites him to have another go.
Test Dos overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Dos thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Dos is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Cuatro can do to turn this around?
Dos working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Cuatro is trying to buck Dos off.
Cuatro is looking for a sweep.
You can see the frustration on Cuatro's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Dos is maintaining the dominant position - no doubt Cuatro will start to get frustrated soon if he's not already.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Test Dos dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Test Dos's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Cuatro is trying hard to land a takedown here. Dos sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Cuatro keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Cuatro tries to keep at a distance but Dos has taken the fight into the clinch.
Dos's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Cuatro has Dos up against the cage in a clinch.
Dos jumps guard but Cuatro turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Dos tries to pull guard but Cuatro won't allow it.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Test Dos. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Dos tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Cuatro just stands there and leans against the cage.
Cuatro breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dos with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Dos closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Dos lands in his opponent's guard.
Dos is holding a leg here, probably looking for an ankle lock - he drops back and goes for it! Cuatro is in trouble! Is it all over??? No! Cuatro has escaped and now he's on top!
Dos controlling Cuatro's posture.
Cuatro controlling from the top position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cuatro wants to control from the top but Dos keeps moving.
Dos is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Dos looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cuatro stands up over Dos, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Dos wants to control but Cuatro passes easily into half guard.
Cuatro trying to control from half guard but Dos is working away.
Dos is concentrating on defense, preventing Cuatro from advancing position.
Dos is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Cuatro pulls his head out easily.
Cuatro is pressing down on Dos's thigh, looking to free his foot. Dos is holding on for now.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Dos is looking to get full guard. It looks like he might be successful but at the last minute Cuatro jumps into side control!
Cuatro is looking to take a break and control but Dos is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Dos tries to control the position but he's not in luck - Cuatro easily slips into full mount!
Cuatro wants to control the pace but Dos is squirming around nicely.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Dos keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
And that's the end of the fight!
Test Cuatro comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Dos 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 William Gold scores the fight 29:28
Judge James Ackerman scores the fight 29:28
Judge James Atkins scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Test Dos!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Test Cinco (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Test Seis (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.
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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
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Test Cinco!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Test Seis!
The judges for this bout are James Atkins, Daniel Bishop and Sam Margolis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Seis tries to clinch up but Cinco circles away and keeps his distance.
Seis shoots for a takedown but Cinco saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Seis doesn't manage to clinch there - Cinco circles away.
Cinco shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Seis eats them both and turns towards Cinco to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
It looks like Test Seis has been cut.
Cinco defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Seis.
Seis shoots in for a takedown but Cinco shows good takedown defense.
Test Cinco has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Test Seis.
Cinco has closed the distance and engaged Seis in a clinch.
Cinco tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Seis smiles and moves away.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Cinco is defended easily by Seis.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
No luck for Seis with that takedown attempt.
Seis has Cinco up against the cage in a clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Seis breaks from the clinch.
Seis tries to clinch up.
Seis is sent reeling backwards by a solid uppercut. He barely regains his balance and Cinco moves in for the kill throwing a continuous barrage of punches that force the ref to step in.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:23 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Test Cinco!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Sparky Anderson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Matt Hughes (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Anderson's entrance music is Ave Maria. A fine choice. Matt Hughes has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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Abu Dhabi Champ
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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
20 - 15 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Sparky Anderson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
14 - 17 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Matt Hughes!
The judges for this bout are Steven Brown, William Gold and Sam Margolis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Anderson throws a solid leg kick but Hughes takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Anderson.
Anderson looks to land a left hand but Hughes moved out of range nicely.
Hughes swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Hughes lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Anderson circles away quickly and effectively.
Anderson uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Hughes has time to react.
Anderson avoids a punch combination nicely.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Anderson connects with a crisp jab.
Hughes lands with a nice body punch.
Anderson swings for the body but Hughes moves out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Anderson just misses with a punch to the body.
Hughes checks a low kick from Anderson.
Anderson dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Hughes. That did some damage!
Anderson lands a glancing blow to the side of Hughes's head.
Hughes walks into a jab.
Anderson fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Anderson lands a head shot.
Sparky Anderson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Anderson comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Hughes keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Hughes changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
Anderson lands a nice shot that snaps Hughes's head back.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hughes moves out of range as Anderson strikes.
Anderson chopping away at his opponent's legs.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Anderson lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Anderson slips a jab from Hughes.
Anderson cracks a nice hook into Hughes's ribs.
Anderson scores with a punch to the head.
Hughes chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Anderson can pounce on him.
Nice cross by Anderson.
Anderson misses with a looping right.
Hughes tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Anderson shoots in and bounces Hughes off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Hughes is rocked!
Anderson advances to half guard.
Hughes is still in real trouble! Can Anderson finish him?
Anderson controlling the action here.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Hughes seems to have recovered his senses.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Anderson lands a nice short elbow.
Hughes regains full guard. Nicely done.
Hughes wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
Anderson is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Anderson has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hughes bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Anderson's guard.
Hughes trying to control but Anderson is working from the bottom.
Hughes must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Hughes loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Hughes stopping the sweep attempt from Anderson.
Hughes throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Anderson trying to control the position here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Sparky Anderson dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Anderson lands a jab to the nose.
Anderson defending well as Hughes loads up on a big left hand.
Anderson is looking to clinch but Hughes is avoiding it.
Hughes fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Anderson circles and sees the opportunity to plant his feet and throw a really nice straight left hand that drops Hughes to the canvas! Hughes doesn't know where he is but he's trying to survive - Anderson keeps piling on the pressure and forces the referee to step in! This one is aaaaaall over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:42 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Sparky Anderson!
Post fight, Sparky Anderson took to the microphone: 'You know we took this fight on 2 day's notice, now I'm putting the division on notice... I'm coming boys.'.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Kaino Heikkinen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dominick De Struicao (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Heikkinen kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is For Heavy Metal we will die!. De Struicao has chosen Walk With Me In Hell as his entrance music. Kaino Heikkinen is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples... Tweaking his own nipples that is.
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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
16 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Kaino Heikkinen!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
15 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Dominick De Struicao!
The judges for this bout are James Glass, Donald Grub and Sam Margolis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Heikkinen feints and then cracks De Struicao's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow De Struicao down.
De Struicao goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Heikkinen tried to counter with a leg kick but De Struicao avoided it.
Heikkinen throws a body kick that misses.
De Struicao appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
Heikkinen takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
De Struicao throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
A low kick from Heikkinen misses
and De Struicao counters with a body kick that stops Heikkinen in his tracks momentarily.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from De Struicao - that will leave a mark!
Heikkinen misses with a left hand
and De Struicao counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
De Struicao feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Heikkinen's calf.
De Struicao misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Heikkinen.
A slapping leg kick lands for De Struicao.
Heikkinen swings for the body but De Struicao moves out of range.
Heikkinen keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from De Struicao.
Heikkinen lands a nice shot that snaps De Struicao's head back.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A lazy body kick from De Struicao
and De Struicao takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
De Struicao slips a jab from Heikkinen.
A punch combination from Heikkinen misses.
De Struicao appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
De Struicao throws a hook but Heikkinen blocks it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
De Struicao walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
A telegraphed right hand from De Struicao misses the target.
Heikkinen is looking to counter the offense by De Struicao and move into the clinch.
Heikkinen has De Struicao up against the cage in a clinch.
Heikkinen tries to land a knee to the head but De Struicao blocks with his arms.
Heikkinen throws a head punch that misses.
I was talking to Heikkinen's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Heikkinen tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Heikkinen throws a head punch that misses.
Heikkinen looking to throw knees to the head but De Struicao is blocking nicely.
Heikkinen lands a right hand that snaps the head of De Struicao backwards.
De Struicao misses with a body punch.
De Struicao tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Heikkinen's elbow.
De Struicao takes a shot to the head.
De Struicao works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
De Struicao misses with a short punch on the inside.
De Struicao leaning his opponent against the cage.
De Struicao pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Heikkinen connects with a solid leg kick.
De Struicao scores with a nice right hand.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Nice body kick there by Heikkinen.
De Struicao fails to land with a series of punches.
De Struicao catches Heikkinen with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Heikkinen avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
De Struicao moves out of range as Heikkinen strikes.
A countering left hand to the body from De Struicao misses.
Heikkinen uses good head movement to avoid the hook from De Struicao.
De Struicao swings for the body but Heikkinen moves out of range.
Heikkinen bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps De Struicao's head backwards.
Heikkinen avoids the body shot from De Struicao.
Heikkinen on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Heikkinen throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Sloppy strikes from Heikkinen. Those never looked like landing.
Heikkinen throws a wild body kick that De Struicao sees coming a mile off.
De Struicao wants to counter with a clinch but Heikkinen pushes him away.
De Struicao throws a jab but it's blocked by Heikkinen.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
De Struicao smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
De Struicao paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Heikkinen throws a hook to the side of De Struicao's head but De Struicao sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
A big left from De Struicao misses.
De Struicao is looking to slow Heikkinen down with leg kicks.
Heikkinen throws a hook but De Struicao avoids it easily.
De Struicao throws a big shot that misses.
Heikkinen gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Heikkinen misses with a hook from the clinch.
De Struicao has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Heikkinen seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if De Struicao can turn it around.
De Struicao lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Heikkinen digs a right hand into De Struicao's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on De Struicao's gas tank.
De Struicao tries to throw a body punch but Heikkinen avoids it by throwing De Struicao back against the cage.
De Struicao digs a right hand into Heikkinen's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Heikkinen's gas tank.
Heikkinen has a couple of punches blocked by De Struicao.
Heikkinen breaks the clinch.
A swing and a miss from Heikkinen.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
De Struicao moves into the clinch.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Heikkinen scores a nice knee to the body.
Heikkinen lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Heikkinen misses with the head strike.
Heikkinen blocks an uppercut.
Heikkinen missing with knees to the body.
De Struicao misses with a punch to the body.
Heikkinen blocking some punches.
De Struicao misses with a punch on the inside.
Heikkinen is trying to force a seperation but De Struicao has the dominant position.
De Struicao escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Heikkinen throws a head kick that misses.
De Struicao only half commits to the counter leg kick.
De Struicao lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Heikkinen circles away quickly and effectively.
A little feinted left hand from Heikkinen on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
De Struicao throws a sloppy head kick and Heikkinen moves out of range easily.
That kick from De Struicao tenderised Heikkinen's leg. Heikkinen is trying to keep his angry face on.
Heikkinen with a body punch. A glancing blow.
De Struicao misses with a low kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Dominick De Struicao will probably get the nod.
That's time! Heikkinen's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Heikkinen throws a lazy right hand but De Struicao sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
A jab from De Struicao misses.
De Struicao lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Heikkinen swats away the attempt to clinch by De Struicao.
De Struicao uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Heikkinen.
A thudding body kick lands there by Heikkinen!
Heikkinen is looking to clinch but De Struicao is avoiding it.
Heikkinen displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as De Struicao throws out the jab.
De Struicao connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Heikkinen moves out of range as De Struicao strikes.
Heikkinen seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Heikkinen tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
De Struicao throws a half hearted mid kick.
Dominick De Struicao seems to be getting the better of the standup.
A low kick from De Struicao is predictable there
and De Struicao takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
De Struicao uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Heikkinen has time to react.
Heikkinen looks to throw the jab but De Struicao is out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
De Struicao uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Heikkinen.
Heikkinen connects with a solid leg kick.
De Struicao takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
De Struicao uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Heikkinen.
De Struicao lands with a right hand.
De Struicao clinches up with Heikkinen and pushes him back against the cage.
Heikkinen trying to land knees to the body.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
De Struicao managing to block the knees to the body from Heikkinen.
De Struicao cracks Heikkinen with a nice body shot.
De Struicao takes a shot to the head.
Heikkinen's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Heikkinen working aggressively here.
A frustrated look appears on De Struicao's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Heikkinen swings away with an uppercut that misses.
De Struicao tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
De Struicao lands with a short head shot on the inside.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
De Struicao misses with a body punch.
De Struicao lands with a short punch from the clinch.
De Struicao fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
A short right hand to the side of the head by De Struicao.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
De Struicao throws a punch but it's blocked by Heikkinen.
De Struicao lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
De Struicao takes a shot to the head.
De Struicao misses with a short punch on the inside.
De Struicao breaks from the clinch.
Heikkinen misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Jab from Heikkinen.
De Struicao misses with an uppercut. Heikkinen saw that one coming.
Heikkinen dips to his left and cracks De Struicao with an uppercut!
Heikkinen feints and then cracks De Struicao's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow De Struicao down.
De Struicao looks to score with a jab to the body but Heikkinen is just out of range.
De Struicao lands a nice hook to Heikkinen's body. Heikkinen takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Heikkinen is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Kaino Heikkinen seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
De Struicao walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Heikkinen checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
De Struicao connects with a leg kick. Heikkinen looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Heikkinen misses with a body kick.
De Struicao stuns Heikkinen with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
De Struicao throws a low kick but it's checked well by Heikkinen.
Heikkinen stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from De Struicao.
Heikkinen throws a hook but De Struicao avoids it easily.
A cross from De Struicao lands.
Heikkinen throws a front kick that sends De Struicao stumbling back into the cage.
De Struicao tries to land a leg kick but Heikkinen saw it coming and moves away.
De Struicao just manages to avoid a counter high kick fromHeikkinen.
De Struicao will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
It looked like Heikkinen was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from De Struicao.
Heikkinen avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Heikkinen scoring well with a low kick there.
Heikkinen throws a body kick, spinning off balance
and De Struicao counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
De Struicao throws a body shot but no joy.
Heikkinen with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
De Struicao darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
De Struicao circles away from the clinch attempt.
Heikkinen moves out of range as De Struicao strikes.
De Struicao slips a straight right by Heikkinen.
De Struicao is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Heikkinen with a body shot.
Heikkinen throws a lazy right hand but De Struicao sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
A jab from Heikkinen misses.
Heikkinen throws a shot from downtown. De Struicao moves away and avoids it.
Heikkinen backing away here, and De Struicao unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
De Struicao misses the jab.
De Struicao takes a body punch but keeps moving.
De Struicao lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
De Struicao misses with an uppercut. Heikkinen saw that one coming.
A big left from De Struicao misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Dominick De Struicao showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Heikkinen misses with a left hand
and De Struicao counters with a lovely straight right hand!
De Struicao throws a leg kick but Heikkinen moved away.
Heikkinen missing with a left hand there. De Struicao was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
A head kick by Heikkinen misses
and De Struicao connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
De Struicao tries to clinch up.
Heikkinen swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Heikkinen is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by De Struicao.
Heikkinen drives through and clinches with De Struicao against the cage.
De Struicao lands a nice uppercut.
De Struicao cracks Heikkinen with a nice body shot.
De Struicao lands a body punch in the clinch.
De Struicao digs a right hand into Heikkinen's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Heikkinen's gas tank.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
De Struicao pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Heikkinen throws a push kick but De Struicao slaps the foot to one side.
A big right from Heikkinen misses.
De Struicao tries to counter with a clinch but Heikkinen shakes him off and moves away.
Heikkinen slips a jab from De Struicao.
Heikkinen uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from De Struicao.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Heikkinen throws a head kick that misses
and De Struicao counters with a lovely straight right hand!
De Struicao keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Heikkinen.
A jab from Heikkinen misses.
De Struicao is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Heikkinen with a body shot.
A leg kick checked by Heikkinen.
Heikkinen throws a right hand that misses
and De Struicao connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
De Struicao lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
An inside leg kick lands from De Struicao.
Heikkinen slips under a jab.
Heikkinen takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Heikkinen takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Heikkinen swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Heikkinen lands a leg kick that knocks De Struicao off balance momentarily.
Heikkinen uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
De Struicao avoids a kick to the body.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Kaino Heikkinen has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
De Struicao breaks from the clinch.
Heikkinen defending well as De Struicao loads up on a big left hand.
De Struicao pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
De Struicao throws a nice inside leg kick.
Heikkinen throws a head kick that De Struicao semi-blocks.
Heikkinen misses with a hook to the body
and De Struicao connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
De Struicao tries a head kick but it misses.
A good leg kick by Heikkinen.
Heikkinen throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
De Struicao throws out a counter right but Heikkinen avoids it with no problem.
Heikkinen misses the shot to the body.
Heikkinen moves out of the way of the counter high kick fromDe Struicao.
Heikkinen takes a jab right on the kisser.
De Struicao takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Heikkinen throws out a loose jab but De Struicao uses good head movement to avoid it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
De Struicao swings widly with a right hand
letting Heikkinen counter with a right hand.
That kick from De Struicao tenderised Heikkinen's leg. Heikkinen is trying to keep his angry face on.
De Struicao tries to work over Heikkinen's front leg with a kick but Heikkinen checks it.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Heikkinen.
De Struicao takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
De Struicao swinging wildly here.
Heikkinen takes a swing at De Struicao's ribcage but misses.
Heikkinen throws a poor cross that misses
and De Struicao counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
De Struicao lands a lovely overhand right.
A clash of legs there as De Struicao blocks the low kick.
Heikkinen throws a leg kick but De Struicao sees it coming and checks it nicely.
De Struicao avoids a kick to the body.
De Struicao scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
A clash of legs there as De Struicao blocks the low kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Heikkinen throws a poor cross that misses
letting De Struicao counter with a right hand.
De Struicao's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
De Struicao avoids the body shot from Heikkinen.
De Struicao stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
De Struicao lands with a kick to the temple. Heikkinen shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Nice body punch from De Struicao.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Heikkinen.
Heikkinen looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
De Struicao lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
A slow jab from Heikkinen misses its intended target.
A head kick by Heikkinen misses
and De Struicao connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Heikkinen bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
De Struicao has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
De Struicao lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Heikkinen looks to score with a jab to the body but De Struicao is just out of range.
A low kick from Heikkinen misses
and De Struicao counters with a lovely shot to the body.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
De Struicao is looking to slow Heikkinen down with leg kicks.
And that's the end of the fight!
Dominick De Struicao comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well De Struicao 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 James Glass scores the fight 27:30
Judge Donald Grub scores the fight 27:30
Judge Sam Margolis scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Dominick De Struicao!
Dominick De Struicao decided to hype himself up post fight. It was going well but he went on about it a bit too long and the crowd turned on him a little.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Aleksandar Kamenov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ricky Blazer (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Kamenov comes to the cage accompanied by Korn - Hey Daddy. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
24 - 15 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Aleksandar Kamenov!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
23 - 15 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Ricky Blazer!
The judges for this bout are Sam Margolis, Donald Grub and Phil Schofield.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Blazer moves out of range of the body kick.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Blazer! But no joy.
Kamenov throws an off balance right hand
and Blazer counters with a nice leg kick.
Good exchange - Kamenov coming out on top.
Danga de danga de dang - Kamenov scores with a four punch combination!
It looks like Ricky Blazer has been cut.
Blazer tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Kamenov was well out of range. Poor timing from Blazer.
Kamenov misses with an uppercut
and Blazer counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Kamenov takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
It looks like Aleksandar Kamenov has been cut.
The crowd cheers as Blazer lands an impressive looking overhand right. Kamenov doesn't seem phased though.
Kamenov pulls out of a head kick attempt.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Blazer takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Kamenov throws a right hand that misses
enabling Blazer to counter with a crisp jab.
Kamenov throws a right hand that misses
and Blazer counters with a right hand to the body.
A jab from Kamenov misses.
Blazer looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Blazer misses with a left hand
and Kamenov counters with a nice low kick that buckles Blazer's knee momentarily.
Blazer throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Kamenov sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Kamenov lands with a nice body punch.
Kamenov misses with an uppercut
and Blazer counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Kamenov is rocked!
Aleksandar Kamenov seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A head kick misses from Kamenov.
Blazer now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Kamenov lands with a shot to the body.
A jab lands there for Blazer.
Oh Kamenov is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Kamenov throws a big shot that misses.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Blazer! But no joy.
Kamenov seems to have got his legs back now.
Blazer throws a nice looking combination but Kamenov bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Blazer throws out a loose jab but Kamenov uses good head movement to avoid it.
Kamenov looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Kamenov stuns Blazer with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kamenov misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Blazer counters with a big right hand! Oh Kamenov is in trouble here! Blazer follows up with more strikes and that's it! The ref has stopped it!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:10 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Ricky Blazer!
A victorious Ricky Blazer thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Pablo Escobar (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Super Man (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Escobar's entrance music is Big Pun - Brave in The Heart. A fine choice. 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 heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
27 - 15 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Pablo Escobar!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
25 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Super Man!
The judges for this bout are Sam Margolis, Richard Clark and Donald Grub.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Escobar stuffs the takedown attempt from Man. Man gets slowly back to his feet.
It looked like Escobar wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Man misses with a low kick.
Man instigates a clinch.
Man lands a body shot in the clinch.
Escobar prevents a body shot from Man.
Escobar breaks from the clinch.
Man throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Man is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Escobar's half guard.
Man tries to pass the half guard into mount. Escobar knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Escobar avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Man.
Man throws a big elbow that misses, also allowing Escobar to regain full guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Man stays in close to Escobar's body and controls the position.
Man with a nice head shot there.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Man sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Man postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Man trying to control but Escobar is working from the bottom.
Man controlling from the top position.
Man distracts Escobar with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Man not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Escobar tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Man lands a couple of decent looking shots.
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.
Man working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Man looking to sit in guard and control but Escobar gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Escobar postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Man is on top in guard.
Man tries to free his leg and advance position but Escobar is retaining full guard.
Man looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Escobar looking for a sweep. Not yet Escobar, not yet.
Escobar seems to have improved his submission grappling technique since last time we saw him. Let's see if he can pull off a submission.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Escobar is working hard here to advance position.
Man wants to control from the top but Escobar keeps moving.
Man loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Man controlling from the top position.
Escobar tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Escobar has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Man can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Man is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Escobar looking to control.
That's four 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.
Escobar is really struggling to control Man but he's trying to hold on to the position.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Man shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Escobar throws an overhand right that lands on Man's shoulder, as Man tries to avoid the shot.
Man tries to clinch but Escobar moves out of range.
Man throws a jab when Escobar was well out of range.
Man finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Man will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Man throws a body kick that misses.
A looping hook to the body misses from Man. Escobar does a little dance to reset his feet.
Escobar tried to counter with a leg kick but Man avoided it.
Escobar misses with an uppercut.
Man has done a lot of speed work in the buildup to this fight.
Escobar's jab looks to have found its range, popping Man under the eye.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Super Man dominated that round.
That's time! Escobar's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Escobar misses with a hook. Man ducked under it nicely.
It looks like Super Man has been cut.
Escobar tries to clinch but Man is having none of it.
Man will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Escobar tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Man paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Man has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Escobar.
Man tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Escobar was well out of range. Poor timing from Man.
Super Man seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Man misses with a leg kick.
Man is looking to clinch but Escobar is avoiding it.
It looked like Escobar was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Man.
Good work by Escobar as he checks the leg kick.
Man gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Man cracks the inside of Escobar's front leg.
Escobar throws a looping overhand right but Man ducks down to avoid it.
Man throws a head kick that misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Escobar misses with a hook. Man ducked under it nicely.
Man changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
Man pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Escobar avoids a kick to the body.
Man is looking to slow Escobar down with leg kicks.
Man lands a front kick.
Escobar 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.
Escobar is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Man.
Escobar looks to land a right hand but Man moved out of range.
Escobar throws a hook but Man blocks it.
Man lands a nice looking body kick.
Escobar is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Man misses with a looping left.
Escobar appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
Escobar looks to throw the jab but Man is out of range.
Escobar is looking to clinch but Man is avoiding it.
Man swings and misses with a hook to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Escobar takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Man finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Man misses with a kick to the body.
Man tries to clinch up
and Escobar counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Escobar throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Super Man seems to be getting the better of the standup.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Man is defended easily by Escobar.
Escobar slips a jab from Man.
Man connects with an inside leg kick.
Escobar connects with a leg kick. Man looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Man connects with a body shot.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nice sprawl there from Escobar as Man shoots in.
Escobar moves out of range of the body kick from Man.
An attempted straight right counter from Escobar misses the target.
Man misses with a low kick.
Man looks for a takedown but Escobar sprawls well.
Pablo Escobar has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Super Man.
Escobar gets a clinch.
Man misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Escobar's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Escobar has a couple of punches blocked by Man.
Man blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Man can't find room to land a body shot as Escobar controls the action.
Man misses with a punch to the body.
Man misses with a hook to the ribs.
Man tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Escobar's elbow.
Escobar lands with a right to the head.
Escobar tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Escobar lands a body punch.
Man is breathing heavily.
A body shot lands from Escobar.
Escobar lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Escobar breaks from the clinch.
Escobar throws a wild body kick that Man sees coming a mile off.
Man swings and misses with a shot to the body
letting Escobar counter with a right hand.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A jab from Man misses.
Man ducks under a wild hook from Escobar.
Man feints the counter takedown.
Escobar misses with a body kick.
A big right from Escobar misses.
A looping hook to the body misses from Escobar. Man does a little dance to reset his feet.
Escobar lands a glancing blow to the side of Man's head.
Pablo Escobar is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Man fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Escobar manages to avoid it.
Escobar clobbers Man with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Man tries for a takedown but Escobar circles away easily
and Escobar counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Pablo Escobar dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Super Man's cut.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
Man throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Escobar misses with a straight left.
Escobar is looking to chop away at Man's legs.
Escobar lands with a nice combination. Man backs away looking to recover.
Man lands with a kick to the ribs.
Escobar looks to land a left hand but Man moved out of range nicely.
Escobar scores with a jab to the body.
Escobar lands with a thumping leg kick.
Man is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Escobar rather than just go for the knockout.
Escobar avoids the body shot from Man.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A solid leg kick lands there for Man.
Man comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Man tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Escobar connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Escobar gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
An inside leg kick lands from Escobar.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Escobar throws a shot from downtown. Man moves away and avoids it.
Man throws the kick towards the body but Escobar avoids it.
Man explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Man misses the shot to the body.
Man shoots in for a takedown but Escobar shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Man lands a nice looking kick to the body. Escobar takes a step back to recover.
Escobar looks to land a left hand but Man moved out of range nicely.
Man closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
That has opened up Super Man's cut even more.
Man works Escobar's body with a nice hook.
Man scores with a kick to the midsection.
Escobar tests Man's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Escobar will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
Escobar throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
and Man counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Man.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Escobar lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.
Man looking for a sweep. Not yet Man, not yet.
Escobar stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Man swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Man preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Man looking for a sweep. Not yet Man, not yet.
Man is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Escobar defends well.
Man tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Man working a defensive guard here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Escobar throwing strikes but missing.
Man working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Escobar.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Man is pulling down on Escobar's head to control his posture.
Escobar connects with a couple of short punches.
Super Man has got the better of the ground game so far.
Man tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Man utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Escobar trying to control but Man is working from the bottom.
Escobar is looking to work some ground and pound but Man has wrist control.
Escobar trying to control but Man is working from the bottom.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
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.
Escobar lands with a thumping leg kick.
Escobar is looking to clinch but Man is avoiding it.
Escobar drives through and clinches with Man against the cage.
Escobar pushes Man back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Escobar breaks from the clinch.
Escobar throws a hook to the side of Man's head but Man sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Escobar blocks a leg kick.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Man.
Man throws a sloppy head kick
and Escobar counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Man throws a leg kick
letting Escobar counter with a right hand.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Man.
Escobar connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
And that's the end of the fight!
Pablo Escobar showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Escobar has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Sam Margolis scores the fight 29:28
Judge Richard Clark scores the fight 29:28
Judge Donald Grub scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Pablo Escobar!
Pablo Escobar decided to go for the less than humble approach in his post fight interview, telling everyone how he is going to conquer the world. The crowd seemed to like it when really that sort of approach could have gone either way.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Chris Coath (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jutta Hanolla (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Coath comes to the cage accompanied by For Heavy Metal we will die!. Jutta Hanolla has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Chris Coath's chin.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the middleweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
21 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Chris Coath!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
18 - 4 - 2, fighting out of Las Vegas, Jutta Hanolla!
The judges for this bout are James Atkins, Paul Tew and Andrew Berry.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hanolla bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Coath's head.
A solid leg kick lands there for Coath.
Coath looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
A jab from Coath finds it's way through Hanolla's defenses.
Coath tries to clinch up.
Coath checks a leg kick.
Hanolla throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
A thudding body kick lands there by Hanolla!
Coath connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Hanolla's hands.
Coath jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Coath takes a swing at Hanolla's ribcage but misses.
Coath misses with a wild body shot.
Hanolla throws the left hand but Coath avoids the punch easily.
Coath misses with an uppercut. Hanolla saw that one coming.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Coath.
Coath scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Hanolla pulls out of a head kick attempt.
A head kick misses from Hanolla.
A looping hook to the body misses from Coath. Hanolla does a little dance to reset his feet.
Hanolla lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
Coath misses with a body shot.
A little jabbing left from Hanolla on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Coath swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Hanolla tests Coath's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Coath blocks the body kick.
Coath works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Coath swings for the body but Hanolla moves out of range.
Coath throws a lazy right hand but Hanolla sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Hanolla looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Coath checks the leg kick nicely there.
Chris Coath seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Hanolla lets loose with a powerful body kick. Coath will feel that in the morning.
Coath throws a jab but it's blocked by Hanolla.
Hanolla throws a low kick but it's checked well by Coath.
Coath tries to move into range but Hanolla moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Coath throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Coath on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Hanolla. Hanolla obviously looking to wear him down.
Coath scores with a leg kick.
Coath lands a leg kick that knocks Hanolla off balance momentarily.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Hanolla throws a leg kick but Coath checks it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Coath ducks under a wild hook from Hanolla.
Coath misses with a low kick.
Coath lands a jab to Hanolla's midsection.
Coath just misses with a punch to the body.
Hanolla is trying to counter with his kicks.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Hanolla.
A looping hook to the body misses from Coath. Hanolla does a little dance to reset his feet.
Hanolla swings for the body but Coath moves out of range.
Hanolla checks a leg kick nicely.
It seemed like Hanolla was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
A thudding body kick lands there by Hanolla!
Coath misses with the combination.
Coath throws a hook to the side of Hanolla's head but Hanolla sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Hanolla blocks a jab.
A telegraphed right hand from Coath misses the target.
Hanolla has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Hanolla there as he acknowledges the shot.
Coath misses with a two punch combination.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hanolla cracks the inside of Coath's front leg.
A slapping leg kick lands for Hanolla.
Coath misses with a low kick.
Coath darts in trying to clinch
and Hanolla counters with a right hand to the body.
Coath jabs at Hanolla's body.
Hanolla lands a nice looking body shot.
Hanolla misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Coath counters with a stiff right hand.
Hanolla lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Coath with a nice cross.
Hanolla ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Coath moves away.
Coath misses the body punch
and Hanolla counters with a good low kick that Coath was not able to check.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Coath uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Hanolla.
A looping hook to the body misses from Coath. Hanolla does a little dance to reset his feet.
Hanolla raises up his leg as if looking to counter with a high kick.
Coath ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hanolla moves out of range of the body kick from Coath.
Hanolla is clearly looking to counter with head kicks.
Coath throws a nice inside leg kick.
No joy there for Coath, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Coath is looking to slow Hanolla down with leg kicks.
Hanolla lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Coath lands a jab to Hanolla's midsection.
A cross from Hanolla lands.
Hanolla pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Coath buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Coath lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Coath chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Hanolla can pounce on him.
Coath ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Hanolla lands with a nice body kick.
Hanolla throws a sloppy head kick and Coath moves out of range easily.
Hanolla keeps the fight on the outside.
Coath moves in looking to clinch but Hanolla pushes him off.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Chris Coath will probably get the nod.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
A low kick from Coath misses
and Hanolla counters with a nice uppercut.
Hanolla tries a head kick but it misses.
A big right from Coath misses.
Coath misses with a low kick.
Coath throws a leg kick that is checked
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Chris Coath is winning the standup battle so far.
Coath changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Hanolla tries to keep at a distance but Coath has taken the fight into the clinch.
Coath lands with a left to the head.
A head punch on the inside from Hanolla fails to land.
Hanolla breaks from the clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Coath misses with a hook.
Hanolla swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Hanolla on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Coath throws a shot from downtown. Hanolla moves away and avoids it.
Coath is looking to clinch but Hanolla is avoiding it.
Hanolla throws a body punch but Coath moves out of range.
Coath ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Coath looks to land a right hand but Hanolla moved out of range.
Coath takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Coath rushes Hanolla and presses him up against the cage.
Coath scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Hanolla fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Coath tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Hanolla just stands there and leans against the cage.
Hanolla lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Hanolla wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Hanolla.
Coath lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Hanolla or not.
Coath misses with the head strike.
Hanolla wants to get back to striking at distance but Coath won't allow it.
Coath struggles to land a body shot inside as Hanolla controls his hands.
Coath lands an uppercut.
Coath has a couple of punches blocked by Hanolla.
Hanolla struggles to land a body shot inside as Coath controls his hands.
Coath presses Hanolla against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Coath blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Hanolla lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Coath or not.
A shot in the inside from Hanolla.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A short right from Coath on the inside.
Hanolla blocks a body shot from Coath.
A right handed body shot lands from Coath.
Coath misses with a hook to the ribs.
Hanolla has a couple of punches blocked by Coath.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Coath tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Coath misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Hanolla blocking some punches.
Hanolla tries to throw a body punch but Coath avoids it by throwing Hanolla back against the cage.
Hanolla working hard to break the clinch.
Good body shot from Coath.
Coath lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
A frustrated look appears on Hanolla's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Chris Coath has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Hanolla tries to break free but Coath pushes him back against the cage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hanolla pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Hanolla swings for the body but Coath moves out of range.
Hanolla ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Coath moves away.
It looked like Coath was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
Hanolla throws a body shot but no joy.
Hanolla is looking to score with low kicks.
Coath tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Hanolla swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Coath throws a nice inside leg kick.
Hanolla pivots, looking for a leg kick but Coath is out of range and Hanolla settles back down.
Hanolla finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Hanolla looks to score with a jab to the body but Coath is just out of range.
The fight stays on the outside here - Coath looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Hanolla gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Coath.
Hanolla takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Hanolla fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Coath throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Coath throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Hanolla slips a jab from Coath.
Coath has taken the fight to the clinch.
Coath doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Coath scores with a shot to the side of Hanolla's head.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A quick uppercut on the inside from Coath.
Hanolla breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Coath has taken the fight to the clinch.
Coath pushes Hanolla back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Hanolla's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Coath throws the left hand but Hanolla avoids the punch easily.
Hanolla misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Coath.
Hanolla lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Coath misses with a looping right.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Chris Coath dominated that second round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Coath looks to throw the jab but Hanolla is out of range.
Hanolla drops his hands momentarily and Coath takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Hanolla feints and then cracks Coath's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Coath down.
Hanolla waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Coath.
Coath feinted there with a counter leg kick.
Coath throws a jab when Hanolla was well out of range.
Coath moves out of range as Hanolla strikes.
Coath is trying to close the distance and clinch up, after that failed offence from Hanolla.
Coath throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Hanolla sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Hanolla takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Hanolla's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Hanolla duly obliges.
Hanolla cracks Coath with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Coath takes a kick to the side of the head.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Coath missing with a left hand there. Hanolla was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Coath lands with a nice body kick.
Hanolla tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Coath was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Hanolla plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Coath blocks a head kick by Hanolla.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hanolla throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Hanolla throws a body kick that misses
and Coath counters with a nice body shot.
Hanolla keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
A jab from Coath misses.
Hanolla uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Coath.
Hanolla takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Hanolla feints a counter leg kick.
Hanolla thows a body kick. Coath tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Hanolla ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Coath moves away.
Coath misses with a kick to the body.
Hanolla replies with a solid counter kick to the body but Coath blocks it well.
Hanolla circles away from the clinch attempt.
Hanolla misses with an attempted mid kick.
Hanolla goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
A head kick from Hanolla lands but Coath takes it in his stride.
Hanolla just misses with a punch to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Hanolla.
Coath rushes Hanolla and presses him up against the cage.
Coath pushes Hanolla back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Hanolla misses with the head strike.
Hanolla lands with a right to the head.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Hanolla blocking some punches.
Coath presses Hanolla against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
A right hand to the body from Coath.
Hanolla takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Coath swings wildly with an uppercut but Hanolla uses good head movement to avoid it.
Coath lands on the inside with an uppercut.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Coath.
Coath pulls Hanolla into guard.
Coath looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Coath is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Hanolla is aware though and is defending well.
Hanolla sitting in guard, not really doing much.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hanolla passes into half guard.
Hanolla seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Coath does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Hanolla is trying for a kimura here. Coath looks like he's in a lot of pain... and he's tapping out! Hanolla wins by kimura!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:52 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Jutta Hanolla!
Jutta Hanolla is the new middleweight champion!
During a confident post fight interview, Jutta Hanolla thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Soa Palelei (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tevin Mangrove Jr (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters really staring each other down here, as Tevin Mangrove Jr enters the cage!
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265 lbs
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246 lbs
28 - 8 - 1 |
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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
19 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Soa Palelei!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
28 - 8 - 1, fighting out of Montreal, Tevin Mangrove Jr!
The judges for this bout are Phil Schofield, James Atkins and Andrew Berry.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mangrove Jr slaps away a takedown attempt from Palelei, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Palelei shoots for a takedown but Mangrove Jr saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Mangrove Jr keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Soa Palelei. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Palelei shoots in looking for a takedown but Mangrove Jr manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Palelei's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Mangrove Jr goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
A nice inside leg kick there by Mangrove Jr. That's going to slow Palelei down.
Palelei shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Mangrove Jr as he jumps to the side.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Good leg kick by Mangrove Jr there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Palelei moves out of range as Mangrove Jr throws a body kick.
Palelei is trying hard to land a takedown here. Mangrove Jr sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Palelei manages to get an easy takedown there - catching Mangrove Jr on his heels. He'll look to pass Mangrove Jr's guard now, I'm sure.
Mangrove Jr is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
Palelei trying to control but Mangrove Jr is working from the bottom.
Palelei seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Palelei is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Palelei looking to pass the guard.
Mangrove Jr seems keen to control Palelei's posture.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Palelei stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Mangrove Jr swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Palelei missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Mangrove Jr controlling the position.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Palelei accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Mangrove Jr has his hands on Palelei's head, controlling the position.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
Palelei fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Mangrove Jr appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Palelei shoots in for a takedown but Mangrove Jr shows good takedown defense.
Mangrove Jr looks for the body kick but Palelei saw that one coming.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Palelei tries for a takedown but Mangrove Jr sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Mangrove Jr fails with an attempt to clinch.
A looping hook to the body misses from Mangrove Jr. Palelei does a little dance to reset his feet.
Palelei avoids a kick to the body.
Palelei swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Mangrove Jr fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Mangrove Jr looks to land a body kick but Palelei moved away.
Palelei fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Mangrove Jr tests Palelei's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Mangrove Jr misses with a kick to the body.
Palelei looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Mangrove Jr is fending him off so far but Palelei persists. Nope, Mangrove Jr circles away and we're back to standing.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mangrove Jr looks for the body kick but Palelei saw that one coming.
Mangrove Jr chopping away at his opponent's legs.
No luck for Palelei with that takedown attempt.
Nice takedown defense from Mangrove Jr. No joy for Palelei on that attempt.
Good leg kick by Mangrove Jr there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Palelei misses with a takedown attempt - Mangrove Jr sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Mangrove Jr connects with a body shot.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Palelei fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Mangrove Jr avoids it really well and circles away.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Tevin Mangrove Jr dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Palelei checks a leg kick.
Palelei shoots in but no luck this time.
Mangrove Jr misses the jab.
Palelei goes for a double leg but Mangrove Jr avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Mangrove Jr continues to drive forward.
Mangrove Jr tries to counter by closing the distance.
Mangrove Jr pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Palelei tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Mangrove Jr swivels and escapes.
Mangrove Jr wants to counter the offense by Palelei and move into the clinch position.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Soa Palelei. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Mangrove Jr feints and then cracks Palelei's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Palelei down.
Palelei has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Mangrove Jr.
Mangrove Jr throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Palelei throwing a counter right hand but Mangrove Jr manages to avoid it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Mangrove Jr throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Palelei uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Mangrove Jr.
No luck for Palelei with that takedown attempt.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mangrove Jr throws a solid leg kick but Palelei takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Mangrove Jr.
Mangrove Jr blocks a head kick by Palelei.
Palelei sets himself, and Mangrove Jr steps forward looking for the clinch! Palelei avoids it this time.
Mangrove Jr tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Palelei manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Tevin Mangrove Jr is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Palelei tries to score a power double leg takedown but Mangrove Jr sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Palelei somewhat.
Mangrove Jr tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Palelei was well out of range. Poor timing from Mangrove Jr.
Mangrove Jr moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Mangrove Jr pushes Palelei up against the cage in a clinch.
Palelei lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Mangrove Jr backwards.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Palelei.
Mangrove Jr doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Palelei prevents a body shot from Mangrove Jr.
Mangrove Jr struggles to land a body shot inside as Palelei controls his hands.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A head punch on the inside from Palelei fails to land.
Palelei misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Palelei prevents a body shot from Mangrove Jr.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Palelei.
Mangrove Jr is breathing heavily.
Palelei makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Palelei escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Palelei shoots in for a takedown but Mangrove Jr shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Palelei shoots for a double leg takedown but Mangrove Jr sprawls well. He's pushed Palelei's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Palelei misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Mangrove Jr.
Palelei backing away here, and Mangrove Jr unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
Palelei checks a low kick from Mangrove Jr.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Mangrove Jr slaps away a takedown attempt from Palelei, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Mangrove Jr counters with a body kick.
Mangrove Jr goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Mangrove Jr misses with a wild body shot.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mangrove Jr looks to score with a jab to the body but Palelei is just out of range.
Mangrove Jr looks to throw a body kick
and Mangrove Jr takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Mangrove Jr has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Palelei shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Mangrove Jr as he jumps to the side.
Mangrove Jr has tried to improve his agility in the runup to this fight.
Palelei will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Palelei takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Mangrove Jr throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Mangrove Jr fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Palelei on the side of the head.
Mangrove Jr throws a leg kick that is checked
and Palelei counters with a stiff right hand.
Mangrove Jr scores with a leg kick.
Palelei defending well as Mangrove Jr loads up on a big left hand.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mangrove Jr bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Palelei dives in for a single leg takedown but Mangrove Jr sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
Mangrove Jr misses with a leg kick.
Palelei throwing a counter right hand but Mangrove Jr manages to avoid it.
Mangrove Jr with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Mangrove Jr is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Palelei rather than just go for the knockout.
Mangrove Jr thumps Palelei with a low kick.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Mangrove Jr displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Palelei.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Mangrove Jr - that will leave a mark!
Mangrove Jr dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Palelei. That did some damage!
Mangrove Jr connects with an inside leg kick.
Mangrove Jr displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Palelei.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Tevin Mangrove Jr showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! And we move into the final round!
Mangrove Jr lands a nice leg kick that just misses Palelei's sensitive parts.
Palelei fails with a takedown attempt.
Mangrove Jr cracks Palelei with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Palelei shoots for a double leg takedown but Mangrove Jr sprawls well. He's pushed Palelei's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Mangrove Jr tries to counter by closing the distance.
Palelei gets a takedown into half guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Mangrove Jr has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Palelei is working away from the top position though.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mangrove Jr controlling the position for now.
Palelei is trying to control. Mangrove Jr wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Palelei scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Palelei thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Mangrove Jr's head.
Mangrove Jr controlling the position for now.
Soa Palelei has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Tevin Mangrove Jr is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
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.
Palelei scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Mangrove Jr trying to hold on to Palelei's head to control him but Palelei postures up.
Palelei missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Palelei prevents Mangrove Jr from improving his position.
Mangrove Jr is staying active underneath Palelei, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Palelei not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Mangrove Jr is refusing to be controlled, as Palelei sits in half guard.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Palelei takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Palelei takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Mangrove Jr cracks a nice hook into Palelei's ribs.
Palelei keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Mangrove Jr keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Soa Palelei. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Mangrove Jr tries to close the distance and clinch up but Palelei swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Palelei jinks towards his opponent looking like he wants to counter with a mid kick but doesn't commit.
Palelei gets tackled into the cage by Mangrove Jr. Mangrove Jr maintains the clinch.
Mangrove Jr has a couple of punches blocked by Palelei.
Mangrove Jr tries to throw a body punch but Palelei avoids it by throwing Mangrove Jr back against the cage.
Mangrove Jr misses with a punch to the body.
Mangrove Jr scores with a shoulder strike.
Palelei blocking some punches.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nice body punch from Mangrove Jr - that landed with a thud.
Mangrove Jr tries to work over Palelei's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Palelei blocks a body shot from Mangrove Jr.
Palelei struggles to land a body shot inside as Mangrove Jr controls his hands.
A head punch on the inside from Palelei fails to land.
Mangrove Jr lands a nice uppercut.
Palelei working aggressively here.
Palelei tries a body shot but Mangrove Jr blocks it.
Mangrove Jr misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Palelei's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Palelei swings wildly with an uppercut but Mangrove Jr uses good head movement to avoid it.
Palelei wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Mangrove Jr has him pressed against the cage.
Mangrove Jr misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Mangrove Jr is leaning against Palelei and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Mangrove Jr can't find room to land a body shot as Palelei controls the action.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Palelei takes a shot to the head.
Mangrove Jr blocks a body shot from Palelei.
Mangrove Jr working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Palelei throws a punch but it's blocked by Mangrove Jr.
Palelei misses with a hook to the ribs.
And that's the end of the fight!
Tevin Mangrove Jr comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Mangrove Jr winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Phil Schofield scores the fight 27:30
Judge James Atkins scores the fight 27:30
Judge Andrew Berry scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Tevin Mangrove Jr!
Tevin Mangrove Jr tried to hype himself up post fight but didn't word it too well and it ended up with him sounding like a bit of a tool.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Cyril Makarenko (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Timur Rubin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Timur Rubin has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Cyril Makarenko's chin.
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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
33 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Cyril Makarenko!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
32 - 13 - 1, fighting out of Amsterdam, Timur Rubin!
The judges for this bout are Sam Margolis, Steven Brown and Richard Clark.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rubin swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Makarenko counters with a head kick.
Rubin fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Makarenko avoids it really well and circles away.
Makarenko jabs Rubin right on the nose. Rubin blinks but takes it well.
Rubin throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Nice cross by Makarenko.
Makarenko uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Rubin.
A right-left combo lands from Makarenko.
It looks like Timur Rubin has been cut.
Makarenko throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rubin throws a shot from downtown. Makarenko moves away and avoids it.
Cyril Makarenko is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Makarenko fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Rubin has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Makarenko tries to close the distance and clinch but Rubin swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Rubin connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Makarenko throws a nice outside leg kick.
Rubin misses with a series of wild punches.
Rubin 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.
Rubin takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Makarenko rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
so Rubin counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Rubin stops Makarenko from standing up.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rubin won't allow Makarenko to sweep him here.
Rubin wants to control from the top but Makarenko keeps moving.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Makarenko wants to sweep here but Rubin controlling him for the moment.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Makarenko holds on and takes a little breather.
Makarenko is in a tricky position. We've heard reports from his gym mates at Die Reeperbahn that he's been drilling escapes, so let's see if he can get back to his feet.
Rubin wants to control from the top but Makarenko keeps moving.
Rubin's corner is telling him to maintain position.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
Rubin preventing the sweep.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Makarenko takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Rubin attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Rubin tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Rubin dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Rubin shoots in looking for a takedown but Makarenko manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Rubin's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
A nice leg kick lands there from Makarenko.
Rubin chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Makarenko can pounce on him.
Good leg kick by Makarenko there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Jab by Rubin.
Makarenko bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Rubin's head backwards.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rubin throws a left that rocks Makarenko and follows with a right that sends him tumbling to the canvas! Rubin dives into side control, looking to finish! Can Makarenko regain composure!
Makarenko is rocked!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Makarenko is being controlled here.
Oh Makarenko is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Makarenko is trying to improve his position.
Rubin lands a strong strike to the head of Makarenko. That's dazed him! Rubin looking to finish here. Makarenko is waving his arms around trying to block but he's hurt badly - Rubin lands more strikes and the referee steps in to end the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:33 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Timur Rubin!
Timur Rubin is the new heavyweight champion!
Timur Rubin seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
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