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D52 Warror v Outlaw PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Red Cup (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Adam Grigorian (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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194 lbs
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Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Red Cup!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Adam Grigorian!
The judges for this bout are Vladimir Khabensky, Sergei Dronov and Viktor Lagutenko.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Grigorian stuffs the takedown.
Grigorian swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Cup dives in for a single leg takedown but Grigorian sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
Grigorian lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Grigorian darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
We can't be sure of the tactics at this early stage but we have heard that Grigorian has been working on his takedowns a lot in the buildup to the fight and we can only assume he's going to look to take this to the mat.
Grigorian misses with an uppercut.
Cup drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Grigorian keeping moving, preventing Cup from controlling successfully.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Cup sitting in guard here, content to control.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Grigorian has Cup pulled in close to control his posture.
Cup drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Cup jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Grigorian keeping moving, preventing Cup from controlling successfully.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Grigorian is adopting a defensive guard.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
A slapping leg kick lands for Grigorian.
Cup will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Red Cup. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Cup tries for a takedown but Grigorian circles away easily
and Grigorian counters with a two punch combo.
A jab lands there for Grigorian.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cup closes this distance looking for a takedown but Grigorian circles away.
Grigorian ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Cup moves away.
Cup tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Grigorian swivels and escapes.
Cup misses with a takedown
and Grigorian counters with a good low kick that Cup was not able to check.
Adam Grigorian is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Grigorian will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Grigorian with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Cup fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Grigorian lunges at Cup with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Cup's hand.
Cup with a lazy takedown attempt
and Grigorian connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cup uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Grigorian.
Cup doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Cup chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Grigorian can pounce on him.
Grigorian lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Grigorian throws the left hand but Cup avoids the punch easily.
Cup shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Grigorian defends it nicely.
Grigorian is looking for the big counter here.
Grigorian keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Cup misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Grigorian misses with a double jab.
Cup misses with a takedown
and Grigorian cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Grigorian misses with a body shot.
Grigorian throws a right and a left that Cup avoids nicely.
Grigorian throws a leg kick which misses Cup's front leg but catches the back leg as Cup tries to avoid it.
Grigorian scores with a jab to the body.
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!
Cup darts in looking for a takedown but Grigorian gets double underhooks and turns Cup into the cage.
A lazy left from Grigorian finds it's target.
Grigorian tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
A lazy left from Grigorian finds it's target.
Cup shoots in for a double leg but Grigorian sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Cup.
Cup moves away from the strike by Grigorian.
Grigorian slaps away a takedown attempt from Cup, before circling back to the center of the mat.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Adam Grigorian dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Cup looks for a takedown but Grigorian sprawls well.
Cup with a lazy takedown attempt
and Grigorian counters with a straight right hand.
Grigorian scores with a punch to the head.
Grigorian keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Cup is rocked!
Cup moves out of range as Grigorian strikes.
Red Cup is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Grigorian scores with a leg kick.
Grigorian with a jab.
Oh Cup is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Cup goes for a double leg but Grigorian avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Grigorian continues to drive forward.
Cup seems to have got his legs back now.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Red Cup. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Nice sprawl there from Grigorian as Cup shoots in.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Grigorian scoring well with a low kick there.
Cup shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Cup slips a straight right by Grigorian.
Cup appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
A jab from Grigorian does it's job there.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Cup darts in looking for a takedown but Grigorian gets double underhooks and turns Cup into the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Grigorian fakes the leg kick and cracks Cup in the body.
Grigorian with a nice cross.
Cup slips a jab and a cross from Grigorian.
Grigorian feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Cup's calf.
Good leg kick by Grigorian there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Cup gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Grigorian scores with a hook.
Grigorian throws a looping overhand right but Cup ducks down to avoid it.
Cup has a takedown stuffed.
Cup shoots for a double leg takedown but Grigorian sprawls well. He's pushed Cup's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Grigorian lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Cup doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Grigorian cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
and Grigorian counters with a massive uppercut that badly hurts Cup! He's just covering up as Grigorian starts to tee off till the referee steps in and stops the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:10 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Adam Grigorian!
Adam Grigorian bigged himself up after the win. The crowd seemed to love it.
The defeated Red Cup had this to say: 'That wasn't fun.'.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Blue Cup (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Adlet Mayer (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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200 lbs
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Good wrestling
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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
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Blue Cup!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Adlet Mayer !
The judges for this bout are Viktor Lagutenko, Igor Prikhodko and Aleksei Zolotukhin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Cup keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Mayer ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Cup doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Mayer counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Mayer dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Mayer lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Cup on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Mayer connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Good exchange - Mayer coming out on top.
It looks like Blue Cup has been cut.
Mayer dodges the punch combination from Cup.
Mayer looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Mayer throws a jab but it's blocked by Cup.
Cup half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Cup darts in looking for a takedown but Mayer gets double underhooks and turns Cup into the cage.
Mayer throws a counter combo.
Cup looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Blue Cup. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Cup will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mayer connects with a body shot that sends Cup's belly button to the back.
Cup gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Mayer .
Mayer drops a shoulder and throws an uppercut that cracks Cup right on the button. Cup goes down! Mayer follows him to the mat and finishes the job with more strikes! Mayer gets the win via TKO!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:16 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Adlet Mayer !
After winning the bout, Adlet Mayer thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
Blue Cup spoke after the fight, saying 'That wasn't fun.'.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Jesse Enkamp (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Sexton Hardcastle (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Hardcastle has chosen How I Could Just Kill a Man- Rage Against the Machine as his entrance music. Jesse Enkamp had a look across the cage there at his opponent. He definitely means business
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167 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
16 - 10 - 1, fighting out of London, Jesse Enkamp!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 7 - 0, fighting out of New York, Sexton Hardcastle!
The judges for this bout are Fedor Mirinova, Igor Prikhodko and Aleksei Zolotukhin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hardcastle tries to bum rush Enkamp with a series of wild strikes but Enkamp uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Enkamp looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
Enkamp sizes up Hardcastle with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Hardcastle misses with a body shot.
Enkamp half committed to a counter leg kick.
Hardcastle lands with an uppercut that bounces Enkamp off the cage and back into range.
Hardcastle fails to land with a series of punches.
As Hardcastle backs away, Enkamp returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hardcastle fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Hardcastle throws a right and a left that both miss.
Enkamp gets caught flat footed, as Hardcastle shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hardcastle looking to sit in guard and control but Enkamp gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Hardcastle pulls Enkamp in close to his closed guard and prevents Enkamp from doing any damage or advancing position.
Enkamp decides he's had enough of playing guard and decides to stand. Come on Hardcastle, up you get!
Hardcastle fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Hardcastle connects with a crisp jab.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hardcastle scores with a jab to the jaw.
Jesse Enkamp is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Hardcastle with a lazy takedown attempt
and Enkamp makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Hardcastle shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
And Enkamp counters with a quick kick to the body but Hardcastle blocks it.
Hardcastle tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Enkamp was well out of range. Poor timing from Hardcastle.
Enkamp thinks about countering with a body kick.
Both fighters are looking to counter, which isn't making for the most exciting fight in the world.
Enkamp looks to land a body kick but Hardcastle moved away.
Hardcastle avoids the head kick by Enkamp.
And Hardcastle tries to counter it with a takedown but Enkamp pushes his down on his head and steps out.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Enkamp misses with an attempted mid kick.
Hardcastle looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Enkamp is fending him off so far but Hardcastle persists. Nope, Enkamp circles away and we're back to standing.
As Hardcastle backs away, Enkamp returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
Jesse Enkamp has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Sexton Hardcastle.
Enkamp fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Hardcastle is out of range.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Hardcastle.
Hardcastle shoots in and drives through. Enkamp sprawls well.
Enkamp throws a quick counter kick to the body but Hardcastle avoids it.
Enkamp scores with a jab.
That kick from Enkamp tenderised Hardcastle's leg. Hardcastle is trying to keep his angry face on.
Sexton Hardcastle seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hardcastle misses with a double jab
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Hardcastle tries for a takedown but Enkamp circles away easily
and Enkamp counters with an outside leg kick.
Hardcastle tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Nice takedown defense from Enkamp. No joy for Hardcastle on that attempt.
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 Jesse Enkamp will probably get the nod.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Enkamp misses with a body kick.
Enkamp stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Enkamp wants it to stay on the feet.
Enkamp throws a quick counter kick to the body but Hardcastle avoids it.
Hardcastle throws a series of punches but Enkamp avoids them all with ease.
As Hardcastle backs away, Enkamp returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
Enkamp checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Hardcastle shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Enkamp but Enkamp pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Enkamp looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hardcastle checks a leg kick nicely.
Hardcastle tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hardcastle rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Enkamp moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Sexton Hardcastle is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Hardcastle misses with a takedown
and Enkamp counters with a low kick, right behind Hardcastle 's knee.
Jesse Enkamp has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Sexton Hardcastle.
Horrible takedown attempt by Hardcastle or perhaps it was just good defense by Enkamp, which made it look bad.
Enkamp tried to counter with a leg kick but Hardcastle avoided it.
A good leg kick by Enkamp.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hardcastle misses with a right hand
and Enkamp makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Hardcastle lands a two punch combo.
Hardcastle doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Enkamp counters with a good, hard body kick but Hardcastle shrugs it off.
Hardcastle misses with a hook.
Enkamp fires out a quick counter leg kick but Hardcastle just manages to avoid it.
Hardcastle misses the jab.
Hardcastle misses with a double jab
and Enkamp counters with a good low kick that Hardcastle was not able to check.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Enkamp.
Enkamp displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Hardcastle.
Enkamp throws a nice inside leg kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hardcastle steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Enkamp. That one must have hurt.
Hardcastle throws a left and a right that both miss
and Enkamp makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Jesse Enkamp is winning the standup battle so far.
Enkamp stuffs the takedown attempt from Hardcastle. Hardcastle gets slowly back to his feet.
Enkamp fires out a quick counter leg kick but Hardcastle just manages to avoid it.
Enkamp throws a wild body kick that Hardcastle sees coming a mile off.
Hardcastle's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Hardcastle with a lazy takedown attempt
and Enkamp counters with an inside leg kick.
Hardcastle misses with a double jab
and Enkamp counters with a body kick that stops Hardcastle in his tracks momentarily.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jesse Enkamp dominated that second round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Hardcastle throws a combination that misses
and Enkamp counters with a leg kick.
Enkamp displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Hardcastle throws out the jab.
Hardcastle throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Enkamp swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Hardcastle swings for the body but Enkamp moves out of range.
It appears Enkamp was looking to counter with a kick there.
Enkamp dodges the punch combination from Hardcastle.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hardcastle misses with a low kick.
Enkamp swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Enkamp misses with a straight right.
Hardcastle with the counter takedown but Enkamp avoids it easily.
Hardcastle manages to get an easy takedown there - catching Enkamp on his heels. He'll look to pass Enkamp's guard now, I'm sure.
Hardcastle stands and throws Enkamp's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Enkamp managing to avoid any damage from the strikes thrown by Hardcastle.
Enkamp avoids any damage from the ground and pound of Hardcastle.
Enkamp is trying to escape and get back to his feet.
Hardcastle controlling the position from side mount.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Enkamp wants to get back to his feet but Hardcastle drags him back down.
Hardcastle scores with punches from side control.
Hardcastle wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Enkamp, who protects the arm well.
Enkamp wants to get back to his feet but Hardcastle drags him back down.
Enkamp on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Enkamp tries to get out of the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The strikes coming from Hardcastle are missing the target in this wave of attacks.
Enkamp is pushing Hardcastle's head away, looking to escape. Hardcastle manages to hold on to the position though.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
Hardcastle tries to land with some ground and pound but misses.
Enkamp is trying to get back to his feet.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
Enkamp throws a low kick, looking for Hardcastle's leg but Hardcastle calmly moves out of range.
Hardcastle swinging wildly here.
And Enkamp counters with a quick kick to the body but Hardcastle blocks it.
We've been told by Enkamp's head coaches at Vendetta Alliance London Gym that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Hardcastle takes a swing at Enkamp's ribcage but misses.
Enkamp feinted there with a counter leg kick.
Enkamp slips a jab from Hardcastle.
Hardcastle throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Hardcastle throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Enkamp.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Hardcastle swings away with a body shot that misses
and Enkamp counters with a slapping leg kick.
Hardcastle tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Enkamp swivels and escapes.
As Hardcastle backs away, Enkamp returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
And that's the end of the fight!
Sexton Hardcastle comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Enkamp 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 Fedor Mirinova scores the fight for Jesse Enkamp!
Judge Igor Prikhodko scores the fight for Jesse Enkamp!
Judge Fedor Mirinova scores the fight as a draw!
Jesse Enkamp wins by majority decision!
Jesse Enkamp thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Evan Berget (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Silvan Wiltord (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). I don't know about you partner, but I'm pumped for this one!
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183 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Evan Berget!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Silvan Wiltord!
The judges for this bout are Aleksei Zolotukhin, Fedor Mirinova and Illya Tyunina.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
No luck for Wiltord with that takedown attempt.
Berget throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Berget throws a lazy right hand but Wiltord sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Wiltord fails with the takedown.
Berget tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Wiltord was well out of range. Poor timing from Berget.
Berget cracks Wiltord with a right hand to the side of the head.
Wiltord takes a jab right on the kisser.
Berget tests Wiltord's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Berget throws a jab when Wiltord was well out of range.
Berget drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Berget advances to full mount.
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!
Wiltord sneaks a leg back under and regains half guard and is working straight away to try and get back to guard. He hasn't managed just yet though.
Wiltord gets back to full guard.
Wiltord looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Berget stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Wiltord swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Wiltord has his foot on Berget's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Berget works his way back into a safe position though.
Berget pushes down on Wiltord's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Wiltord moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Berget scoring with punches to the head and body.
Berget keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Wiltord's head.
Wiltord is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Berget won't allow Wiltord to sweep him here.
Berget stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Wiltord swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Berget avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Berget looking to pass the guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Berget passes into half guard.
Both fighters have adopted an aggressive gameplan on the ground!
Wiltord moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Wiltord is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Berget defends well.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Wiltord avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Wiltord has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Berget can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Wiltord is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Berget is aware though and is defending well.
Berget working some strikes from top position.
Wiltord throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wiltord looking for a sweep. Not yet Wiltord, not yet.
Berget looking to pass the guard.
Wiltord looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Berget works over Wiltord with some ground and pound from guard.
Berget has improved his flexibility recently so we will have to see if he can use that to his advantage.
Berget postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Berget wants to pass the guard but Wiltord is keeping the position.
Berget lands a couple of digs.
Wiltord wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
Berget avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wiltord had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Berget defends it easily.
Wiltord had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Berget defends it easily.
Berget tries to free his leg and advance position but Wiltord is retaining full guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Wiltord keeping moving, preventing Berget from controlling successfully.
Wiltord working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Berget.
Wiltord is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Wiltord is looking to pass the guard... He's managed it - he's now in full mount!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Berget is working to get back to half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Silvan Wiltord will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Berget shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Berget is pressing down on Wiltord's thigh, looking to free his foot. Wiltord is holding on for now.
Wiltord desperately trying to maintain half guard.
Wiltord looking for submissions off his back.
Berget moves into full mount! Wiltord won't be happy about that!
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Wiltord wants to hold on but Berget pushes him away.
Wiltord takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Wiltord keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Berget lands a heavy elbow.
Wiltord is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Wiltord regains half guard.
Berget is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Wiltord is just riding it out for now. Berget eventually gives up the hold.
Wiltord wants to control but Berget is keeping busy and won't allow it.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Wiltord won't allow Berget to pass to mount.
Berget is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Wiltord manages to get to full guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wiltord is working for submissions here. He's thrown up his legs looking for a triangle but Berget frees his head nicely. Oh but Wiltord has switched to an armbar! Berget is tapping furiously! Lovely submission there!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:20 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle Armbar). Silvan Wiltord!
A relieved looking Silvan Wiltord thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Samwell Lance (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tangaroa Ngata (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Ngata has chosen Soundcritters - Haka War Chant as his entrance music. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
11 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Samwell Lance!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
13 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Tangaroa Ngata!
The judges for this bout are Illya Tyunina, Aleksei Zolotukhin and Ivan Kurochkin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ngata is looking to clinch.
Ngata has been working on his striking defense in training and it's paying off as Lance is landing a low percentage of strikes.
Ngata tries to clinch there but Lance circles away.
Lance swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Ngata moves into the clinch successfully.
I was talking to Lance's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Ngata lands a hook to the side of the head.
Lance blocks an uppercut.
Ngata throws a head punch that misses.
Lance digs a right hand into Ngata's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Ngata's gas tank.
Ngata misses with a punch to the body.
Lance lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Ngata.
Ngata lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Lance backwards.
Ngata prevents a body shot from Lance.
Ngata blocks a body shot from Lance.
Ngata misses with some punches.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ngata misses with a punch on the inside.
Ngata takes a shot to the head.
Ngata tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Lance's elbow.
Ngata prevents a body shot from Lance.
Ngata lands a hook that snaps the head of Lance backwards.
Ngata misses with a punch to the body.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Ngata manages to break the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lance moves into the clinch.
Lance leaning against his opponent.
Ngata fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Lance tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Ngata smiles and moves away.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Ngata tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Lance's elbow.
Ngata scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Ngata scores with a shot to the side of Lance's head.
It looks like Samwell Lance has been cut.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Ngata.
Ngata misses with a hook from the clinch.
Lance working aggressively here.
Lance blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Ngata pushes Lance back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Lance fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Lance doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Lance misses with a hook from the clinch.
Lance is working Ngata over against the cage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Lance lands a hook to the side of the head.
Ngata misses with the head strike.
A shot in the inside from Ngata.
Lance misses with some punches.
Ngata misses with a punch on the inside.
A nice left hand lands by Lance.
Ngata lands a hook that snaps the head of Lance backwards.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Lance lands a nice shot to the body.
Lance has a couple of punches blocked by Ngata.
Ngata tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Lance tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Lance blocks a body shot from Ngata.
Ngata working aggressively here.
Lance misses with a short punch on the inside.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Ngata.
Ngata misses with a short punch on the inside.
Lance has a couple of punches blocked by Ngata.
Lance lands a body shot in the clinch.
Lance misses with a punch on the inside.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ngata lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Lance breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Ngata misses with a straight right.
Lance instigates a clinch.
Ngata tries a body shot but Lance blocks it.
Lance misses with a short punch on the inside.
Lance is trying to maintain a safe position but Ngata gets an underhook and turns Lance into the cage.
Lance throws a punch but it's blocked by Ngata.
Ngata makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Lance is rocked!
Lance has a couple of punches blocked by Ngata.
Oh Lance is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Ngata lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Lance.
Ngata stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Ngata creates a bit of space for himself and rocks Lance with a big uppercut! Lance tries to clinch up but Ngata pushes him back against the cage and lands another monster strike that crumples Lance to the mat! Lance covers up and Ngata unloads with more strikes until the referee steps in to end the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:41 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Tangaroa Ngata!
During a confident post fight interview, Tangaroa Ngata 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 middleweight MMA rules bout between Billy Bailey (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mitchell Hobson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
12 - 4 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Billy Bailey!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
13 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Mitchell Hobson!
The judges for this bout are Valeri Chadov, Vladimir Khabensky and Aleksei Zolotukhin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bailey ducks right into an uppercut from Hobson.
Bailey gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Bailey lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Hobson blocks an uppercut.
Bailey lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Hobson looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Bailey fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Hobson working aggressively here.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Bailey.
Bailey blocks an uppercut.
Hobson misses with some punches.
Hobson lands with a right to the head.
Bailey prevents a body shot from Hobson.
A short right from Hobson on the inside.
Hobson looking to slow down the pace here.
Hobson working aggressively here.
Bailey lands a hook that snaps the head of Hobson backwards.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Bailey misses with a hook from the clinch.
Hobson lands an uppercut.
Bailey swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Bailey definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Bailey.
Hobson blocks a body shot from Bailey.
Bailey misses with a short punch on the inside.
Bailey scores with a nice hook to the head.
Bailey misses with some punches.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Bailey.
A short right from Hobson on the inside.
Hobson throws a head punch that misses.
Hobson scores with a nice hook to the head.
Bailey throws a punch but it's blocked by Hobson.
Hobson throws a punch but it's blocked by Bailey.
A short right from Hobson on the inside.
Bailey misses with a punch to the body.
Good body shot from Bailey.
Bailey throws a punch but it's blocked by Hobson.
Bailey working aggressively here.
Hobson blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Hobson digs a right hand underneath Bailey's ribcage. Bailey let out a lung full of air as it connected.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Bailey lands with a short shot to the head.
Hobson fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Hobson lands a shoulder strike.
Bailey misses with a short punch on the inside.
Hobson goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Hobson fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Bailey softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Bailey blocks an uppercut.
A head punch on the inside from Bailey fails to land.
Still in the clinch, Hobson scores with a nice short uppercut.
Bailey misses with a hook from the clinch.
Hobson's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Hobson misses with a punch to the body.
Bailey swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Bailey misses with some punches.
Bailey throws a punch but it's blocked by Hobson.
Bailey swings away with an uppercut that misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hobson throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Baileys head.
Bailey swings wildly with an uppercut but Hobson uses good head movement to avoid it.
Bailey tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Bailey lands a right hand that snaps the head of Hobson backwards.
Bailey misses with a hook from the clinch.
Bailey prevents a body shot from Hobson.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Bailey.
A right hand to the body from Bailey.
Bailey is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Bailey lands a shot to the body.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Bailey.
Hobson misses with a hook from the clinch.
Hobson is leaning against Bailey and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Bailey lands a left hand that snaps the head of Hobson backwards.
Hobson scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Bailey swings wildly with an uppercut but Hobson uses good head movement to avoid it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bailey blocks a body shot from Hobson.
Bailey scores with a nice hook to the head.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Bailey manages to break the clinch.
Bailey misses with a two punch combination.
Bailey sets himself, and Hobson steps forward looking for the clinch! Bailey avoids it this time.
Hobson misses with a straight right.
Bailey is trying to close the distance and clinch up, after that failed offence from Hobson.
Hobson throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Mitchell Hobson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Bailey tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Hobson manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Hobson wants to counter the offense by Bailey and move into the clinch position.
Hobson has managed to clinch.
Hobson has Bailey pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Bailey manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Bailey lands a right hand.
Bailey misses with a punch on the inside.
Bailey working aggressively here.
Bailey scores with a shot to the side of Hobson's head.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Hobson struggles to land a body shot inside as Bailey controls his hands.
A short left from Bailey.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Billy Bailey dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Bailey moves out of range as Hobson strikes.
Bailey is looking to clinch but Hobson is avoiding it.
Bailey fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Hobson moves in looking to clinch but Bailey pushes him off.
Hobson swings for the body but Bailey moves out of range.
Hobson tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Bailey manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Bailey forces Hobson back against the cage and clinches.
Bailey throws a head punch that misses.
Bailey cracks Hobson with a nice body shot.
Hobson misses with a hook from the clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A nice left hand lands by Hobson.
Bailey gets through Hobson's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Hobson works on Bailey's body with a couple of short punches.
Bailey lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Hobson blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Hobson working some nice short punches in the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hobson blocks an uppercut.
A head punch on the inside from Bailey fails to land.
Bailey lands a left hand that snaps the head of Hobson backwards.
Hobson lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Hobson tries a body shot but Bailey blocks it.
Hobson blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Hobson blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Hobson tries to work over Bailey's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Bailey tries a body shot but Hobson blocks it.
Bailey misses with some punches.
Bailey throws a head punch that misses.
Hobson scores with a nice hook to the head.
Bailey misses with a hook from the clinch.
Bailey misses with a punch on the inside.
Hobson digs a right hand underneath Bailey's ribcage. Bailey let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Bailey is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Hobson can do to turn this around?
Hobson working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
A short left from Bailey.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hobson working aggressively here.
Bailey misses with the head strike.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Bailey misses with a body punch.
Bailey has a couple of punches blocked by Hobson.
Billy Bailey has scored more points in the clinch so far.
A shot in the inside from Hobson.
Bailey tries to throw a body punch but Hobson avoids it by throwing Bailey back against the cage.
Hobson tries a body shot but Bailey blocks it.
Bailey misses with some punches.
Hobson blocks an uppercut.
Bailey lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Hobson or not.
Bailey misses with a hook from the clinch.
Bailey lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Hobson backwards.
Bailey manages to break the clinch.
Hobson tries to clinch but Bailey moves out of range.
Hobson dips to his left and cracks Bailey with an uppercut!
Hobson tries to clinch but Bailey is having none of it.
Bailey tries to counter by moving into the clinch but Hobson manages to circle out of the way.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hobson tries to clinch but Bailey is having none of it.
Bailey tries to counter by moving into the clinch but Hobson manages to circle out of the way.
Hobson punishes Bailey's body with a nice straight punch.
Bailey avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Hobson fails with an attempt to clinch.
Bailey circles away from the clinch attempt.
Bailey fails in his attempt to clinch.
Bailey tries to clinch but Hobson is having none of it.
Jab by Bailey.
Bailey swats away the attempt to clinch by Hobson.
Hobson rushes Bailey and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Hobson blocks an uppercut.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bailey blocking some punches.
Hobson misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Bailey fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Bailey tries to work over Hobson's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Hobson throws a head punch that misses.
Bailey prevents a body shot from Hobson.
Bailey blocking some punches.
Hobson tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Hobson lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Bailey lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
A short left from Hobson.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Hobson misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Bailey blocks a body shot from Hobson.
Bailey tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Hobson tries to pull guard but Bailey holds him up against the cage and eventually Hobson drops back down to his feet.
A right hook to the body lands for Bailey.
Bailey taking a breather.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Billy Bailey will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. This is the final round!
Hobson slips under a jab.
Hobson wants to counter with a clinch but Bailey pushes him away.
Nice defenses there by Bailey.
Hobson throws the left hand but Bailey avoids the punch easily.
Bailey scores with a body shot.
Bailey ducks under a wild hook from Hobson.
Bailey on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Nice shot by Hobson.
Bailey scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Bailey throws a series of punches but Hobson moves out of range.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hobson tries to clinch but Bailey moves out of range.
Bailey seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance.
Hobson lands with an overhand left.
Bailey keeps the fight on the outside.
As Hobson tries to get set, Bailey tries to push him back and clinch up but Hobson manages to avoid the attempt.
Hobson wants to clinch up but Bailey keeps it at a distance.
Bailey is looking to counter the offense by Hobson and move into the clinch.
Hobson lands with a hook. Bailey tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bailey moves into the clinch successfully.
Bailey tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Hobson's elbow.
Bailey tries a body shot but Hobson blocks it.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Bailey.
Bailey lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Hobson backwards.
Hobson fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Hobson throws a punch but it's blocked by Bailey.
Hobson lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Bailey stalling against the cage.
Hobson tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Bailey's elbow.
Bailey has not gone for a single takedown so far in this fight, which seems like a very strange tactic when you consider that he has the superior wrestling and BJJ.
Bailey has a couple of punches blocked by Hobson.
Hobson has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Bailey is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Hobson lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Bailey swings wildly with an uppercut but Hobson uses good head movement to avoid it.
Bailey tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Hobson's elbow.
Mitchell Hobson has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hobson can't find room to land a body shot as Bailey controls the action.
Bailey tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Hobson's elbow.
Bailey lands with a light punch inside.
Hobson tries to stall but Bailey uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Bailey misses with a hook from the clinch.
Bailey lands with a left to the head.
Bailey tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
This has been an exciting period of action!
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Bailey.
Bailey's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Bailey moves into the clinch successfully.
Nice body punch from Bailey - that landed with a thud.
Hobson is the more experienced fighter here and he's going to need to draw on some of that experience if he's going to pull this one out the bag.
Hobson throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Bailey fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Hobson misses with a short punch on the inside.
Bailey misses with a body punch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Bailey.
Bailey blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Hobson working aggressively here.
Bailey working aggressively here.
Bailey tries to work over Hobson's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Bailey misses with a punch to the body.
Bailey swings wildly with an uppercut but Hobson uses good head movement to avoid it.
Billy Bailey is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Hobson misses with a hook from the clinch.
Hobson throws a head punch that misses.
Hobson swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Hobson misses with the head strike.
Hobson misses with the head strike.
Hobson throws a punch but it's blocked by Bailey.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bailey takes a shot to the head.
Bailey breaks the clinch.
Bailey avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Hobson cracks Bailey with a good jab.
Hobson moves in looking to clinch but Bailey pushes him off.
Bailey uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Hobson.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Bailey, as that shot connected.
Hobson with a hook.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Hobson takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Bailey is rocked!
Hobson clinches up against the cage.
Oh Bailey is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
A right hook to the body lands for Bailey.
Bailey seems to have got his legs back now.
Bailey lands with a short shot to the head.
Bailey lands a hook that snaps the head of Hobson backwards.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Billy Bailey.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Bailey, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Valeri Chadov scores the fight for Billy Bailey!
Judge Vladimir Khabensky scores the fight for Billy Bailey!
Judge Aleksei Zolotukhin scores the fight for Billy Bailey!
Billy Bailey wins by unanimous decision!
Billy Bailey made sure to mention his sponsor, Urban Fighter in his post fight interview.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Yordan Andonov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jackson Tate (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Tate has chosen Engine No. 9 as his entrance music. Jackson Tate will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
8 - 3 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Yordan Andonov!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
11 - 11 - 0, fighting out of New York, Jackson Tate!
The judges for this bout are Sergei Dronov, Aleksandr Martynov and Aleksei Zolotukhin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Andonov misses with a takedown attempt - Tate sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Tate is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Andonov closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Tate quickly recovers to half guard.
Tate looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Tate is looking to control Andonov's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Tate avoid being mounted?
Andonov passes to side control.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Tate sneaks back into half guard.
Andonov knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Tate on the ground.
Tate on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
It looks like Jackson Tate has been cut.
Tate controlling the position for now.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tate wants to control but Andonov is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Nice strikes from Andonov there.
Andonov winds up and cracks Tate with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Tate is rocked!
Andonov controlling the position here and throwing strikes from the top. Nice elbow lands there... and another... and another... oh, Tate is out! Andonov gets to his feet and admires his work - nice finish!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:34 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Yordan Andonov!
After winning the bout, Yordan Andonov thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Manfred Von Richthoffen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Remy Jacquard (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Jacquard has chosen Maitre Gims - J'me tire as his entrance music. Remy Jacquard has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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158 lbs
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153 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
11 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Manfred Von Richthoffen!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 1 - 1, fighting out of New York, Remy Jacquard!
The judges for this bout are Viktor Lagutenko, Vladimir Khabensky and Fedor Mirinova.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jacquard is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Von Richthoffen takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Von Richthoffen fails in his attempt to clinch.
Von Richthoffen fails in his attempt to clinch.
Von Richthoffen's corner calls for a 1-2. Von Richthoffen obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Von Richthoffen moves forwards but Jacquard connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Von Richthoffen is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Jacquard avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Von Richthoffen throws a combination that misses
and Jacquard counters with a stiff right hand.
Jacquard missing with a left hand there. Von Richthoffen was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Von Richthoffen closes the distance and clinches.
I was talking to Von Richthoffen's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Von Richthoffen fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Jacquard throws a head punch that misses.
Von Richthoffen misses with a hook to the ribs.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A shot in the inside from Jacquard.
Von Richthoffen tries to throw a body punch but Jacquard avoids it by throwing Von Richthoffen back against the cage.
Jacquard has a couple of punches blocked by Von Richthoffen.
Jacquard lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Jacquard swings wildly with an uppercut but Von Richthoffen uses good head movement to avoid it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Von Richthoffen misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Jacquard tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Nice body punch from Jacquard.
A nice left hand lands by Jacquard.
Jacquard working aggressively here.
Von Richthoffen blocks a punch to the side of the head.
A head punch on the inside from Jacquard fails to land.
Jacquard pushes Von Richthoffen back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Von Richthoffen misses with a short punch on the inside.
Jacquard swings wildly with an uppercut but Von Richthoffen uses good head movement to avoid it.
Jacquard misses with some punches.
Jacquard blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Jacquard prevents a body shot from Von Richthoffen.
Von Richthoffen blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Von Richthoffen swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Von Richthoffen is struggling to control the position.
Von Richthoffen misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Jacquard lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A short body shot lands from Jacquard as the two fighters clinch.
Von Richthoffen blocking some punches.
Jacquard misses with a punch to the body.
Von Richthoffen misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Von Richthoffen misses with the head strike.
Jacquard misses with a punch on the inside.
Von Richthoffen lands a body shot in the clinch.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Von Richthoffen creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Jacquard prevents a body shot from Von Richthoffen.
Jacquard tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Jacquard has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Von Richthoffen seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Jacquard can turn it around.
Jacquard misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Von Richthoffen misses with a hook to the ribs.
Von Richthoffen misses with a body punch.
Von Richthoffen working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Jacquard lands a right hand.
Jacquard throws a punch but it's blocked by Von Richthoffen.
Von Richthoffen can't find room to land a body shot as Jacquard controls the action.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Jacquard.
Jacquard misses with some punches.
Von Richthoffen swings away with an uppercut that misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jacquard scores with a shot to the side of Von Richthoffen's head.
Von Richthoffen tries to work over Jacquard's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Von Richthoffen manages to break the clinch.
Von Richthoffen clinches up against the cage.
Von Richthoffen misses with a punch to the body.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Von Richthoffen.
A short right from Von Richthoffen on the inside.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Jacquard creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Von Richthoffen stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
A short right from Jacquard on the inside.
Von Richthoffen blocks an uppercut.
A nice left hand lands by Jacquard.
Jacquard prevents a body shot from Von Richthoffen.
Jacquard goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Jacquard scores with a nice hook to the head.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Jacquard.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Jacquard lands a right hand that snaps the head of Von Richthoffen backwards.
Von Richthoffen blocking some punches.
Von Richthoffen tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Von Richthoffen lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jacquard lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
A shot in the inside from Jacquard.
Jacquard cracks Von Richthoffen with a nice body shot.
Jacquard lands a hook that snaps the head of Von Richthoffen backwards.
Von Richthoffen is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Jacquard is keeping busy.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Jacquard.
Von Richthoffen throws a punch but it's blocked by Jacquard.
Jacquard misses with a hook to the ribs.
Jacquard scores with a shoulder strike.
Von Richthoffen misses with a punch to the body.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Von Richthoffen.
Von Richthoffen misses with a punch to the body.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Jacquard.
Jacquard blocks a body shot from Von Richthoffen.
Jacquard blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Von Richthoffen goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Jacquard throws a punch but it's blocked by Von Richthoffen.
A body shot lands from Jacquard.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Jacquard lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Von Richthoffen or not.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Remy Jacquard dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Jacquard fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Jacquard scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Von Richthoffen staying out of range there.
Von Richthoffen moves to clinch but Jacquard breaks away
and Jacquard counters with a nice uppercut.
Jacquard has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Nice shot lands for Jacquard.
Jacquard loads up on a big right hand but Von Richthoffen slips the punch.
Von Richthoffen connects with a body shot.
Manfred Von Richthoffen seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Von Richthoffen has Jacquard up against the cage in a clinch.
Jacquard misses with a hook from the clinch.
Jacquard lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Jacquard blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Von Richthoffen swings wildly with an uppercut but Jacquard uses good head movement to avoid it.
Jacquard misses with the head strike.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A short right from Jacquard on the inside.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Von Richthoffen.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Von Richthoffen blocking some punches.
Jacquard misses with a short punch on the inside.
Jacquard doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Jacquard throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Von Richthoffens head.
Jacquard throws a head punch that misses.
Von Richthoffen blocks an uppercut.
Von Richthoffen lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Jacquard lands with a left to the head.
A shot in the inside from Von Richthoffen.
Von Richthoffen prevents a body shot from Jacquard.
Von Richthoffen swings wildly with an uppercut but Jacquard uses good head movement to avoid it.
Jacquard lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Von Richthoffen wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Jacquard throws a punch but it's blocked by Von Richthoffen.
Von Richthoffen manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Von Richthoffen.
Von Richthoffen blocks a punch to the side of the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jacquard presses Von Richthoffen against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Von Richthoffen swings wildly with an uppercut but Jacquard uses good head movement to avoid it.
Jacquard swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Jacquard misses with some punches.
A short right from Jacquard on the inside.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Von Richthoffen misses with the head strike.
Jacquard misses with a short punch on the inside.
Jacquard misses with a short punch on the inside.
Von Richthoffen tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Jacquard's elbow.
Jacquard lands a shoulder strike.
Von Richthoffen blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Jacquard lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Jacquard doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Jacquard throws a head punch that misses.
Jacquard lands a left hand.
Von Richthoffen misses with a hook to the ribs.
Von Richthoffen misses with a hook from the clinch.
Von Richthoffen swings wildly with an uppercut but Jacquard uses good head movement to avoid it.
Jacquard has a couple of punches blocked by Von Richthoffen.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jacquard lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Jacquard prevents a body shot from Von Richthoffen.
Von Richthoffen lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Jacquard backwards.
Von Richthoffen swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Von Richthoffen digs a right hand underneath Jacquard's ribcage. Jacquard let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Jacquard lands a nice uppercut.
Jacquard cracks Von Richthoffen with a nice body shot.
Jacquard blocking some punches.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Jacquard.
Jacquard throws a punch but it's blocked by Von Richthoffen.
Jacquard misses with a punch on the inside.
Jacquard tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Von Richthoffen lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Jacquard lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Jacquard tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Von Richthoffen's elbow.
Von Richthoffen tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
A shot in the inside from Jacquard.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Jacquard tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Von Richthoffen blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Von Richthoffen digs a right hand into Jacquard's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Jacquard's gas tank.
Von Richthoffen has a couple of punches blocked by Jacquard.
Jacquard scores with a nice hook to the head.
Von Richthoffen blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Von Richthoffen's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Jacquard misses with a hook from the clinch.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Jacquard creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Von Richthoffen stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Von Richthoffen tries a body shot but Jacquard blocks it.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Jacquard creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Von Richthoffen swings away with an uppercut that misses.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Von Richthoffen.
Jacquard lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Von Richthoffen is rocked!
Von Richthoffen blocking some punches.
Oh Von Richthoffen is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Jacquard blocks an uppercut.
Von Richthoffen tries a body shot but Jacquard blocks it.
Von Richthoffen seems to have got his legs back now.
Von Richthoffen holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Jacquard lands a body shot.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Remy Jacquard 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! This is the final round!
Jacquard lands with a nice body punch.
Von Richthoffen tries to clinch up but Jacquard circles away and keeps his distance.
Von Richthoffen fails with an attempt to clinch.
Von Richthoffen tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Jacquard manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Jacquard shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Von Richthoffen misses with a wild body shot.
Von Richthoffen with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Von Richthoffen connects with a body shot.
Jacquard uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Von Richthoffen.
Jacquard lands with a hook. Von Richthoffen tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Jacquard misses the jab.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Von Richthoffen is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Von Richthoffen tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Jacquard was well out of range. Poor timing from Von Richthoffen.
Jacquard feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Von Richthoffen's calf.
Von Richthoffen tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Jacquard counters with a nice uppercut.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Von Richthoffen tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Von Richthoffen tries to clinch up
and Jacquard counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Von Richthoffen wants to clinch.
Jacquard throws a leg kick which misses Von Richthoffen's front leg but catches the back leg as Von Richthoffen tries to avoid it.
Von Richthoffen moves into the clinch.
Von Richthoffen doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Jacquard prevents a body shot from Von Richthoffen.
Jacquard lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Manfred Von Richthoffen has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Von Richthoffen digs a right hand into Jacquard's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Jacquard's gas tank.
Von Richthoffen blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Von Richthoffen misses with a punch to the body.
Von Richthoffen misses with a hook to the ribs.
A body shot lands from Von Richthoffen.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Von Richthoffen.
Von Richthoffen lands a left hand.
Well,Von Richthoffen is on his way to losing a decision here. Can he use his experience to pull something off in the closing minutes?
Von Richthoffen lands with a short shot to the head.
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!
Von Richthoffen's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Von Richthoffen lands a shot to the body.
Jacquard working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Von Richthoffen pushes Jacquard back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Remy Jacquard seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Von Richthoffen swings wildly with an uppercut but Jacquard uses good head movement to avoid it.
Von Richthoffen struggles to land a body shot inside as Jacquard controls his hands.
Jacquard lands with a light punch inside.
Jacquard struggles to land a body shot inside as Von Richthoffen controls his hands.
Von Richthoffen misses with some punches.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Von Richthoffen tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Jacquard's elbow.
Von Richthoffen tries to work over Jacquard's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Von Richthoffen.
Von Richthoffen misses with a hook to the ribs.
Jacquard lands a shoulder strike.
Von Richthoffen blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Von Richthoffen blocking some punches.
Von Richthoffen blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Von Richthoffen misses with the head strike.
Jacquard misses with a hook to the ribs.
Von Richthoffen blocks an uppercut.
Jacquard swings wildly with an uppercut but Von Richthoffen uses good head movement to avoid it.
Jacquard throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Von Richthoffens head.
Jacquard tries a body shot but Von Richthoffen blocks it.
Von Richthoffen misses with a short punch on the inside.
Von Richthoffen has Jacquard pressed against the cage.
Jacquard swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Jacquard misses with the head strike.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Von Richthoffen takes a shot to the head.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Jacquard.
Von Richthoffen blocks a body shot from Jacquard.
Jacquard is leaning against Von Richthoffen and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Von Richthoffen lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Jacquard backwards.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Jacquard.
Jacquard gets through Von Richthoffen's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Jacquard.
A right handed body shot lands from Jacquard.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Jacquard as Von Richthoffen tries to tie him up.
Von Richthoffen misses with a punch to the body.
Von Richthoffen lands a right hand.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Jacquard.
Jacquard lands with a right to the head.
Von Richthoffen misses with the head strike.
Von Richthoffen presses Jacquard against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Jacquard lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Von Richthoffen backwards.
Jacquard gets through Von Richthoffen's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Von Richthoffen lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Jacquard backwards.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Remy Jacquard.
Well Jacquard 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 Viktor Lagutenko scores the fight for Remy Jacquard!
Judge Vladimir Khabensky scores the fight for Remy Jacquard!
Judge Fedor Mirinova scores the fight for Remy Jacquard!
Remy Jacquard wins by unanimous decision!
Remy Jacquard 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 Expendable Crewman V (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ricardo Castillo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Crewman V might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to The Warrior song. I don't know about you partner, but I'm pumped for this one!
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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
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Expendable Crewman V!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Ricardo Castillo!
The judges for this bout are Dmitry Maklakov, Aleksandr Martynov and Viktor Lagutenko.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Crewman V misses with a looping left.
Crewman V looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Castillo fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Crewman V on the side of the head.
It looks like Expendable Crewman V has been cut.
Castillo throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Castillo moves forwards but Crewman V connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Crewman V walks into a straight right hand from Castillo.
Crewman V thows a leg kick but Castillo checks it
and Castillo counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Crewman V steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Castillo.
Castillo takes the fight into the clinch.
Castillo lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Crewman V backwards.
Crewman V breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Castillo takes the fight into the clinch.
Castillo digs a right hand underneath Crewman V's ribcage. Crewman V let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Castillo blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Crewman V tries a body shot but Castillo blocks it.
Castillo with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Crewman V lands an uppercut.
Crewman V blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Castillo lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Castillo misses with an elbow over the top.
Crewman V misses with some punches.
Castillo misses with a knee strike.
Crewman V throws a punch but it's blocked by Castillo.
Crewman V swings wildly with an uppercut but Castillo uses good head movement to avoid it.
Crewman V lands a shot to the body.
Crewman V breaks the clinch.
Castillo throws a body punch but Crewman V moves out of range.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Crewman V lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Castillo has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Castillo and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Castillo throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Castillo lands a big head kick that sends Crewman V to the canvas! Castillo follows up with strikes from the mount that forces the ref to step in and stop the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:55 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Ricardo Castillo!
During a confident post fight interview, Ricardo Castillo 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 welterweight MMA rules bout between Paul Warror (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Outlaw Hardy (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the welterweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
11 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Paul Warror!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
14 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Outlaw Hardy!
The judges for this bout are Aleksei Zolotukhin, Dmitry Maklakov and Igor Prikhodko.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hardy misses with a body kick.
Hardy on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Warror misses with a low kick.
Hardy tries a quick counter leg kick but Warror is wise to it.
We've been told by Warror's head coaches at Ryōzanpaku Dojo that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Warror connects with a crisp jab.
Hardy throws a big shot that misses.
Warror lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Warror throws a body kick that misses
and Hardy cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Hardy scores with a kick to the midsection.
Warror tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Hardy was well out of range. Poor timing from Warror.
Warror scores with a nice strike.
Warror waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Hardy.
Warror 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.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Warror.
Warror throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Warror bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Warror throws a leg kick which misses Hardy's front leg but catches the back leg as Hardy tries to avoid it.
Warror throws a hook but Hardy blocks it.
Hardy appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Warror throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Hardy sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Warror pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Warror throws a nice looking combination but Hardy bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Warror. Hardy shrugs it off though.
Hardy misses the jab.
Hardy takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Hardy throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Hardy takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Warror's jab looks to have found its range, popping Hardy under the eye.
Paul Warror seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Warror swings widly with a right hand
and Hardy connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Warror scores with a sloppy right hand. Hardy should have avoided that one.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Warror tests Hardy's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Hardy just misses with a punch to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Warror lands a leg kick that knocks Hardy off balance momentarily.
Warror closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Hardy displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Warror throws out the jab.
Hardy looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Hardy throws a shot from downtown. Warror moves away and avoids it.
Warror throws a hook to the side of Hardy's head but Hardy sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Warror throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Hardy misses with a right hand
and Warror counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Hardy rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Warror counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Warror throws a poor cross that misses
and Hardy connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Warror looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Good exchange - Warror coming out on top.
Warror is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Warror scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Warror throws a shot from downtown. Hardy moves away and avoids it.
Warror throws a hook to the side of Hardy's head but Hardy sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Hardy replies with a solid counter kick to the body but Warror blocks it well.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hardy throws a low kick but Warror moves out of range easily.
Hardy staying out of range there.
Hardy steps in looking to counter with the mid kick but it doesn't connect.
Warror steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Hardy.
Hardy takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Hardy avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Warror scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Warror's corner calls for a 1-2. Warror obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Warror throws a series of punches but Hardy avoids them all with ease.
Warror misses with a body shot.
Warror misses with a hook. Hardy ducked under it nicely.
Warror buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Hardy misses with a wild combination.
Warror lands with a right hand.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hardy just misses with a punch to the body.
Warror throws a nice looking combination but Hardy bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Warror feints and then cracks Hardy's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Hardy down.
Warror looks to land a combination. Hardy sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Hardy looks to land a body kick but Warror moved away.
Hardy walks into a jab.
Hardy defending well as Warror loads up on a big left hand.
Hardy tries to land a front kick but Warror steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Warror defending well as Hardy loads up on a big left hand.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Warror lands with a good body shot.
Warror swings away with a body shot that misses
and Hardy connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Warror lands a body shot.
Warror throws a jab but it's blocked by Hardy.
Hardy throws a counter combo.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Paul Warror dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Warror misses with a jab to the body
and Hardy counters with a leg kick.
Warror pushes Hardy away with a front kick.
Warror throws a big shot that misses.
Warror throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Warror blocks a head kick by Hardy.
Paul Warror is winning the standup battle so far.
Hardy is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Warror.
A leg kick checked by Hardy.
Hardy looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Warror lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Warror throws a shot to the body.
Both these guys seem content to just stand up and trade with eachother but Hardy might want to think about changing up his gameplan a bit because over the course of the fight, Warror has got the better of the exchanges.
Warror thows a left - swing and a miss!
Warror misses with a wild body shot.
Warror tries to clinch up.
Warror looks to land a right hand but Hardy moved out of range.
Warror throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Warror works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Hardy throws a hook to the side of Warror's head but Warror sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Warror fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Hardy manages to avoid it.
Hardy displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Warror throws out the jab.
Warror loads up on a big right hand but Hardy slips the punch.
Hardy checks a leg kick.
Warror just misses with a punch to the body.
Warror changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Hardy throws a shot from downtown. Warror moves away and avoids it.
Warror throws a leg kick but Hardy sees it coming and moves out of range.
We are yet to see a takedown attempt from Hardy in the fight. On paper you would think he is the more dominant ground fighter so let's see if these unusual tactics pay off.
Warror smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Warror scores with a hook to the body. Hardy takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Warror misses with a hook.
Hardy only half commits to the counter leg kick.
Warror is looking to slow Hardy down with leg kicks.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A decent looking cross lands there for Warror.
Warror throws a jab when Hardy was well out of range.
Warror throws a leg kick that is checked
and Hardy counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Warror misses with a wild body shot.
It seemed like Hardy was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Hardy throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Hardy throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Warror scores with a hook.
Warror waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Hardy.
Hardy takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Hardy tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Warror fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Hardy manages to avoid it.
Warror is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Hardy can do to turn this around?
Hardy lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Hardy throws a looping overhand right but Warror ducks down to avoid it.
Warror swings and misses with a hook to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Warror misses with an uppercut
enabling Hardy to counter with a crisp jab.
Hardy looks to throw the jab but Warror is out of range.
Hardy is looking to land body kicks.
Warror throws a hook but Hardy avoids it easily.
Warror lands a nice shot that snaps Hardy's head back.
Warror takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Warror works over Hardy's head and body with a nice combination.
Warror feints and then cracks Hardy's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Hardy down.
Hardy throws a looping overhand right but Warror ducks down to avoid it.
Warror fails in his attempt to clinch.
Warror lands with a cross.
Warror avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Warror lands a slapping body shot.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Hardy rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Warror counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Warror misses with an uppercut. Hardy saw that one coming.
Hardy tries a quick counter leg kick but Warror is wise to it.
Warror throws a solid leg kick but Hardy takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Warror.
Hardy shapes to counter with a head kick.
Good exchange - Hardy coming out on top.
Warror takes a swing at Hardy's ribcage but misses.
Hardy checks a leg kick.
Hardy scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Warror connects with the punch.
Warror misses the shot to the body.
Warror ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Hardy moves away.
Hardy keeps Warror at a distance using the push kick.
A punch combination from Warror misses.
Warror throws the left hand but Hardy avoids the punch easily.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Paul Warror dominated that second round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Hardy fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Warror looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Warror throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
A slow jab from Warror misses its intended target.
Warror lands with a shot to the body.
Good shot there by Warror.
Warror has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Hardy finds it's way round the side to connect with Warror's head.
Warror throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Hardy uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Warror.
Warror lands a body shot.
Hardy is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Warror.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Good leg kick by Warror there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Warror uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Hardy.
Warror misses with a left hand
and Hardy counters with a solid body kick.
Warror dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hardy scores with a nice body kick.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Warror looks to throw the jab but Hardy is out of range.
Hardy avoids a kick to the body.
Hardy only half commits to the counter leg kick.
Warror throws a hook but Hardy blocks it.
Hardy flicks out a counter leg kick but Warror steps away.
Warror misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Hardy.
Warror goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Warror throws a series of punches but Hardy avoids them all with ease.
Warror throws a lazy right hand but Hardy sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Warror misses with a wild body shot.
Warror walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Hardy checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Hardy lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
Hardy blocks a jab.
Hardy changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Hardy looks to land a left hand but Warror moved out of range nicely.
An attempted straight right counter from Warror misses the target.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Warror misses the jab.
Hardy's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
A big left from Hardy misses.
A swing and a miss from Hardy.
Warror throwing a counter right hand but Hardy manages to avoid it.
Warror throws a shot to the body.
Warror moves out of range as Hardy strikes.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Warror takes a swing at Hardy's ribcage but misses.
Warror throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
A jab from Warror misses.
Hardy gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Hardy misses with an uppercut. Warror saw that one coming.
Warror misses with a body shot
and Hardy counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Hardy has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Hardy misses with an attempted mid kick.
Warror cracks Hardy with a good jab.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hardy has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Hardy there as he acknowledges the shot.
Warror throws a hook but Hardy avoids it easily.
Warror throws a wild body kick that Hardy sees coming a mile off.
Hardy walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Hardy jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Hardy takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Warror throws a combination that misses
and Hardy counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
A good leg kick by Hardy.
Hardy lands a nice looking body shot.
Hardy defending well as Warror loads up on a big left hand.
A swing and a miss from Hardy.
Warror was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Warror misses with a shot to the body
and Hardy counters with a nice uppercut.
Warror is rocked!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Warror cracks a nice hook into Hardy's ribs.
Oh Warror is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hardy steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Warror.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Warror.
Warror seems to have got his legs back now.
A telegraphed right hand from Hardy misses the target.
Hardy slips a jab and a cross from Warror.
Hardy misses with a jab to the body
and Warror counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Hardy with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Warror to score with a decent uppercut.
Warror misses with a hook. Hardy ducked under it nicely.
Warror getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Warror misses with a straight left.
Warror missing with a left hand there. Hardy was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Warror lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
A jab from Hardy misses.
Hardy misses with a wild body shot.
Warror is trying to close the distance and clinch up, after that failed offence from Hardy.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Paul Warror clearly takes that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Warror looks to score with a jab to the body but Hardy is just out of range.
Warror misses with a body kick.
Warror lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Warror throws a body punch but Hardy moves out of range.
Hardy is looking to land body kicks.
Warror takes a swing at Hardy's ribcage but misses.
Hardy works Warror's body with a nice hook.
Hardy moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Hardy blocks a low kick nicely.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Warror avoids a kick to the body.
Hardy uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Warror.
Hardy slips under a jab from Warror.
Warror just misses with a punch to the body.
Warror misses with a body kick.
Hardy is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Warror with a body shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hardy throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Warror throws a right and a left that Hardy avoids nicely.
Warror scores with a nice right hand.
Warror on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Warror lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Warror misses with a hook. Hardy ducked under it nicely.
Hardy throws a jab when Warror was well out of range.
Hardy takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Warror blocks a head kick by Hardy.
Warror jabs at Hardy's body.
A low kick from Hardy misses
letting Warror counter with a right hand.
Hardy throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hardy is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Warror.
Hardy missing with a left hand there. Warror was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Warror fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Hardy on the side of the head.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Warror scores with the left hand. Hardy knows he should have avoided that one.
Warror lands with an uppercut that bounces Hardy off the cage and back into range.
Warror bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Warror appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
Hardy takes one to the chin there.
Hardy lands a glancing blow to the side of Warror's head.
Warror looks to land a left hand but Hardy moved out of range nicely.
Warror throws a quick inside leg kick.
Hardy defending well as Warror loads up on a big left hand.
Warror lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Warror throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Hardy sees it coming and avoids it easily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hardy avoids the body shot from Warror.
Hardy throws an overhand right that lands on Warror's shoulder, as Warror tries to avoid the shot.
Hardy avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Warror dips to his left and cracks Hardy with an uppercut!
Hardy thows a left - swing and a miss!
Hardy scores with a body shot.
Warror changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Hardy misses with a wild body shot.
Warror throws a leg kick that is checked
and Hardy counters with a good, hard body kick but Warror shrugs it off.
It's got to the stage where if one of these guys blows hard enough, the other might fall over.
Hardy throws out a loose jab but Warror uses good head movement to avoid it.
As Hardy tries to get set, Warror tries to push him back and clinch up but Hardy manages to avoid the attempt.
Nice body punch from Warror.
Warror looks to land a right hand but Hardy moved out of range.
Hardy feints a counter leg kick.
Hardy throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hardy blocks a jab.
Hardy showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Warror.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Hardy! But no joy.
Warror looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Warror will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Hardy needs to keep his hands up - Warror had a free shot at his head there.
Warror works Hardy's body with a nice hook.
Warror paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
A telegraphed right hand from Hardy misses the target.
Warror avoids a kick to the body.
Good leg kick by Warror there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Warror misses with a right hand
and Hardy counters with a solid body kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Paul Warror had his way with Outlaw Hardy in that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!
Warror misses with a body shot.
Hardy displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Warror throws out the jab.
Hardy looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
A nice inside leg kick there by Warror. That's going to slow Hardy down.
A slow jab from Warror misses its intended target.
Hardy moves away from the strike by Warror.
Hardy tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Warror was well out of range. Poor timing from Hardy.
A little feinted left hand from Warror on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Hardy takes a swing at Warror's ribcage but misses.
Warror takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Hardy moves out of range of the body kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Warror throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Hardy tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Warror walks into a stiff left hand from Hardy.
Warror rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Hardy moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A lazy body kick from Warror
and Hardy counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Nice body kick from Hardy.
A jab from Warror misses.
Warror connects with a good right hand that stumbles Hardy. Hardy circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Warror throws a jab when Hardy was well out of range.
A telegraphed right hand from Hardy misses the target.
Hardy feints and then cracks Warror's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Warror down.
Warror is looking to slow Hardy down with leg kicks.
Hardy pivots, looking for a leg kick but Warror is out of range and Hardy settles back down.
Warror bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Warror throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Hardy doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Warror jabs Hardy right on the nose. Hardy blinks but takes it well.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hardy takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Hardy is the more experienced fighter here and he's going to need to draw on some of that experience if he's going to pull this one out the bag.
Warror closes the distance and lands a one-two.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Hardy dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Hardy looks to land a body kick but Warror moved away.
Hardy is looking to slow Warror down with leg kicks.
Warror lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Some bone on bone action there as Hardy checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Hardy throws a body shot but no joy.
Warror checks the leg kick nicely there.
Warror misses with an uppercut. Hardy saw that one coming.
A slow jab from Hardy misses its intended target.
Warror looks to score with a jab to the body but Hardy is just out of range.
Warror lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Warror takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Warror slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Hardy swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Warror getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Warror fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Warror ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Hardy moves away.
Warror throws a looping overhand right but Hardy ducks down to avoid it.
Warror slips under a jab.
Warror checks the leg kick.
Warror stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Hardy.
Hardy has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Hardy there as he acknowledges the shot.
Warror closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Paul Warror is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Warror moves out of range of the strikes.
Warror wants to land a leg kick but Hardy is out of range.
The fighters circling - Hardy throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Hardy throws an overhand right that lands on Warror's shoulder, as Warror tries to avoid the shot.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Hardy.
Hardy walks into a stiff left hand from Warror.
Hardy misses with a straight right.
It looked like Warror was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Hardy.
Hardy looks for the body kick but Warror saw that one coming.
Warror throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Hardy throws a half hearted mid kick.
Warror throws a lazy right hand but Hardy sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Outlaw Hardy has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Nice body punch from Hardy.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Paul Warror.
Well Warror 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 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Aleksei Zolotukhin scores the fight for Paul Warror!
Judge Dmitry Maklakov scores the fight for Paul Warror!
Judge Igor Prikhodko scores the fight for Paul Warror!
Paul Warror wins by unanimous decision!
Paul Warror retains his welterweight title!
Paul Warror 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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