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EPL 12.5 PBP Commentary |
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Joao De Santo Cristo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Aznar Thrul (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). De Santo Cristo's entrance music is Que país é esse?. A fine choice. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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165 lbs
15 - 17 - 1 |
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170 lbs
23 - 25 - 3 |
BJJ Red Belt
World class boxer
Insanely flexible |
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World class MT
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 2 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
15 - 17 - 1, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Joao De Santo Cristo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
23 - 25 - 3, fighting out of Las Vegas, Aznar Thrul!
The judges for this bout are Robert Twigg, Wesley Smith and Gwen Towbar.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Thrul on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
De Santo Cristo thumps Thrul with a low kick.
De Santo Cristo closes the distance and clinches.
Thrul breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
De Santo Cristo drops his hands momentarily and Thrul takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Thrul throws a sloppy head kick
and De Santo Cristo counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
De Santo Cristo is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Thrul is clearly looking to counter with head kicks.
Thrul throws a hook but De Santo Cristo blocks it.
De Santo Cristo is looking to counter the offense by Thrul and move into the clinch.
We've been hearing reports that De Santo Cristo has been drilling takedowns in recent sessions so let's see if that has an impact on the result of this fight.
Thrul lands with a straight right. De Santo Cristo didn't see that one coming.
Thrul feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to De Santo Cristo's calf.
Good shot there by De Santo Cristo.
It looks like Aznar Thrul has been cut.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Thrul closes the distance and pushes De Santo Cristo back into the cage.
De Santo Cristo is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
De Santo Cristo misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Thrul misses with a short punch on the inside.
Thrul is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
A nice right hand lands inside from Thrul.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A short left from De Santo Cristo.
Thrul struggles to land a body shot inside as De Santo Cristo controls his hands.
De Santo Cristo fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
De Santo Cristo prevents a body shot from Thrul.
Thrul breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
De Santo Cristo scoring well with a low kick there.
De Santo Cristo throws the left hand but Thrul avoids the punch easily.
De Santo Cristo throws out a loose jab but Thrul uses good head movement to avoid it.
Thrul throws a leg kick but De Santo Cristo checks it.
A chopping leg kick lands by Thrul.
Nice uppercut there from Thrul.
Joao De Santo Cristo seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
De Santo Cristo lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Jab by De Santo Cristo.
De Santo Cristo stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
De Santo Cristo throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
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!
Nice straight punches there by Thrul. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Thrul.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
De Santo Cristo lands a really nice looking cross but Thrul seems unphased.
Thrul slips under a jab.
De Santo Cristo has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Thrul.
Thrul throws a lazy right hand but De Santo Cristo sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Thrul bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
De Santo Cristo connects with a good right hand that stumbles Thrul. Thrul circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
De Santo Cristo tries to bum rush Thrul with a series of wild strikes but Thrul uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
De Santo Cristo tried to score with a low kick but Thrul checks it.
Thrul doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Some bone on bone action there as De Santo Cristo checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
De Santo Cristo is trying to close the distance and clinch up, after that failed offence from Thrul.
De Santo Cristo misses the jab.
De Santo Cristo throws a nice inside leg kick.
De Santo Cristo lands a left and a right that sends Thrul crashing to the canvas! De Santo Cristo dives into mount looking to finish!
Thrul is rocked!
Thrul is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Thrul is still in real trouble! Can De Santo Cristo finish him?
Thrul tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Thrul seems to have recovered his senses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
De Santo Cristo lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Thrul tries to get back to half guard but can't.
De Santo Cristo pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
Thrul working to try and regain half guard.
Thrul bucks up and manages to get a nice reversal! He's in guard on the top - nicely done!
Thrul sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed De Santo Cristo's guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
De Santo Cristo gets full guard.
De Santo Cristo is trying to control the position but Thrul postures up.
De Santo Cristo keeping moving, preventing Thrul from controlling successfully.
Thrul postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
De Santo Cristo utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Thrul throwing strikes but missing.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Thrul postures up.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Thrul looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Thrul stands up over De Santo Cristo, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Joao De Santo Cristo dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Aznar Thrul's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
Thrul shoots in and bounces De Santo Cristo off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Thrul is working De Santo Cristo over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Thrul working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
De Santo Cristo is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Thrul can do to turn this around?
Thrul trying to control but De Santo Cristo is working from the bottom.
De Santo Cristo bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Thrul's guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Thrul is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Thrul looking for subs off his back but De Santo Cristo has passed one foot through into half guard.
Thrul on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
That's one minute gone in the round.
De Santo Cristo prevents Thrul from improving his position.
Thrul looking for submissions off his back.
De Santo Cristo is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
De Santo Cristo prevents Thrul from improving his position.
De Santo Cristo is keen to just control but Thrul is a slippery customer.
Thrul gets full guard.
Thrul keeping full guard, as De Santo Cristo tries to pass.
Aznar Thrul has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Thrul 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.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
De Santo Cristo passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Joao De Santo Cristo overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Thrul is moving his hips around well on the bottom and has managed to get back to half guard.
De Santo Cristo passes into side control, despite Thrul's attempt to control the position.
De Santo Cristo goes for an armbar here - this could be all over! But no, Thrul has escaped beautifully and is now on top in side control! Oh, that's unlucky for De Santo Cristo but great work by Thrul.
De Santo Cristo might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
De Santo Cristo manages to land a sweep and he's now on top! Lovely Jiu Jitsu!
Thrul is looking to control De Santo Cristo's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Thrul avoid being mounted?
Thrul tries to get to full guard but De Santo Cristo has control of the leg.
De Santo Cristo is nestled in close to Thrul, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Thrul wants to control but De Santo Cristo is keeping busy and won't allow it.
De Santo Cristo takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Thrul gets full guard.
Thrul looking to hit a scissor sweep but De Santo Cristo is one step ahead there.
De Santo Cristo passes Thrul's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Thrul moves into full guard.
De Santo Cristo wants to control from the top but Thrul keeps moving.
De Santo Cristo postures up.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Thrul wants to control the position but De Santo Cristo says "no thanks buddy" and passes to half guard.
De Santo Cristo blocks the strikes from Thrul.
De Santo Cristo lands with a punch from half guard.
Thrul strikes from the bottom but De Santo Cristo uses the opportunity to move to side control.
Thrul is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Thrul misses with a strike from the bottom.
Thrul seems a little lost for a moment, as De Santo Cristo dominates the positioning.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
De Santo Cristo is chipping away with strikes.
De Santo Cristo grinds an elbow into Thrul's temple.
Thrul wings away with a couple of strikes but they don't land.
And that's the end of the fight!
Joao De Santo Cristo showed his dominance in that final round.
I think De Santo Cristo 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 2 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Robert Twigg scores the fight for Joao De Santo Cristo!
Judge Wesley Smith scores the fight for Joao De Santo Cristo!
Judge Gwen Towbar scores the fight for Joao De Santo Cristo!
Joao De Santo Cristo wins by unanimous decision!
A very excited looking Joao De Santo Cristo made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Farouk Al Ahwei (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Toshi Matoshin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Al Ahwei's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Whirling Madness. Matoshin has chosen Mortal Kombat theme as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Farouk Al Ahwei could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Toshi Matoshin's chin.
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160 lbs
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158 lbs
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Great wrestler
World class boxer
Insanely flexible |
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World class MT
Good gas tank |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 2 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
8 - 10 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Farouk Al Ahwei!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
42 - 24 - 1, fighting out of Amsterdam, Toshi Matoshin!
The judges for this bout are Tiny Johnson, Daniel Franklin and Wesley Smith.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Matoshin tries to land a leg kick but Al Ahwei saw it coming and moves away.
Al Ahwei changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
Matoshin lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Al Ahwei misses the jab.
Matoshin lands a nice hook to Al Ahwei's body. Al Ahwei takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Al Ahwei misses with a wild body shot.
Matoshin throws a looping overhand right but Al Ahwei ducks down to avoid it.
Matoshin tries to close the distance and clinch but Al Ahwei swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Matoshin tries a head kick but it misses.
Al Ahwei takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Al Ahwei throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Matoshin scores with a nice head shot.
Al Ahwei throws a jab but it's blocked by Matoshin.
Al Ahwei tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Matoshin unleashes a big counter combination but Al Ahwei bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
A big right from Matoshin misses.
A big left from Matoshin misses.
Matoshin stuffs the takedown attempt from Al Ahwei. Al Ahwei gets slowly back to his feet.
Matoshin throws a hook but Al Ahwei blocks it.
Matoshin fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Al Ahwei.
Farouk Al Ahwei seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Al Ahwei ducks under a wild hook from Matoshin.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Matoshin throws an overhand right that lands on Al Ahwei's shoulder, as Al Ahwei tries to avoid the shot.
Al Ahwei throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Matoshin sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Al Ahwei scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Matoshin stuffs the takedown attempt from Al Ahwei. Al Ahwei gets slowly back to his feet.
Matoshin throws a lazy uppercut
and Al Ahwei counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Matoshin staying out of range there.
Al Ahwei tried to score with a low kick but Matoshin checks it.
Matoshin feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Al Ahwei's calf.
Al Ahwei moves away from the strike by Matoshin.
A jab from Matoshin misses.
Al Ahwei looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Matoshin checks a leg kick.
Matoshin throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Al Ahwei misses with a lunging right hand
and Matoshin counters with a straight right hand.
Al Ahwei fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Matoshin looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Matoshin with a hook.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Matoshin throws the left hand but Al Ahwei avoids the punch easily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Al Ahwei checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Al Ahwei fails with a takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Farouk Al Ahwei. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Al Ahwei closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Matoshin did well to prevent Al Ahwei getting side control.
Matoshin is looking for a sweep. Al Ahwei is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Al Ahwei tries to pass the half guard into mount. Matoshin knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Matoshin trying to keep hold of his opponent's head but Al Ahwei manages to pass to mount!
Matoshin tries to reverse the position but Al Ahwei maintains control.
Matoshin tries to lock up and control but Al Ahwei gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Al Ahwei content just to control the position here.
Al Ahwei wants to take his opponent's back but he's not managed it.
Al Ahwei avoids the attempt from Matoshin to control.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Al Ahwei seems to be looking to move to his opponent's back but Matoshin is holding on tight.
Al Ahwei has control of Matoshin's right arm, working for a kimura. It's a bit of a token attempt though and Matoshin regains control of the situation pretty easily.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Al Ahwei content just to control the position here.
Matoshin holds on for dear life.
Al Ahwei fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Matoshin is in all sorts of trouble here.
Al Ahwei looking for an armbar but decides to keep the dominant position instead.
Al Ahwei wants to take Matoshin's back but he can't do it this time.
Al Ahwei is working hard here to advance position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Al Ahwei looking to control and managing it successfully.
Matoshin bucks up and manages to get a nice reversal! He's in guard on the top - nicely done!
Al Ahwei is looking for a triangle but Matoshin pushes his legs off easily.
Matoshin is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Matoshin trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Al Ahwei is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Matoshin trying to control but Al Ahwei is working from the bottom.
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 Farouk Al Ahwei will probably get the nod.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
Al Ahwei misses with a hook. Matoshin ducked under it nicely.
Matoshin takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
The fighters circling - Matoshin throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Al Ahwei uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Matoshin.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Al Ahwei misses the jab.
Al Ahwei avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Matoshin throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Matoshin scores with a hook.
Matoshin scores with a jab to the head.
Al Ahwei slips a jab from Matoshin.
Matoshin moves forwards but Al Ahwei connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Matoshin is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Al Ahwei.
Matoshin lands with a hook. Al Ahwei tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Al Ahwei fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Matoshin has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Matoshin scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Al Ahwei.
Nice defenses there by Matoshin.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Matoshin misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Al Ahwei.
Al Ahwei throws a wild body kick that Matoshin sees coming a mile off.
Matoshin fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Matoshin fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Al Ahwei has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
A chopping leg kick lands by Al Ahwei.
Matoshin throws a looping overhand right but Al Ahwei ducks down to avoid it.
Al Ahwei moves out of range as Matoshin strikes.
Al Ahwei walks into a straight right hand from Matoshin.
Al Ahwei throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Matoshin sees it coming and avoids it easily.
A big left from Matoshin misses.
Al Ahwei defending well as Matoshin loads up on a big left hand.
Matoshin tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Al Ahwei scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Good standup being displayed there by Matoshin as he connects with a hook.
Al Ahwei throws a hook but Matoshin avoids it easily.
Al Ahwei fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A big right from Matoshin misses.
Al Ahwei goes for a double leg but Matoshin avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Matoshin continues to drive forward.
Farouk Al Ahwei has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Farouk Al Ahwei. That's going to take a lot out of him.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Al Ahwei on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Al Ahwei looks to land a left hand but Matoshin moved out of range nicely.
Matoshin now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Al Ahwei connects with the punch.
Matoshin throws a big shot that misses.
Al Ahwei swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Matoshin shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Matoshin missing with a left hand there. Al Ahwei was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Al Ahwei connects with a solid leg kick.
Matoshin jabs Al Ahwei right on the nose. Al Ahwei blinks but takes it well.
Al Ahwei shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Matoshin pinned against the cage. Matoshin gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Matoshin lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Al Ahwei tests Matoshin's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Al Ahwei lands with an overhand left.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Matoshin with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Al Ahwei to score with a decent uppercut.
Matoshin misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Matoshin chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Matoshin displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Al Ahwei throws out the jab.
Al Ahwei darts in looking for a takedown but Matoshin gets double underhooks and turns Al Ahwei into the cage.
Al Ahwei moves out of range as Matoshin throws a body kick.
Al Ahwei tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Matoshin jabs at Al Ahwei's body.
Matoshin fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Matoshin checks the leg kick nicely there.
Matoshin scores with the left hand. Al Ahwei knows he should have avoided that one.
Al Ahwei looks to land a body kick but Matoshin moved away.
Al Ahwei fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Matoshin connects with the punch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A cross from Matoshin lands.
Al Ahwei takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Matoshin scores with a nice strike.
Matoshin ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Toshi Matoshin is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Al Ahwei lands a glancing blow to the side of Matoshin's head.
Matoshin scores with a leg kick.
Al Ahwei uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Matoshin.
Matoshin has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Al Ahwei misses with a leg kick
enabling Matoshin to counter with a crisp jab.
Al Ahwei works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
A telegraphed right hand from Al Ahwei misses the target.
Al Ahwei misses with a low kick.
Al Ahwei throws a big shot that misses.
Al Ahwei ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Matoshin moves away.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Matoshin lands with a right hand.
Toshi Matoshin seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Al Ahwei uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Matoshin.
Matoshin scores with a leg kick.
Al Ahwei throws a looping overhand right but Matoshin ducks down to avoid it.
And that's the end of the fight!
Toshi Matoshin comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I have no idea who won that fight. Let's wait and see whether the judges are as confused as me! Time for a split decision perhaps?!. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Tiny Johnson scores the fight for Toshi Matoshin!
Judge Daniel Franklin scores the fight for Toshi Matoshin!
Judge Wesley Smith scores the fight for Toshi Matoshin!
Toshi Matoshin wins by unanimous decision!
Toshi Matoshin really struggled to get his t-shirt on before his hand was raised. Making sure that Sully's Bar & Grill logo gets some air time is pretty tricky when you're all sweaty.
In defeat, Farouk Al Ahwei stepped up to the mic, saying 'Sorry to my sensei Bwang Jong Sr.
I've gotten to be under threat from the sack after these recent results.
I will return to the desert immediately to try and uncover my future path.'.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Arman Shaker (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Glass Joe (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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195 lbs
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195 lbs
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World class boxer
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Excellent MT
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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
22 - 17 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Arman Shaker!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
15 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Glass Joe!
The judges for this bout are Chris Downing, George Francis and Tiny Johnson.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Shaker throws a lazy uppercut
and Joe counters with a nice uppercut.
Joe lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
We've been informed that Joe has been sparring a lot of Muay Thai in the buildup to this fight so let's see if that has an impact on the result.
Shaker misses with a left hand
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
We've been hearing reports that Shaker has been drilling takedowns in recent sessions so let's see if that has an impact on the result of this fight.
Shaker jabs at Joe's body.
Joe walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Shaker scores with a jab.
Joe staying out of range there.
A jab from Shaker misses.
A slapping leg kick lands for Shaker.
Shaker shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Shaker's jab looks to have found its range, popping Joe under the eye.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Shaker lands a nice hook to Joe's body. Joe takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Shaker misses with a right hand
and Joe counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Shaker throws a half hearted mid kick.
Joe wants to counter the offense by Shaker and move into the clinch position.
Left hook, right uppercut from Shaker.
Joe checks a low kick from Shaker.
Joe thinks about the counter body kick.
Shaker lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Shaker throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Shaker misses with a hook
and Joe decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Shaker's guard.
Shaker controls Joe momentarily but Joe frees himself.
Joe pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Shaker is keeping the position for now.
Shaker avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Joe throwing strikes but missing.
Joe looking to sit in guard and control but Shaker gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Joe controls Shaker momentarily but Shaker frees himself.
Shaker sitting in guard, not really doing much.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Shaker is working Joe over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Shaker gets to his feet. Joe looking to butt scoot but the ref puts an end to that. On your feet son!
Joe fails with a takedown attempt.
Joe scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Shaker throws a leg kick
and Joe counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Joe.
Joe with a flurry of punches that miss.
Joe missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Shaker is trying to control the position but Joe postures up.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Shaker working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Joe.
Joe throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Joe throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Shaker works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Joe landing some decent shots from guard.
Joe postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Joe looking to sit in guard and control but Shaker gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Shaker slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Joe wants to hit a switch here but Shaker passes into full mount! Oh no, disaster for Joe there!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Arman Shaker 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.
Joe walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Shaker tries to land a leg kick but Joe saw it coming and moves away.
Shaker misses with a double jab.
Shaker misses the jab.
And Joe tries to counter it with a takedown but Shaker pushes his down on his head and steps out.
Shaker is looking to score with low kicks.
Shaker throws the kick towards the body but Joe avoids it.
Joe looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Shaker scores with a nice head shot.
Shaker connects with a body shot that sends Joe's belly button to the back.
Joe uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Shaker.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Shaker just misses with a punch to the body.
Shaker throws a jab when Joe was well out of range.
Joe uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Shaker.
Arman Shaker is winning the standup battle so far.
Shaker stuffs the takedown.
Shaker missing with a left hand there. Joe was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Shaker misses with an uppercut
and Joe counters with a nice double leg into side control. Shaker won't be happy with that.
Joe throwing ground and pound but whilst doing so, he forgets to control position and Shaker works his way back to half guard. Good composure under pressure.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Shaker keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Shaker avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Joe.
Joe not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Joe connects with a nice short shot to Shaker's temple.
Joe not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Shaker wants to get back to his feet.
Joe winds up and cracks Shaker with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Joe is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Shaker is looking to get back to is feet but Joe passes into side control.
Joe working away.
Joe is working Shaker over with some ground and pound from side control.
Shaker manages to work his way to half guard, despite Joe's best efforts.
Joe looks to land a strike but Shaker avoids it nicely and regains full guard.
Joe throws an elbow that misses. Shaker uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Joe's guard. Nice move by Shaker!
Shaker wants to get up but he can't break Joe's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Joe is trying to keep Shaker in close.
Joe looking to sweep using the butterfly guard but Shaker puts pay to that idea as he passes nicely into half guard.
Shaker is looking to stall here but Joe recovers full guard.
Shaker pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Joe is keeping the position for now.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Shaker is working hard here to advance position.
Shaker looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Shaker wants to control from the top but Joe keeps moving.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Shaker is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Arman Shaker dominated that second round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
Shaker misses with the body kick
and Joe counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Shaker drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Joe tries to get back to his feet but has found himself mounted instead. Damn, that's gotta suck.
Shaker content just to control the position here.
Joe working to try and regain half guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Joe regains half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Shaker is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
Joe is trying to get back to full guard.
Joe keeps trying to improve his position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Joe strikes from the bottom but Shaker passes into mount!
Shaker trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Joe is looking to get to half guard.
Shaker wants to control the pace but Joe is squirming around nicely.
Joe is looking to get to half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Shaker wants to control the pace but Joe is squirming around nicely.
Shaker controlling his opponent.
Arman Shaker is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Joe is wriggling around trying to escape.
Shaker controlling from the full mount.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Shaker has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
Joe regains half guard.
Shaker performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
Glass Joe has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Shaker's ground tactics aren't going to win him many fans. Let's hope he's got fireworks for us if he gets back to his feet because he's not doing much on the ground.
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 Arman Shaker.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Shaker, 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 Chris Downing scores the fight for Arman Shaker!
Judge George Francis scores the fight for Arman Shaker!
Judge Tiny Johnson scores the fight for Arman Shaker!
Arman Shaker wins by unanimous decision!
Arman Shaker thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Gracie Allen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Antonio Camatta (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). I can't wait for this one - let's get the fighter introductions out of the way and get this one started!
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158 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 2 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
20 - 14 - 0, fighting out of New York, Gracie Allen!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
27 - 17 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Antonio Camatta!
The judges for this bout are Stewart Dunkirk, Frank Dennis and Wesley Smith.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Camatta scores with a body shot.
Allen ducks under a wild hook from Camatta.
Allen swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Allen lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
It looks like Antonio Camatta has been cut.
Camatta slips under a jab from Allen.
Camatta tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Allen was well out of range. Poor timing from Camatta.
Allen cracks Camatta with a right hand to the side of the head.
Camatta slips under a jab from Allen.
Allen throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Allen moves into the clinch.
Allen lands on the inside with an uppercut.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Allen.
I was talking to Allen's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Allen tries to throw a body punch but Camatta avoids it by throwing Allen back against the cage.
Allen throws a punch but it's blocked by Camatta.
Allen blocking some punches.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Camatta.
Camatta misses with some punches.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Allen can't find room to land a body shot as Camatta controls the action.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
A short left from Allen.
Allen lands an uppercut.
Camatta lands a body punch in the clinch.
Camatta throws a punch but it's blocked by Allen.
Allen goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Camatta pulls Allen into guard.
Allen controls from within his opponent's guard.
Camatta has his foot on Allen's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Allen works his way back into a safe position though.
Allen won't allow Camatta to sweep him here.
Camatta pulls Allen in to control the position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Camatta is looking to cinch up a triangle. Allen throws the leg off to one side though and gets in tight to Camatta's body to avoid the submission. Camatta has instead reached around Allen's neck and now has a guillotine! Oh, this is biiiig trouble! Camatta arches his back and squeezes and forces the tap from his hapless opponent.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:21 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Guillotine). Antonio Camatta!
Antonio Camatta 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 lightweight MMA rules bout between Lamont Hawkins (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Alexandr Nikitin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Hawkins comes to the cage accompanied by Wu-Tang Clan - C.R.E.A.M. Nikitin is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Smack My Bitch Up . Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 2 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
26 - 11 - 2, fighting out of New York, Lamont Hawkins!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
24 - 22 - 5, fighting out of Hilo, Alexandr Nikitin!
The judges for this bout are Tiny Johnson, Gwen Towbar and Chris Downing.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A looping hook to the body misses from Nikitin. Hawkins does a little dance to reset his feet.
A lazy left from Hawkins finds it's target.
Hawkins's jab looks to have found its range, popping Nikitin under the eye.
Nikitin tries to clinch but Hawkins is having none of it.
Nikitin comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Hawkins takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Nikitin scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Hawkins doesn't seem bothered though.
Hawkins misses with a straight left.
Hawkins throws a leg kick but Nikitin moved away.
A swing and a miss from Hawkins.
Nikitin lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
Nikitin takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Hawkins gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Nikitin throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Hawkins missing with a left hand there. Nikitin was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Nikitin feints the counter takedown.
Hawkins misses with an uppercut.
Nikitin slips a jab from Hawkins.
Lamont Hawkins seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Hawkins takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Hawkins moves out of range as Nikitin strikes.
Nikitin moves away from the strike by Hawkins.
Nikitin ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Hawkins moves away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nikitin throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Hawkins misses with a hook.
Hawkins looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Nikitin ducks under a wild hook from Hawkins.
Nikitin walks into a left hand.
Nikitin lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Hawkins clobbers Nikitin with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Hawkins throws a right hand that misses
and Nikitin moves into the clinch.
Nikitin works on Hawkins's body with a couple of short punches.
Nikitin tightens his grip and picks Hawkins up, before dumping him to the ground. Hawkins manages to land in guard.
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!
Nikitin pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Hawkins is keeping the position for now.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Hawkins has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
Nikitin trying to control the position from guard on top but Hawkins is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nikitin controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Nikitin wants to control from the top but Hawkins keeps moving.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
Hawkins looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Nikitin stands up over Hawkins, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Nikitin wants to control from the top but Hawkins keeps moving.
Hawkins is pulling down on Nikitin's head to control his posture.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hawkins looking to hit a scissor sweep but Nikitin is one step ahead there.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Nikitin moves into the clinch.
Nikitin tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Hawkins's elbow.
Hawkins pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Hawkins lunges at Nikitin with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Nikitin's hand.
Hawkins is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Nikitin misses with a shot to the body
and Hawkins counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Hawkins avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Hawkins swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Hawkins takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Hawkins doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Hawkins looks to land a left hand but Nikitin moved out of range nicely.
Nikitin fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Hawkins manages to avoid it.
Hawkins throws a jab when Nikitin was well out of range.
Nikitin lands a nice shot to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nikitin on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Nikitin takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Nikitin slips under a jab from Hawkins.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Hawkins looks to land a right hand but Nikitin moved out of range.
A jab from Nikitin misses.
Nikitin throws a body punch but Hawkins moves out of range.
Hawkins throws the left hand but Nikitin avoids the punch easily.
Nikitin is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Hawkins rather than just go for the knockout.
Nikitin misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Hawkins.
Nikitin bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Nikitin defending well as Hawkins loads up on a big left hand.
Lamont Hawkins is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Nikitin slips under a jab.
Hawkins takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Nikitin cracks Hawkins with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Nikitin lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Hawkins throws a hook to the side of Nikitin's head but Nikitin sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Nikitin ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Hawkins moves away.
Nikitin stuns Hawkins with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Hawkins looks to throw the jab but Nikitin is out of range.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Alexandr Nikitin dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!
Hawkins misses with a looping left.
Nikitin throws a body kick that misses.
Nikitin checks a low kick from Hawkins.
Hawkins keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Hawkins takes a swing at Nikitin's ribcage but misses.
Hawkins throws a hook to the side of Nikitin's head but Nikitin sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Hawkins takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Nikitin steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Hawkins.
Nikitin wants to counter the offense by Hawkins and move into the clinch position.
Hawkins loads up on a big right hand but Nikitin slips the punch.
Nikitin just misses with a punch to the body.
Nikitin tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Hawkins was well out of range. Poor timing from Nikitin.
Nikitin lands a nice hook to Hawkins's body. Hawkins takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Nikitin slips a jab from Hawkins.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hawkins works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Hawkins throws a looping overhand right but Nikitin ducks down to avoid it.
Nikitin misses with a hook.
Hawkins blocks a jab.
Hawkins is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Nikitin defending well as Hawkins loads up on a big left hand.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jab by Hawkins.
Nikitin misses the shot to the body.
Nikitin misses with a wild body shot.
Nikitin throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Nikitin fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Nikitin fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Nikitin tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Hawkins manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Hawkins lands a really nice looking cross but Nikitin seems unphased.
Hawkins scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Nikitin works Hawkins's body with a nice hook.
Hawkins swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Hawkins jabs Nikitin to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Nikitin bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Nikitin slips under a jab from Hawkins.
Hawkins scores with a hook to the body. Nikitin takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
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!
Nikitin misses with a wild body shot.
Hawkins with a nice cross.
Hawkins throws a shot from downtown. Nikitin moves away and avoids it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nikitin throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Hawkins uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Nikitin.
Nikitin moves away from the strike by Hawkins.
Hawkins throws a shot from downtown. Nikitin moves away and avoids it.
Nikitin rushes Hawkins and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Hawkins tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Nikitin misses with a hook to the ribs.
Nikitin tries a body shot but Hawkins blocks it.
Nikitin is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Hawkins is trying to push Nikitin away but Nikitin has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Nikitin misses with a body punch.
Nikitin keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Hawkins's efforts to push away.
Nikitin doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Nikitin goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Hawkins wants to get back to striking at distance but Nikitin won't allow it.
Nikitin keeps control of Hawkins as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nikitin tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Hawkins misses with some punches.
Hawkins's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Nikitin misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Nikitin slips a straight right by Hawkins.
Nikitin lands a nice hook to Hawkins's body. Hawkins takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Hawkins throws a predictable looking body shot
and Nikitin counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Nice shot by Hawkins.
Lamont Hawkins is winning the standup battle so far.
Hawkins throws a hook but Nikitin blocks it.
Hawkins scores with a nice strike.
Nikitin ducks under a wild hook from Hawkins.
Hawkins takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Decent striking displayed by Hawkins there.
Nikitin defending well as Hawkins loads up on a big left hand.
Hawkins misses with a straight left.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Hawkins misses with a looping left.
Nikitin staying out of range there.
Hawkins takes a jab right on the kisser.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nikitin scores with a jab to the body.
Hawkins connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Nikitin momentarily.
Hawkins lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Nikitin gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Hawkins.
Nikitin digs a good body shot into Hawkins's ribs.
Nikitin ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Hawkins moves away.
Nikitin uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Hawkins.
Nikitin wants to counter with a clinch but Hawkins pushes him away.
Nikitin misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Hawkins.
Nikitin just misses with a punch to the body.
Nikitin slips under a jab.
Nikitin with a jab.
Hawkins misses with an uppercut
and Nikitin counters with a shoot takedown. Hawkins fights it but they end up in guard.
Nikitin loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Nikitin pushes down on Hawkins's leg and manages to get into half guard.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Nikitin trying to mount his opponent but Hawkins defends it.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Lamont Hawkins.
I have no idea who won that fight. Let's wait and see whether the judges are as confused as me! Time for a split decision perhaps?!. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Tiny Johnson scores the fight for Alexandr Nikitin!
Judge Gwen Towbar scores the fight for Alexandr Nikitin!
Judge Chris Downing scores the fight for Alexandr Nikitin!
Alexandr Nikitin wins by unanimous decision!
A victorious Alexandr Nikitin thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
In defeat, Lamont Hawkins stepped up to the mic, saying 'Wu Tang fuh evah!'.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Gauthier St. Georges (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Conor The Highlander (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Georges and Conor The Highlander. Chooooooooon! I think St. Georges might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Jiu Jitsu. The Highlander has chosen Notorious Biggie Small as his entrance music. Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?
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162 lbs
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155 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 2 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
14 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Gauthier St. Georges!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Conor The Highlander!
The judges for this bout are Robert Twigg, Cecil Peabody and Daniel Franklin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The Highlander misses with a straight left.
St. Georges scores with a jab. The Highlander acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
The Highlander fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt St. Georges.
St. Georges looks to score with a jab to the body but The Highlander is just out of range.
The Highlander shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
St. Georges tries to clinch there but The Highlander circles away.
The Highlander swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
The Highlander lands a slapping body shot.
St. Georges lands a lovely overhand right.
St. Georges lands with a thumping leg kick.
The Highlander fakes a jab and throws a low kick but St. Georges checks it well.
St. Georges pulls out of a head kick attempt.
The Highlander lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
The Highlander uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by St. Georges.
St. Georges walks into a left hand.
The Highlander swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Gauthier St. Georges seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
This has been an exciting period of action!
The Highlander swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
The Highlander dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on St. Georges. That did some damage!
St. Georges tries to land a front kick but The Highlander steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The Highlander missing with a left hand there. St. Georges was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
The Highlander uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by St. Georges.
The Highlander flicks out a counter leg kick but St. Georges steps away.
A swing and a miss from The Highlander.
St. Georges throws an ugly left hook that misses
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
The Highlander throws a body kick that misses.
The Highlander gets cracked there but stands up to it.
The Highlander moves out of range of the strikes.
St. Georges fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt The Highlander.
St. Georges fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
The Highlander lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
St. Georges jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
A looping hook to the body misses from The Highlander. St. Georges does a little dance to reset his feet.
St. Georges tries to counter by moving into the clinch but The Highlander manages to circle out of the way.
St. Georges misses with a straight right.
The Highlander with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling St. Georges to score with a decent uppercut.
St. Georges changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
The Highlander bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
St. Georges has closed the distance and engaged The Highlander in a clinch.
The Highlander lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for St. Georges.
The Highlander pushes St. Georges back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
St. Georges working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
The Highlander struggles to land a body shot inside as St. Georges controls his hands.
Good body shot from St. Georges.
I was talking to St. Georges's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
The Highlander tried to land a shot to the body but connects with St. Georges's elbow.
The Highlander stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
A right hand to the body from The Highlander.
St. Georges prevents a body shot from The Highlander.
St. Georges goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
St. Georges misses with a hook from the clinch.
St. Georges lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
The Highlander is trying to break the clinch but St. Georges has him pressed against the cage.
St. Georges has The Highlander pushed against the cage.
The Highlander lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down St. Georges.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
St. Georges throws a punch but it's blocked by The Highlander.
The Highlander doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
St. Georges misses with some punches.
St. Georges blocks a body shot from The Highlander.
St. Georges pushes The Highlander back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
St. Georges misses with a shot to the kidneys.
The Highlander lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
The Highlander misses with a punch on the inside.
The Highlander tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
The Highlander blocking some punches.
St. Georges blocks a body shot from The Highlander.
St. Georges stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
St. Georges throws a blind hook that connects with the side of The Highlanders head.
The Highlander breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
The Highlander throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
St. Georges feinted there with a counter leg kick.
The Highlander looks to score with a jab to the body but St. Georges is just out of range.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
St. Georges lands a nice shot that snaps The Highlander's head back.
St. Georges steps to the side to avoid the strikes from The Highlander.
St. Georges looks to score with a jab to the body but The Highlander is just out of range.
The Highlander only half commits to the counter leg kick.
The Highlander misses with a hook.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
The Highlander on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Conor The Highlander is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
The Highlander misses with a looping left.
St. Georges is trying to close the distance and clinch up, after that failed offence from The Highlander.
The Highlander throws a right and a left that St. Georges avoids nicely.
St. Georges with a hook.
St. Georges is looking to slow The Highlander down with leg kicks.
St. Georges scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
St. Georges seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
The Highlander trying to control from the bottom.
St. Georges keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
The Highlander slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Gauthier St. Georges 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. This is the final round!
St. Georges lands a body shot.
The Highlander throws a series of punches but St. Georges avoids them all with ease.
St. Georges goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
St. Georges lands a right hook to the body.
St. Georges swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by The Highlander.
St. Georges scores with a nice strike.
St. Georges throws a low kick, looking for The Highlander's leg but The Highlander calmly moves out of range.
The Highlander avoids a kick to the body.
St. Georges throws a shot from downtown. The Highlander moves away and avoids it.
The Highlander looks like he wants to counter punch here.
St. Georges scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
The Highlander walks into a stiff left hand from St. Georges.
The Highlander throws a hook to the side of St. Georges's head but St. Georges sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
The Highlander comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
St. Georges tries to close the distance and clinch but The Highlander swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
The Highlander throws a hook to the side of St. Georges's head but St. Georges sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Decent striking displayed by St. Georges there.
St. Georges connects with a good right hand that stumbles The Highlander. The Highlander circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
St. Georges is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that The Highlander can do to turn this around?
St. Georges slips a jab from The Highlander.
As The Highlander tries to get set, St. Georges tries to push him back and clinch up but The Highlander manages to avoid the attempt.
Gauthier St. Georges is winning the standup battle so far.
The Highlander throws a leg kick but St. Georges sees it coming and checks it nicely.
St. Georges throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
St. Georges moves into the clinch.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
The Highlander blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
A short right hand to the side of the head by St. Georges.
St. Georges misses with a short punch on the inside.
The Highlander tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
St. Georges scores with a nice hook to the head.
St. Georges comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
A short right from St. Georges on the inside.
The Highlander is rocked!
St. Georges lands an uppercut in the clinch that drops The Highlander to his knees! St. Georges keeps firing more shots against his stricken opponent and the referee jumps in to save him!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:58 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Gauthier St. Georges!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Pablo Alvado (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tristan Fenix (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Alvado might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Obie Trice - Ups & Downs. Fenix has chosen For Heavy Metal we will die! as his entrance music. Pablo Alvado could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Tristan Fenix's chin.
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40
156 lbs
49 - 22 - 2 |
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35
153 lbs
27 - 15 - 0 |
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World class boxer
Insanely flexible |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 2 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
49 - 22 - 2, fighting out of New York, Pablo Alvado!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
27 - 15 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Tristan Fenix!
The judges for this bout are Stewart Dunkirk, George Francis and Tiny Johnson.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Fenix avoids the body shot from Alvado.
Fenix showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Alvado.
Alvado scores with a hook.
It looks like Tristan Fenix has been cut.
Alvado takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Fenix ducks under a wild hook from Alvado.
Alvado gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Fenix throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Alvado is looking to counter punch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A momentary lapse in concentration from Alvado enables Fenix to shoot in and score with a neat double leg. Alvado manages to secure a closed guard as the fighters hit the mat.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Fenix drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Fenix jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Alvado working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Fenix.
Fenix lands a couple of digs.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Fenix scoring with some ground and pound.
Fenix throws a big right hand that misses.
Fenix throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Fenix is looking to work some ground and pound but Alvado has wrist control.
Fenix postures up in Alvado's guard and throws a big left but Alvado blocks it.
Fenix lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Fenix postures up in Alvado's guard and throws a big left but Alvado blocks it.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Alvado working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Fenix.
Alvado avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Fenix postures up in Alvado's guard and throws a big left but Alvado blocks it.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Fenix accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Alvado seems keen to control Fenix's posture.
Fenix in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Alvado avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fenix stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Alvado swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Fenix working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Fenix throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Alvado works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Fenix postures up in Alvado's guard and throws a big left but Alvado blocks it.
Fenix in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Fenix throwing strikes from guard but Alvado blocks nicely.
Fenix is in close to Alvado's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Fenix loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Alvado pulls Fenix in to control the position.
Fenix throwing strikes from guard but Alvado blocks nicely.
Alvado avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fenix in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Fenix tries to free his leg and advance position but Alvado is retaining full guard.
Fenix throws a big right hand that misses.
Alvado preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Fenix is looking to work some ground and pound but Alvado has wrist control.
Fenix loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Fenix throws a big elbow that misses.
Fenix working some strikes from top position.
Fenix postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Alvado is pulling down on Fenix's head. It's preventing any offense from Fenix, at least for the moment.
Fenix chips away with some ground and pound.
Fenix postures up.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fenix loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Fenix trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Alvado utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Fenix trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Fenix trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Alvado preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Fenix missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Fenix loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Fenix throwing strikes from guard but Alvado blocks nicely.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Fenix content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Fenix in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Fenix content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Tristan Fenix dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Tristan Fenix's cut.
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!
Fenix scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
It looks like Pablo Alvado has been cut.
Fenix swings and misses with a hook to the body.
It looked like Alvado wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Fenix scores with a body shot.
Fenix has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Fenix takes a swing at Alvado's ribcage but misses.
Alvado jabs Fenix right on the nose. Fenix blinks but takes it well.
Alvado avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Fenix fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Fenix throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Alvado works Fenix's body with a nice hook.
Fenix just misses with a punch to the body.
Alvado throwing a counter right hand but Fenix manages to avoid it.
Fenix misses with a lunging right hand
and Alvado counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Fenix thinking.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Fenix slips a straight right by Alvado.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Alvado steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Fenix.
As Fenix looks to move away, Alvado throws a big counter combo but Fenix just gets out of the way.
Fenix misses with a looping left.
Alvado is looking light on his feet compared to last time was saw him fight.
Tristan Fenix seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Alvado slips a straight right by Fenix.
An attempted straight right counter from Alvado misses the target.
Fenix throws a series of punches but Alvado moves out of range.
Alvado comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
A swing and a miss from Fenix.
Alvado scores with a jab. Fenix acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Alvado connects with a body shot that sends Fenix's belly button to the back.
Fenix will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Fenix misses the shot to the body.
Fenix has done a lot of speed work in the buildup to this fight.
Alvado throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Pablo Alvado has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nice shot lands for Fenix.
Fenix gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Alvado connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Alvado walks into a jab.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Fenix misses with a wild body shot.
Alvado quickly followed up with a counter body kick but doesn't connect.
Fenix throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Fenix throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Fenix looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Fenix throws a hook to the side of Alvado's head but Alvado sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Alvado takes a swing at Fenix's ribcage but misses.
Fenix lands a nice hook to Alvado's body. Alvado takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fenix scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Fenix looks to score with a jab to the body but Alvado is just out of range.
Alvado is looking to counter punch.
Fenix wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Fenix misses with a double jab.
Alvado is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Fenix misses with an uppercut.
Fenix lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Fenix throws a poor cross that misses
and Alvado counters with a nice uppercut.
Fenix walks forward, straight into a front kick from Alvado.
Alvado takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Alvado dodges the punch combination from Fenix.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Alvado dodges the punch combination from Fenix.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Alvado tries to land a front kick but Fenix steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Fenix throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Fenix misses with a wild combination.
Alvado was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Alvado darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
That has opened up Tristan Fenix's cut even more.
Fenix misses with an uppercut. Alvado saw that one coming.
Alvado slips a jab and a cross from Fenix.
Fenix is trying hard to land a takedown here. Alvado sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Fenix misses the shot to the body.
Alvado was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
And that's the end of the fight!
Tristan Fenix comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Fenix 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 2 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Stewart Dunkirk scores the fight for Tristan Fenix!
Judge George Francis scores the fight for Tristan Fenix!
Judge Tiny Johnson scores the fight for Tristan Fenix!
Tristan Fenix wins by unanimous decision!
Tristan Fenix decided to go for the less than humble approach in his post fight interview, telling everyone how he is going to conquer the world. The crowd seemed to like it when really that sort of approach could have gone either way.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Ozzy McKane (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Axl Rose (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think McKane might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to SAIL - AWOLNATION. Rose has chosen You Could Be Mine as his entrance music. Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?
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158 lbs
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171 lbs
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Abu Dhabi Champ
World class boxer
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World class MT
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 2 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
33 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Ozzy McKane!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
19 - 12 - 0, fighting out of London, Axl Rose!
The judges for this bout are Alan Glass, Frank Dennis and Stewart Dunkirk.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
McKane jabbing away but nothing is landing.
McKane lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
McKane looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
McKane jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Rose connects with the punch.
It looks like Ozzy McKane has been cut.
Rose throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent McKane stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Rose checks a leg kick nicely.
Rose now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Rose throws a jab when McKane was well out of range.
Rose throws a jab but it's blocked by McKane.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Rose misses with a body punch
and McKane counters with a big head kick but Rose shrugs it off.
Rose swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
McKane is looking to counter punch.
Rose just misses with a punch to the body.
McKane is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
McKane shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in side control! That's better than McKane was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
We could do with one of the fighters taking the initiative a bit more on the ground - they're both waiting to capitalize on a mistake.
That's one minute gone in the round.
McKane taking a break here but Rose is having none of it and regains half guard.
Rose wants to control but McKane is keeping busy.
Rose looking for subs from the bottom but McKane mounts him!
McKane controlling his opponent.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Rose is working to get back to half guard.
McKane controlling his opponent.
Rose regains half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rose is trying to maintain the position but McKane is very close to passing his half guard.
Rose tries to roll over but McKane keeps him under control.
Rose is staying active underneath McKane, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
McKane takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
McKane is pressing down on Rose's thigh, looking to free his foot. Rose is holding on for now.
Rose is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
McKane tries to pass to full mount but Rose defends it.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
No luck with that takedown attempt from McKane.
Axl Rose is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Rose drops his hands momentarily and McKane takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Rose dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on McKane. That did some damage!
McKane catches Rose with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
McKane shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Rose eats them both and turns towards McKane to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ozzy McKane dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Ozzy McKane's cut.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Rose fakes high and swings low for a body shot but McKane manages to avoid it.
And McKane counters with a quick kick to the body but Rose blocks it.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Rose crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from McKane - the referee stops the clock and Rose gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says McKane. Rose manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
McKane scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
A bit of a lull in the action. I'm sure it will pick up again soon... even if the ref has to physically pick them up and put them back on their feet.
McKane is looking to take a break and control but Rose is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
McKane takes a little break here. Rose wants to take advantage but he is being controlled well.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
McKane seems to have a rather negative gameplan on the ground. He seems keen to just score the takedown and hold down Rose for as long as he can get away with.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rose is looking for a sweep.
McKane is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Rose can do to turn this around?
The referee asks McKane politely if he wouldn't mind getting on with it and actually doing something. McKane prefers to stall for the moment though.
McKane wants to lay and pray for a moment but Rose keeps working.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Rose thows a leg kick but McKane checks it
letting McKane counter with a right hand.
A cross from McKane lands.
Rose scoring well with a low kick there.
McKane lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
McKane goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Axl Rose has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
It looks like Axl Rose has been cut.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rose thumps McKane with a low kick.
Rose throws an off balance right hand
and McKane counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Rose avoids a punch combination nicely.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
McKane lands with an overhand left.
Rose throws a lazy uppercut
and McKane connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Rose throws a body shot but no joy.
Rose lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Rose has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from McKane.
Rose throws a leg kick
letting McKane counter with a right hand.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rose waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract McKane.
McKane avoids the head kick by Rose.
McKane cracks the inside of Rose's front leg.
Rose blocks a jab.
McKane connects with a looping right hand.
McKane takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
McKane takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
McKane lands a big head kick that sends Rose tumbling to the mat! McKane takes a step backwards and waves Rose back to his feet - he wants the finish!
Rose is rocked!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Rose cracks McKane with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Rose is still on wobbly legs! Can McKane finish him?
Rose lands an overhand right.
Rose seems to have recovered his senses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
McKane digs a good body shot into Rose's ribs.
Rose keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Rose throws out a counter right but McKane avoids it with no problem.
Rose throws a leg kick
and McKane cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Ozzy McKane is winning the standup battle so far.
McKane walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
A swing and a miss from Rose.
Rose fakes high and swings low for a body shot but McKane manages to avoid it.
McKane throwing a counter right hand but Rose manages to avoid it.
Rose looks to throw a body kick
and McKane counters with a lovely straight right hand!
A chopping leg kick lands by Rose.
Rose with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling McKane to score with a decent uppercut.
And that's the end of the fight!
Ozzy McKane showed his dominance in that final round.
Well McKane 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 2 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Alan Glass scores the fight for Ozzy McKane!
Judge Frank Dennis scores the fight for Ozzy McKane!
Judge Stewart Dunkirk scores the fight for Ozzy McKane!
Ozzy McKane wins by unanimous decision!
A less than humble Ozzy McKane misjudged his post fight interview somewhat and came across a little too arrogant whilst trying to hype up his own abilities.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Bernhard Adelhard (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Lorne Malvo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Adelhard comes to the cage accompanied by Godsmack - I Stand Alone. 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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150 lbs
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175 cm
31
153 lbs
29 - 10 - 1 |
Abu Dhabi Champ
World class boxer
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World class MT
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 2 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
33 - 16 - 0, fighting out of New York, Bernhard Adelhard!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
29 - 10 - 1, fighting out of New York, Lorne Malvo!
The judges for this bout are Chris Downing, Daniel Franklin and Stewart Dunkirk.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Adelhard closes the distance and clinches.
Adelhard blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Adelhard lands a body punch.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Malvo as Adelhard tries to tie him up.
Malvo is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Adelhard trying to control the position but instead, Malvo has worked for underhooks and has pushed Adelhard into the cage.
Malvo misses with a punch to the body.
Malvo misses with a punch on the inside.
Malvo blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Malvo misses with a punch on the inside.
Malvo misses with a short punch on the inside.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Adelhard tries to score a body lock takedown but Malvo shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Adelhard managing to block the knees to the body from Malvo.
Malvo is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Adelhard is defending well for now.
Malvo throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Adelhard blocks an uppercut.
Adelhard fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Adelhard lands a hook that snaps the head of Malvo backwards.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Malvo misses with a short punch on the inside.
Malvo swings wildly with an uppercut but Adelhard uses good head movement to avoid it.
Adelhard looking to stall.
Adelhard blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Adelhard throws a head punch that misses.
We've been hearing reports that Adelhard has been drilling takedowns in recent sessions so let's see if that has an impact on the result of this fight.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Malvo.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Malvo scores with a nice hook to the head.
Adelhard tries a body shot but Malvo blocks it.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Malvo.
Adelhard blocks an uppercut.
Malvo is trying to force a seperation but Adelhard has the dominant position.
Adelhard is working for takedown but Malvo is calmly controlling the position for now.
Adelhard blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Adelhard blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Malvo misses with a body punch.
Malvo blocks an uppercut.
Adelhard drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Bernhard Adelhard. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Malvo throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Adelhard blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Adelhard pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Malvo misses with a body kick.
Malvo connects with an inside leg kick.
Malvo scores with a jab to the jaw.
Adelhard looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Adelhard bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Malvo throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Malvo looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Malvo fakes the leg kick and cracks Adelhard in the body.
Lorne Malvo is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Adelhard lands a nice looking body shot.
Malvo misses with a low kick.
A big left from Adelhard misses.
Adelhard misses with a body shot
enabling Malvo to counter with a crisp jab.
Adelhard tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Malvo looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Malvo lands a jab to the nose.
Adelhard darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Adelhard jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Malvo tries to land a front kick but Adelhard steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Malvo throws a quick inside leg kick.
Bernhard Adelhard seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Adelhard takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Adelhard feints and then cracks Malvo's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Malvo down.
Adelhard closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Adelhard connects with a leg kick. Malvo looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Adelhard misses with the body kick
and Malvo cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Adelhard slips a straight right by Malvo.
As Malvo tries to get set, Adelhard tries to push him back and clinch up but Malvo manages to avoid the attempt.
Adelhard misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Malvo.
Adelhard moves out of range as Malvo throws a body kick.
Malvo misses with a body kick.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Malvo. Adelhard shrugs it off though.
Malvo lands a jab to the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Adelhard moves out of range of the body kick.
Adelhard throws a solid leg kick but Malvo takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Adelhard.
Malvo thinks about the counter body kick.
Malvo throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Adelhard takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Adelhard jabs Malvo to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Adelhard clinches.
Adelhard blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Malvo working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Malvo managing to block the knees to the body from Adelhard.
Adelhard can't find room to land a body shot as Malvo controls the action.
Adelhard throws an elbow but it misses.
Malvo misses with a hook from the clinch.
Malvo tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
A nice left hand lands by Adelhard.
Adelhard escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Adelhard buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Malvo throws a half hearted mid kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Lorne Malvo dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!
Adelhard throws out a leg kick but Malvo moves out of range and Adelhard only half commits.
Malvo will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Adelhard motions for Malvo to come forward. Adelhard throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Malvo misses with a body kick.
Malvo throws an overhand right that lands on Adelhard's shoulder, as Adelhard tries to avoid the shot.
Lorne Malvo seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Adelhard throws out a loose jab but Malvo uses good head movement to avoid it.
Malvo uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Adelhard.
The fight stays on the outside here - Adelhard looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Malvo with a jab.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Adelhard does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Malvo misses with an attempted mid kick.
Adelhard misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Malvo makes the exchange count by landing a cracking kick to the body. Adelhard really felt that one!
Adelhard throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Adelhard slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Adelhard goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Adelhard steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Malvo. That one must have hurt.
Adelhard does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Adelhard scores with a nice head shot.
Malvo has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Malvo looks for the body kick but Adelhard saw that one coming.
Adelhard ducks under a wild hook from Malvo.
Adelhard looks to land a left hand but Malvo moved out of range nicely.
Malvo tries to work over Adelhard's front leg with a kick but Adelhard checks it.
Malvo has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Adelhard finds it's way round the side to connect with Malvo's head.
Malvo takes a swing at Adelhard's ribcage but misses.
Adelhard is looking to slow Malvo down with leg kicks.
Adelhard chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Malvo tries to land a front kick but Adelhard steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Adelhard throws a leg kick but Malvo checks it.
Malvo is looking for the big counter here.
Malvo pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Adelhard throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Adelhard throws a hook but Malvo avoids it easily.
Malvo throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Adelhard.
Malvo throws a front kick that sends Adelhard stumbling back into the cage.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Malvo uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Malvo on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Adelhard. Adelhard obviously looking to wear him down.
Malvo tries a head kick but it misses.
Adelhard is looking to chop away at Malvo's legs.
Adelhard pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Malvo avoids a kick to the body.
Adelhard moves out of the way of the counter high kick fromMalvo.
Malvo connects with an inside leg kick.
A slow jab from Adelhard misses its intended target.
Malvo misses the shot to the body.
A nice inside leg kick there by Adelhard. That's going to slow Malvo down.
A big right from Malvo misses.
Adelhard scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Adelhard misses with a hook. Malvo ducked under it nicely.
Bernhard Adelhard has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A big left from Malvo misses.
Adelhard thuds a left hand into Malvo's body.
A big right from Malvo misses.
Malvo throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
A nice leg kick lands there from Adelhard.
Malvo looks to throw the jab but Adelhard is out of range.
Adelhard on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Adelhard lands with a thumping leg kick.
Adelhard thows a leg kick but Malvo checks it
and Malvo counters with a body kick that brings a smile to the face of both fighters.
Malvo's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Good leg kick by Adelhard there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Malvo lands with a nice body kick.
A leg kick checked by Malvo.
Malvo sizes up Adelhard with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Adelhard lands a slapping body shot.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Adelhard throws a head kick but Malvo moves out of range.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Malvo lands a nice looking body shot.
Malvo moves out of range of the leg kick from Adelhard.
Malvo swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Adelhard - that will leave a mark!
Malvo connects with an inside leg kick.
Malvo steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Adelhard.
Adelhard tries to land a front kick but Malvo steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Malvo looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Nice uppercut lands for Adelhard. That snapped Malvo's head back.
A good leg kick by Malvo.
Adelhard dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Adelhard closes the distance and clinches.
Malvo throws a head punch that misses.
Lorne Malvo seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
A short right from Malvo.
Adelhard breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Malvo avoids the body shot from Adelhard.
Malvo misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Adelhard.
Adelhard throws a quick counter kick to the body but Malvo avoids it.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Bernhard Adelhard.
I have no idea who won that fight. Let's wait and see whether the judges are as confused as me! Time for a split decision perhaps?!. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Chris Downing scores the fight for Lorne Malvo!
Judge Daniel Franklin scores the fight for Lorne Malvo!
Judge Stewart Dunkirk scores the fight for Bernhard Adelhard!
Lorne Malvo wins by split decision!
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