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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Geronimo Apache (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Altintop Palonesess (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Apache comes to the cage accompanied by Eye of the Tiger. I don't know about you partner, but I'm pumped for this one!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
7 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Geronimo Apache!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Altintop Palonesess!
The judges for this bout are John Mangel, Hugh Johnson and Donatello Bradman.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Apache throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Palonesess gets a clinch.
Apache escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Apache throws a nice head kick!
It looks like Altintop Palonesess has been cut.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Palonesess.
Apache leaves Palonesess with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Geronimo Apache seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Apache sends Palonesess crashing to the mat with a devastating uppercut! Apache is motioning to the referee to let Palonesess up. He wants to try and finish this one on the feet!
Palonesess is rocked!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Apache wants to land a leg kick but Palonesess is out of range.
Palonesess shoots in for a takedown but Apache shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Geronimo Apache has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Altintop Palonesess.
Palonesess stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Apache.
Palonesess moves in looking to clinch but Apache pushes him off.
Apache looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Apache lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Palonesess scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Palonesess fails with an attempt to clinch.
Palonesess cracks the inside of Apache's front leg.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Apache drops Palonesess with a hook right on the temple. He thinks about going to the ground but Palonesess looks back up at him and smiles so Apache waves him back to his feet - he obviously thinks he can knock him out after that shot landed.
Palonesess is still on wobbly legs! Can Apache finish him?
Apache misses with the combination.
Apache throws an overhand right that drops Palonesess like a sack of potatoes! Apache dives in to finish the fight with more strikes and this one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:13 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Geronimo Apache!
Geronimo Apache bigged himself up after the win. The crowd seemed to love it.
Altintop Palonesess was interviewed post fight and said 'Shit happends!!! '.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Shawn Jordan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jimmy Norvac (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Jimmy Norvac will no doubt be looking to use his reach advantage to good effect.
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BJJ Brown Belt
Basic striking
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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
4 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Shawn Jordan!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Jimmy Norvac!
The judges for this bout are Winston Howard, Topper Green and Skip Squint.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jordan tries to score a power double leg takedown but Norvac sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Jordan somewhat.
Jordan moves forwards but Norvac connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Good exchange - Norvac coming out on top.
A momentary lapse in concentration from Norvac enables Jordan to shoot in and score with a neat double leg. Norvac manages to secure a closed guard as the fighters hit the mat.
Jordan stops Norvac from standing up.
Norvac keeping moving, preventing Jordan from controlling successfully.
Jordan postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Jordan keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Norvac's head.
Jordan wants to control from the top but Norvac keeps moving.
Jordan's corner is telling him to maintain position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jordan throwing strikes from guard but Norvac blocks nicely.
Jordan makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Norvac wants to stand but Jordan is controlling the position.
Jordan might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Jordan distracts Norvac with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Norvac really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Jordan. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Jordan postures up and lands a big shot to Norvac's brow.
Jordan is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Jordan trying to control the position from guard on top but Norvac is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Norvac wants to get back to his feet but he's too absorbed in his own little project and Jordan manages to pass to side control.
Jordan scoring with strikes to the body and head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jordan trying to control the pace.
Jordan lands a big elbow - Norvac is out of it! He's waving his arms around but his eyes are closed and he's not intelligently defending himself - the ref has no choice but to jump in and stop the fight! This one is in the books! A TKO win for Jordan!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:35 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Shawn Jordan!
Jumping up and down and very excited, Shawn Jordan waved his t-shirt featuring //buriedALIVE// Fight Gear's logo in front of the cameras.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Corey Truck (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Franky Page (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). This should be a great matchup!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Corey Truck!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 4 - 0, fighting out of London, Franky Page!
The judges for this bout are Summer Carpenter, Bruno Hogan and Eliza Hachem.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Page fails with a takedown attempt.
Page has been working on his striking defense in training and it's paying off as Truck is landing a low percentage of strikes.
Truck shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Page with the counter takedown but Truck avoids it easily.
Truck throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Page goes for a double leg but Truck avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Truck continues to drive forward.
Truck is trying to close the distance and clinch up, after that failed offence from Page.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Page.
Truck seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
Corey Truck has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Franky Page.
Truck tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Page was well out of range. Poor timing from Truck.
Truck misses with a low kick.
Page darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
We could do with one of the fighters taking the initiative a bit more on the ground - they're both waiting to capitalize on a mistake.
Page lands strikes from half guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Page missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Page controlling the action here.
Page's corner are shouting for him to control the position and he seems happy to oblige.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Truck is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Page's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Page's back!
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Page is really stuck here.
Page avoids the strikes from Truck.
Truck doesn't have the hooks in and Page manages to turn into his guard.
Page throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Page sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Page postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
We've been hearing good reports from Truck's training camp. Apparently he has been rolling around with some good quality BJJ practitioners and has been sharpening his skills. Let's see if that has an impact on the fight today.
Truck wants to sweep but no luck.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Page distracts Truck with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Page postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Page with a flurry of punches that miss.
Truck trying to keep a closed guard but Page is proving a slippery customer.
Page with a nice head shot there.
Truck on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Truck tries to get out of the position.
Page scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Page works over Truck with some ground and pound from guard.
Page landing with the ground and pound.
Page stands up over Truck, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Page's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Page lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Page landing with the ground and pound.
Truck is rocked!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Page with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Oh Truck is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Page loads up on a big left hand. Truck felt that one! He's just covering up now, not defending himself intelligently - Page looks towards the ref and unloads with 3 more big shots and the ref has no choice but to stop the fight! Truck can't hide his disappointment, as Page celebrates the victory.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:22 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Franky Page!
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Jon Lewis (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Nigel Truck (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Jon Lewis has a significant reach advantage - let's see if he can make it count.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 5 - 0, fighting out of New York, Jon Lewis!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Nigel Truck!
The judges for this bout are John Mangel, Hugh Johnson and Bruno Hogan.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lewis tries to clinch there but Truck circles away.
Truck throws a jab but it's blocked by Lewis.
Truck scores with a takedown into Lewis's guard.
Truck advances to half guard.
Lewis has managed to escape just enough to sneak back to his feet but Truck is on him like a limpet, forcing Lewis back against the cage.
Truck is trying to pull guard but Lewis has him pressed against the cage.
Lewis pushes off an throws an elbow but Truck leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Truck just leaning against Lewis, taking a breather.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Lewis as Truck tries to tie him up.
Lewis is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Lewis is breathing heavily.
Lewis is defending well against a takedown attempt.
A shot in the inside from Lewis.
Lewis's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Truck throws a leg kick but Lewis sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Lewis checks the leg kick nicely there.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lewis gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Lewis pulls guard successfully.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Truck makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Lewis will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Truck trying to control the position from guard on top but Lewis is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Truck stands up over Lewis, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Truck advances position into side control!
Lewis parries the strikes from Truck easily there. Truck is wary of posturing up too much because it might enable Lewis to escape.
Truck throws an elbow but Lewis slips to the side and avoids it well.
Lewis is trying to get back to his feet.
Truck has had enough of the ground for now and decides to stand.
Lewis avoids a punch combination nicely.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lewis moves into the clinch successfully.
Truck looking for a takedown.
Jon Lewis has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Nigel Truck.
A short left from Lewis.
Lewis pulls guard.
Lewis kicks Truck off and gets to his feet.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Truck closes the distance and clinches.
Truck breaks from the clinch.
Truck throws a leg kick that misses.
Truck clinches up against the cage.
Truck tries for a takedown but Lewis manages to get underhooks.
Truck looking to stall.
Truck tries to score a body lock takedown but Lewis shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Truck digs a right hand into Lewis's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Lewis's gas tank.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Truck trying to stall but Lewis improves his position.
Truck holding his opponent close, against the cage.
I was talking to Lewis's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Lewis can't break the clinch.
Lewis has had enough of the clinch but Truck keeps him there for the moment.
Truck throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Lewis breaks from the clinch.
Lewis scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Lewis gets tackled into the cage by Truck. Truck maintains the clinch.
Truck misses with a knee to the head.
Lewis wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Lewis breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Lewis works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Truck has managed to clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Truck trying to control the position but instead, Lewis has worked for underhooks and has pushed Truck into the cage.
Lewis is fighting off a takedown attempt but Truck is just too persistent for him and manages to trip Lewis to the mat. Lewis regains guard as soon as the fighters hit the mat.
Lewis has his feet on Truck's hips. He pushes off and gets to his feet. Nice work.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Lewis misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Truck closes this distance looking for a takedown but Lewis circles away.
Lewis works over Truck's head and body with a nice combination.
Truck gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Truck looking to slow down the pace here.
Lewis's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Jon Lewis seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Lewis closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Truck tries for a takedown but Lewis manages to get underhooks.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jon Lewis 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.
Lewis checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Lewis throws a series of punches but Truck moves out of range.
Lewis circles away from the clinch attempt.
Lewis tries to clinch up but Truck circles away and keeps his distance.
Lewis instigates a clinch.
Truck is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Truck drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Lewis gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Truck is working for takedown but Lewis is calmly controlling the position for now.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Truck goes for a takedown attempt but Lewis pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Jon Lewis has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Nigel Truck.
Lewis doesn't manage to clinch there - Truck circles away.
And Truck tries to counter it with a takedown but Lewis pushes his down on his head and steps out.
Lewis dives in for a single leg takedown but Truck sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lewis lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Truck circles away quickly and effectively.
Lewis really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Lewis lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Truck misses with a kick to the body.
Lewis lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Lewis loads up on a big right hand but Truck slips the punch.
Truck avoids a punch combination nicely.
Truck steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Lewis.
Truck has taken the fight to the clinch.
Jon Lewis has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Truck with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Truck gets double underhooks and manages to take the fight to the ground.
Truck scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Truck throwing strikes from guard but Lewis blocks nicely.
Truck content to stall in guard here.
Lewis uses the cage to get back to his feet.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Lewis misses with an elbow over the top.
A hook to the body from Lewis.
Lewis can't break the clinch.
Lewis blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Truck trying to land knees to the body.
Lewis pushes Truck back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lewis throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Truck is working for takedown but Lewis is calmly controlling the position for now.
Lewis is looking for a takedown.
Lewis tries to work over Truck's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Truck tries to pull guard but Lewis won't allow it.
Truck wants a takedown but no success here.
Truck is working for takedown but Lewis is calmly controlling the position for now.
Lewis prevents the takedown attempt.
Lewis scores with a nice hook to the head.
Lewis is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Truck can do to turn this around?
Lewis pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Lewis gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Truck content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Lewis lands with a short head shot on the inside.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Truck takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Truck's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Truck circles away from the clinch attempt.
Lewis moves into the clinch.
Lewis avoiding damage as Truck throws knees to the body.
Truck displaying some good clinch control by pressing Lewis up against the cage.
Lewis lands an elbow inside that Truck shrugs off.
Truck is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Lewis pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Truck just leaning against Lewis, taking a breather.
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!
Truck tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Lewis lands a body punch in the clinch.
Lewis has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Truck after a bit of a struggle.
Lewis lands with a short shot to the head.
Lewis lands a right hand that snaps the head of Truck backwards.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jon Lewis dominated that second round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
Truck throws a front kick aimed at Lewis's knee but Lewis avoids it well.
Lewis circles away from the clinch attempt.
Lewis seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance.
Truck tries to clinch up.
Lewis is looking to clinch but Truck is avoiding it.
Truck tries to counter by closing the distance.
Truck clinches up against the cage.
Truck tries to score a body lock takedown but Lewis shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Lewis tries to pull guard but Truck holds him up against the cage and eventually Lewis drops back down to his feet.
Truck drops down looking for an ankle pick but Lewis pulls his leg out and moves away.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Lewis tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Truck manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Jon Lewis is winning the standup battle so far.
Truck gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Truck is looking for a takedown.
Jon Lewis has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Nigel Truck.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lewis manages to pull guard.
Truck postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Truck working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Lewis uses the cage to get back to his feet.
Lewis fails in his attempt to clinch.
Truck tries to counter by closing the distance.
Truck fails with a takedown attempt.
Truck circles away from the clinch attempt.
Lewis gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Lewis tries for a takedown. No joy.
Lewis has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Truck will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Lewis up against the cage.
Lewis has Truck pressed against the cage, preventing Truck from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lewis tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Truck stalling.
A nice left hand lands by Lewis.
Truck is looking to take this one to the mat.
Truck tries a knee to the head but Lewis blocks it.
Lewis manages to break the clinch.
Truck closes the distance and clinches.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Lewis scores with a shoulder strike.
Truck is trying to pull guard but Lewis turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Truck pressing his opponent against the cage.
Truck is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A short right from Lewis on the inside.
Lewis lands with a left to the head.
Lewis wants the takedown. Truck is fighting it off but Lewis persists and manages to bring the fight to the ground, ending up in Truck's guard against the cage.
Lewis tries to stand but Truck is controlling from the bottom.
Truck is trying to keep Lewis in close.
Lewis stands up from guard. Let's bang!
Truck throws a jab but it's blocked by Lewis.
A big left from Truck misses.
Lewis darts in and clinches Truck up against the cage.
Lewis breaks the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Truck throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Truck fails with the takedown
and Lewis counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Lewis feints a jab promting Truck to slip. Lewis then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Truck slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Jon Lewis is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Lewis moves in looking to clinch but Truck pushes him off.
Truck throws a body shot but no joy.
Lewis is looking to counter punch.
Lewis shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Truck as he jumps to the side.
Truck has a takedown stuffed.
Nigel Truck has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Jon Lewis is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Truck.
And that's the end of the fight!
Jon Lewis showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Lewis has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge John Mangel scores the fight 30:27
Judge Hugh Johnson scores the fight 30:27
Judge Bruno Hogan scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jon Lewis!
Jon Lewis decided to go for the less than humble approach in his post fight interview, telling everyone how he is going to conquer the world. The crowd seemed to like it when really that sort of approach could have gone either way.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Big Mac (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Razmig Grigorian (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). 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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194 lbs
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193 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
Lethal high kicks
Cardio machine |
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Lethal high kicks
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
6 - 4 - 0, fighting out of London, Big Mac!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Razmig Grigorian!
The judges for this bout are Summer Carpenter, Francis DeMontford and Bruno Hogan.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mac with a jab.
Grigorian misses with a right hand
enabling Mac to counter with a crisp jab.
Mac throws a head kick that misses.
Grigorian takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Grigorian works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
A head kick misses from Grigorian.
That kick from Grigorian tenderised Mac's leg. Mac is trying to keep his angry face on.
Grigorian checks the leg kick.
Grigorian throws out a counter right but Mac avoids it with no problem.
Grigorian uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Mac.
Mac missing with a left hand there. Grigorian was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Grigorian jabs at Mac's body.
Grigorian lands with a thumping leg kick.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A left and a right from Grigorian both land. Nice combination.
Grigorian goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
A quick step to the side and Mac tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Grigorian ducks under a wild hook from Mac.
Mac throws an overhand right that lands on Grigorian's shoulder, as Grigorian tries to avoid the shot.
Grigorian's coach down at Gym Amsterdam was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on Grigorian's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.
A swing and a miss from Mac.
Mac throws the left hand but Grigorian avoids the punch easily.
Grigorian throws a big shot that misses.
A chopping leg kick lands by Grigorian.
Grigorian looks to land a left hand but Mac moved out of range nicely.
A looping hook to the body misses from Mac. Grigorian does a little dance to reset his feet.
Grigorian misses with an uppercut
and Mac counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Grigorian scores with a body shot.
Grigorian looks to throw the jab but Mac is out of range.
Grigorian fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Mac has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Grigorian throws a nice head kick!
No joy there for Mac, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Mac tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Grigorian looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Mac throws an ugly left hook that misses
letting Grigorian counter with a right hand.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Grigorian motions for Mac to come forward. Grigorian throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Mac's corner calls for a 1-2. Mac obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Mac throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Grigorian sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Grigorian throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Mac is looking to counter punch.
Nice jab there from Grigorian.
Mac misses with a combination
and Grigorian counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Grigorian fails to land with a series of punches.
Mac is looking for a counter combo.
Razmig Grigorian seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A big right from Mac misses.
Mac misses with a looping right.
Mac swings widly with a right hand
and Grigorian counters with a crisp right that sends Mac to the canvas! Grigorian follows up with punches from the mount and this one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:19 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Razmig Grigorian!
An out of breath Razmig Grigorian thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Kyle Pits (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and CJ Saaim (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Saaim's choice of entrance music: Chelsea Dagger. The crowd giving both fighters a great reception on their way into the arena. That's good to see.
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198 lbs
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187 lbs
9 - 9 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
6 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Kyle Pits!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, CJ Saaim!
The judges for this bout are Darius Henderson, Francis DeMontford and Summer Carpenter.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Pits throws out a loose jab but Saaim uses good head movement to avoid it.
Saaim shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
Pits wants to get back to full guard.
Saaim drops an elbow to the side of Pits's head.
Saaim is looking to take a break and control but Pits is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
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. Saaim connects with a nice short shot to Pits's temple.
Saaim slips a nice elbow through Pits's hands, connecting with Pits's forehead.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Pits is looking to control Saaim's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Pits avoid being mounted?
Saaim is controlling the pace.
Pits wants to get back to full guard but Saaim has mounted him!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pits tries to reverse the position but Saaim maintains control.
Saaim cracks Pits with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Saaim cracks Pits with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Saaim controlling from the full mount.
Pits is looking to get to half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Saaim controlling the position easily from mount.
Pits working to try and regain half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Saaim avoids the attempt from Pits to control.
Saaim tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Saaim landing strikes from the mount and Pits is in trouble!
Saaim trying to control but Pits is having none of it.
BOOM! Saaim connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Pits is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Saaim pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Saaim tries to control but Pits wriggling away.
Saaim landing strikes from the mount.
Pits takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Pits knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Saaim on the ground.
Saaim avoids the attempt from Pits to control.
Pits taking shots to the head.
Saaim avoids the attempt from Pits to control.
Saaim lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Saaim lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Pits hang on?
Pits is in a horrible position here. Saaim smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Pits is looking to get to half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pits is bucking up trying to escape but Saaim cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
Saaim landing strikes, looking to finish!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Pits is bucking up trying to escape but Saaim cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
Pits is wriggling around trying to escape.
Saaim lands a big shot to the head and Pits winces in pain. He's tapped out due to strikes!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:47 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Strikes). CJ Saaim!
CJ Saaim was full of energy after the big win and talked about how he thinks he can do big things in this sport. The crowd were appreciative of his determination to succeed.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Osama Akharraz (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Striking Champion (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Osama Akharraz has a significant reach advantage - let's see if he can make it count.
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BJJ White Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
7 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Osama Akharraz!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Striking Champion!
The judges for this bout are Steve Erwin, Hugh Johnson and Ron Honeybunn.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Champion lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Akharraz scores with a punch to the head.
It looks like Striking Champion has been cut.
Akharraz throws a one two combo.
Striking Champion seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Akharraz slips a jab and a cross from Champion.
Akharraz misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Champion moves in looking to clinch but Akharraz pushes him off.
Akharraz blocks a head kick by Champion.
We've been told by Akharraz's head coaches at Train to Kill that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
A punch combination from Akharraz misses.
Champion forces Akharraz back against the cage and clinches.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Akharraz takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Champion misses with a punch on the inside.
Champion working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Champion struggles to land a body shot inside as Akharraz controls his hands.
Champion blocks a body shot from Akharraz.
Champion connects with a nasty looking knee right to Akharraz's face.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Akharraz is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Akharraz has had enough of the clinch but Champion keeps him there for the moment.
Akharraz has had enough of the clinch but Champion keeps him there for the moment.
Champion creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Akharraz on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Akharraz blocks an elbow strike.
Champion tries a body shot but Akharraz blocks it.
Akharraz is looking to control Champion's arms but Champion gets an underhook and turns him. Now Akharraz has his back to the cage.
Akharraz tries to land knees in the clinch but Champion avoids the damage to the body.
Akharraz lands with a right to the head.
Akharraz is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Akharraz wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Akharraz lands with a left to the head.
Akharraz tries to circle away but Champion has him pinned against the cage.
Champion lands a nice elbow.
It looks like Osama Akharraz has been cut.
Akharraz blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Champion lands a damaging elbow.
Champion tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Champion prevents Akharraz from breaking the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Champion throws a punch but it's blocked by Akharraz.
Akharraz pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Akharraz really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
A head kick misses from Champion.
Akharraz is looking to counter punch.
Champion tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Champion closes the distance but Akharraz moves to the side
and Akharraz counters with a crisp one two that drops Champion! Akharraz thinks about following him to the mat for a moment but instead steps back and waves Champion to his feet! Champion is in big trouble!
Champion is rocked!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Akharraz lands with a massive overhand right! Stick a fork in Champion - he's out cold! Ermm... I think I just mixed my metaphors but yeah... That was a nice KO! Big win for Akharraz!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:35 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Osama Akharraz!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Bismack Kagonbo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Gattsu Emelianenko (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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244 lbs
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247 lbs
4 - 1 - 0 |
Decent wrestler
Lethal high kicks
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Bismack Kagonbo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Gattsu Emelianenko!
The judges for this bout are Donatello Bradman, Eliza Hachem and John Mangel.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The fighters circling - Emelianenko throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Kagonbo has taken the fight to the clinch.
Kagonbo blocks an uppercut.
Kagonbo breaks the clinch.
Kagonbo avoids the body shot from Emelianenko.
Kagonbo has Emelianenko up against the cage in a clinch.
Kagonbo breaks from the clinch.
Kagonbo throws a poor cross that misses
and Emelianenko counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Emelianenko fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Kagonbo slips a jab from Emelianenko.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kagonbo on the wrong end of a nice jab.
It looks like Bismack Kagonbo has been cut.
Emelianenko scores with a jab to the head.
Emelianenko takes one on the button.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A big right from Kagonbo misses.
Emelianenko throws a hook but Kagonbo blocks it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kagonbo feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Emelianenkos jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Emelianenko looks to throw the jab but Kagonbo is out of range.
A jab lands there for Kagonbo.
Kagonbo throws a big shot that misses.
Kagonbo uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Emelianenko has time to react.
Kagonbo fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Emelianenko.
Bismack Kagonbo seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Emelianenko connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Emelianenko tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Emelianenko misses with an uppercut. Kagonbo saw that one coming.
Kagonbo wants to clinch up but Emelianenko keeps it at a distance.
Kagonbo is looking light on his feet compared to last time was saw him fight.
Kagonbo tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Emelianenko! But no joy.
Emelianenko takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Emelianenko moves forwards but Kagonbo connects with a nice, crisp jab.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Nice defenses there by Kagonbo.
Kagonbo feinted there with a counter leg kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kagonbo throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Kagonbo defending well as Emelianenko loads up on a big left hand.
A jab from Emelianenko misses.
Emelianenko takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Emelianenko keeps the fight on the outside.
An inside leg kick lands from Kagonbo.
Emelianenko looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Kagonbo closes the distance and pushes Emelianenko back into the cage.
Emelianenko blocks an uppercut.
Kagonbo is working Emelianenko over against the cage.
Emelianenko breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Emelianenko gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Kagonbo.
Kagonbo connects with the punch.
Emelianenko might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Kagonbo misses with a straight right.
Kagonbo pushes Emelianenko away with a front kick.
Kagonbo throws a right and a left that Emelianenko avoids nicely.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kagonbo lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Emelianenko takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
A lazy left from Kagonbo finds it's target.
Kagonbo misses with a lunging right hand
and Emelianenko counters with a stiff right hand.
Kagonbo misses with a left hand
and Emelianenko counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Kagonbo thinking.
Kagonbo is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Emelianenko takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Emelianenko has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Kagonbo.
Kagonbo lands with a thumping leg kick.
Emelianenko blocks a jab.
Emelianenko is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Kagonbo with a body shot.
Kagonbo throws a leg kick but Emelianenko sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Kagonbo scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Left hook, right uppercut from Kagonbo.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Kagonbo lands a nice leg kick that just misses Emelianenko's sensitive parts.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kagonbo uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Emelianenko.
Emelianenko misses with a looping left.
Kagonbo has taken the fight to the clinch.
Kagonbo throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Emelianenko's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Emelianenko has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Kagonbo.
Emelianenko takes one on the button.
Kagonbo throws a hook to the side of Emelianenko's head but Emelianenko sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Kagonbo dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Emelianenko. That did some damage!
Kagonbo works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
The crowd cheers as Kagonbo lands an impressive looking overhand right. Emelianenko doesn't seem phased though.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Emelianenko circles away from the clinch attempt
and Emelianenko counters with a nice body shot.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Bismack Kagonbo dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Bismack Kagonbo's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Kagonbo lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Emelianenko has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Emelianenko and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Emelianenko throws out a counter right but Kagonbo avoids it with no problem.
Kagonbo darts in and clinches Emelianenko up against the cage.
Kagonbo misses with a body punch.
Kagonbo misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Emelianenko throws a head punch that misses.
Kagonbo pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Emelianenko ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Emelianenko throws a jab but it's blocked by Kagonbo.
Kagonbo feints and then cracks Emelianenko's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Emelianenko down.
Kagonbo is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Emelianenko takes one on the chin but seems OK.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kagonbo lands with a good body shot.
Kagonbo pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Emelianenko looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Kagonbo pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Emelianenko takes one to the chin there.
Emelianenko misses with a body shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kagonbo avoids the body shot from Emelianenko.
Emelianenko 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.
Bismack Kagonbo is winning the standup battle so far.
Kagonbo cracks Emelianenko with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Kagonbo throws a jab when Emelianenko was well out of range.
Kagonbo connects with a leg kick. Emelianenko looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Good work by Emelianenko as he checks the leg kick.
Kagonbo moves in looking to clinch but Emelianenko pushes him off.
Emelianenko moves forwards but Kagonbo connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Emelianenko moves out of range as Kagonbo strikes.
Emelianenko let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Emelianenko misses with a right hand
and Kagonbo counters with an inside leg kick.
Kagonbo takes the fight into the clinch.
Kagonbo content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Emelianenko breaks the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kagonbo tries to close the distance and clinch but Emelianenko swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Kagonbo scores with a nice right hand.
A nice leg kick lands there from Kagonbo.
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!
Kagonbo tries to clinch but Emelianenko is having none of it.
Kagonbo fails with an attempt to clinch.
Kagonbo wants to clinch.
Emelianenko now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Kagonbo tries to clinch but Emelianenko moves out of range.
Kagonbo scores with a jab. Emelianenko acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
A looping hook to the body misses from Emelianenko. Kagonbo does a little dance to reset his feet.
A left and a right from Kagonbo both land. Nice combination.
Kagonbo feints and then cracks Emelianenko's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Emelianenko down.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Emelianenko takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Kagonbo wants to land a leg kick but Emelianenko is out of range.
Emelianenko blocks a low kick nicely.
Emelianenko swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Kagonbo throws a poor cross that misses
and Emelianenko cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Emelianenko swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Kagonbo is looking to clinch but Emelianenko is avoiding it.
Emelianenko has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Emelianenko avoids the body shot from Kagonbo.
Kagonbo is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Emelianenko can do to turn this around?
Kagonbo fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Emelianenko manages to avoid it.
Kagonbo 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.
Emelianenko now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
The fighters circling - Emelianenko throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Kagonbo looks to clinch
and Emelianenko counters with a straight right hand.
Kagonbo misses with a lunging right hand
and Emelianenko counters with a nice uppercut.
Kagonbo tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Emelianenko paws at him with a jab and circles away.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kagonbo lands a slapping body shot.
Emelianenko bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Emelianenko takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Emelianenko keeps the fight on the outside.
Emelianenko throws a jab when Kagonbo was well out of range.
Kagonbo is looking to slow Emelianenko down with leg kicks.
Kagonbo fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Emelianenko checks it well.
A little jabbing left from Emelianenko on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Emelianenko checks the leg kick nicely there.
A jab from Kagonbo does it's job there.
Kagonbo catches Emelianenko with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Kagonbo lands with a thumping leg kick.
Kagonbo misses with a shot to the body
and Emelianenko connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Kagonbo throws a leg kick
and Emelianenko counters with a right hand to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Bismack Kagonbo dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Bismack Kagonbo's cut.
That's time! Kagonbo's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. And we move into the final round!
Kagonbo throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Kagonbo chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Kagonbo 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.
Kagonbo throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Kagonbo misses with a body punch
letting Emelianenko counter with a right hand.
Emelianenko has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Kagonbo.
Emelianenko keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Nice defenses there by Emelianenko.
Emelianenko looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
A telegraphed right hand from Emelianenko misses the target.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kagonbo throws out a powerful jab.
Kagonbo buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Kagonbo!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Kagonbo tries to clinch but Emelianenko is having none of it.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Kagonbo, right into the meat.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jab from Emelianenko.
Kagonbo misses with a right hand
and Emelianenko counters with a one-two to the body.
Kagonbo uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Emelianenko.
Kagonbo tries to score with a low kick but Emelianenko moves his leg out of the way.
Emelianenko swings for the body but Kagonbo moves out of range.
Kagonbo throws a jab when Emelianenko was well out of range.
A nice side step and Emelianenko releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Kagonbo doesn't manage to clinch there - Emelianenko circles away.
A telegraphed right hand from Emelianenko misses the target.
Emelianenko listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Kagonbo fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Emelianenko, pushing him back against the cage.
Kagonbo tries to throw a body punch but Emelianenko avoids it by throwing Kagonbo back against the cage.
Kagonbo can't find room to land a body shot as Emelianenko controls the action.
Emelianenko's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Emelianenko has a couple of punches blocked by Kagonbo.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kagonbo breaks the clinch.
Kagonbo tries to score with a low kick but Emelianenko moves his leg out of the way.
Kagonbo has managed to clinch.
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!
Emelianenko escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Kagonbo lands with a thumping leg kick.
Emelianenko throws a hook but Kagonbo avoids it easily.
Kagonbo connects with a looping right hand.
Kagonbo looks to land a body kick but Emelianenko moved away.
A big right from Emelianenko misses.
Nice uppercut lands for Kagonbo. That snapped Emelianenko's head back.
Kagonbo scores with a jab to the jaw.
Kagonbo keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Bismack Kagonbo is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Kagonbo takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Emelianenko moves out of range as Kagonbo strikes.
Emelianenko now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Kagonbo lands a nice leg kick that just misses Emelianenko's sensitive parts.
Kagonbo keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Kagonbo tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Emelianenko is able to avoid easily.
Kagonbo misses with a lunging right hand
and Emelianenko connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Kagonbo misses with a looping left.
Kagonbo tries to land a leg kick but Emelianenko saw it coming and moves away.
Emelianenko let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Kagonbo is looking to score with low kicks.
Emelianenko moves out of range of the body kick from Kagonbo.
Emelianenko now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Emelianenko misses with a body shot.
Kagonbo lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Kagonbo darts in trying to clinch
and Emelianenko counters with a nice body shot.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kagonbo tries to work over Emelianenko's front leg with a kick but Emelianenko checks it.
Emelianenko throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Kagonbo sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Emelianenko takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Kagonbo fails in his attempt to clinch.
Kagonbo ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Emelianenko throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Kagonbo counters with a good low kick that Emelianenko was not able to check.
Kagonbo is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Emelianenko.
Gattsu Emelianenko has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Kagonbo lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Kagonbo closes the distance and clinches.
Good body shot from Kagonbo.
Emelianenko is trying to break the clinch but Kagonbo is controlling him.
And that's the end of the fight!
Bismack Kagonbo showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Kagonbo has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Donatello Bradman scores the fight 30:27
Judge Eliza Hachem scores the fight 30:27
Judge John Mangel scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Bismack Kagonbo!
An out of breath Bismack Kagonbo thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Shane Austin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Igor Rottwel (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Rottwel is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Land of the Free. This should be fireworks!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
12 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Shane Austin!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
12 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Igor Rottwel!
The judges for this bout are Chris Dean, Hugh Johnson and Darius Henderson.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Austin stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Austin wants it to stay on the feet.
Austin thows a left - swing and a miss!
Austin throws a good cross that connects.
Rottwel tries for a takedown but Austin circles away easily
and Austin counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Austin connects with a jab.
It looks like Igor Rottwel has been cut.
Rottwel blocks a jab.
Austin connects with a single shot there.
Austin cracks Rottwel with a nasty uppercut that draws ooohs from the crowd and sends Rottwel tumbling backwards onto the mat. He tries to recover but Austin pounces and lands a hail of unanswered strikes that forces the referee to step in to end the fight! Rottwel is not happy but he gave the referee no choice!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:35 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Shane Austin!
Shane Austin seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
In defeat, Igor Rottwel stepped up to the mic, saying 'thank all'.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Bill Newton (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and James Neil (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Neil's choice of entrance music: Allman Brothers Band - Midnight Rider. Bill Newton could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to James Neil's chin.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the middleweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
7 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Bill Newton!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, James Neil!
The judges for this bout are Donatello Bradman, Steve Erwin and Chris Dean.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Neil throws a lazy head kick
and Newton counters with a nice double leg into side control. Neil won't be happy with that.
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.
Newton wants to lay and pray for a moment but Neil keeps working.
Newton thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Neil is trying to get back to half guard. He's pushing on Newton's leg. He's managed it. Nice work.
Neil works his way to full guard. Good work.
Newton stopping the sweep attempt from Neil.
Newton passes Neil's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Newton is pressing down on Neil's thigh, looking to free his foot. Neil is holding on for now.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Neil wants to improve his position but Newton is controlling well.
Newton is looking to pass the guard... He's managed it - he's now in full mount!
Neil working to try and regain half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Newton has control of Neil's right arm, working for a kimura. It's a bit of a token attempt though and Neil regains control of the situation pretty easily.
Neil is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Newton is looking to secure an arm. He's managed it! He's pivoting for an armbar - that looks tight! But Neil has managed to get out of it and now he's in a dominant position. Nice work from Neil!
Neil content to stall in guard here.
Newton working for a triangle but Neil defends it easily.
Neil postures up and lands a big shot to Newton's brow.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neil cracks Newton with a solid left hand.
Neil makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Neil trying to control but Newton is working from the bottom.
Newton had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Neil defends it easily.
Newton looking to control.
Neil engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
Newton trying to control the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Newton has momentary wrist control but Neil slips an elbow through the middle.
Neil postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Neil is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Neil cracks Newton with a solid left hand.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Newton had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Neil defends it easily.
Neil works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Neil slips a nice elbow through Newton's hands, connecting with Newton's forehead.
Newton is in a tricky position but he's been working on his transitions down at LOD-Guts & Glory Gym, so we'll see if he gets out of it.
Neil working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Neil working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
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. Neil connects with a nice short shot to Newton's temple.
Newton is rocked!
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Neil lands a nice short elbow.
Oh Newton is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
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. Neil connects with a nice short shot to Newton's temple.
In the pre-fight buildup videos we saw Neil working his ground and pound in the gym. So far it seems to be working well.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neil lands a big elbow from half guard. That looks like it's hurt Newton quite badly. Newton pulls Neil in close trying to recover. Neil postures up and lands two really hard shots that put Newton on queer street! The ref takes a look and decides to call an end to the fight! Possibly an early stoppage but Newton doesn't seem to be complaining too much.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:19 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). James Neil!
James Neil is the new middleweight champion!
In his post fight interview, James Neil gave a big smile as he said 'Just hit my music and let's go.'.
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