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UGD 68:Man Vs Napoleon PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Dean Mason (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Michael Scarn (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Michael Scarn told me before the fight that he's been watching a lot of DVDs so let's see if that helps him in this one! I can't wait to find out!
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198 lbs
11 - 5 - 0 |
Good wrestling
World class MT
Granite chin |
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World class 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
12 - 5 - 1, fighting out of New York, Dean Mason!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
11 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Michael Scarn!
The judges for this bout are Paul Tew, Richard Clark and James Ackerman.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Scarn throws a low kick, looking for Mason's leg but Mason calmly moves out of range.
Mason tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
We've been told by Mason's head coaches at The Studio that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Mason throws a leg kick but Scarn moved away.
Mason 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.
Mason cracks the inside of Scarn's front leg.
Scarn throws a looping overhand right but Mason ducks down to avoid it.
Scarn misses the shot to the body.
Scarn is trying hard to land a takedown here. Mason sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Mason is looking to clinch.
Scarn throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Nice shot lands for Mason.
Scarn looks to land a combination but Mason avoids it well.
Scarn closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Mason tries to clinch but Scarn moves away
and Scarn cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Mason stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Scarn.
Mason gets tackled into the cage by Scarn. Scarn maintains the clinch.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Scarn blocking some punches.
Scarn throws an elbow that misses.
Mason working aggressively here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mason avoids the elbow strike from Scarn, against the cage.
Mason working aggressively here.
Mason taking a breather.
Mason is trying to maintain a safe position but Scarn gets an underhook and turns Mason into the cage.
Scarn swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Mason takes a shot to the head.
Mason lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Scarn.
Scarn misses with a short punch on the inside.
Scarn throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Mason softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Mason blocking some punches.
Mason working aggressively here.
Scarn swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Scarn scores with a nice hook to the head.
Mason escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Scarn instigates a clinch.
Mason struggles to land a body shot inside as Scarn controls his hands.
Mason leaning against his opponent.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Scarn creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Scarn lands with a light punch inside.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Scarn lands a damaging elbow.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mason dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Scarn lands a damaging elbow.
Mason swings wildly with an uppercut but Scarn uses good head movement to avoid it.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Scarn just misses with a elbow thrown towards Mason's brow.
Mason swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Mason takes an elbow to the forehead.
Mason blocks an uppercut.
Mason takes an elbow to the forehead.
A short right from Mason.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Mason.
Scarn lands a shot to the body.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Scarn.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Mason.
Scarn goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Mason creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Mason trying to stall but Scarn improves his position.
Scarn doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
A head punch on the inside from Scarn fails to land.
Mason breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Scarn rushes Mason and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Mason goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Mason throws a head punch that misses.
Mason dodges an elbow strike from Scarn.
Scarn swings wildly with an uppercut but Mason uses good head movement to avoid it.
Scarn lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Mason struggles to land a body shot inside as Scarn controls his hands.
A left hand lands to the body for Mason.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Mason creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Mason doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Mason blocks the elbow strike.
Mason pushes Scarn back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Scarn looks to throw an elbow but misses.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Scarn.
Mason misses with a short punch on the inside.
A head punch on the inside from Mason fails to land.
Mason's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Scarn on the wrong end of a nice jab.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Scarn thows a body kick. Mason tries to catch it but that hurt him.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Scarn slips under a jab.
Mason thows a left - swing and a miss!
Mason throws a body kick that misses.
Mason walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Scarn checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Mason on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Mason keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Scarn.
Mason swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Mason tries to land a leg kick but Scarn saw it coming and moves away.
Scarn tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Mason manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Scarn avoids the body shot from Mason.
Scarn throws a nice outside leg kick.
Scarn blocks a jab.
Scarn works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
That kick from Mason tenderised Scarn's leg. Scarn is trying to keep his angry face on.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Scarn throws a head kick but Mason moves out of range.
Scarn tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Mason misses with a body shot.
Scarn throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Michael Scarn will probably get the nod.
That's time! Back to the action!
Scarn tried to score with a low kick but Mason checks it.
Scarn throws a right and a left that Mason avoids nicely.
Mason takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Mason cracks Scarn with an open hand slap.
Mason swings for the body but Scarn moves out of range.
Mason fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Scarn.
Mason misses with a hook.
Mason motions for Scarn to come forward. Mason throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Scarn keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
A good leg kick by Scarn.
A solid body kick from Scarn.
The fighters circling - Mason throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Mason throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Mason throws the left hand but Scarn avoids the punch easily.
Scarn will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Mason throws out a leg kick but Scarn moves out of range and Mason only half commits.
Scarn misses with a double jab.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mason swings for the body but Scarn moves out of range.
Scarn let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Mason dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Mason throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Dean Mason is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Mason throws out a loose jab but Scarn uses good head movement to avoid it.
Scarn throws a body punch but Mason moves out of range.
Mason throws a shot from downtown. Scarn moves away and avoids it.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Scarn - that will leave a mark!
That kick from Scarn tenderised Mason's leg. Mason is trying to keep his angry face on.
Mason misses the shot to the body.
Scarn slips under a jab from Mason.
Mason throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Scarn lands a front kick.
Mason digs a good body shot into Scarn's ribs.
Scarn dodges the punch combination from Mason.
Scarn let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Nice cross by Scarn.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Scarn fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Scarn scores with a leg kick.
Scarn displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Mason throws out the jab.
Scarn pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Mason was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Scarn bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Mason's head.
Scarn tries to clinch but Mason is having none of it.
Mason avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Mason looks to score with a jab to the body but Scarn is just out of range.
Scarn staying out of range there.
Mason blocks a head kick by Scarn.
Mason misses with a head kick.
Scarn lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
Mason misses with a low kick.
A little jabbing left from Scarn on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Scarn throws a shot to the body.
Scarn throws a body punch but Mason moves out of range.
Scarn pulls out of a head kick attempt.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheers as Mason lands an impressive looking overhand right. Scarn doesn't seem phased though.
Scarn misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Scarn is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Mason rather than just go for the knockout.
Scarn throws out a loose jab but Mason uses good head movement to avoid it.
Dean Mason is winning the standup battle so far.
Mason looks to throw the jab but Scarn is out of range.
Mason fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Scarn thumps Mason with a low kick.
Scarn goes for a double leg but Mason avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Mason continues to drive forward.
Scarn slips a jab and a cross from Mason.
Scarn uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Mason.
A right-left combo lands from Scarn.
Scarn misses with a series of wild punches.
Mason just misses with a punch to the body.
Mason tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Scarn walks into a straight right hand from Mason.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Scarn cracks Mason with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Scarn thows a left - swing and a miss!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Scarn defending well as Mason loads up on a big left hand.
Mason uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Scarn has time to react.
Mason throws a low kick but Scarn moves out of range easily.
Scarn closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Scarn fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Mason has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Mason tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Scarn connects with a leg kick. Mason looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Scarn fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Mason has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Scarn scores with a one two! Mason had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Decent striking displayed by Mason there.
Scarn tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Mason manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Mason moves into the clinch.
Mason can't find room to land a body shot as Scarn controls the action.
Mason dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Mason taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Mason seems to have come into the fight with the intention of avoiding any damage in the clinch, rather than actually showing any aggression.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Dean Mason will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. This is the final round!
Scarn throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Mason's waist but Mason gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Scarn off to one side.
A slapping leg kick lands for Scarn.
Mason checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Mason throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Mason looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Mason misses with a straight left.
Scarn with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Scarn throws a chopping leg kick but Mason manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Scarn avoids the head kick by Mason.
Scarn throws a leg kick but Mason sees it coming and moves out of range.
Scarn throws a front kick that sends Mason stumbling back into the cage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Mason fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Scarn manages to avoid it.
Mason tries a low kick but Scarn avoids it.
Mason darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Scarn rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Mason moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Mason swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Mason rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Scarn moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Mason misses with a leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Scarn 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.
Mason scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Scarn, right into the meat.
Mason ducks under a wild hook from Scarn.
Mason is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Mason misses with a head kick.
Scarn on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Mason just misses with a punch to the body.
Nice body punch from Mason.
A telegraphed right hand from Scarn misses the target.
Scarn ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Scarn lands with a right hand.
Mason keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Mason connects with a nice looking jab.
Mason throws a jab but it's blocked by Scarn.
Scarn chopping away at his opponent's legs.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Mason throws a leg kick but Scarn checks it.
Scarn throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Mason jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Scarn tries a head kick but it misses.
Scarn blocks a jab.
Crunch! Mason slams his shin into Scarn's torso.
Mason tries a low kick but Scarn avoids it.
Mason throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Scarn sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Mason takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Scarn throws a body punch but Mason moves out of range.
Scarn throws a low kick, looking for Mason's leg but Mason calmly moves out of range.
Scarn throws a head kick that misses.
Mason tries to move into range but Scarn moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Scarn throws a poor cross that misses
and Mason counters with a stiff right hand.
Mason lands a nice shot that snaps Scarn's head back.
Mason takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Scarn shoots in and drives through. Mason sprawls well.
Some wild striking there from Scarn.
Mason 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.
Scarn misses with an uppercut.
Mason feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Scarn's calf.
Scarn dips to his left and cracks Mason with an uppercut!
Scarn throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Scarn's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Mason connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Scarn scrambles back to his feet.
Scarn loads up on a big right hand but Mason slips the punch.
Mason is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Mason fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Scarn manages to avoid it.
Mason avoids the head kick by Scarn.
Mason loads up on a big right hand but Scarn slips the punch.
Mason is looking to clinch but Scarn is avoiding it.
A left lands for Scarn.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mason is looking to score with low kicks.
Scarn closes the distance and clinches.
A right hook to the body lands for Scarn.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Mason dodges an elbow strike from Scarn.
A right handed body shot lands from Scarn.
Scarn lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Mason or not.
Scarn lands a nice uppercut.
With the fighters up against the cage, Scarn throws an elbow but misses.
Scarn pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
A head punch on the inside from Mason fails to land.
A short right from Mason.
Mason dodges an elbow strike from Scarn.
Scarn can't find room to land a body shot as Mason controls the action.
Scarn misses with a hook from the clinch.
Scarn pushes Mason back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Mason gets underhooks to prevent Scarn's takedown attempt.
Dean Mason has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Michael Scarn.
Scarn lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Scarn tries to work over Mason's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Michael Scarn.
I think Scarn has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Paul Tew scores the fight 29:29
Judge Richard Clark scores the fight 28:29
Judge James Ackerman scores the fight 30:28
The fight is ruled a draw!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Gus Pappas (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Gary Tonon (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Tonon has chosen What About Now as his entrance music. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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158 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
16 - 14 - 0, fighting out of New York, Gus Pappas!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
12 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Gary Tonon!
The judges for this bout are James Glass, Phil Schofield and Daniel Bishop.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Tonon misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
A combination from Pappas does no damage.
Pappas swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Tonon misses with a two punch combination.
Pappas misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Tonon cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Pappas misses with a series of wild punches.
Tonon with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Pappas to score with a decent uppercut.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Pappas falls off balance throwing a combination
letting Tonon counter with a right hand.
Pappas misses the body punch
enabling Tonon to counter with a crisp jab.
Pappas lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Tonon circles away quickly and effectively.
Tonon drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Pappas defends it well.
Tonon moves out of range of the body kick from Pappas.
It seemed like Tonon was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Pappas has been working on his boxing with his coaches at The Factory in the buildup to the fight.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pappas throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Nice straight punches there by Pappas. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Pappas.
Pappas misses with the body kick
enabling Tonon to counter with a crisp jab.
Pappas throws a leg kick
and Tonon counters with a nice double leg into guard.
My spies in True North Fight Team inform me that Tonon has been getting involved in the gym's BJJ sparring sessions. Let's see whether that pays dividends!
Tonon stopping the sweep attempt from Pappas.
Pappas keeping moving, preventing Tonon from controlling successfully.
Pappas tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Tonon trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pappas looking to hit a scissor sweep but Tonon is one step ahead there.
Pappas knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Tonon on the ground.
Pappas keeping full guard, as Tonon tries to pass.
Tonon throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Tonon is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Pappas bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Tonon's head.
Gus Pappas seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Pappas throws a quick inside leg kick.
Gus Pappas is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Pappas throws a leg kick
and Tonon counters with a left and a right that stings Pappas.
Tonon moves away from the strike by Pappas.
Pappas throws a series of punches but Tonon moves out of range.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pappas misses with a body punch
letting Tonon counter with a right hand.
Pappas throws a solid leg kick but Tonon takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Pappas.
And Tonon tries to counter it with a takedown but Pappas pushes his down on his head and steps out.
Pappas throws a leg kick but Tonon sees it coming and moves out of range.
Pappas throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Tonon looks like he wanted to counter with a high kick but didn't throw it.
Pappas swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
letting Tonon counter with a right hand.
Pappas misses with a leg kick
and Tonon counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Tonon.
Pappas has his feet on Tonon's hips. He pushes off and gets to his feet. Nice work.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Pappas looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
And Tonon tries to counter it with a takedown but Pappas pushes his down on his head and steps out.
Pappas looks to land a left hand but Tonon moved out of range nicely.
Tonon is looking for the big counter here.
Pappas throws a body punch but Tonon moves out of range.
A low kick from Pappas is predictable there
and Tonon cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Pappas is rocked!
Pappas misses with a lunging right hand
and Tonon scores with a counter punch that sends Pappas to the canvas! Tonon smells blood - he's punishing Pappas with more strikes and the ref has stopped it! Pappas has no idea where he is - he's tackled the ref... oh dear, poor guy, the crowd is in hysterics!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:56 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Gary Tonon!
Gary Tonon 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 light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Guido Gloom (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Luciano Bizarria (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Bizarria is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Arnaldo Antunes - Alta Noite. 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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211 lbs
11 - 8 - 0 |
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World class boxer
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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
22 - 17 - 0, fighting out of London, Guido Gloom!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
11 - 8 - 0, fighting out of London, Luciano Bizarria!
The judges for this bout are Donald Grub, Chris Edwards and Steven Brown.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gloom fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Bizarria.
Gloom misses with an uppercut
and Bizarria decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Gloom's guard.
Gloom has improved his flexibility recently so we will have to see if he can use that to his advantage.
Gloom is trying to keep Bizarria in close.
Gloom wants to hit a switch here but Bizarria passes into full mount! Oh no, disaster for Gloom there!
Gloom regains half guard.
Gloom looking for submissions off his back.
Bizarria is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bizarria working Gloom over with strikes.
Gloom is looking for a sweep. Bizarria is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bizarria slips a nice elbow through Gloom's hands, connecting with Gloom's forehead.
Bizarria scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Gloom keeping control of the position.
Gloom wants to improve his position but Bizarria is controlling well.
The fighters are battling for position here. Gloom manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Bizarria got a little sloppy there for a moment and Gloom has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Bizarria has managed to get both his arms back between Gloom's legs - danger averted.
Bizarria throws a big elbow that misses.
Bizarria scoring with punches to the head and body.
Bizarria chips away with some ground and pound.
Bizarria stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Gloom swivels though and keeps the full guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Bizarria scoring with some ground and pound.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Bizarria landing with the ground and pound.
Bizarria is working Gloom over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Gloom throws his legs up looking to secure a triangle. Oh, that looks pretty tight, I gotta say! Bizarria escapes and throws Gloom's legs to the side, diving into side control!
Bizarria scores with a couple of nice shots to the head there. The referee takes a look at Gloom to see if he's OK.
Bizarria landing strikes.
Bizarria trying to control the action but Gloom is working from the bottom.
Gloom manages to get back to half guard.
Bizarria wants to pass the guard but Gloom is defending well.
Gloom regains full guard. Nicely done.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bizarria preventing the sweep.
Bizarria distracts Gloom with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Bizarria pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Gloom is keeping the position for now.
Bizarria postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Bizarria with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Bizarria with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Bizarria postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Gloom is rocked!
Bizarria is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Oh Gloom is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Bizarria loads up on a big left hand. Gloom felt that one! He's just covering up now, not defending himself intelligently - Bizarria looks towards the ref and unloads with 3 more big shots and the ref has no choice but to stop the fight! Gloom can't hide his disappointment, as Bizarria celebrates the victory.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:55 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Luciano Bizarria!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Joe Strong (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Pierre Van Gogh (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Van Gogh has chosen Outro - By: M83 as his entrance music. Well, the cameraman is lingering on a pretty young lady for a bit too long there. Keep your eyes on the prize buddy or you'll miss the fighter intros!
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264 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
13 - 7 - 0, fighting out of London, Joe Strong!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
11 - 10 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Pierre Van Gogh!
The judges for this bout are Andrew Berry, William Gold and James Atkins.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Strong connects with a looping right hand.
Strong misses the shot to the body.
A nice leg kick lands there from Strong.
Strong chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Van Gogh tries to bum rush Strong with a series of wild strikes but Strong uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
A big left from Van Gogh misses.
Van Gogh throws a lazy right hand but Strong sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Van Gogh doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Strong counters with a nice leg kick.
Strong throws out a leg kick but Van Gogh moves out of range and Strong only half commits.
Van Gogh pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Strong - that will leave a mark!
Van Gogh will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
We've been told by Strong's head coaches at England Fight Club MMA that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Strong misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Van Gogh misses with a double jab.
Strong throws a low kick, looking for Van Gogh's leg but Van Gogh calmly moves out of range.
Strong throws the kick towards the body but Van Gogh avoids it.
Van Gogh thows a left - swing and a miss!
Strong seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance.
Strong throws a sloppy head kick and Van Gogh moves out of range easily.
Van Gogh tries to counter with a clinch but Strong shakes him off and moves away.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Strong steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Van Gogh.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Van Gogh misses with a double jab.
Van Gogh misses with a straight right.
Strong misses with a low kick.
Van Gogh misses with an uppercut.
Horrible takedown attempt by Van Gogh or perhaps it was just good defense by Strong, which made it look bad.
Joe Strong has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Pierre Van Gogh.
Strong tries to clinch up.
Strong moves in looking to clinch but Van Gogh pushes him off.
Joe Strong is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Strong tries to land a leg kick but Van Gogh saw it coming and moves away.
Van Gogh thows a left - swing and a miss!
Strong throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Strong throws a jab when Van Gogh was well out of range.
Van Gogh throws an ugly left hook that misses
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Van Gogh throws a hook but Strong blocks it.
Strong uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Van Gogh.
Van Gogh 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.
Strong moves away from the strike by Van Gogh.
Van Gogh moves away from the strike by Strong.
Van Gogh misses the jab.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Van Gogh works the jab nicely.
Van Gogh throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Strong uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Van Gogh.
Van Gogh on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Strong. Strong obviously looking to wear him down.
Van Gogh moves into range and clinches up with Strong.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Strong missing with knees to the body.
Strong slows down the pace here.
Strong with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Van Gogh breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Van Gogh tries to clinch but Strong moves out of range.
Van Gogh is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Strong.
Strong throws a wild body kick that Van Gogh sees coming a mile off.
Van Gogh scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Van Gogh looks to land a combination but Strong avoids it well.
Van Gogh throws a hook to the side of Strong's head but Strong sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
It looked like Strong wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Strong uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Van Gogh.
Strong misses with a head kick.
Van Gogh misses with a low kick.
Strong uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Van Gogh.
As Van Gogh backs away, Strong returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
Van Gogh scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Van Gogh misses with the ground and pound.
Van Gogh thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Van Gogh landing a few strikes.
Van Gogh in the domination position with Strong hanging on.
Van Gogh tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Van Gogh has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Van Gogh trying to control the position but Strong is working away.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Strong controls the position for a moment.
Sloppy strikes there by Van Gogh.
Van Gogh thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Van Gogh wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Strong, who protects the arm well.
Van Gogh throws a knee to the body but it doesn't do much damage.
Strong is not content to let Van Gogh control the position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Pierre Van Gogh dominated that round.
That's time! Strong's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Van Gogh ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Van Gogh is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Strong.
Strong looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
Van Gogh throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Strong counters with a nice kick to the body.
Van Gogh throws a hook but Strong blocks it.
Strong darts in and clinches Van Gogh up against the cage.
Van Gogh breaks from the clinch.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Van Gogh is defended easily by Strong.
Van Gogh throws a lazy right hand but Strong sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Van Gogh tries to keep at a distance but Strong has taken the fight into the clinch.
Van Gogh is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Strong is defending well.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Strong lands a body shot.
Strong tries to throw a body punch but Van Gogh avoids it by throwing Strong back against the cage.
Strong breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
An inside leg kick from Strong misses.
Van Gogh getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Strong fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Pierre Van Gogh seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Van Gogh throws an off balance right hand
and Strong counters with a series of strikes. Van Gogh will be more careful next time no doubt.
Strong throws a low kick but Van Gogh avoids it.
Van Gogh wants to counter the offense by Strong and move into the clinch position.
Van Gogh chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Strong can pounce on him.
Strong closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Strong working aggressively here.
Strong scores with a knee to the head.
Van Gogh breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Van Gogh throws a big shot that misses.
Strong thuds his shin into the meat of Van Gogh's side.
Strong tries to clinch up but Van Gogh circles away and keeps his distance.
Van Gogh scores with a nice right hand.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Van Gogh fails with a takedown attempt.
Joe Strong has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Pierre Van Gogh.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Van Gogh.
Strong tried to counter with a leg kick but Van Gogh avoided it.
Van Gogh scores with a leg kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Van Gogh shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Strong manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
Strong is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Van Gogh throws a big elbow that misses.
Van Gogh trying to control but Strong is working from the bottom.
Van Gogh has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Van Gogh postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Van Gogh trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Van Gogh loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Strong is looking to stand up but Van Gogh isn't so interested in that idea.
Strong is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Van Gogh throwing strikes from guard but Strong blocks nicely.
Strong lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.
Van Gogh looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Van Gogh trying to keep a closed guard but Strong is proving a slippery customer.
Strong stopping the sweep attempt from Van Gogh.
Pierre Van Gogh has got the better of the ground game so far.
Strong is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Van Gogh looking for a sweep. Not yet Van Gogh, not yet.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Van Gogh bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Strong's guard.
Strong tries to strike from the bottom.
Van Gogh distracts Strong with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Van Gogh distracts Strong with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Strong wants to sweep but no luck.
Strong pulls Van Gogh in close to prevent any damage.
Strong utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Strong is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Strong wants to stand up but Van Gogh is controlling him.
Van Gogh loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Joe Strong dominated that second round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! And we move into the final round!
Strong has taken the fight to the clinch.
Van Gogh working hard to break the clinch.
Strong is struggling to control the position.
A nice left hand lands by Strong.
Strong lands a body shot.
Van Gogh wants to break the clinch but can't.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Strong avoiding damage.
Strong looking to throw knees to the head but Van Gogh is blocking nicely.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Strong misses with a body punch.
Van Gogh manages to break the clinch.
Van Gogh is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Strong.
Nice body kick from Strong.
Strong scores with a sloppy right hand. Van Gogh should have avoided that one.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Van Gogh connects with a body shot that sends Strong's belly button to the back.
Strong blocks a jab.
Strong misses with a wild body shot.
Strong clinches up against the cage.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Van Gogh as Strong tries to tie him up.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Strong's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Van Gogh connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Strong stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Strong misses with a low kick.
Van Gogh misses with a few strikes there.
Van Gogh shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Strong pinned against the cage. Strong gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
The crowd cheers as Van Gogh lands an impressive looking overhand right. Strong doesn't seem phased though.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nice uppercut lands for Van Gogh. That snapped Strong's head back.
Strong clinches with his opponent.
Van Gogh lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Strong pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Strong bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Strong quickly followed up with a counter body kick but doesn't connect.
Van Gogh throws a shot from downtown. Strong moves away and avoids it.
Van Gogh misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Strong fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Van Gogh manages to avoid it.
Van Gogh takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Strong closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Van Gogh darts in looking for a takedown but Strong gets double underhooks and turns Van Gogh into the cage.
Joe Strong has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Pierre Van Gogh.
Van Gogh jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Strong slips under a jab from Van Gogh.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Strong fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Van Gogh on the side of the head.
Strong with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Van Gogh throws a one two combo.
Strong attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
A nice leg kick lands there from Strong.
Strong misses with a leg kick.
Van Gogh misses with an uppercut. Strong saw that one coming.
Van Gogh drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Van Gogh is looking to work some ground and pound but Strong has wrist control.
Van Gogh trying to control but Strong is working from the bottom.
Van Gogh stopping the sweep attempt from Strong.
Van Gogh in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Van Gogh drops back, looking for a kneebar! Strong looks panicked! The fighters roll across the mat, one looking to finish, one looking to escape. Strong looks to have wriggled free... Yes, he's got his leg free and he's dived into side control! Good work there from Strong!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Van Gogh manages to get one leg in to regain half guard.
Van Gogh is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Van Gogh is pressing down on Strong's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Van Gogh looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Van Gogh wants to hit a switch here but Strong passes into full mount! Oh no, disaster for Van Gogh there!
Strong content just to control the position here.
Van Gogh is trying desperately to improve position.
And that's the end of the fight!
Joe Strong showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Strong has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Andrew Berry scores the fight 29:28
Judge William Gold scores the fight 29:28
Judge James Atkins scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Joe Strong!
After the fight, Joe Strong was humble in paying tribute to his opponent but made it clear he wants to go on to bigger and better things. It seemed to go down well with the crowd who cheered him loudly.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Sylvester Ritter (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Sam Wilson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Sylvester Ritter has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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278 lbs
9 - 8 - 0 |
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240 lbs
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Excellent boxer
Very quick |
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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
9 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Sylvester Ritter!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
15 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Sam Wilson!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Bishop, James Glass and Paul Tew.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Wilson thumps Ritter with a low kick.
Sylvester Ritter seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Ritter swings and misses with a hook to the body.
A slow jab from Ritter misses its intended target.
Wilson uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Ritter.
Ritter gets tackled into the cage by Wilson. Wilson maintains the clinch.
Nice body punch from Wilson.
Wilson throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Ritters head.
Wilson blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Ritter goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Ritter tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Ritter.
Wilson lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Ritter backwards.
I was talking to Ritter's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Ritter can't find room to land a body shot as Wilson controls the action.
Wilson scores with a nice hook to the head.
Ritter misses with a punch to the body.
Ritter turns his hips and lands a very nice judo throw into side control!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Ritter throws a knee to the body but it doesn't do much damage.
Wilson has found himself in a tricky position here. He's been working his transitions in training so let's see if he can work his way out of it.
Wilson tries to buck Ritter off but Ritter is having none of it.
Ritter working away.
Ritter lands a decent elbow from side control.
Ritter trying to control the position but Wilson is working away.
Wilson is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Wilson can't do much from the bottom here.
Wilson is trying to improve his position.
Ritter taking a breather here.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Wilson parries the strikes from Ritter easily there. Ritter is wary of posturing up too much because it might enable Wilson to escape.
Ritter throws a strike aimed at the side of Wilson's head but Wilson avoids it well.
Wilson is moving his hips around well on the bottom and has managed to get back to half guard.
Ritter scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Wilson wants to get back to full guard but Ritter has passed into side control.
Wilson is trying to improve his position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ritter tries to move into full mount but can't pass Wilson's legs.
Ritter wants to control but Wilson is keeping him busy.
Ritter lands a knee to the body and a forearm to the face.
Ritter tries to score with some ground and pound. Wilson controls his posture well this time though and the shots don't do any damage.
Wilson struggling a bit here.
Ritter landing a few strikes.
Ritter throws a strike aimed at the side of Wilson's head but Wilson avoids it well.
Ritter scores with punches from side control.
Ritter is looking to take a break and control but Wilson is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Wilson sneaks back into half guard.
Wilson is doing well to avoid being mounted. He's controlling the position at the moment.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wilson wants to get back to full guard.
Ritter thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Ritter wants to pass the guard but Wilson is defending well.
Ritter slips a nice elbow through Wilson's hands, connecting with Wilson's forehead.
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. Ritter connects with a nice short shot to Wilson's temple.
Ritter is trying to advance to mount but he's lost his balance and Wilson reverses the position - he's now on top in Ritter's guard.
Wilson wants to control from the top but Ritter keeps moving.
Ritter wants to sweep but no luck.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Wilson content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Ritter is trying to control the position but Wilson postures up.
Wilson throwing strikes but missing.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ritter is trying to keep Wilson in close.
Wilson landing with the ground and pound.
Wilson tries to free his leg and advance position but Ritter is retaining full guard.
Ritter is pulling down on Wilson's head to control his posture.
Ritter controls Wilson momentarily but Wilson frees himself.
Wilson lands a couple of digs.
Ritter controlling the position.
Wilson tries to free his leg and advance position but Ritter is retaining full guard.
Ritter looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
Wilson trying to control the position from guard on top but Ritter is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Sylvester Ritter dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Ritter is looking to chop away at Wilson's legs.
Ritter ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Wilson moves away.
Ritter misses with a jab, cross combination.
Ritter moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
A cross from Ritter lands.
Ritter misses with a body shot
and Wilson connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Wilson on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Ritter ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Wilson moves away.
Wilson uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Ritter.
A thudding body kick lands there by Wilson!
Wilson scores with a spinning back kick!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A solid body kick from Wilson.
Wilson throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Ritter rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Wilson counters with a leg kick.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
An inside leg kick lands from Wilson.
Wilson lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Ritter misses with an uppercut
and Wilson counters with an inside leg kick.
Wilson closes the distance and clinches.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A short uppercut from Wilson.
A nice right hand lands inside from Wilson.
A right handed body shot lands from Wilson.
Ritter misses with a hook to the ribs.
Wilson lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Wilson throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Wilson lands with a light punch inside.
Nice body punch from Wilson.
Wilson is leaning against Ritter and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Wilson makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Wilson softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
A shot in the inside from Wilson.
Wilson lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Ritter.
Wilson is working Ritter over against the cage.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Wilson has picked Ritter up - he's going for a ride! Wilson dumps his opponent to the mat with a thud and settles into half guard.
Wilson looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Wilson wants to take a breather but Ritter is having none of it.
Ritter on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
The step up in weight doesn't seem to be a problem for Wilson. He's performing admirably here against the bigger man.
Wilson lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wilson winds up and cracks Ritter with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Wilson is trying to work for a kimura but Ritter is defending well.
Wilson trying to control from half guard but Ritter is working away.
Wilson lands with a punch from half guard.
Ritter is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Wilson has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Wilson trying to control the action but Ritter is working from the bottom.
Wilson is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Wilson is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Ritter is just riding it out for now. Wilson eventually gives up the hold.
Sylvester Ritter overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ritter trying to control but Wilson postures up.
The fighters are battling for position here. Ritter manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Wilson postures up.
Ritter keeping moving, preventing Wilson from controlling successfully.
Ritter is trying to keep Wilson in close.
Wilson won't allow Ritter to sweep him here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Wilson with a nice head shot there.
Wilson won't allow Ritter to sweep him here.
Ritter is trying to control the position but Wilson postures up.
Ritter being controlled here, momentarily.
Ritter looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Wilson pushes down on Ritter's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Wilson with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
Wilson is nestled in close to Ritter, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Wilson looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Ritter with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Wilson thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Ritter's head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Sam Wilson showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
Wilson moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Wilson gets a clinch.
Ritter has clasped his hands together around Wilson's back... aaand, he's got a takedown into side control. Nicely done.
Wilson defending against the ground and pound.
Wilson has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Wilson is trying to improve his position.
Wilson regains half guard.
Wilson is looking to improve his position.
Ritter throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Wilson looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ground and pound from Ritter.
Wilson is trying to control but can't.
Wilson looking for submissions off his back.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ritter not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Wilson looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Wilson wants to control but Ritter is keeping busy.
Wilson is looking for a sweep. Ritter is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Ritter takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Wilson moves into full guard.
Ritter looking to pass the guard.
Ritter scoring with punches to the head and body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ritter throws an elbow that misses. Wilson uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Ritter's guard. Nice move by Wilson!
Ritter is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
Wilson preventing the sweep.
Wilson content to stall in guard here.
Ritter has a butterfly guard looking to sweep but Wilson has passed into side control.
Wilson in side control, throwing shots but Ritter defends.
Check out the look on Wilson's face as he threw that strike - that's one determined fighter!
The ground and pound from Wilson seems to be hitting the mat more than his opponent.
Ritter takes a nasty elbow to the side of the head.
Wilson trying to control the action but Ritter is working from the bottom.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ritter takes an elbow right on the bridge of the nose and winces in pain.
Wilson tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Wilson wants to control but Ritter is keeping him busy.
Ritter is looking for a sweep.
Wilson throws a strike aimed at the side of Ritter's head but Ritter avoids it well.
Wilson is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Ritter knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Wilson working away.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wilson working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Wilson working away.
Ritter sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.
Ritter trying to control but Wilson postures up.
Wilson wants to lay and pray for a moment but Ritter keeps working.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Ritter is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Wilson scores with a couple of nice shots.
And that's the end of the fight!
Sam Wilson comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Wilson has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Daniel Bishop scores the fight 28:29
Judge James Glass scores the fight 28:29
Judge Paul Tew scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Sam Wilson!
A victorious Sam Wilson thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Mario Barrera (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Sergej Valentinovich (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Valentinovich has chosen HateBreed - Defeatist as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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212 lbs
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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
13 - 3 - 1, fighting out of New York, Mario Barrera!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
25 - 6 - 0, fighting out of London, Sergej Valentinovich!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Bishop, Steven Brown and James Ackerman.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Valentinovich misses with a few strikes there.
Valentinovich lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Barrera seems to be moving with more speed, compared to his last bout. He must have been working on that in the gym.
Valentinovich on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Valentinovich misses with a hook
letting Barrera counter with a right hand.
Valentinovich throws a series of strikes that have Barrera backpedaling.
Valentinovich swings widly with a right hand
and Barrera counters with a left and a right that stings Valentinovich.
A solid body kick from Valentinovich.
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!
Barrera tries to land a leg kick but Valentinovich saw it coming and moves away.
The fighters circling - Barrera throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Valentinovich throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Barrera counters with a good low kick that Valentinovich was not able to check.
Barrera misses with an attempted mid kick.
Valentinovich throws a wild body kick that Barrera sees coming a mile off.
Barrera tries to clinch up but Valentinovich circles away and keeps his distance.
Barrera is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Valentinovich tries to land a leg kick but Barrera saw it coming and moves away.
Valentinovich throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Barrera counters with a stiff right hand.
Valentinovich lands with an overhand left.
A slow jab from Barrera misses its intended target.
Sergej Valentinovich seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Valentinovich pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Crunch! Valentinovich slams his shin into Barrera's torso.
Barrera takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Valentinovich scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Valentinovich looks to score with a jab to the body but Barrera is just out of range.
Valentinovich connects with a body shot that sends Barrera's belly button to the back.
Barrera closes the distance and clinches.
Valentinovich tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Valentinovich tries a body shot but Barrera blocks it.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Valentinovich.
Valentinovich is looking to break free of the clinch but Barrera has double underhooks.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Barrera works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Valentinovich scores with a nice hook to the head.
Barrera stalling the fight.
Valentinovich lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Barrera backwards.
Barrera tries to throw a body punch but Valentinovich avoids it by throwing Barrera back against the cage.
Good body shot from Barrera.
Valentinovich blocking some punches.
A right hook to the body lands for Barrera.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Valentinovich.
Barrera working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Barrera blocks an uppercut.
Barrera manages to break the clinch.
Valentinovich swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Barrera counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Valentinovich uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Barrera.
It seemed like Valentinovich was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Valentinovich misses with a lunging right hand
and Barrera makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Barrera forces Valentinovich back against the cage and clinches.
Valentinovich doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Valentinovich misses with some punches.
Barrera lands a right hand.
Barrera lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Valentinovich tries to throw a body punch but Barrera avoids it by throwing Valentinovich back against the cage.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Valentinovich.
Barrera can't find room to land a body shot as Valentinovich controls the action.
Valentinovich misses with a hook to the ribs.
Barrera lands a shot to the body.
Valentinovich has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Barrera seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Valentinovich can turn it around.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Valentinovich.
Valentinovich misses with the head strike.
Valentinovich misses with a short punch on the inside.
Valentinovich misses with a short punch on the inside.
Barrera working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Valentinovich tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Barrera's elbow.
A nice right hand lands inside from Valentinovich.
Barrera blocking some punches.
Barrera doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Valentinovich has a couple of punches blocked by Barrera.
Valentinovich misses with a hook to the ribs.
Barrera is working Valentinovich over against the cage.
Valentinovich struggles to land a body shot inside as Barrera controls his hands.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Valentinovich tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Barrera's elbow.
Valentinovich misses with a punch on the inside.
Barrera tries to work over Valentinovich's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Valentinovich misses with a punch to the body.
Barrera is leaning against Valentinovich and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Valentinovich fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Barrera scores with a shot to the side of Valentinovich's head.
Valentinovich blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Barrera misses with a short punch on the inside.
Valentinovich throws a punch but it's blocked by Barrera.
Barrera breaks from the clinch.
A left lands for Valentinovich.
Valentinovich misses with a lunging right hand
and Barrera counters with a thumping low kick.
Barrera misses with a low kick.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Barrera jabs at Valentinovich's body.
Good leg kick by Barrera there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Barrera fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Valentinovich has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
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 Mario Barrera will probably get the nod.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Valentinovich is looking to land body kicks.
Valentinovich tests Barrera's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Barrera walks into a jab.
Valentinovich throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
and Barrera counters with an inside leg kick.
Barrera tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Valentinovich was well out of range. Poor timing from Barrera.
Valentinovich scoring well with a low kick there.
Valentinovich throws a front kick aimed at Barrera's knee but Barrera avoids it well.
Barrera misses with a double jab.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Barrera slips under a jab from Valentinovich.
Barrera appears to be looking for a big counter.
Valentinovich takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Barrera tries a low kick but Valentinovich avoids it.
Valentinovich misses with an uppercut
and Barrera counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Valentinovich thinking.
Barrera throws a quick inside leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Valentinovich fails to land with a series of punches.
Barrera throws a right hand that misses
and Valentinovich counters with a nice uppercut.
Barrera lands with a good body shot.
Valentinovich displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Barrera throws out the jab.
Barrera slips under a jab from Valentinovich.
Valentinovich throws a leg kick
letting Barrera counter with a right hand.
Nice cross by Barrera.
Barrera is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Valentinovich.
Valentinovich moves away from the strike by Barrera.
A jab from Barrera does it's job there.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Barrera, right into the meat.
Good work by Valentinovich as he checks the leg kick.
Valentinovich works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Barrera.
Valentinovich's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
An inside leg kick from Valentinovich misses.
Barrera defending well as Valentinovich loads up on a big left hand.
Barrera fires out a quick counter leg kick but Valentinovich just manages to avoid it.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Barrera.
Barrera works Valentinovich's body with a nice hook.
The fighters circling - Valentinovich throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Barrera connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Barrera feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Valentinovich's calf.
Valentinovich cracks Barrera with a right hand to the side of the head.
Valentinovich walks into a jab.
Valentinovich lands with a thumping leg kick.
Valentinovich tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Valentinovich throws a head kick that misses
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
and Barrera counters with a stiff right hand.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Valentinovich blocks a jab.
Barrera buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Barrera moves into the clinch.
Barrera blocks an uppercut.
Barrera throws a punch but it's blocked by Valentinovich.
Barrera lands with a right to the head.
Barrera taking a breather.
Valentinovich can't find room to land a body shot as Barrera controls the action.
Valentinovich misses with the head strike.
Barrera doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Barrera.
Valentinovich misses with a hook to the ribs.
Valentinovich swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Valentinovich fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Barrera swings wildly with an uppercut but Valentinovich uses good head movement to avoid it.
Barrera swings away with an uppercut that misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Barrera pushes Valentinovich back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Barrera working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Valentinovich digs a right hand underneath Barrera's ribcage. Barrera let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Barrera tries to throw a body punch but Valentinovich avoids it by throwing Barrera back against the cage.
A hook to the body from Barrera.
Valentinovich lands with a short shot to the head.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Barrera can't find room to land a body shot as Valentinovich controls the action.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Valentinovich creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Valentinovich doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Barrera swings wildly with an uppercut but Valentinovich uses good head movement to avoid it.
Valentinovich lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Barrera lands a body shot.
Barrera throws a punch but it's blocked by Valentinovich.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Barrera.
Valentinovich pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Barrera fakes the leg kick and cracks Valentinovich in the body.
Barrera blocks a low kick nicely.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mario Barrera dominated that second round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Valentinovich throws a low kick, looking for Barrera's leg but Barrera calmly moves out of range.
Nice defenses there by Valentinovich.
Valentinovich throws a shot to the body.
Barrera throws a leg kick that is checked
and Valentinovich counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Barrera is lucky that one didn't land flush.
Valentinovich ducks right into an uppercut from Barrera.
Barrera uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Valentinovich.
Valentinovich throws a nice looking combination but Barrera bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Barrera throws a low kick but Valentinovich moves out of range easily.
Barrera lands with a straight right. Valentinovich didn't see that one coming.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Valentinovich throws a quick inside leg kick.
Valentinovich misses with a hook to the body
and Barrera counters with a slapping leg kick.
Barrera throws a nice inside leg kick.
Valentinovich uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Barrera.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Valentinovich misses the shot to the body.
Barrera appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
Valentinovich throws a predictable looking body shot
and Barrera counters with a straight right hand.
Barrera throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Barrera takes a swing at Valentinovich's ribcage but misses.
Barrera lets loose with a powerful body kick. Valentinovich will feel that in the morning.
Valentinovich misses with a few strikes there.
Valentinovich takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Valentinovich throws a big shot that misses.
Valentinovich tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Valentinovich throws a leg kick
and Valentinovich takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Valentinovich throws a front kick aimed at Barrera's knee but Barrera avoids it well.
It looked like Barrera wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Barrera lands a nice looking kick to the body. Valentinovich takes a step back to recover.
Valentinovich takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Valentinovich takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Barrera is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Valentinovich can do to turn this around?
Barrera checks a leg kick nicely.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Barrera lands a nice leg kick that just misses Valentinovich's sensitive parts.
Valentinovich slips a jab from Barrera.
You can see that Valentinovich has visibly slowed down as a result of the leg kicks
Barrera throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Barrera lands a nice shot that snaps Valentinovich's head back.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Barrera.
Valentinovich blocks a jab.
Valentinovich tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Barrera was well out of range. Poor timing from Valentinovich.
Barrera appears to be looking for a big counter.
Valentinovich throws an off balance right hand
and Barrera connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Barrera scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Barrera lands with a nice body punch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Barrera stuns Valentinovich with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Barrera has Valentinovich up against the cage in a clinch.
Barrera blocking some punches.
Barrera content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Valentinovich goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Barrera lands a left hand.
Valentinovich can't find room to land a body shot as Barrera controls the action.
Barrera breaks the clinch.
Valentinovich throws a low kick but it's checked well by Barrera.
Valentinovich misses with a leg kick
and Barrera makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Barrera slips under a jab from Valentinovich.
Sergej Valentinovich has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Barrera.
Barrera steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Valentinovich.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Valentinovich throws a low kick but it's checked well by Barrera.
Barrera throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Valentinovich on the side of the head.
Barrera is looking to score with low kicks.
Valentinovich takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Nice jab there from Valentinovich.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Valentinovich is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Barrera.
Barrera fires out a quick counter leg kick but Valentinovich just manages to avoid it.
Barrera takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Good exchange - Barrera coming out on top.
Barrera throws a shot to the body.
Barrera throws a nice inside leg kick.
Valentinovich just misses with a punch to the body.
It appears Barrera was looking to counter with a kick there.
Mario Barrera is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Valentinovich takes one to the chin there.
And that's the end of the fight!
Mario Barrera showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Barrera 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 Daniel Bishop scores the fight 30:27
Judge Steven Brown scores the fight 30:27
Judge James Ackerman scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Mario Barrera!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Davie Brophy (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bostar Tyraanicao (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Brophy comes to the cage accompanied by Pantera - Walk. Davie Brophy could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Bostar Tyraanicao's chin.
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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
18 - 9 - 0, fighting out of London, Davie Brophy!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
23 - 15 - 1, fighting out of New York, Bostar Tyraanicao!
The judges for this bout are James Glass, James Ackerman and Paul Tew.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Tyraanicao thumps Brophy with a low kick.
Tyraanicao throws a poor cross that misses
and Brophy counters with a stiff right hand.
Tyraanicao has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Brophy.
Tyraanicao walks into a left hand.
Tyraanicao misses with a low kick.
Brophy throws an overhand right that lands on Tyraanicao's shoulder, as Tyraanicao tries to avoid the shot.
Tyraanicao throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
It looks like Davie Brophy has been cut.
Tyraanicao lands with a nice body kick.
Tyraanicao uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Brophy.
A slapping leg kick lands for Brophy.
Tyraanicao takes one on the button.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Brophy steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Tyraanicao.
Tyraanicao avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
A big right from Tyraanicao misses.
Brophy connects with a leg kick. Tyraanicao looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Brophy connects with an inside leg kick.
Brophy lands a nice looking body shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Brophy misses with a lunging right hand
and Tyraanicao connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Brophy blocks the body kick.
Brophy bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Nice shot lands for Brophy.
Brophy looks to land a left hand but Tyraanicao moved out of range nicely.
Tyraanicao wants to counter with a clinch but Brophy pushes him away.
Tyraanicao turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Brophy throws a shot to the body.
Brophy takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Tyraanicao misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Brophy.
Tyraanicao throws a lazy right hand but Brophy sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Brophy feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Tyraanicao's calf.
Brophy throws a solid leg kick but Tyraanicao takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Brophy.
Tyraanicao tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Tyraanicao checks a leg kick.
Brophy just misses with a punch to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Tyraanicao looks to throw the jab but Brophy is out of range.
Brophy lands with a straight right. Tyraanicao didn't see that one coming.
Tyraanicao throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Tyraanicao keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Brophy misses with a wild body shot.
Davie Brophy seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Tyraanicao throws a hook but Brophy blocks it.
Tyraanicao moves out of range of the body kick.
Tyraanicao uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Brophy.
Brophy lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Tyraanicao walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
A telegraphed right hand from Brophy misses the target.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Tyraanicao 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 Brophy has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Brophy and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Tyraanicao misses with a looping right.
Brophy looks to throw the jab but Tyraanicao is out of range.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tyraanicao gets off balance looking for a body kick
enabling Brophy to counter with a crisp jab.
Tyraanicao misses with a wild body shot.
Tyraanicao on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Brophy. Brophy obviously looking to wear him down.
Tyraanicao uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Brophy.
A punch lands to the side of Tyraanicao 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Brophy connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Brophy thuds his right hand into Tyraanicao's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
A swing and a miss from Tyraanicao.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Tyraanicao.
Brophy swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Tyraanicao dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Tyraanicao lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Tyraanicao prevents a body shot from Brophy.
Brophy scores with a shoulder strike.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Brophy goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Tyraanicao tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Brophy just stands there and leans against the cage.
Brophy digs a right hand into Tyraanicao's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Tyraanicao's gas tank.
Brophy throws a head punch that misses.
Tyraanicao scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Brophy misses with a short punch on the inside.
Nice body punch from Tyraanicao.
Tyraanicao pulls guard successfully.
Tyraanicao is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Brophy looking to pass the guard.
Brophy pushes down on Tyraanicao's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Tyraanicao is looking to control Brophy's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Tyraanicao avoid being mounted?
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Davie Brophy dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Davie Brophy's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Brophy throws a low kick but Tyraanicao avoids it.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Tyraanicao! But no joy.
Tyraanicao throws an overhand right that lands on Brophy's shoulder, as Brophy tries to avoid the shot.
A telegraphed right hand from Brophy misses the target.
Brophy fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Tyraanicao doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Brophy is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Tyraanicao.
Tyraanicao's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
A cross from Brophy lands.
Tyraanicao throws a half hearted mid kick.
Tyraanicao blocks a head kick by Brophy.
Brophy thuds his right hand into Tyraanicao's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Tyraanicao jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Brophy lands with a straight right. Tyraanicao didn't see that one coming.
Tyraanicao throws a right hand that misses
enabling Brophy to counter with a crisp jab.
Tyraanicao slips under a jab.
Brophy scores with a jab. Tyraanicao acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Brophy closes the distance and clinches.
Brophy lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Tyraanicao is rocked!
Brophy lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Tyraanicao is still on wobbly legs! Can Brophy finish him?
Brophy swings wildly with an uppercut but Tyraanicao uses good head movement to avoid it.
Brophy lands with a light punch inside.
Brophy misses with a hook from the clinch.
Brophy lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Tyraanicao manages to pull guard. Let's see whether he can land a sub off his back.
Tyraanicao throws his legs up looking for a submission but Brophy uses it to pass to side control.
Tyraanicao is trying to escape the position but Brophy is controlling the position.
Brophy tries for a kimura but Tyraanicao is defending well.
Tyraanicao is sneaking out the side here. He's bucked Brophy off and has taken his back!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Brophy turns into Tyraanicao and is now in his guard.
Tyraanicao seems to have recovered his senses.
Tyraanicao is trying to control the position from the bottom.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tyraanicao has his foot on Brophy's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Brophy works his way back into a safe position though.
Tyraanicao trying to control the position.
Brophy wants to pass the guard but Tyraanicao is keeping the position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Tyraanicao tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Tyraanicao isolates an arm and boxes in a triangle. Brophy stacks Tyraanicao on his neck as he steps over and passes to the side. He's now in a much more dominant position where he can look to do some serious damage. Nice move by Brophy!
Tyraanicao tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Brophy wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Brophy is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Tyraanicao can do to turn this around?
Brophy tries to move to mount but Tyraanicao blocks the move with his legs.
Tyraanicao can't do much from the bottom here.
Tyraanicao is being controlled here.
Brophy has control of an arm but Tyraanicao manages to advance to Brophy's back!
Tyraanicao has the hooks in. Brophy is trying to push off one leg but he has to do so cautiously to avoid being submitted.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tyraanicao working for a RNC but it's not happening just yet.
Brophy fending off the submission attempt from Tyraanicao.
Tyraanicao is looking for the choke from the back position but Brophy is controlling his hands well.
Brophy preventing the rear naked choke attempt from Tyraanicao.
Tyraanicao tries to keep control of the position but Brophy is staying busy.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Davie Brophy dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Davie Brophy's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
Tyraanicao connects with a nice looking jab.
Brophy throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Brophy works the jab nicely.
Davie Brophy is winning the standup battle so far.
A slapping leg kick lands for Brophy.
Nice body kick from Brophy.
Brophy throws a body punch but Tyraanicao moves out of range.
Tyraanicao swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Tyraanicao misses with a hook. Brophy ducked under it nicely.
Tyraanicao sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Brophy throws a hook to the side of Tyraanicao's head but Tyraanicao sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Brophy scores with a nice strike.
An inside leg kick lands from Brophy.
Brophy avoids the body shot from Tyraanicao.
Brophy misses the shot to the body.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Tyraanicao on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Brophy. Brophy obviously looking to wear him down.
Tyraanicao stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Brophy.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Brophy misses with a lunging right hand
and Tyraanicao counters with a nice uppercut.
Brophy lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
A low kick from Brophy misses
and Tyraanicao makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Tyraanicao throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
A cross from Tyraanicao lands.
Brophy tries to close the distance and clinch up but Tyraanicao swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Tyraanicao gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Brophy scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Brophy scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Tyraanicao on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Brophy. Brophy obviously looking to wear him down.
Brophy lands a nice looking body shot.
Tyraanicao looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Bostar Tyraanicao has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Tyraanicao takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Brophy checks a low kick from Tyraanicao.
Tyraanicao takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Brophy connects with a nice looking jab.
Brophy looks to land a right hand but Tyraanicao moved out of range.
Tyraanicao misses with a looping right.
Tyraanicao checks the leg kick.
Tyraanicao drops his hands momentarily and Brophy takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
A leg kick checked by Tyraanicao.
Brophy scores with a head kick.
Tyraanicao blocks a leg kick.
Tyraanicao gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Brophy misses with a punch to the body.
A hook to the body from Tyraanicao.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Brophy tries to work over Tyraanicao's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Tyraanicao prevents a body shot from Brophy.
Brophy lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Brophy throws a punch but it's blocked by Tyraanicao.
Brophy fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Tyraanicao jumps guard but Brophy stands there with Tyraanicao around his waist. Tyraanicao gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Brophy tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Tyraanicao's elbow.
Brophy has a couple of punches blocked by Tyraanicao.
Brophy blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Tyraanicao struggles to land a body shot inside as Brophy controls his hands.
Brophy misses with the head strike.
Brophy working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Brophy can't find room to land a body shot as Tyraanicao controls the action.
Tyraanicao lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Brophy or not.
Tyraanicao blocking some punches.
Tyraanicao tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Tyraanicao misses with some punches.
Brophy throws a punch but it's blocked by Tyraanicao.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Brophy misses with a body punch.
Brophy tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Davie Brophy has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Brophy tries to throw a body punch but Tyraanicao avoids it by throwing Brophy back against the cage.
Tyraanicao is looking to break free of the clinch but Brophy has double underhooks.
Tyraanicao escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Brophy gets tackled into the cage by Tyraanicao. Tyraanicao maintains the clinch.
Tyraanicao lands a hook that snaps the head of Brophy backwards.
A short right from Brophy.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Brophy misses with a punch on the inside.
Tyraanicao gets through Brophy's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Brophy misses with some punches.
Brophy lands an uppercut.
Tyraanicao struggles to land a body shot inside as Brophy controls his hands.
Tyraanicao misses with a hook to the ribs.
A shot in the inside from Tyraanicao.
Tyraanicao has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Brophy.
Brophy misses with the head strike.
Brophy misses with a short punch on the inside.
And that's the end of the fight!
Davie Brophy showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Brophy, 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 James Glass scores the fight 30:27
Judge James Ackerman scores the fight 30:27
Judge Paul Tew scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Davie Brophy!
A very excited looking Davie Brophy rambled incoherently for about 5 minutes post fight about how awesome he is. It was kinda funny for a while but then everyone got annoyed.
Bostar Tyraanicao was interviewed post fight and said 'Shit, I need to fuck a goat.'.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Derek Pappalardo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Papa Shango (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Derek Pappalardo has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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166 lbs
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Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
12 - 5 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Derek Pappalardo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
26 - 15 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Papa Shango!
The judges for this bout are James Ackerman, Sam Margolis and Paul Tew.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Pappalardo has managed to clinch.
Shango jumps guard but Pappalardo turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Shango decides to pull guard.
Pappalardo trying to control the position from guard on top but Shango is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Pappalardo trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Shango is adopting a defensive guard.
Pappalardo stopping the sweep attempt from Shango.
Shango keeps trying to improve his position.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Shango had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Pappalardo defends it easily.
Shango is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Shango wants to sweep but no luck.
Pappalardo would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
Shango is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Pappalardo seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
Pappalardo trying to control but Shango is working from the bottom.
Shango lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.
Shango is pushing down on Pappalardo's leg trying to pass to half guard. Pappalardo is fighting to maintain full guard but Shango has managed to sneak the leg through.
Pappalardo is looking to regain full guard. He's left an arm up in the air though and Shango has latched onto it... Big trouble! Shango pivots for an armbar - it's in tight and it Pappalardo is tapping in no time flat! Great counter grappling there from Shango!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:56 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Papa Shango!
In his post fight interview, Papa Shango started talking himself up. Luckily his charisma kept the crowd on side and gave him a good reception.
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Lorne Malvo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Selfie Lord (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Lorne Malvo is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples... Tweaking his own nipples that is.
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Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
33 - 12 - 1, fighting out of New York, Lorne Malvo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
17 - 9 - 0, fighting out of London, Selfie Lord!
The judges for this bout are Sam Margolis, Paul Tew and Colin Fotheringham.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lord throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Lord lands a nice shot to the body.
Malvo lands a nice looking kick to the body. Lord takes a step back to recover.
Nice body kick from Malvo.
Malvo throws a leg kick
and Lord counters with a left to the body.
Lord shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Lord checks the leg kick nicely there.
Malvo on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Lord clinches.
Lord prevents a body shot from Malvo.
Lord managing to block the knees to the body from Malvo.
Lord misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Lord blocking some punches.
A short left from Malvo.
Malvo is trying to stall.
Lord lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Malvo backwards.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Malvo lands a nice shot to the body.
Malvo can't find room to land a body shot as Lord controls the action.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lord lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Malvo swings wildly with an uppercut but Lord uses good head movement to avoid it.
A short right from Malvo on the inside.
Malvo blocking some punches.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Lord.
Malvo lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Malvo lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Malvo digs a right hand underneath Lord's ribcage. Lord let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Lord misses with the head strike.
A shot in the inside from Malvo.
Lord lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Lord swings wildly with an uppercut but Malvo uses good head movement to avoid it.
Lord blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Lord blocking some punches.
Malvo has a couple of punches blocked by Lord.
Lord has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Malvo seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Lord can turn it around.
Lord tries to work over Malvo's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Lord lands a right hand that snaps the head of Malvo backwards.
Lord's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Lord misses with a looping right.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lord misses with a straight right.
A swing and a miss from Malvo.
Lorne Malvo seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Malvo blocks a jab.
Malvo keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Lord scores with a nice strike.
Malvo blocks a jab.
We've been told by Malvo's head coaches at Thomas Top Team that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Malvo lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Malvo darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Lord crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Malvo - the referee stops the clock and Lord gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Malvo. Lord manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Malvo throws out a leg kick but Lord moves out of range and Malvo only half commits.
Malvo throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Lord throws a looping overhand right but Malvo ducks down to avoid it.
Malvo tries to keep at a distance but Lord has taken the fight into the clinch.
Malvo can't find room to land a body shot as Lord controls the action.
Malvo lands a shot to the body.
Lord is trying to break free.
Lord lands with a short punch from the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Malvo doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Malvo scores with a shoulder strike.
Lord softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Malvo works on Lord's body with a couple of short punches.
Malvo swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Malvo swings wildly with an uppercut but Lord uses good head movement to avoid it.
Malvo lands with a left to the head.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Lord.
Malvo tries to throw a body punch but Lord avoids it by throwing Malvo back against the cage.
A shot in the inside from Malvo.
Malvo tries a body shot but Lord blocks it.
Malvo misses with a punch to the body.
A short uppercut from Lord.
A head punch on the inside from Malvo fails to land.
Malvo struggles to land a body shot inside as Lord controls his hands.
Lord breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Lord jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Malvo tries to work over Lord's front leg with a kick but Lord checks it.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Malvo throws a half hearted mid kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lord takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Malvo slips a straight right by Lord.
Lord lands with a straight right. Malvo didn't see that one coming.
Malvo pivots, looking for a leg kick but Lord is out of range and Malvo settles back down.
Lord gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Malvo throws a leg kick but Lord sees it coming and moves out of range.
Lord throws a lazy right hand but Malvo sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Malvo feinted there with a counter leg kick.
Lord connects with a leg kick. Malvo looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Lord keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Malvo 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 Lord has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Lord and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Malvo lands a nice looking body kick.
That kick from Malvo tenderised Lord's leg. Lord is trying to keep his angry face on.
Malvo throws a front kick that sends Lord stumbling back into the cage.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Lord digs a good body shot into Malvo's ribs.
Lord thuds his shin into the meat of Malvo's side.
Lord gets in close and instigates a clinch.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Malvo.
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 Lorne Malvo will probably get the nod.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Malvo throws a front kick aimed at Lord's knee but Lord avoids it well.
Malvo turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Malvo scoring well with a low kick there.
Lord cracks a nice hook into Malvo's ribs.
Malvo swats away the attempt to clinch by Lord.
We are yet to see a takedown attempt from Lord in the fight. On paper you would think he is the more dominant ground fighter so let's see if these unusual tactics pay off.
Lord throws a lazy uppercut
and Malvo counters with a thumping low kick.
Malvo bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Malvo throws a jab when Lord was well out of range.
Lord with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Malvo bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Lord gets in close and instigates a clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Malvo misses with a punch on the inside.
Lord swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Malvo lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Malvo.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Lord.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Malvo takes a shot to the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lord blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Malvo softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Lord's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Lord with a jab.
Malvo throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Lord misses with a looping right.
Malvo fires out a quick counter leg kick but Lord just manages to avoid it.
Lord tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Lord throws a front kick aimed at Malvo's knee but Malvo avoids it well.
Malvo will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Lord throws a hook but Malvo avoids it easily.
It looked like Malvo wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Lord checks a low kick from Malvo.
Malvo throws a leg kick but Lord sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Lord looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Lord looks to land a right hand but Malvo moved out of range.
Lord moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Malvo scores with a kick to the midsection.
Lord misses the jab.
Malvo bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Malvo throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Malvo jabs at Lord's body.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Lord throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Malvo misses with a low kick.
It seemed like Lord was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Lord misses with a straight left.
Lord chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Malvo can pounce on him.
Lord is looking to score with low kicks.
Lord throws a hook to the side of Malvo's head but Malvo sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Nice body kick there by Malvo.
Lord tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Malvo is able to avoid easily.
Malvo throws the left hand but Lord avoids the punch easily.
Lord moves out of range of the body kick from Malvo.
Lord missing with a left hand there. Malvo was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
A solid leg kick lands there for Malvo.
Lord tries to clinch but Malvo moves away
and Malvo makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Malvo throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Malvo pivots, looking for a leg kick but Lord is out of range and Malvo settles back down.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Malvo blocks a jab.
Lord throws a lazy uppercut
and Malvo counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Lord is looking to chop away at Malvo's legs.
Lord has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Malvo.
Malvo takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Malvo tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
A big right from Lord misses.
Malvo scores with a jab. Lord acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Malvo lands a leg kick that knocks Lord off balance momentarily.
Malvo ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Lord moves away.
Lord is looking to score with low kicks.
Malvo attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Malvo pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Lord throws a jab when Malvo was well out of range.
Lord takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Lord bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Malvo's head.
Lord takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that 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!
Lord closes the distance and pushes Malvo back into the cage.
Malvo tries to throw a body punch but Lord avoids it by throwing Malvo back against the cage.
Lord blocks a body shot from Malvo.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Lord.
Lord is trying to break the clinch but Malvo is controlling him.
Lord's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Malvo lands a leg kick that knocks Lord off balance momentarily.
Lord tries to land a front kick but Malvo steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Nice jab there from Lord.
Malvo 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.
A shot to the liver by Lord. Beautiful body shot.
Lord scores with a jab to the head.
Malvo pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Lord moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Malvo lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Malvo thumps Lord with a low kick.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Lord blocks a jab.
Lord looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Lorne Malvo dominated that second round.
That's time! Back to the action! Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Malvo misses with a low kick as Lord jumps back.
Malvo drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
A jab from Lord misses.
Malvo blocks a head kick by Lord.
A quick step to the side and Malvo tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Lord is looking to clinch but Malvo is avoiding it.
Malvo half committed to a counter leg kick.
Lord jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Lord's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Lord swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Malvo throws a low kick but Lord moves out of range easily.
Malvo throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Malvo lands a front kick.
Lord blocks the body kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Malvo throws a front kick aimed at Lord's knee but Lord avoids it well.
Some bone on bone action there as Lord checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Lord only half commits to the counter leg kick.
Lord has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Malvo.
Malvo cracks a nice hook into Lord's ribs.
The fighters circling - Malvo throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Lord lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lord tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Lord scores with a nice head shot.
Malvo ducks under a wild hook from Lord.
Malvo lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Lord circles away quickly and effectively.
A low kick from Malvo is predictable there
and Lord counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Malvo thinking.
Lord finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Malvo connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Lord misses with a straight left.
Malvo throws a leg kick but Lord sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Malvo misses with a low kick.
Lord bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Lord throws a looping overhand right but Malvo ducks down to avoid it.
Malvo throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Malvo is looking to chop away at Lord's legs.
Malvo missing with a left hand there. Lord was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Selfie Lord has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Malvo cracks a nice hook into Lord's ribs.
An inside leg kick from Malvo misses.
Lord dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A shot to the liver by Lord. Beautiful body shot.
Nice uppercut there from Malvo.
Malvo 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.
Lord throws a lazy right hand but Malvo sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Lord fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Malvo manages to avoid it.
Malvo pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
A slapping leg kick lands for Malvo.
Lord misses the shot to the body.
Malvo misses with a right hand
and Malvo takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Malvo lands a jab to the head.
Lord throws a half hearted mid kick.
Lord throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Malvo sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Malvo thumps Lord with a low kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Malvo throws a front kick aimed at Lord's knee but Lord avoids it well.
Lord now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Malvo uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Lord.
Malvo thuds a left hand into Lord's body.
Malvo throws a front kick that sends Lord stumbling back into the cage.
Lord moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Malvo lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Malvo swings for the body but Lord moves out of range.
Lord looks for the body kick but Malvo saw that one coming.
Malvo keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Lord.
Malvo lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Malvo misses with a body kick.
Malvo is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Lord.
Malvo throws a nice inside leg kick.
Lord just misses with a punch to the body.
Malvo misses with a wild body shot.
Malvo backing away here, and Lord unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
Lorne Malvo is winning the standup battle so far.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lord throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Lord has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Malvo.
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!
Lord sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Malvo chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Lord scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Malvo throws out a loose jab but Lord uses good head movement to avoid it.
Malvo lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Malvo lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Malvo attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Malvo slips under a jab.
Malvo lands a jab to the nose.
Lord looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Malvo throws a push kick but Lord slaps the foot to one side.
Lord is trying to counter with his kicks.
Malvo takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Malvo ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
And that's the end of the fight!
Lorne Malvo showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Malvo 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 Sam Margolis scores the fight 29:28
Judge Paul Tew scores the fight 29:28
Judge Colin Fotheringham scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Lorne Malvo!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Snow Man (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Buster Napoleon (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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265 lbs
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World class boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
13 - 5 - 1, fighting out of Montreal, Snow Man!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
15 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Buster Napoleon!
The judges for this bout are Steven Brown, Chris Edwards and Phil Schofield.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Napoleon throws an off balance right hand
enabling Man to counter with a crisp jab.
Napoleon throws a right and a left that Man avoids nicely.
Man closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Man misses with a hook to the ribs.
Napoleon misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Napoleon misses with a punch on the inside.
Napoleon has a couple of punches blocked by Man.
A head punch on the inside from Man fails to land.
Napoleon fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
A short left from Napoleon.
Napoleon lands a nice uppercut.
Man tries to work over Napoleon's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Man can't find room to land a body shot as Napoleon controls the action.
Man misses with some punches.
Napoleon is working Man over against the cage.
Man tries a body shot but Napoleon blocks it.
Napoleon working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Napoleon prevents a body shot from Man.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Napoleon can't find room to land a body shot as Man controls the action.
Napoleon scores with a nice hook to the head.
Man goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Napoleon tries a body shot but Man blocks it.
A short uppercut from Man.
Napoleon lands with a light punch inside.
Napoleon takes a shot to the head.
Napoleon breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Man jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Man is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Napoleon.
Napoleon throws a body shot but no joy.
Napoleon lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Buster Napoleon seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Napoleon throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Man takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
And Man counters with a quick kick to the body but Napoleon blocks it.
A swing and a miss from Man.
Napoleon misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Napoleon's jab looks to have found its range, popping Man under the eye.
Man looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Napoleon has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
Napoleon misses with a low kick.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Man throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Man throws the kick towards the body but Napoleon avoids it.
Napoleon uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Nice defenses there by Man.
Man looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Napoleon keeps the fight on the outside.
Man throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Napoleon blocks the body kick.
Napoleon is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Man.
Man tried to counter with a leg kick but Napoleon avoided it.
Man leaves Napoleon with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Man gets caught flat footed, as Napoleon shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Napoleon stands up from Man's guard - Napoleon perhaps looking for a knockout.
Man thows a leg kick but Napoleon checks it
and Napoleon makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
That kick from Man tenderised Napoleon's leg. Napoleon is trying to keep his angry face on.
Napoleon throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Napoleon crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Man - the referee stops the clock and Napoleon gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Man. Napoleon manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A head kick misses from Napoleon.
Napoleon lands with a good body shot.
Man swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Man misses with an attempted mid kick.
Napoleon swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Napoleon misses with an uppercut. Man saw that one coming.
Napoleon takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
It looks like Buster Napoleon has been cut.
Man swings widly with a right hand
and Napoleon counters with a big head kick but Man shrugs it off.
Man ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Napoleon moves away.
Snow Man is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Napoleon misses with a straight right.
A left lands for Napoleon.
Man is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Napoleon.
Napoleon fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Man looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Napoleon moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Napoleon bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Man misses with a shot to the body
and Napoleon counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Man keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Man seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance.
Man takes one to the side of the head.
Napoleon lands a leg kick that knocks Man off balance momentarily.
A thudding body kick lands there by Napoleon!
Man uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Napoleon.
Napoleon lands the left hand.
A head kick misses from Man.
Napoleon appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Napoleon lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
A looping hook to the body misses from Napoleon. Man does a little dance to reset his feet.
Man takes one to the chin there.
Man is rocked!
Napoleon is looking to score with low kicks.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
A punch lands to the side of Man 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Oh Man is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Crunch! Napoleon slams his shin into Man's torso.
Man seems to have got his legs back now.
Napoleon throws out a loose jab but Man uses good head movement to avoid it.
Man swings and misses with a hook to the body.
A countering left hand to the body from Napoleon misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Buster Napoleon dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Buster Napoleon'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.
A big right from Man misses.
Napoleon throws out a counter right but Man avoids it with no problem.
Man throws a shot from downtown. Napoleon moves away and avoids it.
Napoleon avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Napoleon throws the kick towards the body but Man avoids it.
Man misses with a hook
and Napoleon counters with a straight right hand.
Napoleon avoids the body shot from Man.
Napoleon bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Man's head.
Napoleon's corner calls for a 1-2. Napoleon obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Napoleon jabs Man to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Man throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Napoleon cracks Man with an uppercut from hell and Man crumples to the canvas, he's out! Oh no, he's recovered and he's grabbed one of Napoleon's legs and pulled him into guard. The ref thought about stopping it there but he's let it go - good reffing!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Napoleon stands up from Man's guard - Napoleon perhaps looking for a knockout.
Napoleon drops Man with a big left hand! Man is injured, injured bad! Napoleon jumps in and finished him with strikes! The fight is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:52 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Buster Napoleon!
Buster Napoleon is the new heavyweight champion!
Buster Napoleon gave a mention to KAISER Nutrition - Q160 in his post fight interview. That will please them (and hopefully generate some sales).
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