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GAMMA#690 Shin v Volkov 4 PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Vrej Nazaryan (ranked 1433 p4p, 169 weight class) and Jamie White (ranked 1328 p4p, 156 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Nazaryan might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to DVBBS & Borgeous - Tsunami. White is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Kendrick Lamar - HUMBLE.. Jamie White has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Vrej Nazaryan's chin.
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33
166 lbs
28 - 14 - 1 |
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175 cm
35
165 lbs
22 - 15 - 0 |
Abu Dhabi Champ
World class boxer
Cardio machine |
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Good wrestler
World class MT
Good gas tank |
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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
28 - 14 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Vrej Nazaryan!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
22 - 15 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Jamie White!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Bishop, James Atkins and Steven Brown.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The fight moves into the clinch position.
A short body shot lands from Nazaryan as the two fighters clinch.
Nazaryan tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Nazaryan lands a right hand that snaps the head of White backwards.
Nazaryan misses with a short punch on the inside.
Nazaryan lands a left hand.
White blocks a punch to the side of the head.
White lands a nice trip takedown into half guard.
Nazaryan pushes White off but White dives into side control.
White is pausing for a moment. What's he doing? It looks like he's clearing his nose. Oh dude! He's shot a load of snot all down Nazaryan's shoulder. That is not cool.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Nazaryan is looking to regain half guard here but White keeps moving and retains side control.
White trying to control the action but Nazaryan is working from the bottom.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nazaryan is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
White wants to control but Nazaryan is keeping him busy.
Nazaryan tries to bench press White off him but White keeps the position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
White trying to control the action but Nazaryan is working from the bottom.
Nazaryan can't do much from the bottom here.
Nazaryan tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but White wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Nazaryan is working hard here to advance position.
White is pausing for a moment. What's he doing? It looks like he's clearing his nose. Oh dude! He's shot a load of snot all down Nazaryan's shoulder. That is not cool.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nazaryan is looking to reverse the position.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Nazaryan wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Nazaryan is looking to slow White down with leg kicks.
Nazaryan throws a combination. White tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
It looks like Jamie White has been cut.
White takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Nazaryan throws a shot to the body.
White rushes Nazaryan and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
A head punch blocked on the inside by White.
Nazaryan misses with a hook from the clinch.
White makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Nazaryan throws a punch but it's blocked by White.
White can't find room to land a body shot as Nazaryan controls the action.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Nazaryan tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Still in the clinch, Nazaryan scores with a nice short uppercut.
Nazaryan misses with a punch to the body.
A shot in the inside from White.
Nazaryan lands with a left to the head.
White goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nazaryan lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Nazaryan misses with a punch to the body.
White lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Nazaryan or not.
Nazaryan lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Nazaryan tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
White misses with a punch on the inside.
Nazaryan misses with a short punch on the inside.
Nazaryan misses with a punch to the body.
Nazaryan goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
White misses with a hook to the ribs.
Nazaryan scores with a shot to the side of White's head.
Nazaryan misses with a hook from the clinch.
White blocking some punches.
A head punch on the inside from Nazaryan fails to land.
Nazaryan misses with some punches.
Nazaryan can't find room to land a body shot as White controls the action.
White lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Nazaryan backwards.
White blocking some punches.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
White misses with a hook from the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Vrej Nazaryan dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Jamie White's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Nazaryan throws an uppercut from half a mile away. White sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Vrej Nazaryan is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
White swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Nazaryan throws a leg kick but White checks it.
White fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Nazaryan looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
White lands a jab to Nazaryan's midsection.
White has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Nazaryan.
White misses with a double jab.
Nazaryan throws a series of punches but White avoids them all with ease.
Nazaryan throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Nazaryan sets himself, and White steps forward looking for the clinch! Nazaryan avoids it this time.
White throws a jab but it's blocked by Nazaryan.
White closes the distance and clinches.
Nazaryan misses with a punch on the inside.
Nazaryan throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
White is working Nazaryan over against the cage.
Nice body punch from Nazaryan.
White blocks a body shot from Nazaryan.
White tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
White lands with a light punch inside.
Nazaryan doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Still in the clinch, White scores with a nice short uppercut.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nazaryan misses with a hook from the clinch.
White swings wildly with an uppercut but Nazaryan uses good head movement to avoid it.
Nazaryan blocking some punches.
White works on Nazaryan's body with a couple of short punches.
Nazaryan working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
White tries for a takedown. No joy.
Nazaryan tries a body shot but White blocks it.
Nazaryan tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Nazaryan tried to land a shot to the body but connects with White's elbow.
White lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Nazaryan backwards.
White blocking some punches.
White lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
White lands a left hand that snaps the head of Nazaryan backwards.
White lands a body shot.
A short right hand to the side of the head by White.
A head punch on the inside from Nazaryan fails to land.
Nazaryan lands a right hand.
White misses with a shot to the kidneys.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
White tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
White lands a shot to the body.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Nazaryan tried to land a shot to the body but connects with White's elbow.
Vrej Nazaryan has scored more points in the clinch so far.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for White.
White lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
White throws a punch but it's blocked by Nazaryan.
White swings wildly with an uppercut but Nazaryan uses good head movement to avoid it.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Nazaryan.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Nazaryan.
White blocking some punches.
White throws a head punch that misses.
A short left from Nazaryan.
White blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
White pushes Nazaryan back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Nazaryan fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
White fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
White lands a shoulder strike.
Nazaryan can't find room to land a body shot as White controls the action.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A head punch blocked on the inside by White.
White tries a body shot but Nazaryan blocks it.
A head punch on the inside from White fails to land.
Nazaryan misses with a body punch.
Nazaryan swings away with an uppercut that misses.
White blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Nazaryan has a couple of punches blocked by White.
Nazaryan scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Nazaryan swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Nazaryan is pressed up against the cage. White has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Nazaryan down to the mat. Nazaryan avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
A jab from White finds it's way through Nazaryan's defenses.
Vrej Nazaryan seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
White staying out of range there.
Nazaryan connects with a body shot.
Nazaryan feints and then cracks White's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow White down.
White throws a body punch but Nazaryan moves out of range.
White throws the left hand but Nazaryan avoids the punch easily.
A right-left combo lands from Nazaryan.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Nazaryan takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
White uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Nazaryan.
White looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nazaryan throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Nazaryan tries a head kick but it misses.
White throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Nazaryan sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Nazaryan scores with a body shot.
Nazaryan takes one to the side of the head.
Nazaryan swings for the body but White moves out of range.
White is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.
Nice uppercut lands for Nazaryan. That snapped White's head back.
Nazaryan shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. White eats them both and turns towards Nazaryan to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Vrej Nazaryan is winning the standup battle so far.
White slips a jab and a cross from Nazaryan.
Nice jab there from Nazaryan.
White instigates a clinch.
White blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Nazaryan swings wildly with an uppercut but White uses good head movement to avoid it.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
White lands a right hand.
White lands with a short shot to the head.
White misses with a punch to the body.
Nazaryan misses with a shot to the kidneys.
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 Vrej Nazaryan will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Jamie White's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
White jabs at Nazaryan's body.
Nazaryan circles away from the clinch attempt.
Nazaryan is looking to counter punch.
Nice defenses there by Nazaryan.
Nazaryan misses with a wild combination.
Nazaryan looks to throw the jab but White is out of range.
White moves out of range as Nazaryan throws a body kick.
White lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Nazaryan backs up against the cage.
White moves into the clinch.
White tries to work over Nazaryan's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
White lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
White misses with a punch to the body.
Nazaryan lands a left hand that snaps the head of White backwards.
Nazaryan lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
White lands with a left to the head.
Nazaryan throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
White swings wildly with an uppercut but Nazaryan uses good head movement to avoid it.
Nazaryan lands a nice shot to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nazaryan tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
A short left from Nazaryan.
Nazaryan fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Nazaryan misses with the head strike.
Nazaryan lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
White fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
White prevents a body shot from Nazaryan.
Nazaryan doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
White tries to throw a body punch but Nazaryan avoids it by throwing White back against the cage.
Nazaryan throws a head punch that misses.
Nazaryan lands a right hand.
A head punch on the inside from Nazaryan fails to land.
White blocks a body shot from Nazaryan.
A head punch on the inside from White fails to land.
A head punch on the inside from Nazaryan fails to land.
White misses with a punch on the inside.
White misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Nazaryan lands a left hand that snaps the head of White backwards.
Jamie White has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A head punch on the inside from White fails to land.
White blocks a punch to the side of the head.
White lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Nazaryan working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
White throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
White misses with a hook from the clinch.
White breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Nazaryan misses the jab.
White doesn't manage to clinch there - Nazaryan circles away.
The fight stays on the outside here - White looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
White wants to clinch up but Nazaryan keeps it at a distance.
White moves out of range as Nazaryan strikes.
Nazaryan is looking to land body kicks.
Nazaryan throws a nice looking combination but White bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
White looks to land a combination but Nazaryan avoids it well.
Nazaryan is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by White.
Nazaryan tests White's chin there with a solid looking shot.
White is rocked!
Nazaryan drops White with a huge uppercut! White drops to the floor like a sack of potatoes. Nazaryan is raining down punches and the ref stops the fight! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:05 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Vrej Nazaryan!
Vrej Nazaryan spent the whole post fight interview bigging himself up. It didn't go down that well with the fans after a while as they thought it was a bit arrogant.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Big Guns (ranked 910 p4p, 128 weight class) and Liam Kelley (ranked 623 p4p, 85 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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192 lbs
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33
194 lbs
26 - 14 - 1 |
Abu Dhabi Champ
World class boxer
Insanely flexible |
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Good wrestler
World class boxer
Good gas tank |
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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
14 - 15 - 1, fighting out of London, Big Guns!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
26 - 14 - 1, fighting out of London, Liam Kelley!
The judges for this bout are William Gold, Andrew Berry and James Atkins.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Guns dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Guns takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Guns throws a body punch but Kelley moves out of range.
Guns stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Kelley.
Kelley tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Nice defenses there by Guns.
Kelley jabs Guns to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Kelley moves out of range as Guns throws a body kick.
Kelley moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Guns connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Kelley moves away from the strike by Guns.
Guns lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Kelley clobbers Guns with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Liam Kelley seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Kelley misses with a hook. Guns ducked under it nicely.
Guns swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Kelley throws a predictable looking body shot
and Kelley takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Guns scores with a hook.
Guns missing with a left hand there. Kelley was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Kelley swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Kelley scores with a head kick.
Kelley ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kelley moves into the clinch.
Kelley lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Guns backwards.
Guns scores with a shot to the side of Kelley's head.
Guns misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Guns misses with an elbow strike.
Guns blocking some punches.
Guns trying to control the position but instead, Kelley has worked for underhooks and has pushed Guns into the cage.
Guns misses with a hook to the ribs.
Kelley misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Kelley lands a shoulder strike.
Guns stalling against the cage.
Nice body punch from Guns.
Kelley misses with a hook from the clinch.
Kelley lands a body punch.
The referee calls for Guns to work.
Guns blocking some punches.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kelley lands with a left to the head.
Guns misses with a body punch.
Kelley has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Guns seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Kelley can turn it around.
Kelley fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Kelley avoiding damage as Guns throws knees to the body.
A shot in the inside from Kelley.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Guns is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Kelley prevents a body shot from Guns.
Kelley misses with the head strike.
Kelley tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Stalling in the clinch from Guns.
Kelley digs a right hand into Guns's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Guns's gas tank.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Kelley lands a hook to the side of the head.
Guns working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Kelley misses with the head strike.
Guns blocks a body shot from Kelley.
Guns fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Guns breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Kelley checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Kelley gets a clinch.
Kelley misses with a punch to the body.
Guns cracks Kelley with a nice body shot.
Kelley lands a right hand.
Guns blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Kelley swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Kelley lands with a right to the head.
Kelley tries to work over Guns's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Guns blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Guns blocking some punches.
Kelley goes for a takedown in the clinch but Guns prevents it.
Guns pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Kelley throws the left hand but Guns avoids the punch easily.
A nice leg kick lands there from Kelley.
Good work by Guns as he checks the leg kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Guns misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Kelley missing with a left hand there. Guns was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Guns swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Kelley makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Guns tries a head kick but it misses.
Kelley is looking to slow Guns down with leg kicks.
Kelley throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Kelley closes the distance and pushes Guns back into the cage.
Kelley lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Guns backwards.
Kelley tries to throw a body punch but Guns avoids it by throwing Kelley back against the cage.
Guns blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Guns is struggling to control the position.
Guns landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Kelley misses with a short punch on the inside.
Guns blocks an uppercut.
A head punch on the inside from Kelley fails to land.
Guns lands a nice elbow.
It looks like Liam Kelley has been cut.
A bit of stalling here from Guns.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Liam Kelley dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Liam Kelley's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Kelley throws a jab when Guns was well out of range.
A looping hook to the body misses from Guns. Kelley does a little dance to reset his feet.
Guns checks the leg kick.
A solid leg kick lands there for Kelley.
Kelley takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Kelley slips a jab from Guns.
Kelley appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
Kelley rushes Guns and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Come on Guns - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Kelley throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Guns tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Kelley's elbow.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Guns has a couple of punches blocked by Kelley.
Kelley misses with the head strike.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
A short right from Kelley on the inside.
Guns scores with a shot to the side of Kelley's head.
Kelley lands a left hand.
Guns wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Guns blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Guns is trying to break free.
Kelley misses with the head strike.
Guns misses with a body punch.
Kelley has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Kelley working aggressively here.
Kelley lands an uppercut.
Guns lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Guns manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Kelley misses with a short punch on the inside.
Kelley fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Guns avoiding damage.
Kelley tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Guns's elbow.
Guns prevents a body shot from Kelley.
Guns makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Guns misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Kelley.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kelley has a couple of punches blocked by Guns.
Kelley lands a hook that snaps the head of Guns backwards.
Guns stalling.
Liam Kelley seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Kelley throws a punch but it's blocked by Guns.
Kelley lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Kelley lands a right hand.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Kelley avoiding damage as Guns throws knees to the body.
Kelley is working Guns over against the cage.
Kelley throws a head punch that misses.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Kelley creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Guns trying to stall but Kelley improves his position.
Kelley throws a head punch that misses.
Kelley tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Guns's elbow.
Guns scores with a nice hook to the head.
Guns working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Kelley lands with a light punch inside.
Kelley misses with the head strike.
Kelley struggles to land a body shot inside as Guns controls his hands.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Guns tries to stall but Kelley uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Guns's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Kelley takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
A jab from Guns misses.
Guns circles away from the clinch attempt.
Guns swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Kelley uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Guns.
Guns swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Kelley fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Guns, pushing him back against the cage.
Guns blocking some punches.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Kelley lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Guns backwards.
Kelley lands with a short shot to the head.
Guns tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Guns blocking some punches.
A nice left hand lands by Guns.
Guns stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Guns wants to stall.
A right hook to the body lands for Kelley.
Kelley misses with a short punch on the inside.
Kelley lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Guns backwards.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A right hook to the body lands for Kelley.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
A short left from Kelley.
Kelley breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Guns gets caught napping as Kelley dives in and scores a takedown. Guns manages to retain guard.
Kelley lands a couple of elbows.
Kelley with a nice head shot there.
Kelley lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Kelley lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Kelley avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Guns wants to hit a switch here but Kelley passes into full mount! Oh no, disaster for Guns there!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Liam Kelley showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Liam Kelley's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
Guns takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Guns connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Kelley lands a nice shot to the body.
Kelley is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Guns throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Kelley clinches.
Kelley lands a left hand that snaps the head of Guns backwards.
Guns wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Kelley has him pressed against the cage.
Guns misses with a punch to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Guns blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Guns breaks from the clinch.
Kelley misses the shot to the body.
Kelley scores with a kick to the midsection.
Guns misses with a low kick as Kelley jumps back.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Guns tries a head kick but it misses.
Guns clinches.
Kelley swings wildly with an uppercut but Guns uses good head movement to avoid it.
Kelley swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Guns breaks the clinch.
Guns throws a big shot that misses.
Guns avoids a kick to the body.
Kelley throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Guns.
Kelley throws a hook but Guns avoids it easily.
Guns swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Kelley connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
A big left from Guns misses.
Kelley moves into the clinch.
Kelley misses with some punches.
Guns manages to break the clinch.
Guns just misses with a punch to the body.
Kelley displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Guns throws out the jab.
Kelley was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Guns takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Kelley throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Guns stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Kelley attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Kelley lands with a nice body punch.
Kelley tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Kelley looks to land a left hand but Guns moved out of range nicely.
Guns is looking to counter punch.
Kelley tries to close the distance and clinch up but Guns swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Liam Kelley is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Guns takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Kelley connects with a good right hand that stumbles Guns. Guns circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
A bone on bone clash there as Guns blocks the leg kick.
Guns lands with a thumping leg kick.
A nice leg kick lands there from Kelley.
Kelley 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.
Kelley tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Guns slips a jab from Kelley.
Guns avoids the body shot from Kelley.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Guns throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Kelley clinches up with Guns and pushes him back against the cage.
Guns struggles to land a body shot inside as Kelley controls his hands.
Kelley tries a body shot but Guns blocks it.
Guns is looking to break free of the clinch but Kelley has double underhooks.
Guns tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Kelley's elbow.
Kelley blocks the elbow strike.
Guns stalling in the clinch but Kelley improves position.
Knees to the body from Guns.
Guns is looking to break free of the clinch but Kelley has double underhooks.
Guns wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Big Guns has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Guns tries to work over Kelley's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Guns misses with some punches.
Guns misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Guns trying to stall but Kelley improves his position.
Guns is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Kelley blocking some punches.
Guns misses with a hook to the ribs.
Kelley lands an uppercut.
Guns fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
And that's the end of the fight!
Liam Kelley comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Kelley 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 William Gold scores the fight 27:30
Judge Andrew Berry scores the fight 27:30
Judge James Atkins scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Liam Kelley!
Liam Kelley thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Darren Lamb (ranked 265 p4p, 35 weight class) and Dixie Small (ranked 520 p4p, 62 weight class). Fingers crossed for an exciting fight - I'm sure both fighters are looking for a nice under the table bonus!
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34
160 lbs
24 - 13 - 0 |
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33
155 lbs
22 - 18 - 0 |
Great wrestler
World class boxer
Granite chin |
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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
24 - 13 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Darren Lamb!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
22 - 18 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Dixie Small!
The judges for this bout are Paul Tew, James Atkins and Andrew Berry.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Small tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Lamb was well out of range. Poor timing from Small.
Small slips under a jab from Lamb.
Small misses with a looping left.
Lamb keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Lamb is looking to counter punch.
Small throws a big shot that misses.
Small 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.
Small lands a jab.
Lamb scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Lamb takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
A big left from Lamb misses.
Lamb misses the body punch
and Small counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Lamb is pressing down on Small's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Small's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Small looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Lamb escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Small gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Small has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Small scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Small with a nice head shot there.
Lamb throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Lamb looking for a guillotine here but Small defends easily.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Small accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Lamb working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Small.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lamb keeping moving, preventing Small from controlling successfully.
Small scoring with punches to the head and body.
Small stopping the sweep attempt from Lamb.
Small with a flurry of punches that miss.
Small pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Lamb is keeping the position for now.
Small content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Small preventing the sweep.
Small is looking to work some ground and pound but Lamb has wrist control.
Lamb tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Lamb utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Lamb has momentary wrist control but Small slips an elbow through the middle.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Lamb is on top in guard.
Small has momentary wrist control but Lamb slips an elbow through the middle.
Small is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Small trying to control the position.
Small is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Lamb defends well.
Small throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Lamb postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Small keeping moving, preventing Lamb from controlling successfully.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Small is looking for a triangle here but Lamb uses the submission attempt to pass into side control.
Small on the wrong end of some ground and pound.
Lamb working the ground and pound from side control.
Lamb wants to control but Small is keeping him busy.
Small is looking for a sweep.
Small is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Lamb looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Lamb landing with strikes to the head and body from side control.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Dixie Small will probably get the nod.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Small throws a body shot but no joy.
Lamb fails with an attempt to clinch.
Small is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Lamb keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Lamb ducks right into an uppercut from Small.
Lamb misses with a left hand
and Small counters with a straight right hand.
Small lands with a nice body punch.
Small lands a right hook to the body.
Small takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
A big left from Small misses.
Small shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Lamb as he jumps to the side.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Lamb looks to land a right hand but Small moved out of range.
Lamb shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Small defends it nicely.
And Small tries to counter it with a takedown but Lamb pushes his down on his head and steps out.
Small lands a body shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lamb fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Small on the side of the head.
Lamb's corner calls for a 1-2. Lamb obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Small has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Lamb scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Small doesn't seem bothered though.
Small throws a body shot but no joy.
Lamb avoids the body shot from Small.
Lamb misses with a wild body shot.
Lamb misses with a series of wild punches.
Small is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Lamb rather than just go for the knockout.
A swing and a miss from Small.
Small throws a shot from downtown. Lamb moves away and avoids it.
Lamb throwing a counter right hand but Small manages to avoid it.
Small misses the shot to the body.
Small tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Lamb was well out of range. Poor timing from Small.
Lamb is looking to counter punch.
Lamb works the jab nicely.
Small misses with a body shot.
Lamb drops down looking for a counter takedown but Small sprawls and moves away.
Dixie Small seems to be getting the better of the standup.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lamb throws an off balance right hand
and Small counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Small throws out a loose jab but Lamb uses good head movement to avoid it.
Lamb steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Small.
Lamb scores with a jab to the head.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Lamb throws a big shot that misses.
Lamb scores with a decent looking hook.
Lamb misses with an uppercut. Small saw that one coming.
Small doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Small ducks under a wild hook from Lamb.
It seemed like Small was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Good shot there by Small.
Lamb throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Lamb punishes Small's body with a nice straight punch.
Small defending well as Lamb loads up on a big left hand.
Lamb looks to throw the jab but Small is out of range.
Small lands a really nice looking cross but Lamb seems unphased.
Lamb swings widly with a right hand
and Small counters with a stiff right hand.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Small looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Lamb is fending him off so far but Small persists. Nope, Lamb circles away and we're back to standing.
Lamb lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Small scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Lamb uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Small.
Small misses with a two punch combination.
Small throws the left hand but Lamb avoids the punch easily.
Lamb half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
Lamb drops his hands momentarily and Small takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Small jabs at Lamb's body.
Small throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Small ducks under a wild hook from Lamb.
Small jabs Lamb to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Nice shot lands for Lamb.
Lamb cracks Small with an open hand slap.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Lamb thows a left - swing and a miss!
Lamb misses the body punch
and Small counters with a nice uppercut.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Small scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Small ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Small connects with a nice looking jab.
Lamb pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Small jabs Lamb to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Small looks to land a right hand but Lamb moved out of range.
Lamb was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Lamb throws a series of punches but Small moves out of range.
Small digs a good hook to Lamb's body.
Lamb is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Small throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Small uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Lamb.
Lamb takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Small lands a nice hook to Lamb's body. Lamb takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Small tries to bum rush Lamb with a series of wild strikes but Lamb uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Lamb displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Small throws out the jab.
Lamb misses with an uppercut
and Small counters with a stiff right hand.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Dixie Small 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!
Lamb lands with a good body shot.
Small ducks under a wild hook from Lamb.
Lamb tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Small uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Lamb has time to react.
Lamb connects with a right hand. Small shakes it off.
Small lands a head shot.
Small misses with a jab to the body
and Lamb connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Small is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Lamb.
Lamb throwing a counter right hand but Small manages to avoid it.
Lamb tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Small throws a nice looking combination but Lamb bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Small 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.
Small misses with an uppercut.
Lamb tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
A countering left hand to the body from Small misses.
Small lands a right hook to the body.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Small lands a right hook to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lamb lands a nice shot that snaps Small's head back.
Small changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Lamb scores with a decent looking hook.
Small ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Lamb moves away.
Small rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
enabling Lamb to counter with a crisp jab.
Lamb throws a sloppy head kick and Small moves out of range easily.
Lamb swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Small scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Lamb tries to clinch there but Small circles away.
Sloppy strikes from Lamb. Those never looked like landing.
Lamb throws a jab but it's blocked by Small.
Lamb keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Small.
Lamb uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Small has time to react.
Lamb darts in looking for a takedown but Small gets double underhooks and turns Lamb into the cage.
Small takes a swing at Lamb's ribcage but misses.
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!
Small shoots in and bounces Lamb off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Small lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Darren Lamb has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Small scoring with punches to the head and body.
Lamb tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Lamb keeping moving, preventing Small from controlling successfully.
Dixie Small has got the better of the ground game so far.
Lamb is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Dixie Small is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Small controlling from the top position.
Lamb keeping moving, preventing Small from controlling successfully.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lamb looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Small trying to control but Lamb is working from the bottom.
Small showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Small trying to control the position from guard on top but Lamb is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Small sitting in guard here, content to control.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Lamb has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Small can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Small has a momentary lapse of concentration, allowing Lamb to throw up a leg and lock on what appears to be a pretty tight triangle! Small is fighting it off but it's all too little too late - Lamb pulls down on the head and he's put Small to sleep! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:34 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle). Darren Lamb!
Darren Lamb made sure to mention his sponsor, Urban Fighter in his post fight interview.
Dixie Small spoke after the fight, saying 'It was a good win, but nevertheless, I'll still be bringing home my opponent's girl . Don't feel left out man. And as usual, we'll be making a pov video for all you fans out there. Sayonara'.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Hector Verama (ranked 222 p4p, 31 weight class) and Clifton Von Lee (ranked 500 p4p, 74 weight class). Verama's entrance music is Swing It Away. A fine choice. Von Lee comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Day of Anger kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Both fighters will be looking to make this an exciting fight for the fans, I'm sure!
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30
205 lbs
20 - 12 - 0 |
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29
211 lbs
16 - 10 - 1 |
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World class boxer
Insanely flexible |
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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
20 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Hector Verama!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
16 - 10 - 1, fighting out of London, Clifton Von Lee!
The judges for this bout are Phil Schofield, Sam Margolis and Steven Brown.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Verama throws a sloppy body shot
and Von Lee counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Verama throws a wild body kick that Von Lee sees coming a mile off.
Hector Verama seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Verama tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Von Lee is able to avoid easily.
A looping hook to the body misses from Verama. Von Lee does a little dance to reset his feet.
Verama closes the distance and clinches up with Von Lee, looking for a takedown. Verama pushes Von Lee against the cage but Von Lee circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Von Lee ducks under a wild hook from Verama.
Von Lee counters with a body kick.
Verama scores with a push kick.
Verama slips under a jab from Von Lee.
It looked like Verama was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Von Lee.
Verama misses with a leg kick.
A solid leg kick lands there for Verama.
Verama misses with a looping right.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Good leg kick by Von Lee there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Von Lee shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Verama but Verama pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Some bone on bone action there as Verama checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Verama avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Verama lands with a good body shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Verama fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Von Lee.
Von Lee scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Von Lee throws a big shot that misses.
Von Lee misses the jab.
Verama lands a nice looking kick to the body. Von Lee takes a step back to recover.
Von Lee defending well as Verama loads up on a big left hand.
Verama throws a body kick, spinning off balance
and Von Lee counters with a lovely straight right hand!
A kick lands to the mid section there for Verama.
Verama steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Von Lee.
Verama uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Von Lee has time to react.
Verama stuffs the takedown.
Verama has been working on his boxing with his coaches at The Wild Beasts Zoo in the buildup to the fight.
Von Lee swings for the body but Verama moves out of range.
Verama swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Verama misses with a straight right.
Verama is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Von Lee.
Von Lee cracks the inside of Verama's front leg.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Verama misses with a lunging right hand
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Hector Verama is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Von Lee throws a leg kick
and Verama counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Verama uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Von Lee has time to react.
Von Lee takes a swing at Verama's ribcage but misses.
Verama misses with an attempted mid kick.
Von Lee scores with a shot to the body.
A lazy left from Verama finds it's target.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Verama, right into the meat.
Von Lee misses the shot to the body.
Verama misses with a leg kick.
Verama lands the left hand.
Von Lee with a nice cross.
Verama looks to land a right hand but Von Lee moved out of range.
Von Lee scores with a leg kick.
Verama takes a shot to the body in his stride.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A swing and a miss from Von Lee.
Von Lee throws a jab when Verama was well out of range.
Von Lee swings widly with a right hand
and Verama counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Verama scoring well with a low kick there.
A shot to the liver by Von Lee. Beautiful body shot.
Von Lee throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Verama on the side of the head.
Verama jabs Von Lee right on the nose. Von Lee blinks but takes it well.
Verama fakes the leg kick and cracks Von Lee in the body.
Von Lee takes one on the button.
Verama takes a swing at Von Lee's ribcage but misses.
Verama throws a hook but Von Lee avoids it easily.
Verama misses with a hook.
A looping hook to the body misses from Von Lee. Verama does a little dance to reset his feet.
Verama throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Von Lee steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Verama.
Verama uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Von Lee.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Von Lee lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Von Lee takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Verama misses with a kick to the body.
Von Lee lands with a nice body punch.
The fighters circle momentarily. Von Lee darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Von Lee takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Verama scores with a kick to the midsection.
Von Lee fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Verama tries to land a leg kick but Von Lee saw it coming and moves away.
Verama lands with a good body shot.
Verama lands with a thumping leg kick.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Verama lands with a right hand.
Verama misses with a kick to the body.
Von Lee blocks a jab.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Hector Verama dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Von Lee scores with a leg kick.
Von Lee checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
As Verama backs off Von Lee throws a huge counter combo but Verama manages to avoid it all.
A looping hook to the body misses from Von Lee. Verama does a little dance to reset his feet.
Verama looks to score with a jab to the body but Von Lee is just out of range.
Verama misses with a looping left.
Von Lee is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Verama with a body shot.
Von Lee slips a straight right by Verama.
Von Lee looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Von Lee swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Verama throws a leg kick but Von Lee sees it coming and moves out of range.
Hector Verama is winning the standup battle so far.
Von Lee keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Verama.
Von Lee is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Verama with a body shot.
Von Lee throws a shot from downtown. Verama moves away and avoids it.
Von Lee ducks right into an uppercut from Verama.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Verama on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Von Lee, right into the meat.
Von Lee blocks a jab.
Verama pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Von Lee fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Verama throws a leg kick
and Von Lee counters with a nice low kick that buckles Verama's knee momentarily.
Von Lee uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Verama.
A low kick from Verama is predictable there
and Von Lee counters with a nice uppercut.
Von Lee tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Verama was well out of range. Poor timing from Von Lee.
Verama throws a leg kick that is checked
and Von Lee counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Verama checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Verama half committed to a counter leg kick.
Von Lee tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Verama is able to avoid easily.
Verama throws a solid leg kick but Von Lee takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Verama.
Nice body punch from Verama.
Verama misses with a hook. Von Lee ducked under it nicely.
Verama displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Von Lee throws out the jab.
Verama throws the left hand but Von Lee avoids the punch easily.
Verama misses with a shot to the body
and Von Lee counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Verama needs to keep his hands up - Von Lee had a free shot at his head there.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Verama uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Von Lee ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Von Lee will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Von Lee misses with an attempted mid kick.
Verama tests Von Lee's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Verama lands with a cross.
Von Lee moves away from the strike by Verama.
Von Lee throws an overhand right that lands on Verama's shoulder, as Verama tries to avoid the shot.
Verama lands a really nice looking cross but Von Lee seems unphased.
Von Lee keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Verama.
Verama chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Von Lee slips a straight right by Verama.
Von Lee looks to land a left hand but Verama moved out of range nicely.
Verama misses with a straight left.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Verama changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Verama looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Verama lands a nice hook to Von Lee's body. Von Lee takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Von Lee swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Von Lee rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Verama counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Von Lee throws a body punch but Verama moves out of range.
Verama wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch.
Verama pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Von Lee looks to score with a jab to the body but Verama is just out of range.
Verama misses with a looping left.
Verama misses with a shot to the body
and Von Lee cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Von Lee throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Von Lee avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Von Lee follows through with a counter body kick but it doesn't land.
Verama scoring well with a low kick there.
Von Lee misses with a looping left.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A shot to the body from Verama misses
and Von Lee counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Verama throws a body kick that misses.
Verama on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Von Lee. Von Lee obviously looking to wear him down.
Von Lee scores with a crisp jab that stopped Verama in his tracks.
Von Lee shoots in and drives through. Verama sprawls well.
Verama swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Von Lee misses with a hook to the body
and Verama counters with a nice uppercut.
Verama throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Both these guys seem content to just stand up and trade with eachother but Von Lee might want to think about changing up his gameplan a bit because over the course of the fight, Verama has got the better of the exchanges.
The fight stays on the outside here - Verama looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Verama lands a slapping body shot.
Von Lee's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Von Lee takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Verama misses with a looping left.
Von Lee misses with a low kick.
A big left from Von Lee misses.
Verama throws a quick counter kick to the body but Von Lee avoids it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Hector Verama dominated that second round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. And we move into the final round!
Verama with a nice cross.
Verama with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Von Lee has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Von Lee there as he acknowledges the shot.
Von Lee blocks the body kick.
Verama throws a nice outside leg kick.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Verama.
Verama tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Von Lee was well out of range. Poor timing from Verama.
That kick from Verama tenderised Von Lee's leg. Von Lee is trying to keep his angry face on.
Von Lee tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Verama was well out of range. Poor timing from Von Lee.
A looping hook to the body misses from Von Lee. Verama does a little dance to reset his feet.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Verama takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Good standup being displayed there by Verama as he connects with a hook.
Verama misses with a looping right.
Von Lee throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Von Lee has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Verama.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Nice shot lands for Von Lee.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Verama on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Von Lee ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Verama moves away.
Verama throws an overhand right that lands on Von Lee's shoulder, as Von Lee tries to avoid the shot.
Von Lee tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Verama was well out of range. Poor timing from Von Lee.
Nice cross by Von Lee.
Von Lee takes a shot right to the bread basket.
A low kick from Von Lee misses
and Verama counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Verama thows a left - swing and a miss!
Von Lee misses with a hook to the body
and Verama connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
A big left from Von Lee misses.
A looping hook to the body misses from Von Lee. Verama does a little dance to reset his feet.
Von Lee scores with a hook to the body. Verama takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Verama checks a leg kick.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Verama, right into the meat.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Von Lee throws a leg kick but Verama sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Von Lee misses the shot to the body.
Von Lee misses the shot to the body.
Clifton Von Lee has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
This has been an exciting period of action!
A big right from Von Lee misses.
Verama misses with a head kick.
Von Lee doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Verama just misses with a punch to the body.
Verama throws a body shot but no joy.
Von Lee throws a sloppy body shot
and Verama counters with a body kick that stops Von Lee in his tracks momentarily.
Von Lee misses the shot to the body.
Verama connects with a solid leg kick.
Verama fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Von Lee manages to avoid it.
Verama is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Von Lee can do to turn this around?
Verama thows a left - swing and a miss!
Verama backing away here, and Von Lee unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
Von Lee rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Verama connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Von Lee throws a half hearted mid kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Von Lee drives through with a takedown into Verama's guard. Let's see what he can do from the top position.
Verama is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Von Lee defends well.
Von Lee sitting in guard doing not very much at all here. Verama doesn't need a second invitation though! He's locked up a guillotine and he's squeezing tight! That is tiiiiiiiiight! Von Lee paying the price for stalling here - he's pushing hard on the arm trying to free himself but it's no use! He's tapped! WOW, quick submission from Verama - great work!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:29 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Guillotine). Hector Verama!
A relieved looking Hector Verama thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Musta Laine (ranked 357 p4p, 55 weight class) and Wolfram Stelzer (ranked 350 p4p, 52 weight class). Laine comes to the cage accompanied by Disturbed - Sound of Silence. Stelzer has chosen Business Time as his entrance music. Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?
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173 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
21 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Musta Laine!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
35 - 25 - 1, fighting out of London, Wolfram Stelzer!
The judges for this bout are Richard Clark, Donald Grub and Phil Schofield.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Laine tries to clinch but Stelzer is having none of it.
A solid leg kick lands there for Laine.
Stelzer misses with a looping right.
Stelzer avoids a punch combination nicely.
Stelzer ducks under a wild hook from Laine.
Laine misses with a double jab
and Stelzer counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Stelzer ducks right into an uppercut from Laine.
Laine lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Laine staying out of range there.
Stelzer throws a solid leg kick but Laine takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Stelzer.
Stelzer slips under a jab.
Stelzer misses with a hook.
Stelzer pivots, looking for a leg kick but Laine is out of range and Stelzer settles back down.
Stelzer throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Laine sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Laine gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Stelzer.
Stelzer swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Laine fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Laine scores with a jab to the jaw.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Laine lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Laine tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Stelzer's elbow.
Stelzer gets double underhooks and manages to take the fight to the ground.
Laine is looking to cinch up a triangle. Stelzer throws the leg off to one side though and gets in tight to Laine's body to avoid the submission. Laine has instead reached around Stelzer's neck and now has a guillotine! Oh, this is biiiig trouble! Laine arches his back and squeezes and forces the tap from his hapless opponent.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:32 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Guillotine). Musta Laine!
Musta Laine was full of energy after the big win and talked about how he thinks he can do big things in this sport. The crowd were appreciative of his determination to succeed.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Nakki Fakiiri (ranked 306 p4p, 38 weight class) and Kay Ector (ranked 411 p4p, 51 weight class). Fakiiri kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Arch Enemy - You Will Know My Name. Ector has chosen Monster! as his entrance music. I'm sure you'll be fascinated to know that I was talking to some pointless Z list celebrity before the fight and he thought that Kay Ector was going to win. Let's see if he was right.
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157 lbs
38 - 28 - 2 |
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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
33 - 15 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Nakki Fakiiri!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
38 - 28 - 2, fighting out of Amsterdam, Kay Ector!
The judges for this bout are Sam Margolis, James Glass and James Atkins.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ector misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Ector tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Fakiiri was well out of range. Poor timing from Ector.
Fakiiri is looking to counter the offense by Ector and move into the clinch.
Ector clinches with his opponent.
Fakiiri breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Fakiiri definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Ector missing with a left hand there. Fakiiri was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Good leg kick by Fakiiri there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Ector fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Fakiiri with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Fakiiri needs to keep his hands up - Ector had a free shot at his head there.
Fakiiri avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Fakiiri is looking to counter the offense by Ector and move into the clinch.
A swing and a miss from Fakiiri.
Fakiiri punishes Ector's body with a nice straight punch.
Ector lands with a cross.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Ector throws a hook but Fakiiri blocks it.
Fakiiri looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
Fakiiri ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Fakiiri displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Ector throws out the jab.
A clash of legs there as Ector blocks the low kick.
Kay Ector seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Ector fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Ector lands with a nice combination. Fakiiri backs away looking to recover.
Ector looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Fakiiri tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Ector was well out of range. Poor timing from Fakiiri.
Ector swings for the body but Fakiiri moves out of range.
Fakiiri with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Fakiiri misses with a looping right.
Nice uppercut there from Ector.
A punch lands to the side of Fakiiri 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Fakiiri moves away from the strike by Ector.
Ector throws a body shot but no joy.
Ector throws a body shot but no joy.
Fakiiri is looking to counter with head kicks.
Fakiiri comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Fakiiri takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Nice defenses there by Fakiiri.
Fakiiri walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Ector digs a good body shot into Fakiiri's ribs.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Fakiiri misses with a looping right.
Ector looks to land a left hand but Fakiiri moved out of range nicely.
Ector throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ector connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Fakiiri momentarily.
Fakiiri takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Ector is looking to clinch.
Ector fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Fakiiri on the side of the head.
Ector misses with a body shot.
Ector's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Fakiiri connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Ector scrambles back to his feet.
Ector scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Ector gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Ector's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Ector thows a left - swing and a miss!
Nice straight punches there by Ector. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Ector.
Ector connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Fakiiri is rocked!
Ector dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Oh Fakiiri is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Fakiiri is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Ector.
A little jabbing left from Ector on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Fakiiri seems to have got his legs back now.
Ector avoids the body shot from Fakiiri.
Ector jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Fakiiri swings for the body but Ector moves out of range.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ector has closed the distance and engaged Fakiiri in a clinch.
Ector wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Fakiiri breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
A cross from Ector lands.
Fakiiri with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Ector to score with a decent uppercut.
Nice straight punches there by Ector. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Ector.
Fakiiri lands a jab.
Ector takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
It looks like Kay Ector has been cut.
Ector scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Ector tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Fakiiri paws at him with a jab and circles away.
A lazy left from Fakiiri finds it's target.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A left and a right from Ector both land. Nice combination.
Ector throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Fakiiri.
Ector doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Ector stuns Fakiiri with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Ector throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fakiiri misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Ector.
Ector looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Ector lands a body shot.
Fakiiri misses with a body shot
and Ector counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Ector is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Fakiiri had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
Fakiiri pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Fakiiri uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Ector.
Fakiiri swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Ector cracks Fakiiri with a good jab.
Fakiiri throws a nice inside leg kick.
Fakiiri lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Fakiiri throws a sloppy head kick and Ector moves out of range easily.
Fakiiri moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Ector jabbing away but nothing is landing.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Fakiiri walks into a straight right hand from Ector.
Ector fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Fakiiri manages to avoid it.
Ector throws a looping overhand right but Fakiiri ducks down to avoid it.
Ector rushes Fakiiri and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Kay Ector dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Kay Ector's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Ector connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Ector scores with a crisp jab that stopped Fakiiri in his tracks.
Ector tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Fakiiri was well out of range. Poor timing from Ector.
Fakiiri looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Ector scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Fakiiri misses with a body shot
and Ector counters with a series of strikes. Fakiiri will be more careful next time no doubt.
Kay Ector seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Ector steps in with a hook that catches Fakiiri right on the chin and knocks him to the floor! Ector follows him down with more strikes and that's all she wrote! Fakiiri looks absolutely devastated.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:23 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Kay Ector!
Kay Ector gave a mention to Red Light Coffeeshop in his post fight interview. That will please them (and hopefully generate some sales).
Nakki Fakiiri was interviewed post fight and said 'eating out at the "Y" later...so tell ur sister to douche....'.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Aharon Sarkisyan (ranked 132 p4p, 21 weight class) and Vladimir Emelienko (ranked 159 p4p, 25 weight class). Sarkisyan comes into the arena with Ara Gevorgyan - Artsakh blaring out of the sound system. 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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26
163 lbs
17 - 6 - 1 |
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34
168 lbs
23 - 7 - 1 |
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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
17 - 6 - 1, fighting out of Amsterdam, Aharon Sarkisyan!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
23 - 7 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Vladimir Emelienko!
The judges for this bout are Sam Margolis, Phil Schofield and Donald Grub.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sarkisyan tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Emelienko wants to land a leg kick but Sarkisyan is out of range.
Sarkisyan tries to counter by clinching up but Emelienko breaks away and moves out of range.
Sarkisyan doesn't manage to clinch there - Emelienko circles away.
Emelienko connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Sarkisyan momentarily.
Emelienko avoids the head kick by Sarkisyan.
Sarkisyan throws a big shot that misses.
Emelienko connects with a single shot there.
It looks like Aharon Sarkisyan has been cut.
Aharon Sarkisyan seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Sarkisyan lands with a thumping leg kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sarkisyan pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Sarkisyan tries to clinch but Emelienko is having none of it.
Emelienko lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Sarkisyan is rocked!
Emelienko walks forward and throws a big overhand right! Sarkisyan drops to the floor like a sack of potatoes! Emelienko swarms on him with more punches until the referee wrestles him away from Sarkisyan's unconscious body! Wow, that was brutal!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:56 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Vladimir Emelienko!
In his post fight interview, Vladimir Emelienko 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 super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Arthur Curry (ranked 136 p4p, 6 weight class) and Thorbjorn Heimendahl (ranked 385 p4p, 16 weight class). Curry comes to the cage accompanied by Molly Malone - The Dubliners. There are an array of beautiful celebrities at ringside tonight! I wonder if any of them paid for their tickets.
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36
263 lbs
39 - 23 - 0 |
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30
262 lbs
17 - 10 - 0 |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
39 - 23 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Arthur Curry!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
17 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Thorbjorn Heimendahl!
The judges for this bout are Paul Tew, Andrew Berry and James Glass.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Heimendahl ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Curry moves away.
Heimendahl throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Curry counters with a nice uppercut.
Heimendahl rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Curry cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
A head kick misses from Heimendahl.
Heimendahl throws a jab when Curry was well out of range.
Curry throws a counter high kick but Heimendahl was just alert enough to avoid it.
Heimendahl takes a kick to the side of the head.
Nice uppercut lands for Heimendahl. That snapped Curry's head back.
Curry moves out of range as Heimendahl throws a body kick.
A little feinted left hand from Curry on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Curry blocks a low kick nicely.
Curry scores with a shot to the body.
A slow jab from Heimendahl misses its intended target.
Curry thumps Heimendahl with a low kick.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A leg kick checked by Curry.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A low kick from Heimendahl misses
and Curry counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Curry throws a hook but Heimendahl avoids it easily.
Curry throws a body kick that misses
letting Heimendahl counter with a right hand.
It looks like Arthur Curry has been cut.
Heimendahl slips under a jab from Curry.
Curry throws a sloppy head kick and Heimendahl moves out of range easily.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Heimendahl! But no joy.
Curry misses with a head kick.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Heimendahl.
Heimendahl moves into range and clinches up with Curry.
Curry digs a right hand underneath Heimendahl's ribcage. Heimendahl let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Heimendahl stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Curry throws a head punch that misses.
Curry lands a body punch.
Curry lands an uppercut.
Heimendahl lands an elbow just above Curry 's eye.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Heimendahl lands an elbow just above Curry 's eye.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Heimendahl pushes off an throws an elbow but Curry leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Heimendahl tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Heimendahl swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Heimendahl swings wildly with an uppercut but Curry uses good head movement to avoid it.
Curry definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Heimendahl throws an elbow but it misses.
Heimendahl gets through Curry's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
With the fighters up against the cage, Heimendahl throws an elbow but misses.
Curry working aggressively here.
Curry manages to break the clinch.
Heimendahl scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Curry plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Heimendahl on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Heimendahl throws out a loose jab but Curry uses good head movement to avoid it.
As Heimendahl backs away, Curry returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
Heimendahl throws the kick towards the body but Curry avoids it.
Curry throwing a counter right hand but Heimendahl manages to avoid it.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Heimendahl checks a leg kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Heimendahl uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Curry.
Heimendahl fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Curry looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Heimendahl scores with a push kick.
Heimendahl scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Curry is breathing heavily.
Curry takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Heimendahl thuds a left hand into Curry's body.
Curry takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Curry tries to keep at a distance but Heimendahl has taken the fight into the clinch.
Heimendahl throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Currys head.
Curry prevents a body shot from Heimendahl.
Curry lands with a right to the head.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Heimendahl blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Curry fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Curry goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Curry lands a body shot.
Heimendahl has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Curry seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Heimendahl can turn it around.
Heimendahl lands a nice elbow.
Heimendahl blocks a punch to the side of the head.
A head punch on the inside from Curry fails to land.
Heimendahl scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Heimendahl throws an elbow but it misses.
A nice right hand lands inside from Curry.
Heimendahl doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Heimendahl lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Heimendahl lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Curry avoids a wild elbow strike from Heimendahl.
Curry tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Curry lands a right hand that snaps the head of Heimendahl backwards.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Curry misses with a punch on the inside.
Curry pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Heimendahl swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Heimendahl looking to land some kicks to the body here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Thorbjorn Heimendahl will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Arthur Curry's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Curry misses the jab.
Heimendahl let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Curry throws a jab but it's blocked by Heimendahl.
Curry misses with a right hand
and Heimendahl counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Heimendahl connects with a single shot there.
Heimendahl slips a straight right by Curry.
Heimendahl misses with a hook. Curry ducked under it nicely.
Curry half committed to a counter leg kick.
Heimendahl ducks under a wild hook from Curry.
Curry throws a sloppy body shot
and Heimendahl counters with a nice uppercut.
Thorbjorn Heimendahl seems to be getting the better of the standup.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Curry pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Heimendahl goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Heimendahl throws the left hand but Curry avoids the punch easily.
Heimendahl cracks Curry with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Curry with a jab.
Curry throws a hook but Heimendahl avoids it easily.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Heimendahl. Curry shrugs it off though.
Heimendahl swings for the body but Curry moves out of range.
Heimendahl throws an off balance right hand
and Curry counters with a nice low kick that buckles Heimendahl's knee momentarily.
Curry slips under a jab.
Heimendahl throws a head kick that misses.
Heimendahl fails in his attempt to clinch.
Curry misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Heimendahl closes the distance looking to clinch
and Curry counters with a flying knee. Nice.
It looks like Thorbjorn Heimendahl has been cut.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A head kick from Heimendahl lands but Curry takes it in his stride.
Heimendahl throws a wild body kick that Curry sees coming a mile off.
Curry tests Heimendahl's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Curry misses with an uppercut.
Heimendahl misses with a low kick as Curry jumps back.
Heimendahl misses with a left hand
and Curry counters with a nice right hand that sends Heimendahl toppling to the canvas! Heimendahl scrambles and gets back to his feet - can Curry finish him?!
Heimendahl is rocked!
Heimendahl tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Curry manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
A telegraphed right hand from Curry misses the target.
Heimendahl lands with a good body shot.
Heimendahl misses with a wild body shot.
Heimendahl drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Heimendahl misses with a hook to the body
and Curry counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Heimendahl is still on wobbly legs! Can Curry finish him?
Heimendahl moves in looking to clinch but Curry pushes him off.
Heimendahl seems to have recovered his senses.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Heimendahl.
Heimendahl looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
A quick step to the side and Curry tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Heimendahl misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Curry.
Heimendahl waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Curry.
Heimendahl ducks under a wild hook from Curry.
Heimendahl raises up his leg as if looking to counter with a high kick.
Heimendahl misses with a hook to the body
and Curry connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
A decent looking cross lands there for Heimendahl.
Heimendahl checks a leg kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Heimendahl throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Heimendahl gets a clinch.
Heimendahl doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Curry pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Curry's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Heimendahl connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Curry scrambles back to his feet.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Curry throws a shot from downtown. Heimendahl moves away and avoids it.
Curry swats away the attempt to clinch by Heimendahl.
Heimendahl looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Curry misses with a straight left.
Heimendahl blocks a jab.
Curry throws a body shot but no joy.
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 Arthur Curry will probably get the nod.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!
Heimendahl slips under a jab.
A shot to the liver by Heimendahl. Beautiful body shot.
Heimendahl jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Heimendahl connects with a high kick.
Curry 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.
Curry throws a hook to the side of Heimendahl's head but Heimendahl sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Curry throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Curry just misses with a punch to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Heimendahl moves out of range of the leg kick from Curry.
Heimendahl lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Curry connects with a body shot that sends Heimendahl's belly button to the back.
Heimendahl tries a head kick but it misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Curry takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Curry looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Curry wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Heimendahl turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Curry throws a leg kick that is checked
and Curry takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Curry is rocked!
Heimendahl throws a sloppy head kick and Curry moves out of range easily.
Heimendahl scores with a nice head shot.
Oh Curry is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Heimendahl rushes Curry and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Heimendahl swings wildly with an uppercut but Curry uses good head movement to avoid it.
Curry seems to have got his legs back now.
Curry digs a right hand into Heimendahl's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Heimendahl's gas tank.
Heimendahl takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Heimendahl misses with a hook from the clinch.
Curry misses with some punches.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Curry.
Heimendahl blocking some punches.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Curry breaks from the clinch.
Heimendahl is looking to clinch but Curry is avoiding it.
Curry tried to counter with a leg kick but Heimendahl avoided it.
Thorbjorn Heimendahl seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Curry fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Curry waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Heimendahl.
Some bone on bone action there as Curry checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Curry throwing a counter right hand but Heimendahl manages to avoid it.
Heimendahl lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Curry at a distance.
Curry throws a hook to the side of Heimendahl's head but Heimendahl sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Heimendahl raises up his leg as if looking to counter with a high kick.
Heimendahl looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Heimendahl misses with a head kick.
Curry throws out a powerful jab.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Curry moves out of range of the body kick.
Curry half committed to a counter leg kick.
Curry swings widly with a right hand
and Heimendahl counters with a nice leg kick.
Heimendahl looks to clinch
enabling Curry to counter with a crisp jab.
Curry just misses with a punch to the body.
Heimendahl wants to clinch up but Curry keeps it at a distance.
Heimendahl closes the distance and clinches.
Curry lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Heimendahl misses with a short punch on the inside.
Curry wants to break the clinch but can't.
Curry manages to break the clinch.
Heimendahl steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Curry.
Heimendahl misses with a straight left.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Curry takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Heimendahl misses with a hook. Curry ducked under it nicely.
Heimendahl throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
and Curry connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Curry takes a swing at Heimendahl's ribcage but misses.
Heimendahl avoids the head kick by Curry.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Heimendahl has taken the fight to the clinch.
Curry throws a punch but it's blocked by Heimendahl.
Heimendahl swings wildly with an uppercut but Curry uses good head movement to avoid it.
Curry working hard to break the clinch.
Nice body punch from Heimendahl.
Curry dodges an elbow strike from Heimendahl.
Heimendahl scores with a shot to the side of Curry's head.
Arthur Curry's cut is getting worse.
Curry blocks a body shot from Heimendahl.
And that's the end of the fight!
Thorbjorn Heimendahl comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Heimendahl 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 28:29
Judge Andrew Berry scores the fight 28:29
Judge James Glass scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Thorbjorn Heimendahl!
A relieved looking Thorbjorn Heimendahl thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
In defeat, Arthur Curry stepped up to the mic, saying 'I am hanging my gloves up for good. Just naked sparring with ur mamma thats it...'.
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Brandon Simmons (ranked 120 p4p, 5 weight class) and Gerbert Bryant (ranked 60 p4p, 2 weight class). Simmons comes to the cage accompanied by 3Hunna. Bryant comes into a darkened arena with his song building. I just wanna kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
18 - 3 - 0, fighting out of New York, Brandon Simmons!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
31 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Gerbert Bryant!
The judges for this bout are Richard Clark, Colin Fotheringham and James Glass.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bryant avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Bryant 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.
Nice shot lands for Bryant.
Bryant blocks a jab.
Bryant stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Simmons.
Simmons takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Simmons throws a looping overhand right but Bryant ducks down to avoid it.
Simmons on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Simmons throws a jab when Bryant was well out of range.
Simmons misses with an attempted mid kick.
Bryant looks to score with a jab to the body but Simmons is just out of range.
Bryant blocks a head kick by Simmons.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Simmons lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Simmons is looking to clinch.
Simmons takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Simmons darts in trying to clinch
and Bryant cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Simmons scores with a nice strike.
Simmons closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Simmons throws a jab when Bryant was well out of range.
Bryant takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Bryant misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Simmons.
Simmons appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
Bryant tries to close the distance and clinch up but Simmons swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Simmons throws a lazy body kick
and Bryant counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Brandon Simmons seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Simmons is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Bryant.
Brandon Simmons is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Simmons tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Bryant manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Bryant feints the counter takedown.
Simmons feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Bryant's calf.
Bryant throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Simmons works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Simmons finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Simmons misses with a hook. Bryant ducked under it nicely.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bryant loads up on a big right hand but Simmons slips the punch.
Simmons clinches with his opponent.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Simmons throws a punch but it's blocked by Bryant.
Simmons blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Bryant has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Simmons avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Simmons is working Bryant over against the cage.
A head punch on the inside from Simmons fails to land.
Simmons takes a shot to the head.
Bryant lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Simmons scores with a shot to the side of Bryant's head.
Simmons misses with a hook from the clinch.
Simmons misses with a body punch.
I was talking to Simmons's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Bryant misses with a body punch.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Bryant creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Bryant tries a body shot but Simmons blocks it.
Bryant misses with a punch to the body.
Bryant is working for takedown but Simmons is calmly controlling the position for now.
A left hand lands to the body for Simmons.
Bryant looks winded!
Simmons working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Bryant blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A head punch on the inside from Bryant fails to land.
Simmons tries to throw a body punch but Bryant avoids it by throwing Simmons back against the cage.
A nice right hand lands inside from Bryant.
Bryant blocking some punches.
Bryant tries to throw a body punch but Simmons avoids it by throwing Bryant back against the cage.
Simmons working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Simmons is pressed up against the cage. Bryant has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Simmons down to the mat. Simmons avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Brandon Simmons has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Gerbert Bryant.
Bryant swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Simmons goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Bryant takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Simmons connects with a solid leg kick.
Simmons closes the distance and pushes Bryant back into the cage.
Bryant blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Simmons blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Simmons fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Bryant blocks a punch to the side of the head.
A short uppercut from Simmons.
Simmons misses with a hook from the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bryant doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Simmons tries a body shot but Bryant blocks it.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Simmons.
Simmons is pressed up against the cage. Bryant has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Simmons down to the mat. Simmons avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Bryant blocks a jab.
Simmons uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Bryant.
Simmons throws a hook but Bryant avoids it easily.
Simmons feints and then cracks Bryant's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Bryant down.
Bryant shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Simmons manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
Bryant is looking to pass into half guard but Simmons pushes him away with his feet and jumps on top - now Simmons is in guard.
Simmons sitting in guard here, content to control.
Simmons stopping the sweep attempt from Bryant.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Simmons would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Brandon Simmons dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Simmons throws the kick towards the body but Bryant avoids it.
Bryant misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
A low kick from Simmons is predictable there
enabling Bryant to counter with a crisp jab.
Simmons slips under a jab.
Simmons throws a shot from downtown. Bryant moves away and avoids it.
Simmons waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Bryant.
Bryant misses with a body shot.
Simmons scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Bryant doesn't seem bothered though.
Bryant dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bryant throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Bryant pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Bryant walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Bryant misses with a body shot.
Bryant blocks a low kick nicely.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bryant swings for the body but Simmons moves out of range.
Simmons throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
It looks like Gerbert Bryant has been cut.
Simmons misses with a low kick.
Bryant misses the shot to the body.
A counter left hand to the body from Simmons misses its target.
Simmons tries to score with a low kick but Bryant moves his leg out of the way.
Bryant is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
Simmons is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Bryant can do to turn this around?
Good shot there by Simmons.
Bryant has a takedown stuffed.
Simmons lands a nice hook to Bryant's body. Bryant takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Bryant throws a body punch but Simmons moves out of range.
Simmons scores with a jab to the head.
Simmons thumps Bryant with a low kick.
Simmons slips under a jab.
Simmons takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Simmons thows a left - swing and a miss!
Bryant misses the shot to the body.
Brandon Simmons is winning the standup battle so far.
Simmons lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Bryant throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Simmons throws an off balance right hand
and Bryant counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Simmons gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Bryant misses with some punches.
Bryant pushes Simmons back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Simmons blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Simmons swings wildly with an uppercut but Bryant uses good head movement to avoid it.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Bryant creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Simmons escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Simmons instigates a clinch.
Bryant struggles to land a body shot inside as Simmons controls his hands.
Bryant gets a nice trip takedown into half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Simmons is staying active underneath Bryant, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Bryant with the ground and pound but Simmons uses the opportunity to regain guard.
Bryant throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Simmons works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Bryant missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Bryant throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Simmons works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Simmons wants to stand but Bryant is controlling the position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Bryant accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Bryant trying to control the position from guard on top but Simmons is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Bryant has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Simmons avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Simmons avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Bryant makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Bryant pushes down on Simmons's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Ground and pound from Bryant.
Bryant with the ground and pound but Simmons uses the opportunity to regain guard.
Bryant working some strikes from top position.
Bryant loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Bryant working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Simmons is edging up against the cage. He's using the cage to get back to his feet. Nice work there - the fighters are clinched.
Simmons misses with a hook from the clinch.
Bryant is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Simmons is defending well.
Brandon Simmons has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Gerbert Bryant.
Still in the clinch, Simmons scores with a nice short uppercut.
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 Brandon Simmons will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Gerbert Bryant's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Bryant jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Simmons throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
A little jabbing left from Bryant on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Bryant connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Bryant goes for a double leg but Simmons avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Simmons continues to drive forward.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Simmons 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 Bryant has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Bryant and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Bryant swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Nice body punch from Simmons.
Simmons pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
A slow jab from Bryant misses its intended target.
A head kick from Simmons lands but Bryant takes it in his stride.
Bryant is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Simmons rather than just go for the knockout.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bryant misses with a lunging right hand
and Simmons counters with a low kick, right behind Bryant 's knee.
Simmons turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Bryant tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Simmons stuffs the takedown.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Simmons throws a shot to the body.
Bryant throws out a powerful jab.
Nice sprawl there from Simmons as Bryant shoots in.
Brandon Simmons has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Gerbert Bryant.
Bryant takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Bryant waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Simmons.
Simmons misses with a head kick.
Simmons fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Bryant on the side of the head.
Nice shot lands for Bryant.
Bryant throws a series of punches but Simmons avoids them all with ease.
Bryant throws a body punch but Simmons moves out of range.
Simmons uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Bryant.
Simmons is looking to counter punch.
Bryant dives in and grabs Simmons's left leg, looking for a takedown. Simmons pushes down on Bryant's head and hops out.
Simmons connects with an inside leg kick.
Bryant just misses with a punch to the body.
Simmons throws a nice inside leg kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bryant throws a left and a right that both miss
and Simmons counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Simmons thuds his shin into the meat of Bryant's side.
A slow jab from Bryant misses its intended target.
Simmons looks to throw the jab but Bryant is out of range.
Bryant shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Simmons pinned against the cage. Simmons gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Simmons avoids the body shot from Bryant.
Bryant rushes Simmons and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Gerbert Bryant has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Bryant tries to throw a body punch but Simmons avoids it by throwing Bryant back against the cage.
Bryant tries to throw a body punch but Simmons avoids it by throwing Bryant back against the cage.
Simmons digs a right hand underneath Bryant's ribcage. Bryant let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Simmons lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Simmons's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Bryant decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bryant not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Bryant stops Simmons from getting back to his feet.
Simmons avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Bryant.
Simmons keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Bryant working the head and body with strikes.
Simmons has one foot on Bryant's thigh - he pushes off and manages to get back to his feet.
Bryant tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Simmons was well out of range. Poor timing from Bryant.
Simmons scores with a push kick.
Bryant takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Bryant's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Simmons jabs Bryant to the body, keeping him at a distance.
A nice inside leg kick there by Simmons. That's going to slow Bryant down.
Bryant misses with a lunging right hand
and Simmons counters with a three punch combo that has Bryant backing up. Bryant nods at Simmons to acknowledge the strikes.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Simmons misses with an attempted mid kick.
Simmons lands a slapping body shot.
Bryant on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Simmons. Simmons obviously looking to wear him down.
Simmons paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Simmons lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Bryant throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Simmons scores with a spinning back kick!
Simmons connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Bryant looks to throw the jab but Simmons is out of range.
Good exchange - Simmons coming out on top.
And that's the end of the fight!
Brandon Simmons showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Simmons, 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 Richard Clark scores the fight 30:27
Judge Colin Fotheringham scores the fight 30:27
Judge James Glass scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Brandon Simmons!
A determined Brandon Simmons didn't want to dwell on this fight in his post fight interview. Instead he was more keen to state he wants a title shot. Let's see if he gets it!
The defeated Gerbert Bryant had this to say: 'The Gerbert takes, but the Gerbert also gives'.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Lao Shin (ranked 28 p4p, 6 weight class) and Ilya Mstislav Volkov (ranked 18 p4p, 2 weight class). Shin's entrance music is Shaolin Chamber of Death. A fine choice. The crowd seem to be enjoying Volkov's choice of entrance music: Россия. Ilya Mstislav Volkov has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Lao Shin's chin.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the welterweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
29 - 10 - 1, fighting out of London, Lao Shin!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
33 - 10 - 2, fighting out of Amsterdam, Ilya Mstislav Volkov!
The judges for this bout are Donald Grub, Chris Edwards and James Glass.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nice uppercut there from Volkov.
Shin misses with a body kick.
A combination from Volkov does no damage.
Shin appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
A bone on bone clash there as Shin blocks the leg kick.
Volkov has done a lot of speed work in the buildup to this fight.
Shin throws a body punch but Volkov moves out of range.
Volkov lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Shin at a distance.
Volkov takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Volkov tries to move into range but Shin moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Shin blocks a jab.
Volkov throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Volkov bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Shin's head.
Shin checks the leg kick.
Volkov has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Shin.
Shin's corner calls for a 1-2. Shin obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Shin misses with a low kick.
Shin has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Dr Hatsumi's Clinic in the buildup to the fight.
Volkov misses the shot to the body.
Shin throwing a counter right hand but Volkov manages to avoid it.
Volkov misses with a low kick.
Volkov tried to score with a low kick but Shin checks it.
Shin half committed to a counter leg kick.
Volkov swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Shin was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
A nice combination there by Volkov.
Volkov tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Shin paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Shin seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
Volkov takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Volkov throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
The fight stays on the outside here - Volkov looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Volkov pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Volkov misses with a looping right.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A bone on bone clash there as Volkov blocks the leg kick.
Volkov throws an overhand right that lands on Shin's shoulder, as Shin tries to avoid the shot.
A leg kick checked by Volkov.
Ilya Mstislav Volkov seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Volkov punishes Shin's body with a nice straight punch.
Volkov closes the distance and pushes Shin back into the cage.
Volkov swings wildly with an uppercut but Shin uses good head movement to avoid it.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Volkov tries to work over Shin's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Volkov misses with a hook from the clinch.
Shin lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Volkov throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Shins head.
Volkov swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Shin tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
A hook to the body from Shin.
Shin throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Shin scores with a hook to the body.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Volkov blocks a body shot from Shin.
Volkov misses with a hook from the clinch.
Volkov working aggressively here.
Shin misses with an elbow over the top.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Volkov.
Shin taking a breather.
Volkov lands a right hand that snaps the head of Shin backwards.
Volkov throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Shin.
Volkov tries a body shot but Shin blocks it.
A body shot lands from Shin.
Shin blocks an uppercut.
Shin struggles to land a body shot inside as Volkov controls his hands.
Volkov's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Volkov misses with an uppercut
and Shin counters with a stiff right hand.
Shin chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Volkov tries to score with a low kick but Shin moves his leg out of the way.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Volkov connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Shin's hands.
Shin clinches with his opponent.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A short right from Volkov.
Volkov manages to break the clinch.
Volkov finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Volkov lands a jab.
Volkov tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Shin counters with a nice body shot.
Volkov throws out a loose jab but Shin uses good head movement to avoid it.
Shin misses the shot to the body.
Volkov keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Shin looks to throw the jab but Volkov is out of range.
Volkov throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Shin missing with a left hand there. Volkov was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ilya Mstislav Volkov dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Shin gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Volkov bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Shin's head.
Nice jab there from Shin.
Shin throws a jab when Volkov was well out of range.
Shin throws a jab but it's blocked by Volkov.
Volkov appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Volkov loads up on a big right hand but Shin slips the punch.
Ilya Mstislav Volkov seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Shin moves out of range of the leg kick from Volkov.
Volkov takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Nice shot lands for Volkov.
Shin digs a good hook to Volkov's body.
Volkov lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Shin avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Shin scores with a kick to the midsection.
Shin scores with the left hand. Volkov knows he should have avoided that one.
Nice straight punches there by Volkov. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Volkov.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Shin.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Volkov! But no joy.
Volkov tries to clinch but Shin moves out of range.
Shin was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Volkov avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Volkov finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
A quick step to the side and Shin tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Shin's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Volkov connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Shin scrambles back to his feet.
Shin swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Shin scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Volkov misses with a hook to the body
and Shin counters with a nice body shot.
Volkov tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Shin manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Shin takes one to the side of the head.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Volkov uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Shin.
Volkov throws a fast counter high kick but Shin manages to duck under it in time.
Shin ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Volkov scores with a shot to the body.
Shin takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Volkov takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Volkov swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Shin bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Shin takes a jab right on the kisser.
Volkov darts in and clinches Shin up against the cage.
Shin throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Volkov tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Shin's elbow.
Volkov swings wildly with an uppercut but Shin uses good head movement to avoid it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Volkov blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Volkov is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Shin lands a nice shot to the body.
Volkov misses with some punches.
Shin throws an elbow but it misses.
Volkov digs a right hand underneath Shin's ribcage. Shin let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Volkov lands a body shot in the clinch.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Shin.
Volkov is trying to break free.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Shin creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Volkov scores with a shoulder strike.
Volkov tries to throw a body punch but Shin avoids it by throwing Volkov back against the cage.
Shin throws a head punch that misses.
Volkov can't find room to land a body shot as Shin controls the action.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Shin.
Shin fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
A short right from Shin on the inside.
Shin blocks a body shot from Volkov.
Shin misses with the head strike.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Shin jumps guard and drags Volkov to the mat. He's obviously going to be looking for submissions off his back.
Shin controls Volkov momentarily but Volkov frees himself.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Shin has his foot on Volkov's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Volkov works his way back into a safe position though.
Shin keeping moving, preventing Volkov from controlling successfully.
Shin not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
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 Lao Shin will probably get the nod.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Shin drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Volkov dodges the punch combination from Shin.
Shin shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Shin 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.
Shin lands a lovely overhand right.
Shin misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Shin clinches.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Volkov breaks from the clinch.
Volkov walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Volkov throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
A punch lands to the side of Shin 's head but he takes it in his stride.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Shin has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Volkov.
Shin throws a leg kick but Volkov sees it coming and moves out of range.
Volkov takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Volkov feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Shin's calf.
Volkov looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Shin tries to move into range but Volkov moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Volkov ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Shin moves away.
Volkov slips a straight right by Shin.
Shin clinches up with Volkov and pushes him back against the cage.
Shin pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Shin throws a leg kick that misses.
Volkov thumps Shin with a low kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Volkov looks to score with a jab to the body but Shin is just out of range.
Volkov checks a low kick from Shin.
Volkov throws a predictable looking body shot
and Shin counters with a straight right hand.
Volkov misses with a hook
and Shin counters with a left and a right that stings Volkov.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Volkov uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Shin.
Shin thows a left - swing and a miss!
Volkov takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
A telegraphed right hand from Shin misses the target.
Shin defending well as Volkov loads up on a big left hand.
Volkov with a jab.
Volkov misses with an uppercut. Shin saw that one coming.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Volkov missing with a left hand there. Shin was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
A nice inside leg kick there by Volkov. That's going to slow Shin down.
Shin checks a low kick from Volkov.
Volkov throws a lazy right hand but Shin sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Shin cracks the inside of Volkov's front leg.
Volkov takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Volkov throws a predictable looking body shot
and Shin makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Volkov throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Shin sees it coming and avoids it easily.
A swing and a miss from Volkov.
Volkov avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Volkov blocks a head kick by Shin.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Volkov tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Shin manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Shin avoids the body shot from Volkov.
Volkov smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Shin 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.
A big right from Volkov misses.
Shin thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Volkov if he has to take too many more of those.
Shin uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Volkov.
A counter left hand to the body from Shin misses its target.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Shin getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Volkov lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Shin throws a lazy right hand but Volkov sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Volkov swings away with a leg kick that misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Lao Shin clearly takes that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
The fighters circling - Volkov throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Volkov moves out of range of the body kick from Shin.
Shin has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Volkov.
Shin blocks a low kick nicely.
Volkov blocks a head kick by Shin.
Shin moves out of range of the strikes.
Volkov with a jab.
Volkov throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Shin swings widly with a right hand
and Volkov counters with a stiff right hand.
Shin keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Shin uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Volkov.
Volkov swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Volkov connects with an inside leg kick.
Volkov throws a big shot that misses.
A little feinted left hand from Shin on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Shin throws a low kick but Volkov avoids it.
Volkov throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Shin looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Shin lands a slapping body shot.
Volkov moves out of range as Shin strikes.
Shin looks for the body kick but Volkov saw that one coming.
Volkov connects with a body shot that sends Shin's belly button to the back.
Shin moves out of range as Volkov strikes.
Shin throwing a counter right hand but Volkov manages to avoid it.
Shin lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Shin uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Volkov.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Volkov scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Shin ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Shin lands a leg kick that knocks Volkov off balance momentarily.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Volkov chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Shin can pounce on him.
Volkov throws a quick inside leg kick.
A jab lands there for Volkov.
Volkov scores with a hook.
A shot to the liver by Volkov. Beautiful body shot.
Shin ducks under a wild hook from Volkov.
Volkov blocks a leg kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Shin throws a hook to the side of Volkov's head but Volkov sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Volkov misses with a kick to the body.
Volkov throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Volkov scores with the left hand. Shin knows he should have avoided that one.
Shin pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Volkov misses with a low kick.
Volkov dodges the punch combination from Shin.
Volkov wants to counter the offense by Shin and move into the clinch position.
Volkov shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Shin eats them both and turns towards Volkov to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Volkov on the wrong end of a nice jab.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Volkov throws a hook to the side of Shin's head but Shin sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Volkov tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Shin feinted there with a counter leg kick.
Volkov lands a jab to the nose.
Volkov pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Nice jab there from Volkov.
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!
Volkov throws a half hearted mid kick.
Shin connects with an inside leg kick.
Shin lands a nice looking body shot.
Shin moves out of range of the body kick.
Shin jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Volkov tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Shin was well out of range. Poor timing from Volkov.
Shin is looking to counter punch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ilya Mstislav Volkov dominated that fourth round.
That's time! Shin's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!
Shin slips a jab and a cross from Volkov.
Volkov throws a right hand that misses
and Shin counters with a nice uppercut.
Volkov throws a shot to the body.
Volkov walks into a stiff left hand from Shin.
Shin swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Volkov.
Volkov connects with a body shot.
Volkov lands a leg kick that knocks Shin off balance momentarily.
Shin misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Volkov misses the jab.
A counter left hand to the body from Shin misses its target.
Volkov misses with a jab to the body
and Shin counters with a leg kick.
A lazy left from Volkov finds it's target.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Volkov moves out of range as Shin throws a body kick.
Volkov lands with a nice body punch.
Volkov waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Shin.
Shin is looking to counter punch.
Volkov throws a solid leg kick but Shin takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Volkov.
An attempted straight right counter from Shin misses the target.
Volkov fakes the leg kick and cracks Shin in the body.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Shin.
Volkov swings away with a body shot that misses
and Shin connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Shin misses with a leg kick
and Volkov makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Volkov lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Shin circles away quickly and effectively.
Shin misses with a jab, cross combination.
Volkov scores with the left hand. Shin knows he should have avoided that one.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Volkov cracks a nice hook into Shin's ribs.
Volkov misses with a straight left.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Shin 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 Volkov has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Volkov and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Volkov walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Shin checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Volkov misses with an uppercut
enabling Shin to counter with a crisp jab.
Volkov's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Shin throws a right hand that Volkov ducks under and follows up with a left that Volkov also avoids with ease.
Volkov tries to counter by closing the distance.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Volkov, right into the meat.
Shin uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Volkov.
Volkov lands a nice looking body kick.
Shin cracks a nice hook into Volkov's ribs.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Volkov blocks a jab.
Shin tries to land a front kick but Volkov steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Volkov.
Shin blocks the body kick.
Shin throws a jab but it's blocked by Volkov.
Volkov is looking to clinch.
Shin throws a predictable looking body shot
and Volkov counters with a nice uppercut.
Volkov throws an overhand right that lands on Shin's shoulder, as Shin tries to avoid the shot.
A left lands for Volkov.
Volkov misses with a looping right.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Volkov throws a front kick aimed at Shin's knee but Shin avoids it well.
Volkov ducks under a wild hook from Shin.
Shin comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Shin swings for the body but Volkov moves out of range.
Volkov has managed to clinch.
Shin blocks an uppercut.
Volkov misses with a hook to the ribs.
Shin tries to work over Volkov's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Volkov lands a body punch in the clinch.
Volkov breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Shin has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Shin there as he acknowledges the shot.
Shin jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Shin throws a body shot but no joy.
Volkov now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
And that's the end of the fight!
Ilya Mstislav Volkov comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Volkov 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 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Donald Grub scores the fight 47:48
Judge Chris Edwards scores the fight 47:48
Judge James Glass scores the fight 47:48
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Ilya Mstislav Volkov!
Ilya Mstislav Volkov is the new welterweight champion!
A victorious Ilya Mstislav Volkov thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
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