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KOFC 66 - Out vs Karelin PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Ah Pao (ranked 23402 p4p, 906 weight class) and Artur Azaryan (ranked 22582 p4p, 922 weight class). Pao comes to the cage accompanied by Da Mystery Of Chessboxin'. Azaryan has chosen Notorious BIG - Mo Money Mo Problems as his entrance music. Both fighter's entrance songs getting the crowd jumping here.
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175 lbs
1 - 1 - 0 |
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176 lbs
0 - 2 - 0 |
Good wrestling
World class boxer
Granite chin |
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World class MT
Very confident |
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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
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Ah Pao!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Artur Azaryan!
The judges for this bout are Chris Downing, Cecil Peabody and Frank Dennis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Azaryan ducks under a wild hook from Pao.
Azaryan tries to counter with a clinch but Pao shakes him off and moves away.
Pao misses with an uppercut
and Azaryan counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Pao misses with a straight right.
Azaryan misses with an uppercut. Pao saw that one coming.
A big left from Azaryan misses.
Nice uppercut lands for Pao. That snapped Azaryan's head back.
Azaryan throws a front kick aimed at Pao's knee but Pao avoids it well.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Nice defenses there by Pao.
Pao throwing a counter right hand but Azaryan manages to avoid it.
Azaryan shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Pao pinned against the cage. Pao gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Pao swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pao throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Pao lands with a cross.
Azaryan misses with a body shot
and Pao connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Azaryan uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Pao has time to react.
The fighters circle momentarily. Pao darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Pao takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Pao misses with a lunging right hand
enabling Azaryan to counter with a crisp jab.
Azaryan walks into a jab.
Pao on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Azaryan throws a nice outside leg kick.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Azaryan blocks a head kick by Pao.
We've been informed that Azaryan has been sparring a lot of Muay Thai in the buildup to this fight so let's see if that has an impact on the result.
Azaryan is trying hard to land a takedown here. Pao sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Azaryan just misses with a punch to the body.
Pao went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
Azaryan bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Azaryan feints the counter takedown.
Azaryan has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Azaryan shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Pao manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
Azaryan postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Azaryan working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Pao throwing some rather feeble looking strikes off his back.
Azaryan missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pao keeping moving, preventing Azaryan from controlling successfully.
Pao pulls Azaryan in to control the position.
Azaryan trying to control the position from guard on top but Pao is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Azaryan looking to pass the guard.
Azaryan stands and throws Pao's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Pao stops Azaryan from passing to mount.
Pao on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Pao tries to get out of the position.
Azaryan postures up a little and throws a couple of hammerfists but they don't connect properly.
Azaryan working the ground and pound but he's contacting the mat, not the fighter.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pao is not content to let Azaryan control the position.
An elbow from Azaryan crashes against the mat.
Pao keeping his opponent close.
Azaryan is trying to get an arm triangle but Pao is defending well.
The strikes coming from Azaryan are missing the target in this wave of attacks.
Azaryan wants to lay and pray for a moment but Pao keeps working.
Azaryan misses with an attempted head punch from side control.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Artur Azaryan dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Azaryan fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Azaryan ducks under a wild hook from Pao.
Azaryan misses with a straight right.
Pao checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Azaryan throws out a loose jab but Pao uses good head movement to avoid it.
Azaryan fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Azaryan misses with a wild body shot.
It looked like Pao wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Azaryan misses with a lunging right hand
and Pao counters with a stiff right hand.
Ah Pao is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Azaryan swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Pao.
A looping hook to the body misses from Pao. Azaryan does a little dance to reset his feet.
Azaryan closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Pao tries to buck Azaryan off but Azaryan is having none of it.
Azaryan tries to advance to mount but Pao denies him.
Pao knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Azaryan on the ground.
Azaryan controlling from side mount.
Azaryan has knee on belly and moves into mount.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Azaryan lands a nice shot to the head.
Azaryan throws an elbow from mount that misses. Lucky escape for Pao because Azaryan loaded up on that one.
Azaryan with the ground and pound from mount.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Azaryan with good strikes from the mount here!
Azaryan avoids the attempt from Pao to control.
Azaryan thowing shots but they're missing.
Azaryan trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Azaryan has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Azaryan throws some wild stikes that Pao manages to avoid easily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pao blocking the ground and pound.
Azaryan looking to finish with strikes here!
Pao blocking the ground and pound.
Azaryan throwing sloppy strikes here. Perhaps if he tightened up his striking from such a dominant position, he'd be able to finish easier.
Azaryan has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Azaryan has hold of Pao's left arm, perhaps looking for a submission. The two fighters tussle over control of the isolated limb and Pao manages to get his arm back to his side and away from danger.
Azaryan thowing strikes but they're hitting the gloves, not doing any damage.
Azaryan thowing strikes but they're hitting the gloves, not doing any damage.
Azaryan lands a couple of good shots and Pao has given up his back, trying to escape the position!
Azaryan missing with strikes.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here.
Pao has improved his flexibility recently so we will have to see if he can use that to his advantage.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Oooh a big shot gets through from Azaryan. Many more shots like that and the referee will have to think about stepping in!
Pao is staying cool under pressure, defending well against the rear naked choke attempt from his opponent.
Azaryan struggling to keep hold of the position.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Azaryan has good solid back control here.
Azaryan working for the choke.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Artur Azaryan showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Pao misses with a hook. Azaryan ducked under it nicely.
Azaryan tries to counter with a clinch but Pao shakes him off and moves away.
Azaryan throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Azaryan lands a body shot.
Pao misses with a two punch combination.
Pao on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Azaryan. Azaryan obviously looking to wear him down.
A big right from Azaryan misses.
Pao is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Azaryan throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Artur Azaryan seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Pao takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Pao misses with a hook.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Azaryan! But no joy.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pao uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Azaryan.
Azaryan misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Pao.
Pao went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
Azaryan slips under a jab.
Pao throws a nice looking combination but Azaryan bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Azaryan gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Pao uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Azaryan.
Pao throws a hook but Azaryan avoids it easily.
Azaryan wants to counter the offense by Pao and move into the clinch position.
Pao throws a hook to the side of Azaryan's head but Azaryan sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
A nice side step and Azaryan releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Pao lands a jab-cross combination.
Artur Azaryan is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pao throws a jab but it's blocked by Azaryan.
A countering left hand to the body from Azaryan misses.
Pao blocks a head kick by Azaryan.
Pao swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Azaryan misses with a kick to the body.
It looked like Pao wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Pao slips under a jab.
Pao slips under a jab.
Pao walks into a stiff left hand from Azaryan.
Pao throws a jab but it's blocked by Azaryan.
Ah Pao seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Azaryan looks to land a left hand but Pao moved out of range nicely.
Pao doesn't manage to clinch there - Azaryan circles away.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A slow jab from Pao misses its intended target.
Azaryan cracks Pao with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Pao connects with the punch.
Azaryan misses with a wild body shot.
Pao misses the jab.
Azaryan throws a lazy right hand but Pao sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Pao waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Azaryan.
Azaryan darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Ah Pao has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
Azaryan is stalling here. Pao is in no mood to hang around though. He's locked up a kimura from the bottom! Azaryan seems to be keeping calm but he's forced to roll out of the hold and Pao has ended up in side control on the top. Nice work.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Azaryan tries to bench press Pao off him but Pao keeps the position.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Artur Azaryan.
Well Azaryan 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 Chris Downing scores the fight 27:30
Judge Cecil Peabody scores the fight 27:30
Judge Frank Dennis scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Artur Azaryan!
In his post fight interview, Artur Azaryan gave a big smile as he said 'Glad to finally the W on my record. Time to build on this win and improve my record. I will one day be known as the best of the best.'.
In defeat, Ah Pao stepped up to the mic, saying 'Da Ol' Dirty Bastard is coming for ya... Shimmy Shimmy Ya'.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Otavio Ikuhisa (ranked 6849 p4p, 539 weight class) and Dan Sergeant (ranked 9360 p4p, 618 weight class). Otavio Ikuhisa has a significant reach advantage - let's see if he can make it count.
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139 lbs
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Decent wrestler
Counter fighter
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
6 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Otavio Ikuhisa!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Dan Sergeant!
The judges for this bout are Cecil Peabody, Robert Twigg and Wesley Smith.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sergeant dives in and scores a takedown into Ikuhisa's guard.
Ikuhisa wants to get back to his feet but Sergeant is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Sergeant trying to control but Ikuhisa is working from the bottom.
Sergeant seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
Ikuhisa really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sergeant landing some decent shots from guard.
Ikuhisa avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sergeant trying to control but Ikuhisa is working from the bottom.
Sergeant trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Sergeant trying to control but Ikuhisa is working from the bottom.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Sergeant throws a jab but it's blocked by Ikuhisa.
Sergeant shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Ikuhisa manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Ikuhisa preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Ikuhisa is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sergeant throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Ikuhisa keeping moving, preventing Sergeant from controlling successfully.
Ikuhisa utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Ikuhisa preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
Sergeant must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Sergeant trying to control the position from guard on top but Ikuhisa is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
Sergeant darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Ikuhisa won't allow Sergeant to pass to mount.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sergeant perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
Sergeant trying to control from half guard but Ikuhisa is working away.
Sergeant seems to be working for a kimura but Ikuhisa defends the submission attempt.
Ikuhisa won't allow Sergeant to pass to mount.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Sergeant seems to be working for a kimura but Ikuhisa defends the submission attempt.
Sergeant tries to pass the half guard into mount. Ikuhisa knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Sergeant is controlling the pace.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
Sergeant throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Ikuhisa's waist but Ikuhisa gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Sergeant off to one side.
Sergeant shoots for a takedown but Ikuhisa saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Sergeant has been working on his striking defense in training and it's paying off as Ikuhisa is landing a low percentage of strikes.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Sergeant dives in and grabs Ikuhisa's left leg, looking for a takedown. Ikuhisa pushes down on Sergeant's head and hops out.
Otavio Ikuhisa has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Dan Sergeant.
Sergeant looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Ikuhisa is fending him off so far but Sergeant persists. Nope, Ikuhisa circles away and we're back to standing.
Ikuhisa is trying to close the distance and clinch up, after that failed offence from Sergeant.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Dan Sergeant dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Ikuhisa stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Ikuhisa wants it to stay on the feet.
Ikuhisa is looking to counter the offense by Sergeant and move into the clinch.
Ikuhisa uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Sergeant.
Sergeant closes this distance looking for a takedown but Ikuhisa circles away.
Ikuhisa is trying to close the distance and clinch up, after that failed offence from Sergeant.
Sergeant shoots in for a double leg but Ikuhisa sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Ikuhisa is trying to close the distance and clinch up, after that failed offence from Sergeant.
Otavio Ikuhisa has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Dan Sergeant.
Sergeant tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Ikuhisa defends well and Sergeant ends up having to push Ikuhisa into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Ikuhisa tries to counter by moving into the clinch but Sergeant manages to circle out of the way.
Sergeant shoots for a takedown but Ikuhisa saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Ikuhisa seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance.
Sergeant dives in and grabs Ikuhisa's left leg, looking for a takedown. Ikuhisa pushes down on Sergeant's head and hops out.
Ikuhisa is trying to close the distance and clinch up, after that failed offence from Sergeant.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sergeant goes for a double leg but Ikuhisa avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Ikuhisa continues to drive forward.
Ikuhisa tries to counter by moving into the clinch but Sergeant manages to circle out of the way.
Ikuhisa blocks a jab.
Sergeant is breathing heavily.
Sergeant throws a series of punches but Ikuhisa avoids them all with ease.
Sergeant fails to land with a series of punches.
Ikuhisa seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sergeant tries for a takedown but Ikuhisa circles away easily
and Ikuhisa counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Ikuhisa misses with a punch on the inside.
Ikuhisa lands a left hand.
Sergeant blocking some punches.
Ikuhisa scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Ikuhisa is fighting off a takedown attempt but Sergeant is just too persistent for him and manages to trip Ikuhisa to the mat. Ikuhisa regains guard as soon as the fighters hit the mat.
Sergeant trying to control but Ikuhisa is working from the bottom.
Sergeant stops Ikuhisa from standing up.
Ikuhisa keeping moving, preventing Sergeant from controlling successfully.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ikuhisa avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Sergeant postures up in Ikuhisa's guard and throws a big left but Ikuhisa blocks it.
Sergeant trying to control the position from guard on top but Ikuhisa is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Sergeant postures up in Ikuhisa's guard and throws a big left but Ikuhisa blocks it.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Sergeant goes for a double leg but Ikuhisa avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Ikuhisa continues to drive forward.
Ikuhisa is looking to counter the offense by Sergeant and move into the clinch.
Sergeant shoots in looking for a takedown but Ikuhisa manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Sergeant's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Sergeant shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Ikuhisa as he avoids it easily.
Excellent takedown into side control there by Sergeant.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ikuhisa is trying to get back to his feet.
Ikuhisa is not content to let Sergeant control the position.
Sergeant throws a knee to the body but it doesn't do much damage.
Dan Sergeant has got the better of the ground game so far.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Sergeant sitting in side control, looking to soften his opponent up with elbows and hammerfists but Ikuhisa is avoiding damage well and looking to escape the position.
Sergeant creates some space and throws a big elbow, but Ikuhisa sees it coming and moves his head just enough to avoid the strike.
The referee tells the fighters to keep busy.
Sergeant tries to land with some ground and pound but misses.
Sergeant is trying to get an arm triangle but Ikuhisa is defending well.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
Ikuhisa slips a straight right by Sergeant.
Ikuhisa wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Ikuhisa displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Sergeant throws out the jab.
Ikuhisa tries to counter by moving into the clinch but Sergeant manages to circle out of the way.
Ikuhisa avoids a punch combination nicely.
Ikuhisa is looking to counter the offense by Sergeant and move into the clinch.
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 Otavio Ikuhisa will probably get the nod.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. And we move into the final round!
Sergeant fails with a takedown attempt.
Ikuhisa displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Sergeant.
Ikuhisa wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch.
Sergeant shoots in looking for a takedown. Ikuhisa tries to sprawl out of it but Sergeant keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Ikuhisa manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Ikuhisa seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance.
Otavio Ikuhisa has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Dan Sergeant.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sergeant shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Sergeant misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Ikuhisa.
Sergeant closes this distance looking for a takedown but Ikuhisa circles away.
Sergeant takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Ikuhisa keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
As Sergeant tries to get set, Ikuhisa tries to push him back and clinch up but Sergeant manages to avoid the attempt.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sergeant throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Ikuhisa's waist but Ikuhisa gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Sergeant off to one side.
Ikuhisa tries to counter by moving into the clinch but Sergeant manages to circle out of the way.
Ikuhisa staying out of range there.
Sergeant fails to land the takedown.
Sergeant with a poor takedown
and Ikuhisa counters by moving into the clinch.
Ikuhisa misses with a short punch on the inside.
A head punch on the inside from Ikuhisa fails to land.
Ikuhisa misses with some punches.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Sergeant.
Ikuhisa working aggressively here.
Sergeant blocking some punches.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ikuhisa keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Sergeant's efforts to push away.
Ikuhisa working aggressively here.
Ikuhisa throws a head punch that misses.
A head punch on the inside from Ikuhisa fails to land.
Ikuhisa misses with a punch on the inside.
Ikuhisa throws a head punch that misses.
Ikuhisa has a couple of punches blocked by Sergeant.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Sergeant.
Ikuhisa misses with some punches.
Sergeant drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Ikuhisa gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Ikuhisa working aggressively here.
Sergeant's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Ikuhisa has a couple of punches blocked by Sergeant.
Sergeant blocks a punch to the side of the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ikuhisa misses with a hook from the clinch.
Ikuhisa throws a punch but it's blocked by Sergeant.
Ikuhisa misses with a short punch on the inside.
Sergeant blocks an uppercut.
A short uppercut from Ikuhisa.
Ikuhisa misses with the head strike.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Ikuhisa.
Ikuhisa swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Sergeant has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Ikuhisa is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Sergeant blocks an uppercut.
Sergeant can't get the takedown.
Ikuhisa is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Sergeant can do to turn this around?
Sergeant has Ikuhisa pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Ikuhisa manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Ikuhisa swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Ikuhisa misses with a hook from the clinch.
Ikuhisa throws a head punch that misses.
Ikuhisa swings wildly with an uppercut but Sergeant uses good head movement to avoid it.
Ikuhisa tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Ikuhisa.
Ikuhisa tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
A head punch on the inside from Ikuhisa fails to land.
Sergeant goes for a takedown attempt but Ikuhisa pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Sergeant dives in for a single leg takedown but Ikuhisa sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
Ikuhisa tries to counter by moving into the clinch but Sergeant manages to circle out of the way.
Sergeant throws a right and a left that Ikuhisa avoids nicely.
Ikuhisa is trying to close the distance and clinch up, after that failed offence from Sergeant.
Sergeant throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Sergeant shoots for a takedown but Ikuhisa saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Ikuhisa tries to counter by moving into the clinch but Sergeant manages to circle out of the way.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
A big right from Sergeant misses.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Sergeant fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Ikuhisa avoids it really well and circles away.
And that's the end of the fight!
Otavio Ikuhisa showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Ikuhisa has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Cecil Peabody scores the fight 28:29
Judge Robert Twigg scores the fight 29:28
Judge Wesley Smith scores the fight 29:27
In favor of your winner, by split decision... Otavio Ikuhisa!
A determined Otavio Ikuhisa 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!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Phuc Bich (ranked 3072 p4p, 432 weight class) and Trametinib Mekinist (ranked 4483 p4p, 583 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
6 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Phuc Bich!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Trametinib Mekinist!
The judges for this bout are Chris Downing, George Francis and Alan Glass.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bich tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Bich looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Mekinist fails to land with a series of punches.
Bich closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Mekinist lands with a light punch inside.
Mekinist can't find room to land a body shot as Bich controls the action.
Bich tries to work over Mekinist's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Bich scores with a nice hook to the head.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Bich.
Bich is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Mekinist fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Mekinist scores with a hook to the body.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Bich.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Mekinist misses with a punch on the inside.
Mekinist swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Bich has a couple of punches blocked by Mekinist.
Bich lands a right hand that snaps the head of Mekinist backwards.
Bich throws a punch but it's blocked by Mekinist.
Mekinist doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Mekinist misses with a punch on the inside.
Mekinist tries to pull guard but Bich holds him up against the cage and eventually Mekinist drops back down to his feet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mekinist blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Bich prevents a body shot from Mekinist.
Mekinist successfully pulls guard.
Mekinist wants to sweep here but Bich controlling him for the moment.
Mekinist keeps trying to improve his position.
Mekinist has managed to work for a loose triangle. I think Bich should be able to defend this one pretty easily though. Oh, Mekinist has tightened it up now! Bich should have reacted faster there - he's in big trouble and yes, he's tapped out! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:47 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle). Trametinib Mekinist!
A relieved looking Trametinib Mekinist 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 featherweight MMA rules bout between Otto Tjack (ranked 2846 p4p, 297 weight class) and Thurgood Jenkins (ranked 2498 p4p, 261 weight class). The fight MMA fans around the world have waited their entire lives for!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Otto Tjack!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Thurgood Jenkins!
The judges for this bout are Frank Dennis, Gwen Towbar and Robert Twigg.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Tjack lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Tjack misses with a looping right.
Tjack looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Tjack wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Jenkins bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
It looks like Otto Tjack has been cut.
Tjack fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Jenkins looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Tjack takes one to the chin there.
Tjack looks to score with a jab to the body but Jenkins is just out of range.
Jenkins takes one to the side of the head.
Jenkins with a jab.
Tjack cracks Jenkins with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Tjack is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Tjack uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Jenkins.
A counter left hand to the body from Tjack misses its target.
Tjack throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Jenkins stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Tjack tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Jenkins scores with a sloppy right hand. Tjack should have avoided that one.
Tjack takes a swing at Jenkins's ribcage but misses.
Jenkins swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Tjack staying out of range there.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tjack misses with an uppercut
and Jenkins counters with a straight right hand.
Tjack scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Jab from Jenkins.
Jenkins cracks the inside of Tjack's front leg.
Tjack clinches with his opponent.
A short uppercut from Jenkins.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Jenkins.
Tjack lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Tjack doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
A nice right hand lands inside from Jenkins.
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!
Jenkins lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Tjack misses with some punches.
Jenkins lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Tjack swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Tjack tries to work over Jenkins's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Tjack misses with a punch on the inside.
Jenkins softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Tjack blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jenkins swings wildly with an uppercut but Tjack uses good head movement to avoid it.
A nice right hand lands inside from Jenkins.
Tjack is rocked!
A short right hand to the side of the head by Jenkins.
Oh Tjack is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Tjack blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Tjack.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Jenkins creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Jenkins gets through Tjack's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
A body shot lands from Jenkins.
Jenkins has a couple of punches blocked by Tjack.
Jenkins lands an uppercut in the clinch that drops Tjack to his knees! Jenkins keeps firing more shots against his stricken opponent and the referee jumps in to save him!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:28 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Thurgood Jenkins!
An out of breath Thurgood Jenkins thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
Otto Tjack was interviewed post fight and said 'I'm going to stab you with a screwdriver and steal your bike.'.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Paulo Gracie (ranked 4094 p4p, 539 weight class) and Mister Dee (ranked 4016 p4p, 523 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
7 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Paulo Gracie!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Mister Dee!
The judges for this bout are Gwen Towbar, Cecil Peabody and George Francis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Dee looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Gracie is fending him off so far but Dee persists. Nope, Gracie circles away and we're back to standing.
Gracie is looking to clinch but Dee is avoiding it.
Gracie scores with a decent looking hook.
Gracie gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Gracie missing with knees to the body.
Dee tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Dee on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Gracie's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Dee is working for takedown but Gracie is calmly controlling the position for now.
Paulo Gracie has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Mister Dee.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Dee turns his back and goes for a hip toss. It's a bit messy but it gets the job done and Dee manages to end up in side control.
Dee thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Gracie gets one leg under and gets the fight to half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dee is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Gracie looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Dee is working for a submission of some sort.
Dee is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Gracie has managed to free his arm - good work.
Gracie tries to get to full guard but Dee has control of the leg.
Dee is working for a kimura but Gracie is defending it quite comfortably.
Dee is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Gracie sees it coming and defends easily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Gracie is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Dee pulls his head out easily.
Dee is working for a submission of some sort.
Gracie moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Dee postures up as if he's going to throw some strikes but drops back for an ankle! Gracie is in big trouble! He looks ready to tap! But no, he's escaped and dives on top of Dee, into his guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Gracie works a leg free and moves into half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gracie is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Dee has managed to free his arm - good work.
Gracie looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
Dee keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Dee told us pre-fight that he has been working on his escapes in training. Let's see if he can call on some of his new skills to get back to his feet.
Dee gets back to full guard.
Gracie wants to get up but he can't break Dee's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Gracie trying to control the position from guard on top but Dee is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Dee throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Dee working for a triangle but Gracie defends it easily.
Dee working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Gracie doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Gracie manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Gracie working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Paulo Gracie will probably get the nod.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Dee goes for a double leg but Gracie avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Gracie continues to drive forward.
Gracie seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance.
Gracie clinches with his opponent.
Gracie jumps into guard, dragging Dee to the mat.
Gracie had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Dee defends it easily.
Gracie is looking for a triangle but Dee pushes his legs off easily.
Dee forces his way into half guard.
Dee is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Gracie sees it coming and defends easily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Gracie is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Dee's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Dee's back!
Dee tries to escape but Gracie has the hooks in and won't let him break free.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gracie patiently working for the choke. Which fighter will keep their nerve here?
Gracie looking to break Dee's wrist control so he can sink in the choke. Dee remaining controlled and patient though - he really has to keep calm otherwise Gracie will wrap this one up with the rear naked choke!
Gracie throws a series of strikes and Dee wriggles onto his back, so he's now mounted. He's in real trouble here.
Dee tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Gracie looking to control but Dee is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Dee is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Gracie with some aggressive grappling here. He's looking for submissions here, rather than waiting for the opportunity to counter.
Dee is desperately trying to improve his position but Gracie has a good base and remains in mount.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gracie thuds his fist into the canvas! Oooouch!
Gracie moves into side control, trying to work for a kimura. That looks painful! Will he finish!!?? No, Dee has worked his arm free - good work by Dee!
Dee is moving his hips around well on the bottom and has managed to get back to half guard.
Dee is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Gracie pulls his head out easily.
Dee looking for submissions off his back.
Gracie is trying to control the action in half guard but Dee is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dee is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Gracie's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Gracie's back!
Mister Dee has got the better of the ground game so far.
Dee gets his hands free as Gracie looks to control.
Gracie defending nicely against the rear naked choke attempt.
Gracie tries to break free.
Dee is remaining active here, looking for the choke. The more discerning members of the crowd will appreciate his efforts.
Dee is hanging on to Gracie's back as he tries to escape.
Dee working for the choke.
Dee is persistently looking for the submission but Gracie is defending it well.
Gracie is in bad spot here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dee is looking to finish the fight by rear naked choke. Gracie knows exactly what he's got planned though, so he's defending well. Maybe a few strikes would soften Gracie for a finish.
Gracie wants to control his opponent's hands but Dee gets his hands free.
Gracie defending nicely against the rear naked choke attempt.
Dee is remaining active here, looking for the choke. The more discerning members of the crowd will appreciate his efforts.
Gracie tries to roll but Dee sticks to his back.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Dee is persistently looking for the submission but Gracie is defending it well.
Gracie breaks Dee's hooks off and manages to turn into his guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Mister Dee will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
A slow jab from Gracie misses its intended target.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Dee jumps guard but Gracie turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Dee tries to pull guard but Gracie won't allow it.
Dee avoiding damage as Gracie throws knees to the body.
Gracie tries to pull guard but Dee won't allow it.
Gracie decides to pull guard.
Gracie escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Dee gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Gracie manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Dee manages to get himself to full guard.
Dee throws his legs up looking to secure a triangle. Oh, that looks pretty tight, I gotta say! Gracie escapes and throws Dee's legs to the side, diving into side control!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dee is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Gracie throwing strikes but Dee manages to buck up and roll into a nice reversal - now he's on top in side control!
Gracie regains half guard.
Gracie has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Dee is working away from the top position though.
Dee seems to be working for a kimura but Gracie defends the submission attempt.
Gracie actively working from the bottom here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dee seems to be working for a kimura but Gracie defends the submission attempt.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Dee is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Dee is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Gracie sees it coming and defends easily.
Dee is looking for a kimura here.
Dee takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Gracie looking for submissions off his back.
Gracie actively working from the bottom here.
Dee is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dee is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Gracie defends it well.
Gracie is trying to get back to full guard.
Gracie wants to control but Dee is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Gracie is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Dee pulls his head out easily.
Dee seems to be looking for submissions.
Gracie looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Dee is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Gracie doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Dee.
Gracie looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
That's four 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.
Dee is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Gracie is just riding it out for now. Dee eventually gives up the hold.
Gracie tries to roll over but Dee keeps him under control.
Dee is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Gracie is just riding it out for now. Dee eventually gives up the hold.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Dee is working for a submission of some sort.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Paulo Gracie.
I think Gracie has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Gwen Towbar scores the fight 29:28
Judge Cecil Peabody scores the fight 29:28
Judge George Francis scores the fight 29:29
In favor of your winner, by majority decision... Paulo Gracie!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Qhorin Halfhand (ranked 2306 p4p, 285 weight class) and Scott Blaker (ranked 4480 p4p, 508 weight class). Halfhand comes to the cage accompanied by Portugal. The Man - Feel It Still. Qhorin Halfhand could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Scott Blaker's chin.
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270 lbs
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280 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Qhorin Halfhand!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
12 - 7 - 0, fighting out of New York, Scott Blaker!
The judges for this bout are Tiny Johnson, George Francis and Stewart Dunkirk.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nice cross by Halfhand.
It looks like Scott Blaker has been cut.
Halfhand throws a lazy right hand but Blaker sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Halfhand takes a swing at Blaker's ribcage but misses.
Halfhand drops Blaker with a hook right on the temple. He thinks about going to the ground but Blaker looks back up at him and smiles so Halfhand waves him back to his feet - he obviously thinks he can knock him out after that shot landed.
Blaker is rocked!
Halfhand throws a pinpoint strike between Blaker's hands that connects right on the jaw and sends Blaker crashing to the floor! He's out before he even hits the mat and Halfhand scores a great knockout victory!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:17 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Qhorin Halfhand!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Chet Manley (ranked 1704 p4p, 260 weight class) and Martez Lopez (ranked 1474 p4p, 218 weight class). Chet Manley has a significant reach advantage - let's see if he can make it count.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
7 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Chet Manley!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Martez Lopez!
The judges for this bout are Wesley Smith, Tiny Johnson and Daniel Franklin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lopez misses with a double jab.
Lopez changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Lopez just misses with a punch to the body.
A telegraphed right hand from Manley misses the target.
Lopez lands a right hook to the body.
Lopez misses with a hook to the body
and Manley counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Lopez manages to get an easy takedown there - catching Manley on his heels. He'll look to pass Manley's guard now, I'm sure.
Lopez trying to control but Manley is working from the bottom.
Lopez slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lopez slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
Lopez tries to move to mount but Manley blocks the move with his legs.
Lopez misses with an attempted head punch from side control.
Lopez with the ground and pound but Manley regains half guard under the barage of strikes.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Manley keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Manley is refusing to be controlled, as Lopez sits in half guard.
Manley's coaches at Urban Achievers have been working on his defensive grappling in preparation for this fight so let's see if he can get out of this tricky position.
Lopez sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Manley defending well though.
Manley gets full guard.
Lopez working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Lopez throwing strikes but missing.
Lopez has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Lopez sitting in guard, not really doing much.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Lopez trying to control but Manley is working from the bottom.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lopez throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Manley utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Lopez is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
Manley swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Lopez misses with a few strikes there.
An attempted straight right counter from Manley misses the target.
Lopez connects with a jab.
Lopez tries for a takedown but Manley sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lopez closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Lopez misses with a takedown attempt
and Manley connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Chet Manley is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Manley takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Lopez avoids a punch combination nicely.
Lopez changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
Lopez cracks a nice hook into Manley's ribs.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Manley pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Lopez sizes up Manley with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Martez Lopez dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Lopez shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Manley but Manley pushes him off and we're back to square one.
A little feinted left hand from Manley on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Lopez throws a body punch but Manley moves out of range.
Nice defenses there by Manley.
Manley was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Manley misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Lopez.
Lopez is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Manley rather than just go for the knockout.
Manley 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.
Lopez misses with a body shot
enabling Manley to counter with a crisp jab.
Manley misses the jab.
Lopez connects with a right hand. Manley shakes it off.
Martez Lopez seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lopez scores with a nice right hand.
Lopez stuns Manley with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Lopez throws a poor cross that misses
and Manley counters with a stiff right hand.
Manley catches Lopez with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Manley misses the jab.
Lopez fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Lopez throws a body shot but no joy.
A shot to the body from Lopez misses
and Manley counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Manley misses with a hook
and Lopez counters with a takedown into side control.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Manley dodges the ground and pound from Lopez.
Lopez misses with an attempted head punch from side control.
Check out the look on Lopez's face as he threw that strike - that's one determined fighter!
Lopez looking to punish the body of his opponent here but Manley is avoiding damage well.
Lopez wants to lay and pray for a moment but Manley keeps working.
Lopez throws a knee to the body but it doesn't do much damage.
Manley knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Lopez on the ground.
Manley wants to get back to his feet but Lopez drags him back down.
Manley managing to avoid any damage from the strikes thrown by Lopez.
Lopez throws a knee to the body but it doesn't do much damage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lopez scores with punches from side control.
Lopez lands a nice forearm strike.
Lopez is putting a hurting on Manley here, landing some big shots from side control.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Lopez misses with a strike but at least he's keeping busy, looking to cause some damage - that will still help him when it comes to the judges scorecards.
Manley takes a couple of big shots there - the referee warns him that he has to defend himself better.
Lopez wants to lay and pray for a moment but Manley keeps working.
Lopez working away diligently from side control. Landing strikes effectively there - that will score him some points on the judges scorecards.
Lopez taking a breather here.
Lopez creates a bit of distance and throws down some hard shots.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lopez scoring with punches and elbows.
Manley is looking to regain half guard here but Lopez keeps moving and retains side control.
Lopez in side control, throwing shots but Manley defends.
Lopez throws an elbow but Manley slips to the side and avoids it well.
Lopez controlling the position.
Lopez cracks Manley with a big elbow.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Martez Lopez showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
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!
Lopez closes the distance and clinches up with Manley, looking for a takedown. Lopez pushes Manley against the cage but Manley circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Manley is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Lopez shoots in but Manley avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Manley looks to land a right hand but Lopez moved out of range.
Lopez avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Lopez with the counter takedown but Manley avoids it easily.
Nice jab there from Manley.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Lopez cracks Manley with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Lopez throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Manley misses with a hook. Lopez ducked under it nicely.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lopez misses the body punch
and Manley connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Manley dodges the punch combination from Lopez.
Manley drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Manley takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Lopez catches Manley with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Lopez misses with a lunging right hand
and Manley counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Chet Manley has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Manley jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Lopez now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Lopez shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
Manley has managed to escape just enough to sneak back to his feet but Lopez is on him like a limpet, forcing Manley back against the cage.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A frustrated look appears on Manley's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Lopez wants a takedown but no success here.
Chet Manley has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Martez Lopez.
Lopez digs a right hand underneath Manley's ribcage. Manley let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Lopez lands a body punch in the clinch.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Lopez throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Manleys head.
Lopez has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Manley throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Lopezs head.
Manley blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Lopez working some nice short punches in the clinch.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Lopez.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lopez breaks from the clinch.
Manley closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Manley misses with a body shot.
Manley takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
A lazy left from Lopez finds it's target.
Lopez misses with a looping left.
Lopez scores with a takedown into Manley's guard.
Lopez pushes down on Manley's leg and manages to get into half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lopez thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Manley's head.
Lopez is figuring out what he wants to do next.
Lopez slips a nice elbow through Manley's hands, connecting with Manley's forehead.
Lopez is trying to control. Manley wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Lopez with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
Lopez is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Lopez is trying to control. Manley wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
And that's the end of the fight!
Martez Lopez comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Lopez 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 Wesley Smith scores the fight 27:30
Judge Tiny Johnson scores the fight 27:30
Judge Daniel Franklin scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Martez Lopez!
During a confident post fight interview, Martez Lopez thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between David Bylund (ranked 1314 p4p, 213 weight class) and Max Rockatansky (ranked 3655 p4p, 489 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
17 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, David Bylund!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Max Rockatansky!
The judges for this bout are Gwen Towbar, Alan Glass and George Francis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rockatansky moves out of range as Bylund strikes.
Rockatansky drops his hands momentarily and Bylund takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Rockatansky takes a swing at Bylund's ribcage but misses.
Bylund was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
A looping hook to the body misses from Bylund. Rockatansky does a little dance to reset his feet.
Rockatansky scores with a decent looking hook.
A lazy left from Rockatansky finds it's target.
Bylund lands with a hook. Rockatansky tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Bylund moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Bylund blocks a jab.
Bylund throws an off balance right hand
and Rockatansky counters with a nice body shot.
Rockatansky lands with a right hand.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Bylund misses the shot to the body.
Rockatansky misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Bylund.
Rockatansky misses with a series of wild punches.
Bylund swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Bylund swings for the body but Rockatansky moves out of range.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Rockatansky! But no joy.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rockatansky connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Bylund uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Rockatansky.
Bylund clinches up against the cage.
Bylund misses with the head strike.
Bylund misses with some punches.
Bylund can't find room to land a body shot as Rockatansky controls the action.
A head punch on the inside from Bylund fails to land.
Rockatansky softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Rockatansky misses with the head strike.
Bylund misses with a hook to the ribs.
Rockatansky fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Rockatansky tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Bylund's elbow.
Bylund misses with a punch to the body.
Bylund lands with a light punch inside.
Bylund working aggressively here.
Rockatansky misses with the head strike.
Bylund blocks a body shot from Rockatansky.
Bylund working aggressively here.
Rockatansky scores with a shot to the side of Bylund's head.
Bylund misses with a punch on the inside.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Rockatansky changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Bylund fights it off and pushes away nicely.
A looping hook to the body misses from Rockatansky. Bylund does a little dance to reset his feet.
Bylund displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Rockatansky throws out the jab.
Bylund throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
We've been told by Bylund's head coaches at Rabid Dog that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Bylund moves out of range as Rockatansky strikes.
David Bylund is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
A jab lands there for Rockatansky.
Nice body punch from Bylund.
Rockatansky misses with a wild body shot.
A jab from Rockatansky misses.
Rockatansky tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Bylund counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Bylund gets in close and tags Rockatansky with a short punch that almost sends Rockatansky to the mat! Oh Rockatansky is in big trouble! He turns his back on Bylund, trying to create some distance but Bylund rushes him, striking wildly and Rockatansky goes down! The referee tackles Bylund into the cage to end the fight! Bylund is one violent man!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:50 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). David Bylund!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between David Von Erich (ranked 1124 p4p, 142 weight class) and Jack Morgan (ranked 1410 p4p, 173 weight class). Von Erich comes into the arena with La Grange blaring out of the sound system. Man, I cannot wait for this one!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
13 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, David Von Erich!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Jack Morgan!
The judges for this bout are Wesley Smith, George Francis and Cecil Peabody.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Von Erich shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Morgan as he jumps to the side.
Morgan takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Von Erich misses the shot to the body.
Morgan uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Von Erich.
Morgan avoids the body shot from Von Erich.
Von Erich throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Von Erich swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Morgan throws out a counter right but Von Erich avoids it with no problem.
Von Erich looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Von Erich clobbers Morgan with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Morgan fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Von Erich manages to avoid it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Von Erich bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Morgan takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
A slow jab from Morgan misses its intended target.
Von Erich misses with a combination
and Morgan counters with a solid body kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Morgan misses with a hook. Von Erich ducked under it nicely.
Morgan gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Nice straight punches there by Von Erich. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Von Erich.
Morgan tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Von Erich was well out of range. Poor timing from Morgan.
Von Erich scores with a crisp jab that stopped Morgan in his tracks.
Von Erich falls off balance throwing a combination
letting Morgan counter with a right hand.
It looks like David Von Erich has been cut.
Morgan uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Von Erich.
Von Erich swats away the attempt to clinch by Morgan.
Von Erich throws a left and a right that both miss
and Morgan counters with a crisp right hand that drops Von Erich! Morgan lets Von Erich back up to his feet, looking for a finish!
Von Erich is rocked!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A nice combination there by Von Erich.
Oh Von Erich is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Morgan darts in and lands a big hook, right on the button! Von Erich's legs crumble underneath him as he falls to the canvas! The ref tackles Morgan before he gets to land any more shots to his stricken foe.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:56 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Jack Morgan!
Jack Morgan made sure to mention his sponsor, Reaper Combatwear in his post fight interview.
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Knock Out (ranked 160 p4p, 8 weight class) and Vitaly Karelin (ranked 466 p4p, 17 weight class). Both these guys are coming into the fight with injuries so let's see if that has a bearing on the fight. This should be a great matchup!
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283 lbs
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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
21 - 5 - 0, fighting out of London, Knock Out!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
23 - 12 - 0, fighting out of London, Vitaly Karelin!
The judges for this bout are Wesley Smith, Tiny Johnson and George Francis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Karelin moves out of range as Out strikes.
Karelin looks winded!
Karelin closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Karelin misses with a hook
and Out counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Out misses with a hook.
Out lands with a good body shot.
Out connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Out connects with a good right hand that stumbles Karelin. Karelin circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
That has opened up Vitaly Karelin's cut even more.
Karelin doesn't succeed with the takedown
enabling Out to counter with a crisp jab.
Out connects with a nice looking jab.
Out connects with a body shot.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Karelin gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Karelin needs to keep his hands up - Out had a free shot at his head there.
Out throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Nice shot by Out.
Out definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Out misses the jab.
Out paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Karelin uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Out.
Out lands with an uppercut that bounces Karelin off the cage and back into range.
Jab by Out.
Out throws the left hand but Karelin avoids the punch easily.
Out throws an overhand right that lands on Karelin's shoulder, as Karelin tries to avoid the shot.
A telegraphed right hand from Karelin misses the target.
Karelin slips a jab from Out.
Karelin shoots and misses
and Out counters with a straight right hand.
The cut above Vitaly Karelin's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Out fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Karelin manages to avoid it.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Karelin! But no joy.
Karelin avoids the body shot from Out.
Karelin moves out of range as Out strikes.
Jab from Out.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Out fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Karelin looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Karelin walks into a jab.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Karelin shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Karelin postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Karelin throwing strikes from guard but Out blocks nicely.
Karelin throwing strikes from guard but Out blocks nicely.
Karelin pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Out is keeping the position for now.
Karelin throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Out works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Karelin trying to control the position from guard on top but Out is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Out throws a hook to the side of Karelin's head but Karelin sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Out jabs at Karelin's body.
Karelin uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Out.
A slow jab from Out misses its intended target.
Karelin takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Out misses with a hook.
Out misses with a hook. Karelin ducked under it nicely.
Out is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Out looks to score with a jab to the body but Karelin is just out of range.
Karelin drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Out keeping moving, preventing Karelin from controlling successfully.
Karelin wants to pass the guard but Out is keeping the position.
Karelin throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Karelin landing with the ground and pound.
Karelin landing with the ground and pound.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Knock Out dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Vitaly Karelin's cut.
That's time! Out's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Out jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Out loads up on a big right hand but Karelin slips the punch.
Out changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Out misses with a shot to the body
and Karelin counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Out throws an overhand right that lands on Karelin's shoulder, as Karelin tries to avoid the shot.
Out throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Karelin stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Out is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Karelin can do to turn this around?
Out lands with a hook. Karelin tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Out swings widly with a right hand
and Karelin counters with a straight right hand.
Karelin tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Out was well out of range. Poor timing from Karelin.
Karelin displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Out throws out the jab.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Out throws a body shot but no joy.
Karelin doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Karelin closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Out quickly recovers to half guard.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Karelin wants to take a breather but Out is having none of it.
Karelin misses with a head shot. Out uses the momentum to regain guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Karelin postures up in Out's guard and throws a big left but Out blocks it.
Karelin makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Karelin postures up in Out's guard and throws a big left but Out blocks it.
Karelin is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Out wants to sweep but no luck.
Out preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Karelin lands a couple of digs.
Karelin landing some decent shots from guard.
Out avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Out is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Out takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Karelin looks to throw the jab but Out is out of range.
Karelin throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Out cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Out throws a shot to the body.
Out lands a slapping body shot.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Out misses the shot to the body.
Out getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Out throws out a loose jab but Karelin uses good head movement to avoid it.
Karelin's coach down at LOD London BALLS OF STEEL was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on Karelin's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.
Out throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Out swings for the body but Karelin moves out of range.
Jab from Karelin.
Out is looking to clinch but Karelin is avoiding it.
Karelin connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Out's hands.
Knock Out is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Out moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Out cracks Karelin with a right hand to the side of the head.
A looping hook to the body misses from Out. Karelin does a little dance to reset his feet.
Karelin misses with a looping right.
An attempted straight right counter from Out misses the target.
Out throws a shot to the body.
Karelin avoids the body shot from Out.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A telegraphed right hand from Karelin misses the target.
Knock Out is winning the standup battle so far.
Out swings for the body but Karelin moves out of range.
Out connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Karelin throws out a powerful jab.
Out throws out a loose jab but Karelin uses good head movement to avoid it.
Out misses with an uppercut.
Karelin misses the shot to the body.
Out is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Karelin moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Out fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Karelin looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Out loads up on a big right hand but Karelin slips the punch.
Out thuds his right hand into Karelin's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Out staying out of range there.
Out throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Karelin sees it coming and avoids it easily.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Knock Out dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Vitaly Karelin's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!
Out misses with a looping left.
A jab from Out misses.
Karelin feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
Out working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Karelin.
Out keeping moving, preventing Karelin from controlling successfully.
Karelin looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Karelin in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Karelin has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Out utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Karelin trying to control the position from guard on top but Out is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
Karelin lands a couple of digs.
Karelin throwing strikes but missing.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Karelin shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Out has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Karelin is working away from the top position though.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Karelin thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Out's head.
Out keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Knock Out is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Karelin connects with a nice short shot to Out's temple.
Karelin landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Karelin missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Karelin drops an elbow to the side of Out's head.
Karelin not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Karelin connects with a nice short shot to Out's temple.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Karelin not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Karelin lands with a punch from half guard.
Ground and pound from Karelin.
Karelin is looking to advance position but Out won't allow it.
Karelin is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Karelin is trying to control the action in half guard but Out is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Karelin working Out over with strikes.
Vitaly Karelin has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Out wants to control but Karelin is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Karelin thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Out's head.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Out misses with a body shot.
Karelin lunges at Out with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Out's hand.
Out lands with a shot to the body.
Karelin with a poor takedown
and Out cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Out scores with a crisp jab that stopped Karelin in his tracks.
Out throws out a loose jab but Karelin uses good head movement to avoid it.
Karelin shoots for a takedown but Out saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Out scores with a three punch combo!
Karelin has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Karelin rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Out counters with a lovely straight right hand!
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!
Karelin uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Out.
A countering left hand to the body from Karelin misses.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Vitaly Karelin.
I think Out has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Wesley Smith scores the fight 29:28
Judge Tiny Johnson scores the fight 29:28
Judge George Francis scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Knock Out!
Our winner, Knock Out, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.
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