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KFC 39: TBA PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Judah Cenabre (ranked 23680 p4p, 786 weight class) and Andriy Voronin (ranked 8197 p4p, 679 weight class). Andriy Voronin is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples.
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195 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
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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
1 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Judah Cenabre!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Andriy Voronin!
The judges for this bout are James Glass, Andrew Berry and Richard Clark.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Voronin jabs Cenabre to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Cenabre falls off balance throwing a combination
and Voronin counters with a nice right hand that sends Cenabre toppling to the canvas! Cenabre scrambles and gets back to his feet - can Voronin finish him?!
It looks like Judah Cenabre has been cut.
Cenabre wants to clinch.
Voronin throws a monster overhand right that drops Cenabre! Voronin follows up with more strikes from mount and the fight is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:24 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Andriy Voronin!
An out of breath Andriy Voronin thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Henryk Tymonowicz (ranked 2714 p4p, 361 weight class) and Jay Uzo (ranked 4220 p4p, 528 weight class). Uzo is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: The Game. 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 light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Henryk Tymonowicz!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 4 - 0, fighting out of New York, Jay Uzo!
The judges for this bout are Richard Clark, Phil Schofield and Daniel Bishop.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Tymonowicz avoids the body shot from Uzo.
Uzo connects with an inside leg kick.
Tymonowicz cracks Uzo with a right hand to the side of the head.
Uzo misses the jab.
Tymonowicz throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Uzo smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
It looks like Henryk Tymonowicz has been cut.
Tymonowicz misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Uzo stuns Tymonowicz with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Uzo scores with a punch to the head.
Tymonowicz definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Tymonowicz misses with a head kick.
Uzo feints the counter takedown.
Tymonowicz misses with a head kick.
Uzo listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Tymonowicz rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Uzo moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Uzo fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Tymonowicz swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Tymonowicz throws a head kick that misses.
Uzo misses with a leg kick.
Tymonowicz throws a low kick but Uzo moves out of range easily.
Uzo lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Uzo lands a slapping body shot.
Uzo steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Tymonowicz. That one must have hurt.
Tymonowicz misses with a head kick.
Uzo scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Tymonowicz is rocked!
Tymonowicz misses with a double jab.
Oh Tymonowicz is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Uzo dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Tymonowicz swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Tymonowicz gets caught by a big overhand right and goes down! Uzo gets on top of him and starts throwing some serious punches until the ref intervenes and stops the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:27 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Jay Uzo!
A loyal slave to those sponsorship dollars, Jay Uzo made sure he mentioned IniTech Nutrition , along with how happy he was to win his fight.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Sinner Savage (ranked 3836 p4p, 430 weight class) and Johannes Tulikoura (ranked 3418 p4p, 392 weight class). Johannes Tulikoura has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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179 lbs
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BJJ White Belt
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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
5 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Sinner Savage!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Johannes Tulikoura!
The judges for this bout are Donald Grub, James Atkins and James Glass.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Savage lands a nice shot to the body.
Tulikoura misses with a double jab.
Tulikoura throws a lazy right hand but Savage sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Tulikoura closes the distance and clinches.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Tulikoura.
Tulikoura misses with a hook to the ribs.
Tulikoura breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
A slow jab from Savage misses its intended target.
Tulikoura uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Savage.
Savage misses the body punch
and Tulikoura counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Savage staying out of range there.
Johannes Tulikoura seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Tulikoura swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Savage keeps the fight on the outside.
Tulikoura thows a left - swing and a miss!
A telegraphed right hand from Tulikoura misses the target.
A big right from Savage misses.
Tulikoura misses with a double jab.
Savage seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Tulikoura uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Savage.
Tulikoura misses with a series of wild punches.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tulikoura instigates a clinch.
Savage takes a shot to the head.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Tulikoura.
Savage misses with a punch to the body.
Savage lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Tulikoura blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Tulikoura cracks Savage with a nice body shot.
Savage misses with a hook to the ribs.
Savage swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Savage swings wildly with an uppercut but Tulikoura uses good head movement to avoid it.
Tulikoura lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Tulikoura lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Savage or not.
Savage misses with the head strike.
Tulikoura misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Tulikoura lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Savage.
Tulikoura working some nice short punches in the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Tulikoura tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Savage's elbow.
Tulikoura has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Savage seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Tulikoura can turn it around.
Tulikoura swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Savage fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Tulikoura manages to break the clinch.
Tulikoura comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Savage misses with a hook.
Tulikoura misses with a body shot.
Tulikoura connects with a crisp jab.
Tulikoura lands with a straight right. Savage didn't see that one coming.
Savage gets tackled into the cage by Tulikoura. Tulikoura maintains the clinch.
Tulikoura is trying to break the clinch but Savage has him pressed against the cage.
Savage fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Tulikoura lands a shot to the body.
Tulikoura wants to break the clinch but can't.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Savage.
Savage keeps control of Tulikoura as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Tulikoura tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
A hook to the body from Tulikoura.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Tulikoura.
A nice left hand lands by Tulikoura.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Savage.
Tulikoura works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Tulikoura scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Savage has a couple of punches blocked by Tulikoura.
A nice left hand lands by Tulikoura.
Tulikoura lands with a right to the head.
Tulikoura blocking some punches.
Tulikoura fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Tulikoura blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Tulikoura scores with an uppercut up the middle.
A head punch on the inside from Tulikoura fails to land.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Tulikoura.
Tulikoura struggles to land a body shot inside as Savage controls his hands.
Tulikoura throws a punch but it's blocked by Savage.
Tulikoura escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Tulikoura misses with a body shot.
Savage is trying to close the distance and clinch up, after that failed offence from Tulikoura.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Tulikoura goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Savage is rocked!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tulikoura pounces like a tiger and cracks Savage with a vicious hook! Savage is down but not out! Tulikoura follows up with more strikes forcing the ref to jump in and stop it!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:08 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Johannes Tulikoura!
A less than humble Johannes Tulikoura misjudged his post fight interview somewhat and came across a little too arrogant whilst trying to hype up his own abilities.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Darius Frank (ranked 4398 p4p, 485 weight class) and Lewis Temby (ranked 4406 p4p, 486 weight class). Temby has chosen Welcome to the Jungle as his entrance music. Lewis Temby is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples.
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190 lbs
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190 lbs
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BJJ White Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Darius Frank !
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Lewis Temby!
The judges for this bout are Richard Clark, Colin Fotheringham and Paul Tew.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Frank throws a lazy uppercut
and Temby counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Frank thinking.
Temby clinches with his opponent.
Temby blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Frank prevents a takedown attempt there.
Frank breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Frank misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
A telegraphed right hand from Frank misses the target.
Temby throws a right hand that Frank ducks under and follows up with a left that Frank also avoids with ease.
Temby has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Temby there as he acknowledges the shot.
Temby slips a jab from Frank .
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Temby scores with a decent looking hook.
Frank with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Temby connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Frank connects with a body shot that sends Temby's belly button to the back.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Some wild striking there from Frank .
Temby throws a hook but Frank avoids it easily.
Frank takes a swing at Temby's ribcage but misses.
Darius Frank is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Frank throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Temby throws a loose over hand right and dives in with a double leg takedown. Frank tries to sprawl but it's too late and the fighters hit the mat. Temby is in Frank 's guard.
We could do with one of the fighters taking the initiative a bit more on the ground - they're both waiting to capitalize on a mistake.
Temby postures up in Frank 's guard and throws a big left but Frank blocks it.
Temby lands a couple of digs.
Temby with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Temby is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Temby throws a big right hand that misses.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
Frank avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Darius Frank seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Frank cracks Temby with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Frank throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Temby sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Temby fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Frank sprawls well initially but Temby persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Temby seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Temby not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Temby content to control rather than advance.
My spies in London MMA Club inform me that Temby has been getting involved in the gym's BJJ sparring sessions. Let's see whether that pays dividends!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Temby connects with a nice short shot to Frank 's temple.
Frank knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Temby on the ground.
Temby performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Temby is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Temby missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Temby takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Temby thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Frank blocking the ground and pound attempt from Temby.
Temby throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Temby throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Temby moves away from the strike by Frank .
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Lewis Temby will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Temby blocks a jab.
Temby is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.
Temby looks to land a right hand but Frank moved out of range.
Frank walks into a left hand.
Temby misses with a jab, cross combination.
Frank looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Temby closes the distance and after a bit of a stuggle, scores a takedown into Frank 's guard.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Temby accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Temby is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Temby working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Temby has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Temby missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Temby throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Frank works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Temby is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Temby is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
Temby working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Frank throws a sloppy body shot
and Temby counters with a three punch combo that has Frank backing up. Frank nods at Temby to acknowledge the strikes.
Temby blocks a jab.
Temby works the jab nicely.
Temby throws a series of punches but Frank avoids them all with ease.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Temby fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Frank manages to avoid it.
Frank pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Temby moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Frank is rocked!
Frank throws a left and a right that both miss
and Temby counters with a stiff right hand.
Oh Frank is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Temby connects with a body shot that sends Frank 's belly button to the back.
Frank throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Temby counters with a left and a right... And another left! Frank is down! He's done! The ref dives in to save him and that's the end of the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:25 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Lewis Temby!
During a confident post fight interview, Lewis Temby 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 bantamweight MMA rules bout between Michael Paine (ranked 2285 p4p, 100 weight class) and Yodsanan Sityodtong (ranked 3708 p4p, 177 weight class). Yodsanan Sityodtong told me before the fight that he's been watching a lot of DVDs so let's see if that helps him in this one! I can't wait to find out!
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145 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 3 - 0, fighting out of London, Michael Paine!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Yodsanan Sityodtong!
The judges for this bout are Chris Edwards, Richard Clark and Steven Brown.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Paine throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Paine has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
Sityodtong throws a nice looking combination but Paine bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Sityodtong misses with a few strikes there.
Sityodtong ducks right into an uppercut from Paine.
Paine gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Sityodtong.
A looping hook to the body misses from Sityodtong. Paine does a little dance to reset his feet.
Paine catches Sityodtong with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Sityodtong is rocked!
It looks like Yodsanan Sityodtong has been cut.
Sityodtong takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Sityodtong is still on wobbly legs! Can Paine finish him?
Sityodtong misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Paine.
Sityodtong takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Sityodtong looks winded!
Paine throws an uppercut from hell that sends Sityodtong clean off his feet! He's out cold! Paine stands back and admires his work as he thinks about that KO of the night award that is surely being wrapped up for him back stage.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:34 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Michael Paine!
Our winner, Michael Paine, 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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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between George St Peters (ranked 3576 p4p, 471 weight class) and Jake Butler (ranked 1985 p4p, 279 weight class). The atmosphere really building for this one as we go over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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205 lbs
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215 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, George St Peters!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Jake Butler!
The judges for this bout are Sam Margolis, Paul Tew and William Gold.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Butler instigates a clinch.
St Peters ties up his opponent against the cage and manages to drag the fight down to the ground. St Peters no doubt will be looking to work submissions from his guard.
St Peters keeping full guard, as Butler tries to pass.
Butler slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Butler slips nicely into half guard.
St Peters has hold of Butler's hands but Butler slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Butler takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
St Peters knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Butler on the ground.
Butler prevents St Peters from standing back up.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
St Peters is looking for a sweep. Butler is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
St Peters wants to get back to his feet.
Butler stalling.
Butler's corner are shouting for him to control the position and he seems happy to oblige.
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.
Butler works his way into full mount!
St Peters working to try and regain half guard.
Butler looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Butler controlling the pace for now.
It looks like Butler might be adopting somewhat of a lay and pray gameplan here, which I'm sure won't go down too well with the paying fans in attendance... Or the ring announcers come to think of it.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Butler looking for a guillotine from mount but St Peters is having none of it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Butler is working close to his opponent, looking to work a submission by the looks of things. Oh, he's managed to get a guillotine from mount as his opponent reached up! That looks tiiiiight! Will he tap? YES, he's tapped! Impressive submission by Butler!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:23 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Guillotine). Jake Butler!
A pretty intense looking Jake Butler took the opportunity post-fight to ask for a shot at the title.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Alexey Markov (ranked 4641 p4p, 561 weight class) and Teddy Tonin (ranked 5411 p4p, 632 weight class). Alexey Markov is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples... Tweaking his own nipples that is.
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223 lbs
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215 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Alexey Markov!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Teddy Tonin!
The judges for this bout are James Ackerman, Steven Brown and William Gold.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Markov bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Tonin takes one on the chin but seems OK.
It looks like Teddy Tonin has been cut.
Markov drops Tonin with a nice combination! Markov dives into Tonin's guard, looking to finish!
Markov is in a tricky position. We've heard reports from his gym mates at Cats Killers Academy Mma that he's been drilling escapes, so let's see if he can get back to his feet.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Markov has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Tonin is proving hard to escape from.
Tonin can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Markov controls the pace.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Tonin trying to strike off his back.
Markov tries to free his leg and advance position but Tonin is retaining full guard.
Markov wants to stand but Tonin is controlling his posture from full guard.
Markov is fighting to break Tonin's control of his arms but Tonin is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Tonin is looking for a triangle but Markov pushes his legs off easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Markov tries to stand but Tonin is controlling from the bottom.
Markov has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Tonin trying to control the position.
Tonin looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Markov gets to his feet - Tonin follows without any prompting.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Markov, as that shot connected.
Decent striking displayed by Markov there.
Tonin tries to clinch up
and Markov counters with a left to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Markov drops Tonin with a right and a left! Markov comes rushing in but Tonin regains his composure and manages to keep Markov in guard.
Tonin is rocked!
That has opened up Teddy Tonin's cut even more.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Markov looking to pass the guard.
Tonin is still in real trouble! Can Markov finish him?
Markov knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Tonin on the ground.
Markov won't allow Tonin to sweep him here.
Tonin seems to have recovered his senses.
Markov gets to his feet. Tonin looking to butt scoot but the ref puts an end to that. On your feet son!
Tonin gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Markov pounces like a tiger and cracks Tonin with a vicious hook! Tonin is down but not out! Markov follows up with more strikes forcing the ref to jump in and stop it!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:34 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Alexey Markov!
Alexey Markov decided to go for the less than humble approach in his post fight interview, telling everyone how he is going to conquer the world. The crowd seemed to like it when really that sort of approach could have gone either way.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Tom McGettigan (ranked 669 p4p, 113 weight class) and Tyrus Cobb (ranked 3402 p4p, 449 weight class). Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?
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185 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
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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
9 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Tom McGettigan!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Tyrus Cobb!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Bishop, James Glass and Donald Grub.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
McGettigan defending well as Cobb loads up on a big left hand.
Cobb scores with a crisp jab that stopped McGettigan in his tracks.
McGettigan moves into range and clinches up with Cobb.
McGettigan has Cobb pressed against the cage, preventing Cobb from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
McGettigan swings wildly with an uppercut but Cobb uses good head movement to avoid it.
McGettigan throws a punch but it's blocked by Cobb.
Cobb keeps control of McGettigan as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
A right handed body shot lands from McGettigan.
McGettigan tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
McGettigan lands a right hand.
Cobb blocks a punch to the side of the head.
McGettigan goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
McGettigan throws a punch but it's blocked by Cobb.
Cobb tries to circle away but McGettigan has him pinned against the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
McGettigan struggles to land a body shot inside as Cobb controls his hands.
Cobb blocks a body shot from McGettigan.
McGettigan struggles to land a body shot inside as Cobb controls his hands.
McGettigan misses with a punch to the body.
McGettigan misses with the head strike.
McGettigan misses with some punches.
McGettigan misses with a hook from the clinch.
McGettigan tries to work over Cobb's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Cobb lands a left hand.
Cobb misses with a punch to the body.
McGettigan throws a punch but it's blocked by Cobb.
McGettigan tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
McGettigan swings wildly with an uppercut but Cobb uses good head movement to avoid it.
McGettigan tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Cobb's elbow.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Good body shot from McGettigan.
McGettigan misses with a short punch on the inside.
Cobb breaks from the clinch.
Cobb throws a lazy uppercut
and Cobb takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Cobb is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Cobb throws an off balance right hand
and McGettigan counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Cobb jabbing away but nothing is landing.
McGettigan is looking light on his feet compared to last time was saw him fight.
Cobb throws a looping overhand right but McGettigan ducks down to avoid it.
Nice defenses there by McGettigan.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Cobb scores with a jab.
Cobb misses with a lunging right hand
and McGettigan connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Cobb's corner calls for a 1-2. Cobb obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
McGettigan throws a right and a left that Cobb avoids nicely.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cobb throws a lazy uppercut
and McGettigan counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Cobb thinking.
McGettigan lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Nice uppercut lands for Cobb. That snapped McGettigan's head back.
McGettigan tries to move into range but Cobb moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Cobb throws a shot from downtown. McGettigan moves away and avoids it.
A punch lands to the side of McGettigan 's head but he takes it in his stride.
McGettigan is rocked!
Cobb has McGettigan up against the cage in a clinch.
McGettigan doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
A head punch on the inside from McGettigan fails to land.
McGettigan tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
McGettigan misses with a hook to the ribs.
McGettigan doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
McGettigan breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Cobb thows a left - swing and a miss!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Cobb closes the distance and pushes McGettigan back into the cage.
McGettigan has a couple of punches blocked by Cobb.
Cobb has McGettigan pressed against the cage, preventing McGettigan from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
McGettigan fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
McGettigan throws a punch but it's blocked by Cobb.
Cobb breaks from the clinch.
McGettigan tries to clinch up.
McGettigan slips under a jab.
McGettigan swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
McGettigan circles away from the clinch attempt.
McGettigan was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Cobb missing with a left hand there. McGettigan was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Cobb throws a shot from downtown. McGettigan moves away and avoids it.
Cobb with a nice cross.
Cobb tries to clinch up.
McGettigan works the jab nicely.
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 Tom McGettigan will probably get the nod.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Cobb throws a right hand that misses
and McGettigan counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Cobb waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract McGettigan.
A big right from Cobb misses.
Cobb throws a lazy uppercut
and McGettigan scores with a counter punch that sends Cobb to the canvas! McGettigan smells blood - he's punishing Cobb with more strikes and the ref has stopped it! Cobb has no idea where he is - he's tackled the ref... oh dear, poor guy, the crowd is in hysterics!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:17 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Tom McGettigan!
After winning the bout, Tom McGettigan thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
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