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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Pablo Escobar (ranked 3074 p4p, 304 weight class) and Boogie Knight (ranked 3457 p4p, 335 weight class). Escobar kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is KoRn En Vivo Mtv. Both fighters look pumped up here. Let's hope this is a good fight!
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156 lbs
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146 lbs
21 - 13 - 0 |
Great wrestler
World class boxer
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Excellent MT
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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
37 - 26 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Pablo Escobar!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
21 - 13 - 0, fighting out of London, Boogie Knight!
The judges for this bout are Trevor Gratis, Robert Douchet and Dillan Fox.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Knight fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Knight connects with a leg kick. Escobar looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Knight is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Some wild striking there from Knight.
Escobar was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Knight swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Knight slips under a jab.
Escobar blocks a head kick by Knight.
Knight throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Knight misses with a leg kick.
A counter left hand to the body from Escobar misses its target.
Knight misses with a low kick.
Escobar appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Knight throws a head kick that misses.
A combination from Knight does no damage.
It looked like Escobar wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Knight tries a head kick but it misses.
Escobar looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Escobar tries to pass the half guard into mount. Knight knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Knight is staying active underneath Escobar, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Escobar is controlling the pace.
Escobar is looking to advance position but Knight won't allow it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Escobar missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Knight taking some punishment here, with Escobar in his half guard.
Knight is trying to stand.
Escobar wants to free his trapped foot but Knight is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Knight tries to kick Escobar off but Escobar keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Escobar is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
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.
Escobar wants to lay and pray for a moment but Knight keeps working.
Knight regains full guard, whilst avoiding punches from Escobar.
Escobar cracks Knight with a solid left hand.
Escobar advances to half guard.
Escobar lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Escobar lands with a punch from half guard.
Knight kicks off Escobar and gets to his feet.
Knight takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Knight throws a left and a right that both miss
and Escobar counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Escobar wants to control from the top but Knight keeps moving.
Escobar stops Knight from standing up.
Escobar wants to control from the top but Knight keeps moving.
Escobar stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Knight swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Escobar is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Escobar slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
Knight is trying to buck Escobar off.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Escobar wants to control but Knight is keeping him busy.
Knight gives up the full mount - oops, sloppy defensive grappling there!
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Escobar working the ground and pound effectively.
Escobar tries to control but Knight wriggling away.
Escobar fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Escobar trying to control but Knight is having none of it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Pablo Escobar dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Knight misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Escobar misses the shot to the body.
A combination from Knight does no damage.
Knight misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Escobar tries to clinch up but Knight circles away and keeps his distance.
Escobar feints and as Knight raises his hands in defense, Escobar changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
Knight pushes Escobar off and scrambles back to his feet.
Boogie Knight seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Knight swinging wildly here.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Escobar tries to clinch but Knight is having none of it.
Knight throws a head kick but Escobar moves out of range.
It looked like Escobar was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Knight.
Knight misses with a low kick as Escobar jumps back.
Knight has managed to clinch.
Escobar misses with a hook to the ribs.
Knight tries to circle away but Escobar has him pinned against the cage.
Knight working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Escobar throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Knights head.
Good body shot from Escobar.
Knight is fighting off a takedown attempt but Escobar is just too persistent for him and manages to trip Knight to the mat. Knight regains guard as soon as the fighters hit the mat.
Escobar postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Escobar trying to control but Knight is working from the bottom.
Escobar with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Escobar throwing strikes but missing.
Escobar trying to control but Knight is working from the bottom.
Knight is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Escobar is controlling him.
Escobar scoring with punches to the head and body.
Escobar is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Escobar trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Knight is looking to stand up but Escobar isn't so interested in that idea.
Escobar is pushing down on Knight's leg trying to pass to half guard. Knight is fighting to maintain full guard but Escobar has managed to sneak the leg through.
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. Escobar connects with a nice short shot to Knight's temple.
Escobar passes the guard and advances to mount!
Escobar landing strikes from the mount.
Escobar is trying to control here but Knight has managed to regain half guard.
Escobar stops Knight from getting back to his feet.
Escobar drops an elbow to the side of Knight's head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Escobar takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
Knight is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Escobar scores with a couple of nice shots.
Knight manages to create a bit of space in order to work his way back to his feet. Escobar keeps hold of his opponent and drives him back against the cage.
Knight breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Boogie Knight is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Escobar moves in looking to clinch but Knight pushes him off.
Escobar tests Knight's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Knight slips a straight right by Escobar.
Knight misses with a wild combination.
Escobar dodges the punch combination from Knight.
Escobar bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Knight's head.
Escobar throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Knight sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Knight throws a series of punches but Escobar avoids them all with ease.
Knight misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Boogie Knight is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Knight lands a nice looking body kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Escobar ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Escobar tries to clinch up.
Knight swats away the attempt to clinch by Escobar.
Knight swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Escobar counters with a nice uppercut.
Escobar gets a clinch.
Escobar tries to throw a body punch but Knight avoids it by throwing Escobar back against the cage.
Knight is trying to force a seperation but Escobar has the dominant position.
Escobar keeps control of Knight as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Knight pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Knight swinging wildly here.
Knight tries to bum rush Escobar with a series of wild strikes but Escobar uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Escobar looks to land a left hand but Knight moved out of range nicely.
Boogie Knight seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Escobar shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Escobar is pushing down on Knight's leg trying to pass to half guard. Knight is fighting to maintain full guard but Escobar has managed to sneak the leg through.
Escobar winds up and cracks Knight with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
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 Pablo Escobar will probably get the nod.
That's time! Escobar's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!
Knight has managed to clinch.
Knight pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Knight misses with a jab, cross combination.
Escobar half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
Escobar thows a left - swing and a miss!
Knight looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Knight cracks the inside of Escobar's front leg.
Knight pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Escobar has closed the distance and engaged Knight in a clinch.
Knight has had enough of the clinch but Escobar keeps him there for the moment.
Knight wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Escobar goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Escobar misses with a punch to the body.
Knight blocks a punch to the side of the head.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Escobar lands a hook that snaps the head of Knight backwards.
Knight blocking some punches.
Escobar avoids the elbow strike from Knight, against the cage.
A short uppercut from Escobar.
Knight blocks a body shot from Escobar.
Knight blocks a body shot from Escobar.
Escobar misses with a punch to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Escobar cracks Knight with a nice body shot.
Knight lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Escobar blocks an elbow strike.
Knight breaks from the clinch.
Knight swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Escobar moves out of range of the body kick.
Escobar is looking to counter punch.
Knight throws a right and a left that Escobar avoids nicely.
Knight takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Knight throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Escobar counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Knight moves forwards but Escobar connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Escobar connects with a body shot.
Escobar shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Escobar landing some decent shots from guard.
Escobar postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Escobar trying to control the position from guard on top but Knight is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Escobar might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Escobar landing some decent shots from guard.
Knight is rocked!
Escobar is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Pablo Escobar overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Knight is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Escobar is controlling him.
Escobar is stalling in the full guard.
Knight keeping moving, preventing Escobar from controlling successfully.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Escobar is looking to work some ground and pound but Knight has wrist control.
Escobar stands and throws Knight's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Escobar tries to advance to mount but can't.
Pablo Escobar is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Escobar content to control the pace. The referee will try and keep them active though.
Escobar is looking to take a break and control but Knight is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Escobar content to control the pace. The referee will try and keep them active though.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Escobar is trying to get an arm triangle but Knight is defending well.
Escobar wants to control but Knight is keeping him busy.
Escobar passes to full mount! That's big trouble for Knight!
Boogie Knight has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Escobar trying to control but Knight is having none of it.
Escobar content just to control the position here.
And that's the end of the fight!
Pablo Escobar showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Escobar, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Trevor Gratis scores the fight 30:27
Judge Robert Douchet scores the fight 30:27
Judge Dillan Fox scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Pablo Escobar!
During a confident post fight interview, Pablo Escobar thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Bartek Pietrzak (ranked 1640 p4p, 185 weight class) and Magomedrasul Khasbulaev (ranked 2244 p4p, 245 weight class). Khasbulaev has chosen Fetty Wap - Trap Queen as his entrance music. Magomedrasul Khasbulaev acknowledges the crowd's support as he enters the cage.
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152 lbs
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152 lbs
18 - 17 - 0 |
Good wrestling
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World class boxer
Good gas tank |
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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
48 - 25 - 1, fighting out of Montreal, Bartek Pietrzak!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
18 - 17 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Magomedrasul Khasbulaev!
The judges for this bout are William Peck, Ian Loll and Dillan Fox.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Khasbulaev tried to score with a low kick but Pietrzak checks it.
Khasbulaev throws a hook to the side of Pietrzak's head but Pietrzak sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Khasbulaev scores with a jab.
Khasbulaev keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Pietrzak.
Pietrzak misses with a wild body shot.
Pietrzak waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Khasbulaev.
Khasbulaev uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Pietrzak.
Bartek Pietrzak seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Pietrzak throws a hook to the side of Khasbulaev's head but Khasbulaev sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Pietrzak shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Khasbulaev looks to score with a jab to the body but Pietrzak is just out of range.
Khasbulaev cracks Pietrzak with a right hand to the side of the head.
Khasbulaev throws a nice outside leg kick.
Khasbulaev takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Pietrzak scores with a jab to the head.
Khasbulaev misses with a looping right.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Pietrzak throws the left hand but Khasbulaev avoids the punch easily.
Pietrzak throws a body shot but no joy.
A big right from Khasbulaev misses.
A telegraphed right hand from Khasbulaev misses the target.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Khasbulaev looks to land a left hand but Pietrzak moved out of range nicely.
Khasbulaev fails to land with a series of punches.
Khasbulaev checks the leg kick.
Pietrzak throws a lazy right hand but Khasbulaev sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Pietrzak uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Khasbulaev.
A slapping body kick lands there for Pietrzak.
Pietrzak throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Khasbulaev defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Pietrzak.
Pietrzak throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Khasbulaev sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Pietrzak throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Khasbulaev bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Khasbulaev is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Khasbulaev looks to score with a jab to the body but Pietrzak is just out of range.
A slow jab from Pietrzak misses its intended target.
Khasbulaev throws a looping overhand right but Pietrzak ducks down to avoid it.
Pietrzak fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Pietrzak throws a shot from downtown. Khasbulaev moves away and avoids it.
Khasbulaev displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Pietrzak throws out the jab.
Khasbulaev works Pietrzak's body with a nice hook.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A slow jab from Pietrzak misses its intended target.
Khasbulaev looks to land a right hand but Pietrzak moved out of range.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A big left from Khasbulaev misses.
A looping hook to the body misses from Pietrzak. Khasbulaev does a little dance to reset his feet.
Khasbulaev checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Khasbulaev misses with an uppercut. Pietrzak saw that one coming.
Pietrzak looks to score with a jab to the body but Khasbulaev is just out of range.
Khasbulaev avoids the head kick by Pietrzak.
Khasbulaev lands a nice shot to the body.
Pietrzak looks to score with a jab to the body but Khasbulaev is just out of range.
Khasbulaev throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Khasbulaev uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Pietrzak.
Khasbulaev avoids a kick to the body.
A nice leg kick lands there from Pietrzak.
Pietrzak throws a low kick but Khasbulaev moves out of range easily.
Pietrzak throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Jab from Khasbulaev.
Khasbulaev slips a straight right by Pietrzak.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pietrzak moves out of range as Khasbulaev strikes.
Pietrzak appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
Khasbulaev looks to land a left hand but Pietrzak moved out of range nicely.
Khasbulaev throws a big shot that misses.
Khasbulaev throws a series of punches but Pietrzak moves out of range.
Pietrzak was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Pietrzak lands a slapping body shot.
Pietrzak changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Khasbulaev tries to avoid it but Pietrzak manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Khasbulaev to the ground. Khasbulaev escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Bartek Pietrzak. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Khasbulaev misses with a two punch combination.
Pietrzak explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Pietrzak shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Khasbulaev sprawls well. Khasbulaev wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Pietrzak gets slowly back to his feet.
Pietrzak throws a lazy body kick
and Khasbulaev counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Khasbulaev swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Pietrzak uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Khasbulaev.
Pietrzak shoots in looking for a takedown but Khasbulaev manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Pietrzak's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Khasbulaev ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Pietrzak moves away.
Khasbulaev moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Khasbulaev.
Khasbulaev misses with a hook.
Pietrzak throws a series of punches but Khasbulaev avoids them all with ease.
Khasbulaev slips under a jab from Pietrzak.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Khasbulaev! But no joy.
Pietrzak walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Khasbulaev lands a lovely overhand right.
Khasbulaev lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Khasbulaev defending well as Pietrzak loads up on a big left hand.
Khasbulaev looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Pietrzak throws a right and a left that Khasbulaev avoids nicely.
Khasbulaev connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Khasbulaev showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Pietrzak.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Khasbulaev throws a head kick that misses.
Khasbulaev lands with an uppercut that bounces Pietrzak off the cage and back into range.
Pietrzak just misses with a punch to the body.
Pietrzak throws a predictable looking body shot
letting Khasbulaev counter with a right hand.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Magomedrasul Khasbulaev dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Khasbulaev throws a looping overhand right but Pietrzak ducks down to avoid it.
Pietrzak throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Khasbulaev throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Khasbulaev slips a straight right by Pietrzak.
Khasbulaev connects with the punch.
Khasbulaev rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Pietrzak counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Nice shot lands for Pietrzak.
Pietrzak uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Khasbulaev.
Khasbulaev throws a hook to the side of Pietrzak's head but Pietrzak sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Khasbulaev steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Pietrzak.
Khasbulaev jabs at Pietrzak's body.
Khasbulaev slips a straight right by Pietrzak.
Pietrzak checks a leg kick.
Pietrzak darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Pietrzak misses with a wild body shot.
Khasbulaev looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Pietrzak throws a body shot but no joy.
Khasbulaev misses with a hook. Pietrzak ducked under it nicely.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Khasbulaev uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Pietrzak has time to react.
Pietrzak throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
As Pietrzak backs off Khasbulaev throws a huge counter combo but Pietrzak manages to avoid it all.
Khasbulaev thuds his right hand into Pietrzak's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Pietrzak changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Khasbulaev tries to avoid it but Pietrzak manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Khasbulaev to the ground. Khasbulaev escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
This entire fight has taken place on the feet so far and you wonder whether Pietrzak might be better served trying to take this one to the ground because he's losing the standup battle so far.
Khasbulaev with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Pietrzak steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Khasbulaev.
Khasbulaev moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Khasbulaev uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Pietrzak.
Khasbulaev feints a counter leg kick.
Khasbulaev throws a nice looking combination but Pietrzak bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Pietrzak looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Khasbulaev swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Pietrzak looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Pietrzak throws a looping overhand right but Khasbulaev ducks down to avoid it.
Khasbulaev throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Khasbulaev lands a leg kick that knocks Pietrzak off balance momentarily.
A jab from Pietrzak misses.
Khasbulaev swings for the body but Pietrzak moves out of range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Khasbulaev throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Khasbulaev misses with a looping left.
Khasbulaev lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Khasbulaev works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Khasbulaev displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Pietrzak throws out the jab.
Khasbulaev bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Pietrzak steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Khasbulaev.
Pietrzak waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Khasbulaev.
Khasbulaev ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Pietrzak walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Pietrzak walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Pietrzak is rocked!
Pietrzak misses with a head kick.
Oh Pietrzak is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Khasbulaev ducks under a wild hook from Pietrzak.
Pietrzak seems to have got his legs back now.
Pietrzak swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Magomedrasul Khasbulaev is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Good leg kick by Khasbulaev there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Pietrzak staying out of range there.
Pietrzak swings for the body but Khasbulaev moves out of range.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Khasbulaev moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
A solid leg kick lands there for Khasbulaev.
Pietrzak showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Khasbulaev.
Khasbulaev has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Pietrzak connects with a good right hand that stumbles Khasbulaev. Khasbulaev circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Pietrzak keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Khasbulaev.
Pietrzak defending well as Khasbulaev loads up on a big left hand.
Khasbulaev avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Khasbulaev defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Pietrzak.
Khasbulaev lands a lovely overhand right.
Khasbulaev lands with a right hand.
A slapping leg kick lands for Pietrzak.
Magomedrasul Khasbulaev seems to be getting the better of the standup.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Khasbulaev lands a nice looking body kick.
Pietrzak walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pietrzak throws a head kick that misses.
Khasbulaev lands a big head kick that sends Pietrzak to the canvas! Khasbulaev follows up with strikes from the mount that forces the ref to step in and stop the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:10 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Magomedrasul Khasbulaev!
A very excited looking Magomedrasul Khasbulaev made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Steffan Stove (ranked 1915 p4p, 212 weight class) and Charles Ng (ranked 1777 p4p, 200 weight class). Ng has chosen Wedlock - I'm The Fuck You Man as his entrance music. Well, the cameraman is lingering on a pretty young lady for a bit too long there. Keep your eyes on the prize buddy or you'll miss the fighter intros!
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World class boxer
Insanely flexible |
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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
27 - 14 - 2, fighting out of Montreal, Steffan Stove!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
14 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Charles Ng!
The judges for this bout are Yves DeLean, Steve Smith and William Peck.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ng misses with a looping right.
Ng tries a head kick but it misses.
Stove blocks a head kick by Ng.
Ng finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Ng fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Stove slips under a jab.
Ng misses with a body kick.
As Ng backs away, Stove returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
Stove moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Stove keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Ng.
Ng chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Stove can pounce on him.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ng swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Stove counters with a nice body shot.
Ng is looking to slow Stove down with leg kicks.
Nice defenses there by Stove.
Ng with a body punch. A glancing blow.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ng misses with a body kick.
Ng feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Stove's calf.
Ng misses with a wild body shot.
Ng misses with a hook. Stove ducked under it nicely.
Stove avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Stove takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Ng just misses with a punch to the body.
Ng looks to land a right hand but Stove moved out of range.
Stove moves out of range as Ng strikes.
Ng throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Stove sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Ng wants to land a leg kick but Stove is out of range.
Ng scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Charles Ng seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Ng moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Ng thuds his shin into the meat of Stove's side.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Stove checks a leg kick.
Stove steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Ng.
Ng rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Stove cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Ng swings for the body but Stove moves out of range.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Ng looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Ng misses with a body shot.
Ng lands a body shot.
Ng throws a leg kick that misses.
Ng lands with a shot to the body.
Ng looks to throw the jab but Stove is out of range.
Stove takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Stove ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
It looked like Stove was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Ng.
Ng misses with a right hand
and Stove counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Good shot there by Ng.
Ng connects with an inside leg kick.
Ng digs a good body shot into Stove's ribs.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Ng, right into the meat.
Ng throws a right hand that misses
and Stove counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Ng lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Stove has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Stove and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
It looked like Stove wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Ng bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Ng fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Stove looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Ng swings for the body but Stove moves out of range.
Ng throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Ng throws a wild body kick that Stove sees coming a mile off.
Stove avoids a punch combination nicely.
Ng motions for Stove to come forward. Ng throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Stove went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ng misses with an uppercut.
It looked like Stove was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
Ng throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Stove stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Ng scores with a body shot.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A swing and a miss from Ng.
Stove looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
Stove throws a right and a left that both miss.
A nice side step and Ng releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Ng scores with a shot to the body.
Ng takes one to the side of the head.
Ng throws a series of punches but Stove avoids them all with ease.
Ng throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Ng displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Stove throws out the jab.
Stove swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Ng misses with a hook.
A counter left hand to the body from Stove misses its target.
Stove throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Charles Ng 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.
A slow jab from Ng misses its intended target.
Ng scoring well with a low kick there.
Ng fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Stove.
Stove takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Stove throws a leg kick that is checked
and Ng counters with a thumping low kick.
Ng swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Ng with a jab.
Ng throws a leg kick
and Stove counters with a series of strikes. Ng will be more careful next time no doubt.
Ng misses with a low kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ng throws a body punch but Stove moves out of range.
Ng keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Ng swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Charles Ng seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Ng is looking to slow Stove down with leg kicks.
Ng lands with an uppercut that bounces Stove off the cage and back into range.
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!
Decent striking displayed by Stove there.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ng connects with a high kick.
Ng scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Ng misses with a looping left.
A little feinted left hand from Stove on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Ng misses with an uppercut.
Ng ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
A big right from Ng misses.
Ng misses with a low kick.
This entire fight has taken place on the feet so far and you wonder whether Stove might be better served trying to take this one to the ground because he's losing the standup battle so far.
Stove misses with a double jab.
Ng misses with a straight left.
Stove went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
Ng is looking to land body kicks.
Stove throws a quick counter head kick but Ng was just out of range.
Ng fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Stove manages to avoid it.
Stove throws a jab but it's blocked by Ng.
Stove looks to land a combination but Ng avoids it well.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ng misses with a head kick.
A clash of legs there as Ng blocks the low kick.
Stove cracks the inside of Ng's front leg.
Ng has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Ng throws out a loose jab but Stove uses good head movement to avoid it.
Ng jabs Stove to the body, keeping him at a distance.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Ng throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Stove scores with a punch to the head.
Ng tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Stove appears to be looking for a big counter.
Ng connects with a body shot that sends Stove's belly button to the back.
Stove avoids a kick to the body.
Ng connects with a solid leg kick.
Stove tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ng looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Stove takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Ng scores with a sloppy right hand. Stove should have avoided that one.
Stove tries to bum rush Ng with a series of wild strikes but Ng uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Ng throws a jab but it's blocked by Stove.
Stove went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
Ng throws a lazy body kick
and Stove connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Ng lands a jab to the head.
A telegraphed right hand from Ng misses the target.
Stove is looking for a counter combo.
Ng misses with a body shot.
Stove seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
Ng scores with a jab to the head.
Stove is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Ng throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Stove showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Ng.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ng connects with a single shot there.
Ng slips a jab from Stove.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Ng dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Stove connects with a looping right hand.
Ng gets off balance looking for a body kick
and Stove counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Ng misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Stove.
Stove chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Ng can pounce on him.
Ng fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Ng misses with an uppercut. Stove saw that one coming.
Stove checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Stove went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
Ng lands a jab to the head.
Stove pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Ng back to the cage. Stove follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Charles Ng showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
Ng scores with a body shot.
Stove scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Stove misses with a leg kick
and Ng counters with a head kick. That will keep Stove thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
Ng throws a half hearted mid kick.
Ng throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Jab from Ng.
Ng throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Stove went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
Ng thuds a left hand into Stove's body.
A big left from Ng misses.
Sloppy strikes from Stove. Those never looked like landing.
Steffan Stove is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Stove misses with a few strikes there.
Ng fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Ng throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Stove has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Ng.
Stove checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Ng fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Stove manages to avoid it.
Ng moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Ng misses with a body shot.
Ng throws a leg kick
letting Stove counter with a right hand.
Ng uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Stove.
Ng tries to land a front kick but Stove steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
It looked like Stove was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
A head kick misses from Ng.
Ng lands a nice leg kick that just misses Stove's sensitive parts.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Ng.
Stove appears to be looking for a big counter.
Ng misses with a right hand
and Stove counters with a one-two to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ng throws a poor cross that misses
and Stove counters with a three punch combo that has Ng backing up. Ng nods at Stove to acknowledge the strikes.
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!
Ng takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Ng throws a jab when Stove was well out of range.
Stove slips a straight right by Ng.
Stove appears to be looking for a big counter.
Ng ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Stove moves away.
Stove moves out of range as Ng strikes.
Ng fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Stove has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Charles Ng is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Ng lands with a thumping leg kick.
A telegraphed right hand from Ng misses the target.
Stove looks to land a right hand but Ng moved out of range.
A low kick from Ng misses
enabling Stove to counter with a crisp jab.
That kick from Stove tenderised Ng's leg. Ng is trying to keep his angry face on.
Ng lands a right hook to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Stove ducks under a wild hook from Ng.
Stove is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Ng digs a good hook to Stove's body.
Stove ducks right into an uppercut from Ng.
Ng uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Stove.
Stove keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Stove seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
Stove takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Stove throws a jab when Ng was well out of range.
Ng throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Stove misses with a few strikes there.
Ng wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Stove moves away from the strike by Ng.
Stove throws a big counter combination but Ng scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
Ng throws a body punch but Stove moves out of range.
Stove is looking to counter punch.
Steffan Stove has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ng getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Stove swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Stove tries a low kick but Ng avoids it.
Ng looks like he wanted to counter with a high kick but didn't throw it.
Stove moves forwards but Ng connects with a nice, crisp jab.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Stove moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Ng looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Stove throwing a counter right hand but Ng manages to avoid it.
Stove uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Ng.
A shot to the liver by Ng. Beautiful body shot.
A telegraphed right hand from Ng misses the target.
Stove takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Ng swings for the body but Stove moves out of range.
Nice shot lands for Ng.
And that's the end of the fight!
Charles Ng comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Ng 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 Yves DeLean scores the fight 27:30
Judge Steve Smith scores the fight 27:30
Judge William Peck scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Charles Ng!
A relieved looking Charles Ng thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
In defeat, Steffan Stove stepped up to the mic, saying 'Some devil possessions CANT be excorcised...'.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between John Henry (ranked 969 p4p, 114 weight class) and Leo Yaj (ranked 1381 p4p, 151 weight class). Yaj has chosen Dragula - Rob Zombie as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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158 lbs
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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
28 - 19 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, John Henry!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
22 - 13 - 0, fighting out of New York, Leo Yaj!
The judges for this bout are Dillan Fox, Trevor Gratis and William Peck.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Henry cracks Yaj with a right hand to the side of the head.
Henry fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Henry ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Henry swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Yaj misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Yaj takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
A jab from Henry finds it's way through Yaj's defenses.
Henry lunges at Yaj with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Yaj's hand.
Yaj takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Henry comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
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!
Henry throws a body shot but no joy.
Henry scores with a nice strike.
Henry ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Henry is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Henry bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Yaj's head.
Yaj takes one on the button.
Yaj misses with a body shot
letting Henry counter with a right hand.
Henry 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.
Henry lands a right hook to the body.
Henry misses with a lunging right hand
and Yaj counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Henry steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Yaj.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Henry scores with a jab to the body.
Yaj keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Henry.
Yaj unleashes a big counter combination but Henry bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
Henry looks to land a left hand but Yaj moved out of range nicely.
Yaj takes the fight into the clinch.
Yaj told us before the fight that he's been working on his elbows. An under utilised technique these days - let's see if it can sway the outcome of the fight.
Yaj lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
It looks like John Henry has been cut.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Henry.
Henry wants to break the clinch but can't.
Henry blocking some punches.
Yaj throws a head punch that misses.
Henry cracks Yaj with a nice body shot.
Yaj tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Henry avoids it.
Yaj prevents a body shot from Henry.
Yaj throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Henry cracks Yaj with a nice body shot.
Still in the clinch, Henry scores with a nice short uppercut.
Henry manages to break the clinch.
Henry showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Yaj.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Henry throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Yaj counters with a straight right hand.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A jab lands there for Henry.
Yaj tries to close the distance and clinch but Henry swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Yaj throws a big shot that misses.
John Henry is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Yaj throws a lazy uppercut
and Henry cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Henry uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Yaj has time to react.
Yaj misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Henry.
Yaj throws a body shot but no joy.
Henry circles away from the clinch attempt.
Henry is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Henry lands with a cross.
Henry throws a shot from downtown. Yaj moves away and avoids it.
Henry is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Henry lands a jab to the head.
Yaj has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Henry finds it's way round the side to connect with Yaj's head.
Yaj slips a straight right by Henry.
Yaj misses with a hook to the body
and Henry counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Henry uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Yaj.
Yaj dives in and grabs Henry's left leg, looking for a takedown. Henry pushes down on Yaj's head and hops out.
Yaj takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Henry misses with a straight right.
Henry showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Yaj.
Henry throwing a counter right hand but Yaj manages to avoid it.
A jab from Henry does it's job there.
Henry misses with a straight right.
Yaj misses the shot to the body.
The fighters circling - Henry throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Yaj throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Henry's waist but Henry gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Yaj off to one side.
Henry cracks Yaj with an open hand slap.
Henry lands with a shot to the body.
Nice defenses there by Henry.
Henry ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Henry lands a jab to Yaj's midsection.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Henry just misses with a punch to the body.
Henry throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Henry gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Yaj accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Yaj has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Henry wants to sweep here but Yaj controlling him for the moment.
Yaj throws an elbow that misses. Henry uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Yaj's guard. Nice move by Henry!
Henry landing with the ground and pound.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Henry engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
John Henry dominated that round.
The cut man is working on John Henry's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Yaj throws a sloppy body shot
and Henry counters with a nice uppercut.
Yaj takes one to the chin there.
Yaj bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Henry's head.
John Henry is winning the standup battle so far.
Yaj misses with a hook.
Yaj uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Henry.
Yaj let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Henry is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Yaj can do to turn this around?
Henry waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Yaj.
Henry lands with a cross.
Henry uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Henry walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Yaj shoots and misses
and Henry counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Henry looks to land a left hand but Yaj moved out of range nicely.
Henry lands a jab-cross combination.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Yaj moves into the clinch.
Henry lands on the inside with an uppercut.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Henry.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Yaj.
Henry stalls.
Yaj tries to throw a body punch but Henry avoids it by throwing Yaj back against the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Still in the clinch, Henry scores with a nice short uppercut.
Yaj just leaning against Henry, taking a breather.
Henry's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Yaj takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Henry throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Yaj on the side of the head.
Henry cracks Yaj with an open hand slap.
Henry listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Henry misses the jab.
A nice side step and Yaj releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Yaj clinches with his opponent.
Henry takes a shot to the head.
A hook to the body from Henry.
Yaj misses with some punches.
A frustrated look appears on Henry's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Henry has a couple of punches blocked by Yaj.
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!
Henry swings wildly with an uppercut but Yaj uses good head movement to avoid it.
Yaj blocks a punch to the side of the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Henry.
Yaj misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Henry.
Henry takes an elbow to the temple.
A head punch on the inside from Henry fails to land.
A short right from Henry.
Henry is looking to break free of the clinch but Yaj has double underhooks.
Henry throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Yajs head.
John Henry has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Yaj blocking some punches.
Yaj has moved round to his opponent's back and is looking for a suplex! Oh snap! He's tossed Henry clear over his head and slammed him to the mat!
Henry is trying to get back to his feet. He's worked up on to his knees and now he's on his feet with his head on the canvas, trying to shake Yaj off. It looks like it's working - Yaj slides off, much to his dismay, and we're back to standing! Henry displaying calm under pressure there.
Henry with a jab.
Yaj shoots in but no luck this time.
Henry lands a nice looking body shot.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Yaj fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Henry connects with a right hand. Yaj shakes it off.
Yaj connects with a right hand. Henry shakes it off.
Henry paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Yaj uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Henry.
Henry misses with a looping left.
Henry with a jab.
Yaj closes the distance and pushes Henry back into the cage.
Yaj working aggressively here.
Henry lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Yaj backwards.
Henry breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Henry tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Yaj was well out of range. Poor timing from Henry.
Yaj falls off balance throwing a combination
and Yaj takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Henry misses with a double jab
and Yaj counters with a nice body shot.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Yaj slips under a jab from Henry.
Henry uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Yaj.
Henry takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Henry lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Henry misses with a body shot.
Yaj throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Henry fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Yaj looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Yaj is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Henry rather than just go for the knockout.
Henry throws a body shot but no joy.
Henry avoids the body shot from Yaj.
Yaj swings away with a body shot that misses
and Henry counters with a nice body shot.
Yaj throws a sloppy body shot
and Yaj takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Yaj lands the left hand.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Yaj tries to clinch but Henry moves out of range.
Yaj on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Henry connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Yaj throws a body punch but Henry moves out of range.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
John Henry dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on John Henry's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Henry throws a series of strikes that have Yaj backpedaling.
Yaj has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Yaj misses with a left hand
and Henry counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Yaj thinking.
Yaj uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Henry.
Yaj bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Henry uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Yaj.
A jab from Henry misses.
Yaj misses with a combination
and Henry counters with a left and a right that stings Yaj.
Yaj thuds a left hand into Henry's body.
Henry tests Yaj's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Yaj on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Henry throws a right and a left that Yaj avoids nicely.
Henry walks into a stiff left hand from Yaj.
Henry takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Yaj digs a good body shot into Henry's ribs.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Yaj slips a jab and a cross from Henry.
Yaj stuns Henry with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Yaj ducks under a wild hook from Henry.
Yaj closes the distance looking to clinch
and Henry counters with a straight right hand.
Henry throws a hook but Yaj blocks it.
Yaj walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Yaj misses with a wild body shot.
Yaj misses with a few strikes there.
Henry slips a straight right by Yaj.
Henry fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Yaj manages to avoid it.
Henry lands a body shot.
Henry lands a slapping body shot.
Henry throws a big shot that misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Yaj tries to close the distance and clinch but Henry swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Henry looks to land a right hand but Yaj moved out of range.
Yaj closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Good shot there by Henry.
Yaj misses with a wild body shot.
Good exchange - Henry coming out on top.
Yaj cracks Henry with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Yaj ducks under a wild hook from Henry.
Henry clobbers Yaj with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Henry moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Yaj is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Henry throws an overhand right that lands on Yaj's shoulder, as Yaj tries to avoid the shot.
Yaj throws a series of punches but Henry moves out of range.
Horrible takedown attempt by Yaj or perhaps it was just good defense by Henry, which made it look bad.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Yaj ducks right into an uppercut from Henry.
Henry keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Yaj avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
A nice side step and Yaj releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Henry lands with a straight right. Yaj didn't see that one coming.
Henry lands a jab.
Henry's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Yaj connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Henry scrambles back to his feet.
Henry throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Yaj sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Henry works the jab nicely.
Henry smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Henry moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Yaj slips under a jab from Henry.
Yaj misses with a body punch
and Henry counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Yaj throws a right and a left that both miss.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Henry throws a body shot but no joy.
Henry avoids the body shot from Yaj.
It looked like Henry was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Yaj.
Henry with a jab.
Henry throws a shot to the body.
Leo Yaj has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Henry throws an overhand right that lands on Yaj's shoulder, as Yaj tries to avoid the shot.
Yaj misses with a body punch
enabling Henry to counter with a crisp jab.
Henry missing with a left hand there. Yaj was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Yaj takes one to the chin there.
Yaj will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
John Henry is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Henry closes the distance and lands a one-two.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Nice defenses there by Yaj.
Henry throws a lazy uppercut
and Henry takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Yaj throws a lazy right hand but Henry sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
A little feinted left hand from Henry on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
And that's the end of the fight!
John Henry showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Henry has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Dillan Fox scores the fight 30:27
Judge Trevor Gratis scores the fight 30:27
Judge William Peck scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... John Henry!
A victorious John Henry thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Pikku Näkäräinen (ranked 894 p4p, 107 weight class) and Henrique Ramos (ranked 864 p4p, 101 weight class). Ramos has chosen Sepultura - Nomad as his entrance music. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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47
150 lbs
38 - 21 - 2 |
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32
159 lbs
27 - 17 - 0 |
Abu Dhabi Champ
World class boxer
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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
38 - 21 - 2, fighting out of Montreal, Pikku Näkäräinen!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
27 - 17 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Henrique Ramos!
The judges for this bout are Gregory Folan, Dillan Fox and Ian Loll.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ramos misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Näkäräinen.
Ramos pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Näkäräinen misses with a low kick.
Ramos is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Henrique Ramos seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Näkäräinen shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in side control! That's better than Näkäräinen was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
The referee asks Näkäräinen politely if he wouldn't mind getting on with it and actually doing something. Näkäräinen prefers to stall for the moment though.
Ramos holds on to Näkäräinen's head and controls the position momentarily.
Ramos is trying to get back to half guard.
Näkäräinen wants to stand but Ramos has his arm trapped.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
The ground and pound from Näkäräinen seems to be hitting the mat more than his opponent.
The ground and pound from Näkäräinen seems to be hitting the mat more than his opponent.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Näkäräinen slows the pace down.
Näkäräinen has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Näkäräinen misses with an attempted head punch from side control.
Ramos is looking for a sweep.
Ramos is looking to work his way out of this bad position but Näkäräinen is controlling him well.
Näkäräinen misses with the ground and pound.
Ramos struggling a bit here.
Ramos stuck in half guard on the bottom here.
Näkäräinen wants to stand but Ramos is controlling his arm.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Ramos is looking to score with low kicks.
Ramos works Näkäräinen's body with a nice hook.
A looping hook to the body misses from Ramos. Näkäräinen does a little dance to reset his feet.
And Näkäräinen counters with a quick kick to the body but Ramos blocks it.
Näkäräinen shoots in looking for a takedown. Ramos tries to sprawl out of it but Näkäräinen keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Ramos manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Ramos defending well as Näkäräinen loads up on a big left hand.
Näkäräinen shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
Näkäräinen sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Ramos defending well though.
Ramos is looking to improve his position.
Näkäräinen stalling.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Näkäräinen seems to be looking for submissions.
Näkäräinen trying to control the action but Ramos is working from the bottom.
Ramos controlling the leg, holding on to half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Näkäräinen throwing shots but Ramos is blocking nicely.
Näkäräinen wants to stand but his hand is trapped. Ramos uses the opportunity to regain full guard.
Näkäräinen wants to control from the top but Ramos keeps moving.
Näkäräinen won't allow Ramos to sweep him here.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Näkäräinen throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
We've been informed that Ramos has been working hard on his conditioning in the buildup to the fight.
Ramos gets a clinch.
Ramos goes for a takedown attempt but Näkäräinen pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Pikku Näkäräinen dominated that round.
That's time! Näkäräinen's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Ramos throws a looping overhand right but Näkäräinen ducks down to avoid it.
Näkäräinen throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Ramos's head.
Ramos misses with a leg kick
and Näkäräinen counters with a nice uppercut.
Ramos defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Näkäräinen.
Näkäräinen misses with a double jab.
Näkäräinen is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Ramos can do to turn this around?
Ramos tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Näkäräinen was well out of range. Poor timing from Ramos.
Ramos tries to score with a low kick but Näkäräinen moves his leg out of the way.
Ramos connects with a solid leg kick.
A jab from Ramos does it's job there.
Ramos thuds his right hand into Näkäräinen's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Näkäräinen takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Näkäräinen looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Ramos is fending him off so far but Näkäräinen persists. Nope, Ramos circles away and we're back to standing.
Näkäräinen is looking to land body kicks.
It seemed like Ramos was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Näkäräinen looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Ramos is fending him off so far but Näkäräinen persists. Nope, Ramos circles away and we're back to standing.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Pikku Näkäräinen. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Näkäräinen wants to clinch up but Ramos keeps it at a distance.
Ramos lands a nice hook to Näkäräinen's body. Näkäräinen takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Ramos throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Näkäräinen throws a head kick but Ramos moves out of range.
Ramos misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Näkäräinen.
Ramos swats away the attempt to clinch by Näkäräinen.
Nice shot by Ramos.
Näkäräinen walks forward, straight into a front kick from Ramos.
Ramos lands a jab to Näkäräinen's midsection.
Näkäräinen tries to close the distance and clinch up but Ramos swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Ramos pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Näkäräinen changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
Ramos misses with a hook. Näkäräinen ducked under it nicely.
Ramos is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Näkäräinen rather than just go for the knockout.
Ramos cracks the inside of Näkäräinen's front leg.
A swing and a miss from Ramos.
Näkäräinen takes one to the chin there.
Ramos has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Ramos fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Näkäräinen needs to keep his hands up - Ramos had a free shot at his head there.
Ramos throws a lazy right hand but Näkäräinen sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Näkäräinen takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Ramos displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Näkäräinen throws out the jab.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Ramos lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Näkäräinen has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Näkäräinen and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Ramos pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Ramos tries a low kick but Näkäräinen avoids it.
Ramos lands with a nice body kick.
Näkäräinen bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
A lull in the action here as Näkäräinen stalls from top position.
Ramos is trying to get back to half guard. He's pushing on Näkäräinen's leg. He's managed it. Nice work.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ramos wants to get back to full guard.
Näkäräinen is figuring out what he wants to do next.
Ramos tries to get to full guard but Näkäräinen has control of the leg.
Ramos is staying active underneath Näkäräinen, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
Näkäräinen is pressing down on Ramos's thigh, looking to free his foot. Ramos is holding on for now.
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.
Ramos has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Näkäräinen is working away from the top position though.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Ramos misses with a wild body shot.
Ramos slips under a jab.
Ramos swats away the attempt to clinch by Näkäräinen.
Näkäräinen has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Näkäräinen there as he acknowledges the shot.
Ramos connects with a right hand. Näkäräinen shakes it off.
Näkäräinen instigates a clinch.
Ramos pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Näkäräinen misses with a double jab.
Ramos scores with a jab to the jaw.
Näkäräinen avoids the head kick by Ramos.
Näkäräinen seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Henrique Ramos showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!
Ramos throws a lazy right hand but Näkäräinen sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Näkäräinen takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Ramos swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Näkäräinen.
Ramos stuffs the takedown attempt from Näkäräinen. Näkäräinen gets slowly back to his feet.
Näkäräinen shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Ramos manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
Näkäräinen looking to sit in guard and control but Ramos gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Ramos advances position into side control!
Näkäräinen is trying to get back to half guard. He's pushing on Ramos's leg. He's managed it. Nice work.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Näkäräinen keeps control of the position for the meantime.
Näkäräinen wants to control but Ramos is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Ramos prevents Näkäräinen from improving his position.
Ramos is just content to waste time from the top position. Näkäräinen takes advantage of the situation and regains full guard.
Näkäräinen keeping moving, preventing Ramos from controlling successfully.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Ramos looking to sit in guard and control but Näkäräinen gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Näkäräinen throwing strikes but missing.
Näkäräinen is working Ramos over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Näkäräinen is looking to stand up but Ramos won't let him.
Ramos pulls Näkäräinen in close to prevent any damage.
Näkäräinen is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Pikku Näkäräinen overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ramos keeping moving, preventing Näkäräinen from controlling successfully.
Ramos trying to control the position.
Näkäräinen trying to control the position from guard on top but Ramos is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Näkäräinen tries to clinch but Ramos moves out of range.
Näkäräinen shoots for a takedown but Ramos saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Ramos catches Näkäräinen with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Ramos is looking to score with low kicks.
Näkäräinen throws a big counter combination but Ramos scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
Ramos lunges at Näkäräinen with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Näkäräinen's hand.
Näkäräinen instigates a clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ramos misses with the head strike.
Ramos lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Näkäräinen or not.
Ramos misses with a body punch.
Näkäräinen displaying some good clinch control by pressing Ramos up against the cage.
Näkäräinen is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Ramos gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Pikku Näkäräinen. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Ramos works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Näkäräinen tries to pull guard but Ramos won't allow it.
Näkäräinen is looking for a takedown.
Ramos misses with the head strike.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Ramos lands with a right to the head.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Ramos.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Ramos misses with the head strike.
Ramos lands a hook that snaps the head of Näkäräinen backwards.
And that's the end of the fight!
Henrique Ramos comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Ramos has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Gregory Folan scores the fight 28:29
Judge Dillan Fox scores the fight 28:29
Judge Ian Loll scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Henrique Ramos!
A relieved looking Henrique Ramos 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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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Kantaro Hoshino (ranked 317 p4p, 33 weight class) and Bill Bronson (ranked 961 p4p, 113 weight class). I'm sure you'll be fascinated to know that I was talking to some pointless Z list celebrity before the fight and he thought that Bill Bronson was going to win. Let's see if he was right.
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38
145 lbs
39 - 12 - 3 |
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34
153 lbs
21 - 11 - 1 |
Abu Dhabi Champ
World class boxer
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World class boxer
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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
39 - 12 - 3, fighting out of Montreal, Kantaro Hoshino!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
21 - 11 - 1, fighting out of New York, Bill Bronson!
The judges for this bout are Yves DeLean, Dillan Fox and Robert Douchet.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hoshino connects with a body shot.
Nice body punch from Hoshino.
Hoshino lunges at Bronson with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Bronson's hand.
Bronson connects with a high kick.
Bronson moves into the clinch successfully.
Bronson gets a nice trip takedown into half guard.
Hoshino avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Bronson.
Hoshino keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Bronson has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
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!
Bronson works his foot free and advances to mount.
Bronson throws an elbow from mount that misses. Lucky escape for Hoshino because Bronson loaded up on that one.
Hoshino is trying to escape the mount.
Bronson unloads with some shots from mount but Hoshino bucks and avoids them well.
Bronson unloads with some shots from mount but Hoshino bucks and avoids them well.
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.
Bronson lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Bronson unloads with some shots from mount but Hoshino bucks and avoids them well.
Bronson throwing sloppy strikes here. Perhaps if he tightened up his striking from such a dominant position, he'd be able to finish easier.
Bronson misses with a series of strikes from mount. He'll no doubt be working on his ground and pound when he gets back to the gym.
Bronson raining down shots from the mount!
Bronson fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Hoshino is in a horrible position here, under a barrage of strikes, he's managing to avoid any damage.
Hoshino wriggling around on the bottom manages to avoid the strikes thrown by Bronson.
Bronson raining down shots from the mount!
Bronson misses with a series of strikes from mount. He'll no doubt be working on his ground and pound when he gets back to the gym.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Hoshino is in a horrible position here, under a barrage of strikes, he's managing to avoid any damage.
Bronson punishing his opponent with strikes.
Bronson sends his fist crashing into the mat - the crowd let out a collective ooooooh. Let's hope he's not broken it!
Bronson thuds his fist into the canvas! Oooouch!
Hoshino blocking the ground and pound.
Bronson working away from the top, dropping strikes.
Bronson thowing strikes but they're hitting the gloves, not doing any damage.
Bronson landing strikes from the mount.
Hoshino is hanging on here. He's in a desperate position.
Hoshino definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Hoshino is in a horrible position here, under a barrage of strikes, he's managing to avoid any damage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bronson in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Bronson landing punches.
Bronson lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Hoshino really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Bronson raining down hammerfists from mount.
Bronson throws an elbow from mount that misses. Lucky escape for Hoshino because Bronson loaded up on that one.
Bronson landing punches.
Hoshino blocking the ground and pound.
Hoshino wriggling around on the bottom manages to avoid the strikes thrown by Bronson.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bronson thowing strikes but they're hitting the gloves, not doing any damage.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Bronson cracks Hoshino with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Bronson throws some wild stikes that Hoshino manages to avoid easily.
Bronson in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Poor strikes thrown by Bronson there. More accuracy and less frantic strikes would help!
Bronson with good strikes from the mount here!
Bronson throwing sloppy strikes here. Perhaps if he tightened up his striking from such a dominant position, he'd be able to finish easier.
Hoshino can't escape the position.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Bronson throws an elbow from mount that misses. Lucky escape for Hoshino because Bronson loaded up on that one.
Bronson is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Hoshino can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Bronson pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
Hoshino is rocked!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Bill Bronson dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Bronson misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Hoshino.
Hoshino looks to land a left hand but Bronson moved out of range nicely.
Bronson changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Hoshino tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Bronson was well out of range. Poor timing from Hoshino.
Bronson takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
A jab from Hoshino finds it's way through Bronson's defenses.
Hoshino closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Bronson defending well as Hoshino loads up on a big left hand.
Hoshino misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Bronson.
Hoshino dips to his left and cracks Bronson with an uppercut!
Bronson swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Bronson has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Bronson scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Bronson lands a nice shot to the body.
Hoshino drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Bronson takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Nice uppercut lands for Bronson. That snapped Hoshino's head back.
Bronson takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Hoshino misses with a hook to the body
and Bronson counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bronson shoots in and bounces Hoshino off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Hoshino keeping moving, preventing Bronson from controlling successfully.
Hoshino working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Bronson.
Hoshino looking to control.
Bronson trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Bronson postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Bronson throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Hoshino works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bronson throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Bronson with a flurry of punches that miss.
Bronson throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Hoshino works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Bronson stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Hoshino swivels though and keeps the full guard.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Bronson takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Kantaro Hoshino seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Hoshino misses with a few strikes there.
Hoshino throws a shot from downtown. Bronson moves away and avoids it.
Hoshino misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Bronson.
Hoshino stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Hoshino wants it to stay on the feet.
It looked like Hoshino wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Bronson fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Hoshino manages to avoid it.
Hoshino missing with a left hand there. Bronson was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hoshino throws an overhand right that lands on Bronson's shoulder, as Bronson tries to avoid the shot.
Bronson takes a swing at Hoshino's ribcage but misses.
Hoshino misses with a lunging right hand
and Bronson counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Bronson throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Bronson ducks under a wild hook from Hoshino.
Bronson looks to land a left hand but Hoshino moved out of range nicely.
Nice uppercut lands for Hoshino. That snapped Bronson's head back.
Bronson misses with the body kick
and Hoshino connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Bronson pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Hoshino was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Bronson throws a right and a left that both miss.
Hoshino avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Hoshino connects with a crisp jab.
Bronson missing with a left hand there. Hoshino was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Bronson takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Bronson tries to clinch but Hoshino is having none of it.
Bronson tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Hoshino is able to avoid easily.
Hoshino swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Bronson looks to score with a jab to the body but Hoshino is just out of range.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bronson lands a jab to the head.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Decent striking displayed by Hoshino there.
Hoshino misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Bronson.
Bronson ducks under a wild hook from Hoshino.
Hoshino just misses with a punch to the body.
Hoshino keeps the fight on the outside.
Hoshino keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Hoshino fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Bronson looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Hoshino ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Bronson moves away.
Bronson keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Hoshino walks into a left hand.
Hoshino moves out of range of the body kick from Bronson.
Bronson uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Hoshino.
Hoshino misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Bronson.
Bronson is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
Bronson uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Hoshino.
Hoshino throws the left hand but Bronson avoids the punch easily.
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 Kantaro Hoshino will probably get the nod.
That's time! Hoshino's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!
Hoshino lands a slapping body shot.
Bronson connects with a good right hand that stumbles Hoshino. Hoshino circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
The fighters circling - Hoshino throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Hoshino lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Bronson moves out of range as Hoshino strikes.
Hoshino throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Bronson will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Bronson scores with a jab. Hoshino acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Bronson throws a solid leg kick but Hoshino takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Bronson.
A jab from Hoshino misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bronson takes a swing at Hoshino's ribcage but misses.
It looked like Hoshino wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Bronson - that will leave a mark!
Bronson throws out a loose jab but Hoshino uses good head movement to avoid it.
Bronson scores with a shot to the body.
Hoshino takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hoshino throws a body shot but no joy.
Bronson closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Hoshino kicks off Bronson and gets to his feet.
Kantaro Hoshino is winning the standup battle so far.
Bronson digs a good body shot into Hoshino's ribs.
Bronson drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Bronson misses with a two punch combination.
A quick step to the side and Hoshino tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Hoshino misses with an uppercut.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Hoshino slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Hoshino takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Hoshino thuds his right hand into Bronson's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Bronson ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Hoshino moves away.
Bronson throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Bronson misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Hoshino.
Bronson scores with a jab to the body.
Hoshino uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Bronson.
Bronson lands a right hook to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hoshino tests Bronson's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Bronson looks to land a right hand but Hoshino moved out of range.
Bronson swings for the body but Hoshino moves out of range.
Hoshino takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
A big left from Bronson misses.
Hoshino fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Bronson manages to avoid it.
Bronson looks to score with a jab to the body but Hoshino is just out of range.
Hoshino swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
A slow jab from Bronson misses its intended target.
Hoshino misses with a straight left.
Bronson changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
Bronson misses with a body punch
and Hoshino counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Bronson fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Hoshino bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Hoshino swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Hoshino avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
A big right from Bronson misses.
A little feinted left hand from Hoshino on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Bronson throws out a loose jab but Hoshino uses good head movement to avoid it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hoshino throws a lazy right hand but Bronson sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Bronson misses with a low kick.
Hoshino bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Bronson's head.
Bronson's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Hoshino connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Bronson scrambles back to his feet.
Hoshino lands with a shot to the body.
Bronson with a poor takedown
and Hoshino counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Kantaro Hoshino is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Hoshino jabs Bronson to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Bronson getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Hoshino fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Bronson manages to avoid it.
Hoshino takes a swing at Bronson's ribcage but misses.
Hoshino scores with a hook.
Hoshino lands with a shot to the body.
Hoshino ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Bronson moves away.
Hoshino fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
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!
Hoshino throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Bronson tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
A punch lands to the side of Bronson 's head but he takes it in his stride.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bronson has taken the fight to the clinch.
Bronson misses with some punches.
Hoshino doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Hoshino takes a shot to the head.
Bronson lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Bronson takes a shot to the head.
Hoshino is trying to break the clinch but Bronson is controlling him.
Bronson controlling the action here for a moment.
Bronson gets a trip takedown into half guard.
Bronson tries to pass the half guard into mount. Hoshino knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Bronson lands with a punch from half guard.
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 Kantaro Hoshino.
I think Hoshino 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 Yves DeLean scores the fight 26:30
Judge Dillan Fox scores the fight 28:28
Judge Robert Douchet scores the fight 26:30
In favor of your winner, by majority decision... Bill Bronson!
An out of breath Bill Bronson thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Tommy Grunge (ranked 115 p4p, 18 weight class) and Miguel Camacho (ranked 850 p4p, 115 weight class). Grunge comes to the cage accompanied by Temple of the Dog - Say Hello To Heaven. On his way into the cage it seems that Tommy Grunge has been attacked by a crazed fan! It looks like it might have been the just bleed guy! Luckily Tommy Grunge seems to be OK! I thought that lunatic was in prison!?
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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
36 - 2 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Tommy Grunge!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
38 - 18 - 1, fighting out of Montreal, Miguel Camacho!
The judges for this bout are Elvis Blanc, Alec Ball and Robert Douchet.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Grunge stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Camacho.
Camacho tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Camacho cracks Grunge with a right hand to the side of the head.
Camacho throws a hook but Grunge avoids it easily.
Camacho misses with a right hand
and Grunge counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Camacho misses with an attempted mid kick.
Camacho throws a lazy uppercut
and Grunge connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
It looks like Miguel Camacho has been cut.
Camacho misses with a double jab.
Grunge has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Marijuana Gardens in the buildup to the fight.
Grunge moves out of range of the strikes.
As Camacho backs away, Grunge returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
Camacho moves out of range of the body kick from Grunge.
A slow jab from Camacho misses its intended target.
A telegraphed right hand from Grunge misses the target.
Camacho misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Grunge.
Camacho takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Camacho misses with a jab, cross combination.
Grunge cracks Camacho with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Grunge attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Grunge on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Camacho throws a chopping leg kick but Grunge manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Camacho lands with a hook. Grunge tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Grunge jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Camacho scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Grunge doesn't seem bothered though.
Grunge stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Camacho misses with a two punch combination.
Camacho lands a glancing blow to the side of Grunge's head.
Camacho circles away from the clinch attempt.
Camacho connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Grunge avoids the head kick by Camacho.
Grunge waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Camacho.
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!
Grunge lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Camacho wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Camacho throws a series of punches but Grunge moves out of range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Grunge scores with a crisp jab that stopped Camacho in his tracks.
Jab, jab by Camacho - just one landing.
Grunge throws a leg kick which misses Camacho's front leg but catches the back leg as Camacho tries to avoid it.
Camacho misses with a few strikes there.
Camacho misses with a series of wild punches.
Camacho misses with an uppercut. Grunge saw that one coming.
Camacho catches Grunge with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Grunge with a hook.
Camacho goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Nice straight punches there by Camacho. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Camacho.
Camacho gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Camacho throws a head kick that misses.
As Camacho backs away, Grunge returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
Camacho thows a leg kick but Grunge checks it
and Grunge counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Donk. Camacho catches Grunge right on the button with a cross.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Grunge lands a body shot.
Grunge drops Camacho with a naaaaasty hook - Camacho is in real trouble here! Grunge dives in to side control and pounds out his opponent for a TKO victory! The crowd goes nuts!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:13 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Tommy Grunge!
A very excited looking Tommy Grunge made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Rockford Knight (ranked 223 p4p, 29 weight class) and Simon Williams (ranked 703 p4p, 79 weight class). Knight kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is The Stars that Play with Laughing Sams Dice by Jimi Hendrix. Simon Williams is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples.
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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
43 - 13 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Rockford Knight!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
43 - 19 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Simon Williams!
The judges for this bout are Trevor Gratis, Steve Smith and Robert Douchet.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Knight throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Knight has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Marijuana Gardens in the buildup to the fight.
Knight moves into range and connects with a jab.
Knight looks to land a body kick but Williams moved away.
Knight throws a body punch but Williams moves out of range.
Rockford Knight seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Williams uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Knight.
Williams swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Knight looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Knight throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Williams looks like he wants to counter punch here.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Knight throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Williams takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
It looks like Simon Williams has been cut.
Knight misses with a kick to the body
and Williams cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
It looks like Rockford Knight has been cut.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A slapping leg kick lands for Knight.
Knight keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Knight fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Williams has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Williams on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Knight. Knight obviously looking to wear him down.
Knight misses with an attempted mid kick.
No joy there for Knight, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Williams doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
A swing and a miss from Knight.
Knight pivots, looking for a leg kick but Williams is out of range and Knight settles back down.
Knight fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Williams on the side of the head.
Knight throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Williams follows through with a counter body kick but it doesn't land.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A slapping leg kick lands for Knight.
Williams shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Knight throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Knight.
Knight misses with a leg kick.
Williams throws out a counter right but Knight avoids it with no problem.
Knight fakes the leg kick and cracks Williams in the body.
Williams looks winded!
Knight scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Knight connects with the punch.
Knight jabs Williams to the body, keeping him at a distance.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Knight lands a nice hook to Williams's body. Williams takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Knight lands a big uppercut and Williams crumbles to the floor! The ref thinks about stopping the fight but Williams looks OK. Knight waves Williams back to his feet!
Knight connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Knight lands with a kick to the ribs.
Knight connects with an inside leg kick.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Nice body punch from Knight.
A nice inside leg kick there by Knight. That's going to slow Williams down.
Knight fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Williams has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Knight thuds a left hand into Williams's body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Knight moves into range and connects with a jab.
Knight lands a jab to the head.
Williams takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Knight lands with a nice body punch.
Knight lands a jab to Williams's midsection.
You can see that Williams has visibly slowed down as a result of the leg kicks
Knight sends Williams crashing to the mat with a devastating uppercut! Knight is motioning to the referee to let Williams up. He wants to try and finish this one on the feet!
Williams is rocked!
Knight with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Williams's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Williams on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Knight. Knight obviously looking to wear him down.
Knight scores with the left hand. Williams knows he should have avoided that one.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Rockford Knight dominated that round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Knight drops a shoulder and throws an uppercut that cracks Williams right on the button. Williams goes down! Knight follows him to the mat and finishes the job with more strikes! Knight gets the win via TKO!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:05 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Rockford Knight!
A victorious Rockford Knight thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Alex Asztalos (ranked 231 p4p, 39 weight class) and Billy Silver (ranked 939 p4p, 128 weight class). Asztalos kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Dethroned Emperor by Celtic Frost. The crowd seem to be enjoying Silver's choice of entrance music: Wanted Dead or Alive by Bon Jovi. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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World class boxer
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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
23 - 11 - 0, fighting out of London, Alex Asztalos!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
41 - 26 - 2, fighting out of Montreal, Billy Silver!
The judges for this bout are Dillan Fox, Elvis Blanc and Yves DeLean.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Asztalos misses with a straight left.
A nice side step and Silver releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
A big left from Silver misses.
A little feinted left hand from Asztalos on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Asztalos lands a jab to the head.
Asztalos connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Asztalos scores with a sloppy right hand. Silver should have avoided that one.
Asztalos looks to land a left hand but Silver moved out of range nicely.
Silver throws a fast counter high kick but Asztalos manages to duck under it in time.
Asztalos jabbing away but nothing is landing.
We've been told by Asztalos's head coaches at ~T~ Troid - Gym that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Asztalos lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Asztalos uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Silver.
Asztalos tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Silver was well out of range. Poor timing from Asztalos.
Asztalos scores with a body shot.
Silver displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Asztalos throws out the jab.
Silver checks a leg kick.
Asztalos throws a jab but it's blocked by Silver.
Asztalos connects with a single shot there.
Asztalos forces Silver back against the cage and clinches.
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!
Asztalos lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Silver misses with a shot to the kidneys.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Asztalos lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Asztalos swings wildly with an uppercut but Silver uses good head movement to avoid it.
Asztalos dodges an elbow strike from Silver.
Asztalos tries to throw a body punch but Silver avoids it by throwing Asztalos back against the cage.
Silver lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Asztalos.
Silver looking to throw knees to the head but Asztalos is blocking nicely.
Silver pushes off an throws an elbow but Asztalos leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Silver lands with a short shot to the head.
Silver blocks a body shot from Asztalos.
Silver with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Asztalos lands a left hand.
Silver scores with a knee to the head.
Asztalos lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Silver backwards.
A right hook to the body lands for Asztalos.
Silver with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Asztalos lands a body punch in the clinch.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Silver tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Asztalos has a couple of punches blocked by Silver.
Silver misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Asztalos.
Asztalos misses with a hook to the ribs.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Silver using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Asztalos has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Silver looking to throw knees to the head but Asztalos is blocking nicely.
Asztalos lands a nice uppercut.
Asztalos swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Asztalos lands a right hand that snaps the head of Silver backwards.
Asztalos digs a right hand underneath Silver's ribcage. Silver let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Silver swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Silver tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Silver misses with a knee strike.
A right handed body shot lands from Asztalos.
Silver looks winded!
A short uppercut from Asztalos.
Silver throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Asztalos blocks it with crossed arms.
Asztalos lands a left hand.
Asztalos misses with some punches.
Silver throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Asztalos blocks it with crossed arms.
Asztalos throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Asztalos lands an uppercut.
Asztalos tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Asztalos lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Asztalos lands a hook to the side of the head.
Asztalos tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Silver goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Asztalos can't find room to land a body shot as Silver controls the action.
Silver trying to land knees to the body.
Asztalos throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Asztalos lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Asztalos lands with a right to the head.
Asztalos lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Asztalos scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Silver tries a body shot but Asztalos blocks it.
Asztalos misses with the head strike.
Silver prevents a body shot from Asztalos.
Asztalos lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Silver or not.
Asztalos misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Silver landing knees to the head.
Asztalos prevents a body shot from Silver.
Silver with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Asztalos works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Silver.
Silver fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Silver takes a shot to the head.
Silver blocks an uppercut.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Silver misses with a punch to the body.
Asztalos on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Silver swings wildly with an uppercut but Asztalos uses good head movement to avoid it.
A left hand lands to the body for Asztalos.
A body shot lands from Asztalos.
Asztalos gets through Silver's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Silver prevents a body shot from Asztalos.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Asztalos.
A right handed body shot lands from Asztalos.
Asztalos goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Asztalos working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Asztalos lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Asztalos lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Asztalos lands a nice uppercut.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Asztalos scores with a shoulder strike.
Asztalos lands a nice shot to the body.
Asztalos throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Asztalos scores with a hook to the body.
Asztalos tries to throw a body punch but Silver avoids it by throwing Asztalos back against the cage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Alex Asztalos dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Asztalos connects with an inside leg kick.
Silver keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Asztalos works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Alex Asztalos seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Asztalos connects with the punch.
Asztalos throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Silver stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Alex Asztalos is winning the standup battle so far.
Asztalos connects with a nice looking jab.
Asztalos closes the distance and clinches.
Alex Asztalos has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Asztalos goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Asztalos doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Asztalos lands a hook that snaps the head of Silver backwards.
Asztalos tries a body shot but Silver blocks it.
A head punch on the inside from Asztalos fails to land.
Asztalos lands a nice uppercut.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Asztalos.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Silver tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Asztalos avoids it.
Nice body punch from Asztalos.
Silver is breathing heavily.
Silver with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Asztalos lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Asztalos cracks Silver with a nice body shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Asztalos lands a body shot in the clinch.
Asztalos scores with a shot to the side of Silver's head.
Asztalos tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
A body shot lands from Asztalos.
Asztalos makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Silver is rocked!
A quick uppercut on the inside from Asztalos.
Silver is still on wobbly legs! Can Asztalos finish him?
Asztalos lands an uppercut.
Asztalos dips a shoulder and cracks Silver with a mighty uppercut! Silver falls back against the cage and Asztalos unloads with a barrage of strikes! Silver is completely out with his eyes open, only supported by the cage! Save him ref! Eventually the ref decides to do his job and jumps in - Asztalos screams abuse at the incompetent official before going over to celebrate with his corner. Brutal stuff!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:29 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Alex Asztalos!
A victorious Alex Asztalos thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Kotetsu Yamamoto (ranked 98 p4p, 12 weight class) and Sergey Panikov (ranked 229 p4p, 28 weight class). Panikov has chosen Fighters as his entrance music. This should be a great matchup!
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149 lbs
19 - 5 - 1 |
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145 lbs
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Great wrestler
World class boxer
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World class MT
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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
19 - 5 - 1, fighting out of St Petersburg, Kotetsu Yamamoto!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
31 - 15 - 0, fighting out of New York, Sergey Panikov!
The judges for this bout are Robert Douchet, Alec Ball and Elvis Blanc.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Yamamoto shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Panikov as he avoids it easily.
Panikov thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Yamamoto if he has to take too many more of those.
A left lands for Yamamoto.
A cross from Panikov lands.
Panikov has done a lot of speed work in the buildup to this fight.
Yamamoto uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Panikov.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Panikov.
Yamamoto looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Panikov misses with a body shot.
Yamamoto's jab looks to have found its range, popping Panikov under the eye.
Yamamoto looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Panikov is fending him off so far but Yamamoto persists. Nope, Panikov circles away and we're back to standing.
Yamamoto scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Yamamoto feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Panikovs jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Yamamoto shoots for a takedown but Panikov saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Kotetsu Yamamoto. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Panikov lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Panikov lands with an overhand left.
Yamamoto takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Yamamoto is rocked!
Yamamoto cracks a nice hook into Panikov's ribs.
Oh Yamamoto is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Panikov lands with an overhand left.
Panikov throws a jab but it's blocked by Yamamoto.
Yamamoto ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Panikov misses with a straight left.
Yamamoto changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Yamamoto bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Yamamoto looks for a takedown but Panikov sprawls well.
Panikov tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Yamamoto was well out of range. Poor timing from Panikov.
Yamamoto seems to have got his legs back now.
Panikov cracks Yamamoto with a big right hand that sends him to the floor! Yamamoto looks wobbly but he's sprung back up to his feet straight away… can Panikov finish him?
Panikov misses with a looping left.
Panikov cracks Yamamoto on the jaw with a powerful right hand and Yamamoto falls backwards against the cage. Panikov follows up with more strikes that drop Yamamoto to his knees. Panikov keeps the pressure on and the referee jumps in to save Yamamoto! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:27 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Sergey Panikov!
Sergey Panikov took some time post fight to say the following; 'You lose to slow learner with little skill, how you feel? I smoke cigarettes, 40 a day, and eat pizza.'.
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