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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Nigel Gazelle (ranked 8140 p4p, 234 weight class) and Krill Van Morin (ranked 14072 p4p, 268 weight class). Krill Van Morin told me before the fight that he's been watching a lot of DVDs so let's see if that helps him in this one! I can't wait to find out!
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290 lbs
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285 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 4 - 0, fighting out of New York, Nigel Gazelle!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Krill Van Morin !
The judges for this bout are Sam Margolis, James Glass and James Ackerman.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gazelle moves into the clinch.
Van Morin lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Gazelle goes for a takedown in the clinch but Van Morin prevents it.
Gazelle tries for a takedown. No joy.
Van Morin comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Gazelle tries for a takedown but Van Morin manages to get underhooks.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Nigel Gazelle. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Gazelle is looking to take this one to the mat.
Van Morin landing knees to the body.
Van Morin breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
No luck for Gazelle with that takedown attempt.
Gazelle is breathing heavily.
Van Morin goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Gazelle is starting to get sloppy and is letting his hands down. Van Morin just took advantage and landed a stinging jab. Oh! Now a right hook, right on the button! Gazelle has gone limp and this one is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:51 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Krill Van Morin !
Krill Van Morin thanked the fans post fight for their support.
Nigel Gazelle spoke after the fight, saying '.....'.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Ibbe Ribbler (ranked 5239 p4p, 461 weight class) and Thomas Krakow (ranked 7924 p4p, 554 weight class). Ribbler's entrance music is Smash Mouth - All Star. A fine choice. Ibbe Ribbler has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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160 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Ibbe Ribbler!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Thomas Krakow!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Bishop, Andrew Berry and James Glass.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ribbler connects with a right hand. Krakow shakes it off.
Ribbler has taken the fight to the clinch.
Krakow misses with an elbow strike.
Ribbler lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
It looks like Thomas Krakow has been cut.
Ribbler is pressed up against the cage. Krakow has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Ribbler down to the mat. Ribbler avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Ibbe Ribbler seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Krakow tries for a takedown but Ribbler circles away easily
and Ribbler counters with a stiff right hand.
Krakow takes one to the chin there.
Krakow walks into a straight right hand from Ribbler.
Krakow is rocked!
Krakow fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Ibbe Ribbler has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Thomas Krakow.
Krakow gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Ribbler lands an uppercut.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Krakow jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Ribbler walks away with a smile on his face. Krakow gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Krakow tries to keep at a distance but Ribbler has taken the fight into the clinch.
Krakow wants a takedown.
I was talking to Ribbler's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A shot in the inside from Ribbler.
A nice right hand lands inside from Ribbler.
Ribbler lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Krakow or not.
Krakow looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Krakow decides to pull guard.
Ribbler postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Ribbler keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Krakow's head.
That has opened up Thomas Krakow's cut even more.
Ribbler throwing strikes but missing.
Ribbler postures up and lands a big shot to Krakow's brow.
Krakow is still in real trouble! Can Ribbler finish him?
Ribbler looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Krakow seems to have recovered his senses.
Ribbler working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Ribbler makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ribbler prevents Krakow from getting back to his feet.
Ribbler lands a couple of digs.
Ribbler lands a couple of digs.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Ribbler stopping the sweep attempt from Krakow.
Ribbler stands up over Krakow, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Krakow wants to sweep but no luck.
Krakow manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Ribbler manages to get himself to full guard.
Ribbler tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Ribbler is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
Ribbler's ground tactics aren't going to win him many fans. Let's hope he's got fireworks for us if he gets back to his feet because he's not doing much on the ground.
Krakow gets to his feet. Ribbler looking to butt scoot but the ref puts an end to that. On your feet son!
Ribbler lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
The cut above Thomas Krakow's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Krakow is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ribbler closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Krakow wants a takedown but no success here.
Ribbler softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Krakow drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Ribbler gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Ribbler lands a right hand that snaps the head of Krakow backwards.
Ribbler gets through Krakow's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Ribbler lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Ribbler keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Krakow's efforts to push away.
Ribbler lands a right hand.
Ribbler scores with a shot to the side of Krakow's head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ribbler prevents a takedown attempt there.
Krakow goes for a takedown in the clinch but Ribbler prevents it.
Ribbler blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Ribbler lands a left hand.
Thomas Krakow's cut is absolute horrible now. This looks like something out of a horror film with blood covering both fighters.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A nice right hand lands inside from Ribbler.
Ribbler scores with a shoulder strike.
Krakow can't break the clinch.
Ribbler lands a right hand that snaps the head of Krakow backwards.
Krakow wants the takedown. Ribbler is fighting it off but Krakow persists and manages to bring the fight to the ground, ending up in Ribbler's guard against the cage.
Ribbler seems keen to control Krakow's posture.
Ribbler looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ibbe Ribbler dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Thomas Krakow's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Ribbler keeps the fight on the outside.
Excellent takedown into side control there by Krakow.
Ribbler struggling a bit here.
Ribbler tries to bench press Krakow off him but Krakow keeps the position.
Ribbler is sneaking out the side here. He's bucked Krakow off and has taken his back!
Ribbler misses with punches from the back.
Ribbler lands punches and elbows.
Krakow is trying to stand back up.
Ribbler softening up his opponent with strikes here.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Thomas Krakow's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:57 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Ibbe Ribbler!
Our winner, Ibbe Ribbler, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Lucio Francisco Carmo (ranked 5156 p4p, 182 weight class) and Roger Arbuckle (ranked 4836 p4p, 171 weight class). Carmo's entrance music is Rolling Stones - Paint it, Black. A fine choice. Roger Arbuckle told me before the fight that he's been watching a lot of DVDs so let's see if that helps him in this one! I can't wait to find out!
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300 lbs
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Abu Dhabi Champ
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Lucio Francisco Carmo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Roger Arbuckle!
The judges for this bout are James Glass, Steven Brown and Phil Schofield.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Carmo throws a hook to the side of Arbuckle's head but Arbuckle sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Carmo on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Carmo takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Carmo shoots in and gets a takedown into Arbuckle's guard.
Arbuckle is trying to control the position here. Carmo has hold of a guillotine from the top though... oh, that looks naaaaasty, will Arbuckle tap? Yes he will! The fight is all over! Carmo jumps to his feet and is applauded loudly by the crowd.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:33 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Guillotine). Lucio Francisco Carmo!
A victorious Lucio Francisco Carmo 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 super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Buddy Dixon (ranked 2888 p4p, 92 weight class) and Okowo Nigar (ranked 7670 p4p, 224 weight class). Dixon comes to the cage accompanied by Saturday Nights All Right For Fighting. The key to victory for Buddy Dixon has got to be keeping the fight on the feet.
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276 lbs
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285 lbs
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Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Buddy Dixon!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Okowo Nigar!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Bishop, William Gold and James Ackerman.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Dixon sends Nigar crashing to the mat with a devastating uppercut! Dixon is motioning to the referee to let Nigar up. He wants to try and finish this one on the feet!
It looks like Okowo Nigar has been cut.
Nigar moves out of range as Dixon strikes.
Dixon moves away from the strike by Nigar.
Dixon forces Nigar back against the cage and clinches.
Dixon tries a body shot but Nigar blocks it.
Nigar wants to get back to striking at distance but Dixon won't allow it.
Dixon breaks from the clinch.
Dixon throws a lazy right hand but Nigar sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Nigar is looking for the big counter here.
Dixon misses with the combination.
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!
Nigar moves into the clinch.
Dixon manages to break the clinch.
Dixon fires a straight punch through the middle that cracks Nigar square on the jaw! Damn, Nigar is out cold on his feet and topples face first to the canvas! Wow, I haven't seen a knockout that brutal in a long time!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:50 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Buddy Dixon!
During a confident post fight interview, Buddy Dixon thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ray Jay Ray (ranked 3131 p4p, 407 weight class) and Alfred Miles (ranked 3518 p4p, 446 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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212 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
6 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Ray Jay Ray!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Alfred Miles!
The judges for this bout are James Ackerman, James Glass and Steven Brown.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jay Ray drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Jay Ray takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Jay Ray slips a jab and a cross from Miles.
Jay Ray gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Miles is looking to control Jay Ray's arms but Jay Ray gets an underhook and turns him. Now Miles has his back to the cage.
Jay Ray lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Miles backwards.
It looks like Alfred Miles has been cut.
Miles just leaning against Jay Ray, taking a breather.
Jay Ray blocking some punches.
Miles tries a body shot but Jay Ray blocks it.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Miles.
Miles is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Jay Ray lands a right hand.
A left hand lands to the body for Miles.
Jay Ray lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Nice elbow from Jay Ray.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A right hook to the body lands for Jay Ray.
Jay Ray managing to block the knees to the body from Miles.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Jay Ray softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Miles lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jay Ray lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Jay Ray throws an elbow that misses.
A head punch on the inside from Miles fails to land.
Miles swings wildly with an uppercut but Jay Ray uses good head movement to avoid it.
Jay Ray manages to break the clinch.
Miles throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Jay Ray.
Miles instigates a clinch.
Jay Ray is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Miles is keeping busy.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Miles misses with a punch on the inside.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Jay Ray as Miles tries to tie him up.
Miles misses with a hook to the ribs.
Miles working aggressively here.
Jay Ray throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nice body punch from Miles.
Miles avoids the elbow strike from Jay Ray, against the cage.
Jay Ray breaks from the clinch.
Miles fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Jay Ray manages to avoid it.
Miles scores with a jab.
Miles looks to score with a jab to the body but Jay Ray is just out of range.
Miles punishes Jay Ray's body with a nice straight punch.
Jay Ray moves into range and clinches up with Miles.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Miles lands a nice uppercut.
Miles goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Jay Ray fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
A nice right hand lands inside from Jay Ray.
A short left from Jay Ray.
Miles stalling.
Jay Ray tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Jay Ray misses with the head strike.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Miles.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Jay Ray.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Miles lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Jay Ray.
Miles can't find room to land a body shot as Jay Ray controls the action.
Jay Ray lands with a light punch inside.
Jay Ray fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Miles will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Jay Ray up against the cage.
Jay Ray breaks from the clinch.
Jay Ray throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Jay Ray has managed to clinch.
Jay Ray pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Come on Jay Ray - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Jay Ray throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Miless head.
Jay Ray tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Miles drops down looking for an ankle pick but Jay Ray pulls his leg out and moves away.
Miles fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Jay Ray, pushing him back against the cage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A short left from Miles.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Jay Ray.
A head punch on the inside from Miles fails to land.
Jay Ray throws a knee to the head but misses.
Jay Ray letting Miles take a breather here.
Miles is trying to stall.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Miles.
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!
Miles misses with a hook to the ribs.
Miles lands with a right to the head.
Miles blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
A short right from Jay Ray on the inside.
That has opened up Alfred Miles's cut even more.
Miles wants a takedown but no success here.
Jay Ray blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Miles creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Miles blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Ray Jay Ray will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Alfred Miles's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Nice body punch from Miles.
Nice body punch from Miles.
Miles closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Jay Ray has managed to escape just enough to sneak back to his feet but Miles is on him like a limpet, forcing Jay Ray back against the cage.
Miles's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Jay Ray is working Miles over against the cage.
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!
Jay Ray wants to break free but Miles has control.
Ray Jay Ray has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Miles misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Our sources have told us that Jay Ray has been working on his knees in the buildup to the fight.
Miles lands with a left to the head.
Miles wants a takedown.
Miles can't find room to land a body shot as Jay Ray controls the action.
Miles misses with a punch on the inside.
Miles lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Jay Ray backwards.
Jay Ray lands a hook to the side of the head.
Jay Ray lands a right hand.
Miles is rocked!
Miles takes an elbow to the forehead.
Miles is still on wobbly legs! Can Jay Ray finish him?
Jay Ray avoids a wild elbow strike from Miles.
Jay Ray blocking some punches.
Jay Ray creates some distance for himself and unleashes a massive uppercut that sends Miles's eyes rolling into the back of his head! Miles drops to his knees and Jay Ray pours it on with more strikes until the referee steps in to end the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:08 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Ray Jay Ray!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Ricardo Cruz (ranked 2820 p4p, 290 weight class) and Gregory O Connor (ranked 2774 p4p, 284 weight class). Both these guys have solid standup skills and neither is particularly fantastic on the ground, so let's hope for a nice standup war!
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164 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
8 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Ricardo Cruz!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Gregory O Connor!
The judges for this bout are Sam Margolis, Richard Clark and Phil Schofield.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
O Connor throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Cruz sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Cruz uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by O Connor.
Cruz throws a sloppy head kick and O Connor moves out of range easily.
O Connor scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Cruz doesn't seem bothered though.
O Connor lands a nice shot to the body.
Cruz looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Cruz drives through and clinches with O Connor against the cage.
Cruz missing with knees to the body.
Cruz is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Cruz pushes off an throws an elbow but O Connor leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Cruz stalling against the cage.
O Connor creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
O Connor manages to break the clinch.
O Connor misses with a looping left.
Ricardo Cruz seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Cruz tries to clinch but O Connor moves away
and O Connor counters with a nice uppercut.
Cruz closes the distance and pushes O Connor back into the cage.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Cruz comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cruz blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Cruz escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
O Connor throws a body shot but no joy.
Cruz clinches up against the cage.
Cruz keeps the fight in the clinch, despite O Connor's efforts to push away.
O Connor breaks from the clinch.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by O Connor.
O Connor looks to land a left hand but Cruz moved out of range nicely.
Cruz appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Cruz wants to clinch.
Cruz tries to clinch up
and O Connor counters with a stiff right hand.
Cruz gets in close and instigates a clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A frustrated look appears on O Connor's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Cruz working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
O Connor tries to break free but Cruz pushes him back against the cage.
O Connor is looking to break free of the clinch but Cruz has double underhooks.
O Connor is trying to break the clinch but Cruz has him pressed against the cage.
Cruz works on O Connor's body with a couple of short punches.
O Connor tries to circle away but Cruz has him pinned against the cage.
Cruz content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Cruz landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Cruz working O Connor over with knees to the body.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
O Connor pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Cruz throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and O Connor counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Cruz thinking.
Cruz tries to clinch but O Connor is having none of it.
Cruz has O Connor up against the cage in a clinch.
Cruz will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning O Connor up against the cage.
Cruz stalling against the cage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cruz pushes off an throws an elbow but O Connor leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
O Connor breaks from the clinch.
O Connor jabs Cruz to the body, keeping him at a distance.
A looping hook to the body misses from O Connor. Cruz does a little dance to reset his feet.
O Connor throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Cruz misses with a head kick.
O Connor throws a body shot but no joy.
O Connor thuds his right hand into Cruz's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Gregory O Connor is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Cruz has taken the fight to the clinch.
O Connor throws an elbow but it's blocked.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Cruz.
O Connor tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Cruz's elbow.
O Connor escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
O Connor takes a swing at Cruz's ribcage but misses.
O Connor misses with a jab, cross combination.
Cruz throws a series of punches but O Connor avoids them all with ease.
O Connor keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Cruz ducks down and throws a hook to the body but O Connor moves away.
O Connor comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
O Connor connects with the punch.
Cruz gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Cruz working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
A quick uppercut on the inside from O Connor.
O Connor can't break the clinch.
O Connor tries a body shot but Cruz blocks it.
Cruz looking to throw knees to the head but O Connor is blocking nicely.
O Connor escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Cruz tries to clinch there but O Connor circles away.
Cruz throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Gregory O Connor will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Cruz takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
A leg kick checked by Cruz.
Cruz throws a big counter combination but O Connor scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
Some wild striking there from O Connor.
Cruz tries to clinch but O Connor moves away
and O Connor counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Cruz gets a clinch.
O Connor wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Cruz is working O Connor over against the cage.
O Connor is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
O Connor can't break the clinch.
A short uppercut from Cruz.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
O Connor can't find room to land a body shot as Cruz controls the action.
Cruz taking a breather.
O Connor on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
O Connor wants to break free but Cruz has control.
O Connor is looking to break free of the clinch but Cruz has double underhooks.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cruz throws a knee to the head but misses.
Cruz cracks O Connor with a nice body shot.
O Connor pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
O Connor swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Cruz went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
O Connor misses the shot to the body.
Cruz misses with a body kick.
Cruz ducks under a wild hook from O Connor.
O Connor avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Cruz gets in close and instigates a clinch.
O Connor lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
O Connor can't break the clinch.
Cruz looking to throw knees to the head but O Connor is blocking nicely.
Cruz missing with knees to the body.
O Connor is looking to break free of the clinch but Cruz has double underhooks.
Cruz tries to land a knee to the head but O Connor blocks with his arms.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
O Connor wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Cruz has him pressed against the cage.
Ricardo Cruz has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Cruz misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from O Connor.
O Connor is looking to break free of the clinch but Cruz has double underhooks.
Cruz working O Connor over with knees to the body.
O Connor has thrown a lot of knees so far in this fight and we're lead to believe that's something he's been working on the gym prior to this fight.
Cruz misses with a shot to the kidneys.
O Connor has had enough of the clinch but Cruz keeps him there for the moment.
O Connor wants to break free but Cruz has control.
Cruz misses with a knee to the head.
Cruz scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Cruz scores with a knee to the head.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
O Connor wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
O Connor is trying to break the clinch but Cruz is controlling him.
O Connor wants to break the clinch but can't.
Cruz throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
O Connor is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Cruz scores with a knee to the head.
O Connor's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cruz uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by O Connor.
Cruz gets a clinch.
O Connor wants to break the clinch but can't.
O Connor looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
O Connor escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Ricardo Cruz is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Cruz tries to clinch up but O Connor circles away and keeps his distance.
O Connor digs a good hook to Cruz's body.
Cruz moves into the clinch.
Cruz using the Thai plumb to throw knees but O Connor has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
O Connor wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Cruz has him pressed against the cage.
Cruz softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
O Connor wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Cruz has him pressed against the cage.
O Connor wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
A short left from O Connor.
O Connor can't break the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cruz using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
O Connor tries to break free but Cruz pushes him back against the cage.
Cruz keeps control of O Connor as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
O Connor breaks from the clinch.
Cruz takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
O Connor scores with a jab to the body.
This has been an exciting period of action!
O Connor throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
O Connor takes a swing at Cruz's ribcage but misses.
Cruz throws a counter high kick but O Connor was just alert enough to avoid it.
Cruz tries to clinch but O Connor is having none of it.
Cruz is looking to clinch but O Connor is avoiding it.
O Connor throws a hook to the side of Cruz's head but Cruz sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Cruz doesn't manage to clinch there - O Connor circles away.
O Connor cracks a nice hook into Cruz's ribs.
O Connor swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Cruz wants to clinch up but O Connor keeps it at a distance.
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 Ricardo Cruz will probably get the nod.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
O Connor throws a jab but it's blocked by Cruz.
Cruz looks to clinch
and O Connor counters with a stiff right hand.
The fight stays on the outside here - Cruz looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Cruz keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
An attempted straight right counter from Cruz misses the target.
Cruz swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Cruz is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Cruz tries to close the distance and clinch up but O Connor swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Cruz tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. O Connor manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
O Connor doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Cruz drives through and clinches with O Connor against the cage.
Cruz landing some nice looking knees to the body.
O Connor on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Cruz missing with knees to the body.
Cruz blocks an uppercut.
That's one minute gone in the round.
O Connor tries to break free but Cruz pushes him back against the cage.
A frustrated look appears on O Connor's face as he tries to break the clinch.
O Connor tries to work over Cruz's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Cruz lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of O Connor backwards.
O Connor breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Cruz tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but O Connor paws at him with a jab and circles away.
O Connor scores with a nice strike.
O Connor thuds a left hand into Cruz's body.
Cruz gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
O Connor breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Cruz is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Cruz displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as O Connor throws out the jab.
Cruz takes one to the chin there.
O Connor circles away from the clinch attempt.
A little jabbing left from O Connor on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
O Connor connects with the punch.
Cruz takes the fight into the clinch.
O Connor breaks from the clinch.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Cruz fails with an attempt to clinch.
O Connor ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Cruz moves away.
Cruz moves into the clinch successfully.
Cruz misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from O Connor.
Cruz just leaning against O Connor, taking a breather.
O Connor can't find room to land a body shot as Cruz controls the action.
Cruz tried to land a shot to the body but connects with O Connor's elbow.
A short right from Cruz on the inside.
O Connor's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
O Connor breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Cruz tries to clinch but O Connor moves out of range.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cruz clinches up with O Connor and pushes him back against the cage.
O Connor takes a knee right on the jaw!
It looks like Gregory O Connor has been cut.
Cruz working some nice short punches in the clinch.
O Connor prevents a body shot from Cruz.
O Connor on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Cruz utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
O Connor tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Cruz avoids it.
O Connor can't break the clinch.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Cruz.
Cruz controlling the action here for a moment.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
The crowd are getting pretty annoyed with Cruz for his constant stalling in the clinch and are voicing their displeasure.
Cruz with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
O Connor working aggressively here.
Cruz misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from O Connor.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Cruz just misses with a elbow thrown towards O Connor's brow.
Cruz breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
A looping hook to the body misses from O Connor. Cruz does a little dance to reset his feet.
Cruz closes the distance and clinches.
O Connor is trying to push Cruz away but Cruz has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Cruz lands with a light punch inside.
This has been an exciting period of action!
O Connor has had enough of the clinch but Cruz keeps him there for the moment.
Knees to the body from Cruz.
O Connor is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Cruz looking to throw knees to the head but O Connor is blocking nicely.
Cruz dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
O Connor misses with an elbow strike.
And that's the end of the fight!
Ricardo Cruz showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Cruz 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 Sam Margolis scores the fight 29:28
Judge Richard Clark scores the fight 29:28
Judge Phil Schofield scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Ricardo Cruz!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Caio Bottura (ranked 2024 p4p, 205 weight class) and Marin Averescu (ranked 3122 p4p, 316 weight class). Bottura's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Face The Pain. Caio Bottura is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples... Tweaking his own nipples that is.
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Abu Dhabi Champ
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
11 - 4 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Caio Bottura!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Marin Averescu!
The judges for this bout are James Ackerman, Chris Edwards and James Atkins.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Averescu fails with a takedown attempt.
Averescu goes for a double leg but Bottura avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Bottura continues to drive forward.
A leg kick checked by Averescu.
Bottura throws a head kick that misses.
Averescu with the counter takedown but Bottura avoids it easily.
Averescu forces Bottura back against the cage and clinches.
Bottura is trying to pull guard but Averescu has him pressed against the cage.
Bottura tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Averescu just stands there and leans against the cage.
Averescu jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Bottura walks away with a smile on his face. Averescu gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Caio Bottura has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Marin Averescu.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bottura dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Averescu throws a leg kick that is checked
and Bottura counters with a solid body kick.
Bottura connects with a leg kick. Averescu looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
A slapping leg kick lands for Bottura.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bottura lands a nice leg kick that just misses Averescu's sensitive parts.
Bottura throws a sloppy head kick and Averescu moves out of range easily.
Averescu looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Bottura is trying to control the position but Averescu postures up.
Averescu decides to stand up and beckons his opponent to follow.
Bottura scores with a head kick. Averescu tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Caio Bottura is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Bottura throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Averescu slips a jab and a cross from Bottura.
Averescu lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
Averescu shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Bottura napping and manages to drive through into side control!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Averescu has had enough of the ground for now and decides to stand.
Bottura uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Averescu ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Bottura moves away.
Bottura ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Averescu moves away.
Bottura cracks the inside of Averescu's front leg.
No joy there for Bottura, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Averescu wants to counter the offense by Bottura and move into the clinch position.
Averescu closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Bottura fails to pull guard.
Bottura tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Bottura is trying to pull guard but Averescu has him pressed against the cage.
Bottura fails to pull guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Bottura as Averescu tries to tie him up.
Bottura just leaning against Averescu, taking a breather.
Good body shot from Averescu.
Averescu lands a nice shot to the body.
Bottura is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Averescu to keep the fight standing.
Averescu displaying some good clinch control by pressing Bottura up against the cage.
Averescu gets control of Bottura's arms and successfully pulls guard. Averescu will no doubt be looking for submissions off his back.
Bottura pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Averescu is keeping the position for now.
Bottura slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Bottura drops back for a leg but he's not going to get it - he lets go and Averescu dives on top into guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bottura keeping full guard, as Averescu tries to pass.
Bottura throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Bottura is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Averescu is aware though and is defending well.
Bottura looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Averescu wants to control from the top but Bottura keeps moving.
Bottura not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Bottura has his foot on Averescu's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Averescu works his way back into a safe position though.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Caio Bottura will probably get the nod.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Bottura blocks a head kick by Averescu.
Bottura throws a low kick but Averescu avoids it.
Bottura throws a sloppy head kick and Averescu moves out of range easily.
Bottura throws a body shot but no joy.
Averescu throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
And Bottura counters with a quick kick to the body but Averescu blocks it.
Averescu takes the fight into the clinch.
Bottura tries to pull guard but Averescu forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bottura jumps guard but Averescu stands there with Bottura around his waist. Bottura gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Averescu jumps guard but Bottura turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Bottura fails to pull guard.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Caio Bottura. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Bottura tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Averescu smiles and moves away.
Averescu gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bottura tries to pull guard but Averescu holds him up against the cage and eventually Bottura drops back down to his feet.
Bottura pulls guard.
Averescu postures up.
Bottura escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Averescu gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Averescu trying to control the position from guard on top but Bottura is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
In the pre-fight buildup videos we saw Averescu working his ground and pound in the gym. He isn't landing a great percentage of his ground strikes so far though.
Bottura throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Bottura seems to have improved his submission grappling technique since last time we saw him. Let's see if he can pull off a submission.
Bottura working a defensive guard here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bottura is really struggling to control Averescu but he's trying to hold on to the position.
Bottura is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Averescu is aware though and is defending well.
Averescu gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent.
A jab lands there for Bottura.
Averescu manages to get an easy takedown there - catching Bottura on his heels. He'll look to pass Bottura's guard now, I'm sure.
Bottura throws his legs up looking for a submission but Averescu uses it to pass to side control.
Averescu working away.
Bottura on the wrong end of some ground and pound.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Bottura is trying to get back to half guard. He's pushing on Averescu's leg. He's managed it. Nice work.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Averescu is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
Bottura actively working from the bottom here.
Averescu wants to pass to mount but Bottura is defending the position.
Bottura wants to control but Averescu is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Bottura is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Averescu is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.
That's four 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.
Bottura moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Bottura keeping moving, preventing Averescu from controlling successfully.
Bottura looking to try and escape his hips here, looking for a submission. It looks like he's going for a triangle but Averescu is defending well. Bottura quickly switches to an armbar and extends the arm! Averescu has no choice but to tap, to a very quick submission! Wow, that was lightning fast! Bottura celebrates on the cage, with the crowd.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:44 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Caio Bottura!
A victorious Caio Bottura 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 Sergei Babakov (ranked 2334 p4p, 241 weight class) and Chosu McGrady (ranked 1786 p4p, 194 weight class). Sergei Babakov could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Chosu McGrady's chin.
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150 lbs
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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
8 - 3 - 0, fighting out of New York, Sergei Babakov!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Chosu McGrady!
The judges for this bout are Paul Tew, Richard Clark and James Glass.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Babakov's hands are dropping dangerously low here and McGrady connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Babakov scrambles back to his feet.
It looks like Sergei Babakov has been cut.
McGrady fails to land the takedown.
Babakov comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Babakov looks to land a combination but McGrady avoids it well.
McGrady changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
McGrady tries to score a power double leg takedown but Babakov sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten McGrady somewhat.
McGrady ducks right into an uppercut from Babakov.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
McGrady lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
McGrady misses with a takedown attempt
and Babakov counters by clinching up.
Sergei Babakov has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Chosu McGrady.
McGrady tries to pull guard but Babakov won't allow it.
I was talking to Babakov's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
McGrady drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
McGrady is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Babakov controlling the action here for a moment.
Babakov lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of McGrady backwards.
McGrady looking for a takedown.
McGrady tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
McGrady can't break the clinch.
McGrady drops down looking for an ankle pick but Babakov pulls his leg out and moves away.
McGrady looks for a takedown but Babakov sprawls well.
McGrady tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Babakov swivels and escapes.
A looping hook to the body misses from Babakov. McGrady does a little dance to reset his feet.
McGrady steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Babakov.
McGrady connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Chosu McGrady seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
McGrady looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Babakov is fending him off so far but McGrady persists. Nope, Babakov circles away and we're back to standing.
Babakov seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance.
McGrady tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Babakov was well out of range. Poor timing from McGrady.
Babakov is trying to close the distance and clinch up, after that failed offence from McGrady.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Babakov scores with the left hand. McGrady knows he should have avoided that one.
Babakov lands a lovely overhand right.
McGrady scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Babakov tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but McGrady was well out of range. Poor timing from Babakov.
Babakov jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
McGrady is rocked!
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!
Babakov cracks McGrady with a nasty uppercut that draws ooohs from the crowd and sends McGrady tumbling backwards onto the mat. He tries to recover but Babakov pounces and lands a hail of unanswered strikes that forces the referee to step in to end the fight! McGrady is not happy but he gave the referee no choice!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:27 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Sergei Babakov!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Quinton Randleman (ranked 479 p4p, 62 weight class) and Lennart Lennartsson (ranked 2201 p4p, 253 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Lennartsson's choice of entrance music: Bruno Mars - Runaway Baby. I don't know about you partner, but I'm pumped for this one!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
12 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Quinton Randleman!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Lennart Lennartsson!
The judges for this bout are James Atkins, Richard Clark and Steven Brown.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lennartsson leaves Randleman with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Lennartsson unleashes a big counter combination but Randleman bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
Lennartsson takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Randleman throws a predictable looking body shot
and Lennartsson connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Randleman scores with a jab to the body.
Randleman scores with a hook.
Randleman misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Randleman comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Randleman with a poor takedown
and Lennartsson counters with a right hand to the body.
Randleman has a takedown stuffed.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Quinton Randleman. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Lennartsson doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Lennartsson dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Good exchange - Randleman coming out on top.
Randleman connects with a jab.
Lennart Lennartsson is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
The fighters circle momentarily. Lennartsson darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
It looks like Quinton Randleman has been cut.
Lennartsson throws a lazy right hand but Randleman sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Randleman shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
Randleman throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Lennartsson is trying to get back to full guard.
Randleman throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Randleman slows the pace down in half guard.
Randleman wants to control but Lennartsson is keeping him busy.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Randleman seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Randleman wants to take a breather but Lennartsson is having none of it.
Randleman sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Lennartsson defending well though.
Randleman is looking to take a break and control but Lennartsson is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Randleman controlling the pace.
Lennartsson tries to roll over but Randleman keeps him under control.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Randleman trying to control from half guard but Lennartsson is working away.
Randleman not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Lennartsson on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Randleman lands with a punch from half guard.
Lennartsson is refusing to be controlled, as Randleman sits in half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Randleman not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Randleman sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Lennartsson defending well though.
Lennartsson blocking the ground and pound attempt from Randleman.
Randleman trying to control from Lennartsson's half guard. Lennartsson has other ideas though and has regained full guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Randleman is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Randleman might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Randleman is working Lennartsson over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Lennartsson utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Lennartsson is adopting a defensive guard.
Randleman passes Lennartsson's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Randleman is trying to advance to mount but he's lost his balance and Lennartsson reverses the position - he's now on top in Randleman's guard.
Randleman looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Quinton Randleman dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Quinton Randleman's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Randleman throws a poor cross that misses
and Lennartsson cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Lennartsson needs to keep his hands up - Randleman had a free shot at his head there.
Quinton Randleman seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Randleman misses with an uppercut. Lennartsson saw that one coming.
Randleman tries for a takedown but Lennartsson sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Lennartsson thuds his right hand into Randleman's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Randleman fails with an attempt to clinch.
Randleman misses with a body shot.
It seemed like Lennartsson was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Danga de danga de dang - Lennartsson scores with a four punch combination!
No luck with that takedown attempt from Randleman.
Lennartsson gets tackled into the cage by Randleman. Randleman maintains the clinch.
Lennartsson stalling.
Randleman goes for a takedown attempt but Lennartsson pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Quinton Randleman. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Randleman lands a slapping body shot.
Randleman looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Randleman tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Lennartsson counters with a nice right hand that sends Randleman toppling to the canvas! Randleman scrambles and gets back to his feet - can Lennartsson finish him?!
Randleman closes the distance but Lennartsson moves to the side
and Lennartsson counters with a huge left! Randleman is in big trouble! He's backing up but Lennartsson isn't giving him chance to recover. Under a barage of punches the ref has to step in to save Randleman from any more damage. A dominating finish by Lennartsson!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:23 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Lennart Lennartsson!
Jumping up and down and very excited, Lennart Lennartsson waved his t-shirt featuring Sin City Allstars's logo in front of the cameras.
The defeated Quinton Randleman had this to say: 'Really? i dident loose. everybody knows that. the judges got paid.'.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Danny Studge (ranked 1133 p4p, 123 weight class) and Tommy Gavin (ranked 1498 p4p, 157 weight class). Man, I cannot wait for this one!
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Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
13 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Danny Studge!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Tommy Gavin!
The judges for this bout are James Ackerman, Sam Margolis and Richard Clark.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gavin lands a head kick. Studge smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Gavin has been working on his striking defense in training and it's paying off as Studge is landing a low percentage of strikes.
Studge will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
A punch combination from Studge misses.
Studge throws out a loose jab but Gavin uses good head movement to avoid it.
Gavin appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
Gavin dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Studge. That did some damage!
Gavin scores with a hook to the body. Studge takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Studge throws an overhand right that lands on Gavin's shoulder, as Gavin tries to avoid the shot.
Tommy Gavin seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Studge misses with a straight left.
Studge misses with a straight right.
Studge works Gavin's body with a nice hook.
Gavin with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Studge tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Gavin paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Gavin bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Studge moves out of range of the body kick from Gavin.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Gavin swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Studge will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
A head kick misses from Gavin.
Gavin misses with a low kick.
Studge is looking to counter punch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Studge misses with a hook.
Gavin throws a nice outside leg kick.
A nice inside leg kick there by Gavin. That's going to slow Studge down.
Gavin keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Studge just misses with a punch to the body.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Gavin, as that shot connected.
Studge on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Gavin. Gavin obviously looking to wear him down.
Studge moves out of range of the leg kick from Gavin.
Gavin with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Studge lands a nice looking body shot.
Gavin defending well as Studge loads up on a big left hand.
Studge throws an overhand right that lands on Gavin's shoulder, as Gavin tries to avoid the shot.
Gavin takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
It looks like Tommy Gavin has been cut.
Studge looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Gavin's corner calls for a 1-2. Gavin obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
That kick from Gavin tenderised Studge's leg. Studge is trying to keep his angry face on.
Gavin feints and then cracks Studge's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Studge down.
Studge uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Gavin.
An attempted straight right counter from Studge misses the target.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gavin scores with a jab to the head.
Gavin moves out of range as Studge strikes.
Studge throws a body shot but no joy.
Gavin throws a quick inside leg kick.
Gavin keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Studge throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Gavin sees it coming and avoids it easily.
A nice inside leg kick there by Gavin. That's going to slow Studge down.
Nice cross by Studge.
Gavin connects with a high kick.
Some wild striking there from Studge.
Gavin scoring well with a low kick there.
Studge moves into range and clinches up with Gavin.
Studge lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Studge avoids the elbow strike from Gavin, against the cage.
Gavin presses Studge against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Studge fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Studge is working Gavin over against the cage.
Studge is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Studge blocks a body shot from Gavin.
A right hand to the body from Gavin.
Gavin lands a nice uppercut.
Gavin escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Gavin throws a head kick that misses.
Good work by Studge as he checks the leg kick.
Gavin pushes Studge away with a front kick.
Gavin connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Studge takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Studge misses with a straight left.
Gavin lands with a thumping leg kick.
Studge takes one to the side of the head.
Studge checks a low kick from Gavin.
A punch combination from Studge misses.
Gavin follows through with a counter body kick but it doesn't land.
Gavin misses with a hook. Studge ducked under it nicely.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Gavin catches Studge with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Studge is really struggling to find his range with his punches. Gavin's reach advantage is clearly causing him problems.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gavin throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Studge is looking to counter punch.
Gavin scores with a jab. Studge acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Studge tries to clinch up but Gavin circles away and keeps his distance.
Gavin lands a leg kick that knocks Studge off balance momentarily.
Studge staying out of range there.
An attempted straight right counter from Studge misses the target.
Gavin connects with the punch.
Gavin misses with a wild body shot.
Gavin scores with a kick to the body.
Gavin drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Gavin tests Studge's chin there with a solid looking shot.
The fighters circling - Gavin throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Gavin keeps the fight on the outside.
Gavin connects with a solid leg kick.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Studge swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Gavin flicks out a counter leg kick but Studge steps away.
Gavin keeps Studge at a distance using the push kick.
Gavin throws a chopping leg kick but Studge manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Gavin connects with a solid leg kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Tommy Gavin dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Tommy Gavin's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Nice uppercut lands for Gavin. That snapped Studge's head back.
Crunch! Gavin slams his shin into Studge's torso.
Tommy Gavin seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Gavin scores with a leg kick.
Gavin connects with a solid leg kick.
Studge throws the left hand but Gavin avoids the punch easily.
Gavin thows a left - swing and a miss!
A telegraphed right hand from Gavin misses the target.
Studge misses with a wild combination.
Gavin now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Studge misses with the combination.
Studge scores with a nice strike.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Gavin misses with a wild body shot.
Good exchange - Studge coming out on top.
Gavin throws a solid leg kick but Studge takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Gavin.
Studge tries to counter by clinching up but Gavin breaks away and moves out of range.
Gavin thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Studge if he has to take too many more of those.
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!
Gavin connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Studge's hands.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gavin is looking to chop away at Studge's legs.
Gavin fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Studge throws a right hand that Gavin ducks under and follows up with a left that Gavin also avoids with ease.
Gavin feints and then cracks Studge's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Studge down.
A telegraphed right hand from Studge misses the target.
Studge throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Gavin moves out of range of the strikes.
Gavin works the jab nicely.
A looping hook to the body misses from Studge. Gavin does a little dance to reset his feet.
Nice defenses there by Gavin.
Gavin counters with a body kick.
Gavin lands a leg kick that knocks Studge off balance momentarily.
Studge throws out a loose jab but Gavin uses good head movement to avoid it.
Gavin is looking to slow Studge down with leg kicks.
Gavin has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Gavin bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Gavin looking to land some kicks to the body here.
A little feinted left hand from Studge on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Crunch! Gavin slams his shin into Studge's torso.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Gavin throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Studge's head.
Gavin throws a quick inside leg kick.
Studge takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Studge throws a hook to the side of Gavin's head but Gavin sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Studge looks to land a right hand but Gavin moved out of range.
Gavin is looking to land body kicks.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Gavin.
Studge chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Gavin can pounce on him.
Gavin has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Gavin scores with a push kick.
Studge looks to score with a jab to the body but Gavin is just out of range.
Studge will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
Gavin misses with a low kick as Studge jumps back.
Studge avoids a kick to the body.
Studge throws a hook but Gavin blocks it.
Gavin staying out of range there.
Studge uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Gavin.
Studge tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Studge gets in close and instigates a clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Studge misses with a punch on the inside.
Studge misses with a shot to the kidneys.
A short right from Gavin on the inside.
Gavin tries to throw a body punch but Studge avoids it by throwing Gavin back against the cage.
Studge makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Gavin blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Gavin cracks Studge with a nice body shot.
Gavin lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Studge tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Studge tries to work over Gavin's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Studge takes a shot to the head.
Studge tries to throw a body punch but Gavin avoids it by throwing Studge back against the cage.
A short right from Studge.
Gavin throws a punch but it's blocked by Studge.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Gavin.
Studge throws a head punch that misses.
Studge throws a head punch that misses.
Gavin has a couple of punches blocked by Studge.
Studge misses with a body punch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Studge.
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!
Studge misses with a hook to the ribs.
Gavin wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Studge has him pressed against the cage.
Gavin swings wildly with an uppercut but Studge uses good head movement to avoid it.
Gavin is trying to maintain a safe position but Studge gets an underhook and turns Gavin into the cage.
Gavin doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Gavin breaks from the clinch.
Gavin throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Gavin lands with a thumping leg kick.
Gavin throws a leg kick which misses Studge's front leg but catches the back leg as Studge tries to avoid it.
Studge tries to close the distance and clinch up but Gavin swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Studge throws a jab but it's blocked by Gavin.
Gavin cracks Studge with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Studge works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Gavin fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Studge.
Studge clinches up with Gavin and pushes him back against the cage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Tommy Gavin showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Tommy Gavin's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. And we move into the final round!
Gavin misses the shot to the body.
Gavin punishes Studge's body with a nice straight punch.
Gavin throws a chopping leg kick but Studge manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Studge uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Gavin.
Studge scores with a jab to the head.
Nice shot lands for Gavin.
Gavin misses with an attempted mid kick.
It looked like Studge wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Gavin slips a straight right by Studge.
Studge moves out of range as Gavin strikes.
Studge fails with an attempt to clinch.
Studge looks to score with a jab to the body but Gavin is just out of range.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Gavin throws a big shot that misses.
Gavin connects with a crisp jab.
Gavin thumps Studge with a low kick.
Studge moves into range and clinches up with Gavin.
Studge misses with a short punch on the inside.
Studge lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Studge misses with a hook to the ribs.
A head punch on the inside from Studge fails to land.
Gavin tries a body shot but Studge blocks it.
Nice body punch from Gavin - that landed with a thud.
A right hook to the body lands for Studge.
Studge swings wildly with an uppercut but Gavin uses good head movement to avoid it.
Gavin breaks the clinch.
Donk. Gavin catches Studge right on the button with a cross.
Studge lands a right hook to the body.
Gavin tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
A quick step to the side and Studge tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Gavin thumps Studge with a low kick.
Gavin misses with a body kick.
Studge walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Gavin connects with a jab.
Studge moves in looking to clinch but Gavin pushes him off.
Gavin ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gavin takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Gavin lands with a good body shot.
Gavin misses with a low kick.
Gavin throws a low kick but Studge moves out of range easily.
Danny Studge has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Nice uppercut lands for Gavin. That snapped Studge's head back.
Studge misses with an uppercut. Gavin saw that one coming.
A big left from Studge misses.
Gavin missing with a left hand there. Studge was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Gavin misses with a low kick.
A slow jab from Gavin misses its intended target.
Studge avoids the head kick by Gavin.
Gavin bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Studge's head.
Studge just misses with a punch to the body.
And Gavin responds with a good body kick, but Studge manages to step out the way in time.
Studge gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Studge misses with a punch to the body.
Gavin wants to get back to striking at distance but Studge won't allow it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Studge lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Gavin lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Studge backwards.
Danny Studge has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Studge prevents a body shot from Gavin.
Studge goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Gavin tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Gavin lands a body punch in the clinch.
Gavin blocks a body shot from Studge.
Gavin lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Studge lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Gavin backwards.
Studge looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Studge goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Gavin breaks from the clinch.
Gavin scores with a kick to the body.
Good shot there by Studge.
Gavin throws a quick inside leg kick.
Gavin cracks Studge with an open hand slap.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Gavin lands a head shot.
Gavin feints and then cracks Studge's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Studge down.
Studge misses with an uppercut.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Studge takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Studge stuns Gavin with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Studge misses with a body shot.
Gavin is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Studge with a body shot.
Gavin punishes Studge's body with a nice straight punch.
Tommy Gavin is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Gavin keeps the fight on the outside.
Studge walks into a jab.
Studge avoids a punch combination nicely.
Studge swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Gavin tries a low kick but Studge avoids it.
Studge misses with a straight left.
Studge takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Studge throws a hook but Gavin avoids it easily.
Gavin thows a leg kick but Studge checks it
letting Studge counter with a right hand.
Gavin looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Studge thows a left - swing and a miss!
And that's the end of the fight!
Tommy Gavin comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Gavin winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge James Ackerman scores the fight 27:30
Judge Sam Margolis scores the fight 27:30
Judge Richard Clark scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Tommy Gavin!
Tommy Gavin spent the whole post fight interview bigging himself up. It didn't go down that well with the fans after a while as they thought it was a bit arrogant.
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G |
S |
C
B |
G |
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S |
C |
G |
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energy
A | B |
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hype
A | B |
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pop
A | B |
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mgr
A | B |
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FIGHT
RATING
79% |
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