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UGD 85:Kenway Vs Sturm PBP Commentary |
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Eon Yaj (ranked 2055 p4p, 224 weight class) and Raoul Clavette (ranked 2693 p4p, 262 weight class). Buckle up people - heeeeeeeeeere we go!
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150 lbs
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Good wrestling
World class MT
Cardio machine |
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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
15 - 4 - 1, fighting out of Tokyo, Eon Yaj!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
12 - 9 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Raoul Clavette!
The judges for this bout are Paul Tew, Richard Clark and Daniel Bishop.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Clavette avoids the head kick by Yaj.
Yaj lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Yaj lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Clavette at a distance.
Clavette displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Yaj throws out the jab.
A leg kick checked by Clavette.
A jab lands there for Clavette.
Nice takedown defense from Yaj. No joy for Clavette on that attempt.
Clavette closes this distance looking for a takedown but Yaj circles away.
Yaj looks for the body kick but Clavette saw that one coming.
Yaj steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Clavette.
Yaj looking to land some kicks to the body here.
A left lands for Yaj.
Decent striking displayed by Clavette there.
Clavette tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Yaj defends well and Clavette ends up having to push Yaj into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Eon Yaj has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Raoul Clavette.
Yaj with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Yaj uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Clavette.
Clavette sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Yaj walks into a left hand.
Yaj throws a shot to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Yaj.
Yaj has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Outer Heaven Dojo in the buildup to the fight.
Clavette takes a jab right on the kisser.
Clavette shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Yaj but Yaj pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Yaj avoids the body shot from Clavette.
Yaj catches Clavette with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Yaj.
Clavette throws a combination that misses
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Yaj moves into range and connects with a jab.
Clavette avoids the head kick by Yaj.
Clavette misses with a looping left.
Eon Yaj is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Yaj.
Clavette blocks a jab.
Clavette throws out a counter right but Yaj avoids it with no problem.
Yaj scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Yaj takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Clavette avoids the body shot from Yaj.
Yaj lands a nice looking body shot.
Yaj misses with a head kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Clavette on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Clavette misses the shot to the body.
Clavette changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Yaj tries to avoid it but Clavette manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Yaj to the ground. Yaj escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Clavette fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Yaj manages to avoid it.
Clavette avoids the body shot from Yaj.
Clavette throws a counter combo.
Yaj lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Clavette ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Yaj moves away.
Clavette misses with a right hand
and Yaj counters with a low kick, right behind Clavette 's knee.
Yaj misses with a body kick.
Clavette fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Yaj avoids it really well and circles away.
Yaj throwing a counter right hand but Clavette manages to avoid it.
Yaj lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Yaj.
Yaj scores with a body shot.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Yaj blocks a jab.
Clavette misses with a few strikes there.
An attempted straight right counter from Yaj misses the target.
Clavette doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Yaj counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
A looping hook to the body misses from Yaj. Clavette does a little dance to reset his feet.
Yaj thuds a left hand into Clavette's body.
Jab by Yaj.
Yaj tried to score with a low kick but Clavette checks it.
Yaj swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Yaj misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Yaj stuffs the takedown.
Yaj throws a leg kick that misses.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Yaj tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Clavette was well out of range. Poor timing from Yaj.
Yaj walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Clavette checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Clavette closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Yaj connects with a crisp jab.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Yaj moves out of range of the strikes.
Clavette throws the left hand but Yaj avoids the punch easily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Yaj gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Clavette jumps guard but Yaj stands there with Clavette around his waist. Clavette gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Clavette's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Yaj creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Clavette avoiding damage as Yaj throws knees to the body.
Knees in the clinch landing for Yaj.
Yaj lands with a left to the head.
Yaj lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Yaj lands a right hand.
Clavette is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Clavette avoiding damage as Yaj throws knees to the body.
Yaj gets underhooks to prevent Clavette's takedown attempt.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Yaj landing knees to the body.
A short uppercut from Yaj.
A nice right hand lands inside from Yaj.
Yaj crunches a lovely knee into Clavette's ribcage.
Clavette looks winded!
Clavette 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.
Eon Yaj 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.
Yaj throws a combination. Clavette tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Yaj tries a head kick but it misses.
Yaj misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Clavette.
Clavette feints the counter takedown.
Donk. Yaj catches Clavette right on the button with a cross.
Yaj stalks Clavette and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Clavette's face. Clavette staggers backwards, shaken.
Good shot there by Yaj.
Yaj lands a body shot.
Clavette takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Yaj throws a looping overhand right but Clavette ducks down to avoid it.
Some wild striking there from Clavette.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Clavette throws a jab but it's blocked by Yaj.
Clavette throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Yaj.
Yaj misses with an attempted mid kick.
Clavette looks to land a right hand but Yaj moved out of range.
Yaj tries to counter by moving into the clinch but Clavette manages to circle out of the way.
Clavette throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Yaj appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
Clavette keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Clavette lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Yaj circles away quickly and effectively.
Yaj half committed to a counter leg kick.
Yaj moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Yaj just misses with a punch to the body.
Yaj dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Yaj lands with a nice body punch.
Yaj just misses with a punch to the body.
Raoul Clavette is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Good shot there by Yaj.
Clavette lands a nice shot that snaps Yaj's head back.
Yaj cracks Clavette with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Yaj throws a sloppy head kick and Clavette moves out of range easily.
Yaj lands with a cross.
Yaj misses with an attempted mid kick.
Clavette shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Yaj counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation 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!
Clavette has a couple of punches blocked by Yaj.
Yaj tries to land knees in the clinch but Clavette avoids the damage to the body.
Clavette tries for a takedown. No joy.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Clavette has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Yaj after a bit of a struggle.
Eon Yaj has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Raoul Clavette.
Yaj unloads a knee to the mid-section. Clavette lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Clavette is breathing heavily.
Yaj using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Yaj lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Clavette drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Yaj is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Yaj throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Clavettes head.
Yaj is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Clavette is defending well for now.
Yaj is struggling to control the position.
Yaj lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Yaj lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Yaj lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Yaj scores with a shoulder strike.
A short uppercut from Yaj.
A short right from Yaj on the inside.
Yaj working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Yaj stops a takedown attempt from Clavette.
Yaj working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Yaj unloads a knee to the mid-section. Clavette lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
A short left from Yaj.
Yaj working Clavette over with knees to the body.
Yaj utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Clavette managing to block the knees to the body from Yaj.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A quick uppercut on the inside from Yaj.
Clavette tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Yaj smiles and moves away.
A looping hook to the body misses from Yaj. Clavette does a little dance to reset his feet.
Yaj scores with a leg kick.
Yaj lands a right hook to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Yaj instigates a clinch.
Yaj blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Yaj misses with some punches.
Yaj tries to land knees in the clinch but Clavette avoids the damage to the body.
Clavette is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Yaj is defending well.
Clavette managing to block the knees to the body from Yaj.
A nice right hand lands inside from Yaj.
A nice right hand lands inside from Yaj.
Yaj working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Clavette is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Yaj pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Knees in the clinch landing for Yaj.
Knees in the clinch landing for Yaj.
Yaj is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Clavette can do to turn this around?
Yaj is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Clavette is defending well for now.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Clavette blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Yaj lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Yaj lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Yaj lands a nice knee to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Eon Yaj dominated that second round.
That's time! Yaj's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
Yaj with a nice cross.
Yaj moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Yaj scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Yaj lands a right hook to the body.
Clavette throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Yaj sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Clavette throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Clavette misses with a few strikes there.
Yaj ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Clavette moves away.
Yaj keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Yaj.
Yaj tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Clavette was well out of range. Poor timing from Yaj.
Yaj ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Clavette takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Yaj misses with a low kick.
Yaj is looking to wear down Clavette with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Clavette throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Yaj swinging wildly here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Yaj scores with a three punch combo!
Clavette gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Clavette moves out of range of the leg kick from Yaj.
Yaj slips under a jab from Clavette.
Yaj swings for the body but Clavette moves out of range.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Clavette! But no joy.
Clavette might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Clavette avoids the head kick by Yaj.
Despite the aggression on Clavette's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Yaj looks to land a left hand but Clavette moved out of range nicely.
Clavette swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Clavette throws a shot from downtown. Yaj moves away and avoids it.
Yaj is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Clavette has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Clavette moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Eon Yaj is winning the standup battle so far.
Clavette goes for a double leg but Yaj avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Yaj continues to drive forward.
Clavette takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Clavette takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Yaj misses with a body shot.
Yaj dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Clavette. That did some damage!
Clavette misses with a hook. Yaj ducked under it nicely.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Yaj throws a sloppy head kick and Clavette moves out of range easily.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A slapping body kick lands there for Yaj.
Yaj paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Clavette cracks Yaj with a good jab.
A thudding body kick lands there by Yaj!
Yaj will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Clavette keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Clavette! But no joy.
Yaj keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Clavette throws a body shot but no joy.
Yaj looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Yaj lands a high kick!
Clavette tests Yaj's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Yaj lands with a kick to the ribs.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Clavette misses with a straight left.
Clavette throws an overhand right that lands on Yaj's shoulder, as Yaj tries to avoid the shot.
Yaj attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Yaj lands a leg kick that knocks Clavette off balance momentarily.
Yaj wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Clavette with a poor takedown
and Yaj counters by moving into the clinch.
Yaj scores with a shoulder strike.
Clavette can't get the takedown.
Raoul Clavette has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Eon Yaj has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Raoul Clavette.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Yaj.
Clavette is trying desperately to land a takedown but Yaj is having absolutely none of it. This is turning into a bit of a nightmare for Clavette.
Clavette is looking to take this one to the mat.
Clavette tries for a takedown but Yaj manages to get underhooks.
Yaj lands an uppercut.
Clavette is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Yaj is defending well.
Yaj pushes Clavette back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Yaj tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Clavette avoids it.
Yaj lands a knee to the body.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Clavette takes a shot to the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A short right from Yaj on the inside.
Clavette misses with the head strike.
Clavette has Yaj pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Yaj manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Clavette on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Yaj trying to land knees to the body.
Yaj lands a right hand that snaps the head of Clavette backwards.
A short left from Yaj.
A nice left hand lands by Yaj.
A head punch on the inside from Clavette fails to land.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Yaj.
Clavette blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Clavette on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Yaj misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Clavette.
Clavette is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Yaj to keep the fight standing.
Yaj landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Eon Yaj is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Yaj.
And that's the end of the fight!
Eon Yaj showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Yaj 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 Paul Tew scores the fight 30:27
Judge Richard Clark scores the fight 30:27
Judge Daniel Bishop scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Eon Yaj!
Eon Yaj thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Marcelo Aurelio (ranked 2093 p4p, 305 weight class) and Julius Henderson (ranked 1407 p4p, 206 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
19 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Marcelo Aurelio!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
20 - 10 - 1, fighting out of Montreal, Julius Henderson!
The judges for this bout are Paul Tew, William Gold and Daniel Bishop.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Henderson blocks a jab.
Henderson moves out of range of the body kick from Aurelio.
Aurelio throws a jab but it's blocked by Henderson.
Henderson cracks the inside of Aurelio's front leg.
Aurelio throws a push kick but Henderson slaps the foot to one side.
Henderson just misses with a punch to the body.
Aurelio throws out a loose jab but Henderson uses good head movement to avoid it.
Aurelio throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Henderson.
Henderson closes the distance and pushes Aurelio back into the cage.
Aurelio tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Henderson just stands there and leans against the cage.
Henderson tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Aurelio avoids it.
Henderson with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Aurelio jumps guard and drags Henderson to the mat. He's obviously going to be looking for submissions off his back.
We've been hearing good reports from Aurelio's training camp. Apparently he has been rolling around with some good quality BJJ practitioners and has been sharpening his skills. Let's see if that has an impact on the fight today.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Aurelio keeping moving, preventing Henderson from controlling successfully.
Aurelio looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Henderson decides he's had enough of playing guard and decides to stand. Come on Aurelio, up you get!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Aurelio looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Henderson is fending him off so far but Aurelio persists. Nope, Henderson circles away and we're back to standing.
Aurelio gets tackled into the cage by Henderson. Henderson maintains the clinch.
Henderson crunches a lovely knee into Aurelio's ribcage.
Aurelio takes a knee right on the jaw!
Henderson misses with a knee strike.
Aurelio tries to pull guard but Henderson holds him up against the cage and eventually Aurelio drops back down to his feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Marcelo Aurelio. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Aurelio lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Henderson backwards.
Henderson pushes Aurelio back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Aurelio doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Aurelio scores with a shoulder strike.
Aurelio tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Henderson smiles and moves away.
Henderson connects with a right hand. Aurelio shakes it off.
Henderson defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Aurelio.
Henderson cracks Aurelio with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Henderson lands a nice shot that snaps Aurelio's head back.
Marcelo Aurelio seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A cross from Henderson lands.
Aurelio misses with an attempted mid kick.
Henderson displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Aurelio.
Aurelio looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Henderson misses with a kick to the body.
Henderson takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Henderson misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Aurelio.
Aurelio keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Henderson thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Aurelio if he has to take too many more of those.
Aurelio throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Henderson has tried to improve his agility in the runup to this fight.
Aurelio throws a body punch but Henderson moves out of range.
Henderson cracks Aurelio with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Aurelio looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Henderson is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Henderson scores with a punch to the head.
Aurelio fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Julius Henderson is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Aurelio tried to score with a low kick but Henderson checks it.
Henderson is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Aurelio had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
Henderson avoids the body shot from Aurelio.
A jab from Aurelio misses.
Aurelio connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Aurelio throws a chopping leg kick but Henderson manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Henderson comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Aurelio swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Henderson thuds a left hand into Aurelio's body.
Aurelio looks to land a right hand but Henderson moved out of range.
Henderson slips a jab from Aurelio.
Aurelio takes the fight into the clinch.
Aurelio is leaning against Henderson and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Henderson throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Aurelio blocks it with crossed arms.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A short left from Henderson.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Aurelio is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Henderson to keep the fight standing.
Aurelio gets control of Henderson's arms and successfully pulls guard. Aurelio will no doubt be looking for submissions off his back.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Henderson accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Aurelio working a defensive guard but Henderson manages to pass into side control anyway.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Aurelio is looking for a sweep.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Aurelio manages to work his way to half guard, despite Henderson's best efforts.
Henderson is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Aurelio moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Julius Henderson dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Aurelio just misses with a punch to the body.
Aurelio lands with a nice body punch.
Henderson scores with a crisp jab that stopped Aurelio in his tracks.
Henderson uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Aurelio.
Henderson throws a jab but it's blocked by Aurelio.
Aurelio misses with an attempted mid kick.
Henderson cracks Aurelio with a good jab.
Henderson ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Henderson lands a front kick.
Henderson has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Henderson lands with a nice body punch.
Aurelio fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Aurelio shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Henderson as he avoids it easily.
Aurelio lands a lovely overhand right.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Excellent takedown into side control there by Aurelio.
Henderson avoids any damage from the ground and pound of Aurelio.
Henderson sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Henderson on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Aurelio is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Aurelio throwing shots but Henderson is blocking nicely.
Aurelio keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
Henderson is refusing to be controlled, as Aurelio sits in half guard.
Henderson has his hands clasped together around Aurelio's back. He's all about the action.
Aurelio looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Henderson with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Henderson trying to control but Aurelio postures up.
Henderson wants to improve his position but Aurelio is controlling well.
Aurelio 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.
Henderson is defending against the submission attempts here by Aurelio.
Aurelio wants to work for an arm triangle but Henderson is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Aurelio is looking to take a break and control but Henderson is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Aurelio throws a strike but Henderson avoids it easily and moves to full guard.
Henderson utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Henderson holds on and takes a little breather.
Aurelio passes Henderson's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Aurelio content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
Aurelio stalling away here and it's allowed Henderson to slip out his trapped foot and regain full guard.
Aurelio controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
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.
Henderson is pulling down on Aurelio's head to control his posture.
Henderson is continuing to stall.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Nice shot lands for Henderson.
Julius Henderson seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Henderson connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Henderson wants to clinch.
Aurelio misses with a body shot.
Aurelio changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Henderson tries to avoid it but Aurelio manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Henderson to the ground. Henderson escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Aurelio throws an overhand right that lands on Henderson's shoulder, as Henderson tries to avoid the shot.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
A head kick from Henderson lands but Aurelio takes it in his stride.
Aurelio throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Henderson's waist but Henderson gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Aurelio off to one side.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Marcelo Aurelio. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Aurelio looks to land a left hand but Henderson moved out of range nicely.
Henderson lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Julius Henderson will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
Henderson connects with a right hand. Aurelio shakes it off.
Aurelio takes a swing at Henderson's ribcage but misses.
Henderson's corner calls for a 1-2. Henderson obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Aurelio tries for a takedown but Henderson sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Henderson throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Henderson stuffs the takedown attempt from Aurelio. Aurelio gets slowly back to his feet.
Henderson is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.
Aurelio scores with a crisp jab that stopped Henderson in his tracks.
Aurelio avoids the head kick by Henderson.
Henderson ducks right into an uppercut from Aurelio.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Aurelio is defended easily by Henderson.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Marcelo Aurelio. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Aurelio shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Henderson as he avoids it easily.
Aurelio takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Aurelio fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Henderson checks it well.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Aurelio takes a swing at Henderson's ribcage but misses.
Aurelio throws a half hearted mid kick.
Henderson throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Aurelio shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Henderson but Henderson pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Henderson wants to counter the offense by Aurelio and move into the clinch position.
The fight stays on the outside here - Aurelio looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Henderson scores with a crisp jab that stopped Aurelio in his tracks.
Aurelio throws a jab but it's blocked by Henderson.
Henderson throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Aurelio sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Aurelio connects with a jab.
Henderson lands the left hand.
Aurelio lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Henderson at a distance.
Henderson darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Aurelio swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Julius Henderson is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Aurelio on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Marcelo Aurelio has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Henderson bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Aurelio bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Aurelio working away.
Aurelio lands a few punches from side control.
Aurelio trying to control the action but Henderson is working from the bottom.
Henderson takes an elbow right on the bridge of the nose and winces in pain.
Aurelio working the ground and pound from side control.
Henderson is looking to reverse the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Aurelio wants to control but Henderson is keeping him busy.
Aurelio is really struggling to control Henderson but he's trying to hold on to the position.
Henderson is trying to improve his position.
Aurelio is working Henderson over with some ground and pound from side control.
Aurelio wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Henderson, who protects the arm well.
Henderson struggling a bit here.
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.
Aurelio with the ground and pound but Henderson regains half guard under the barage of strikes.
Aurelio is trying to control. Henderson wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Henderson trying to hold on to Aurelio's head to control him but Aurelio postures up.
Aurelio working over Henderson with some ground and pound. Henderson looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Aurelio is looking to take a break and control but Henderson is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Henderson controlling the position well.
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 Marcelo Aurelio.
I think Henderson has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Paul Tew scores the fight 28:29
Judge William Gold scores the fight 28:29
Judge Daniel Bishop scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Julius Henderson!
Julius Henderson thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Three Dog (ranked 1955 p4p, 237 weight class) and Joe Strong (ranked 890 p4p, 100 weight class). Dog comes to the cage accompanied by Fallout. I don't know about you partner, but I'm pumped for this one!
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266 lbs
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30
265 lbs
15 - 7 - 0 |
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World class boxer
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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
10 - 8 - 0, fighting out of New York, Three Dog!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
15 - 7 - 0, fighting out of London, Joe Strong!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Bishop, Steven Brown and Colin Fotheringham.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Dog just misses with a punch to the body.
Dog lands with an overhand left.
Dog swats away the attempt to clinch by Strong.
A left lands for Strong.
Strong has taken the fight to the clinch.
Dog blocks an uppercut.
Stalling in the clinch from Strong.
Strong pushes Dog back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Strong pushes Dog back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Dog misses with a shot to the kidneys.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Dog creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Strong with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Dog doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Strong is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Dog is defending well for now.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dog successfully pulls guard.
Strong wants to pass the guard but Dog is keeping the position.
Strong trying to control but Dog is working from the bottom.
Strong's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Dog tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Strong must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Dog has an omoplata and is looking to use it perhaps as a submission or perhaps to transition. Strong is in a bit of discomfort here, but he's managed to free himself and has dived into side control! That didn't work out too well for Dog.
Dog tries to get back to half guard but can't.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
You can see the frustration on Dog's face as Strong controls the position.
Dog is trying to get back to half guard.
Strong decides to stand up, so the ref orders Dog to his feet.
Strong is looking to slow Dog down with leg kicks.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Good leg kick by Strong there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Strong throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Dog swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Dog blocks a head kick by Strong.
Dog is looking to counter punch.
A bone on bone clash there as Dog blocks the leg kick.
An attempted straight right counter from Dog misses the target.
Dog looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Dog slips under a jab from Strong.
Dog is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Dog looks to land a combination but Strong avoids it well.
Strong thumps Dog with a low kick.
Strong misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Strong connects with an inside leg kick.
Dog misses with a looping left.
Strong with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Joe Strong seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Dog misses with a straight right.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Strong swings for the body but Dog moves out of range.
Strong displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Dog throws out the jab.
A low kick from Dog misses
and Strong counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Strong with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Strong using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Dog has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Dog softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Strong tries a knee to the head but Dog blocks it.
Strong blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Dog gets through Strong's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Strong blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Dog lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Strong pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Strong tries to work over Dog's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Dog lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Strong misses with a short punch on the inside.
Dog pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Joe Strong will probably get the nod.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Strong fails in his attempt to clinch.
Dog half committed to a counter leg kick.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
A swing and a miss from Dog.
Strong displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Dog throws out the jab.
Strong slips a jab from Dog.
Strong moves away from the strike by Dog.
Strong doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Dog steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Strong.
Dog misses with a hook. Strong ducked under it nicely.
Dog lands with a shot to the body.
Strong scores with a hook.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Strong goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Strong 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.
Dog missing with a left hand there. Strong was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Strong slips a jab from Dog.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Strong has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Dog finds it's way round the side to connect with Strong's head.
Strong throws a shot from downtown. Dog moves away and avoids it.
Strong throws a right hand that misses
and Dog connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Dog misses with a head kick.
Dog on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Three Dog is winning the standup battle so far.
Strong looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Strong tries to close the distance and clinch up but Dog swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Strong tries to close the distance and clinch up but Dog swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Dog uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Strong.
It looked like Dog wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Dog tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Strong was well out of range. Poor timing from Dog.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Strong, right into the meat.
Strong takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Strong misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Dog.
An inside leg kick from Strong misses.
Strong scores with a jab to the jaw.
Strong avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Strong chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Dog walks forward, straight into a front kick from Strong.
Dog misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Strong.
Strong tries to clinch but Dog moves out of range.
Strong does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Strong ducks under a wild hook from Dog.
Dog lands a nice hook to Strong's body. Strong takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Dog throws a body kick that misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Strong turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Strong tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Dog manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Dog checks the leg kick.
A big left from Dog misses.
Strong keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Dog moves out of the way of the counter high kick fromStrong.
Dog connects with a body shot.
Strong throws a chopping leg kick but Dog manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Dog loads up on a big right hand but Strong slips the punch.
Strong is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Dog.
Dog listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
A head kick misses from Dog.
Strong gets in close and instigates a clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Strong lands a damaging elbow.
Strong throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Dog blocks it with crossed arms.
Dog's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Dog looks to land a left hand but Strong moved out of range nicely.
Dog changes levels and scores with a jab 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!
Strong avoids the body shot from Dog.
Strong throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Strong's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Dog connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Strong scrambles back to his feet.
Dog connects with a body shot.
Strong ducks under a wild hook from Dog.
A slow jab from Dog misses its intended target.
Strong lands a nice leg kick that just misses Dog's sensitive parts.
Dog ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Strong moves away.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Three Dog dominated that second round.
That's time! Dog's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!
Dog connects with a single shot there.
A nice leg kick lands there from Strong.
Dog throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Dog moves out of range of the leg kick from Strong.
Dog pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Strong throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Strong pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Dog takes one on the chin but seems OK.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A low kick from Dog is predictable there
and Strong counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Strong pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Strong lands with a nice body punch.
Dog jabs Strong to the body, keeping him at a distance.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dog plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Dog misses with a wild body shot.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Dog.
Strong lands a nice looking kick to the body. Dog takes a step back to recover.
Dog misses with an uppercut.
Strong is trying to counter with his kicks.
Strong lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Dog with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Dog scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Strong slips under a jab from Dog.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Strong!
Strong misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Strong connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Dog digs a good hook to Strong's body.
Strong misses with a leg kick.
A head kick misses from Strong.
Dog misses with an uppercut.
Dog thows a left - swing and a miss!
Dog throws a leg kick
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Dog tests Strong's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Strong misses with a body kick.
Dog scoring well with a low kick there.
Strong has tried to improve his agility in the runup to this fight.
Dog swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Strong clinches up with Dog and pushes him back against the cage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Strong throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Dog blocks it with crossed arms.
Dog tries to throw a body punch but Strong avoids it by throwing Dog back against the cage.
Dog blocks an uppercut.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Dog.
Dog lands a right hand that snaps the head of Strong backwards.
Strong's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
A jab from Dog misses.
Dog backing away here, and Strong unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
Dog tries to land a leg kick but Strong saw it coming and moves away.
Strong let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Strong misses with a right hand
enabling Dog to counter with a crisp jab.
Strong takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Strong tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Dog manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Strong blocks a head kick by Dog.
Strong moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Dog connects with a solid leg kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Strong tries to clinch but Dog moves out of range.
An attempted straight right counter from Dog misses the target.
Strong fails with an attempt to clinch.
Dog throws the left hand but Strong avoids the punch easily.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Strong looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Strong is looking to clinch.
Dog takes a swing at Strong's ribcage but misses.
Dog takes a kick to the side of the head.
Strong throws a leg kick but Dog moved away.
Dog throws out a loose jab but Strong uses good head movement to avoid it.
Dog misses with a hook. Strong ducked under it nicely.
Strong doesn't manage to clinch there - Dog circles away.
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 Three Dog.
I think Dog 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 Daniel Bishop scores the fight 29:28
Judge Steven Brown scores the fight 29:28
Judge Colin Fotheringham scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Three Dog!
Three Dog thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Bill The Kid (ranked 1583 p4p, 237 weight class) and Ibrahim Abai (ranked 2035 p4p, 296 weight class). Bill The Kid has a significant reach advantage - let's see if he can make it count.
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35
186 lbs
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29
184 lbs
8 - 6 - 0 |
Good wrestling
World class boxer
Insanely flexible |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
22 - 13 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Bill The Kid!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Ibrahim Abai!
The judges for this bout are Colin Fotheringham, Chris Edwards and Donald Grub.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Abai gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and The Kid counters with a nice right hand that sends Abai toppling to the canvas! Abai scrambles and gets back to his feet - can The Kid finish him?!
Abai is rocked!
It looks like Ibrahim Abai has been cut.
Abai with a lazy takedown attempt
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Abai looks winded!
Abai wants to clinch.
The Kid tried to counter with a leg kick but Abai avoided it.
Abai shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and The Kid counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Bill The Kid has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Ibrahim Abai.
Abai looks up at the clock. Bad move! The Kid lands a right hand from hell, dropping Abai. The Kid pounces and finishes the fight with a flurry of punches and elbows.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:35 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Bill The Kid!
A very excited looking Bill The Kid 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 lightweight MMA rules bout between Better Dead (ranked 1911 p4p, 201 weight class) and Andrey Eremeev (ranked 1986 p4p, 210 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Dead might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Death March - Motionless in White. Andrey Eremeev has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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168 lbs
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165 lbs
16 - 14 - 0 |
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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
26 - 25 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Better Dead!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
16 - 14 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Andrey Eremeev!
The judges for this bout are Colin Fotheringham, Daniel Bishop and Chris Edwards.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Dead takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Dead connects with a right hand. Eremeev shakes it off.
Eremeev jabs Dead right on the nose. Dead blinks but takes it well.
Eremeev swats away the attempt to clinch by Dead.
Dead throws a head kick that misses.
Eremeev thumps Dead with a low kick.
Dead tries to close the distance and clinch up but Eremeev swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Dead slips a straight right by Eremeev.
Eremeev getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Eremeev 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.
The fighters circle momentarily. Dead darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Eremeev scores with a jab to the body.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Eremeev takes a body punch but keeps moving.
We've been hearing reports that Dead has been drilling takedowns in recent sessions so let's see if that has an impact on the result of this fight.
Eremeev throws a body punch but Dead moves out of range.
Dead is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Better Dead seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Eremeev lands with a hook. Dead tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Dead tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dead misses with a leg kick
and Eremeev connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
A jab from Eremeev finds it's way through Dead's defenses.
Eremeev is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Eremeev is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Dead.
Dead pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Eremeev now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Dead tries to clinch
and Eremeev connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Dead slips under a jab.
Eremeev scores with the left hand. Dead knows he should have avoided that one.
Dead has Eremeev up against the cage in a clinch.
Dead breaks the clinch.
Dead pulls out of a head kick attempt.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Dead keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Eremeev.
Dead tries to clinch up.
No joy there for Dead, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Eremeev looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Eremeev is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Dead had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
Dead slips a jab from Eremeev.
Dead throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Eremeev.
Dead tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
A thudding body kick lands there by Eremeev!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dead fails with an attempt to clinch.
Nice sprawl there from Dead as Eremeev shoots in.
Dead tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Eremeev throws a leg kick which misses Dead's front leg but catches the back leg as Dead tries to avoid it.
Dead takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Dead blocks a jab.
Eremeev keeps the fight on the outside.
A slapping leg kick lands for Eremeev.
Eremeev on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Eremeev connects with a body shot that sends Dead's belly button to the back.
Dead ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Eremeev moves away.
Dead throws a lazy head kick
and Eremeev counters with a right hand to the body.
Eremeev closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Dead to the mat! Dead manages to get full guard.
Dead has butterfly guard. He's looking to stand up here. He pushes Eremeev off him and springs to his feet nicely. The crowd applauds.
Dead on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Eremeev throws a big shot that misses.
Dead went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
Jab, jab by Eremeev - just one landing.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dead throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Dead throws a right hand that misses
enabling Eremeev to counter with a crisp jab.
Eremeev misses with a looping left.
Dead misses with a combination
and Eremeev counters with a series of strikes. Dead will be more careful next time no doubt.
Eremeev connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Eremeev closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Eremeev takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Dead pushes Eremeev off looking to stand but Eremeev dives back in and keeps control.
Eremeev working over Dead with some ground and pound. Dead looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Eremeev scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Eremeev stops Dead from getting back to his feet.
Dead wants to get back to full guard.
Dead is looking to escape.
Eremeev is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Eremeev working the head and body with strikes.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Eremeev sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Dead defending well though.
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. Eremeev connects with a nice short shot to Dead's temple.
Eremeev stands up from half guard.
Eremeev lands a nice shot that snaps Dead's head back.
Dead lands a head shot.
Eremeev lands with a kick to the temple. Dead shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Eremeev loads up on a big right hand but Dead slips the punch.
A combination from Eremeev does no damage.
Dead blocks a leg kick.
Dead swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Eremeev fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Eremeev gets tackled into the cage by Dead. Dead maintains the clinch.
Dead pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
A nice inside leg kick there by Dead. That's going to slow Eremeev down.
Eremeev scores with a hook.
Dead throws a leg kick but Eremeev moved away.
Eremeev now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Eremeev throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Dead sees it coming and avoids it easily.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Andrey Eremeev dominated that round.
That's time! Dead's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Dead clinches.
Eremeev drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Dead gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Eremeev lands a right hand that snaps the head of Dead backwards.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Eremeev just misses with a elbow thrown towards Dead's brow.
Dead breaks the clinch.
Dead lands a lovely overhand right.
Dead on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Eremeev circles away from the clinch attempt.
Dead moves into range and clinches up with Eremeev.
Eremeev looking to slow down the pace here.
Eremeev is trying to stall.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Nice body punch from Dead.
Dead pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Eremeev avoids the head kick by Dead.
Dead has taken the fight to the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Eremeev has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Dead avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Dead crunches a lovely knee into Eremeev's ribcage.
Eremeev is breathing heavily.
Dead breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Andrey Eremeev seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Eremeev loads up on a big right hand but Dead slips the punch.
Eremeev gets tackled into the cage by Dead. Dead maintains the clinch.
Eremeev gets double underhooks and manages to take the fight to the ground.
Dead controlling the position.
Dead is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Eremeev is controlling him.
Dead is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Dead keeping moving, preventing Eremeev from controlling successfully.
Dead can't keep his opponent in guard - Eremeev advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Dead trying to control but Eremeev postures up.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dead is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Eremeev's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Eremeev's back!
Eremeev prevents Dead from getting a body triangle.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Dead is trying to stick to Eremeev's back but Eremeev is turning into Dead. He's managed to reverse the position - now he's in Dead's guard. Polite applause from the crowd in appreciation of some nice Jiu Jitsu by Eremeev.
Dead is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Andrey Eremeev has got the better of the ground game so far.
Eremeev wants to control from the top but Dead keeps moving.
Dead has his feet on Eremeev's hips. He pushes off and gets to his feet. Nice work.
Eremeev has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Dead throws a big shot that misses.
Eremeev looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Dead needs to keep his hands up - Eremeev had a free shot at his head there.
Eremeev scores with a hook to the body. Dead takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Dead displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Eremeev throws out the jab.
No luck for Eremeev with that takedown attempt.
Better Dead has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Andrey Eremeev.
Dead throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Eremeev sees it coming and avoids it easily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Eremeev uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Dead has time to react.
Eremeev takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Dead is looking to clinch but Eremeev is avoiding it.
Eremeev keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
A low kick from Dead misses
and Eremeev counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Dead on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Dead pivots, looking for a leg kick but Eremeev is out of range and Dead settles back down.
Better Dead is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Dead chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Dead stuns Eremeev with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Dead, right into the meat.
Dead attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Dead lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Eremeev circles away quickly and effectively.
Eremeev doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Dead throws a right hand that Eremeev ducks under and follows up with a left that Eremeev also avoids with ease.
Eremeev throws a series of punches but Dead avoids them all with ease.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Dead fails with an attempt to clinch.
Dead tries to clinch there but Eremeev circles away.
Eremeev scores with a hook.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Eremeev staying out of range there.
Eremeev looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Eremeev throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
As Eremeev looks to move away, Dead throws a big counter combo but Eremeev just gets out of the way.
Dead instigates a clinch.
Dead wants to break free but Eremeev has control.
Eremeev has moved round to his opponent's back and is looking for a suplex! Oh snap! He's tossed Dead clear over his head and slammed him to the mat!
Eremeev has his opponent's back but Dead is looking to stand. He manages to get to his feet and shakes off Eremeev.
Eremeev ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Dead leaves Eremeev with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
No luck for Eremeev with that takedown attempt.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Dead is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Dead throws a head kick that misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Better Dead dominated that second round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!
Dead throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Some bone on bone action there as Dead checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Dead throwing a counter right hand but Eremeev manages to avoid it.
A left lands for Dead.
Dead avoids the head kick by Eremeev.
Eremeev gets tackled into the cage by Dead. Dead maintains the clinch.
Eremeev tries to circle away but Dead has him pinned against the cage.
With the fighters up against the cage, Dead throws an elbow but misses.
Eremeev drops down looking for an ankle pick but Dead pulls his leg out and moves away.
Dead misses with a leg kick
and Eremeev counters with a single leg into guard. Dead didn't expect that.
Dead manages to wriggle out and sneak his way back up to his feet, so the fighters are now clinched up against the cage.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Dead misses with a punch on the inside.
A nice right hand lands inside from Eremeev.
Eremeev is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Dead pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Eremeev misses with a punch to the body.
Dead throws an elbow but it misses.
Dead's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Eremeev breaks from the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Eremeev thuds a left hand into Dead's body.
A combination from Dead does no damage.
Eremeev misses with a double jab.
Dead throws a big counter combination but Eremeev scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
Eremeev has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Dead finds it's way round the side to connect with Eremeev's head.
Eremeev throws a shot to the body.
Eremeev scores with a hook to the body. Dead takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Dead ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Donk. Eremeev catches Dead right on the button with a cross.
Dead tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Dead throws a low kick but Eremeev moves out of range easily.
Eremeev uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Dead.
Dead moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Eremeev throws a hook but Dead blocks it.
Eremeev ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Dead moves away.
Dead lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Eremeev circles away quickly and effectively.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Eremeev pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Dead seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
Eremeev misses with a hook.
Dead half committed to a counter leg kick.
Eremeev throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Dead moves away from the strike by Eremeev.
Dead looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Better Dead is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Dead cracks a nice hook into Eremeev's ribs.
Dead lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
It looks like Andrey Eremeev has been cut.
Eremeev throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Eremeev takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Eremeev moves out of range as Dead throws a body kick.
Dead moves into the clinch successfully.
Dead prevents the takedown attempt.
Better Dead has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Andrey Eremeev.
Eremeev tries for a takedown. No joy.
Dead is looking to control Eremeev's arms but Eremeev gets an underhook and turns him. Now Dead has his back to the cage.
Dead lands with a left to the head.
Eremeev is rocked!
Dead breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Eremeev is still on wobbly legs! Can Dead finish him?
Dead feints a jab and as Eremeev dips his head, Dead unleashes a brutal head kick that catches Eremeev right on the jaw! Timbeeer! Eremeev falls backwards in slow motion, only propped up by the cage! Dead smiles a psychotic smile as he stares down his unconscious opponent. That is a scary man.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:58 of round 3, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Better Dead!
Better Dead really struggled to get his t-shirt on before his hand was raised. Making sure that Sin City Allstars logo gets some air time is pretty tricky when you're all sweaty.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Ely Scrubs (ranked 654 p4p, 70 weight class) and Karter Kinshaw (ranked 776 p4p, 87 weight class). I can't wait for this one - let's get the fighter introductions out of the way and get this one started!
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159 lbs
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166 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
13 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Ely Scrubs!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
17 - 9 - 0, fighting out of New York, Karter Kinshaw!
The judges for this bout are James Atkins, Sam Margolis and Paul Tew.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A shot to the liver by Kinshaw. Beautiful body shot.
Scrubs looks to land a right hand but Kinshaw moved out of range.
Kinshaw takes one to the chin there.
A big left from Kinshaw misses.
Scrubs was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Scrubs swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Kinshaw keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Scrubs ducks under a wild hook from Kinshaw.
Scrubs just misses with a punch to the body.
Kinshaw scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Scrubs tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Kinshaw was well out of range. Poor timing from Scrubs.
It seemed like Kinshaw was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Kinshaw throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Kinshaw looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
We've been informed that Kinshaw has been sparring a lot of Muay Thai in the buildup to this fight so let's see if that has an impact on the result.
Kinshaw thows a left - swing and a miss!
Scrubs lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Scrubs tries to clinch up.
Kinshaw thows a leg kick but Scrubs checks it
and Scrubs counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Scrubs's jab looks to have found its range, popping Kinshaw under the eye.
Scrubs is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Kinshaw connects with a high kick.
Scrubs jabs Kinshaw to the body, keeping him at a distance.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kinshaw misses with a left hand
and Scrubs counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Kinshaw lands a jab to the nose.
Kinshaw connects with a leg kick. Scrubs looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Scrubs ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Kinshaw throws a body punch but Scrubs moves out of range.
Kinshaw fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Scrubs manages to avoid it.
Kinshaw fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
A jab from Kinshaw does it's job there.
Kinshaw ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Scrubs moves away.
Kinshaw ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
A slow jab from Kinshaw misses its intended target.
A little feinted left hand from Scrubs on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Scrubs moves out of range of the strikes.
Kinshaw misses with a two punch combination.
Kinshaw throws a nice inside leg kick.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A big right from Kinshaw misses.
Scrubs blocks a head kick by Kinshaw.
Kinshaw bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Scrubs gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Scrubs tries to pull guard but Kinshaw won't allow it.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Kinshaw.
Kinshaw stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Kinshaw tries to land knees in the clinch but Scrubs avoids the damage to the body.
Kinshaw misses with the head strike.
Kinshaw looks to throw an elbow but misses.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Kinshaw.
Kinshaw lands a nice uppercut.
Scrubs tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Kinshaw just stands there and leans against the cage.
Kinshaw blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Kinshaw lands a knee to the body.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Kinshaw.
Kinshaw misses with a punch on the inside.
Kinshaw tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Kinshaw lands a nice uppercut.
Scrubs is rocked!
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Kinshaw creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Oh Scrubs is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Kinshaw creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Scrubs's defenses.
Kinshaw throws a big uppercut that drops Scrubs! More strikes from Kinshaw and the referee jumps in to stop the fight! Scrubs lies dazed against the cage as Kinshaw celebrates with his cornermen!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:55 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Karter Kinshaw!
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Pako Laine (ranked 340 p4p, 33 weight class) and Chris Fuller (ranked 481 p4p, 54 weight class). Laine comes to the cage accompanied by Nikke Ankara - Värifilmi. 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 featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
19 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Pako Laine!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
22 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Chris Fuller!
The judges for this bout are William Gold, James Ackerman and Richard Clark.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Fuller throws a leg kick
and Laine counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Laine clobbers Fuller with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
That kick from Laine tenderised Fuller's leg. Fuller is trying to keep his angry face on.
Fuller thows a leg kick but Laine checks it
and Laine counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Laine missing with a left hand there. Fuller was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Laine looks to land a body kick but Fuller moved away.
Fuller misses with a series of wild punches.
Fuller looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Laine is looking to counter with a body kick.
Laine throws a shot from downtown. Fuller moves away and avoids it.
Laine ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
We've been hearing reports that Laine has been drilling takedowns in recent sessions so let's see if that has an impact on the result of this fight.
Laine lands a head kick. Fuller smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
The fighters circling - Laine throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Fuller tries a quick counter leg kick but Laine is wise to it.
Laine avoids the head kick by Fuller.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Laine ducks under a wild hook from Fuller.
Fuller punishes Laine's body with a nice straight punch.
Laine bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Laine misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Laine on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Fuller is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Laine misses with a leg kick.
Fuller ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Laine moves away.
Laine jabs Fuller right on the nose. Fuller blinks but takes it well.
Laine jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Laine shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Laine looks for a takedown but Fuller sprawls well.
A nice side step and Fuller releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Laine clinches up against the cage.
Laine wants a takedown but no success here.
Laine on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Fuller pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Laine is looking to clinch.
Fuller throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Laine's head.
Fuller ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Laine tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Laine misses with a hook
and Fuller counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Fuller scores with a hook to the body. Laine takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Fuller's corner calls for a 1-2. Fuller obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Fuller throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Laine's head.
Laine throws a lazy right hand but Fuller sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Fuller looks to land a right hand but Laine moved out of range.
Laine throws a lazy head kick
and Fuller counters with a nice low kick that buckles Laine's knee momentarily.
Laine throws a looping overhand right but Fuller ducks down to avoid it.
Fuller misses with a lunging right hand
and Laine counters with a stiff right hand.
Jab from Fuller.
Fuller throws a jab but it's blocked by Laine.
Laine thinks about countering with a body kick.
Laine lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Laine throws a leg kick that misses.
Fuller ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Laine looks to throw the jab but Fuller is out of range.
Fuller looks like he wanted to counter with a high kick but didn't throw it.
Chris Fuller is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Laine connects with a nice looking jab.
Fuller misses with a body shot.
Laine cracks Fuller with a right hand to the side of the head.
Laine tries to clinch up but Fuller circles away and keeps his distance.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fuller tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Laine was well out of range. Poor timing from Fuller.
Fuller ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Fuller throws a head kick but Laine moves out of range.
Fuller avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
A little jabbing left from Fuller on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Laine scores with a leg kick.
Fuller tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Laine with a hook.
Laine scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Fuller wants to get back to his feet.
Laine is looking for a kimura here.
Fuller felt the need to train up his defensive grappling in the buildup to the fight. Presumably he was expecting to be in a difficult position like this, so let's see if he can get out of it.
Laine is looking for a kimura here.
Laine content to control rather than advance.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fuller pushes Laine off looking to stand but Laine dives back in and keeps control.
Laine thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Laine trying to mount his opponent but Fuller defends it.
Laine stops Fuller from getting back to his feet.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Laine seems to be looking for submissions.
Fuller is trying to stand back up but Laine is controlling him
Laine is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Fuller is just riding it out for now. Laine eventually gives up the hold.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Pako Laine dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Laine blocks a head kick by Fuller.
Fuller misses with a straight left.
A jab from Fuller misses.
It looked like Laine wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Laine will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Laine thows a left - swing and a miss!
Laine closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Laine lands in his opponent's guard.
Fuller can't keep his opponent in guard - Laine advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Laine throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Laine is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Fuller doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Laine.
Fuller wants to get back to his feet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Laine moves nicely into side control.
Laine is looking to take a break and control but Fuller is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Fuller is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Laine tries for a kimura but Fuller is defending well.
Fuller tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Laine wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Fuller is pushing Laine's head away, looking to escape. Laine manages to hold on to the position though.
That's two 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.
Laine wants to lay and pray for a moment but Fuller keeps working.
Fuller on the wrong end of some ground and pound.
Fuller tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Laine wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Fuller gets back to half guard.
Fuller is defending against the submission attempts here by Laine.
Fuller looks like he's trying to stand up.
Laine seems to be looking for submissions.
Fuller is trying to stand up here but Laine is controlling him well.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fuller makes some distance and scrambles quickly back to his feet. Nice work!
Laine throws a good cross that connects.
Laine takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Laine misses with a leg kick.
Fuller misses with a hook.
Laine takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Laine throws the left hand but Fuller avoids the punch easily.
Laine tries to clinch there but Fuller circles away.
Fuller chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Laine can pounce on him.
Laine changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Fuller connects with a leg kick. Laine looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Laine tries to close the distance and clinch but Fuller swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Laine throws a nice inside leg kick.
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!
Laine drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Laine is trying to get an arm triangle but Fuller is defending well.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fuller throws his opponent off and manages to get back to his feet! Nicely done!
An inside leg kick from Laine misses.
Laine finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Laine swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Laine stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Laine misses with a head kick.
Laine throws a leg kick
and Fuller counters with a nice low kick that buckles Laine's knee momentarily.
Laine throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Laine throws a hook but Fuller blocks it.
Fuller lands with a shot to the body.
Fuller throws a leg kick
and Laine counters with a body kick that stops Fuller in his tracks momentarily.
Laine swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Laine uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Pako Laine dominated that second round.
That's time! Laine's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!
Fuller misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Laine.
Laine looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
Laine tries to clinch up but Fuller circles away and keeps his distance.
Laine throws a body punch but Fuller moves out of range.
Fuller scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Laine is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Fuller.
Fuller throws an overhand right that lands on Laine's shoulder, as Laine tries to avoid the shot.
Fuller is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Laine rather than just go for the knockout.
Laine shoots in looking for a takedown. Fuller tries to sprawl out of it but Laine keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Fuller manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Fuller slips a jab and a cross from Laine.
Laine throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Fuller's head.
Fuller misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Laine.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Fuller lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Fuller throws a low kick but Laine avoids it.
Fuller throws a series of punches but Laine avoids them all with ease.
Fuller throws a body punch but Laine moves out of range.
Laine darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Fuller throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Laine sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Laine jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Fuller misses with a body shot.
Fuller misses with a shot to the body
and Laine counters with a good, hard body kick but Fuller shrugs it off.
Laine throws a low kick, looking for Fuller's leg but Fuller calmly moves out of range.
Fuller swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Fuller dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Pako Laine is winning the standup battle so far.
Laine is looking to slow Fuller down with leg kicks.
Fuller misses with an uppercut
enabling Laine to counter with a crisp jab.
A nice inside leg kick there by Fuller. That's going to slow Laine down.
Fuller lands with a shot to the body.
Fuller throws a low kick, looking for Laine's leg but Laine calmly moves out of range.
Laine half committed to a counter leg kick.
Fuller thows a leg kick but Laine checks it
enabling Laine to counter with a crisp jab.
Laine connects with a solid leg kick.
Fuller scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Fuller fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Laine manages to avoid it.
Chris Fuller has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Laine gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Laine misses with a knee strike.
Laine throws a head punch that misses.
Laine throws a head punch that misses.
Laine throws a head punch that misses.
Laine lands a knee to the head.
Fuller struggles to land a body shot inside as Laine controls his hands.
Fuller is trying to break the clinch but Laine has him pressed against the cage.
Fuller blocking some punches.
A shot in the inside from Laine.
Laine tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Fuller pushes Laine back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Laine misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Fuller.
Laine takes an elbow to the temple.
Fuller tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Laine's elbow.
Fuller breaks the clinch.
Laine misses with a leg kick
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Fuller connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fuller swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Laine appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
Laine has managed to clinch.
Laine lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Laine gets through Fuller's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
A nice left hand lands by Fuller.
Laine goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Fuller escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Laine feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Fuller's calf.
Laine throws a body shot but no joy.
Laine bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Laine throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Laine avoids the body shot from Fuller.
Laine fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Fuller manages to avoid it.
Fuller attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Laine avoids the body shot from Fuller.
Fuller thows a leg kick but Laine checks it
and Laine counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Fuller is rocked!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Fuller misses with a leg kick
and Laine counters with a stiff right hand.
Fuller is still on wobbly legs! Can Laine finish him?
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A nice inside leg kick there by Laine. That's going to slow Fuller down.
A chopping leg kick lands by Laine.
Laine connects with a solid leg kick.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Laine.
Laine moves out of range of the strikes.
A decent looking cross lands there for Laine.
A chopping leg kick lands by Laine.
Fuller has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Fuller throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Laine cracks Fuller with a hook to the temple - Fuller is on wobbly legs here! Laine swarms him with hook after hook, landing with each one! Fuller falls to the canvas face first and the referee dives in to stop the fight! Laine wins by TKO!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:20 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Pako Laine!
A very excited looking Pako Laine rambled incoherently for about 5 minutes post fight about how awesome he is. It was kinda funny for a while but then everyone got annoyed.
Chris Fuller spoke after the fight, saying 'Motha motha fuck, motha motha fuck, motha fuck motha fuck, fuck fuck fuck'.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Masamichi Yamaji (ranked 338 p4p, 40 weight class) and Zdravko Saric (ranked 506 p4p, 64 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Yamaji might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Forgotten Places by Max Ablitzer. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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38
262 lbs
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275 lbs
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World class boxer
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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
25 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Masamichi Yamaji!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
11 - 5 - 0, fighting out of New York, Zdravko Saric!
The judges for this bout are Chris Edwards, Donald Grub and Sam Margolis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Saric throws a sloppy body shot
and Yamaji counters with a stiff right hand.
Saric misses with a shot to the body
and Yamaji counters with a straight right hand.
Yamaji has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Nemesis Gym in the buildup to the fight.
Yamaji takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Saric throws a head kick that misses.
Saric lands a jab to Yamaji's midsection.
Nice body punch from Saric.
Saric cracks a nice hook into Yamaji's ribs.
Nice shot lands for Saric.
It looks like Masamichi Yamaji has been cut.
Saric plants his feet and throws a 3 punch combo. Miss, miss, boom! The third punch, a big right hook, connects right on the temple and drops Yamaji to the mat, unconscious! This fight is all over! Yamaji just couldn't keep out of the way of the whole flurry of punches!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:39 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Zdravko Saric!
Jumping up and down and very excited, Zdravko Saric waved his t-shirt featuring Dauntless's logo in front of the cameras.
Masamichi Yamaji spoke after the fight, saying '*sneers and spits on the mat*'.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Marco Ajax (ranked 57 p4p, 12 weight class) and Lee Sang Seok (ranked 194 p4p, 27 weight class). Ajax comes to the cage accompanied by For Heavy Metal we will die!. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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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
30 - 14 - 1, fighting out of Los Angeles, Marco Ajax!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
17 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Lee Sang Seok!
The judges for this bout are Sam Margolis, Steven Brown and Colin Fotheringham.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ajax rushes Seok and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Seok scores with a shoulder strike.
Seok tries to work over Ajax's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Ajax.
Ajax swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Ajax tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Seok throws a punch but it's blocked by Ajax.
A short left from Ajax.
Seok misses with a short punch on the inside.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Seok.
Ajax swings wildly with an uppercut but Seok uses good head movement to avoid it.
Ajax struggles to land a body shot inside as Seok controls his hands.
Seok swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Seok prevents a body shot from Ajax.
Seok jumps into guard, dragging Ajax to the mat.
Seok is trying to control the position but Ajax postures up.
Ajax stands and throws Seok's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Ajax is looking to take a break and control but Seok is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
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.
Seok is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Ajax has control of an arm but Seok manages to advance to Ajax's back!
Seok trying to control momentarily.
Ajax is really stuck here.
Ajax is working hard here to advance position.
My spies in Gym Beam inform me that Seok has been getting involved in the gym's BJJ sparring sessions. Let's see whether that pays dividends!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Seok trying to control momentarily.
Ajax is really stuck here.
Seok wants to control but Ajax is keeping busy.
Seok has the hooks in. Ajax is trying to push off one leg but he has to do so cautiously to avoid being submitted.
Seok gets his hooks in and is throwing strikes.
Seok is persistently looking for the submission but Ajax is defending it well.
Ajax might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Seok missing with strikes from the back.
You can see the frustration on Ajax's face… He knows he is in trouble unless he improves his position sooner rather than later.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Seok tries to keep control of the position but Ajax is staying busy.
Seok keeps control of the position as Ajax tries to break free.
Seok is working the ground and pound. Can Ajax escape?
Seok is throwing strikes from the back here. Oh that last one was to the back of the head. Seok gets a warning from the referee. He throws another strike to the back of the head straight away though and the referee has seen enough. He breaks up the two fighters and stands them back up. Seok gets a real talking to here and is lucky not to get a point deducted. Seok apologises and we restart here on the feet.
Ajax throws a body shot but no joy.
Seok changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
Ajax jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Seok swings and misses with a hook to the body.
It looked like Ajax was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Seok.
Ajax fails with a takedown attempt.
Seok drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Ajax defends it well.
Seok thuds a left hand into Ajax's body.
Seok shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Seok wants to control but Ajax is keeping him busy.
Seok winds up and cracks Ajax with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Seok is trying to work for a kimura but Ajax is defending well.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Ajax is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Seok lands with a punch from half guard.
Ajax tries to get to full guard but Seok has control of the leg.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Lee Sang Seok dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Ajax looks to land a body kick but Seok moved away.
Seok lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Ajax throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Ajax tries a head kick but it misses.
Ajax displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Seok throws out the jab.
Ajax darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Seok ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Ajax moves away.
Seok showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Ajax.
Seok misses with a hook. Ajax ducked under it nicely.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A jab from Ajax does it's job there.
Ajax throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
No joy there for Seok, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Ajax tries to clinch but Seok moves away
so Seok counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Seok cracks Ajax with a solid left hand.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Seok throwing strikes but missing.
Ajax wants to control but instead he gets his guard passed and Seok is now in half guard.
Ajax wants to get back to full guard.
Seok tries to pass the half guard into mount. Ajax knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Ajax is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Ajax taking some punishment here, with Seok in his half guard.
Seok has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Ajax regains full guard. Nicely done.
Ajax keeping full guard, as Seok tries to pass.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Seok stays in close to Ajax's body and controls the position.
Ajax is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Seok has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Ajax lands a nice short elbow.
Seok looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Seok trying to control from the bottom.
Ground and pound from Ajax.
Ajax seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ajax lands with a punch from half guard.
Seok is looking to control Ajax's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Seok avoid being mounted?
Ajax thows a huge punch but Seok dodges it nicely.
Ajax slows the pace down in half guard.
Ajax missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Ajax is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Ajax seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Seok does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Seok is controlling Ajax's position as best he can from this difficult position.
Seok tries to roll over but Ajax keeps him under control.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Seok trying to control here.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
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 Marco Ajax will probably get the nod.
That's time! Ajax's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!
Ajax 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.
Ajax misses with a body shot.
Seok works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Ajax swinging wildly here.
Seok swinging wildly here.
Seok takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Seok darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
A telegraphed right hand from Seok misses the target.
Seok takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Ajax misses the shot to the body.
Ajax takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ajax throws a loose over hand right and dives in with a double leg takedown. Seok tries to sprawl but it's too late and the fighters hit the mat. Ajax is in Seok's guard.
Ajax got a little sloppy there for a moment and Seok has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Ajax has managed to get both his arms back between Seok's legs - danger averted.
Seok working a defensive guard here.
Ajax wants to control from the top but Seok keeps moving.
Seok is looking to sweep but instead, Ajax has passed into half guard.
Seok tries to roll over but Ajax keeps him under control.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ajax seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Ajax wants to lay and pray for a moment but Seok keeps working.
Seok gets full guard.
Seok tries to land a sweep but no joy.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ajax stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Seok swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Seok looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Seok is trying to hold Ajax in close to prevent damage but Ajax has managed to pass into half guard.
Ajax working Seok over with strikes.
Ajax is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Seok is on the bottom, trying to hold on to half guard. He's throwing a few small shots here, to keep his opponent honest.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Seok wants to get back to full guard.
Seok trying to control but Ajax postures up.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Ajax tries to land a leg kick but Seok saw it coming and moves away.
Seok tried to score with a low kick but Ajax checks it.
A combination from Seok does no damage.
Seok ducks under a wild hook from Ajax.
Ajax ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Seok moves away.
A swing and a miss from Ajax.
Ajax just misses with a punch to the body.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Seok slips a jab from Ajax.
Seok has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Ajax.
Marco Ajax seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Ajax misses with a low kick.
And that's the end of the fight!
Marco Ajax showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Ajax 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 Steven Brown scores the fight 29:28
Judge Colin Fotheringham scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Marco Ajax!
Marco Ajax decided to go for the less than humble approach in his post fight interview, telling everyone how he is going to conquer the world. The crowd seemed to like it when really that sort of approach could have gone either way.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Edward Kenway (ranked 21 p4p, 2 weight class) and Felix Sturm (ranked 47 p4p, 9 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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32
154 lbs
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30
158 lbs
25 - 7 - 0 |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the lightweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
20 - 6 - 2, fighting out of Las Vegas, Edward Kenway!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
25 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Felix Sturm!
The judges for this bout are Andrew Berry, Donald Grub and Phil Schofield.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kenway ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Sturm throws a sloppy head kick and Kenway moves out of range easily.
Kenway is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Sturm misses with an uppercut. Kenway saw that one coming.
Sturm looks to score with a jab to the body but Kenway is just out of range.
A shot to the body from Kenway misses
and Sturm counters with a head kick.
Kenway connects with a good right hand that stumbles Sturm. Sturm circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Sturm throws out a powerful jab.
Sturm has done a lot of speed work in the buildup to this fight.
Sturm with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Kenway on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Kenway clinches with his opponent.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A head punch on the inside from Kenway fails to land.
Sturm misses with a hook to the ribs.
Kenway lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Sturm backwards.
Kenway lands a shot to the body.
Kenway throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Sturm tries to work over Kenway's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Kenway lands a nice uppercut.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sturm misses with a hook to the ribs.
A nice right hand lands inside from Kenway.
Kenway can't find room to land a body shot as Sturm controls the action.
Sturm tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Sturm can't find room to land a body shot as Kenway controls the action.
Sturm tries a body shot but Kenway blocks it.
Sturm lands a hook that snaps the head of Kenway backwards.
Sturm looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Kenway tries a body shot but Sturm blocks it.
Kenway misses with a punch to the body.
Kenway misses with the head strike.
Sturm misses with a punch on the inside.
Sturm's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Kenway lands with a light punch inside.
Good body shot from Kenway.
Still in the clinch, Kenway scores with a nice short uppercut.
Kenway manages to break the clinch.
Kenway just misses with a punch to the body.
Sloppy strikes from Kenway. Those never looked like landing.
Sturm now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Kenway lands a nice shot to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Kenway swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Sturm slips under a jab.
A little jabbing left from Sturm on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Kenway throws a shot from downtown. Sturm moves away and avoids it.
Sturm scores with a crisp jab that stopped Kenway in his tracks.
Kenway misses with a straight left.
The fighters circle momentarily. Kenway darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Sturm swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Kenway counters with a right hand to the body.
Kenway takes the fight into the clinch.
Sturm breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Kenway throws a hook but Sturm blocks it.
Kenway misses with a lunging right hand
and Sturm counters with a straight right hand.
Sturm lands with an overhand left.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sturm takes a swing at Kenway's ribcage but misses.
Sturm fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Kenway throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Sturm.
Kenway rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Sturm counters with a nice uppercut.
Kenway connects with a looping right hand.
Kenway fails to land with a series of punches.
Kenway bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Kenway slips a straight right by Sturm.
Kenway misses with a jab to the body
and Sturm counters with a nice uppercut.
Sturm ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Kenway moves away.
Sturm slips a jab and a cross from Kenway.
Kenway scores with a jab to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Decent striking displayed by Sturm there.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Kenway connects with a right hand. Sturm shakes it off.
Sturm stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Kenway throws a body punch but Sturm moves out of range.
Sturm misses with a lunging right hand
and Kenway counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Sturm is rocked!
Kenway tries to clinch there but Sturm circles away.
Kenway swinging wildly here.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Kenway throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Kenway slips under a jab from Sturm.
It looked like Kenway wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Kenway connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Edward Kenway dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Sturm throws out a loose jab but Kenway uses good head movement to avoid it.
Kenway misses with a two punch combination.
Kenway throws a sloppy body shot
enabling Sturm to counter with a crisp jab.
It looks like Edward Kenway has been cut.
Sturm throws an overhand right that lands on Kenway's shoulder, as Kenway tries to avoid the shot.
Kenway misses with a looping left.
Sturm thows a left - swing and a miss!
Felix Sturm seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Kenway throws a body shot but no joy.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Sturm! But no joy.
Kenway ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Sturm moves away.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kenway will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Kenway has not gone for a single takedown so far in this fight, which seems like a very strange tactic when you consider that he has the superior wrestling and BJJ.
Decent striking displayed by Sturm there.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kenway scores with a jab to the body.
Sturm takes a swing at Kenway's ribcage but misses.
Kenway takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Kenway throws a jab but it's blocked by Sturm.
Good shot there by Sturm.
Kenway is rocked!
Sturm swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Kenway counters by moving into the clinch.
Sturm misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Sturm prevents a body shot from Kenway.
Sturm tries to work over Kenway's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Kenway breaks the clinch.
Sturm takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Kenway slips a jab and a cross from Sturm.
Sturm looks to land a right hand but Kenway moved out of range.
Kenway takes a swing at Sturm's ribcage but misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kenway lands a nice shot that snaps Sturm's head back.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Kenway pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Sturm! But no joy.
Good shot there by Kenway.
Sturm lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Kenway tests Sturm's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Sturm is still on wobbly legs! Can Kenway finish him?
Kenway fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Sturm seems to have recovered his senses.
Kenway fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Sturm looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Kenway fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Sturm manages to avoid it.
Sturm works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Kenway throws a hook to the side of Sturm's head but Sturm sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kenway tests Sturm's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Kenway on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Kenway uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Sturm.
Kenway is looking to counter the offense by Sturm and move into the clinch.
Kenway ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Sturm moves away.
Sturm looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Kenway misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Sturm.
Despite the aggression on Sturm's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Kenway throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Kenway misses with a body shot.
A big right from Sturm misses.
Kenway throwing a counter right hand but Sturm manages to avoid it.
Kenway closes the distance and pushes Sturm back into the cage.
Kenway has a couple of punches blocked by Sturm.
Sturm works on Kenway's body with a couple of short punches.
A shot in the inside from Sturm.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A short right from Sturm.
Sturm doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Sturm breaks the clinch.
Sturm misses with an uppercut.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Kenway wants to clinch.
Sturm moves out of range as Kenway strikes.
Sturm throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Sturm throws a low kick but Kenway moves out of range easily.
Kenway scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Sturm moves out of range of the strikes.
Kenway tries to clinch but Sturm moves out of range.
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 Edward Kenway will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Edward Kenway's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Kenway throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Sturm displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Kenway throws out the jab.
Sturm moves forwards but Kenway connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Kenway bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Kenway tries to clinch up but Sturm circles away and keeps his distance.
Kenway connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Kenway wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Kenway misses with a straight right.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sturm scores with a nice strike.
Sturm avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Sturm misses with a hook
and Kenway counters with a straight right hand.
Kenway misses with a wild body shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kenway lands a nice shot that snaps Sturm's head back.
Nice straight punches there by Sturm. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Sturm.
A slow jab from Sturm misses its intended target.
Sturm lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Sturm slips a straight right by Kenway.
Kenway cracks Sturm with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Sturm uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Kenway.
Kenway throws a shot to the body.
Kenway drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Kenway tries to close the distance and clinch but Sturm swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Sturm looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Kenway swings widly with a right hand
letting Sturm counter with a right hand.
Oh Kenway is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sturm fails to land with a series of punches.
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!
Kenway misses with a jab to the body
and Sturm counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Kenway tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Sturm paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Sturm uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Kenway.
Sturm walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Sturm looks to score with a jab to the body but Kenway is just out of range.
Kenway seems to have got his legs back now.
Sturm moves away from the strike by Kenway.
Sturm misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Kenway misses with a wild body shot.
Kenway checks the leg kick nicely there.
Sturm misses the shot to the body.
Kenway blocks a jab.
Kenway appears to be looking for a big counter.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kenway instigates a clinch.
Kenway lands with a right to the head.
Sturm blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Sturm working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Sturm tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Kenway lands a hook to the side of the head.
Kenway prevents a body shot from Sturm.
Kenway swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Kenway tries to throw a body punch but Sturm avoids it by throwing Kenway back against the cage.
Edward Kenway has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Still in the clinch, Kenway scores with a nice short uppercut.
Kenway doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Kenway scores with a nice hook to the head.
Kenway misses with the head strike.
Kenway lands a hook to the side of the head.
Sturm misses with a short punch on the inside.
Kenway lands with a light punch inside.
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!
Kenway avoiding damage.
Sturm tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Kenway's elbow.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A short right from Kenway on the inside.
Nice body punch from Kenway.
Kenway has a couple of punches blocked by Sturm.
Kenway can't find room to land a body shot as Sturm controls the action.
Sturm misses with some punches.
Sturm working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Sturm tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Kenway's elbow.
A left hand lands to the body for Sturm.
Good body shot from Sturm.
Sturm lands with a short shot to the head.
Sturm has a couple of punches blocked by Kenway.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Sturm.
Sturm goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Kenway tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Sturm swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Kenway tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
A right hand to the body from Sturm.
Sturm tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Edward Kenway clearly takes that round.
The cut man is working on Edward Kenway's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Sturm uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Kenway lands a jab to the head.
Kenway throws a body punch but Sturm moves out of range.
Sturm pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Kenway lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Sturm circles away quickly and effectively.
Kenway backing away here, and Sturm unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
Sturm misses with a hook to the body
letting Kenway counter with a right hand.
Kenway with a jab.
Sturm ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Kenway moves away.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sturm gets caught by a big overhand right and goes down! Kenway gets on top of him and starts throwing some serious punches until the ref intervenes and stops the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:49 of round 4, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Edward Kenway!
Edward Kenway retains his lightweight title!
Our winner, Edward Kenway, 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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