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OFC 322: BK vs Loveladdy II PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Loki Aoki (ranked 3648 p4p, 425 weight class) and Jose Alvaro (ranked 3646 p4p, 424 weight class). Aoki's entrance music is KAANCEPTS. A fine choice. Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Loki Aoki!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
20 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Jose Alvaro!
The judges for this bout are Elvis Blanc, Trevor Gratis and Dillan Fox.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Aoki throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
A punch combination from Aoki misses.
Aoki moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Alvaro has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Aoki, as that shot connected.
Aoki takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Jose Alvaro seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Aoki lunges at Alvaro with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Alvaro's hand.
Alvaro blocks a head kick by Aoki.
Alvaro lands with an uppercut that bounces Aoki off the cage and back into range.
Alvaro sizes up Aoki with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
A jab from Alvaro finds it's way through Aoki's defenses.
Aoki throws a body shot but no joy.
Alvaro throws out a counter right but Aoki avoids it with no problem.
Alvaro throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Aoki takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Aoki connects with a body shot.
Alvaro throws an ugly left hook that misses
enabling Aoki to counter with a crisp jab.
Aoki walks into a stiff left hand from Alvaro.
Alvaro has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
A slow jab from Alvaro misses its intended target.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sloppy strikes from Aoki. Those never looked like landing.
Aoki throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Aoki on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Alvaro lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Alvaro scores with a sloppy right hand. Aoki should have avoided that one.
Alvaro fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Aoki pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Alvaro works the jab nicely.
Donk. Aoki catches Alvaro right on the button with a cross.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Alvaro throws a leg kick
and Aoki cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Alvaro showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Aoki.
Aoki takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Aoki moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Aoki throws a push kick but Alvaro slaps the foot to one side.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Alvaro lands a nice looking body shot.
Aoki on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Alvaro. Alvaro obviously looking to wear him down.
Aoki throws a nice looking combination but Alvaro bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Aoki blocks a head kick by Alvaro.
Alvaro swings away with a body shot that misses
and Aoki counters with a straight right hand.
Alvaro throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Aoki counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Alvaro swings widly with a right hand
letting Aoki counter with a right hand.
Aoki misses with a double jab.
Alvaro wants to counter with a clinch but Aoki pushes him away.
Alvaro scores with a nice head shot.
Alvaro throws a leg kick that misses.
Aoki tries to bum rush Alvaro with a series of wild strikes but Alvaro uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Aoki throws a head kick that misses.
Aoki swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Alvaro works the jab nicely.
The fighters circle momentarily. Alvaro darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Aoki loads up on a big right hand but Alvaro slips the punch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Alvaro throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Aoki on the side of the head.
Alvaro is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Alvaro throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Aoki stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Aoki cracks Alvaro with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Alvaro throws a nice inside leg kick.
Aoki missing with a left hand there. Alvaro was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Alvaro lands with a slapping head kick.
Alvaro dodges the punch combination from Aoki.
Aoki throws a body kick that misses.
Alvaro moves to clinch but Aoki breaks away
and Aoki counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Aoki throws a shot from downtown. Alvaro moves away and avoids it.
Alvaro throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Jab from Aoki.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Aoki takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Alvaro scores with a nice right hand.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Alvaro swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Aoki takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
The fighters circling - Aoki throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Alvaro looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Aoki misses with a hook.
Alvaro throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Aoki uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Alvaro.
Aoki throws a right and a left that Alvaro avoids nicely.
Aoki uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Alvaro.
It looked like Aoki wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Alvaro throws a hook but Aoki blocks it.
Aoki misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Alvaro scores with a decent looking hook.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Aoki misses with a wild body shot.
Aoki misses with a combination
and Alvaro counters with a nice uppercut.
Alvaro stuns Aoki with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Loki Aoki will probably get the nod.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Alvaro lands with an uppercut that bounces Aoki off the cage and back into range.
Aoki 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.
Aoki throws a nice looking combination but Alvaro bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Alvaro clinches with his opponent.
Aoki manages to break the clinch.
Aoki thows a left - swing and a miss!
Alvaro throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Aoki ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Alvaro moves away.
Alvaro scores with a nice right hand.
Alvaro clobbers Aoki with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Aoki keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Alvaro.
Alvaro lands a nice hook to Aoki's body. Aoki takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
A bone on bone clash there as Aoki blocks the leg kick.
Aoki takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Alvaro misses the shot to the body.
Aoki on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Aoki bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Alvaro's head.
Loki Aoki is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Aoki throws a sloppy head kick and Alvaro moves out of range easily.
Aoki looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Aoki lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Aoki circles away from the clinch attempt.
Alvaro connects with an inside leg kick.
A big left from Alvaro misses.
Alvaro wants to clinch up but Aoki keeps it at a distance.
Aoki swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Aoki misses with a series of wild punches.
Aoki lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Alvaro looks for the body kick but Aoki saw that one coming.
Loki Aoki is winning the standup battle so far.
Alvaro fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Aoki.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Aoki misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Alvaro.
Alvaro throws a hook but Aoki avoids it easily.
A counter left hand to the body from Aoki misses its target.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Alvaro, as that shot connected.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Alvaro scores with a jab to the body.
Aoki uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Alvaro has time to react.
Aoki misses with a wild body shot.
Aoki walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Alvaro fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Alvaro feints and then cracks Aoki's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Aoki down.
Aoki misses with a hook
and Alvaro makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Aoki defending well as Alvaro loads up on a big left hand.
Aoki throws a right hand that Alvaro ducks under and follows up with a left that Alvaro also avoids with ease.
Alvaro looks like he wanted to counter with a high kick but didn't throw it.
Aoki misses with a wild combination.
Aoki uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Alvaro.
Aoki will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Alvaro lands with a nice body punch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Alvaro takes one on the button.
A thudding body kick lands there by Alvaro!
Alvaro is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Alvaro swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Aoki.
Alvaro fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Aoki on the side of the head.
Aoki swinging wildly here.
Jab, jab by Aoki - just one landing.
Alvaro bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
A punch combination from Aoki misses.
Aoki tries to move into range but Alvaro moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Aoki misses with a head kick.
Aoki takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Aoki tries to bum rush Alvaro with a series of wild strikes but Alvaro uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Alvaro misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Aoki is looking for a counter combo.
Aoki throws a head kick that misses.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Aoki throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Alvaro sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Alvaro with a nice cross.
Alvaro avoids a kick to the body.
Alvaro staying out of range there.
Alvaro shapes to counter with a head kick.
Alvaro 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.
Alvaro fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
A big left from Alvaro misses.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Alvaro with a hook.
Aoki lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Alvaro just misses with a punch to the body.
Alvaro turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jose Alvaro showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
Alvaro throws a sloppy body shot
letting Aoki counter with a right hand.
Alvaro takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Alvaro misses with a looping left.
Alvaro with a jab.
Alvaro throws a good cross that connects.
Aoki is rocked!
Good leg kick by Alvaro there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Oh Aoki is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Alvaro cracks Aoki with a hook to the temple - Aoki is on wobbly legs here! Alvaro swarms him with hook after hook, landing with each one! Aoki falls to the canvas face first and the referee dives in to stop the fight! Alvaro wins by TKO!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:27 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Jose Alvaro!
After the fight, Jose Alvaro was humble in paying tribute to his opponent but made it clear he wants to go on to bigger and better things. It seemed to go down well with the crowd who cheered him loudly.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Stanislav Guschin (ranked 2784 p4p, 362 weight class) and Junior Brandon (ranked 2560 p4p, 344 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Brandon's choice of entrance music: Life Is Beautiful. Junior Brandon has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Stanislav Guschin's chin.
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220 lbs
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215 lbs
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Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Cardio machine |
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Excellent MT
Heavy handed |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
8 - 7 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Stanislav Guschin!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
21 - 23 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Junior Brandon!
The judges for this bout are William Peck, Ian Loll and Alec Ball.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Guschin is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Brandon defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Guschin.
Brandon only half commits to the counter leg kick.
Guschin cracks Brandon with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Brandon shoots in for a takedown but Guschin shows good takedown defense.
Brandon wants to clinch up but Guschin keeps it at a distance.
Brandon moves in looking to clinch but Guschin pushes him off.
Stanislav Guschin seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Guschin throws an overhand right that lands on Brandon's shoulder, as Brandon tries to avoid the shot.
Brandon doesn't manage to clinch there - Guschin circles away.
Brandon closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Guschin's coaches at St Petersburg MMA Gym have been working on his defensive grappling in preparation for this fight so let's see if he can get out of this tricky position.
Guschin trying to control from the bottom.
Guschin throws a strike from the bottom but Brandon passes into side control!
Brandon trying to control the action but Guschin is working from the bottom.
Brandon tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Brandon has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Brandon trying to control the action but Guschin is working 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.
Guschin is looking for a sweep.
Brandon just content to control the position.
Guschin tries to bench press Brandon off him but Brandon keeps the position.
Guschin wants to control but Brandon postures up.
Guschin is looking to reverse the position.
Brandon controls the position.
Guschin is trying to control Brandon's posture but Brandon avoids it.
Guschin is looking for a sweep.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Guschin is trying to escape the position but Brandon is controlling the position.
Brandon looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Guschin sneaks back into half guard.
Brandon sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Guschin defending well though.
Brandon looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
Brandon works his way into full mount!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Brandon trying to control but Guschin is having none of it.
Guschin slips a leg in and gets back to half guard.
Brandon seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Brandon performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
Brandon is looking to take a break and control but Guschin is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Guschin is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
My spies in Death Valley Training Facility inform me that Brandon has been getting involved in the gym's BJJ sparring sessions. Let's see whether that pays dividends!
Brandon wants to pass to mount but Guschin is defending the position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Guschin tries to get to full guard but Brandon has control of the leg.
Guschin regains full guard. Nicely done.
Guschin wants to sweep here but Brandon controlling him for the moment.
Guschin is working hard here to advance position.
Brandon pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Guschin is keeping the position for now.
Guschin looking for a sweep. Not yet Guschin, not yet.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Guschin trying to keep a closed guard but Brandon is proving a slippery customer.
Brandon passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Brandon wants to control but Guschin is keeping him busy.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Junior Brandon dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Guschin closes this distance looking for a takedown but Brandon circles away.
Brandon shoots in but no luck this time.
Guschin rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Brandon counters with a takedown into side control.
Guschin holding on.
Guschin sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.
Brandon has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Brandon with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
Brandon is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Brandon thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Guschin's head.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Brandon takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Brandon stalling.
Guschin trying to hold on to Brandon's head to control him but Brandon postures up.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Guschin tries to roll over but Brandon keeps him under control.
Brandon controlling the action here.
Guschin tries to get to full guard but Brandon has control of the leg.
Guschin wants to control but Brandon is keeping busy.
Ground and pound from Brandon.
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.
Guschin is trying to control but can't.
Guschin is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Brandon is taking a breather. Guschin says something to him but it's hard to make out. Perhaps he's telling him to get on with it and actually do something.
Brandon trying to control the action but Guschin is working from the bottom.
Guschin is trying to get back to full guard.
Guschin avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Brandon.
Brandon is taking a breather. Guschin says something to him but it's hard to make out. Perhaps he's telling him to get on with it and actually do something.
Guschin is trying to get back to full guard.
Brandon is thwarting Guschin's attempts to control the position.
Guschin tries to get to full guard but Brandon has control of the leg.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Brandon wants to pass the guard but Guschin is defending well.
Guschin wants to get back to full guard.
Guschin trying to hold on to Brandon's head to control him but Brandon postures up.
Brandon tries to pass to full mount but Guschin defends it.
Guschin keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Guschin missing with punches from the bottom.
Brandon thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Brandon missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Guschin regains full guard. Nicely done.
Guschin wants to sweep but no luck.
Brandon controlling from the top position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Guschin looking to control.
Brandon passes into half guard.
Brandon is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Guschin doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Brandon.
Brandon wants to take a breather but Guschin is having none of it.
Brandon content to control rather than advance.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Brandon seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Junior Brandon showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
Brandon dives in and scores a takedown into Guschin's guard.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Guschin is on top in guard.
Guschin postures up in Brandon's guard and throws a big left but Brandon blocks it.
Brandon wants to hit a switch here but Guschin passes into full mount! Oh no, disaster for Brandon there!
Brandon blocking the ground and pound.
Brandon is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Brandon avoids a strike by Guschin and manages to complete a very nice reversal in the process, to end up in Guschin's guard! Fantastic escape!
Brandon pushes down on Guschin's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Brandon not landing any meaningful shots this time.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Brandon seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Guschin is looking to control Brandon's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Guschin avoid being mounted?
That's one minute gone in the round.
Brandon wants to take a breather but Guschin is having none of it.
Guschin is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Brandon's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Brandon's back!
Brandon trying to control the action but Guschin just sinks the hooks in.
Brandon is defending well here and trying to improve his position.
Guschin thows a huge left but connects with the canvas and not his opponent.
Guschin thows a huge left but connects with the canvas and not his opponent.
Guschin controlling well, preventing Brandon from escaping the position.
Brandon covering up well under a series of strikes from Guschin.
Junior Brandon has got the better of the ground game so far.
Guschin punches the canvas rather than the man.
Brandon tries to roll but Guschin sticks to his back.
Guschin punches Brandon on the ear.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Brandon is in bad spot here.
Guschin lands with a hammerfist to the side of Brandon's head.
It looks like Junior Brandon has been cut.
Brandon manages to reverse the position and now he's in Guschin's guard. Nice work there by Brandon.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Guschin wants to sweep here but Brandon controlling him for the moment.
Brandon thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Brandon won't allow Guschin to sweep him here.
Brandon working some strikes from top position.
Guschin is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Brandon has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Guschin is working away from the top position though.
Brandon actively working from the bottom here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Brandon is looking for a sweep. Guschin is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Brandon is trying to control but can't.
Brandon keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Guschin wants to take a breather but Brandon is having none of it.
Guschin landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Guschin trying to mount his opponent but Brandon defends it.
Stanislav Guschin has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Guschin is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Guschin thows a huge punch but Brandon dodges it nicely.
Guschin looks to land a strike but Brandon avoids it nicely and regains full guard.
Brandon utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Guschin drops back for a leg but he's not going to get it - he lets go and Brandon dives on top into guard.
Guschin looking for a sweep. Not yet Guschin, not yet.
Brandon wants to control from the top but Guschin keeps moving.
Guschin keeping full guard, as Brandon tries to pass.
Guschin had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Brandon defends it easily.
Brandon engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
Junior Brandon is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Brandon passes Guschin's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Brandon controlling the action here.
And that's the end of the fight!
Stanislav Guschin showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Brandon 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 William Peck scores the fight 28:29
Judge Ian Loll scores the fight 28:29
Judge Alec Ball scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Junior Brandon!
A victorious Junior Brandon thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Childish Gambino (ranked 1500 p4p, 160 weight class) and Peter Redfield (ranked 1407 p4p, 148 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Gambino might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to RAW (backwards). Both fighters really staring each other down here, as Peter Redfield enters the cage!
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163 lbs
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Excellent MT
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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
38 - 24 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Childish Gambino!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
13 - 12 - 0, fighting out of New York, Peter Redfield!
The judges for this bout are Ian Loll, Steve Smith and William Peck.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Redfield tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Gambino works Redfield's body with a nice hook.
Redfield lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Gambino with a nice cross.
Redfield connects with a nice looking jab.
Redfield ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Gambino moves away.
Gambino steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Redfield.
Gambino appears to be looking for a big counter.
Gambino misses with a hook
and Redfield counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Gambino thinking.
Gambino moves out of range of the strikes.
Gambino is looking to counter punch.
Gambino connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Redfield is looking to chop away at Gambino's legs.
Gambino throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Gambino just misses with a punch to the body.
Gambino seems to be moving with more speed, compared to his last bout. He must have been working on that in the gym.
Redfield on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Redfield misses with a body kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Redfield throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Redfield looks to throw the jab but Gambino is out of range.
Gambino throws a big counter combination but Redfield scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
Peter Redfield seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Gambino throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Redfield throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Gambino avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
A nice leg kick lands there from Gambino.
Redfield scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Gambino doesn't seem bothered though.
Redfield throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Redfield avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Redfield connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
A jab from Redfield misses.
Gambino blocks a jab.
Redfield scores with a decent looking hook.
Redfield jabbing away but nothing is landing.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Gambino swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Redfield counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Redfield misses with an uppercut. Gambino saw that one coming.
Redfield misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Gambino.
Redfield lands a nice shot to the body.
Redfield looks to throw the jab but Gambino is out of range.
Redfield is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Gambino.
A punch combination from Gambino misses.
Redfield throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
A looping hook to the body misses from Gambino. Redfield does a little dance to reset his feet.
Redfield throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Gambino throws a big counter combination but Redfield scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
A low kick from Redfield misses
and Gambino counters with a straight right hand.
No joy there for Gambino, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Redfield throws a low kick but it's checked well by Gambino.
It looked like Gambino was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Redfield throws a poor cross that misses
and Gambino counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Redfield tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Gambino scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Redfield is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Redfield misses the shot to the body.
Redfield lands a nice shot to the body.
Gambino takes a shot right to the bread basket.
A jab from Redfield misses.
Redfield throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Gambino dips to his left and cracks Redfield with an uppercut!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Redfield throws a body punch but Gambino moves out of range.
Redfield tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Redfield is looking to score with low kicks.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gambino moves out of range as Redfield strikes.
A counter left hand to the body from Gambino misses its target.
Redfield showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Gambino.
Redfield misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Gambino.
Redfield punishes Gambino's body with a nice straight punch.
Redfield uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Gambino has time to react.
Redfield connects with a body shot.
Redfield defending well as Gambino loads up on a big left hand.
Gambino slips under a jab.
Gambino is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Nice cross by Gambino.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Gambino takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Redfield throws a lazy uppercut
and Gambino counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
It looks like Peter Redfield has been cut.
Redfield throws a push kick but Gambino slaps the foot to one side.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Peter Redfield dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Peter Redfield's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Redfield throws a right hand that misses
and Gambino counters with a nice body shot.
Gambino ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Redfield moves away.
Redfield works Gambino's body with a nice hook.
Gambino takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Redfield feints and then cracks Gambino's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Gambino down.
Redfield throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Redfield changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Redfield throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Peter Redfield seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Gambino uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Redfield.
Gambino was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Redfield misses with a left hand
and Gambino counters with a one-two to the body.
Childish Gambino is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Redfield misses with an uppercut. Gambino saw that one coming.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Gambino slips a straight right by Redfield.
Redfield throws a shot to the body.
A low kick from Redfield is predictable there
and Gambino counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Redfield thinking.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gambino takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Gambino throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Redfield on the side of the head.
Gambino moves away from the strike by Redfield.
Gambino seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
Good leg kick by Redfield there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Redfield darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Redfield misses with a kick to the body.
Redfield misses with a jab to the body
and Gambino counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Gambino takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Gambino misses with an uppercut.
Redfield appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
Gambino keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Gambino misses with a combination
and Redfield counters with a lovely shot to the body.
A slapping leg kick lands for Redfield.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Redfield is looking to slow Gambino down with leg kicks.
Redfield has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Gambino slips a straight right by Redfield.
Redfield misses with an uppercut
and Gambino counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Redfield thinking.
Gambino lands a slapping body shot.
Gambino keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Redfield.
Redfield throws a push kick but Gambino slaps the foot to one side.
Redfield misses with a body shot.
Redfield takes one on the button.
Redfield is looking to slow Gambino down with leg kicks.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Gambino, as that shot connected.
Gambino keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Gambino misses with an uppercut
and Redfield counters with a nice kick to the body.
Gambino throws a sloppy head kick and Redfield moves out of range easily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Redfield fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Redfield misses with a hook. Gambino ducked under it nicely.
Redfield throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
An attempted straight right counter from Gambino misses the target.
Redfield throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Gambino counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Redfield misses with a body shot
and Gambino counters with a three punch combo that has Redfield backing up. Redfield nods at Gambino to acknowledge the strikes.
Redfield bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Gambino's head.
Gambino jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
A cross from Redfield lands.
Gambino lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Redfield circles away quickly and effectively.
Gambino cracks Redfield with an open hand slap.
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!
A big left from Redfield misses.
Redfield fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Gambino.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Redfield fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Gambino.
Redfield loads up on a big right hand but Gambino slips the punch.
Gambino misses with a head kick.
This entire fight has taken place on the feet so far and you wonder whether Gambino might be better served trying to take this one to the ground because he's losing the standup battle so far.
Gambino takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Redfield throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Redfield swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Gambino counters with a straight right hand.
Gambino throws a right hand that Redfield ducks under and follows up with a left that Redfield also avoids with ease.
Redfield ducks under a wild hook from Gambino.
Redfield throws a looping overhand right but Gambino ducks down to avoid it.
Gambino lands a jab to Redfield's midsection.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Redfield takes a swing at Gambino's ribcage but misses.
Redfield throws a lazy right hand but Gambino sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Peter Redfield will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Peter Redfield's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Redfield doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Gambino uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Redfield.
Redfield tries to land a front kick but Gambino steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Gambino throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Redfield swings widly with a right hand
and Gambino counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Gambino with a hook.
Gambino lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Redfield circles away quickly and effectively.
Redfield misses with an uppercut. Gambino saw that one coming.
It looked like Gambino was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
A telegraphed right hand from Redfield misses the target.
Gambino appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Redfield moves out of range of the body kick.
Redfield flicks out a counter leg kick but Gambino steps away.
Redfield on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Nice straight punches there by Gambino. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Gambino.
Redfield rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Gambino counters with a one-two to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Redfield throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Redfield has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Gambino tries a head kick but it misses.
Redfield replies with a solid counter kick to the body but Gambino blocks it well.
Gambino avoids the body shot from Redfield.
Gambino scores with a jab to the body.
Gambino swinging wildly here.
Redfield slips a jab and a cross from Gambino.
Gambino ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Redfield moves away.
Gambino on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Redfield. Redfield obviously looking to wear him down.
Nice jab there from Gambino.
Gambino steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Redfield.
Redfield swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gambino uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Redfield.
Redfield dodges the punch combination from Gambino.
Redfield misses with a looping right.
Gambino was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Redfield thuds a left hand into Gambino's body.
Redfield with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Gambino to score with a decent uppercut.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Redfield throws a good cross that connects.
Gambino keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Redfield dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Gambino misses with a looping left.
Gambino throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Redfield.
Redfield throws a jab when Gambino was well out of range.
Gambino scores with a jab to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Redfield lands a jab to Gambino's midsection.
Redfield throws a lazy uppercut
and Gambino counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Gambino takes a swing at Redfield's ribcage but misses.
Redfield throws a jab when Gambino was well out of range.
It looked like Gambino was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Redfield.
Redfield throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
A head kick misses from Gambino.
A nice side step and Redfield releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
A combination from Gambino does no damage.
Gambino bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Redfield's head.
Redfield throws a predictable looking body shot
and Gambino counters with a straight right hand.
A combination from Gambino does no damage.
Redfield scores with a leg kick.
Redfield throws a shot from downtown. Gambino moves away and avoids it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Redfield fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Gambino checks it well.
Redfield moves out of range of the strikes.
Redfield scores with the left hand. Gambino knows he should have avoided that one.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Redfield looks to land a left hand but Gambino moved out of range nicely.
Redfield sizes up Gambino with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Gambino shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Redfield eats them both and turns towards Gambino to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Gambino uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Redfield.
Redfield shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Gambino blocks a jab.
Gambino scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Gambino throws a series of punches but Redfield avoids them all with ease.
Childish Gambino has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Nice shot lands for Redfield.
And that's the end of the fight!
Childish Gambino showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Redfield has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Ian Loll scores the fight 28:29
Judge Steve Smith scores the fight 28:29
Judge William Peck scores the fight 29:29
In favor of your winner, by majority decision... Peter Redfield!
Peter Redfield was full of energy after the big win and talked about how he thinks he can do big things in this sport. The crowd were appreciative of his determination to succeed.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Phil High (ranked 1219 p4p, 185 weight class) and Edmund Dorrance Jr (ranked 1425 p4p, 204 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 light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
17 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Phil High!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
11 - 4 - 0, fighting out of London, Edmund Dorrance Jr!
The judges for this bout are Alec Ball, Gregory Folan and Steve Smith.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
High checks the leg kick nicely there.
High swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Dorrance Jr lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
High lands a jab to Dorrance Jr's midsection.
High feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Dorrance Jr's calf.
High misses with a few strikes there.
Dorrance Jr throws a big counter head kick but High avoids it with no problem.
High bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Dorrance Jr's head.
High missing with a left hand there. Dorrance Jr was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
A little jabbing left from Dorrance Jr on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
High stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Dorrance Jr has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
High shoots in looking for a takedown. Dorrance Jr tries to sprawl out of it but High keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Dorrance Jr manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
That's one minute gone in the round.
High misses with a head kick.
A nice side step and Dorrance Jr releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
High throws a body shot but no joy.
Dorrance Jr is clearly trying to counter these attacks from High with a body shot.
Nice shot lands for Dorrance Jr.
Dorrance Jr motions for High to come forward. Dorrance Jr throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
High punishes Dorrance Jr's body with a nice straight punch.
A lazy body kick from High
and Dorrance Jr cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Dorrance Jr keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
A little jabbing left from Dorrance Jr on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
High throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
High throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Dorrance Jr stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dorrance Jr avoids the body shot from High.
Dorrance Jr unleashes a big counter combination but High bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
High punishes Dorrance Jr's body with a nice straight punch.
High misses with a body kick.
High ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Dorrance Jr moves away.
Phil High seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Dorrance Jr drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
High is looking to wear down Dorrance Jr with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
High misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
High throws a head kick that misses
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
The fighters circling - High throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
A slapping leg kick lands for Dorrance Jr.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A chopping leg kick lands by Dorrance Jr.
Dorrance Jr moves away from the strike by High.
Dorrance Jr looks like he wants to counter punch here.
High ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
High throws a predictable looking body shot
and Dorrance Jr counters with a nice low kick that buckles High's knee momentarily.
Dorrance Jr avoids the body shot from High.
Dorrance Jr unleashes a big counter combination but High bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
Dorrance Jr throws a leg kick but High checks it.
High scores with a takedown into Dorrance Jr's guard.
High throws a big elbow that misses.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as High accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
High trying to control but Dorrance Jr is working from the bottom.
High controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
High wants to pass the guard but Dorrance Jr is keeping the position.
High trying to control but Dorrance Jr is working from the bottom.
High throws a big right hand that misses.
High tries to free his leg and advance position but Dorrance Jr is retaining full guard.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
High throws a leg kick which misses Dorrance Jr's front leg but catches the back leg as Dorrance Jr tries to avoid it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Phil High dominated that round.
That's time! High's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
High looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Dorrance Jr is fending him off so far but High persists. Nope, Dorrance Jr circles away and we're back to standing.
Dorrance Jr was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind.
High misses with a right hand
and Dorrance Jr counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
High checks a leg kick.
High misses with a head kick.
High misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Dorrance Jr counters with a slapping leg kick.
Dorrance Jr misses the shot to the body.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by High.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
High lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Dorrance Jr backs up against the cage.
High fails to land with a series of punches.
High misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Dorrance Jr appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A head kick by High misses
and Dorrance Jr counters with a nice uppercut.
Edmund Dorrance Jr is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
A combination from High does no damage.
High getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Phil High is winning the standup battle so far.
Dorrance Jr swings for the body but High moves out of range.
High takes a swing at Dorrance Jr's ribcage but misses.
A head kick misses from High.
High throws the left hand but Dorrance Jr avoids the punch easily.
High throws a nice looking combination but Dorrance Jr bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
A telegraphed right hand from High misses the target.
Dorrance Jr appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
High tries a head kick but it misses.
Dorrance Jr replies with a solid counter kick to the body but High blocks it well.
High checks a leg kick.
High throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
High throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
and Dorrance Jr counters with a nice body kick.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Nice shot by High.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
High misses the body punch
and Dorrance Jr cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Dorrance Jr lands a body shot.
Dorrance Jr lands with a good body shot.
That kick from Dorrance Jr tenderised High's leg. High is trying to keep his angry face on.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dorrance Jr avoids the head kick by High.
High is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Dorrance Jr can do to turn this around?
Dorrance Jr thumps High with a low kick.
High throws a body kick, spinning off balance
and Dorrance Jr counters with a body kick that brings a smile to the face of both fighters.
Dorrance Jr feints and then cracks High's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow High down.
High misses with a looping left.
Dorrance Jr goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
High misses with a wild body shot.
Dorrance Jr throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Decent striking displayed by Dorrance Jr there.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
High throws a head kick but Dorrance Jr moves out of range.
High rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and High takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
High fails to land the takedown.
High misses with an uppercut
and Dorrance Jr counters with a crisp right that sends High to the canvas! Dorrance Jr follows up with punches from the mount and this one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:38 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Edmund Dorrance Jr!
Edmund Dorrance Jr seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Alexandr Kuznetsov (ranked 1403 p4p, 147 weight class) and Sam Urai (ranked 1282 p4p, 134 weight class). Urai has chosen Sever the Wicked as his entrance music. 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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162 lbs
25 - 15 - 3 |
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World class boxer
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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
22 - 18 - 4, fighting out of St Petersburg, Alexandr Kuznetsov!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
25 - 15 - 3, fighting out of London, Sam Urai!
The judges for this bout are Yves DeLean, Elvis Blanc and William Peck.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Urai with a nice cross.
Urai moves out of range as Kuznetsov throws a body kick.
Kuznetsov swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Kuznetsov throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
It seemed like Urai was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Kuznetsov stuffs the takedown.
Kuznetsov avoids a punch combination nicely.
Kuznetsov closes the distance but Urai moves to the side
and Urai counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Urai on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Kuznetsov throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Urai misses with the body kick
and Urai takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Kuznetsov lands a jab-cross combination.
It looks like Sam Urai has been cut.
Urai has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Nice straight punches there by Kuznetsov. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Kuznetsov.
Kuznetsov tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Urai was well out of range. Poor timing from Kuznetsov.
Urai uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Kuznetsov.
Kuznetsov looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Urai swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Kuznetsov swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Urai.
Kuznetsov lands with a shot to the body.
Urai checks the leg kick nicely there.
Urai keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Kuznetsov tries a low kick but Urai avoids it.
Kuznetsov ducks under a wild hook from Urai.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Urai.
Kuznetsov throwing a counter right hand but Urai manages to avoid it.
Urai slips a jab from Kuznetsov.
Nice defenses there by Urai.
Urai pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Urai misses with a low kick.
Urai avoids a kick to the body.
Urai throws out a counter right but Kuznetsov avoids it with no problem.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kuznetsov pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Urai avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Kuznetsov throws a hook to the side of Urai's head but Urai sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Kuznetsov throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Kuznetsov throws the kick towards the body but Urai avoids it.
Nice defenses there by Kuznetsov.
Urai loads up on a big right hand but Kuznetsov slips the punch.
Kuznetsov moves out of range as Urai strikes.
Kuznetsov looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Kuznetsov ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Urai lands a nice looking body kick.
Urai misses with a looping right.
Kuznetsov throws a poor cross that misses
and Urai counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Kuznetsov lands the left hand.
Kuznetsov lunges at Urai with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Urai's hand.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kuznetsov scores with a nice strike.
Urai ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Kuznetsov moves away.
Urai bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Kuznetsov's head.
Kuznetsov tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Urai manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Urai follows through with a counter body kick but it doesn't land.
Urai lands with a shot to the body.
Urai throws a lazy uppercut
and Kuznetsov holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Urai tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Urai lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Kuznetsov misses with a hook to the ribs.
Urai is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Kuznetsov obliges.
Urai wants to stall.
Urai takes an elbow to the forehead.
Urai throws a punch but it's blocked by Kuznetsov.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Urai misses with a punch to the body.
Kuznetsov misses with a knee strike.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A left hand lands to the body for Kuznetsov.
Urai lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
A right handed body shot lands from Urai.
Urai misses with a body punch.
Urai looking to slow down the pace here.
Kuznetsov trying to land knees to the body.
Urai blocks an elbow strike from Kuznetsov.
Urai struggles to land a body shot inside as Kuznetsov controls his hands.
Urai misses with a punch to the body.
Urai lands a left hand that snaps the head of Kuznetsov backwards.
A shot in the inside from Kuznetsov.
Kuznetsov lands a damaging elbow.
Kuznetsov lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
A short right from Urai.
Urai tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Kuznetsov goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
A short right from Urai on the inside.
Urai blocks the elbow strike.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Alexandr Kuznetsov dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Sam Urai's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
A big right from Kuznetsov misses.
Kuznetsov uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Urai.
Kuznetsov connects with a jab.
Kuznetsov slips a jab from Urai.
Kuznetsov lands a body shot.
Urai tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Urai drops Kuznetsov with a beautiful combination! Kuznetsov stares up at his opponent, who ushers him back to his feet - Urai is looking for the KO!
Kuznetsov is rocked!
It looks like Alexandr Kuznetsov has been cut.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Urai connects with a picture perfect right hand that knocks Kuznetsov out cold! This one is over in a flash!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:36 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Sam Urai!
A victorious Sam Urai thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Hone Huia (ranked 1737 p4p, 240 weight class) and John Ruth (ranked 1575 p4p, 217 weight class). Huia comes to the cage accompanied by Poi E - Patea Maori Club. John Ruth acknowledges the crowd's support as he enters the cage.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
21 - 18 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Hone Huia!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, John Ruth!
The judges for this bout are Yves DeLean, Elvis Blanc and Trevor Gratis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A combination from Ruth does no damage.
Huia swings for the body but Ruth moves out of range.
Huia tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Ruth paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Huia has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
Huia avoids a punch combination nicely.
It looked like Huia was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Ruth.
Huia on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Huia throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Huia scores with a crisp jab that stopped Ruth in his tracks.
Ruth keeps the fight on the outside.
Huia throws a big shot that misses.
Huia takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Huia on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Huia looks to land a left hand but Ruth moved out of range nicely.
Huia takes a shot right to the bread basket.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Huia throws a big shot that misses.
Huia throws a jab but it's blocked by Ruth.
Huia just misses with a punch to the body.
Ruth swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
A quick step to the side and Huia tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Ruth's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Huia connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Ruth scrambles back to his feet.
It looks like John Ruth has been cut.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nice defenses there by Ruth.
Ruth jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Huia takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Ruth has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Huia with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Ruth scores with a decent looking hook.
Ruth lands with a straight right. Huia didn't see that one coming.
Hone Huia is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Huia gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Ruth.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Ruth 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.
Huia is rocked!
Huia tries to grapple but his opponent circles
so Ruth counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Oh Huia is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Ruth is in close to Huia's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Ruth has a momentary lapse of concentration, allowing Huia to throw up a leg and lock on what appears to be a pretty tight triangle! Ruth is fighting it off but it's all too little too late - Huia pulls down on the head and he's put Ruth to sleep! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:59 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle). Hone Huia!
A relieved looking Hone Huia thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Nick Shamrock (ranked 484 p4p, 56 weight class) and Albert DeSalvo (ranked 1188 p4p, 132 weight class). Shamrock's entrance music is One Winged Angel by The Black Mages. A fine choice. DeSalvo has chosen Am I Evil? as his entrance music. Albert DeSalvo has the eye of the tiger tonight.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
6 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Nick Shamrock!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Albert DeSalvo!
The judges for this bout are William Peck, Alec Ball and Steve Smith.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A looping hook to the body misses from Shamrock. DeSalvo does a little dance to reset his feet.
Shamrock lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Shamrock has been working on his boxing with his coaches at ~T~ Troid - Gym in the buildup to the fight.
Shamrock cracks DeSalvo with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
DeSalvo takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
DeSalvo swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Shamrock connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Shamrock works DeSalvo's body with a nice hook.
DeSalvo gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Shamrock.
Shamrock is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
DeSalvo drops his hands momentarily and Shamrock takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
DeSalvo is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
DeSalvo looks to score with a jab to the body but Shamrock is just out of range.
A quick step to the side and Shamrock tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
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!
DeSalvo takes one to the side of the head.
Nick Shamrock seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Shamrock connects with a body shot that sends DeSalvo's belly button to the back.
Shamrock walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. DeSalvo checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Shamrock scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Shamrock's jab looks to have found its range, popping DeSalvo under the eye.
A shot to the liver by Shamrock. Beautiful body shot.
Shamrock 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.
DeSalvo misses with a hook.
Shamrock is looking to slow DeSalvo down with leg kicks.
Shamrock is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Shamrock uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before DeSalvo has time to react.
A telegraphed right hand from Shamrock misses the target.
DeSalvo throws a looping overhand right but Shamrock ducks down to avoid it.
Shamrock takes a swing at DeSalvo's ribcage but misses.
DeSalvo tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
DeSalvo waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Shamrock.
DeSalvo slips a jab and a cross from Shamrock.
Shamrock ducks under a wild hook from DeSalvo.
Shamrock misses with a body shot.
Nice straight punches there by Shamrock. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Shamrock.
Nick Shamrock is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
DeSalvo missing with a left hand there. Shamrock was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Shamrock staying out of range there.
Shamrock lands a leg kick that knocks DeSalvo off balance momentarily.
Shamrock misses with a wild body shot.
Shamrock defending well as DeSalvo loads up on a big left hand.
Shamrock lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Shamrock is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Shamrock connects with a leg kick. DeSalvo looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
DeSalvo is really struggling to land any decent head shots against his taller opponent.
DeSalvo takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Shamrock throws a hook but DeSalvo avoids it easily.
Shamrock throws a leg kick but DeSalvo sees it coming and checks it nicely.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Shamrock throws a body shot but no joy.
Shamrock misses with a hook.
DeSalvo lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Shamrock circles away quickly and effectively.
Shamrock lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Good leg kick by Shamrock there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Shamrock scores with a one two! DeSalvo had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
No luck for DeSalvo with that takedown attempt.
Shamrock leaves DeSalvo with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Shamrock throws a hook but DeSalvo blocks it.
Shamrock lands a nice hook to DeSalvo's body. DeSalvo takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Shamrock uses good head movement to avoid the hook from DeSalvo.
Shamrock fakes high and swings low for a body shot but DeSalvo manages to avoid it.
Nice shot by Shamrock.
DeSalvo steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Shamrock.
Shamrock tests DeSalvo's chin there with a solid looking shot.
A looping hook to the body misses from Shamrock. DeSalvo does a little dance to reset his feet.
Shamrock scoring well with a low kick there.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Shamrock throws a jab but it's blocked by DeSalvo.
DeSalvo uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Shamrock.
DeSalvo swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Shamrock.
DeSalvo misses the shot to the body.
Shamrock slips a jab and a cross from DeSalvo.
Shamrock dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on DeSalvo. That did some damage!
Shamrock lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Jab from Shamrock.
Shamrock leaves DeSalvo with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Nick Shamrock has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Albert DeSalvo.
DeSalvo takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
DeSalvo takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Shamrock wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
DeSalvo misses with a hook. Shamrock ducked under it nicely.
DeSalvo throws a jab when Shamrock was well out of range.
DeSalvo fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Shamrock manages to avoid it.
Shamrock throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck DeSalvo on the side of the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Shamrock fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Shamrock connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
DeSalvo misses with a straight right.
DeSalvo has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Shamrock misses with a looping right.
DeSalvo takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Shamrock throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Shamrock lands a jab.
DeSalvo cracks Shamrock with a right hand to the side of the head.
Shamrock scores with a jab. DeSalvo acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Shamrock jabs DeSalvo to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Shamrock throws out a loose jab but DeSalvo uses good head movement to avoid it.
A big right from DeSalvo misses.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Shamrock connects with a looping right hand.
DeSalvo throws a nice looking combination but Shamrock bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
DeSalvo defending well as Shamrock loads up on a big left hand.
DeSalvo walks into a stiff left hand from Shamrock.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Nick Shamrock dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
No luck with that takedown attempt from DeSalvo.
DeSalvo throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
DeSalvo throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Shamrock lands a right hook to the body.
Shamrock takes a swing at DeSalvo's ribcage but misses.
Shamrock fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches DeSalvo on the side of the head.
No joy there for Shamrock, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
DeSalvo scores with a jab to the body.
DeSalvo with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Shamrock to score with a decent uppercut.
Shamrock thows a left - swing and a miss!
DeSalvo jabbing away but nothing is landing.
A little feinted left hand from Shamrock on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Shamrock connects with a body shot.
A nice leg kick lands there from Shamrock.
DeSalvo throws a lazy right hand but Shamrock sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
DeSalvo takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
DeSalvo lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Shamrock scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
DeSalvo takes a body punch but keeps moving.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Shamrock throws the left hand but DeSalvo avoids the punch easily.
DeSalvo misses with a body shot.
Shamrock scores with a hook to the body. DeSalvo takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
DeSalvo throws a hook but Shamrock blocks it.
Shamrock ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Shamrock throws an uppercut from half a mile away. DeSalvo sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Shamrock swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
DeSalvo walks into a straight right hand from Shamrock.
Danga de danga de dang - Shamrock scores with a four punch combination!
Nick Shamrock is winning the standup battle so far.
Shamrock scores with a leg kick.
Good leg kick by Shamrock there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
DeSalvo throws a hook to the side of Shamrock's head but Shamrock sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Shamrock darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
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!
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Shamrock.
Shamrock 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.
A nice leg kick lands there from Shamrock.
That kick from Shamrock tenderised DeSalvo's leg. DeSalvo is trying to keep his angry face on.
Shamrock is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that DeSalvo can do to turn this around?
DeSalvo walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Shamrock throws a jab but it's blocked by DeSalvo.
A punch lands to the side of DeSalvo 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Shamrock takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
A jab from DeSalvo misses.
Shamrock uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by DeSalvo.
DeSalvo walks into a stiff left hand from Shamrock.
Shamrock takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
DeSalvo throws a hook to the side of Shamrock's head but Shamrock sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
DeSalvo fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Shamrock on the side of the head.
Nice takedown defense from Shamrock. No joy for DeSalvo on that attempt.
Shamrock is looking to counter punch.
DeSalvo walks into a straight right hand from Shamrock.
DeSalvo misses the shot to the body.
Shamrock lands a jab to the nose.
Nice defenses there by DeSalvo.
Nice shot lands for Shamrock.
A looping hook to the body misses from DeSalvo. Shamrock does a little dance to reset his feet.
DeSalvo is trying desperately to land a takedown but Shamrock is having absolutely none of it. This is turning into a bit of a nightmare for DeSalvo.
Shamrock uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from DeSalvo.
DeSalvo has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Shamrock ducks under a wild hook from DeSalvo.
DeSalvo throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
DeSalvo slips a straight right by Shamrock.
DeSalvo changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
Shamrock throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
DeSalvo misses with a straight right.
DeSalvo on the wrong end of a nice jab.
DeSalvo stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
DeSalvo is looking to score with low kicks.
DeSalvo keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Shamrock.
Shamrock connects with a leg kick. DeSalvo looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
DeSalvo fails to land the takedown.
Nick Shamrock has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Albert DeSalvo.
DeSalvo missing with a left hand there. Shamrock was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
DeSalvo ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Shamrock misses with a straight left.
Shamrock throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
DeSalvo missing with a left hand there. Shamrock was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
DeSalvo takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
DeSalvo is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Shamrock lands a nice shot to the body.
Shamrock ducks under a wild hook from DeSalvo.
DeSalvo throws a big shot that misses.
Shamrock tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but DeSalvo was well out of range. Poor timing from Shamrock.
Shamrock connects with the punch.
DeSalvo misses with a straight right.
Shamrock misses the jab.
A lazy left from Shamrock finds it's target.
Shamrock looks to score with a jab to the body but DeSalvo is just out of range.
An inside leg kick lands from Shamrock.
Shamrock is looking to slow DeSalvo down with leg kicks.
Shamrock dodges the punch combination from DeSalvo.
DeSalvo's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Nice cross by Shamrock.
Shamrock just misses with a punch to the body.
DeSalvo feints the counter takedown.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Nick Shamrock dominated that second round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
A looping hook to the body misses from DeSalvo. Shamrock does a little dance to reset his feet.
DeSalvo throws a right and a left that Shamrock avoids nicely.
A good leg kick by Shamrock.
Shamrock throws out a loose jab but DeSalvo uses good head movement to avoid it.
A lazy left from DeSalvo finds it's target.
Shamrock scores with a crisp jab that stopped DeSalvo in his tracks.
Shamrock looks to land a left hand but DeSalvo moved out of range nicely.
Shamrock scores with a nice right hand.
Shamrock moves out of range as DeSalvo strikes.
Shamrock misses with a straight right.
DeSalvo throws a lazy right hand but Shamrock sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Shamrock looks to score with a jab to the body but DeSalvo is just out of range.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Shamrock darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
DeSalvo throws a body shot but no joy.
Shamrock works the jab nicely.
DeSalvo misses with an uppercut.
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!
DeSalvo looks to throw the jab but Shamrock is out of range.
Shamrock bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Shamrock uses good head movement to avoid the hook from DeSalvo.
DeSalvo drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Shamrock with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling DeSalvo to score with a decent uppercut.
Shamrock uses good head movement to avoid the hook from DeSalvo.
Shamrock wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Shamrock buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
A telegraphed right hand from DeSalvo misses the target.
DeSalvo throws a lazy right hand but Shamrock sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
DeSalvo takes one to the side of the head.
Shamrock ducks down and throws a hook to the body but DeSalvo moves away.
DeSalvo misses with a straight left.
Shamrock stuns DeSalvo with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
A big left from Shamrock misses.
Shamrock fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Shamrock ducks under a wild hook from DeSalvo.
DeSalvo takes one to the side of the head.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A telegraphed right hand from DeSalvo misses the target.
Albert DeSalvo has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
DeSalvo moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
DeSalvo swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Shamrock lands a slapping body shot.
DeSalvo closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Shamrock did well to prevent DeSalvo getting side control.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
DeSalvo is looking to stall here but Shamrock recovers full guard.
Shamrock is looking to stand up but DeSalvo isn't so interested in that idea.
My spies in Holding Cell inform me that DeSalvo has been getting involved in the gym's BJJ sparring sessions. Let's see whether that pays dividends!
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as DeSalvo accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Shamrock wants to stand but DeSalvo is controlling the position.
DeSalvo is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
DeSalvo wants to control from the top but Shamrock keeps moving.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
DeSalvo takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Shamrock scores with a nice right hand.
Shamrock throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
DeSalvo will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
DeSalvo tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Shamrock was well out of range. Poor timing from DeSalvo.
Shamrock scores with a sloppy right hand. DeSalvo should have avoided that one.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
DeSalvo gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Shamrock.
DeSalvo uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Shamrock.
DeSalvo avoids the body shot from Shamrock.
DeSalvo feints the counter takedown.
DeSalvo walks into a left hand.
DeSalvo takes a swing at Shamrock's ribcage but misses.
DeSalvo scores with a jab to the body.
DeSalvo tries to land a front kick but Shamrock steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Shamrock avoids the body shot from DeSalvo.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
DeSalvo swings widly with a right hand
enabling Shamrock to counter with a crisp jab.
Shamrock misses the shot to the body.
Shamrock lands a nice shot to the body.
Shamrock lands a nice looking body shot.
Shamrock takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
DeSalvo misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
DeSalvo on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Shamrock connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Shamrock tests DeSalvo's chin there with a solid looking shot.
And that's the end of the fight!
Nick Shamrock showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Shamrock, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge William Peck scores the fight 30:27
Judge Alec Ball scores the fight 30:27
Judge Steve Smith scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Nick Shamrock!
Nick Shamrock decided to hype himself up post fight. It was going well but he went on about it a bit too long and the crowd turned on him a little.
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Diagoro Yabaisama (ranked 759 p4p, 42 weight class) and Balfour Darrow (ranked 1674 p4p, 77 weight class). Yabaisama comes to the cage accompanied by Liquid Swords. Buckle up people - heeeeeeeeeere we go!
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138 lbs
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World class boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
17 - 11 - 1, fighting out of London, Diagoro Yabaisama!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
15 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Balfour Darrow!
The judges for this bout are Yves DeLean, Trevor Gratis and Ian Loll.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Darrow throws an off balance right hand
and Yabaisama counters with a thumping low kick.
Darrow avoids the body shot from Yabaisama.
Darrow swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Yabaisama was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Yabaisama looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
A big right from Yabaisama misses.
Darrow moves to clinch but Yabaisama breaks away
and Yabaisama cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Darrow shoots in but no luck this time.
Darrow fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Yabaisama manages to avoid it.
Darrow misses with a series of wild punches.
Yabaisama lands with a hook. Darrow tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A decent looking cross lands there for Darrow.
Yabaisama tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Darrow is able to avoid easily.
Darrow is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.
Yabaisama connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
A telegraphed right hand from Yabaisama misses the target.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Yabaisama throws a hook but Darrow blocks it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Darrow gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Yabaisama avoiding damage.
A short uppercut from Yabaisama.
Darrow scores with a shoulder strike.
A head punch on the inside from Darrow fails to land.
A nice left hand lands by Darrow.
Yabaisama blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Yabaisama lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Yabaisama lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Yabaisama crunches a lovely knee into Darrow's ribcage.
Darrow tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Yabaisama tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Yabaisama makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Yabaisama is looking to control Darrow's arms but Darrow gets an underhook and turns him. Now Yabaisama has his back to the cage.
Yabaisama pushes Darrow back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Yabaisama misses with a body punch.
Yabaisama fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Yabaisama pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Darrow wants to clinch
and Yabaisama counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Darrow throws a jab but it's blocked by Yabaisama.
Darrow blocks a jab.
Diagoro Yabaisama is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Darrow bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Darrow trying to control the action but Yabaisama is working from the bottom.
Darrow lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear Yabaisama down.
Darrow trying to control the action but Yabaisama is working from the bottom.
Darrow goes for an armbar! This could be all over! Wait, no, Yabaisama rolls with the submission and now he's on top in Darrow's guard! Nice work there by Yabaisama!
Darrow is looking for a triangle here but Yabaisama uses the submission attempt to pass into side control.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Yabaisama wants to control but Darrow is keeping him busy.
Darrow is looking for a sweep.
Yabaisama trying to control the position but Darrow is working away.
Darrow is trying to improve his position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Yabaisama is moving around in side control but his primary objective seems to be to maintain the position.
Yabaisama trying to control the action but Darrow is working from the bottom.
Darrow tries to improve position but can't.
Yabaisama staying calm.
Darrow is looking for a sweep.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Diagoro Yabaisama dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Darrow jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Darrow looks to land a right hand but Yabaisama moved out of range.
Yabaisama feinted there with a counter leg kick.
Yabaisama uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Darrow.
Darrow stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Darrow throws a leg kick but Yabaisama sees it coming and moves out of range.
Darrow throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Yabaisama sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Darrow throws a body punch but Yabaisama moves out of range.
Darrow ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Yabaisama moves away.
Darrow gets a double leg takedown into Yabaisama's guard.
Yabaisama pulls Darrow in close to prevent any damage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Yabaisama trying to keep a closed guard but Darrow is proving a slippery customer.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Darrow throwing strikes from guard but Yabaisama blocks nicely.
Yabaisama controls Darrow momentarily but Darrow frees himself.
Balfour Darrow has got the better of the ground game so far.
Darrow throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Darrow working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Yabaisama working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Darrow.
Yabaisama pulls Darrow in close to prevent any damage.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
Yabaisama preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Yabaisama is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
The crowd cheers as Darrow lands an impressive looking overhand right. Yabaisama doesn't seem phased though.
Yabaisama fails with an attempt to clinch.
Darrow closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Darrow tries to throw a body punch but Yabaisama avoids it by throwing Darrow back against the cage.
Yabaisama fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Darrow lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Yabaisama backwards.
Yabaisama's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Darrow throws a series of punches but Yabaisama moves out of range.
Darrow throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Darrow connects with a body shot that sends Yabaisama's belly button to the back.
Yabaisama misses with a jab, cross combination.
Darrow tries to clinch but Yabaisama is having none of it.
Yabaisama takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Balfour Darrow seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A swing and a miss from Darrow.
A big left from Darrow misses.
Darrow throws a body kick that misses.
Darrow closes the distance and after a bit of a stuggle, scores a takedown into Yabaisama's guard.
Yabaisama has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
Yabaisama controls Darrow momentarily but Darrow frees himself.
Yabaisama keeping moving, preventing Darrow from controlling successfully.
Yabaisama seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Yabaisama is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Yabaisama looking to hit a scissor sweep but Darrow is one step ahead there.
Yabaisama keeping moving, preventing Darrow from controlling successfully.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Darrow closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Yabaisama is looking to control Darrow's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Yabaisama avoid being mounted?
Darrow lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Balfour Darrow showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. And we move into the final round!
Yabaisama misses the jab.
Yabaisama wants to land a leg kick but Darrow is out of range.
Darrow turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Darrow throws a head kick that misses
enabling Yabaisama to counter with a crisp jab.
Darrow lands with an uppercut that bounces Yabaisama off the cage and back into range.
Darrow misses with an uppercut.
Yabaisama cracks a nice hook into Darrow's ribs.
Darrow throws out a loose jab but Yabaisama uses good head movement to avoid it.
Yabaisama throws a leg kick but Darrow moved away.
Darrow throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Yabaisama on the side of the head.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Darrow will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
A telegraphed right hand from Darrow misses the target.
A little feinted left hand from Yabaisama on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Yabaisama circles away from the clinch attempt.
Balfour Darrow seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Darrow misses with a wild body shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A big left from Yabaisama misses.
Darrow tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
Darrow scores with a decent looking hook.
Darrow scores with a nice body kick.
Darrow tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Yabaisama paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Sloppy strikes from Darrow. Those never looked like landing.
Darrow misses with a hook.
Yabaisama takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Yabaisama lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
It looks like Balfour Darrow has been cut.
Darrow checks the leg kick.
Darrow loads up on a big right hand but Yabaisama slips the punch.
A big right from Yabaisama misses.
Darrow takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Darrow throws a quick inside leg kick.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Darrow lands with a slapping head kick.
Darrow tries a head kick but it misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Yabaisama takes a swing at Darrow's ribcage but misses.
Darrow scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
A bone on bone clash there as Darrow blocks the leg kick.
Darrow shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Darrow throws a nice looking combination but Yabaisama bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Darrow takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Yabaisama walks into a left hand.
Yabaisama defending well as Darrow loads up on a big left hand.
Darrow tries a head kick but it misses.
A big right from Yabaisama misses.
Darrow works Yabaisama's body with a nice hook.
Darrow throws a series of punches but Yabaisama moves out of range.
Yabaisama dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Darrow. That did some damage!
Darrow ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Yabaisama moves away.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Darrow connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
A telegraphed right hand from Darrow misses the target.
Yabaisama is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Yabaisama misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Darrow.
Darrow steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Yabaisama.
Yabaisama misses with a hook. Darrow ducked under it nicely.
Darrow drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Yabaisama defends it well.
Darrow misses with a left hand
and Yabaisama counters with a good low kick that Darrow was not able to check.
Darrow throws a hook but Yabaisama avoids it easily.
Yabaisama was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Darrow misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Yabaisama.
A head kick misses from Darrow.
An attempted straight right counter from Yabaisama misses the target.
Yabaisama misses with the combination.
Yabaisama pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Darrow throws a leg kick but Yabaisama sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Darrow avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Yabaisama takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Darrow gets off balance looking for a body kick
enabling Yabaisama to counter with a crisp jab.
Yabaisama throws a leg kick but Darrow checks it.
Darrow moves out of range of the body kick from Yabaisama.
Darrow chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Darrow shoots in for a takedown but Yabaisama shows good takedown defense.
Darrow is looking to slow Yabaisama down with leg kicks.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A jab from Darrow does it's job there.
Good leg kick by Darrow there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Sloppy strikes from Yabaisama. Those never looked like landing.
Darrow swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Yabaisama 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.
Darrow looks for the body kick but Yabaisama saw that one coming.
Yabaisama checks a low kick from Darrow.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Yabaisama, right into the meat.
And that's the end of the fight!
Balfour Darrow comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Darrow 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 Yves DeLean scores the fight 28:29
Judge Trevor Gratis scores the fight 28:29
Judge Ian Loll scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Balfour Darrow!
Balfour Darrow got down on his knees post fight and begged the management for a title shot. 'Please, I want that title shot so bad! Give it to me!'
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Co-main event
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Max Barathian (ranked 671 p4p, 71 weight class) and Marlo Stanfield (ranked 668 p4p, 70 weight class). Barathian comes to the cage accompanied by Anderswelt - Schandmaul. The crowd seem to be enjoying Stanfield's choice of entrance music: Legendary. The crowd giving both fighters a great reception on their way into the arena. That's good to see.
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171 lbs
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168 lbs
30 - 16 - 0 |
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World class boxer
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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
14 - 6 - 0, fighting out of New York, Max Barathian!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
30 - 16 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Marlo Stanfield!
The judges for this bout are Steve Smith, Alec Ball and Dillan Fox.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A combination from Stanfield does no damage.
As Stanfield backs away, Barathian returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
Barathian is looking to clinch.
Stanfield throws a series of punches but Barathian avoids them all with ease.
Barathian looks to score with a jab to the body but Stanfield is just out of range.
Stanfield throws a hook but Barathian avoids it easily.
Stanfield 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.
Barathian fails in his attempt to clinch.
Stanfield throws a hook but Barathian avoids it easily.
Barathian gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Barathian pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Barathian lands with a good body shot.
Stanfield swings for the body but Barathian moves out of range.
Barathian closes the distance and pushes Stanfield back into the cage.
Stanfield blocking some punches.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Barathian effectively controlling the action here.
Stanfield is trying to force a seperation but Barathian has the dominant position.
Stanfield takes a shot to the head.
Barathian misses with the head strike.
Stanfield has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Stanfield wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Barathian has him pressed against the cage.
Stanfield wants to get back to striking at distance but Barathian won't allow it.
Stanfield manages to break the clinch.
Barathian throws a body shot but no joy.
Barathian lands a front kick.
Barathian uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Stanfield.
Barathian is looking for a counter combo.
A slow jab from Stanfield misses its intended target.
Barathian bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Barathian moves into the clinch.
Stanfield tries to break free but Barathian pushes him back against the cage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Barathian misses with a punch to the body.
A short uppercut from Barathian.
Barathian lands a shoulder strike.
A right hook to the body lands for Barathian.
Barathian breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A slow jab from Stanfield misses its intended target.
It looked like Barathian wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Stanfield uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Barathian.
Barathian tries to clinch but Stanfield is having none of it.
Stanfield tests Barathian's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Barathian is looking to clinch.
Barathian moves into range and clinches up with Stanfield.
Stanfield pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Barathian paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Stanfield gets tackled into the cage by Barathian. Barathian maintains the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Stanfield pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Barathian throws the left hand but Stanfield avoids the punch easily.
Stanfield unleashes a big counter combination but Barathian bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
Barathian throws a head kick that misses.
Stanfield comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Barathian pushes Stanfield up against the cage in a clinch.
Stanfield's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Barathian slips a straight right by Stanfield.
Stanfield keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Stanfield is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Stanfield misses with a series of wild punches.
Stanfield swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Barathian tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Max Barathian seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Barathian moves into the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Stanfield blocks an uppercut.
Stanfield pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Barathian dodges the punch combination from Stanfield.
Stanfield swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Stanfield 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.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Barathian slips a jab from Stanfield.
Barathian swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Stanfield makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Stanfield lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Barathian circles away quickly and effectively.
Barathian is looking to wear down Stanfield with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Stanfield will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Barathian appears to be looking for a big counter.
Stanfield drops his hands momentarily and Barathian takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Max Barathian dominated that round.
That's time! Barathian's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Barathian lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Barathian looks for the body kick but Stanfield saw that one coming.
Stanfield tries to bum rush Barathian with a series of wild strikes but Barathian uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Barathian swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Barathian avoids a punch combination nicely.
Barathian dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Stanfield keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Stanfield is looking for the big counter here.
Stanfield swinging wildly here.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Barathian lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Stanfield at a distance.
Barathian is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Stanfield can do to turn this around?
Barathian lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Barathian looks to throw the jab but Stanfield is out of range.
Stanfield throws out a counter right but Barathian avoids it with no problem.
Stanfield gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Barathian.
Stanfield swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Barathian staying out of range there.
It looked like Barathian wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Barathian tries a low kick but Stanfield avoids it.
Barathian tries to clinch but Stanfield moves out of range.
Barathian keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Stanfield.
Barathian rushes Stanfield and presses him up against the cage.
Barathian is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Stanfield tries to circle away but Barathian has him pinned against the cage.
A right hand to the body from Barathian.
Barathian scores with a hook to the body.
Stanfield is breathing heavily.
Barathian manages to break the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Barathian moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Barathian goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Stanfield has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Stanfield there as he acknowledges the shot.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Barathian misses with the combination.
Stanfield throws a jab but it's blocked by Barathian.
Barathian takes the fight into the clinch.
Barathian lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Stanfield backwards.
Stanfield pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Good leg kick by Barathian there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Stanfield slips a straight right by Barathian.
Stanfield looks to land a combination but Barathian avoids it well.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Barathian scores with a jab. Stanfield acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Stanfield takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Stanfield wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Barathian scoring well with a low kick there.
Marlo Stanfield is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Barathian clinches up against the cage.
Stanfield's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Stanfield takes one on the button.
Stanfield misses with a right hand
and Barathian counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Barathian wants to clinch up but Stanfield keeps it at a distance.
Barathian throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Barathian throws a head kick that misses.
Barathian misses with a jab, cross combination.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Barathian fails in his attempt to clinch.
It looks like Barathian has been trying to sharpen up his punching technique, as it looks crisper than last time we saw him.
Stanfield throws a hook but Barathian avoids it easily.
Barathian throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Barathian ducks under a wild hook from Stanfield.
Barathian dodges the punch combination from Stanfield.
Stanfield moves away from the strike by Barathian.
Stanfield throws a lazy right hand but Barathian sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Barathian fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Stanfield.
Stanfield's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Stanfield duly obliges.
Barathian tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Stanfield was well out of range. Poor timing from Barathian.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Max Barathian dominated that second round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Barathian keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Stanfield misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Barathian.
Barathian fires out a quick counter leg kick but Stanfield just manages to avoid it.
Stanfield scores with a jab.
Stanfield throws a body punch but Barathian moves out of range.
Stanfield scores with a one two! Barathian had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Barathian swings for the body but Stanfield moves out of range.
Stanfield fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Barathian manages to avoid it.
Nice defenses there by Barathian.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Stanfield swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
A cross from Stanfield lands.
Barathian scores with a hook to the body. Stanfield takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Barathian lands with a nice body punch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Barathian moves out of range as Stanfield strikes.
Barathian misses the shot to the body.
Barathian displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Stanfield throws out the jab.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Barathian swings wildly with an uppercut but Stanfield uses good head movement to avoid it.
Barathian lands with a short shot to the head.
Barathian effectively controlling the action here.
A short uppercut from Barathian.
Barathian lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Max Barathian has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Stanfield breaks the clinch.
Barathian lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Stanfield at a distance.
Stanfield on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Stanfield takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Stanfield misses with a wild combination.
Barathian has Stanfield up against the cage in a clinch.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Barathian doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Barathian lands a right hand that snaps the head of Stanfield backwards.
Barathian lands with a left to the head.
A short body shot lands from Barathian as the two fighters clinch.
Stanfield is looking to break free of the clinch but Barathian has double underhooks.
Stanfield is trying to break free.
Barathian working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Stanfield is rocked!
Barathian working aggressively here.
Stanfield is still on wobbly legs! Can Barathian finish him?
Barathian lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Max Barathian is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Barathian keeps control of Stanfield as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Barathian misses with some punches.
Stanfield seems to have recovered his senses.
Barathian lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Stanfield tries to break free but Barathian pushes him back against the cage.
Barathian with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Barathian pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Barathian showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Stanfield.
Barathian ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Stanfield throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Stanfield misses with a jab, cross combination.
Barathian uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Stanfield.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Stanfield throws a nice looking combination but Barathian bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Stanfield tries to bum rush Barathian with a series of wild strikes but Barathian uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Barathian uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Stanfield.
Barathian plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Barathian. Stanfield shrugs it off though.
Barathian closes the distance and clinches.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Stanfield wants to get back to striking at distance but Barathian won't allow it.
Stanfield wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Barathian has him pressed against the cage.
Stanfield is trying to break the clinch but Barathian has him pressed against the cage.
Barathian tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Stanfield's elbow.
Barathian has Stanfield pressed against the cage, preventing Stanfield from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Marlo Stanfield has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Stanfield doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
And that's the end of the fight!
Max Barathian showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Barathian 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 Steve Smith scores the fight 30:27
Judge Alec Ball scores the fight 30:27
Judge Dillan Fox scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Max Barathian!
A very excited looking Max Barathian 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 light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Benjamin BK (ranked 95 p4p, 13 weight class) and Eagle Loveladdy (ranked 266 p4p, 38 weight class). Loveladdy has chosen Snoop Lion - Here Comes The King! as his entrance music. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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Abu Dhabi Champ
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the light heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
24 - 13 - 1, fighting out of New York, Benjamin BK!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
28 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Eagle Loveladdy!
The judges for this bout are Elvis Blanc, William Peck and Alec Ball.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
BK throws a low kick but Loveladdy avoids it.
A countering left hand to the body from Loveladdy misses.
Loveladdy swats away the attempt to clinch by BK.
BK tries to land a body kick
and Loveladdy counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
BK will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Loveladdy is looking for the big counter here.
Loveladdy has done a lot of speed work in the buildup to this fight.
BK smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
BK comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from BK - that will leave a mark!
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
BK throws an overhand right that lands on Loveladdy's shoulder, as Loveladdy tries to avoid the shot.
Loveladdy steps in looking to counter with the mid kick but it doesn't connect.
BK misses with a leg kick
and Loveladdy counters with a left and a right that stings BK.
A jab lands there for BK.
BK fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Loveladdy checks it well.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Loveladdy! But no joy.
That's one minute gone in the round.
BK throws a nice looking combination but Loveladdy bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Loveladdy throws a fast counter high kick but BK manages to duck under it in time.
Loveladdy staying out of range there.
BK misses the shot to the body.
BK misses with a wild body shot.
Loveladdy lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
BK connects with the punch.
BK moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
BK tries to land a front kick but Loveladdy steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
BK tries to score a power double leg takedown but Loveladdy sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten BK somewhat.
Loveladdy lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
BK lands a really nice looking cross but Loveladdy seems unphased.
We've been hearing reports that BK has been drilling takedowns in recent sessions so let's see if that has an impact on the result of this fight.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
BK throws a head kick but Loveladdy moves out of range.
It seemed like Loveladdy was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
BK misses with a looping right.
BK throws an off balance right hand
and Loveladdy counters with a body kick that stops BK in his tracks momentarily.
BK scores with a body shot.
BK swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Loveladdy throws a counter combo.
BK misses with a leg kick
and Loveladdy counters with a crisp one two that drops BK! Loveladdy thinks about following him to the mat for a moment but instead steps back and waves BK to his feet! BK is in big trouble!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
BK throws a lazy uppercut
and Loveladdy counters with a crisp right that sends BK to the canvas! Loveladdy follows up with punches from the mount and this one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:49 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Eagle Loveladdy!
Eagle Loveladdy is the new light heavyweight champion!
An out of breath Eagle Loveladdy thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
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