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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Thomas Edelman (ranked 6803 p4p, 627 weight class) and TJ Guillard (ranked 8288 p4p, 679 weight class). Edelman's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Sympathy for the Devil. Guillard has chosen Duran Duran-White Lines as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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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
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Thomas Edelman!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, TJ Guillard!
The judges for this bout are Illya Tyunina, Aleksandr Martynov and Sergei Dronov.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Guillard connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Guillard stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Guillard lands a hook that stumbles Edelman back into the cage. Guillard follows up with a straight and another hook that land right on the button, dropping Edelman to the canvas! Guillard pounces and lands several unanswered shots - Edelman has had enough and taps out! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:09 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Strikes). TJ Guillard!
As TJ Guillard got his breath back, he grabbed the microphone and managed to blurt out the following: I am the best of all time'.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Raja Abdullaev (ranked 4940 p4p, 556 weight class) and Jushin Thunder (ranked 7990 p4p, 699 weight class). Jushin Thunder is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Raja Abdullaev!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Jushin Thunder!
The judges for this bout are Viktor Lagutenko, Igor Prikhodko and Aleksandr Martynov.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Thunder is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Abdullaev's jab looks to have found its range, popping Thunder under the eye.
Thunder shoots in but no luck this time.
Abdullaev was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Thunder rushes Abdullaev and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Thunder tries to score a body lock takedown but Abdullaev shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Abdullaev can't find room to land a body shot as Thunder controls the action.
Thunder gets control of Abdullaev's arms and successfully pulls guard. Thunder will no doubt be looking for submissions off his back.
Abdullaev stands up and waves to Thunder to follow him.
Abdullaev ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Abdullaev tried to score with a low kick but Thunder checks it.
Abdullaev throws a leg kick but Thunder moved away.
Thunder shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Abdullaev counters with an outside leg kick.
Raja Abdullaev has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jushin Thunder.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Abdullaev fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Thunder manages to avoid it.
Thunder changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
A looping hook to the body misses from Abdullaev. Thunder does a little dance to reset his feet.
Thunder tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Abdullaev defends well and Thunder ends up having to push Abdullaev into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Abdullaev throws a nice inside leg kick.
Abdullaev throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Abdullaev throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Good work by Thunder as he checks the leg kick.
Thunder moves in looking to clinch but Abdullaev pushes him off.
Thunder checks a low kick from Abdullaev.
Thunder keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Thunder is looking for the big counter here.
Thunder gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
enabling Abdullaev to counter with a crisp jab.
Thunder tries for a takedown but Abdullaev sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Abdullaev keeps the fight on the outside.
Raja Abdullaev is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Abdullaev lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Thunder has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Thunder and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Abdullaev lands a nice looking body shot.
Thunder looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Abdullaev swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Abdullaev throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Thunder stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Thunder looks to score with a jab to the body but Abdullaev is just out of range.
Abdullaev is looking to wear down Thunder 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!
Thunder on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Abdullaev uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Thunder takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Abdullaev, as that shot connected.
Abdullaev swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Thunder.
Thunder uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Abdullaev.
Thunder throws a loose over hand right and dives in with a double leg takedown. Abdullaev tries to sprawl but it's too late and the fighters hit the mat. Thunder is in Abdullaev's guard.
Abdullaev has managed to wall walk up one of the corner posts to get back to his feet. Thunder is pushing him up against the cage, looking to control the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Abdullaev prevents Thunder from breaking the clinch.
Thunder is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Abdullaev to keep the fight standing.
Abdullaev is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Abdullaev is working Thunder over against the cage.
Thunder blocks a body shot from Abdullaev.
Thunder jumps guard but Abdullaev turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Abdullaev goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Abdullaev misses with a short punch on the inside.
Thunder is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Abdullaev lands an uppercut.
Thunder fails to pull guard.
Abdullaev working some nice short punches in the clinch.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Abdullaev.
Abdullaev tries to work over Thunder's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Abdullaev lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Abdullaev stops a takedown attempt from Thunder.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Abdullaev prevents a takedown attempt there.
Abdullaev lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Abdullaev misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Thunder with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
It looks like Raja Abdullaev has been cut.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Abdullaev tries a body shot but Thunder blocks it.
Abdullaev lands with a left to the head.
Abdullaev lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Abdullaev tries a body shot but Thunder blocks it.
Thunder jumps guard and drags Abdullaev to the mat. He's obviously going to be looking for submissions off his back.
Abdullaev passes Thunder's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Abdullaev will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Abdullaev stalling.
Thunder is trying to control but can't.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Raja Abdullaev dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Raja Abdullaev's cut.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Abdullaev connects with a body shot.
Thunder walks forward, straight into a front kick from Abdullaev.
Abdullaev is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Thunder is trying hard to land a takedown here. Abdullaev sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Thunder scores with a one two! Abdullaev had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Thunder tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Abdullaev defends well and Thunder ends up having to push Abdullaev into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Thunder scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Abdullaev lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Abdullaev connects with the punch.
Abdullaev scores with a push kick.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Abdullaev has closed the distance and engaged Thunder in a clinch.
Thunder wants to take the fight to the mat but Abdullaev manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
Raja Abdullaev has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jushin Thunder.
Abdullaev lands a right hand.
Thunder blocking some punches.
A right hook to the body lands for Abdullaev.
Thunder is breathing heavily.
Abdullaev's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Abdullaev.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Abdullaev misses with a hook to the ribs.
Abdullaev can't find room to land a body shot as Thunder controls the action.
Abdullaev misses with the head strike.
Abdullaev lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Abdullaev scores with a shot to the side of Thunder's head.
Abdullaev tries a body shot but Thunder blocks it.
A head punch on the inside from Abdullaev fails to land.
Abdullaev lands a hook to the side of the head.
Thunder blocks an uppercut.
Thunder wants to take the fight to the mat but Abdullaev manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
Thunder is trying to drag Abdullaev to the mat but Abdullaev just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Thunder blocks an uppercut.
Abdullaev misses with a hook to the ribs.
Abdullaev misses with some punches.
Thunder's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
It looks like Jushin Thunder has been cut.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Abdullaev tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Thunder's elbow.
Abdullaev misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Abdullaev can't find room to land a body shot as Thunder controls the action.
Abdullaev lands a nice shot to the body.
Abdullaev misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Abdullaev throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Thunders head.
Abdullaev lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Thunder backwards.
Abdullaev has not gone for a single takedown so far in this fight, which seems like a very strange tactic when you consider that he has the superior wrestling and BJJ.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Abdullaev scores with a nice hook to the head.
Thunder lands an elbow that stopped Abdullaev in his tracks for a moment.
Thunder can't break the clinch.
Thunder blocking some punches.
Abdullaev working some nice short punches in the clinch.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Abdullaev.
A nice right hand lands inside from Abdullaev.
Abdullaev tries to work over Thunder's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Abdullaev tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
A short right from Abdullaev on the inside.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Thunder has had enough of the clinch but Abdullaev keeps him there for the moment.
Abdullaev is defending well against a takedown attempt.
Abdullaev tries to work over Thunder's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Thunder blocking some punches.
Abdullaev goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Abdullaev throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Thunders head.
Abdullaev tries to work over Thunder's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Abdullaev misses with some punches.
Thunder wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Abdullaev has him pressed against the cage.
Thunder wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Abdullaev working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Thunder throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Abdullaev has a couple of punches blocked by Thunder.
Thunder blocks an uppercut.
Abdullaev lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Abdullaev throws a head punch that misses.
Abdullaev lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Abdullaev lands a body shot.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Abdullaev lands a hook to the side of the head.
Thunder wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Abdullaev has him pressed against the cage.
Abdullaev swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Abdullaev lands with a short shot to the head.
Abdullaev misses with the head strike.
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!
Abdullaev swings wildly with an uppercut but Thunder uses good head movement to avoid it.
Abdullaev throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Thunders head.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Abdullaev.
Thunder tries to pull guard but Abdullaev won't allow it.
Thunder drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Abdullaev misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Abdullaev tries a body shot but Thunder blocks it.
Thunder blocks a body shot from Abdullaev.
Thunder trying to stall but Abdullaev improves his position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Raja Abdullaev dominated that second round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!
Abdullaev takes a swing at Thunder's ribcage but misses.
Some wild striking there from Abdullaev.
Thunder shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Abdullaev swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Thunder changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Abdullaev tries to avoid it but Thunder manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Abdullaev to the ground. Abdullaev escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Abdullaev punishes Thunder's body with a nice straight punch.
Abdullaev misses with a leg kick.
Thunder wants to counter the offense by Abdullaev and move into the clinch position.
Thunder takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Raja Abdullaev is winning the standup battle so far.
Abdullaev moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Abdullaev.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Abdullaev connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Abdullaev works Thunder's body with a nice hook.
Thunder fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Abdullaev.
Thunder shoots in but no luck this time.
Abdullaev was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Raja Abdullaev has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jushin Thunder.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Abdullaev moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Thunder takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Thunder gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Thunder jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Abdullaev walks away with a smile on his face. Thunder gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Jushin Thunder is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Nice cross by Abdullaev.
Abdullaev forces Thunder back against the cage and clinches.
Abdullaev tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
A short uppercut from Abdullaev.
Abdullaev throws a head punch that misses.
Abdullaev lands a hook to the side of the head.
A nice left hand lands by Abdullaev.
Raja Abdullaev has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Thunder missing with knees to the body.
Abdullaev misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Abdullaev tries a body shot but Thunder blocks it.
Thunder escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Thunder crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Abdullaev - the referee stops the clock and Thunder gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Abdullaev. Thunder manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Thunder blocks a low kick nicely.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Abdullaev lands a jab-cross combination.
Thunder tries to score a power double leg takedown but Abdullaev sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Thunder somewhat.
A looping hook to the body misses from Abdullaev. Thunder does a little dance to reset his feet.
Abdullaev tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Thunder is able to avoid easily.
The fight stays on the outside here - Thunder looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Abdullaev fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Thunder manages to avoid it.
Abdullaev throws a quick inside leg kick.
The crowd cheers as Abdullaev lands an impressive looking overhand right. Thunder doesn't seem phased though.
Thunder falls off balance throwing a combination
and Abdullaev counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
No luck for Thunder with that takedown attempt.
Abdullaev swings for the body but Thunder moves out of range.
Thunder throws a counter combo.
Thunder moves out of range as Abdullaev throws a body kick.
Thunder fails with an attempt to clinch.
It looks like Abdullaev has been trying to sharpen up his punching technique, as it looks crisper than last time we saw him.
Thunder ducks right into an uppercut from Abdullaev.
Abdullaev misses the shot to the body.
Abdullaev fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Thunder on the side of the head.
Thunder checks a low kick from Abdullaev.
Abdullaev is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Thunder can do to turn this around?
Thunder shoots and misses
letting Abdullaev counter with a right hand.
Abdullaev is looking to score with low kicks.
Thunder walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Abdullaev will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Abdullaev throws a leg kick but Thunder sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Abdullaev misses with a wild body shot.
Abdullaev scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Abdullaev drives through and clinches with Thunder against the cage.
Abdullaev lands a shoulder strike.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Abdullaev softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Raja Abdullaev is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
A short right from Abdullaev.
Abdullaev lands a body punch.
Abdullaev throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Thunders head.
Abdullaev throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Abdullaev digs a right hand underneath Thunder's ribcage. Thunder let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Abdullaev working aggressively here.
Abdullaev digs a right hand into Thunder's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Thunder's gas tank.
Jushin Thunder has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Abdullaev scores with a shot to the side of Thunder's head.
And that's the end of the fight!
Raja Abdullaev showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Abdullaev 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 Viktor Lagutenko scores the fight 30:26
Judge Igor Prikhodko scores the fight 30:26
Judge Aleksandr Martynov scores the fight 30:26
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Raja Abdullaev!
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Leandro Barbosa (ranked 8953 p4p, 330 weight class) and Freddie Zamora (ranked 4262 p4p, 205 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 bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Leandro Barbosa!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Freddie Zamora!
The judges for this bout are Dmitry Maklakov, Valeri Chadov and Konstantin Menshow.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A momentary lapse in concentration from Barbosa enables Zamora to shoot in and score with a neat double leg. Barbosa manages to secure a closed guard as the fighters hit the mat.
Zamora postures up.
Zamora drops back looking for a leg! Barbosa is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Barbosa manages to kick Zamora off! Zamora jumps back into Barbosa's guard.
Zamora wants to pass the guard but Barbosa is keeping the position.
Zamora drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Zamora jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Zamora sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Barbosa's guard.
Zamora is looking to pass the guard... He's managed it - he's now in full mount!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Barbosa tries to improve his position but Zamora has taken his back! Zamora has a choke - it's sunk in pretty tight... Will Barbosa tap? No... maybe... yes! He's tapped! Zamora pushes Barbosa away and gets up to celebrate with his corner!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:22 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Freddie Zamora!
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Davy Gustafson (ranked 5814 p4p, 459 weight class) and William Wooden (ranked 4491 p4p, 390 weight class). Both fighters look pumped up here. Let's hope this is a good fight!
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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
4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Davy Gustafson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, William Wooden!
The judges for this bout are Vladimir Khabensky, Aleksandr Martynov and Fedor Mirinova.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Wooden throws a lazy right hand but Gustafson sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Gustafson shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Gustafson shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Wooden pinned against the cage. Wooden gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Wooden pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Gustafson slips a jab from Wooden.
Gustafson avoids the body shot from Wooden.
Wooden misses with a hook. Gustafson ducked under it nicely.
Wooden misses with a hook. Gustafson ducked under it nicely.
Gustafson dives in and grabs Wooden's left leg, looking for a takedown. Wooden pushes down on Gustafson's head and hops out.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Davy Gustafson. That's going to take a lot out of him.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Gustafson shoots in and drives through. Wooden sprawls well.
Gustafson blocks a jab.
Gustafson looks for a takedown but Wooden sprawls well.
Wooden connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gustafson staying out of range there.
Wooden is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Gustafson.
Gustafson steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Wooden.
Gustafson drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Wooden gets caught flat footed, as Gustafson shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Gustafson trying to control but Wooden is working from the bottom.
Wooden has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Gustafson can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Gustafson stands and throws Wooden's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Wooden is sneaking out the side here. He's bucked Gustafson off and has taken his back!
Gustafson is trying to remain composed but Wooden is hammering down strikes to the side of his head.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wooden lands an elbow to the side of the head.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Wooden scores with punches from the back.
Gustafson rolls and manages to get back to half guard. Nicely done.
Gustafson wants to improve his position but Wooden is controlling well.
Gustafson taking some punishment here, with Wooden in his half guard.
Gustafson looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Gustafson is trying to control but can't.
Gustafson tries to roll over but Wooden keeps him under control.
Wooden really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Gustafson. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Wooden is stalling here. Gustafson is in no mood to hang around though. He's locked up a kimura from the bottom! Wooden seems to be keeping calm but he's forced to roll out of the hold and Gustafson has ended up in side control on the top. Nice work.
Gustafson tries for a kimura but Wooden is defending well.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gustafson trying to control the position but Wooden is working away.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Wooden regains half guard.
Wooden slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Wooden wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
Wooden throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Wooden has his foot on Gustafson's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Gustafson works his way back into a safe position though.
Gustafson trying to control the position from guard on top but Wooden is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's four 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.
Gustafson drops back looking for a leg! Wooden is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Wooden manages to kick Gustafson off! Gustafson jumps back into Wooden's guard.
Gustafson trying to control the position from guard on top but Wooden is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Wooden looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
Gustafson is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
Wooden is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
William Wooden dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Gustafson shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Wooden defends it nicely.
Gustafson uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Wooden.
A lazy left from Wooden finds it's target.
A telegraphed right hand from Wooden misses the target.
Wooden stuffs the takedown attempt from Gustafson. Gustafson gets slowly back to his feet.
Wooden closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Gustafson did well to prevent Wooden getting side control.
Gustafson is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Wooden scores with a couple of nice shots.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Gustafson is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Wooden's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Wooden's back!
Wooden is really stuck here.
Wooden holding on to Gustafson's left wrist, preventing the choke.
Gustafson has his hand under the chin of his opponent looking for the choke. He's nearly got it! This one could be all over! But no, Wooden has freed his hand and lives to survive another… well, another couple of seconds at least!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gustafson trying desperately to keep hold of the dominant position.
Wooden tries to escape the position.
Wooden is in a world of trouble here. He's outmatched on the ground here and he'd better get Gustafson off his back sharpish unless he wants to be submitted.
Wooden is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Gustafson is trying to stick to Wooden's back but Wooden is turning into Gustafson. He's managed to reverse the position - now he's in Gustafson's guard. Polite applause from the crowd in appreciation of some nice Jiu Jitsu by Wooden.
Gustafson looking to control.
Wooden lands a couple of digs.
Wooden keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Gustafson's head.
Wooden has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Gustafson has momentary wrist control but Wooden slips an elbow through the middle.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gustafson is looking for a triangle but Wooden pushes his legs off easily.
Gustafson has his foot on Wooden's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Wooden works his way back into a safe position though.
Wooden wants to control from the top but Gustafson keeps moving.
Wooden got a little sloppy there for a moment and Gustafson has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Wooden has managed to get both his arms back between Gustafson's legs - danger averted.
Gustafson looking to hit a scissor sweep but Wooden is one step ahead there.
Wooden landing with the ground and pound.
Gustafson keeping moving, preventing Wooden from controlling successfully.
Gustafson is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Gustafson is working for a kimura but Wooden is defending it quite comfortably.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gustafson is thwarting Wooden's attempts to control the position.
Wooden is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Gustafson's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Gustafson's back!
Gustafson tries to escape the position.
Wooden is not going to allow Gustafson to sit and survive in this position.
So, who will make the next big move? In this position it could be crucial.
Gustafson trying to control the hands but Wooden won't let him.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gustafson tries to roll but Wooden sticks to his back.
Wooden punches Gustafson on the ear.
Wooden throwing damaging strikes from the back! Gustafson could be in trouble here!
Gustafson tries to escape the position - he's now mounted. Is that better or worse? Hard to tell!
Gustafson is squirming around, avoiding Wooden's attempts to control the action.
Wooden lands a nice shot to the head.
Gustafson slips a leg in and gets back to half guard.
Wooden scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Gustafson slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Both fighters have adopted an aggressive gameplan on the ground!
Wooden is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Wooden stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Gustafson swivels though and keeps the full guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
William Wooden showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
Gustafson will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Gustafson walks into a jab.
Gustafson fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Wooden looks to throw the jab but Gustafson is out of range.
Wooden shoots in and gets a takedown into Gustafson's guard.
Wooden stands up over Gustafson, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Wooden landing some decent shots from guard.
Wooden distracts Gustafson with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Wooden chips away with some ground and pound.
Wooden lands a couple of digs.
Wooden working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Gustafson's head.
Wooden lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Wooden lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Wooden lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Gustafson is rocked!
Wooden landing with the ground and pound.
Oh Gustafson is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Wooden postures up from his opponent's guard, before exploding into some vicious ground and pound! Gustafson covers up, he's hurt! Wooden keeps throwing the strikes, glancing at the referee... Will he stop it?? One more big shot from Wooden and the ref steps in to end the fight! Wooden can't hide his delight as he celebrates with his corner.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:25 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). William Wooden!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Evan Glascoe (ranked 3563 p4p, 446 weight class) and Eliott Leighton (ranked 1955 p4p, 265 weight class). Leighton has chosen Bad to the Bone - George Thorogood 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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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
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Evan Glascoe!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Eliott Leighton!
The judges for this bout are Aleksandr Martynov, Sergei Dronov and Igor Prikhodko.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Leighton forces Glascoe back against the cage and clinches.
A shot in the inside from Leighton.
Glascoe trying to control the position but instead, Leighton has worked for underhooks and has pushed Glascoe into the cage.
Leighton tries to throw a body punch but Glascoe avoids it by throwing Leighton back against the cage.
Glascoe can't find room to land a body shot as Leighton controls the action.
Leighton breaks the clinch.
Glascoe tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Leighton is able to avoid easily.
Leighton steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Glascoe.
Glascoe avoids the body shot from Leighton.
A telegraphed right hand from Leighton misses the target.
Glascoe feinted there with a counter leg kick.
Leighton throws a jab but it's blocked by Glascoe.
Glascoe throws a lazy right hand but Leighton sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Glascoe uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Leighton.
Evan Glascoe seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A low kick from Glascoe is predictable there
and Leighton counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
It looks like Evan Glascoe has been cut.
Leighton stuffs the takedown.
Leighton misses with a jab to the body
and Glascoe counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Leighton swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Leighton digs a good body shot into Glascoe's ribs.
Glascoe has taken the fight to the clinch.
Leighton is working Glascoe over against the cage.
Glascoe blocks a body shot from Leighton.
A body shot lands from Leighton.
Leighton lands with a short shot to the head.
Glascoe has a couple of punches blocked by Leighton.
Leighton tries to throw a body punch but Glascoe avoids it by throwing Leighton back against the cage.
Leighton misses with a hook to the ribs.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Leighton lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Glascoe has had enough of the clinch but Leighton keeps him there for the moment.
A short uppercut from Leighton.
Leighton lands a body shot.
Glascoe misses with a hook to the ribs.
Glascoe pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Leighton throws a head kick but Glascoe moves out of range.
Glascoe throws a head kick that misses
and Leighton counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Glascoe holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Leighton tries to throw a body punch but Glascoe avoids it by throwing Leighton back against the cage.
Leighton working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Leighton lands a body punch.
I was talking to Glascoe's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Glascoe tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Leighton's elbow.
Glascoe tries to work over Leighton's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Leighton lands an uppercut.
Leighton has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Glascoe seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Leighton can turn it around.
Glascoe blocks a body shot from Leighton.
Glascoe wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Leighton has him pressed against the cage.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Glascoe tries to throw a body punch but Leighton avoids it by throwing Glascoe back against the cage.
Leighton stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Glascoe doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Glascoe takes a shot to the head.
Leighton scores with a shoulder strike.
Leighton is fighting off a takedown attempt but Glascoe is just too persistent for him and manages to trip Leighton to the mat. Leighton regains guard as soon as the fighters hit the mat.
Leighton keeping moving, preventing Glascoe from controlling successfully.
Leighton looking to hit a scissor sweep but Glascoe is one step ahead there.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Leighton looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Leighton keeping moving, preventing Glascoe from controlling successfully.
Leighton wants to sweep here but Glascoe controlling him for the moment.
Leighton keeping moving, preventing Glascoe from controlling successfully.
Leighton really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Glascoe. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Glascoe scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Glascoe wants to control from the top but Leighton keeps moving.
Glascoe postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Glascoe accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Glascoe looking to sit in guard and control but Leighton gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Glascoe tries to land a sweep but no joy.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Eliott Leighton dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Evan Glascoe's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Glascoe ducks under a wild hook from Leighton.
Glascoe shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Leighton as he avoids it easily.
Leighton throws a big shot that misses.
Leighton throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Glascoe throws a hook to the side of Leighton's head but Leighton sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Leighton throws a right hand that Glascoe ducks under and follows up with a left that Glascoe also avoids with ease.
Leighton is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Glascoe tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Leighton appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Leighton gets tackled into the cage by Glascoe. Glascoe maintains the clinch.
Leighton lands a right hand that snaps the head of Glascoe backwards.
Leighton lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Glascoe backwards.
Glascoe lands a right hand that snaps the head of Leighton backwards.
A right hand to the body from Leighton.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Good body shot from Leighton.
Leighton scores with a shoulder strike.
Leighton lands a left hand.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Leighton misses with a hook to the ribs.
Glascoe can't find room to land a body shot as Leighton controls the action.
Leighton lands a right hand that snaps the head of Glascoe backwards.
Leighton lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Leighton lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Leighton misses with a hook to the ribs.
Leighton makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Leighton lands with a short shot to the head.
Leighton missing with knees to the body.
Eliott Leighton seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
A short body shot lands from Leighton as the two fighters clinch.
A right handed body shot lands from Leighton.
Glascoe doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Leighton's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Leighton walks into a stiff left hand from Glascoe.
Leighton has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
A thudding body kick lands there by Leighton!
Leighton lands with a good body shot.
Eliott Leighton seems to be getting the better of the standup.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Leighton lands a nice hook to Glascoe's body. Glascoe takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Glascoe uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Leighton.
Glascoe throws a leg kick
and Leighton counters with a right hand to the body.
Glascoe misses with a straight right.
Leighton tries to clinch but Glascoe moves out of range.
Glascoe closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Glascoe takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Glascoe takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Leighton swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Glascoe.
Leighton is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Glascoe rather than just go for the knockout.
Glascoe moves away from the strike by Leighton.
Leighton lands a head kick. Glascoe smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Leighton scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Leighton with a nice cross.
Glascoe is rocked!
A left lands for Leighton.
Oh Glascoe is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Leighton displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Glascoe throws out the jab.
Glascoe seems to have got his legs back now.
Leighton swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Glascoe.
Glascoe throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Leighton counters with a right hand to the body.
Leighton dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Leighton throws a good cross that connects.
Evan Glascoe's cut is getting worse.
Leighton digs a good body shot into Glascoe's ribs.
Leighton lands a big uppercut and Glascoe crumbles to the floor! The ref thinks about stopping the fight but Glascoe looks OK. Leighton waves Glascoe back to his feet!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Glascoe misses with a takedown attempt
and Leighton counters with a right hand to the body.
Eliott Leighton is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Glascoe wants to stay close but Leighton steps back to make room for something. Glascoe seems frozen to the spot and bam! huge swing of the leg from Leighton and Glascoe drops like he has been shot! A huge head kick and it's all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:13 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Eliott Leighton!
Eliott Leighton is the new light heavyweight champion!
An out of breath Eliott Leighton thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Boyd MayGregor (ranked 5645 p4p, 486 weight class) and Nicholas Tessier (ranked 2793 p4p, 281 weight class). MayGregor comes to the cage accompanied by Dead White People - Black Lives Matter. The fight MMA fans around the world have waited their entire lives for!
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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
1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Boyd MayGregor!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 3 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Nicholas Tessier!
The judges for this bout are Vladimir Khabensky, Valeri Chadov and Igor Prikhodko.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Tessier looks to score with a jab to the body but MayGregor is just out of range.
Tessier chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before MayGregor can pounce on him.
MayGregor clinches up with Tessier and pushes him back against the cage.
MayGregor breaks the clinch.
MayGregor darts in trying to clinch
and Tessier makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Nice shot by Tessier.
MayGregor moves into the clinch.
MayGregor can't find room to land a body shot as Tessier controls the action.
Tessier lands a body punch in the clinch.
MayGregor blocks an uppercut.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
MayGregor tries to stall but Tessier uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Tessier misses with a body punch.
MayGregor misses with a body punch.
Tessier throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
MayGregor struggles to land a body shot inside as Tessier controls his hands.
Tessier tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and MayGregor avoids it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tessier throws a blind hook that connects with the side of MayGregors head.
Tessier lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of MayGregor backwards.
Tessier lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Tessier lands with a short head shot on the inside.
MayGregor can't find room to land a body shot as Tessier controls the action.
MayGregor misses with a shot to the kidneys.
MayGregor wants to stall.
MayGregor misses with some punches.
MayGregor lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Tessier has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. MayGregor seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Tessier can turn it around.
Tessier misses with a body punch.
MayGregor swings away with an uppercut that misses.
MayGregor can't find room to land a body shot as Tessier controls the action.
MayGregor scores with a shoulder strike.
MayGregor keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Tessier's efforts to push away.
Tessier misses with a shot to the kidneys.
MayGregor throws a head punch that misses.
Tessier is leaning against MayGregor and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
MayGregor breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
MayGregor wants to clinch up but Tessier keeps it at a distance.
MayGregor has a takedown stuffed.
Tessier now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
MayGregor takes a swing at Tessier's ribcage but misses.
MayGregor fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Tessier manages to avoid it.
MayGregor takes one to the chin there.
Tessier moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Tessier throws a shot to the body.
MayGregor is looking to clinch but Tessier is avoiding it.
Tessier takes a swing at MayGregor's ribcage but misses.
MayGregor tries to close the distance and clinch but Tessier swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
MayGregor looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
MayGregor ducks right into an uppercut from Tessier.
The fight stays on the outside here - MayGregor looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
MayGregor tries to clinch but Tessier moves out of range.
MayGregor tries to close the distance and clinch but Tessier swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Tessier lands a right hook to the body.
Donk. Tessier catches MayGregor right on the button with a cross.
MayGregor is looking light on his feet compared to last time was saw him fight.
MayGregor drives through and clinches with Tessier against the cage.
MayGregor is looking to control Tessier's arms but Tessier gets an underhook and turns him. Now MayGregor has his back to the cage.
Tessier misses with a hook to the ribs.
MayGregor misses with a short punch on the inside.
Tessier tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
MayGregor misses with some punches.
Tessier working aggressively here.
MayGregor tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
MayGregor pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
A nice right hand lands inside from Tessier.
MayGregor tries to stall but Tessier uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
A nice left hand lands by Tessier.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
MayGregor pushes Tessier back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Tessier tried to land a shot to the body but connects with MayGregor's elbow.
Tessier goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Tessier lands a shot to the body.
MayGregor blocks a punch to the side of the head.
MayGregor has a couple of punches blocked by Tessier.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
MayGregor blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Tessier as MayGregor tries to tie him up.
MayGregor taking a breather.
MayGregor breaks the clinch.
Tessier looks for a takedown but MayGregor sprawls well.
Tessier is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Tessier lands with a shot to the body.
A combination from Tessier does no damage.
MayGregor is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Tessier fails with an attempt to clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Nicholas Tessier dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
MayGregor misses with a kick to the body
and Tessier cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Tessier has closed the distance and engaged MayGregor in a clinch.
MayGregor pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Tessier connects with a body shot that sends MayGregor's belly button to the back.
Tessier fakes high and swings low for a body shot but MayGregor manages to avoid it.
Tessier throws a jab but it's blocked by MayGregor.
Tessier is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
The fight stays on the outside here - MayGregor looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Tessier throws out a loose jab but MayGregor uses good head movement to avoid it.
Tessier rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and MayGregor counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Tessier fakes high and swings low for a body shot but MayGregor manages to avoid it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Tessier swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
MayGregor closes the distance and clinches.
MayGregor is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Nicholas Tessier seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
A head punch on the inside from MayGregor fails to land.
That's one minute gone in the round.
MayGregor has Tessier pressed against the cage, preventing Tessier from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
MayGregor lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Tessier tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
A short left from MayGregor.
MayGregor lands an uppercut.
MayGregor lands a left hand.
MayGregor tries to throw a body punch but Tessier avoids it by throwing MayGregor back against the cage.
MayGregor misses with a knee strike.
Tessier tries a body shot but MayGregor blocks it.
Tessier goes for a takedown attempt but MayGregor pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Tessier swats away the attempt to clinch by MayGregor.
Tessier tries to counter with a clinch but MayGregor shakes him off and moves away.
Tessier missing with a left hand there. MayGregor was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Tessier circles away from the clinch attempt.
Tessier throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Tessier has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
MayGregor moves out of range as Tessier throws a body kick.
Tessier misses the shot to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
MayGregor with a jab.
MayGregor lands a nice looking body shot.
MayGregor fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
MayGregor wants to clinch up but Tessier keeps it at a distance.
MayGregor instigates a clinch.
A left hand lands to the body for Tessier.
Tessier lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of MayGregor backwards.
MayGregor lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Tessier misses with a short punch on the inside.
MayGregor working aggressively here.
MayGregor tries to score a body lock takedown but Tessier shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Tessier tries to throw a body punch but MayGregor avoids it by throwing Tessier back against the cage.
A short right from MayGregor on the inside.
MayGregor misses with a hook from the clinch.
MayGregor lands on the inside with an uppercut.
MayGregor is trying to stall.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
MayGregor goes for a takedown in the clinch but Tessier prevents it.
MayGregor misses with an elbow over the top.
MayGregor wants to stall.
MayGregor misses with a hook to the ribs.
MayGregor misses with a hook from the clinch.
Tessier throws a blind hook that connects with the side of MayGregors head.
Tessier lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
MayGregor fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
MayGregor is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Tessier tries to work over MayGregor's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Tessier throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
MayGregor working aggressively here.
A right handed body shot lands from Tessier.
MayGregor blocks a punch to the side of the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tessier misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from MayGregor.
MayGregor lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
MayGregor landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Tessier tries a body shot but MayGregor blocks it.
Tessier softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Tessier misses with a hook to the ribs.
Tessier blocking some punches.
Nice body punch from MayGregor.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Tessier lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of MayGregor backwards.
MayGregor is trying to maintain a safe position but Tessier gets an underhook and turns MayGregor into the cage.
MayGregor tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Tessier tries a body shot but MayGregor blocks it.
Tessier lands a body punch in the clinch.
Tessier misses with some punches.
MayGregor doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Tessier looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Tessier lands a shot to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Boyd MayGregor will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. This is the final round!
Tessier tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but MayGregor was well out of range. Poor timing from Tessier.
MayGregor takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
MayGregor tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Tessier paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Tessier cracks a nice hook into MayGregor's ribs.
MayGregor tries to clinch there but Tessier circles away.
Tessier misses with a right hand
and MayGregor counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
MayGregor blocks a body shot from Tessier.
MayGregor is trying to stall.
A short left from MayGregor.
MayGregor lands a left hand.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Tessier lands a nice uppercut.
Tessier throws a head punch that misses.
MayGregor working aggressively here.
MayGregor tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Tessier lands with a short shot to the head.
MayGregor scores with an uppercut up the middle.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tessier stalling.
Tessier blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
MayGregor tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Tessier blocks a punch to the side of the head.
A short right from Tessier.
Tessier lands a nice shot to the body.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for MayGregor.
MayGregor tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Tessier's elbow.
Tessier blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Tessier lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Tessier misses with a shot to the kidneys.
MayGregor fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
MayGregor lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Tessier prevents a body shot from MayGregor.
A quick uppercut on the inside from MayGregor.
MayGregor misses with a short punch on the inside.
MayGregor tries a body shot but Tessier blocks it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
MayGregor tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Tessier tries to throw a body punch but MayGregor avoids it by throwing Tessier back against the cage.
MayGregor can't find room to land a body shot as Tessier controls the action.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Tessier trying to land knees to the body.
Tessier slows down the pace here.
Tessier lands a hook to the side of the head.
This has been an exciting period of action!
MayGregor is trying to pull guard but Tessier turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Tessier is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
MayGregor manages to pull guard.
MayGregor is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
MayGregor working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Tessier.
Tessier is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
Tessier trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Tessier with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
MayGregor working for submissions but it's allowed Tessier to get to half guard.
Tessier moves nicely into side control.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tessier happy to just control the position for now.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
MayGregor gives up the full mount - oops, sloppy defensive grappling there!
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Tessier cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
MayGregor tries to hold on but Tessier postures up.
Tessier putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Tessier takes MayGregor's back. Could be looking for a rear naked choke here - either way, MayGregor is in trouble.
MayGregor defending nicely against the rear naked choke attempt.
And that's the end of the fight!
Nicholas Tessier comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Tessier 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 Vladimir Khabensky scores the fight 28:29
Judge Valeri Chadov scores the fight 28:29
Judge Igor Prikhodko scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Nicholas Tessier!
Boyd MayGregor spoke after the fight, saying 'Man, fuck yo cracka ass...lemme get my nine and show y'all what it is right now, muthafucka...'.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Antero Jose Carneiro (ranked 3404 p4p, 429 weight class) and Nate Baker Jr (ranked 5476 p4p, 596 weight class). Nate Baker Jr will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.
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26
210 lbs
10 - 2 - 0 |
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19
200 lbs
1 - 1 - 0 |
Good takedowns
Counter fighter
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Brawler
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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
10 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Antero Jose Carneiro!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Nate Baker Jr!
The judges for this bout are Valeri Chadov, Konstantin Menshow and Igor Prikhodko.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A chopping leg kick lands by Baker Jr.
Baker Jr closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Baker Jr lands a nice trip takedown into half guard.
Baker Jr looking for a submission but Carneiro manages to get full guard, putting an end to that submission attempt.
Carneiro is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Baker Jr defends well.
Carneiro is looking for a triangle but Baker Jr pushes his legs off easily.
Baker Jr throws a big elbow that misses.
Baker Jr in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Baker Jr wants to control from the top but Carneiro keeps moving.
Carneiro working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Baker Jr.
Carneiro looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Baker Jr pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Carneiro is keeping the position for now.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Baker Jr with a flurry of punches that miss.
We've been hearing good reports from Carneiro's training camp. Apparently he has been rolling around with some good quality BJJ practitioners and has been sharpening his skills. Let's see if that has an impact on the fight today.
Baker Jr stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Carneiro swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Baker Jr is looking to work some ground and pound but Carneiro has wrist control.
Baker Jr throwing strikes from guard but Carneiro blocks nicely.
Baker Jr with a flurry of punches that miss.
Baker Jr drops back looking for a leg! Carneiro is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Carneiro manages to kick Baker Jr off! Baker Jr jumps back into Carneiro's guard.
Baker Jr wants to control from the top but Carneiro keeps moving.
Baker Jr works over Carneiro with some ground and pound from guard.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Carneiro escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Baker Jr gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Baker Jr postures up in Carneiro's guard and throws a big left but Carneiro blocks it.
Baker Jr chips away with some ground and pound.
Carneiro working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Baker Jr.
Baker Jr trying to control the position from guard on top but Carneiro is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Baker Jr tries to free his leg and advance position but Carneiro is retaining full guard.
Baker Jr stopping the sweep attempt from Carneiro.
Carneiro is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Baker Jr defends well.
Baker Jr trying to control but Carneiro is working from the bottom.
Baker Jr pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Carneiro is keeping the position for now.
Baker Jr is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Carneiro keeping moving, preventing Baker Jr from controlling successfully.
Baker Jr landing some decent shots from guard.
Carneiro throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Baker Jr must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Baker Jr got a little sloppy there for a moment and Carneiro has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Baker Jr has managed to get both his arms back between Carneiro's legs - danger averted.
Baker Jr postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Carneiro pushes Baker Jr off and gets back to his feet.
Baker Jr closes the distance and clinches.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Baker Jr escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Baker Jr tries to close the distance and clinch but Carneiro swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Baker Jr tries to clinch up
and Carneiro counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Carneiro.
Baker Jr working for a triangle but Carneiro defends it easily.
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!
Carneiro wants to control from the top but Baker Jr keeps moving.
Carneiro pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Baker Jr is keeping the position for now.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Nate Baker Jr will probably get the nod.
That's time! Back to the action!
Carneiro circles away from the clinch attempt.
Baker Jr fails to land the takedown.
Baker Jr has a takedown stuffed.
Carneiro appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
Baker Jr misses with a takedown attempt
and Carneiro counters with a single leg into guard. Baker Jr didn't expect that.
Antero Jose Carneiro has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Nate Baker Jr.
Carneiro content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Carneiro drops back looking for a leg! Baker Jr is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Baker Jr manages to kick Carneiro off! Carneiro jumps back into Baker Jr's guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Carneiro trying to control the position from guard on top but Baker Jr is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Baker Jr manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Carneiro manages to get himself to full guard.
Carneiro is looking for a triangle but Baker Jr pushes his legs off easily.
Carneiro looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Baker Jr connects with a couple of short punches.
Carneiro keeping full guard, as Baker Jr tries to pass.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Baker Jr accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Baker Jr stands up over Carneiro, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Antero Jose Carneiro overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Baker Jr stands up over Carneiro, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Carneiro preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Carneiro is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Baker Jr is aware though and is defending well.
Carneiro is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Baker Jr pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Carneiro is keeping the position for now.
Baker Jr postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Baker Jr lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Carneiro keeping moving, preventing Baker Jr from controlling successfully.
Baker Jr cracks Carneiro with a solid left hand.
Carneiro is looking for a triangle but Baker Jr pushes his legs off easily.
Baker Jr scoring with some ground and pound.
Baker Jr stopping the sweep attempt from Carneiro.
Baker Jr pushes down on Carneiro's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Baker Jr looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Baker Jr is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Carneiro sees it coming and defends easily.
Baker Jr lands with a punch from half guard.
Carneiro is rocked!
Baker Jr lands with a punch from half guard.
Oh Carneiro is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Baker Jr is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Carneiro doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Baker Jr.
Carneiro gets back to full guard.
Baker Jr stands and throws Carneiro's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Carneiro seems to have got his legs back now.
Carneiro is trying to improve his position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Baker Jr is working Carneiro over with some ground and pound from side control.
You can see the frustration on Carneiro's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Carneiro tries to bench press Baker Jr off him but Baker Jr keeps the position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Baker Jr landing strikes.
Carneiro tries to strike but it doesn't land.
Baker Jr moving around in side mount but really he's just happy to control for now.
Carneiro can't do much from the bottom here.
Baker Jr in side control lands a decent elbow.
You can see the frustration on Carneiro's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Baker Jr tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Baker Jr landing a few strikes.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Nate Baker Jr showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. This is the final round!
Carneiro takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Baker Jr dives in for a single leg takedown but Carneiro sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
Baker Jr shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Carneiro napping and manages to drive through into side control!
Carneiro explodes and escapes back to his feet! Nice escape there!
Baker Jr moves in looking to clinch but Carneiro pushes him off.
Carneiro avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Baker Jr darts in trying to clinch
and Carneiro counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Carneiro.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Carneiro tries to free his leg and advance position but Baker Jr is retaining full guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Baker Jr not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Baker Jr throwing strikes off his back to little effect.
Carneiro got a little sloppy there for a moment and Baker Jr has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Carneiro has managed to get both his arms back between Baker Jr's legs - danger averted.
Baker Jr has an active guard here but Carneiro has managed to pass into half guard.
Baker Jr takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Baker Jr tries to get to full guard but Carneiro has control of the leg.
Carneiro is looking for a kimura here.
Baker Jr tries to regain full guard. Instead though, Carneiro has advanced to mount. Uh oh.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Carneiro tries to control but Baker Jr wriggling away.
Baker Jr sneaks a leg under to get to half guard.
Carneiro wants to lay and pray for a moment but Baker Jr keeps working.
Carneiro lands strikes from half guard.
Carneiro trying to control the action but Baker Jr is working from the bottom.
Carneiro lands strikes from half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Baker Jr pushes Carneiro off looking to stand but Carneiro dives back in and keeps control.
Baker Jr misses with some strikes from the bottom.
Baker Jr is looking to get back to full guard here but Carneiro has managed to pass to side control instead.
Baker Jr is looking for a sweep.
Baker Jr is trying to control Carneiro's posture but Carneiro avoids it.
Baker Jr tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Carneiro wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Carneiro scores with punches from side control.
Carneiro wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Baker Jr, who protects the arm well.
Carneiro wants to control but Baker Jr is keeping him busy.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Carneiro tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Carneiro connects with a decent looking elbow from side control that caused Baker Jr some visible discomfort.
Carneiro trying to control the position but Baker Jr is working away.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Carneiro is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Baker Jr is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Antero Jose Carneiro has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Nate Baker Jr is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Baker Jr wants to control but Carneiro postures up.
And that's the end of the fight!
Antero Jose Carneiro showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Baker Jr 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 Valeri Chadov scores the fight 28:29
Judge Konstantin Menshow scores the fight 28:29
Judge Igor Prikhodko scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Nate Baker Jr!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between James Keziah Delaney (ranked 3178 p4p, 390 weight class) and Benjamin Whyte (ranked 4232 p4p, 481 weight class). Whyte has chosen Shocking Lemon - Under Star as his entrance music. Both fighters will be looking to make this an exciting fight for the fans, I'm sure!
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18
195 lbs
4 - 1 - 0 |
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20
198 lbs
3 - 0 - 0 |
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Excellent boxer
Cardio machine |
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Excellent boxer
Heavy handed |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, James Keziah Delaney!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Benjamin Whyte!
The judges for this bout are Illya Tyunina, Vladimir Khabensky and Ivan Kurochkin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Whyte connects with a jab.
A big left from Delaney misses.
Delaney slips under a jab from Whyte.
Delaney misses with a lunging right hand
and Whyte counters with a nice uppercut.
Delaney lands with a straight right. Whyte didn't see that one coming.
We've been informed that Whyte has been sparring a lot of Muay Thai in the buildup to this fight so let's see if that has an impact on the result.
The fighters circling - Whyte throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
We've been told by Delaney's head coaches at Pride that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Delaney throws a body punch but Whyte moves out of range.
Delaney cracks Whyte with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Delaney throws out a powerful jab.
Whyte misses the shot to the body.
Whyte throws a jab but it's blocked by Delaney.
Whyte thuds his right hand into Delaney's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
It looks like James Keziah Delaney has been cut.
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!
Whyte ducks under a wild hook from Delaney.
Delaney misses with a left hand
and Delaney takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Whyte throws a nice looking combination but Delaney bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Delaney fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Whyte looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Whyte jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Whyte throws a body punch but Delaney moves out of range.
Delaney was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
James Keziah Delaney seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Whyte swings and misses with a hook to the body.
It looked like Delaney wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Delaney bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Whyte lands with a nice body punch.
Whyte throws a body punch but Delaney moves out of range.
Delaney looks to land a left hand but Whyte moved out of range nicely.
Whyte throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Delaney lands with a right hand.
Delaney throws a jab when Whyte was well out of range.
Delaney connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Whyte is rocked!
Delaney sees an opening and throws a straight punch right through Whyte's defenses. It connects perfectly with Whyte's jaw and knocks him out cold! Wow - that's a contender for knockout of the year - absolutely brutal!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:59 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). James Keziah Delaney!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Dale Bomber (ranked 1921 p4p, 275 weight class) and Alen Ohanian (ranked 2778 p4p, 377 weight class). Dale Bomber has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Dale Bomber!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Alen Ohanian!
The judges for this bout are Illya Tyunina, Sergei Dronov and Ivan Kurochkin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ohanian connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Bomber momentarily.
Bomber scores with a kick to the midsection.
Bomber throws a wild body kick that Ohanian sees coming a mile off.
Ohanian appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Bomber throws a chopping leg kick but Ohanian manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Bomber misses with a body shot.
Bomber thumps Ohanian with a low kick.
Ohanian lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Bomber at a distance.
Some wild striking there from Ohanian.
Bomber takes a swing at Ohanian's ribcage but misses.
Ohanian feints a counter leg kick.
Ohanian looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Bomber.
Bomber misses with a hook. Ohanian ducked under it nicely.
Despite the aggression on Ohanian's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Bomber looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Ohanian misses with an uppercut.
Bomber throws a lazy head kick
and Ohanian finishes the little exchange by landing a big kick to the body.
Nice body punch from Bomber.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bomber misses with a kick to the body
and Bomber takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Bomber gets off balance looking for a body kick
and Ohanian cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
It looks like Dale Bomber has been cut.
Bomber moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Bomber throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Ohanian darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Ohanian throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Ohanian avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Ohanian misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Bomber.
Bomber lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Bomber throws a series of punches but Ohanian avoids them all with ease.
Dale Bomber seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Ohanian misses with a looping left.
Ohanian fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Bomber looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Ohanian throws a lazy right hand but Bomber sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Bomber uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Ohanian.
Ohanian misses with a straight right.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bomber throws a head kick that half lands.
Ohanian tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Bomber was well out of range. Poor timing from Ohanian.
Bomber is looking to counter the offense by Ohanian and move into the clinch.
Ohanian misses with a low kick.
Ohanian darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Ohanian misses with a two punch combination.
Bomber misses with a jab, cross combination.
Ohanian wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Bomber ducks under a wild hook from Ohanian.
Bomber looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
A slow jab from Bomber misses its intended target.
Ohanian tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Bomber was well out of range. Poor timing from Ohanian.
It looked like Bomber wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Bomber throws a jab but it's blocked by Ohanian.
Bomber throws a body kick that misses.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Ohanian, right into the meat.
Ohanian throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ohanian cracks Bomber with a right hand to the side of the head.
Bomber throws a body punch but Ohanian moves out of range.
Bomber gets clipped by a big right hand and goes down spinning to the canvas! Ohanian gets the back mount and begins to drop bombs on his rocked foe! Bomber is too out of it to defend against the strikes and the referee jumps in to save him from the beatdown!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:17 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Alen Ohanian!
Alen Ohanian 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 heavyweight MMA rules bout between Reginald Forbes (ranked 3907 p4p, 427 weight class) and Wild Turkey (ranked 2729 p4p, 318 weight class). Wild Turkey acknowledges the crowd's support as he enters the cage.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Reginald Forbes!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Wild Turkey !
The judges for this bout are Dmitry Maklakov, Aleksandr Martynov and Vladimir Khabensky.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Turkey with a nice cross.
It looks like Reginald Forbes has been cut.
Forbes thows a left - swing and a miss!
A little jabbing left from Turkey on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Turkey scores with a hook.
Forbes closes the distance and clinches.
Turkey fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Forbes misses with a hook to the ribs.
Turkey tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Forbes tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Turkey goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Forbes can't find room to land a body shot as Turkey controls the action.
Turkey blocking some punches.
Forbes makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Turkey wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Forbes misses with the head strike.
Forbes misses with a hook from the clinch.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Turkey .
A body shot lands from Forbes.
Forbes fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Forbes.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Forbes.
Turkey working aggressively here.
Forbes lands with a short shot to the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Turkey takes a shot to the head.
A nice right hand lands inside from Forbes.
Turkey lands a left hand.
Forbes swings wildly with an uppercut but Turkey uses good head movement to avoid it.
Turkey has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Forbes seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Turkey can turn it around.
Turkey is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Turkey softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Turkey gets through Forbes's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Turkey is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Forbes tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
A shot in the inside from Forbes.
Forbes working some nice short punches in the clinch.
A right hand to the body from Turkey .
Forbes lands with a light punch inside.
Forbes tries to work over Turkey 's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
A head punch on the inside from Forbes fails to land.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Turkey misses with a short punch on the inside.
Forbes blocks an uppercut.
Forbes misses with the head strike.
Turkey 's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Forbes struggles to land a body shot inside as Turkey controls his hands.
Turkey pushes Forbes back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
A head punch on the inside from Forbes fails to land.
Forbes throws a head punch that misses.
Turkey misses with the head strike.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Turkey .
Turkey scores with a shoulder strike.
Forbes misses with some punches.
A nice right hand lands inside from Forbes.
Forbes lands an uppercut.
Turkey misses with the head strike.
Forbes stalling the fight.
Forbes blocking some punches.
Forbes goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Turkey blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Turkey misses with the head strike.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Turkey .
Turkey stalling in the clinch.
Turkey prevents a body shot from Forbes.
Forbes blocks an uppercut.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Forbes doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Forbes misses with a hook from the clinch.
Turkey has had enough of the clinch but Forbes keeps him there for the moment.
Turkey working aggressively here.
Turkey escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Nice cross by Turkey .
Turkey throws an overhand right that lands on Forbes's shoulder, as Forbes tries to avoid the shot.
Turkey throws a hook but Forbes avoids it easily.
Forbes rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Turkey counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Forbes throws out a loose jab but Turkey uses good head movement to avoid it.
Turkey connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
A big left from Forbes misses.
Turkey let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Turkey misses with a hook
and Turkey takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Forbes misses with a straight right.
A big left from Forbes misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Forbes misses with a straight right.
Turkey is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.
Nice shot lands for Turkey .
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Forbes scores with a decent looking hook.
Forbes avoids the body shot from Turkey .
Turkey misses with a hook
and Forbes counters with a nice uppercut.
Turkey lands a nice shot to the body.
Turkey is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Forbes fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Turkey manages to avoid it.
A cross from Turkey lands.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Forbes misses with a shot to the body
and Turkey counters with a nice body shot.
Wild Turkey seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Turkey connects with a good right hand that stumbles Forbes. Forbes circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Forbes seems to be moving with more speed, compared to his last bout. He must have been working on that in the gym.
Forbes takes a swing at Turkey 's ribcage but misses.
It seemed like Turkey was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
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 Reginald Forbes will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Reginald Forbes's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Turkey scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Forbes digs a good hook to Turkey 's body.
Forbes fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Turkey manages to avoid it.
Turkey throws a body punch but Forbes moves out of range.
Forbes throws a big counter combination but Turkey scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
Turkey fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Forbes looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
A telegraphed right hand from Forbes misses the target.
Turkey takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Turkey scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Forbes slips under a jab from Turkey .
Turkey ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Forbes moves away.
Forbes appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Turkey scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Forbes scores with a sloppy right hand. Turkey should have avoided that one.
Turkey looks to land a right hand but Forbes moved out of range.
Turkey throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Forbes sees it coming and avoids it easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Turkey tries to keep at a distance but Forbes has taken the fight into the clinch.
Turkey throws a punch but it's blocked by Forbes.
Forbes lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Turkey lands a shot to the body.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Forbes tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Forbes gets through Turkey 's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Forbes works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Turkey prevents a body shot from Forbes.
A right hand to the body from Forbes.
Reginald Forbes has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Forbes misses with a punch to the body.
Turkey throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Forbess head.
A short uppercut from Forbes.
Forbes misses with a body punch.
Forbes has a couple of punches blocked by Turkey .
Forbes misses with some punches.
Turkey has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Forbes tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Turkey 's elbow.
A short body shot lands from Forbes as the two fighters clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Forbes manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Turkey blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Still in the clinch, Forbes scores with a nice short uppercut.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Turkey .
Turkey doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Turkey prevents a body shot from Forbes.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Forbes.
Forbes misses with a punch on the inside.
Forbes lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Turkey backwards.
Turkey lands a body punch in the clinch.
Forbes blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Turkey tries to work over Forbes's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Turkey blocks a body shot from Forbes.
Turkey lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Turkey throws a head punch that misses.
Forbes swings away with an uppercut that misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Forbes digs a right hand underneath Turkey 's ribcage. Turkey let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Turkey blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Forbes lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Forbes tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Turkey 's elbow.
Turkey misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Turkey tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Forbes's elbow.
Forbes lands an uppercut.
A short uppercut from Forbes.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Forbes.
It really doesn't seem like the step up in weight is hurting Forbes here at all. He's more than holding his own against the bigger man.
Forbes lands a hook to the side of the head.
Forbes swings wildly with an uppercut but Turkey uses good head movement to avoid it.
Forbes lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Forbes tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Forbes lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Forbes's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Forbes tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Turkey can't find room to land a body shot as Forbes controls the action.
Turkey misses with a punch on the inside.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Forbes lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Turkey has a couple of punches blocked by Forbes.
Forbes working aggressively here.
Turkey throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Forbess head.
A nice right hand lands inside from Forbes.
Forbes lands with a right to the head.
Forbes fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Forbes swings wildly with an uppercut but Turkey uses good head movement to avoid it.
A short body shot lands from Forbes as the two fighters clinch.
Forbes tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Turkey 's elbow.
Forbes fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Turkey misses with some punches.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Forbes.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Forbes.
Forbes working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Turkey pushes Forbes back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Turkey lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Turkey misses with some punches.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Reginald Forbes dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Reginald Forbes's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!
Turkey misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Forbes.
Some wild striking there from Turkey .
Forbes connects with a body shot that sends Turkey 's belly button to the back.
Forbes missing with a left hand there. Turkey was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Wild Turkey seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Turkey swings away with a body shot that misses
and Forbes moves into the clinch.
Forbes lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Forbes will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Turkey up against the cage.
Forbes just leaning against Turkey , taking a breather.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Forbes swings wildly with an uppercut but Turkey uses good head movement to avoid it.
Forbes goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Forbes lands a hook that snaps the head of Turkey backwards.
Turkey takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Forbes struggles to land a body shot inside as Turkey controls his hands.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Forbes.
Turkey misses with a short punch on the inside.
Turkey prevents a body shot from Forbes.
Forbes throws a punch but it's blocked by Turkey .
Forbes tries to work over Turkey 's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Forbes tries a body shot but Turkey blocks it.
Turkey is trying to push Forbes away but Forbes has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Forbes misses with a short punch on the inside.
Turkey swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Forbes lands a hook to the side of the head.
Forbes scores with a nice hook to the head.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Forbes.
Forbes is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Turkey can do to turn this around?
A short body shot lands from Forbes as the two fighters clinch.
Nice body punch from Forbes.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Forbes.
A nice left hand lands by Forbes.
Forbes working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Forbes digs a right hand underneath Turkey 's ribcage. Turkey let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Wild Turkey has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Good body shot from Forbes.
Forbes misses with a hook to the ribs.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Forbes lands a body shot in the clinch.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Turkey .
Forbes lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Turkey backwards.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Forbes.
Turkey blocks a body shot from Forbes.
Forbes lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Turkey backwards.
Turkey is rocked!
Forbes lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Turkey is still on wobbly legs! Can Forbes finish him?
Forbes misses with a short punch on the inside.
A short right from Forbes on the inside.
Forbes lands a body shot.
Forbes dips a shoulder and cracks Turkey with a mighty uppercut! Turkey falls back against the cage and Forbes unloads with a barrage of strikes! Turkey is completely out with his eyes open, only supported by the cage! Save him ref! Eventually the ref decides to do his job and jumps in - Forbes screams abuse at the incompetent official before going over to celebrate with his corner. Brutal stuff!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:43 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Reginald Forbes!
An out of breath Reginald Forbes 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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