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MMMA 57 Night of Champions 4 PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Esko Marttinen (ranked 5386 p4p, 466 weight class) and Elias Al Haddad (ranked 4953 p4p, 449 weight class). Marttinen's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, For Heavy Metal we will die!. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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162 lbs
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163 lbs
22 - 24 - 2 |
Abu Dhabi Champ
World class boxer
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Excellent MT
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Esko Marttinen!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
22 - 24 - 2, fighting out of New York, Elias Al Haddad!
The judges for this bout are Jorge Garcia, John Roberts and Anthony Taglia.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Al Haddad takes the fight into the clinch.
A short body shot lands from Marttinen as the two fighters clinch.
Marttinen misses with a hook from the clinch.
Al Haddad using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Marttinen has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
A short right from Al Haddad on the inside.
A head punch on the inside from Marttinen fails to land.
Al Haddad looking to stall.
Marttinen tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Al Haddad's elbow.
Al Haddad throws a punch but it's blocked by Marttinen.
A nice left hand lands by Al Haddad.
Al Haddad blocks a body shot from Marttinen.
Marttinen lands a shoulder strike.
Marttinen scores with an uppercut up the middle.
A short left from Marttinen.
Marttinen misses with a punch on the inside.
A shot in the inside from Al Haddad.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Marttinen.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Still in the clinch, Marttinen scores with a nice short uppercut.
Marttinen throws a punch but it's blocked by Al Haddad.
A head punch on the inside from Al Haddad fails to land.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Marttinen keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Al Haddad's efforts to push away.
Marttinen breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Marttinen has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Heavy Metal in the buildup to the fight.
Marttinen steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Al Haddad.
Marttinen misses with a straight right.
Al Haddad misses with an uppercut.
Marttinen throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Al Haddad sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Marttinen misses with an uppercut. Al Haddad saw that one coming.
A big right from Al Haddad misses.
Marttinen connects with a solid leg kick.
Marttinen circles away from the clinch attempt
and Marttinen counters with a leg kick.
Al Haddad on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Marttinen cracks the inside of Al Haddad's front leg.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Al Haddad.
Marttinen lands with a right hand.
Jab from Al Haddad.
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!
Marttinen misses with a left hand
and Al Haddad counters with a straight right hand.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Marttinen scores with a one two! Al Haddad had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Marttinen tries to land a front kick but Al Haddad steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Al Haddad tries to move into range but Marttinen moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Al Haddad on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Marttinen throws a lazy right hand but Al Haddad sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Al Haddad is looking for the big counter here.
Marttinen looks to land a body kick but Al Haddad moved away.
Al Haddad ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Marttinen lands with a kick to the ribs.
Al Haddad misses with a few strikes there.
Marttinen throws a lazy right hand but Al Haddad sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Al Haddad avoids a kick to the body.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Al Haddad! But no joy.
Marttinen slips a jab and a cross from Al Haddad.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Al Haddad checks a leg kick.
Marttinen ducks under a wild hook from Al Haddad.
It looked like Marttinen was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Al Haddad.
Marttinen slips a jab from Al Haddad.
Marttinen avoids a punch combination nicely.
Al Haddad cracks the inside of Marttinen's front leg.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Al Haddad connects with a looping right hand.
Al Haddad blocks a head kick by Marttinen.
Marttinen tests Al Haddad's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Marttinen lands a nice hook to Al Haddad's body. Al Haddad takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
A slow jab from Al Haddad misses its intended target.
Al Haddad looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Marttinen lands a jab to the head.
Marttinen uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Al Haddad.
Al Haddad throws a shot to the body.
Marttinen fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Al Haddad manages to avoid it.
Al Haddad takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Marttinen misses with a low kick.
Marttinen walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
No joy there for Al Haddad, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Al Haddad ducks under a wild hook from Marttinen.
Despite the aggression on Al Haddad's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Al Haddad bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Al Haddad walks into a straight right hand from Marttinen.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Marttinen works Al Haddad's body with a nice hook.
Marttinen lands a jab to Al Haddad's midsection.
Good standup being displayed there by Marttinen as he connects with a hook.
Al Haddad with a nice cross.
Al Haddad loads up on a big right hand but Marttinen slips the punch.
Marttinen throws a shot from downtown. Al Haddad moves away and avoids it.
Marttinen avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Al Haddad throws the left hand but Marttinen avoids the punch easily.
Marttinen throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Al Haddad.
Marttinen bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Al Haddad fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Al Haddad gets tackled into the cage by Marttinen. Marttinen maintains the clinch.
Al Haddad tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Al Haddad misses with a punch on the inside.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Still in the clinch, Marttinen scores with a nice short uppercut.
Al Haddad blocks a body shot from Marttinen.
Marttinen makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Al Haddad misses with the head strike.
Marttinen blocks a punch to the side of the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Esko Marttinen dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Marttinen misses with a leg kick.
Marttinen throws a push kick but Al Haddad slaps the foot to one side.
Marttinen misses with a body kick.
Al Haddad goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Marttinen misses with an uppercut. Al Haddad saw that one coming.
Al Haddad throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
A jab from Marttinen misses.
Al Haddad misses with a right hand
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
A big right from Marttinen misses.
Marttinen takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Al Haddad takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Marttinen tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Al Haddad paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Marttinen slips a jab from Al Haddad.
Marttinen throws a lazy right hand but Al Haddad sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Marttinen throws a hook but Al Haddad avoids it easily.
Al Haddad steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Marttinen.
Al Haddad throws a right hand that Marttinen ducks under and follows up with a left that Marttinen also avoids with ease.
Marttinen was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Marttinen feints and then cracks Al Haddad's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Al Haddad down.
Al Haddad moves away from the strike by Marttinen.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Marttinen wants to slow Al Haddad down by chopping away at his legs.
Al Haddad misses with a hook
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Al Haddad scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Al Haddad throws an overhand right that lands on Marttinen's shoulder, as Marttinen tries to avoid the shot.
Marttinen misses with a looping right.
Marttinen moves away from the strike by Al Haddad.
Esko Marttinen is winning the standup battle so far.
Marttinen turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Marttinen throws the left hand but Al Haddad avoids the punch easily.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Marttinen.
Al Haddad throws the left hand but Marttinen avoids the punch easily.
Marttinen clinches up with Al Haddad and pushes him back against the cage.
Al Haddad pushes off an throws an elbow but Marttinen leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Al Haddad can't break the clinch.
Marttinen tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Marttinen swings wildly with an uppercut but Al Haddad uses good head movement to avoid it.
Marttinen lands a right hand that snaps the head of Al Haddad backwards.
Marttinen throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Al Haddad is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Marttinen softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Al Haddad misses with a punch on the inside.
Marttinen throws a head punch that misses.
Marttinen lands a shoulder strike.
A nice right hand lands inside from Marttinen.
Al Haddad has a couple of punches blocked by Marttinen.
Al Haddad blocking some punches.
Al Haddad displaying some good clinch control by pressing Marttinen up against the cage.
Al Haddad lands with a right to the head.
Marttinen tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Marttinen lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
A right handed body shot lands from Marttinen.
Marttinen blocks an uppercut.
Al Haddad swings away with an uppercut that misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Marttinen lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
A nice left hand lands by Marttinen.
Marttinen escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Al Haddad might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Al Haddad is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Marttinen ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Al Haddad moves away.
Al Haddad checks a leg kick nicely.
Marttinen digs a good hook to Al Haddad's body.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Marttinen.
Marttinen slips under a jab from Al Haddad.
Al Haddad just manages to avoid a counter high kick fromMarttinen.
Marttinen misses with a head kick.
Marttinen throws a push kick but Al Haddad slaps the foot to one side.
Marttinen throws a head kick but Al Haddad moves out of range.
Marttinen clinches.
Marttinen lands a right hand.
Marttinen throws a head punch that misses.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Al Haddad wants to break the clinch but can't.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Al Haddad.
Al Haddad has a couple of punches blocked by Marttinen.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A short uppercut from Marttinen.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Marttinen as Al Haddad tries to tie him up.
Al Haddad lands with a left to the head.
Marttinen throws a punch but it's blocked by Al Haddad.
Al Haddad softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Marttinen working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Al Haddad tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Al Haddad is trying to break free.
Marttinen goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Marttinen breaks the clinch.
Marttinen pushes Al Haddad away with a front kick.
Al Haddad will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Marttinen is looking to score with low kicks.
Al Haddad looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Al Haddad throws a big shot that misses.
Al Haddad lands a jab to the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Esko Marttinen dominated that second round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!
Marttinen is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Al Haddad.
Marttinen lands with a nice body punch.
Al Haddad looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Elias Al Haddad is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Al Haddad throws an off balance right hand
and Marttinen connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
A punch lands to the side of Al Haddad 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Marttinen looks to land a body kick but Al Haddad moved away.
Al Haddad checks a leg kick.
Al Haddad chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Marttinen can pounce on him.
Al Haddad walks into a jab.
Al Haddad tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Marttinen was well out of range. Poor timing from Al Haddad.
Marttinen throws a push kick but Al Haddad slaps the foot to one side.
Marttinen keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Al Haddad misses the jab.
Marttinen throws a sloppy head kick
and Marttinen takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Al Haddad's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Al Haddad has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Marttinen.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Al Haddad takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Marttinen throws a half hearted mid kick.
Al Haddad on the wrong end of a nice hook.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Marttinen tries to clinch up.
Marttinen fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Al Haddad checks it well.
Marttinen lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Al Haddad gets a clinch.
Al Haddad just leaning against Marttinen, taking a breather.
Marttinen lands a hook to the side of the head.
A short right from Marttinen.
Nice body punch from Marttinen.
Marttinen misses with a punch to the body.
Marttinen doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Al Haddad breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Marttinen is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Al Haddad can do to turn this around?
Marttinen blocks a jab.
Marttinen throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Al Haddad is rocked!
Marttinen lunges in with a left hook that violently twists Al Haddad head around and knocks him out cold! Marttinen hops onto the cage and yells out at the top of his lungs - Yeeeeeeeeaaaaaaaaah! They're showing the replay on the big screens now; that was nasty! I hope one of the photographers got a good shot of it.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:51 of round 3, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Esko Marttinen!
A less than humble Esko Marttinen misjudged his post fight interview somewhat and came across a little too arrogant whilst trying to hype up his own abilities.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Skap Hazard (ranked 5069 p4p, 547 weight class) and Patryk Szczerbiec (ranked 5759 p4p, 587 weight class). Patryk Szczerbiec struggled to make weight for this fight. He only made it down to 171.7lbs at the first attempt and had to take the additional two hours to make the official bout weight. Let's see how much it's taken out of him. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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30
176 lbs
18 - 5 - 0 |
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185 lbs
32 - 37 - 0 |
BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
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Good kicks
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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
18 - 5 - 0, fighting out of New York, Skap Hazard!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
32 - 37 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Patryk Szczerbiec!
The judges for this bout are Reed Andrews, John Roberts and Lou da Vinci.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hazard takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
It looks like Skap Hazard has been cut.
Szczerbiec drives through and clinches with Hazard against the cage.
Hazard avoids a wild elbow strike from Szczerbiec.
Szczerbiec looking to throw knees to the head but Hazard is blocking nicely.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Szczerbiec.
Hazard blocks an uppercut.
Hazard can't break the clinch.
Szczerbiec throws a head punch that misses.
Hazard blocks an uppercut.
Szczerbiec misses with a hook from the clinch.
Szczerbiec misses with a short punch on the inside.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hazard breaks the clinch.
Szczerbiec closes the distance but Hazard moves to the side
and Hazard counters with a nice uppercut.
Szczerbiec moves into the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hazard breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Szczerbiec swings widly with a right hand
and Hazard counters with a lovely straight right hand!
A swing and a miss from Hazard.
Szczerbiec tries to clinch but Hazard moves out of range.
Hazard swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Szczerbiec falls off balance throwing a combination
and Hazard counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Szczerbiec throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Szczerbiec misses with a leg kick
and Hazard cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Szczerbiec is rocked!
Szczerbiec misses with a left hand
and Hazard counters with a massive hook, right on the button! He's out cold! Damn, that was naaaaaasty! Hopefully he'll be OK.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:47 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Skap Hazard!
Skap Hazard decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Pascual Perez (ranked 2348 p4p, 310 weight class) and Szandor Storm (ranked 3006 p4p, 389 weight class). Perez comes into the arena with Another One Bites The Dust blaring out of the sound system. The crowd seem to be enjoying Storm's choice of entrance music: Pantera - 5 Minutes Alone. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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181 lbs
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Abu Dhabi Champ
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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
17 - 18 - 1, fighting out of New York, Pascual Perez!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 7 - 0, fighting out of New York, Szandor Storm!
The judges for this bout are Russell Pearce, Bruno Lombardi and John Roberts.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Storm tries to land a body kick
and Perez counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Perez is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Storm is trying to stand.
Perez is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Storm has managed to free his arm - good work.
Storm tries to roll over but Perez keeps him under control.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Perez is looking to take a break and control but Storm is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Perez controlling the action here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Perez looks to land a strike but Storm avoids it nicely and regains full guard.
Storm pulls Perez in close to prevent any damage.
We've been hearing good reports from Perez'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.
Perez postures up in Storm's guard and throws a big left but Storm blocks it.
Perez stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Storm swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Storm is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Storm avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Storm preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Storm wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Perez tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Storm swivels and escapes.
Perez shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Storm as he avoids it easily.
We can't be sure of the tactics at this early stage but we have heard that Storm has been working on his takedowns a lot in the buildup to the fight and we can only assume he's going to look to take this to the mat.
Storm closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Storm makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Storm manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Perez has picked Storm up - he's going for a ride! Perez dumps his opponent to the mat with a thud and settles into half guard.
Perez takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
Storm has his hands clasped together around Perez's back. He's all about the action.
Perez is looking for a kimura here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Perez throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Storm controlling the position for now.
Ground and pound from Perez.
Perez is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Storm has managed to free his arm - good work.
Storm wants to get back to his feet.
Storm wants to control but Perez is keeping busy and won't allow it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Storm is positioning himself well to prevent Perez advancing to mount.
Perez stops Storm from getting back to his feet.
Perez has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Perez thows a huge punch but Storm dodges it nicely.
Perez throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Storm kicks Perez off and gets back to his feet.
Storm fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Perez went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
Storm rushes Perez and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Storm gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Perez.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Pascual Perez. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Storm breaks from the clinch.
Szandor Storm seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Perez shoots in but no luck this time.
Storm throws a head kick that half lands.
It looks like Pascual Perez has been cut.
Storm pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Perez dives in and grabs Storm's left leg, looking for a takedown. Storm pushes down on Perez's head and hops out.
Perez throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Storm's waist but Storm gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Perez off to one side.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Szandor Storm dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Pascual Perez's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Storm gets a clinch.
A short uppercut from Storm.
Storm struggles to land a body shot inside as Perez controls his hands.
Storm breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Storm lands a left and a right that send Perez crashing to the mat, dazed. Storm thinks about following him to the mat but decides to wave him back up to his feet!
Storm gets tackled into the cage by Perez. Perez maintains the clinch.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Perez changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Storm fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Storm has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Storm takes the fight into the clinch.
Storm breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Storm throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Perez takes the fight into the clinch.
Perez wants a takedown.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Storm takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Storm's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Perez shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Pascual Perez. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Perez blocks a head kick by Storm.
Szandor Storm seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Storm scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Storm misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Storm lands a head kick. Perez smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Storm pushes Perez up against the cage in a clinch.
Perez digs a right hand into Storm's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Storm's gas tank.
Perez is trying to pull guard but Storm has him pressed against the cage.
Perez drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
A body shot lands from Storm.
Storm manages to break the clinch.
Perez tries to clinch up but Storm circles away and keeps his distance.
Perez closes the distance and pushes Storm back into the cage.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Storm gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Perez.
Perez prevents a body shot from Storm.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Perez lands a hook that snaps the head of Storm backwards.
Perez prevents a body shot from Storm.
Storm breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Storm closes the distance and clinches.
Perez taking a breather.
Perez is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Storm is defending well.
Storm with a knee to the head.
Perez struggles to land a body shot inside as Storm controls his hands.
Perez on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
A frustrated look appears on Perez's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Szandor Storm seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Perez wants to take the fight to the mat but Storm manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
Storm is trying to stall.
A short right from Storm on the inside.
Storm's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Perez is looking to clinch.
Storm throws a head kick that misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Perez closes the distance and clinches.
Perez is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Storm to keep the fight standing.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Storm.
Perez scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Perez lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Perez jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Storm walks away with a smile on his face. Perez gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Perez avoids the head kick by Storm.
Perez has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Storm.
Perez avoids a punch combination nicely.
Perez tries to close the distance and clinch but Storm swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Storm takes the fight into the clinch.
Storm digs a right hand underneath Perez's ribcage. Perez let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Storm blocks a body shot from Perez.
Good body shot from Storm.
Storm escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Perez takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Szandor Storm is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
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!
Storm throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Perez counters with a two punch combo.
Perez closes this distance looking for a takedown but Storm circles away.
Perez takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Storm stuns Perez with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Perez crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Storm - the referee stops the clock and Perez gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Storm. Perez manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Storm clinches.
Storm pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
A head kick misses from Storm.
Storm has closed the distance and engaged Perez in a clinch.
Storm is trying to break free.
Perez pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Storm connects with a body shot that sends Perez's belly button to the back.
Perez fails in his attempt to clinch.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Perez moves into the clinch.
Perez managing to block the knees to the body from Storm.
Perez wants a takedown but no success here.
Storm is pushing Perez up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Szandor Storm showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Pascual Perez's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!
Storm jabs Perez to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Storm drives through and clinches with Perez against the cage.
Perez wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Storm has him pressed against the cage.
Stalling in the clinch from Storm.
Storm breaks from the clinch.
Perez avoids a punch combination nicely.
Perez tries to close the distance and clinch up but Storm swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Storm throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Perez.
Perez swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Perez takes a shot right to the bread basket.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Perez avoids a punch combination nicely.
Perez went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
Storm thows a left - swing and a miss!
Storm misses with a series of wild punches.
Perez fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Storm forces Perez back against the cage and clinches.
Perez jumps guard but Storm stands there with Perez around his waist. Perez gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
A shot in the inside from Perez.
A short right from Perez on the inside.
Perez lands with a left to the head.
Storm swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Storm pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Storm throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Pascual Perez is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Storm throws a head kick but Perez moves out of range.
Storm scores with a hook to the body. Perez takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Storm tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Perez tries to counter by moving into the clinch but Storm manages to circle out of the way.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Storm takes the fight into the clinch.
Perez wants to take the fight to the mat but Storm manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Pascual Perez. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Storm wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Perez has him pressed against the cage.
Storm tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Storm is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Perez is keeping busy.
Perez is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Perez digs a right hand into Storm's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Storm's gas tank.
Perez jumps guard.
Storm controls from within his opponent's guard.
Storm won't allow Perez to sweep him here.
Storm has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Perez is proving hard to escape from.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Perez is working an open guard so Storm takes the opportunity to get back to his feet.
Storm is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Perez rather than just go for the knockout.
Perez on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Storm lands a head kick. Perez smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Storm fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Storm lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Storm takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Perez has a takedown stuffed.
Storm throws a combination that misses
and Perez counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Storm rushes Perez and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Perez missing with knees to the body.
Perez wants to take the fight to the mat but Storm manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
Perez misses with a short punch on the inside.
Storm works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Perez fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Perez drops down looking for an ankle pick but Storm pulls his leg out and moves away.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Storm lands a big head kick that sends Perez tumbling to the mat! Storm takes a step backwards and waves Perez back to his feet - he wants the finish!
Perez is rocked!
Storm lands with a precision combination! Left, right, uppercut and Perez falls flat on his face, eyes wide open but he's out!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:18 of round 3, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Szandor Storm!
After the fight, Szandor Storm was humble in paying tribute to his opponent but made it clear he wants to go on to bigger and better things. It seemed to go down well with the crowd who cheered him loudly.
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Cyrus Great (ranked 2235 p4p, 66 weight class) and Dwayne Boskins (ranked 2553 p4p, 79 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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280 lbs
11 - 12 - 0 |
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30
300 lbs
13 - 12 - 0 |
Abu Dhabi Champ
World class boxer
Insanely flexible |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
11 - 12 - 0, fighting out of New York, Cyrus Great!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
13 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Dwayne Boskins!
The judges for this bout are David Schapiro, Joseph Jones and Jorge Garcia.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Great scores with the left hand. Boskins knows he should have avoided that one.
Great misses with a lunging right hand
letting Boskins counter with a right hand.
We can't be sure of the tactics at this early stage but we have heard that Boskins has been working on his takedowns a lot in the buildup to the fight and we can only assume he's going to look to take this to the mat.
Great throws a hook to the side of Boskins's head but Boskins sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Great misses with a straight left.
Boskins shoots in for a takedown but Great shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Great looks to land a right hand but Boskins moved out of range.
Boskins looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Great throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Boskins sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Great misses with an uppercut
and Boskins counters with a leg kick.
Boskins has closed the distance and engaged Great in a clinch.
Boskins blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Boskins's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Nice body punch from Great.
Great misses with a hook
enabling Boskins to counter with a crisp jab.
Boskins is looking to land body kicks.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Great throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Great lands with a right hand.
A punch lands to the side of Great 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Boskins on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
A bone on bone clash there as Great blocks the leg kick.
Great swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Great takes a swing at Boskins's ribcage but misses.
Great misses with a few strikes there.
Boskins lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
Boskins steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Great.
Great scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Great stuffs the takedown.
Great misses the shot to the body.
Great misses with a looping right.
Good work by Great as he checks the leg kick.
Boskins shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Great pinned against the cage. Great gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Cyrus Great has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Dwayne Boskins.
Great misses with a straight left.
Great throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Great connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Great loads up on a big right hand but Boskins slips the punch.
Boskins moves out of range of the strikes.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Great swats away the attempt to clinch by Boskins.
The fight stays on the outside here - Boskins looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Boskins uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Great.
Boskins throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Great sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Boskins tries to clinch there but Great circles away.
Boskins defending well as Great loads up on a big left hand.
Cyrus Great seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Boskins has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Boskins there as he acknowledges the shot.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Great darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Boskins defending well as Great loads up on a big left hand.
Great ducks under a wild hook from Boskins.
Great throws a hook to the side of Boskins's head but Boskins sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Great misses with a looping right.
Boskins forces Great back against the cage and clinches.
Great breaks the clinch.
Great just misses with a punch to the body.
Boskins swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Boskins bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Great's head backwards.
Boskins doesn't manage to clinch there - Great circles away.
Great swings widly with a right hand
letting Boskins counter with a right hand.
Boskins moves away from the strike by Great.
Great tests Boskins's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Great slips under a jab.
Great throws a body punch but Boskins moves out of range.
Great swings widly with a right hand
and Boskins counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
A slow jab from Great misses its intended target.
Boskins defending well as Great loads up on a big left hand.
Boskins slips a jab from Great.
Boskins replies with a solid counter kick to the body but Great blocks it well.
Boskins keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
A punch lands to the side of Boskins 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Great takes a swing at Boskins's ribcage but misses.
The fighters circling - Great throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Boskins uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Great.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Boskins shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Great as he jumps to the side.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Boskins getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Great cracks Boskins with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Great throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Boskins sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Great throws out a loose jab but Boskins uses good head movement to avoid it.
Great misses with a hook.
Horrible takedown attempt by Boskins or perhaps it was just good defense by Great, which made it look bad.
Boskins defending well as Great loads up on a big left hand.
Boskins fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Great avoids it really well and circles away.
Boskins uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Great.
Boskins doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Boskins tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Great manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Cyrus Great dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Great rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Boskins counters with a body kick.
Boskins scores with a jab.
Boskins moves into the clinch.
Boskins using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Great throws a head punch that misses.
Great prevents a takedown attempt there.
Boskins's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Boskins lands the left hand.
Great takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Great misses with a shot to the body
and Boskins counters with a nice double leg into side control. Great won't be happy with that.
Great throws Boskins to one side and escapes!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A jab from Great finds it's way through Boskins's defenses.
A telegraphed right hand from Great misses the target.
Boskins fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Great looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Great throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Boskins wants to counter the offense by Great and move into the clinch position.
Great lands a jab to the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Boskins shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Great's guard.
Great had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Boskins defends it easily.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Boskins scoring with some ground and pound.
Great is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Boskins can do to turn this around?
Great is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Boskins defends well.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Boskins works over Great with some ground and pound from guard.
Boskins controls from within his opponent's guard.
Boskins is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Great keeping moving, preventing Boskins from controlling successfully.
Boskins scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Boskins slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
Boskins works over Great with some ground and pound from guard.
Great keeping moving, preventing Boskins from controlling successfully.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Boskins's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Boskins tries to free his leg and advance position but Great is retaining full guard.
Boskins is trying to tuck his arms in to keep them safe but Great has managed to isolate one of them and has got a loose triangle. Boskins is looking to defend but Great has done well to lock his legs together - this could be big trouble for Boskins! Great pulls down on the head and a little smile comes across his face - he knows he's got it. Yep, Boskins taps out and this one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:59 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle). Cyrus Great!
After winning the bout, Cyrus Great thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jimi Powell (ranked 1687 p4p, 198 weight class) and Sam Wilson (ranked 1598 p4p, 189 weight class). Powell comes to the cage accompanied by 8 Mile. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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31
282 lbs
22 - 15 - 2 |
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31
240 lbs
17 - 8 - 0 |
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World class boxer
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World class boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
22 - 15 - 2, fighting out of New York, Jimi Powell!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
17 - 8 - 0, fighting out of New York, Sam Wilson!
The judges for this bout are Jonathan Paton, Columbo Gatti and Dean Styles.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Wilson drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Powell is not content to let Wilson control the position.
Powell is trying to improve his position.
Powell is not content to let Wilson control the position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Wilson sitting in side control, looking to soften his opponent up with elbows and hammerfists but Powell is avoiding damage well and looking to escape the position.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Powell dodges the ground and pound from Wilson.
The strikes coming from Wilson are missing the target in this wave of attacks.
Powell struggling a bit here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Powell managing to avoid any damage from the strikes thrown by Wilson.
Wilson fails to land a wild elbow strike.
Wilson fails to land a wild elbow strike.
A lull in the action here as Wilson stalls from top position.
Powell prevents Wilson from moving into mount.
Powell is looking to reverse the position.
Wilson wants to lay and pray for a moment but Powell keeps working.
Wilson tries to score with some ground and pound. Powell controls his posture well this time though and the shots don't do any damage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wilson postures up a little and throws a couple of hammerfists but they don't connect properly.
Wilson tries to move to full mount but Powell actually manages to regain half guard.
Wilson has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Wilson wants to take a breather but Powell is having none of it.
Wilson working to pass to mount. He's got his hand pressing down on Powell's thigh. Powell counters though and makes it back to full guard.
Powell keeping moving, preventing Wilson from controlling successfully.
Wilson postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wilson is looking to work some ground and pound but Powell has wrist control.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Wilson avoids a punch combination nicely.
Wilson scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Wilson throws a big shot that misses.
Wilson motions for Powell to come forward. Wilson throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Wilson pushes Powell up against the cage in a clinch.
Wilson misses with a body punch.
Wilson misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Powell has managed to pull guard. Let's see whether he can work an aggressive guard. It will also be interesting to see what tactics Wilson uses from the top position.
Wilson makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Powell keeping moving, preventing Wilson from controlling successfully.
Wilson throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wilson lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Wilson in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Wilson tries to free his leg and advance position but Powell is retaining full guard.
Wilson connects with a couple of short punches.
Wilson loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Wilson is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Wilson with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Wilson controls from within his opponent's guard.
Wilson is looking to work some ground and pound but Powell has wrist control.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Sam Wilson dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Wilson scores with a crisp jab that stopped Powell in his tracks.
Wilson keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Wilson scores with a head kick.
Wilson takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Wilson tries to clinch but Powell is having none of it.
Powell tried to counter with a leg kick but Wilson avoided it.
Powell throws a series of punches but Wilson moves out of range.
Wilson doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Powell looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Wilson on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Wilson fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Powell sprawls well initially but Wilson persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Wilson missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Wilson throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Wilson thows a huge punch but Powell dodges it nicely.
Wilson is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Powell has managed to free his arm - good work.
Wilson tries to pass the half guard into mount. Powell knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Wilson looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Powell with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Wilson is trying to control. Powell wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Wilson is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Powell doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Wilson.
Wilson not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Powell is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Wilson scores with a couple of nice shots.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Wilson thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Powell's head.
Wilson throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Wilson throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Wilson lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Wilson throwing shots but Powell is blocking nicely.
The step up in weight doesn't seem to be a problem for Wilson. He's performing admirably here against the bigger man.
Powell kicks Wilson off and gets back to his feet.
A slow jab from Powell misses its intended target.
Powell rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Wilson moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Powell drives through with a takedown into Wilson's guard. Let's see what he can do from the top position.
Wilson is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Powell is aware though and is defending well.
Powell loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Wilson escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Powell gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wilson escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Powell gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Wilson is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Powell is aware though and is defending well.
Powell trying to control the position from guard on top but Wilson is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Powell lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Wilson is looking for a triangle but Powell pushes his legs off easily.
Powell lands a couple of elbows.
Powell postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Powell throwing strikes from guard but Wilson blocks nicely.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wilson has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Powell can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Wilson looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Powell lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Wilson keeping moving, preventing Powell from controlling successfully.
Powell throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Powell showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Wilson looking to control.
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 Jimi Powell will probably get the nod.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Powell moves out of range as Wilson throws a body kick.
Powell dives in and scores a takedown into Wilson's guard.
Wilson has momentary wrist control but Powell slips an elbow through the middle.
Wilson is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Wilson is trying to control the position but Powell postures up.
Wilson is in a good position here but he's just trying to control... And he's not even managing to do that successfully.
Powell is looking to work some ground and pound but Wilson has wrist control.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Powell distracts Wilson with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Wilson has an omoplata and is looking to use it perhaps as a submission or perhaps to transition. Powell is in a bit of discomfort here, but he's managed to free himself and has dived into side control! That didn't work out too well for Wilson.
Wilson tries to improve position but can't.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Wilson struggling a bit here.
Wilson tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Powell wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Powell cracks Wilson with a big elbow.
Powell in side control lands a nice looking series of punches and elbows.
Wilson is rocked!
It looks like Sam Wilson has been cut.
Powell lands a huge shot from side control! Wilson is out cold! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:44 of round 3, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Jimi Powell!
Jimi Powell tried to hype himself up post fight but didn't word it too well and it ended up with him sounding like a bit of a tool.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Yamato Take (ranked 688 p4p, 102 weight class) and Vladimir Ignatov (ranked 1117 p4p, 160 weight class). Ignatov has chosen Fler-Ghetto Beat as his entrance music. Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?
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181 lbs
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186 lbs
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World class boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
10 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Yamato Take!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
35 - 16 - 3, fighting out of Los Angeles, Vladimir Ignatov!
The judges for this bout are John Roberts, Eddie Farnsworth and Bruno Lombardi.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ignatov moves out of range as Take throws a body kick.
Ignatov throws out a loose jab but Take uses good head movement to avoid it.
Take tries a low kick but Ignatov avoids it.
Ignatov throws a hook to the side of Take's head but Take sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Jab by Take.
Take throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Ignatov sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Ignatov avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Take tries to clinch but Ignatov is having none of it.
Take slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Take seems to be moving with more speed, compared to his last bout. He must have been working on that in the gym.
Take tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Ignatov connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Take cracks the inside of Ignatov's front leg.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Ignatov lands a leg kick that knocks Take off balance momentarily.
Take gets off balance looking for a body kick
and Ignatov finishes the little exchange by landing a big kick to the body.
Take uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Ignatov.
A looping hook to the body misses from Take. Ignatov does a little dance to reset his feet.
Take misses with an uppercut.
Ignatov ducks right into an uppercut from Take.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Take connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Take tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Take on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Ignatov. Ignatov obviously looking to wear him down.
Ignatov swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ignatov misses with a low kick.
Ignatov takes a swing at Take's ribcage but misses.
Take connects with a right hand. Ignatov shakes it off.
Take throws a lazy head kick
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
A head kick misses from Take.
A bone on bone clash there as Take blocks the leg kick.
Ignatov throws out a loose jab but Take uses good head movement to avoid it.
Ignatov thows a left - swing and a miss!
Ignatov tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Take was well out of range. Poor timing from Ignatov.
Take takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Take plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Ignatov swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Take connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Ignatov tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Take is able to avoid easily.
Take with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Ignatov to score with a decent uppercut.
Ignatov connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Take momentarily.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Take - that will leave a mark!
Take with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Take throws out a leg kick but Ignatov moves out of range and Take only half commits.
Take lands with a nice body kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Take lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Ignatov at a distance.
Ignatov throws a push kick but Take slaps the foot to one side.
Take lands a jab to the nose.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Ignatov, as that shot connected.
Ignatov tries to clinch but Take moves away
and Take counters with a straight right hand.
Take goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Take misses with a low kick.
Take keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Take fires out a quick counter leg kick but Ignatov just manages to avoid it.
Ignatov bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Take's head.
Ignatov throws a body shot but no joy.
Take throws a head kick but Ignatov moves out of range.
A little jabbing left from Ignatov on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Take misses with a head kick.
Ignatov misses with a low kick.
Ignatov throws a solid leg kick but Take takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Ignatov.
Take tries to clinch but Ignatov moves out of range.
Ignatov tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Take was well out of range. Poor timing from Ignatov.
Take moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
A telegraphed right hand from Take misses the target.
Take backing away here, and Ignatov unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
Take avoids the head kick by Ignatov.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ignatov checks a low kick from Take.
Take misses with an attempted mid kick.
Take takes a swing at Ignatov's ribcage but misses.
Ignatov looks to score with a jab to the body but Take is just out of range.
Take throws a good cross that connects.
Take connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Good work by Take as he checks the leg kick.
Take lands a nice leg kick that just misses Ignatov's sensitive parts.
Ignatov tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Take scores with a kick to the body.
Ignatov connects with a leg kick. Take looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Take tries to clinch up
enabling Ignatov to counter with a crisp jab.
Ignatov on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Take takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
An inside leg kick from Ignatov misses.
Take checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Take scores with a decent looking hook.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Take looks to throw a body kick
and Ignatov counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Take thinking.
Ignatov scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Take jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Ignatov let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Ignatov closes the distance looking to clinch
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
A leg kick checked by Take.
Take connects with a body shot.
Ignatov keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Take takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
A looping hook to the body misses from Ignatov. Take does a little dance to reset his feet.
Take clinches up with Ignatov and pushes him back against the cage.
Ignatov misses with a hook to the ribs.
Take misses with some punches.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Take.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Ignatov wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Ignatov breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Take looks to land a left hand but Ignatov moved out of range nicely.
Take checks a low kick from Ignatov.
Ignatov scores with a leg kick.
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 Yamato Take 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.
Ignatov lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Ignatov stuns Take with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Take looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Ignatov slips under a jab.
Take pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Ignatov lands with a hook. Take tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Take just misses with a punch to the body.
Yamato Take is winning the standup battle so far.
Ignatov scores with a jab. Take acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Take throws a low kick, looking for Ignatov's leg but Ignatov calmly moves out of range.
Take misses with a head kick.
Ignatov feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Takes jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Take defending well as Ignatov loads up on a big left hand.
Take is looking to counter with a body kick.
Ignatov waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Take.
Take lands with a hook. Ignatov tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Take throws out a powerful jab.
Take misses with a wild body shot.
Ignatov thows a left - swing and a miss!
Ignatov throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Ignatov looks for the body kick but Take saw that one coming.
Ignatov misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Take.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Take has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Ignatov.
Take is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Take misses with an attempted mid kick.
Ignatov waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Take.
Take is looking to land body kicks.
Nice shot by Take.
Take misses with a low kick as Ignatov jumps back.
Take tries to clinch up but Ignatov circles away and keeps his distance.
Ignatov tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Take connects with a solid leg kick.
Ignatov on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Take. Take obviously looking to wear him down.
Ignatov takes a jab right on the kisser.
Take uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Ignatov.
Ignatov throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Ignatov has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
A clash of legs there as Ignatov blocks the low kick.
Take scores with a hook.
Ignatov connects with a body shot.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Take uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Ignatov.
Take bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Take looks to throw the jab but Ignatov is out of range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Take misses with an uppercut
and Ignatov connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Ignatov fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Take checks it well.
Take works Ignatov's body with a nice hook.
Ignatov ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Take moves away.
Take thinks about countering with a body kick.
Take is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Ignatov.
Take takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
A head kick misses from Take.
Ignatov connects with a solid leg kick.
Take lands a nice looking body kick.
Take bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Take misses with a head kick.
Take misses with a straight left.
Ignatov throws a body shot but no joy.
Take half committed to a counter leg kick.
Take moves into the clinch.
Ignatov tries to throw a body punch but Take avoids it by throwing Ignatov back against the cage.
Ignatov throws a head punch that misses.
A head punch on the inside from Take fails to land.
A left hand lands to the body for Take.
Take blocks an uppercut.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ignatov has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
A head punch on the inside from Take fails to land.
Take softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Ignatov is trying to break free.
Take can't find room to land a body shot as Ignatov controls the action.
Take throws a head punch that misses.
Take lands with a light punch inside.
Take fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Take lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Take pushes Ignatov back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Ignatov blocks an uppercut.
Take tries to throw a body punch but Ignatov avoids it by throwing Take back against the cage.
Ignatov throws a punch but it's blocked by Take.
Ignatov lands a left hand that snaps the head of Take backwards.
Take lands a shot to the body.
Ignatov is breathing heavily.
Take scores with a shot to the side of Ignatov's head.
Take misses with some punches.
Take lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Take is leaning against Ignatov and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Take working aggressively here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Take lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Ignatov creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Yamato Take has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Ignatov takes a shot to the head.
A nice left hand lands by Take.
Take swings away with an uppercut that misses.
A head punch on the inside from Ignatov fails to land.
Ignatov is leaning against Take and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Ignatov blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Ignatov misses with a hook from the clinch.
Take lands a nice uppercut.
Take misses with the head strike.
Ignatov blocks an uppercut.
Take swings wildly with an uppercut but Ignatov uses good head movement to avoid it.
Take takes a shot to the head.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Take just misses with a elbow thrown towards Ignatov's brow.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Still in the clinch, Take scores with a nice short uppercut.
Take throws a head punch that misses.
A short left from Take.
Ignatov breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Ignatov 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 Take has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Take and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Yamato Take dominated that second round.
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!
Take moves out of range of the strikes.
Take fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Ignatov, pushing him back against the cage.
Ignatov breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Ignatov looks to throw the jab but Take is out of range.
Take fires out a quick counter leg kick but Ignatov just manages to avoid it.
Take takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Ignatov tries to clinch but Take is having none of it.
Take was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Take scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Ignatov is looking to clinch.
Ignatov fails with an attempt to clinch.
Ignatov scores with a jab to the head.
Ignatov avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
The fighters circling - Take throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Take is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Ignatov can do to turn this around?
Ignatov throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Ignatov fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Take manages to avoid it.
Take loads up on a big right hand but Ignatov slips the punch.
Ignatov is looking to score with low kicks.
Ignatov throws a lazy right hand but Take sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Ignatov throws a sloppy head kick and Take moves out of range easily.
Take is looking to counter punch.
Take looks for the body kick but Ignatov saw that one coming.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Take walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Ignatov checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Take backing away here, and Ignatov unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
Take delivers a nice body kick.
Ignatov with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Ignatov will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Take lands with a kick to the ribs.
Take ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Ignatov throws a shot from downtown. Take moves away and avoids it.
Ignatov throws a looping overhand right but Take ducks down to avoid it.
Ignatov has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Take.
Ignatov misses the shot to the body.
A good leg kick by Take.
Take uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Ignatov.
Ignatov blocks a low kick nicely.
A swing and a miss from Take.
Ignatov fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Ignatov takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Ignatov swings widly with a right hand
enabling Take to counter with a crisp jab.
Take feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Ignatovs jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Take lands with a good body shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Take throws a nice inside leg kick.
Take staying out of range there.
Take attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Take throws a leg kick but Ignatov checks it.
Ignatov throws out a counter right but Take avoids it with no problem.
Take works Ignatov's body with a nice hook.
Take walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Ignatov clobbers Take with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Ignatov takes one to the side of the head.
Take throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
A telegraphed right hand from Take misses the target.
Take backing away here, and Ignatov unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
Ignatov misses with a low kick.
Take goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Take backing away here, and Ignatov unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
Take has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Take there as he acknowledges the shot.
Ignatov slips a straight right by Take.
Take walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Ignatov checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Ignatov throws a low kick but it's checked well by Take.
Nice body punch from Ignatov.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Take's corner calls for a 1-2. Take obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Take.
Nice uppercut there from Ignatov.
Take throws a nice outside leg kick.
Ignatov connects with an inside leg kick.
Ignatov slips a jab from Take.
Ignatov is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Take with a body shot.
Take looks to land a left hand but Ignatov moved out of range nicely.
Ignatov avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Take tests Ignatov's chin there with a solid looking shot.
A nice leg kick lands there from Take.
Take just misses with a punch to the body.
Ignatov on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Take uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Ignatov.
Take ducks right into an uppercut from Ignatov.
Take wants to land a leg kick but Ignatov is out of range.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Ignatov swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Take stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Ignatov.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ignatov thumps Take with a low kick.
Vladimir Ignatov has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Ignatov lands a nice leg kick that just misses Take's sensitive parts.
Ignatov throws a looping overhand right but Take ducks down to avoid it.
Take swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Ignatov.
Take ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Ignatov lands with a good body shot.
A clash of legs there as Take blocks the low kick.
Ignatov on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Ignatov pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Ignatov tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Ignatov misses with a wild body shot.
Take scores with a leg kick.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Take moves out of range as Ignatov strikes.
Take bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Take scores with a one two! Ignatov had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Yamato Take is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Take throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Yamato Take.
Well Take 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 John Roberts scores the fight 30:27
Judge Eddie Farnsworth scores the fight 30:27
Judge Bruno Lombardi scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Yamato Take!
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Captain Boromir (ranked 724 p4p, 18 weight class) and Borg Bunting (ranked 589 p4p, 15 weight class). Boromir comes to the cage accompanied by Møme – Aloha. The fight MMA fans around the world have waited their entire lives for!
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278 lbs
20 - 9 - 2 |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
28 - 17 - 1, fighting out of London, Captain Boromir!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
20 - 9 - 2, fighting out of Las Vegas, Borg Bunting!
The judges for this bout are Columbo Gatti, Bruno Lombardi and David Schapiro.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bunting scoring well with a low kick there.
Bunting defending well as Boromir loads up on a big left hand.
Boromir misses with a left hand
and Bunting counters with a right hand to the body.
Bunting has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
Bunting fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Boromir manages to avoid it.
Boromir misses with a straight left.
Boromir throws out a loose jab but Bunting uses good head movement to avoid it.
A jab from Boromir does it's job there.
Boromir is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Bunting.
Bunting replies with a solid counter kick to the body but Boromir blocks it well.
Boromir loads up on a big right hand but Bunting slips the punch.
Boromir takes a jab right on the kisser.
Boromir catches Bunting with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Boromir throws an overhand right that lands on Bunting's shoulder, as Bunting tries to avoid the shot.
Bunting walks into a left hand.
Boromir takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Boromir takes one to the chin there.
Bunting throws the kick towards the body but Boromir avoids it.
Bunting tries to clinch up but Boromir circles away and keeps his distance.
Boromir throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bunting clinches with his opponent.
Bunting swings wildly with an uppercut but Boromir uses good head movement to avoid it.
Boromir misses with a hook from the clinch.
Boromir successfully pulls guard.
Boromir looking to hit a scissor sweep but Bunting is one step ahead there.
Boromir is working hard here to advance position.
Boromir trying to keep a closed guard but Bunting is proving a slippery customer.
Boromir looking to hit a scissor sweep but Bunting is one step ahead there.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Boromir keeping full guard, as Bunting tries to pass.
Boromir looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Boromir has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
Boromir wants to sweep but no luck.
Boromir will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Boromir is pulling down on Bunting's head. It's preventing any offense from Bunting, at least for the moment.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
Boromir takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bunting slips a straight right by Boromir.
Boromir steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Bunting.
Bunting scoring well with a low kick there.
Boromir throws out a loose jab but Bunting uses good head movement to avoid it.
Bunting shapes to counter with a head kick.
A telegraphed right hand from Bunting misses the target.
Bunting slips under a jab from Boromir.
Boromir blocks the body kick.
Boromir ducks under a wild hook from Bunting.
Bunting moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Nice defenses there by Boromir.
Bunting wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Boromir looks to throw the jab but Bunting is out of range.
Bunting stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Bunting lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Boromir moves in looking to clinch but Bunting pushes him off.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Boromir moves out of range of the body kick.
Boromir takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Bunting uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Boromir.
Bunting misses with a body shot.
Boromir misses with a looping right.
Boromir throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Boromir misses with a hook.
And Bunting responds with a good body kick, but Boromir manages to step out the way in time.
Bunting's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Boromir connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Bunting scrambles back to his feet.
Bunting ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Bunting clinches up against the cage.
Bunting lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Boromir jumps guard but Bunting stands there with Boromir around his waist. Boromir gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Boromir misses with some punches.
A short right from Bunting.
Boromir misses with the head strike.
Bunting lands with a short shot to the head.
Boromir is trying to pull guard but Bunting turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Borg Bunting dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Boromir loads up on a big right hand but Bunting slips the punch.
Bunting bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Bunting misses with a leg kick
and Boromir counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Boromir misses with an uppercut.
Bunting ducks under a wild hook from Boromir.
A little jabbing left from Bunting on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Bunting takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Bunting connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Bunting slips under a jab from Boromir.
Bunting closes the distance and clinches.
Bunting lands a left hand.
Boromir tries to pull guard but Bunting holds him up against the cage and eventually Boromir drops back down to his feet.
A short left from Boromir.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Boromir.
Boromir is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Bunting to keep the fight standing.
Bunting blocks an uppercut.
Bunting lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Boromir tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Bunting smiles and moves away.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Captain Boromir. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Bunting throws a shot to the body.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Boromir avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Boromir was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Boromir jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Bunting misses with a head kick.
Bunting displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Boromir throws out the jab.
Bunting flicks out a counter leg kick but Boromir steps away.
Bunting tries to score with a low kick but Boromir moves his leg out of the way.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Boromir tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Bunting just stands there and leans against the cage.
Bunting fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Bunting swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Boromir fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Boromir misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Bunting lands an uppercut.
Boromir misses with a punch to the body.
Bunting lands on the inside with an uppercut.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bunting throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Boromirs head.
Boromir throws a punch but it's blocked by Bunting.
Boromir blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Boromir's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Boromir fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Bunting pushes Boromir back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A head punch on the inside from Bunting fails to land.
Bunting digs a right hand into Boromir's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Boromir's gas tank.
Boromir blocking some punches.
Bunting tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Boromir.
Bunting softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Bunting lands an uppercut.
Boromir jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Bunting walks away with a smile on his face. Boromir gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Bunting misses with a kick to the body.
A slapping body kick lands there for Bunting.
Bunting with a nice cross.
Bunting has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Bunting scores with the left hand. Boromir knows he should have avoided that one.
Bunting wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Boromir blocks the body kick.
Boromir on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Bunting lands a big head kick that sends Boromir tumbling to the mat! Bunting takes a step backwards and waves Boromir back to his feet - he wants the finish!
Boromir is rocked!
Bunting fakes the body blow, causing Boromir to drop his hands! Left hook to the temple! Boromir goes stiff, and falls face first into the mat. Goodnight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:19 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Borg Bunting!
Borg Bunting really struggled to get his t-shirt on before his hand was raised. Making sure that Kalashnikov Nutrition & Supplements (160Q) logo gets some air time is pretty tricky when you're all sweaty.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Lance Legstrong (ranked 239 p4p, 35 weight class) and Juanito Cortez (ranked 395 p4p, 59 weight class). Legstrong comes to the cage accompanied by Carbon Based Lifeforms - Hydroponic Garden. Cortez has chosen $$$ as his entrance music. Lance Legstrong could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Juanito Cortez's chin.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the middleweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
25 - 21 - 0, fighting out of London, Lance Legstrong!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
16 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Juanito Cortez!
The judges for this bout are Franklyn Lucas, Bruno Lombardi and John Roberts.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Cortez bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Legstrong misses with an uppercut. Cortez saw that one coming.
Legstrong has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
Legstrong takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
We can't be sure of the tactics at this early stage but we have heard that Cortez has been working on his takedowns a lot in the buildup to the fight and we can only assume he's going to look to take this to the mat.
Cortez keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Legstrong.
As Legstrong backs off Cortez throws a huge counter combo but Legstrong manages to avoid it all.
Cortez fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Legstrong throws a right hand that misses
and Cortez counters with a two punch combo.
Legstrong connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Cortez moves forwards but Legstrong connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Legstrong walks into a left hand.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Cortez scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Legstrong doesn't seem bothered though.
Legstrong throws an overhand right that lands on Cortez's shoulder, as Cortez tries to avoid the shot.
Legstrong connects with a right hand. Cortez shakes it off.
Cortez swings for the body but Legstrong moves out of range.
Legstrong misses with an uppercut
and Cortez counters with a lovely straight right hand!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Legstrong looks to land a left hand but Cortez moved out of range nicely.
Cortez pulls out of a head kick attempt.
It looked like Legstrong wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Nice straight punches there by Legstrong. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Legstrong.
Cortez takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Cortez darts in and clinches Legstrong up against the cage.
Legstrong tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Cortez tries to throw a body punch but Legstrong avoids it by throwing Cortez back against the cage.
Legstrong misses with a short punch on the inside.
Legstrong swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Cortez pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Legstrong throws a poor cross that misses
and Cortez counters with a right hand to the body.
Legstrong misses with an uppercut. Cortez saw that one coming.
Legstrong is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Legstrong loads up on a big right hand but Cortez slips the punch.
Cortez looks like he wanted to counter with a high kick but didn't throw it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cortez moves out of range of the strikes.
Cortez blocks a jab.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Cortez! But no joy.
Cortez scores with a jab to the body.
Cortez tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Legstrong was well out of range. Poor timing from Cortez.
Lance Legstrong seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Legstrong jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Cortez gets a clinch.
Legstrong tries a body shot but Cortez blocks it.
Legstrong can't find room to land a body shot as Cortez controls the action.
Legstrong misses with a hook to the ribs.
Cortez prevents a body shot from Legstrong.
Legstrong tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Cortez wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Legstrong swings wildly with an uppercut but Cortez uses good head movement to avoid it.
Cortez misses with a shot to the kidneys.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A short right from Cortez on the inside.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Legstrong.
Legstrong lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Cortez breaks from the clinch.
Cortez displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Legstrong throws out the jab.
Legstrong uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Cortez.
Legstrong throws an overhand right that lands on Cortez's shoulder, as Cortez tries to avoid the shot.
Legstrong misses with a hook.
Cortez jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Cortez ducks under a wild hook from Legstrong.
Legstrong looks to land a right hand but Cortez moved out of range.
Cortez doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Cortez moves out of range as Legstrong strikes.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A swing and a miss from Legstrong.
Legstrong throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Nice shot by Cortez.
Legstrong misses with a left hand
and Cortez counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Cortez blocks a jab.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Legstrong throws a right hand that misses
and Cortez counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Legstrong lands with an uppercut that bounces Cortez off the cage and back into range.
Legstrong misses with a straight right.
Legstrong ducks under a wild hook from Cortez.
Legstrong misses with a hook. Cortez ducked under it nicely.
Legstrong connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Legstrong misses with a looping left.
Cortez looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Legstrong misses with an uppercut. Cortez saw that one coming.
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 Lance Legstrong will probably get the nod.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Cortez moves into range and connects with a jab.
Nice straight punches there by Legstrong. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Legstrong.
Legstrong scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Legstrong misses with a straight right.
Cortez staying out of range there.
Cortez lands a big head kick that sends Legstrong to the canvas! Cortez follows up with strikes from the mount that forces the ref to step in and stop the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:29 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Juanito Cortez!
Juanito Cortez is the new middleweight champion!
During a confident post fight interview, Juanito Cortez thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Gerry Kelly (ranked 111 p4p, 12 weight class) and Erland Eliasson (ranked 492 p4p, 69 weight class). Eliasson is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Radioactive - Imagine Dragons. On his way into the cage it seems that Gerry Kelly has been attacked by a crazed fan! It looks like it might have been the just bleed guy! Luckily Gerry Kelly seems to be OK! I thought that lunatic was in prison!?
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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
25 - 5 - 1, fighting out of Helsinki, Gerry Kelly!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
16 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Erland Eliasson!
The judges for this bout are Eddie Farnsworth, Columbo Gatti and Franklyn Lucas.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kelly lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
It looks like Erland Eliasson has been cut.
Eliasson blocks a low kick nicely.
Kelly keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Kelly jinks towards his opponent looking like he wants to counter with a mid kick but doesn't commit.
Kelly bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Kelly connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Kelly misses with a leg kick
letting Eliasson counter with a right hand.
Eliasson misses with a hook.
Eliasson moves away from the strike by Kelly.
Kelly moves out of range as Eliasson strikes.
An attempted straight right counter from Kelly misses the target.
A shot to the body from Kelly misses
and Eliasson counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Eliasson throws a combination that misses
and Kelly counters with a straight right hand.
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!
Kelly is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Eliasson.
Eliasson takes one on the button.
Kelly misses with a low kick.
Kelly blocks a jab.
Kelly throws a body kick that misses
enabling Eliasson to counter with a crisp jab.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Eliasson throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Eliasson takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Kelly jabs Eliasson right on the nose. Eliasson blinks but takes it well.
Kelly bobbing and weaving well here. And he's unloaded with a massive right hand that drops Eliasson! He dives into his guard looking to finish!
Eliasson is rocked!
Kelly would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
Eliasson working a defensive guard but Kelly manages to pass into side control anyway.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Kelly decides to take the fight back to the feet.
It looks like Kelly has been trying to sharpen up his punching technique, as it looks crisper than last time we saw him.
Eliasson misses with the combination.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A punch lands to the side of Kelly 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Kelly staying out of range there.
An attempted straight right counter from Kelly misses the target.
Eliasson lands with a nice body punch.
Eliasson throws a looping overhand right but Kelly ducks down to avoid it.
Kelly throws a series of punches but Eliasson avoids them all with ease.
Kelly lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Kelly scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
That has opened up Erland Eliasson's cut even more.
Gerry Kelly seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
The fighters circling - Kelly throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Eliasson appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Kelly throws a low kick but Eliasson avoids it.
Eliasson misses with the combination.
Eliasson throws a hook to the side of Kelly's head but Kelly sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Kelly is looking to counter with head kicks.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A head kick by Kelly misses
and Eliasson counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Eliasson scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Kelly doesn't seem bothered though.
Good exchange - Kelly coming out on top.
Kelly moves away from the strike by Eliasson.
A punch combination from Eliasson misses.
Jab from Kelly.
Kelly throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Eliasson lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Kelly circles away quickly and effectively.
Kelly is trying to close the distance and clinch up, after that failed offence from Eliasson.
Kelly thuds his right hand into Eliasson's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Kelly throws a body kick that misses
and Eliasson counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Eliasson throws a series of punches but Kelly moves out of range.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Kelly misses with a left hand
and Eliasson connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Eliasson throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Kelly throws a series of punches but Eliasson moves out of range.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kelly fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Eliasson looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Nice uppercut there from Kelly.
A telegraphed right hand from Eliasson misses the target.
Nice shot lands for Kelly.
The cut above Erland Eliasson's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Kelly lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Kelly tries to close the distance and clinch but Eliasson swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Kelly throws a head kick that misses.
Eliasson swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Kelly lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Kelly looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Eliasson swings and misses with a hook to the body.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Kelly paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Eliasson is still on wobbly legs! Can Kelly finish him?
Kelly loads up on a big right hand but Eliasson slips the punch.
Eliasson seems to have recovered his senses.
Eliasson ducks straight into an uppercut from Kelly and tumbles to the canvas! It’s a flash knockdown though - Eliasson manages to regain guard straight away.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Gerry Kelly dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Erland Eliasson's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Eliasson throws a combination. Kelly tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Eliasson throws a big shot that misses.
A jab from Eliasson finds it's way through Kelly's defenses.
Kelly throws a left that rocks Eliasson and follows with a right that sends him tumbling to the canvas! Kelly dives into side control, looking to finish! Can Eliasson regain composure!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Eliasson tries to control the position but he's not in luck - Kelly easily slips into full mount!
Eliasson keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Kelly gets to his feet and calls his opponent to stand. Here come the fireworks!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Eliasson ducks right into an uppercut from Kelly.
Erland Eliasson's cut is absolute horrible now. This looks like something out of a horror film with blood covering both fighters.
Eliasson scores with a body shot.
Kelly connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Eliasson momentarily.
Kelly is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Eliasson can do to turn this around?
Eliasson misses with a hook. Kelly ducked under it nicely.
Eliasson throws a big shot that misses.
Kelly lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Kelly misses with a looping right.
Kelly misses with a lunging right hand
and Eliasson counters with a straight right hand.
Kelly looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Eliasson scores with a jab to the body.
Kelly moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Eliasson on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Kelly cracks Eliasson's jaw with two stiff jabs then ducks low and throws a soul-severing right uppercut to the mouth!! Eliasson slumps to the ground with blood on his lips. The referee steps in before Kelly can do further damage! This one is done, son!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:55 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Gerry Kelly!
Gerry Kelly retains his light heavyweight title!
A relieved looking Gerry Kelly thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between William Henry Bonney (ranked 442 p4p, 45 weight class) and Arshnoor Singh (ranked 149 p4p, 13 weight class). Singh has chosen 2Pac - Hit 'Em Up as his entrance music. Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?
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148 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the featherweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
30 - 13 - 1, fighting out of Los Angeles, William Henry Bonney!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
53 - 25 - 4, fighting out of New York, Arshnoor Singh!
The judges for this bout are Joseph Jones, John Kavanagh and Chad Campbell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bonney misses with a hook
and Singh counters with an outside leg kick.
Bonney checks the leg kick nicely there.
Bonney defending well as Singh loads up on a big left hand.
Singh has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
Bonney shoots in for a takedown but Singh shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Singh is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Bonney with a body shot.
Singh is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Bonney throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
It looks like Arshnoor Singh has been cut.
Singh connects with a single shot there.
Bonney throws a head kick that Singh semi-blocks.
Singh fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Bonney lands with a right hand.
Arshnoor Singh seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Bonney throws a chopping leg kick but Singh manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Singh only half commits to the counter leg kick.
Singh lands a nice looking kick to the body. Bonney takes a step back to recover.
Bonney throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Bonney looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Singh swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Bonney fires out a quick counter leg kick but Singh just manages to avoid it.
Good leg kick by Singh there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Bonney misses with a series of wild punches.
Singh looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Singh throws a body shot but no joy.
Bonney lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Bonney.
Bonney defending well as Singh loads up on a big left hand.
Singh scores with a hook to the body. Bonney takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Singh throws a nice looking combination but Bonney bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Bonney is looking for a counter combo.
Singh throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Bonney moves out of range as Singh strikes.
Singh scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
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!
Bonney bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Singh throws a body punch but Bonney moves out of range.
Bonney ducks under a wild hook from Singh.
Bonney swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Singh comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Singh lands with a good body shot.
Singh throws a body shot but no joy.
Bonney scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Singh throws a hook to the side of Bonney's head but Bonney sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Bonney moves out of range as Singh strikes.
Singh slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Singh throws a leg kick but Bonney checks it.
Bonney scores with a nice head shot.
Bonney throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Singh connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Singh looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Singh uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Bonney has time to react.
Singh looks to throw the jab but Bonney is out of range.
Singh throws a body punch but Bonney moves out of range.
A looping hook to the body misses from Singh. Bonney does a little dance to reset his feet.
Singh misses with a low kick.
Bonney throwing a counter right hand but Singh manages to avoid it.
Bonney looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Singh buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Bonney throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Singh swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
A slow jab from Bonney misses its intended target.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bonney missing with a left hand there. Singh was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Bonney misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Singh throws a lazy right hand but Bonney sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Singh waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Bonney.
Bonney moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
That has opened up Arshnoor Singh's cut even more.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Bonney tries to bum rush Singh with a series of wild strikes but Singh uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Singh misses with a head kick.
Singh looks to land a body kick but Bonney moved away.
A little feinted left hand from Bonney on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
The fighters circling - Singh throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Bonney misses with a wild body shot.
Singh looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Singh wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Bonney misses with an attempted mid kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Arshnoor Singh dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Arshnoor Singh'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.
Singh lands with a slapping head kick.
Singh takes a swing at Bonney's ribcage but misses.
Singh has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Singh throws a series of strikes that have Bonney backpedaling.
Singh scores with a nice body kick.
Singh fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Bonney on the side of the head.
Bonney moves out of range as Singh strikes.
Bonney checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Singh misses with a straight right.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bonney misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Singh.
A leg kick checked by Bonney.
A solid leg kick lands there for Bonney.
Singh misses with a hook.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Singh lands a nice shot to the body.
A big left from Singh misses.
Bonney fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Bonney misses with the combination.
Singh was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind.
Singh throws a low kick but Bonney moves out of range easily.
Bonney tried to counter with a leg kick but Singh avoided it.
Singh lands a jab to the nose.
Singh uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Bonney.
Singh misses with an uppercut. Bonney saw that one coming.
Bonney avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Bonney was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Singh, as that shot connected.
Arshnoor Singh seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Bonney misses with a body kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bonney walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Bonney lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Singh throws the left hand but Bonney avoids the punch easily.
Bonney is looking to counter with a body kick.
This entire fight has taken place on the feet so far and you wonder whether Bonney might be better served trying to take this one to the ground because he's losing the standup battle so far.
Bonney takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Bonney checks a leg kick.
Bonney ducks under a wild hook from Singh.
Singh takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Singh fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Bonney checks it well.
Bonney takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Bonney avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Bonney misses with a low kick.
Singh tries to land a leg kick but Bonney saw it coming and moves away.
Arshnoor Singh is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bonney keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Donk. Singh catches Bonney right on the button with a cross.
The crowd cheers as Bonney lands an impressive looking overhand right. Singh doesn't seem phased though.
A combination from Singh does no damage.
Bonney appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
Bonney on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Bonney throws a low kick but Singh avoids it.
Bonney shoots in looking for a takedown. Singh tries to sprawl out of it but Bonney keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Singh manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Bonney walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Singh checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Singh feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Bonney's calf.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Singh dodges the punch combination from Bonney.
A low kick from Singh is predictable there
letting Bonney counter with a right hand.
Bonney throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Singh! But no joy.
A thudding body kick lands there by Bonney!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Singh jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Bonney is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Singh throws a right and a left that both miss.
Singh misses with a low kick.
Singh is looking to chop away at Bonney's legs.
Singh misses with a low kick.
Bonney throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Singh sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Singh scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Arshnoor Singh showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Arshnoor Singh's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!
Singh punishes Bonney's body with a nice straight punch.
Singh takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Bonney looks to land a combination but Singh avoids it well.
Nice straight punches there by Singh. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Singh.
Bonney lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Singh looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Bonney misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Singh.
Singh moves out of range of the body kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Singh fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Bonney.
Singh misses with a hook
and Bonney counters with an outside leg kick.
Bonney scores with a jab. Singh acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Singh delivers a nice body kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bonney connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Singh momentarily.
Singh connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Bonney's hands.
The crowd cheers as Singh lands an impressive looking overhand right. Bonney doesn't seem phased though.
Bonney chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Singh can pounce on him.
Singh lands a body shot.
Singh misses with a hook
enabling Bonney to counter with a crisp jab.
Singh throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Bonney is looking to counter punch.
Bonney misses with a body shot.
Singh steps in looking to counter with the mid kick but it doesn't connect.
Bonney throws a big shot that misses.
Bonney looks to throw the jab but Singh is out of range.
Bonney is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Singh lands a really nice looking cross but Bonney seems unphased.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Singh works the jab nicely.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Bonney throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Singh lands a nice leg kick that just misses Bonney's sensitive parts.
Singh fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Bonney manages to avoid it.
Bonney throws a chopping leg kick but Singh manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Singh throws a leg kick
and Bonney counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Bonney wants to free his trapped foot but Singh is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Singh gets back to full guard.
Bonney looking to pass the guard.
Singh is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Bonney is controlling him.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bonney engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
Singh seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
Bonney trying to control the position from guard on top but Singh is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Bonney seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
A nice combination there by Singh.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A swing and a miss from Singh.
Singh throws a body shot but no joy.
Bonney will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Singh misses with a wild body shot.
Bonney connects with a nice looking jab.
Singh throws a jab when Bonney was well out of range.
Bonney fires out a quick counter leg kick but Singh just manages to avoid it.
Singh misses with a leg kick.
Singh stuns Bonney with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Singh throws a leg kick that misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Arshnoor Singh really dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Arshnoor Singh's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
A slapping leg kick lands for Bonney.
Singh lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Singh wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Singh with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Bonney misses with a body kick.
Singh throws a push kick but Bonney slaps the foot to one side.
As Singh backs away, Bonney returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
Bonney on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Bonney slips a jab from Singh.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Singh smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Singh misses with a few strikes there.
Bonney appears to be looking for a big counter.
Bonney jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Singh blocks a head kick by Bonney.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bonney checks a low kick from Singh.
Bonney throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Bonney scores with a nice strike.
Singh lands a leg kick that knocks Bonney off balance momentarily.
Singh catches Bonney with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Singh scoring well with a low kick there.
Bonney fails to land with a series of punches.
A leg kick checked by Bonney.
Singh with a jab.
Singh fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Bonney.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A big left from Singh misses.
Singh throws a low kick but Bonney avoids it.
Bonney scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Bonney shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Singh ducks under a wild hook from Bonney.
Donk. Singh catches Bonney right on the button with a cross.
Bonney throws a body shot but no joy.
Singh tries a quick counter leg kick but Bonney is wise to it.
Singh is looking to land body kicks.
It looked like Bonney wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Bonney throws a big shot that misses.
Singh takes a swing at Bonney's ribcage but misses.
A big right from Singh misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Singh connects with a leg kick. Bonney looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Singh moves forwards but Bonney connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Bonney thows a left - swing and a miss!
Singh throws an off balance right hand
enabling Bonney to counter with a crisp jab.
Singh blocks the body kick.
Singh throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Bonney throws a quick counter head kick but Singh was just out of range.
Bonney cracks Singh with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Singh avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Singh wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Bonney moves out of range as Singh throws a body kick.
Singh scores with a leg kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Singh walks forward, straight into a front kick from Bonney.
Horrible takedown attempt by Bonney or perhaps it was just good defense by Singh, which made it look bad.
A little jabbing left from Singh on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Singh scores with a jab. Bonney acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Bonney tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Singh paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Bonney closes this distance looking for a takedown but Singh circles away.
Bonney looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Bonney turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Bonney with a poor takedown
and Singh makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for William Henry Bonney. That's going to take a lot out of him.
It's got to the stage where if one of these guys blows hard enough, the other might fall over.
Singh scores with a body shot.
Singh throws a predictable looking body shot
and Bonney counters with an outside leg kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Arshnoor Singh dominated that fourth round.
The cut man is working on Arshnoor Singh's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Singh keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Singh lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Singh scores with a nice head shot.
Singh throws a chopping leg kick but Bonney manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
It looked like Bonney was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Singh.
Singh getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Bonney scores with a body shot.
Singh just misses with a punch to the body.
Bonney looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into side control! Oh, that's bad for Singh!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Bonney tries to move into full mount but can't pass Singh's legs.
Singh tries to get back to half guard but can't.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bonney trying to control the action but Singh is working from the bottom.
Bonney controlling the position.
Bonney trying to control the action but Singh is working from the bottom.
Singh is in a bad spot here and he knows it... just holding on for now.
You can see the frustration on Singh's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
William Henry Bonney has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Arshnoor Singh is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
The strikes coming from Bonney are missing the target in this wave of attacks.
A lull in the action here as Bonney stalls from top position.
Singh is looking to regain half guard here but Bonney keeps moving and retains side control.
Bonney tries to move to mount but Singh blocks the move with his legs.
Bonney is looking to take a break and control but Singh is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Bonney throws an elbow but Singh slips to the side and avoids it well.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bonney in the domination position with Singh hanging on.
Bonney is looking to take a break and control but Singh is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Bonney fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
A looping hook to the body misses from Bonney. Singh does a little dance to reset his feet.
Singh avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Singh looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Singh throws a body punch but Bonney moves out of range.
Singh lands a slapping body shot.
Bonney connects with a single shot there.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bonney is looking to chop away at Singh's legs.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Singh, as that shot connected.
Singh has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Bonney walks into a jab.
Singh throws a body shot but no joy.
Singh lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Singh misses with a low kick.
Bonney is looking for a counter combo.
Singh throws a poor cross that misses
and Bonney counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Singh connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Bonney momentarily.
This has been an exciting period of action!
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Singh avoids the body shot from Bonney.
Singh swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Singh moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Singh swings and misses with a hook to the body.
And that's the end of the fight!
Arshnoor Singh comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Singh winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Joseph Jones scores the fight 45:50
Judge John Kavanagh scores the fight 45:50
Judge Chad Campbell scores the fight 45:50
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Arshnoor Singh! Arshnoor Singh retains his featherweight title!
Arshnoor Singh 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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