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OFC 327: Barca vs Barathian PBP Commentary |
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Johann Kessler (ranked 1820 p4p, 251 weight class) and Vlad Putin (ranked 2574 p4p, 336 weight class). Kessler comes to the cage accompanied by Coal Chamber - Burgundy. Putin comes into a darkened arena with his song building. IAMX - Happiness kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! I'm sure you'll be fascinated to know that I was talking to some pointless Z list celebrity before the fight and he thought that Vlad Putin was going to win. Let's see if he was right.
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175 lbs
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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
27 - 13 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Johann Kessler!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
12 - 11 - 0, fighting out of New York, Vlad Putin!
The judges for this bout are Alec Ball, Ian Loll and Trevor Gratis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kessler closes the distance and pushes Putin back into the cage.
Putin landing knees to the body.
Putin creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Kessler's defenses.
Putin lands an elbow inside.
Nice elbow from Putin.
Putin looking to throw knees to the head but Kessler is blocking nicely.
Putin gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Putin looking to throw knees to the head but Kessler is blocking nicely.
Putin missing with knees to the body.
Kessler misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Putin lands a knee to the body.
Kessler tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Putin avoids it.
Kessler blocks an elbow strike.
Kessler scores with a shoulder strike.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Putin prevents a body shot from Kessler.
Putin softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Putin.
Kessler avoids a wild elbow strike from Putin.
Kessler lands a body shot in the clinch.
Kessler misses with a body punch.
Putin lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Putin throws an elbow but it misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kessler takes an elbow to the forehead.
Kessler gets through Putin's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
A shot in the inside from Putin.
A knee to the head by Putin.
Kessler trying to land knees to the body.
Putin scores with a knee to the head.
Kessler misses with a knee to the head.
Kessler misses with a punch to the body.
Putin misses with a knee to the head.
Kessler fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Kessler tries a body shot but Putin blocks it.
Kessler avoiding damage.
Putin lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Kessler backwards.
Kessler tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
A knee to the head by Putin.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A nice right hand lands inside from Kessler.
A nice right hand lands inside from Putin.
Kessler throws a knee to the head but misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Putin tries a knee to the head but Kessler blocks it.
Putin misses with a body punch.
Putin using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Kessler has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Still in the clinch, Kessler scores with a nice short uppercut.
Putin tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Kessler avoids it.
Putin prevents a body shot from Kessler.
Kessler tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Putin avoids it.
Kessler pushes Putin back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Kessler misses with a punch on the inside.
Putin connects with a knee to the head.
Kessler with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Kessler working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Kessler misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Putin.
Kessler tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Putin's elbow.
A hook to the body from Kessler.
Kessler tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Putin tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
A head punch on the inside from Kessler fails to land.
Putin with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kessler misses with a punch to the body.
Putin looking to throw knees to the head but Kessler is blocking nicely.
Putin looking to throw knees to the head but Kessler is blocking nicely.
Kessler misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Putin.
Kessler has a couple of punches blocked by Putin.
Kessler can't find room to land a body shot as Putin controls the action.
Kessler is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Putin is defending well for now.
Kessler tries to throw a body punch but Putin avoids it by throwing Kessler back against the cage.
Kessler is trying to maintain a safe position but Putin gets an underhook and turns Kessler into the cage.
Putin misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Kessler.
Kessler swings wildly with an uppercut but Putin uses good head movement to avoid it.
Putin lands a good knee to the midsection. Kessler won't want to take too many of those.
Kessler misses with a punch on the inside.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Kessler.
Putin misses with a hook to the ribs.
Putin lands an elbow inside that Kessler shrugs off.
Kessler tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Putin lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Putin lands a knee to the body.
Putin pushes off an throws an elbow but Kessler leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Putin is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Kessler is defending well for now.
Kessler blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Kessler throws a punch but it's blocked by Putin.
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!
Kessler struggles to land a body shot inside as Putin controls his hands.
Kessler tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Knees in the clinch landing for Putin.
Putin struggles to land a body shot inside as Kessler controls his hands.
Kessler misses with the head strike.
Putin on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Kessler avoids the elbow strike from Putin, against the cage.
Putin scores with a shoulder strike.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Putin working Kessler over with knees to the body.
Kessler is breathing heavily.
Putin lands a knee to the head.
Putin lands with a short shot to the head.
Kessler looking to slow down the pace here.
Putin has thrown a lot of knees so far in this fight and we're lead to believe that's something he's been working on the gym prior to this fight.
Putin is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Vlad Putin dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Putin moves into the clinch successfully.
Kessler misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Kessler throws a punch but it's blocked by Putin.
Putin looking to throw knees to the head but Kessler is blocking nicely.
Putin utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Putin tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Kessler avoids it.
Putin lands a hook to the side of the head.
Putin lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Putin lands a knee to the head.
Knees in the clinch landing for Putin.
Putin landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Kessler dodges an elbow strike from Putin.
Putin lands an elbow inside that Kessler shrugs off.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Kessler is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Putin is defending well for now.
Kessler lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Putin avoiding damage as Kessler throws knees to the body.
Putin takes a knee to the side of the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kessler swings wildly with an uppercut but Putin uses good head movement to avoid it.
Putin with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Putin lands an elbow inside.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Kessler.
Putin landing knees to the head.
Kessler is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Putin is defending well for now.
Putin tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Kessler avoids it.
Putin comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Putin misses with a knee to the head.
Knees to the body from Putin.
Putin lands a damaging elbow.
Putin pushes Kessler back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Putin lands a knee to the head.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Kessler creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Putin misses with a knee to the head.
Putin lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Kessler.
Putin has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Kessler makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kessler is trying to maintain a safe position but Putin gets an underhook and turns Kessler into the cage.
Putin blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Putin crunches a lovely knee into Kessler's ribcage.
Nice elbow from Putin.
Putin blocks a body shot from Kessler.
Kessler swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Putin creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Kessler blocks an elbow strike from Putin.
Kessler takes a shot to the head.
Putin tries a knee to the head but Kessler blocks it.
Vlad Putin seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Kessler misses with a knee strike.
Kessler trying to land knees to the body.
Kessler misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Putin lands a shoulder strike.
Putin with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Putin lands a damaging elbow.
Putin crunches a lovely knee into Kessler's ribcage.
Putin misses with a knee strike.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A knee to the head by Kessler.
Kessler lands with a left to the head.
Putin lands an elbow just above Kessler 's eye.
A bit of stalling here from Kessler.
Putin unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Kessler lands with a short shot to the head.
Kessler blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Putin lands an elbow just above Kessler 's eye.
Putin comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Kessler tries to work over Putin's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Kessler struggles to land a body shot inside as Putin controls his hands.
Putin lands an elbow inside that Kessler shrugs off.
Kessler is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Putin connects with a nasty looking knee right to Kessler's face.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Putin with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Kessler tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Putin avoids it.
Putin managing to block the knees to the body from Kessler.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Putin as Kessler tries to tie him up.
Putin on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Putin misses with a hook to the ribs.
Kessler takes an elbow to the temple.
Kessler lands a hook to the side of the head.
Kessler looking to throw knees to the head but Putin is blocking nicely.
Kessler works on Putin's body with a couple of short punches.
Knees to the body from Putin.
Putin misses with a knee to the head.
Putin lands a hook that snaps the head of Kessler backwards.
Kessler taking a breather.
Putin throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Kesslers head.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Kessler trying to stall but Putin improves his position.
Kessler tries to work over Putin's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Putin lands an elbow just above Kessler 's eye.
Putin gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Kessler is rocked!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Vlad Putin showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Putin clinches with his opponent.
Putin throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Kessler blocks it with crossed arms.
Kessler swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Putin lands a damaging elbow.
Kessler trying to land knees to the body.
Putin lands a nice elbow.
Kessler can't find room to land a body shot as Putin controls the action.
Putin with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Oh Kessler is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Putin throws an elbow that misses.
Putin lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Putin looking to throw knees to the head but Kessler is blocking nicely.
Kessler misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Kessler tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Putin using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Putin lands an elbow that stopped Kessler in his tracks for a moment.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
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!
Kessler is trying to maintain a safe position but Putin gets an underhook and turns Kessler into the cage.
Kessler takes a knee right on the jaw!
Kessler tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Putin's elbow.
Kessler goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Putin avoiding damage as Kessler throws knees to the body.
Putin doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Kessler working aggressively here.
Kessler is leaning against Putin and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Kessler seems to have got his legs back now.
Kessler misses with a punch to the body.
Kessler can't find room to land a body shot as Putin controls the action.
Putin lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
A short right hand to the side of the head by Putin.
Clinched against the cage, Putin lands a big elbow that drops Kessler! The ref dives in to save him from more shots - Kessler is complaining that he's OK but he was done.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:37 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Vlad Putin!
Vlad Putin took to the mic in his post fight interview and said 'I am not surprised, motherf**ker!'.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Childish Gambino (ranked 2038 p4p, 195 weight class) and Teemu Karjalainen (ranked 1592 p4p, 155 weight class). Gambino comes to the cage accompanied by RAW (backwards). Karjalainen has chosen Poisonblack - Sun Shines Black as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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163 lbs
14 - 9 - 0 |
Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
38 - 25 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Childish Gambino!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
14 - 9 - 0, fighting out of New York, Teemu Karjalainen!
The judges for this bout are Trevor Gratis, Dillan Fox and William Peck.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gambino lands a nice hook to Karjalainen's body. Karjalainen takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Karjalainen takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Karjalainen rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Gambino cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
A punch lands to the side of Gambino 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Karjalainen misses with a wild body shot.
Karjalainen throws a big shot that misses.
Gambino uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Karjalainen.
Gambino takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Gambino uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Karjalainen.
A little feinted left hand from Gambino on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Nice cross by Karjalainen.
Gambino throws a combination that misses
and Karjalainen counters with a low kick, right behind Gambino 's knee.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
The fighters circling - Karjalainen throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Karjalainen throws out a leg kick but Gambino moves out of range and Karjalainen only half commits.
Karjalainen throws a leg kick that is checked
and Gambino counters with a stiff right hand.
Gambino connects with a single shot there.
Gambino swinging wildly here.
The fighters circling - Karjalainen throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Gambino throws a poor cross that misses
and Karjalainen counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Karjalainen misses with a punch on the inside.
Gambino managing to block the knees to the body from Karjalainen.
Gambino wants to break the clinch but can't.
Gambino is trying to break the clinch but Karjalainen is controlling him.
Karjalainen tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Gambino avoids it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Karjalainen misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Gambino can't break the clinch.
Karjalainen tries to work over Gambino's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Karjalainen breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Karjalainen rushes Gambino and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Gambino looks to be in better condition than last time we saw him fight. Obviously he's been working hard on his cardio.
A short left from Karjalainen.
Gambino breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Gambino thows a left - swing and a miss!
This has been an exciting period of action!
A looping hook to the body misses from Gambino. Karjalainen does a little dance to reset his feet.
Karjalainen uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Gambino.
Karjalainen is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Gambino with a body shot.
Karjalainen fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
A head kick misses from Karjalainen.
Karjalainen throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Gambino counters with a one-two to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Karjalainen connects with a body shot that sends Gambino's belly button to the back.
Gambino throws a body punch but Karjalainen moves out of range.
Gambino misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Karjalainen.
Gambino swings widly with a right hand
and Karjalainen counters with a straight right hand.
Karjalainen swings widly with a right hand
letting Gambino counter with a right hand.
Karjalainen lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
It looks like Childish Gambino has been cut.
Decent striking displayed by Karjalainen there.
Gambino scores with a jab to the jaw.
Karjalainen cracks Gambino with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A head kick misses from Gambino.
Karjalainen lands a leg kick that knocks Gambino off balance momentarily.
Karjalainen moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Gambino takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Karjalainen throws a right hand that misses
and Gambino counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Karjalainen is looking to clinch but Gambino is avoiding it.
The fighters circling - Gambino throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Gambino throws a combination that misses
and Karjalainen cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Karjalainen scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Karjalainen uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Gambino has time to react.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Teemu Karjalainen dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Childish Gambino's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Karjalainen rushes Gambino and presses him up against the cage.
Karjalainen tries a knee to the head but Gambino blocks it.
Karjalainen lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Karjalainen doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Karjalainen pushes Gambino back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Karjalainen trying to land knees to the body.
Gambino tries to break free but Karjalainen pushes him back against the cage.
Gambino's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Gambino's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Karjalainen connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Gambino scrambles back to his feet.
Gambino falls off balance throwing a combination
and Karjalainen counters with a crisp right that sends Gambino to the canvas! Karjalainen follows up with punches from the mount and this one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:41 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Teemu Karjalainen!
Teemu Karjalainen decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Dante Flux (ranked 1429 p4p, 201 weight class) and Mike Diaz (ranked 1512 p4p, 212 weight class). Diaz is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Not Afraid - Eminem. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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181 lbs
13 - 6 - 1 |
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184 lbs
11 - 6 - 0 |
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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
13 - 6 - 1, fighting out of Montreal, Dante Flux!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
11 - 6 - 0, fighting out of New York, Mike Diaz!
The judges for this bout are Elvis Blanc, Dillan Fox and Gregory Folan.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Flux ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Diaz moves away.
Flux fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Diaz, pushing him back against the cage.
Diaz swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Flux struggles to land a body shot inside as Diaz controls his hands.
Diaz tries to stall but Flux uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
A head punch on the inside from Flux fails to land.
Good body shot from Flux.
Diaz blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Flux.
Diaz lands with a short shot to the head.
Flux misses with the head strike.
Diaz stalling in the clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Diaz looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Flux working aggressively here.
Diaz is struggling to control the position.
Diaz lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Flux has a couple of punches blocked by Diaz.
That's one minute gone in the round.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Flux.
A short uppercut from Diaz.
Flux presses Diaz against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Flux takes a shot to the head.
Diaz blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Flux misses with a hook from the clinch.
Flux makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Diaz swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Flux swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Diaz breaks the clinch.
We've been told by Flux's head coaches at Jacks Fight Club that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Diaz misses with a hook. Flux ducked under it nicely.
Crunch! Diaz slams his shin into Flux's torso.
A jab from Flux does it's job there.
Flux throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Diaz misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
A quick step to the side and Flux tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Diaz avoids a kick to the body.
It seemed like Diaz was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Flux takes a swing at Diaz's ribcage but misses.
Flux tries a head kick but it misses.
Diaz throws a body kick that misses.
Flux looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Diaz sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Flux misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Diaz throws a counter combo.
Flux throws a wild body kick that Diaz sees coming a mile off.
Flux lands a nice looking body shot.
Flux pushes Diaz up against the cage in a clinch.
Diaz pushes Flux back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Flux doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Diaz.
Diaz scores with a shot to the side of Flux's head.
Diaz manages to break the clinch.
Flux throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Diaz.
Flux fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Diaz manages to avoid it.
A little jabbing left from Diaz on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Diaz throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Flux misses with a right hand
and Diaz counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Diaz.
Flux fails with an attempt to clinch.
Sloppy strikes from Flux. Those never looked like landing.
Diaz looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Diaz blocks a head kick by Flux.
Diaz fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Flux, pushing him back against the cage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Diaz throws an elbow but it misses.
Diaz misses with the head strike.
Flux throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
A head punch on the inside from Flux fails to land.
Diaz stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Flux tries a body shot but Diaz blocks it.
Flux lands a right hand that snaps the head of Diaz backwards.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Flux lands with a light punch inside.
Diaz blocks the elbow strike.
With the fighters up against the cage, Diaz throws an elbow but misses.
Flux has a couple of punches blocked by Diaz.
Flux struggles to land a body shot inside as Diaz controls his hands.
A short right from Flux.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Dante Flux dominated that round.
That's time! Flux's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Diaz connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Flux cracks the inside of Diaz's front leg.
Diaz misses with a double jab
and Flux counters with an inside leg kick.
Flux misses with a body kick.
Diaz throws out a counter right but Flux avoids it with no problem.
Flux misses with a low kick.
Diaz chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Flux can pounce on him.
Diaz on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Flux. Flux obviously looking to wear him down.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Flux throws a wild body kick that Diaz sees coming a mile off.
Diaz lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
Diaz takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Flux throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Diaz turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Flux connects with a leg kick. Diaz looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Diaz looks to land a right hand but Flux moved out of range.
Flux displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Diaz throws out the jab.
A head kick from Diaz lands but Flux takes it in his stride.
Flux throws a right and a left that both miss.
Diaz misses with a hook. Flux ducked under it nicely.
Flux takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Flux uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Diaz.
Diaz takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Flux throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Flux fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A left lands for Diaz.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Flux misses with a body kick.
A solid leg kick lands there for Diaz.
Diaz chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Flux can pounce on him.
Mike Diaz is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Flux defending well as Diaz loads up on a big left hand.
Dante Flux is winning the standup battle so far.
Flux slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Flux misses with a series of wild punches.
Flux scores with a jab to the head.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Flux crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Diaz - the referee stops the clock and Flux gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Diaz. Flux manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nice body kick from Flux.
Flux throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Diaz misses with a low kick.
Diaz keeps the fight on the outside.
Flux pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Diaz avoids the body shot from Flux.
Flux misses with a head kick.
Diaz appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Flux blocks a leg kick.
Diaz connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Diaz throws a looping overhand right but Flux ducks down to avoid it.
Flux is looking for a counter combo.
Flux throws a nice inside leg kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Diaz gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Diaz pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Flux fires out a quick counter leg kick but Diaz just manages to avoid it.
Diaz misses with a double jab
and Flux cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Diaz goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Flux connects with a looping right hand.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Flux fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Diaz looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Flux misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Diaz is looking for the big counter here.
Diaz turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Flux throws a low kick but it's checked well by Diaz.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Dante Flux dominated that second round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!
Flux punishes Diaz's body with a nice straight punch.
Flux is looking to chop away at Diaz's legs.
Dante Flux seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Flux takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Flux misses with a leg kick.
Diaz tries to keep at a distance but Flux has taken the fight into the clinch.
Diaz swings wildly with an uppercut but Flux uses good head movement to avoid it.
Diaz wants to stall.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Flux swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Diaz misses with a short punch on the inside.
Flux lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Diaz backwards.
A shot in the inside from Flux.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Diaz scores with a nice hook to the head.
A short uppercut from Flux.
Flux fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Diaz trying to stall but Flux improves his position.
A short right from Flux on the inside.
Diaz trying to land knees to the body.
Flux can't find room to land a body shot as Diaz controls the action.
A short right from Flux on the inside.
Flux is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Diaz can do to turn this around?
Flux misses with the head strike.
A right handed body shot lands from Flux.
Diaz working aggressively here.
Flux blocks the elbow strike.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Flux creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Diaz pushes off an throws an elbow but Flux leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Flux lands a hook that snaps the head of Diaz backwards.
Flux makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Diaz blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Diaz blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Flux tries to throw a body punch but Diaz avoids it by throwing Flux back against the cage.
A shot in the inside from Flux.
Flux throws a head punch that misses.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Flux.
Flux lands a left hand that snaps the head of Diaz backwards.
Flux can't find room to land a body shot as Diaz controls the action.
Flux struggles to land a body shot inside as Diaz controls his hands.
Flux lands a right hand that snaps the head of Diaz backwards.
Diaz managing to block the knees to the body from Flux.
Flux lands with a right to the head.
Flux softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Diaz tries a body shot but Flux blocks it.
Flux can't find room to land a body shot as Diaz controls the action.
Diaz blocks the elbow strike.
Flux gets through Diaz's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Flux softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Dante Flux has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Diaz slowing the pace effectively.
Come on Diaz - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Diaz continues to stall. The referee tells him to work or he's going to break them up.
Diaz avoids a wild elbow strike from Flux.
Diaz tries to throw a body punch but Flux avoids it by throwing Diaz back against the cage.
Diaz lands a body punch.
Diaz tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Flux's elbow.
Dante Flux is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Flux misses with a punch to the body.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Flux working aggressively here.
Flux throws a head punch that misses.
Diaz prevents a body shot from Flux.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Diaz looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Diaz misses with some punches.
A short left from Diaz.
Mike Diaz has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Diaz dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Diaz misses with a punch on the inside.
Diaz has a couple of punches blocked by Flux.
Diaz leaning against his opponent.
Diaz tries to work over Flux's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Diaz tries to land knees in the clinch but Flux avoids the damage to the body.
Flux avoiding damage as Diaz throws knees to the body.
Flux lands with a light punch inside.
Diaz scores with a hook to the body.
Diaz misses with a short punch on the inside.
And that's the end of the fight!
Dante Flux showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Flux 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 Elvis Blanc scores the fight 30:27
Judge Dillan Fox scores the fight 30:27
Judge Gregory Folan scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Dante Flux!
After the big win, Dante Flux made sure to do all the important stuff like thanking his sponsors Sportivité and telling the interviewer how much he loves him.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between John Dillinger (ranked 1447 p4p, 196 weight class) and Matt Kroblur (ranked 1062 p4p, 142 weight class). Dillinger's entrance music is Listen!!. A fine choice. 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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34
195 lbs
20 - 13 - 1 |
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33
196 lbs
18 - 13 - 1 |
Good wrestling
World class boxer
Very quick |
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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
20 - 13 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, John Dillinger!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
18 - 13 - 1, fighting out of Helsinki, Matt Kroblur!
The judges for this bout are Dillan Fox, Ian Loll and Gregory Folan.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Dillinger with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Dillinger misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Kroblur.
Dillinger darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Kroblur jabs Dillinger right on the nose. Dillinger blinks but takes it well.
Dillinger moves into the clinch.
Kroblur is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Dillinger is trying to maintain a safe position but Kroblur gets an underhook and turns Dillinger into the cage.
Kroblur can't get the takedown.
Dillinger is fighting off a takedown attempt but Kroblur is just too persistent for him and manages to trip Dillinger to the mat. Dillinger regains guard as soon as the fighters hit the mat.
Dillinger lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.
Kroblur is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Dillinger is controlling him.
Dillinger pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Kroblur is keeping the position for now.
Dillinger preventing the sweep.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kroblur keeping moving, preventing Dillinger from controlling successfully.
Dillinger working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Dillinger trying to pass the guard. He's being very persistent here but Kroblur manages to land a sweep and now he's on top!
Dillinger working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Kroblur.
Dillinger throwing strikes off his back to little effect.
Dillinger manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Kroblur manages to get himself to full guard.
Dillinger trying to control the position from guard on top but Kroblur is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Kroblur trying to control the position here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dillinger is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Kroblur looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Kroblur controls Dillinger momentarily but Dillinger frees himself.
Kroblur working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Dillinger.
Kroblur keeping moving, preventing Dillinger from controlling successfully.
Kroblur looking for a sweep. Not yet Kroblur, not yet.
Dillinger is looking to work some ground and pound but Kroblur has wrist control.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kroblur keeping moving, preventing Dillinger from controlling successfully.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Dillinger takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Dillinger cracks Kroblur with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
A punch combination from Kroblur misses.
Dillinger throwing a counter right hand but Kroblur manages to avoid it.
Dillinger throws a sloppy head kick and Kroblur moves out of range easily.
Kroblur is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
Kroblur looks to score with a jab to the body but Dillinger is just out of range.
Dillinger looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Kroblur.
Dillinger throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Kroblur keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Dillinger.
Dillinger throws a poor cross that misses
and Kroblur decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Dillinger's guard.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Kroblur missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dillinger working a defensive guard here.
Kroblur trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Kroblur works over Dillinger with some ground and pound from guard.
Dillinger wants to sweep here but Kroblur controlling him for the moment.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Kroblur loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Kroblur is in close to Dillinger's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Kroblur works over Dillinger with some ground and pound from guard.
Kroblur cracks Dillinger with a solid left hand.
Kroblur distracts Dillinger with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Dillinger looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Matt Kroblur will probably get the nod.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Kroblur tries for a takedown but Dillinger sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Dillinger bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Dillinger throws a front kick aimed at Kroblur's knee but Kroblur avoids it well.
Dillinger fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Kroblur, pushing him back against the cage.
Kroblur gets a trip takedown into half guard.
Dillinger wants to control but Kroblur is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Dillinger is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Ground and pound from Kroblur.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kroblur prevents Dillinger from improving his position.
Kroblur scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Kroblur working the head and body with strikes.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dillinger controlling the position for now.
Kroblur works his way into full mount!
Kroblur can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Dillinger is looking to escape.
Dillinger throwing hammer fists to the chest of Kroblur. What's that going to do exactly?
Dillinger is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Kroblur with the ground and pound from mount.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kroblur controlling from the full mount.
Kroblur in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Dillinger sneaks a leg under to get to half guard.
Kroblur missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Dillinger taking some punishment here, with Kroblur in his half guard.
Matt Kroblur has got the better of the ground game so far.
Dillinger wants to control but Kroblur is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Kroblur has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Kroblur looks to land a strike but Dillinger avoids it nicely and regains full guard.
Kroblur wants to control from the top but Dillinger keeps moving.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dillinger pulls Kroblur in close to his closed guard and prevents Kroblur from doing any damage or advancing position.
Kroblur postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Dillinger is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Kroblur controlling the position well.
Dillinger seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Kroblur does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Kroblur wants to control but Dillinger is keeping busy.
Dillinger throws a strike but Kroblur avoids it easily and moves to full guard.
Dillinger trying to control but Kroblur is working from the bottom.
Dillinger throws a strike but Kroblur rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Dillinger preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Kroblur has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Dillinger doesn't do any damage with a couple of strikes from the bottom.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Kroblur chips away with some ground and pound.
Dillinger trying to control the position.
Kroblur works over Dillinger with some ground and pound from guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Matt Kroblur showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
Kroblur throws a series of punches but Dillinger moves out of range.
Dillinger seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
Dillinger showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Kroblur.
Kroblur connects with a looping right hand.
Dillinger throws a poor cross that misses
and Kroblur counters with a leg kick.
Dillinger uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Kroblur.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Kroblur is defended easily by Dillinger.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Dillinger misses with a hook.
Dillinger connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Dillinger swings widly with a right hand
and Kroblur counters with an outside leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kroblur closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Kroblur lands in his opponent's guard.
Dillinger utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Dillinger looking to hit a scissor sweep but Kroblur is one step ahead there.
Kroblur postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Dillinger is trying to keep Kroblur in close.
Kroblur is in close to Dillinger's body, working some short punches and elbows.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kroblur trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Dillinger utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Kroblur showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Kroblur throwing strikes from guard but Dillinger blocks nicely.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Dillinger swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Kroblur keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Dillinger throws out a leg kick but Kroblur moves out of range and Dillinger only half commits.
John Dillinger seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Kroblur's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Kroblur duly obliges.
Kroblur darts in looking for a takedown but Dillinger gets double underhooks and turns Kroblur into the cage.
Dillinger with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dillinger waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Kroblur.
Jab from Kroblur.
Dillinger throws a body kick that misses.
Kroblur swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Matt Kroblur seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Dillinger throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Kroblur is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
Kroblur steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Dillinger.
John Dillinger has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Dillinger throws a shot to the body.
A punch lands to the side of Dillinger 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Kroblur swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Dillinger goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Dillinger takes a swing at Kroblur's ribcage but misses.
Kroblur works the jab nicely.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dillinger throws a hook but Kroblur avoids it easily.
Kroblur is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Dillinger with a body shot.
Kroblur changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Kroblur jabs Dillinger to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Kroblur has been working his punching technique in the buildup to the fight and it appears to be paying off.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A decent looking cross lands there for Kroblur.
Kroblur digs a good body shot into Dillinger's ribs.
Dillinger throws an overhand right that lands on Kroblur's shoulder, as Kroblur tries to avoid the shot.
Dillinger looks to land a left hand but Kroblur moved out of range nicely.
Kroblur connects with a body shot.
Kroblur keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Kroblur shoots in for a takedown but Dillinger shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Dillinger was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
John Dillinger has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Matt Kroblur.
Dillinger throws a shot from downtown. Kroblur moves away and avoids it.
Despite the aggression on Kroblur's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Dillinger throws a body punch but Kroblur moves out of range.
And that's the end of the fight!
Matt Kroblur comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Kroblur winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Dillan Fox scores the fight 27:30
Judge Ian Loll scores the fight 27:30
Judge Gregory Folan scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Matt Kroblur!
Matt Kroblur 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 light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Tung Fo (ranked 1989 p4p, 271 weight class) and Junior Brandon (ranked 1823 p4p, 250 weight class). Brandon has chosen Life Is Beautiful as his entrance music. This should be fireworks!
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Excellent boxer
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Excellent MT
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
10 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Tung Fo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
22 - 23 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Junior Brandon!
The judges for this bout are Trevor Gratis, Dillan Fox and Steve Smith.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Fo fails with a takedown attempt.
Fo shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Brandon as he avoids it easily.
Fo gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Brandon to score an easy takedown into full guard.
Brandon passes Fo's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Brandon controlling the action here.
Fo looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Fo wants to get back to full guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Brandon seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
Fo wants to get back to full guard.
My spies in Death Valley Training Facility inform me that Brandon has been getting involved in the gym's BJJ sparring sessions. Let's see whether that pays dividends!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Brandon looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Brandon with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
Brandon working over Fo with some ground and pound. Fo looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Brandon tries to pass to full mount but Fo defends it.
Brandon wants to take a breather but Fo is having none of it.
Fo wants to get back to full guard.
Well, if Brandon is going to just lie there, perhaps we should talk about what we're having for dinner tonight… I'm having a ham and pineapple pizza… Yum. Can't wait.
Brandon is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Fo defends it well.
Fo actively working from the bottom here.
Brandon content to control rather than advance.
Brandon passes the guard and advances to mount!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Brandon can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Fo is looking to escape.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Brandon controlling the position easily from mount.
Brandon with the ground and pound from mount.
Fo is trying desperately to improve position.
Fo is working hard here to advance position.
Brandon working to secure an arm triangle but it's not happening for him just yet.
Fo can't escape the position.
Brandon lands a big elbow.
Fo keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fo bucks up and manages to get a nice reversal! He's in guard on the top - nicely done!
Brandon is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
Brandon controls Fo momentarily but Fo frees himself.
Brandon is in a good position here but he's just trying to control... And he's not even managing to do that successfully.
Fo stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Brandon swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Brandon controls Fo momentarily but Fo frees himself.
Fo slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
Fo goes for an armbar! This could be all over! Wait, no, Brandon rolls with the submission and now he's on top in Fo's guard! Nice work there by Brandon!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fo has his foot on Brandon's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Brandon works his way back into a safe position though.
Brandon thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Brandon trying to control but Fo is working from the bottom.
Fo throws his legs up looking for a submission but Brandon uses it to pass to side control.
Fo tries to buck Brandon off but Brandon is having none of it.
Brandon trying to control the action but Fo is working from the bottom.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
A lull in the action here as Brandon stalls from top position.
Fo is trying to get back to half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Junior Brandon dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Brandon throws a low kick but Fo moves out of range easily.
Brandon tries to clinch but Fo moves out of range.
Brandon stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Brandon wants it to stay on the feet.
Brandon gets tackled into the cage by Fo. Fo maintains the clinch.
Fo manages to pull guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Brandon trying to control but Fo is working from the bottom.
Fo wants to sweep here but Brandon controlling him for the moment.
Fo keeping moving, preventing Brandon from controlling successfully.
Fo looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Brandon trying to control but Fo is working from the bottom.
Brandon has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Fo working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Brandon doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Brandon manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Fo seems to have improved his submission grappling technique since last time we saw him. Let's see if he can pull off a submission.
Brandon stopping the sweep attempt from Fo.
Brandon controls from within his opponent's guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Brandon is pushing down on Fo's leg trying to pass to half guard. Fo is fighting to maintain full guard but Brandon has managed to sneak the leg through.
Brandon looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
Fo wants to get back to full guard.
Fo actively working from the bottom here.
Brandon uses his free foot to push down on Fo's thigh. Eventually he works his other foot free and he's advanced to mount - this is trouble for Fo.
Brandon working for a submission but Fo is keeping him at bay.
Fo is squirming around, avoiding Brandon's attempts to control the action.
Fo tries to reverse the position but Brandon maintains control.
Fo is squirming around, avoiding Brandon's attempts to control the action.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fo gets back to half guard.
Fo is looking to improve his position.
Fo looking for submissions off his back.
Brandon controlling the action here.
Fo wants to improve his position but Brandon is controlling well.
Brandon lands strikes from half guard.
Brandon trying to control from half guard but Fo is working away.
Brandon perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fo tries to roll over but Brandon keeps him under control.
Brandon looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
Fo wants to improve his position but Brandon is controlling well.
Brandon is pressing down on Fo's thigh, looking to free his foot. Fo is holding on for now.
Fo looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Brandon lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Brandon wants to lay and pray for a moment but Fo keeps working.
Brandon uses his free foot to push down on Fo's thigh. Eventually he works his other foot free and he's advanced to mount - this is trouble for Fo.
Fo is squirming around, avoiding Brandon's attempts to control the action.
Fo is looking to get to half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Brandon tries to control but Fo wriggling away.
Brandon looking for a guillotine from mount but Fo is having none of it.
Fo bucks up and manages to get a nice reversal! He's in guard on the top - nicely done!
Fo slips nicely into half guard.
Fo will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Brandon has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Fo is working away from the top position though.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Brandon gets back to full guard.
Fo drops back, looking for a kneebar! Brandon looks panicked! The fighters roll across the mat, one looking to finish, one looking to escape. Brandon looks to have wriggled free... Yes, he's got his leg free and he's dived into side control! Good work there from Brandon!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Junior Brandon showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. And we move into the final round!
Brandon drives through with a takedown into Fo's guard. Let's see what he can do from the top position.
Fo escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Brandon gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Fo escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Brandon gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Brandon passes Fo's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Brandon controlling the action here.
Fo looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Brandon trying to control the action but Fo is working from the bottom.
Fo is in trouble now - Brandon has advanced to mount!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Fo is squirming around, avoiding Brandon's attempts to control the action.
Fo manages to regain half guard. Good work.
Fo is looking for a sweep. Brandon is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Brandon is controlling the pace.
Brandon is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Fo sees it coming and defends easily.
Brandon is working hard to pass the guard. He's done it - he's now in full mount! Trouble for Fo!
Fo working to try and regain half guard.
Brandon wants to control the pace but Fo is squirming around nicely.
Fo really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Brandon putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Brandon scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Fo?
Brandon controlling the position easily from mount.
Brandon landing strikes, looking to finish!
Brandon is working on an americana here. Ooh, that looks pretty nasty! Nope, Fo has managed to escape the submission attempt.
Brandon with shots to the head and body - Fo looks very uncomfortable down there.
Fo really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Brandon looking to control but Fo is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Brandon punishing his opponent with strikes.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Fo is trying desperately to improve position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Brandon raining down shots from the mount!
Brandon tries to control but Fo wriggling away.
Fo working to try and regain half guard.
Brandon trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Fo defends a decent attempt at a guillotine from Brandon.
Brandon sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Brandon is working on an americana here. Ooh, that looks pretty nasty! Nope, Fo has managed to escape the submission attempt.
Fo tries to get back to half guard but can't.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Brandon is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Fo can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Fo tries to reverse the position but Brandon maintains control.
Brandon trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Fo is looking to get to half guard.
Fo is squirming around, avoiding Brandon's attempts to control the action.
Fo sneaks a leg back under and regains half guard and is working straight away to try and get back to guard. He hasn't managed just yet though.
Junior Brandon is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Brandon content to control rather than advance.
Fo is refusing to be controlled, as Brandon sits in half guard.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Fo looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Tung Fo has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Both fighters have adopted an aggressive gameplan on the ground!
Fo is refusing to be controlled, as Brandon sits in half guard.
And that's the end of the fight!
Junior Brandon comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Brandon winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Trevor Gratis scores the fight 27:30
Judge Dillan Fox scores the fight 27:30
Judge Steve Smith scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Junior Brandon!
Junior Brandon thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Nils Holgersson (ranked 962 p4p, 104 weight class) and Anton Altair (ranked 1258 p4p, 137 weight class). Holgersson comes to the cage accompanied by Theme. Altair has chosen Bran's freestyle as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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36
157 lbs
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141 lbs
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Dangerous knees
Insanely flexible |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
29 - 21 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Nils Holgersson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
15 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Anton Altair!
The judges for this bout are Robert Douchet, Gregory Folan and Dillan Fox.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Altair takes a swing at Holgersson's ribcage but misses.
Some bone on bone action there as Altair checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Altair looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Holgersson half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
Altair is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Holgersson throws a body kick that misses.
Altair tries a quick counter leg kick but Holgersson is wise to it.
Altair throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Holgersson shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
Altair has managed to escape just enough to sneak back to his feet but Holgersson is on him like a limpet, forcing Altair back against the cage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Altair is trying to force a seperation but Holgersson has the dominant position.
Altair tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Altair misses with an elbow strike.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Holgersson.
Holgersson misses with some punches.
Holgersson tries for a takedown but Altair manages to get underhooks.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Altair.
Knees in the clinch landing for Holgersson.
Altair pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Altair throws a head kick but Holgersson moves out of range.
Holgersson throws a jab when Altair was well out of range.
We've been hearing reports that Holgersson has been drilling takedowns in recent sessions so let's see if that has an impact on the result of this fight.
Altair scores with the left hand. Holgersson knows he should have avoided that one.
Holgersson blocks a low kick nicely.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Holgersson. Altair shrugs it off though.
Nice body punch from Holgersson.
Altair just misses with a punch to the body.
Altair blocks a head kick by Holgersson.
Holgersson takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Holgersson misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Altair sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Altair waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Holgersson.
Altair looks to land a body kick but Holgersson moved away.
Holgersson on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Altair misses with the body kick
and Holgersson counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Holgersson working Altair over with strikes.
Holgersson is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Altair is trying to stand up here but Holgersson is controlling him well.
Holgersson throws a big elbow that misses, also allowing Altair to regain full guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Holgersson stopping the sweep attempt from Altair.
Altair working a defensive guard here.
Altair lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.
Holgersson trying to control the position.
Altair trying to control the position from guard on top but Holgersson is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Altair with a flurry of punches that miss.
Holgersson has a closed guard, preventing Altair from standing up.
Holgersson is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Altair slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Holgersson postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Altair is pulling down on Holgersson's head. It's preventing any offense from Holgersson, at least for the moment.
Holgersson might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Holgersson won't allow Altair to get back to his feet.
Holgersson with a nice head shot there.
Holgersson working some strikes from top position.
Our spies down at at Gym 412-RoaR sponsored training facility inform us that Altair has really been working on his submissions in the buildup to this fight. Will it pay off?
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Altair keeping moving, preventing Holgersson from controlling successfully.
Holgersson throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Anton Altair will probably get the nod.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Altair keeps the fight on the outside.
Altair stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Altair wants it to stay on the feet.
Holgersson tries to land a leg kick but Altair saw it coming and moves away.
The fight stays on the outside here - Holgersson looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Holgersson gets off balance looking for a body kick
letting Altair counter with a right hand.
Holgersson shoots for a double leg takedown but Altair sprawls well. He's pushed Holgersson's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Altair follows through with a counter body kick but it doesn't land.
Altair throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Holgersson scores with a punch to the head.
Altair is looking to score with low kicks.
Holgersson takes one to the side of the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Holgersson throws a sloppy head kick and Altair moves out of range easily.
Holgersson misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Holgersson ducks right into an uppercut from Altair.
Holgersson closes the distance and after a bit of a stuggle, scores a takedown into Altair's guard.
Holgersson postures up in Altair's guard and throws a big left but Altair blocks it.
Holgersson throws a strike but Altair rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Altair looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Altair must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Holgersson lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Holgersson in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Holgersson trying to control but Altair is working from the bottom.
Holgersson 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.
Holgersson working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Altair's head.
Holgersson drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Holgersson jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Altair wants to sweep here but Holgersson controlling him for the moment.
Altair keeps trying to improve his position.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Altair wants to stand up but Holgersson is controlling him.
Altair utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Holgersson controls from within his opponent's guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Altair utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Holgersson postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Holgersson wants to control from the top but Altair keeps moving.
Holgersson keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Altair's head.
Holgersson postures up in Altair's guard and throws a big left but Altair blocks it.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Altair is trying to keep Holgersson in close.
Altair is in a good position here but he's just trying to control... And he's not even managing to do that successfully.
Holgersson missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Holgersson scoring with punches to the head and body.
Altair looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Holgersson looking to sit in guard and control but Altair gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Holgersson is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Altair won't allow Holgersson to sweep him here.
Holgersson is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Altair defends well.
Holgersson wants to sweep but no luck.
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 Nils Holgersson will probably get the nod.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!
Holgersson keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Altair.
Altair missing with a left hand there. Holgersson was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Altair tries to sprawl but Holgersson drives through with a takedown into half guard.
Holgersson is working for a kimura but Altair is defending it quite comfortably.
Altair is trying to get back to full guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Holgersson not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Holgersson working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Holgersson is pressing down on Altair's thigh, looking to free his foot. Altair is holding on for now.
Holgersson looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Altair with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Altair trying to control but Holgersson postures up.
Altair is positioning himself well to prevent Holgersson advancing to mount.
Holgersson scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Holgersson controlling the action here.
Altair is looking to control Holgersson's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Altair avoid being mounted?
Holgersson trying to mount his opponent but Altair defends it.
Holgersson throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
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.
Altair wants to control but Holgersson is keeping busy.
Holgersson slows the pace down in half guard.
Altair avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Holgersson.
Holgersson lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Holgersson seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Holgersson throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Nils Holgersson overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Holgersson takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Holgersson missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Altair is trying to get back to full guard.
Holgersson prevents Altair from standing back up.
Altair is holding on to half guard well.
Altair moves into full guard.
Holgersson in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Holgersson throwing strikes but missing.
Holgersson postures up.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Holgersson looking to sit in guard and control but Altair gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Holgersson is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Altair is staying active underneath Holgersson, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Holgersson slips a nice elbow through Altair's hands, connecting with Altair's forehead.
Holgersson seems to be looking for submissions.
Holgersson scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Altair is looking to escape.
Holgersson is looking to advance position but Altair won't allow it.
And that's the end of the fight!
Nils Holgersson showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Holgersson has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Robert Douchet scores the fight 29:29
Judge Gregory Folan scores the fight 30:28
Judge Dillan Fox scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by majority decision... Nils Holgersson!
A less than humble Nils Holgersson 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 light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Benjamin BK (ranked 240 p4p, 37 weight class) and Edmund Dorrance Jr (ranked 1054 p4p, 152 weight class). There are an array of beautiful celebrities at ringside tonight! I wonder if any of them paid for their tickets.
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221 lbs
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222 lbs
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Abu Dhabi Champ
World class boxer
Insanely flexible |
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World class boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
24 - 14 - 1, fighting out of New York, Benjamin BK!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
12 - 4 - 0, fighting out of London, Edmund Dorrance Jr!
The judges for this bout are Gregory Folan, Ian Loll and Trevor Gratis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
BK lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
BK throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
And Dorrance Jr responds with a good body kick, but BK manages to step out the way in time.
BK jabbing away but nothing is landing.
BK throws a head kick that misses
and Dorrance Jr counters with a good low kick that BK was not able to check.
BK misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Dorrance Jr.
BK smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Benjamin BK seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
BK throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Dorrance Jr ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
A countering left hand to the body from Dorrance Jr misses.
A slapping leg kick lands for BK.
BK swings widly with a right hand
and Dorrance Jr counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Dorrance Jr staying out of range there.
BK connects with a single shot there.
BK connects with a crisp jab.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
BK chopping away at his opponent's legs.
That's one minute gone in the round.
BK scores with a body shot.
BK tries for a takedown but Dorrance Jr sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
BK looks to land a right hand but Dorrance Jr moved out of range.
A countering left hand to the body from Dorrance Jr misses.
Dorrance Jr displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from BK.
BK fails with a takedown attempt.
Dorrance Jr tries a quick counter leg kick but BK is wise to it.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Benjamin BK. That's going to take a lot out of him.
BK ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
A solid leg kick lands there for BK.
BK lands a high kick!
BK swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Dorrance Jr.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
BK shoots in and bounces Dorrance Jr off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
BK throws a big elbow that misses.
BK postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
BK throws a big elbow that misses.
BK slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
BK is trying to ground and pound but Dorrance Jr uses the momentary lack of control by BK to regain half guard.
Dorrance Jr avoiding damage under a succession of punches from BK.
BK sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Dorrance Jr defending well though.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
BK winds up and cracks Dorrance Jr with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
BK thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Dorrance Jr's head.
BK scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
BK thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
BK is thwarting Dorrance Jr's attempts to control the position.
Dorrance Jr keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
BK thows a huge punch but Dorrance Jr dodges it nicely.
BK not landing any meaningful shots this time.
BK thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
BK not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
BK scoring with strikes to the body and head.
BK throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
BK tries to pass the half guard into mount. Dorrance Jr knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Dorrance Jr keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
BK trying to pass the guard but Dorrance Jr defending well.
Dorrance Jr has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. BK is working away from the top position though.
BK sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Dorrance Jr defending well though.
BK wants to free his trapped foot but Dorrance Jr is holding on for dear life with his legs.
BK is working hard here to advance position.
Dorrance Jr regains full guard. Nicely done.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Benjamin BK dominated that 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.
BK bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Dorrance Jr's head backwards.
BK throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Dorrance Jr flicks out a counter leg kick but BK steps away.
BK thows a left - swing and a miss!
Dorrance Jr let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
BK just misses with a punch to the body.
Dorrance Jr blocks the body kick.
Dorrance Jr is looking for the big counter here.
BK connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Dorrance Jr momentarily.
A telegraphed right hand from BK misses the target.
Dorrance Jr moves out of range of the strikes.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
BK looks for the body kick but Dorrance Jr saw that one coming.
Dorrance Jr counters with a body kick.
Dorrance Jr moves out of range of the body kick from BK.
Dorrance Jr looks like he wants to counter punch here.
BK uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Dorrance Jr has time to react.
BK shoots in but no luck this time.
Dorrance Jr appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dorrance Jr takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
A looping hook to the body misses from BK. Dorrance Jr does a little dance to reset his feet.
BK is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Dorrance Jr can do to turn this around?
Dorrance Jr walks into a straight right hand from BK.
BK misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Dorrance Jr appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
BK swings for the body but Dorrance Jr moves out of range.
BK throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Dorrance Jr was covering up waiting for the punch and BK finishes the takedown easily into guard.
BK throws a strike but Dorrance Jr rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Dorrance Jr controlling from the top position.
BK is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
BK lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
BK looks to land a strike but Dorrance Jr avoids it nicely and regains full guard.
BK loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as BK accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
BK working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Dorrance Jr avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
BK throwing strikes from guard but Dorrance Jr blocks nicely.
BK throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Dorrance Jr works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
BK throws a big elbow that misses.
BK missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
BK working some strikes from top position.
BK throws a big elbow that misses.
BK throwing strikes from guard but Dorrance Jr blocks nicely.
BK throws a big elbow that misses.
BK postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
BK working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Dorrance Jr pulls BK in to control the position.
Dorrance Jr working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from BK.
BK distracts Dorrance Jr with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
BK working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Dorrance Jr's head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
BK working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
BK throws a big elbow that misses.
BK throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
BK postures up in Dorrance Jr's guard and throws a big left but Dorrance Jr blocks it.
BK is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
We've been hearing that BK has been drilling a lot of ground and pound in training, so let's see if he get the finish.
Dorrance Jr seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
BK throwing strikes from guard but Dorrance Jr blocks nicely.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
BK throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
BK throwing strikes but missing.
BK postures up in Dorrance Jr's guard and throws a big left but Dorrance Jr blocks it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Benjamin BK 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!
BK thuds a left hand into Dorrance Jr's body.
A nice inside leg kick there by BK. That's going to slow Dorrance Jr down.
Dorrance Jr avoids the body shot from BK.
Dorrance Jr moves forwards but BK connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Dorrance Jr lands with a good body shot.
BK throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Dorrance Jr stuffs the takedown.
Dorrance Jr throws out a counter right but BK avoids it with no problem.
BK lands a head kick!
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Dorrance Jr connects with a looping right hand.
BK misses the shot to the body.
Dorrance Jr is trying to counter with his kicks.
BK tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Dorrance Jr swivels and escapes.
Dorrance Jr only half commits to the counter leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dorrance Jr throws a leg kick but BK moved away.
BK fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Dorrance Jr manages to avoid it.
BK lands a leg kick that knocks Dorrance Jr off balance momentarily.
BK feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Dorrance Jr's calf.
Dorrance Jr is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Dorrance Jr stuffs the takedown attempt from BK. BK gets slowly back to his feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Benjamin BK. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Dorrance Jr lands a nice looking body shot.
BK connects with a nice looking jab.
BK throws a lazy right hand but Dorrance Jr sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
And Dorrance Jr responds with a good body kick, but BK manages to step out the way in time.
Edmund Dorrance Jr has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Benjamin BK is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
BK misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Dorrance Jr makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
A jab from BK misses.
Dorrance Jr flicks out a counter leg kick but BK steps away.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from BK.
A little jabbing left from Dorrance Jr on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
BK shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Dorrance Jr pinned against the cage. Dorrance Jr gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Dorrance Jr appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Dorrance Jr throws a low kick, looking for BK's leg but BK calmly moves out of range.
BK tries to counter with a takedown but Dorrance Jr is quick to defend against it.
BK misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Dorrance Jr.
BK shoots in looking for a takedown but Dorrance Jr manages to keep the fight standing, pushing BK's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Dorrance Jr appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
Edmund Dorrance Jr is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
BK cracks Dorrance Jr with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
BK misses with a hook
and Dorrance Jr counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Dorrance Jr staying out of range there.
Dorrance Jr throws out a counter right but BK avoids it with no problem.
Dorrance Jr defending well as BK loads up on a big left hand.
Dorrance Jr throws out a counter right but BK avoids it with no problem.
BK closes this distance looking for a takedown but Dorrance Jr circles away.
It seemed like Dorrance Jr was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Dorrance Jr fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. BK looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Dorrance Jr throws a push kick but BK slaps the foot to one side.
BK fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Dorrance Jr.
BK avoids the body shot from Dorrance Jr.
A looping hook to the body misses from BK. Dorrance Jr does a little dance to reset his feet.
BK misses with a left hand
letting Dorrance Jr counter with a right hand.
BK lands with a nice body punch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dorrance Jr uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from BK.
Dorrance Jr doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
BK scores with a jab to the body.
BK throws a front kick that sends Dorrance Jr stumbling back into the cage.
Benjamin BK is winning the standup battle so far.
A slow jab from BK misses its intended target.
This has been an exciting period of action!
BK thows a left - swing and a miss!
Dorrance Jr is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down BK rather than just go for the knockout.
Dorrance Jr is looking to score with low kicks.
BK closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
BK is trying to control. Dorrance Jr wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
BK trying to control the pace.
And that's the end of the fight!
Benjamin BK showed his dominance in that final round.
Well BK 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 Gregory Folan scores the fight 30:27
Judge Ian Loll scores the fight 30:27
Judge Trevor Gratis scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Benjamin BK!
Our winner, Benjamin BK, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Thomas Hawk (ranked 107 p4p, 15 weight class) and Rainbow Hero (ranked 465 p4p, 61 weight class). Hawk comes to the cage accompanied by Deadwood. Hero has chosen Пачка сигар as his entrance music. Rainbow Hero has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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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
28 - 15 - 1, fighting out of London, Thomas Hawk!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
26 - 17 - 6, fighting out of London, Rainbow Hero!
The judges for this bout are Alec Ball, Dillan Fox and Yves DeLean.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nice jab there from Hero.
Hero takes a jab right on the kisser.
Hawk comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Hawk swings for the body but Hero moves out of range.
Hawk slips under a jab.
Hawk throws a good cross that connects.
Rainbow Hero seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Hawk throws a leg kick but Hero moved away.
A cross from Hawk lands.
Hawk bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Hero's head backwards.
Hawk takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
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!
Hawk motions for Hero to come forward. Hawk throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Hero is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Hawk looks to throw the jab but Hero is out of range.
Hawk walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Hawk cracks a nice hook into Hero's ribs.
Hero takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Hawk is looking to land body kicks.
Hawk connects with a single shot there.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hawk connects with a solid leg kick.
Hero slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Hawk throws a nice outside leg kick.
A jab from Hawk does it's job there.
Hero throws a jab but it's blocked by Hawk.
Hawk looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Hawk throws out a leg kick but Hero moves out of range and Hawk only half commits.
It seemed like Hero was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Hawk scores with a jab to the jaw.
Hero uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Hawk.
Hawk chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Hero can pounce on him.
Hero keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Hawk.
Hawk on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Hawk takes a jab right on the kisser.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Hero blocks a jab.
Hero throws a leg kick which misses Hawk's front leg but catches the back leg as Hawk tries to avoid it.
Hawk throws a solid leg kick but Hero takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Hawk.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hero throws an overhand right that lands on Hawk's shoulder, as Hawk tries to avoid the shot.
Hawk throws the left hand but Hero avoids the punch easily.
Hawk throws a leg kick that is checked
and Hero counters with a right hand to the body.
Hawk throws a jab but it's blocked by Hero.
Hawk takes a jab right on the kisser.
Hero connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Hawk's hands.
Hawk catches Hero with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Hawk is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Hero misses with a body shot
and Hawk counters with a nice low kick that buckles Hero's knee momentarily.
Hawk slips under a jab from Hero.
Hero connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Hawk's hands.
Hawk misses with a leg kick
and Hero counters with a left to the body.
Hawk with a jab.
Hawk motions for Hero to come forward. Hawk throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Hero missing with a left hand there. Hawk was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Hero moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hawk checks the leg kick nicely there.
Hawk lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Hawk defending well as Hero loads up on a big left hand.
Hawk shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Hero throws a body punch but Hawk moves out of range.
Hawk misses with a low kick.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Hawk 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 Hero has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Hero and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Hero throws a jab when Hawk was well out of range.
Hero avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Hero scores with a decent looking hook.
Hawk takes one on the button.
Hawk just misses with a punch to the body.
Hero misses the shot to the body.
Hero uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Hawk.
Hero has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hawk scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Hawk lands with a nice body punch.
Hero tries to clinch up but Hawk circles away and keeps his distance.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Hero steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Hawk.
Hero fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Hawk manages to avoid it.
Hero throws a body shot but no joy.
Hawk is trying to close the distance and clinch up, after that failed offence from Hero.
Hero throws a one two combo.
Hawk throws a hook to the side of Hero's head but Hero sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Hawk uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Hero.
A solid leg kick lands there for Hawk.
Hero ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Hero doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Jab from Hero.
Hawk missing with a left hand there. Hero was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Hawk looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
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 Thomas Hawk will probably get the nod.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
A big left from Hawk misses.
Hero catches Hawk with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Hero misses the shot to the body.
Hero tries to land a front kick but Hawk steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Hawk throws a big shot that misses.
Hawk misses with a kick to the body.
Hero throws a hook to the side of Hawk's head but Hawk sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Hawk misses with a hook.
Hawk attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Hero throws a looping overhand right but Hawk ducks down to avoid it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hero slips a straight right by Hawk.
Hawk cracks the inside of Hero's front leg.
Hawk misses with a lunging right hand
enabling Hero to counter with a crisp jab.
Hawk throws a right hand that misses
and Hero counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Hero tries to clinch but Hawk moves out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hero just misses with a punch to the body.
Hero misses with a left hand
and Hawk connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Hawk connects with an inside leg kick.
The fighters circling - Hero throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Hero throws a looping overhand right but Hawk ducks down to avoid it.
Hawk tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Hero lands a high kick!
Hero misses with a lunging right hand
and Hawk counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
The fighters circling - Hero throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
A little feinted left hand from Hawk on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Hero throws a jab when Hawk was well out of range.
Hawk throws an overhand right that lands on Hero's shoulder, as Hero tries to avoid the shot.
Hawk throws a hook but Hero avoids it easily.
Hero moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Hero throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Hawk throwing a counter right hand but Hero manages to avoid it.
Hawk wants to land a leg kick but Hero is out of range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hero misses the jab.
Hero misses with a body shot.
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!
Hawk lands a jab.
Hero closes the distance and clinches.
Hero takes a shot to the head.
A short right from Hawk.
Hawk pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Hero throws an overhand right that lands on Hawk's shoulder, as Hawk tries to avoid the shot.
Hawk is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Hero.
Hawk misses with a hook. Hero ducked under it nicely.
Hero throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Hawk throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Hero misses with a right hand
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Hero is breathing heavily.
Some wild striking there from Hawk.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hawk swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Hawk connects with a single shot there.
Hero fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Hawk throws a nice looking combination but Hero bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Thomas Hawk is winning the standup battle so far.
Hero tries to clinch but Hawk moves out of range.
A big left from Hero misses.
Hawk throwing a counter right hand but Hero manages to avoid it.
Hawk scores with a nice right hand.
Hero just misses with a punch to the body.
Hero connects with a right hand. Hawk shakes it off.
A jab from Hawk does it's job there.
Hawk throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
A jab from Hawk misses.
Hero looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Hero drops his hands momentarily and Hawk takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hero connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Hero lands a jab to the nose.
Hero checks a leg kick.
Hawk lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Hero is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Hawk.
Hawk appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
Hero throws a big shot that misses.
Hero takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Jab, jab by Hawk - just one landing.
Hawk scores with the left hand. Hero knows he should have avoided that one.
Hero is rocked!
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Hero bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Hawk's head backwards.
Hero is still on wobbly legs! Can Hawk finish him?
Hawk takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Hawk tries to keep at a distance but Hero has taken the fight into the clinch.
Hero seems to have recovered his senses.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Hero.
Hawk gets through Hero's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Thomas Hawk 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.
Hawk misses with a hook.
Hawk tries to work over Hero's front leg with a kick but Hero checks it.
Hero moves out of range of the leg kick from Hawk.
Hawk throws a shot from downtown. Hero moves away and avoids it.
Hawk keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
As Hero tries to get set, Hawk tries to push him back and clinch up but Hero manages to avoid the attempt.
Hero throws a head kick that misses
and Hawk counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Hawk is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Hero tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Hero working aggressively here.
Hero tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Hawk pushes Hero back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Hero.
A shot in the inside from Hawk.
Hawk breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Hero lands a body shot.
Hero throws a shot from downtown. Hawk moves away and avoids it.
A big right from Hero misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hawk throws a leg kick but Hero sees it coming and moves out of range.
Hero's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Hawk lands with an overhand left.
Hero throws an overhand right that lands on Hawk's shoulder, as Hawk tries to avoid the shot.
A swing and a miss from Hawk.
Hero ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Hawk on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Hawk misses the body punch
and Hero counters with a nice leg kick.
Hawk throws a jab when Hero was well out of range.
A little jabbing left from Hero on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
A slapping leg kick lands for Hawk.
Hero has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Nice shot by Hawk.
Hero moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Hawk on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
That's two 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!
Hero is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Hawk.
Hero has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Hawk.
Hawk scoring well with a low kick there.
Hero throws a head kick but Hawk moves out of range.
Hero falls off balance throwing a combination
and Hawk moves into the clinch.
Hawk scores with a nice hook to the head.
A body shot lands from Hawk.
Hero takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
A nice right hand lands inside from Hawk.
A shot in the inside from Hawk.
Hawk lands with a light punch inside.
Hawk manages to break the clinch.
Hawk misses with a wild body shot.
Hero throws the left hand but Hawk avoids the punch easily.
Hero ducks straight into an uppercut from Hawk and tumbles to the canvas! It’s a flash knockdown though - Hero manages to regain guard straight away.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hawk is pushing down on Hero's leg trying to pass to half guard. Hero is fighting to maintain full guard but Hawk has managed to sneak the leg through.
Hawk controlling the position here and throwing strikes from the top. Nice elbow lands there... and another... and another... oh, Hero is out! Hawk gets to his feet and admires his work - nice finish!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:26 of round 3, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Thomas Hawk!
Thomas Hawk retains his middleweight title!
Our winner, Thomas Hawk, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Hannibal Barca (ranked 45 p4p, 10 weight class) and Max Barathian (ranked 452 p4p, 48 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Barca might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Carthage. Barathian has chosen Anderswelt - Schandmaul as his entrance music. I don't know about you partner, but I'm pumped for this one!
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171 lbs
15 - 6 - 0 |
BJJ Red Belt
World class boxer
Insanely flexible |
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Good wrestler
World class boxer
Good gas tank |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the lightweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
26 - 9 - 0, fighting out of New York, Hannibal Barca!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
15 - 6 - 0, fighting out of New York, Max Barathian!
The judges for this bout are Elvis Blanc, Dillan Fox and Alec Ball.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Barathian misses the shot to the body.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Barca.
Barathian displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Barca.
Barca throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
A big right from Barca misses.
Barathian takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Barca decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Barathian is trying to escape back to his feet but Barca uses the scramble to pass into side control.
Barca scores with punches from side control.
Barca fails to land a wild elbow strike.
Barathian struggling a bit here.
Barathian felt the need to train up his defensive grappling in the buildup to the fight. Presumably he was expecting to be in a difficult position like this, so let's see if he can get out of it.
Barca working the ground and pound.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Barathian is looking for a sweep.
Barca working the ground and pound.
Barca cracks Barathian with a big elbow.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Barathian is not content to let Barca control the position.
Barca lands a nice forearm strike.
Barca cracks Barathian with a big elbow.
Barca misses with a strike but at least he's keeping busy, looking to cause some damage - that will still help him when it comes to the judges scorecards.
Barca wants to control but Barathian is keeping him busy.
Barca tries to land with some ground and pound but misses.
Barathian prevents Barca from improving position.
Barca connects with a decent looking elbow from side control that caused Barathian some visible discomfort.
Barathian is rocked!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Barca lands a few punches from side control.
Barathian is still in real trouble! Can Barca finish him?
Barathian tries to buck Barca off but Barca is having none of it.
Barca scores with a big shot from side control... and another... and another! Oh Barathian is done here - save him referee! More strikes land and eventually the ref does step in and Barca can finally stop beating on his defenseless opponent!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:26 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Hannibal Barca!
Hannibal Barca retains his lightweight title!
A relieved looking Hannibal Barca 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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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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FIGHT
RATING
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