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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Zack Allan Jr (ranked 3369 p4p, 326 weight class) and Sampson Shain (ranked 2983 p4p, 291 weight class). Allan Jr comes to the cage accompanied by Red - Damage. Well, I have no idea who's going to take this one!
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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
3 - 4 - 0, fighting out of New York, Zack Allan Jr!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 4 - 0, fighting out of New York, Sampson Shain!
The judges for this bout are Jeff Smith, Paul Gruel and Colin Fray.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Shain throws an overhand right that lands on Allan Jr's shoulder, as Allan Jr tries to avoid the shot.
Nice body punch from Shain.
Shain misses with a lunging right hand
and Allan Jr counters with a takedown into side control.
Shain is not in a great position here, taking some shots.
Allan Jr sitting in side control, looking to soften his opponent up with elbows and hammerfists but Shain is avoiding damage well and looking to escape the position.
Allan Jr postures up a little and throws a couple of hammerfists but they don't connect properly.
Allan Jr throwing strikes but missing, from side control.
Allan Jr sitting in side control, looking to soften his opponent up with elbows and hammerfists but Shain is avoiding damage well and looking to escape the position.
The strikes coming from Allan Jr are missing the target in this wave of attacks.
Allan Jr tries to move into full mount but can't pass Shain's legs.
Allan Jr throwing shots but missing, from side control.
Allan Jr throws a knee to the body but it doesn't do much damage.
Allan Jr tries to score with some ground and pound. Shain controls his posture well this time though and the shots don't do any damage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Allan Jr throwing ground and pound but whilst doing so, he forgets to control position and Shain works his way back to half guard. Good composure under pressure.
Allan Jr is taking a breather. Shain says something to him but it's hard to make out. Perhaps he's telling him to get on with it and actually do something.
Allan Jr lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Allan Jr seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Shain does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Shain is looking to escape.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Shain is trying is best to control the position here.
Allan Jr tries to pass the half guard into mount. Shain knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Allan Jr throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Allan Jr landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Allan Jr perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
Shain is looking to control Allan Jr's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Shain avoid being mounted?
Allan Jr throwing shots but Shain is blocking nicely.
Allan Jr wants to lay and pray for a moment but Shain keeps working.
Allan Jr thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Shain regains full guard, whilst avoiding punches from Allan Jr.
Shain avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Allan Jr trying to control the position from guard on top but Shain is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Allan Jr is looking to work some ground and pound but Shain has wrist control.
Allan Jr is looking to work some ground and pound but Shain has wrist control.
Shain preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Allan Jr is looking to work some ground and pound but Shain has wrist control.
Allan Jr controlling from the top position.
Allan Jr throws a big right hand that misses.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Allan Jr accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Allan Jr passes into half guard.
Allan Jr sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Shain defending well though.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Allan Jr lands a nice short elbow.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Allan Jr throwing shots but Shain is blocking nicely.
Allan Jr throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Allan Jr sitting and controlling from the half guard.
Allan Jr is stalling here. Shain is in no mood to hang around though. He's locked up a kimura from the bottom! Allan Jr seems to be keeping calm but he's forced to roll out of the hold and Shain has ended up in side control on the top. Nice work.
Allan Jr is trying to get back to half guard.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Allan Jr can't do much from the bottom here.
Shain decides to stand back up.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Zack Allan Jr dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Shain lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Shain lands an overhand right.
Shain throws a looping overhand right but Allan Jr ducks down to avoid it.
Allan Jr throwing a counter right hand but Shain manages to avoid it.
Shain swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Allan Jr.
Shain throws a nice head kick!
Shain keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Shain throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Sampson Shain seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Allan Jr throws an overhand right that lands on Shain's shoulder, as Shain tries to avoid the shot.
A looping hook to the body misses from Shain. Allan Jr does a little dance to reset his feet.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Allan Jr uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Shain.
Allan Jr defending well as Shain loads up on a big left hand.
An attempted straight right counter from Allan Jr misses the target.
Allan Jr looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Shain connects with a jab.
The fighters circling - Shain throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Shain lands a jab to the head.
Shain swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Allan Jr moves out of range as Shain strikes.
A quick step to the side and Allan Jr tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Shain misses with an uppercut. Allan Jr saw that one coming.
Allan Jr moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Shain takes a swing at Allan Jr's ribcage but misses.
Allan Jr drops down looking for a counter takedown but Shain sprawls and moves away.
Shain ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Allan Jr slips under a jab.
Allan Jr avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Allan Jr defending well as Shain loads up on a big left hand.
Shain just misses with a punch to the body.
Allan Jr was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Shain sizes up Allan Jr with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Shain lands a really nice looking cross but Allan Jr seems unphased.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Allan Jr throws a leg kick which misses Shain's front leg but catches the back leg as Shain tries to avoid it.
Allan Jr connects with a single shot there.
It looks like Sampson Shain has been cut.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Shain throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Allan Jr on the side of the head.
Shain fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Allan Jr on the side of the head.
Allan Jr keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Shain.
Shain throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Shain throws the left hand but Allan Jr avoids the punch easily.
Shain throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Allan Jr connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Allan Jr slips under a jab.
Shain keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Allan Jr throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Shain's waist but Shain gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Allan Jr off to one side.
Shain loads up on a big right hand but Allan Jr slips the punch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Shain checks a low kick from Allan Jr.
Allan Jr turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Shain connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Allan Jr's hands.
Shain looks to land a right hand but Allan Jr moved out of range.
Shain misses with a looping right.
Shain lands with an uppercut that bounces Allan Jr off the cage and back into range.
Allan Jr ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Shain digs a good hook to Allan Jr's body.
Allan Jr slips under a jab.
Allan Jr keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Shain.
Shain with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Shain throws a sloppy body shot
and Allan Jr counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Shain comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Shain cracks Allan Jr with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Shain fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Allan Jr manages to avoid it.
A decent looking cross lands there for Allan Jr.
Allan Jr circles away from the clinch attempt.
Allan Jr ducks under a wild hook from Shain.
Allan Jr throwing a counter right hand but Shain manages to avoid it.
Shain throws a hook but Allan Jr blocks it.
Allan Jr was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Allan Jr connects with a body shot that sends Shain's belly button to the back.
Shain throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Allan Jr feinted with a counter takedown.
Shain misses with an uppercut. Allan Jr saw that one coming.
Allan Jr moves out of range of the body kick from Shain.
Shain misses with a body shot.
Shain misses with a wild body shot.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Sampson Shain showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Sampson Shain's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
Shain rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Shain takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Allan Jr uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Shain.
Shain scores with a nice head shot.
Shain misses with a looping right.
Allan Jr misses the shot to the body.
Shain looks for the body kick but Allan Jr saw that one coming.
Shain throws a big shot that misses.
Allan Jr looks to land a right hand but Shain moved out of range.
Shain lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Shain slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Allan Jr bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Allan Jr throws a counter high kick but Shain was just alert enough to avoid it.
Shain takes one to the side of the head.
Shain misses with a straight left.
Sampson Shain seems to be getting the better of the standup.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Shain looks to score with a jab to the body but Allan Jr is just out of range.
Shain connects with a body shot.
Shain has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Allan Jr looks to land a body kick but Shain moved away.
Shain throws a lazy uppercut
so Allan Jr counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Allan Jr trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Allan Jr wants to control from the top but Shain keeps moving.
Shain can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Allan Jr controls the pace.
Allan Jr throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Allan Jr trying to control but Shain is working from the bottom.
Shain pulls Allan Jr in close to prevent any damage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Allan Jr throws a big right hand that misses.
Allan Jr forces his way into half guard.
Allan Jr throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Well, if Allan Jr 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.
Allan Jr seems to have a rather negative gameplan on the ground. He seems keen to just score the takedown and hold down Shain for as long as he can get away with.
Allan Jr 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.
Allan Jr missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Allan Jr trying to mount his opponent but Shain defends it.
Allan Jr thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Shain's head.
Allan Jr not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Shain blocking the ground and pound attempt from Allan Jr.
Shain is in trouble now - Allan Jr has advanced to mount!
Allan Jr working away from the top, dropping strikes.
Allan Jr lands a big elbow.
Allan Jr trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Shain taking shots to the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Allan Jr raining down hammerfists from mount.
Allan Jr throwing sloppy strikes, which aren't doing any damage.
Allan Jr throws some wild stikes that Shain manages to avoid easily.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
The referee warns Shain that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Shain tries to buck Allan Jr off but he can't manage it.
Allan Jr in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Allan Jr thuds his fist into the canvas! Oooouch!
Allan Jr can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Shain is looking to escape.
Shain takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Allan Jr looking to control and managing it successfully.
And that's the end of the fight!
Zack Allan Jr showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Allan Jr 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 Jeff Smith scores the fight 29:28
Judge Paul Gruel scores the fight 29:28
Judge Colin Fray scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Zack Allan Jr!
After winning the bout, Zack Allan Jr thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Razza Matazz (ranked 3557 p4p, 419 weight class) and Neyman Gariniho (ranked 2793 p4p, 339 weight class). Matazz comes to the cage accompanied by Tool - Eulogy. Razza Matazz is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples... Tweaking his own nipples that is.
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World class MT
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World class MT
Good gas tank |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Razza Matazz!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 4 - 0, fighting out of New York, Neyman Gariniho!
The judges for this bout are Paul Gruel, Jeff Smith and Josh West.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Matazz throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Gariniho swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Gariniho misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Gariniho uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Matazz.
Gariniho has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Matazz.
A head kick misses from Matazz.
Gariniho misses with an uppercut. Matazz saw that one coming.
Matazz was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Gariniho slips under a jab from Matazz.
Matazz lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Matazz shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Gariniho showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Matazz.
Gariniho throws out a counter right but Matazz avoids it with no problem.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Gariniho lands a glancing blow to the side of Matazz's head.
A head kick misses from Gariniho.
Matazz is looking to counter punch.
Matazz throws a series of punches but Gariniho avoids them all with ease.
Gariniho scores with the left hand. Matazz knows he should have avoided that one.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Matazz throws a body punch but Gariniho moves out of range.
Matazz looks to land a combination but Gariniho avoids it well.
Matazz throws a nice inside leg kick.
Matazz pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Gariniho throws out a loose jab but Matazz uses good head movement to avoid it.
A jab from Matazz misses.
Matazz defending well as Gariniho loads up on a big left hand.
Matazz throws an overhand right that lands on Gariniho's shoulder, as Gariniho tries to avoid the shot.
Matazz blocks a head kick by Gariniho.
Matazz showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Gariniho.
Matazz lands with a thumping leg kick.
Matazz lands a slapping body shot.
Gariniho tries to clinch up but Matazz circles away and keeps his distance.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gariniho connects with a right hand. Matazz shakes it off.
Matazz pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Gariniho looks like he wants to counter punch here.
A punch combination from Matazz misses.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Matazz swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Matazz misses with a low kick as Gariniho jumps back.
Matazz throws the kick towards the body but Gariniho avoids it.
Matazz will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
A punch lands to the side of Matazz 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Matazz is rocked!
Gariniho and Matazz are patiently standing in front of each other looking for an opening. Gariniho throws a head kick. It's landed, knocking Matazz into next week! Ooooh that was huge! Gariniho knows it - he's on the cage flexing is biceps. That's a bit weird considering he won by kick but whatever.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:45 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Neyman Gariniho!
A less than humble Neyman Gariniho 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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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Baltsaros Dellis (ranked 5679 p4p, 557 weight class) and Brutus Leagatius (ranked 1391 p4p, 159 weight class). Dellis kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is GOJIRA-L'Enfant Sauvage. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Baltsaros Dellis!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Brutus Leagatius!
The judges for this bout are Paul Gruel, Ryoma Takatsuka and Josh West.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Dellis misses with a wild body shot.
Dellis shoots in for a double leg but Leagatius sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Dellis looks to score with a jab to the body but Leagatius is just out of range.
Dellis changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Leagatius tries to avoid it but Dellis manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Leagatius to the ground. Leagatius escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Good work by Leagatius as he checks the leg kick.
Dellis avoids a punch combination nicely.
A nice inside leg kick there by Leagatius. That's going to slow Dellis down.
Leagatius throws a jab when Dellis was well out of range.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Leagatius misses with a series of wild punches.
Leagatius scores with a body shot.
Dellis is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dellis lands a nice looking body shot.
Dellis scoring well with a low kick there.
Dellis jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Leagatius on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Dellis throws a sloppy head kick and Leagatius moves out of range easily.
Dellis is looking to clinch but Leagatius is avoiding it.
Leagatius takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Dellis walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
It looks like Baltsaros Dellis has been cut.
Leagatius throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Leagatius throws a nice inside leg kick.
Dellis tries for a takedown but Leagatius circles away easily
and Leagatius counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Baltsaros Dellis. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Some wild striking there from Dellis.
Brutus Leagatius is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Leagatius looks to land a left hand but Dellis moved out of range nicely.
Leagatius scores with a leg kick.
Dellis has been working on his boxing with his coaches at The Furnace in the buildup to the fight.
Leagatius thuds his right hand into Dellis's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Leagatius throws a head kick but Dellis moves out of range.
Dellis throws a lazy uppercut
and Leagatius counters with a low kick, right behind Dellis 's knee.
Leagatius lands a big right hand that sends Dellis crashing to the mat! Leagatius stays standing though and waves Dellis back to his feet!
Dellis is rocked!
Leagatius moves in close and cracks Dellis with a massive right hand! Dellis, frozen momentarily in time, tumbles to the canvas, already out cold! A brutal knockout by Leagatius!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:34 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Brutus Leagatius!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Edvard Grieg (ranked 2284 p4p, 318 weight class) and Jackson Spinks (ranked 2489 p4p, 337 weight class). Grieg comes to the cage accompanied by In the Hall of the Mountain King. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
6 - 4 - 0, fighting out of New York, Edvard Grieg!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Jackson Spinks!
The judges for this bout are Colin Fray, Roger Salmon and Jeff Smith.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Grieg circles away from the clinch attempt
letting Grieg counter with a right hand.
Spinks doesn't manage to clinch there - Grieg circles away.
Grieg throwing a counter right hand but Spinks manages to avoid it.
Spinks digs a good body shot into Grieg's ribs.
Spinks shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Grieg defends it nicely.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Grieg throws out a loose jab but Spinks uses good head movement to avoid it.
A low kick from Spinks is predictable there
and Grieg counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Grieg.
Spinks can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Grieg controls the pace.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Grieg landing some decent shots from guard.
Grieg wants to pass the guard but Spinks is keeping the position.
Grieg not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Spinks manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Grieg manages to get himself to full guard.
Grieg preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Spinks tries to free his leg and advance position but Grieg is retaining full guard.
Spinks stopping the sweep attempt from Grieg.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Spinks not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Spinks throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Spinks makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Spinks passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Grieg defending against the ground and pound.
Grieg is looking to reverse the position.
Spinks trying to control the position but Grieg is working away.
Grieg is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
In the pre-fight buildup videos we saw Spinks working his ground and pound in the gym. He isn't landing a great percentage of his ground strikes so far though.
Grieg gets back to half guard.
Grieg wants to improve his position but Spinks is controlling well.
Grieg on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Grieg tries to get to full guard but Spinks has control of the leg.
Spinks frees up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Spinks punishing his opponent with strikes.
Spinks tries to control but Grieg wriggling away.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Grieg is wriggling around trying to escape.
Spinks lands a nice shot to the head.
Grieg is in all sorts of trouble here.
Spinks has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Spinks trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Spinks punishing his opponent with strikes.
Grieg is in all sorts of trouble here.
Spinks putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Grieg is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Spinks landing strikes from the mount.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Spinks scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Grieg?
Spinks can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Grieg is looking to escape.
Spinks lands a couple of good shots and Grieg has given up his back, trying to escape the position!
Spinks is looking to finish with some ground and pound!
Grieg turns into Spinks and is now in his guard.
Grieg preventing the sweep.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jackson Spinks dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Spinks misses with a takedown
and Grieg connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Grieg closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Spinks trying to control but Grieg postures up.
Grieg is trying to control. Spinks wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Spinks slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Spinks trying to control the position.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Grieg got a little sloppy there for a moment and Spinks has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Grieg has managed to get both his arms back between Spinks's legs - danger averted.
Grieg might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Grieg working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Grieg working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Spinks looking for a sweep. Not yet Spinks, not yet.
Grieg looking to pass the guard.
Grieg slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
Spinks manages to get one leg in to regain half guard.
Spinks gets back to full guard.
Spinks wants to sweep but no luck.
Spinks manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Grieg manages to get himself to full guard.
Spinks postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Grieg has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Spinks can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Spinks lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Spinks trying to move into half guard but instead Grieg has managed to sweep!
Grieg stopping the sweep attempt from Spinks.
Grieg scoring with punches to the head and body.
Jackson Spinks has got the better of the ground game so far.
Grieg working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Grieg lands a couple of digs.
Grieg tries to free his leg and advance position but Spinks is retaining full guard.
Spinks wants to sweep but no luck.
Grieg is looking to work some ground and pound but Spinks has wrist control.
Spinks utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Spinks looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Spinks has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Grieg can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Grieg is working Spinks over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Spinks had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Grieg defends it easily.
Spinks wants to sweep but no luck.
Grieg lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Spinks keeping moving, preventing Grieg from controlling successfully.
Spinks keeping full guard, as Grieg tries to pass.
Spinks is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Grieg wants to control from the top but Spinks keeps moving.
Spinks is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Spinks is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Grieg's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Spinks bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Grieg's guard.
Spinks makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Spinks stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Grieg swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Grieg is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
Grieg lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Edvard Grieg dominated that second round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
Spinks tries to close the distance and clinch but Grieg swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Grieg swats away the attempt to clinch by Spinks.
Grieg throws a sloppy head kick and Spinks moves out of range easily.
Spinks feints the counter takedown.
Spinks feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
Spinks controlling from the top position.
Spinks postures up.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Spinks stopping the sweep attempt from Grieg.
Grieg lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.
Grieg landing with the ground and pound.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Spinks controls Grieg momentarily but Grieg frees himself.
Grieg content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Spinks bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Grieg's guard.
Spinks advances to half guard.
Grieg blocking the ground and pound attempt from Spinks.
Grieg makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Grieg.
Grieg controls Spinks momentarily but Spinks frees himself.
Spinks content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Grieg looking for a sweep. Not yet Grieg, not yet.
Grieg keeping moving, preventing Spinks from controlling successfully.
Spinks passes Grieg's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Grieg wants to control but Spinks is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Grieg is staying active underneath Spinks, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Spinks lands with a punch from half guard.
Grieg tries to roll over but Spinks keeps him under control.
Grieg gets back to full guard.
Grieg is trying to keep Spinks in close.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Grieg is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Spinks is controlling him.
Spinks wants to control from the top but Grieg keeps moving.
Grieg is trying to control the position but Spinks postures up.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
Spinks won't allow Grieg to sweep him here.
Grieg being controlled here, momentarily.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Spinks jumps into guard, dragging Grieg to the mat.
Spinks working a defensive guard here.
Spinks pulls Grieg in close to his closed guard and prevents Grieg from doing any damage or advancing position.
Grieg is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Spinks manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Grieg manages to get himself to full guard.
Spinks throws an elbow that misses. Grieg uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Spinks's guard. Nice move by Grieg!
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Grieg avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Grieg keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Spinks's head.
And that's the end of the fight!
Jackson Spinks comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Spinks has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Colin Fray scores the fight 28:29
Judge Roger Salmon scores the fight 28:29
Judge Jeff Smith scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jackson Spinks!
A relieved looking Jackson Spinks thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Hendrik Vermeulen (ranked 1167 p4p, 159 weight class) and Zoey Malone I I I (ranked 4485 p4p, 500 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
11 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Hendrik Vermeulen!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Zoey Malone I I I!
The judges for this bout are Paul Gruel, Roger Salmon and Josh West.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Malone I I I uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Vermeulen.
Malone I I I throws a counter combo.
Malone I I I staying out of range there.
Vermeulen takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Malone I I I.
Malone I I I tries to clinch but Vermeulen moves out of range.
Vermeulen appears to be looking for a big counter.
Vermeulen loads up on a big right hand but Malone I I I slips the punch.
A little jabbing left from Malone I I I on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Malone I I I has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
Vermeulen avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Vermeulen smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Vermeulen takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Vermeulen blocks a jab.
Vermeulen waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Malone I I I.
Malone I I I misses with a looping right.
Malone I I I throws a jab when Vermeulen was well out of range.
Malone I I I moves out of range as Vermeulen strikes.
Vermeulen steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Malone I I I.
A big left from Vermeulen misses.
Malone I I I throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Vermeulen is looking to counter punch.
Malone I I I slips a jab and a cross from Vermeulen.
Vermeulen is really struggling to find his range with his punches. Malone I I I's reach advantage is clearly causing him problems.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Malone I I I slips a jab from Vermeulen.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Malone I I I misses with a lunging right hand
and Vermeulen counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Malone I I I throws a jab but it's blocked by Vermeulen.
A shot to the liver by Malone I I I. Beautiful body shot.
Malone I I I loads up on a big right hand but Vermeulen slips the punch.
Vermeulen looks to land a left hand but Malone I I I moved out of range nicely.
Vermeulen on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
A jab lands there for Vermeulen.
Vermeulen takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Vermeulen looks to land a right hand but Malone I I I moved out of range.
Malone I I I jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
A big left from Malone I I I misses.
Vermeulen throwing a counter right hand but Malone I I I manages to avoid it.
Vermeulen throws a hook but Malone I I I blocks it.
Malone I I I is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Vermeulen with a body shot.
Vermeulen slips a straight right by Malone I I I.
Vermeulen swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Vermeulen is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Vermeulen throws a hook but Malone I I I blocks it.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Malone I I I! But no joy.
Malone I I I lands the left hand.
Malone I I I scores with a punch to the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Malone I I I moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Malone I I I slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Vermeulen swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Malone I I I throws a looping overhand right but Vermeulen ducks down to avoid it.
Vermeulen slips a straight right by Malone I I I.
Malone I I I throws a poor cross that misses
and Vermeulen counters with a straight right hand.
Malone I I I is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Vermeulen throws a jab but it's blocked by Malone I I I.
Zoey Malone I I I seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Vermeulen missing with a left hand there. Malone I I I was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Malone I I I throws a nice looking combination but Vermeulen bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Nice uppercut lands for Malone I I I. That snapped Vermeulen's head back.
Malone I I I is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Vermeulen had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
Malone I I I fails to land with a series of punches.
A decent looking cross lands there for Malone I I I.
Malone I I I misses with a straight left.
Vermeulen lands an uppercut out of nowhere! Malone I I I falls backwards - clearly groggy! Vermeulen dives in and finishes the fight with more strikes for a TKO finish!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:54 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Hendrik Vermeulen!
An out of breath Hendrik Vermeulen thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Bed Intruder (ranked 2072 p4p, 289 weight class) and Yoel Mir (ranked 1968 p4p, 271 weight class). Intruder comes to the cage accompanied by Bed Intruder. There are an array of beautiful celebrities at ringside tonight! I wonder if any of them paid for their tickets.
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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
6 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Bed Intruder!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Yoel Mir!
The judges for this bout are Micheangelo Fripello, Josh West and Roger Salmon.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mir avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Intruder throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Mir sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Mir works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Mir throws a leg kick but Intruder moved away.
Mir steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Intruder.
Mir takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Mir works the jab nicely.
Intruder has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Team Alpha Midget in the buildup to the fight.
Intruder misses with a hook
and Mir counters with a nice leg kick.
Mir takes a jab right on the kisser.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Mir steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Intruder.
Intruder backing away here, and Mir unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
Intruder fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Mir looks to land a right hand but Intruder moved out of range.
Mir throws a shot to the body.
Mir misses with a double jab.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Mir throws a nice outside leg kick.
Mir slips a jab from Intruder.
Intruder clinches up with Mir and pushes him back against the cage.
Intruder tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Mir's elbow.
Mir tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Intruder avoids it.
Intruder misses with a short punch on the inside.
Intruder keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Mir's efforts to push away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Intruder keeps control of Mir as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Still in the clinch, Intruder scores with a nice short uppercut.
Intruder pushes Mir back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Mir pushes Intruder back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Intruder stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Intruder lands with a short shot to the head.
A hook to the body from Mir.
Mir is trying to break the clinch but Intruder has him pressed against the cage.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Mir.
Mir breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Bed Intruder seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Mir paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Mir fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Intruder is out of range.
An inside leg kick from Mir misses.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Intruder.
Intruder misses with a straight right.
Intruder throws a jab when Mir was well out of range.
Mir misses with a low kick.
Intruder lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Mir misses with a straight right.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Intruder throws a body kick that misses.
Mir throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Mir uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Intruder.
Mir looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Mir scores with a leg kick.
Mir throws a body shot but no joy.
Mir misses with a straight right.
Mir throws a solid leg kick but Intruder takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Mir.
Intruder swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Mir ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Mir tries a quick counter leg kick but Intruder is wise to it.
Mir moves into range and connects with a jab.
Intruder misses with an uppercut. Mir saw that one coming.
Intruder throws a front kick aimed at Mir's knee but Mir avoids it well.
Mir keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Mir avoids the body shot from Intruder.
Intruder tries to clinch but Mir moves out of range.
Mir throws a front kick aimed at Intruder's knee but Intruder avoids it well.
Intruder is trying to close the distance and clinch up, after that failed offence from Mir.
A solid leg kick lands there for Mir.
Mir scores with a leg kick.
Mir shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Mir throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Mir lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Intruder misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Mir fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Intruder swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Intruder smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Mir has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Intruder misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Mir.
Intruder scores with a shot to the body.
Mir swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Yoel Mir is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Intruder throws a hook but Mir blocks it.
Intruder tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Mir manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Mir tests Intruder's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Intruder slips a straight right by Mir.
Mir connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Intruder looks to land a combination but Mir avoids it well.
Mir loads up on a big right hand but Intruder slips the punch.
Intruder seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance.
Intruder ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Intruder wants to slow Mir down by chopping away at his legs.
Intruder throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Mir counters with a left to the body.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Mir connects with an inside leg kick.
The fighters circling - Mir throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Intruder avoids the body shot from Mir.
Mir uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Intruder.
A jab from Intruder misses.
Intruder closes the distance and clinches.
Intruder is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Intruder working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Intruder scores with a nice hook to the head.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Mir obliges.
Mir tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Intruder's elbow.
A body shot lands from Mir.
Mir struggles to land a body shot inside as Intruder controls his hands.
Mir lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Intruder is breathing heavily.
Intruder misses with a body punch.
Intruder swings wildly with an uppercut but Mir uses good head movement to avoid it.
Mir breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Mir lands a nice leg kick that just misses Intruder's sensitive parts.
Mir throws a body punch but Intruder moves out of range.
Mir swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Mir misses with an attempted mid kick.
And Intruder counters with a quick kick to the body but Mir blocks it.
Intruder misses with a low kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Yoel Mir will probably get the nod.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Intruder just misses with a punch to the body.
Mir misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Intruder.
Mir has tried to improve his agility in the runup to this fight.
Mir tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Mir with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Intruder avoids a kick to the body.
Mir misses with a looping left.
Mir connects with a solid leg kick.
Intruder looks to score with a jab to the body but Mir is just out of range.
Mir chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Intruder can pounce on him.
Intruder lands with an uppercut that bounces Mir off the cage and back into range.
Good shot there by Mir.
Intruder throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Mir sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Intruder throws a looping overhand right but Mir ducks down to avoid it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Intruder misses with a body punch
and Mir counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Mir fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Intruder has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Intruder throws a head kick but Mir moves out of range.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Mir tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Intruder was well out of range. Poor timing from Mir.
Intruder has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Mir.
A left lands for Intruder.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Intruder dips to his left and cracks Mir with an uppercut!
Intruder checks a leg kick.
Nice defenses there by Mir.
Mir throws a shot from downtown. Intruder moves away and avoids it.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Mir is looking to score with low kicks.
Mir is looking to slow Intruder down with leg kicks.
Intruder checks the leg kick.
Intruder stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Mir.
Intruder fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Mir manages to avoid it.
Mir lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Intruder throws a head kick but Mir moves out of range.
Mir misses with a wild combination.
Intruder throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Mir swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Intruder connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Intruder motions for Mir to come forward. Intruder throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Intruder takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Intruder drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Mir is trying to escape and get back to his feet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mir is not in a great position here, taking some shots.
Intruder prevents Mir from escaping the position.
Intruder 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.
Intruder is moving around in side control but his primary objective seems to be to maintain the position.
Mir is trying to buck Intruder off.
Mir is using up a lot of energy trying to get back to his feet. Perhaps he should improve his position first.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Intruder trying to control the action but Mir is working from the bottom.
Intruder landing a few strikes.
Intruder landing a few strikes.
Intruder wants to lay and pray for a moment but Mir keeps working.
Mir pushes Intruder away and creates a bit of space to escape. He's almost out here... but no, Intruder gets a good hold of his legs and remains firmly in side control.
Mir takes a big shot right to the temple there but he's taken it well.
Intruder working the head with strikes.
Intruder grinds an elbow into Mir's temple.
Mir is working hard to escape and get back to his feet. After a battle for position, Intruder asserts his dominance and retains side control.
Mir is being controlled here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Intruder trying to control the position but Mir is working away.
Intruder lands a decent elbow from side control.
Intruder just content to control the position.
Intruder is looking to take a break and control but Mir is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Intruder working the ground and pound.
Mir is looking to work his way out of this bad position but Intruder is controlling him well.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Bed Intruder dominated that second round.
That's time! Intruder's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
Mir on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
The fight stays on the outside here - Intruder looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Mir is clearly looking to counter with head kicks.
Mir takes one to the chin there.
Intruder misses with a wild body shot.
Intruder changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Intruder ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Intruder lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Mir gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Intruder cracks Mir with a right hand to the side of the head.
Mir throws a low kick but Intruder moves out of range easily.
Intruder swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Intruder blocks a jab.
Intruder tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Mir paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Mir connects with an inside leg kick.
Mir scores with a jab. Intruder acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Intruder throws a body punch but Mir moves out of range.
Intruder misses the jab.
As Intruder backs off Mir throws a huge counter combo but Intruder manages to avoid it all.
That's one minute gone in the round.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Intruder.
Some wild striking there from Intruder.
Intruder uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Mir.
Intruder scores with a punch to the head.
Intruder throws out a loose jab but Mir uses good head movement to avoid it.
Intruder defending well as Mir loads up on a big left hand.
Mir feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Intruders jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
The fight stays on the outside here - Intruder looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Intruder keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Mir.
Mir uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Intruder.
A slow jab from Intruder misses its intended target.
Mir scores with a punch to the head.
Decent striking displayed by Intruder there.
Intruder rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Mir counters with a stiff right hand.
Mir throws a sloppy head kick and Intruder moves out of range easily.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Mir throws a hook to the side of Intruder's head but Intruder sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mir connects with a good right hand that stumbles Intruder. Intruder circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Intruder steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Mir. That one must have hurt.
Intruder throws a big shot that misses.
Mir steps in looking to counter with the mid kick but it doesn't connect.
Intruder will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Mir ducks under a wild hook from Intruder.
Mir tries a quick counter leg kick but Intruder is wise to it.
Intruder uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Mir has time to react.
Mir thuds his right hand into Intruder's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
A big left from Mir misses.
Intruder jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Mir slips under a jab from Intruder.
Donk. Intruder catches Mir right on the button with a cross.
Mir lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Intruder circles away quickly and effectively.
Mir's corner calls for a 1-2. Mir obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Donk. Mir catches Intruder right on the button with a cross.
Intruder cracks Mir with an open hand slap.
Intruder ducks under a wild hook from Mir.
Mir throws a body shot but no joy.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nice jab there from Intruder.
Intruder takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Mir chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Mir is looking to land body kicks.
An attempted straight right counter from Intruder misses the target.
Intruder is looking to slow Mir down with leg kicks.
Intruder lands with a straight right. Mir didn't see that one coming.
Mir waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Intruder.
Mir moves away from the strike by Intruder.
Mir ducks under a wild hook from Intruder.
Mir lands with a straight right. Intruder didn't see that one coming.
Intruder loads up on a big right hand but Mir slips the punch.
Mir looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Mir dips to his left and cracks Intruder with an uppercut!
Intruder is looking to clinch.
Intruder checks a leg kick.
An attempted straight right counter from Intruder misses the target.
Intruder tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Mir paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Intruder waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Mir.
Mir just misses with a punch to the body.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Mir steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Intruder.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mir dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Intruder chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Mir can pounce on him.
Mir swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Mir keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Intruder takes a swing at Mir's ribcage but misses.
Intruder dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Mir bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Mir does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Intruder waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Mir.
A shot to the liver by Intruder. Beautiful body shot.
Intruder swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Intruder just misses with a punch to the body.
Intruder misses with an uppercut.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Mir throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Mir on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Yoel Mir seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Intruder defending well as Mir loads up on a big left hand.
An inside leg kick from Mir misses.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Bed Intruder.
I think Intruder 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 Micheangelo Fripello scores the fight 29:28
Judge Josh West scores the fight 29:28
Judge Roger Salmon scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Bed Intruder!
A relieved looking Bed Intruder thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Reed Money (ranked 1410 p4p, 197 weight class) and Vincenzo Nibali (ranked 2781 p4p, 364 weight class). Vincenzo Nibali has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Reed Money's chin.
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World class boxer
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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
12 - 6 - 0, fighting out of London, Reed Money!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 5 - 0, fighting out of New York, Vincenzo Nibali!
The judges for this bout are Colin Fray, Josh West and Micheangelo Fripello.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nibali stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
A shot to the liver by Nibali. Beautiful body shot.
Money cracks a nice hook into Nibali's ribs.
Money stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Nibali.
Money lands a nice looking body shot.
Nibali throws an off balance right hand
and Money counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Nibali dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Money. That did some damage!
Money takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Nibali misses with a hook.
A little feinted left hand from Money on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Money loads up on a big right hand but Nibali slips the punch.
Crunch! Nibali slams his shin into Money's torso.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Good standup being displayed there by Nibali as he connects with a hook.
Nibali takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Money misses with a wild body shot.
Money has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Seppo's Massage Temple in the buildup to the fight.
A looping hook to the body misses from Nibali. Money does a little dance to reset his feet.
Nibali showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Money.
Nibali moves into the clinch successfully.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nibali taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Nibali landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Nibali tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Money misses with some punches.
A head punch on the inside from Nibali fails to land.
Money lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Nibali backwards.
Nibali presses Money against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Money scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Money's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Nibali slows down the pace here.
Nibali with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Nibali misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Money blocks an uppercut.
Money throws a punch but it's blocked by Nibali.
Money softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Nibali just leaning against Money, taking a breather.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nibali blocks a body shot from Money.
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!
Good body shot from Nibali.
Nibali lands a shoulder strike.
Nibali lands a nice shot to the body.
Nibali misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Money takes a knee right on the jaw!
Nibali connects with a nasty looking knee right to Money's face.
Money is rocked!
Nibali lands a right hand.
Oh Money is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Nibali lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Nibali throws a head punch that misses.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Nibali.
Nibali lands a big right hand that drops Money! The killer instinct kicks in and Nibali finishes his opponent with a series of strikes from mount. A dominating finish by Nibali!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:40 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Vincenzo Nibali!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Archibald Knox (ranked 1110 p4p, 154 weight class) and Antonio Salieri (ranked 1699 p4p, 231 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Salieri's choice of entrance music: 2Cellos - Thunderstruck. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
10 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Archibald Knox!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Antonio Salieri!
The judges for this bout are Chris Saunders, Jeff Smith and Roger Salmon.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Knox fails with an attempt to clinch.
Knox takes a swing at Salieri's ribcage but misses.
Salieri tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Knox defends well and Salieri ends up having to push Knox into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Knox tried to counter with a leg kick but Salieri avoided it.
Salieri thuds his shin into the meat of Knox's side.
Salieri misses with a takedown attempt
and Knox counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Knox misses with an uppercut
and Salieri counters with a slapping leg kick.
Knox takes a swing at Salieri's ribcage but misses.
Knox scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Knox just misses with a punch to the body.
Salieri just misses with a punch to the body.
Knox lands a nice shot to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Salieri throws a push kick but Knox slaps the foot to one side.
Salieri tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
As Salieri backs away, Knox returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
Knox changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Salieri moves out of range of the body kick.
Nice body kick there by Salieri.
Knox lands a nice looking body kick.
Knox lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Knox lands a slapping body shot.
Knox is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Knox thumps Salieri with a low kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Salieri uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Knox.
Salieri blocks the body kick.
Archibald Knox is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Knox throws out a powerful jab.
Salieri misses with an uppercut.
Knox is looking to counter the offense by Salieri and move into the clinch.
Salieri looks to score with a jab to the body but Knox is just out of range.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Salieri, right into the meat.
Some wild striking there from Knox.
Salieri bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Knox's head backwards.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Knox looks to land a body kick but Salieri moved away.
Knox misses with a body shot.
Salieri defending well as Knox loads up on a big left hand.
Salieri uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Knox.
Archibald Knox seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Knox.
A jab from Knox finds it's way through Salieri's defenses.
Salieri takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Salieri connects with a high kick.
Salieri blocks the body kick.
A slapping leg kick lands for Knox.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Knox fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Knox misses with a body kick.
Salieri feints the counter takedown.
Salieri misses with a jab to the body
letting Knox counter with a right hand.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Knox tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Salieri manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Salieri slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Knox fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Salieri throws a body punch but Knox moves out of range.
Knox jinks towards his opponent looking like he wants to counter with a mid kick but doesn't commit.
Knox scores with a crisp jab that stopped Salieri in his tracks.
Knox bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Knox throws a sloppy body shot
and Salieri counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Archibald Knox dominated that round.
That's time! Knox's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Salieri tries a head kick but it misses.
Salieri lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Knox at a distance.
Nice defenses there by Salieri.
Knox wants to slow Salieri down by chopping away at his legs.
Salieri tries a quick counter leg kick but Knox is wise to it.
Salieri misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Knox thuds a left hand into Salieri's body.
Knox throws a leg kick but Salieri checks it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Knox drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Archibald Knox is winning the standup battle so far.
Knox lands a nice looking body shot.
Salieri throws a front kick aimed at Knox's knee but Knox avoids it well.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Salieri throws a leg kick but Knox checks it.
Salieri tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Knox swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Salieri lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Knox scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Knox moves into the clinch successfully.
Salieri blocks an uppercut.
Knox taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Knox.
Salieri has had enough of the clinch but Knox keeps him there for the moment.
Knox wants to stall.
Knox leaning against his opponent.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A body shot lands from Knox.
Knox misses with a short punch on the inside.
Knox goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Knox keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Salieri's efforts to push away.
Knox swings wildly with an uppercut but Salieri uses good head movement to avoid it.
Salieri breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Knox tests Salieri's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Salieri looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Knox is staying active underneath Salieri, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Knox avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Salieri.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Salieri throwing shots but Knox is blocking nicely.
Salieri lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Knox taking some punishment here, with Salieri in his half guard.
Salieri has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Knox keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Salieri wants to lay and pray for a moment but Knox keeps working.
Salieri working Knox over with strikes.
Knox is trying to get back to full guard.
Salieri throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Knox knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Salieri on the ground.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Salieri working over Knox with some ground and pound. Knox looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Knox is staying active underneath Salieri, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Salieri wants to pass to mount but Knox is defending the position.
Salieri is nestled in close to Knox, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Salieri is stalling here. Knox is in no mood to hang around though. He's locked up a kimura from the bottom! Salieri seems to be keeping calm but he's forced to roll out of the hold and Knox has ended up in side control on the top. Nice work.
Salieri is trying to improve his position.
Knox gets to mount! Salieri was on the offensive and wasn't defending properly.
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 Archibald Knox will probably get the nod.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!
Knox takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Knox ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Salieri moves away.
Salieri tries to land a leg kick but Knox saw it coming and moves away.
Salieri throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
A head kick misses from Salieri.
Salieri misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Knox lands a jab to Salieri's midsection.
Knox scores with a jab. Salieri acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Knox takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Knox is looking to wear down Salieri with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Salieri takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Knox looks to score with a jab to the body but Salieri is just out of range.
Salieri on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Salieri throws a lazy right hand but Knox sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
A jab from Knox finds it's way through Salieri's defenses.
Salieri lands with a good body shot.
Knox stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Salieri fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Antonio Salieri has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Archibald Knox is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Knox fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Knox feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Salieri's calf.
Salieri missing with a left hand there. Knox was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Knox appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Knox.
Knox tests Salieri's chin there with a solid looking shot.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A shot to the body from Knox misses
and Salieri counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Knox gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Salieri has Knox pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Knox manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Knox lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Salieri.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Come on Knox - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Salieri letting Knox take a breather here.
Knox prevents Salieri from breaking the clinch.
Salieri can't get the takedown.
Archibald Knox has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Antonio Salieri.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Knox.
Salieri doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Salieri misses with the head strike.
Salieri can't get the takedown.
Knox blocking some punches.
Knox misses with a short punch on the inside.
Knox slowing the pace effectively.
Still in the clinch, Salieri scores with a nice short uppercut.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A nice right hand lands inside from Knox.
Knox scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Salieri is trying to break the clinch but Knox is controlling him.
Knox stalls.
Salieri misses with a body punch.
A short right from Salieri.
Knox misses with a body punch.
Knox lands with a light punch inside.
Knox working aggressively here.
Salieri looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Knox will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Salieri up against the cage.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Knox.
And that's the end of the fight!
Archibald Knox showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Knox, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Chris Saunders scores the fight 30:27
Judge Jeff Smith scores the fight 30:28
Judge Roger Salmon scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Archibald Knox!
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Co-main event
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Magnus Pyke (ranked 427 p4p, 59 weight class) and Brian Jacks (ranked 1236 p4p, 171 weight class). Both fighters will be looking to make this an exciting fight for the fans, I'm sure!
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189 lbs
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World class MT
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Excellent MT
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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
12 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Magnus Pyke!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Brian Jacks!
The judges for this bout are Roger Salmon, Ryoma Takatsuka and Josh West.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Pyke dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Pyke takes a swing at Jacks's ribcage but misses.
Pyke waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Jacks.
We can't be sure of the tactics at this early stage but we have heard that Jacks has been working on his takedowns a lot in the buildup to the fight and we can only assume he's going to look to take this to the mat.
Pyke tries to land a body kick
and Jacks counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Jacks ducks under a wild hook from Pyke.
Jacks ducks under a wild hook from Pyke.
Jacks takes a swing at Pyke's ribcage but misses.
As Jacks backs away, Pyke returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
Pyke looks to score with a jab to the body but Jacks is just out of range.
Jacks changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
Jacks avoids the head kick by Pyke.
Jacks misses with a straight right.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Pyke lands a jab to the head.
Pyke displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Jacks throws out the jab.
Jacks shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in side control! That's better than Jacks was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Pyke is not content to let Jacks control the position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pyke gets back to half guard.
Jacks is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Pyke doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Jacks.
Jacks is just content to waste time from the top position. Pyke takes advantage of the situation and regains full guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Jacks is holding a leg here, probably looking for an ankle lock - he drops back and goes for it! Pyke is in trouble! Is it all over??? No! Pyke has escaped and now he's on top!
Pyke is pushing down on Jacks's leg trying to pass to half guard. Jacks is fighting to maintain full guard but Pyke has managed to sneak the leg through.
Jacks is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Pyke pulls his head out easily.
Pyke looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Pyke trying to control from half guard but Jacks is working away.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pyke controlling the pace.
Jacks wants to control but Pyke is keeping busy.
Pyke seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Jacks does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Pyke is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Jacks slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Pyke trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Jacks throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Jacks has his foot on Pyke's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Pyke works his way back into a safe position though.
Pyke trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Pyke wants to control from the top but Jacks keeps moving.
Pyke's corner is telling him to maintain position.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Pyke trying to control but Jacks is working from the bottom.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
Pyke bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Magnus Pyke will probably get the nod.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Pyke throws a body kick that misses.
Jacks lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
Jab, jab by Pyke - just one landing.
Jacks checks the leg kick nicely there.
Pyke dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Magnus Pyke seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Pyke slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Pyke misses with a looping right.
Jacks takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Pyke misses with a body shot.
A punch lands to the side of Jacks 's head but he takes it in his stride.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Jacks throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Pyke sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Jab, jab by Jacks - just one landing.
Pyke scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Jacks's corner calls for a 1-2. Jacks obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jacks walks forward, straight into a front kick from Pyke.
Pyke throws a head kick that Jacks semi-blocks.
A slow jab from Jacks misses its intended target.
Pyke is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Jacks can do to turn this around?
Pyke throws a leg kick that is checked
letting Jacks counter with a right hand.
Pyke comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Pyke lands a lovely overhand right.
Jacks throws a jab when Pyke was well out of range.
Pyke gets cracked there but stands up to it.
A slow jab from Jacks misses its intended target.
Pyke scores with a head kick. Jacks tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Pyke connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Donk. Pyke catches Jacks right on the button with a cross.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jacks pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Pyke misses with a head kick.
Pyke is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Pyke looks to score with a jab to the body but Jacks is just out of range.
Pyke looks to land a left hand but Jacks moved out of range nicely.
Jacks is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
Magnus Pyke is winning the standup battle so far.
Pyke ducks under a wild hook from Jacks.
Pyke throws out a powerful jab.
Pyke's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Jacks connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Pyke scrambles back to his feet.
Jacks moves out of range of the strikes.
Pyke lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Jacks lands a glancing blow to the side of Pyke's head.
Pyke pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Jacks looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jacks walks into a left hand.
Nice body punch from Jacks.
Jacks paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Pyke lands a head shot.
Pyke connects with an inside leg kick.
Magnus Pyke is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Pyke tries to score with a low kick but Jacks moves his leg out of the way.
Jacks has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Jacks there as he acknowledges the shot.
Jacks throws a poor cross that misses
and Pyke counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Jacks thinking.
Jacks bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Pyke comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Jacks jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Pyke throws a body punch but Jacks moves out of range.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jacks swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
A head kick misses from Pyke.
Jacks appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Pyke with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Pyke lands a leg kick that knocks Jacks off balance momentarily.
Pyke with a jab.
Jacks misses with a looping left.
Pyke digs a good body shot into Jacks's ribs.
Jacks takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Pyke gets off balance looking for a body kick
and Pyke takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
It looks like Magnus Pyke has been cut.
Pyke jabs at Jacks's body.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Pyke throws a body punch but Jacks moves out of range.
Pyke lands a head kick. Jacks smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Magnus Pyke dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Magnus Pyke's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
Jacks throws a looping overhand right but Pyke ducks down to avoid it.
Jacks throws a hook but Pyke blocks it.
Jacks misses with an uppercut
and Pyke counters with a nice body shot.
A head kick from Pyke lands but Jacks takes it in his stride.
Jacks misses with a hook. Pyke ducked under it nicely.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Pyke, as that shot connected.
Jacks looks to throw the jab but Pyke is out of range.
Jacks on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Jacks loads up on a big right hand but Pyke slips the punch.
Pyke turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Jacks looks to land a left hand but Pyke moved out of range nicely.
Jacks checks a low kick from Pyke.
Jacks swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A slow jab from Pyke misses its intended target.
Jacks drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Pyke defends it well.
Pyke scores with a hook to the body. Jacks takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Pyke looks to score with a jab to the body but Jacks is just out of range.
Jacks uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Pyke.
Jacks scores with a jab to the body.
Pyke throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Pyke misses with a shot to the body
and Jacks counters with a straight right hand.
Nice defenses there by Pyke.
Jacks throws a looping overhand right but Pyke ducks down to avoid it.
Jacks jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Jacks throws a poor cross that misses
and Pyke counters with an outside leg kick.
Pyke throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Brian Jacks has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jacks uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Pyke.
Jacks throws out a counter right but Pyke avoids it with no problem.
Jacks tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Jacks throws a series of punches but Pyke moves out of range.
It appears Pyke was looking to counter with a kick there.
Jacks with a poor takedown
and Pyke counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Jacks thinking.
Jacks takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Pyke swings for the body but Jacks moves out of range.
Jacks throws a hook to the side of Pyke's head but Pyke sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Pyke half committed to a counter leg kick.
Pyke connects with a body shot.
Pyke lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Jacks dives in and grabs Pyke's left leg, looking for a takedown. Pyke pushes down on Jacks's head and hops out.
Pyke connects with a crisp jab.
Jacks takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Both fighters circling a little - Pyke finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Pyke lands a nice looking kick to the body. Jacks takes a step back to recover.
Pyke with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Pyke feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Jackss jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Pyke lands with a good body shot.
Pyke fakes the leg kick and cracks Jacks in the body.
Pyke thumps Jacks with a low kick.
Jacks's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Pyke catches Jacks with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Pyke slips under a jab from Jacks.
Pyke jinks towards his opponent looking like he wants to counter with a mid kick but doesn't commit.
Pyke scores with a push kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pyke scores with a crisp jab that stopped Jacks in his tracks.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Pyke with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Jacks jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Jacks throws a right hand that Pyke ducks under and follows up with a left that Pyke also avoids with ease.
Jacks dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Pyke punishes Jacks's body with a nice straight punch.
Pyke changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Magnus Pyke is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Pyke scores with a hook to the body. Jacks takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Pyke lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Jacks tries to move into range but Pyke moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Jacks throws a good cross that connects.
And that's the end of the fight!
Magnus Pyke showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Pyke, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Roger Salmon scores the fight 30:27
Judge Ryoma Takatsuka scores the fight 30:27
Judge Josh West scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Magnus Pyke!
Magnus Pyke thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Settakian Fett (ranked 727 p4p, 106 weight class) and Wilhelm Strauss (ranked 503 p4p, 78 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Strauss's choice of entrance music: Root Of All Evil. Both these guys have solid standup skills and neither is particularly fantastic on the ground, so let's hope for a nice standup war!
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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
8 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Settakian Fett!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
10 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Wilhelm Strauss!
The judges for this bout are Ryoma Takatsuka, Josh West and Micheangelo Fripello.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Fett works Strauss's body with a nice hook.
Strauss blocks a jab.
Strauss checks a leg kick.
Strauss let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
A slow jab from Strauss misses its intended target.
A telegraphed right hand from Strauss misses the target.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Fett.
Fett lands a slapping body shot.
Fett finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Fett looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Fett slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Fett looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Strauss uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Fett.
Fett scores with a hook to the body. Strauss takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Fett ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A leg kick checked by Fett.
It looked like Fett was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Strauss.
Strauss walks into a straight right hand from Fett.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Fett checks a leg kick.
Settakian Fett seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Strauss throws a leg kick which misses Fett's front leg but catches the back leg as Fett tries to avoid it.
Strauss rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Fett counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Fett lands with a good body shot.
Strauss misses with a series of wild punches.
Strauss avoids the body shot from Fett.
Strauss tries to move into range but Fett moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
A head kick misses from Strauss.
Fett is looking to wear down Strauss with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fett throws a wild body kick that Strauss sees coming a mile off.
Strauss is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.
Fett scores with a leg kick.
Nice defenses there by Fett.
Strauss moves to clinch but Fett breaks away
and Fett counters with a nice body shot.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Fett feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Strausss jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Fett thumps Strauss with a low kick.
Fett defending well as Strauss loads up on a big left hand.
Fett swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Fett lands a big head kick that sends Strauss tumbling to the mat! Fett takes a step backwards and waves Strauss back to his feet - he wants the finish!
It looks like Wilhelm Strauss has been cut.
Fett uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Strauss.
Strauss swings away with a body shot that misses
and Fett counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Fett.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Strauss misses with a short punch on the inside.
Fett escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Strauss tries to clinch but Fett is having none of it.
Fett stuns Strauss with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Strauss on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Strauss throws a poor cross that misses
and Fett counters with a right hand to the body.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Fett.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Strauss crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Fett - the referee stops the clock and Strauss gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Fett. Strauss manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Strauss tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Fett paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Fett thuds a left hand into Strauss's body.
Strauss looks winded!
Strauss takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Strauss on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nice body kick from Fett.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Fett digs a good hook to Strauss's body.
Fett clinches up with Strauss and pushes him back against the cage.
A short right from Fett.
A right hand to the body from Fett.
Fett is struggling to control the position.
Good body shot from Fett.
Fett throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Fett breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Strauss misses with a hook
and Fett counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Fett drops Strauss with a hook right on the temple. He thinks about going to the ground but Strauss looks back up at him and smiles so Fett waves him back to his feet - he obviously thinks he can knock him out after that shot landed.
Strauss is rocked!
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Fett thuds his shin into the meat of Strauss's side.
Fett scores with a hook to the body. Strauss takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Settakian Fett dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Wilhelm Strauss's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Strauss on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Wilhelm Strauss has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Fett works Strauss's body with a nice hook.
BOOM! Fett lands a beautiful left hook that drops Strauss. Strauss tries to recover but Fett is having none of it, landing more punishing shots from mount. One final crushing shot and Strauss lies motionless on the canvas. The fight is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:17 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Settakian Fett!
Settakian Fett made sure to give a little speech post fight, saying 'The bitch met a real fighter tonight'.
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