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MMMA 59 Bunting vs Powell PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Daniello Pablo (ranked 3113 p4p, 151 weight class) and Pozar Pozar (ranked 4154 p4p, 200 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Pozar's choice of entrance music: z Buta Wjeżdzam. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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138 lbs
22 - 30 - 0 |
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142 lbs
27 - 39 - 0 |
BJJ Brown Belt
Solid boxing
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Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
22 - 30 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Daniello Pablo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
27 - 39 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Pozar Pozar!
The judges for this bout are Paul Tew, Andrew Berry and Donald Grub.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Pablo tries for a takedown but Pozar sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Pozar dives in and scores a takedown into Pablo's guard.
Pozar tries to free his leg and advance position but Pablo is retaining full guard.
Pozar stands up from guard. Let's bang!
Pablo fails to land the takedown.
Pozar shoots in and bounces Pablo off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Pozar gets to his feet - Pablo follows without any prompting.
Pablo shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Pozar pinned against the cage. Pozar gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Pozar with the counter takedown but Pablo avoids it easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Daniello Pablo. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Pozar slips a jab and a cross from Pablo.
Pablo sets himself, and Pozar steps forward looking for the clinch! Pablo avoids it this time.
Pozar shoots in for a takedown but Pablo shows good takedown defense.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pozar shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Pablo as he avoids it easily.
Pablo misses with a takedown attempt - Pozar sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Pozar avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Pablo closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Pozar to the mat! Pozar manages to get full guard.
Pozar pushes Pablo off and gets back to his feet.
Pablo scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Pablo misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Pozar shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Pablo sprawls well. Pablo wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Pozar gets slowly back to his feet.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Pozar walks into a straight right hand from Pablo.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pablo motions for Pozar to come forward. Pablo throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
A clash of legs there as Pozar blocks the low kick.
And Pozar tries to counter it with a takedown but Pablo pushes his down on his head and steps out.
A jab from Pablo misses.
Pozar closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Pablo did well to prevent Pozar getting side control.
Pablo has one foot on Pozar's thigh - he pushes off and manages to get back to his feet.
Pablo is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Pablo tries to clinch up.
Pozar tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
Pozar shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Pablo's guard.
Pozar working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Pablo is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Pozar stands up from guard. Let's bang!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pozar pushes Pablo up against the cage in a clinch.
Pozar is looking for a takedown.
Pablo pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Pablo changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Pozar looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Pozar throws Pablo to one side and escapes!
Pozar fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Pablo is looking for a counter combo.
Pozar shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Pablo is trying to defend but Pozar finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Pozar in particular looking to stall.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pablo is trying to stand.
Pozar with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
Pablo pushes Pozar off looking to stand but Pozar dives back in and keeps control.
Pozar decides to stand up and try his luck on the feet.
Pablo throws a lazy body kick
and Pozar counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Pablo kicks off Pozar and gets to his feet.
Pablo tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Pozar paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Pozar tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Pablo was well out of range. Poor timing from Pozar.
Pozar shoots in but no luck this time.
Pablo tries a head kick but it misses.
Pablo throws a sloppy head kick and Pozar moves out of range easily.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Pozar Pozar will probably get the nod.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Nice takedown defense from Pablo. No joy for Pozar on that attempt.
Pozar forces Pablo back against the cage and clinches.
Pozar manages to pull guard.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Pozar keeping moving, preventing Pablo from controlling successfully.
Pozar is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Pozar had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Pablo defends it easily.
Pozar throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Pablo avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pozar working away from the bottom but not quite defensive enough there because Pablo has passed into half guard!
Pablo is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Pozar defends it well.
Pablo content to control rather than advance.
Pozar gets back to full guard.
Pozar not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Pozar wants to hit a switch here but Pablo passes into full mount! Oh no, disaster for Pozar there!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pozar somehow manages to escape the mount and get back to his feet!
Pozar stuffs the takedown.
Pozar changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
Nice takedown defense from Pablo. No joy for Pozar on that attempt.
Daniello Pablo is winning the standup battle so far.
Pablo rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Pozar moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Pablo shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Pozar sprawls well. Pozar wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Pablo gets slowly back to his feet.
Pozar shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Pozar seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pozar is looking for a kimura here.
Pozar is trying to control the action in half guard but Pablo is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Pablo is looking to escape.
Pozar is figuring out what he wants to do next.
Pozar Pozar has got the better of the ground game so far.
Pablo manages to escape and get back to his feet!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pozar tries to clinch up.
Pozar closes the distance and pushes Pablo back into the cage.
Pablo pushes Pozar back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Pablo has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Pablo jumps guard but Pozar turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Daniello Pablo. That's going to take a lot out of him.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Pozar lands a nice trip takedown into half guard.
Pablo manages to create a bit of space in order to work his way back to his feet. Pozar keeps hold of his opponent and drives him back against the cage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Pozar Pozar will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
Pozar throws a body kick that misses
and Pablo counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Pablo takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Pablo slips a nice elbow through Pozar's hands, connecting with Pozar's forehead.
Pablo seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Pozar does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Pozar missing with punches from the bottom.
Pozar keeping control of the leg, stopping his opponent passing to mount.
Pablo is looking to take a break and control but Pozar is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Pablo throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Pozar makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Pozar.
Pozar throws his legs up looking for a submission but Pablo uses it to pass to side control.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pablo working the head and body with strikes.
Pablo decides to stand back up.
Pozar is looking to clinch.
We've been told by Pablo's head coaches at The Bear's Den ($400) that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Daniello Pablo is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Pablo pushes Pozar up against the cage in a clinch.
Pablo tries to pull guard but Pozar forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Pablo wants to get back to striking at distance but Pozar won't allow it.
Pozar has Pablo pressed against the cage, preventing Pablo from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Pozar is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pozar is struggling to control the position.
Pozar gets double underhooks and manages to take the fight to the ground.
Pozar pushing down on Pablo's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Pozar is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Pablo blocking the ground and pound attempt from Pozar.
Pablo tries to kick Pozar off but Pozar keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pablo on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Pablo is looking to escape.
Pozar stalling.
Pablo wants to get back to his feet.
Pablo is defending against the submission attempts here by Pozar.
Daniello Pablo has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Pablo wants to get back to his feet.
Well, if Pozar 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.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Pozar decides to return to a standing position.
Pablo darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Pozar Pozar is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Pablo is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Pozar sees it coming and defends easily.
Pozar has his hands clasped together around Pablo's back. He's all about the action.
Pozar tries to roll over but Pablo keeps him under control.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Pozar is trying to control but can't.
And that's the end of the fight!
Daniello Pablo showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Pozar 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 Paul Tew scores the fight 28:29
Judge Andrew Berry scores the fight 28:29
Judge Donald Grub scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Pozar Pozar!
Pozar Pozar opened up his post fight interview with a scream to camera that he wants a title shot! Whether he deserves the shot will be up to the management of the organization, so I guess he'll have to wait and see.
The defeated Daniello Pablo had this to say: 'Thanks my sponsors and fans !!! osss'.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Thomas Clawnes (ranked 2322 p4p, 309 weight class) and Ernie Bezoink (ranked 1804 p4p, 239 weight class). Clawnes comes into the arena with My name is MUD blaring out of the sound system. Bezoink has chosen Fuel as his entrance music. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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215 lbs
20 - 23 - 0 |
Abu Dhabi Champ
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
27 - 23 - 1, fighting out of Los Angeles, Thomas Clawnes!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
20 - 23 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Ernie Bezoink!
The judges for this bout are James Atkins, Andrew Berry and Chris Edwards.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Clawnes misses with a combination
and Bezoink counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Clawnes misses with a hook.
Clawnes swings widly with a right hand
and Bezoink connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
No joy there for Bezoink, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
It looked like Clawnes was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
Bezoink takes one on the button.
Bezoink lands a jab to the head.
Thomas Clawnes seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Bezoink.
Bezoink scores with a head kick.
Clawnes scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Bezoink fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Clawnes checks it well.
A big left from Clawnes misses.
Bezoink lands the left hand.
Clawnes rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Bezoink counters with a stiff right hand.
Bezoink misses the shot to the body.
Clawnes avoids a punch combination nicely.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bezoink pushes Clawnes away with a front kick.
Bezoink takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Bezoink throws a one two combo.
Bezoink lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Clawnes throws a body punch but Bezoink moves out of range.
Clawnes throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Bezoink throws a counter combo.
Clawnes misses with the combination.
Bezoink misses with a leg kick.
Bezoink slips a jab from Clawnes.
Bezoink unleashes a big counter combination but Clawnes bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
Clawnes defending well as Bezoink loads up on a big left hand.
Clawnes misses with an uppercut.
Clawnes shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Bezoink sprawls well. Bezoink wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Clawnes gets slowly back to his feet.
Bezoink is looking for the big counter here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Clawnes throws a right hand that misses
and Bezoink counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Clawnes jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Bezoink attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Bezoink.
Bezoink uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Clawnes.
A countering left hand to the body from Bezoink misses.
Bezoink dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Clawnes. That did some damage!
Clawnes has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Clawnes there as he acknowledges the shot.
Bezoink slips a straight right by Clawnes.
Clawnes misses with a hook. Bezoink ducked under it nicely.
Bezoink defending well as Clawnes loads up on a big left hand.
Bezoink blocks the body kick.
Clawnes takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Clawnes lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
A shot to the liver by Clawnes. Beautiful body shot.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Clawnes's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Bezoink connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Clawnes scrambles back to his feet.
Bezoink is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Clawnes had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
Bezoink lands with a nice body kick.
Bezoink lunges at Clawnes with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Clawnes's hand.
Clawnes misses with a straight left.
Bezoink throws a head kick that Clawnes semi-blocks.
A head kick misses from Bezoink.
A little feinted left hand from Clawnes on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Nice jab there from Clawnes.
Clawnes with a hook.
Bezoink dips to his left and cracks Clawnes with an uppercut!
Clawnes ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Bezoink moves away.
Bezoink swings for the body but Clawnes moves out of range.
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!
Bezoink staying out of range there.
Clawnes swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
No joy there for Bezoink, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Clawnes rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Bezoink moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bezoink tries a head kick but it misses.
Clawnes fails to land with a series of punches.
Clawnes throws a jab when Bezoink was well out of range.
A big left from Clawnes misses.
A punch combination from Bezoink misses.
A left and a right from Bezoink both land. Nice combination.
Bezoink keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Clawnes.
Bezoink is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Clawnes with a body shot.
Bezoink throws a sloppy head kick and Clawnes moves out of range easily.
Clawnes was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Clawnes moves out of range of the leg kick from Bezoink.
Bezoink misses with a leg kick.
Clawnes takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Clawnes looks to land a right hand but Bezoink moved out of range.
Bezoink throws a head kick but Clawnes moves out of range.
Clawnes showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Bezoink.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ernie Bezoink dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Bezoink fails to land with a series of punches.
Bezoink connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Bezoink has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
A jab lands there for Bezoink.
Clawnes scores with a leg kick.
Clawnes tries a head kick but it misses.
Bezoink misses with a double jab.
A quick step to the side and Clawnes tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Bezoink steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Clawnes.
Bezoink looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Bezoink misses with a hook.
Clawnes was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Clawnes showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Bezoink.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Clawnes throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Clawnes keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Bezoink.
Bezoink tries to bum rush Clawnes with a series of wild strikes but Clawnes uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Clawnes was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Bezoink avoids a punch combination nicely.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A nice inside leg kick there by Bezoink. That's going to slow Clawnes down.
Clawnes sizes up Bezoink with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Clawnes is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Bezoink.
Clawnes tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Bezoink was well out of range. Poor timing from Clawnes.
Bezoink throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
A nice combination there by Bezoink.
It looks like Thomas Clawnes has been cut.
Bezoink fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Bezoink rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Clawnes moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Clawnes misses with a left hand
letting Bezoink counter with a right hand.
Bezoink displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Bezoink tries to bum rush Clawnes with a series of wild strikes but Clawnes uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
An attempted straight right counter from Clawnes misses the target.
Clawnes moves out of range of the strikes.
Bezoink ducks under a wild hook from Clawnes.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Clawnes pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Clawnes throws a big shot that misses.
Sloppy strikes from Bezoink. Those never looked like landing.
Bezoink connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Bezoink scores with a leg kick.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Bezoink.
A big right from Bezoink misses.
A punch combination from Bezoink misses.
Clawnes dodges the punch combination from Bezoink.
Clawnes lands with an uppercut that bounces Bezoink off the cage and back into range.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Bezoink!
Clawnes with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Bezoink throws a right and a left that both miss.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bezoink works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
A head kick misses from Bezoink.
Bezoink on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Clawnes avoids the head kick by Bezoink.
Bezoink cracks Clawnes with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Bezoink avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Bezoink is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Clawnes with a body shot.
Clawnes lunges at Bezoink with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Bezoink's hand.
Clawnes gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Bezoink feints a jab promting Clawnes to slip. Bezoink then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Clawnes slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Bezoink scores with a one two! Clawnes had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Clawnes thuds a left hand into Bezoink's body.
The fighters circle momentarily. Clawnes darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Clawnes throws a right and a left that both miss.
This entire fight has taken place on the feet so far and you wonder whether Clawnes might be better served trying to take this one to the ground because he's losing the standup battle so far.
Bezoink avoids the body shot from Clawnes.
It seemed like Bezoink was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Bezoink steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Clawnes.
Bezoink moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Bezoink throws a series of punches but Clawnes moves out of range.
Ernie Bezoink seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Bezoink misses with the combination.
Clawnes misses with a wild body shot.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Ernie Bezoink is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Clawnes lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Bezoink moves out of range as Clawnes strikes.
Bezoink lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Clawnes misses with a low kick.
Bezoink dodges the punch combination from Clawnes.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ernie Bezoink showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Thomas Clawnes's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!
Bezoink wants to slow Clawnes down by chopping away at his legs.
Clawnes thows a left - swing and a miss!
Bezoink cracks Clawnes with a good jab.
Clawnes lands a nice hook to Bezoink's body. Bezoink takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Bezoink swinging wildly here.
Bezoink lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Clawnes circles away quickly and effectively.
Clawnes was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Bezoink takes one to the chin there.
Clawnes lands a right hook to the body.
Bezoink walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Clawnes takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Bezoink lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
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!
Clawnes throws a body punch but Bezoink moves out of range.
No joy there for Bezoink, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Clawnes throws a series of punches but Bezoink moves out of range.
Clawnes ducks right into an uppercut from Bezoink.
Bezoink throws a right and a left that Clawnes avoids nicely.
A big left from Clawnes misses.
Clawnes looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
A slow jab from Clawnes misses its intended target.
Bezoink cracks Clawnes with a right hand to the side of the head.
Clawnes slips a jab and a cross from Bezoink.
Clawnes swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Bezoink scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Clawnes throws a hook but Bezoink avoids it easily.
Clawnes ducks right into an uppercut from Bezoink.
Bezoink misses with a double jab.
Clawnes looks to score with a jab to the body but Bezoink is just out of range.
Clawnes looks to land a left hand but Bezoink moved out of range nicely.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Bezoink throws a right and a left that Clawnes avoids nicely.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Clawnes lands a nice hook to Bezoink's body. Bezoink takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Bezoink takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Bezoink moves out of range of the strikes.
Clawnes thows a left - swing and a miss!
Nice jab there from Bezoink.
Bezoink defending well as Clawnes loads up on a big left hand.
Clawnes throws the left hand but Bezoink avoids the punch easily.
Bezoink throws a counter combo.
Bezoink bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Clawnes takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Clawnes has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Bezoink finds it's way round the side to connect with Clawnes's head.
A slow jab from Clawnes misses its intended target.
Bezoink throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Clawnes lands a really nice looking cross but Bezoink seems unphased.
Clawnes throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bezoink takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Clawnes dips to his left and cracks Bezoink with an uppercut!
Clawnes misses with an uppercut. Bezoink saw that one coming.
Bezoink unleashes a big counter combination but Clawnes bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
Clawnes jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Bezoink swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Clawnes uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Bezoink.
Thomas Clawnes has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Clawnes takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Clawnes has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Clawnes connects with a crisp jab.
Clawnes sizes up Bezoink with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Bezoink lands a nice looking body kick.
Clawnes works the jab nicely.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Clawnes throws a sloppy body shot
and Bezoink counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Bezoink is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Clawnes looks to score with a jab to the body but Bezoink is just out of range.
Ernie Bezoink is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bezoink ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Bezoink slips a straight right by Clawnes.
Clawnes swings for the body but Bezoink moves out of range.
Good exchange - Bezoink coming out on top.
Clawnes rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Bezoink counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Clawnes throws a right hand that misses
and Clawnes takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
A jab from Clawnes finds it's way through Bezoink's defenses.
Bezoink lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Bezoink throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Bezoink misses with a body kick.
Bezoink displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Clawnes throws a right and a left that Bezoink avoids nicely.
Good leg kick by Clawnes there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Ernie Bezoink.
Well Bezoink has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge James Atkins scores the fight 27:30
Judge Andrew Berry scores the fight 27:30
Judge Chris Edwards scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Ernie Bezoink!
Our winner, Ernie Bezoink, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Michel Teló (ranked 1632 p4p, 225 weight class) and Simo Hayha (ranked 1884 p4p, 253 weight class). Teló comes to the cage accompanied by Michel Telo - Ai se eu te pego. Fingers crossed for an exciting fight - I'm sure both fighters are looking for a nice under the table bonus!
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36
209 lbs
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222 lbs
14 - 8 - 0 |
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World class boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
28 - 15 - 2, fighting out of London, Michel Teló!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
14 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Simo Hayha!
The judges for this bout are James Ackerman, Daniel Bishop and Phil Schofield.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Teló tries to bum rush Hayha with a series of wild strikes but Hayha uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Hayha misses with a straight right.
Teló lifts his leg as if looking to counter with a high kick.
Teló bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
Hayha regains half guard, as Teló was trying to land strikes.
Hayha is trying to get back to full guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Teló tries to stand and escape but Hayha actually recovers to full guard.
Hayha is trying to hold Teló in close to prevent damage but Teló has managed to pass into half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Teló missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Hayha tries to get to full guard but Teló has control of the leg.
Teló is trying to control the action in half guard but Hayha is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Teló is nestled in close to Hayha, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Teló passes the half guard and he's now in mount! Big trouble for Hayha!
Teló throwing shots from mount but they're not landing.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hayha is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Hayha has given up his back here.
Hayha looking very determined here, making life difficult for Teló.
Hayha is really stuck here.
Teló doesn't have the hooks in and Hayha manages to turn into his guard.
Teló striking off his back but it's not causing Hayha any problems.
Teló is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Hayha is aware though and is defending well.
Hayha trying to control the position from guard on top but Teló is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Hayha passes Teló's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Teló is holding on to half guard well.
Teló wants to get back to full guard.
Teló trying to hold on to Hayha's head to control him but Hayha postures up.
Hayha prevents Teló from improving his position.
Hayha takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Hayha wants to take a breather but Teló is having none of it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Teló trying to hold on to Hayha's head to control him but Hayha postures up.
Teló 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.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
Hayha sitting and controlling from the half guard.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Hayha on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Teló. Teló obviously looking to wear him down.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Teló scores with a jab to the body.
Teló has closed the distance and engaged Hayha in a clinch.
Hayha lands a nice uppercut.
Hayha misses with some punches.
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 Michel Teló will probably get the nod.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Hayha throws a push kick but Teló slaps the foot to one side.
Hayha throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Teló has closed the distance and engaged Hayha in a clinch.
Hayha misses with a hook from the clinch.
Teló pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Teló keeps the fight on the outside.
Hayha takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Teló closes the distance and pushes Hayha back into the cage.
Teló has had enough of the clinch but Hayha keeps him there for the moment.
Teló's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Hayha pushes Teló up against the cage in a clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Teló blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Teló content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Hayha swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Hayha working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Teló misses with a knee to the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Teló blocks an uppercut.
Teló blocks an uppercut.
Hayha throws a punch but it's blocked by Teló.
Hayha throws a punch but it's blocked by Teló.
Teló breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Hayha fails with an attempt to clinch.
Teló uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Hayha.
Teló seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
Teló moves into range and clinches up with Hayha.
Teló throws an elbow but it misses.
Hayha throws a head punch that misses.
Teló has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Hayha after a bit of a struggle.
Hayha misses with a punch to the body.
Hayha throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Teló drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Hayha gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Hayha misses with a short punch on the inside.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Teló misses with a punch to the body.
Teló takes a shot to the head.
Hayha lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Teló is trying to break the clinch but Hayha is controlling him.
Hayha tries to stall but Teló uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Hayha scores with a hook to the body.
Hayha lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
It looks like Michel Teló has been cut.
Hayha has Teló pressed against the cage, preventing Teló from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Hayha throws a head punch that misses.
Hayha managing to block the knees to the body from Teló.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Teló has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Hayha lands a hook to the side of the head.
Teló throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Teló has hold of one of Hayha's legs. Hayha is fighting the takedown attempt but Teló gets the trip and lands the takedown into guard.
Hayha has control of Teló's left arm, preventing Teló from doing any damage.
Hayha escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Teló gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Teló looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Hayha looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Hayha is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Hayha is trying to keep Teló in close.
Hayha 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.
Teló showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Hayha throws a body punch but Teló moves out of range.
Hayha doesn't manage to clinch there - Teló circles away.
Teló darts in and clinches Hayha up against the cage.
A shot in the inside from Hayha.
Teló breaks from the clinch.
Teló rushes Hayha and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Teló tries to land a knee to the head but Hayha blocks with his arms.
Teló creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Simo Hayha will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Michel Teló's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Teló rushes Hayha and presses him up against the cage.
Hayha blocks a body shot from Teló.
A short left from Teló.
Hayha scores with a shot to the side of Teló's head.
Teló working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Teló blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Teló's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Hayha throws a head kick but Teló moves out of range.
A telegraphed right hand from Hayha misses the target.
Teló clinches up with Hayha and pushes him back against the cage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Teló breaks the clinch.
Teló displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Hayha throws out the jab.
Teló displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
It looks like Simo Hayha has been cut.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Teló lands a leg kick that knocks Hayha off balance momentarily.
Teló moves into the clinch successfully.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Teló blocks an uppercut.
Hayha misses with the head strike.
Teló breaks the clinch.
Hayha instigates a clinch.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Teló.
Hayha has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Teló seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Hayha can turn it around.
Teló blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Hayha avoiding damage as Teló throws knees to the body.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Hayha.
Hayha lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Hayha trying to stall but Teló improves his position.
Hayha working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Hayha swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Teló looking to throw knees to the head but Hayha is blocking nicely.
Hayha tries a body shot but Teló blocks it.
Hayha misses with some punches.
Teló jumps guard but Hayha stands there with Teló around his waist. Teló gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hayha working aggressively here.
Teló breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Hayha tries to close the distance and clinch but Teló swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Hayha tries to clinch up
and Teló counters with a one-two to the body.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Hayha tries a head kick but it misses.
Teló misses with a double jab.
Hayha looks like he wants to counter punch here.
A jab from Teló finds it's way through Hayha's defenses.
Hayha throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Teló scores with a shot to the body.
Teló misses with a body shot.
Michel Teló is winning the standup battle so far.
Teló closes the distance and clinches.
Hayha fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Teló pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Teló fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Hayha tries to close the distance and clinch but Teló swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Hayha stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Hayha wants it to stay on the feet.
Hayha has closed the distance and engaged Teló in a clinch.
Hayha creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Teló's defenses.
Teló breaks the clinch.
Teló has managed to clinch.
Teló lands a right hand that snaps the head of Hayha backwards.
Hayha has a couple of punches blocked by Teló.
Teló manages to break the clinch.
Hayha rushes Teló and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Teló breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Teló slips a jab and a cross from Hayha.
Teló is looking to counter the offense by Hayha and move into the clinch.
Nice body punch from Teló.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Teló rushes Hayha and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Hayha is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Hayha blocks an elbow strike.
A shot in the inside from Hayha.
Hayha tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Hayha fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Hayha lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Teló misses with a punch to the body.
Hayha misses with the head strike.
Teló is trying to pull guard but Hayha has him pressed against the cage.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Michel Teló. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Teló blocks the elbow strike.
Hayha working aggressively here.
Simo Hayha seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Hayha blocking some punches.
Hayha tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
And that's the end of the fight!
Michel Teló showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Teló 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 James Ackerman scores the fight 29:28
Judge Daniel Bishop scores the fight 29:28
Judge Phil Schofield scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Michel Teló!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Rodney Holzken (ranked 1944 p4p, 204 weight class) and Baki Hanma (ranked 2029 p4p, 209 weight class). Holzken comes to the cage accompanied by Justin Bieber ft. Ariana Grande - Let Me Think Bout You. Hanma comes into a darkened arena with his song building. B-Complex - Beautiful Lies kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! I'm sure you'll be fascinated to know that I was talking to some pointless Z list celebrity before the fight and he thought that Baki Hanma was going to win. Let's see if he was right.
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157 lbs
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31
154 lbs
15 - 16 - 0 |
Abu Dhabi Champ
Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
18 - 14 - 0, fighting out of New York, Rodney Holzken!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
15 - 16 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Baki Hanma!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Bishop, Chris Edwards and James Ackerman.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Holzken rushes Hanma and presses him up against the cage.
Hanma tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Holzken's elbow.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Holzken.
Holzken is working for takedown but Hanma is calmly controlling the position for now.
Holzken blocking some punches.
Hanma lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Hanma.
Holzken blocks an uppercut.
Holzken has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Hanma is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Hanma struggles to land a body shot inside as Holzken controls his hands.
Holzken has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Hanma avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Rodney Holzken. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Holzken blocks an uppercut.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hanma prevents a takedown attempt there.
Hanma struggles to land a body shot inside as Holzken controls his hands.
Hanma lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Holzken prevents a body shot from Hanma.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Hanma creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hanma doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Hanma lands a hook to the side of the head.
Hanma lands an uppercut.
Hanma prevents a takedown attempt there.
Holzken blocking some punches.
Holzken can't get the takedown.
A shot in the inside from Hanma.
Hanma misses with a hook to the ribs.
Hanma tries a body shot but Holzken blocks it.
Hanma lands a shoulder strike.
Hanma throws a head punch that misses.
Hanma tries to work over Holzken's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Hanma misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Hanma misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Hanma fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hanma gets underhooks to prevent Holzken's takedown attempt.
Holzken is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Hanma misses with some punches.
Hanma misses with a punch to the body.
Hanma tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Holzken's elbow.
Hanma scores with a shot to the side of Holzken's head.
A nice left hand lands by Hanma.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Hanma throws a head punch that misses.
Holzken is trying to drag Hanma to the mat but Hanma just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Hanma lands a body shot.
Holzken is working for takedown but Hanma is calmly controlling the position for now.
Hanma struggles to land a body shot inside as Holzken controls his hands.
Hanma tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Holzken's elbow.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Hanma.
Holzken wants the takedown. Hanma is fighting it off but Holzken persists and manages to bring the fight to the ground, ending up in Hanma's guard against the cage.
Holzken trying to control but Hanma is working from the bottom.
Hanma is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
Holzken looking to sit in guard and control but Hanma gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Holzken 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.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Holzken keeping moving, preventing Hanma from controlling successfully.
Hanma tries to free his leg and advance position but Holzken is retaining full guard.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Holzken tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Hanma tries to free his leg and advance position but Holzken is retaining full guard.
Holzken escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Hanma gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Hanma slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hanma trying to control the position from guard on top but Holzken is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Hanma slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
Holzken tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Hanma moving around in side mount but really he's just happy to control for now.
Hanma wants to lay and pray for a moment but Holzken keeps working.
Hanma tries to move to mount but Holzken blocks the move with his legs.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Baki Hanma dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Hanma moves away from the strike by Holzken.
Holzken's jab looks to have found its range, popping Hanma under the eye.
Holzken stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Hanma.
Holzken closes this distance looking for a takedown but Hanma circles away.
Hanma misses with a few strikes there.
Holzken shoots in but no luck this time.
Hanma looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Holzken fails to land with a series of punches.
A jab from Hanma finds it's way through Holzken's defenses.
Holzken connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Hanma momentarily.
Holzken misses with a straight right.
Rodney Holzken is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
A jab from Hanma misses.
Hanma has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Holzken throws a lazy uppercut
and Hanma counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Hanma lands a jab to Holzken's midsection.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Holzken looks to throw the jab but Hanma is out of range.
Holzken throws a leg kick but Hanma sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Hanma tries a quick counter leg kick but Holzken is wise to it.
Holzken throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Hanma throws a quick inside leg kick.
Hanma throws a low kick, looking for Holzken's leg but Holzken calmly moves out of range.
Holzken throws a combination. Hanma tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hanma defending well as Holzken loads up on a big left hand.
Hanma has tried to improve his agility in the runup to this fight.
Baki Hanma seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Holzken changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Hanma looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Holzken tries to cartwheel into mount but he doesn't manage it.
Hanma can't do much from the bottom here.
Hanma gets one leg under and gets the fight to half guard.
Hanma works his way to full guard. Good work.
Hanma keeping moving, preventing Holzken from controlling successfully.
Hanma is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
Rodney Holzken overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Holzken wants to pass the guard but Hanma is keeping the position.
Hanma is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Holzken defends well.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hanma has control of Holzken's left arm, preventing Holzken from doing any damage.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Hanma looking for a sweep. Not yet Hanma, not yet.
Hanma looking to try and escape his hips here, looking for a submission. It looks like he's going for a triangle but Holzken is defending well. Hanma quickly switches to an armbar and extends the arm! Holzken has no choice but to tap, to a very quick submission! Wow, that was lightning fast! Hanma celebrates on the cage, with the crowd.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:42 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Baki Hanma!
After the fight, Baki Hanma was humble in paying tribute to his opponent but made it clear he wants to go on to bigger and better things. It seemed to go down well with the crowd who cheered him loudly.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Marcus Dantes (ranked 1886 p4p, 212 weight class) and Tel Britton (ranked 2392 p4p, 271 weight class). Tel Britton will no doubt be looking to use his reach advantage to good effect.
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267 lbs
25 - 15 - 0 |
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World class boxer
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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
37 - 19 - 1, fighting out of New York, Marcus Dantes!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
25 - 15 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Tel Britton!
The judges for this bout are Paul Tew, Chris Edwards and Sam Margolis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Dantes fails in his attempt to clinch.
Dantes has closed the distance and engaged Britton in a clinch.
Dantes wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Dantes wants to get back to striking at distance but Britton won't allow it.
Dantes tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Britton digs a right hand underneath Dantes's ribcage. Dantes let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Britton is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Dantes is defending well for now.
Dantes tries to land knees in the clinch but Britton avoids the damage to the body.
Britton blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Britton wants a takedown.
Dantes breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
A cross from Britton lands.
Dantes tries to close the distance and clinch but Britton swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Britton 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.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Britton jabs at Dantes's body.
Britton keeps the fight on the outside.
Britton slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Britton uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Dantes.
Dantes misses with a low kick.
Britton misses with an uppercut.
A quick step to the side and Dantes tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dantes tries to clinch but Britton moves out of range.
Dantes on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Britton feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Dantess jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Dantes moves in looking to clinch but Britton pushes him off.
Britton lands a jab to Dantes's midsection.
Marcus Dantes is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Britton uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Britton keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Dantes gets caught by a big overhand right and goes down! Britton gets on top of him and starts throwing some serious punches until the ref intervenes and stops the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:32 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Tel Britton!
Tel Britton made sure to mention his sponsor, BuriedAlive// Fight Gear in his post fight interview.
Marcus Dantes spoke after the fight, saying 'Fuck off.'.
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Paul Hewitt (ranked 1370 p4p, 59 weight class) and Ori Jokinen (ranked 1431 p4p, 64 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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142 lbs
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Solid boxing
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
16 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Paul Hewitt!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
26 - 18 - 1, fighting out of London, Ori Jokinen!
The judges for this bout are Paul Tew, William Gold and James Atkins.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jokinen moves away from the strike by Hewitt.
Jokinen moves away from the strike by Hewitt.
Jokinen rushes Hewitt and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Jokinen gets control of Hewitt's arms and successfully pulls guard. Jokinen will no doubt be looking for submissions off his back.
Jokinen pushes a forearm under Hewitt's chin to create some space. He's escaped his hips and pivoted quickly for an armbar! Can he extend the arm? Yes, Hewitt is tapping out! Damn, that was fast!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:36 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Ori Jokinen!
Ori Jokinen really struggled to get his t-shirt on before his hand was raised. Making sure that ON TAP 160Q Nutrition logo gets some air time is pretty tricky when you're all sweaty.
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Roko Tiili (ranked 1077 p4p, 44 weight class) and Ricardo Monteban (ranked 1148 p4p, 47 weight class). Tiili comes into the arena with Antti Railio - Halla ja etelätuuli blaring out of the sound system. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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148 lbs
32 - 23 - 0 |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
23 - 12 - 2, fighting out of London, Roko Tiili!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
32 - 23 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Ricardo Monteban!
The judges for this bout are James Ackerman, Chris Edwards and James Atkins.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Monteban on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Tiili misses with a two punch combination.
Tiili blocks a jab.
Monteban shoots in looking for a takedown but Tiili manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Monteban's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Monteban tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Tiili was well out of range. Poor timing from Monteban.
Tiili fails in his attempt to clinch.
Monteban misses with a jab to the body
so Tiili counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Tiili advances position into side control!
Monteban is looking for a sweep.
Monteban gets one leg under and gets the fight to half guard.
Tiili tries to pass to full mount but Monteban defends it.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Tiili connects with a nice short shot to Monteban's temple.
Monteban manages to get to full guard.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Monteban is looking to cinch up a triangle. Tiili throws the leg off to one side though and gets in tight to Monteban's body to avoid the submission. Monteban has instead reached around Tiili's neck and now has a guillotine! Oh, this is biiiig trouble! Monteban arches his back and squeezes and forces the tap from his hapless opponent.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:56 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Guillotine). Ricardo Monteban!
A very excited looking Ricardo Monteban made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Maurice Vachon (ranked 1356 p4p, 159 weight class) and Barol Kedorf (ranked 1833 p4p, 207 weight class). Vachon comes to the cage accompanied by Mad Dog Tribute. Kedorf has chosen POPEK MONSTER - DIRTY DIANA (MATHEO PRODUCTION) as his entrance music. Barol Kedorf has the eye of the tiger tonight.
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240 lbs
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24 - 20 - 0 |
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Solid boxing
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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
14 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Maurice Vachon!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
24 - 20 - 0, fighting out of London, Barol Kedorf!
The judges for this bout are Donald Grub, Steven Brown and Phil Schofield.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Vachon scores with a decent looking hook.
Vachon definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Kedorf scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Nice body punch from Kedorf.
Kedorf lands a right hook to the body.
Kedorf misses with a body shot.
Kedorf thuds a left hand into Vachon's body.
Vachon cracks Kedorf with a right hand to the side of the head.
Kedorf digs a good body shot into Vachon's ribs.
Kedorf ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Vachon moves away.
Vachon tries to counter by clinching up but Kedorf breaks away and moves out of range.
Kedorf misses the shot to the body.
Kedorf swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Kedorf misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Vachon.
Kedorf looks to score with a jab to the body but Vachon is just out of range.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Vachon lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Kedorf needs to keep his hands up - Vachon had a free shot at his head there.
Kedorf lands a nice looking body shot.
Kedorf lands a jab to Vachon's midsection.
Vachon connects with a body shot.
Kedorf lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Vachon at a distance.
Kedorf tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Vachon was well out of range. Poor timing from Kedorf.
Kedorf ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Barol Kedorf seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Vachon is breathing heavily.
Kedorf smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
It looks like Maurice Vachon has been cut.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Vachon throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
A big right from Kedorf misses.
Kedorf fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Vachon manages to avoid it.
Vachon misses the shot to the body.
A big right from Vachon misses.
Kedorf tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Vachon was well out of range. Poor timing from Kedorf.
Kedorf lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Vachon at a distance.
Kedorf lands a jab to the head.
Kedorf connects with a good right hand that stumbles Vachon. Vachon circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Kedorf throws a hook to the side of Vachon's head but Vachon sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Kedorf wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Kedorf misses with a straight right.
Kedorf takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Vachon swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Kedorf misses with a hook
and Vachon counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Vachon gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Maurice Vachon's cut is getting worse.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Good exchange - Kedorf coming out on top.
Kedorf jabs Vachon to the body, keeping him at a distance.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kedorf connects with a body shot.
Vachon gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Kedorf throws out a loose jab but Vachon uses good head movement to avoid it.
Vachon staying out of range there.
Kedorf jabs Vachon to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Kedorf swats away the attempt to clinch by Vachon.
Vachon throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Kedorf jabs at Vachon's body.
Vachon misses the shot to the body.
Kedorf now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Kedorf is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Vachon had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
Vachon throws a lazy right hand but Kedorf sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Kedorf is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Vachon rather than just go for the knockout.
Kedorf throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Kedorf throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Vachon swings for the body but Kedorf moves out of range.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Kedorf! But no joy.
Kedorf feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Vachons jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Kedorf throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Vachon throws out a loose jab but Kedorf uses good head movement to avoid it.
Vachon looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Maurice Vachon's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
Kedorf throws a body punch but Vachon moves out of range.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Vachon misses the shot to the body.
Vachon misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Kedorf.
Kedorf lands with a nice body punch.
Kedorf throws a looping overhand right but Vachon ducks down to avoid it.
Vachon uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Kedorf.
Jab by Kedorf.
Kedorf misses with a looping right.
Kedorf changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Kedorf misses with an uppercut.
Vachon keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Kedorf scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Vachon doesn't seem bothered though.
Kedorf swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Vachon tries to clinch but Kedorf moves out of range.
A countering left hand to the body from Kedorf misses.
Vachon throws a jab but it's blocked by Kedorf.
Kedorf scores with a body shot.
Vachon wants to clinch up but Kedorf keeps it at a distance.
Kedorf moves out of range as Vachon strikes.
Vachon tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Kedorf was well out of range. Poor timing from Vachon.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Vachon is looking to clinch but Kedorf is avoiding it.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Vachon takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Jeez, Maurice Vachon's cut is really nasty now. The referee must be thinking about getting that checked.
Kedorf looks to score with a jab to the body but Vachon is just out of range.
Vachon walks into a stiff left hand from Kedorf.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Maurice Vachon's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:19 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Barol Kedorf!
Barol Kedorf looked relieved post fight as he said the following; 'Juz nie moge sie doczekac, az wroce do domu i przytule mojego synka Morysa. Wezme Go na kolana, a potem poloze sie obok Niego i razem zasniemy. To jest prawdziwe szczescie'.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Antonio Lobo (ranked 1177 p4p, 162 weight class) and Aldo Vurny (ranked 565 p4p, 79 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Lobo might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Hayden James - Embrace. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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203 lbs
26 - 16 - 0 |
Abu Dhabi Champ
World class boxer
Insanely flexible |
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World class boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
28 - 17 - 1, fighting out of London, Antonio Lobo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
26 - 16 - 0, fighting out of London, Aldo Vurny!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Bishop, Phil Schofield and Paul Tew.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Vurny connects with a nice looking jab.
Lobo tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Vurny appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Lobo lands a nice leg kick that just misses Vurny's sensitive parts.
Lobo takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Vurny finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Lobo fires out a quick counter leg kick but Vurny just manages to avoid it.
Lobo throws a half hearted mid kick.
Lobo gets off balance looking for a body kick
and Vurny counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Vurny misses with the combination.
Vurny throws a hook but Lobo blocks it.
Vurny scores with a hook.
Lobo tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Vurny is able to avoid easily.
Vurny checks the leg kick.
Lobo tries a low kick but Vurny avoids it.
Vurny scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Vurny throws out a leg kick but Lobo moves out of range and Vurny only half commits.
Aldo Vurny seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Vurny with a hook.
Lobo looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Vurny missing with a left hand there. Lobo was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Vurny misses with a looping left.
Vurny shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Lobo sprawls well. Lobo wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Vurny gets slowly back to his feet.
Lobo thinks about countering with a body kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lobo finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Vurny is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
Vurny decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Lobo is trying to get back to full guard.
Vurny trying to pass the guard but Lobo defending well.
Lobo keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Vurny is trying to control the action in half guard but Lobo is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Vurny scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Lobo wants to get back to full guard.
Lobo is working hard here to advance position.
Lobo makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Lobo.
Lobo controls Vurny momentarily but Vurny frees himself.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Lobo managing to control the position.
Lobo lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Vurny trying to control the position.
Vurny keeping moving, preventing Lobo from controlling successfully.
Lobo looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Lobo passes Vurny's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Vurny manages to get to full guard.
Vurny looking for a sweep. Not yet Vurny, not yet.
Lobo avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Lobo controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Vurny keeping full guard, as Lobo tries to pass.
Vurny trying to keep a closed guard but Lobo is proving a slippery customer.
Lobo controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Lobo looking to pass the guard.
Lobo is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Vurny looking to control.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Lobo won't allow Vurny to sweep him here.
Lobo trying to control but Vurny is working from the bottom.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
Lobo is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
Lobo trying to control but Vurny is working from the bottom.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Vurny decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Vurny connects with a nice short shot to Lobo's temple.
Vurny is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Vurny prevents Lobo from improving his position.
Lobo wants to control but Vurny is keeping busy.
Lobo is pressing down on Vurny's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Vurny lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Aldo Vurny dominated that round.
That's time! Lobo's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Vurny lands a head shot.
Vurny misses with a hook
and Lobo counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Aldo Vurny seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Lobo has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Vurny finds it's way round the side to connect with Lobo's head.
Vurny has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Lobo throws a leg kick that misses.
Lobo throws a leg kick but Vurny checks it.
Vurny throws out a powerful jab.
Vurny jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Lobo stuffs the takedown.
The crowd cheers as Vurny lands an impressive looking overhand right. Lobo doesn't seem phased though.
Lobo drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Vurny lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Lobo's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Vurny connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Lobo scrambles back to his feet.
Vurny avoids a kick to the body.
Vurny lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Lobo circles away quickly and effectively.
Lobo throwing a counter right hand but Vurny manages to avoid it.
A big left from Lobo misses.
Lobo keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Vurny defending well as Lobo loads up on a big left hand.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A nice inside leg kick there by Lobo. That's going to slow Vurny down.
Vurny checks a leg kick.
Vurny throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Antonio Lobo is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
A big right from Vurny misses.
Vurny drives through with a takedown into Lobo's guard. Let's see what he can do from the top position.
Lobo trying to control the position.
Vurny throwing strikes from guard but Lobo blocks nicely.
Lobo managing to control the position.
Lobo looking to control but Vurny passes into half guard.
Lobo trying to control here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lobo is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Vurny seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Lobo wants to improve his position but Vurny is controlling well.
Lobo trying to hold on to Vurny's head to control him but Vurny postures up.
Vurny winds up and cracks Lobo with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Lobo is pressing down on Vurny's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Lobo looking to control.
Vurny trying to control the position from guard on top but Lobo is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Lobo has control of Vurny's left arm, preventing Vurny from doing any damage.
Vurny thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Vurny lands a couple of digs.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lobo controls Vurny momentarily but Vurny frees himself.
Lobo working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Vurny.
Lobo is trying to control the position but Vurny postures up.
Lobo looking for a guillotine here but Vurny defends easily.
Lobo is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
Lobo wants to control but instead he gets his guard passed and Vurny is now in half guard.
Lobo is trying to get back to full guard.
Ground and pound from Vurny.
Vurny scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Lobo is holding on to half guard well.
Lobo tries to roll over but Vurny keeps him under control.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Vurny lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Lobo regains full guard. Nicely done.
Vurny makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Vurny pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Lobo is keeping the position for now.
Vurny stands up over Lobo, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Lobo trying to keep a closed guard but Vurny is proving a slippery customer.
Vurny lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Lobo managing to control the position.
Vurny's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Both fighters have adopted an aggressive gameplan on the ground!
Lobo is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Aldo Vurny showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!
Lobo slips a straight right by Vurny.
Vurny uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Lobo has time to react.
Lobo checks a leg kick.
Lobo slaps away a takedown attempt from Vurny, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Vurny gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Lobo connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Vurny has been working his punching technique in the buildup to the fight and it appears to be paying off.
Lobo tries a low kick but Vurny avoids it.
Vurny avoids the body shot from Lobo.
Lobo slips under a jab.
A head kick misses from Lobo.
Vurny misses with the combination.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Vurny throws a jab when Lobo was well out of range.
Lobo uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Vurny.
Lobo misses the jab.
Lobo throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Vurny works Lobo's body with a nice hook.
A solid leg kick lands there for Lobo.
Vurny misses with a low kick.
Lobo swings for the body but Vurny moves out of range.
A swing and a miss from Vurny.
Vurny shoots in but no luck this time.
Antonio Lobo has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Aldo Vurny.
Vurny gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Lobo counters with a stiff right hand.
Vurny throws a looping overhand right but Lobo ducks down to avoid it.
Vurny uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Lobo has time to react.
Lobo uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Vurny.
Vurny jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Lobo throws a nice inside leg kick.
Lobo tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Nice straight punches there by Vurny. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Vurny.
Good standup being displayed there by Lobo as he connects with a hook.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Lobo fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Vurny manages to avoid it.
Vurny avoids the body shot from Lobo.
A jab from Vurny misses.
Lobo 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.
Vurny motions for Lobo to come forward. Vurny throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Lobo gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Lobo preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Lobo looking to control.
Vurny trying to control but Lobo is working from the bottom.
Lobo tries to land a sweep but no joy.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Vurny postures up.
Lobo is really struggling to control Vurny but he's trying to hold on to the position.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
Vurny postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Vurny content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Vurny lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Lobo looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Lobo lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.
Vurny not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Lobo is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Vurny has Lobo pulled in close to control his posture.
Vurny escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Lobo gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Vurny not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lobo wants to control from the top but Vurny keeps moving.
Lobo wants to pass the guard but Vurny is keeping the position.
Lobo sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Lobo won't allow Vurny to sweep him here.
Vurny trying to keep a closed guard but Lobo is proving a slippery customer.
Lobo controls from within his opponent's guard.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Aldo Vurny.
Well Vurny has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Daniel Bishop scores the fight 27:30
Judge Phil Schofield scores the fight 27:30
Judge Paul Tew scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Aldo Vurny!
Aldo Vurny decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Borg Bunting (ranked 405 p4p, 8 weight class) and Jimi Powell (ranked 1142 p4p, 30 weight class). Powell has chosen 8 Mile as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the super heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
21 - 9 - 2, fighting out of Las Vegas, Borg Bunting!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
23 - 15 - 2, fighting out of New York, Jimi Powell!
The judges for this bout are James Glass, Richard Clark and Steven Brown.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bunting misses with a body shot
and Powell counters with a nice body kick.
Bunting throws a lazy right hand but Powell sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Powell only half commits to the counter leg kick.
Bunting wants to clinch but Powell slips to the side
and Powell cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
It looks like Borg Bunting has been cut.
Bunting closes the distance and clinches.
Bunting blocks an uppercut.
Bunting can't find room to land a body shot as Powell controls the action.
Powell misses with a short punch on the inside.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Bunting.
Powell blocks a body shot from Bunting.
Powell pulls Bunting into guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Powell is trying to control the position from the bottom.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bunting trying to control the position from guard on top but Powell is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Bunting is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bunting trying to control the position from guard on top but Powell is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Powell pulls Bunting in to control the position.
Powell lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.
Powell trying to control but Bunting is working from the bottom.
Bunting has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Powell keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Bunting's head.
Powell throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Bunting works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Powell throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Bunting works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Powell tries to free his leg and advance position but Bunting is retaining full guard.
Powell distracts Bunting with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Bunting working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Powell.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Bunting scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Bunting fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Powell manages to avoid it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Powell misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Powell throws a leg kick that is checked
and Bunting counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Bunting connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Bunting throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Powell looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Bunting connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Good work by Bunting as he checks the leg kick.
Bunting lands a nice looking body shot.
Powell swings widly with a right hand
and Powell takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Bunting misses with a kick to the body
and Powell counters with a straight right hand.
Nice shot lands for Powell.
Bunting throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Bunting is looking to slow Powell down with leg kicks.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bunting shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Bunting throws a hook to the side of Powell's head but Powell sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Powell blocks the body kick.
Powell shoots in and gets a takedown into Bunting's guard.
Powell throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Bunting is pulling down on Powell's head. It's preventing any offense from Powell, at least for the moment.
Powell throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Bunting trying to control the position here.
Bunting avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Jimi Powell will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Borg Bunting's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Powell throws a big shot that misses.
Bunting just misses with a punch to the body.
Bunting tries to clinch up.
Bunting misses with a straight right.
A big left from Powell misses.
Bunting tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Powell was well out of range. Poor timing from Bunting.
Powell is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.
Decent striking displayed by Powell there.
Powell lands a nice shot to the body.
Powell with a body punch. A glancing blow.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Powell misses with a looping right.
Powell looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Powell throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
and Bunting counters with a straight right hand.
Powell has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Bunting misses with the body kick
and Powell counters with a nice body shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Powell uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Bunting has time to react.
Bunting throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Powell sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Powell misses with an uppercut
and Bunting cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
A big right from Powell misses.
Bunting half committed to a counter leg kick.
Bunting takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Powell misses with a hook
and Bunting counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Bunting moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
A nice leg kick lands there from Bunting.
Borg Bunting seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Bunting throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Powell takes a jab right on the kisser.
Borg Bunting is winning the standup battle so far.
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!
Bunting connects with a good right hand that stumbles Powell. Powell circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Powell takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Powell is rocked!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bunting fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Powell checks it well.
Bunting has managed to clinch.
Powell lands a body punch in the clinch.
Bunting works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Powell lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Bunting backwards.
Powell tries to work over Bunting's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
A head punch on the inside from Bunting fails to land.
Powell throws a punch but it's blocked by Bunting.
Powell misses with a punch on the inside.
A short left from Powell.
Bunting manages to break the clinch.
Powell takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Powell uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Bunting.
Bunting throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
A low kick from Bunting misses
and Powell counters with a lovely straight right hand!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bunting lands a right hook to the body.
Powell thumps Bunting with a low kick.
Borg Bunting is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Powell slips a jab and a cross from Bunting.
Powell throws a body punch but Bunting moves out of range.
A punch lands to the side of Bunting 's head but he takes it in his stride.
The crowd cheers as Powell lands an impressive looking overhand right. Bunting doesn't seem phased though.
Powell moves out of range of the strikes.
Bunting avoids the body shot from Powell.
Bunting throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Bunting throws a solid leg kick but Powell takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Bunting.
Powell was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind.
Powell walks into a stiff left hand from Bunting.
Bunting misses with a double jab.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bunting fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Powell keeps Bunting at a distance using the push kick.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Powell slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Powell drops Bunting with a big left hand! Bunting is injured, injured bad! Powell jumps in and finished him with strikes! The fight is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:22 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Jimi Powell!
Jimi Powell is the new super heavyweight champion!
A very excited looking Jimi Powell rambled incoherently for about 5 minutes post fight about how awesome he is. It was kinda funny for a while but then everyone got annoyed.
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