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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Shazaam McDaniels (ranked 3609 p4p, 385 weight class) and Niko Helenius (ranked 6523 p4p, 611 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Shazaam McDaniels!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Niko Helenius!
The judges for this bout are Darius Henderson, Donatello Bradman and Chris Dean.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Helenius swinging wildly here.
McDaniels scores with a one two! Helenius had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
McDaniels throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Helenius takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
McDaniels looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
McDaniels takes a swing at Helenius's ribcage but misses.
McDaniels takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Helenius bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Helenius looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Helenius avoids a punch combination nicely.
Helenius lands a nice looking body shot.
This has been an exciting period of action!
McDaniels throws a right hand that Helenius ducks under and follows up with a left that Helenius also avoids with ease.
Helenius now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
McDaniels misses with a few strikes there.
Helenius connects with a body shot that sends McDaniels's belly button to the back.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Helenius swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Sloppy strikes from McDaniels. Those never looked like landing.
Helenius takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Helenius lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Helenius uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from McDaniels.
McDaniels misses with a double jab
and Helenius counters with a nice uppercut.
McDaniels is breathing heavily.
Left hook, right uppercut from Helenius.
Helenius will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
McDaniels falls off balance throwing a combination
and Helenius counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Helenius showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from McDaniels.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
McDaniels ducks right into an uppercut from Helenius.
A left and a right from Helenius both land. Nice combination.
Helenius walks into a stiff left hand from McDaniels.
McDaniels fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Sloppy strikes from Helenius. Those never looked like landing.
McDaniels misses with a hook to the body
and Helenius counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
McDaniels misses with a looping right.
Helenius throws a nice looking combination but McDaniels bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
McDaniels went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
A telegraphed right hand from McDaniels misses the target.
Helenius slips a jab and a cross from McDaniels.
McDaniels takes one on the chin but seems OK.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
McDaniels misses with the combination.
McDaniels tries to bum rush Helenius with a series of wild strikes but Helenius uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
McDaniels rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Helenius moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Helenius throws a series of punches but McDaniels avoids them all with ease.
McDaniels throws a big counter combination but Helenius scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
McDaniels connects with a crisp jab.
Helenius throws a nice looking combination but McDaniels bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
McDaniels throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Helenius.
Helenius unleashes a big counter combination but McDaniels bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
McDaniels throws a series of punches but Helenius avoids them all with ease.
McDaniels fails to land with a series of punches.
Helenius lands with a cross.
McDaniels throws a combination. Helenius tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
McDaniels just misses with a punch to the body.
Helenius is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
McDaniels slips a jab and a cross from Helenius.
Helenius scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Helenius looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
McDaniels tries to bum rush Helenius with a series of wild strikes but Helenius uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Helenius throws a series of punches but McDaniels moves out of range.
Nice shot by Helenius.
McDaniels misses with a hook. Helenius ducked under it nicely.
Helenius throws a body shot but no joy.
McDaniels misses with a hook.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Helenius misses with a body shot.
A punch combination from McDaniels misses.
Helenius misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Niko Helenius will probably get the nod.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
McDaniels throws a left and a right that both miss
and Helenius counters with a left and a right that stings McDaniels.
McDaniels throws a series of punches but Helenius moves out of range.
McDaniels on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
McDaniels scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
McDaniels shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
McDaniels misses the body punch
and Helenius connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
McDaniels keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
A quick step to the side and McDaniels tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Some wild striking there from McDaniels.
Helenius swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Helenius sizes up McDaniels with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Helenius throws a series of punches but McDaniels avoids them all with ease.
Helenius misses with a lunging right hand
and McDaniels counters with a three punch combo that has Helenius backing up. Helenius nods at McDaniels to acknowledge the strikes.
That's one minute gone in the round.
McDaniels misses with a two punch combination.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Helenius ducks under a wild hook from McDaniels.
Helenius throws a combination but it was largely blocked by McDaniels.
Helenius dodges the punch combination from McDaniels.
McDaniels takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Shazaam McDaniels is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
McDaniels throws a right hand that Helenius ducks under and follows up with a left that Helenius also avoids with ease.
Helenius showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from McDaniels.
McDaniels slips a jab and a cross from Helenius.
McDaniels throws a big counter combination but Helenius scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
Shazaam McDaniels seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
McDaniels throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Helenius now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Niko Helenius seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Helenius looks to land a combination but McDaniels avoids it well.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
McDaniels throws a series of punches but Helenius avoids them all with ease.
McDaniels keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
McDaniels misses with the combination.
Sloppy strikes from Helenius. Those never looked like landing.
McDaniels misses with a two punch combination.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
McDaniels misses with a jab, cross combination.
Helenius swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
A left and a right from McDaniels both land. Nice combination.
McDaniels lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
McDaniels pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Helenius is looking for the big counter here.
A combination from McDaniels does no damage.
Despite the aggression on Helenius's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Helenius throws a series of punches but McDaniels moves out of range.
McDaniels throws a left and a right that both miss
and Helenius counters with a three punch combo that has McDaniels backing up. McDaniels nods at Helenius to acknowledge the strikes.
Helenius throws a series of punches but McDaniels moves out of range.
McDaniels throws a body punch but Helenius moves out of range.
Helenius looks to score with a jab to the body but McDaniels is just out of range.
McDaniels misses with a jab, cross combination.
McDaniels rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Helenius moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Helenius closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Helenius connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed McDaniels momentarily.
McDaniels slips a jab and a cross from Helenius.
McDaniels throws a series of punches but Helenius moves out of range.
As McDaniels backs off Helenius throws a huge counter combo but McDaniels manages to avoid it all.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Some wild striking there from Helenius.
Sloppy strikes from McDaniels. Those never looked like landing.
McDaniels throws a body shot but no joy.
Helenius is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Helenius throws a body shot but no joy.
McDaniels throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Helenius.
Helenius scores with a nice strike.
McDaniels connects with a jab.
McDaniels throws a series of punches but Helenius avoids them all with ease.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by McDaniels!
McDaniels looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
McDaniels has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Shazaam McDaniels will probably get the nod.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
McDaniels misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
McDaniels scores with a one two! Helenius had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
McDaniels throws a series of punches but Helenius moves out of range.
Helenius thows a left - swing and a miss!
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Donk. Helenius catches McDaniels right on the button with a cross.
Helenius throws a series of punches but McDaniels moves out of range.
McDaniels tries to bum rush Helenius with a series of wild strikes but Helenius uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Helenius throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
McDaniels tries to bum rush Helenius with a series of wild strikes but Helenius uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Helenius's jab looks to have found its range, popping McDaniels under the eye.
Helenius tries to bum rush McDaniels with a series of wild strikes but McDaniels uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
McDaniels misses with the combination.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
McDaniels takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Helenius misses with a series of wild punches.
McDaniels throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
No joy there for McDaniels, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Helenius scores with a hook to the body. McDaniels takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
McDaniels ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
McDaniels went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
Helenius blocks a jab.
McDaniels fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
McDaniels lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Helenius avoids a punch combination nicely.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Some wild striking there from Helenius.
Helenius connects with a body shot.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Helenius misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from McDaniels.
McDaniels takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
McDaniels slips a jab and a cross from Helenius.
Helenius looks to score with a jab to the body but McDaniels is just out of range.
Helenius keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
McDaniels misses with a hook.
Despite the aggression on Helenius's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
McDaniels lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Helenius circles away quickly and effectively.
Helenius throws a counter combo.
A looping hook to the body misses from Helenius. McDaniels does a little dance to reset his feet.
McDaniels slips a straight right by Helenius.
Helenius ducks under a wild hook from McDaniels.
Helenius fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
McDaniels lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Helenius circles away quickly and effectively.
McDaniels misses with the combination.
Helenius is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
McDaniels loads up on a big right hand but Helenius slips the punch.
McDaniels takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
McDaniels cracks Helenius with a good jab.
No joy there for McDaniels, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A nice combination there by McDaniels.
Helenius digs a good body shot into McDaniels's ribs.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
McDaniels throws a series of punches but Helenius avoids them all with ease.
McDaniels walks into a stiff left hand from Helenius.
McDaniels takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Helenius slips a jab and a cross from McDaniels.
McDaniels looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Some wild striking there from McDaniels.
As McDaniels backs off Helenius throws a huge counter combo but McDaniels manages to avoid it all.
Helenius takes a swing at McDaniels's ribcage but misses.
It looked like McDaniels was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
McDaniels slips a jab and a cross from Helenius.
McDaniels throws a one two combo.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Shazaam McDaniels.
Well McDaniels has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Darius Henderson scores the fight 29:28
Judge Donatello Bradman scores the fight 29:28
Judge Chris Dean scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Shazaam McDaniels!
Shazaam McDaniels decided to go for the less than humble approach in his post fight interview, telling everyone how he is going to conquer the world. The crowd seemed to like it when really that sort of approach could have gone either way.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Alaric Visigoth (ranked 5194 p4p, 592 weight class) and Luke Bentley (ranked 6097 p4p, 652 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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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
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Alaric Visigoth!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Luke Bentley!
The judges for this bout are Skip Squint, Winston Howard and Damien Edna.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Visigoth fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Bentley dodges the punch combination from Visigoth.
Bentley with the counter takedown but Visigoth avoids it easily.
A jab-cross combination lands for Visigoth and sends Bentley crashing to the mat! Visigoth follows him down to the mat - Bentley regains half guard but he's not out of trouble yet!
It looks like Luke Bentley has been cut.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Bentley wants to get back to full guard.
Visigoth is working for a submission here. He's got hold of the far side arm and he's looking for a kimura. He's cranking on the arm and he's got it! Bentley is tapping out! Ouch, that looked like it hurt!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:45 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Alaric Visigoth!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Gary Red (ranked 25175 p4p, 709 weight class) and Jack Hughes (ranked 6496 p4p, 598 weight class). Gary Red has a significant reach advantage - let's see if he can make it count.
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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
0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Gary Red!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Jack Hughes!
The judges for this bout are Winston Howard, Ben Watson and Skip Squint.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Red misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Hughes gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Red counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Hughes drives through and clinches with Red against the cage.
A shot in the inside from Hughes.
Red is trying to push Hughes away but Hughes has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Hughes misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Red.
Red looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Hughes misses with a knee strike.
Hughes's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Red has had enough of the clinch but Hughes keeps him there for the moment.
Hughes is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hughes breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Red feints a jab promting Hughes to slip. Red then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Hughes slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Hughes throws a half hearted mid kick.
Hughes drives through and clinches with Red against the cage.
Hughes breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Red scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Hughes moves into the clinch successfully.
Hughes looking to throw knees to the head but Red is blocking nicely.
Hughes misses with a punch on the inside.
Hughes breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Hughes throws a head kick but Red moves out of range.
Red throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
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!
Red scores with a three punch combo!
Hughes darts in and clinches Red up against the cage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hughes tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Red is trying to break the clinch but Hughes is controlling him.
Hughes fails to pull guard.
Hughes breaks the clinch.
No joy there for Red, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Jab by Red.
Red throws a head kick but Hughes moves out of range.
Hughes has Red up against the cage in a clinch.
Hughes breaks the clinch.
Hughes has Red up against the cage in a clinch.
Red avoiding damage as Hughes throws knees to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hughes's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Red with a nice cross.
Red scores with a nice right hand.
Hughes shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Red as he jumps to the side.
Gary Red has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jack Hughes.
Red throws a left and a right that both miss
and Hughes makes the exchange count by landing a cracking kick to the body. Red really felt that one!
Hughes pushes Red up against the cage in a clinch.
Hughes manages to break the clinch.
A head kick misses from Red.
Hughes moves into the clinch successfully.
Red has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
With the fighters up against the cage, Hughes throws an elbow but misses.
Hughes manages to break the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hughes shoots for a double leg takedown but Red sprawls well. He's pushed Hughes's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Red throws a one two combo.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Red lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Hughes tries for a takedown but Red sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Hughes looks winded!
Red scores with a one two! Hughes had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Gary Red seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Red lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Red.
Danga de danga de dang - Red scores with a four punch combination!
Red keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Red pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Hughes back to the cage. Red follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Red scores with the left hand. Hughes knows he should have avoided that one.
Hughes gets a clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Gary Red dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Hughes looks for the body kick but Red saw that one coming.
Red misses with a leg kick.
A head kick misses from Red.
Hughes takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Red displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Hughes.
A bone on bone clash there as Hughes blocks the leg kick.
Hughes pulls out of a head kick attempt.
A nice combination there by Red.
Hughes throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Red counters with a three punch combo that has Hughes backing up. Hughes nods at Red to acknowledge the strikes.
Hughes fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Red, pushing him back against the cage.
Hughes misses with the head strike.
Red is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Hughes can do to turn this around?
Red blocks an elbow strike from Hughes.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Hughes goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hughes breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Red looks to land a combination but Hughes avoids it well.
Hughes darts in and clinches Red up against the cage.
Hughes tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Red smiles and moves away.
Hughes needs to keep his hands up - Red had a free shot at his head there.
Some wild striking there from Red.
Hughes clinches up against the cage.
Red is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Hughes breaks from the clinch.
Hughes avoids the head kick by Red.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Red throws a low kick but it's checked well by Hughes.
Red is working the combinations to good effect here.
Red shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Hughes eats them both and turns towards Red to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Red scores with a sloppy right hand. Hughes should have avoided that one.
Hughes tries a head kick but it misses.
Red seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Hughes gets a clinch.
Red blocks an elbow strike.
Hughes wants the takedown. Red is fighting it off but Hughes persists and manages to bring the fight to the ground, ending up in Red's guard against the cage.
Hughes trying to control the position from guard on top but Red is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Hughes won't allow Red to get back to his feet.
Hughes is working Red over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Red is looking to stand up but Hughes isn't so interested in that idea.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Red keeping moving, preventing Hughes from controlling successfully.
Red wants to get back to his feet but he's too absorbed in his own little project and Hughes manages to pass to side control.
Red looks like he's trying to stand up.
Hughes wants to take a breather but Red is having none of it.
Red wants to get back to his feet.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Hughes winds up and cracks Red with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Hughes looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Red with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Red is looking to escape.
Hughes has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Hughes is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Hughes working to pass to mount. He's got his hand pressing down on Red's thigh. Red counters though and makes it back to full guard.
Hughes trying to control but Red is working from the bottom.
Red wants to stand up but Hughes is controlling him.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Gary Red will probably get the nod.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Red misses with a head kick.
Hughes forces Red back against the cage and clinches.
Hughes prevents Red from breaking the clinch.
Hughes has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Red is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Hughes looking for a takedown.
Red gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Hughes.
Gary Red has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jack Hughes.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Hughes just misses with a elbow thrown towards Red's brow.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Red is trying to push Hughes away but Hughes has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Red can't break the clinch.
Hughes breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Red is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Red tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Hughes clinches.
Hughes manages to pull guard.
Red gets to his feet - Hughes follows without any prompting.
Red changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Hughes is defended easily by Red.
Hughes takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Red lands a really nice looking cross but Hughes seems unphased.
Red throws a series of strikes that have Hughes backpedaling.
Gary Red is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Red throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Red throws a head kick but Hughes moves out of range.
Hughes thinks about the counter body kick.
Hughes dodges the punch combination from Red.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Hughes closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Red tries to break free but Hughes pushes him back against the cage.
Red stops a takedown attempt from Hughes.
Hughes lands a damaging elbow.
Hughes escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Red lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Red.
Hughes rushes Red and presses him up against the cage.
Red is trying to break the clinch but Hughes has him pressed against the cage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hughes jumps guard and drags Red to the mat. He's obviously going to be looking for submissions off his back.
Red decides he's had enough of playing guard and decides to stand. Come on Hughes, up you get!
Red tries to keep at a distance but Hughes has taken the fight into the clinch.
Red breaks the clinch.
Hughes checks the leg kick.
Hughes slips a jab and a cross from Red.
Hughes was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind.
Red scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Hughes closes the distance and clinches.
Red wants to break the clinch but can't.
Hughes has Red pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Red manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Nice elbow from Hughes.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hughes breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Red misses with a few strikes there.
Red tries to bum rush Hughes with a series of wild strikes but Hughes uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
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!
Hughes tries a head kick but it misses.
Jack Hughes has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Hughes throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Red's waist but Red gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Hughes off to one side.
Hughes is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Red.
Hughes fails to land the takedown.
Red scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Gary Red is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Hughes fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Red sprawls well initially but Hughes persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Gary Red is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Hughes is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Red sees it coming and defends easily.
And that's the end of the fight!
Gary Red showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Red, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Winston Howard scores the fight 30:27
Judge Ben Watson scores the fight 30:28
Judge Skip Squint scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Gary Red!
Gary Red very nearly forgot to thank Phantom Fightwear amongst all the excitement of his win but just as the interview came to a close, he screamed their name. Hopefully he'll get a few nice freebies in the mail as a thank you.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Igor Krovchensky (ranked 5578 p4p, 562 weight class) and Vercingetorix Frenchy (ranked 5243 p4p, 543 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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193 lbs
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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
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Igor Krovchensky!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Vercingetorix Frenchy!
The judges for this bout are Donatello Bradman, Ben Hemmingworth and Winston Howard.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Frenchy ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Krovchensky moves away.
Frenchy tries to clinch but Krovchensky moves out of range.
Krovchensky is looking to counter the offense by Frenchy and move into the clinch.
Frenchy misses with the combination.
Frenchy throws a right and a left that Krovchensky avoids nicely.
Krovchensky moves out of range of the body kick from Frenchy.
Frenchy scores with a shot to the body.
Frenchy tries to close the distance and clinch up but Krovchensky swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Frenchy throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Krovchensky counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Frenchy can't find room to land a body shot as Krovchensky controls the action.
Frenchy has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Krovchensky lands an elbow just above Frenchy 's eye.
It looks like Vercingetorix Frenchy has been cut.
Krovchensky tries a knee to the head but Frenchy blocks it.
Krovchensky on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Krovchensky stops a takedown attempt from Frenchy.
Krovchensky misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Frenchy.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Krovchensky lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Frenchy has Krovchensky pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Krovchensky manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Frenchy misses with a punch to the body.
Frenchy tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Igor Krovchensky has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Vercingetorix Frenchy.
Frenchy tries to break free but Krovchensky pushes him back against the cage.
Frenchy throws an elbow that misses.
Krovchensky lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Krovchensky lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
That has opened up Vercingetorix Frenchy's cut even more.
I was talking to Krovchensky's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Frenchy fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Krovchensky tries to work over Frenchy's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Krovchensky on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Frenchy looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Frenchy wants to take the fight to the mat but Krovchensky manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Frenchy wants a takedown but no success here.
Frenchy blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Frenchy tries to land knees in the clinch but Krovchensky avoids the damage to the body.
We can't be sure of the tactics at this early stage but we have heard that Frenchy has been working on his takedowns a lot in the buildup to the fight and we can only assume he's going to look to take this to the mat.
Krovchensky lands a nice knee to the body.
Frenchy missing with knees to the body.
Krovchensky landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Krovchensky landing knees to the head.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Frenchy wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Krovchensky has him pressed against the cage.
Krovchensky landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Krovchensky unloads a knee to the mid-section. Frenchy lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Krovchensky landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Frenchy looks winded!
Krovchensky using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Krovchensky landing knees to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Krovchensky avoiding damage as Frenchy throws knees to the body.
Krovchensky prevents a body shot from Frenchy.
Krovchensky tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Frenchy avoids it.
Krovchensky lands a nice knee to the body.
Krovchensky working Frenchy over with knees to the body.
Frenchy takes a knee right on the jaw!
Krovchensky unloads a knee to the mid-section. Frenchy lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Krovchensky landing knees to the head.
Frenchy is rocked!
The cut above Vercingetorix Frenchy's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Krovchensky lands a damaging elbow.
Frenchy is still on wobbly legs! Can Krovchensky finish him?
Krovchensky looking to throw knees to the head but Frenchy is blocking nicely.
Knees in the clinch landing for Krovchensky.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Krovchensky creates some distance and fires off a vicious elbow that drops Frenchy! He pounces and finishes the fight with more strikes! Nice KO for Krovchensky.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:55 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Igor Krovchensky!
An out of breath and clearly excited Igor Krovchensky thanked Phantom Fightwear for their help and support (and free stuff they sent him).
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Joe Lugg (ranked 5683 p4p, 571 weight class) and Tori Kankunnen (ranked 5192 p4p, 540 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Joe Lugg!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Tori Kankunnen!
The judges for this bout are Winston Howard, Donatello Bradman and Damien Edna.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kankunnen shoots in and bounces Lugg off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Kankunnen stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Lugg swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Kankunnen is pushing down on Lugg's leg trying to pass to half guard. Lugg is fighting to maintain full guard but Kankunnen has managed to sneak the leg through.
Lugg looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Kankunnen performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
Nice strikes from Kankunnen there.
Lugg looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Kankunnen controlling the action here.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kankunnen slips a nice elbow through Lugg's hands, connecting with Lugg's forehead.
Kankunnen is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Kankunnen is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lugg is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Kankunnen pulls his head out easily.
Kankunnen is taking a breather. Lugg says something to him but it's hard to make out. Perhaps he's telling him to get on with it and actually do something.
Kankunnen working Lugg over with strikes.
Kankunnen lands strikes from half guard.
Kankunnen working Lugg over with strikes.
Kankunnen controlling the action here.
Lugg wants to improve his position but Kankunnen is controlling well.
Lugg actively working from the bottom here.
Lugg looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Lugg is refusing to be controlled, as Kankunnen sits in half guard.
Lugg looking for submissions off his back.
Lugg is in a tricky position but he's been working on his transitions down at Arvins Bootcamp, so we'll see if he gets out of it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kankunnen looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Lugg with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Kankunnen working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Lugg actively working from the bottom here.
Lugg is in trouble now - Kankunnen has advanced to mount!
Kankunnen content just to control the position here.
Kankunnen lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Lugg hang on?
Kankunnen controlling from mount.
Kankunnen really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Lugg. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Lugg working to try and regain half guard.
Kankunnen looking for a guillotine from mount but Lugg is having none of it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lugg is trying to escape the mount.
Lugg regains half guard.
Lugg actively working from the bottom here.
Kankunnen is figuring out what he wants to do next.
Let's hope that Kankunnen has the urge to step up the pace any second now because for the last 15 or 20 seconds he's just been holding on tight.
Lugg might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Lugg looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Kankunnen works his foot free and advances to mount.
Lugg is trying desperately to improve position.
Kankunnen scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Lugg?
Lugg is in all sorts of trouble here.
Kankunnen trying to control but Lugg is having none of it.
Kankunnen is working for a guillotine from mount but Lugg frees his head quite easily.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Lugg is looking to improve his position but Kankunnen isn't that keen on the idea.
Kankunnen lands with some strikes.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Tori Kankunnen dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Kankunnen throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Lugg was covering up waiting for the punch and Kankunnen finishes the takedown easily into guard.
Lugg is looking to cinch up a triangle. Kankunnen throws the leg off to one side though and gets in tight to Lugg's body to avoid the submission. Lugg has instead reached around Kankunnen's neck and now has a guillotine! Oh, this is biiiig trouble! Lugg arches his back and squeezes and forces the tap from his hapless opponent.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:24 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Guillotine). Joe Lugg!
Joe Lugg decided to go for the less than humble approach in his post fight interview, telling everyone how he is going to conquer the world. The crowd seemed to like it when really that sort of approach could have gone either way.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Armin Schulz (ranked 6134 p4p, 590 weight class) and Marcus Timmons (ranked 6320 p4p, 601 weight class). Marcus Timmons is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Armin Schulz!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Marcus Timmons!
The judges for this bout are Damien Edna, Francis DeMontford and Ben Watson.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Timmons closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Schulz wants a takedown.
Schulz has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Timmons is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Schulz tries to pull guard but Timmons holds him up against the cage and eventually Schulz drops back down to his feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Armin Schulz. That's going to take a lot out of him.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Schulz takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Schulz can't get the takedown.
Schulz avoiding damage.
A nice left hand lands by Timmons.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Schulz content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Timmons pulls guard successfully.
Timmons is looking to stand up but Schulz isn't so interested in that idea.
Timmons scrambles and gets back to his feet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Timmons closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Timmons breaks the clinch.
Marcus Timmons seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Schulz doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Timmons tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Schulz paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Timmons throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Timmons lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Schulz circles away quickly and effectively.
Timmons moves in looking to clinch but Schulz pushes him off.
Schulz attempts a counter takedown but Timmons avoids it well and moves away.
Timmons is looking to clinch.
Timmons tries to clinch but Schulz moves out of range.
Timmons fails to land with a series of punches.
Schulz thinks about countering with a head kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Timmons tries to clinch up.
Schulz misses with an uppercut. Timmons saw that one coming.
Timmons misses with a jab, cross combination.
Timmons throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
It looked like Schulz wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Timmons tries to sprawl but Schulz drives through with a takedown into half guard.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Schulz passes to full mount!
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Schulz cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
Timmons is squirming around, avoiding Schulz's attempts to control the action.
Timmons really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Schulz. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Timmons has worked his way to half guard, taking advantage of Schulz's lack of action.
Schulz not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Schulz looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Schulz is looking for a kimura here.
Timmons is in trouble now - Schulz has advanced to mount!
Timmons looks winded!
Schulz tries to control but Timmons wriggling away.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Schulz lands a heavy elbow.
Schulz can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Timmons is looking to escape.
Schulz pushing the pace here, looking to move to his opponents back and work for a finish.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Marcus Timmons will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Timmons tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Schulz half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
Timmons clinches up against the cage.
Schulz goes for a takedown attempt but Timmons pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Timmons takes the fight into the clinch.
Timmons manages to break the clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Timmons tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Schulz manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Timmons lands with a cross.
It looks like Armin Schulz has been cut.
Timmons tries to close the distance and clinch up but Schulz swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Timmons circles away from the clinch attempt.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Timmons fails in his attempt to clinch.
Timmons forces Schulz back against the cage and clinches.
Schulz tries to pull guard but Timmons won't allow it.
Timmons has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Timmons breaks the clinch.
Timmons throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Schulz half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
Timmons tries to close the distance and clinch but Schulz swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Timmons swinging wildly here.
Schulz pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Schulz has managed to clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Timmons stalling the fight.
Schulz fails to pull the fight into his guard.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Armin Schulz. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Schulz manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Schulz is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Timmons pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Schulz can't get the takedown.
Schulz wants a takedown but no success here.
Schulz has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Timmons is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Timmons makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Schulz gets a nice trip takedown into half guard.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Timmons pushes Schulz off looking to stand but Schulz dives back in and keeps control.
Schulz not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Schulz wants to take a breather but Timmons is having none of it.
Timmons kicks Schulz off and gets back to his feet.
Timmons doesn't manage to clinch there - Schulz circles away.
Schulz closes the distance and clinches up with Timmons, looking for a takedown. Schulz pushes Timmons against the cage but Timmons circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Armin Schulz is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Timmons tries to close the distance and clinch up but Schulz swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Timmons leaves Schulz with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Schulz has Timmons pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Timmons manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Timmons is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Schulz is defending well for now.
Schulz is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Timmons gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Schulz.
Timmons jumps into guard, dragging Schulz to the mat.
Schulz trying to control the position from guard on top but Timmons is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Timmons wants to stand but Schulz is controlling the position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Marcus Timmons showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Armin Schulz's cut.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. This is the final round!
Schulz avoids a punch combination nicely.
Timmons tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Schulz paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Schulz shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Timmons but Timmons pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Timmons moves into range and clinches up with Schulz.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Timmons lands a right hand.
Schulz drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Timmons looks to throw an elbow but misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Timmons breaks from the clinch.
Timmons gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Timmons scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Timmons's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Marcus Timmons seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Timmons forces Schulz back against the cage and clinches.
Schulz wants a takedown but no success here.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Armin Schulz. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Schulz stalls.
Marcus Timmons seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Schulz is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Timmons trying to land knees to the body.
Timmons digs a right hand underneath Schulz's ribcage. Schulz let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Timmons lands a body punch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Timmons breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Timmons tries to close the distance and clinch but Schulz swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
No joy there for Timmons, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Timmons lands a jab-cross combination.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Timmons fails to land with a series of punches.
Timmons takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Timmons drives through and clinches with Schulz against the cage.
Schulz trying to control the position but instead, Timmons has worked for underhooks and has pushed Schulz into the cage.
Schulz wants a takedown but no success here.
Schulz tries for a takedown. No joy.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A right hand to the body from Timmons.
Schulz is looking for a takedown.
Timmons lands with a left to the head.
Timmons displaying some good clinch control by pressing Schulz up against the cage.
Schulz goes for a takedown in the clinch but Timmons prevents it.
Schulz trying to control the position but instead, Timmons has worked for underhooks and has pushed Schulz into the cage.
Armin Schulz has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Timmons stalling.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Schulz wants a takedown but no success here.
Timmons lands a takedown into guard.
Timmons would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Marcus Timmons is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Schulz is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Timmons defends well.
And that's the end of the fight!
Marcus Timmons comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Timmons 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 Damien Edna scores the fight 26:30
Judge Francis DeMontford scores the fight 26:30
Judge Ben Watson scores the fight 26:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Marcus Timmons!
A relieved looking Marcus Timmons thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Ingo Butzhammer (ranked 6312 p4p, 600 weight class) and Erwin Miller (ranked 6165 p4p, 592 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Ingo Butzhammer!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Erwin Miller!
The judges for this bout are Steve Erwin, Ben Hemmingworth and Ron Honeybunn.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Miller takes a kick to the side of the head.
Butzhammer pushes Miller up against the cage in a clinch.
Butzhammer leaning against his opponent.
Butzhammer trying to land knees to the body.
Butzhammer throws a knee to the head but misses.
Miller breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Butzhammer moves away from the strike by Miller.
Butzhammer scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Miller lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Butzhammer circles away quickly and effectively.
Butzhammer is looking to slow Miller down with leg kicks.
Butzhammer lands a head kick. Miller smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Miller throws an off balance right hand
and Butzhammer counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Butzhammer throws a quick inside leg kick.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Butzhammer is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Butzhammer closes the distance and clinches.
Miller wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Butzhammer controlling the action here for a moment.
Butzhammer unloads a knee to the mid-section.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Butzhammer slows down the pace here.
Butzhammer effectively controlling the action here.
Butzhammer gets a warning from the ref for wasting time.
Butzhammer is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Miller is defending well for now.
Butzhammer throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Miller blocks it with crossed arms.
Butzhammer with a knee to the head.
Butzhammer stalling against the cage.
Butzhammer connects with a nasty looking knee right to Miller's face.
Butzhammer missing with knees to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Miller takes a knee to the side of the body.
Butzhammer with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Miller takes a knee right on the jaw!
Knees in the clinch landing for Butzhammer.
Miller takes a knee right on the jaw!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Miller wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Miller is trying to break free.
Butzhammer looking to throw knees to the head but Miller is blocking nicely.
Butzhammer using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Miller has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Butzhammer misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Miller.
Butzhammer throws a knee to the head but misses.
Miller is trying to break free.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Butzhammer tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Butzhammer using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Miller has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Miller can't break the clinch.
Miller takes a knee to the side of the body.
Butzhammer throws a knee to the head but misses.
Butzhammer with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Stalling in the clinch from Butzhammer.
Butzhammer unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Miller looks winded!
Miller takes a knee right on the jaw!
Butzhammer leaning against his opponent.
Butzhammer tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Miller avoiding damage as Butzhammer throws knees to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Butzhammer putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Miller in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Miller avoiding damage as Butzhammer throws knees to the body.
Butzhammer landing knees to the head.
Butzhammer looking to throw knees to the head but Miller is blocking nicely.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Miller takes a knee right on the jaw!
Butzhammer misses with a knee strike.
Butzhammer leaning against his opponent.
Butzhammer using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Miller has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Miller managing to block the knees to the body from Butzhammer.
Butzhammer utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Butzhammer scores with a knee to the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ingo Butzhammer dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Butzhammer throws a quick inside leg kick.
A solid leg kick lands there for Butzhammer.
A chopping leg kick lands by Butzhammer.
Miller misses with a looping right.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
A nice inside leg kick there by Butzhammer. That's going to slow Miller down.
A nice inside leg kick there by Butzhammer. That's going to slow Miller down.
Miller's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
An inside leg kick lands from Butzhammer.
Butzhammer feints and then cracks Miller's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Miller down.
Miller on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Miller misses with a series of wild punches.
Miller throws a nice looking combination but Butzhammer bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Butzhammer keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Miller misses with an uppercut. Butzhammer saw that one coming.
Butzhammer is looking for a counter combo.
Miller is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Miller throws the left hand but Butzhammer avoids the punch easily.
Erwin Miller is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Miller misses with a straight right.
Butzhammer bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
A chopping leg kick lands by Butzhammer.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Butzhammer connects with a solid leg kick.
Butzhammer lands a leg kick that knocks Miller off balance momentarily.
Butzhammer pushes Miller up against the cage in a clinch.
Butzhammer lands a knee to the head.
Miller wants to break free but Butzhammer has control.
Butzhammer tries a knee to the head but Miller blocks it.
Butzhammer holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Butzhammer with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Butzhammer throws a knee to the head but misses.
Miller wants to get back to striking at distance but Butzhammer won't allow it.
Butzhammer using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Miller has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Miller breaks from the clinch.
A swing and a miss from Miller.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Butzhammer gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Butzhammer content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Butzhammer tries to land knees in the clinch but Miller avoids the damage to the body.
Butzhammer connects with a nasty looking knee right to Miller's face.
Butzhammer is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Miller is defending well for now.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Butzhammer misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Miller.
Butzhammer connects with a nasty looking knee right to Miller's face.
Butzhammer tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Butzhammer is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Miller can do to turn this around?
Butzhammer lands a good knee to the midsection. Miller won't want to take too many of those.
Miller wants to break the clinch but can't.
Miller wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Miller is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Ingo Butzhammer has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Butzhammer taking a breather.
Butzhammer is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Miller is defending well for now.
Butzhammer throws a knee to the head but misses.
Butzhammer tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Butzhammer with an attempt at a knee that misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Butzhammer holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Butzhammer lands a nice knee to the body.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Butzhammer tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Miller avoids it.
A knee to the head by Butzhammer.
Butzhammer tries to land knees in the clinch but Miller avoids the damage to the body.
Butzhammer misses with a knee strike.
Butzhammer throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Miller blocks it with crossed arms.
Butzhammer throws a knee to the head but misses.
Miller is trying to break the clinch but Butzhammer is controlling him.
Butzhammer throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Miller blocks it with crossed arms.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ingo Butzhammer dominated that second round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
Miller throws a jab but it's blocked by Butzhammer.
Butzhammer throws a nice outside leg kick.
Butzhammer looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Miller lands with a cross.
Butzhammer throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Butzhammer tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Butzhammer clinches up with Miller and pushes him back against the cage.
Miller wants to get back to striking at distance but Butzhammer won't allow it.
Butzhammer connects with a nasty looking knee right to Miller's face.
Miller takes a knee right on the jaw!
Miller breaks from the clinch.
Miller throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
A nice leg kick lands there from Butzhammer.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Butzhammer wants to clinch up but Miller keeps it at a distance.
Butzhammer scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Butzhammer fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Miller has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
A nice combination there by Miller.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Butzhammer looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
A telegraphed right hand from Miller misses the target.
Butzhammer tried to counter with a leg kick but Miller avoided it.
Butzhammer throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Miller scores with a nice right hand.
Miller throws a jab when Butzhammer was well out of range.
Miller connects with a single shot there.
Butzhammer is rocked!
A punch lands to the side of Butzhammer 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Oh Butzhammer is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Miller rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Butzhammer moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Miller takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Butzhammer tries a knee to the head but Miller blocks it.
Butzhammer misses with a knee to the head.
Butzhammer with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Butzhammer seems to have got his legs back now.
Butzhammer tries to land knees in the clinch but Miller avoids the damage to the body.
Butzhammer with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Miller breaks from the clinch.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Miller throws a nice looking combination but Butzhammer bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Miller misses with a looping right.
Butzhammer lands with a slapping head kick.
Miller throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Butzhammer lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Miller throws a hook but Butzhammer avoids it easily.
Miller throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Butzhammer sees it coming and avoids it easily.
An inside leg kick lands from Butzhammer.
Butzhammer turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Miller misses with a looping left.
Butzhammer chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Miller jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Butzhammer is looking to slow Miller down with leg kicks.
A looping hook to the body misses from Miller. Butzhammer does a little dance to reset his feet.
A jab from Miller misses.
Miller uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Butzhammer tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Miller paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Butzhammer ducks under a wild hook from Miller.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Butzhammer feints and then cracks Miller's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Miller down.
Miller misses with a hook. Butzhammer ducked under it nicely.
Butzhammer lands with a thumping leg kick.
Miller misses with a few strikes there.
Butzhammer lands with a kick to the temple. Miller shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Butzhammer throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Miller throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Butzhammer.
An inside leg kick lands from Butzhammer.
Butzhammer ducks under a wild hook from Miller.
Miller takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Butzhammer dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Miller. That did some damage!
Miller misses with a series of wild punches.
Butzhammer connects with a leg kick. Miller looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Miller thows a left - swing and a miss!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Butzhammer throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A good leg kick by Butzhammer.
Erwin Miller has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Miller misses with a straight right.
Butzhammer is looking to slow Miller down with leg kicks.
Butzhammer throws a head kick that half lands.
Butzhammer uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Miller.
Miller takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Butzhammer looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Miller on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Ingo Butzhammer is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Miller has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Butzhammer.
Miller stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Butzhammer.
Butzhammer lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Ingo Butzhammer is winning the standup battle so far.
Butzhammer closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Miller tries to break the clinch but Butzhammer is controlling the position.
Miller misses with a hook from the clinch.
And that's the end of the fight!
Ingo Butzhammer showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Butzhammer has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Steve Erwin scores the fight 30:27
Judge Ben Hemmingworth scores the fight 30:27
Judge Ron Honeybunn scores the fight 30:26
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Ingo Butzhammer!
An out of breath Ingo Butzhammer thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
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Co-main event
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Isbrand Gustav (ranked 3018 p4p, 373 weight class) and Pyotr Petrov (ranked 7122 p4p, 634 weight class). Pyotr Petrov is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples.
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170 lbs
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174 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
Solid boxing
Big heart |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Isbrand Gustav!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Pyotr Petrov!
The judges for this bout are John Mangel, Bruno Hogan and Donatello Bradman.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A telegraphed right hand from Gustav misses the target.
Gustav misses with a right hand
and Petrov counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Nice defenses there by Petrov.
Gustav throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Petrov sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Petrov just misses with a punch to the body.
Petrov ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Gustav moves away.
Petrov slips a jab and a cross from Gustav.
Petrov looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Petrov connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Petrov lands a lovely overhand right.
A right-left combo lands from Petrov.
Gustav misses with an uppercut. Petrov saw that one coming.
Petrov ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Petrov connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Petrov connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Petrov throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
A big left from Gustav misses.
Gustav throws out a loose jab but Petrov uses good head movement to avoid it.
Pyotr Petrov seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Petrov scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Gustav doesn't seem bothered though.
Petrov drops his hands momentarily and Gustav takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Petrov works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
The fighters circling - Gustav throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Petrov let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Petrov scores with a punch to the head.
Petrov ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Gustav moves away.
Gustav misses with a hook.
Gustav fails to land with a series of punches.
We've been informed that Petrov has been sparring a lot of Muay Thai in the buildup to this fight so let's see if that has an impact on the result.
Sloppy strikes from Petrov. Those never looked like landing.
Petrov fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Gustav looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Gustav misses with a two punch combination.
Petrov swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
A slow jab from Gustav misses its intended target.
Gustav throws a poor cross that misses
letting Petrov counter with a right hand.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Nice body punch from Petrov.
Petrov ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Petrov misses with a hook
and Gustav counters with a lovely straight right hand!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gustav rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
enabling Petrov to counter with a crisp jab.
Gustav misses with a right hand
and Petrov connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Petrov scores with a crisp jab that stopped Gustav in his tracks.
Gustav avoids the body shot from Petrov.
Petrov tests Gustav's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Petrov looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Gustav throws a hook to the side of Petrov's head but Petrov sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Petrov moves away from the strike by Gustav.
Petrov avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Gustav misses with a hook.
A big left from Gustav misses.
Petrov ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Gustav misses with a left hand
and Petrov counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Petrov scores with a crisp jab that stopped Gustav in his tracks.
A shot to the liver by Petrov. Beautiful body shot.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gustav throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Petrov.
Gustav misses with an uppercut.
Gustav missing with a left hand there. Petrov was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Petrov lands with a good body shot.
Gustav is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Petrov steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Gustav.
Petrov is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Gustav had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
Petrov misses with a hook.
Petrov lands with an uppercut that bounces Gustav off the cage and back into range.
Gustav gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Gustav misses with a lunging right hand
letting Petrov counter with a right hand.
Petrov throws a shot to the body.
Petrov avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Nice body punch from Petrov.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Petrov throws a right hand that misses
and Gustav counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Gustav swings widly with a right hand
and Petrov counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gustav throws a poor cross that misses
and Petrov cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
A big left from Gustav misses.
Donk. Petrov catches Gustav right on the button with a cross.
Gustav throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Petrov sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Petrov lands a jab-cross combination.
Gustav looks to be in better condition than last time we saw him fight. Obviously he's been working hard on his cardio.
Petrov uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Gustav throws a combination that misses
and Petrov counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Petrov fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Petrov dips to his left and cracks Gustav with an uppercut!
Petrov scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Petrov steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Gustav.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Gustav throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Petrov counters with a nice uppercut.
Gustav has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Gustav there as he acknowledges the shot.
Gustav slips a jab from Petrov.
Gustav throws a hook but Petrov blocks it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Pyotr Petrov dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Petrov comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Petrov has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
A jab from Petrov misses.
Petrov connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Gustav's hands.
Gustav looks to land a left hand but Petrov moved out of range nicely.
Petrov tests Gustav's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Petrov throws a looping overhand right but Gustav ducks down to avoid it.
Petrov misses with the combination.
A punch lands to the side of Petrov 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Petrov changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Petrov closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Gustav displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Petrov throws out the jab.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Petrov punishes Gustav's body with a nice straight punch.
A big right from Gustav misses.
Petrov steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Gustav.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gustav rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Petrov moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
A nice side step and Petrov releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Petrov bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Pyotr Petrov seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Gustav shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Gustav misses with a few strikes there.
Petrov throws a combination that misses
and Petrov takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Gustav throws a poor cross that misses
and Petrov counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Gustav dodges the punch combination from Petrov.
Gustav swinging wildly here.
A swing and a miss from Petrov.
Gustav throws a poor cross that misses
and Petrov cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Gustav misses with a right hand
enabling Petrov to counter with a crisp jab.
Petrov cracks Gustav with an open hand slap.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Gustav misses with the combination.
As Gustav backs off Petrov throws a huge counter combo but Gustav manages to avoid it all.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gustav loads up on a big right hand but Petrov slips the punch.
Petrov lands a two punch combo.
Petrov lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Petrov with a hook.
Gustav moves out of range as Petrov strikes.
Petrov with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Gustav throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Petrov sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Gustav slips under a jab.
Petrov scores with a nice head shot.
Gustav looks to throw the jab but Petrov is out of range.
Gustav throws a series of punches but Petrov avoids them all with ease.
Nice shot by Petrov.
No joy there for Gustav, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Petrov moves out of range of the strikes.
Petrov defending well as Gustav loads up on a big left hand.
Petrov tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Gustav was well out of range. Poor timing from Petrov.
Petrov ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
A big left from Gustav misses.
Gustav throws a right and a left that Petrov avoids nicely.
A telegraphed right hand from Gustav misses the target.
Petrov uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Gustav.
Petrov tests Gustav's chin there with a solid looking shot.
A telegraphed right hand from Gustav misses the target.
Gustav throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Petrov ducks under a wild hook from Gustav.
It seemed like Petrov was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Gustav on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Gustav misses with an uppercut.
Petrov will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Petrov throws a combination. Gustav tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Petrov throws a lazy right hand but Gustav sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
This entire fight has taken place on the feet so far and you wonder whether Gustav might be better served trying to take this one to the ground because he's losing the standup battle so far.
Jab by Petrov.
Gustav takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Gustav keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Petrov scores with a jab to the body.
Gustav takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Gustav looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Petrov scores with a sloppy right hand. Gustav should have avoided that one.
A telegraphed right hand from Gustav misses the target.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
A slow jab from Gustav misses its intended target.
Petrov connects with a crisp jab.
Gustav throws a left and a right that both miss
and Petrov connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Pyotr Petrov showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Back to the action! Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Gustav walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Petrov scores with a jab.
Gustav misses with a lunging right hand
and Gustav takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Petrov fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Gustav looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Petrov defending well as Gustav loads up on a big left hand.
Gustav jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Petrov connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Gustav throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Petrov lands a lovely overhand right.
Petrov slips under a jab from Gustav.
Gustav throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Petrov sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Petrov wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Gustav avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Gustav swings widly with a right hand
and Petrov counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Petrov stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gustav looks to throw the jab but Petrov is out of range.
As Gustav backs off Petrov throws a huge counter combo but Gustav manages to avoid it all.
Gustav misses with an uppercut. Petrov saw that one coming.
Gustav misses with a looping right.
Gustav takes a jab right on the kisser.
Gustav swings widly with a right hand
and Gustav takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Gustav rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Petrov cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Petrov takes a swing at Gustav's ribcage but misses.
Petrov ducks under a wild hook from Gustav.
A jab from Gustav misses.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Petrov! But no joy.
Petrov lands a jab-cross combination.
Gustav is rocked!
Gustav swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Oh Gustav is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Petrov scores with a sloppy right hand. Gustav should have avoided that one.
Gustav seems to have got his legs back now.
Gustav jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Gustav throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Sloppy strikes from Gustav. Those never looked like landing.
Petrov works the jab nicely.
Petrov lands with a nice body punch.
Petrov lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Gustav circles away quickly and effectively.
Gustav scores with a jab. Petrov acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Petrov ducks under a wild hook from Gustav.
Petrov swings widly with a right hand
and Gustav counters with a one-two to the body.
Petrov throws out a loose jab but Gustav uses good head movement to avoid it.
Petrov moves out of range of the strikes.
Petrov pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Gustav misses with a series of wild punches.
Gustav uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Petrov.
Gustav is looking to counter punch.
Gustav rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Petrov counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Petrov connects with a crisp jab.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Petrov, as that shot connected.
Gustav uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Petrov.
Gustav misses with a right hand
and Petrov cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
The fighters circle momentarily. Petrov darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Petrov lands a jab to Gustav's midsection.
A swing and a miss from Gustav.
Pyotr Petrov is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Nice shot lands for Petrov.
Gustav swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Petrov scores with a jab to the jaw.
Gustav misses with an uppercut
and Petrov counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Gustav takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Petrov slips a straight right by Gustav.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gustav misses with a left hand
and Petrov counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Gustav thinking.
Gustav waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Petrov.
Petrov throws a shot to the body.
Gustav throws a jab when Petrov was well out of range.
Petrov uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Gustav.
Petrov misses with a wild combination.
Petrov cracks Gustav with a good jab.
Petrov keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Gustav.
Petrov slips a straight right by Gustav.
Petrov slips a jab from Gustav.
A left and a right from Gustav both land. Nice combination.
Isbrand Gustav has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Petrov staying out of range there.
And that's the end of the fight!
Pyotr Petrov comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Petrov 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 John Mangel scores the fight 27:30
Judge Bruno Hogan scores the fight 27:30
Judge Donatello Bradman scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Pyotr Petrov!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Pat Williams (ranked 3459 p4p, 377 weight class) and Chris Davis (ranked 6198 p4p, 562 weight class). Rumors backstage are that the fighters have been paid to keep it standing but we know that would never happen in MMA!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Pat Williams!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Chris Davis!
The judges for this bout are Ben Hemmingworth, Chris Dean and Ben Watson.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Williams throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Davis's waist but Davis gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Williams off to one side.
Williams sets himself, and Davis steps forward looking for the clinch! Williams avoids it this time.
Williams pushes Davis up against the cage in a clinch.
Davis lands an elbow just above Williams 's eye.
Davis pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Davis with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Davis looking to throw knees to the head but Williams is blocking nicely.
Davis lands an elbow inside.
Davis tries to land a knee to the head but Williams blocks with his arms.
Davis prevents a takedown attempt there.
Williams takes an elbow to the temple.
Williams jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Davis walks away with a smile on his face. Williams gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Pat Williams. That's going to take a lot out of him.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Davis with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Davis creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Williams's defenses.
Davis misses with an elbow strike.
Davis tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Davis is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Williams can't get the takedown.
Williams pulls Davis into guard.
We could do with one of the fighters taking the initiative a bit more on the ground - they're both waiting to capitalize on a mistake.
Davis wants to get up but he can't break Williams's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Williams working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Davis doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Oh but Williams is tightening it up a little... Davis has to be careful here... He's got his foot tucked under now, this looks tight! Davis reacted too slowly and this one could be over in a matter of seconds! YES! Davis taps out! Nice BJJ there by Williams!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:20 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle Choke). Pat Williams!
Pat Williams was full of energy after the big win and talked about how he thinks he can do big things in this sport. The crowd were appreciative of his determination to succeed.
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