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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Vikrama Lykke (ranked 4599 p4p, 354 weight class) and Anthony Viper (ranked 9233 p4p, 477 weight class). Lykke comes to the cage accompanied by 2Pac - Dear Mama. The key to victory for Vikrama Lykke has got to be keeping the fight on the feet.
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145 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Vikrama Lykke!
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, Anthony Viper!
The judges for this bout are Viktor Lagutenko, Sergei Dronov and Illya Tyunina.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Viper has taken the fight to the clinch.
Viper tries for a takedown but Lykke manages to get underhooks.
Lykke stalling against the cage.
Viper manages to break the clinch.
Viper misses with a body kick.
Viper takes a swing at Lykke's ribcage but misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Viper misses with a few strikes there.
Lykke went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
Viper looks for a takedown but Lykke sprawls well.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Viper misses with the combination.
Lykke slips a jab and a cross from Viper.
Viper shoots in but Lykke avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Lykke went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
Vikrama Lykke has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Anthony Viper.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Viper displaying some good clinch control by pressing Lykke up against the cage.
Lykke tries a body shot but Viper blocks it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lykke will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Viper up against the cage.
Viper is working for takedown but Lykke is calmly controlling the position for now.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Viper misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Viper being controlled against the cage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Viper will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Lykke up against the cage.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Lykke takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
The referee is keeping an eye on Lykke - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
The crowd are getting pretty annoyed with Lykke for his constant stalling in the clinch and are voicing their displeasure.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Anthony Viper dominated that round.
That's time! Lykke's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Viper is trying hard to land a takedown here. Lykke sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
As Viper looks to move away, Lykke throws a big counter combo but Viper just gets out of the way.
Viper swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
As Viper looks to move away, Lykke throws a big counter combo but Viper just gets out of the way.
Viper closes the distance and clinches.
Viper taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Lykke trying to land knees to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Lykke is stalling here.
Viper is looking for a takedown.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lykke lands a damaging elbow.
Lykke stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Lykke slowing the pace effectively.
Lykke is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Viper is defending well for now.
Viper tries a body shot but Lykke blocks it.
Lykke manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Viper has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Lykke after a bit of a struggle.
Vikrama Lykke has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Anthony Viper.
Lykke breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Lykke slaps away a takedown attempt from Viper, before circling back to the center of the mat.
A counter left hand to the body from Lykke misses its target.
Both fighters are looking to counter, which isn't making for the most exciting fight in the world.
Viper gets in close and instigates a clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lykke is leaning against Viper and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Lykke drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Viper gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Viper has Lykke pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Lykke manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Lykke breaks from the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Nice sprawl there from Lykke as Viper shoots in.
Viper clinches.
Viper scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Lykke tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Lykke tries to score a body lock takedown but Viper shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Viper lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Lykke.
Viper stalling in the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Anthony Viper will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Viper.
Viper throws a leg kick that misses.
Lykke is looking for a counter combo.
Viper misses with a leg kick
and Lykke counters with a one-two to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Viper shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Lykke as he jumps to the side.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Viper rushes Lykke and presses him up against the cage.
Lykke is struggling to control the position.
Viper tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Lykke's elbow.
The referee calls for Lykke to work.
Lykke looks to be in better condition than last time we saw him fight. Obviously he's been working hard on his cardio.
Lykke is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Viper pulls him back up using the underhooks.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Lykke throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Viper blocks it with crossed arms.
Viper effectively controlling the action here.
Viper is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Lykke is defending well.
Vikrama Lykke has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Anthony Viper.
Lykke content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Viper prevents Lykke from breaking the clinch.
Viper effectively controlling the action here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Viper.
Viper being controlled against the cage.
Viper blocking some punches.
Lykke prevents a body shot from Viper.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Lykke is looking for a takedown.
Viper pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Viper fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Lykke slips a jab and a cross from Viper.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Viper throws a series of punches but Lykke avoids them all with ease.
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 Vikrama Lykke.
I think Viper has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Viktor Lagutenko scores the fight 27:30
Judge Sergei Dronov scores the fight 29:29
Judge Illya Tyunina scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by majority decision... Anthony Viper!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Hussein Alou (ranked 8935 p4p, 730 weight class) and Alvaro Ortaga (ranked 9242 p4p, 736 weight class). Hussein Alou has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.
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172 lbs
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178 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
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Counter fighter
Solid chin |
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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 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Hussein Alou!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Alvaro Ortaga!
The judges for this bout are Valeri Chadov, Aleksandr Martynov and Aleksei Zolotukhin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jab by Ortaga.
It looks like Hussein Alou has been cut.
Alou gets off balance looking for a body kick
and Ortaga counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Ortaga stops Alou from standing up.
Alou thows some rabbit punches from the bottom but they don't do any damage.
Alou being controlled here, momentarily.
Ortaga working some strikes from top position.
Alou definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Ortaga lands a couple of elbows.
Ortaga decides he's had enough of playing guard and decides to stand. Come on Alou, up you get!
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ortaga scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Alou tries to kick Ortaga off but Ortaga keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Alou wants to get back to full guard.
Ortaga winds up and cracks Alou with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Ortaga is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ortaga lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Alou is trying to stand.
Ortaga looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
Ortaga lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Ortaga scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Ortaga is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Ortaga is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Alou is just riding it out for now. Ortaga eventually gives up the hold.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Ortaga slows the pace down in half guard.
Ortaga lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ortaga stops Alou from getting back to his feet.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Ortaga landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Ortaga seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Alou is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Ortaga slows the pace down in half guard.
Alou on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Alou has hold of Ortaga's hands but Ortaga slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Ortaga scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ortaga is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Ortaga lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Ortaga takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
Ortaga's corner are shouting for him to control the position and he seems happy to oblige.
Ortaga working Alou over with strikes.
Ortaga moves nicely into side control.
Ortaga goes for an armbar here - this could be all over! But no, Alou has escaped beautifully and is now on top in side control! Oh, that's unlucky for Ortaga but great work by Alou.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Ortaga is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Ortaga manages to get back to half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Alvaro Ortaga dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Hussein Alou's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Ortaga cracks Alou with a good jab.
Alou throws a push kick but Ortaga slaps the foot to one side.
Ortaga shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Ortaga is stalling in the full guard.
Alou is looking for a triangle but Ortaga pushes his legs off easily.
Ortaga is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ortaga makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Ortaga works over Alou with some ground and pound from guard.
Ortaga is in close to Alou's body, working some short punches and elbows.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ortaga lands a couple of digs.
Alou is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Ortaga is controlling him.
Alou looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Ortaga has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Ortaga stands up and waves to Alou to follow him.
Alou gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Ortaga sitting in guard, not really doing much.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ortaga is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Ortaga sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Ortaga is continuing to stall.
Alou wants to stand up but Ortaga is controlling him.
Ortaga connects with a couple of short punches.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ortaga sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Alou is wriggling around but Ortaga manages to pass to half guard.
Ortaga drops an elbow to the side of Alou's head.
Ortaga scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Well, if Ortaga is going to just lie there, perhaps we should talk about what we're having for dinner tonight… I'm having a ham and pineapple pizza… Yum. Can't wait.
Ortaga landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Alou wants to get back to his feet.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Alou looking for submissions off his back.
Ortaga trying to control the pace.
Ortaga is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Ortaga lands strikes from half guard.
Ortaga is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Alou taking some punishment here, with Ortaga in his half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Alvaro Ortaga showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Hussein Alou's cut.
That's time! Alou's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!
Ortaga shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in side control! That's better than Ortaga was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Alou is trying to stand back up. He's worked his way up against the cage but Ortaga has just dragged him back down to the mat.
Alou taking a bit of punishment here - Ortaga scoring with strikes.
Ortaga lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear Alou down.
Ortaga is staying tight to Alou's torso, preventing him from escaping.
Alou is putting a lot of effort into getting back to his feet here.
Ortaga scores with punches from side control.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Alou is trying to get back to his feet.
Ortaga scores with a couple of nice shots to the head there. The referee takes a look at Alou to see if he's OK.
Ortaga has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Ortaga lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear Alou down.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ortaga scores with punches from side control.
Ortaga has had enough of the ground for now and decides to stand.
Ortaga closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Ortaga lands in his opponent's guard.
Ortaga sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Ortaga stops Alou from standing up.
Ortaga controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ortaga slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
Ortaga in side control lands a nice looking series of punches and elbows.
Ortaga taking a breather here.
Alou is trying to escape and get back to his feet.
Check out the look on Ortaga's face as he threw that strike - that's one determined fighter!
Ortaga in side control lands a nice looking series of punches and elbows.
Ortaga takes a little break here. Alou wants to take advantage but he is being controlled well.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ortaga landing with strikes to the head and body from side control.
Ortaga in side control lands a decent elbow.
Ortaga landing with strikes to the head and body from side control.
Alou takes a big shot right to the temple there but he's taken it well.
Alou is looking to get back to his feet here but Ortaga is keeping cool and he's managed to take Alou's back.
Ortaga is working the ground and pound here and the referee is taking a close look at Alou. He must escape soon or this one will be stopped.
Alou is rocked!
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Ortaga lands shots from the back.
Oh Alou is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Ortaga has Alou flattened out and is raining down punches.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
You know, I was talking to some of our celebrities at ringside tonight and they were split right down the middle on who was going to win this fight.
Alou is trying to get back to his feet but Ortaga has full control of the position and if anything, Alou has just worked his way into a worse spot.
Ortaga has his opponent trapped and is landing shots. Not a good position for Alou.
What can Alou do to escape this position? He's going to have to figure it out pretty quick if he wants to stay in the fight!
Ortaga loading up with punches from the back mount - how long can Alou hold on?
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Ortaga drops a big shot to the side of Alou's head! Oh, Alou is out! He's out cold! Ortaga jumps to his feet and celebrates with his corner. In his post fight interview he thanks God. Saying that without him, he wouldn't have the power to knock his opponent senseless. Amen.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:49 of round 3, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Alvaro Ortaga!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Lew Zatorski (ranked 5197 p4p, 595 weight class) and Jackson Magnum (ranked 5503 p4p, 617 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Magnum's choice of entrance music: I am Stronger. Both these guys have solid standup skills and neither is particularly fantastic on the ground, so let's hope for a nice standup war!
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215 lbs
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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 St Petersburg, Lew Zatorski!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Jackson Magnum!
The judges for this bout are Valeri Chadov, Aleksei Zolotukhin and Konstantin Menshow.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Zatorski throws a front kick aimed at Magnum's knee but Magnum avoids it well.
Magnum moves into the clinch successfully.
Zatorski is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Magnum to keep the fight standing.
Magnum lands a hook to the side of the head.
Magnum escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Zatorski tries to clinch but Magnum is having none of it.
Zatorski fails with an attempt to clinch.
Magnum tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Zatorski was well out of range. Poor timing from Magnum.
Magnum circles away from the clinch attempt.
Magnum throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Zatorski scores with a shot to the body.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Zatorski.
As Zatorski backs off Magnum throws a huge counter combo but Zatorski manages to avoid it all.
Zatorski throws a right hand that Magnum ducks under and follows up with a left that Magnum also avoids with ease.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Zatorski shoots for a double leg takedown but Magnum sprawls well. He's pushed Zatorski's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Lew Zatorski. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Magnum stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Magnum wants it to stay on the feet.
Lew Zatorski seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Zatorski shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Magnum as he avoids it easily.
Zatorski throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Magnum cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
It looks like Lew Zatorski has been cut.
Magnum decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Zatorski makes some distance and scrambles quickly back to his feet. Nice work!
Zatorski stuffs the takedown.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Zatorski throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Magnum counters with a huge uppercut, hook combination that drops Zatorski! The ref has seen enough - he's dived in to stop the fight! Brutal strikes by Magnum!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:39 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Jackson Magnum!
A victorious Jackson Magnum thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Victor Mordino (ranked 6907 p4p, 652 weight class) and Alex Hadley Jr (ranked 25107 p4p, 757 weight class). Victor Mordino has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.
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170 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 8 - 1, fighting out of London, Victor Mordino!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Alex Hadley Jr!
The judges for this bout are Aleksandr Martynov, Ivan Kurochkin and Viktor Lagutenko.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hadley Jr thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Mordino if he has to take too many more of those.
Mordino shoots for a takedown but Hadley Jr saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Mordino throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Hadley Jr was covering up waiting for the punch and Mordino finishes the takedown easily into guard.
Hadley Jr looking to hit a scissor sweep but Mordino is one step ahead there.
Hadley Jr is looking to stand up but Mordino isn't so interested in that idea.
Mordino wants to control from the top but Hadley Jr keeps moving.
Mordino sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Mordino passes Hadley Jr's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Mordino sitting and controlling from the half guard.
Hadley Jr is trying to get back to full guard.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Mordino in particular looking to stall.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mordino seems to have a rather negative gameplan on the ground. He seems keen to just score the takedown and hold down Hadley Jr for as long as he can get away with.
Mordino trying to control from half guard but Hadley Jr is working away.
Still in half guard, Mordino seems content to control.
Hadley Jr is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Hadley Jr punching from the bottom.
Mordino stalling.
Mordino wants to work for an arm triangle but Hadley Jr is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Mordino with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
Mordino continues to stall.
That's two 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.
Hadley Jr is defending against the submission attempts here by Mordino.
Mordino controlling the action here.
Hadley Jr is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Hadley Jr looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Mordino is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Mordino has hold of the far side arm. He's working for the Kimura, can Hadley Jr defend it? Mordino steps over the head and cranks it - Hadley Jr is tapping out! That was textbook stuff right there - nice submission victory for Mordino!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:47 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Victor Mordino!
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Juan Rivero (ranked 8455 p4p, 456 weight class) and Haislan Garcia (ranked 1186 p4p, 119 weight class). I can't wait for this one - let's get the fighter introductions out of the way and get this one started!
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153 lbs
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155 lbs
8 - 0 - 0 |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Juan Rivero!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Haislan Garcia!
The judges for this bout are Illya Tyunina, Ivan Kurochkin and Sergei Dronov.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rivero misses the body punch
and Garcia counters with a stiff right hand.
Rivero wants to clinch
and Garcia cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Rivero tries to clinch but Garcia moves away
and Garcia counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Rivero takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Rivero takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Garcia jabs Rivero to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Rivero misses with a combination
and Garcia counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Nice shot by Garcia.
Rivero throws a combination that misses
and Garcia counters with a lovely shot to the body.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Good standup being displayed there by Garcia as he connects with a hook.
Rivero moves forwards but Garcia connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Rivero tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Garcia counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Garcia scores with a nice head shot.
Rivero is rocked!
Garcia stuns Rivero with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Oh Rivero is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Rivero moves in looking to clinch but Garcia pushes him off.
Rivero seems to have got his legs back now.
Garcia cracks Rivero with a good jab.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A nice inside leg kick there by Garcia. That's going to slow Rivero down.
Rivero moves forwards but Garcia connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Rivero misses with a combination
and Garcia counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Garcia wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Juan Rivero seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Rivero takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Garcia scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Garcia scores with a jab to the body.
Rivero throws a poor cross that misses
and Garcia counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Rivero really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Rivero is breathing heavily.
Garcia works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Haislan Garcia is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Garcia chopping away at his opponent's legs.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Garcia's jab looks to have found its range, popping Rivero under the eye.
Garcia throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Rivero stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Garcia feints and then winds up with a huge right hand that connects perfectly and sends Rivero sprawling to the canvas! Rivero rolls over backwards and springs off the cage and manages to regain his footing - how acrobatic! Oh, he's still wobbly - can Garcia finish him?!
Garcia drops Rivero with a straight left! Oh this is bad for Rivero! Garcia dives in and starts dropping bombs - the referee has no choice but to step in and save him!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:55 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Haislan Garcia!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Fast Furious (ranked 5322 p4p, 497 weight class) and Ty Sterling James (ranked 9181 p4p, 623 weight class). Ty Sterling James is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.
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162 lbs
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160 lbs
3 - 1 - 0 |
BJJ Purple Belt
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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
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Fast Furious!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Ty Sterling James!
The judges for this bout are Ivan Kurochkin, Fedor Mirinova and Konstantin Menshow.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Furious throws a right hand that Sterling James ducks under and follows up with a left that Sterling James also avoids with ease.
Furious dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Furious cracks a nice hook into Sterling James's ribs.
Furious lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Sterling James circles away quickly and effectively.
Sterling James throws a lazy body kick
and Furious counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Furious lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Furious lands with a punch from half guard.
Sterling James tries to roll over but Furious keeps him under control.
Furious seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Sterling James does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Sterling James wants to get back to full guard.
Sterling James keeps trying to improve his position.
Ground and pound from Furious.
Furious scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Furious scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Furious is keen to just control but Sterling James is a slippery customer.
Furious with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
Furious scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Nice strikes from Furious there.
Sterling James is rocked!
Furious lands a big elbow - Sterling James is out of it! He's waving his arms around but his eyes are closed and he's not intelligently defending himself - the ref has no choice but to jump in and stop the fight! This one is in the books! A TKO win for Furious!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:41 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Fast Furious!
A very excited looking Fast Furious made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Eusebio Da Silva Ferreira (ranked 25316 p4p, 502 weight class) and Perdue Willshire (ranked 24584 p4p, 503 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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145 lbs
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19
142 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Eusebio Da Silva Ferreira!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Perdue Willshire!
The judges for this bout are Igor Prikhodko, Dmitry Maklakov and Illya Tyunina.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Willshire takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
A big left from Willshire misses.
Willshire takes a kick to the side of the head.
Willshire throws a series of punches but Da Silva Ferreira moves out of range.
Willshire takes a swing at Da Silva Ferreira's ribcage but misses.
Willshire takes a swing at Da Silva Ferreira's ribcage but misses.
Da Silva Ferreira throws a series of punches but Willshire moves out of range.
Da Silva Ferreira scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Da Silva Ferreira fails to land a wild elbow strike.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Willshire is putting a lot of effort into getting back to his feet here.
Da Silva Ferreira scoring with punches and elbows.
Willshire is trying to get back to half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Da Silva Ferreira wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Willshire, who protects the arm well.
Da Silva Ferreira looking to punish the body of his opponent here but Willshire is avoiding damage well.
Da Silva Ferreira tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Da Silva Ferreira has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Willshire tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Da Silva Ferreira looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Da Silva Ferreira wants to lay and pray for a moment but Willshire keeps working.
Willshire tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Da Silva Ferreira wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Willshire tries to wriggle free to get back to his feet but he's given up his back! Oops.
Da Silva Ferreira has the hooks in. Willshire is trying to push off one leg but he has to do so cautiously to avoid being submitted.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Da Silva Ferreira missing with punches from the back.
Willshire trying to control the position but Da Silva Ferreira manages to sink in the hooks.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Da Silva Ferreira seems to have improved his submission grappling technique since last time we saw him. Let's see if he can pull off a submission.
Da Silva Ferreira working for a RNC but it's not happening just yet.
Willshire is trying to get back to his feet but Da Silva Ferreira has full control of the position and if anything, Willshire has just worked his way into a worse spot.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Willshire is very frustrated here, being controlled quite effectively by Da Silva Ferreira.
Da Silva Ferreira has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Da Silva Ferreira trying to control.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Da Silva Ferreira is not going to allow Willshire to sit and survive in this position.
Willshire covering up well under a series of strikes from Da Silva Ferreira.
Willshire is trying to break free.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Da Silva Ferreira looking for the RNC.
Willshire trying to get back to his feet but Da Silva Ferreira is in full control for now.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Eusebio Da Silva Ferreira dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Willshire tries to clinch up but Da Silva Ferreira circles away and keeps his distance.
Da Silva Ferreira appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
Willshire ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Da Silva Ferreira moves away.
Da Silva Ferreira looking to score a takedown here. Willshire is defending well but Da Silva Ferreira drives through and ends up in Willshire's guard.
Da Silva Ferreira throwing strikes from guard but Willshire blocks nicely.
Da Silva Ferreira gets to his feet - Willshire follows without any prompting.
Da Silva Ferreira drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Da Silva Ferreira postures up a little and throws a couple of hammerfists but they don't connect properly.
Da Silva Ferreira is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Willshire knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Da Silva Ferreira is looking to take a break and control but Willshire is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Willshire is pushing Da Silva Ferreira's head away, looking to escape. Da Silva Ferreira manages to hold on to the position though.
Da Silva Ferreira wants to control but Willshire is keeping him busy.
Willshire is looking for a sweep.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Da Silva Ferreira is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Willshire knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Willshire is pushing Da Silva Ferreira's head away, looking to escape. Da Silva Ferreira manages to hold on to the position though.
Willshire keeps Da Silva Ferreira under control for a moment.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
Da Silva Ferreira trying to control the action but Willshire is working from the bottom.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A head kick misses from Willshire.
Da Silva Ferreira goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Willshire cracks Da Silva Ferreira with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Da Silva Ferreira shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Willshire's guard.
Willshire keeping moving, preventing Da Silva Ferreira from controlling successfully.
Da Silva Ferreira is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Da Silva Ferreira's ground tactics aren't going to win him many fans. Let's hope he's got fireworks for us if he gets back to his feet because he's not doing much on the ground.
Da Silva Ferreira wants to control from the top but Willshire keeps moving.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Willshire is adopting a defensive guard.
Willshire looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Da Silva Ferreira working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Willshire cracks a nice hook into Da Silva Ferreira's ribs.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Eusebio Da Silva Ferreira dominated that second round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
Da Silva Ferreira closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Willshire manages to create a bit of space in order to work his way back to his feet. Da Silva Ferreira keeps hold of his opponent and drives him back against the cage.
Willshire stalling the fight.
Willshire looking to stall.
Da Silva Ferreira manages to pull guard. Let's see whether he can land a sub off his back.
Willshire looking to pass the guard.
Da Silva Ferreira has managed to work for a loose triangle. I think Willshire should be able to defend this one pretty easily though. Oh, Da Silva Ferreira has tightened it up now! Willshire should have reacted faster there - he's in big trouble and yes, he's tapped out! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:53 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle). Eusebio Da Silva Ferreira!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Ragnar Diaz (ranked 2514 p4p, 271 weight class) and Max Paddy (ranked 3632 p4p, 364 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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25
165 lbs
8 - 3 - 0 |
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20
161 lbs
5 - 3 - 0 |
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Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
8 - 3 - 0, fighting out of London, Ragnar Diaz!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Max Paddy!
The judges for this bout are Viktor Lagutenko, Valeri Chadov and Illya Tyunina.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Paddy tries to clinch there but Diaz circles away.
Paddy misses with a head kick.
Paddy gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Diaz on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
A shot in the inside from Diaz.
Diaz manages to break the clinch.
Paddy scores with a takedown into Diaz's guard.
Paddy preventing the sweep.
Diaz controlling Paddy's posture.
Paddy pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Diaz is keeping the position for now.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Diaz is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Diaz has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Diaz keeping moving, preventing Paddy from controlling successfully.
Diaz on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Diaz tries to get out of the position.
My spies in IC&E Academy inform me that Paddy has been getting involved in the gym's BJJ sparring sessions. Let's see whether that pays dividends!
Paddy preventing the sweep.
Diaz wants to stand up but Paddy is controlling him.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Paddy tries to clinch up.
The fighters circling - Diaz throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Some bone on bone action there as Diaz checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Paddy avoids the body shot from Diaz.
Paddy gets tackled into the cage by Diaz. Diaz maintains the clinch.
Diaz lands a hook to the side of the head.
Paddy changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Diaz fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Diaz jabs at Paddy's body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Diaz throws a hook to the side of Paddy's head but Paddy sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Paddy fails with an attempt to clinch.
A counter left hand to the body from Diaz misses its target.
Paddy showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Diaz.
And Paddy tries to counter it with a takedown but Diaz pushes his down on his head and steps out.
Paddy closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Paddy blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Paddy tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Diaz avoids it.
Paddy tries a knee to the head but Diaz blocks it.
Paddy drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Diaz gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Diaz lands with a short shot to the head.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A short right hand to the side of the head by Diaz.
Diaz is pressed up against the cage. Paddy has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Diaz down to the mat. Diaz avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Ragnar Diaz has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Max Paddy.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Diaz closes the distance and clinches.
Diaz throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Paddys head.
Diaz's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Diaz lands a nice shot to the body.
Paddy shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
Diaz wants to get back to his feet.
Paddy is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Diaz keeping hold of Paddy's head, controlling as best he can.
Diaz keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Diaz wants to get back to his feet.
Paddy is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Paddy prevents Diaz from standing back up.
Paddy throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Paddy wants to pass to mount but Diaz is defending the position.
Diaz tries to roll over but Paddy keeps him under control.
Paddy passes the half guard and he's now in mount! Big trouble for Diaz!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Paddy looking to control but Diaz is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ragnar Diaz dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Paddy on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Diaz moves out of range as Paddy throws a body kick.
Diaz misses the jab.
Paddy tries to clinch there but Diaz circles away.
Diaz appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
Diaz moves into the clinch.
Paddy misses with a punch on the inside.
Paddy changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Diaz fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Paddy shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Diaz pinned against the cage. Diaz gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Paddy staying out of range there.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Nice takedown defense from Diaz. No joy for Paddy on that attempt.
Ragnar Diaz has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Max Paddy.
Paddy swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Diaz throws a right and a left that Paddy avoids nicely.
Paddy takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Diaz swinging wildly here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Paddy has a takedown stuffed.
Paddy shoots for a takedown but Diaz saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
A little feinted left hand from Diaz on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Diaz drops Paddy with a beautiful combination! Paddy stares up at his opponent, who ushers him back to his feet - Diaz is looking for the KO!
Paddy is rocked!
It looks like Max Paddy has been cut.
Diaz gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Paddy is still on wobbly legs! Can Diaz finish him?
Diaz escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Paddy is holding his hands too far apart here. Diaz throws a hard, straight punch right down the pipe and BOOM! Paddy is out! That punch landed square on the jaw - what a shot!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:26 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Ragnar Diaz!
In his post fight interview, Ragnar Diaz gave a big smile as he said 'Thank you all for coming out and watching, hats off to my opponent. I want one more fight before the end of the year while James "Neon" Richards takes care of business then let's dance bro Champ Vs Champ whatcha think bro?'.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Samuel Cooke (ranked 1300 p4p, 156 weight class) and Joey Tempest (ranked 2760 p4p, 298 weight class). Cooke comes to the cage accompanied by Harm's Way - Warriors Will Reign. 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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170 lbs
6 - 2 - 0 |
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159 lbs
5 - 1 - 0 |
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Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the lightweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
6 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Samuel Cooke!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Joey Tempest!
The judges for this bout are Viktor Lagutenko, Aleksandr Martynov and Valeri Chadov.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A swing and a miss from Cooke.
Cooke tries for a takedown but Tempest sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Cooke lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Tempest throws a jab but it's blocked by Cooke.
Cooke throws a jab when Tempest was well out of range.
Tempest is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Cooke.
Cooke misses with an uppercut.
Tempest swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Cooke throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Cooke lands with an uppercut that bounces Tempest off the cage and back into range.
It looks like Joey Tempest has been cut.
Cooke looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Cooke misses with a kick to the body.
A looping hook to the body misses from Cooke. Tempest does a little dance to reset his feet.
Cooke fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Tempest.
Cooke uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Tempest.
Cooke closes the distance and clinches up with Tempest, looking for a takedown. Cooke pushes Tempest against the cage but Tempest circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Cooke scores with a decent looking hook.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Tempest scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Tempest blocks a jab.
Cooke keeps the fight on the outside.
Tempest scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cooke shoots in and bounces Tempest off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Tempest wants to get back to his feet but he's too absorbed in his own little project and Cooke manages to pass to side control.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Cooke in particular looking to stall.
Cooke not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tempest is looking to escape.
Cooke working Tempest over with strikes.
Cooke lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Cooke thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Cooke with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
Tempest wants to get back to his feet.
Cooke throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cooke has freed up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Cooke controlling his opponent.
Cooke has control of Tempest's right arm, working for a kimura. It's a bit of a token attempt though and Tempest regains control of the situation pretty easily.
Cooke misses with a head shot.
Cooke punishing his opponent with strikes.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cooke looking to finish Tempest with some ground and pound. This is bad for Tempest!
Cooke is in full mount, looking to secure a guillotine but Tempest is surviving well by controlling Cooke's body position as best he can.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Cooke cracks Tempest with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Cooke lands a big shot there that rocks Tempest but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
BOOM! Cooke connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Cooke with some aggressive grappling here. He's looking for submissions here, rather than waiting for the opportunity to counter.
Cooke postures up and lands a whopping elbow - oh that's hurt Tempest bigstyle! Two more strikes land for Cooke and the fight is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:59 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Samuel Cooke!
Samuel Cooke retains his lightweight title!
A victorious Samuel Cooke thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
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pop
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RATING
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