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KOFC 93 - Forclit vs Pagnozzi PBP Commentary |
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Jordan Tuttle (ranked 3533 p4p, 374 weight class) and Vytas Sausagerollsfingers (ranked 3502 p4p, 370 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
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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
5 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Jordan Tuttle!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Vytas Sausagerollsfingers!
The judges for this bout are Stewart Dunkirk, Alan Glass and Chris Downing.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sausagerollsfingers rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Tuttle moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Sausagerollsfingers closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Sausagerollsfingers fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Sausagerollsfingers pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Tuttle back to the cage. Sausagerollsfingers follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
Tuttle takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Sausagerollsfingers is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Tuttle feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Tuttle engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
Tuttle gets to his feet - Sausagerollsfingers follows without any prompting.
Sausagerollsfingers cracks a nice hook into Tuttle's ribs.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sausagerollsfingers scores with a jab to the jaw.
Sloppy strikes from Sausagerollsfingers. Those never looked like landing.
Tuttle looked to counter with a high kick but didn't commit.
Sausagerollsfingers lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Tuttle shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Tuttle takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Good exchange - Sausagerollsfingers coming out on top.
Sausagerollsfingers throws a nice looking combination but Tuttle bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Vytas Sausagerollsfingers is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
The fighters circling - Sausagerollsfingers throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Sausagerollsfingers has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
Sausagerollsfingers is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Sausagerollsfingers throws a combination that misses
and Tuttle counters with a nice uppercut.
Sausagerollsfingers throws out a loose jab but Tuttle uses good head movement to avoid it.
Sausagerollsfingers is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tuttle ducks right into an uppercut from Sausagerollsfingers.
Sausagerollsfingers scores with a sloppy right hand. Tuttle should have avoided that one.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Tuttle shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Sausagerollsfingers as he avoids it easily.
Tuttle walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Tuttle fails with a takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jordan Tuttle. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Sausagerollsfingers throws a one two combo.
It looks like Jordan Tuttle has been cut.
Tuttle tries for a takedown but Sausagerollsfingers circles away easily
and Sausagerollsfingers counters with a nice uppercut.
Sausagerollsfingers is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Tuttle had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sausagerollsfingers fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Tuttle looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Sausagerollsfingers lands with a straight right. Tuttle didn't see that one coming.
Tuttle shoots in looking for a takedown. Sausagerollsfingers tries to sprawl out of it but Tuttle keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Sausagerollsfingers manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Sausagerollsfingers connects with a body shot.
Tuttle gets a takedown into half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tuttle stops Sausagerollsfingers from getting back to his feet.
Tuttle is looking to take a break and control but Sausagerollsfingers is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Tuttle moves nicely into side control.
Tuttle decides to stand up, so the ref orders Sausagerollsfingers to his feet.
Tuttle takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Tuttle gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Sausagerollsfingers counters with a lovely straight right hand!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Vytas Sausagerollsfingers dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Jordan Tuttle's cut.
That's time! Tuttle's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Sausagerollsfingers swinging wildly here.
Sausagerollsfingers thows a left - swing and a miss!
Tuttle looked to counter with a high kick but didn't commit.
Nice shot lands for Sausagerollsfingers.
Tuttle gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Sausagerollsfingers counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Sausagerollsfingers 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.
Sausagerollsfingers has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Tuttle fails with the takedown
and Sausagerollsfingers counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Tuttle avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sausagerollsfingers fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Sausagerollsfingers misses with an uppercut. Tuttle saw that one coming.
A little feinted left hand from Tuttle on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Tuttle shoots in and bounces Sausagerollsfingers off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Tuttle throws a big elbow that misses.
Tuttle's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Tuttle stands up from guard. Let's bang!
Tuttle dives in for a single leg takedown but Sausagerollsfingers sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jordan Tuttle. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Tuttle is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Sausagerollsfingers stuns Tuttle with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sausagerollsfingers scores with a jab to the body.
Sausagerollsfingers throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Tuttle stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Sausagerollsfingers lands a really nice looking cross but Tuttle seems unphased.
Tuttle on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Sausagerollsfingers swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Tuttle lifts his leg as if looking to counter with a high kick.
Tuttle needs to keep his hands up - Sausagerollsfingers had a free shot at his head there.
Sausagerollsfingers gets caught flat footed, as Tuttle shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Sausagerollsfingers pushes Tuttle off for just long enough to get back to his feet. Very athletic spring there.
Sausagerollsfingers lands with a shot to the body.
Tuttle looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sausagerollsfingers lands with an overhand left.
Tuttle with a lazy takedown attempt
and Sausagerollsfingers counters with a stiff right hand.
Sausagerollsfingers moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Sausagerollsfingers stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Sausagerollsfingers wants it to stay on the feet.
Tuttle takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Sausagerollsfingers slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Vytas Sausagerollsfingers seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Tuttle dives in and grabs Sausagerollsfingers's left leg, looking for a takedown. Sausagerollsfingers pushes down on Tuttle's head and hops out.
Sausagerollsfingers cracks Tuttle with a right hand to the side of the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tuttle gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Tuttle takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Sausagerollsfingers fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Tuttle looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Tuttle doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Sausagerollsfingers counters with a stiff right hand.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Sausagerollsfingers lands a nice shot to the body.
Nice body punch from Sausagerollsfingers.
Sausagerollsfingers lunges at Tuttle with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Tuttle's hand.
Tuttle takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Vytas Sausagerollsfingers seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Tuttle walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Vytas Sausagerollsfingers showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Jordan Tuttle's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!
Some wild striking there from Sausagerollsfingers.
Tuttle swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
No joy there for Sausagerollsfingers, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
A little feinted left hand from Tuttle on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Sausagerollsfingers swings for the body but Tuttle moves out of range.
Sausagerollsfingers lands with an overhand left.
Sausagerollsfingers scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Tuttle doesn't seem bothered though.
No joy there for Sausagerollsfingers, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Tuttle with a lazy takedown attempt
and Sausagerollsfingers connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Sloppy strikes from Sausagerollsfingers. Those never looked like landing.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sloppy strikes from Sausagerollsfingers. Those never looked like landing.
Sausagerollsfingers tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Tuttle was well out of range. Poor timing from Sausagerollsfingers.
Sausagerollsfingers scores with a crisp jab that stopped Tuttle in his tracks.
Sausagerollsfingers tests Tuttle's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Tuttle shoots for a double leg takedown but Sausagerollsfingers sprawls well. He's pushed Tuttle's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Sausagerollsfingers misses with a body shot.
Sausagerollsfingers lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Tuttle uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Sausagerollsfingers.
Tuttle throws a big counter combination but Sausagerollsfingers scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
Nice uppercut there from Sausagerollsfingers.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sausagerollsfingers 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.
Sausagerollsfingers cracks Tuttle with an open hand slap.
Sausagerollsfingers ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Tuttle slips under a jab from Sausagerollsfingers.
Tuttle walks into a left hand.
Sausagerollsfingers scores with a hook to the body. Tuttle takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Sausagerollsfingers lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Tuttle tries to clinch
and Sausagerollsfingers connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Sausagerollsfingers connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tuttle has his takedown stuffed
and Sausagerollsfingers connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jordan Tuttle. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Tuttle tries to clinch
and Sausagerollsfingers counters with a nice uppercut.
Sausagerollsfingers darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Tuttle is rocked!
Sausagerollsfingers connects with a crisp jab.
Oh Tuttle is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Sausagerollsfingers comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Good exchange - Sausagerollsfingers coming out on top.
and Sausagerollsfingers counters with a massive uppercut that badly hurts Tuttle! He's just covering up as Sausagerollsfingers starts to tee off till the referee steps in and stops the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:54 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Vytas Sausagerollsfingers!
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Nasko Stefanov (ranked 1473 p4p, 34 weight class) and Bismack Kagonbo (ranked 2450 p4p, 52 weight class). Kagonbo has chosen Voodoo as his entrance music. Both these guys have solid standup skills and neither is particularly fantastic on the ground, so let's hope for a nice standup war!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
14 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Nasko Stefanov!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Bismack Kagonbo!
The judges for this bout are Tiny Johnson, Stewart Dunkirk and Gwen Towbar.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Stefanov dodges the punch combination from Kagonbo.
Some bone on bone action there as Kagonbo checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Kagonbo connects with a single shot there.
Kagonbo closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Bismack Kagonbo seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Kagonbo tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Kagonbo lands a jab.
Kagonbo bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Stefanov looks to land a left hand but Kagonbo moved out of range nicely.
Stefanov looks to land a left hand but Kagonbo moved out of range nicely.
Kagonbo connects with a left and a right that sees a clearly hurt Stefanov covering up! Kagonbo comes in with a big uppercut and Stefanov goes doooown! He's slumped up against the cage, eyes staring blankly into space.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:37 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Bismack Kagonbo!
Bismack Kagonbo very nearly forgot to thank WarHorse 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.
Nasko Stefanov spoke after the fight, saying 'Yer a dirty pirate hooker!!'.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jack Morgan (ranked 204 p4p, 19 weight class) and Dmitry Klokov (ranked 4317 p4p, 427 weight class). Dmitry Klokov has the eye of the tiger tonight.
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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
9 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Jack Morgan!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Dmitry Klokov!
The judges for this bout are Chris Downing, Gwen Towbar and Frank Dennis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Klokov misses with a two punch combination.
Klokov throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Morgan ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Klokov pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Klokov dips to his left and cracks Morgan with an uppercut!
Morgan scores with a push kick.
A shot to the body from Morgan misses
and Klokov counters with a lovely straight right hand!
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Klokov takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Klokov on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Morgan connects with a right hand. Klokov shakes it off.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Morgan lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Klokov looks winded!
Morgan lands with a kick to the ribs.
Klokov thows a left - swing and a miss!
Morgan swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Klokov throws an overhand right that lands on Morgan's shoulder, as Morgan tries to avoid the shot.
Klokov misses with a hook. Morgan ducked under it nicely.
Morgan quickly followed up with a counter body kick but doesn't connect.
Morgan lands a big uppercut and Klokov crumbles to the floor! The ref thinks about stopping the fight but Klokov looks OK. Morgan waves Klokov back to his feet!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Morgan wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Morgan lands a nice looking kick to the body. Klokov takes a step back to recover.
Morgan throws a shot to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Klokov is holding his hands too far apart here. Morgan throws a hard, straight punch right down the pipe and BOOM! Klokov is out! That punch landed square on the jaw - what a shot!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:13 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Jack Morgan!
Jack Morgan made sure to mention his sponsor, Reaper Combatwear in his post fight interview.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Carlton Lassiter (ranked 573 p4p, 79 weight class) and Vasilliy Kazakov (ranked 1418 p4p, 172 weight class). Fingers crossed for an exciting fight - I'm sure both fighters are looking for a nice under the table bonus!
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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 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Carlton Lassiter!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
20 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Vasilliy Kazakov!
The judges for this bout are Stewart Dunkirk, Cecil Peabody and Gwen Towbar.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lassiter bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
A looping hook to the body misses from Kazakov. Lassiter does a little dance to reset his feet.
Kazakov fails with a takedown attempt.
Lassiter tries to counter with a takedown but Kazakov is quick to defend against it.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Kazakov is defended easily by Lassiter.
We've been hearing reports that Lassiter has been drilling takedowns in recent sessions so let's see if that has an impact on the result of this fight.
Lassiter scores with a shot to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Lassiter feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
Lassiter lands a couple of elbows.
Lassiter cracks Kazakov with a solid left hand.
Lassiter keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Kazakov's head.
Lassiter preventing the sweep.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kazakov keeps trying to improve his position.
Lassiter stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Kazakov swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Lassiter working some strikes from top position.
Lassiter stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Kazakov swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Lassiter with a nice head shot there.
Lassiter works over Kazakov with some ground and pound from guard.
Lassiter lands a couple of elbows.
Lassiter tries to free his leg and advance position but Kazakov is retaining full guard.
Lassiter postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Lassiter wants to control from the top but Kazakov keeps moving.
Lassiter is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lassiter forces his way into half guard.
Lassiter seems to be working for a kimura but Kazakov defends the submission attempt.
Kazakov is staying active underneath Lassiter, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Lassiter slips a nice elbow through Kazakov's hands, connecting with Kazakov's forehead.
Lassiter trying to pass the guard but Kazakov defending well.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Lassiter lands a nice short elbow.
Kazakov is rocked!
Lassiter is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Kazakov is still in real trouble! Can Lassiter finish him?
Lassiter is sitting in half guard. He's postured up and lands a nice elbow. Oh, Kazakov is hurt! He's hurt bad - Lassiter fires away with more strikes and the referee jumps in to save Kazakov from any more punishment! Congratulations to Lassiter! Great finish!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:58 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Carlton Lassiter!
After winning the bout, Carlton Lassiter thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Jabbar Omarov (ranked 681 p4p, 94 weight class) and Left Ball (ranked 1339 p4p, 170 weight class). Left Ball told me before the fight that he's been watching a lot of DVDs so let's see if that helps him in this one! I can't wait to find out!
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188 lbs
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Abu Dhabi Champ
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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
9 - 2 - 1, fighting out of St Petersburg, Jabbar Omarov!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
10 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Left Ball!
The judges for this bout are Wesley Smith, Tiny Johnson and Daniel Franklin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Omarov 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.
Ball jabs at Omarov's body.
Ball gets a clinch.
Omarov is trying to break the clinch but Ball is controlling him.
Ball misses with a short punch on the inside.
Ball pushes Omarov back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Ball has a couple of punches blocked by Omarov.
Omarov working aggressively here.
Ball working some nice short punches in the clinch.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Omarov.
Omarov pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Omarov connects with a nice looking jab.
Ball steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Omarov.
Omarov tries to score a power double leg takedown but Ball sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Omarov somewhat.
Ball connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Omarov steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Ball.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A slow jab from Ball misses its intended target.
Ball stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Ball wants it to stay on the feet.
Omarov has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
Omarov steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Ball.
Ball throws out a loose jab but Omarov uses good head movement to avoid it.
Left Ball seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Omarov staying out of range there.
Ball misses with an uppercut.
Ball throws a good cross that connects.
Ball misses the shot to the body.
Ball misses with a lunging right hand
and Omarov counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Ball throws a hook to the side of Omarov's head but Omarov sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Omarov feinted with a counter takedown.
A punch lands to the side of Omarov 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Ball cracks Omarov with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Ball leaves Omarov with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jabbar Omarov. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Omarov keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Ball.
Omarov just misses with a punch to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ball digs a good body shot into Omarov's ribs.
Decent striking displayed by Ball there.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Omarov takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Ball is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Omarov.
Omarov avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Ball cracks Omarov with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Ball misses with an uppercut. Omarov saw that one coming.
Ball lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Ball scores with the left hand. Omarov knows he should have avoided that one.
Omarov swings widly with a right hand
letting Ball counter with a right hand.
Ball is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Omarov had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
Omarov uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Ball.
Ball throws a hook to the side of Omarov's head but Omarov sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Omarov bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Ball's head backwards.
Ball throws a right hand that misses
and Omarov counters with a nice uppercut.
Ball swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Omarov.
Ball ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Omarov keeps the fight on the outside.
Omarov keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Ball fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Omarov looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Ball misses with an uppercut. Omarov saw that one coming.
Omarov tries to counter with a takedown but Ball is quick to defend against it.
Omarov takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Omarov manages to get an easy takedown there - catching Ball on his heels. He'll look to pass Ball's guard now, I'm sure.
Omarov works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Omarov is controlling the pace.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Ball can do anything to dispel that myth.
Omarov thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Ball's head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Omarov not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Omarov is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Omarov 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.
Omarov not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Omarov tries to pass to full mount but Ball defends it.
Omarov thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Omarov thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Ball's head.
Ball really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Omarov. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Omarov thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Ball's head.
Omarov is keen to just control but Ball is a slippery customer.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Left Ball dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Ball throws a shot from downtown. Omarov moves away and avoids it.
Good shot there by Ball.
Left Ball seems to be getting the better of the standup.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Omarov.
Ball throws a body punch but Omarov moves out of range.
Omarov loads up on a big right hand but Ball slips the punch.
Ball walks into a stiff left hand from Omarov.
Ball misses with a hook.
Omarov drops down looking for a counter takedown but Ball sprawls and moves away.
Omarov misses with a hook. Ball ducked under it nicely.
Ball lunges at Omarov with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Omarov's hand.
Ball showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Omarov.
It seemed like Ball was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ball throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Ball uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Omarov.
Omarov waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Ball.
Omarov drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Nice defenses there by Ball.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Omarov on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Ball has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
A looping hook to the body misses from Ball. Omarov does a little dance to reset his feet.
Omarov appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Ball throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Omarov on the side of the head.
Ball gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Omarov drops back looking for a leg! Ball is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Ball manages to kick Omarov off! Omarov jumps back into Ball's guard.
Omarov throwing strikes from guard but Ball blocks nicely.
Ball is controlling Omarov's posture.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Omarov loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Omarov working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Ball utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Omarov missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Omarov loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Omarov missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Omarov throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Ball works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Omarov content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Omarov is looking to work some ground and pound but Ball has wrist control.
Omarov in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Omarov working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Omarov is in close to Ball's body, working some short punches and elbows.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Omarov is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
Omarov throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Ball working a defensive guard here.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Omarov moves away from the strike by Ball.
Omarov's jab looks to have found its range, popping Ball under the eye.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The fighters circling - Omarov throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Ball ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Jab by Omarov.
Ball throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Omarov drops down looking for a counter takedown but Ball sprawls and moves away.
Omarov lands a jab to the nose.
Ball fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Omarov is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Ball ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Omarov moves away.
Omarov uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Ball.
A decent looking cross lands there for Omarov.
Nice jab there from Omarov.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Omarov fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Ball manages to avoid it.
Ball looks to throw the jab but Omarov is out of range.
Ball throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Omarov counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Omarov shoots in for a double leg but Ball sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Ball throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Omarov.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jabbar Omarov dominated that second round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
A swing and a miss from Omarov.
Ball misses with a body shot.
Omarov scores with a jab. Ball acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Ball misses with a hook. Omarov ducked under it nicely.
Omarov drops down looking for a counter takedown but Ball sprawls and moves away.
Ball misses with a straight left.
Ball throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Omarov lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Ball misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Omarov.
Omarov takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
The fighters circling - Ball throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Ball dodges the punch combination from Omarov.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
The fighters circling - Ball throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Omarov lands a head shot.
Nice shot lands for Omarov.
Omarov uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Ball.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Omarov lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Ball throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Ball lands a really nice looking cross but Omarov seems unphased.
Left Ball is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
A big right from Omarov misses.
Omarov moves out of range as Ball strikes.
Omarov feinted with a counter takedown.
Good shot there by Ball.
The fighters circling - Ball throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Ball takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Ball keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Omarov.
Omarov misses with a hook
and Ball counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Ball just misses with a punch to the body.
Omarov fails with the takedown.
Ball keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Omarov.
Omarov shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Ball napping and manages to drive through into side control!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Ball taking punishment in the form of punches.
Omarov is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Ball has escaped the position, nice work there.
You can see the frustration on Ball's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Ball takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Omarov working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Ball is looking for a sweep.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Omarov working the head and body with strikes.
Omarov is staying tight to Ball's torso, preventing him from escaping.
Omarov working the ground and pound but he's contacting the mat, not the fighter.
The ground and pound from Omarov seems to be hitting the mat more than his opponent.
Omarov scoring with punches and elbows.
Omarov postures up a little and throws a couple of hammerfists but they don't connect properly.
Omarov is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Ball has escaped the position, nice work there.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Omarov wants to lay and pray for a moment but Ball keeps working.
Ball is trying to get back to half guard.
Omarov connects with a decent looking elbow from side control that caused Ball some visible discomfort.
Omarov throws a knee to the body but it doesn't do much damage.
Jabbar Omarov overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
The ground and pound from Omarov seems to be hitting the mat more than his opponent.
Omarov is chipping away with strikes.
And that's the end of the fight!
Jabbar Omarov showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Omarov has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Wesley Smith scores the fight 29:28
Judge Tiny Johnson scores the fight 29:28
Judge Daniel Franklin scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jabbar Omarov!
Jabbar Omarov thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Zeus Leonidas (ranked 313 p4p, 10 weight class) and Brenden Abbott (ranked 781 p4p, 19 weight class). Zeus Leonidas has a significant reach advantage - let's see if he can make it count.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the super heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
32 - 17 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Zeus Leonidas!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
50 - 25 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Brenden Abbott!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Franklin, Gwen Towbar and George Francis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Decent striking displayed by Abbott there.
It looks like Zeus Leonidas has been cut.
Abbott finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Abbott misses with a leg kick.
Leonidas fires out a quick counter leg kick but Abbott just manages to avoid it.
Abbott throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Abbott checks a leg kick.
Abbott defending well as Leonidas loads up on a big left hand.
A momentary lapse in concentration from Abbott enables Leonidas to shoot in and score with a neat double leg. Abbott manages to secure a closed guard as the fighters hit the mat.
Leonidas content to stall in guard here.
Abbott wants to control the position but Leonidas says "no thanks buddy" and passes to half guard.
Abbott wants to improve his position but Leonidas is controlling well.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Leonidas is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Abbott is refusing to be controlled, as Leonidas sits in half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Abbott works his way to full guard. Good work.
Abbott wants to sweep here but Leonidas controlling him for the moment.
Leonidas slips nicely into half guard.
Abbott has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Leonidas is working away from the top position though.
Leonidas looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
Leonidas seems to be working for a kimura but Abbott defends the submission attempt.
That's two 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.
Abbott missing with punches from the bottom.
Abbott missing with punches from the bottom.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Abbott is trying to get back to full guard.
Abbott trying to control here.
Leonidas looks to be in better condition than last time we saw him fight. Obviously he's been working hard on his cardio.
Leonidas is stalling here. Abbott is in no mood to hang around though. He's locked up a kimura from the bottom! Leonidas seems to be keeping calm but he's forced to roll out of the hold and Abbott has ended up in side control on the top. Nice work.
Leonidas manages to get one leg in to regain half guard.
Abbott lands strikes from half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Leonidas is trying to get back to full guard.
Leonidas is pressing down on Abbott's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Abbott working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Leonidas's head.
Abbott wants to control from the top but Leonidas keeps moving.
Leonidas throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Leonidas keeping moving, preventing Abbott from controlling successfully.
Leonidas wants to sweep but no luck.
Leonidas avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Leonidas is on top in guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Leonidas controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Leonidas looking to pass the guard.
Leonidas stands and throws Abbott's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Leonidas is looking to take a break and control but Abbott is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Leonidas tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Leonidas trying to control the position but Abbott is working away.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Leonidas is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Abbott is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Zeus Leonidas dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Zeus Leonidas's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Abbott wants to clinch.
Leonidas connects with a nice looking jab.
Leonidas misses with a straight right.
Abbott looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
A lazy left from Leonidas finds it's target.
Abbott moves out of range as Leonidas strikes.
Abbott misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Leonidas.
Leonidas looks to land a left hand but Abbott moved out of range nicely.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Leonidas takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Abbott wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Abbott pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Zeus Leonidas seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A cross from Leonidas lands.
Abbott fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
We've been informed that Abbott has been working hard on his conditioning in the buildup to the fight.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Leonidas throws a leg kick that is checked
and Abbott counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Abbott lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Leonidas has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Leonidas and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Abbott waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Leonidas.
Abbott scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
An inside leg kick from Abbott misses.
Leonidas walks into a left hand.
Leonidas getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Leonidas will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Abbott looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Abbott misses with a body shot.
Leonidas looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Leonidas shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in side control! That's better than Leonidas was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Abbott manages to get back to half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Leonidas tries to pass the half guard into mount. Abbott knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Abbott slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Abbott tries to strike from the bottom.
Leonidas trying to control the position from guard on top but Abbott is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Leonidas seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
Abbott wants to sweep but no luck.
Leonidas wants to pass the guard but Abbott is keeping the position.
Leonidas trying to control but Abbott is working from the bottom.
Abbott is trying to keep Leonidas in close.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Abbott 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.
Leonidas sitting in guard here, content to control.
Leonidas pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Abbott is keeping the position for now.
Leonidas postures up.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Leonidas swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Abbott feints a counter leg kick.
Abbott is looking to chop away at Leonidas's legs.
Leonidas bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
It looks like Brenden Abbott has been cut.
Leonidas tried to score with a low kick but Abbott checks it.
Leonidas checks a leg kick nicely.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A solid leg kick lands there for Abbott.
Leonidas connects with a right hand. Abbott shakes it off.
Abbott takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Leonidas throws a jab when Abbott was well out of range.
Leonidas scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Abbott uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Leonidas.
Leonidas is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Leonidas scores with a jab to the jaw.
Leonidas throws a leg kick which misses Abbott's front leg but catches the back leg as Abbott tries to avoid it.
Leonidas misses with a straight right.
Abbott appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A looping hook to the body misses from Leonidas. Abbott does a little dance to reset his feet.
Leonidas misses with a low kick.
Abbott connects with a body shot that sends Leonidas's belly button to the back.
Abbott fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Leonidas is out of range.
Leonidas swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Leonidas misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Abbott.
Abbott only half commits to the counter leg kick.
Leonidas takes a swing at Abbott's ribcage but misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Zeus Leonidas dominated that second round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Leonidas misses with an uppercut. Abbott saw that one coming.
Leonidas checks a leg kick.
Leonidas throws a low kick, looking for Abbott's leg but Abbott calmly moves out of range.
Abbott only half commits to the counter leg kick.
Abbott avoids a punch combination nicely.
A jab from Abbott misses.
Leonidas cracks a nice hook into Abbott's ribs.
Abbott swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Leonidas.
An inside leg kick from Leonidas misses.
Leonidas doesn't manage to clinch there - Abbott circles away.
Abbott throws out a counter right but Leonidas avoids it with no problem.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Abbott dips to his left and cracks Leonidas with an uppercut!
Abbott fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Leonidas.
Abbott chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Abbott missing with a left hand there. Leonidas was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Abbott on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Abbott lands a right hook to the body.
Leonidas misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Abbott.
Leonidas stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Abbott.
The fighters circling - Abbott throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Abbott throws a leg kick but Leonidas moved away.
Leonidas tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Abbott manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Leonidas checks a leg kick.
Abbott on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Abbott uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Leonidas.
Leonidas looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Abbott takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Abbott blocks a jab.
A chopping leg kick lands by Abbott.
A jab lands there for Abbott.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Abbott throws a jab when Leonidas was well out of range.
Abbott lands a nice 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!
Abbott defending well as Leonidas loads up on a big left hand.
Abbott on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Leonidas swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Abbott checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Abbott keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Leonidas throws a predictable looking body shot
and Abbott counters with a good low kick that Leonidas was not able to check.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Abbott thuds his right hand into Leonidas's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Leonidas drops his hands momentarily and Abbott takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Leonidas looks to throw the jab but Abbott is out of range.
Abbott doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Abbott lands a body shot.
Brenden Abbott seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Leonidas does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Leonidas takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Leonidas throws a nice looking combination but Abbott bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Abbott throws a shot from downtown. Leonidas moves away and avoids it.
Abbott drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Abbott landing with the ground and pound.
Leonidas looking for subs off his back but Abbott has passed one foot through into half guard.
Leonidas has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Abbott is working away from the top position though.
Abbott is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
Leonidas is looking to improve his position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ground and pound from Abbott.
Abbott takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Abbott is figuring out what he wants to do next.
Leonidas is pressing down on Abbott's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Leonidas escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Abbott gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Leonidas is looking for a triangle but Abbott pushes his legs off easily.
Abbott lands a couple of digs.
Abbott working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Abbott stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Leonidas swivels though and keeps the full guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Brenden Abbott really dominated that round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Leonidas looks to score with a jab to the body but Abbott is just out of range.
Leonidas throws a good cross that connects.
Abbott lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Abbott waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Leonidas.
Leonidas misses with a body shot.
Leonidas pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Leonidas misses with a left hand
and Abbott cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Abbott lands a jab to the head.
Abbott works the jab nicely.
Abbott tries for a takedown but Leonidas circles away easily
enabling Leonidas to counter with a crisp jab.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A jab from Leonidas misses.
A slapping body kick lands there for Leonidas.
Leonidas scores with a jab to the jaw.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Abbott keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
A looping hook to the body misses from Abbott. Leonidas does a little dance to reset his feet.
Leonidas swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Leonidas scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Abbott.
Abbott throws a nice outside leg kick.
Leonidas throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
and Abbott counters with a nice body shot.
Good leg kick by Leonidas there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Good leg kick by Leonidas there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Abbott tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Leonidas is able to avoid easily.
Leonidas tries to work over Abbott's front leg with a kick but Abbott checks it.
Leonidas moves out of range as Abbott throws a body kick.
Abbott slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Leonidas lands with a right hand.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Abbott connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Leonidas's hands.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Leonidas takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
A good leg kick by Abbott.
Abbott uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Leonidas.
A telegraphed right hand from Leonidas misses the target.
Abbott scores with a nice strike.
Abbott displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Leonidas throws out the jab.
Leonidas on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Abbott jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Abbott takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Leonidas is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Leonidas scores with a spinning back kick!
Leonidas misses the jab.
Leonidas misses the shot to the body.
Abbott looks like he wants to counter punch here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Abbott slips a jab and a cross from Leonidas.
Abbott moves out of range as Leonidas strikes.
Abbott throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Leonidas lands the left hand.
Abbott pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Leonidas shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in side control! That's better than Leonidas was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Abbott manages to land a sweep and he's now on top! Lovely Jiu Jitsu!
Abbott seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Leonidas wants to improve his position but Abbott is controlling well.
Nice strikes from Abbott there.
Zeus Leonidas overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Abbott works his foot free and advances to mount.
Leonidas taking shots to the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Abbott scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Abbott lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Leonidas hang on?
Abbott lands a heavy elbow.
Leonidas is looking to get to half guard.
Abbott lands a big elbow.
Leonidas is rocked!
Zeus Leonidas's cut is getting worse.
Oooooh, big shot lands for Abbott! Leonidas is hurt baaadly! Abbott is firing away with more strikes - Leonidas is covering up... the ref is warning him to do something. He's just covering up though still and the ref has to step in to end the fight! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:56 of round 4, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Brenden Abbott!
Brenden Abbott is the new super heavyweight champion!
A victorious Brenden Abbott 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 heavyweight MMA rules bout between Qhorin Halfhand (ranked 529 p4p, 48 weight class) and Carl Menger (ranked 2534 p4p, 258 weight class). Halfhand comes into the arena with Portugal. The Man - Feel It Still blaring out of the sound system. Menger comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Shiny kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Carl Menger has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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270 lbs
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250 lbs
11 - 9 - 0 |
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World class boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
9 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Qhorin Halfhand!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
11 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Carl Menger!
The judges for this bout are Cecil Peabody, Alan Glass and Gwen Towbar.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Menger shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Halfhand as he avoids it easily.
Menger on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
It looks like Carl Menger has been cut.
Menger wants to clinch.
An attempted straight right counter from Halfhand misses the target.
Menger moves away from the strike by Halfhand.
Halfhand misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Halfhand swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Menger.
Halfhand misses with a head kick.
Menger looking to score a takedown here. Halfhand is defending well but Menger drives through and ends up in Halfhand's guard.
Menger is looking to work some ground and pound but Halfhand has wrist control.
Halfhand is trying to keep Menger in close.
Halfhand is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Menger has his hands clasped together around Halfhand's back. He's all about the action.
Menger has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Halfhand is working away from the top position though.
Menger is looking to improve his position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Halfhand 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.
Menger is looking to improve his position.
Menger works his way to full guard. Good work.
Menger managing to control the position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Halfhand preventing the sweep.
Halfhand looking to pass the guard.
Halfhand has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Halfhand throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Halfhand throws a big elbow that misses.
Halfhand works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Menger tries to get to full guard but Halfhand has control of the leg.
Halfhand trying to control from half guard but Menger is working away.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Halfhand wants to pass the guard but Menger is defending well.
Halfhand is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
That has opened up Carl Menger's cut even more.
Halfhand trying to control the action but Menger is working from the bottom.
Menger wants to improve his position but Halfhand is controlling well.
Menger is trying to stand.
Halfhand thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Halfhand wants to control but Menger is keeping him busy.
Menger wants to get back to full guard.
Halfhand thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Menger's head.
Halfhand tries to pass the half guard into mount. Menger knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Halfhand perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
Menger is trying to get back to full guard.
Halfhand looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Menger keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Halfhand tries to stand but can't do so whilst Menger controls his leg.
Menger trying to control here.
Halfhand prevents Menger from improving his position.
Menger is looking to control Halfhand's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Menger avoid being mounted?
Halfhand thows a huge punch but Menger dodges it nicely.
Menger trying to control here.
Menger tries to roll over but Halfhand keeps him under control.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Halfhand thows a huge punch but Menger dodges it nicely.
Halfhand throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Halfhand missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Halfhand thows a huge punch but Menger dodges it nicely.
Menger blocking the ground and pound attempt from Halfhand.
Menger tries to roll over but Halfhand keeps him under control.
Menger is staying active underneath Halfhand, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Menger is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Halfhand's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Halfhand's back!
Our spies down at at Roosters Coop inform us that Menger has really been working on his submissions in the buildup to this fight. Will it pay off?
Halfhand tries to escape the position.
Menger throwing strikes from the back - he gets a warning from the referee for striking the back of the head but all these shots are hurting Halfhand!
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Halfhand wants to escape the position.
Halfhand rolls and manages to get back to half guard. Nicely done.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Menger connects with a nice short shot to Halfhand's temple.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Qhorin Halfhand dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Carl Menger'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.
Menger takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
The cut above Carl Menger's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Menger fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
As Menger looks to move away, Halfhand throws a big counter combo but Menger just gets out of the way.
A left lands for Halfhand.
Halfhand is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Menger can do to turn this around?
Halfhand missing with a left hand there. Menger was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Menger tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
Menger moves out of range of the body kick from Halfhand.
And Menger tries to counter it with a takedown but Halfhand pushes his down on his head and steps out.
Halfhand cracks Menger with an uppercut from hell and Menger crumples to the canvas, he's out! Oh no, he's recovered and he's grabbed one of Halfhand's legs and pulled him into guard. The ref thought about stopping it there but he's let it go - good reffing!
Carl Menger's cut is absolute horrible now. This looks like something out of a horror film with blood covering both fighters.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Halfhand wants to control from the top but Menger keeps moving.
Menger pulls Halfhand in to control the position.
Halfhand stands and throws Menger's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Menger tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Halfhand prevents Menger from escaping the position.
Menger is moving his hips around well on the bottom and has managed to get back to half guard.
Halfhand thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Menger's head.
Halfhand is keen to just control but Menger is a slippery customer.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Menger is holding on to half guard well.
Menger moves into full guard.
Halfhand gets to his feet - Menger follows without any prompting.
Qhorin Halfhand is winning the standup battle so far.
Halfhand throws a hook but Menger blocks it.
Menger uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Halfhand.
We've been told by Halfhand's head coaches at Winds of Winter that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Menger fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Menger shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Halfhand working a defensive guard here.
Halfhand on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Halfhand tries to get out of the position.
Menger postures up in Halfhand's guard and throws a big left but Halfhand blocks it.
Qhorin Halfhand overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Halfhand pulls Menger in close to his closed guard and prevents Menger from doing any damage or advancing position.
Menger is looking to work some ground and pound but Halfhand has wrist control.
Halfhand is pulling down on Menger's head. It's preventing any offense from Menger, at least for the moment.
Halfhand manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Menger manages to get himself to full guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Menger has his hands on Halfhand's head, controlling the position.
Menger bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Halfhand's guard.
Menger with a nice head shot there.
Menger slips nicely into half guard.
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!
Menger missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Menger lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Menger lands with a punch from half guard.
Menger seems to be looking for submissions.
Menger lands strikes from half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Halfhand wants to control but Menger is keeping busy.
Menger thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Menger sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Halfhand defending well though.
Halfhand regains full guard. Nicely done.
Menger stands up over Halfhand, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Menger trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Halfhand holds on and takes a little breather.
Menger working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Halfhand 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.
Menger landing some decent shots from guard.
Menger is working Halfhand over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Menger missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Menger missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Halfhand wants to stand up but Menger is controlling him.
Menger working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Halfhand utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Menger throws a big right hand that misses.
Menger postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Halfhand 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.
Halfhand utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Menger throws a big right hand that misses.
Halfhand utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Menger with a flurry of punches that miss.
Menger stands up over Halfhand, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Menger throws a big right hand that misses.
Menger scoring with punches to the head and body.
Halfhand controls Menger momentarily but Menger frees himself.
Menger lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Qhorin Halfhand will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Carl Menger's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!
Menger is trying hard to land a takedown here. Halfhand sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Halfhand cracks Menger with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Menger shoots for a double leg takedown but Halfhand sprawls well. He's pushed Menger's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Halfhand swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Menger takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Menger crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Halfhand - the referee stops the clock and Menger gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Halfhand. Menger manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Menger fails with the takedown
and Menger takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Qhorin Halfhand has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Carl Menger.
Halfhand scores with a hook.
Menger tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Halfhand defends well and Menger ends up having to push Halfhand into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Menger dodges the punch combination from Halfhand.
Menger drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Halfhand defends it well.
Halfhand lands a big shot that drops Menger! Can he finish him?
Menger is rocked!
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Carl Menger's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:57 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Qhorin Halfhand!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Maxwell Booker (ranked 394 p4p, 47 weight class) and Rokuya Date (ranked 623 p4p, 83 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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28
155 lbs
16 - 5 - 0 |
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28
165 lbs
16 - 5 - 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
16 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Maxwell Booker!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
16 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Rokuya Date!
The judges for this bout are Chris Downing, Frank Dennis and Cecil Peabody.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Date throws a jab when Booker was well out of range.
Date throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Booker feints and as Date raises his hands in defense, Booker changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
Date controlling Booker's posture.
Booker works a leg free and moves into half guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Booker is trying to control the action in half guard but Date is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Booker thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Booker wants to pass the guard but Date is defending well.
Booker sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Date defending well though.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Booker looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
Still in half guard, Booker seems content to control.
Booker throwing shots but Date is blocking nicely.
Booker wants to take a breather but Date is having none of it.
Date looks like he's trying to stand up.
Booker thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Date's head.
Date is looking to get full guard. It looks like he might be successful but at the last minute Booker jumps into side control!
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.
Booker wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Date, who protects the arm well.
Date is sneaking out the side here. He's bucked Booker off and has taken his back!
Booker can't escape the position.
Date is riding his opponent, not letting Booker buck him off.
Booker looks to control his opponent's hands but he's not mananging it at the moment.
Booker tries to roll but Date sticks to his back.
Booker is working hard here to advance position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Booker looks to control his opponent's hands but he's not mananging it at the moment.
Booker is trying to break free.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Booker trying to control but not successfully.
Booker tries to escape the position.
Date is riding his opponent, not letting Booker buck him off.
Date gets his hands free as Booker looks to control.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Date is trying to stick to Booker's back but Booker is turning into Date. He's managed to reverse the position - now he's in Date's guard. Polite applause from the crowd in appreciation of some nice Jiu Jitsu by Booker.
Booker stopping the sweep attempt from Date.
Booker scoring with punches to the head and body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Maxwell Booker dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Date throws the left hand but Booker avoids the punch easily.
Booker feinted with a counter takedown.
Booker closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Date did well to prevent Booker getting side control.
Date really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Booker. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Booker throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Date is looking to improve his position.
Date keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Date slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Booker is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Booker trying to control the position from guard on top but Date is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Booker is in close to Date's body, working some short punches and elbows.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Date can't keep his opponent in guard - Booker advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Booker thows a huge punch but Date dodges it nicely.
Booker missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Booker wants to pass to mount but Date is defending the position.
Booker missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Booker lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Booker 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.
Booker is working for a submission of some sort.
Booker is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Date is trying to control but can't.
Booker looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Booker misses with a head shot. Date uses the momentum to regain guard.
Booker wants to control from the top but Date keeps moving.
Booker lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Date pulls Booker in close to prevent any damage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Date can't keep his opponent in guard - Booker advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Booker wants to lay and pray for a moment but Date keeps working.
Date is defending against the submission attempts here by Booker.
Date preventing any damage for now, controlling his opponent's head.
Booker throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Booker looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Date felt the need to train up his defensive grappling in the buildup to the fight. Presumably he was expecting to be in a difficult position like this, so let's see if he can get out of it.
Booker is nestled in close to Date, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Booker is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Date can do to turn this around?
Booker sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Date defending well though.
Booker is thwarting Date's attempts to control the position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Booker sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Date defending well though.
Booker missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Booker works his way into side control.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Booker wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Date, who protects the arm well.
Booker wants to control but Date is keeping him busy.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Maxwell Booker dominated that second round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!
Date defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Booker.
Date lands a nice shot to the body.
Booker misses with a takedown attempt
and Date counters with a stiff right hand.
A shot to the liver by Date. Beautiful body shot.
Date missing with a left hand there. Booker was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Booker showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Date.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Booker fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Maxwell Booker. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Date misses with a straight right.
Date throws a body punch but Booker moves out of range.
Booker on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Rokuya Date is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Booker shoots and misses
and Date counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Booker fails with the takedown.
Rokuya Date has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Maxwell Booker is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Date works Booker's body with a nice hook.
Date scores with a shot to the body.
Date fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Booker slips a jab from Date.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheers as Date lands an impressive looking overhand right. Booker doesn't seem phased though.
Nice shot lands for Date.
Booker shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Date connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Booker takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Date lands a nice hook to Booker's body. Booker takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Date cracks Booker with a big right hand that sends him to the floor! Booker looks wobbly but he's sprung back up to his feet straight away… can Date finish him?
Booker is rocked!
It looks like Maxwell Booker has been cut.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Booker on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Oh Booker is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Date has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Booker takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Booker seems to have got his legs back now.
Date feints and then winds up with a huge right hand that connects perfectly and sends Booker sprawling to the canvas! Booker rolls over backwards and springs off the cage and manages to regain his footing - how acrobatic! Oh, he's still wobbly - can Date finish him?!
Rokuya Date seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Booker leaves his chin hanging out and Date seizes the opportunity with an uppercut! Booker crumbles to the floor in a heap, and the referee steps in and tends to the downed fighter! What a knockout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:58 of round 3, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Rokuya Date!
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Co-main event
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Lazy Bastard (ranked 847 p4p, 109 weight class) and Neil Nucombe (ranked 1025 p4p, 127 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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162 lbs
15 - 5 - 0 |
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166 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
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Excellent MT
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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
15 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Lazy Bastard!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
14 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Neil Nucombe!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Franklin, Robert Twigg and Wesley Smith.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nucombe gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Nucombe on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Bastard paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Nucombe uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Bastard.
A countering left hand to the body from Nucombe misses.
Nucombe looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Nucombe bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Nucombe uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Bastard.
Bastard lands a nice hook to Nucombe's body. Nucombe takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Bastard throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Bastard swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Bastard!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A big right from Nucombe misses.
Bastard throws a hook to the side of Nucombe's head but Nucombe sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
A jab from Bastard finds it's way through Nucombe's defenses.
Bastard connects with a looping right hand.
Bastard is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Bastard looks to land a combination but Nucombe avoids it well.
Jab by Bastard.
Nucombe throws an overhand right that lands on Bastard's shoulder, as Bastard tries to avoid the shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sloppy strikes from Bastard. Those never looked like landing.
A little jabbing left from Nucombe on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Nucombe's corner calls for a 1-2. Nucombe obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Bastard ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Nucombe moves away.
A telegraphed right hand from Nucombe misses the target.
Bastard misses with a right hand
and Nucombe counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Bastard fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Nucombe on the side of the head.
Bastard with a jab.
Bastard swinging wildly here.
Bastard lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Jab, jab by Bastard - just one landing.
Bastard ducks under a wild hook from Nucombe.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Nice defenses there by Bastard.
Nucombe thows a left - swing and a miss!
An attempted straight right counter from Bastard misses the target.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bastard throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Nucombe on the side of the head.
Bastard 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.
Bastard throws a series of punches but Nucombe moves out of range.
It looks like Bastard has been trying to sharpen up his punching technique, as it looks crisper than last time we saw him.
Nice body punch from Bastard.
Bastard throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Nucombe swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Bastard lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Nucombe is rocked!
The fighters circle momentarily. Bastard darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Nucombe is still on wobbly legs! Can Bastard finish him?
Bastard misses with a jab, cross combination.
Nucombe seems to have recovered his senses.
Nucombe scores with a crisp jab that stopped Bastard in his tracks.
Nucombe feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Bastards jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Bastard is rocked!
Bastard connects with a looping right hand.
Bastard is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Bastard digs a good hook to Nucombe's body.
Nucombe walks into a stiff left hand from Bastard.
Bastard throws a body shot but no joy.
Bastard misses with a wild combination.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bastard throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Bastard misses with a double jab
and Nucombe cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Bastard throws an off balance right hand
and Nucombe counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
A jab from Nucombe misses.
Bastard is looking to counter punch.
Nucombe takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Nucombe tests Bastard's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Oh Bastard is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Bastard connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Bastard punishes Nucombe's body with a nice straight punch.
Bastard seems to have got his legs back now.
Bastard throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Bastard throws a hook to the side of Nucombe's head but Nucombe sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
A little jabbing left from Nucombe on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Bastard steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Nucombe.
Nucombe has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Bastard finds it's way round the side to connect with Nucombe's head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Bastard missing with a left hand there. Nucombe was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Bastard misses the body punch
and Nucombe counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Bastard misses the shot to the body.
Nucombe defending well as Bastard loads up on a big left hand.
A little jabbing left from Nucombe on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
A big left from Bastard misses.
Bastard scores with a jab to the jaw.
Bastard moves out of range as Nucombe strikes.
Bastard is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
A cross from Nucombe lands.
Nucombe misses with a straight right.
Bastard swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Nucombe walks into a left hand.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Bastard throws a jab when Nucombe was well out of range.
Bastard lands with a good body shot.
Bastard looks to score with a jab to the body but Nucombe is just out of range.
Nucombe takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Lazy Bastard dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Some wild striking there from Bastard.
Nucombe looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Bastard really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Bastard loads up on a big right hand but Nucombe slips the punch.
Nucombe showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Bastard.
Bastard throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Bastard misses with a shot to the body
and Nucombe counters with a stiff right hand.
A big right from Bastard misses.
Bastard throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Nucombe swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Bastard throws a jab but it's blocked by Nucombe.
A jab from Nucombe misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bastard takes a swing at Nucombe's ribcage but misses.
Bastard swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Nucombe.
Nucombe misses with a straight right.
Nucombe takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Bastard looks to land a combination but Nucombe avoids it well.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bastard misses with a two punch combination.
Nucombe looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Nucombe looks to land a right hand but Bastard moved out of range.
Bastard is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Nucombe can do to turn this around?
Nice uppercut lands for Bastard. That snapped Nucombe's head back.
Bastard throws a sloppy body shot
and Nucombe cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
A looping hook to the body misses from Nucombe. Bastard does a little dance to reset his feet.
Bastard connects with a right hand. Nucombe shakes it off.
Nucombe connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Bastard throws a right and a left that Nucombe avoids nicely.
Nucombe takes one to the chin there.
Bastard keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Nucombe looks to throw the jab but Bastard is out of range.
Nucombe dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Bastard with a hook.
Bastard throws a body punch but Nucombe moves out of range.
Lazy Bastard is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
A looping hook to the body misses from Bastard. Nucombe does a little dance to reset his feet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bastard connects with a good right hand that stumbles Nucombe. Nucombe circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Nucombe might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Bastard staying out of range there.
A nice combination there by Bastard.
Bastard throws a right and a left that Nucombe avoids nicely.
Bastard smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Nucombe ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Bastard throws a nice looking combination but Nucombe bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Nucombe moves out of range as Bastard strikes.
Bastard ducks under a wild hook from Nucombe.
Nucombe throws a lazy right hand but Bastard sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Lazy Bastard is winning the standup battle so far.
Nucombe ducks under a wild hook from Bastard.
Bastard takes a swing at Nucombe's ribcage but misses.
Bastard swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
The crowd cheers as Bastard lands an impressive looking overhand right. Nucombe doesn't seem phased though.
Nice straight punches there by Bastard. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Bastard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bastard swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
enabling Nucombe to counter with a crisp jab.
Bastard misses with a left hand
and Nucombe counters with a stiff right hand.
Bastard throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Bastard misses with a combination
and Nucombe counters with a huge overhand right that connects right on the temple, sending him crumpling, face first to the floor! This one is all over! What a knockout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:21 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Neil Nucombe!
Neil Nucombe thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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Main event
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Happy Forclit (ranked 337 p4p, 11 weight class) and Callum Pagnozzi (ranked 343 p4p, 12 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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38
212 lbs
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38
263 lbs
23 - 15 - 5 |
Abu Dhabi Champ
World class boxer
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World class MT
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
33 - 21 - 0, fighting out of New York, Happy Forclit!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
23 - 15 - 5, fighting out of Las Vegas, Callum Pagnozzi!
The judges for this bout are Robert Twigg, Cecil Peabody and Frank Dennis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Pagnozzi swings for the body but Forclit moves out of range.
A counter left hand to the body from Forclit misses its target.
Forclit keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Pagnozzi.
Forclit feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Pagnozzis jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Forclit slips a jab from Pagnozzi.
It looked like Forclit was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
Pagnozzi has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
Forclit takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
A left lands for Pagnozzi.
It looks like Happy Forclit has been cut.
Pagnozzi fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Forclit looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Forclit throws a lazy right hand but Pagnozzi sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Pagnozzi misses with a straight left.
An attempted straight right counter from Forclit misses the target.
Forclit definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Forclit chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Pagnozzi can pounce on him.
Forclit on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Forclit lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Forclit fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Forclit throws out a powerful jab.
Forclit needs to keep his hands up - Pagnozzi had a free shot at his head there.
Forclit steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Pagnozzi.
Pagnozzi connects with a leg kick. Forclit looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Pagnozzi blocks a jab.
Pagnozzi thumps Forclit with a low kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Forclit misses with a takedown attempt
and Pagnozzi moves into the clinch.
Forclit lands a right hand that snaps the head of Pagnozzi backwards.
Pagnozzi blocks an uppercut.
Forclit throws a punch but it's blocked by Pagnozzi.
Forclit lands with a short shot to the head.
Pagnozzi lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Pagnozzi misses with a punch to the body.
Pagnozzi breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Forclit throws a leg kick
and Pagnozzi decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Forclit's guard.
Forclit is looking to stand up but Pagnozzi isn't so interested in that idea.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Pagnozzi tries to free his leg and advance position but Forclit is retaining full guard.
Pagnozzi wants to control from the top but Forclit keeps moving.
Forclit is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Pagnozzi trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pagnozzi lands a couple of decent looking shots.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Pagnozzi connects with a couple of short punches.
Forclit wants to get back to his feet but Pagnozzi is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Pagnozzi lands a couple of elbows.
Pagnozzi lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Forclit is looking to stand up but Pagnozzi isn't so interested in that idea.
Both fighters have adopted an aggressive gameplan on the ground!
Pagnozzi working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Pagnozzi advances position into side control!
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Pagnozzi prevents Forclit from escaping the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Forclit is trying to escape the position but Pagnozzi is controlling the position.
Pagnozzi in side control, trying to ground and pound but not landing this time.
Pagnozzi landing strikes.
Pagnozzi prevents Forclit from escaping the position.
Forclit tries to get back to his feet but has found himself mounted instead. Damn, that's gotta suck.
Forclit is in a horrible position here. Pagnozzi smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Forclit is rocked!
Happy Forclit's cut is getting worse.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Happy Forclit's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:50 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Callum Pagnozzi!
Callum Pagnozzi 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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