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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Johnny Dangerous Jr (ranked 2866 p4p, 337 weight class) and Paul Poulter (ranked 9921 p4p, 781 weight class). Dangerous Jr comes to the cage accompanied by TNT - ACDC. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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171 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
11 - 13 - 0, fighting out of New York, Johnny Dangerous Jr!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
49 - 44 - 2, fighting out of London, Paul Poulter!
The judges for this bout are Yves DeLean, Steve Smith and Robert Douchet.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Dangerous Jr scores with a nice body kick.
Dangerous Jr moves away from the strike by Poulter.
Dangerous Jr scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Poulter tries a head kick but it misses.
Dangerous Jr is trying to close the distance and clinch up, after that failed offence from Poulter.
Dangerous Jr scores with a push kick.
Dangerous Jr connects with a body shot that sends Poulter's belly button to the back.
Poulter on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Dangerous Jr misses with a head kick.
Dangerous Jr dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Poulter. That did some damage!
Dangerous Jr throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Poulter doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Dangerous Jr looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Dangerous Jr scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Dangerous Jr fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Poulter has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Dangerous Jr fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Poulter looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Poulter misses with a double jab
and Dangerous Jr counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Poulter looks winded!
Dangerous Jr clinches.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Dangerous Jr.
Dangerous Jr taking a breather.
Poulter tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Poulter misses with a hook from the clinch.
A bit of stalling here from Dangerous Jr.
Dangerous Jr lands a body shot in the clinch.
A body shot lands from Dangerous Jr.
Dangerous Jr working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Dangerous Jr displaying some good clinch control by pressing Poulter up against the cage.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Dangerous Jr as Poulter tries to tie him up.
Dangerous Jr lands with a right to the head.
Poulter effectively controlling the action here.
Dangerous Jr stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Still in the clinch, Dangerous Jr scores with a nice short uppercut.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Poulter tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Poulter swings wildly with an uppercut but Dangerous Jr uses good head movement to avoid it.
A head punch on the inside from Poulter fails to land.
A hook to the body from Dangerous Jr.
Nice body punch from Dangerous Jr - that landed with a thud.
Poulter taking a breather.
A right handed body shot lands from Dangerous Jr.
Dangerous Jr lands a nice shot to the body.
Dangerous Jr leaning against his opponent.
A nice left hand lands by Dangerous Jr.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Poulter being controlled against the cage.
Dangerous Jr manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Poulter tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Stalling in the clinch from Dangerous Jr.
Poulter misses with a hook from the clinch.
A left hand lands to the body for Dangerous Jr.
Poulter is looking to control Dangerous Jr's arms but Dangerous Jr gets an underhook and turns him. Now Poulter has his back to the cage.
Dangerous Jr content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Dangerous Jr scores with a hook to the body.
Dangerous Jr scores with a shot to the side of Poulter's head.
Poulter tries to break the clinch but Dangerous Jr is controlling the position.
Dangerous Jr pressing his opponent against the cage.
Dangerous Jr lands a nice shot to the body.
Dangerous Jr pushes Poulter back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Nice body punch from Dangerous Jr - that landed with a thud.
A nice right hand lands inside from Dangerous Jr.
Dangerous Jr lands a nice uppercut.
Poulter is rocked!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dangerous Jr stalling against the cage.
Poulter is still on wobbly legs! Can Dangerous Jr finish him?
Dangerous Jr lands a big right hand that drops Poulter! The killer instinct kicks in and Dangerous Jr finishes his opponent with a series of strikes from mount. A dominating finish by Dangerous Jr!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:13 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Johnny Dangerous Jr!
Johnny Dangerous Jr managed to slip a mention for his sponsors, Velocity Fightwear, into his post fight interview.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Digby Smith (ranked 3466 p4p, 344 weight class) and Adam Morley (ranked 5864 p4p, 544 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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258 lbs
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284 lbs
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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
6 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Digby Smith!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
18 - 7 - 0, fighting out of New York, Adam Morley!
The judges for this bout are Yves DeLean, Steve Smith and Elvis Blanc.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Morley misses with a takedown
and Smith counters with a nice uppercut.
Smith leaves Morley with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Smith throws a jab when Morley was well out of range.
Morley comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Morley 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.
Morley shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Morley looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Smith with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Smith wants to get back to full guard.
Smith's coaches at The Good Stuff have been working on his defensive grappling in preparation for this fight so let's see if he can get out of this tricky position.
Morley lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Smith has his hands clasped together around Morley's back. He's all about the action.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Smith is trying to get back to full guard.
Morley is taking a breather. Smith says something to him but it's hard to make out. Perhaps he's telling him to get on with it and actually do something.
Morley thows a huge punch but Smith dodges it nicely.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Morley lands strikes from half guard.
Smith is trying to maintain the position but Morley is very close to passing his half guard.
Morley tries to pass the half guard into mount. Smith knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Morley is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Smith tries to roll over but Morley keeps him under control.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Morley missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Morley lands strikes from half guard.
Smith tries to get to full guard but Morley has control of the leg.
Smith is trying to control but Morley manages to pass to mount!
Smith wants to control but Morley is having none of it.
Morley is landing with some decent strikes but Smith is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Smith working to try and regain half guard.
Morley avoids the attempt from Smith to control.
Morley with good strikes from the mount here!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Smith really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Morley thowing strikes but they're hitting the gloves, not doing any damage.
Morley thuds his fist into the canvas! Oooouch!
Smith is trying desperately to improve position.
Morley avoids the attempt from Smith to control.
Morley working Smith over with strikes here.
Morley landing strikes from the mount.
Morley softens up his opponent with a couple of shots there and then CRACK! One massive shot lands there and Smith is out cold! Morley jumps to his feet and celebrates on the cage with the fans, who are, quite frankly, going absolutely mental!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:56 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Adam Morley!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Charlie Glover (ranked 2165 p4p, 219 weight class) and Adam Breneman (ranked 4940 p4p, 476 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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Abu Dhabi Champ
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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
8 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Charlie Glover!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
27 - 24 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Adam Breneman!
The judges for this bout are Yves DeLean, William Peck and Trevor Gratis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Glover takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Glover slips under a jab.
A shot to the body from Breneman misses
enabling Glover to counter with a crisp jab.
Breneman throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Breneman scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Breneman swats away the attempt to clinch by Glover.
Glover closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Glover tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Breneman unleashes a big counter combination but Glover bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
Breneman throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Glover misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Breneman.
Breneman tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
Breneman closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Glover can't get the takedown.
Glover misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Glover just leaning against Breneman, taking a breather.
Glover can't find room to land a body shot as Breneman controls the action.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Glover swings wildly with an uppercut but Breneman uses good head movement to avoid it.
Breneman blocks an uppercut.
Glover misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Glover softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Breneman prevents a body shot from Glover.
Breneman is trying to break the clinch but Glover has him pressed against the cage.
Breneman is trying to break free.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Glover.
I was talking to Glover's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Glover lands a right hand.
Glover tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Breneman is trying to drag Glover to the mat but Glover just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Glover lands a left hand.
Breneman is trying to drag Glover to the mat but Glover just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Breneman tries to score a body lock takedown but Glover shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Charlie Glover has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Adam Breneman.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Breneman can't get the takedown.
Glover fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Breneman wants a takedown.
Glover drags the fight down to the ground.
Glover is pulling down on Breneman's head. It's preventing any offense from Breneman, at least for the moment.
Breneman works over Glover with some ground and pound from guard.
Breneman with a nice head shot there.
Glover looking to hit a scissor sweep but Breneman is one step ahead there.
Breneman with a nice head shot there.
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!
Glover is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Glover is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Breneman defends well.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Glover tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Glover is trying to hold Breneman in close to prevent damage but Breneman has managed to pass into half guard.
Glover is looking for a sweep. Breneman is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Glover trying to control here.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Glover gets full guard.
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.
Breneman with a nice head shot there.
Breneman lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Breneman works over Glover with some ground and pound from guard.
Glover controls Breneman momentarily but Breneman frees himself.
Breneman gets to his feet and stands over Glover, holding his ankles. He dives in with a big left hand that connects! Glover felt that one! Breneman unloads more punches and elbows and this one is over! The ref has dived in to save Glover from any more punishment!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:39 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Adam Breneman!
After the fight, Adam Breneman was humble in paying tribute to his opponent but made it clear he wants to go on to bigger and better things. It seemed to go down well with the crowd who cheered him loudly.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Grigor Vladovich (ranked 3424 p4p, 390 weight class) and Brian Donnelly (ranked 2669 p4p, 322 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 5 - 0, fighting out of New York, Grigor Vladovich!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
31 - 18 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Brian Donnelly!
The judges for this bout are Robert Douchet, Elvis Blanc and Trevor Gratis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Donnelly lands a really nice looking cross but Vladovich seems unphased.
Vladovich misses with a hook.
Vladovich throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Donnelly sees it coming and avoids it easily.
A looping hook to the body misses from Donnelly. Vladovich does a little dance to reset his feet.
Vladovich tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Donnelly was well out of range. Poor timing from Vladovich.
Donnelly throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
and Vladovich counters with a straight right hand.
Vladovich moves out of range as Donnelly throws a body kick.
Vladovich swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Donnelly pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Donnelly looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Vladovich takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
No joy there for Donnelly, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Donnelly takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Vladovich bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Donnelly's head.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Left hook, right uppercut from Donnelly.
Vladovich jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Donnelly waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Vladovich.
Vladovich blocks the body kick.
Donnelly steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Vladovich.
Vladovich blocks a head kick by Donnelly.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Vladovich pushes Donnelly up against the cage in a clinch.
Donnelly manages to break the clinch.
Vladovich rushes Donnelly and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Vladovich manages to break the clinch.
Donnelly throws a body kick that misses.
Donnelly stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Donnelly feints and then cracks Vladovich's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Vladovich down.
Vladovich connects with a single shot there.
Brian Donnelly seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Vladovich misses with a straight right.
Vladovich misses with a looping left.
Donnelly's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Donnelly duly obliges.
An inside leg kick from Vladovich misses.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Nice straight punches there by Donnelly. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Donnelly.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Donnelly manages to break the clinch.
Donnelly throws a sloppy head kick and Vladovich moves out of range easily.
Vladovich checks a leg kick nicely.
Vladovich lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Donnelly smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
A big right from Vladovich misses.
Donnelly scores with a jab to the head.
Vladovich has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Donnelly finds it's way round the side to connect with Vladovich's head.
Vladovich looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Donnelly with a nice cross.
Vladovich moves out of range of the leg kick from Donnelly.
Vladovich tries to close the distance and clinch but Donnelly swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Donnelly throws a head kick that misses.
A lazy left from Donnelly finds it's target.
Donnelly uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Vladovich.
Donnelly throws a head kick that half lands.
Vladovich lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Vladovich slips a jab from Donnelly.
An attempted straight right counter from Vladovich misses the target.
Donnelly tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Vladovich was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Donnelly punishes Vladovich's body with a nice straight punch.
Donnelly fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Donnelly throws a lazy body kick
and Vladovich counters with a nice uppercut.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Vladovich feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Donnellys jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Vladovich throws out a loose jab but Donnelly uses good head movement to avoid it.
Donnelly throws a front kick aimed at Vladovich's knee but Vladovich avoids it well.
Vladovich jabbing away but nothing is landing.
A jab from Donnelly misses.
Donnelly lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Vladovich circles away quickly and effectively.
Donnelly lands a high kick!
Vladovich throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Vladovich connects with a body shot.
Donnelly waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Vladovich.
Vladovich fires out a quick counter leg kick but Donnelly just manages to avoid it.
Donnelly scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Vladovich doesn't seem bothered though.
Donnelly throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Vladovich is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Vladovich lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
A solid leg kick lands there for Donnelly.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Vladovich tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Donnelly throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Vladovich stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Donnelly.
Donnelly cracks Vladovich with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nice cross by Donnelly.
Vladovich connects with the punch.
Donnelly scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Vladovich blocks a head kick by Donnelly.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Donnelly, right into the meat.
Donnelly blocks a jab.
Vladovich misses with an uppercut. Donnelly saw that one coming.
Vladovich takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Vladovich throws a head kick that misses
and Donnelly counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Vladovich has closed the distance and engaged Donnelly in a clinch.
Vladovich struggles to land a body shot inside as Donnelly controls his hands.
Donnelly swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Vladovich misses with a hook from the clinch.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Donnelly lands a body shot in the clinch.
A head punch on the inside from Vladovich fails to land.
Donnelly's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
A telegraphed right hand from Vladovich misses the target.
Donnelly shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Brian Donnelly dominated that round.
That's time! Vladovich's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Vladovich looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Donnelly scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Vladovich doesn't seem bothered though.
Donnelly takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Brian Donnelly seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Vladovich walks into a left hand.
Vladovich digs a good body shot into Donnelly's ribs.
Vladovich scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Vladovich throws a head kick that misses.
A nice leg kick lands there from Donnelly.
Vladovich is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Donnelly fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Vladovich is out of range.
Donnelly misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Donnelly throws a leg kick
and Vladovich counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
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!
Vladovich throws a hook to the side of Donnelly's head but Donnelly sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Vladovich misses with a wild combination.
Donnelly misses with a wild combination.
Vladovich swings away with a body shot that misses
and Donnelly counters with a one-two to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Donnelly misses with a body kick.
Vladovich throws a right and a left that Donnelly avoids nicely.
Donnelly lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Donnelly blocks a head kick by Vladovich.
Donnelly takes a swing at Vladovich's ribcage but misses.
Donnelly connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Vladovich momentarily.
Donnelly lands a leg kick that knocks Vladovich off balance momentarily.
Donnelly attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
An inside leg kick from Donnelly misses.
A low kick from Donnelly misses
and Vladovich counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Donnelly keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Donnelly looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Donnelly avoids the body shot from Vladovich.
Vladovich fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Donnelly manages to avoid it.
Donnelly follows through with a counter body kick but it doesn't land.
Donnelly keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Donnelly feints a counter leg kick.
Donnelly throws a nice inside leg kick.
Sloppy strikes from Donnelly. Those never looked like landing.
Vladovich connects with a crisp jab.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Donnelly uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Vladovich.
Donnelly let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Donnelly throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Donnelly throws a head kick but Vladovich moves out of range.
Donnelly jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Vladovich catches Donnelly with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Vladovich throws a hook but Donnelly blocks it.
Donnelly fakes the leg kick and cracks Vladovich in the body.
Vladovich loads up on a big right hand but Donnelly slips the punch.
Donnelly was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind.
Vladovich misses with an attempted mid kick.
Vladovich takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Donnelly misses with a head kick.
Vladovich throws a head kick but Donnelly moves out of range.
A head kick misses from Vladovich.
Donnelly cracks Vladovich with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Donnelly connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Vladovich slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nice uppercut lands for Donnelly. That snapped Vladovich's head back.
Vladovich takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Donnelly throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Vladovich stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Vladovich throws a leg kick but Donnelly sees it coming and moves out of range.
Donk. Vladovich catches Donnelly right on the button with a cross.
Donnelly throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Donnelly fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Vladovich throws a sloppy head kick and Donnelly moves out of range easily.
Donnelly lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Vladovich missing with a left hand there. Donnelly was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Donnelly lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Donnelly ducks under a wild hook from Vladovich.
Vladovich misses with an uppercut.
Donnelly throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Vladovich walks into a left hand.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Donnelly moves out of range as Vladovich strikes.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Donnelly looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Vladovich misses with a straight right.
Donnelly scores with a nice strike.
Donnelly misses with the combination.
Vladovich is looking to counter punch.
Donnelly cracks Vladovich with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Donnelly fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Vladovich misses with a looping right.
Vladovich throws a body shot but no joy.
Donnelly lands a leg kick that knocks Vladovich off balance momentarily.
Donnelly connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Vladovich moves out of range as Donnelly throws a body kick.
Vladovich looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Donnelly misses with a head kick.
Donnelly throws a nice inside leg kick.
Vladovich connects with a crisp jab.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Brian Donnelly showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
Vladovich throws a shot from downtown. Donnelly moves away and avoids it.
The fighters circling - Donnelly throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Vladovich tries to clinch but Donnelly moves out of range.
Donnelly misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Donnelly staying out of range there.
Donnelly on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Donnelly fails to land with a series of punches.
Donnelly tries a head kick but it misses.
Donnelly throws a looping overhand right but Vladovich ducks down to avoid it.
Donnelly ducks under a wild hook from Vladovich.
Donnelly listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Vladovich works Donnelly's body with a nice hook.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Vladovich moves forwards but Donnelly connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Vladovich keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
An attempted straight right counter from Vladovich misses the target.
Vladovich scores with a crisp jab that stopped Donnelly in his tracks.
Vladovich throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Vladovich moves out of range as Donnelly throws a body kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Vladovich misses with a straight right.
Donnelly looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
A quick step to the side and Vladovich tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Donnelly ducks under a wild hook from Vladovich.
Donnelly keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Vladovich.
Donnelly misses with a kick to the body.
Vladovich throws a looping overhand right but Donnelly ducks down to avoid it.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Donnelly.
Donnelly takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Donnelly paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Donnelly fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Vladovich checks it well.
Vladovich looks to land a left hand but Donnelly moved out of range nicely.
Donnelly doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Donnelly throws a quick inside leg kick.
Donnelly misses with a body kick.
Vladovich tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Donnelly was well out of range. Poor timing from Vladovich.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Vladovich.
Donnelly misses with a kick to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Donnelly throws a wild body kick that Vladovich sees coming a mile off.
Donnelly misses with a head kick.
Donnelly takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Donnelly bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Vladovich ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
A slow jab from Vladovich misses its intended target.
Donnelly ducks under a wild hook from Vladovich.
Vladovich wants to clinch.
Brian Donnelly is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Donnelly swings and misses with a hook to the body.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Donnelly.
Donnelly avoids the head kick by Vladovich.
Vladovich pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Vladovich tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Donnelly paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Nice shot lands for Donnelly.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Donnelly is looking to slow Vladovich down with leg kicks.
Vladovich missing with a left hand there. Donnelly was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Nice defenses there by Donnelly.
Vladovich gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Both fighters circling a little - Vladovich finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Donnelly throws a sloppy head kick
and Vladovich connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Donnelly swings for the body but Vladovich moves out of range.
Vladovich swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Donnelly circles away from the clinch attempt.
A looping hook to the body misses from Vladovich. Donnelly does a little dance to reset his feet.
Vladovich throws a hook but Donnelly blocks it.
It seemed like Donnelly was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Donnelly throws a leg kick
and Vladovich counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Jab from Vladovich.
Vladovich misses with an uppercut. Donnelly saw that one coming.
Vladovich takes one on the chin but seems OK.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lazy left from Donnelly finds it's target.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Donnelly tries a head kick but it misses.
Donnelly misses with a body kick.
Vladovich takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Grigor Vladovich has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Donnelly takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
A telegraphed right hand from Donnelly misses the target.
Donnelly moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Vladovich misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Donnelly.
Vladovich misses with an uppercut.
Donnelly goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Decent striking displayed by Vladovich there.
Donnelly throws a head kick that misses.
Vladovich throws out a powerful jab.
Nice body punch from Vladovich.
Vladovich is looking to clinch but Donnelly is avoiding it.
Vladovich lands with an overhand left.
Donnelly throws a head kick but Vladovich moves out of range.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Grigor Vladovich.
I think Donnelly has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Robert Douchet scores the fight 27:30
Judge Elvis Blanc scores the fight 28:30
Judge Trevor Gratis scores the fight 28:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Brian Donnelly!
Brian Donnelly got down on his knees post fight and begged the management for a title shot. 'Please, I want that title shot so bad! Give it to me!'
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Daniel Barbosa (ranked 3586 p4p, 405 weight class) and Marek Koltun (ranked 1486 p4p, 197 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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175 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
9 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Daniel Barbosa!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
31 - 19 - 4, fighting out of Helsinki, Marek Koltun!
The judges for this bout are Ian Loll, Robert Douchet and Trevor Gratis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Koltun fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Barbosa.
Koltun misses with an uppercut. Barbosa saw that one coming.
Koltun on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Barbosa needs to keep his hands up - Koltun had a free shot at his head there.
Barbosa looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Koltun cracks Barbosa with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Koltun scores with a sloppy right hand. Barbosa should have avoided that one.
Barbosa moves out of range of the strikes.
Barbosa shoots and misses
enabling Koltun to counter with a crisp jab.
It looks like Daniel Barbosa has been cut.
Koltun ducks under a wild hook from Barbosa.
Koltun feints the counter takedown.
Koltun throws a hook but Barbosa avoids it easily.
Koltun is looking to clinch but Barbosa is avoiding it.
A punch combination from Barbosa misses.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Koltun dodges the punch combination from Barbosa.
Koltun with the counter takedown but Barbosa avoids it easily.
Barbosa dives in for a single leg takedown but Koltun sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
Barbosa backing away here, and Koltun unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
Daniel Barbosa seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Koltun shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Barbosa defends it nicely.
Barbosa throws a sloppy head kick and Koltun moves out of range easily.
Barbosa thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Koltun if he has to take too many more of those.
Koltun has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Koltun tries to land a front kick but Barbosa steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Barbosa shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Koltun counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Daniel Barbosa. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Barbosa moves into range and connects with a jab.
A looping hook to the body misses from Barbosa. Koltun does a little dance to reset his feet.
Barbosa tries for a takedown but Koltun sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
A little jabbing left from Koltun on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Barbosa misses with a combination
and Koltun counters with a nice leg kick.
Koltun dodges the punch combination from Barbosa.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Koltun drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Barbosa manages to get back to half guard.
Barbosa tries to get to full guard but Koltun has control of the leg.
Barbosa actively working from the bottom here.
Koltun throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Barbosa throws a strike from the bottom that misses.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Barbosa is not content to let Koltun control the position.
Koltun tries to pass the half guard into mount. Barbosa knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Barbosa is looking to control Koltun's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Barbosa avoid being mounted?
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Koltun takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Koltun landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Nice strikes from Koltun there.
Barbosa is looking for a sweep. Koltun is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Koltun landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Barbosa is looking for a sweep. Koltun is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Barbosa has hold of Koltun's hands but Koltun slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Koltun winds up and cracks Barbosa with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Barbosa punching from the bottom.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Koltun passes to full mount!
Koltun landing strikes, looking to finish!
Koltun avoids the attempt from Barbosa to control.
Barbosa is desperately trying to improve his position but Koltun has a good base and remains in mount.
Koltun has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Koltun lands a big elbow - Barbosa is in trouble! More strikes from the mount and Barbosa is forced to tap out!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:46 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Strikes). Marek Koltun!
An out of breath Marek Koltun thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Andriy Pavlyuchenko (ranked 1657 p4p, 234 weight class) and Gavrilo Djuretic (ranked 2789 p4p, 371 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
15 - 8 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Andriy Pavlyuchenko!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Gavrilo Djuretic!
The judges for this bout are Steve Smith, Gregory Folan and Robert Douchet.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A jab from Pavlyuchenko does it's job there.
Djuretic uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Pavlyuchenko.
Djuretic steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Pavlyuchenko.
The fight stays on the outside here - Djuretic looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
A little feinted left hand from Pavlyuchenko on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Djuretic moves into the clinch.
Pavlyuchenko throws a head punch that misses.
Djuretic tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Djuretic blocking some punches.
A right handed body shot lands from Pavlyuchenko.
Djuretic can't find room to land a body shot as Pavlyuchenko controls the action.
Pavlyuchenko blocks an uppercut.
Djuretic can't find room to land a body shot as Pavlyuchenko controls the action.
Pavlyuchenko tries to work over Djuretic's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Pavlyuchenko blocks an uppercut.
Pavlyuchenko misses with the head strike.
Djuretic blocks an uppercut.
Djuretic has a couple of punches blocked by Pavlyuchenko.
Djuretic lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Nice body punch from Pavlyuchenko - that landed with a thud.
Good body shot from Pavlyuchenko.
Djuretic is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pavlyuchenko lands a right hand.
Djuretic looks winded!
Pavlyuchenko blocks an uppercut.
Still in the clinch, Pavlyuchenko scores with a nice short uppercut.
A head punch on the inside from Djuretic fails to land.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Djuretic.
Pavlyuchenko lands a body punch.
Pavlyuchenko softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Pavlyuchenko misses with the head strike.
Pavlyuchenko 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.
Djuretic blocks a punch to the side of the head.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Pavlyuchenko.
Pavlyuchenko lands a body shot in the clinch.
Pavlyuchenko lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Pavlyuchenko lands a nice shot to the body.
Djuretic blocks a body shot from Pavlyuchenko.
Pavlyuchenko cracks Djuretic with a nice body shot.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Pavlyuchenko working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Djuretic is rocked!
Pavlyuchenko dips a shoulder and cracks Djuretic with a mighty uppercut! Djuretic falls back against the cage and Pavlyuchenko unloads with a barrage of strikes! Djuretic is completely out with his eyes open, only supported by the cage! Save him ref! Eventually the ref decides to do his job and jumps in - Pavlyuchenko screams abuse at the incompetent official before going over to celebrate with his corner. Brutal stuff!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:57 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Andriy Pavlyuchenko!
Jumping up and down and very excited, Andriy Pavlyuchenko waved his t-shirt featuring Red Light Coffeeshop's logo in front of the cameras.
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Victor Szczęsny (ranked 1818 p4p, 93 weight class) and Billy Bolek (ranked 2161 p4p, 107 weight class). Bolek is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Iron Maiden - Run To The Hills. Victor Szczęsny has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
38 - 20 - 1, fighting out of Tokyo, Victor Szczęsny!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
14 - 10 - 0, fighting out of London, Billy Bolek!
The judges for this bout are Trevor Gratis, Dillan Fox and Steve Smith.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bolek throws a head kick but Szczęsny moves out of range.
Bolek fails with an attempt to clinch.
Szczęsny shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Bolek as he jumps to the side.
Szczęsny shoots in for a takedown but Bolek shows good takedown defense.
Szczęsny shoots in for a takedown but Bolek shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Victor Szczęsny. That's going to take a lot out of him.
A head kick misses from Bolek.
Szczęsny keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Szczęsny uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Bolek has time to react.
Szczęsny on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Szczęsny looks for a takedown but Bolek sprawls well.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bolek misses with a hook. Szczęsny ducked under it nicely.
A decent looking cross lands there for Szczęsny.
Bolek fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Szczęsny looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Bolek forces Szczęsny back against the cage and clinches.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bolek taking a breather.
Bolek misses with the head strike.
Bolek effectively controlling the action here.
Szczęsny will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Bolek up against the cage.
Bolek is pushing Szczęsny up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Bolek taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
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.
Bolek tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Szczęsny stalls.
Bolek swings wildly with an uppercut but Szczęsny uses good head movement to avoid it.
Bolek is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Bolek gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Szczęsny.
Szczęsny is trying to drag Bolek to the mat but Bolek just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Bolek.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Szczęsny.
Szczęsny blocking some punches.
Bolek misses with a punch on the inside.
Szczęsny tightens his grip and picks Bolek up, before dumping him to the ground. Bolek manages to land in guard.
Szczęsny won't allow Bolek to get back to his feet.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Szczęsny throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Bolek works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Szczęsny throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Bolek works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Szczęsny throws a big right hand that misses.
Szczęsny wants to control from the top but Bolek keeps moving.
Szczęsny slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
Szczęsny moving around in side mount but really he's just happy to control for now.
Szczęsny working the head with strikes.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Szczęsny trying to control the action but Bolek is working from the bottom.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Billy Bolek dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Szczęsny lands a nice looking kick to the body. Bolek takes a step back to recover.
Bolek has worked on his takedown defense in the runup to this fight and it is paying off so far.
Szczęsny fails to land the takedown.
Szczęsny closes the distance and clinches up with Bolek, looking for a takedown. Szczęsny pushes Bolek against the cage but Bolek circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Bolek! But no joy.
Szczęsny misses with a body shot.
Bolek throws a hook but Szczęsny avoids it easily.
Bolek missing with a left hand there. Szczęsny was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Szczęsny circles away from the clinch attempt.
Billy Bolek is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bolek scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Szczęsny throws a nice inside leg kick.
Szczęsny shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Bolek napping and manages to drive through into side control!
Szczęsny throwing shots but missing, from side control.
Szczęsny is trying to get an arm triangle but Bolek is defending well.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Szczęsny is looking to take a break and control but Bolek is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
The ground and pound from Szczęsny seems to be hitting the mat more than his opponent.
Szczęsny in side control lands a nice looking series of punches and elbows.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Bolek is trying to control Szczęsny's posture but Szczęsny avoids it.
Bolek managing to avoid any damage from the strikes thrown by Szczęsny.
Szczęsny throws a strike aimed at the side of Bolek's head but Bolek avoids it well.
Szczęsny in side control lands a decent elbow.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bolek manages to work his way to half guard, despite Szczęsny's best efforts.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Szczęsny seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Szczęsny perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
Bolek is trying to stand back up but Szczęsny is controlling him
Szczęsny will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Bolek is doing well to control the position and prevent Szczęsny from advancing to side control.
Bolek keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Bolek is staying active underneath Szczęsny, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Szczęsny 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.
Szczęsny looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
Szczęsny is stalling here. Bolek is in no mood to hang around though. He's locked up a kimura from the bottom! Szczęsny seems to be keeping calm but he's forced to roll out of the hold and Bolek has ended up in side control on the top. Nice work.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bolek stands up and beckons Szczęsny to his feet.
Bolek throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Szczęsny shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Bolek as he jumps to the side.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Victor Szczęsny. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Sloppy strikes from Bolek. Those never looked like landing.
Bolek stuffs the takedown attempt from Szczęsny. Szczęsny gets slowly back to his feet.
Bolek throws a body shot but no joy.
Szczęsny fails with a takedown attempt.
Bolek throws a fast counter high kick but Szczęsny manages to duck under it in time.
Bolek has Szczęsny up against the cage in a clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bolek struggles to land a body shot inside as Szczęsny controls his hands.
A short left from Bolek.
Bolek leaning against his opponent.
Bolek pressing his opponent against the cage.
Bolek misses with a knee strike.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Bolek gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Szczęsny.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Billy Bolek showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Back to the action! The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Szczęsny just misses with a punch to the body.
Szczęsny fails in his attempt to clinch.
Bolek jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Szczęsny fails with a takedown attempt.
Sloppy strikes from Bolek. Those never looked like landing.
Szczęsny showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Bolek.
Szczęsny throws a low kick but Bolek avoids it.
It seemed like Bolek 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.
Bolek lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Bolek.
Billy Bolek seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Szczęsny shoots in but no luck this time.
Nice straight punches there by Szczęsny. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Szczęsny.
Bolek throws a head kick but Szczęsny moves out of range.
A little feinted left hand from Szczęsny on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Bolek forces Szczęsny back against the cage and clinches.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Szczęsny pulls guard.
Bolek decides he's had enough of playing guard and decides to stand. Come on Szczęsny, up you get!
Bolek tries to clinch but Szczęsny moves out of range.
Nice takedown defense from Bolek. No joy for Szczęsny on that attempt.
Bolek throws out a counter right but Szczęsny avoids it with no problem.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Victor Szczęsny. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Bolek throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Szczęsny counters with a leg kick.
Szczęsny scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Szczęsny moves in looking to clinch but Bolek pushes him off.
Szczęsny shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Bolek throws a fast counter high kick but Szczęsny manages to duck under it in time.
Bolek misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Szczęsny tries for a takedown but Bolek sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Bolek lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
Szczęsny defending well as Bolek loads up on a big left hand.
Szczęsny swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Bolek throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Szczęsny changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Bolek tries to avoid it but Szczęsny manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Bolek to the ground. Bolek escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Bolek wants to counter with a clinch but Szczęsny pushes him away.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
That kick from Szczęsny tenderised Bolek's leg. Bolek is trying to keep his angry face on.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Szczęsny.
Szczęsny sets himself, and Bolek steps forward looking for the clinch! Szczęsny avoids it this time.
Bolek tries a head kick but it misses.
Bolek falls off balance throwing a combination
and Bolek takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Bolek instigates a clinch.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Szczęsny is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Bolek is defending well.
Bolek trying to stall but Szczęsny improves his position.
Bolek working aggressively here.
Bolek has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Bolek prevents the takedown attempt.
Bolek misses with some punches.
Victor Szczęsny has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bolek lands a left hand.
I was talking to Szczęsny's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Bolek avoiding damage.
Szczęsny can't get the takedown.
Szczęsny can't get the takedown.
Bolek scores with a shot to the side of Szczęsny's head.
Szczęsny has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Bolek avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Bolek has a couple of punches blocked by Szczęsny.
Bolek tries a body shot but Szczęsny blocks it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Szczęsny is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Szczęsny letting Bolek take a breather here.
Szczęsny changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Bolek fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Billy Bolek is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
A big left from Bolek misses.
Bolek catches Szczęsny with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Szczęsny takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Billy Bolek seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Bolek moves out of range as Szczęsny strikes.
Bolek lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Szczęsny circles away quickly and effectively.
Bolek takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Szczęsny lands a nice leg kick that just misses Bolek's sensitive parts.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Bolek walks into a left hand.
Szczęsny throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Bolek's waist but Bolek gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Szczęsny off to one side.
And that's the end of the fight!
Billy Bolek comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Bolek winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Trevor Gratis scores the fight 27:30
Judge Dillan Fox scores the fight 27:30
Judge Steve Smith scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Billy Bolek!
A victorious Billy Bolek 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 Tony Monteiro (ranked 1516 p4p, 157 weight class) and Lucas Hood (ranked 1813 p4p, 183 weight class). Lucas Hood has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Tony Monteiro's chin.
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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
8 - 4 - 0, fighting out of New York, Tony Monteiro!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
14 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Lucas Hood!
The judges for this bout are Alec Ball, Trevor Gratis and Dillan Fox.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hood rushes Monteiro and presses him up against the cage.
Monteiro tries to work over Hood's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Monteiro tries to land a knee to the head but Hood blocks with his arms.
Hood tries for a takedown. No joy.
Monteiro's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Hood misses with a looping right.
Monteiro throws a leg kick
letting Hood counter with a right hand.
It looks like Tony Monteiro has been cut.
Hood tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Monteiro manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Hood takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Monteiro throws out a loose jab but Hood uses good head movement to avoid it.
Hood looks to land a combination but Monteiro avoids it well.
Hood uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Monteiro.
Hood stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Hood has closed the distance and engaged Monteiro in a clinch.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Monteiro.
Hood tries a body shot but Monteiro blocks it.
Hood tries a body shot but Monteiro blocks it.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Hood misses with the head strike.
Monteiro presses Hood against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hood's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Monteiro using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Hood has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Monteiro lands with a light punch inside.
Hood lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Hood lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Monteiro backwards.
Monteiro breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Hood swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Monteiro pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Hood back to the cage. Monteiro follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
It looks like Lucas Hood has been cut.
A lazy left from Monteiro finds it's target.
Monteiro looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
A combination from Hood does no damage.
Monteiro tries to counter by clinching up but Hood breaks away and moves out of range.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A looping hook to the body misses from Hood. Monteiro does a little dance to reset his feet.
Monteiro closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Hood tries to clinch but Monteiro is having none of it.
Monteiro misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Hood.
Hood tries to clinch up.
A punch lands to the side of Hood 's head but he takes it in his stride.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Monteiro tries to work over Hood's front leg with a kick but Hood checks it.
Monteiro scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Monteiro scores with a nice strike.
Hood on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Monteiro. Monteiro obviously looking to wear him down.
Monteiro looks to score with a jab to the body but Hood is just out of range.
Hood tries to keep at a distance but Monteiro has taken the fight into the clinch.
Monteiro goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Monteiro blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Hood lands a hook to the side of the head.
Hood swings wildly with an uppercut but Monteiro uses good head movement to avoid it.
Monteiro working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Monteiro scores with a nice hook to the head.
Monteiro lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Hood lands a nice uppercut.
Monteiro is rocked!
Hood digs a right hand underneath Monteiro's ribcage. Monteiro let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Oh Monteiro is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Monteiro blocking some punches.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Hood.
Hood is working on a single leg takedown against the cage. Monteiro can't fight it off and eventually Hood manages to take the fight to the floor. Monteiro looks annoyed but at least he's managed to land in guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hood with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Hood postures up from his opponent's guard, before exploding into some vicious ground and pound! Monteiro covers up, he's hurt! Hood keeps throwing the strikes, glancing at the referee... Will he stop it?? One more big shot from Hood and the ref steps in to end the fight! Hood can't hide his delight as he celebrates with his corner.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:23 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Lucas Hood!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Dany Crosby (ranked 1581 p4p, 224 weight class) and Stannis Baratheon (ranked 1240 p4p, 175 weight class). Stannis Baratheon acknowledges the crowd's support as he enters the cage.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
11 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Dany Crosby!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
16 - 11 - 1, fighting out of Montreal, Stannis Baratheon!
The judges for this bout are William Peck, Trevor Gratis and Alec Ball.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Crosby misses with a series of wild punches.
Baratheon goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Baratheon lands a two punch combo.
It looks like Dany Crosby has been cut.
Crosby looks to throw the jab but Baratheon is out of range.
Crosby fails to land with a series of punches.
Sloppy strikes from Baratheon. Those never looked like landing.
Crosby throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
A right-left combo lands from Baratheon.
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!
Baratheon lands a nice looking body shot.
Crosby throws a series of punches but Baratheon moves out of range.
Baratheon throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Baratheon scores with a nice head shot.
Baratheon throws a series of strikes that have Crosby backpedaling.
A punch combination from Crosby misses.
Crosby throws a combination that misses
and Baratheon counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Crosby is rocked!
I'm just looking down at my notes here and I see that.... oh! Baratheon has cracked Crosby with a big right, followed by a left! He's out on his feet! Baratheon lands another huge swinging hook and Crosby tumbles to the canvas! The ref dives in to save Crosby, before Baratheon can land any more shots!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:55 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Stannis Baratheon!
A less than humble Stannis Baratheon misjudged his post fight interview somewhat and came across a little too arrogant whilst trying to hype up his own abilities.
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