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CEC 579 PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Mike Lowe (ranked 1769 p4p, 89 weight class) and Lou Nahtic (ranked 3607 p4p, 166 weight class). Nahtic is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Sleeping My Day Away. I'm sure you'll be fascinated to know that I was talking to some pointless Z list celebrity before the fight and he thought that Lou Nahtic was going to win. Let's see if he was right.
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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
14 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Mike Lowe!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
20 - 28 - 1, fighting out of Los Angeles, Lou Nahtic!
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, Frank Antenori and Timothy Bukovac.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A jab from Nahtic misses.
A jab from Lowe does it's job there.
Lowe thows a leg kick but Nahtic checks it
and Nahtic counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Lowe throws a shot to the body.
Lowe throws a poor cross that misses
and Nahtic counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Lowe swings for the body but Nahtic moves out of range.
Lowe misses with a wild body shot.
Nahtic looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Lowe forces Nahtic back against the cage and clinches.
Lowe softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Nahtic told us before the fight that he's been working on his elbows. An under utilised technique these days - let's see if it can sway the outcome of the fight.
Lowe lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Nahtic takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Nahtic lands a body shot.
Nahtic is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Nahtic misses with an elbow over the top.
Lowe throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Nahtics head.
With the fighters up against the cage, Nahtic throws an elbow but misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lowe breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Lowe throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Nahtic misses with a low kick.
Nahtic wants to land a leg kick but Lowe is out of range.
Nahtic buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Nahtic throws a lazy right hand but Lowe sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Lowe works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Lowe works Nahtic's body with a nice hook.
Nahtic tries to clinch
and Lowe counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Lowe throws a sloppy head kick and Nahtic moves out of range easily.
Nahtic throws a low kick, looking for Lowe's leg but Lowe calmly moves out of range.
Lowe explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Nice shot lands for Lowe.
A combination from Nahtic does no damage.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Nahtic closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Lowe breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nahtic throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
A low kick from Nahtic is predictable there
and Lowe counters with a three punch combo that has Nahtic backing up. Nahtic nods at Lowe to acknowledge the strikes.
Lowe misses with a shot to the body
and Nahtic counters with a stiff right hand.
Lowe has taken the fight to the clinch.
Lowe's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Lowe manages to break the clinch.
Nahtic throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Lowe counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Nahtic thinking.
Lowe's jab looks to have found its range, popping Nahtic under the eye.
Lowe throws a lazy head kick
and Lowe takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
A clash of legs there as Nahtic blocks the low kick.
Lowe scores with a hook.
Lowe displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Nahtic is rocked!
Lowe slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Nahtic is still on wobbly legs! Can Lowe finish him?
We've been told by Lowe's head coaches at Jitz MMA that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Lowe throws a quick head kick that knocks Nahtic silly! This fight is all over! What a finish! Lowe is up on the cage, taking in the applause from the crowd.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:05 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Mike Lowe!
Mike Lowe decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Andre Haack (ranked 2004 p4p, 246 weight class) and Jesper Parnevik (ranked 2036 p4p, 250 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Parnevik's choice of entrance music: Montana of 300 - Here Now. Jesper Parnevik has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Andre Haack's chin.
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177 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
24 - 13 - 1, fighting out of New York, Andre Haack!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
12 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Jesper Parnevik!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, Don Winkell and Jack Bonds.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Haack ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
A head kick by Haack misses
and Parnevik counters with a nice uppercut.
A head kick misses from Haack.
Haack lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Parnevik misses the jab.
Parnevik feints and then cracks Haack's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Haack down.
Haack has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Heritage Gym in the buildup to the fight.
Haack throws a shot from downtown. Parnevik moves away and avoids it.
Parnevik blocks the body kick.
Parnevik misses with a looping right.
Parnevik misses with a double jab.
Parnevik scores with a body shot.
Parnevik takes a kick to the side of the head.
Parnevik throws a shot from downtown. Haack moves away and avoids it.
Both fighters circling a little - Parnevik finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Haack throws a lazy head kick
and Parnevik counters with a nice body shot.
Parnevik looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Parnevik misses with a body kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Haack turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Haack slips a jab from Parnevik.
Haack jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Parnevik stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Haack.
A swing and a miss from Parnevik.
A good leg kick by Parnevik.
Haack throws a low kick but Parnevik moves out of range easily.
Haack blocks the body kick.
Haack thinks about countering with a head kick.
Parnevik throws a looping overhand right but Haack ducks down to avoid it.
Haack misses with an attempted mid kick.
Parnevik moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Parnevik throws an overhand right that lands on Haack's shoulder, as Haack tries to avoid the shot.
Parnevik takes a head kick and keeps coming.
It looks like Jesper Parnevik has been cut.
Parnevik lands a nice leg kick that just misses Haack's sensitive parts.
Parnevik moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Parnevik lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Haack's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Parnevik connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Haack scrambles back to his feet.
Haack motions for Parnevik to come forward. Haack throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Haack throws a low kick but Parnevik moves out of range easily.
A left and a right from Parnevik both land. Nice combination.
A good leg kick by Parnevik.
A lazy left from Haack finds it's target.
Parnevik throws a leg kick that misses.
Haack pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Parnevik looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Parnevik misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Haack lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Parnevik checks the leg kick.
Parnevik connects with a body shot.
Haack swings for the body but Parnevik moves out of range.
It seemed like Parnevik was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
The fighters circling - Parnevik throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
A jab from Haack misses.
Parnevik walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Haack checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Parnevik scores with the left hand. Haack knows he should have avoided that one.
Parnevik takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Haack uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Parnevik has time to react.
Parnevik lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Haack throws a head kick that misses.
A countering left hand to the body from Parnevik misses.
Haack slips a straight right by Parnevik.
Haack looks to land a body kick but Parnevik moved away.
Haack tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Parnevik fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Haack.
Haack misses with a body kick.
Haack looks to score with a jab to the body but Parnevik is just out of range.
Parnevik scores with a hook.
Andre Haack seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Parnevik avoids the head kick by Haack.
Haack misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Haack misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Haack misses with a looping right.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Parnevik lands a glancing blow to the side of Haack's head.
Haack scores with a punch to the head.
Haack tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
A little jabbing left from Parnevik on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Parnevik moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Haack thows a body kick. Parnevik tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Parnevik moves out of range of the body kick from Haack.
Haack throws a leg kick
and Parnevik counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Haack thuds his shin into the meat of Parnevik's side.
Some wild striking there from Parnevik.
Haack throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Parnevik cracks Haack with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Parnevik is looking to chop away at Haack's legs.
A clash of legs there as Haack blocks the low kick.
Haack tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Haack misses with a head kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jesper Parnevik dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Jesper Parnevik's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Parnevik throws a lazy right hand but Haack sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Some bone on bone action there as Haack checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Parnevik misses with a hook. Haack ducked under it nicely.
Parnevik smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Parnevik throws a big shot that misses.
Parnevik fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Haack throws a body kick that misses
and Parnevik counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Haack avoids a kick to the body.
A chopping leg kick lands by Parnevik.
Haack misses with a body shot.
Nice defenses there by Haack.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Parnevik moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Parnevik is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Haack takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Haack throws a body shot but no joy.
Parnevik with a nice cross.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Parnevik looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Haack misses with a low kick.
Haack slips a jab from Parnevik.
Haack is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Parnevik displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Haack throws out the jab.
Haack connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Parnevik's hands.
Haack misses with a head kick.
Haack checks the leg kick.
Parnevik throws a looping overhand right but Haack ducks down to avoid it.
Parnevik misses with a body kick.
Parnevik lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Haack chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Parnevik finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Parnevik lands a lovely overhand right.
Parnevik throws a chopping leg kick but Haack manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Haack lands with a nice body punch.
Haack staying out of range there.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Haack throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
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!
No joy there for Haack, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Haack throws a jab when Parnevik was well out of range.
Haack misses with an attempted mid kick.
Haack tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
A thudding body kick lands there by Parnevik!
Parnevik checks a leg kick.
A head kick misses from Haack.
Jesper Parnevik seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Haack misses with a hook.
Parnevik unleashes a big counter combination but Haack bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
Parnevik throws a front kick aimed at Haack's knee but Haack avoids it well.
Parnevik has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
A nice leg kick lands there from Parnevik.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Parnevik.
Parnevik doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Haack throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Parnevik tries to land a leg kick but Haack saw it coming and moves away.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Parnevik connects with an inside leg kick.
Haack misses with a body kick.
Parnevik lands a nice leg kick that just misses Haack's sensitive parts.
Haack tests Parnevik's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Haack on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Parnevik throws a looping overhand right but Haack ducks down to avoid it.
Haack bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Parnevik throws a poor cross that misses
and Haack counters with a series of strikes. Parnevik will be more careful next time no doubt.
Haack looks to score with a jab to the body but Parnevik is just out of range.
Haack throws a sloppy head kick
and Parnevik counters with an outside leg kick.
Haack checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Haack takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Parnevik throws an off balance right hand
and Haack makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Haack feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Parneviks jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Parnevik swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Haack throws a low kick but it's checked well by Parnevik.
A little jabbing left from Parnevik on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Parnevik misses with an uppercut. Haack saw that one coming.
Haack misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Haack buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
A nice combination there by Parnevik.
Haack is looking to slow Parnevik down with leg kicks.
This entire fight has taken place on the feet so far and you wonder whether Haack might be better served trying to take this one to the ground because he's losing the standup battle so far.
Parnevik will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Haack staying out of range there.
Haack lands the left hand.
Parnevik throws a body punch but Haack moves out of range.
Parnevik throws an overhand right that lands on Haack's shoulder, as Haack tries to avoid the shot.
Haack is looking to counter with a body kick.
Parnevik tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Haack was well out of range. Poor timing from Parnevik.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jesper Parnevik showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Jesper Parnevik's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
Haack tries a head kick but it misses.
Haack stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Haack throws a low kick, looking for Parnevik's leg but Parnevik calmly moves out of range.
Haack avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Haack lands a leg kick that knocks Parnevik off balance momentarily.
Parnevik looks to land a body kick but Haack moved away.
Haack throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Parnevik checks a low kick from Haack.
Parnevik feints a counter leg kick.
Haack scores with a leg kick.
Parnevik moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Haack throws a right hand that misses
and Parnevik counters with a slapping leg kick.
An inside leg kick from Parnevik misses.
Parnevik throws a quick inside leg kick.
Parnevik is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Parnevik displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Parnevik throws a looping overhand right but Haack ducks down to avoid it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Haack throws out a leg kick but Parnevik moves out of range and Haack only half commits.
Parnevik counters with a body kick.
Parnevik throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Haack sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Parnevik throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
A chopping leg kick lands by Haack.
Haack takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Haack checks a low kick from Parnevik.
Haack throwing a counter right hand but Parnevik manages to avoid it.
Haack looks to land a body kick but Parnevik moved away.
Parnevik cracks Haack with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
A low kick from Parnevik is predictable there
letting Haack counter with a right hand.
Haack throws a body kick that misses.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Parnevik! But no joy.
Parnevik throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Haack staying out of range there.
Haack appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Haack lands a nice leg kick that just misses Parnevik's sensitive parts.
Parnevik blocks a head kick by Haack.
Andre Haack has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Parnevik misses with a low kick.
Haack has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Parnevik finds it's way round the side to connect with Haack's head.
Parnevik looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Parnevik tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Haack is able to avoid easily.
Parnevik fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
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!
The fighters circling - Parnevik throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Parnevik lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Parnevik misses with a hook.
The fighters circling - Haack throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Parnevik feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Haack's calf.
Parnevik takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Parnevik attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
It appears Haack was looking to counter with a kick there.
Haack misses with a low kick as Parnevik jumps back.
Parnevik dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Haack. That did some damage!
Parnevik scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Parnevik connects with a looping right hand.
Haack is rocked!
Parnevik lands with a nice body kick.
Oh Haack is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Parnevik moves out of range of the body kick.
It seemed like Parnevik was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Haack lands with a nice body kick.
Haack moves out of range of the strikes.
Haack seems to have got his legs back now.
Jab by Haack.
Parnevik is rocked!
Haack tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Parnevik is still on wobbly legs! Can Haack finish him?
Look low, kick high! Haack uses the oldest trick in the book to send Parnevik tumbling to the canvas, in a truly brutal knockout! Haack is absolutely delighted - when Parnevik wakes up, I doubt he'll be quite so happy!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:38 of round 3, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Andre Haack!
A very excited looking Andre Haack made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Master Blaster (ranked 1219 p4p, 171 weight class) and Erland Eliasson (ranked 1314 p4p, 181 weight class). Eliasson has chosen Radioactive - Imagine Dragons as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Erland Eliasson has the eye of the tiger tonight.
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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
17 - 9 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Master Blaster!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
16 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Erland Eliasson!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, Jack Bonds and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Blaster buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Eliasson 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.
Blaster looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
A big left from Blaster misses.
Eliasson gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Eliasson connects with a body shot that sends Blaster's belly button to the back.
Eliasson throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Eliasson checks a low kick from Blaster.
Blaster lands with a cross.
Blaster steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Eliasson.
Blaster throws a counter high kick but Eliasson was just alert enough to avoid it.
Blaster throws a half hearted mid kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Eliasson throws a body punch but Blaster moves out of range.
Blaster thinks about countering with a body kick.
Blaster scores with a push kick.
Blaster misses with a head kick.
Eliasson throws out a loose jab but Blaster uses good head movement to avoid it.
Eliasson is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Blaster.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Eliasson stuns Blaster with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Eliasson has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Blaster.
Eliasson lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Blaster at a distance.
Eliasson misses with a hook. Blaster ducked under it nicely.
Blaster lands with a kick to the temple. Eliasson shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Blaster swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Eliasson.
Blaster scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Blaster throws a body kick, spinning off balance
and Eliasson counters with a stiff right hand.
It looks like Master Blaster has been cut.
Eliasson misses with the combination.
Blaster throws a low kick but it's checked well by Eliasson.
Eliasson swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Blaster turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Blaster bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Eliasson bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Blaster's head.
Nice uppercut there from Blaster.
Blaster staying out of range there.
Eliasson throws a hook to the side of Blaster's head but Blaster sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
A little feinted left hand from Blaster on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Eliasson misses the jab.
Eliasson defending well as Blaster loads up on a big left hand.
Eliasson fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Blaster manages to avoid it.
Blaster is looking to counter punch.
Blaster with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Blaster looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Eliasson pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Blaster tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Eliasson was well out of range. Poor timing from Blaster.
Blaster tests Eliasson's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Blaster - that will leave a mark!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Blaster goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Eliasson looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Eliasson takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Blaster throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Eliasson misses with a lunging right hand
and Blaster counters with a right hand to the body.
A lazy left from Blaster finds it's target.
Blaster lands the left hand.
Eliasson misses with a series of wild punches.
Blaster avoids the body shot from Eliasson.
Master Blaster seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Blaster pushes Eliasson away with a front kick.
An inside leg kick lands from Blaster.
Blaster buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Eliasson takes a shot right to the bread basket.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
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!
Eliasson is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Blaster throws a body kick that misses.
Blaster misses with a wild body shot.
Eliasson on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Blaster throws a leg kick which misses Eliasson's front leg but catches the back leg as Eliasson tries to avoid it.
Nice cross by Blaster.
Jab from Blaster.
Blaster scores with a push kick.
Blaster throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Blaster turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Eliasson avoids a punch combination nicely.
Eliasson looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Eliasson gets cracked there but stands up to it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Master Blaster dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Master Blaster's cut.
That's time! Blaster's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Eliasson will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Eliasson throws a shot from downtown. Blaster moves away and avoids it.
Blaster was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Eliasson looks to land a right hand but Blaster moved out of range.
Blaster looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
Eliasson's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Blaster throws a head kick but Eliasson moves out of range.
Blaster lands a glancing blow to the side of Eliasson's head.
Blaster lands with a hook. Eliasson tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
A jab lands there for Eliasson.
Eliasson looks to throw the jab but Blaster is out of range.
Blaster was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Blaster scores with a hook to the body. Eliasson takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Blaster is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Eliasson.
Eliasson looks like he wants to counter punch here.
A punch combination from Eliasson misses.
Blaster is looking to slow Eliasson down with leg kicks.
Blaster throws an overhand right that lands on Eliasson's shoulder, as Eliasson tries to avoid the shot.
Both these guys seem content to just stand up and trade with eachother but Eliasson might want to think about changing up his gameplan a bit because over the course of the fight, Blaster has got the better of the exchanges.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Blaster tries to work over Eliasson's front leg with a kick but Eliasson checks it.
Blaster throws a head kick that Eliasson semi-blocks.
Blaster lands with a thumping leg kick.
Eliasson moves out of range as Blaster throws a body kick.
Eliasson is looking for the big counter here.
Blaster looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Blaster throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Eliasson throws a nice looking combination but Blaster bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Eliasson checks a leg kick.
Blaster throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Eliasson's head.
Blaster scores with a punch to the head.
Blaster feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Eliasson's calf.
Blaster shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Blaster scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Eliasson doesn't seem bothered though.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Blaster swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Eliasson.
Blaster takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Eliasson takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Blaster plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Blaster feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Eliasson's calf.
Eliasson lands an overhand right.
Master Blaster is winning the standup battle so far.
Blaster lands with a thumping leg kick.
Blaster scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Blaster pushes Eliasson away with a front kick.
Blaster lands with an uppercut that bounces Eliasson off the cage and back into range.
Eliasson will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Eliasson misses with a left hand
and Blaster counters with an inside leg kick.
A good leg kick by Blaster.
Blaster scores with a sloppy right hand. Eliasson should have avoided that one.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Blaster.
Blaster comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Eliasson takes one to the side of the head.
Eliasson shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Blaster throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Eliasson on the side of the head.
Eliasson ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Blaster moves away.
Blaster getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Eliasson pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
A little feinted left hand from Blaster on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Blaster keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Eliasson has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
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!
Blaster throws a low kick but Eliasson avoids it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Eliasson throws the left hand but Blaster avoids the punch easily.
Blaster scoring well with a low kick there.
Eliasson on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Blaster. Blaster obviously looking to wear him down.
Eliasson waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Blaster.
Eliasson throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
An attempted straight right counter from Blaster misses the target.
Eliasson chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Blaster can pounce on him.
Blaster throws a quick inside leg kick.
Eliasson throws the left hand but Blaster avoids the punch easily.
Blaster is looking to chop away at Eliasson's legs.
Blaster slips a jab from Eliasson.
Eliasson throws a hook but Blaster blocks it.
Blaster fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Blaster is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Eliasson can do to turn this around?
Eliasson throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Blaster sees it coming and avoids it easily.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Master Blaster dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Master Blaster's cut.
That's time! Back to the action! So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
Blaster jabs Eliasson to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Blaster uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Eliasson has time to react.
Blaster uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Eliasson.
Blaster lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Blaster slips under a jab.
Blaster misses with a left hand
and Eliasson counters with a nice uppercut.
Eliasson stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Blaster.
Blaster lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Eliasson takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Blaster is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
An inside leg kick from Blaster misses.
Eliasson takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Eliasson scores with the left hand. Blaster knows he should have avoided that one.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Eliasson misses with a straight left.
Eliasson looks to land a right hand but Blaster moved out of range.
And Blaster counters with a quick kick to the body but Eliasson blocks it.
Eliasson throws a looping overhand right but Blaster ducks down to avoid it.
Blaster ducks under a wild hook from Eliasson.
Eliasson misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Blaster.
Eliasson moves out of range as Blaster throws a body kick.
Blaster lands a nice looking body kick.
Blaster throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Blaster scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Blaster fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Eliasson has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Blaster throws a good cross that connects.
Eliasson thows a left - swing and a miss!
Eliasson throws out a powerful jab.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Blaster ducks under a wild hook from Eliasson.
Blaster is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Blaster throws a quick inside leg kick.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Eliasson has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Blaster.
Blaster fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Eliasson rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Blaster moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
As Eliasson backs away, Blaster returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
Blaster throws a quick inside leg kick.
Eliasson lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Blaster at a distance.
Eliasson blocks a head kick by Blaster.
Blaster lands with a kick to the ribs.
Blaster goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Eliasson takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Erland Eliasson has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Eliasson darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Eliasson is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Blaster throws a nice outside leg kick.
Blaster throws a body punch but Eliasson moves out of range.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Eliasson! But no joy.
Blaster goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Blaster lands a head kick. Eliasson smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Eliasson takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Blaster moves forwards but Eliasson connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Master Blaster's cut is getting worse.
Eliasson swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
A counter left hand to the body from Blaster misses its target.
Eliasson throws a shot from downtown. Blaster moves away and avoids it.
Nice body punch from Blaster.
Blaster looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Blaster.
Eliasson takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Blaster keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Blaster scores with a nice head shot.
A jab from Blaster does it's job there.
Blaster throws a wild body kick that Eliasson sees coming a mile off.
Eliasson fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
A telegraphed right hand from Eliasson misses the target.
Eliasson has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Blaster.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Blaster - that will leave a mark!
Master Blaster is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Blaster lands with a cross.
Jab from Blaster.
Eliasson takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Blaster thows a body kick. Eliasson tries to catch it but that hurt him.
And that's the end of the fight!
Master Blaster showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Blaster has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 30:27
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 30:27
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Master Blaster!
Master Blaster really struggled to get his t-shirt on before his hand was raised. Making sure that Spartan Nutrition logo gets some air time is pretty tricky when you're all sweaty.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Dag Daghammar (ranked 1060 p4p, 136 weight class) and Riza Rakija (ranked 1335 p4p, 171 weight class). Daghammar kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Just like that - Dregen. Rakija comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Rakija kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Riza Rakija is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
21 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Dag Daghammar!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
17 - 14 - 2, fighting out of Tokyo, Riza Rakija!
The judges for this bout are Don Winkell, and Jack Bonds.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Daghammar walks forward, straight into a front kick from Rakija.
Rakija throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Daghammar sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Rakija scores with a head kick.
Daghammar looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Daghammar blocks a head kick by Rakija.
Rakija scores with a kick to the body.
Rakija lands with a nice body punch.
Rakija throws a head kick that Daghammar semi-blocks.
Rakija throws a body punch but Daghammar moves out of range.
Rakija connects with a crisp jab.
Daghammar misses with a straight left.
Rakija comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Rakija shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Daghammar desperately trying to maintain half guard.
Rakija trying to pass the guard but Daghammar defending well.
Rakija working to pass to mount. He's got his hand pressing down on Daghammar's thigh. Daghammar counters though and makes it back to full guard.
Daghammar has his hands on Rakija's head, controlling the position.
Daghammar keeping moving, preventing Rakija from controlling successfully.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Rakija passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Daghammar can't do much from the bottom here.
Rakija remains in side control and seems content to stay there. It's a versatile position from which he can work both strikes and submissions, whilst maintaining that control, so maybe he'll sit here for a while.
Rakija is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Daghammar knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Rakija has knee on belly and moves into mount.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Daghammar sneaks a leg back under and regains half guard and is working straight away to try and get back to guard. He hasn't managed just yet though.
Rakija trying to pass the guard but Daghammar defending well.
Rakija is trying for a kimura here. Daghammar looks like he's in a lot of pain... and he's tapping out! Rakija wins by kimura!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:50 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Riza Rakija!
Riza Rakija thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Underestimated Dillashaw Junior (ranked 607 p4p, 27 weight class) and Mini Stipe (ranked 658 p4p, 31 weight class). Underestimated Dillashaw Junior has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
37 - 27 - 3, fighting out of Las Vegas, Underestimated Dillashaw Junior!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
17 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Mini Stipe!
The judges for this bout are Don Winkell, Timothy Bukovac and Jack Bonds.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Dillashaw Junior works Stipe's body with a nice hook.
Dillashaw Junior swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Stipe drives through with a takedown into Dillashaw Junior's guard. Let's see what he can do from the top position.
Stipe stays in close to Dillashaw Junior's body and controls the position.
Dillashaw Junior lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.
Stipe is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Dillashaw Junior defends well.
Stipe being controlled here, momentarily.
Dillashaw Junior has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Stipe tries to land a sweep but no joy.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dillashaw Junior is stalling in the full guard.
Dillashaw Junior works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Stipe wants to control but Dillashaw Junior is keeping busy.
Dillashaw Junior will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Stipe regains full guard. Nicely done.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Dillashaw Junior 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.
Stipe looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Dillashaw Junior controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Stipe holds on and takes a little breather.
Dillashaw Junior trying to control the position from guard on top but Stipe is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Dillashaw Junior tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Stipe is able to avoid easily.
Stipe was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind.
A jab from Stipe misses.
Underestimated Dillashaw Junior is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Dillashaw Junior avoids the body shot from Stipe.
Dillashaw Junior was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Stipe stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Dillashaw Junior.
Stipe throws a right hand that misses
and Dillashaw Junior counters with an outside leg kick.
Stipe scores with a body shot.
Dillashaw Junior uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Stipe has time to react.
Stipe tries to clinch there but Dillashaw Junior circles away.
Dillashaw Junior tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Stipe was well out of range. Poor timing from Dillashaw Junior.
Stipe throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Dillashaw Junior uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Stipe.
Dillashaw Junior throws a quick counter head kick but Stipe was just out of range.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dillashaw Junior scores with a body shot.
Dillashaw Junior swings for the body but Stipe moves out of range.
Stipe lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Dillashaw Junior throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Stipe lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Dillashaw Junior looks to score with a jab to the body but Stipe is just out of range.
Stipe tries to counter with a clinch but Dillashaw Junior shakes him off and moves away.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Stipe looks for the body kick but Dillashaw Junior saw that one coming.
Crunch! Dillashaw Junior slams his shin into Stipe's torso.
Stipe lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Dillashaw Junior misses the shot to the body.
Dillashaw Junior scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Dillashaw Junior scores with a kick to the body.
Dillashaw Junior is looking to wear down Stipe with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Stipe slips under a jab.
Dillashaw Junior slips a jab from Stipe.
Dillashaw Junior tried to counter with a leg kick but Stipe avoided it.
Dillashaw Junior steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Stipe. That one must have hurt.
A good leg kick by Dillashaw Junior.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Underestimated Dillashaw Junior dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Dillashaw Junior just misses with a punch to the body.
Stipe avoids the head kick by Dillashaw Junior.
Dillashaw Junior is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Stipe can do to turn this around?
Stipe lands a nice hook to Dillashaw Junior's body. Dillashaw Junior takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Dillashaw Junior throws a hook to the side of Stipe's head but Stipe sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Stipe with the counter takedown but Dillashaw Junior avoids it easily.
Dillashaw Junior throws out a loose jab but Stipe uses good head movement to avoid it.
A looping hook to the body misses from Stipe. Dillashaw Junior does a little dance to reset his feet.
The fighters circling - Dillashaw Junior throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Dillashaw Junior misses with a body shot.
Stipe throws a low kick, looking for Dillashaw Junior's leg but Dillashaw Junior calmly moves out of range.
Stipe misses with a hook. Dillashaw Junior ducked under it nicely.
Dillashaw Junior slips a jab from Stipe.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Stipe throws a low kick but it's checked well by Dillashaw Junior.
Stipe is really struggling to land any decent head shots against his taller opponent.
Stipe moves away from the strike by Dillashaw Junior.
Dillashaw Junior just misses with a punch to the body.
Dillashaw Junior misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Stipe with the counter takedown but Dillashaw Junior avoids it easily.
Dillashaw Junior moves out of range as Stipe strikes.
Stipe throws a body punch but Dillashaw Junior moves out of range.
It looked like Dillashaw Junior wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Stipe fails in his attempt to clinch.
Stipe misses the shot to the body.
Dillashaw Junior misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Dillashaw Junior throws a sloppy head kick and Stipe moves out of range easily.
Underestimated Dillashaw Junior seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Stipe misses with a low kick as Dillashaw Junior jumps back.
A slow jab from Stipe misses its intended target.
Dillashaw Junior turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Dillashaw Junior fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Stipe manages to avoid it.
Stipe tries to work over Dillashaw Junior's front leg with a kick but Dillashaw Junior checks it.
Stipe blocks a leg kick.
Dillashaw Junior misses with a series of wild punches.
A chopping leg kick lands by Dillashaw Junior.
Stipe fails with the takedown.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Stipe swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Stipe misses the shot to the body.
Stipe with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Dillashaw Junior to score with a decent uppercut.
Dillashaw Junior is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Dillashaw Junior connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Dillashaw Junior misses with a looping left.
Stipe just misses with a punch to the body.
Stipe connects with a jab.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Dillashaw Junior punishes Stipe's body with a nice straight punch.
Stipe throws the kick towards the body but Dillashaw Junior avoids it.
Dillashaw Junior looks to land a left hand but Stipe moved out of range nicely.
A solid body kick from Dillashaw Junior.
Dillashaw Junior throws a body shot but no joy.
Stipe throws a lazy body kick
and Dillashaw Junior counters with an inside leg kick.
Dillashaw Junior avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Dillashaw Junior misses with a hook.
Underestimated Dillashaw Junior is winning the standup battle so far.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Stipe slips a straight right by Dillashaw Junior.
Dillashaw Junior lands a right hook to the body.
Stipe looks for a takedown but Dillashaw Junior sprawls well.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Dillashaw Junior.
Dillashaw Junior looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
A shot to the liver by Dillashaw Junior. Beautiful body shot.
Stipe throws a shot to the body.
Stipe throws a loose over hand right and dives in with a double leg takedown. Dillashaw Junior tries to sprawl but it's too late and the fighters hit the mat. Stipe is in Dillashaw Junior's guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Dillashaw Junior controls Stipe momentarily but Stipe frees himself.
Stipe is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Stipe trying to control but Dillashaw Junior is working from the bottom.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Dillashaw Junior is on top in guard.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Stipe has his hands on Dillashaw Junior's head, controlling the position.
Dillashaw Junior won't allow Stipe to sweep him here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Underestimated Dillashaw Junior dominated that second round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Dillashaw Junior feints and then cracks Stipe's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Stipe down.
Dillashaw Junior checks a leg kick.
Dillashaw Junior misses with a body punch
and Stipe counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Stipe.
Stipe trying to control but Dillashaw Junior is working from the bottom.
Dillashaw Junior looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Stipe forces his way into half guard.
Stipe content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Stipe is looking to take a break and control but Dillashaw Junior is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Mini Stipe has got the better of the ground game so far.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dillashaw Junior is holding on to half guard well.
Dillashaw Junior manages to get to full guard.
Dillashaw Junior trying to keep a closed guard but Stipe is proving a slippery customer.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Stipe sitting in guard here, content to control.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Donk. Dillashaw Junior catches Stipe right on the button with a cross.
Dillashaw Junior throws a half hearted mid kick.
A clash of legs there as Stipe blocks the low kick.
Dillashaw Junior lands a jab to the nose.
Stipe tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Dillashaw Junior was well out of range. Poor timing from Stipe.
An attempted straight right counter from Dillashaw Junior misses the target.
Stipe swings for the body but Dillashaw Junior moves out of range.
Stipe scores with a jab to the head.
Dillashaw Junior avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Dillashaw Junior 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.
Dillashaw Junior looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Stipe lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dillashaw Junior misses with a kick to the body.
Stipe throws a wild body kick that Dillashaw Junior sees coming a mile off.
Stipe scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Stipe lands a leg kick that knocks Dillashaw Junior off balance momentarily.
Stipe moves away from the strike by Dillashaw Junior.
Stipe is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
Stipe tries to land a leg kick but Dillashaw Junior saw it coming and moves away.
Stipe blocks a head kick by Dillashaw Junior.
Stipe is looking to land body kicks.
Stipe fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Dillashaw Junior checks it well.
Dillashaw Junior misses the shot to the body.
Dillashaw Junior fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Stipe tries to clinch but Dillashaw Junior moves out of range.
Dillashaw Junior scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Dillashaw Junior takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A looping hook to the body misses from Dillashaw Junior. Stipe does a little dance to reset his feet.
Stipe dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Dillashaw Junior. That did some damage!
Dillashaw Junior checks the leg kick nicely there.
Dillashaw Junior swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Stipe takes a kick to the side of the head.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Stipe gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Dillashaw Junior tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Stipe makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Dillashaw Junior blocks an uppercut.
Stipe blocks a body shot from Dillashaw Junior.
Stipe goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Stipe tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Dillashaw Junior lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Dillashaw Junior blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Stipe.
Dillashaw Junior tries a knee to the head but Stipe blocks it.
Stipe can't find room to land a body shot as Dillashaw Junior controls the action.
Dillashaw Junior prevents a body shot from Stipe.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mini Stipe really 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.
A looping hook to the body misses from Dillashaw Junior. Stipe does a little dance to reset his feet.
Stipe throws a solid leg kick but Dillashaw Junior takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Stipe.
Stipe waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Dillashaw Junior.
Dillashaw Junior lands an overhand right.
Stipe tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Dillashaw Junior paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Dillashaw Junior stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Dillashaw Junior wants it to stay on the feet.
Stipe thows a leg kick but Dillashaw Junior checks it
and Dillashaw Junior counters with a nice uppercut.
Dillashaw Junior swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Stipe throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
As Stipe backs away, Dillashaw Junior returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
A solid leg kick lands there for Stipe.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Dillashaw Junior just misses with a punch to the body.
Dillashaw Junior checks a leg kick nicely.
Dillashaw Junior throws a counter high kick but Stipe was just alert enough to avoid it.
Dillashaw Junior scores with a shot to the body.
Dillashaw Junior misses with a looping left.
Good standup being displayed there by Dillashaw Junior as he connects with a hook.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Stipe slips a jab from Dillashaw Junior.
Stipe misses the shot to the body.
Dillashaw Junior misses the shot to the body.
Stipe takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Dillashaw Junior fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Stipe is out of range.
Stipe drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Dillashaw Junior defends it well.
Dillashaw Junior throws a leg kick
and Stipe counters with a nice leg kick.
Stipe lands a slapping body shot.
Dillashaw Junior walks into a left hand.
Dillashaw Junior thows a leg kick but Stipe checks it
and Stipe counters with a stiff right hand.
Dillashaw Junior throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Stipe's head.
Dillashaw Junior misses with a hook to the body
and Stipe counters with a nice body shot.
Dillashaw Junior looks to score with a jab to the body but Stipe is just out of range.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Stipe checks a leg kick.
Dillashaw Junior throws a hook but Stipe avoids it easily.
Stipe wants to counter with a clinch but Dillashaw Junior pushes him away.
A cross from Dillashaw Junior lands.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Dillashaw Junior is looking to score with low kicks.
Dillashaw Junior throws a leg kick which misses Stipe's front leg but catches the back leg as Stipe tries to avoid it.
Dillashaw Junior tries to land a leg kick but Stipe saw it coming and moves away.
Stipe tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Dillashaw Junior was well out of range. Poor timing from Stipe.
Stipe scores with a body shot.
Stipe moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Dillashaw Junior ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
As Stipe backs away, Dillashaw Junior returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
Stipe looks to score with a jab to the body but Dillashaw Junior is just out of range.
Stipe throws a leg kick which misses Dillashaw Junior's front leg but catches the back leg as Dillashaw Junior tries to avoid it.
Stipe's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Dillashaw Junior takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Dillashaw Junior misses with a right hand
and Stipe counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Stipe closes the distance and clinches.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Dillashaw Junior.
Dillashaw Junior working aggressively here.
Stipe tries to pull guard but Dillashaw Junior holds him up against the cage and eventually Stipe drops back down to his feet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dillashaw Junior working aggressively here.
Stipe pulls guard effortlessly.
Stipe 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.
Stipe is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Dillashaw Junior's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Dillashaw Junior trying to control but Stipe is working from the bottom.
Dillashaw Junior sitting in guard, not really doing much.
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.
Dillashaw Junior got a little sloppy there for a moment and Stipe has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Dillashaw Junior has managed to get both his arms back between Stipe's legs - danger averted.
Dillashaw Junior controlling from the top position.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Dillashaw Junior circles away from the clinch attempt.
A big right from Stipe misses.
Dillashaw Junior slips a jab from Stipe.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Stipe 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 Dillashaw Junior has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Dillashaw Junior and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close fourth round but Mini Stipe will probably get the nod - 10:9.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
Dillashaw Junior is looking to slow Stipe down with leg kicks.
Dillashaw Junior checks a low kick from Stipe.
Dillashaw Junior throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Stipe throws a leg kick but Dillashaw Junior moved away.
Stipe 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.
Dillashaw Junior misses with a leg kick.
Stipe throws out a counter right but Dillashaw Junior avoids it with no problem.
Dillashaw Junior misses the shot to the body.
Dillashaw Junior lands a really nice looking cross but Stipe seems unphased.
Stipe takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Dillashaw Junior connects with a leg kick. Stipe looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Dillashaw Junior tried to score with a low kick but Stipe checks it.
Stipe lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Dillashaw Junior tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Stipe paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Dillashaw Junior pushes Stipe up against the cage in a clinch.
Stipe jumps guard and drags Dillashaw Junior to the mat. He's obviously going to be looking for submissions off his back.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dillashaw Junior stopping the sweep attempt from Stipe.
Stipe looking for a guillotine here but Dillashaw Junior defends easily.
Dillashaw Junior pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Stipe is keeping the position for now.
Dillashaw Junior trying to control the position from guard on top but Stipe is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Stipe seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Dillashaw Junior trying to control but Stipe is working from the bottom.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Dillashaw Junior throws a body shot but no joy.
Stipe swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Stipe has closed the distance and engaged Dillashaw Junior in a clinch.
Stipe doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Stipe blocking some punches.
A hook to the body from Dillashaw Junior.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dillashaw Junior tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Stipe tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Dillashaw Junior's elbow.
Stipe swings wildly with an uppercut but Dillashaw Junior uses good head movement to avoid it.
Dillashaw Junior throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Stipe blocks it with crossed arms.
Dillashaw Junior takes a shot to the head.
A short body shot lands from Stipe as the two fighters clinch.
Stipe doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Dillashaw Junior tries a knee to the head but Stipe blocks it.
Stipe tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Dillashaw Junior's elbow.
Mini Stipe seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Stipe tries to throw a body punch but Dillashaw Junior avoids it by throwing Stipe back against the cage.
Stipe tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Dillashaw Junior's elbow.
Dillashaw Junior lands a body shot in the clinch.
Dillashaw Junior crunches a lovely knee into Stipe's ribcage.
Dillashaw Junior trying to land knees to the body.
Dillashaw Junior blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Dillashaw Junior is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Stipe is defending well for now.
Dillashaw Junior tries to throw a body punch but Stipe avoids it by throwing Dillashaw Junior back against the cage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dillashaw Junior has a couple of punches blocked by Stipe.
Stipe has a couple of punches blocked by Dillashaw Junior.
Still in the clinch, Stipe scores with a nice short uppercut.
Stipe blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Stipe tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Dillashaw Junior connects with a nasty looking knee right to Stipe's face.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A short body shot lands from Dillashaw Junior as the two fighters clinch.
Stipe lands a left hand.
A left hand lands to the body for Stipe.
Stipe jumps guard and drags Dillashaw Junior to the mat. He's obviously going to be looking for submissions off his back.
Stipe wants to sweep here but Dillashaw Junior controlling him for the moment.
Stipe being controlled here, momentarily.
Dillashaw Junior trying to control but Stipe is working from the bottom.
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 Underestimated Dillashaw Junior.
I think Dillashaw Junior 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 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Don Winkell scores the fight 48:47
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 48:47
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 49:46
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Underestimated Dillashaw Junior!
Underestimated Dillashaw Junior thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Chins Gone (ranked 856 p4p, 114 weight class) and Lauri Pekkarinen (ranked 1015 p4p, 137 weight class). Pekkarinen comes into a darkened arena with his song building. For Heavy Metal we will die! kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! The crowd giving both fighters a great reception on their way into the arena. That's good to see.
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36
202 lbs
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31
193 lbs
18 - 8 - 2 |
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World class boxer
Insanely flexible |
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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
29 - 16 - 2, fighting out of St Petersburg, Chins Gone!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
18 - 8 - 2, fighting out of Los Angeles, Lauri Pekkarinen!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, Don Winkell and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gone connects with a jab.
Gone lands an overhand right.
Pekkarinen tries to score with a low kick but Gone moves his leg out of the way.
Gone tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Pekkarinen was well out of range. Poor timing from Gone.
A little jabbing left from Pekkarinen on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Gone throws a lazy right hand but Pekkarinen sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Gone throws a lazy right hand but Pekkarinen sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Pekkarinen swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Pekkarinen defending well as Gone loads up on a big left hand.
Pekkarinen feints the counter takedown.
Pekkarinen lands a body shot.
Pekkarinen steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Gone.
Pekkarinen lands with a thumping leg kick.
Gone takes one to the chin there.
Pekkarinen thows a body kick. Gone tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Pekkarinen scores with a shot to the body.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A nice combination there by Gone.
Pekkarinen fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Gone is out of range.
Gone half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
Pekkarinen scores with a hook.
Pekkarinen looks to land a left hand but Gone moved out of range nicely.
Pekkarinen throws a head kick that Gone semi-blocks.
A slow jab from Gone misses its intended target.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gone ducks under a wild hook from Pekkarinen.
Gone looks to land a right hand but Pekkarinen moved out of range.
Gone throws a low kick but Pekkarinen avoids it.
Gone seems to be moving with more speed, compared to his last bout. He must have been working on that in the gym.
Pekkarinen misses with a wild body shot.
Pekkarinen throws a half hearted mid kick.
Gone misses with an uppercut
and Pekkarinen counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Gone checks the leg kick nicely there.
Gone takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Gone walks into a jab.
Gone throws a body shot but no joy.
Pekkarinen avoids the body shot from Gone.
Gone checks a leg kick.
Gone bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Gone throws a head kick that Pekkarinen semi-blocks.
Gone takes one to the chin there.
Pekkarinen tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Lauri Pekkarinen seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
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!
Gone 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 two minutes gone in the round.
A clash of legs there as Gone blocks the low kick.
A punch lands to the side of Pekkarinen 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Gone throws out a loose jab but Pekkarinen uses good head movement to avoid it.
Pekkarinen tried to score with a low kick but Gone checks it.
Gone takes the fight into the clinch.
Pekkarinen misses with a hook from the clinch.
Gone's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Gone cracks a nice hook into Pekkarinen's ribs.
Gone takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Pekkarinen ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Pekkarinen unleashes a big counter combination but Gone bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
Gone misses with an uppercut
and Pekkarinen counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Gone chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Chins Gone is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Gone fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Pekkarinen manages to avoid it.
Pekkarinen jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Gone takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Gone attempts a counter takedown but Pekkarinen avoids it well and moves away.
Pekkarinen swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pekkarinen lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Pekkarinen tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Donk. Gone catches Pekkarinen right on the button with a cross.
Pekkarinen throws a shot from downtown. Gone moves away and avoids it.
Pekkarinen is looking to score with low kicks.
Gone throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Gone takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Gone takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Gone ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Pekkarinen fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Gone is out of range.
An attempted straight right counter from Gone misses the target.
Pekkarinen takes a swing at Gone's ribcage but misses.
Gone gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Gone is rocked!
Pekkarinen throws a quick head kick that knocks Gone silly! This fight is all over! What a finish! Pekkarinen is up on the cage, taking in the applause from the crowd.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:52 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Lauri Pekkarinen!
Lauri Pekkarinen spent the whole post fight interview bigging himself up. It didn't go down that well with the fans after a while as they thought it was a bit arrogant.
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Malik Jones (ranked 128 p4p, 16 weight class) and Bostar Tyraanicao (ranked 184 p4p, 26 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
29 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Malik Jones!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
27 - 18 - 1, fighting out of New York, Bostar Tyraanicao!
The judges for this bout are , Jack Bonds and Timothy Bukovac.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Tyraanicao misses with a hook to the body
and Jones counters with a nice low kick that buckles Tyraanicao's knee momentarily.
Jones smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
A shot to the liver by Jones. Beautiful body shot.
Jones throws a right and a left that both miss.
Tyraanicao misses with a low kick.
Tyraanicao's coach down at Crassus was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on Tyraanicao's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.
A bone on bone clash there as Jones blocks the leg kick.
Jones appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Some wild striking there from Jones.
Tyraanicao connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Jones momentarily.
Tyraanicao throws a hook but Jones avoids it easily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Jones defending well as Tyraanicao loads up on a big left hand.
Jones tries to bum rush Tyraanicao with a series of wild strikes but Tyraanicao uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Jones cracks Tyraanicao with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Tyraanicao takes one on the chin but seems OK.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Tyraanicao has managed to clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jones throws a head punch that misses.
Jones misses with some punches.
Tyraanicao scores with a hook to the body.
A head punch on the inside from Tyraanicao fails to land.
Jones lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Jones prevents a body shot from Tyraanicao.
Jones misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Tyraanicao misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Jones lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Tyraanicao lands a right hand that snaps the head of Jones backwards.
Jones gets the body lock takedown. After a quick scramble, Tyraanicao regains guard.
We could do with one of the fighters taking the initiative a bit more on the ground - they're both waiting to capitalize on a mistake.
Jones is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Jones postures up in Tyraanicao's guard and throws a big left but Tyraanicao blocks it.
Tyraanicao utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Jones 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.
Jones is in close to Tyraanicao's body, working some short punches and elbows.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jones landing with the ground and pound.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Tyraanicao looking to control.
Tyraanicao working for a triangle but Jones defends it easily.
Jones with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Jones stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Tyraanicao swivels though and keeps the full guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tyraanicao preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Tyraanicao looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Jones cracks Tyraanicao with a solid left hand.
Tyraanicao is controlling Jones's posture.
Jones scoring with punches to the head and body.
Tyraanicao pulls Jones in close to prevent any damage.
Jones wants to pass the guard but Tyraanicao is keeping the position.
Jones trying to control but Tyraanicao is working from the bottom.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Jones is looking to work some ground and pound but Tyraanicao has wrist control.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
Jones trying to control but Tyraanicao is working from the bottom.
Jones scoring with some ground and pound.
Tyraanicao utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Tyraanicao has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Jones can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Jones content to stall in guard here.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Malik Jones dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Tyraanicao thows a left - swing and a miss!
Jones shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Tyraanicao sprawls well. Tyraanicao wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Jones gets slowly back to his feet.
Tyraanicao lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Jones falls off balance throwing a combination
and Tyraanicao counters with a three punch combo that has Jones backing up. Jones nods at Tyraanicao to acknowledge the strikes.
Nice defenses there by Tyraanicao.
The fighters circling - Jones throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Nice defenses there by Tyraanicao.
A nice side step and Tyraanicao releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Jones misses with a combination
and Tyraanicao counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Jones closes the distance and clinches.
Jones is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Tyraanicao can do to turn this around?
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jones lands with a short shot to the head.
Jones misses with a short punch on the inside.
Tyraanicao is looking to control Jones's arms but Jones gets an underhook and turns him. Now Tyraanicao has his back to the cage.
Jones lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Tyraanicao breaks the clinch.
Bostar Tyraanicao seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Jones lands a nice leg kick that just misses Tyraanicao's sensitive parts.
Jones looks to land a combination but Tyraanicao avoids it well.
Tyraanicao ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Jones moves away.
Tyraanicao throws a low kick, looking for Jones's leg but Jones calmly moves out of range.
Tyraanicao moves out of range of the strikes.
Tyraanicao dips to his left and cracks Jones with an uppercut!
Tyraanicao cracks a nice hook into Jones's ribs.
Jones tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Tyraanicao paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Jones dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Tyraanicao. That did some damage!
Jones tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Tyraanicao defends well and Jones ends up having to push Tyraanicao into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Jones throws an overhand right that lands on Tyraanicao's shoulder, as Tyraanicao tries to avoid the shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jones ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Tyraanicao moves away.
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!
Tyraanicao tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Tyraanicao throws a low kick but Jones avoids it.
Jones fails with the takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Malik Jones. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Tyraanicao throws a loose over hand right and dives in with a double leg takedown. Jones tries to sprawl but it's too late and the fighters hit the mat. Tyraanicao is in Jones's guard.
Jones pulls Tyraanicao in close to prevent any damage.
Jones manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Tyraanicao manages to get himself to full guard.
Tyraanicao isolates an arm and boxes in a triangle. Jones stacks Tyraanicao on his neck as he steps over and passes to the side. He's now in a much more dominant position where he can look to do some serious damage. Nice move by Jones!
Tyraanicao parries the strikes from Jones easily there. Jones is wary of posturing up too much because it might enable Tyraanicao to escape.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tyraanicao is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Tyraanicao takes a big shot right to the temple there but he's taken it well.
Tyraanicao manages to work his way to half guard, despite Jones's best efforts.
Jones wants to take a breather but Tyraanicao is having none of it.
Jones takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Tyraanicao wants to control but Jones is keeping busy and won't allow it.
The fighters are battling for position here. Tyraanicao manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tyraanicao working for a triangle but Jones defends it easily.
Jones trying to control the position from guard on top but Tyraanicao is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Jones is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Tyraanicao working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Jones doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Jones manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Jones slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Bostar Tyraanicao will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!
Jones tests Tyraanicao's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Tyraanicao throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Jones tried to counter with a leg kick but Tyraanicao avoided it.
Tyraanicao buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Jones just misses with a punch to the body.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Tyraanicao! But no joy.
Jones with a hook.
Tyraanicao gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Jones with a nice cross.
Jones throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Tyraanicao counters with a stiff right hand.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Tyraanicao takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Jones throws a right hand that misses
and Tyraanicao counters with a left and a right that stings Jones.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A punch combination from Jones misses.
Tyraanicao wants to counter with a clinch but Jones pushes him away.
Tyraanicao bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Tyraanicao connects with a leg kick. Jones looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A looping hook to the body misses from Tyraanicao. Jones does a little dance to reset his feet.
Tyraanicao avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Jones cracks Tyraanicao with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Tyraanicao tries to clinch but Jones is having none of it.
Jones scoring well with a low kick there.
Tyraanicao looks to throw the jab but Jones is out of range.
Jones uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Tyraanicao.
Jones throwing a counter right hand but Tyraanicao manages to avoid it.
Jones fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Tyraanicao throws a series of punches but Jones avoids them all with ease.
Jones throws a push kick but Tyraanicao slaps the foot to one side.
Tyraanicao takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Jones wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Tyraanicao lands with a kick to the temple. Jones shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Jones darts in and clinches Tyraanicao up against the cage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Tyraanicao is looking to break free of the clinch but Jones has double underhooks.
Tyraanicao lands with a left to the head.
Tyraanicao prevents a takedown attempt there.
Jones misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Jones tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Tyraanicao's elbow.
Jones tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Malik Jones has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Tyraanicao comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Tyraanicao dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Jones working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Jones lands with a left to the head.
Tyraanicao lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Jones swings wildly with an uppercut but Tyraanicao uses good head movement to avoid it.
Tyraanicao can't break the clinch.
Tyraanicao lands a left hand that snaps the head of Jones backwards.
Tyraanicao wants to stall.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tyraanicao tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
The referee calls for Tyraanicao to work.
Jones doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Jones misses with the head strike.
Tyraanicao tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Jones misses with a punch on the inside.
Tyraanicao stops a takedown attempt from Jones.
A right handed body shot lands from Tyraanicao.
Tyraanicao stalling in the clinch but Jones improves position.
Tyraanicao trying to control the position but instead, Jones has worked for underhooks and has pushed Tyraanicao into the cage.
Jones blocks a body shot from Tyraanicao.
Jones fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Jones has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Tyraanicao is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Malik Jones. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Jones blocking some punches.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jones tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Tyraanicao's elbow.
A right hand to the body from Jones.
Tyraanicao blocks a body shot from Jones.
Tyraanicao breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Tyraanicao uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Jones.
Jones comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Jones throws a body punch but Tyraanicao moves out of range.
Jones lands the left hand.
Jones digs a good body shot into Tyraanicao's ribs.
Tyraanicao throws a half hearted mid kick.
Jones staying out of range there.
Jones tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Tyraanicao was well out of range. Poor timing from Jones.
Tyraanicao moves out of range of the leg kick from Jones.
Tyraanicao lands a glancing blow to the side of Jones's head.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Jones ducks under a wild hook from Tyraanicao.
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 Malik Jones.
Well Jones has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 29:28
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 28:29
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 30:28
In favor of your winner, by split decision... Malik Jones!
A less than humble Malik Jones misjudged his post fight interview somewhat and came across a little too arrogant whilst trying to hype up his own abilities.
Bostar Tyraanicao was interviewed post fight and said 'Shit, I need to fuck a goat.'.
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Jolly Leg Byrd (ranked 81 p4p, 9 weight class) and Sergey Panikov (ranked 200 p4p, 27 weight class). Panikov has chosen Fighters as his entrance music. Jolly Leg Byrd has a significant reach advantage - let's see if he can make it count.
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World class boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
28 - 12 - 2, fighting out of Los Angeles, Jolly Leg Byrd!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
35 - 18 - 0, fighting out of New York, Sergey Panikov!
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, Frank Antenori and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Panikov fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Byrd takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Byrd throws a half hearted mid kick.
Panikov throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Jolly Leg Byrd seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Panikov throws a hook but Byrd blocks it.
Panikov takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
The crowd cheers as Panikov lands an impressive looking overhand right. Byrd doesn't seem phased though.
Byrd motions for Panikov to come forward. Byrd throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Panikov looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Panikov misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
A left and a right from Panikov both land. Nice combination.
Byrd throws a hook but Panikov avoids it easily.
Panikov loads up on a big right hand but Byrd slips the punch.
Byrd staying out of range there.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Panikov throws a jab but it's blocked by Byrd.
Panikov fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Byrd looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Byrd jabbing away but nothing is landing.
We've been informed that Panikov has been sparring a lot of Muay Thai in the buildup to this fight so let's see if that has an impact on the result.
Panikov takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Panikov tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Byrd was well out of range. Poor timing from Panikov.
Byrd circles away from the clinch attempt.
The fighters circling - Byrd throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Byrd throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Panikov misses with an uppercut.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Byrd on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Panikov misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Byrd throwing a counter right hand but Panikov manages to avoid it.
Panikov keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Byrd blocks a jab.
Byrd dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Panikov. That did some damage!
Panikov checks a leg kick.
Panikov throws a wild body kick that Byrd sees coming a mile off.
The fighters circling - Panikov throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Byrd pushes Panikov away with a front kick.
Byrd throws the kick towards the body but Panikov avoids it.
Panikov lands a high kick!
Byrd throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Panikov! But no joy.
Panikov throws the left hand but Byrd avoids the punch easily.
Panikov looks to score with a jab to the body but Byrd is just out of range.
Panikov gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Byrd.
Byrd slips under a jab.
Byrd lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Byrd tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Panikov was well out of range. Poor timing from Byrd.
A big left from Panikov misses.
Byrd dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Panikov. That did some damage!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Panikov lands with a nice body punch.
Byrd throws a body punch but Panikov moves out of range.
Byrd drives through with a takedown into Panikov's guard. Let's see what he can do from the top position.
Byrd will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Byrd trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Byrd is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Byrd trying to control the position from guard on top but Panikov is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Byrd controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Byrd slips nicely into half guard.
Byrd sitting and controlling from the half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Panikov moves into full guard.
Byrd is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Byrd trying to control the position from guard on top but Panikov is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Byrd connects with an inside leg kick.
Byrd misses with a hook.
Byrd throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Byrd avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Byrd slips under a jab from Panikov.
Byrd scores with a decent looking hook.
Panikov doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Byrd looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Panikov is really struggling to land any decent head shots against his taller opponent.
Byrd on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Panikov. Panikov obviously looking to wear him down.
Panikov uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Byrd.
Panikov misses with a wild body shot.
Panikov misses the shot to the body.
Byrd throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Panikov misses with a straight left.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Sergey Panikov will probably get the nod.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Byrd throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Panikov darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Byrd avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Byrd scores with a nice body kick.
Byrd keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Panikov.
Byrd takes a swing at Panikov's ribcage but misses.
Nice defenses there by Byrd.
Byrd misses with a hook.
Panikov staying out of range there.
Byrd scores with a jab. Panikov acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Byrd misses with a wild body shot.
Byrd throws a low kick, looking for Panikov's leg but Panikov calmly moves out of range.
Sergey Panikov seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Byrd tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Panikov takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Byrd keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Panikov.
Byrd misses with an uppercut
and Panikov counters with a right hand to the body.
Panikov throws a big shot that misses.
Panikov doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Byrd looks to be in better condition than last time we saw him fight. Obviously he's been working hard on his cardio.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Byrd 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 Panikov has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Panikov and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Panikov lands a nice hook to Byrd's body. Byrd takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Good work by Panikov as he checks the leg kick.
Panikov throws out a counter right but Byrd avoids it with no problem.
Byrd slips a jab from Panikov.
Byrd moves out of range of the strikes.
Good shot there by Byrd.
Panikov throws a poor cross that misses
and Byrd counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Panikov misses with a double jab
and Byrd counters with a body kick.
Byrd avoids the body shot from Panikov.
The crowd cheers as Panikov lands an impressive looking overhand right. Byrd doesn't seem phased though.
Panikov doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Byrd is looking to chop away at Panikov's legs.
Panikov paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Panikov throws a one two combo.
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!
Byrd looks for the body kick but Panikov saw that one coming.
Panikov looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Panikov ducks under a wild hook from Byrd.
Byrd misses with a lunging right hand
and Panikov counters with a three punch combo that has Byrd backing up. Byrd nods at Panikov to acknowledge the strikes.
Donk. Byrd catches Panikov right on the button with a cross.
Byrd lands with an overhand left.
Panikov looks to throw the jab but Byrd is out of range.
A clash of legs there as Panikov blocks the low kick.
Panikov wants to counter with a clinch but Byrd pushes him away.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Panikov throws a hook but Byrd avoids it easily.
Byrd staying out of range there.
Byrd lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Panikov pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Panikov pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Panikov throws a jab but it's blocked by Byrd.
Byrd moves into the clinch successfully.
Panikov throws a head punch that misses.
Panikov misses with a hook from the clinch.
Panikov scores with a hook to the body.
Byrd misses with a hook to the ribs.
Byrd lands a right hand.
A hook to the body from Panikov.
Panikov misses with a hook to the ribs.
Byrd can't find room to land a body shot as Panikov controls the action.
Panikov trying to stall but Byrd improves his position.
Panikov throws a punch but it's blocked by Byrd.
Byrd blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Panikov lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Panikov looking to stall.
Byrd digs a right hand into Panikov's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Panikov's gas tank.
Panikov is trying to stall.
Byrd cracks Panikov with a nice body shot.
Byrd goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Panikov stalling in the clinch but Byrd improves position.
Byrd effectively controlling the action here.
Byrd lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Panikov working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Panikov lands a right hand.
Panikov blocks a body shot from Byrd.
Panikov working aggressively here.
Panikov makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Byrd goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
A short right from Byrd on the inside.
Sergey Panikov seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Byrd blocking some punches.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Byrd throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Panikovs head.
Panikov tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Byrd tries to pull guard but Panikov won't allow it.
Panikov trying to stall but Byrd improves his position.
Panikov misses with a punch on the inside.
Panikov lands a right hand.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Byrd misses with a punch on the inside.
Byrd swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Byrd throws a head punch that misses.
A right hook to the body lands for Byrd.
Panikov tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Byrd throws a punch but it's blocked by Panikov.
Byrd tries to work over Panikov's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Byrd lands a right hand that snaps the head of Panikov backwards.
Panikov scores with an uppercut up the middle.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Byrd.
Panikov struggles to land a body shot inside as Byrd controls his hands.
Byrd swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Panikov prevents a body shot from Byrd.
Byrd misses with a punch on the inside.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Sergey Panikov will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Panikov misses with a looping right.
Byrd blocks a head kick by Panikov.
Panikov throws a shot from downtown. Byrd moves away and avoids it.
A solid leg kick lands there for Byrd.
Byrd throws a jab when Panikov was well out of range.
Byrd throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Panikov throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Byrd sees it coming and avoids it easily.
A left lands for Panikov.
Byrd 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.
Byrd tries to clinch but Panikov is having none of it.
A slow jab from Panikov misses its intended target.
Panikov misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Byrd lands with a right hand.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Byrd uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Panikov.
Panikov tries a head kick but it misses.
Byrd uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Panikov.
Panikov keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Panikov throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Byrd counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Panikov tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Byrd ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Panikov moves away.
A little jabbing left from Panikov on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nice jab there from Byrd.
Byrd scores with the left hand. Panikov knows he should have avoided that one.
Byrd looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Byrd fails with an attempt to clinch.
Panikov checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Panikov connects with a crisp jab.
Panikov slips under a jab.
Byrd looks to throw the jab but Panikov is out of range.
Panikov stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Byrd.
Byrd ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Panikov moves away.
Panikov ducks under a wild hook from Byrd.
Byrd is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Panikov waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Byrd.
Jolly Leg Byrd has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Panikov misses with a few strikes there.
Byrd ducks under a wild hook from Panikov.
Byrd misses with a wild body shot.
Panikov looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Byrd lands with a good body shot.
Nice defenses there by Panikov.
Byrd lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Sergey Panikov is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Good shot there by Panikov.
Byrd uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Panikov has time to react.
Panikov swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Panikov throws a sloppy head kick and Byrd moves out of range easily.
An attempted straight right counter from Byrd misses the target.
Panikov rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Byrd moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Byrd throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
and Panikov counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
A swing and a miss from Byrd.
A slow jab from Byrd misses its intended target.
Byrd on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Byrd tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Panikov was well out of range. Poor timing from Byrd.
Byrd throws a lazy body kick
and Panikov counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Panikov throws a series of punches but Byrd avoids them all with ease.
Byrd throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Byrd misses with a body shot.
Byrd fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Byrd takes one to the chin there.
Panikov scores with a jab to the head.
Byrd wants to slow Panikov down by chopping away at his legs.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Panikov thumps Byrd with a low kick.
Panikov moves out of range of the body kick.
Panikov keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Byrd misses with a lunging right hand
and Panikov counters with a straight right hand.
Panikov stalks Byrd and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Byrd's face. Byrd staggers backwards, shaken.
Byrd finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Panikov moves out of range of the body kick from Byrd.
The fight stays on the outside here - Byrd looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Panikov lands a body shot.
Byrd looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Byrd throws a body shot but no joy.
Byrd swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Panikov throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Byrd takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Byrd sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Panikov jabbing away but nothing is landing.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Byrd misses with an attempted mid kick.
Byrd throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
It seemed like Panikov was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Byrd misses with a looping right.
Byrd just misses with a punch to the body.
Panikov lunges at Byrd with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Byrd's hand.
Byrd works Panikov's body with a nice hook.
Byrd throws a leg kick but Panikov sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Panikov listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Byrd moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Panikov misses with a hook.
Byrd tries to move into range but Panikov moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Byrd looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Panikov stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Sloppy strikes from Panikov. Those never looked like landing.
Byrd lands with a hook. Panikov tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Panikov misses with a wild combination.
Panikov thows a left - swing and a miss!
Byrd tries to counter by clinching up but Panikov breaks away and moves out of range.
Byrd shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Sergey Panikov.
I've got Panikov 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 Jack Bonds scores the fight 27:30
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 29:28
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by split decision... Sergey Panikov!
As Sergey Panikov got his breath back, he grabbed the microphone and managed to blurt out the following: You lose to slow learner with little skill, how you feel? I smoke cigarettes, 40 a day, and eat pizza.'.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Edward Stoker (ranked 103 p4p, 17 weight class) and Jay Gatsby (ranked 191 p4p, 25 weight class). Stoker comes to the cage accompanied by Let There Be Rock by AC/DC. The crowd giving both fighters a great reception on their way into the arena. That's good to see.
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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
31 - 15 - 1, fighting out of London, Edward Stoker!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
30 - 17 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Jay Gatsby!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, Don Winkell and Frank Antenori.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gatsby wants to slow Stoker down by chopping away at his legs.
Stoker ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Gatsby moves away.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Stoker checks a leg kick.
Stoker misses with a body shot.
Stoker fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Gatsby looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Gatsby changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Stoker tries to avoid it but Gatsby manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Stoker to the ground. Stoker escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Gatsby gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Stoker lands a hook to the side of the head.
Stoker lands a body shot in the clinch.
Gatsby misses with a punch on the inside.
Gatsby tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
A short body shot lands from Gatsby as the two fighters clinch.
Gatsby pushes Stoker back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Stoker misses with a body punch.
Gatsby lands a shoulder strike.
Stoker misses with a short punch on the inside.
Gatsby prevents a body shot from Stoker.
Stoker lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Stoker breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Stoker misses with an uppercut.
Stoker jabs Gatsby right on the nose. Gatsby blinks but takes it well.
Gatsby on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Stoker. Stoker obviously looking to wear him down.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Stoker scores with a body shot.
Gatsby just misses with a punch to the body.
We can't be sure of the tactics at this early stage but we have heard that Gatsby has been working on his takedowns a lot in the buildup to the fight and we can only assume he's going to look to take this to the mat.
Gatsby with a poor takedown
and Stoker counters with a leg kick.
Stoker leaves Gatsby with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Edward Stoker has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jay Gatsby.
Gatsby throws a leg kick which misses Stoker's front leg but catches the back leg as Stoker tries to avoid it.
Stoker slips a jab from Gatsby.
Gatsby smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Stoker thows a left - swing and a miss!
Gatsby swings and misses with a hook to the body.
It looked like Stoker was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Gatsby.
Gatsby misses with a wild body shot.
A telegraphed right hand from Stoker misses the target.
Stoker has been working on his boxing with his coaches at ~T~ Troid - Gym in the buildup to the fight.
Gatsby fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Stoker has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Stoker really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Stoker jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Gatsby needs to keep his hands up - Stoker had a free shot at his head there.
Gatsby fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Stoker throws an overhand right that lands on Gatsby's shoulder, as Gatsby tries to avoid the shot.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Stoker lands a lovely overhand right.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Stoker stuns Gatsby with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Gatsby works the jab nicely.
A jab lands there for Stoker.
Gatsby misses with a looping right.
Gatsby on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Stoker misses with a straight left.
Stoker misses with a straight right.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
A low kick from Gatsby misses
and Stoker counters with a lovely shot to the body.
No luck for Gatsby with that takedown attempt.
Some wild striking there from Gatsby.
Gatsby misses with a wild body shot.
Stoker gets caught flat footed, as Gatsby shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Stoker is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Gatsby throws a big right hand that misses.
Gatsby scoring with some ground and pound.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gatsby throwing strikes but missing.
Gatsby throws a strike but Stoker rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Stoker wants to stand but Gatsby is controlling his posture from full guard.
Gatsby working for a triangle but Stoker defends it easily.
Stoker tries to stand but Gatsby is controlling from the bottom.
Gatsby wants to sweep but no luck.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Stoker has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Gatsby is proving hard to escape from.
Gatsby wants to sweep but no luck.
Stoker gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent.
Stoker ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Gatsby throws a right and a left that both miss.
Stoker lands a jab to Gatsby's midsection.
Stoker comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Stoker throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Gatsby misses with an uppercut.
Gatsby looks to throw the jab but Stoker is out of range.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Edward Stoker dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Nice body punch from Stoker.
Stoker scores with a punch to the head.
Gatsby moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Gatsby on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Stoker digs a good body shot into Gatsby's ribs.
Gatsby misses with a takedown attempt - Stoker sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
As Gatsby backs away, Stoker returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
Gatsby throws out a loose jab but Stoker uses good head movement to avoid it.
Stoker cracks Gatsby with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Edward Stoker is winning the standup battle so far.
Gatsby scores with a takedown into Stoker's 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!
Gatsby throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Stoker works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Stoker is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Gatsby trying to control but Stoker is working from the bottom.
Gatsby with a flurry of punches that miss.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gatsby wants to pass the guard but Stoker is keeping the position.
Gatsby wants to control from the top but Stoker keeps moving.
Stoker avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
Gatsby throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Stoker works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Stoker punishes Gatsby's body with a nice straight punch.
Edward Stoker is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Stoker uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Gatsby.
Gatsby tries for a takedown but Stoker circles away easily
and Stoker counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Stoker throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Gatsby stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Gatsby looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nice defenses there by Stoker.
An attempted straight right counter from Stoker misses the target.
Stoker ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Gatsby moves away.
Stoker is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Gatsby can do to turn this around?
Stoker tries to land a leg kick but Gatsby saw it coming and moves away.
Stoker throws a body punch but Gatsby moves out of range.
Gatsby tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Stoker was well out of range. Poor timing from Gatsby.
Stoker moves in looking to clinch but Gatsby pushes him off.
Edward Stoker seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Stoker misses with a body shot.
Gatsby walks into a jab.
Gatsby missing with a left hand there. Stoker was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Stoker lands a slapping body shot.
Gatsby misses with a right hand
and Stoker counters with a lovely straight right hand!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Gatsby closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Stoker quickly recovers to half guard.
Stoker is trying to stand up here but Gatsby is controlling him well.
Stoker avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Gatsby.
Gatsby is nestled in close to Stoker, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Stoker tries to kick Gatsby off but Gatsby keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ground and pound from Gatsby.
Stoker wants to get back to his feet.
Gatsby missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Stoker wants to get back to his feet.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Gatsby looks to throw the jab but Stoker is out of range.
An attempted straight right counter from Stoker misses the target.
Stoker fails with an attempt to clinch.
Gatsby shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in side control! That's better than Gatsby was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Stoker sneaks out the side door and pushes Gatsby away - he's back to his feet. The crowd show their appreciation for the escape.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Stoker scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Stoker tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Stoker throws a leg kick which misses Gatsby's front leg but catches the back leg as Gatsby tries to avoid it.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Gatsby shoots for a double leg takedown but Stoker sprawls well. He's pushed Gatsby's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Edward Stoker has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jay Gatsby.
Gatsby has his takedown stuffed
and Stoker counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Stoker lands with a hook. Gatsby tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Stoker is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Stoker forces Gatsby back against the cage and clinches.
Stoker is pressed up against the cage. Gatsby has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Stoker down to the mat. Stoker avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Gatsby cracks Stoker with a right hand to the side of the head.
Stoker ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Gatsby moves away.
Stoker keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Gatsby lands a jab.
Gatsby closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Stoker did well to prevent Gatsby getting side control.
Stoker has one foot on Gatsby's thigh - he pushes off and manages to get back to his feet.
Gatsby on the wrong end of a nice jab.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Edward Stoker dominated that second round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
Gatsby is looking to land body kicks.
Gatsby will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Gatsby lands a glancing blow to the side of Stoker's head.
Gatsby looks to land a right hand but Stoker moved out of range.
Stoker throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Stoker wants to land a leg kick but Gatsby is out of range.
Stoker ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Gatsby moves away.
Gatsby scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Stoker.
Gatsby throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Gatsby uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Stoker.
Gatsby slips under a jab.
Gatsby misses with a takedown
and Stoker counters with a straight right hand.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Stoker throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
As Stoker backs off Gatsby throws a huge counter combo but Stoker manages to avoid it all.
Stoker on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Stoker cracks Gatsby with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Gatsby misses with a takedown attempt - Stoker sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Stoker tests Gatsby's chin there with a solid looking shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gatsby takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Stoker misses with a wild body shot.
A big right from Gatsby misses.
Stoker lands the left hand.
Stoker blocks a jab.
Stoker tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Gatsby is able to avoid easily.
Stoker with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Gatsby has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Stoker darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Gatsby misses with a body kick.
Gatsby throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Stoker throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Stoker misses with a hook.
Gatsby tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Stoker lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Stoker lands with a good body shot.
A slow jab from Stoker misses its intended target.
Jay Gatsby has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Stoker lunges at Gatsby with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Gatsby's hand.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Stoker misses with a low kick.
Gatsby moves out of range of the strikes.
Stoker scores with a jab to the head.
Stoker is looking to slow Gatsby down with leg kicks.
Good exchange - Stoker coming out on top.
Gatsby looks to throw the jab but Stoker is out of range.
Stoker circles away from the clinch attempt.
Gatsby throws a lazy right hand but Stoker sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Stoker tests Gatsby's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Gatsby shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Stoker throws a lazy right hand but Gatsby sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Gatsby fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Stoker manages to avoid it.
Gatsby takes the fight into the clinch.
Gatsby digs a right hand into Stoker's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Stoker's gas tank.
Stoker can't find room to land a body shot as Gatsby controls the action.
Gatsby doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gatsby is leaning against Stoker and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Stoker misses with a punch on the inside.
Gatsby lands a shoulder strike.
Gatsby fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Gatsby misses with a punch on the inside.
Stoker tries to throw a body punch but Gatsby avoids it by throwing Stoker back against the cage.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Gatsby.
Stoker tries to throw a body punch but Gatsby avoids it by throwing Stoker back against the cage.
Stoker misses with a body punch.
Gatsby swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Gatsby lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Gatsby works on Stoker's body with a couple of short punches.
Gatsby tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Gatsby lands a left hand.
Gatsby scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Gatsby fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
A frustrated look appears on Stoker's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Gatsby pushes Stoker back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
A shot in the inside from Gatsby.
Jay Gatsby seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Stoker misses with the head strike.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gatsby misses with a punch on the inside.
A short right from Gatsby on the inside.
Gatsby tightens his grip and picks Stoker up, before dumping him to the ground. Stoker manages to land in guard.
Stoker preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Gatsby content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Gatsby's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Stoker is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Stoker working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Gatsby.
Stoker is looking to stand up but Gatsby isn't so interested in that idea.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Jay Gatsby.
I think Stoker 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 Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 29:28
Judge Don Winkell scores the fight 29:28
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Edward Stoker!
Our winner, Edward Stoker, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.
Jay Gatsby spoke after the fight, saying 'Damn, I had him. I don't think I'd have lost if... In fact, I'm sure I won this fight, hope you give me a rematch, old sport. Can't repeat the past? Why, of course you can... of course you can. '.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jean Paul Garcon (ranked 39 p4p, 5 weight class) and Ueda Umanouke (ranked 155 p4p, 18 weight class). Umanouke has chosen Kenji Kawai's Making of a Cyborg as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. 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 5 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
27 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Jean Paul Garcon!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
16 - 8 - 0, fighting out of London, Ueda Umanouke!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, Timothy Bukovac and Don Winkell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Garcon bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Umanouke's head backwards.
Garcon circles away from the clinch attempt.
Garcon pivots, looking for a leg kick but Umanouke is out of range and Garcon settles back down.
Umanouke misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Garcon tries to counter by moving into the clinch but Umanouke manages to circle out of the way.
Garcon 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.
Umanouke misses the shot to the body.
Garcon misses with a body kick.
Umanouke with the counter takedown but Garcon avoids it easily.
Umanouke throws a hook but Garcon blocks it.
A slapping leg kick lands for Garcon.
Umanouke doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Garcon scores with a kick to the midsection.
Garcon avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Umanouke shoots in looking for a takedown but Garcon manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Umanouke's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Garcon avoids the body shot from Umanouke.
Garcon wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch.
Nice defenses there by Garcon.
Ueda Umanouke seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Umanouke is trying hard to land a takedown here. Garcon sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Jean Paul Garcon has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Ueda Umanouke.
A looping hook to the body misses from Garcon. Umanouke does a little dance to reset his feet.
Umanouke with the counter takedown but Garcon avoids it easily.
Garcon lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Umanouke ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Umanouke takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Umanouke takes one to the side of the head.
Good work by Garcon as he checks the leg kick.
Garcon throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Umanouke clinches with his opponent.
Garcon blocking some punches.
Umanouke tightens his grip and picks Garcon up, before dumping him to the ground. Garcon manages to land in guard.
Garcon is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
Umanouke passes into half guard.
Garcon preventing any damage for now, controlling his opponent's head.
Garcon is trying to get back to full guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Garcon has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Umanouke is working away from the top position though.
Umanouke 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.
Garcon wants to control the action here but instead Umanouke manages to pass to full mount!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Garcon really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Umanouke unloading with bombs!
Umanouke postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Garcon looks a forlorn figure.
The referee warns Garcon that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Umanouke punishing his opponent with strikes.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Umanouke dominating with strikes here.
Garcon is rocked!
Umanouke has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Umanouke postures up and connects with a big shot that has rocked Garcon badly. He's trying desperately to grab hold of Umanouke around the waist but Umanouke pushes him off and unloads with more strikes, forcing the referee to jump in and save him! Umanouke is the winner by TKO! Umanouke jumps onto the cage and shouts into the camera. "We did it momma!"
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:28 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Ueda Umanouke!
Ueda Umanouke bigged himself up after the win. The crowd seemed to love it.
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