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Logan vs Batts PBP Commentary |
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Lou Nahtic (ranked 4199 p4p, 210 weight class) and Blair Darrow (ranked 3824 p4p, 191 weight class). Nahtic comes to the ring accompanied 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 Blair Darrow was going to win. Let's see if he was right.
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Good wrestling
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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
20 - 29 - 1, fighting out of Los Angeles, Lou Nahtic!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
14 - 4 - 1, fighting out of London, Blair Darrow!
The judges for this bout are Don Winkell, and Timothy Bukovac.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A solid leg kick lands there for Darrow.
Nahtic walks into a left hand.
Donk. Darrow catches Nahtic right on the button with a cross.
Nahtic cracks Darrow with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Nahtic jabs Darrow right on the nose. Darrow blinks but takes it well.
Nahtic takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Darrow is looking to score with low kicks.
Nahtic waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Darrow.
Nahtic buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Nahtic scores with a decent looking hook.
Nahtic has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Darrow finds it's way round the side to connect with Nahtic's head.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Nahtic throws a low kick but Darrow avoids it.
Nahtic waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Darrow.
Darrow moves into range and connects with a jab.
Good leg kick by Darrow there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Nahtic misses with a few strikes there.
Darrow tries a head kick but it misses.
Nahtic was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Darrow lands with a shot to the body.
Nahtic throws a big shot that misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Darrow 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.
A jab from Darrow misses.
Nahtic tried to counter with a leg kick but Darrow avoided it.
Darrow with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Nahtic avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Nahtic is looking to counter punch.
Nahtic tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Darrow paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Nahtic throws a looping overhand right but Darrow ducks down to avoid it.
Darrow is trying to counter with his kicks.
A looping hook to the body misses from Darrow. Nahtic does a little dance to reset his feet.
An attempted straight right counter from Nahtic misses the target.
Nahtic has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Darrow.
Darrow misses with a hook. Nahtic ducked under it nicely.
Darrow scores with a hook to the body. Nahtic takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Nahtic fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Darrow checks it well.
Nahtic cracks Darrow with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the ropes.
Nahtic really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
A solid leg kick lands there for Darrow.
Darrow is looking to clinch.
Darrow connects with a leg kick. Nahtic looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Nahtic takes a swing at Darrow's ribcage but misses.
Darrow misses with a straight right.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A solid leg kick lands there for Nahtic.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Nahtic throws a leg kick which misses Darrow's front leg but catches the back leg as Darrow tries to avoid it.
Nahtic tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Darrow misses with a straight left.
Darrow displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Nahtic throws out the jab.
Nahtic throws the left hand but Darrow avoids the punch easily.
Nahtic will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Darrow looks to throw the jab but Nahtic is out of range.
Darrow has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
It looks like Blair Darrow has been cut.
Darrow dips to his left and cracks Nahtic with an uppercut!
Darrow throws a body shot but no joy.
Nahtic looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Nahtic blocks a head kick by Darrow.
Nahtic looks to be in better condition than last time we saw him fight. Obviously he's been working hard on his cardio.
Nahtic attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
A cross from Nahtic lands.
Nahtic thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Darrow if he has to take too many more of those.
Nahtic stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Darrow.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nahtic misses with a hook.
Darrow fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Nahtic is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Nahtic keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Nahtic throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Darrow misses with a hook.
Darrow lands a jab to Nahtic's midsection.
Darrow cracks Nahtic with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Nahtic checks a leg kick.
Darrow scores with a punch to the head.
Darrow ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Nahtic fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Darrow walks into a straight right hand from Nahtic.
Nahtic blocks a head kick by Darrow.
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!
Darrow scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Nahtic is rocked!
Nahtic throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
A good leg kick by Darrow.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Darrow uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Oh Nahtic is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Nahtic lands a really nice looking cross but Darrow seems unphased.
Darrow moves into range and clinches up with Nahtic.
Darrow lands an uppercut.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
A right handed body shot lands from Darrow.
A right hook to the body lands for Darrow.
A short right from Darrow.
With the fighters clinched against the ropes, Darrow creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Darrow lands an uppercut in the clinch that drops Nahtic to his knees! Darrow keeps firing more shots against his stricken opponent and the referee jumps in to save him!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:28 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Blair Darrow!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Jon Snow (ranked 1892 p4p, 230 weight class) and Lee Rowlands (ranked 7665 p4p, 634 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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168 lbs
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155 lbs
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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
4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Jon Snow!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Lee Rowlands!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, Don Winkell and Frank Antenori.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Snow connects with a looping right hand.
Rowlands shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Snow as he avoids it easily.
Snow closes the distance and clinches.
A right hook to the body lands for Snow.
Rowlands blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Rowlands goes for a takedown attempt but Snow pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Rowlands falls off balance throwing a combination
so Snow counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Snow connects with a couple of short punches.
Snow scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Snow keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Rowlands's head.
Rowlands utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Snow lands a couple of digs.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Rowlands is on top in guard.
Snow is trying to keep Rowlands in close.
Rowlands pushing down on Snow's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Snow wants to control but Rowlands is keeping busy.
Snow wants to get back to full guard.
Snow is trying to stand.
Snow has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Snow wants to improve his position but Rowlands is controlling well.
Snow looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Snow is trying to get back to full guard.
Snow slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Snow throws a couple of heel strikes.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Snow is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Snow is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Snow connects with a nice short shot to Rowlands's temple.
Rowlands is not content to let Snow control the position.
Snow slips a nice elbow through Rowlands's hands, connecting with Rowlands's forehead.
Rowlands is rocked!
Snow lands a big elbow - Rowlands is out of it! He's waving his arms around but his eyes are closed and he's not intelligently defending himself - the ref has no choice but to jump in and stop the fight! This one is in the books! A TKO win for Snow!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:55 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Jon Snow!
A relieved looking Jon Snow thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Nuke Laloosh (ranked 2595 p4p, 349 weight class) and Hughtavious Mingo (ranked 2419 p4p, 329 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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215 lbs
27 - 19 - 0 |
Great wrestler
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Good gas tank |
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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
30 - 19 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Nuke Laloosh!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
27 - 19 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Hughtavious Mingo!
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, Don Winkell and Timothy Bukovac.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Laloosh throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Mingo bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Mingo circles away from the clinch attempt
and Mingo makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Laloosh ducks under a wild hook from Mingo.
Laloosh scores with a punch to the head.
Laloosh looks to score with a jab to the body but Mingo is just out of range.
Laloosh throws a lazy right hand but Mingo sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Laloosh seems to be moving with more speed, compared to his last bout. He must have been working on that in the gym.
Laloosh throws a jab but it's blocked by Mingo.
Laloosh avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Laloosh tries to clinch up against the ropes, rushing in to close the distance. Mingo manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Laloosh cracks Mingo with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Laloosh lands a nice looking body kick.
Laloosh ducks under a wild hook from Mingo.
Mingo misses with a left hand
and Laloosh counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Laloosh is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Mingo gets tackled into the ropes by Laloosh. Laloosh maintains the clinch.
Laloosh wants to take the fight to the mat but Mingo manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Laloosh.
Mingo misses with the head strike.
Laloosh misses with some punches.
Mingo gets through Laloosh's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Laloosh lands a body shot.
A short right from Laloosh.
Mingo tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
A nice left hand lands by Mingo.
Mingo tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Mingo wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Laloosh has him pressed against the ropes.
Laloosh makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Mingo working hard to break the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mingo digs a right hand into Laloosh's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Laloosh's gas tank.
Laloosh lands a shoulder strike.
Mingo has Laloosh pressed against the ropes, preventing Laloosh from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Mingo is trying to break free.
Mingo breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Laloosh moves into the clinch.
Laloosh scores with a shot to the side of Mingo's head.
Laloosh misses with a punch on the inside.
Laloosh lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the ropes.
Laloosh tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Mingo's elbow.
Laloosh lands with a light punch inside.
Stalling in the clinch from Laloosh.
Laloosh goes for a takedown attempt but Mingo pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Mingo misses with a series of wild punches.
Mingo misses the shot to the body.
Laloosh was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Laloosh doesn't manage to clinch there - Mingo circles away.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Laloosh uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Mingo.
Laloosh has closed the distance and engaged Mingo in a clinch.
Laloosh tightens his grip and picks Mingo up, before dumping him to the ground. Mingo manages to land in guard.
Laloosh wants to control from the top but Mingo keeps moving.
Laloosh passes into half guard.
Laloosh is trying to control the action in half guard but Mingo is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mingo blocking the ground and pound attempt from Laloosh.
Laloosh is keen to just control but Mingo is a slippery customer.
Mingo on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Laloosh wants to control but Mingo is keeping him busy.
Laloosh sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Mingo defending well though.
Laloosh throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Well, if Laloosh is going to just lie there, perhaps we should talk about what we're having for dinner tonight… I'm having a ham and pineapple pizza… Yum. Can't wait.
Laloosh is trying to control the action in half guard but Mingo is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Nuke Laloosh dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the ring so we can get back down to business.
Laloosh scores with a nice head shot.
The fight stays on the outside here - Laloosh looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Laloosh wants to clinch up but Mingo keeps it at a distance.
Laloosh scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Laloosh misses with a series of wild punches.
A big left from Mingo misses.
Laloosh fails with an attempt to clinch.
Laloosh throws a leg kick which misses Mingo's front leg but catches the back leg as Mingo tries to avoid it.
Laloosh avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Laloosh walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
It looks like Nuke Laloosh has been cut.
Mingo misses with an uppercut.
It looked like Laloosh was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Mingo.
Mingo avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Laloosh throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Mingo just misses with a punch to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Laloosh lands a really nice looking cross but Mingo seems unphased.
Nuke Laloosh seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Laloosh shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Laloosh lands with an uppercut that bounces Mingo off the ropes and back into range.
Laloosh is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Mingo can do to turn this around?
Laloosh moves into the clinch successfully.
Laloosh throws a head punch that misses.
Mingo is really struggling to land any decent head shots against his taller opponent.
Mingo prevents the takedown attempt.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Mingo.
Laloosh lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Laloosh fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Laloosh lands an uppercut.
Laloosh drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Nuke Laloosh. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Laloosh tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Mingo's elbow.
Laloosh tries to throw a body punch but Mingo avoids it by throwing Laloosh back against the ropes.
Laloosh lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Mingo is rocked!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mingo lands an uppercut.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Laloosh keeps control of Mingo as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Mingo swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Laloosh misses with a punch on the inside.
Mingo lands a nice uppercut.
Laloosh lands with a light punch inside.
Laloosh lands a shoulder strike.
Mingo is still on wobbly legs! Can Laloosh finish him?
Mingo misses with a short punch on the inside.
Mingo doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Laloosh fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Laloosh tries to pull guard but Mingo forces him back to his feet, against the ropes.
A nice left hand lands by Laloosh.
Laloosh is working Mingo over against the ropes.
Laloosh tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Laloosh is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Mingo misses with a punch to the body.
Laloosh is trying to pull guard but Mingo turns him against the ropes and we stay in the clinch.
Laloosh manages to pull guard. Let's see whether he can land a sub off his back.
Laloosh throwing some rather feeble looking strikes off his back.
Mingo seems to have recovered his senses.
Laloosh utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mingo missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Laloosh preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Mingo trying to control but Laloosh is working from the bottom.
Laloosh working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Mingo.
Mingo is looking to work some ground and pound but Laloosh has wrist control.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
A swing and a miss from Mingo.
Laloosh takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Mingo throws a looping overhand right but Laloosh ducks down to avoid it.
Mingo 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.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Laloosh takes the fight into the clinch.
A head punch on the inside from Mingo fails to land.
Mingo lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Laloosh can't get the takedown.
Mingo lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Laloosh or not.
Laloosh pulls guard effortlessly.
Mingo controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Laloosh trying to keep a closed guard but Mingo is proving a slippery customer.
Mingo controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Laloosh wants to stand and escape but Mingo is having none of it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Nuke Laloosh dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Nuke Laloosh's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
Mingo getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Mingo is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Laloosh.
Laloosh ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Mingo circles away from the clinch attempt.
Laloosh chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Laloosh moves into the clinch.
Mingo breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Laloosh slips a jab and a cross from Mingo.
As Mingo backs away, Laloosh returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
Mingo throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
A chopping leg kick lands by Laloosh.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Laloosh avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Mingo takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Mingo fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Laloosh is out of range.
Laloosh throws a series of punches but Mingo avoids them all with ease.
Nuke Laloosh is winning the standup battle so far.
No joy there for Mingo, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Laloosh scores with a crisp jab that stopped Mingo in his tracks.
Mingo throws a jab but it's blocked by Laloosh.
Mingo throws a hook but Laloosh blocks it.
Laloosh closes the distance and clinches.
Laloosh misses with a hook from the clinch.
Mingo blocking some punches.
Mingo tries to throw a body punch but Laloosh avoids it by throwing Mingo back against the ropes.
Laloosh has picked Mingo up - he's going for a ride! Laloosh dumps his opponent to the mat with a thud and settles into half guard.
Laloosh is looking to pass the guard... He's managed it - he's now in full mount!
Laloosh with shots to the head and body - Mingo looks very uncomfortable down there.
Laloosh landing shots from mount.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Laloosh wants to control but Mingo has made it back to half guard. Nice work.
Hughtavious Mingo has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Laloosh moves nicely into side control.
Nuke Laloosh is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Laloosh taking a break here but Mingo is having none of it and regains half guard.
Laloosh seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Mingo does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Mingo trying to control from the bottom.
Laloosh looks to land a strike but Mingo avoids it nicely and regains full guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Laloosh landing some decent shots from guard.
Laloosh tries to free his leg and advance position but Mingo is retaining full guard.
Mingo working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Laloosh doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Laloosh manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Laloosh accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Laloosh wants to control from the top but Mingo keeps moving.
Laloosh wants to get up but he can't break Mingo's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Laloosh trying to control the position from guard on top but Mingo is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Laloosh throws an elbow that misses. Mingo uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Laloosh's guard. Nice move by Mingo!
Mingo missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Laloosh wants to sweep but no luck.
Mingo trying to control but Laloosh is working from the bottom.
Mingo postures up in Laloosh's guard and throws a big left but Laloosh blocks it.
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 fight!
Nuke Laloosh showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Laloosh 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 Jack Bonds scores the fight 30:27
Judge Don Winkell scores the fight 30:27
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Nuke Laloosh!
An out of breath and clearly excited Nuke Laloosh thanked KAISER Nutrition - Q160 for their help and support (and free stuff they sent him).
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Pablo Alvado (ranked 2297 p4p, 229 weight class) and Warren Hawke (ranked 3077 p4p, 273 weight class). Alvado comes to the ring accompanied by Obie Trice - Ups & Downs. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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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
53 - 27 - 2, fighting out of New York, Pablo Alvado!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Warren Hawke!
The judges for this bout are , Jack Bonds and Timothy Bukovac.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A jab from Alvado misses.
Alvado has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Heart Cave (8 elites, 4 double-elites, 1 triple) in the buildup to the fight.
Hawke connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Alvado momentarily.
Hawke takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Hawke lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Hawke closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Hawke throws a body punch but Alvado moves out of range.
A nice inside leg kick there by Hawke. That's going to slow Alvado down.
Hawke throws a low kick, looking for Alvado's leg but Alvado calmly moves out of range.
Hawke is looking to slow Alvado down with leg kicks.
Hawke bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Hawke connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Alvado throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Hawke throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Alvado seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Alvado 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 Hawke has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Hawke and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Hawke misses with a low kick.
A looping hook to the body misses from Hawke. Alvado does a little dance to reset his feet.
Hawke lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hawke misses with a low kick.
Alvado misses with a body shot.
Alvado takes a swing at Hawke's ribcage but misses.
Hawke throws a nice inside leg kick.
Alvado chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Hawke can pounce on him.
Hawke misses with a leg kick
and Alvado counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Alvado misses with a jab to the body
and Hawke counters with an inside leg kick.
Hawke is looking to chop away at Alvado's legs.
Hawke works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Hawke gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Hawke is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the ropes.
Alvado struggles to land a body shot inside as Hawke controls his hands.
Hawke goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Hawke prevents a body shot from Alvado.
Alvado prevents a body shot from Hawke.
Nice body punch from Hawke.
Hawke scores with a shoulder strike.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hawke working some nice short punches in the clinch.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Alvado lands a body shot.
Hawke scores with a shot to the side of Alvado's head.
Alvado cracks Hawke with a nice body shot.
Hawke tries to throw a body punch but Alvado avoids it by throwing Hawke back against the ropes.
Alvado misses with a punch to the body.
Hawke pushes Alvado back against the ropes and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Hawke breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Alvado checks a low kick from Hawke.
Alvado connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Alvado checks a leg kick.
As Hawke backs away, Alvado returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
Alvado lands a really nice looking cross but Hawke seems unphased.
Alvado slips under a jab.
Alvado fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Hawke has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Alvado tries to land a front kick but Hawke steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Hawke throws a quick inside leg kick.
Hawke misses with a hook to the body
and Alvado counters with a nice uppercut.
Hawke darts in trying to clinch
and Alvado counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hawke tries to clinch but Alvado moves out of range.
Hawke throws a quick inside leg kick.
Alvado looks to throw the jab but Hawke is out of range.
Alvado throws the kick towards the body but Hawke avoids it.
Hawke scores with a hook to the body. Alvado takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Hawke throws a shot from downtown. Alvado moves away and avoids it.
Hawke fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Alvado is out of range.
Hawke tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
A cross from Hawke lands.
Alvado is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Hawke lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Hawke misses with a low kick.
Alvado misses with a body shot.
Hawke throws a leg kick
and Alvado counters with a crisp one two that drops Hawke! Alvado thinks about following him to the mat for a moment but instead steps back and waves Hawke to his feet! Hawke is in big trouble!
Hawke is rocked!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Alvado scores with a jab to the body.
Hawke is still on wobbly legs! Can Alvado finish him?
Alvado slips a jab from Hawke.
Alvado connects with a body shot.
Hawke digs a good body shot into Alvado's ribs.
Alvado thows a body kick. Hawke tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Hawke looks winded!
Hawke gets tagged by a hook that puts him to sleep! Alvado points and yells something to his unconcious foe before strutting off. Hawke wakes up just in time to hear Alvado thank his coaches in the post fight interview.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:14 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Pablo Alvado!
An out of breath Pablo Alvado thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Shakhbulat Shamkhalaev (ranked 2620 p4p, 296 weight class) and Derek Lilley (ranked 1278 p4p, 148 weight class). This should be a great matchup!
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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
17 - 14 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Shakhbulat Shamkhalaev!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Derek Lilley!
The judges for this bout are Don Winkell, Frank Antenori and Jack Bonds.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Shamkhalaev uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Lilley.
Shamkhalaev moves into the clinch.
Shamkhalaev blocks a body shot from Lilley.
Shamkhalaev blocks an uppercut.
Lilley breaks from the clinch.
Shamkhalaev tries to clinch but Lilley is having none of it.
Shamkhalaev throws a jab but it's blocked by Lilley.
Lilley missing with a left hand there. Shamkhalaev was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Lilley uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Shamkhalaev.
Lilley turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Shamkhalaev doesn't manage to clinch there - Lilley circles away.
Lilley scores with a body shot.
Lilley lunges at Shamkhalaev with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Shamkhalaev's hand.
The fight stays on the outside here - Shamkhalaev looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Lilley appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
Shamkhalaev darts in looking for a takedown but Lilley gets double underhooks and turns Shamkhalaev into the ropes.
Lilley throws a jab but it's blocked by Shamkhalaev.
Shamkhalaev misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Lilley connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Shamkhalaev scores with a shot to the body.
A swing and a miss from Lilley.
Lilley misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Shamkhalaev.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Shamkhalaev doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Lilley works the jab nicely.
Lilley gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Lilley tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Shamkhalaev throws a head punch that misses.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Shamkhalaev.
Lilley misses with a punch to the body.
Shamkhalaev is leaning against Lilley and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Shamkhalaev works on Lilley's body with a couple of short punches.
Lilley tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Shamkhalaev's elbow.
Lilley lands a hook that snaps the head of Shamkhalaev backwards.
A head punch on the inside from Lilley fails to land.
Shamkhalaev lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Lilley or not.
A short uppercut from Lilley.
Shamkhalaev fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Shamkhalaev has Lilley pressed up against the ropes and is working for takedown. Lilley manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Lilley misses with a short punch on the inside.
Lilley escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
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!
Lilley cracks Shamkhalaev with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Shamkhalaev tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Shamkhalaev fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Shamkhalaev tries to clinch but Lilley is having none of it.
Shamkhalaev avoids the body shot from Lilley.
Shamkhalaev was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Shamkhalaev throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Shamkhalaev swings for the body but Lilley moves out of range.
Lilley throws a right hand that misses
and Shamkhalaev counters by clinching up.
Shamkhalaev blocks an uppercut.
Shamkhalaev doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Lilley lands with a short shot to the head.
Shamkhalaev breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Lilley throws a shot to the body.
Shamkhalaev throws a lazy right hand but Lilley sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Lilley scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Lilley just misses with a punch to the body.
A nice inside leg kick there by Lilley. That's going to slow Shamkhalaev down.
Lilley swings for the body but Shamkhalaev moves out of range.
Shamkhalaev wants to clinch up but Lilley keeps it at a distance.
Lilley takes a swing at Shamkhalaev's ribcage but misses.
Shamkhalaev on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Shamkhalaev tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Lilley is able to avoid easily.
Lilley misses with a hook. Shamkhalaev ducked under it nicely.
Lilley gets tackled into the ropes by Shamkhalaev. Shamkhalaev maintains the clinch.
Lilley wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Lilley's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Lilley tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Shamkhalaev is able to avoid easily.
A nice leg kick lands there from Lilley.
Shamkhalaev lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Shamkhalaev closes the distance and clinches up with Lilley, looking for a takedown. Shamkhalaev pushes Lilley against the ropes but Lilley circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Shakhbulat Shamkhalaev. That's going to take a lot out of him.
A looping hook to the body misses from Lilley. Shamkhalaev does a little dance to reset his feet.
Lilley with a jab.
We've been told by Shamkhalaev's head coaches at Gym that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Shamkhalaev scores with a jab to the jaw.
Shamkhalaev fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Lilley is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Shamkhalaev is looking to clinch but Lilley is avoiding it.
Lilley fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Shamkhalaev has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Lilley keeps the fight on the outside.
Lilley takes one to the chin there.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Shamkhalaev moves away from the strike by Lilley.
Lilley works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Lilley attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Lilley tries to clinch up but Shamkhalaev circles away and keeps his distance.
Lilley scores with a hook to the body. Shamkhalaev takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Lilley throws a big shot that misses.
Lilley checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Lilley with a nice cross.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Lilley checks a leg kick.
Lilley finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Lilley tries a head kick but it misses.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Lilley misses with a short punch on the inside.
Shamkhalaev blocking some punches.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Lilley misses with a body punch.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Lilley.
Lilley breaks the clinch.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Shamkhalaev uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Lilley.
Derek Lilley is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Shamkhalaev moves into the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Derek Lilley dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Shamkhalaev shoots in for a takedown but Lilley shows good takedown defense.
The fighters circle momentarily. Shamkhalaev darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Shamkhalaev has Lilley up against the ropes in a clinch.
Shamkhalaev pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Lilley slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Shamkhalaev forces Lilley back against the ropes and clinches.
Shamkhalaev misses with a punch on the inside.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Shamkhalaev.
Shakhbulat Shamkhalaev has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Lilley's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Lilley misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Shamkhalaev.
An attempted straight right counter from Shamkhalaev misses the target.
Lilley lands a slapping body shot.
Lilley scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
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!
Lilley tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Shamkhalaev was well out of range. Poor timing from Lilley.
An attempted straight right counter from Shamkhalaev misses the target.
Shamkhalaev wants to clinch.
Shamkhalaev looks to score with a jab to the body but Lilley is just out of range.
Lilley takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Shamkhalaev lands a glancing blow to the side of Lilley's head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lilley avoids the body shot from Shamkhalaev.
Lilley checks the leg kick.
Lilley swats away the attempt to clinch by Shamkhalaev.
Shamkhalaev misses with a jab, cross combination.
Nice uppercut there from Shamkhalaev.
Lilley avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Lilley swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Shamkhalaev misses with a hook to the body
and Lilley counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Lilley swings away with a body shot that misses
and Shamkhalaev counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Lilley has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Shamkhalaev misses with a punch to the body.
Shamkhalaev breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Lilley cracks a nice hook into Shamkhalaev's ribs.
Lilley is looking to slow Shamkhalaev down with leg kicks.
Good work by Shamkhalaev as he checks the leg kick.
Shamkhalaev lands a glancing blow to the side of Lilley's head.
Shamkhalaev takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
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!
Shamkhalaev throws a leg kick but Lilley sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Lilley connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Lilley keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lilley tries to clinch up.
Shamkhalaev is looking to clinch but Lilley is avoiding it.
Shamkhalaev shoots in for a takedown but Lilley shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Shamkhalaev looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Shamkhalaev just misses with a punch to the body.
Lilley buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Lilley stuns Shamkhalaev with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Lilley buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Shamkhalaev with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Lilley to score with a decent uppercut.
Lilley scores with a nice head shot.
Shamkhalaev throws an overhand right that lands on Lilley's shoulder, as Lilley tries to avoid the shot.
A little jabbing left from Lilley on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Lilley connects with an inside leg kick.
Shamkhalaev tries to clinch but Lilley is having none of it.
Shamkhalaev 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.
Lilley connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Lilley.
Lilley slips a jab and a cross from Shamkhalaev.
Shamkhalaev on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Lilley moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Shamkhalaev takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Lilley throws a good cross that connects.
Shamkhalaev tries to clinch but Lilley is having none of it.
Lilley throws a leg kick but Shamkhalaev sees it coming and moves out of range.
Shamkhalaev is looking to clinch.
Lilley fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Lilley keeps the fight on the outside.
Shamkhalaev plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Lilley ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Lilley looks to score with a jab to the body but Shamkhalaev is just out of range.
Shamkhalaev misses with a takedown
and Lilley counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Shakhbulat Shamkhalaev. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Lilley connects with a body shot.
Shamkhalaev takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Shamkhalaev doesn't manage to clinch there - Lilley circles away.
Lilley tests Shamkhalaev's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Shamkhalaev takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Shamkhalaev fails in his attempt to clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lilley connects with a solid leg kick.
A punch lands to the side of Shamkhalaev 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Lilley tries to clinch up.
Lilley throws a leg kick which misses Shamkhalaev's front leg but catches the back leg as Shamkhalaev tries to avoid it.
Shamkhalaev looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Lilley dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Shamkhalaev moves in looking to clinch but Lilley pushes him off.
Shamkhalaev throws a lazy right hand but Lilley sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Shamkhalaev tries to close the distance and clinch but Lilley swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Shamkhalaev connects with a single shot there.
Shamkhalaev missing with a left hand there. Lilley was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Lilley cracks Shamkhalaev with a good jab.
Nice body punch from Lilley.
Lilley misses with a body shot.
Shamkhalaev is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Shamkhalaev moves into range and clinches up with Lilley.
Shamkhalaev has Lilley pressed up against the ropes and is working for takedown. Lilley manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Lilley misses with a punch on the inside.
A short right from Lilley on the inside.
Lilley throws a head punch that misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Derek Lilley showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!
Lilley tries to clinch there but Shamkhalaev circles away.
Shamkhalaev clinches with his opponent.
Lilley scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Shamkhalaev is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the ropes enables Lilley to keep the fight standing.
Shamkhalaev decides to pull 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.
Lilley controlling from the top position.
Shamkhalaev pulls Lilley in close to prevent any damage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Lilley trying to control but Shamkhalaev is working from the bottom.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Shamkhalaev holds on and takes a little breather.
Lilley controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Lilley trying to control the position from guard on top but Shamkhalaev is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
My spies in Kingmaker Elite MMA inform me that Lilley has been getting involved in the gym's BJJ sparring sessions. Let's see whether that pays dividends!
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Shakhbulat Shamkhalaev has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Lilley throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Shamkhalaev is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Shamkhalaev drops his hands momentarily and Lilley takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Shamkhalaev moves in looking to clinch but Lilley pushes him off.
Lilley closes the distance and clinches.
Shamkhalaev blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Shamkhalaev goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Lilley throws a punch but it's blocked by Shamkhalaev.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Shamkhalaev.
Shamkhalaev taking a breather.
Lilley escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Lilley takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Shamkhalaev looks to land a left hand but Lilley moved out of range nicely.
Lilley scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Donk. Lilley catches Shamkhalaev right on the button with a cross.
A bone on bone clash there as Shamkhalaev blocks the leg kick.
Lilley throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Lilley throws a quick inside leg kick.
Lilley fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Shamkhalaev manages to avoid it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Shamkhalaev tries to move into range but Lilley moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Shamkhalaev tries to clinch but Lilley moves out of range.
Lilley is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Shamkhalaev with a body shot.
Shamkhalaev tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Shamkhalaev misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Lilley is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Shamkhalaev with a body shot.
Lilley lands a head shot.
Shamkhalaev looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Shamkhalaev takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Lilley moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Lilley fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Shamkhalaev fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Lilley manages to avoid it.
Shamkhalaev is looking to clinch.
Derek Lilley is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Shamkhalaev scores with a punch to the head.
Lilley gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Shamkhalaev misses with some punches.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Shamkhalaev tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Lilley's elbow.
A head punch on the inside from Shamkhalaev fails to land.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lilley tries to work over Shamkhalaev's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Lilley misses with a punch to the body.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Shamkhalaev.
Lilley lands an uppercut.
Lilley tries to throw a body punch but Shamkhalaev avoids it by throwing Lilley back against the ropes.
Shamkhalaev tries to work over Lilley's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Shamkhalaev turns his hips and lands a very nice judo throw into side control!
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Shamkhalaev thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Shamkhalaev goes for an armbar! This could be all over! Wait, no, Lilley rolls with the submission and now he's on top in Shamkhalaev's guard! Nice work there by Lilley!
Lilley trying to control the position from guard on top but Shamkhalaev is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
And that's the end of the fight!
Derek Lilley comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Lilley 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 Don Winkell scores the fight 27:30
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 27:30
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Derek Lilley!
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Enver Gashi (ranked 2711 p4p, 246 weight class) and Ciro Annunziata (ranked 2662 p4p, 243 weight class). Annunziata has chosen Neapolitan Songs as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Enver Gashi has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.
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150 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the featherweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Enver Gashi!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Ciro Annunziata!
The judges for this bout are Don Winkell, Frank Antenori and Jack Bonds.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gashi doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Gashi takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Gashi.
Annunziata lands a jab to Gashi's midsection.
Annunziata lands an overhand right.
It looks like Enver Gashi has been cut.
Gashi misses with a takedown attempt
and Annunziata counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Enver Gashi. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Gashi tries to score a power double leg takedown but Annunziata sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Gashi somewhat.
It seemed like Annunziata was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Annunziata moves into range and connects with a jab.
Annunziata bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Gashi's head backwards.
Good shot there by Annunziata.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gashi misses with a takedown attempt
and Annunziata counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Gashi is rocked!
Enver Gashi's cut is getting worse.
Annunziata works the jab nicely.
Oh Gashi is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Gashi has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
Gashi fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Gashi gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Annunziata counters with a crisp right hand that drops Gashi! Annunziata lets Gashi back up to his feet, looking for a finish!
Annunziata lands a right hook to the body.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Gashi ducks right into an uppercut from Annunziata.
Annunziata cracks Gashi on the jaw with a powerful right hand and Gashi falls backwards against the ropes. Annunziata follows up with more strikes that drop Gashi to his knees. Annunziata keeps the pressure on and the referee jumps in to save Gashi! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:29 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Ciro Annunziata!
Ciro Annunziata is the new featherweight champion!
Ciro Annunziata was full of energy after the big win and talked about how he thinks he can do big things in this sport. The crowd were appreciative of his determination to succeed.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Bob Cook (ranked 1440 p4p, 176 weight class) and Nikolai Luzhin (ranked 1523 p4p, 190 weight class). Cook comes to the ring accompanied by Lil Baby - Southside. The crowd seem to be enjoying Luzhin's choice of entrance music: Lil Baby - Narcs. Bob Cook has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
12 - 11 - 0, fighting out of New York, Bob Cook!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
34 - 18 - 3, fighting out of New York, Nikolai Luzhin!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, Frank Antenori and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A looping hook to the body misses from Luzhin. Cook does a little dance to reset his feet.
A jab from Cook does it's job there.
Luzhin's jab looks to have found its range, popping Cook under the eye.
Cook 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.
A little jabbing left from Luzhin on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Luzhin listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
A combination from Cook does no damage.
Cook misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Luzhin.
Cook throws a right hand that Luzhin ducks under and follows up with a left that Luzhin also avoids with ease.
Luzhin lands a glancing blow to the side of Cook's head.
Luzhin has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
Nice shot lands for Cook.
Cook misses with a straight right.
As Cook backs off Luzhin throws a huge counter combo but Cook manages to avoid it all.
Cook throws a nice looking combination but Luzhin bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
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!
Luzhin fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Cook throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Luzhin stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Cook has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Touch Of Death Combat Academy in the buildup to the fight.
A punch combination from Cook misses.
Luzhin uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Cook.
Luzhin ducks under a wild hook from Cook.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Luzhin! But no joy.
Luzhin lands a jab.
Luzhin uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Cook.
Cook tries to work over Luzhin's front leg with a kick but Luzhin checks it.
Cook moves forwards but Luzhin connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Cook feints a jab promting Luzhin to slip. Cook then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Luzhin slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A jab from Luzhin finds it's way through Cook's defenses.
Cook gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Luzhin takes an elbow to the forehead.
Luzhin has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Luzhin looking to throw knees to the head but Cook is blocking nicely.
Cook lands a shoulder strike.
A short body shot lands from Cook as the two fighters clinch.
Luzhin prevents a body shot from Cook.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Luzhin lands with a right to the head.
Luzhin looking to throw knees to the head but Cook is blocking nicely.
Luzhin tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Cook tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Luzhin's elbow.
Luzhin prevents a body shot from Cook.
Luzhin prevents a body shot from Cook.
Luzhin with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
A short left from Cook.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Luzhin blocks a body shot from Cook.
Luzhin misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Cook.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Luzhin taking a breather.
Cook lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Luzhin.
Luzhin prevents a body shot from Cook.
Cook lands a shot to the body.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Cook as Luzhin tries to tie him up.
Cook misses with a hook to the ribs.
Luzhin blocking some punches.
Cook is trying to force a seperation but Luzhin has the dominant position.
Luzhin blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Cook tries to break the clinch but Luzhin is controlling the position.
Luzhin pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Crunch! Luzhin slams his shin into Cook's torso.
Cook tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Luzhin looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Cook fails to land with a series of punches.
Cook goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cook misses with a two punch combination.
Luzhin lands an overhand right.
Luzhin clinches up with Cook and pushes him back against the ropes.
Cook throws a punch but it's blocked by Luzhin.
Cook misses with a punch to the body.
Luzhin has Cook pressed against the ropes.
Cook lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Luzhin stalling.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Cook as Luzhin tries to tie him up.
Cook misses with a short punch on the inside.
Cook fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Luzhin is trying to stall.
Luzhin blocks a body shot from Cook.
Luzhin is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Cook is defending well for now.
Luzhin connects with a nasty looking knee right to Cook's face.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cook goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Luzhin misses with a knee to the head.
Luzhin prevents a body shot from Cook.
Luzhin misses with a knee to the head.
Cook stalling.
Cook managing to block the knees to the body from Luzhin.
Luzhin wants to break free but Cook has control.
Cook throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Luzhin tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Cook lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Luzhin backwards.
Cook letting Luzhin take a breather here.
Luzhin prevents a body shot from Cook.
Cook taking a breather.
Luzhin misses with the head strike.
Cook tries to throw a body punch but Luzhin avoids it by throwing Cook back against the ropes.
Cook working aggressively here.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Luzhin.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Cook swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Stalling in the clinch from Luzhin.
Luzhin blocks an uppercut.
Luzhin breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Luzhin lands with a kick to the temple. Cook shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Cook walks into a stiff left hand from Luzhin.
Luzhin dodges the punch combination from Cook.
Cook slips under a jab from Luzhin.
Cook pivots, looking for a leg kick but Luzhin is out of range and Cook settles back down.
Cook lands a nice leg kick that just misses Luzhin's sensitive parts.
Luzhin takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
The fighters circling - Cook throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Cook fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Luzhin manages to avoid it.
Sloppy strikes from Cook. Those never looked like landing.
Cook misses with a two punch combination.
Cook misses with a series of wild punches.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Cook on the wrong end of a nice hook.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Cook showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Luzhin.
Luzhin gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
A short right from Luzhin.
Luzhin tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Cook presses Luzhin against the ropes and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Cook comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Luzhin throws a knee to the head but misses.
Luzhin throws a head punch that misses.
Cook's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Cook swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Luzhin throws out a loose jab but Cook uses good head movement to avoid it.
Bob Cook seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Cook blocks a jab.
Cook tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Luzhin paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Luzhin is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Cook throws a nice outside leg kick.
Luzhin is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Cook had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
Cook misses with a series of wild punches.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Luzhin scores with the left hand. Cook knows he should have avoided that one.
Luzhin connects with a body shot that sends Cook's belly button to the back.
Luzhin goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Luzhin misses the shot to the body.
Luzhin circles away from the clinch attempt.
Luzhin throws a wild body kick that Cook sees coming a mile off.
Cook misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Luzhin! But no joy.
Cook misses with a straight right.
A jab from Luzhin misses.
Luzhin doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Cook tries to bum rush Luzhin with a series of wild strikes but Luzhin uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Cook throws a shot from downtown. Luzhin moves away and avoids it.
Luzhin looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Luzhin darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Cook tries to bum rush Luzhin with a series of wild strikes but Luzhin uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Luzhin lands with a cross.
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!
Cook throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Luzhin sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Luzhin rushes Cook and pushes him back against the ropes in a clinch.
A knee to the head by Luzhin.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Cook has had enough of the clinch but Luzhin keeps him there for the moment.
Luzhin tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Luzhin misses with a knee to the head.
Cook tries to work over Luzhin's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Luzhin connects with a nasty looking knee right to Cook's face.
Cook's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Sloppy strikes from Cook. Those never looked like landing.
Cook throws a left and a right that both miss
and Luzhin counters with a straight right hand.
Cook throws a body shot but no joy.
Luzhin lands a head kick. Cook smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Luzhin keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Cook.
Luzhin lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Cook circles away quickly and effectively.
Luzhin throws a big shot that misses.
Cook fails to land with a series of punches.
Luzhin cracks Cook with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Cook has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Luzhin finds it's way round the side to connect with Cook's head.
Cook's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Luzhin connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Cook scrambles back to his feet.
Cook lands a lovely overhand right.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Cook ducks under a wild hook from Luzhin.
Luzhin throws a one two combo.
Cook throws a body shot but no joy.
Luzhin looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Cook avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Bob Cook is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Cook avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Luzhin lands a head shot.
Cook misses with the combination.
Cook slips under a jab from Luzhin.
Luzhin misses with a hook.
Luzhin takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Cook fails with an attempt to clinch.
Cook uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Luzhin.
Luzhin catches Cook with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Luzhin dodges the punch combination from Cook.
Luzhin shoots in and drives through. Cook sprawls well.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Cook wants to clinch up but Luzhin keeps it at a distance.
Cook misses with the combination.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Nikolai Luzhin will probably get the nod.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Cook avoids the body shot from Luzhin.
Cook looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Luzhin drops his hands momentarily and Cook takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Luzhin cracks a nice hook into Cook's ribs.
Luzhin shoots in but Cook avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Bob Cook is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Luzhin looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Luzhin cracks Cook with a right hand to the side of the head.
Cook wants to clinch but Luzhin slips to the side
enabling Luzhin to counter with a crisp jab.
Cook walks into a stiff left hand from Luzhin.
Cook misses with a series of wild punches.
Cook throws a combination that misses
and Luzhin counters with a straight right hand.
Nice jab there from Luzhin.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Cook pushes Luzhin up against the ropes in a clinch.
Cook gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Cook misses with a hook to the ribs.
Cook blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Cook's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A head kick misses from Cook.
A nice combination there by Cook.
Cook gets tackled into the ropes by Luzhin. Luzhin maintains the clinch.
Cook goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Cook looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Luzhin stalling in the clinch.
Cook lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Luzhin backwards.
Nikolai Luzhin seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Cook wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
With the fighters clinched against the ropes, Cook creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Luzhin looking to throw knees to the head but Cook is blocking nicely.
Cook lands an elbow inside that Luzhin shrugs off.
Cook throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Cook throws an elbow that misses.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Cook breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Cook looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Luzhin swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Cook forces Luzhin back against the ropes and clinches.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Cook tries a body shot but Luzhin blocks it.
Luzhin tries to stall but Cook uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Luzhin avoids the elbow strike from Cook, against the ropes.
Luzhin wants to stall.
Luzhin avoids a wild elbow strike from Cook.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Cook as Luzhin tries to tie him up.
Cook digs a right hand underneath Luzhin's ribcage. Luzhin let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Cook misses with a punch on the inside.
Luzhin with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
A short uppercut from Cook.
Luzhin prevents Cook from breaking the clinch.
Luzhin blocks an elbow strike from Cook.
Luzhin working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Luzhin blocking some punches.
Cook's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Cook throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Cook throws a punch but it's blocked by Luzhin.
Luzhin breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Cook connects with a jab.
Cook moves out of range of the strikes.
Luzhin fails to land with a series of punches.
Cook ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Cook darts in trying to clinch
and Luzhin counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Luzhin takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Cook lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Luzhin circles away quickly and effectively.
Cook connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Luzhin's hands.
Luzhin misses with the combination.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Some wild striking there from Luzhin.
Luzhin is breathing heavily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cook throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Luzhin sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Cook - that will leave a mark!
Cook misses with an uppercut. Luzhin saw that one coming.
Bob Cook is winning the standup battle so far.
Cook jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Luzhin takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Cook's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Luzhin connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Cook scrambles back to his feet.
Luzhin thows a left - swing and a miss!
A looping hook to the body misses from Luzhin. Cook does a little dance to reset his feet.
Cook swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Cook thuds a left hand into Luzhin's body.
Luzhin swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Cook uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Luzhin.
Cook appears to be looking for a big counter.
Cook scores with a nice body kick.
Luzhin clinches with his opponent.
Luzhin breaks the clinch.
Cook ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Luzhin moves away.
Luzhin misses with a straight right.
Luzhin has Cook up against the ropes in a clinch.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Luzhin breaks the clinch.
Luzhin blocks a leg kick.
Luzhin throws a body shot but no joy.
Cook throws a big counter combination but Luzhin scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
Cook throws a nice looking combination but Luzhin bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Cook closes the distance and clinches.
Cook lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the ropes.
Cook scores with a nice hook to the head.
Cook wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Luzhin lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Cook cracks Luzhin with a nice body shot.
Cook looking to slow down the pace here.
Luzhin misses with some punches.
Cook tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Luzhin's elbow.
A battle for position here, against the ropes.
Cook misses with an elbow over the top.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Luzhin is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Cook is defending well for now.
Luzhin is looking to control Cook's arms but Cook gets an underhook and turns him. Now Luzhin has his back to the ropes.
Cook works on Luzhin's body with a couple of short punches.
Cook misses with a hook from the clinch.
A short right from Cook on the inside.
Cook looking to stall.
Luzhin missing with knees to the body.
Luzhin tries to circle away but Cook has him pinned against the ropes.
Luzhin misses with a knee to the head.
Cook works on Luzhin's body with a couple of short punches.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Luzhin blocks the elbow strike.
Cook misses with an elbow over the top.
With the fighters up against the ropes, Cook throws an elbow but misses.
Cook misses with a shot to the kidneys.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Cook tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Cook's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Cook tries to bum rush Luzhin with a series of wild strikes but Luzhin uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Luzhin lands the left hand.
Luzhin fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Luzhin looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Cook fails to land with a series of punches.
Luzhin let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Cook throws a jab but it's blocked by Luzhin.
Cook uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Luzhin.
Luzhin uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Cook.
Jab, jab by Luzhin - just one landing.
Cook scores with a jab. Luzhin acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Cook moves away from the strike by Luzhin.
Cook throws the kick towards the body but Luzhin avoids it.
Cook tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Cook swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Luzhin tries for a takedown but Cook sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Cook wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Cook scores with a one two! Luzhin had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Cook tries to clinch up.
Cook drops his hands momentarily and Luzhin takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Luzhin misses with a hook. Cook ducked under it nicely.
Cook misses with a few strikes there.
Cook uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Luzhin.
Luzhin misses with a straight left.
Cook throws a one two combo.
A slow jab from Luzhin misses its intended target.
Nice uppercut there from Luzhin.
Some wild striking there from Luzhin.
Nice cross by Cook.
Luzhin throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
It looked like Cook was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
Luzhin throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Cook swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Luzhin throws out a counter right but Cook avoids it with no problem.
Luzhin throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Cook on the side of the head.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Cook misses with a wild combination.
Luzhin misses with a looping left.
Cook fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Luzhin manages to avoid it.
Luzhin dodges the punch combination from Cook.
Luzhin shoots in but Cook avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Bob Cook has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Nikolai Luzhin.
Cook misses with a series of wild punches.
Cook doesn't manage to clinch there - Luzhin circles away.
Luzhin uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Cook.
Luzhin throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Cook sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Cook fails to land with a series of punches.
Luzhin walks forward, straight into a front kick from Cook.
Nice jab there from Cook.
Cook throws a series of punches but Luzhin avoids them all with ease.
Luzhin throws out a powerful jab.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Bob Cook dominated that second round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
A jab from Cook finds it's way through Luzhin's defenses.
Luzhin takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Some wild striking there from Cook.
Cook loads up on a big right hand but Luzhin slips the punch.
Luzhin looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Cook defending well as Luzhin loads up on a big left hand.
Nice defenses there by Cook.
Luzhin throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Cook is looking to clinch but Luzhin is avoiding it.
Cook slips a jab and a cross from Luzhin.
Cook tries to bum rush Luzhin with a series of wild strikes but Luzhin uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Luzhin swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Cook throws a series of punches but Luzhin moves out of range.
Cook lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Cook scores with the left hand. Luzhin knows he should have avoided that one.
Cook slips a straight right by Luzhin.
Luzhin moves into range and connects with a jab.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Cook throws a right and a left that Luzhin avoids nicely.
A little jabbing left from Luzhin on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Luzhin's corner calls for a 1-2. Luzhin obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Cook lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cook lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Luzhin is rocked!
Luzhin shoots in but Cook avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Luzhin connects with a looping right hand.
Luzhin keeps the fight on the outside.
Cook tries to bum rush Luzhin with a series of wild strikes but Luzhin uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Luzhin pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Cook back to the ropes. Luzhin follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
Luzhin has closed the distance and engaged Cook in a clinch.
Luzhin looking to throw knees to the head but Cook is blocking nicely.
Cook throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Luzhin avoids the elbow strike from Cook, against the ropes.
Cook is leaning against Luzhin and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Luzhin is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Cook pushes off an throws an elbow but Luzhin leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the ropes.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cook lands a nice shot to the body.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Cook's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Cook goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Cook goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Cook tries to work over Luzhin's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Cook swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Cook misses with a punch on the inside.
Cook misses with a hook to the ribs.
Nice elbow from Cook.
Luzhin trying to stall but Cook improves his position.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Cook.
A right hand to the body from Cook.
Cook misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Cook misses with an elbow over the top.
Luzhin lands with a left to the head.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Luzhin.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cook swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Cook as Luzhin tries to tie him up.
Luzhin manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Cook lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Luzhin or not.
Luzhin blocks a body shot from Cook.
Cook tries to throw a body punch but Luzhin avoids it by throwing Cook back against the ropes.
Cook tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Luzhin's elbow.
Luzhin throws a knee to the head but misses.
Cook misses with a punch to the body.
Cook is working Luzhin over against the ropes.
Cook's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Cook clinches up against the ropes.
Cook lands with a light punch inside.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Luzhin with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Cook has had enough of the clinch but Luzhin keeps him there for the moment.
Luzhin blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Cook breaks the clinch.
Luzhin ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
A jab from Luzhin misses.
Luzhin keeps the fight on the outside.
Cook tries to clinch but Luzhin moves out of range.
Luzhin lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Luzhin lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Luzhin with a nice cross.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Cook throws a combination. Luzhin tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Cook misses with a series of wild punches.
Luzhin lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Cook is looking to score with low kicks.
Luzhin connects with the punch.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Luzhin tries to clinch up.
Cook was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Luzhin misses with a looping right.
Cook throws a right and a left that both miss.
Luzhin tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Cook throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Luzhin.
Cook throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Luzhin.
Luzhin connects with a crisp jab.
Cook tries to close the distance and clinch up but Luzhin swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Luzhin swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Luzhin tests Cook's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Cook throws a right and a left that both miss.
Luzhin throws the left hand but Cook avoids the punch easily.
Sloppy strikes from Cook. Those never looked like landing.
Cook tries to clinch but Luzhin moves out of range.
Luzhin drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Cook wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Cook walks into a stiff left hand from Luzhin.
Cook misses with a series of wild punches.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Luzhin! But no joy.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Luzhin swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Luzhin shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Cook pinned against the ropes. Cook gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Luzhin paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Cook uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Luzhin.
Cook dodges the punch combination from Luzhin.
Cook swinging wildly here.
A countering left hand to the body from Luzhin misses.
Cook lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
A telegraphed right hand from Luzhin misses the target.
Cook lands the left hand.
Cook throws a right and a left that both miss.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Cook throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Luzhin is still on wobbly legs! Can Cook finish him?
Cook pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Cook feints and then cracks Luzhin's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Luzhin down.
Luzhin checks the leg kick nicely there.
A punch lands to the side of Cook 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Luzhin moves into range and clinches up with Cook.
Cook doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Luzhin seems to have recovered his senses.
Cook throws a head punch that misses.
Cook lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Knees in the clinch landing for Luzhin.
Luzhin throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Cook blocks it with crossed arms.
Luzhin connects with a nasty looking knee right to Cook's face.
Luzhin blocks the elbow strike.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Luzhin stalling in the clinch but Cook improves position.
A short right from Cook.
Cook content to slow the pace in the clinch.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Luzhin misses with a knee strike.
With the two fighters working up against the ropes, Cook just misses with a elbow thrown towards Luzhin's brow.
A right hook to the body lands for Cook.
A short right from Cook.
Cook lands with a right to the head.
A short right from Luzhin on the inside.
Cook fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Cook looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Cook avoiding damage as Luzhin throws knees to the body.
Cook drops Luzhin onto one knee with a big uppercut from the clinch! Luzhin is propped up by the ropes and works his way back to his feet!
Cook swings wildly with an uppercut but Luzhin uses good head movement to avoid it.
Cook lands a nice elbow.
Luzhin lands a left hand.
Cook keeps control of Luzhin as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Luzhin with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Luzhin breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Cook throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Luzhin throws the left hand but Cook avoids the punch easily.
Cook loads up on a big right hand but Luzhin slips the punch.
Luzhin swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Cook throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Luzhin stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Cook throws a low kick but it's checked well by Luzhin.
Cook's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Luzhin connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Cook scrambles back to his feet.
Cook swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Some wild striking there from Cook.
Cook connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Cook swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Luzhin.
Luzhin throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Cook sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Luzhin looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Cook scores with the left hand. Luzhin knows he should have avoided that one.
Cook throws a series of punches but Luzhin avoids them all with ease.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Bob Cook clearly takes that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Cook misses with a shot to the body
and Luzhin connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Cook throws a right and a left that Luzhin avoids nicely.
Cook tries to clinch up against the ropes, rushing in to close the distance. Luzhin manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Luzhin avoids a punch combination nicely.
A punch combination from Cook misses.
Cook gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Luzhin.
Cook misses with a body shot.
Cook throws a nice looking combination but Luzhin bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Luzhin throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Luzhin showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Cook.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Luzhin shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Cook pinned against the ropes. Cook gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Luzhin lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Luzhin cracks Cook with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Cook misses with a hook
enabling Luzhin to counter with a crisp jab.
Luzhin throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Good standup being displayed there by Luzhin as he connects with a hook.
Luzhin misses with an attempted mid kick.
Cook will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Luzhin misses with a hook. Cook ducked under it nicely.
Luzhin takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Cook misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Luzhin throws a good cross that connects.
Cook throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Luzhin counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Cook scores with a one two! Luzhin had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
It's got to the stage where if one of these guys blows hard enough, the other might fall over.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Cook connects with a solid leg kick.
Luzhin swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Luzhin cracks Cook with a right hand to the side of the head.
Cook throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Luzhin misses with a wild combination.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cook looks to land a right hand but Luzhin moved out of range.
Cook misses with a two punch combination.
Luzhin throws a big shot that misses.
Luzhin throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Luzhin's jab looks to have found its range, popping Cook under the eye.
Luzhin works the jab nicely.
Cook lands a nice shot to the body.
Luzhin connects with a crisp jab.
Luzhin works the jab nicely.
Cook tries to close the distance and clinch up but Luzhin swats him away and circles back towards the center.
A combination from Cook does no damage.
Luzhin looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Luzhin is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Cook.
Cook will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Luzhin tries to clinch up against the ropes, rushing in to close the distance. Cook manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Cook scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Cook gets cracked there but stands up to it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Some wild striking there from Cook.
Jab from Cook.
Luzhin uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Cook.
Luzhin throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Cook.
Cook wants to clinch but Luzhin slips to the side
letting Luzhin counter with a right hand.
Cook scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Luzhin dodges the punch combination from Cook.
Luzhin throws a head kick but Cook moves out of range.
Luzhin throws a big shot that misses.
Cook misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Jab from Cook.
Some wild striking there from Cook.
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!
Cook takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cook gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Luzhin uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Cook has time to react.
Cook closes the distance and clinches.
Luzhin is trying to stall.
Luzhin takes an elbow to the forehead.
It looks like Nikolai Luzhin has been cut.
A body shot lands from Cook.
Luzhin using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Cook has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Cook lands an elbow that stopped Luzhin in his tracks for a moment.
Cook lands a right hand that snaps the head of Luzhin backwards.
Still in the clinch, Luzhin scores with a nice short uppercut.
Cook stalling in the clinch but Luzhin improves position.
Cook struggles to land a body shot inside as Luzhin controls his hands.
Cook is trying to force a seperation but Luzhin has the dominant position.
A nice left hand lands by Cook.
Luzhin blocks an elbow strike.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Luzhin is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Cook can't find room to land a body shot as Luzhin controls the action.
Cook misses with an elbow over the top.
Luzhin landing knees to the head.
Cook working aggressively here.
Cook swings wildly with an uppercut but Luzhin uses good head movement to avoid it.
Cook lands an elbow that stopped Luzhin in his tracks for a moment.
Luzhin misses with the head strike.
Luzhin working aggressively here.
Luzhin manages to break the clinch.
Cook takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
A punch combination from Cook misses.
Luzhin with a nice cross.
Cook is looking to clinch but Luzhin is avoiding it.
Luzhin throws a jab but it's blocked by Cook.
Cook is looking for a counter combo.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Cook misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Luzhin connects with a right hand. Cook shakes it off.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Cook throws a series of punches but Luzhin avoids them all with ease.
No joy there for Cook, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Cook gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Cook breaks from the clinch.
Luzhin throws an overhand right that lands on Cook's shoulder, as Cook tries to avoid the shot.
Luzhin misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Cook.
Luzhin scores with a nice strike.
Cook swinging wildly here.
Luzhin tries to clinch up.
Jab from Luzhin.
Cook throws a combination that misses
and Luzhin counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Cook throws a right and a left that Luzhin avoids nicely.
Cook misses with a looping left.
Cook shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Cook lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
The fight stays on the outside here - Luzhin looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Cook takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Cook throws a one two combo.
Luzhin tries to clinch but Cook moves out of range.
Luzhin smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Luzhin pulls out of a head kick attempt.
A jab from Luzhin misses.
Cook staying out of range there.
Luzhin lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Luzhin tries to keep at a distance but Cook has taken the fight into the clinch.
Cook tries to stall but Luzhin uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Luzhin is trying to stall.
Luzhin is trying to stall.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
A shot in the inside from Cook.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Luzhin takes an elbow to the forehead.
Cook lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Cook is stalling here.
Cook misses with some punches.
Cook misses with a hook to the ribs.
Cook lands an elbow inside that Luzhin shrugs off.
Cook throws a big uppercut that drops Luzhin! More strikes from Cook and the referee jumps in to stop the fight! Luzhin lies dazed against the ropes as Cook celebrates with his cornermen!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 8:44 of round 4, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Bob Cook!
Bob Cook 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.
In defeat, Nikolai Luzhin stepped up to the mic, saying 'yeah Well i'm old af what did you expect'.
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Harold Harmbe (ranked 2480 p4p, 59 weight class) and Justin Diaz (ranked 4479 p4p, 161 weight class). Harmbe comes to the ring accompanied by Boosie Badazz - No Juice. Harold Harmbe has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the super heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
16 - 11 - 1, fighting out of New York, Harold Harmbe!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Justin Diaz!
The judges for this bout are , Timothy Bukovac and Jack Bonds.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Harmbe shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Diaz but Diaz pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Harmbe lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Diaz on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Diaz fakes a strike and closes the distance, dragging Harmbe to the ground. Diaz is now in Harmbe's guard.
Diaz slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Diaz stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Harmbe swivels though and keeps the full guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Harmbe 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.
We've been hearing good reports from Harmbe's training camp. Apparently he has been rolling around with some good quality BJJ practitioners and has been sharpening his skills. Let's see if that has an impact on the fight today.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Diaz trying to control but Harmbe is working from the bottom.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Harmbe is on top in guard.
Harmbe works over Diaz with some ground and pound from guard.
Harmbe is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Diaz can do anything to dispel that myth.
Diaz working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Harmbe.
Harmbe trying to control the position from guard on top but Diaz is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Harmbe is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Diaz controls Harmbe momentarily but Harmbe frees himself.
Harmbe throws a strike but Diaz rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Harmbe working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Diaz doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Diaz manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Diaz pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Harmbe is keeping the position for now.
Diaz controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Harmbe seems keen to control Diaz's posture.
Harmbe is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Diaz is looking for a sweep. Harmbe is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Harmbe has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Harmbe throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Harmbe throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Harmbe stalling.
Harmbe working Diaz over with strikes.
Harmbe looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Harmbe lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Harmbe passes the half guard and he's now in mount! Big trouble for Diaz!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Diaz is looking to get to half guard.
Diaz regains half guard.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Harmbe in particular looking to stall.
Diaz keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Harmbe throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Harmbe sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Diaz defending well though.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Harmbe in particular looking to stall.
Diaz wants to control but Harmbe is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Diaz is staying active underneath Harmbe, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Harmbe not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Harmbe throwing shots but Diaz is blocking nicely.
Diaz taking some punishment here, with Harmbe in his half guard.
Harmbe takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Harmbe lands a nice short elbow.
Harmbe throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Harmbe lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Harmbe lands strikes from half guard.
Harmbe seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Harmbe missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Harmbe looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
Harmbe seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Diaz does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Harmbe slips a nice elbow through Diaz's hands, connecting with Diaz's forehead.
Diaz avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Harmbe.
Harmbe 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.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Harmbe throwing shots but Diaz is blocking nicely.
Harmbe seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Nice strikes from Harmbe there.
Well, if Harmbe is going to just lie there, perhaps we should talk about what we're having for dinner tonight… I'm having a ham and pineapple pizza… Yum. Can't wait.
Harmbe trying to mount his opponent but Diaz defends it.
Nice strikes from Harmbe there.
Diaz actively working from the bottom here.
Harmbe sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Diaz defending well though.
That's eight 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.
Harmbe trying to control the action but Diaz is working from the bottom.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
Diaz looks like he's trying to stand up.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
Diaz trying to control here.
Harmbe thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Harmbe missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Harmbe is keen to just control but Diaz is a slippery customer.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
Diaz with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Harmbe to score with a decent uppercut.
Harmbe scores with a body shot.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Diaz walks into a jab.
OH! Diaz has been rocked by a huge right hand and is in deep trouble! Harmbe smells blood and charges in for the finish! Harmbe unloads a vicious overhand right and connects to the jaw of Diaz sending him face first to the canvas! Unbelievable!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 9:15 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Harold Harmbe!
Harold Harmbe retains his super heavyweight title!
During a confident post fight interview, Harold Harmbe thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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Co-main event
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Darius Kasparaitis (ranked 2391 p4p, 119 weight class) and Fingal Logan (ranked 2324 p4p, 113 weight class). Kasparaitis's entrance music is Gotta Get Away. A fine choice. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the ring.
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40
147 lbs
35 - 15 - 1 |
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32
140 lbs
14 - 6 - 0 |
Good wrestling
World class boxer
Very quick |
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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
35 - 15 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Darius Kasparaitis!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
14 - 6 - 0, fighting out of London, Fingal Logan!
The judges for this bout are , Jack Bonds and Timothy Bukovac.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Logan swats away the attempt to clinch by Kasparaitis.
Kasparaitis takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Kasparaitis tries to clinch but Logan moves out of range.
Logan fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
A slapping leg kick lands for Logan.
Kasparaitis tries to close the distance and clinch up but Logan swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Kasparaitis closes the distance and clinches.
A head punch on the inside from Kasparaitis fails to land.
Kasparaitis has a couple of punches blocked by Logan.
Logan has a couple of punches blocked by Kasparaitis.
Logan can't find room to land a body shot as Kasparaitis controls the action.
Kasparaitis lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Logan breaks the clinch.
Kasparaitis tries to close the distance and clinch but Logan swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Kasparaitis definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Kasparaitis tries to clinch up against the ropes, rushing in to close the distance. Logan manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Kasparaitis tries to clinch up against the ropes, rushing in to close the distance. Logan manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Logan circles away from the clinch attempt.
Darius Kasparaitis seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Logan clinches with his opponent.
Kasparaitis throws a head punch that misses.
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!
Kasparaitis misses with a short punch on the inside.
Kasparaitis throws a head punch that misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A short right from Logan.
Logan digs a right hand into Kasparaitis's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Kasparaitis's gas tank.
Logan escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Logan connects with a right hand. Kasparaitis shakes it off.
Kasparaitis tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Logan paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Kasparaitis stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Logan.
Kasparaitis closes the distance and clinches.
Kasparaitis misses with the head strike.
Logan lands a nice shot to the body.
A short right from Logan on the inside.
Kasparaitis working aggressively here.
Logan blocking some punches.
Logan breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Kasparaitis takes a jab right on the kisser.
Kasparaitis looks to clinch
and Logan counters with a straight right hand.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Kasparaitis stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Logan.
Kasparaitis moves in looking to clinch but Logan pushes him off.
Kasparaitis backing away here, and Logan unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
Logan cracks the inside of Kasparaitis's front leg.
Logan lands a jab to Kasparaitis's midsection.
Kasparaitis rushes Logan and pushes him back against the ropes in a clinch.
Kasparaitis lands a hook that snaps the head of Logan backwards.
Logan misses with some punches.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
With the fighters clinched against the ropes, Kasparaitis creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Logan throws a head punch that misses.
Kasparaitis has a couple of punches blocked by Logan.
Logan gets through Kasparaitis's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Kasparaitis throws a punch but it's blocked by Logan.
Kasparaitis misses with a short punch on the inside.
Logan digs a right hand underneath Kasparaitis's ribcage. Kasparaitis let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Logan tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
A body shot lands from Logan.
Kasparaitis working aggressively here.
Logan lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Kasparaitis or not.
Logan misses with the head strike.
Logan tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Kasparaitis's elbow.
A short right from Logan.
Kasparaitis working aggressively here.
Logan misses with a shot to the kidneys.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Logan.
Kasparaitis throws a head punch that misses.
Kasparaitis lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Kasparaitis tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Kasparaitis has a couple of punches blocked by Logan.
Logan breaks from the clinch.
Kasparaitis tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Logan paws at him with a jab and circles away.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nice body kick from Logan.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Logan.
A good leg kick by Logan.
Kasparaitis wants to clinch
and Logan counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Kasparaitis rushes Logan and pushes him back against the ropes in a clinch.
Kasparaitis pushes Logan back against the ropes and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Logan lands with a short head shot on the inside.
A head punch on the inside from Kasparaitis fails to land.
Kasparaitis misses with a punch on the inside.
Logan throws a head punch that misses.
Logan tries to work over Kasparaitis's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Logan misses with a punch to the body.
Logan fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Logan.
A body shot lands from Logan.
Kasparaitis working aggressively here.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Kasparaitis lands a hook to the side of the head.
Logan working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Kasparaitis tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Kasparaitis misses with some punches.
Logan misses with a shot to the kidneys.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Logan misses with a short punch on the inside.
Logan lands a shoulder strike.
A head punch on the inside from Kasparaitis fails to land.
Logan wants to stall.
Logan tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Logan lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Kasparaitis throws a head punch that misses.
Kasparaitis swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Still in the clinch, Logan scores with a nice short uppercut.
Logan blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Logan blocking some punches.
Logan cracks Kasparaitis with a nice body shot.
Logan blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Kasparaitis tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Logan lands a left hand.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Kasparaitis working aggressively here.
Logan lands a hook that snaps the head of Kasparaitis backwards.
Logan pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Kasparaitis tries to clinch up.
Logan connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Kasparaitis tries to clinch but Logan moves out of range.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Fingal Logan dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Logan bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Kasparaitis's head backwards.
Fingal Logan seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Logan keeps the fight on the outside.
Kasparaitis doesn't manage to clinch there - Logan circles away.
Logan only half commits to the counter leg kick.
The fight stays on the outside here - Kasparaitis looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Logan closes the distance and pushes Kasparaitis back into the ropes.
Logan tries to stall but Kasparaitis uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Fingal Logan seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Logan lands a body shot.
Logan pushes Kasparaitis back against the ropes and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Logan lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Logan throws a punch but it's blocked by Kasparaitis.
Kasparaitis misses with a hook from the clinch.
Logan is working Kasparaitis over against the ropes.
Logan's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Kasparaitis.
Logan holding his opponent close, against the ropes.
Logan working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Logan swings wildly with an uppercut but Kasparaitis uses good head movement to avoid it.
Kasparaitis makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Logan blocks an uppercut.
Logan breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Logan moves into the clinch.
Logan has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Logan.
Logan blocks an uppercut.
Logan trying to stall but Kasparaitis improves his position.
Logan takes a shot to the head.
Kasparaitis misses with a punch on the inside.
Kasparaitis lands a nice uppercut.
Logan working aggressively here.
Logan misses with a hook from the clinch.
Kasparaitis throws a head punch that misses.
Kasparaitis throws a head punch that misses.
A right handed body shot lands from Logan.
Logan's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Kasparaitis on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Logan. Logan obviously looking to wear him down.
Kasparaitis doesn't manage to clinch there - Logan circles away.
Kasparaitis wants to clinch but Logan slips to the side
and Logan counters with a leg kick.
Logan is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Good leg kick by Logan there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Kasparaitis tries to clinch there but Logan circles away.
Kasparaitis with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Logan to score with a decent uppercut.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Logan moves into the clinch.
Logan scores with a shot to the side of Kasparaitis's head.
Logan taking a breather.
Logan tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Kasparaitis's elbow.
Kasparaitis blocking some punches.
Logan has a couple of punches blocked by Kasparaitis.
Logan lands a right hand that snaps the head of Kasparaitis backwards.
Logan pushes Kasparaitis back against the ropes and unloads with a body punch.
Logan scores with a shot to the side of Kasparaitis's head.
Kasparaitis blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Logan blocks an uppercut.
Logan tries a body shot but Kasparaitis blocks it.
A short left from Logan.
Kasparaitis throws a punch but it's blocked by Logan.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Kasparaitis.
Logan has a couple of punches blocked by Kasparaitis.
A head punch on the inside from Kasparaitis fails to land.
A short left from Kasparaitis.
Logan lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Kasparaitis backwards.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Kasparaitis.
Logan pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kasparaitis tries to close the distance and clinch up but Logan swats him away and circles back towards the center.
A good leg kick by Logan.
Kasparaitis tries to clinch up but Logan circles away and keeps his distance.
Kasparaitis takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Logan misses the shot to the body.
Kasparaitis moves to clinch but Logan breaks away
and Logan counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Kasparaitis is rocked!
Logan keeps the fight on the outside.
Oh Kasparaitis is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Kasparaitis tries to grapple but his opponent circles
letting Logan counter with a right hand.
Logan drops Kasparaitis with a straight left! Oh this is bad for Kasparaitis! Logan dives in and starts dropping bombs - the referee has no choice but to step in and save him!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:34 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Fingal Logan!
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Main event
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Frankie Logan (ranked 1141 p4p, 154 weight class) and Billy Batts (ranked 3214 p4p, 343 weight class). Frankie Logan has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.
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30
173 lbs
8 - 1 - 0 |
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26
175 lbs
2 - 1 - 0 |
Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Insanely flexible |
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Basic striking
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, for the welterweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
8 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Frankie Logan!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Billy Batts!
The judges for this bout are , Don Winkell and Jack Bonds.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The fight stays on the outside here - Batts looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Batts has taken the fight to the clinch.
Batts is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
A left hand lands to the body for Logan.
Logan lands a left hand.
Batts is trying to stall.
Logan prevents Batts from breaking the clinch.
Batts wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Logan has Batts pressed against the ropes.
A short uppercut from Logan.
Logan lands a nice shot to the body.
Logan is working Batts over against the ropes.
Logan lands a left hand.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Logan lands a body shot in the clinch.
Batts looks winded!
Logan throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Battss head.
Batts is rocked!
Logan dips a shoulder and cracks Batts with a mighty uppercut! Batts falls back against the ropes and Logan unloads with a barrage of strikes! Batts is completely out with his eyes open, only supported by the ropes! Save him ref! Eventually the ref decides to do his job and jumps in - Logan screams abuse at the incompetent official before going over to celebrate with his corner. Brutal stuff!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:54 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Frankie Logan!
Frankie Logan retains his welterweight title!
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