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KONFLIKT FC XI PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Fergal Deville (ranked 8842 p4p, 759 weight class) and George Harryson (ranked 5497 p4p, 634 weight class). Harryson is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Entrance. 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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Solid boxing
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Fergal Deville!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, George Harryson!
The judges for this bout are Alan Glass, Tiny Johnson and George Francis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Deville throws a nice looking combination but Harryson bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Harryson moves out of range as Deville strikes.
Deville loads up on a big right hand but Harryson slips the punch.
Deville throws a lazy uppercut
and Harryson counters with a nice uppercut.
Harryson keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Deville.
Deville throws a jab when Harryson was well out of range.
Deville misses with a double jab.
Harryson scores with a punch to the head.
Fergal Deville seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Harryson closes the distance and clinches.
Harryson breaks from the clinch.
Harryson staying out of range there.
Harryson is looking for the big counter here.
Harryson lands a slapping body shot.
Deville misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
A big right from Deville misses.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Harryson fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Deville looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Harryson avoids a punch combination nicely.
Harryson throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Deville on the side of the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Harryson digs a good hook to Deville's body.
Deville definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Deville misses with an uppercut
letting Harryson counter with a right hand.
Harryson connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Harryson scores with a jab.
Harryson gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Harryson lands with a right to the head.
Harryson lands a nice uppercut.
Harryson is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Harryson throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Harryson stalls.
Harryson breaks from the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Harryson with a nice cross.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Deville's jab looks to have found its range, popping Harryson under the eye.
It looks like George Harryson has been cut.
Harryson slips a jab and a cross from Deville.
Deville throws a jab when Harryson was well out of range.
Deville tries to bum rush Harryson with a series of wild strikes but Harryson uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Deville slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Harryson throws a right and a left that both miss.
Deville misses with a jab, cross combination.
Deville takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Some wild striking there from Harryson.
Harryson lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Deville circles away quickly and effectively.
The fighters circle momentarily. Harryson darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Harryson steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Deville.
Deville is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Deville misses with a right hand
and Harryson counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Harryson rushes Deville and presses him up against the cage.
Harryson throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Harryson avoiding damage.
Deville avoids a wild elbow strike from Harryson.
Harryson lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Deville backwards.
Harryson presses Deville against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Harryson digs a right hand underneath Deville's ribcage. Deville let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Harryson stalling in the clinch.
Harryson leaning his opponent against the cage.
Harryson lands a left hand that snaps the head of Deville backwards.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Harryson taking a breather.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Harryson just misses with a elbow thrown towards Deville's brow.
Deville wants to get back to striking at distance but Harryson won't allow it.
Harryson pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Deville on the wrong end of a nice hook.
A big left from Deville misses.
Deville swings and misses with a hook to the body.
A telegraphed right hand from Harryson misses the target.
Harryson takes one to the chin there.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Harryson thuds a left hand into Deville's body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
George Harryson dominated that round.
The cut man is working on George Harryson's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Harryson uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Deville has time to react.
Harryson looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Deville misses with a jab, cross combination.
Deville ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Deville takes a swing at Harryson's ribcage but misses.
Nice uppercut there from Harryson.
Harryson uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Deville has time to react.
Deville is rocked!
Deville rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Harryson counters with a deadly accurate combination that rocks Deville badly! He tries to strike back but Harryson puts an end to that with another precision combo that knocks Deville out cold! Oh man, Deville will never hear the end of this one!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:27 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). George Harryson!
An out of breath George Harryson 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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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Melko Murkula (ranked 7869 p4p, 724 weight class) and Gokhan Saki (ranked 6500 p4p, 675 weight class). Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?
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205 lbs
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BJJ White Belt
Good knees
Granite chin |
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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
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Melko Murkula!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Gokhan Saki!
The judges for this bout are Robert Twigg, Stewart Dunkirk and Alan Glass.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Saki clinches up with Murkula and pushes him back against the cage.
Murkula pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Saki closes the distance and pushes Murkula back into the cage.
A shot in the inside from Saki.
Murkula definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Saki unloads a knee to the mid-section.
A right hand to the body from Saki.
Saki landing knees to the head.
Murkula takes an elbow to the temple.
A short right from Saki on the inside.
Murkula looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Murkula is trying to break the clinch but Saki is controlling him.
Saki breaks the clinch.
Saki moves into the clinch.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Knees to the body from Saki.
Murkula is breathing heavily.
Saki lands a left hand that snaps the head of Murkula backwards.
Saki manages to break the clinch.
Saki clinches up with Murkula and pushes him back against the cage.
Saki landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Saki lands a body shot in the clinch.
Saki pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Saki moves into the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Murkula tries to break the clinch but Saki is controlling the position.
Saki cracks Murkula with a nice body shot.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Saki.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Saki.
Saki escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Saki will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Saki moves into the clinch.
Saki lands a hook that snaps the head of Murkula backwards.
Saki throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Saki breaks the clinch.
Saki moves into the clinch.
Saki's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Saki gets a clinch.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Saki.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Saki stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Saki scores with a hook to the body.
Saki breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Saki gets a clinch.
Saki lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Saki lands an elbow just above Murkula 's eye.
It looks like Melko Murkula has been cut.
A short body shot lands from Saki as the two fighters clinch.
Saki putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Murkula in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Saki pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Saki throws a nice outside leg kick.
Saki has closed the distance and engaged Murkula in a clinch.
A short left from Saki.
Saki's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Saki closes the distance and clinches.
Saki manages to break the clinch.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Murkula tries a head kick but it misses.
Saki scores with a jab to the body.
Saki moves into the clinch.
Saki lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Saki lands a right hand.
A right hand to the body from Saki.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Saki keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Murkula's efforts to push away.
Saki's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Murkula misses with an attempted mid kick.
Murkula backing away here, and Saki unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
Murkula tries to keep at a distance but Saki has taken the fight into the clinch.
A hook to the body from Saki.
Murkula can't break the clinch.
Saki breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Saki, right into the meat.
Saki blocks a head kick by Murkula.
Saki lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Saki darts in and clinches Murkula up against the cage.
Saki breaks the clinch.
Murkula misses with a body kick.
Saki has Murkula up against the cage in a clinch.
Murkula looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
A left hand lands to the body for Saki.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Saki manages to break the clinch.
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!
Saki throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Saki moves into the clinch.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Saki.
Saki softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Saki breaks from the clinch.
Saki moves into the clinch.
Saki breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Murkula plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Saki darts in and clinches Murkula up against the cage.
Murkula wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Murkula breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Saki drives through and clinches with Murkula against the cage.
Saki breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Saki has managed to clinch.
Murkula takes a shot to the head.
Saki lands a right hand that snaps the head of Murkula backwards.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Murkula tries to break the clinch but Saki is controlling the position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Gokhan Saki dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Melko Murkula's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Saki clinches up with Murkula and pushes him back against the cage.
Murkula tries to circle away but Saki has him pinned against the cage.
Saki breaks from the clinch.
Saki bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Saki checks a leg kick.
Gokhan Saki seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Saki drives through and clinches with Murkula against the cage.
Gokhan Saki seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Saki breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Saki throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Saki clinches with his opponent.
Saki lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Saki escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Murkula goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Murkula tries to work over Saki's front leg with a kick but Saki checks it.
Saki rushes Murkula and presses him up against the cage.
Murkula takes an elbow to the temple.
Murkula has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Saki has Murkula pressed against the cage, preventing Murkula from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Saki has Murkula pressed against the cage, preventing Murkula from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Murkula is trying to break the clinch but Saki is controlling him.
Saki lands an elbow inside.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Saki has Murkula pressed against the cage, preventing Murkula from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Saki breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Saki tries to close the distance and clinch but Murkula swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Murkula throws a push kick but Saki slaps the foot to one side.
Saki darts in and clinches Murkula up against the cage.
Saki lands a knee to the head.
Saki lands a nice shot to the body.
Saki lands an elbow inside.
Saki manages to break the clinch.
Saki instigates a clinch.
Murkula can't break the clinch.
Saki works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Saki lands with a short shot to the head.
Saki pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Saki lands a front kick.
Saki moves into range and clinches up with Murkula.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Saki pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Saki moves into the clinch successfully.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A nice right hand lands inside from Saki.
Saki has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
A right handed body shot lands from Saki.
Saki breaks the clinch.
Saki rushes Murkula and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Saki lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Nice body punch from Saki.
Saki lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Saki lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Murkula backwards.
Murkula takes an elbow to the temple.
A nice right hand lands inside from Saki.
Still in the clinch, Saki scores with a nice short uppercut.
Murkula is rocked!
Saki is working Murkula over against the cage.
Oh Murkula is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Nice body punch from Saki - that landed with a thud.
Saki jerks Murkula's head down, straight into the path of a devastating knee! Murkula drops to the floor in a crumpled heap! Saki goes to throw a finishing haymaker but pulls out - good sportsmanship from Saki because Murkula was completely out of it. That was a nice finish - just the right level of brutality to send everyone home happy.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:52 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Knee). Gokhan Saki!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Xavier Frost (ranked 5202 p4p, 611 weight class) and Steve Murphy (ranked 8573 p4p, 750 weight class). The atmosphere really building for this one as we go over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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209 lbs
2 - 2 - 0 |
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222 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
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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
2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Xavier Frost!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Steve Murphy!
The judges for this bout are Tiny Johnson, Daniel Franklin and Wesley Smith.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Murphy scores with a jab. Frost acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
It looks like Xavier Frost has been cut.
Frost throws an overhand right that lands on Murphy's shoulder, as Murphy tries to avoid the shot.
Frost throws a jab when Murphy was well out of range.
Murphy missing with a left hand there. Frost was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Murphy looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
A swing and a miss from Frost.
Murphy cracks Frost with an open hand slap.
Murphy slips under a jab from Frost.
Frost looks to land a right hand but Murphy moved out of range.
Murphy throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Frost takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Murphy steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Frost.
Murphy keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Frost.
Frost keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Murphy.
Murphy defending well as Frost loads up on a big left hand.
A nice side step and Murphy releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Frost takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Murphy misses with a wild combination.
Murphy with a nice cross.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Frost misses with a straight right.
Frost swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Frost misses with the combination.
Nice shot by Frost.
It looks like Steve Murphy has been cut.
Frost throws a hook but Murphy avoids it easily.
Frost waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Murphy.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Murphy! But no joy.
Frost throws a jab when Murphy was well out of range.
Frost misses the jab.
Murphy throws a lazy right hand but Frost sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Frost scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Frost displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Murphy throws out the jab.
Frost lands a head shot.
Murphy lunges at Frost with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Frost's hand.
Murphy takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Murphy has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Murphy there as he acknowledges the shot.
Xavier Frost seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Frost throws a hook to the side of Murphy's head but Murphy sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Frost looks to land a right hand but Murphy moved out of range.
Murphy slips under a jab.
Frost throws a right and a left that both miss.
Frost throws out a loose jab but Murphy uses good head movement to avoid it.
Murphy scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Murphy's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Frost connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Murphy scrambles back to his feet.
Frost slips a jab from Murphy.
Nice uppercut there from Frost.
Frost waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Murphy.
Murphy throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Murphy takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Murphy looks to score with a jab to the body but Frost is just out of range.
Frost misses with a straight left.
Murphy ducks under a wild hook from Frost.
Murphy gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Xavier Frost is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Frost throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Murphy counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Frost misses the jab.
Murphy gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Murphy uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Frost.
Frost cracks Murphy with a big right hand that sends him crashing to the floor. Frost has the opportunity to follow him to the ground but instead he's beckoning Murphy to stand back up!
Murphy is rocked!
Murphy tries to get into range but Frost steps to the side and lands a beautiful hook that drops Murphy! He's faceplanted into the mat, ass in the air... he's out cold! That's an image he won't want to show his grandkids when he gets older! Frost scores the big KO victory!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:26 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Xavier Frost!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Prince Vaughn (ranked 5368 p4p, 481 weight class) and Mark Lee (ranked 6811 p4p, 560 weight class). Lee has chosen Look alive drake as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Well, the cameraman is lingering on a pretty young lady for a bit too long there. Keep your eyes on the prize buddy or you'll miss the fighter intros!
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182 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Prince Vaughn!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Mark Lee!
The judges for this bout are Frank Dennis, Tiny Johnson and Cecil Peabody.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Vaughn stuns Lee with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Lee shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Lee landing with the ground and pound.
Lee scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Vaughn working a defensive guard here.
Vaughn looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Lee scoring with some ground and pound.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Lee trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Lee stopping the sweep attempt from Vaughn.
Lee cracks Vaughn with a solid left hand.
Vaughn is trying to control the position but Lee postures up.
Vaughn looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Lee with a nice head shot there.
Lee's corner is telling him to maintain position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Lee is working Vaughn over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lee postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Lee throws a big elbow that misses.
Lee cracks Vaughn with a solid left hand.
Lee lands a couple of elbows.
Vaughn is rocked!
Lee passes Vaughn's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Oh Vaughn is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Vaughn is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Lee scores with a couple of nice shots.
Lee landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Vaughn seems to have got his legs back now.
Lee working the head and body with strikes.
Vaughn knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Lee on the ground.
Vaughn is trying to maintain the position but Lee is very close to passing his half guard.
Vaughn is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Lee is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.
Lee is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Vaughn trying to hold on to Lee's head to control him but Lee postures up.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lee scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Vaughn is looking to improve his position.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Lee takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Lee takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Lee is nestled in close to Vaughn, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Lee is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Lee working over Vaughn with some ground and pound. Vaughn looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Vaughn is trying to control but can't.
Lee lands a big elbow - Vaughn 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 Lee!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:26 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Mark Lee!
Mark Lee spent the whole post fight interview bigging himself up. It didn't go down that well with the fans after a while as they thought it was a bit arrogant.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Hirmu Hikka (ranked 8201 p4p, 637 weight class) and Brenton Steele (ranked 4841 p4p, 507 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Hirmu Hikka!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Brenton Steele!
The judges for this bout are Robert Twigg, Gwen Towbar and Stewart Dunkirk.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hikka instigates a clinch.
Steele tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Steele struggles to land a body shot inside as Hikka controls his hands.
Steele lands a shot to the body.
Steele stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Steele has a couple of punches blocked by Hikka.
Hikka jumps guard but Steele stands there with Hikka around his waist. Hikka gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Steele works on Hikka's body with a couple of short punches.
Steele tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Hikka's elbow.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A nice right hand lands inside from Steele.
A short uppercut from Steele.
Hikka is trying to pull guard but Steele has him pressed against the cage.
Hikka is trying to break free.
Steele misses with a body punch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Steele misses with the head strike.
Steele scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Steele has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Hikka seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Steele can turn it around.
Hikka takes a shot to the head.
A body shot lands from Steele.
Hikka prevents a body shot from Steele.
Steele lands a shot to the body.
Hikka is breathing heavily.
Steele presses Hikka against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Steele lands a nice shot to the body.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Steele creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Steele lands with a short head shot on the inside.
A short uppercut from Steele.
Hikka is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Steele is defending well.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Hirmu Hikka. That's going to take a lot out of him.
A hook to the body from Steele.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Steele presses Hikka against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A short left from Steele.
Hikka takes a shot to the head.
Steele working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
A right handed body shot lands from Steele.
A short right from Steele.
Steele lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Steele lands a left hand.
Hikka is rocked!
Steele lands a right hand that snaps the head of Hikka backwards.
Oh Hikka is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
A short right from Steele.
Steele presses Hikka against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Steele softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Hikka jumps guard but Steele stands there with Hikka around his waist. Hikka gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Steele lands on the inside with an uppercut.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Steele creates some distance for himself and unleashes a massive uppercut that sends Hikka's eyes rolling into the back of his head! Hikka drops to his knees and Steele pours it on with more strikes until the referee steps in to end the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:13 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Brenton Steele!
A relieved looking Brenton Steele 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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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Muh Kana (ranked 4843 p4p, 579 weight class) and Cornelius Burns (ranked 4303 p4p, 541 weight class). Cornelius Burns is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples.
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209 lbs
2 - 1 - 0 |
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Solid boxing
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Muh Kana!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Cornelius Burns!
The judges for this bout are Frank Dennis, Alan Glass and Chris Downing.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kana pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Burns back to the cage. Kana follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
Kana lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Kana throws a predictable looking body shot
and Burns counters with a straight right hand.
Kana misses with a wild combination.
Kana closes the distance and clinches.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Kana.
Burns fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Kana is trying to break the clinch but Burns has him pressed against the cage.
A short uppercut from Burns.
Burns lands an uppercut.
Kana is looking to break free of the clinch but Burns has double underhooks.
Burns swings away with an uppercut that misses.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Burns swings wildly with an uppercut but Kana uses good head movement to avoid it.
Nice body punch from Burns.
Burns working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Burns misses with a hook to the ribs.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Burns tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
A hook to the body from Burns.
Burns lands a left hand that snaps the head of Kana backwards.
Kana is rocked!
Burns misses with some punches.
Kana escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Burns looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Kana throws a left and a right that both miss
and Burns counters with a nice right hand that sends Kana toppling to the canvas! Kana scrambles and gets back to his feet - can Burns finish him?!
Oh Kana is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
We've been told by Kana's head coaches at Russian Bears Training Center that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Kana throws a combination that misses
and Burns counters with a big left hand that crumples Kana! He was out before he hit the floor! Brutal knockout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:27 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Cornelius Burns!
Cornelius Burns seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Scott Adkins (ranked 5421 p4p, 533 weight class) and Corey Mcgraugh (ranked 2803 p4p, 314 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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185 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Scott Adkins!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Corey Mcgraugh!
The judges for this bout are George Francis, Wesley Smith and Alan Glass.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Adkins connects with a leg kick. Mcgraugh looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Mcgraugh throws a body shot but no joy.
Mcgraugh just misses with a punch to the body.
Mcgraugh's coach down at The House of Pain was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on Mcgraugh's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.
Adkins feints and then cracks Mcgraugh's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Mcgraugh down.
Mcgraugh with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Adkins to score with a decent uppercut.
Adkins throws a leg kick that misses.
Adkins sets himself, and Mcgraugh steps forward looking for the clinch! Adkins avoids it this time.
Mcgraugh throws the left hand but Adkins avoids the punch easily.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Adkins.
Mcgraugh is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Adkins.
Mcgraugh checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Adkins attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Mcgraugh is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.
Adkins looks to land a combination but Mcgraugh avoids it well.
Mcgraugh misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Adkins.
Adkins throws a chopping leg kick but Mcgraugh manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Adkins 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.
Adkins goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Mcgraugh throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Mcgraugh clinches with his opponent.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Mcgraugh misses with some punches.
Mcgraugh working aggressively here.
Mcgraugh's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Adkins throws a front kick aimed at Mcgraugh's knee but Mcgraugh avoids it well.
Adkins misses with a low kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Adkins thows a left - swing and a miss!
Mcgraugh thuds a left hand into Adkins's body.
Adkins buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Mcgraugh keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
A clash of legs there as Mcgraugh blocks the low kick.
Mcgraugh throws a looping overhand right but Adkins ducks down to avoid it.
Adkins connects with a right hand. Mcgraugh shakes it off.
Mcgraugh lands with a nice body punch.
Adkins lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Adkins avoids the body shot from Mcgraugh.
Adkins gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Mcgraugh fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Adkins checks it well.
Adkins displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Adkins ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Mcgraugh swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
A bone on bone clash there as Mcgraugh blocks the leg kick.
Adkins misses the shot to the body.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Adkins 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 Mcgraugh has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Mcgraugh and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Adkins fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Adkins fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Adkins misses with a series of wild punches.
Adkins falls off balance throwing a combination
and Mcgraugh moves into the clinch.
Mcgraugh scores with a nice hook to the head.
Adkins is trying to break the clinch but Mcgraugh is controlling him.
Adkins pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Scott Adkins seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Mcgraugh defending well as Adkins loads up on a big left hand.
Mcgraugh misses with a double jab.
Adkins takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Adkins misses with a hook
and Mcgraugh connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Mcgraugh throws a leg kick which misses Adkins's front leg but catches the back leg as Adkins tries to avoid it.
A clash of legs there as Mcgraugh blocks the low kick.
Adkins throws a body punch but Mcgraugh moves out of range.
Mcgraugh tries to counter by closing the distance.
Adkins tried to score with a low kick but Mcgraugh checks it.
Mcgraugh on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Mcgraugh misses with a looping right.
Adkins with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Mcgraugh to score with a decent uppercut.
Mcgraugh misses with a low kick.
Mcgraugh drives through and clinches with Adkins against the cage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Adkins tries to circle away but Mcgraugh has him pinned against the cage.
Mcgraugh misses with a punch on the inside.
Mcgraugh cracks Adkins with a nice body shot.
Good body shot from Mcgraugh.
Mcgraugh lands with a light punch inside.
Adkins is breathing heavily.
Mcgraugh scores with a shot to the side of Adkins's head.
Adkins is looking to break free of the clinch but Mcgraugh has double underhooks.
Adkins working hard to break the clinch.
Nice elbow from Mcgraugh.
Mcgraugh working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Mcgraugh manages to break the clinch.
Adkins misses with a low kick.
Mcgraugh fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Adkins, pushing him back against the cage.
Adkins is looking to break free of the clinch but Mcgraugh has double underhooks.
Adkins breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
The fighters circling - Mcgraugh throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Adkins tried to score with a low kick but Mcgraugh checks it.
An inside leg kick from Mcgraugh misses.
Adkins tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
A punch combination from Mcgraugh misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Adkins walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Mcgraugh checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Adkins throws a series of punches but Mcgraugh avoids them all with ease.
Mcgraugh missing with a left hand there. Adkins was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Adkins feints and then cracks Mcgraugh's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Mcgraugh down.
Mcgraugh has managed to clinch.
Mcgraugh gets through Adkins's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Adkins avoids a wild elbow strike from Mcgraugh.
Mcgraugh working aggressively here.
Mcgraugh lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Adkins avoids the elbow strike from Mcgraugh, against the cage.
A short right from Mcgraugh.
Adkins looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Adkins has had enough of the clinch but Mcgraugh keeps him there for the moment.
A short left from Mcgraugh.
Mcgraugh throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Mcgraugh lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Adkins backwards.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Adkins working hard to break the clinch.
Mcgraugh lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Mcgraugh prevents Adkins from breaking the clinch.
Adkins wants to break the clinch but can't.
Mcgraugh lands with a light punch inside.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Corey Mcgraugh dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Mcgraugh swings for the body but Adkins moves out of range.
Adkins tried to score with a low kick but Mcgraugh checks it.
Adkins thows a leg kick but Mcgraugh checks it
and Mcgraugh counters with an outside leg kick.
Adkins throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Mcgraugh swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Adkins defending well as Mcgraugh loads up on a big left hand.
Mcgraugh misses with an uppercut.
Mcgraugh throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Adkins throws a hook but Mcgraugh avoids it easily.
Adkins throws out a leg kick but Mcgraugh moves out of range and Adkins only half commits.
Mcgraugh staying out of range there.
Mcgraugh throws out a counter right but Adkins avoids it with no problem.
Mcgraugh showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Adkins.
Mcgraugh cracks Adkins with a good jab.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Mcgraugh closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Mcgraugh digs a right hand into Adkins's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Adkins's gas tank.
Corey Mcgraugh seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Mcgraugh lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Mcgraugh lands a nice uppercut.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A right hand to the body from Mcgraugh.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Mcgraugh softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mcgraugh lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
A body shot lands from Mcgraugh.
Mcgraugh is leaning against Adkins and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Mcgraugh just leaning against Adkins, taking a breather.
Mcgraugh digs a right hand underneath Adkins's ribcage. Adkins let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Mcgraugh breaks from the clinch.
Mcgraugh pivots, looking for a leg kick but Adkins is out of range and Mcgraugh settles back down.
Mcgraugh throws an overhand right that lands on Adkins's shoulder, as Adkins tries to avoid the shot.
Adkins went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
Mcgraugh scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Mcgraugh closes the distance and clinches.
Mcgraugh scores with a hook to the body.
Good body shot from Mcgraugh.
Mcgraugh makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Mcgraugh lands a right hand that snaps the head of Adkins backwards.
Mcgraugh is leaning against Adkins and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Mcgraugh cracks Adkins with a nice body shot.
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!
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Mcgraugh creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
A left hand lands to the body for Mcgraugh.
Mcgraugh lands a hook to the side of the head.
A right handed body shot lands from Mcgraugh.
Mcgraugh lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Adkins backwards.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mcgraugh stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Mcgraugh is working Adkins over against the cage.
Mcgraugh lands with a right to the head.
Mcgraugh softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
A hook to the body from Mcgraugh.
Mcgraugh gets through Adkins's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Adkins tries to break free but Mcgraugh pushes him back against the cage.
Mcgraugh lands a right hand that snaps the head of Adkins backwards.
Mcgraugh softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Adkins blocks the elbow strike.
Mcgraugh lands with a short shot to the head.
Mcgraugh breaks the clinch.
Nice uppercut there from Mcgraugh.
Adkins is rocked!
Adkins misses with a body punch
and Mcgraugh counters with a huge right that knocks Adkins out cold! Mcgraugh is running around with a crazed look on his face - you can see how much that meant to him!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:46 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Corey Mcgraugh!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Barry Allen (ranked 3895 p4p, 424 weight class) and Chew Kok (ranked 4050 p4p, 439 weight class). This should be a great matchup!
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25
190 lbs
2 - 0 - 0 |
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185 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
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Basic striking
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Barry Allen!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Chew Kok!
The judges for this bout are Cecil Peabody, Frank Dennis and Alan Glass.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kok lands with a shot to the body.
Kok ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Allen fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Kok looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Kok avoids a punch combination nicely.
Kok takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Some wild striking there from Allen.
Kok tries to counter by closing the distance.
Allen will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Allen throws a nice outside leg kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kok keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Allen smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Kok throws a shot from downtown. Allen moves away and avoids it.
Kok misses with a wild body shot.
Kok closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Allen fails to pull guard.
Allen is trying to pull guard but Kok has him pressed against the cage.
Allen is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Kok to keep the fight standing.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Barry Allen. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Allen is trying to pull guard but Kok turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Allen tries to pull guard but Kok forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Allen fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Allen jumps guard but Kok turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Allen fails to pull guard.
Allen tries to pull guard but Kok won't allow it.
Allen fails to pull guard.
Allen tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Allen jumps guard but Kok stands there with Allen around his waist. Allen gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Allen tries to pull guard but Kok holds him up against the cage and eventually Allen drops back down to his feet.
Allen tries to pull guard but Kok holds him up against the cage and eventually Allen drops back down to his feet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Allen tries to pull guard but Kok holds him up against the cage and eventually Allen drops back down to his feet.
Kok lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
A shot in the inside from Kok.
Allen jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Kok walks away with a smile on his face. Allen gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Kok clinches up with Allen and pushes him back against the cage.
Allen tries to pull guard but Kok holds him up against the cage and eventually Allen drops back down to his feet.
I was talking to Allen's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Kok makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Allen jumps guard but Kok stands there with Allen around his waist. Allen gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
A short uppercut from Kok.
Kok lands with a light punch inside.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Allen fails to pull guard.
Allen tries to pull guard but Kok won't allow it.
Kok effectively controlling the action here.
Kok lands a shoulder strike.
Kok misses with some punches.
Kok effectively controlling the action here.
Allen tries to pull guard but Kok forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Allen tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Allen is trying to pull guard but Kok turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Allen jumps guard but Kok stands there with Allen around his waist. Allen gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Kok content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Allen jumps guard but Kok turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Allen tries to pull guard but Kok forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Allen tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Kok smiles and moves away.
Kok looks to score with a jab to the body but Allen is just out of range.
A quick step to the side and Allen tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Kok uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Allen.
Allen moves out of range of the strikes.
Allen lands a jab-cross combination.
Allen throws a nice looking combination but Kok bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
A big left from Kok misses.
Allen thumps Kok with a low kick.
Allen misses with a hook. Kok ducked under it nicely.
Kok cracks Allen with an open hand slap.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Allen keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Kok.
Allen is looking to wear down Kok with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Kok fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Allen, pushing him back against the cage.
Allen tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Allen tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Chew Kok dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Allen uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Kok.
Kok just misses with a punch to the body.
Allen fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Allen chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Kok fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Kok connects with a looping right hand.
Allen throws a front kick aimed at Kok's knee but Kok avoids it well.
Kok is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Allen with a body shot.
Kok gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Allen jumps guard but Kok turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Kok scores with a nice hook to the head.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kok swings wildly with an uppercut but Allen uses good head movement to avoid it.
Allen fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Allen is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Kok to keep the fight standing.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Barry Allen. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Kok lands on the inside with an uppercut.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Allen tries to pull guard but Kok holds him up against the cage and eventually Allen drops back down to his feet.
Allen is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Kok to keep the fight standing.
Allen tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Allen tries to pull guard but Kok holds him up against the cage and eventually Allen drops back down to his feet.
Kok makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Allen jumps guard but Kok stands there with Allen around his waist. Allen gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Allen tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Kok smiles and moves away.
Allen connects with a body shot that sends Kok's belly button to the back.
Kok just misses with a punch to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kok moves into range and clinches up with Allen.
Allen fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Allen takes a shot to the head.
Kok lands a left hand that snaps the head of Allen backwards.
Kok lands a shoulder strike.
Allen tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Kok just stands there and leans against the cage.
Allen tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Kok just stands there and leans against the cage.
Chew Kok seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Allen tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Allen fails to pull guard.
Allen tries to pull guard but Kok forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Allen tries to pull guard but Kok forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Allen tries to pull guard but Kok holds him up against the cage and eventually Allen drops back down to his feet.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Kok lands a left hand.
Allen is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Kok to keep the fight standing.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kok misses with a punch on the inside.
Allen fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Allen fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Kok scores with a shot to the side of Allen's head.
Allen jumps guard but Kok stands there with Allen around his waist. Allen gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Allen tries to pull guard but Kok won't allow it.
Allen tries to pull guard but Kok holds him up against the cage and eventually Allen drops back down to his feet.
Allen jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Kok walks away with a smile on his face. Allen gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Chew Kok seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Allen tries to keep at a distance but Kok has taken the fight into the clinch.
Kok holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Allen blocks an uppercut.
Allen is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Kok to keep the fight standing.
Kok has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Allen jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Kok walks away with a smile on his face. Allen gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Kok lands a nice shot to the body.
Kok closes the distance and clinches.
Allen fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Allen is trying to pull guard but Kok turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Allen tries to pull guard but Kok won't allow it.
Allen fails to pull guard.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Allen fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Allen tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Kok just stands there and leans against the cage.
Allen tries to pull guard but Kok holds him up against the cage and eventually Allen drops back down to his feet.
Kok working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Allen fails to pull the fight into his guard.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Allen is trying to pull guard but Kok turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Still in the clinch, Kok scores with a nice short uppercut.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Chew Kok showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!
Allen scores with a hook to the body. Kok takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Kok swinging wildly here.
Kok throws a body punch but Allen moves out of range.
Kok uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Allen.
Kok moves into the clinch successfully.
Allen fails to pull guard.
Allen tries to pull guard but Kok won't allow it.
Allen jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Kok walks away with a smile on his face. Allen gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Barry Allen. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Kok forces Allen back against the cage and clinches.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kok scores with a shoulder strike.
Allen tries to pull guard but Kok forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Allen tries to pull guard but Kok holds him up against the cage and eventually Allen drops back down to his feet.
Kok lands a hook that snaps the head of Allen backwards.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Allen tries to pull guard but Kok forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Allen tries to pull guard but Kok holds him up against the cage and eventually Allen drops back down to his feet.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Kok has Allen pushed against the cage.
Allen jumps guard but Kok turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Allen tries to pull guard but Kok holds him up against the cage and eventually Allen drops back down to his feet.
Allen jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Kok walks away with a smile on his face. Allen gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Allen digs a good hook to Kok's body.
Jab by Allen.
Allen tries to score with a low kick but Kok moves his leg out of the way.
Kok throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
A counter left hand to the body from Allen misses its target.
Kok throws a jab but it's blocked by Allen.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Allen keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Kok.
Kok works Allen's body with a nice hook.
Kok uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Allen has time to react.
Kok pushes Allen up against the cage in a clinch.
Kok scores with a nice hook to the head.
Kok misses with a hook from the clinch.
Kok lands an uppercut.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Allen jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Kok walks away with a smile on his face. Allen gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Kok throws a body punch but Allen moves out of range.
Allen dodges the punch combination from Kok.
Kok darts in and clinches Allen up against the cage.
Allen is trying to pull guard but Kok has him pressed against the cage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Allen fails to pull guard.
Allen tries to pull guard but Kok holds him up against the cage and eventually Allen drops back down to his feet.
Allen fails to pull guard.
Kok lands a hook to the side of the head.
Allen jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Kok walks away with a smile on his face. Allen gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Kok sizes up Allen with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Kok throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Kok dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Kok lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Allen circles away quickly and effectively.
As Kok tries to get set, Allen tries to push him back and clinch up but Kok manages to avoid the attempt.
Kok throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Allen swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Kok counters by clinching up.
Allen tries to pull guard but Kok forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Barry Allen has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Kok lands a nice uppercut.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Allen tries to pull guard but Kok won't allow it.
A short right from Kok.
Kok lands a left hand that snaps the head of Allen backwards.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Kok lands a nice uppercut.
A nice right hand lands inside from Kok.
Allen tries to pull guard but Kok forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Allen is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Kok to keep the fight standing.
Kok lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Allen jumps guard but Kok turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Kok.
Allen is rocked!
Allen jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Kok walks away with a smile on his face. Allen gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Oh Allen is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Kok instigates a clinch.
A short uppercut from Kok.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Kok throws a big uppercut that drops Allen! More strikes from Kok and the referee jumps in to stop the fight! Allen lies dazed against the cage as Kok celebrates with his cornermen!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:59 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Chew Kok!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Dab Calharran (ranked 3228 p4p, 358 weight class) and Emo Hoxha (ranked 4359 p4p, 465 weight class). There are an array of beautiful celebrities at ringside tonight! I wonder if any of them paid for their tickets.
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190 lbs
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188 lbs
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Good wrestling
Counter fighter
Cardio machine |
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Excellent MT
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Dab Calharran!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Emo Hoxha!
The judges for this bout are Stewart Dunkirk, George Francis and Frank Dennis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Calharran goes for a double leg but Hoxha avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Hoxha continues to drive forward.
Hoxha scores with the left hand. Calharran knows he should have avoided that one.
Hoxha lands a jab to the nose.
No joy there for Hoxha, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Calharran changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
Hoxha misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Calharran.
Calharran drops down looking for a counter takedown but Hoxha sprawls and moves away.
Hoxha throws a looping overhand right but Calharran ducks down to avoid it.
Hoxha shoots in and bounces Calharran off the cage to secure the takedown into 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.
Calharran is pulling down on Hoxha's head. It's preventing any offense from Hoxha, at least for the moment.
Hoxha would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
Hoxha must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Calharran tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Calharran pulls Hoxha in to control the position.
Hoxha won't allow Calharran to sweep him here.
Calharran on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Calharran tries to get out of the position.
Calharran looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
Calharran looking to sweep using the butterfly guard but Hoxha puts pay to that idea as he passes nicely into half guard.
Calharran tries to get to full guard but Hoxha has control of the leg.
Hoxha wants to stand up but Calharran has a hold of him and won't allow it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Calharran trying to hold on to Hoxha's head to control him but Hoxha postures up.
Calharran is doing well to control the position and prevent Hoxha from advancing to side control.
Calharran wants to control but Hoxha is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Calharran gets full guard.
Calharran is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Calharran wants to sweep but no luck.
Calharran wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Calharran takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Calharran shoots in looking for a takedown but Hoxha manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Calharran's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Hoxha pushes Calharran up against the cage in a clinch.
Calharran has a couple of punches blocked by Hoxha.
Calharran definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Hoxha lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Hoxha is pressed up against the cage. Calharran has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Hoxha down to the mat. Hoxha avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Dab Calharran. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Calharran throws a hook to the side of Hoxha's head but Hoxha sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Hoxha let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Hoxha swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Calharran slips a jab from Hoxha.
Calharran attempts a counter takedown but Hoxha avoids it well and moves away.
A jab from Calharran misses.
Hoxha throws out a counter right but Calharran avoids it with no problem.
Hoxha is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Calharran.
Calharran changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Calharran walks into a left hand.
Calharran showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Hoxha.
Hoxha takes one to the side of the head.
Emo Hoxha seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Hoxha moves into range and clinches up with Calharran.
Calharran drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Hoxha gets the underhooks and prevents it.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Calharran misses with a punch on the inside.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
A short uppercut from Hoxha.
Hoxha lands a body shot in the clinch.
Calharran throws a punch but it's blocked by Hoxha.
Calharran wants a takedown.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Emo Hoxha dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Calharran tries to keep at a distance but Hoxha has taken the fight into the clinch.
Hoxha just leaning against Calharran, taking a breather.
Hoxha is stalling here.
Hoxha digs a right hand into Calharran's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Calharran's gas tank.
Hoxha is defending well against a takedown attempt.
Hoxha digs a right hand underneath Calharran's ribcage. Calharran let out a lung full of air as it connected.
A short left from Hoxha.
Calharran drops down looking for an ankle pick but Hoxha pulls his leg out and moves away.
Calharran gets cracked there but stands up to it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Calharran avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Hoxha gets a takedown into half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Calharran is doing well to control the position and prevent Hoxha from advancing to side control.
Calharran slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Calharran has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
Hoxha has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Calharran is proving hard to escape from.
Hoxha preventing the sweep.
Calharran is pulling down on Hoxha's head to control his posture.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Calharran 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.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Calharran wants to stand but Hoxha is controlling the position.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
Calharran tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Calharran trying to control the position.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Hoxha pushes Calharran up against the cage in a clinch.
Calharran misses with a short punch on the inside.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Calharran.
Calharran tries to pull guard but Hoxha won't allow it.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Dab Calharran. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Hoxha scores with a hook to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Calharran jumps into guard, dragging Hoxha to the mat.
Calharran is trying to keep Hoxha in close.
Calharran wants to sweep here but Hoxha controlling him for the moment.
Hoxha has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Calharran is proving hard to escape from.
Calharran wants to sweep but no luck.
Calharran working a defensive guard but Hoxha manages to pass into side control anyway.
Hoxha tries to get to his feet but he's trapped momentarily.
Calharran gets one leg under and gets the fight to half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hoxha prevents Calharran from improving his position.
Calharran makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Calharran.
Calharran 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.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Calharran is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Calharran lands with a punch from half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Emo Hoxha showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
Hoxha just misses with a punch to the body.
Dab Calharran has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
A big right from Calharran misses.
A big right from Calharran misses.
Calharran shoots in and bounces Hoxha off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Calharran wants to control from the top but Hoxha keeps moving.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hoxha working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Calharran.
Calharran prevents Hoxha from getting back to his feet.
Emo Hoxha has got the better of the ground game so far.
Calharran throwing strikes but missing.
Calharran trying to control the position from guard on top but Hoxha is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Calharran passes Hoxha's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Calharran is pressing down on Hoxha's thigh, looking to free his foot. Hoxha is holding on for now.
Calharran is looking to pass Hoxha's guard but actually Hoxha recovers to full guard.
Calharran keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Hoxha's head.
Calharran throws a big right hand that misses.
Calharran trying to control but Hoxha is working from the bottom.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Calharran missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hoxha working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Calharran.
Calharran is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Calharran is in close to Hoxha's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Calharran postures up and lands a big shot to Hoxha's brow.
Calharran trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Hoxha is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Calharran is controlling him.
Calharran working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Calharran is stalling in the full guard.
Calharran landing with the ground and pound.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Calharran trying to control the position from guard on top but Hoxha is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Calharran makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Calharran wants to control from the top but Hoxha keeps moving.
Calharran working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Hoxha has momentary wrist control but Calharran slips an elbow through the middle.
Calharran content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Hoxha utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Calharran throwing strikes but missing.
Calharran trying to control the position from guard on top but Hoxha is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Calharran keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Hoxha's head.
Hoxha is rocked!
Calharran loads up on a big left hand. Hoxha felt that one! He's just covering up now, not defending himself intelligently - Calharran looks towards the ref and unloads with 3 more big shots and the ref has no choice but to stop the fight! Hoxha can't hide his disappointment, as Calharran celebrates the victory.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:36 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Dab Calharran!
A very excited looking Dab Calharran made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Carlos Diaz (ranked 2552 p4p, 284 weight class) and Adel Sadeq (ranked 2587 p4p, 287 weight class). Diaz kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Rage Against the Machine - Killing In The Name. Adel Sadeq has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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Solid boxing
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Carlos Diaz!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Adel Sadeq!
The judges for this bout are Chris Downing, George Francis and Gwen Towbar.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Diaz works over Sadeq's head and body with a nice combination.
Diaz lands with a straight right. Sadeq didn't see that one coming.
Sadeq drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Both fighters are looking to counter, which isn't making for the most exciting fight in the world.
Diaz ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Diaz changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Sadeq shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Diaz but Diaz pushes him off and we're back to square one.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A left lands for Diaz.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sadeq gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Diaz scores with a three punch combo!
Sadeq ducks right into an uppercut from Diaz.
Diaz stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Diaz connects with a good right hand that stumbles Sadeq. Sadeq circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Diaz getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Good exchange - Diaz coming out on top.
Diaz is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Diaz misses with a hook to the body
and Sadeq decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Diaz's guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Sadeq makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Diaz working a defensive guard here.
Sadeq chips away with some ground and pound.
Sadeq stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Diaz swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Sadeq has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Diaz is trying to control the position but Sadeq postures up.
Sadeq lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Sadeq arches his back and unloads with a massive left and a right! Diaz's eyes roll back into his head, he's out cold! The ref dives in to stop the fight - wow, they were hard shots!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:59 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Adel Sadeq!
A loyal slave to those sponsorship dollars, Adel Sadeq made sure he mentioned CAGED UP Clothings 50$, along with how happy he was to win his fight.
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