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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Keiji Mutou (ranked 2113 p4p, 309 weight class) and Gary Gravity (ranked 2511 p4p, 354 weight class). Gary Gravity has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Keiji Mutou's chin.
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Abu Dhabi Champ
World class boxer
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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
36 - 24 - 2, fighting out of Helsinki, Keiji Mutou!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
28 - 12 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Gary Gravity!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, and Frank Antenori.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gravity throws a leg kick that misses.
Mutou swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Gravity cracks Mutou with a right hand to the side of the head.
Gravity 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.
Gravity jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Mutou is looking to clinch but Gravity is avoiding it.
Mutou fails to land the takedown.
Mutou fails to land with a series of punches.
A shot to the liver by Gravity. Beautiful body shot.
Mutou throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Gravity sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Mutou throws a nice looking combination but Gravity bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Gravity tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Mutou was well out of range. Poor timing from Gravity.
Gravity throws a quick inside leg kick.
Mutou misses the shot to the body.
Gravity misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Mutou.
Mutou displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Gravity.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mutou throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Mutou moves into the clinch successfully.
Gravity being controlled against the cage.
Mutou lands with a light punch inside.
Gravity lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Mutou looking for a takedown.
Mutou pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Gravity scores with the left hand. Mutou knows he should have avoided that one.
Gravity scores with a hook to the body. Mutou takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Gravity paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Mutou looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Gravity is fending him off so far but Mutou persists. Nope, Gravity circles away and we're back to standing.
Gravity counters with a body kick.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Keiji Mutou. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Gravity keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
A big left from Gravity misses.
Mutou throws a body punch but Gravity moves out of range.
Gravity throws a body shot but no joy.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A swing and a miss from Mutou.
Mutou throws a body punch but Gravity moves out of range.
Mutou is looking to wear down Gravity with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Mutou throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Mutou lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Mutou takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Mutou takes a swing at Gravity's ribcage but misses.
Gravity was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind.
Gravity walks into a jab.
Mutou takes a swing at Gravity's ribcage but misses.
Gravity misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Mutou.
Mutou throws a jab but it's blocked by Gravity.
Mutou's corner calls for a 1-2. Mutou obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Mutou paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Gravity scores with a head kick. Mutou tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Gravity loads up on a big right hand but Mutou slips the punch.
Gravity jabs at Mutou's body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gravity doesn't manage to clinch there - Mutou circles away.
Gravity lands a head shot.
Gravity pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Mutou clinches up with Gravity and pushes him back against the cage.
Mutou manages to pull guard. Let's see whether he can land a sub off his back.
Gravity is fighting to break Mutou's control of his arms but Mutou is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
Gravity wants to pass the guard but Mutou is keeping the position.
Gravity loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Gravity lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Mutou manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Gravity manages to get himself to full guard.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Mutou accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mutou is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Gravity keeping moving, preventing Mutou from controlling successfully.
Gravity lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.
Gravity trying to control but Mutou is working from the bottom.
Mutou tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Mutou is in a tricky position. We've heard reports from his gym mates at Holding Cell that he's been drilling escapes, so let's see if he can get back to his feet.
Gravity chips away with some ground and pound.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Mutou wants to sweep here but Gravity controlling him for the moment.
Gravity throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Mutou works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Gary Gravity will probably get the nod.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Mutou just misses with a punch to the body.
Gravity slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Mutou takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Horrible takedown attempt by Gravity or perhaps it was just good defense by Mutou, which made it look bad.
Gravity misses with an uppercut. Mutou saw that one coming.
Mutou swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Mutou lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Mutou throws a right and a left that both miss.
Gravity throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Mutou throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Gravity sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Mutou fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Gravity is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Mutou rushes Gravity and presses him up against the cage.
A shot in the inside from Gravity.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Mutou misses with the head strike.
Gravity lands with a short head shot on the inside.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mutou avoiding damage.
Gravity throws a punch but it's blocked by Mutou.
Mutou is trying to stall.
Gravity tries to work over Mutou's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
A head punch on the inside from Gravity fails to land.
A short right from Gravity on the inside.
Mutou lands a left hand that snaps the head of Gravity backwards.
Mutou tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Gravity pulls guard.
Gravity manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Mutou manages to get himself to full guard.
Gravity pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Mutou is keeping the position for now.
Mutou wants to sweep here but Gravity controlling him for the moment.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mutou keeping moving, preventing Gravity from controlling successfully.
Mutou preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Mutou bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Gravity's guard.
Mutou wants to control from the top but Gravity keeps moving.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Mutou not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Gravity is controlling Mutou's posture.
Mutou trying to control the position from guard on top but Gravity is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mutou postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Gravity keeping moving, preventing Mutou from controlling successfully.
Mutou throws a big elbow that misses.
Mutou trying to control the position from guard on top but Gravity is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Mutou stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Gravity swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Mutou in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
Mutou keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Gravity's head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Mutou is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Gravity 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.
Mutou wants to control from the top but Gravity keeps moving.
Mutou is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Gravity throws his legs up looking to secure a triangle. Oh, that looks pretty tight, I gotta say! Mutou escapes and throws Gravity's legs to the side, diving into side control!
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Mutou connects with a decent looking elbow from side control that caused Gravity some visible discomfort.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Gary Gravity will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! And we move into the final round!
Mutou lands a jab.
Mutou misses with a lunging right hand
and Gravity makes the exchange count by landing a cracking kick to the body. Mutou really felt that one!
Mutou looks to score with a jab to the body but Gravity is just out of range.
Mutou takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Gravity lands a nice leg kick that just misses Mutou's sensitive parts.
Gravity takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Mutou just misses with a punch to the body.
Mutou looks to land a left hand but Gravity moved out of range nicely.
Mutou misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Mutou lands a nice shot to the body.
Gravity shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Mutou as he avoids it easily.
Mutou feinted with a counter takedown.
Mutou thuds his right hand into Gravity's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Gravity takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Mutou tries to clinch up.
Mutou doesn't manage to clinch there - Gravity circles away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mutou looks for a takedown but Gravity sprawls well.
Gravity throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Mutou misses with a wild body shot.
Gravity tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Mutou was well out of range. Poor timing from Gravity.
Gravity bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Mutou stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Gravity.
A looping hook to the body misses from Mutou. Gravity does a little dance to reset his feet.
Good exchange - Gravity coming out on top.
Mutou takes a swing at Gravity's ribcage but misses.
It seemed like Gravity was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Gravity lands with a nice body punch.
Gravity shoots in for a double leg but Mutou sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Mutou appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
Mutou lunges at Gravity with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Gravity's hand.
Mutou misses with a straight left.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mutou takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Gravity scores with a sloppy right hand. Mutou should have avoided that one.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Gravity looking to score a takedown here. Mutou is defending well but Gravity drives through and ends up in Mutou's guard.
Gravity postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Mutou has his hands on Gravity's head, controlling the position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Mutou keeping full guard, as Gravity tries to pass.
Gravity trying to control the position from guard on top but Mutou is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Mutou looking to hit a scissor sweep but Gravity is one step ahead there.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gravity trying to control the position from guard on top but Mutou is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Mutou looking to control.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Gravity throws the left hand but Mutou avoids the punch easily.
Mutou tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Gravity was well out of range. Poor timing from Mutou.
A looping hook to the body misses from Mutou. Gravity does a little dance to reset his feet.
Mutou swinging wildly here.
Gravity throws a combination that misses
and Mutou counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Gravity tries to clinch up.
Keiji Mutou has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Gary Gravity is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mutou missing with a left hand there. Gravity was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Nice defenses there by Gravity.
Mutou steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Gravity. That one must have hurt.
Mutou comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Mutou misses with a wild body shot.
Mutou just misses with a punch to the body.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Gravity! But no joy.
Gravity connects with a right hand. Mutou shakes it off.
Mutou closes the distance and pushes Gravity back into the cage.
Mutou lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Gravity backwards.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Mutou tries to pull guard but Gravity forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Keiji Mutou has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Mutou gets control of Gravity's arms and successfully pulls guard. Mutou will no doubt be looking for submissions off his back.
Keiji Mutou overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Mutou 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.
Mutou manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Gravity manages to get himself to full guard.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Keiji Mutou.
I think Gravity has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 30:27
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 30:27
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 29:29
In favor of your winner, by majority decision... Keiji Mutou!
Keiji Mutou very nearly forgot to thank Aspire Clothing amongst all the excitement of his win but just as the interview came to a close, he screamed their name. Hopefully he'll get a few nice freebies in the mail as a thank you.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Chinggis Khaan (ranked 1860 p4p, 224 weight class) and Dyllz Tahere (ranked 1883 p4p, 226 weight class). Both fighter's entrance songs getting the crowd jumping here.
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160 lbs
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World class boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
11 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Chinggis Khaan!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
16 - 7 - 1, fighting out of Tokyo, Dyllz Tahere!
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, Frank Antenori and Timothy Bukovac.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Khaan looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Tahere lands with a cross.
We've been told by Khaan's head coaches at 3Band MMA ($700/week) that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Tahere cracks Khaan with a good jab.
Khaan throws a lazy uppercut
and Tahere counters with a slapping leg kick.
Khaan pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Tahere throws out a counter right but Khaan avoids it with no problem.
Chinggis Khaan seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Tahere throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Khaan on the side of the head.
Tahere scores with a crisp jab that stopped Khaan in his tracks.
Tahere scores with the left hand. Khaan knows he should have avoided that one.
A big left from Khaan misses.
Tahere lands an overhand right.
A jab from Tahere does it's job there.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Khaan throws the left hand but Tahere avoids the punch easily.
Khaan tries to clinch
and Tahere counters with a stiff right hand.
Khaan misses with a wild body shot.
Khaan takes one on the button.
Khaan with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Tahere to score with a decent uppercut.
Tahere lands a lovely overhand right.
Tahere lands a glancing blow to the side of Khaan's head.
Khaan tries to clinch there but Tahere circles away.
Khaan throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Tahere is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Khaan had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
Nice uppercut there from Tahere.
Khaan connects with a right hand. Tahere shakes it off.
Tahere connects with a high kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Khaan tries a head kick but it misses.
Khaan moves into the clinch.
Tahere tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Khaan.
Tahere tries a body shot but Khaan blocks it.
Tahere goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Tahere lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Still in the clinch, Tahere scores with a nice short uppercut.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Khaan.
Khaan lands a hook that snaps the head of Tahere backwards.
Tahere managing to block the knees to the body from Khaan.
Tahere doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Khaan ties up his opponent against the cage and manages to drag the fight down to the ground. Khaan no doubt will be looking to work submissions from his guard.
Khaan looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Khaan working for submissions but it's allowed Tahere to get to half guard.
Tahere decides to stand and escape the position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tahere lunges at Khaan with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Khaan's hand.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Tahere lands with a cross.
Khaan walks into a straight right hand from Tahere.
Tahere has been working his punching technique in the buildup to the fight and it appears to be paying off.
Tahere takes a swing at Khaan's ribcage but misses.
Tahere might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Khaan takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Nice shot lands for Tahere.
Khaan fails with an attempt to clinch.
It seemed like Tahere was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Tahere on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Khaan throws a wild body kick that Tahere sees coming a mile off.
Khaan gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Tahere blocks the body kick.
Tahere with a hook.
Khaan clinches up against the cage.
A body shot lands from Tahere.
Still in the clinch, Khaan scores with a nice short uppercut.
Tahere misses with a hook from the clinch.
Tahere blocks a body shot from Khaan.
Khaan working aggressively here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Khaan lands with a light punch inside.
Khaan throws a punch but it's blocked by Tahere.
Khaan tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Tahere smiles and moves away.
Tahere scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Khaan throws a jab but it's blocked by Tahere.
Good leg kick by Tahere there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Khaan throws a head kick that misses.
Tahere changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
A cross from Tahere lands.
Khaan's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Tahere connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Khaan scrambles back to his feet.
Khaan rushes Tahere and presses him up against the cage.
Khaan with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Khaan gets control of Tahere's arms and successfully pulls guard. Khaan will no doubt be looking for submissions off his back.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Tahere gets to his feet. Khaan looking to butt scoot but the ref puts an end to that. On your feet son!
A jab from Khaan misses.
Khaan walks into a stiff left hand from Tahere.
Tahere fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Khaan has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Khaan delivers a nice body kick.
Tahere connects with a good right hand that stumbles Khaan. Khaan circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Khaan on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Tahere lands a head kick!
Khaan is rocked!
Tahere drops Khaan with a naaaaasty hook - Khaan is in real trouble here! Tahere dives in to side control and pounds out his opponent for a TKO victory! The crowd goes nuts!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:14 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Dyllz Tahere!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Giovanni Nicodemo (ranked 1081 p4p, 120 weight class) and Seve Ballesteros (ranked 1516 p4p, 159 weight class). Ballesteros has chosen Chamillionaire f. Scarface & Killer Mike - Reignfall as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. 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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155 lbs
10 - 6 - 1 |
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154 lbs
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World class boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
10 - 6 - 1, fighting out of New York, Giovanni Nicodemo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
23 - 8 - 3, fighting out of Los Angeles, Seve Ballesteros!
The judges for this bout are Don Winkell, and Timothy Bukovac.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nicodemo misses with a hook.
Nicodemo throws out a loose jab but Ballesteros uses good head movement to avoid it.
Nicodemo throws a lazy right hand but Ballesteros sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Ballesteros misses with a head kick.
Nicodemo throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Ballesteros counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Nicodemo checks a low kick from Ballesteros.
Ballesteros throws a left and a right that both miss
and Nicodemo counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Ballesteros thinking.
Nicodemo has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Elite in the buildup to the fight.
Nicodemo lands a glancing blow to the side of Ballesteros's head.
Nicodemo misses with a lunging right hand
and Ballesteros counters with a straight right hand.
Nicodemo misses with a body shot.
Ballesteros throws a quick inside leg kick.
Ballesteros lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Ballesteros fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Ballesteros tries a head kick but it misses.
A little feinted left hand from Nicodemo on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Ballesteros is looking to chop away at Nicodemo's legs.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Nicodemo misses with a hook.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nicodemo throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Ballesteros sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Nice defenses there by Ballesteros.
Ballesteros throws a body kick that misses.
Ballesteros avoids a punch combination nicely.
Ballesteros ducks under a wild hook from Nicodemo.
Nicodemo misses with a left hand
and Ballesteros counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Ballesteros staying out of range there.
Ballesteros misses with a leg kick.
An inside leg kick lands from Ballesteros.
Ballesteros walks into a stiff left hand from Nicodemo.
Nicodemo misses with a straight right.
Nicodemo is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Ballesteros waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Nicodemo.
Nicodemo ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Nicodemo 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 two minutes gone in the round.
Good work by Ballesteros as he checks the leg kick.
Ballesteros let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Nicodemo throws a hook to the side of Ballesteros's head but Ballesteros sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Ballesteros thumps Nicodemo with a low kick.
Nicodemo looks to score with a jab to the body but Ballesteros is just out of range.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Ballesteros! But no joy.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Nicodemo throws a hook to the side of Ballesteros's head but Ballesteros sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Nicodemo throws a hook to the side of Ballesteros's head but Ballesteros sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Nicodemo looks to throw the jab but Ballesteros is out of range.
Ballesteros throws a body shot but no joy.
Nicodemo waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Ballesteros.
Giovanni Nicodemo seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A big right from Nicodemo misses.
Ballesteros slips under a jab from Nicodemo.
Nicodemo moves out of the way of the counter high kick fromBallesteros.
Ballesteros throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Nicodemo throwing a counter right hand but Ballesteros manages to avoid it.
Nicodemo lands a slapping body shot.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Ballesteros 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 Nicodemo has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Nicodemo and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Ballesteros checks a leg kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ballesteros throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
A little feinted left hand from Nicodemo on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Nicodemo lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Nicodemo takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Nicodemo thows a left - swing and a miss!
Ballesteros throws a leg kick which misses Nicodemo's front leg but catches the back leg as Nicodemo tries to avoid it.
Ballesteros bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Nicodemo misses with a double jab.
A slow jab from Nicodemo misses its intended target.
As Nicodemo backs off Ballesteros throws a huge counter combo but Nicodemo manages to avoid it all.
Ballesteros throws a hook but Nicodemo blocks it.
It looked like Nicodemo wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Ballesteros misses the jab.
Nicodemo swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Nicodemo checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
An attempted straight right counter from Nicodemo misses the target.
Nicodemo gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Ballesteros throws a looping overhand right but Nicodemo ducks down to avoid it.
Nicodemo lands a nice shot to the body.
Ballesteros throws the kick towards the body but Nicodemo avoids it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A good leg kick by Nicodemo.
Nicodemo walks into a stiff left hand from Ballesteros.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Nicodemo dips to his left and cracks Ballesteros with an uppercut!
Nicodemo looks to land a left hand but Ballesteros moved out of range nicely.
Nicodemo throws a leg kick that is checked
and Ballesteros counters with a nice uppercut.
Nicodemo misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Ballesteros.
Ballesteros doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
A big right from Ballesteros misses.
Nicodemo swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Nicodemo throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Nicodemo throws a hook but Ballesteros avoids it easily.
Nice defenses there by Ballesteros.
Ballesteros lands a head kick!
Ballesteros connects with a right hand. Nicodemo shakes it off.
Nicodemo bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Giovanni Nicodemo will probably get the nod.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
A good leg kick by Ballesteros.
Nicodemo thows a left - swing and a miss!
Ballesteros throws a counter combo.
Ballesteros throws a sloppy head kick and Nicodemo moves out of range easily.
Nicodemo misses with a straight left.
Jab by Nicodemo.
Ballesteros throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Nicodemo lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Ballesteros avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Nicodemo takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Ballesteros defending well as Nicodemo loads up on a big left hand.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ballesteros moves out of range of the leg kick from Nicodemo.
Ballesteros throws a head kick but Nicodemo moves out of range.
Nicodemo throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Nicodemo throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Ballesteros counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Ballesteros scores with a body shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ballesteros uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Nicodemo.
Nicodemo throws an off balance right hand
and Ballesteros counters with a lovely straight right hand!
A solid leg kick lands there for Nicodemo.
Nicodemo misses with a hook.
Nicodemo digs a good hook to Ballesteros's body.
Ballesteros misses with a body punch
and Nicodemo counters with a right hand to the body.
Nicodemo throws an overhand right that lands on Ballesteros's shoulder, as Ballesteros tries to avoid the shot.
Ballesteros feints a counter leg kick.
Nicodemo throws a body shot but no joy.
Ballesteros follows through with a counter body kick but it doesn't land.
Ballesteros keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Nicodemo.
Nice uppercut there from Nicodemo.
Nicodemo looks to land a right hand but Ballesteros moved out of range.
Ballesteros looks to land a left hand but Nicodemo moved out of range nicely.
Ballesteros has been working his punching technique in the buildup to the fight and it appears to be paying off.
Nicodemo throws the left hand but Ballesteros avoids the punch easily.
Nicodemo misses with a right hand
and Nicodemo takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ballesteros moves away from the strike by Nicodemo.
Ballesteros walks into a stiff left hand from Nicodemo.
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!
Nicodemo throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Nicodemo throws a chopping leg kick but Ballesteros manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Some wild striking there from Ballesteros.
Ballesteros ducks under a wild hook from Nicodemo.
A jab from Ballesteros finds it's way through Nicodemo's defenses.
Ballesteros slips under a jab from Nicodemo.
Nicodemo misses with a left hand
and Ballesteros counters with a leg kick.
Ballesteros moves out of range of the strikes.
Nicodemo is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
The fighters circling - Nicodemo throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
The fighters circling - Nicodemo throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Nicodemo looks to land a left hand but Ballesteros moved out of range nicely.
Ballesteros moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nicodemo throws a leg kick
and Nicodemo takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Ballesteros scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
The fighters circling - Nicodemo throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Ballesteros feints a counter leg kick.
Ballesteros motions for Nicodemo to come forward. Ballesteros throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Nicodemo rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Ballesteros connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Ballesteros takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Nicodemo slips under a jab from Ballesteros.
The fighters circling - Ballesteros throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Nicodemo is looking to counter punch.
Nicodemo comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Ballesteros misses with a head kick.
Nicodemo bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Nicodemo thumps Ballesteros with a low kick.
Ballesteros throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
It looked like Nicodemo wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Ballesteros slips a straight right by Nicodemo.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nicodemo pivots, looking for a leg kick but Ballesteros is out of range and Nicodemo settles back down.
Nicodemo throws out a leg kick but Ballesteros moves out of range and Nicodemo only half commits.
Nicodemo looks to land a right hand but Ballesteros moved out of range.
A chopping leg kick lands by Ballesteros.
Ballesteros displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Nicodemo throws out the jab.
Ballesteros is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Nicodemo.
Ballesteros closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Ballesteros keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Nicodemo's efforts to push away.
Ballesteros controlling the action here for a moment.
Ballesteros doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Nicodemo tries to circle away but Ballesteros has him pinned against the cage.
Ballesteros misses with the head strike.
Nicodemo tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Ballesteros's elbow.
Nicodemo manages to break the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Giovanni Nicodemo will probably get the nod.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
Left hook, right uppercut from Nicodemo.
Ballesteros tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Nicodemo moves into range and connects with a jab.
Decent striking displayed by Nicodemo there.
Ballesteros's jab looks to have found its range, popping Nicodemo under the eye.
Nicodemo throws a hook to the side of Ballesteros's head but Ballesteros sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Nicodemo throws a hook to the side of Ballesteros's head but Ballesteros sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Ballesteros takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
A jab from Nicodemo misses.
Nicodemo uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Ballesteros.
Ballesteros is looking to slow Nicodemo down with leg kicks.
Ballesteros throws out a powerful jab.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Nicodemo lunges at Ballesteros with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Ballesteros's hand.
Ballesteros throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Nicodemo.
Ballesteros swings widly with a right hand
and Nicodemo counters with a straight right hand.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ballesteros ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Giovanni Nicodemo is winning the standup battle so far.
Nicodemo looks to throw the jab but Ballesteros is out of range.
Nicodemo scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Nicodemo lands with an overhand left.
Nicodemo takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Nicodemo scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Ballesteros thows a leg kick but Nicodemo checks it
and Nicodemo makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Nicodemo checks a leg kick.
Nicodemo misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Ballesteros.
Ballesteros defending well as Nicodemo loads up on a big left hand.
Nicodemo misses with an uppercut.
Ballesteros throws a head kick that misses.
Nicodemo dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Nicodemo misses with a hook
and Ballesteros counters with a nice uppercut.
Seve Ballesteros has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nicodemo misses the shot to the body.
A big right from Ballesteros misses.
Ballesteros throws a lazy right hand but Nicodemo sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Nicodemo throws a jab but it's blocked by Ballesteros.
Ballesteros connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Nicodemo looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Nicodemo misses with an uppercut
and Ballesteros counters with a right hand to the body.
Nicodemo misses with an uppercut
and Nicodemo takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Ballesteros throws a lazy right hand but Nicodemo sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
A slow jab from Nicodemo misses its intended target.
Nicodemo misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Ballesteros.
Nicodemo checks a leg kick nicely.
Ballesteros staying out of range there.
Nicodemo lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A left lands for Nicodemo.
Nicodemo scores with a body shot.
Ballesteros uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Nicodemo.
A looping hook to the body misses from Nicodemo. Ballesteros does a little dance to reset his feet.
Nicodemo on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Nicodemo throws a poor cross that misses
and Ballesteros counters with a straight right hand.
Ballesteros has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Ballesteros there as he acknowledges the shot.
Nicodemo connects with a right hand. Ballesteros shakes it off.
Nicodemo looks to score with a jab to the body but Ballesteros is just out of range.
Ballesteros throws a leg kick that misses.
Ballesteros walks into a straight right hand from Nicodemo.
Nicodemo fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Ballesteros looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Nicodemo fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Ballesteros manages to avoid it.
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!
Nicodemo misses with a body punch
and Ballesteros counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nicodemo looks to throw the jab but Ballesteros is out of range.
Nicodemo displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Ballesteros throws out the jab.
A counter left hand to the body from Nicodemo misses its target.
Nicodemo throws a jab but it's blocked by Ballesteros.
Ballesteros misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Nicodemo.
Nicodemo misses with a looping right.
Nicodemo lands with a hook. Ballesteros tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Ballesteros cracks the inside of Nicodemo's front leg.
Nicodemo fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Ballesteros throws a head kick but Nicodemo moves out of range.
Ballesteros misses with a left hand
and Nicodemo counters with a left to the body.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Ballesteros drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Ballesteros moves forwards but Nicodemo connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Nicodemo scores with a leg kick.
And that's the end of the fight!
Giovanni Nicodemo showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Nicodemo, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 30:27
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 29:28
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Giovanni Nicodemo!
Giovanni Nicodemo decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Sergio Garcia (ranked 387 p4p, 54 weight class) and Pops Maellard (ranked 624 p4p, 83 weight class). Garcia comes to the cage accompanied by Ludacris - Beast Mode. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
13 - 5 - 1, fighting out of Los Angeles, Sergio Garcia!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
24 - 14 - 1, fighting out of Tokyo, Pops Maellard!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, Don Winkell and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Maellard fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Garcia has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Maellard misses with an uppercut.
A jab from Garcia misses.
Garcia looks for the body kick but Maellard saw that one coming.
Garcia misses with a body shot.
Maellard throws out a powerful jab.
Garcia on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Maellard throws a right hand that misses
enabling Garcia to counter with a crisp jab.
Garcia avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Garcia attempts a counter takedown but Maellard avoids it well and moves away.
Garcia fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Pops Maellard seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Maellard throws a shot from downtown. Garcia moves away and avoids it.
Maellard throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Garcia sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Maellard just misses with a punch to the body.
Garcia was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Some bone on bone action there as Garcia checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
We've been informed that Maellard has been sparring a lot of Muay Thai in the buildup to this fight so let's see if that has an impact on the result.
Garcia jabs Maellard to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Maellard throws the kick towards the body but Garcia avoids it.
Garcia cracks Maellard with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Garcia uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Maellard has time to react.
Garcia misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Garcia throws a right and a left that Maellard avoids nicely.
Maellard throws out a leg kick but Garcia moves out of range and Maellard only half commits.
Maellard stuns Garcia with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Maellard fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Garcia manages to avoid it.
Maellard moves out of range as Garcia throws a body kick.
Maellard throws a series of punches but Garcia moves out of range.
Garcia misses with a right hand
and Maellard counters with a nice low kick that buckles Garcia's knee momentarily.
Maellard clinches up with Garcia and pushes him back against the cage.
Garcia prevents a body shot from Maellard.
Garcia blocks a body shot from Maellard.
A short uppercut from Maellard.
Maellard misses with a punch to the body.
Garcia lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A body shot lands from Maellard.
Garcia fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Garcia breaks the clinch.
Garcia blocks a low kick nicely.
Jab, jab by Garcia - just one landing.
Maellard misses with a low kick as Garcia jumps back.
Maellard throws a lazy head kick
and Garcia counters with an outside leg kick.
Garcia tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Maellard feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Garcia's calf.
Garcia tries to clinch up.
Maellard pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Maellard throws a sloppy head kick and Garcia moves out of range easily.
Garcia uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Maellard.
A big left from Maellard misses.
It looked like Garcia wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Garcia changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Maellard tries to avoid it but Garcia manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Maellard to the ground. Maellard escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Maellard throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Garcia sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Garcia throws an off balance right hand
and Maellard counters with a slapping leg kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Maellard throws a right hand that misses
and Garcia counters with a nice leg kick.
Garcia takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Maellard takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Maellard misses with a wild body shot.
Maellard tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Garcia was well out of range. Poor timing from Maellard.
A telegraphed right hand from Garcia misses the target.
Maellard moves away from the strike by Garcia.
Maellard misses with a kick to the body.
Pops Maellard is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Maellard scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Some bone on bone action there as Garcia checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Nice defenses there by Garcia.
Maellard swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Garcia connects with a right hand. Maellard shakes it off.
Maellard throws a low kick but it's checked well by Garcia.
Maellard looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Maellard takes a swing at Garcia's ribcage but misses.
Nice cross by Garcia.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Maellard thuds a left hand into Garcia's body.
Garcia digs a good body shot into Maellard's ribs.
Garcia moves out of range as Maellard throws a body kick.
Maellard tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Garcia is able to avoid easily.
Garcia with a hook.
Garcia circles away from the clinch attempt.
Garcia throws a hook to the side of Maellard's head but Maellard sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Garcia is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Garcia misses with the combination.
Garcia pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Garcia fails in his attempt to clinch.
Maellard jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Pops Maellard will probably get the nod.
That's time! Back to the action!
Maellard tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Garcia manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Garcia looks to land a body kick but Maellard moved away.
Maellard throws a right hand that Garcia ducks under and follows up with a left that Garcia also avoids with ease.
Maellard connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Maellard swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Garcia counters with a body kick that stops Maellard in his tracks momentarily.
Garcia lands with a cross.
Maellard swinging wildly here.
Maellard fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Garcia manages to avoid it.
Pops Maellard seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Garcia looks to land a combination but Maellard avoids it well.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
That kick from Garcia tenderised Maellard's leg. Maellard is trying to keep his angry face on.
Maellard lands a head kick!
Garcia listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Garcia throws a head kick but Maellard moves out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Garcia moves away from the strike by Maellard.
Garcia uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Maellard.
Garcia tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Maellard defends well and Garcia ends up having to push Maellard into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Garcia fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Maellard has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Maellard with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Garcia takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Garcia throws a body kick that misses.
Maellard tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Garcia is able to avoid easily.
Maellard swinging wildly here.
Garcia lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Garcia scores with a jab to the jaw.
Maellard lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Garcia checks a leg kick.
Garcia throws a big counter combination but Maellard scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
Garcia avoids the body shot from Maellard.
A head kick misses from Maellard.
Garcia half committed to a counter leg kick.
Garcia swings and misses with a hook to the body.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Maellard throws a series of punches but Garcia avoids them all with ease.
Garcia half committed to a counter leg kick.
Garcia scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Maellard throws a predictable looking body shot
and Garcia counters with a two punch combo.
Maellard attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Maellard uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Garcia.
Maellard is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.
Maellard gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Garcia not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Maellard not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Maellard keeping moving, preventing Garcia from controlling successfully.
Maellard looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
Garcia trying to control but Maellard is working from the bottom.
Garcia working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Maellard is looking for a triangle but Garcia pushes his legs off easily.
Garcia is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Garcia postures up.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Garcia lands a couple of elbows.
Maellard looking to hit a scissor sweep but Garcia is one step ahead there.
Garcia stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Maellard swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Garcia trying to control the position from guard on top but Maellard is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Garcia throwing strikes but missing.
Garcia controlling from the top position.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Maellard throws a leg kick but Garcia sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Garcia tries to counter with a takedown but Maellard is quick to defend against it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Sergio Garcia dominated that second round.
That's time! Garcia's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!
Garcia throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Garcia.
Garcia changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Maellard tries to avoid it but Garcia manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Maellard to the ground. Maellard escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Maellard closes the distance but Garcia moves to the side
letting Garcia counter with a right hand.
Garcia looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Maellard misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Garcia.
Maellard takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Maellard lands with a cross.
Garcia checks the leg kick nicely there.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Garcia uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Maellard.
Garcia swings widly with a right hand
enabling Maellard to counter with a crisp jab.
Garcia misses with a right hand
enabling Maellard to counter with a crisp jab.
Garcia scores with a hook.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Maellard uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Garcia has time to react.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Maellard ducks under a wild hook from Garcia.
Garcia fails with a takedown attempt.
Maellard throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Garcia scores with a punch to the head.
Garcia throws a lazy right hand but Maellard sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Garcia ducks under a wild hook from Maellard.
Maellard is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Maellard blocks a head kick by Garcia.
Maellard bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Maellard looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Garcia uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Maellard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Garcia looks for the body kick but Maellard saw that one coming.
Garcia throws a quick inside leg kick.
Maellard throws a head kick but Garcia moves out of range.
Maellard tries a head kick but it misses.
Garcia blocks a low kick nicely.
Maellard wants to clinch up but Garcia keeps it at a distance.
Garcia takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Garcia misses with a straight left.
Garcia lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Garcia.
Maellard misses with a low kick.
Garcia lands a body shot.
Maellard scores with a leg kick.
Maellard tries to clinch but Garcia is having none of it.
Garcia pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Maellard dips to his left and cracks Garcia with an uppercut!
Maellard stuns Garcia with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
It looks like Garcia has been trying to sharpen up his punching technique, as it looks crisper than last time we saw him.
Garcia shoots in and drives through. Maellard sprawls well.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Sergio Garcia. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Maellard throws a nice inside leg kick.
Maellard drives through and clinches with Garcia against the cage.
Maellard is leaning against Garcia and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Maellard has a couple of punches blocked by Garcia.
Garcia looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Garcia misses with a punch on the inside.
Maellard tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Garcia's elbow.
Maellard tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Garcia's elbow.
Maellard lands a shot to the body.
Garcia looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Garcia is trying to break free.
Maellard goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Maellard is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Garcia has had enough of the clinch but Maellard keeps him there for the moment.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Garcia blocks an uppercut.
Maellard swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Maellard swings wildly with an uppercut but Garcia uses good head movement to avoid it.
Maellard lands a nice uppercut.
Garcia lands an uppercut.
Maellard makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Maellard digs a right hand underneath Garcia's ribcage. Garcia let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Maellard goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Garcia breaks the clinch.
Maellard uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Garcia.
A slow jab from Maellard misses its intended target.
A chopping leg kick lands by Maellard.
An inside leg kick lands from Garcia.
Maellard tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Garcia is able to avoid easily.
Maellard avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Garcia lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Pops Maellard.
I think Maellard has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 28:29
Judge Don Winkell scores the fight 28:29
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Pops Maellard!
An out of breath Pops Maellard 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 welterweight MMA rules bout between DeShawn Johnson (ranked 398 p4p, 55 weight class) and Sud Saming (ranked 697 p4p, 96 weight class). Johnson's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Eazy e- real mother fuckin gs. Saming has chosen Enter the Tiger as his entrance music. DeShawn Johnson has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
25 - 11 - 0, fighting out of London, DeShawn Johnson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
32 - 16 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Sud Saming!
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, Timothy Bukovac and Don Winkell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Saming thows a left - swing and a miss!
Saming thows a left - swing and a miss!
Johnson looks to land a left hand but Saming moved out of range nicely.
Saming avoids the body shot from Johnson.
Johnson misses with a straight right.
Johnson bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Johnson tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Saming was well out of range. Poor timing from Johnson.
Saming has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Johnson finds it's way round the side to connect with Saming's head.
It looks like Sud Saming has been cut.
Saming keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Johnson.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Saming is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Johnson.
Saming lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Johnson misses with a hook.
Saming takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Johnson closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Nice defenses there by Saming.
Saming throws out a counter right but Johnson avoids it with no problem.
Johnson slips a straight right by Saming.
Johnson throwing a counter right hand but Saming manages to avoid it.
Saming connects with a body shot that sends Johnson's belly button to the back.
Saming misses with a right hand
and Johnson counters with a stiff right hand.
Saming is rocked!
Nice straight punches there by Johnson. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Johnson.
Saming is still on wobbly legs! Can Johnson finish him?
Johnson measures up his opponent and throws a superman punch that connects to the jaw! Down goes Saming! The ref steps in, and that's the ball game folks!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:39 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Superman Punch). DeShawn Johnson!
A victorious DeShawn Johnson thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Gustaf Stenbeck (ranked 414 p4p, 52 weight class) and Terry Bogard (ranked 432 p4p, 53 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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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
19 - 6 - 0, fighting out of New York, Gustaf Stenbeck!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
12 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Terry Bogard!
The judges for this bout are , Timothy Bukovac and Frank Antenori.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Stenbeck throws out a powerful jab.
Bogard swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Bogard checks a leg kick.
Bogard throws a nice inside leg kick.
We can't be sure of the tactics at this early stage but we have heard that Bogard has been working on his takedowns a lot in the buildup to the fight and we can only assume he's going to look to take this to the mat.
Bogard lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Bogard throws a leg kick which misses Stenbeck's front leg but catches the back leg as Stenbeck tries to avoid it.
A shot to the liver by Stenbeck. Beautiful body shot.
Stenbeck throws a head kick that misses.
Bogard walks into a left hand.
Stenbeck misses with an uppercut. Bogard saw that one coming.
Stenbeck throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Stenbeck rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Bogard counters with a nice body kick.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Stenbeck steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Bogard. That one must have hurt.
Stenbeck ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Stenbeck misses with a low kick.
Bogard dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Stenbeck. That did some damage!
Bogard lunges at Stenbeck with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Stenbeck's hand.
Bogard swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Stenbeck fires out a quick counter leg kick but Bogard just manages to avoid it.
Bogard dives in and grabs Stenbeck's left leg, looking for a takedown. Stenbeck pushes down on Bogard's head and hops out.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Stenbeck closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Stenbeck throws a head punch that misses.
Bogard breaks the clinch.
Bogard misses with a hook to the body
and Stenbeck cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Bogard throws a half hearted mid kick.
Stenbeck walks into a jab.
Stenbeck 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.
Bogard throws a left and a right that both miss
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Bogard doesn't manage to clinch there - Stenbeck circles away.
Bogard throws a jab when Stenbeck was well out of range.
Stenbeck tries to land a leg kick but Bogard saw it coming and moves away.
Stenbeck checks a leg kick.
Bogard is looking to clinch but Stenbeck is avoiding it.
Bogard dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Stenbeck throws a push kick but Bogard slaps the foot to one side.
Stenbeck throws a body shot but no joy.
Stenbeck moves out of range as Bogard strikes.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Stenbeck stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Stenbeck wants it to stay on the feet.
Bogard punishes Stenbeck's body with a nice straight punch.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Bogard fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Stenbeck avoids the head kick by Bogard.
Bogard throws a body shot but no joy.
Bogard is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Stenbeck.
Gustaf Stenbeck is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Bogard wants to land a leg kick but Stenbeck is out of range.
Bogard misses with a low kick.
Bogard connects with a leg kick. Stenbeck looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
A bone on bone clash there as Bogard blocks the leg kick.
Bogard swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Stenbeck gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Stenbeck thumps Bogard with a low kick.
A jab from Bogard misses.
Stenbeck doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Bogard scores with a jab to the jaw.
Stenbeck circles away from the clinch attempt.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bogard misses with a wild body shot.
Bogard throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Bogard tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Bogard moves in looking to clinch but Stenbeck pushes him off.
Terry Bogard seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A slow jab from Bogard misses its intended target.
Bogard doesn't manage to clinch there - Stenbeck circles away.
Stenbeck bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Bogard throws a front kick that sends Stenbeck stumbling back into the cage.
Bogard swings for the body but Stenbeck moves out of range.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Bogard.
Bogard misses with a hook.
Stenbeck swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Stenbeck wants to clinch.
Stenbeck takes one to the side of the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bogard tries to close the distance and clinch up but Stenbeck swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Stenbeck throws a big shot that misses.
Stenbeck misses the jab.
Bogard fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Stenbeck manages to avoid it.
Bogard gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Stenbeck is trying to stall.
Bogard tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Bogard misses with a hook from the clinch.
Bogard's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Stenbeck tries a body shot but Bogard blocks it.
Stenbeck fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Bogard wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Stenbeck has him pressed against the cage.
Stenbeck misses with a hook to the ribs.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Stenbeck stalling the fight.
Stenbeck misses with some punches.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Terry Bogard dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Bogard fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Bogard blocks a leg kick.
Bogard is looking to land body kicks.
Stenbeck walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Bogard chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Stenbeck can pounce on him.
Bogard has taken the fight to the clinch.
Stenbeck blocks an uppercut.
Stenbeck lands a body shot.
Bogard misses with a hook from the clinch.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Bogard.
Stenbeck blocks a body shot from Bogard.
Stenbeck cracks Bogard with a nice body shot.
Bogard has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Bogard tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Stenbeck can't find room to land a body shot as Bogard controls the action.
Bogard misses with a punch to the body.
Bogard misses with the head strike.
A nice right hand lands inside from Stenbeck.
Bogard is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Stenbeck is keeping busy.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Stenbeck.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Stenbeck escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Crunch! Stenbeck slams his shin into Bogard's torso.
Bogard ducks under a wild hook from Stenbeck.
Stenbeck scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Stenbeck stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Terry Bogard seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Bogard slips under a jab from Stenbeck.
Stenbeck lands a really nice looking cross but Bogard seems unphased.
Bogard swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Bogard uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Stenbeck.
Bogard keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Bogard bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Stenbeck's head.
Stenbeck pushes Bogard up against the cage in a clinch.
Stenbeck's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Bogard explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Stenbeck throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Bogard tries to counter by closing the distance.
Bogard lands with a nice body kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bogard misses with a left hand
and Stenbeck counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Bogard on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Stenbeck lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Stenbeck swats away the attempt to clinch by Bogard.
Stenbeck tries to counter by moving into the clinch but Bogard manages to circle out of the way.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Bogard is looking to clinch.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Bogard.
Bogard takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Stenbeck jabs at Bogard's body.
A jab from Bogard finds it's way through Stenbeck's defenses.
Nice defenses there by Stenbeck.
Bogard tries a low kick but Stenbeck avoids it.
Bogard keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Bogard throws a nice inside leg kick.
Bogard cracks Stenbeck with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Bogard fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bogard scores with a sloppy right hand. Stenbeck should have avoided that one.
Bogard ducks under a wild hook from Stenbeck.
Stenbeck uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Bogard turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Stenbeck misses with a looping right.
Stenbeck misses with an uppercut.
Stenbeck is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Stenbeck looks to land a left hand but Bogard moved out of range nicely.
Stenbeck throws the left hand but Bogard avoids the punch easily.
Bogard lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Stenbeck keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Bogard connects with a single shot there.
Bogard tries to keep at a distance but Stenbeck has taken the fight into the clinch.
Stenbeck blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Bogard misses with a punch on the inside.
Bogard prevents a body shot from Stenbeck.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bogard is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Stenbeck breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Bogard shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Stenbeck counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Bogard throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Stenbeck on the side of the head.
Stenbeck will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
Bogard tries to score with a low kick but Stenbeck moves his leg out of the way.
Stenbeck was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Good leg kick by Stenbeck there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Stenbeck misses with a leg kick.
Stenbeck tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Bogard manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Bogard swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Stenbeck scores with a push kick.
Stenbeck looks to throw a body kick
and Bogard counters with a leg kick.
Stenbeck moves in looking to clinch but Bogard pushes him off.
Bogard closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Bogard throws a head punch that misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Gustaf Stenbeck will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Stenbeck throws the left hand but Bogard avoids the punch easily.
Stenbeck keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Bogard throws a sloppy head kick
and Stenbeck connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Bogard throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Stenbeck avoids the body shot from Bogard.
Stenbeck fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Stenbeck throws a body shot but no joy.
A little jabbing left from Bogard on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Stenbeck motions for Bogard to come forward. Stenbeck throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Stenbeck rushes Bogard and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Stenbeck lands a body punch.
Bogard misses with an elbow strike.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Stenbeck misses with some punches.
Stenbeck scores with a shot to the side of Bogard's head.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Stenbeck.
Stenbeck works on Bogard's body with a couple of short punches.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Stenbeck blocks an uppercut.
Stenbeck scores with a nice hook to the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bogard misses with a short punch on the inside.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Stenbeck.
A head punch on the inside from Bogard fails to land.
Stenbeck breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
The fight stays on the outside here - Stenbeck looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Stenbeck throws a half hearted mid kick.
Bogard swinging wildly here.
Bogard darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Bogard lands a nice leg kick that just misses Stenbeck's sensitive parts.
Stenbeck jabs Bogard to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Bogard feints and then cracks Stenbeck's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Stenbeck down.
Stenbeck scores with a hook.
A lazy left from Bogard finds it's target.
Stenbeck throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Stenbeck throws a chopping leg kick but Bogard manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Stenbeck throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Bogard ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Bogard uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Stenbeck.
Bogard throws a hook but Stenbeck avoids it easily.
Bogard moves out of range of the strikes.
Stenbeck throws a body shot but no joy.
Bogard only half commits to the counter leg kick.
Bogard throws a big shot that misses.
Bogard throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Stenbeck throwing a counter right hand but Bogard manages to avoid it.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Stenbeck checks a leg kick.
As Bogard backs away, Stenbeck returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
Bogard lands a nice leg kick that just misses Stenbeck's sensitive parts.
Bogard keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Bogard misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
A low kick from Bogard misses
and Stenbeck counters with a stiff right hand.
Bogard throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Stenbeck lands a left and a right that send Bogard crashing to the mat, dazed. Stenbeck thinks about following him to the mat but decides to wave him back up to his feet!
Bogard is rocked!
Stenbeck misses with a head kick.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Bogard, right into the meat.
Stenbeck moves out of range of the body kick from Bogard.
Stenbeck steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Bogard.
Stenbeck turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Bogard is looking to slow Stenbeck down with leg kicks.
A slow jab from Bogard misses its intended target.
Bogard looks to score with a jab to the body but Stenbeck is just out of range.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Bogard throws a wild body kick that Stenbeck sees coming a mile off.
Bogard attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Stenbeck takes the fight into the clinch.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Stenbeck.
Stenbeck lands a hook that snaps the head of Bogard backwards.
Bogard can't find room to land a body shot as Stenbeck controls the action.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Stenbeck makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Bogard.
Bogard blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Bogard tries to circle away but Stenbeck has him pinned against the cage.
Bogard has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Bogard has a couple of punches blocked by Stenbeck.
Stenbeck scores with a shoulder strike.
Stenbeck pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Stenbeck takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Stenbeck just misses with a punch to the body.
Bogard loads up on a big right hand but Stenbeck slips the punch.
Stenbeck swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Bogard.
Stenbeck comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Bogard takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Stenbeck lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Bogard is still on wobbly legs! Can Stenbeck finish him?
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Stenbeck steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Bogard.
Bogard seems to have recovered his senses.
Stenbeck checks a leg kick nicely.
Stenbeck looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
And that's the end of the fight!
Gustaf Stenbeck showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Stenbeck has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 29:28
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 29:28
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Gustaf Stenbeck!
Terry Bogard was interviewed post fight and said 'No excuses, you learn more from loses than you do from wins. Cheers!'.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Devin Skrumbellos (ranked 591 p4p, 60 weight class) and Andrey Kuznetcov (ranked 723 p4p, 73 weight class). Skrumbellos comes to the cage accompanied by CANT BE TOUCHED!!!. Well, I have no idea who's going to take this one!
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276 lbs
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287 lbs
16 - 4 - 0 |
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World class boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
26 - 14 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Devin Skrumbellos !
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
16 - 4 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Andrey Kuznetcov!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, Don Winkell and Jack Bonds.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kuznetcov connects with a nice looking jab.
It looks like Devin Skrumbellos has been cut.
Skrumbellos connects with the punch.
Skrumbellos connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Kuznetcov stuns Skrumbellos with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Skrumbellos connects with a body shot that sends Kuznetcov's belly button to the back.
Kuznetcov lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Skrumbellos tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Kuznetcov is able to avoid easily.
Skrumbellos connects with a high kick.
Skrumbellos misses with a body shot.
A big left from Kuznetcov misses.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Skrumbellos misses with a wild body shot.
Skrumbellos scores with a jab to the head.
A telegraphed right hand from Kuznetcov misses the target.
Kuznetcov drops Skrumbellos with a big left hand and mounts him. Skrumbellos is in big trouble!
Skrumbellos is looking to get back to his feet - it's going to be hard from this position.
Skrumbellos wriggling around on the bottom manages to avoid the strikes thrown by Kuznetcov.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kuznetcov thuds his fist into the canvas! Oooouch!
Kuznetcov misses with a head shot.
Kuznetcov unloads with some shots from mount but Skrumbellos bucks and avoids them well.
Kuznetcov loads up on a couple of big shots to the head that have Skrumbellos scrambling to escape. He can't get free though and several more unanswered shots from Kuznetcov land to the head. The referee has no choice but to stop the fight. Kuznetcov stands and salutes the crowd.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:48 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Andrey Kuznetcov!
Andrey Kuznetcov 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 bantamweight MMA rules bout between Jesus Chico Grande (ranked 158 p4p, 4 weight class) and Eliitti Paavo (ranked 359 p4p, 9 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Grande might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Dead By Dawn by Deicide . Paavo comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Brother Firetribe - Winner Takes It All kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Jesus Chico Grande is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples... Tweaking his own nipples that is.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
14 - 4 - 0, fighting out of London, Jesus Chico Grande!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
24 - 13 - 1, fighting out of Amsterdam, Eliitti Paavo!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, Jack Bonds and Don Winkell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Grande slips under a jab.
Paavo closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Paavo's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Grande throws a quick inside leg kick.
Grande throws a big shot that misses.
Paavo looks to throw the jab but Grande is out of range.
Paavo tests Grande's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Grande moves out of range as Paavo strikes.
Grande tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Paavo was well out of range. Poor timing from Grande.
Paavo scores with a nice strike.
Grande throws a leg kick but Paavo moved away.
Paavo avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
A nice inside leg kick there by Paavo. That's going to slow Grande down.
Grande fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Paavo has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Paavo throws a jab when Grande was well out of range.
Grande quickly followed up with a counter body kick but doesn't connect.
Paavo has done a lot of speed work in the buildup to this fight.
Grande scoring well with a low kick there.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Grande throws a looping overhand right but Paavo ducks down to avoid it.
A slow jab from Paavo misses its intended target.
Grande wants to clinch up but Paavo keeps it at a distance.
Paavo thinks about the counter body kick.
Paavo takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Grande moves out of range of the leg kick from Paavo.
Paavo misses with a body kick.
Grande getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A looping hook to the body misses from Grande. Paavo does a little dance to reset his feet.
Paavo tries to counter by closing the distance.
Paavo throws a low kick, looking for Grande's leg but Grande calmly moves out of range.
Grande misses with a straight left.
Paavo displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Grande throws out the jab.
A telegraphed right hand from Grande misses the target.
Grande tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Paavo counters with a nice uppercut.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Paavo tries to clinch but Grande moves out of range.
Grande slips under a jab from Paavo.
Grande is looking to counter punch.
Grande avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Grande was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Grande misses with a head kick.
Paavo shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Paavo just misses with a punch to the body.
Paavo takes one to the side of the head.
Grande takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Grande connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Paavo's hands.
A nice leg kick lands there from Grande.
Paavo looks to land a combination but Grande avoids it well.
Nice straight punches there by Grande. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Grande.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Paavo lands a nice leg kick that just misses Grande's sensitive parts.
Paavo misses with a double jab.
Paavo darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Paavo has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Grande finds it's way round the side to connect with Paavo's head.
Paavo fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Grande is out of range.
Grande misses with a looping left.
Grande stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Grande tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Paavo uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Grande.
Paavo checks a leg kick.
Grande throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Grande keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Paavo looks to land a right hand but Grande moved out of range.
Grande uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Paavo.
Paavo moves into the clinch.
Paavo pulls guard effortlessly.
Paavo is working actively from the bottom, looking for submissions. He's escaped his hips to the side and he's going for an armbar! Grande has his hands clasped together but Paavo extends and breaks Grande's desperate grasp, forcing a tap out due to armbar! Nice BJJ displayed there by Paavo.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:57 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Eliitti Paavo!
Eliitti Paavo decided to go for the less than humble approach in his post fight interview, telling everyone how he is going to conquer the world. The crowd seemed to like it when really that sort of approach could have gone either way.
Jesus Chico Grande was interviewed post fight and said 'Why are you laughing at me!?! Stop laughing at me!!! I don't look like Goofy!'.
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Co-main event
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Edward Stoker (ranked 37 p4p, 7 weight class) and Zeus Obliteratii (ranked 73 p4p, 10 weight class). Stoker's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Let There Be Rock by AC/DC. The crowd seem to be enjoying Obliteratii's choice of entrance music: Walkürenritt. On his way into the cage it seems that Edward Stoker has been attacked by a crazed fan! It looks like it might have been the just bleed guy! Luckily Edward Stoker seems to be OK! I thought that lunatic was in prison!?
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196 lbs
34 - 16 - 1 |
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188 lbs
34 - 13 - 0 |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the middleweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
34 - 16 - 1, fighting out of London, Edward Stoker!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
34 - 13 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Zeus Obliteratii!
The judges for this bout are , Timothy Bukovac and Don Winkell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Obliteratii connects with a body shot.
Stoker 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.
Obliteratii looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Stoker catches Obliteratii with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
It looks like Zeus Obliteratii has been cut.
Obliteratii throws a nice inside leg kick.
Obliteratii throws a hook but Stoker avoids it easily.
A solid leg kick lands there for Obliteratii.
We've been told by Stoker's head coaches at ~T~ Troid - Gym that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Stoker uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Obliteratii.
A left lands for Stoker.
Stoker misses the shot to the body.
Obliteratii fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Stoker.
Obliteratii throws a low kick but Stoker avoids it.
Stoker throws a sloppy head kick
and Obliteratii counters with a stiff right hand.
Obliteratii cracks Stoker 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!
Stoker thuds a left hand into Obliteratii's body.
Obliteratii throws a front kick that sends Stoker stumbling back into the cage.
A jab from Obliteratii does it's job there.
Good work by Obliteratii as he checks the leg kick.
Obliteratii swings and misses with a hook to the body.
As Obliteratii backs away, Stoker returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Obliteratii looks to score with a jab to the body but Stoker is just out of range.
Stoker misses with a shot to the body
and Obliteratii cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Stoker moves into range and clinches up with Obliteratii.
Stoker tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Obliteratii's elbow.
A right handed body shot lands from Obliteratii.
Stoker blocks a body shot from Obliteratii.
Obliteratii lands a shot to the body.
Stoker is breathing heavily.
Obliteratii softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Obliteratii working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Obliteratii lands a body punch.
Obliteratii lands a hook that snaps the head of Stoker backwards.
Stoker prevents a body shot from Obliteratii.
Stoker throws a head punch that misses.
Good body shot from Stoker.
Stoker swings wildly with an uppercut but Obliteratii uses good head movement to avoid it.
A short uppercut from Stoker.
We've been informed that Obliteratii has been sparring a lot of Muay Thai in the buildup to this fight so let's see if that has an impact on the result.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Stoker throws a head punch that misses.
Obliteratii lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Stoker prevents a body shot from Obliteratii.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Obliteratii scores with a shoulder strike.
Stoker lands a hook to the side of the head.
Stoker misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Obliteratii lands a body punch.
Obliteratii digs a right hand underneath Stoker's ribcage. Stoker let out a lung full of air as it connected.
A head punch on the inside from Obliteratii fails to land.
Obliteratii tries to throw a body punch but Stoker avoids it by throwing Obliteratii back against the cage.
Stoker tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Obliteratii's elbow.
A body shot lands from Obliteratii.
Nice body punch from Obliteratii - that landed with a thud.
Obliteratii lands a nice shot to the body.
Obliteratii lands with a short shot to the head.
Obliteratii lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Stoker backwards.
Obliteratii lands an uppercut.
Stoker misses with the head strike.
Stoker misses with a hook to the ribs.
A nice left hand lands by Obliteratii.
A body shot lands from Obliteratii.
Obliteratii misses with a shot to the kidneys.
A short right from Obliteratii on the inside.
Stoker really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Obliteratii.
Obliteratii prevents a body shot from Stoker.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Obliteratii lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Stoker or not.
Obliteratii lands a body punch.
Obliteratii lands a nice uppercut.
Stoker prevents a body shot from Obliteratii.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Obliteratii.
Obliteratii lands a hook that snaps the head of Stoker backwards.
Obliteratii misses with a body punch.
Stoker throws a head punch that misses.
Obliteratii makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Obliteratii lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Obliteratii lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Obliteratii misses with a hook to the ribs.
Obliteratii scores with a nice hook to the head.
Stoker is rocked!
Obliteratii lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Oh Stoker is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Obliteratii gets through Stoker's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Obliteratii dips a shoulder and cracks Stoker with a mighty uppercut! Stoker falls back against the cage and Obliteratii unloads with a barrage of strikes! Stoker is completely out with his eyes open, only supported by the cage! Save him ref! Eventually the ref decides to do his job and jumps in - Obliteratii screams abuse at the incompetent official before going over to celebrate with his corner. Brutal stuff!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:51 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Zeus Obliteratii!
Zeus Obliteratii is the new middleweight champion!
A very excited looking Zeus Obliteratii 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.
In defeat, Edward Stoker stepped up to the mic, saying 'I may have lost that fight. But at least I'm not being managed by that douchebag Michael Knight (52061) anymore.'.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Shogun Iron Tyson (ranked 8 p4p, 2 weight class) and Volya Nikolaev (ranked 91 p4p, 14 weight class). Iron Tyson comes to the cage accompanied by Slaughterouse - Party. Nikolaev has chosen Fever as his entrance music. 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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World class boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the lightweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
39 - 19 - 2, fighting out of Montreal, Shogun Iron Tyson!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
42 - 29 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Volya Nikolaev!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, Jack Bonds and Timothy Bukovac.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nikolaev bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Iron Tyson's head backwards.
Iron Tyson looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Iron Tyson on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Nikolaev shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Iron Tyson napping and manages to drive through into side control!
Nikolaev wants to control but Iron Tyson is keeping him busy.
Nikolaev tries for a kimura but Iron Tyson is defending well.
Iron Tyson manages to land a sweep and he's now on top! Lovely Jiu Jitsu!
Nikolaev looking for submissions off his back.
Nikolaev is looking for a sweep. Iron Tyson is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Iron Tyson tries to stand and escape but Nikolaev is controlling the position.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
Nikolaev regains full guard. Nicely done.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Iron Tyson not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Iron Tyson avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nikolaev has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Iron Tyson can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Iron Tyson wants to control from the top but Nikolaev keeps moving.
Nikolaev escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Iron Tyson gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Nikolaev looking for a sweep. Not yet Nikolaev, not yet.
Nikolaev throws a couple of weedy looking strikes off his back.
Iron Tyson would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
Nikolaev had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Iron Tyson defends it easily.
Nikolaev is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Iron Tyson is aware though and is defending well.
Nikolaev working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Iron Tyson doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Iron Tyson manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Iron Tyson has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Nikolaev is proving hard to escape from.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Nikolaev working for submissions but it's allowed Iron Tyson to get to half guard.
Iron Tyson takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Nikolaev trying to control from the bottom.
Nikolaev wants to get back to full guard.
Nikolaev wants to control but Iron Tyson is keeping busy.
Nikolaev looking for submissions off his back.
Iron Tyson is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
Nikolaev has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Iron Tyson is working away from the top position though.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Iron Tyson content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
Nikolaev tries to roll over but Iron Tyson keeps him under control.
Iron Tyson seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Nikolaev does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Nikolaev moves into full guard.
Nikolaev is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Nikolaev has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Iron Tyson can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Iron Tyson advances to half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Iron Tyson is looking to take a break and control but Nikolaev is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Iron Tyson looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Nikolaev makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Nikolaev.
Iron Tyson has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Nikolaev is looking to cinch up a triangle. Iron Tyson throws the leg off to one side though and gets in tight to Nikolaev's body to avoid the submission. Nikolaev has instead reached around Iron Tyson's neck and now has a guillotine! Oh, this is biiiig trouble! Nikolaev arches his back and squeezes and forces the tap from his hapless opponent.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:41 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Guillotine). Volya Nikolaev!
Volya Nikolaev is the new lightweight champion!
A very excited looking Volya Nikolaev rambled incoherently for about 5 minutes post fight about how awesome he is. It was kinda funny for a while but then everyone got annoyed.
The defeated Shogun Iron Tyson had this to say: 'Another garbage decision, of course.'.
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