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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Henry Hoodoo (ranked 3068 p4p, 71 weight class) and Tetsuya Shiroo (ranked 1945 p4p, 85 weight class). Hoodoo's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, I Put A Spell On You. Shiroo has chosen The Gazette / Filth In The Beauty as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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265 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
6 - 4 - 0, fighting out of New York, Henry Hoodoo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
27 - 17 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Tetsuya Shiroo!
The judges for this bout are Cecil Peabody, Chris Downing and Daniel Franklin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Shiroo clinches.
Shiroo misses with a punch on the inside.
Hoodoo putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Shiroo in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Shiroo looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Hoodoo pushes off an throws an elbow but Shiroo leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Hoodoo prevents a body shot from Shiroo.
Shiroo stalls.
Shiroo goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Hoodoo lands an elbow inside that Shiroo shrugs off.
It looks like Tetsuya Shiroo has been cut.
Hoodoo lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Shiroo goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Hoodoo lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Hoodoo scores with a shoulder strike.
That has opened up Tetsuya Shiroo's cut even more.
Shiroo is leaning against Hoodoo and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
A head punch on the inside from Shiroo fails to land.
Hoodoo blocks an uppercut.
Shiroo blocks an elbow strike.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Shiroo misses with some punches.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hoodoo lands an elbow that stopped Shiroo in his tracks for a moment.
Shiroo blocks an elbow strike from Hoodoo.
Shiroo lands with a short shot to the head.
Hoodoo blocks an uppercut.
A nice right hand lands inside from Hoodoo.
Hoodoo blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Hoodoo lands a shoulder strike.
Shiroo misses with a body punch.
Shiroo throws a head punch that misses.
Hoodoo stalling.
Hoodoo misses with an elbow strike.
Hoodoo blocking some punches.
Hoodoo misses with a body punch.
Shiroo blocks an elbow strike from Hoodoo.
Hoodoo putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Shiroo in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Hoodoo lands an elbow just above Shiroo 's eye.
Shiroo misses with a short punch on the inside.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A head punch blocked on the inside by Hoodoo.
Hoodoo lands a nice elbow.
Hoodoo tries to land a knee to the head but Shiroo blocks with his arms.
Shiroo has a couple of punches blocked by Hoodoo.
Shiroo tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Hoodoo's elbow.
Hoodoo lands an elbow that stopped Shiroo in his tracks for a moment.
Tetsuya Shiroo's cut is absolute horrible now. This looks like something out of a horror film with blood covering both fighters.
Hoodoo throws an elbow that misses.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Hoodoo throws an elbow but it's blocked.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Shiroo.
Hoodoo lands an elbow just above Shiroo 's eye.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Tetsuya Shiroo's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:58 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Henry Hoodoo!
A very excited looking Henry Hoodoo 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.
Tetsuya Shiroo spoke after the fight, saying 'I was prepared to die in this cage tonight. The opponent was the better man today but I will be back stronger.'.
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Master Wong (ranked 2033 p4p, 89 weight class) and Ray Stuckey (ranked 1841 p4p, 82 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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275 lbs
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275 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
18 - 17 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Master Wong!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
10 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Ray Stuckey!
The judges for this bout are Gwen Towbar, Cecil Peabody and Tiny Johnson.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Stuckey swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Wong.
Wong has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
Stuckey tries to land a front kick but Wong steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Wong feinted with a counter takedown.
Wong closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Stuckey to the mat! Stuckey manages to get full guard.
Wong prevents Stuckey from getting back to his feet.
Stuckey is trying to control the position but Wong postures up.
Stuckey pulls Wong in to control the position.
Wong trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Wong wants to control from the top but Stuckey keeps moving.
Wong prevents Stuckey from getting back to his feet.
Wong tries to free his leg and advance position but Stuckey is retaining full guard.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Stuckey utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Stuckey keeping moving, preventing Wong from controlling successfully.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Wong moves out of range as Stuckey strikes.
Stuckey connects with a solid leg kick.
Stuckey throws out a loose jab but Wong uses good head movement to avoid it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Stuckey scoring well with a low kick there.
Wong shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Stuckey manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
Wong tries to free his leg and advance position but Stuckey is retaining full guard.
Stuckey working a defensive guard here.
Stuckey utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Stuckey is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
Wong is pushing down on Stuckey's leg trying to pass to half guard. Stuckey is fighting to maintain full guard but Wong has managed to sneak the leg through.
Wong not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Wong missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Wong is keen to just control but Stuckey is a slippery customer.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Stuckey avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Wong.
Stuckey is concentrating on defense, preventing Wong from advancing position.
Wong stalling.
Wong trying to control from half guard but Stuckey is working away.
Wong looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Stuckey with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Wong winds up and cracks Stuckey with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Wong not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Ground and pound from Wong.
Stuckey tries to kick Wong off but Wong keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Wong has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Stuckey is trying to get back to full guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Stuckey is staying active underneath Wong, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Wong with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
Wong decides to stand and escape the position.
Stuckey lands a slapping body shot.
Wong fails to land the takedown.
Stuckey moves in looking to clinch but Wong pushes him off.
Stuckey tries a head kick but it misses.
Stuckey misses with a low kick.
Wong throws a big counter combination but Stuckey scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
Stuckey bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Stuckey tries to close the distance and clinch up but Wong swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Wong goes for a double leg but Stuckey avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Stuckey continues to drive forward.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Stuckey takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Stuckey thumps Wong with a low kick.
Stuckey throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Wong takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Stuckey lands a jab to Wong's midsection.
Stuckey throws a hook to the side of Wong's head but Wong sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Stuckey misses the shot to the body.
Wong is trying to close the distance and clinch up, after that failed offence from Stuckey.
Stuckey with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Stuckey is looking to score with low kicks.
Stuckey slaps away a takedown attempt from Wong, before circling back to the center of the mat.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Master Wong. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Stuckey connects with an inside leg kick.
Stuckey turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Wong bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
Wong wants to lay and pray for a moment but Stuckey keeps working.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Ray Stuckey will probably get the nod.
That's time! Wong's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Wong drives through and clinches with Stuckey against the cage.
Stuckey prevents a takedown attempt there.
Stuckey misses with a punch on the inside.
A head punch on the inside from Stuckey fails to land.
Stuckey fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Wong tries to pull guard but Stuckey won't allow it.
Stuckey misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Stuckey leaning his opponent against the cage.
Wong has Stuckey pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Stuckey manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Master Wong. That's going to take a lot out of him.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Stuckey misses with a body punch.
Stuckey tries to throw a body punch but Wong avoids it by throwing Stuckey back against the cage.
Stuckey throws a head punch that misses.
Wong blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Stuckey can't find room to land a body shot as Wong controls the action.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Stuckey lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Wong or not.
Stuckey lands a left hand.
Stuckey misses with the head strike.
Stuckey taking a breather.
Wong prevents a body shot from Stuckey.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Stuckey.
Stuckey misses with a body punch.
Stuckey misses with a punch to the body.
Stuckey throws a knee to the head but misses.
Stuckey lands with a right to the head.
Wong scores with a nice hook to the head.
Stuckey lands with a left to the head.
Stuckey has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Wong seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Stuckey can turn it around.
Stuckey works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Wong tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Wong looking for a takedown.
Wong's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Stuckey presses Wong against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Wong dodges an elbow strike from Stuckey.
Stuckey misses with the head strike.
Stuckey lands a left hand.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Stuckey swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Stuckey pushes Wong back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Stuckey tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Wong tries to circle away but Stuckey has him pinned against the cage.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Stuckey.
Stuckey lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Stuckey breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Stuckey throws a jab but it's blocked by Wong.
Stuckey with a nice cross.
Stuckey lands with a good body shot.
Stuckey throws out a loose jab but Wong uses good head movement to avoid it.
Stuckey cracks Wong with a right hand to the side of the head.
Stuckey throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Wong on the side of the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Stuckey scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Stuckey connects with a body shot.
Stuckey swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Wong counters with a head kick. That will keep Stuckey thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
Stuckey lands a nice shot that snaps Wong's head back.
Wong is rocked!
Stuckey is looking for an opening here. He's unloaded a big left hand that catches Wong flush on the jaw and sends him tumbling to the canvas! Wong is out cold! Stuckey holds back from landing any unnecessary shots to his unconscious opponent, as the referee reacts slowly to the situation. A brutal knockout and then some excellent sportsmanship - this guy is my new favorite fighter!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:25 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Ray Stuckey!
As Ray Stuckey got his breath back, he grabbed the microphone and managed to blurt out the following: C'mon Gamma quit feeding me zombies gimme an opponent with a fuckin heartbeat.'.
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Paul Starker (ranked 2381 p4p, 101 weight class) and Piotr Smietana (ranked 1819 p4p, 81 weight class). Starker comes to the cage accompanied by Catrin O'Neill - Ar Lan Y Mor. Smietana comes into a darkened arena with his song building. I Can't Stop - By: Flux Pavilion kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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265 lbs
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280 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
12 - 7 - 0, fighting out of New York, Paul Starker!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
14 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Piotr Smietana!
The judges for this bout are Gwen Towbar, Frank Dennis and Tiny Johnson.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Smietana lands with a thumping leg kick.
Starker wants to clinch.
Starker gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Smietana throws a nice outside leg kick.
Starker is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Starker takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Starker closes the distance and clinches.
Starker working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Starker misses with an elbow strike.
Smietana escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Smietana lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Smietana punishes Starker's body with a nice straight punch.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Starker has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Smietana has been working on his striking defense in training and it's paying off as Starker is landing a low percentage of strikes.
Paul Starker seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Smietana dives in and scores a takedown into Starker's guard.
Smietana won't allow Starker to get back to his feet.
Smietana in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Smietana is in close to Starker's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Smietana lands a couple of digs.
Smietana distracts Starker with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Smietana with a nice head shot there.
Smietana showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Starker utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Smietana throwing strikes from guard but Starker blocks nicely.
Smietana drops back for a leg but he's not going to get it - he lets go and Starker dives on top into guard.
Smietana escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Starker gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Smietana is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Smietana pulls Starker in close to prevent any damage.
Starker gets to his feet. Smietana looking to butt scoot but the ref puts an end to that. On your feet son!
Starker tries to clinch but Smietana moves away
and Smietana cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Starker has closed the distance and engaged Smietana in a clinch.
Starker looks to throw an elbow but misses.
A head punch on the inside from Starker fails to land.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Smietana blocking some punches.
Starker throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Smietana lands a right hand that snaps the head of Starker backwards.
Starker throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Starker throws an elbow that misses.
Starker creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Smietana's defenses.
It looks like Piotr Smietana has been cut.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Smietana takes an elbow to the temple.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Starker.
Smietana dodges an elbow strike from Starker.
Smietana blocks an elbow strike.
Smietana's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Smietana swats away the attempt to clinch by Starker.
Smietana throws out a powerful jab.
Starker tries to clinch up but Smietana circles away and keeps his distance.
Starker tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Smietana counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Smietana shoots in looking for a takedown but Starker manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Smietana's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Starker ducks right into an uppercut from Smietana.
Starker fails with an attempt to clinch.
A cross from Smietana lands.
Smietana scores with a hook to the body. Starker takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Starker tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Smietana counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Starker closes the distance and clinches.
Starker misses with an elbow over the top.
Smietana blocks an elbow strike.
Starker looks to be in better condition than last time we saw him fight. Obviously he's been working hard on his cardio.
Smietana lands an elbow that stopped Starker in his tracks for a moment.
Nice elbow from Starker.
Starker lands an elbow just above Smietana 's eye.
Smietana has Starker pressed against the cage.
Smietana blocks the elbow strike.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Starker just misses with a elbow thrown towards Smietana's brow.
Starker misses with an elbow over the top.
Smietana breaks from the clinch.
Smietana keeps the fight on the outside.
Starker drops his hands momentarily and Smietana takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Smietana looks to throw the jab but Starker is out of range.
Starker wants to clinch up but Smietana keeps it at a distance.
Smietana unleashes a big counter combination but Starker bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Piotr Smietana dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Piotr Smietana's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Smietana connects with a body shot that sends Starker's belly button to the back.
Nice shot by Smietana.
Starker tries to clinch but Smietana moves out of range.
Smietana cracks Starker with a right hand to the side of the head.
Starker closes the distance looking to clinch
and Smietana counters with a stiff right hand.
Smietana has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
The fight stays on the outside here - Starker looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Piotr Smietana seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Starker moves in looking to clinch but Smietana pushes him off.
Smietana circles away from the clinch attempt.
Smietana tries to counter by closing the distance.
Starker ducks right into an uppercut from Smietana.
Smietana looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Starker is not content to let Smietana control the position.
Smietana is trying to work for a kimura but Starker is defending well.
Smietana not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Smietana sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Starker defending well though.
Smietana is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Smietana is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Smietana scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Smietana landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Smietana lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Smietana landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Nice strikes from Smietana there.
Smietana missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Piotr Smietana has got the better of the ground game so far.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Starker on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Smietana trying to control the action but Starker is working from the bottom.
Smietana missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Smietana lands with a punch from half guard.
Smietana slips a nice elbow through Starker's hands, connecting with Starker's forehead.
Smietana takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Smietana throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Smietana works his foot free and advances to mount.
Smietana working Starker over with strikes here.
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!
Smietana with a couple of short strikes.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Smietana trying to control but Starker is having none of it.
Smietana scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Starker?
Smietana postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Starker looks a forlorn figure.
Smietana is in full mount looking to finish with strikes. He lands a big shot, followed by another and Starker goes limp! The ref jumps in to end the fight - a big win for Smietana!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:47 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Piotr Smietana!
Piotr Smietana bigged himself up after the win. The crowd seemed to love it.
Paul Starker spoke after the fight, saying 'I`LL BE BACK@#$%!'.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Red Cup (ranked 4917 p4p, 462 weight class) and Jimmy Hopkins (ranked 3007 p4p, 328 weight class). Jimmy Hopkins has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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170 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
6 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Red Cup!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 4 - 0, fighting out of New York, Jimmy Hopkins!
The judges for this bout are Frank Dennis, Daniel Franklin and Gwen Towbar.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Cup gets in close and instigates a clinch.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Hopkins.
A frustrated look appears on Cup's face as he tries to break the clinch.
A frustrated look appears on Cup's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Cup struggles to land a body shot inside as Hopkins controls his hands.
Cup is looking for a takedown.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Hopkins creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Hopkins swings wildly with an uppercut but Cup uses good head movement to avoid it.
Cup is looking to break free of the clinch but Hopkins has double underhooks.
A body shot lands from Hopkins.
Hopkins lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Cup scores with a shot to the side of Hopkins's head.
Hopkins displaying some good clinch control by pressing Cup up against the cage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Cup jumps guard and drags Hopkins to the mat. He's obviously going to be looking for submissions off his back.
Hopkins tries to free his leg and advance position but Cup is retaining full guard.
Hopkins is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cup is trying to control the position but Hopkins postures up.
Hopkins seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
The fighters are working up against the cage. Cup manages to wriggle his way back to his feet, so the fighters are now clinched against the cage.
A short right from Hopkins on the inside.
Cup pulls guard successfully.
Cup throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Hopkins postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Cup keeping full guard, as Hopkins tries to pass.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hopkins sitting in guard here, content to control.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Hopkins prevents Cup from getting back to his feet.
Hopkins trying to control the position from guard on top but Cup is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Cup pushes Hopkins off for just long enough to get back to his feet. Very athletic spring there.
Hopkins staying out of range there.
Hopkins looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Cup avoids the body shot from Hopkins.
Jimmy Hopkins is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Cup pushes Hopkins up against the cage in a clinch.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Cup wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Cup's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Cup scores with a body shot.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A shot to the liver by Hopkins. Beautiful body shot.
Red Cup seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Cup misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Hopkins throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Cup throws a right and a left that Hopkins avoids nicely.
Cup lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Hopkins throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Hopkins scores with a shot to the body.
Hopkins missing with a left hand there. Cup was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Cup misses with a body shot.
Cup's corner calls for a 1-2. Cup obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Cup slips a jab and a cross from Hopkins.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Hopkins is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Cup closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Cup pulls guard effortlessly.
Hopkins wants to control from the top but Cup keeps moving.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Cup is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cup is looking for a triangle but Hopkins pushes his legs off easily.
Hopkins not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Hopkins must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Cup is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Red Cup dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Hopkins works Cup's body with a nice hook.
Red Cup is winning the standup battle so far.
Cup takes a jab right on the kisser.
Cup moves into the clinch successfully.
Cup's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Cup misses the shot to the body.
Red Cup is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Cup throws out a loose jab but Hopkins uses good head movement to avoid it.
Hopkins looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Cup tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Hopkins moves out of range of the strikes.
Hopkins thows a body kick. Cup tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Hopkins moves into the clinch.
Hopkins controlling the action here for a moment.
Hopkins misses with a body punch.
Cup working hard to break the clinch.
Hopkins misses with a hook to the ribs.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hopkins digs a right hand into Cup's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Cup's gas tank.
Jimmy Hopkins seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Hopkins swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Cup throws a head punch that misses.
Hopkins misses with the head strike.
Hopkins prevents the takedown attempt.
Hopkins throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Cups head.
Cup is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Hopkins lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Cup or not.
Cup blocking some punches.
Cup breaks the clinch.
Cup swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Hopkins closes the distance and clinches.
Cup misses with a body punch.
Hopkins stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Cup works for the underhooks and manages to get a trip takedown into guard.
Hopkins is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
Cup is stalling in the full guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Cup trying to control but Hopkins is working from the bottom.
Cup seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
Hopkins looking for a sweep. Not yet Hopkins, not yet.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Hopkins holds on and takes a little breather.
Cup wants to control from the top but Hopkins keeps moving.
Cup will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Hopkins looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Hopkins is trying to control the position but Cup postures up.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cup won't allow Hopkins to sweep him here.
Cup controls from within his opponent's guard.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
Cup stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Hopkins.
Cup connects with a jab.
Hopkins tries to land a front kick but Cup steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Cup uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Hopkins has time to react.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Hopkins checks a leg kick.
Cup connects with a body shot.
Cup throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Hopkins finishes the little exchange by landing a big kick to the body.
Hopkins tries to keep at a distance but Cup has taken the fight into the clinch.
Cup has had enough of the clinch but Hopkins keeps him there for the moment.
Hopkins misses with a hook to the ribs.
Cup lands with a right to the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cup has moved round to his opponent's back and is looking for a suplex! Oh snap! He's tossed Hopkins clear over his head and slammed him to the mat!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Hopkins looking very determined here, making life difficult for Cup.
Hopkins trying to control but not successfully.
The crowd hopeful of a finish here - Cup's supporters are on their feet, screaming for him to go for the rear naked choke.
Cup seems to have improved his submission grappling technique since last time we saw him. Let's see if he can pull off a submission.
Cup is really struggling to control Hopkins but he's trying to hold on to the position.
Hopkins is staying cool under pressure, defending well against the rear naked choke attempt from his opponent.
Cup trying to control.
Cup is hanging on to Hopkins's back as he tries to escape.
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 Red Cup will probably get the nod.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!
Cup misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Cup rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Hopkins counters with a nice leg kick.
Hopkins uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Hopkins steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Cup.
Hopkins comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Cup throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Cup scores with a nice right hand.
Cup misses with an uppercut
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Cup throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Hopkins counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Cup swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Hopkins blocks a jab.
Hopkins wants to counter the offense by Cup and move into the clinch position.
Cup looks to score with a jab to the body but Hopkins is just out of range.
Hopkins only half commits to the counter leg kick.
Cup misses with a double jab.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Cup rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Hopkins counters with a right hand to the body.
Cup's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Hopkins connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Cup scrambles back to his feet.
Cup throws a looping overhand right but Hopkins ducks down to avoid it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Hopkins, right into the meat.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Hopkins cracks Cup with an open hand slap.
Cup fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Hopkins manages to avoid it.
Hopkins scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Hopkins fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Sloppy strikes from Hopkins. Those never looked like landing.
Cup stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Hopkins.
Cup lands with a cross.
Hopkins displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Cup throws out the jab.
Cup has taken the fight to the clinch.
Cup jumps guard but Hopkins turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Hopkins has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Cup seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Hopkins can turn it around.
Cup tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Hopkins just stands there and leans against the cage.
Hopkins stalling in the clinch but Cup improves position.
Cup blocking some punches.
Cup working hard to break the clinch.
Cup can't break the clinch.
Cup is trying to force a seperation but Hopkins has the dominant position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hopkins lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Hopkins.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Nice body punch from Hopkins.
Hopkins lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Cup backwards.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Hopkins creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Cup blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Hopkins is trying to maintain a safe position but Cup gets an underhook and turns Hopkins into the cage.
Cup's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Cup throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Sloppy strikes from Cup. Those never looked like landing.
Hopkins lands with a nice body punch.
Cup gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Cup connects with a body shot.
Cup stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Hopkins.
Cup throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A telegraphed right hand from Cup misses the target.
Cup misses with a few strikes there.
Hopkins moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Cup misses with an uppercut.
Cup stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Hopkins.
Cup keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
It looked like Cup wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Hopkins fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Cup.
Jimmy Hopkins has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Cup moves into range and clinches up with Hopkins.
Cup manages to break the clinch.
Cup looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Cup sets himself, and Hopkins steps forward looking for the clinch! Cup avoids it this time.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Red Cup. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Cup misses with a right hand
and Hopkins counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Hopkins scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Cup doesn't seem bothered though.
A shot to the body from Cup misses
and Hopkins counters with a leg kick.
Hopkins defending well as Cup loads up on a big left hand.
Cup drops his hands momentarily and Hopkins takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Hopkins scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Cup doesn't seem bothered though.
Hopkins scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Hopkins feints and then cracks Cup's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Cup down.
Cup looks to score with a jab to the body but Hopkins is just out of range.
Hopkins uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Cup.
Hopkins connects with a solid leg kick.
Cup misses with a straight left.
A jab from Cup misses.
Cup has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Hopkins.
Hopkins connects with a solid leg kick.
Cup takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Hopkins connects with a high kick.
Cup throws a series of punches but Hopkins avoids them all with ease.
A slapping leg kick lands for Hopkins.
Hopkins closes the distance looking to clinch
and Cup counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
And that's the end of the fight!
Jimmy Hopkins comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Cup has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Frank Dennis scores the fight 29:29
Judge Daniel Franklin scores the fight 29:29
Judge Gwen Towbar scores the fight 28:29
The fight is ruled a majority draw!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Shelby Foote (ranked 2282 p4p, 207 weight class) and Phat Ho (ranked 2305 p4p, 209 weight class). Ho comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Deep Purple - Smoke on the Water kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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150 lbs
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142 lbs
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Excellent 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
9 - 6 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Shelby Foote!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
18 - 13 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Phat Ho!
The judges for this bout are Frank Dennis, Alan Glass and Gwen Towbar.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ho thuds a left hand into Foote's body.
Ho uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Foote.
A combination from Foote does no damage.
Ho blocks a jab.
Ho digs a good hook to Foote's body.
The crowd cheers as Foote lands an impressive looking overhand right. Ho doesn't seem phased though.
Foote looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Foote misses with a wild combination.
Ho on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Foote throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
A little jabbing left from Ho on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Shelby Foote seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Ho blocks a head kick by Foote.
Ho wants to counter with a clinch but Foote pushes him away.
Foote avoids a kick to the body.
Ho closes the distance and clinches.
Ho fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Ho managing to block the knees to the body from Foote.
Ho on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Ho lands an uppercut.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Foote blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Ho misses with a punch to the body.
Foote misses with the head strike.
Ho dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Ho working aggressively here.
Ho swings wildly with an uppercut but Foote uses good head movement to avoid it.
Ho lands a nice uppercut.
Ho fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
A short right from Ho on the inside.
Ho tries to throw a body punch but Foote avoids it by throwing Ho back against the cage.
Foote lands with a light punch inside.
Ho throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Foote blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Come on Ho - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
A shot in the inside from Ho.
Ho swings wildly with an uppercut but Foote uses good head movement to avoid it.
Ho struggles to land a body shot inside as Foote controls his hands.
Ho stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
A nice left hand lands by Ho.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Ho has a couple of punches blocked by Foote.
Ho presses Foote against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Foote misses with some punches.
Ho tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Foote tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Ho avoids it.
Foote blocks an uppercut.
Foote working aggressively here.
Foote takes a shot to the head.
A short uppercut from Foote.
Ho lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Ho misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Foote blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Ho.
Ho tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Foote's elbow.
Foote's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Ho struggles to land a body shot inside as Foote controls his hands.
Ho lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Foote or not.
A short body shot lands from Ho as the two fighters clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Foote trying to land knees to the body.
Ho throws a punch but it's blocked by Foote.
Foote throws a head punch that misses.
Ho misses with a body punch.
Ho has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Foote seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Ho can turn it around.
Ho misses with some punches.
Ho displaying some good clinch control by pressing Foote up against the cage.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Foote.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Foote blocking some punches.
Foote is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Ho is defending well for now.
Ho swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Ho misses with a body punch.
Foote misses with a hook from the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Phat Ho dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Foote fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Ho fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Foote manages to avoid it.
Ho throws an overhand right that lands on Foote's shoulder, as Foote tries to avoid the shot.
Foote lands a nice looking kick to the body. Ho takes a step back to recover.
Ho lands a jab to Foote's midsection.
Ho is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Ho ducks under a wild hook from Foote.
Ho has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Foote throws a left and a right that both miss
and Ho counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Ho connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Foote's hands.
Foote steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Ho.
The crowd cheers as Ho lands an impressive looking overhand right. Foote doesn't seem phased though.
A slow jab from Foote misses its intended target.
Foote just misses with a punch to the body.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Foote throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Ho is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Foote with a body shot.
Foote throws a sloppy head kick and Ho moves out of range easily.
Ho keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Foote.
Ho buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
We've been told by Foote's head coaches at DRAGON MMA - 12 Elite & 2 Double Elite Coaches that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Ho misses with a hook.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Foote lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Foote slips under a jab.
Foote lands a lovely overhand right.
Foote lands a nice looking body shot.
Ho staying out of range there.
Foote misses with a straight left.
Ho was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind.
Nice jab there from Ho.
Foote fails to land with a series of punches.
Foote has not gone for a single takedown so far in this fight, which seems like a very strange tactic when you consider that he has the superior wrestling and BJJ.
Ho throws a leg kick but Foote checks it.
Ho misses with an uppercut. Foote saw that one coming.
Ho waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Foote.
Foote thinks about countering with a head kick.
Foote walks into a stiff left hand from Ho.
Foote misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Ho.
Foote misses the jab.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Good leg kick by Ho there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Foote swings widly with a right hand
and Ho counters with a good low kick that Foote was not able to check.
A head kick from Ho lands but Foote takes it in his stride.
Foote tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Ho was well out of range. Poor timing from Foote.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Foote tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Ho ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Foote misses with a hook
and Ho counters with a body kick.
Ho throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Ho lands with a straight right. Foote didn't see that one coming.
Foote connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Ho uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Foote.
A lazy left from Ho finds it's target.
The fighters circling - Foote throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Ho lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Foote throws a chopping leg kick but Ho manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Foote looks to land a right hand but Ho moved out of range.
Ho ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Foote moves away.
Ho connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Foote throws a series of punches but Ho moves out of range.
Ho throws a jab when Foote was well out of range.
Foote takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Both fighters circling a little - Ho finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A slapping leg kick lands for Foote.
Foote tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Ho's corner calls for a 1-2. Ho obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Ho staying out of range there.
A good leg kick by Ho.
Foote jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Foote tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Foote tries to keep at a distance but Ho has taken the fight into the clinch.
Ho misses with a hook to the ribs.
Foote misses with the head strike.
Ho tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Ho avoiding damage as Foote throws knees to the body.
Ho misses with some punches.
Ho working some nice short punches in the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ho blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Foote lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Ho content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Still in the clinch, Ho scores with a nice short uppercut.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Ho misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Foote lands a shoulder strike.
Ho misses with some punches.
Ho dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Foote blocks an uppercut.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
A short right from Ho on the inside.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Ho.
Ho scores with a shoulder strike.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Phat Ho showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
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. This is the final round!
Ho takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
The fighters circling - Ho throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Ho lands a high kick!
Foote lands a leg kick that knocks Ho off balance momentarily.
Foote takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Foote moves forwards but Ho connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Foote is rocked!
Ho fakes the leg kick and throws a superman punch. It's knocked Foote out cold! Brutal finish!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:26 of round 3, we have a winner by way of KO (Superman Punch). Phat Ho!
Phat Ho decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between William Dewey (ranked 4632 p4p, 338 weight class) and Tyson Avery (ranked 3509 p4p, 279 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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150 lbs
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30
157 lbs
5 - 2 - 0 |
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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
4 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, William Dewey!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Tyson Avery!
The judges for this bout are Cecil Peabody, Chris Downing and Daniel Franklin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Avery misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Dewey.
Dewey misses with a leg kick.
Avery fails with the takedown.
Dewey loads up on a big right hand but Avery slips the punch.
Dewey stuffs the takedown attempt from Avery. Avery gets slowly back to his feet.
Avery swinging wildly here.
Avery shoots in for a double leg but Dewey sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
William Dewey has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Tyson Avery.
Avery lands a glancing blow to the side of Dewey's head.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Avery scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Avery darts in looking for a takedown but Dewey gets double underhooks and turns Avery into the cage.
Dewey throws a leg kick that is checked
and Avery counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Dewey thinking.
Avery staying out of range there.
Dewey lands with a slapping head kick.
It looks like Tyson Avery has been cut.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dewey swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Avery makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Dewey scores with a jab to the head.
Dewey has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Dewey there as he acknowledges the shot.
Dewey lands a right hook to the body.
Dewey swings away with a body shot that misses
and Avery counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Avery not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Avery passes to full mount!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Dewey gets back to half guard.
Avery is trying to control the action in half guard but Dewey is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Dewey has his hands clasped together around Avery's back. He's all about the action.
Avery tries to pass to full mount but Dewey defends it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Avery keeps trying to improve his position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Dewey keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Avery performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
Dewey won't allow Avery to pass to mount.
Dewey keeping hold of Avery's head, controlling as best he can.
Dewey wants to get back to his feet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Avery performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
We've been hearing good reports from Dewey's training camp. Apparently he has been rolling around with some good quality BJJ practitioners and has been sharpening his skills. Let's see if that has an impact on the fight today.
Avery seems to be working for a kimura but Dewey defends the submission attempt.
Avery has freed up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Avery trying to control but Dewey is having none of it.
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.
Avery pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
Avery unloads with some shots from mount but Dewey bucks and avoids them well.
Dewey tries to lock up and control but Avery gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Avery wants to control the pace but Dewey is squirming around nicely.
Avery can't control as he wanted to and Dewey manages to get the fight back to his half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Avery misses with a head shot. Dewey uses the momentum to regain guard.
Avery controls from within his opponent's guard.
Dewey pushes Avery off and scrambles back to his feet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Tyson Avery will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Tyson Avery's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!
Dewey connects with a high kick.
Avery thuds a left hand into Dewey's body.
Avery steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Dewey.
Avery connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Avery gets a takedown into half guard.
Dewey wants to get back to his feet.
Avery thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Dewey's head.
Avery lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Avery stalling away here and it's allowed Dewey to slip out his trapped foot and regain full guard.
Avery has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Avery pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Dewey is keeping the position for now.
Avery passes Dewey's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Dewey is trying to stand back up but Avery is controlling him
Avery sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Dewey defending well though.
Avery trying to control from half guard but Dewey is working away.
Avery is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Dewey doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Avery.
Avery trying to advance position but Dewey counters by regaining guard.
Tyson Avery has got the better of the ground game so far.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Avery advances to half guard.
Avery is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Avery wants to pass to mount but Dewey is defending the position.
The fighters are battling for position here. Dewey manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Avery sitting in guard here, content to control.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dewey keeping moving, preventing Avery from controlling successfully.
The fighters are working up against the cage. Dewey manages to wriggle his way back to his feet, so the fighters are now clinched against the cage.
Dewey lands an elbow inside that Avery shrugs off.
Avery is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Dewey pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Dewey digs a right hand underneath Avery's ribcage. Avery let out a lung full of air as it connected.
A nice right hand lands inside from Dewey.
Dewey presses Avery against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Dewey lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
The referee is keeping an eye on Dewey - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Avery tries to pull guard but Dewey holds him up against the cage and eventually Avery drops back down to his feet.
Avery looking for a takedown.
William Dewey has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Tyson Avery.
Dewey lands a hook to the side of the head.
Dewey lands with a left to the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Avery misses with a hook to the ribs.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Dewey.
Avery is rocked!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Dewey creates a bit of space for himself and rocks Avery with a big uppercut! Avery tries to clinch up but Dewey pushes him back against the cage and lands another monster strike that crumples Avery to the mat! Avery covers up and Dewey unloads with more strikes until the referee steps in to end the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:16 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). William Dewey!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Ossilus Chiarmanda (ranked 4199 p4p, 454 weight class) and Shakhbulat Shamkhalaev (ranked 3272 p4p, 362 weight class). Chiarmanda comes into the arena with National Anthem of Tajikstan blaring out of the sound system. 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 lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
30 - 22 - 0, fighting out of London, Ossilus Chiarmanda!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
17 - 15 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Shakhbulat Shamkhalaev!
The judges for this bout are Stewart Dunkirk, Cecil Peabody and Tiny Johnson.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Shamkhalaev misses the jab.
Ossilus Chiarmanda seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A swing and a miss from Shamkhalaev.
Shamkhalaev throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Chiarmanda avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Chiarmanda throws a jab when Shamkhalaev was well out of range.
Shamkhalaev doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Chiarmanda misses with a wild combination.
Chiarmanda paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Chiarmanda darts in trying to clinch
and Shamkhalaev counters with a low kick, right behind Chiarmanda 's knee.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Chiarmanda on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Shamkhalaev. Shamkhalaev obviously looking to wear him down.
Chiarmanda tests Shamkhalaev's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Chiarmanda is looking to clinch but Shamkhalaev is avoiding it.
Shamkhalaev waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Chiarmanda.
Chiarmanda throws a right and a left that both miss.
Chiarmanda has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Chiarmanda there as he acknowledges the shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Shamkhalaev throws a head kick that Chiarmanda semi-blocks.
Chiarmanda tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Shamkhalaev paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Chiarmanda wants to clinch
and Shamkhalaev counters with a nice uppercut.
Shamkhalaev fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Shamkhalaev throws a lazy uppercut
and Chiarmanda counters by clinching up.
With the fighters up against the cage, Shamkhalaev throws an elbow but misses.
Shamkhalaev takes an elbow to the forehead.
Shamkhalaev scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Chiarmanda pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Chiarmanda wants to slow Shamkhalaev down by chopping away at his legs.
Chiarmanda tries to clinch but Shamkhalaev is having none of it.
Shamkhalaev throws out a loose jab but Chiarmanda uses good head movement to avoid it.
Chiarmanda throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Shamkhalaev.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Chiarmanda rushes Shamkhalaev and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Chiarmanda breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Chiarmanda uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Shamkhalaev.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Shamkhalaev connects with a single shot there.
Chiarmanda moves in looking to clinch but Shamkhalaev pushes him off.
Shamkhalaev misses with a right hand
and Chiarmanda counters with a stiff right hand.
Chiarmanda gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Shamkhalaev misses with a punch on the inside.
Chiarmanda lands a body punch in the clinch.
Chiarmanda lands a damaging elbow.
It looks like Shakhbulat Shamkhalaev has been cut.
Chiarmanda's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Chiarmanda tries to close the distance and clinch but Shamkhalaev swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Shamkhalaev scores with a decent looking hook.
Shamkhalaev lands an overhand right.
Chiarmanda clinches up against the cage.
Chiarmanda throws an elbow that misses.
Shamkhalaev swings wildly with an uppercut but Chiarmanda uses good head movement to avoid it.
Shamkhalaev using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Chiarmanda has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Chiarmanda's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Shamkhalaev swats away the attempt to clinch by Chiarmanda.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Shamkhalaev! But no joy.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Chiarmanda tries to clinch but Shamkhalaev moves out of range.
Shamkhalaev jabs Chiarmanda right on the nose. Chiarmanda blinks but takes it well.
Chiarmanda closes the distance looking to clinch
and Shamkhalaev counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Chiarmanda has taken the fight to the clinch.
Chiarmanda breaks from the clinch.
Shamkhalaev lands with a straight right. Chiarmanda didn't see that one coming.
Shamkhalaev is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Shamkhalaev keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Chiarmanda.
Chiarmanda moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Chiarmanda has managed to clinch.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Chiarmanda's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Chiarmanda wants to clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Chiarmanda tries to clinch but Shamkhalaev moves away
and Chiarmanda takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Chiarmanda takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Chiarmanda was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Shamkhalaev scores with the left hand. Chiarmanda knows he should have avoided that one.
Shamkhalaev throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Good standup being displayed there by Shamkhalaev as he connects with a hook.
Chiarmanda wants to clinch but Shamkhalaev slips to the side
and Shamkhalaev counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Chiarmanda connects with a looping right hand.
Shamkhalaev ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Sloppy strikes from Chiarmanda. Those never looked like landing.
Shamkhalaev has been working his punching technique in the buildup to the fight and it appears to be paying off.
Chiarmanda slips under a jab.
Shamkhalaev is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Chiarmanda had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
Chiarmanda slips under a jab.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Shamkhalaev bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Chiarmanda's head backwards.
Chiarmanda takes the fight into the clinch.
Chiarmanda escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
An inside leg kick lands from Shamkhalaev.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Shakhbulat Shamkhalaev will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Shakhbulat Shamkhalaev's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!
The fighters circling - Shamkhalaev throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Chiarmanda blocks a jab.
Shamkhalaev showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Chiarmanda.
Chiarmanda tries to clinch but Shamkhalaev moves out of range.
Chiarmanda blocks a leg kick.
Chiarmanda tries to clinch but Shamkhalaev is having none of it.
Chiarmanda tries to clinch there but Shamkhalaev circles away.
Chiarmanda looks to score with a jab to the body but Shamkhalaev is just out of range.
A jab from Shamkhalaev misses.
Shamkhalaev looks to land a left hand but Chiarmanda moved out of range nicely.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Chiarmanda misses with an uppercut. Shamkhalaev saw that one coming.
Chiarmanda is looking to clinch but Shamkhalaev is avoiding it.
Shamkhalaev finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Ossilus Chiarmanda is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Shamkhalaev throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Shamkhalaev slips a straight right by Chiarmanda.
Shamkhalaev swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Shamkhalaev throws an overhand right that lands on Chiarmanda's shoulder, as Chiarmanda tries to avoid the shot.
Shamkhalaev has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Chiarmanda finds it's way round the side to connect with Shamkhalaev's head.
Chiarmanda tries to clinch up but Shamkhalaev circles away and keeps his distance.
Chiarmanda swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Shamkhalaev lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Shamkhalaev throws a hook but Chiarmanda avoids it easily.
Shamkhalaev keeps the fight on the outside.
Chiarmanda closes the distance looking to clinch
letting Shamkhalaev counter with a right hand.
Chiarmanda scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Shamkhalaev lands a slapping body shot.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Shamkhalaev.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Chiarmanda wants to clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Shamkhalaev avoids the head kick by Chiarmanda.
Chiarmanda tries to clinch but Shamkhalaev moves out of range.
Shamkhalaev misses with an uppercut. Chiarmanda saw that one coming.
The fight stays on the outside here - Chiarmanda looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Chiarmanda fails with an attempt to clinch.
Chiarmanda darts in trying to clinch
and Shamkhalaev counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Chiarmanda has Shamkhalaev up against the cage in a clinch.
Chiarmanda pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Chiarmanda swinging wildly here.
Chiarmanda tries to clinch but Shamkhalaev is having none of it.
A countering left hand to the body from Shamkhalaev misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Chiarmanda tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Shamkhalaev swats away the attempt to clinch by Chiarmanda.
Chiarmanda closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Shamkhalaev fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Chiarmanda manages to avoid it.
As Shamkhalaev tries to get set, Chiarmanda tries to push him back and clinch up but Shamkhalaev manages to avoid the attempt.
Shamkhalaev lands a really nice looking cross but Chiarmanda seems unphased.
Shamkhalaev's corner calls for a 1-2. Shamkhalaev obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Chiarmanda tries to clinch but Shamkhalaev moves out of range.
Chiarmanda tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Shamkhalaev manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Shamkhalaev throws out a counter right but Chiarmanda avoids it with no problem.
Shakhbulat Shamkhalaev seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Shamkhalaev steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Chiarmanda.
Chiarmanda walks into a jab.
Chiarmanda takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Chiarmanda closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Shamkhalaev lands with a thumping leg kick.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Chiarmanda avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Shamkhalaev stuns Chiarmanda with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Chiarmanda tries to close the distance and clinch up but Shamkhalaev swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Shamkhalaev looks for the body kick but Chiarmanda saw that one coming.
Chiarmanda dips to his left and cracks Shamkhalaev with an uppercut!
Shamkhalaev avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Chiarmanda is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Shamkhalaev tried to score with a low kick but Chiarmanda checks it.
Shamkhalaev fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Chiarmanda on the side of the head.
Shamkhalaev swats away the attempt to clinch by Chiarmanda.
Chiarmanda gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Shamkhalaev working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Chiarmanda tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Shamkhalaev's elbow.
Chiarmanda tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Shamkhalaev lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Chiarmanda has a couple of punches blocked by Shamkhalaev.
Chiarmanda breaks the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Shakhbulat Shamkhalaev showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Shakhbulat Shamkhalaev's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Shamkhalaev avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Chiarmanda looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Chiarmanda fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Shamkhalaev, pushing him back against the cage.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Shamkhalaev creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Chiarmanda lands a right hand.
Shamkhalaev digs a right hand underneath Chiarmanda's ribcage. Chiarmanda let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Shamkhalaev fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Chiarmanda escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Shamkhalaev throws a leg kick
and Chiarmanda counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Shamkhalaev misses with an uppercut. Chiarmanda saw that one coming.
Chiarmanda darts in trying to clinch
and Shamkhalaev counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Shamkhalaev lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Shamkhalaev keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Chiarmanda scores with a jab.
Shamkhalaev paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Shamkhalaev lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Chiarmanda at a distance.
That's one minute gone in the round.
No joy there for Chiarmanda, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Chiarmanda fails in his attempt to clinch.
Chiarmanda closes the distance and clinches.
Chiarmanda manages to break the clinch.
Chiarmanda staying out of range there.
Shamkhalaev feints and then cracks Chiarmanda's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Chiarmanda down.
Chiarmanda ducks under a wild hook from Shamkhalaev.
Chiarmanda wants to clinch up but Shamkhalaev keeps it at a distance.
Chiarmanda has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Shamkhalaev finds it's way round the side to connect with Chiarmanda's head.
Chiarmanda throws a right hand that Shamkhalaev ducks under and follows up with a left that Shamkhalaev also avoids with ease.
Chiarmanda closes the distance and pushes Shamkhalaev back into the cage.
Shamkhalaev scores with a knee to the head.
Shamkhalaev has a couple of punches blocked by Chiarmanda.
Chiarmanda breaks from the clinch.
Shamkhalaev connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Chiarmanda's hands.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Chiarmanda forces Shamkhalaev back against the cage and clinches.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Chiarmanda misses with a short punch on the inside.
Shamkhalaev throws a punch but it's blocked by Chiarmanda.
Shamkhalaev misses with a hook to the ribs.
A right hook to the body lands for Shamkhalaev.
Chiarmanda manages to break the clinch.
Chiarmanda has managed to clinch.
Chiarmanda blocking some punches.
Chiarmanda throws an elbow that misses.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Shamkhalaev.
Nice elbow from Shamkhalaev.
Chiarmanda breaks the clinch.
Shamkhalaev wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Shamkhalaev sizes up Chiarmanda with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Chiarmanda misses with a series of wild punches.
Shamkhalaev tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Chiarmanda was well out of range. Poor timing from Shamkhalaev.
Chiarmanda swinging wildly here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A solid leg kick lands there for Shamkhalaev.
Shamkhalaev scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Chiarmanda tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Shamkhalaev manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Shamkhalaev uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Chiarmanda.
Shamkhalaev swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Chiarmanda wants to clinch up but Shamkhalaev keeps it at a distance.
Shamkhalaev only half commits to the counter leg kick.
Shakhbulat Shamkhalaev is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Chiarmanda gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Shamkhalaev lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Chiarmanda keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Shamkhalaev is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Chiarmanda.
Shamkhalaev gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Shamkhalaev bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Chiarmanda throws a leg kick
and Shamkhalaev counters with a nice body shot.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Shamkhalaev keeps the fight on the outside.
Chiarmanda fails with an attempt to clinch.
Chiarmanda tries to clinch up
and Shamkhalaev makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Ossilus Chiarmanda has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Shamkhalaev slips a jab and a cross from Chiarmanda.
Chiarmanda doesn't manage to clinch there - Shamkhalaev circles away.
A jab lands there for Shamkhalaev.
Chiarmanda misses with a double jab.
Chiarmanda throws a series of punches but Shamkhalaev moves out of range.
A looping hook to the body misses from Shamkhalaev. Chiarmanda does a little dance to reset his feet.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Chiarmanda tries to close the distance and clinch up but Shamkhalaev swats him away and circles back towards the center.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Shamkhalaev.
Chiarmanda tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Shamkhalaev cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
And that's the end of the fight!
Shakhbulat Shamkhalaev comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Shamkhalaev winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Stewart Dunkirk scores the fight 27:30
Judge Cecil Peabody scores the fight 27:30
Judge Tiny Johnson scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Shakhbulat Shamkhalaev!
Shakhbulat Shamkhalaev 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.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Phil Arcuri (ranked 2776 p4p, 308 weight class) and Peter Barnkvist (ranked 1462 p4p, 179 weight class). This should be a great matchup!
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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
19 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Phil Arcuri!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 4 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Peter Barnkvist!
The judges for this bout are Stewart Dunkirk, Cecil Peabody and Robert Twigg.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Barnkvist takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Barnkvist connects with a right hand. Arcuri shakes it off.
Barnkvist moves in looking to clinch but Arcuri pushes him off.
Arcuri was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Arcuri swats away the attempt to clinch by Barnkvist.
Barnkvist keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Barnkvist ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Arcuri moves away.
Arcuri feinted there with a counter leg kick.
Arcuri has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
Barnkvist throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Arcuri slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
It looks like Peter Barnkvist has been cut.
Arcuri keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Barnkvist.
A looping hook to the body misses from Arcuri. Barnkvist does a little dance to reset his feet.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Arcuri is looking to slow Barnkvist down with leg kicks.
Barnkvist throws a jab but it's blocked by Arcuri.
Barnkvist keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Arcuri misses with a hook.
We can't be sure of the tactics at this early stage but we have heard that Barnkvist 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.
Barnkvist is looking to clinch but Arcuri is avoiding it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Good exchange - Arcuri coming out on top.
Arcuri throws a quick inside leg kick.
The crowd cheers as Arcuri lands an impressive looking overhand right. Barnkvist doesn't seem phased though.
Arcuri closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Arcuri throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
A big right from Barnkvist misses.
Barnkvist feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Arcuris jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Arcuri is defended easily by Barnkvist.
Barnkvist throws a shot from downtown. Arcuri moves away and avoids it.
Horrible takedown attempt by Barnkvist or perhaps it was just good defense by Arcuri, which made it look bad.
Arcuri avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Barnkvist ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Arcuri moves away.
Arcuri scores with a body shot.
Barnkvist forces Arcuri back against the cage and clinches.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Arcuri gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Barnkvist.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Arcuri.
Barnkvist is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Phil Arcuri has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Peter Barnkvist.
Arcuri tightens his grip and picks Barnkvist up, before dumping him to the ground. Barnkvist manages to land in guard.
Arcuri trying to control the position from guard on top but Barnkvist is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Barnkvist working a defensive guard here.
Arcuri trying to control but Barnkvist is working from the bottom.
Arcuri throwing strikes from guard but Barnkvist blocks nicely.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Arcuri postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Barnkvist wants to sweep here but Arcuri controlling him for the moment.
Arcuri forces his way into half guard.
Barnkvist on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Barnkvist gets back to full guard.
Arcuri throws a big right hand that misses.
Arcuri loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Arcuri engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Arcuri stopping the sweep attempt from Barnkvist.
Arcuri forces his way into half guard.
Arcuri working the head and body with strikes.
Arcuri wants to pass the guard but Barnkvist is defending well.
Barnkvist tries to get to full guard but Arcuri has control of the leg.
Arcuri missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Barnkvist is not content to let Arcuri control the position.
Arcuri prevents Barnkvist from improving his position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Phil Arcuri dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Peter Barnkvist's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Barnkvist throws a jab but it's blocked by Arcuri.
Barnkvist misses with an uppercut. Arcuri saw that one coming.
Barnkvist tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Arcuri counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Arcuri shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
Barnkvist slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Barnkvist keeping moving, preventing Arcuri from controlling successfully.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Barnkvist lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.
Barnkvist is sitting in close to Arcuri's body. Arcuri has gone for a guillotine from the bottom. Oh damn, that looks pretty tight! Barnkvist is panicking - it looks like this one could be all over! Yes, Barnkvist is tapping! That was a very nice submission by Arcuri.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:58 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Guillotine). Phil Arcuri!
Phil Arcuri 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 light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Mentor Guruland (ranked 1062 p4p, 173 weight class) and Tony Bale (ranked 854 p4p, 141 weight class). Well, I have no idea who's going to take this one!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the light heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
19 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Mentor Guruland!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
20 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Tony Bale!
The judges for this bout are Cecil Peabody, Alan Glass and Stewart Dunkirk.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bale takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Guruland lands a lovely overhand right.
Bale on the wrong end of a nice hook.
It looks like Tony Bale has been cut.
Bale takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Tony Bale seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Guruland throws a low kick, looking for Bale's leg but Bale calmly moves out of range.
Guruland ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Bale moves away.
Bale ducks under a wild hook from Guruland.
Bale attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
A lazy left from Guruland finds it's target.
Bale throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
A big left from Guruland misses.
Guruland lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A solid leg kick lands there for Guruland.
Bale tries to bum rush Guruland with a series of wild strikes but Guruland uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Bale lands with a thumping leg kick.
Guruland definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Bale throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Bale fails to land with a series of punches.
Guruland lunges at Bale with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Bale's hand.
Bale connects with a good right hand that stumbles Guruland. Guruland circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Bale looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A nice inside leg kick there by Guruland. That's going to slow Bale down.
Bale on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Guruland connects with a right hand. Bale shakes it off.
That has opened up Tony Bale's cut even more.
Guruland throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Bale stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Guruland avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Guruland looks to land a right hand but Bale moved out of range.
Bale fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
It looks like Mentor Guruland has been cut.
A slow jab from Guruland misses its intended target.
Guruland takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
No joy there for Guruland, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Guruland is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Bale.
Guruland lands a body shot.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Guruland cracks Bale with a good jab.
Bale scores with a nice strike.
Bale gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Bale lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Bale throws a chopping leg kick but Guruland manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bale misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Bale takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Guruland misses with a straight right.
Guruland connects with a right hand. Bale shakes it off.
Bale misses with a hook. Guruland ducked under it nicely.
Guruland throws a shot to the body.
Donk. Guruland catches Bale right on the button with a cross.
Bale moves away from the strike by Guruland.
Guruland misses with a straight left.
Guruland cracks the inside of Bale's front leg.
Bale getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Nice shot lands for Guruland.
The cut above Tony Bale's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Guruland uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Bale.
Guruland slips under a jab.
Guruland throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Bale stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Bale connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Guruland momentarily.
Guruland scores with a punch to the head.
Guruland misses with a looping left.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Guruland looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Bale finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Bale falls off balance throwing a combination
and Guruland counters with a left and a right that hurts Bale! He wobbles and falls to the floor - he's in big trouble! Guruland jumps into full mount!
Bale is rocked!
Bale's corner are shouting for him to stand up but that's bad cornering - how is he meant to stand up when he's mounted? He should be looking to improve his position on the ground before trying to stand back up.
Bale is still in real trouble! Can Guruland finish him?
Bale is using up a lot of energy trying to get back to his feet. Perhaps he should improve his position first.
Guruland stands up from mount. Strange move.
Bale seems to have recovered his senses.
Bale throws a shot from downtown. Guruland moves away and avoids it.
A lazy left from Bale finds it's target.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Bale tries to clinch but Guruland moves out of range.
An attempted straight right counter from Guruland misses the target.
Nice cross by Bale.
Bale misses with a low kick.
Guruland looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Bale throws a hook to the side of Guruland's head but Guruland sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bale throws a front kick that sends Guruland stumbling back into the cage.
Bale tries to work over Guruland's front leg with a kick but Guruland checks it.
Guruland scores with a punch to the head.
Guruland blocks a head kick by Bale.
Bale misses with a hook to the body
and Guruland counters with a straight right hand.
Guruland cracks a nice hook into Bale's ribs.
Guruland keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Guruland takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Guruland punishes Bale's body with a nice straight punch.
Bale looks winded!
Bale bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Guruland scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Guruland scores with a body shot.
Guruland is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Guruland misses with a hook
and Bale counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Bale thuds his right hand into Guruland's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Guruland connects with a leg kick. Bale looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Guruland lands a lovely overhand right.
Tony Bale's cut is absolute horrible now. This looks like something out of a horror film with blood covering both fighters.
Guruland scores with a sloppy right hand. Bale should have avoided that one.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mentor Guruland dominated that round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Bale misses with the body kick
and Guruland counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Bale throws an off balance right hand
and Guruland counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Guruland is looking to stand up but Bale won't let him.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Bale wants to stand up but Guruland is controlling him.
Bale looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Guruland trying to stand up but can't free himself from Bale's guard.
Guruland won't allow Bale to get back to his feet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Guruland is looking to stand up but Bale won't let him.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Guruland throws a good cross that connects.
Guruland avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Bale ducks under a wild hook from Guruland.
Guruland throws a shot to the body.
Guruland misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Bale.
Bale has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Guruland.
Guruland is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Bale can do to turn this around?
Guruland uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Bale.
Bale avoids a kick to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Guruland lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Bale rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Guruland moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Guruland scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Bale swings widly with a right hand
and Guruland connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Bale takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Bale lands a really nice looking cross but Guruland seems unphased.
Bale keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Guruland lands a nice looking kick to the body. Bale takes a step back to recover.
Bale has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Guruland uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Bale.
Guruland throws a nice outside leg kick.
Bale will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Bale looks to throw the jab but Guruland is out of range.
Guruland swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Guruland throws a shot from downtown. Bale moves away and avoids it.
Guruland paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Mentor Guruland is winning the standup battle so far.
Guruland lands a jab.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Tony Bale's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:59 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Mentor Guruland!
Mentor Guruland is the new light heavyweight champion!
Mentor Guruland bigged himself up after the win. The crowd seemed to love it.
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Main event
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Vladimir Kovalev (ranked 121 p4p, 6 weight class) and Bjorn Ragnarsson (ranked 217 p4p, 8 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
13 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Vladimir Kovalev!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
16 - 2 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Bjorn Ragnarsson!
The judges for this bout are Stewart Dunkirk, Tiny Johnson and Gwen Towbar.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kovalev gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Ragnarsson darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Kovalev keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Kovalev has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Just Scrap MMA and BJJ in the buildup to the fight.
Kovalev moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
It looks like Bjorn Ragnarsson has been cut.
Ragnarsson throws a nice outside leg kick.
Ragnarsson cracks Kovalev with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Kovalev avoids the body shot from Ragnarsson.
A counter left hand to the body from Kovalev misses its target.
Kovalev misses the jab.
Kovalev keeps the fight on the outside.
Kovalev was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Ragnarsson tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Bjorn Ragnarsson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Nice defenses there by Ragnarsson.
Kovalev looks to land a right hand but Ragnarsson moved out of range.
Ragnarsson misses with a looping right.
It looked like Kovalev wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ragnarsson takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Ragnarsson lands a lovely overhand right.
Ragnarsson keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Kovalev.
Ragnarsson is looking for the big counter here.
Ragnarsson looks to throw the jab but Kovalev is out of range.
Kovalev was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Ragnarsson tries to clinch up but Kovalev circles away and keeps his distance.
Kovalev has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Ragnarsson.
Ragnarsson misses with a hook.
Kovalev swats away the attempt to clinch by Ragnarsson.
Kovalev is looking for a counter combo.
Ragnarsson steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Kovalev.
Ragnarsson throws out a leg kick but Kovalev moves out of range and Ragnarsson only half commits.
Kovalev misses with an uppercut.
Ragnarsson tries to counter with a clinch but Kovalev shakes him off and moves away.
Kovalev avoids the body shot from Ragnarsson.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A low kick from Ragnarsson is predictable there
and Kovalev cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Kovalev throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Ragnarsson.
Kovalev throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Ragnarsson swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Kovalev makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
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!
Ragnarsson throws the left hand but Kovalev avoids the punch easily.
Ragnarsson moves to clinch but Kovalev breaks away
and Kovalev counters with a nice uppercut.
Ragnarsson throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
It looked like Kovalev was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
Kovalev moves out of range as Ragnarsson strikes.
Kovalev circles away from the clinch attempt.
Kovalev appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
A swing and a miss from Ragnarsson.
It looked like Kovalev wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Ragnarsson throws a lazy uppercut
and Kovalev counters with a lovely straight right hand!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ragnarsson doesn't manage to clinch there - Kovalev circles away.
Ragnarsson tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Kovalev was well out of range. Poor timing from Ragnarsson.
Ragnarsson throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Ragnarsson clinches with his opponent.
Kovalev breaks from the clinch.
Ragnarsson jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Kovalev avoids the body shot from Ragnarsson.
Kovalev swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Ragnarsson throws a leg kick
and Kovalev connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
That has opened up Bjorn Ragnarsson's cut even more.
Kovalev gets tackled into the cage by Ragnarsson. Ragnarsson maintains the clinch.
Kovalev pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Kovalev works Ragnarsson's body with a nice hook.
Kovalev throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Ragnarsson sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Ragnarsson tries to close the distance and clinch up but Kovalev swats him away and circles back towards the center.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A slow jab from Ragnarsson misses its intended target.
Kovalev throws a big counter combination but Ragnarsson scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
Kovalev tries to move into range but Ragnarsson moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Ragnarsson closes the distance but Kovalev moves to the side
and Ragnarsson takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Ragnarsson throws a nice outside leg kick.
Ragnarsson misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Kovalev.
An attempted straight right counter from Kovalev misses the target.
Ragnarsson misses with a hook
enabling Kovalev to counter with a crisp jab.
Ragnarsson closes the distance but Kovalev moves to the side
and Kovalev counters with a lovely straight right hand!
The cut above Bjorn Ragnarsson's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Kovalev takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Ragnarsson lands a lovely overhand right.
Ragnarsson throws a body shot but no joy.
It looked like Kovalev wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
An inside leg kick lands from Ragnarsson.
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 Vladimir Kovalev will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Bjorn Ragnarsson's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Ragnarsson swings for the body but Kovalev moves out of range.
Ragnarsson throws a lazy uppercut
and Kovalev counters with a straight right hand.
Ragnarsson pushes Kovalev away with a front kick.
Ragnarsson throws a big shot that misses.
Ragnarsson misses with a lunging right hand
enabling Kovalev to counter with a crisp jab.
Ragnarsson tries to clinch up
and Kovalev counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Ragnarsson misses the jab.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ragnarsson throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Ragnarsson lands a glancing blow to the side of Kovalev's head.
A big right from Ragnarsson misses.
Ragnarsson misses with a looping right.
As Ragnarsson looks to move away, Kovalev throws a big counter combo but Ragnarsson just gets out of the way.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A decent looking cross lands there for Ragnarsson.
Ragnarsson slips under a jab from Kovalev.
A cross from Ragnarsson lands.
Ragnarsson throws a poor cross that misses
and Kovalev cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Ragnarsson goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Ragnarsson with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
A looping hook to the body misses from Ragnarsson. Kovalev does a little dance to reset his feet.
Kovalev takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Bjorn Ragnarsson's cut is absolute horrible now. This looks like something out of a horror film with blood covering both fighters.
Bjorn Ragnarsson seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Ragnarsson is looking to chop away at Kovalev's legs.
Kovalev keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
It looked like Kovalev wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Kovalev blocks a jab.
Kovalev was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Ragnarsson takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Ragnarsson throws a low kick, looking for Kovalev's leg but Kovalev calmly moves out of range.
Ragnarsson lands with an overhand left.
A big left from Kovalev misses.
Ragnarsson ducks under a wild hook from Kovalev.
Kovalev throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Ragnarsson looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Ragnarsson misses with a jab, cross combination.
Ragnarsson swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
A big left from Kovalev misses.
We are yet to see a takedown attempt from Ragnarsson in the fight. On paper you would think he is the more dominant ground fighter so let's see if these unusual tactics pay off.
Ragnarsson bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Ragnarsson swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Ragnarsson doesn't manage to clinch there - Kovalev circles away.
Ragnarsson walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kovalev ducks under a wild hook from Ragnarsson.
Kovalev clobbers Ragnarsson with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Bjorn Ragnarsson's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:19 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Vladimir Kovalev!
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pop
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