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Logan vs Gracie 2 PBP Commentary |
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Ibragim Magomedov (ranked 23974 p4p, 486 weight class) and Gervonta Davis (ranked 5540 p4p, 390 weight class). I don't know about you partner, but I'm pumped for this one!
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155 lbs
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130 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
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Decent boxing
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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
6 - 25 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Ibragim Magomedov!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Gervonta Davis!
The judges for this bout are Don Winkell, Jack Bonds and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Magomedov fails in his attempt to clinch.
Davis lands with a nice body punch.
Davis moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Davis scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
It looks like Ibragim Magomedov has been cut.
Davis dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Magomedov takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Magomedov swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Davis lands a nice hook to Magomedov's body. Magomedov takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Davis's corner calls for a 1-2. Davis obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Magomedov tries to clinch there but Davis circles away.
Magomedov doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Davis counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Magomedov closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Magomedov on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Magomedov is rocked!
Davis circles away before darting back in with a big straight right hand. It connects beautifully and sends Magomedov tumbling to the canvas! He's out cold! Davis wins by KO!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:16 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Gervonta Davis!
A relieved looking Gervonta Davis thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Uzun Ada Izmir (ranked 2684 p4p, 63 weight class) and Alexander Henriksen (ranked 4134 p4p, 92 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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235 lbs
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246 lbs
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Excellent boxer
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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
8 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Uzun Ada Izmir!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Alexander Henriksen!
The judges for this bout are Don Winkell, Frank Antenori and Timothy Bukovac.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ada Izmir looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Henriksen is fending him off so far but Ada Izmir persists. Nope, Henriksen circles away and we're back to standing.
Henriksen throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Ada Izmir counters with a nice uppercut.
It looks like Alexander Henriksen has been cut.
Ada Izmir lands a glancing blow to the side of Henriksen's head.
Nice shot by Henriksen.
Alexander Henriksen seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Henriksen circles away from the clinch attempt.
Henriksen throws a series of punches but Ada Izmir moves out of range.
Henriksen shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Ada Izmir eats them both and turns towards Henriksen to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
A lazy left from Ada Izmir finds it's target.
Ada Izmir moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Ada Izmir has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Fist of Fury Training Center in the buildup to the fight.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A big left from Henriksen misses.
A jab lands there for Henriksen.
Henriksen uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Ada Izmir.
Ada Izmir slips under a jab from Henriksen.
Ada Izmir was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Ada Izmir shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Alexander Henriksen is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Henriksen lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Ada Izmir walks into a jab.
Ada Izmir dips to his left and cracks Henriksen with an uppercut!
Ada Izmir slips a jab and a cross from Henriksen.
Ada Izmir changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
Ada Izmir is looking to chop away at Henriksen's legs.
Ada Izmir throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Henriksen throws a left and a right that both miss
and Ada Izmir counters with a straight right hand.
Henriksen throws a body punch but Ada Izmir moves out of range.
Henriksen lands the left hand.
Henriksen throws a jab but it's blocked by Ada Izmir.
Ada Izmir is looking to counter the offense by Henriksen and move into the clinch.
Henriksen scores with a shot to the body.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Ada Izmir moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Henriksen misses with a double jab.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ada Izmir misses with a takedown
and Henriksen counters with a nice uppercut.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Uzun Ada Izmir. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Nice defenses there by Ada Izmir.
Henriksen throws out a powerful jab.
Henriksen throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Henriksen lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
A looping hook to the body misses from Henriksen. Ada Izmir does a little dance to reset his feet.
Henriksen is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Henriksen scores with a head kick. Ada Izmir tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Ada Izmir swings widly with a right hand
and Henriksen connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Henriksen thuds a left hand into Ada Izmir's body.
A cross from Henriksen lands.
A big left from Ada Izmir misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ada Izmir gets cracked there but stands up to it.
A swing and a miss from Henriksen.
Henriksen misses with a right hand
and Ada Izmir counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Henriksen has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Henriksen pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Ada Izmir back to the ropes. Henriksen follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
Henriksen throws a sloppy head kick and Ada Izmir moves out of range easily.
Henriksen lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Ada Izmir slips a jab from Henriksen.
Ada Izmir half committed to a counter leg kick.
Henriksen misses with a head kick.
Henriksen misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Ada Izmir.
Henriksen avoids the body shot from Ada Izmir.
Henriksen connects with a crisp jab.
Henriksen takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Ada Izmir throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Henriksen throws a head kick that half lands.
Henriksen lands a big head kick that sends Ada Izmir tumbling to the mat! Henriksen takes a step backwards and waves Ada Izmir back to his feet - he wants the finish!
Ada Izmir is rocked!
Ada Izmir throws a leg kick but Henriksen moved away.
Oh Ada Izmir is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Ada Izmir has closed the distance and engaged Henriksen in a clinch.
Ada Izmir seems to have got his legs back now.
Henriksen pulls Ada Izmir into guard.
Henriksen working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Ada Izmir.
Ada Izmir postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Henriksen working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Ada Izmir doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Ada Izmir manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Ada Izmir stands up over Henriksen, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Ada Izmir trying to control but Henriksen is working from the bottom.
Henriksen not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Ada Izmir postures up in Henriksen's guard and throws a big left but Henriksen blocks it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Alexander Henriksen dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Alexander Henriksen's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!
Ada Izmir tries to clinch up against the ropes, rushing in to close the distance. Henriksen manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Henriksen lands with a shot to the body.
Henriksen lands with a slapping head kick.
Henriksen swinging wildly here.
Ada Izmir misses with a leg kick
and Ada Izmir takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Henriksen throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
The fighters circling - Henriksen throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
A punch combination from Henriksen misses.
Henriksen has done a lot of speed work in the buildup to this fight.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ada Izmir tries to clinch but Henriksen is having none of it.
Ada Izmir blocks a head kick by Henriksen.
Ada Izmir clinches with his opponent.
Ada Izmir lands a hook to the side of the head.
Ada Izmir gets double underhooks and manages to take the fight to the ground.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Henriksen throws his legs up looking to secure a triangle. Oh, that looks pretty tight, I gotta say! Ada Izmir escapes and throws Henriksen's legs to the side, diving into side control!
Ada Izmir scoring with punches and elbows.
Ada Izmir trying to control the action but Henriksen is working from the bottom.
Ada Izmir working the ground and pound.
You can see the frustration on Henriksen's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Ada Izmir takes a little break here. Henriksen wants to take advantage but he is being controlled well.
Ada Izmir working away.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Henriksen is looking to regain half guard here but Ada Izmir keeps moving and retains side control.
Henriksen looks to move to half guard but instead Ada Izmir has passed into mount! Damn!
Ada Izmir putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Ada Izmir lands a heavy elbow.
Ada Izmir scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Henriksen?
Uzun Ada Izmir overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Henriksen in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Henriksen is looking to improve his position but Ada Izmir isn't that keen on the idea.
A nice elbow there by Ada Izmir.
Ada Izmir landing strikes, looking to finish!
Ada Izmir pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
Ada Izmir with shots to the head and body - Henriksen looks very uncomfortable down there.
That has opened up Alexander Henriksen's cut even more.
Henriksen tries to lock up and control but Ada Izmir gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ada Izmir punishing his opponent with strikes.
Henriksen is rocked!
The cut above Alexander Henriksen's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Henriksen slips a leg in and gets back to half guard.
Henriksen is still in real trouble! Can Ada Izmir finish him?
Ada Izmir seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Henriksen does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Henriksen seems to have recovered his senses.
Ada Izmir is taking a breather. Henriksen says something to him but it's hard to make out. Perhaps he's telling him to get on with it and actually do something.
Ada Izmir is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Ada Izmir 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.
Ada Izmir is looking to advance position but Henriksen won't allow it.
Ada Izmir seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Henriksen tries to get to full guard but Ada Izmir has control of the leg.
Henriksen is trying to maintain the position but Ada Izmir is very close to passing his half guard.
Ada Izmir trying to pass the guard but Henriksen defending well.
Henriksen trying to control but Ada Izmir postures up.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Henriksen is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Ada Izmir pulls his head out easily.
Henriksen wants to control but Ada Izmir is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Ground and pound from Ada Izmir.
Henriksen trying to hold on to Ada Izmir's head to control him but Ada Izmir postures up.
Henriksen has hold of Ada Izmir's hands but Ada Izmir slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Ground and pound from Ada Izmir.
Ada Izmir is nestled in close to Henriksen, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Uzun Ada Izmir dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Alexander Henriksen's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!
Henriksen misses with a body shot
and Ada Izmir counters with a nice body shot.
Henriksen bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Ada Izmir's head.
Ada Izmir throws a poor cross that misses
and Ada Izmir takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Ada Izmir slips under a jab.
Henriksen tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Alexander Henriksen seems to be getting the better of the standup.
An inside leg kick lands from Ada Izmir.
A head kick misses from Henriksen.
Henriksen lands with a good body shot.
Henriksen throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Ada Izmir throwing a counter right hand but Henriksen manages to avoid it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ada Izmir slips a straight right by Henriksen.
Ada Izmir on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Ada Izmir knocks Henriksen to the floor with a head kick! Can he finish him!?
Alexander Henriksen's cut is absolute horrible now. This looks like something out of a horror film with blood covering both fighters.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Alexander Henriksen's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:58 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Uzun Ada Izmir!
A victorious Uzun Ada Izmir thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Warren Hawke (ranked 3892 p4p, 312 weight class) and Lou Nahtic (ranked 2028 p4p, 201 weight class). Nahtic has chosen Sleeping My Day Away as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the ring.
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140 lbs
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World class boxer
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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
5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Warren Hawke!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
21 - 30 - 1, fighting out of Los Angeles, Lou Nahtic!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, Don Winkell and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hawke throws a leg kick that misses.
Nahtic throws out a counter right but Hawke avoids it with no problem.
Hawke walks into a straight right hand from Nahtic.
Hawke scores with a leg kick.
Hawke 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.
Hawke misses with a looping left.
We've been informed that Nahtic has been sparring a lot of Muay Thai in the buildup to this fight so let's see if that has an impact on the result.
A solid leg kick lands there for Hawke.
Hawke throws a hook but Nahtic blocks it.
Despite the aggression on Nahtic's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Hawke scores with a punch to the head.
Nahtic lands with a thumping leg kick.
Warren Hawke seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Hawke throws a big shot that misses.
Nahtic scores with a crisp jab that stopped Hawke in his tracks.
Nahtic keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Nahtic moves away from the strike by Hawke.
Nahtic tries to score with a low kick but Hawke moves his leg out of the way.
Hawke misses with a hook.
A swing and a miss from Nahtic.
A slow jab from Hawke misses its intended target.
A little jabbing left from Nahtic on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
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!
Hawke throws a body punch but Nahtic moves out of range.
It seemed like Nahtic was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
A looping hook to the body misses from Hawke. Nahtic does a little dance to reset his feet.
Hawke throws a leg kick that is checked
and Nahtic counters with a good low kick that Hawke was not able to check.
Hawke moves into the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hawke swings wildly with an uppercut but Nahtic uses good head movement to avoid it.
Hawke lands a shoulder strike.
Hawke lands a body shot.
Hawke goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Nahtic is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the ropes.
Nahtic pushes Hawke back against the ropes and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Hawke's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Nahtic throws out a loose jab but Hawke uses good head movement to avoid it.
Nahtic keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Nahtic tries to clinch but Hawke moves out of range.
Nahtic blocks a jab.
Hawke takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Hawke misses with a low kick as Nahtic jumps back.
Hawke scores with a jab to the body.
That kick from Hawke tenderised Nahtic's leg. Nahtic is trying to keep his angry face on.
Hawke lands with a good body shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nahtic takes the fight into the clinch.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Nahtic jumps guard.
Hawke is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Nahtic throwing strikes off his back to little effect.
Hawke showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Hawke trying to control but Nahtic is working from the bottom.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nahtic can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Hawke controls the pace.
Nahtic looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
A swing and a miss from Hawke.
A little jabbing left from Nahtic on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Hawke tries to score with a low kick but Nahtic moves his leg out of the way.
Hawke looks to score with a jab to the body but Nahtic is just out of range.
Hawke misses with a few strikes there.
Nahtic throws a chopping leg kick but Hawke manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
A telegraphed right hand from Nahtic misses the target.
Nahtic slips a straight right by Hawke.
Nahtic is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
A slapping leg kick lands for Hawke.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hawke just misses with a punch to the body.
The crowd cheers as Nahtic lands an impressive looking overhand right. Hawke doesn't seem phased though.
Nahtic slips a jab from Hawke.
Hawke tries to land a leg kick but Nahtic saw it coming and moves away.
Nahtic fails in his attempt to clinch.
Nahtic thows a left - swing and a miss!
Nahtic turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Hawke drives through and clinches with Nahtic against the ropes.
Nahtic misses with an elbow over the top.
Hawke misses with a short punch on the inside.
Nahtic stalling against the ropes.
Hawke tries a body shot but Nahtic blocks it.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Hawke struggles to land a body shot inside as Nahtic controls his hands.
Hawke misses with a body punch.
Nahtic wants the takedown. Hawke is fighting it off but Nahtic persists and manages to bring the fight to the ground, ending up in Hawke's guard against the ropes.
Hawke looking for a sweep. Not yet Hawke, not yet.
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 Warren Hawke will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the ring so we can get back down to business.
Hawke checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Nahtic smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
A telegraphed right hand from Hawke misses the target.
Nahtic looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Nahtic displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Hawke throws out the jab.
Hawke attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Warren Hawke is winning the standup battle so far.
Hawke throws a leg kick but Nahtic checks it.
Nahtic throws a sloppy head kick and Hawke moves out of range easily.
Hawke misses with a low kick as Nahtic jumps back.
Nahtic slips under a jab.
Hawke throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Hawke is looking to chop away at Nahtic's legs.
Hawke moves into range and connects with a jab.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Nahtic scores with a punch to the head.
Hawke lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Hawke connects with a solid leg kick.
Hawke 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.
Hawke checks a leg kick nicely.
Hawke throws a body shot but no joy.
Nahtic throws a low kick, looking for Hawke's leg but Hawke calmly moves out of range.
It looked like Hawke wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hawke closes the distance looking to clinch
and Nahtic counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Nahtic on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Nahtic takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Nahtic avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Nahtic ducks under a wild hook from Hawke.
Hawke misses with a right hand
and Hawke takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Nahtic with a hook.
A big left from Hawke misses.
Hawke throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Hawke moves away from the strike by Nahtic.
Nahtic misses with a straight right.
Nahtic throws a body kick that misses.
Hawke connects with a looping right hand.
Hawke ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Nahtic moves away.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Hawke moves to clinch but Nahtic breaks away
and Nahtic counters with a nice uppercut.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nahtic throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Hawke misses with a jab to the body
and Nahtic counters with an inside leg kick.
Hawke scores with a nice head shot.
Hawke ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
A big left from Nahtic misses.
Nahtic uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Hawke.
Hawke avoids the head kick by Nahtic.
Hawke throws a leg kick but Nahtic sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Hawke misses with a low kick.
Nahtic feints a counter leg kick.
Hawke wants to land a leg kick but Nahtic is out of range.
Hawke swings for the body but Nahtic moves out of range.
Hawke tried to score with a low kick but Nahtic checks it.
Hawke scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Hawke throws a quick inside leg kick.
Hawke has closed the distance and engaged Nahtic in a clinch.
Hawke lands a left hand that snaps the head of Nahtic backwards.
Hawke misses with the head strike.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nahtic tries to pull guard but Hawke forces him back to his feet, against the ropes.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Hawke looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Hawke avoids the elbow strike from Nahtic, against the ropes.
Nahtic blocks an uppercut.
Hawke goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Hawke tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Nahtic's elbow.
Hawke working aggressively here.
Hawke misses with the head strike.
Hawke misses with the head strike.
Nahtic pushes off an throws an elbow but Hawke leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the ropes.
Warren Hawke has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Nahtic tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Hawke has a couple of punches blocked by Nahtic.
A short right from Hawke.
Hawke is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Nahtic can do to turn this around?
Hawke misses with a hook from the clinch.
Hawke throws a head punch that misses.
Nahtic pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nahtic misses with a leg kick
and Hawke counters with a leg kick.
Hawke rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Nahtic counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Nahtic tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Hawke is able to avoid easily.
Hawke lunges at Nahtic with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Nahtic's hand.
Hawke tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Nahtic is able to avoid easily.
Hawke sizes up Nahtic with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Nahtic throws a nice outside leg kick.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Nahtic.
Hawke misses with a straight left.
Nahtic's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Hawke walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Nahtic checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Hawke scoring well with a low kick there.
Nahtic blocks a low kick nicely.
Hawke misses with a hook.
Nahtic has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Hawke finds it's way round the side to connect with Nahtic's head.
Hawke ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Nahtic moves away.
Nahtic flicks out a counter leg kick but Hawke steps away.
Hawke digs a good body shot into Nahtic's ribs.
Hawke swats away the attempt to clinch by Nahtic.
Hawke swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Warren Hawke dominated that second round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
Nahtic tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Nahtic takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Hawke misses with a wild body shot.
Nahtic uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Hawke.
Nahtic lands a head shot.
Nahtic looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
A shot to the body from Hawke misses
and Nahtic counters with a flying knee. Nice.
Hawke rushes Nahtic and presses him up against the ropes.
Hawke struggles to land a body shot inside as Nahtic controls his hands.
Hawke lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Nahtic backwards.
Nahtic wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Nahtic gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Nahtic throws an elbow but it misses.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Nahtic.
Nahtic taking a breather.
Nahtic lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Hawke is looking to break free of the clinch but Nahtic has double underhooks.
Nahtic is trying to drag Hawke to the mat but Hawke just about manages to keep his footing. He used the ropes to his advantage there.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hawke works on Nahtic's body with a couple of short punches.
Hawke misses with some punches.
Nahtic misses with an elbow strike.
Hawke swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Hawke misses with a punch on the inside.
Hawke lands a hook that snaps the head of Nahtic backwards.
Hawke lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Hawke lands a left hand that snaps the head of Nahtic backwards.
Nahtic is rocked!
Hawke lands with a light punch inside.
Nahtic is still on wobbly legs! Can Hawke finish him?
Hawke unloads with a big right hand that wobbles Nahtic! He's leaning against the ropes trying to keep his feet but Hawke is unloading with more strikes now! Nahtic drops to his knees and the referee stops the fight for a TKO!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:49 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Warren Hawke!
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Ronnie Darrow (ranked 2354 p4p, 224 weight class) and Ruben Rivera (ranked 1463 p4p, 152 weight class). Ronnie Darrow has a significant reach advantage - let's see if he can make it count.
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155 lbs
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145 lbs
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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
12 - 6 - 1, fighting out of London, Ronnie Darrow!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 4 - 2, fighting out of London, Ruben Rivera!
The judges for this bout are , Frank Antenori and Jack Bonds.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rivera pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Rivera closes the distance and clinches.
Rivera lands an elbow inside.
Knees in the clinch landing for Rivera.
Darrow lands with a short shot to the head.
Rivera trying to land knees to the body.
Darrow misses with a hook to the ribs.
Rivera misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Darrow.
Darrow goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Darrow escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Darrow avoids a kick to the body.
Rivera checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Rivera wants to counter with a clinch but Darrow pushes him away.
Darrow thumps Rivera with a low kick.
Jab, jab by Darrow - just one landing.
Darrow drives through and clinches with Rivera against the ropes.
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!
Rivera lands a damaging elbow.
Darrow breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Darrow steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Rivera. That one must have hurt.
Darrow circles away from the clinch attempt.
Darrow lands with an overhand left.
Rivera wants to clinch.
Ronnie Darrow seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rivera lands the left hand.
Darrow lands a slapping body shot.
Darrow scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Darrow swats away the attempt to clinch by Rivera.
Darrow scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Rivera has closed the distance and engaged Darrow in a clinch.
Darrow throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Riveras head.
Darrow struggles to land a body shot inside as Rivera controls his hands.
Darrow working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Darrow struggles to land a body shot inside as Rivera controls his hands.
Rivera creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Darrow tries a body shot but Rivera blocks it.
Rivera gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Darrow managing to block the knees to the body from Rivera.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Rivera blocking some punches.
Darrow swings wildly with an uppercut but Rivera uses good head movement to avoid it.
Darrow lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Rivera tries a knee to the head but Darrow blocks it.
Rivera has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Darrow seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Rivera can turn it around.
Darrow blocks an elbow strike from Rivera.
Darrow digs a right hand into Rivera's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Rivera's gas tank.
Darrow avoids a wild elbow strike from Rivera.
Rivera tries to land knees in the clinch but Darrow avoids the damage to the body.
Rivera with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Rivera throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Darrow blocks an elbow strike from Rivera.
Darrow throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Riveras head.
Rivera blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Nice body punch from Darrow.
Darrow struggles to land a body shot inside as Rivera controls his hands.
Rivera blocks an uppercut.
Darrow lands a body punch in the clinch.
Darrow misses with a short punch on the inside.
Darrow swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Rivera looks to throw an elbow but misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Rivera obliges.
Darrow is trying to break the clinch but Rivera is controlling him.
Darrow misses with a punch to the body.
Darrow tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Rivera scores with a knee to the head.
Darrow on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Darrow throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Riveras head.
With the two fighters working up against the ropes, Rivera just misses with a elbow thrown towards Darrow's brow.
A hook to the body from Darrow.
Rivera using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Darrow has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Darrow manages to break the clinch.
Rivera takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Darrow stuns Rivera with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Darrow is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Darrow fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Darrow lands a head shot.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Darrow jabs Rivera to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Rivera clinches.
Darrow misses with a body punch.
Darrow goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rivera tries a knee to the head but Darrow blocks it.
Darrow tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Rivera lands a good knee to the midsection. Darrow won't want to take too many of those.
Darrow fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Rivera utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
A body shot lands from Darrow.
Darrow takes a knee to the side of the body.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Darrow.
Darrow gets through Rivera's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Darrow lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Rivera lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Rivera throws an elbow that misses.
Rivera tries a knee to the head but Darrow blocks it.
Darrow misses with a punch to the body.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Rivera misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Darrow.
Rivera misses with a knee to the head.
Darrow lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Rivera lands a knee to the body.
Rivera blocking some punches.
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 Ronnie Darrow will probably get the nod.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Rivera checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Good shot there by Darrow.
Rivera tries to clinch up against the ropes, rushing in to close the distance. Darrow manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Darrow throws a nice outside leg kick.
Darrow attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Darrow slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Darrow misses with a wild body shot.
Rivera was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind.
Darrow digs a good body shot into Rivera's ribs.
Rivera tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Darrow paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Darrow is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Rivera can do to turn this around?
A solid body kick from Rivera.
Rivera takes the fight into the clinch.
Darrow manages to break the clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Darrow misses with some punches.
Darrow wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Darrow breaks the clinch.
Darrow throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rivera lands a front kick.
Rivera tries to close the distance and clinch but Darrow swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Darrow avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Rivera will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Darrow lands a head kick. Rivera smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Darrow misses with a hook.
Rivera throws a head kick that misses.
Rivera takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Rivera avoids the body shot from Darrow.
Rivera throws a sloppy head kick and Darrow moves out of range easily.
Rivera tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Darrow paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Rivera is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Rivera throws a head kick but Darrow moves out of range.
Darrow swats away the attempt to clinch by Rivera.
Darrow throws a leg kick that misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rivera checks a low kick from Darrow.
Rivera connects with a solid leg kick.
Darrow takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Darrow checks the leg kick.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Darrow chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Rivera can pounce on him.
Darrow attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
The crowd cheers as Darrow lands an impressive looking overhand right. Rivera doesn't seem phased though.
Darrow clinches with his opponent.
A short right from Darrow.
Rivera lands a nice elbow.
Rivera throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Darrow struggles to land a body shot inside as Rivera controls his hands.
Darrow blocks an elbow strike from Rivera.
Darrow works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Darrow misses with a punch on the inside.
With the fighters up against the ropes, Rivera throws an elbow but misses.
Darrow tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Rivera's elbow.
Darrow lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Knees in the clinch landing for Rivera.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rivera working Darrow over with knees to the body.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Rivera.
Rivera scores a nice knee to the body.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Rivera comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Rivera creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Darrow misses with a short punch on the inside.
Rivera unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Rivera misses with a knee to the head.
Rivera misses with an elbow strike.
Knees to the body from Rivera.
Rivera lands a nice knee to the body.
Darrow has a couple of punches blocked by Rivera.
Rivera lands an elbow inside.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Rivera blocks an uppercut.
Darrow takes a knee to the side of the body.
Darrow goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Darrow goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Rivera looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Rivera throws an elbow but it misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rivera is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Darrow is defending well for now.
Rivera pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the ropes.
Darrow is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Rivera looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Rivera landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Darrow takes an elbow to the temple.
Darrow misses with some punches.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Rivera.
Rivera trying to land knees to the body.
Rivera lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Nice body punch from Darrow.
Rivera putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Darrow in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Darrow managing to block the knees to the body from Rivera.
Darrow takes an elbow to the forehead.
Rivera tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Darrow goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Rivera lands an elbow just above Darrow 's eye.
Rivera pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the ropes.
With the fighters up against the ropes, Rivera throws an elbow but misses.
Darrow lands a right hand.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ruben Rivera showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Rivera throws a low kick but it's checked well by Darrow.
Darrow is looking to counter punch.
Rivera throws a wild body kick that Darrow sees coming a mile off.
Darrow thumps Rivera with a low kick.
Darrow moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Rivera checks a leg kick nicely.
Rivera is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Darrow.
Darrow tried to score with a low kick but Rivera checks it.
Rivera tries to close the distance and clinch up but Darrow swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Darrow lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Rivera tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Darrow paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Darrow wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Rivera takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Darrow takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Darrow fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Darrow connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Darrow dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Rivera. That did some damage!
Rivera fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Darrow.
Rivera's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rivera throws a head kick that misses.
Rivera connects with a leg kick. Darrow looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Darrow thuds his right hand into Rivera's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
A low kick from Darrow misses
and Rivera counters with a body kick.
Darrow throws a leg kick but Rivera sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Rivera uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Darrow.
Rivera throws a wild body kick that Darrow sees coming a mile off.
The crowd cheers as Darrow lands an impressive looking overhand right. Rivera doesn't seem phased though.
Darrow just misses with a punch to the body.
Rivera rushes Darrow and pushes him back against the ropes in a clinch.
Darrow swings wildly with an uppercut but Rivera uses good head movement to avoid it.
Darrow takes an elbow to the forehead.
Ruben Rivera seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Rivera scores with a knee to the head.
Rivera blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Darrow managing to block the knees to the body from Rivera.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Rivera lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rivera scores a nice knee to the body.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Rivera blocks a body shot from Darrow.
Darrow tries to break the clinch but Rivera is controlling the position.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Rivera.
Rivera takes a shot to the head.
Rivera looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Rivera lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
A nice left hand lands by Darrow.
A knee to the head by Rivera.
Rivera comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Darrow is rocked!
Darrow misses with a short punch on the inside.
Rivera comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Oh Darrow is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Darrow has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Darrow seems to have got his legs back now.
Darrow lands a hook that snaps the head of Rivera backwards.
Darrow misses with a body punch.
Rivera blocking some punches.
A battle for position here, against the ropes.
Rivera misses with an elbow over the top.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Darrow avoiding damage as Rivera throws knees to the body.
Rivera tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Darrow avoids it.
Rivera lands a knee to the body.
Darrow doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Rivera looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Rivera lands an elbow just above Darrow 's eye.
Knees to the body from Rivera.
Darrow avoids a wild elbow strike from Rivera.
Rivera landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Rivera lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Rivera lands a knee to the head.
Darrow blocks the elbow strike.
Rivera creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Rivera is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Rivera lands an elbow that stopped Darrow in his tracks for a moment.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Rivera using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Darrow manages to break the clinch.
Rivera is looking to clinch.
Rivera fails in his attempt to clinch.
Rivera throws a hook but Darrow avoids it easily.
Ronnie Darrow is winning the standup battle so far.
Darrow scores with a nice body kick.
Darrow tries to keep at a distance but Rivera has taken the fight into the clinch.
Rivera lands a damaging elbow.
Rivera blocks a body shot from Darrow.
Rivera lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Darrow tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
With the two fighters working up against the ropes, Rivera just misses with a elbow thrown towards Darrow's brow.
Darrow misses with the head strike.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Darrow tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Darrow tries to break free but Rivera pushes him back against the ropes.
Darrow can't find room to land a body shot as Rivera controls the action.
Darrow tries to break the clinch but Rivera is controlling the position.
Rivera misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Darrow.
And that's the end of the fight!
Ruben Rivera comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Rivera has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 28:29
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 28:29
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Ruben Rivera!
Ruben Rivera thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Minhyuk Brown (ranked 2735 p4p, 297 weight class) and John Gibson (ranked 4148 p4p, 417 weight class). Brown comes to the ring accompanied by This is what I came for Calvin Harris. Gibson comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Blac Youngsta - I Got You feat. Slim Jxmmi of Rae Sremmurd kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! 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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194 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Minhyuk Brown!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, John Gibson!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, Jack Bonds and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gibson circles away from the clinch attempt
and Gibson counters with a straight right hand.
Gibson bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Brown's head.
Brown shoots in looking for a takedown. Gibson tries to sprawl out of it but Brown keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the ropes. Gibson manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Brown tries for a takedown but Gibson circles away easily
and Gibson connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
It looks like Minhyuk Brown has been cut.
Gibson scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Brown is pinned up against the ropes taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Brown shoots and misses
and Gibson counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Minhyuk Brown. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Brown tries for a takedown but Gibson circles away easily
and Gibson counters with a nice uppercut.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Brown closes the distance looking to clinch
and Gibson counters with a stiff right hand.
Nice sprawl there from Gibson as Brown shoots in.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Gibson! But no joy.
Gibson lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Minhyuk Brown's cut is getting worse.
Brown fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Brown closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Gibson tries to bum rush Brown with a series of wild strikes but Brown uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Brown looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Brown tries to close the distance and clinch but Gibson swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Brown fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Brown keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Gibson.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Brown tries for a takedown but Gibson circles away easily
and Gibson counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Brown missing with a left hand there. Gibson was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Brown fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Gibson manages to avoid it.
Gibson lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
No luck for Brown with that takedown attempt.
Gibson looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Gibson works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Minhyuk Brown's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
Gibson lands with a straight right. Brown didn't see that one coming.
Gibson darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Brown throws a loose over hand right and dives in with a double leg takedown. Gibson tries to sprawl but it's too late and the fighters hit the mat. Brown is in Gibson's guard.
Gibson is pulling down on Brown's head to control his posture.
Brown is working Gibson over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gibson working for a triangle but Brown defends it easily.
Brown working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Gibson's head.
Brown throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Gibson works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Gibson is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Gibson working for a triangle but Brown defends it easily.
Gibson had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Brown defends it easily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Gibson escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Brown gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Gibson throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Brown pushes down on Gibson's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Brown slips a nice elbow through Gibson's hands, connecting with Gibson's forehead.
Brown is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Brown is trying to control. Gibson wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
John Gibson dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Minhyuk Brown's cut.
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.
Nice body punch from Gibson.
Gibson misses with a looping left.
Brown drops down looking for a counter takedown but Gibson sprawls and moves away.
Brown shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Gibson counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Gibson throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Brown goes for a double leg but Gibson avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the ropes as Gibson continues to drive forward.
Brown misses with a takedown attempt
and Gibson connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Minhyuk Brown. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Brown looks to clinch
and Gibson counters with a stiff right hand.
Brown slips a straight right by Gibson.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Gibson scores with a body shot.
Gibson scores with a jab to the body.
Brown tries to score a power double leg takedown but Gibson sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Brown somewhat.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gibson wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Brown wants to clinch but Gibson slips to the side
and Gibson counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Brown shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Gibson but Gibson pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Gibson looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Gibson lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Brown is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Gibson.
Brown moves away from the strike by Gibson.
Gibson connects with a jab.
Jeez, Minhyuk Brown's cut is really nasty now. The referee must be thinking about getting that checked.
Brown looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Horrible takedown attempt by Brown or perhaps it was just good defense by Gibson, which made it look bad.
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!
Gibson thuds a left hand into Brown's body.
Gibson lands a jab.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Minhyuk Brown's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:29 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). John Gibson!
A relieved looking John Gibson thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
Minhyuk Brown was interviewed post fight and said 'I will come back as a better fighter and learn from this!!'.
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Laxa Tiv (ranked 2281 p4p, 215 weight class) and Darren Tellkins (ranked 3977 p4p, 317 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Tellkins's choice of entrance music: Rae Sremmurd - Powerglide ft. Juicy J. Laxa Tiv is staring across the ring at his opponent, tweaking his nipples... Tweaking his own nipples that is.
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150 lbs
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158 lbs
2 - 2 - 0 |
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Solid boxing
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, for the featherweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Laxa Tiv!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Darren Tellkins!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, Timothy Bukovac and Don Winkell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Tiv takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Tiv lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
It looks like Darren Tellkins has been cut.
Laxa Tiv seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Tiv scores with a jab to the body.
Tellkins lands a jab-cross combination.
Tellkins missing with a left hand there. Tiv was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Tiv ducks right into an uppercut from Tellkins.
Tiv is rocked!
Tellkins lands the left hand.
Oh Tiv is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Tiv misses the shot to the body.
Tellkins is pinned up against the ropes taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Tellkins keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Tiv.
Tiv takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Tellkins misses with a jab, cross combination.
Tellkins circles away before darting back in with a big straight right hand. It connects beautifully and sends Tiv tumbling to the canvas! He's out cold! Tellkins wins by KO!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:32 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Darren Tellkins!
Darren Tellkins is the new featherweight champion!
In his post fight interview, Darren Tellkins started talking himself up. Luckily his charisma kept the crowd on side and gave him a good reception.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Michael Jackson (ranked 3936 p4p, 397 weight class) and Nuke Laloosh (ranked 2309 p4p, 336 weight class). Rumors backstage are that the fighters have been paid to keep it standing but we know that would never happen in MMA!
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190 lbs
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218 lbs
31 - 20 - 0 |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
9 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Michael Jackson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
31 - 20 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Nuke Laloosh!
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, Don Winkell and Timothy Bukovac.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Laloosh drives through with a takedown into guard.
Laloosh working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Laloosh trying to control the position from guard on top but Jackson is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Laloosh controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Jackson trying to strike from the bottom but really, it's not the best position to be doing that from!
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
Laloosh postures up and lands a big shot to Jackson's brow.
Laloosh gets to his feet. Jackson looking to butt scoot but the ref puts an end to that. On your feet son!
Jackson takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Jackson is breathing heavily.
Jackson wants to clinch.
Laloosh throws out a counter right but Jackson avoids it with no problem.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Jackson on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Jackson gets tackled into the ropes by Laloosh. Laloosh maintains the clinch.
Laloosh lands a left hand.
Jackson misses with a short punch on the inside.
Laloosh tightens his grip and picks Jackson up, before dumping him to the ground. Jackson manages to land in guard.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jackson keeping moving, preventing Laloosh from controlling successfully.
Laloosh might have to switch it up a bit here because his efforts to control Jackson haven't been going to plan, at least at the current moment in time.
Laloosh throwing strikes but missing.
Jackson can't keep his opponent in guard - Laloosh advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Laloosh lands a nice short elbow.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Laloosh in particular looking to stall.
Laloosh working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Laloosh throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Laloosh lands a nice short elbow.
Jackson tries to get to full guard but Laloosh has control of the leg.
Laloosh scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Jackson is not content to let Laloosh control the position.
Laloosh throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Laloosh content to control rather than advance.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Laloosh takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Jackson throws a strike from the bottom that misses.
Nice strikes from Laloosh there.
Jackson tries to roll over but Laloosh keeps him under control.
Laloosh lands with a punch from half guard.
Jackson throws a strike from the bottom that misses.
Laloosh lands strikes from half guard.
Laloosh uses his free foot to push down on Jackson's thigh. Eventually he works his other foot free and he's advanced to mount - this is trouble for Jackson.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Laloosh is landing with some decent strikes but Jackson is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Laloosh breaks from Jackson's wrist control and lands an elbow.
Jackson is squirming around, avoiding Laloosh's attempts to control the action.
Laloosh punishing his opponent with strikes.
Jackson is rocked!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jackson takes a big shot to the dome and his eyes have rolled back in his head! Laloosh's killer instinct has kicked in as he finishes the fight with more strikes. Impressive finish.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:24 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Nuke Laloosh!
A relieved looking Nuke Laloosh thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Derek Lilley (ranked 1164 p4p, 148 weight class) and Kieran Summers (ranked 1380 p4p, 176 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the ring.
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162 lbs
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169 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
7 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Derek Lilley!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
16 - 15 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Kieran Summers!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, and Frank Antenori.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Summers throws a half hearted mid kick.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Lilley avoids a kick to the body.
Summers dives in and grabs Lilley's left leg, looking for a takedown. Lilley pushes down on Summers's head and hops out.
Summers fails with a takedown attempt.
Lilley lands a body shot.
Lilley connects with a leg kick. Summers looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Lilley 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.
Summers takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Summers uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Lilley.
Lilley clinches up against the ropes.
Lilley struggles to land a body shot inside as Summers controls his hands.
Summers's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
With the two fighters working up against the ropes, Summers just misses with a elbow thrown towards Lilley's brow.
Summers's coach down at Jitsu Jim was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on Summers's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.
Summers tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Lilley avoids it.
Summers trying to land knees to the body.
Summers blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
A short right from Lilley on the inside.
Lilley lands a left hand that snaps the head of Summers backwards.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Lilley on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Lilley avoiding damage as Summers throws knees to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Summers missing with knees to the body.
Lilley has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Lilley swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Lilley tries to work over Summers's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Lilley misses with a punch to the body.
Summers missing with knees to the body.
Lilley scores with a nice hook to the head.
Summers landing knees to the head.
Lilley lands a shoulder strike.
Summers missing with knees to the body.
Summers tries to land knees in the clinch but Lilley avoids the damage to the body.
Lilley scores with a nice hook to the head.
Summers lands a knee to the body.
Summers is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Lilley is defending well for now.
Lilley lands a right hand that snaps the head of Summers backwards.
Lilley misses with a shot to the kidneys.
A right hook to the body lands for Lilley.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Lilley escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Summers checks a leg kick nicely.
Summers misses with a body kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Summers throws a big shot that misses.
Derek Lilley is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Lilley misses the body punch
and Summers counters with a body kick.
Summers rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Lilley moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Summers throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Summers walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Lilley looks to score with a jab to the body but Summers is just out of range.
Lilley moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Summers fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Lilley avoids it really well and circles away.
Derek Lilley has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Kieran Summers.
Summers throws a body punch but Lilley moves out of range.
Summers tries to clinch there but Lilley circles away.
Summers throws an off balance right hand
and Lilley counters with a left to the body.
Lilley's corner calls for a 1-2. Lilley obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Summers connects with the punch.
Lilley throws a leg kick that is checked
and Summers counters with a good low kick that Lilley was not able to check.
Lilley moves into the clinch.
Lilley misses with a punch on the inside.
Summers misses with a knee to the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lilley works on Summers's body with a couple of short punches.
Summers blocks a body shot from Lilley.
Lilley avoids the elbow strike from Summers, against the ropes.
Summers tries a body shot but Lilley blocks it.
Lilley on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Lilley goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Lilley on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
A nice left hand lands by Lilley.
Summers is trying to drag Lilley to the mat but Lilley just about manages to keep his footing. He used the ropes to his advantage there.
A short right from Lilley.
Summers misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Lilley.
Lilley misses with the head strike.
Lilley avoiding damage as Summers throws knees to the body.
Lilley tries to throw a body punch but Summers avoids it by throwing Lilley back against the ropes.
Lilley misses with a punch to the body.
Summers blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Lilley avoids a wild elbow strike from Summers.
Lilley scores with a shot to the side of Summers's head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lilley scores with a hook to the body.
Lilley works on Summers's body with a couple of short punches.
Summers looks winded!
A nice left hand lands by Lilley.
Lilley misses with a hook from the clinch.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A short body shot lands from Lilley as the two fighters clinch.
Lilley lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Lilley goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Lilley lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Summers backwards.
Lilley lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Lilley breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Lilley works the jab nicely.
Summers is rocked!
Lilley throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Summers is still on wobbly legs! Can Lilley finish him?
Lilley connects with a solid leg kick.
Lilley connects with a crisp jab.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Summers takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Summers on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Summers misses with a head kick.
Lilley lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Derek Lilley dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Lilley wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Summers seems to have recovered his senses.
Summers swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Summers.
A big right from Summers misses.
Lilley swings and misses with a hook to the body.
A thudding body kick lands there by Summers!
Lilley takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Lilley has closed the distance and engaged Summers in a clinch.
Lilley misses with a punch on the inside.
A head punch on the inside from Lilley fails to land.
A right hand to the body from Lilley.
Lilley lands a left hand.
A right hand to the body from Lilley.
Lilley doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Lilley scores with a shot to the side of Summers's head.
Lilley lands with a short head shot on the inside.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Lilley fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Lilley has a couple of punches blocked by Summers.
Lilley misses with some punches.
Lilley lands a right hand.
Summers is breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lilley's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Lilley tries to keep at a distance but Summers has taken the fight into the clinch.
Summers missing with knees to the body.
Summers throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Lilley misses with a hook from the clinch.
Summers swings wildly with an uppercut but Lilley uses good head movement to avoid it.
Lilley stops a takedown attempt from Summers.
Lilley's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Summers takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Lilley misses with an uppercut.
Lilley blocks the body kick.
Summers misses with a body kick.
Lilley comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Lilley connects with a jab.
A nice inside leg kick there by Lilley. That's going to slow Summers down.
Lilley cracks Summers with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the ropes.
Summers throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Lilley pushes Summers up against the ropes in a clinch.
Lilley softening up his opponent with strikes, against the ropes.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Lilley.
Derek Lilley has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Summers connects with a knee to the head.
Lilley makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Summers using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Lilley has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Lilley throws a punch but it's blocked by Summers.
Summers's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
A shot in the inside from Lilley.
Lilley misses with a punch to the body.
Lilley lands a right hand that snaps the head of Summers backwards.
Lilley escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Kieran Summers is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Summers looks to land a body kick but Lilley moved away.
Lilley swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Summers moves out of range of the strikes.
Lilley cracks Summers with an open hand slap.
Lilley is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Summers can do to turn this around?
Summers on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Summers keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Summers takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lilley lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Lilley throws a hook but Summers avoids it easily.
Lilley fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Summers looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Summers misses with a body shot.
Lilley feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Summers's calf.
Summers gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Summers fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Lilley half committed to a counter leg kick.
Lilley tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Lilley lands with a shot to the body.
Lilley has Summers up against the ropes in a clinch.
Summers is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Lilley pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Derek Lilley has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Kieran Summers.
Lilley tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Summers landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Lilley breaks the clinch.
Summers throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Lilley looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lilley blocks the body kick.
Lilley smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Summers pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Lilley dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Summers. That did some damage!
Summers on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Lilley. Lilley obviously looking to wear him down.
Lilley's corner calls for a 1-2. Lilley obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Lilley avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Lilley keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Lilley connects with a jab.
Summers blocks a low kick nicely.
Lilley rushes Summers and presses him up against the ropes.
Summers goes for a takedown attempt but Lilley pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Summers with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Lilley to score with a decent uppercut.
Lilley connects with a body shot.
The fighters circling - Summers throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Derek Lilley dominated that second round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!
Lilley swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Summers's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Summers throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Summers is looking to clinch but Lilley is avoiding it.
Nice jab there from Lilley.
Lilley feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Summers's calf.
Lilley lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Lilley ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Summers throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Lilley fires out a quick counter leg kick but Summers just manages to avoid it.
Summers goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Lilley tries to close the distance and clinch but Summers swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Summers tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Summers tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Lilley bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Lilley dodges the punch combination from Summers.
Lilley checks a leg kick.
Lilley throws a big shot that misses.
Summers gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Lilley on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lilley breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Lilley takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Lilley connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
That kick from Lilley tenderised Summers's leg. Summers is trying to keep his angry face on.
Lilley throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Summers takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Lilley gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Lilley lands an uppercut.
Lilley managing to block the knees to the body from Summers.
A nice left hand lands by Lilley.
Summers misses with a punch to the body.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Lilley.
Lilley lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Summers tries to land knees in the clinch but Lilley avoids the damage to the body.
Lilley digs a right hand into Summers's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Summers's gas tank.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Lilley lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Lilley lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Summers backwards.
Still in the clinch, Lilley scores with a nice short uppercut.
Summers prevents a body shot from Lilley.
Lilley doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Kieran Summers has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lilley's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Lilley lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Lilley fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Summers tries to clinch there but Lilley circles away.
Summers on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Today's fight clock is brought to you by... OOOH that's a huge shot by Lilley! Summers is in big trouble here - the ref steps in to save him and this one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:25 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Derek Lilley!
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ricardo Cruz (ranked 1788 p4p, 50 weight class) and Pete Vonshredder (ranked 2838 p4p, 65 weight class). Buckle up people - heeeeeeeeeere we go!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, for the super heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
10 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Ricardo Cruz!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Pete Vonshredder!
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, Frank Antenori and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Cruz has taken the fight to the clinch.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Vonshredder.
Cruz's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Ricardo Cruz seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Cruz walks into a left hand.
Cruz moves out of range as Vonshredder strikes.
Cruz avoids the body shot from Vonshredder.
Cruz lands a front kick.
Cruz slips under a jab.
Cruz tries a head kick but it misses.
Cruz has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Roosters Coop in the buildup to the fight.
Cruz misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Cruz blocks a jab.
Cruz doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Vonshredder counters with a nice uppercut.
Cruz drives through and clinches with Vonshredder against the ropes.
Vonshredder is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Cruz breaks the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Vonshredder throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Cruz slips a straight right by Vonshredder.
Cruz closes the distance and pushes Vonshredder back into the ropes.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Vonshredder.
Cruz breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Cruz shoots in but Vonshredder avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Cruz throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Vonshredder stuffs the takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Ricardo Cruz. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Cruz misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Vonshredder.
Cruz pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Cruz forces Vonshredder back against the ropes and clinches.
Vonshredder lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cruz pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Cruz fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Cruz drives through and clinches with Vonshredder against the ropes.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Vonshredder swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Cruz escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Cruz throws a head kick that misses
and Vonshredder counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Vonshredder loads up on a big right hand but Cruz slips the punch.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Cruz's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Cruz pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Vonshredder misses with a looping right.
Cruz moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Pete Vonshredder is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Vonshredder is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Cruz.
Cruz shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Vonshredder eats them both and turns towards Cruz to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Vonshredder just misses with a punch to the body.
Cruz jabs Vonshredder right on the nose. Vonshredder blinks but takes it well.
Cruz takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Vonshredder feints and then winds up with a huge right hand that connects perfectly and sends Cruz sprawling to the canvas! Cruz rolls over backwards and springs off the ropes and manages to regain his footing - how acrobatic! Oh, he's still wobbly - can Vonshredder finish him?!
Cruz is rocked!
Cruz pushes Vonshredder up against the ropes in a clinch.
Oh Cruz is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Vonshredder throws a head punch that misses.
Cruz seems to have got his legs back now.
Vonshredder looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Vonshredder throws a head punch that misses.
Cruz breaks the clinch.
Cruz clinches up with Vonshredder and pushes him back against the ropes.
A short right from Vonshredder.
Vonshredder tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Vonshredder has a couple of punches blocked by Cruz.
Cruz pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Vonshredder might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Cruz shoots in for a takedown but Vonshredder shows good takedown defense.
Vonshredder swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cruz throws a series of punches but Vonshredder moves out of range.
Cruz lets loose with a powerful body kick. Vonshredder will feel that in the morning.
Decent striking displayed by Cruz there.
Cruz ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
A head kick from Cruz lands but Vonshredder takes it in his stride.
Cruz shoots in but no luck this time.
Cruz is trying hard to land a takedown here. Vonshredder sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Cruz moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Vonshredder scores with a jab to the jaw.
Vonshredder wants to clinch.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Vonshredder gets tackled into the ropes by Cruz. Cruz maintains the clinch.
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 Ricardo Cruz 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.
Cruz shoots in and drives through. Vonshredder sprawls well.
Ricardo Cruz is winning the standup battle so far.
Vonshredder misses the shot to the body.
Decent striking displayed by Vonshredder there.
Cruz displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Vonshredder throws an overhand right that drops Cruz like a sack of potatoes! Vonshredder dives in to finish the fight with more strikes and this one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:23 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Pete Vonshredder!
Pete Vonshredder is the new super heavyweight champion!
In his post fight interview, Pete Vonshredder started talking himself up. Luckily his charisma kept the crowd on side and gave him a good reception.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Frankie Logan (ranked 862 p4p, 110 weight class) and Brotha Gracie (ranked 2706 p4p, 298 weight class). Gracie has chosen Tupac - Last Muthafucka Breathin' as his entrance music. Brotha Gracie struggled to make weight for this fight. He only made it down to 171.5lbs at the first attempt and had to take the additional two hours to make the official bout weight. Let's see how much it's taken out of him. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the ring.
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188 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, for the welterweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
10 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Frankie Logan!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
12 - 10 - 1, fighting out of Helsinki, Brotha Gracie!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, Jack Bonds and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Logan takes one on the button.
Brotha Gracie seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A big right from Gracie misses.
Gracie displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Logan avoids the head kick by Gracie.
Gracie looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Gracie ducks under a wild hook from Logan.
A low kick from Logan is predictable there
and Gracie counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Gracie misses with a straight right.
Logan feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Gracie's calf.
Some bone on bone action there as Gracie checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Gracie looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
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!
Logan fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Gracie checks it well.
Logan on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Gracie rushes Logan and presses him up against the ropes.
Logan lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Gracie backwards.
Logan stops a takedown attempt from Gracie.
We can't be sure of the tactics at this early stage but we have heard that Gracie 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.
Logan lands a shoulder strike.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gracie breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Gracie shoots and misses
and Logan counters with a nice uppercut.
Logan cracks Gracie with a big right hand that sends him to the floor! Gracie looks wobbly but he's sprung back up to his feet straight away… can Logan finish him?
Gracie is rocked!
Gracie is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Logan.
Gracie is still on wobbly legs! Can Logan finish him?
Logan has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Kingmaker Elite MMA in the buildup to the fight.
No joy there for Gracie, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
An attempted straight right counter from Logan misses the target.
Gracie tries to bum rush Logan with a series of wild strikes but Logan uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Gracie misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Gracie seems to have recovered his senses.
Gracie throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Logan misses with an uppercut. Gracie saw that one coming.
Gracie misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
A little feinted left hand from Logan on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Frankie Logan has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Brotha Gracie.
Logan defending well as Gracie loads up on a big left hand.
Logan misses with an uppercut
and Gracie counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Gracie walks straight into a right hand from Logan - that's dropped him! Logan jumps into mount and starts pounding away - can he finish?! More strikes go undefended and the referee has to dive in to save Gracie from any more punishment! Gracie complains about the stoppage but falls over as he tries to stand back up, so it was clearly a good stoppage.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:55 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Frankie Logan!
Frankie Logan retains his welterweight title!
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