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AFC #11 PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Johnny Lydon (ranked 3237 p4p, 428 weight class) and Splash Wetness (ranked 2905 p4p, 400 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Wetness's choice of entrance music: Pump Up The Jam- Technotronic. Splash Wetness will no doubt be looking to use his reach advantage to good effect.
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205 lbs
5 - 6 - 0 |
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215 lbs
8 - 9 - 0 |
Good wrestling
Lethal high kicks
Cardio machine |
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World class MT
Powerful |
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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
5 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Johnny Lydon!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 9 - 0, fighting out of New York, Splash Wetness!
The judges for this bout are Nard Betker, Paulsen Ambrosius and Daniel Blasius.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lydon avoids the body shot from Wetness.
Lydon stalks Wetness and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Wetness's face. Wetness staggers backwards, shaken.
Lydon avoids the head kick by Wetness.
Lydon tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Wetness is able to avoid easily.
Lydon misses with a jab, cross combination.
Lydon tries to score with a low kick but Wetness moves his leg out of the way.
Johnny Lydon seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Wetness is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Lydon.
Lydon jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Lydon throws a leg kick but Wetness moved away.
We've been informed that Wetness 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.
Lydon wants to land a leg kick but Wetness is out of range.
Wetness wants to counter the offense by Lydon and move into the clinch position.
Lydon throws a head kick but Wetness moves out of range.
Wetness gets tackled into the cage by Lydon. Lydon maintains the clinch.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Wetness's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Wetness's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Wetness unloads a knee to the mid-section.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lydon tries to throw a body punch but Wetness avoids it by throwing Lydon back against the cage.
A frustrated look appears on Lydon's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Wetness misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Lydon.
Lydon wants to get back to striking at distance but Wetness won't allow it.
Lydon breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Wetness gets a clinch.
Lydon tries to break free but Wetness pushes him back against the cage.
Lydon breaks from the clinch.
The crowd cheers as Lydon lands an impressive looking overhand right. Wetness doesn't seem phased though.
Lydon lands with a nice body punch.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Wetness.
Lydon swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Wetness is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.
Lydon throws a half hearted mid kick.
Wetness wants to counter with a clinch but Lydon pushes him away.
Wetness rushes Lydon and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Lydon can't break the clinch.
Wetness misses with a knee strike.
Lydon lands a body shot in the clinch.
Lydon wants to get back to striking at distance but Wetness won't allow it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wetness with a knee to the head.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Lydon is trying to break the clinch but Wetness has him pressed against the cage.
Wetness stalling in the clinch but Lydon improves position.
Lydon breaks the clinch.
Wetness takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Wetness checks a leg kick.
Lydon darts in and clinches Wetness up against the cage.
Knees to the body from Wetness.
Lydon gets through Wetness's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Lydon being controlled against the cage.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Wetness is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Lydon escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Lydon moves into the clinch.
Wetness is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lydon manages to break the clinch.
Lydon misses with a two punch combination.
A low kick from Lydon is predictable there
and Wetness counters by moving into the clinch.
Lydon pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Lydon throws a low kick but it's checked well by Wetness.
Lydon misses the shot to the body.
Lydon takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Lydon connects with a body shot.
Lydon is looking light on his feet compared to last time was saw him fight.
Wetness tries to close the distance and clinch up but Lydon swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Lydon tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Nice body kick from Lydon.
Wetness blocks the body kick.
Wetness wants to counter with a clinch but Lydon pushes him away.
Lydon does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Wetness rushes Lydon and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wetness with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Wetness is trying to maintain a safe position but Lydon gets an underhook and turns Wetness into the cage.
Lydon breaks the clinch.
Wetness throws an overhand right that lands on Lydon's shoulder, as Lydon tries to avoid the shot.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
No joy there for Lydon, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Lydon fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Wetness has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
It looks like Splash Wetness has been cut.
Lydon pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Lydon misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Wetness.
Wetness steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Lydon.
Lydon lands a two punch combo.
Jab by Lydon.
Lydon throws the kick towards the body but Wetness avoids it.
Lydon has Wetness up against the cage in a clinch.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Wetness pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Wetness will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Lydon up against the cage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Johnny Lydon dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Splash Wetness'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.
Lydon throws a body punch but Wetness moves out of range.
Lydon is looking to wear down Wetness with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Lydon rushes Wetness and presses him up against the cage.
Wetness misses with a knee strike.
Wetness is pushing Lydon up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Lydon wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Wetness has him pressed against the cage.
Lydon wants to break the clinch but can't.
Wetness is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Wetness leaning his opponent against the cage.
Wetness lands a good knee to the midsection. Lydon won't want to take too many of those.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Lydon lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Wetness tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Lydon wants to break the clinch but can't.
Wetness landing knees to the body.
Lydon tries a body shot but Wetness blocks it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Wetness lands a knee to the body.
Wetness stalls.
Splash Wetness seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Wetness tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Lydon avoids it.
Lydon misses with a punch to the body.
Lydon wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Wetness has him pressed against the cage.
Lydon wants to get back to striking at distance but Wetness won't allow it.
Wetness works on Lydon's body with a couple of short punches.
Lydon wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Wetness has him pressed against the cage.
Wetness missing with knees to the body.
Lydon wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Wetness has him pressed against the cage.
Wetness with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Lydon misses with a punch to the body.
Lydon manages to break the clinch.
Lydon looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Wetness avoids the head kick by Lydon.
Lydon throws a sloppy head kick and Wetness moves out of range easily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lydon is looking to chop away at Wetness's legs.
Lydon throws a body kick that misses.
Lydon sets himself, and Wetness steps forward looking for the clinch! Lydon avoids it this time.
Lydon is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Wetness can do to turn this around?
Wetness closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Wetness on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Lydon can't break the clinch.
Lydon wants to get back to striking at distance but Wetness won't allow it.
Lydon 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.
Wetness tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Lydon's elbow.
Wetness is pushing Lydon up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Wetness keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Lydon's efforts to push away.
Lydon pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Wetness throws a head kick that misses.
Lydon feints and then cracks Wetness's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Wetness down.
Wetness is looking to clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wetness blocks a head kick by Lydon.
Lydon throws a head kick that misses.
Wetness gets tackled into the cage by Lydon. Lydon maintains the clinch.
Wetness tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Lydon tries to break free but Wetness pushes him back against the cage.
Lydon wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Wetness working Lydon over with knees to the body.
Wetness with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Wetness with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Wetness goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Lydon wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Wetness has him pressed against the cage.
Lydon works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Wetness with a knee to the head.
Lydon wants to break the clinch but can't.
Wetness stalling in the clinch.
Wetness tries a knee to the head but Lydon blocks it.
Lydon is trying to break the clinch but Wetness is controlling him.
Lydon wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Wetness has him pressed against the cage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lydon looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Lydon escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Lydon throws a hook but Wetness avoids it easily.
Lydon instigates a clinch.
Lydon's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Johnny Lydon is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Good work by Wetness as he checks the leg kick.
Wetness goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Wetness drives through and clinches with Lydon against the cage.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Lydon misses with some punches.
Lydon tries to break the clinch but Wetness is controlling the position.
Lydon tries to throw a body punch but Wetness avoids it by throwing Lydon back against the cage.
Wetness is trying to maintain a safe position but Lydon gets an underhook and turns Wetness into the cage.
Lydon wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Wetness has him pressed against the cage.
Lydon breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Lydon throws a wild body kick that Wetness sees coming a mile off.
Lydon throws a low kick but Wetness moves out of range easily.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Splash Wetness will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Splash Wetness's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!
Wetness uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Lydon.
Lydon sets himself, and Wetness steps forward looking for the clinch! Lydon avoids it this time.
Lydon throws a lazy right hand but Wetness sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Wetness moves out of range as Lydon throws a body kick.
Wetness wants to counter with a clinch but Lydon pushes him away.
Lydon misses with a wild combination.
Wetness wants to counter the offense by Lydon and move into the clinch position.
A nice combination there by Lydon.
Lydon looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Wetness wants to counter the offense by Lydon and move into the clinch position.
Lydon walks into a left hand.
Lydon just misses with a punch to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Wetness lands a nice shot to the body.
Lydon feints and then cracks Wetness's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Wetness down.
Lydon looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Lydon misses with a leg kick.
Wetness tries to counter with a clinch but Lydon shakes him off and moves away.
Lydon with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lydon has closed the distance and engaged Wetness in a clinch.
Lydon is trying to force a seperation but Wetness has the dominant position.
Lydon blocks an elbow strike.
Wetness putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Lydon in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Wetness trying to land knees to the body.
Lydon blocks a body shot from Wetness.
Lydon tries to circle away but Wetness has him pinned against the cage.
Lydon is trying to break free.
Wetness presses Lydon against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Wetness landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Lydon wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Wetness obliges.
Wetness unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Wetness lands a good knee to the midsection. Lydon won't want to take too many of those.
Wetness stalling against the cage.
Wetness misses with a body punch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wetness lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Lydon wants to get back to striking at distance but Wetness won't allow it.
Wetness lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Wetness is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Lydon misses with a punch to the body.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Lydon lands with a light punch inside.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Lydon has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Wetness prevents Lydon from breaking the clinch.
Lydon looking to slow down the pace here.
Wetness stalling in the clinch but Lydon improves position.
Lydon can't break the clinch.
Lydon tries a body shot but Wetness blocks it.
Wetness tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Lydon has had enough of the clinch but Wetness keeps him there for the moment.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wetness lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Wetness tries a body shot but Lydon blocks it.
Wetness lands a nice knee to the body.
Lydon working hard to break the clinch.
Lydon misses with a body punch.
Wetness tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Wetness is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Lydon is keeping busy.
Wetness stalling the fight.
Wetness tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Wetness throws a knee to the head but misses.
Wetness controlling the action here for a moment.
Lydon wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Lydon looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
The referee is keeping an eye on Wetness - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lydon working hard to break the clinch.
Wetness lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Wetness doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Wetness misses with a punch to the body.
Lydon breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Lydon misses with a few strikes there.
Lydon feints a jab promting Wetness to slip. Lydon then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Wetness slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Lydon throws a wild body kick that Wetness sees coming a mile off.
Wetness is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.
Lydon will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Lydon darts in and clinches Wetness up against the cage.
Lydon tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Wetness's elbow.
Lydon wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Wetness misses with a knee to the head.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Splash Wetness.
I think Wetness 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 Nard Betker scores the fight 30:28
Judge Paulsen Ambrosius scores the fight 28:29
Judge Daniel Blasius scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by split decision... Splash Wetness!
After winning the bout, Splash Wetness thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Alexander Hamilton (ranked 2784 p4p, 296 weight class) and Mikhail Bakunin (ranked 2203 p4p, 244 weight class). Hamilton comes to the cage accompanied by Alexander Hamilton. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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176 lbs
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178 lbs
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Solid boxing
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Alexander Hamilton!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
13 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Mikhail Bakunin!
The judges for this bout are Saam Ante, Daniel Blasius and Paulsen Ambrosius.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Bakunin scores with a shoulder strike.
Bakunin misses with a punch on the inside.
Bakunin misses with a punch on the inside.
We've been hearing reports that Hamilton has been drilling takedowns in recent sessions so let's see if that has an impact on the result of this fight.
Bakunin fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Hamilton manages to break the clinch.
Bakunin throws the left hand but Hamilton avoids the punch easily.
Hamilton on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Hamilton fails with an attempt to clinch.
A slow jab from Bakunin misses its intended target.
Hamilton shoots in looking for a takedown. Bakunin tries to sprawl out of it but Hamilton keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Bakunin manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Bakunin works the jab nicely.
Bakunin clinches up against the cage.
Bakunin works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Bakunin misses with a punch to the body.
A right handed body shot lands from Bakunin.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bakunin lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Hamilton blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Bakunin misses with a short punch on the inside.
Bakunin tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Hamilton's elbow.
Bakunin doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Hamilton turns his back and goes for a hip toss. It's a bit messy but it gets the job done and Hamilton manages to end up in side control.
Bakunin sneaks out the side door and pushes Hamilton away - he's back to his feet. The crowd show their appreciation for the escape.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Hamilton.
Bakunin scores with a jab to the body.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Bakunin throws a right and a left that Hamilton avoids nicely.
Bakunin rushes Hamilton and presses him up against the cage.
Bakunin lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Bakunin misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Hamilton wants to take the fight to the mat but Bakunin manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Alexander Hamilton. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Bakunin tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Bakunin lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Bakunin tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Hamilton's elbow.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bakunin misses with a short punch on the inside.
Bakunin lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Hamilton backwards.
Hamilton blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Bakunin misses with a punch to the body.
Bakunin swings wildly with an uppercut but Hamilton uses good head movement to avoid it.
Bakunin lands with a left to the head.
Bakunin makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Hamilton tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Bakunin just stands there and leans against the cage.
A hook to the body from Bakunin.
Hamilton looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
A left hand lands to the body for Bakunin.
Bakunin gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Hamilton.
Bakunin lands with a short shot to the head.
Hamilton is looking for a takedown.
Bakunin lands a hook that snaps the head of Hamilton backwards.
Bakunin tries to throw a body punch but Hamilton avoids it by throwing Bakunin back against the cage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bakunin tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Bakunin doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Bakunin tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Hamilton trying to stall but Bakunin improves his position.
Hamilton jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Bakunin walks away with a smile on his face. Hamilton gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Bakunin jabs Hamilton right on the nose. Hamilton blinks but takes it well.
Hamilton shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Bakunin lands with an uppercut that bounces Hamilton off the cage and back into range.
Bakunin closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
A short body shot lands from Bakunin as the two fighters clinch.
Bakunin lands a hook to the side of the head.
Bakunin gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Hamilton.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Bakunin creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
A short right from Bakunin on the inside.
Bakunin doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Bakunin misses with a punch to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bakunin scores with a hook to the body.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Hamilton turns his back and goes for a hip toss. It's a bit messy but it gets the job done and Hamilton manages to end up in side control.
Bakunin explodes and escapes back to his feet! Nice escape there!
Bakunin darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
It looks like Alexander Hamilton has been cut.
Bakunin scores with a shot to the body.
Bakunin jabs at Hamilton's body.
Hamilton is breathing heavily.
Bakunin fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Hamilton looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Bakunin fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Hamilton, pushing him back against the cage.
Bakunin misses with a body punch.
Bakunin tries to throw a body punch but Hamilton avoids it by throwing Bakunin back against the cage.
Bakunin scores with a nice hook to the head.
Bakunin lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Hamilton is trying to trip Bakunin. He has hold of a leg but Bakunin is hopping around, keeping his balance for the moment. Hamilton persists though and gets the takedown into guard.
Bakunin wriggles free and stands up.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Hamilton gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Hamilton shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Bakunin but Bakunin pushes him off and we're back to square one.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mikhail Bakunin dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Alexander Hamilton's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
A punch lands to the side of Hamilton 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Bakunin cracks Hamilton with a right hand to the side of the head.
Hamilton closes the distance and clinches up with Bakunin, looking for a takedown. Hamilton pushes Bakunin against the cage but Bakunin circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Bakunin lands with an overhand left.
Bakunin lands the left hand.
Hamilton looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Bakunin is fending him off so far but Hamilton persists. Nope, Bakunin circles away and we're back to standing.
Mikhail Bakunin seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Bakunin connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Bakunin jabs Hamilton right on the nose. Hamilton blinks but takes it well.
Hamilton shoots in for a takedown but Bakunin shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Bakunin tries to counter with a clinch but Hamilton shakes him off and moves away.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Alexander Hamilton. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Hamilton walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Bakunin clinches up against the cage.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Bakunin scores with a shot to the side of Hamilton's head.
Bakunin lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Bakunin lands a nice uppercut.
Hamilton pulls guard successfully.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Bakunin decides to stand up and beckons his opponent to follow.
Bakunin digs a good hook to Hamilton's body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hamilton takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Bakunin scores with a nice head shot.
Hamilton is rocked!
Bakunin circles away before darting back in with a big straight right hand. It connects beautifully and sends Hamilton tumbling to the canvas! He's out cold! Bakunin wins by KO!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:16 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Mikhail Bakunin!
A relieved looking Mikhail Bakunin 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 Willy Boly (ranked 3280 p4p, 346 weight class) and Miles North (ranked 1361 p4p, 159 weight class). North has chosen Men at Work - Down Under as his entrance music. 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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165 lbs
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169 lbs
9 - 9 - 0 |
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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
1 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Willy Boly!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 9 - 0, fighting out of New York, Miles North!
The judges for this bout are Paul Aken, Albert Achterberg and Radbod Blank.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Boly tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. North manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Boly fails in his attempt to clinch.
Miles North seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
North throws a wild body kick that Boly sees coming a mile off.
North looks to land a body kick but Boly moved away.
North throws a leg kick but Boly moved away.
North throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Some bone on bone action there as Boly checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Boly has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Cheese Factory in the buildup to the fight.
Boly checks a leg kick.
Boly looked to counter with a high kick but didn't commit.
Boly drives through and clinches with North against the cage.
North decides to pull guard.
Boly stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. North swivels though and keeps the full guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
North had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Boly defends it easily.
North has his foot on Boly's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Boly works his way back into a safe position though.
Boly got a little sloppy there for a moment and North has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Boly has managed to get both his arms back between North's legs - danger averted.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Boly thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Boly wants to pass the guard but North is keeping the position.
North had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Boly defends it easily.
North had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Boly defends it easily.
Boly drops back looking for a leg! North is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and North manages to kick Boly off! Boly jumps back into North's guard.
Boly drops back, looking for a kneebar! North looks panicked! The fighters roll across the mat, one looking to finish, one looking to escape. North looks to have wriggled free... Yes, he's got his leg free and he's dived into side control! Good work there from North!
North thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
North landing a few strikes.
Boly is looking for a sweep.
Boly on the wrong end of some ground and pound.
Boly takes an elbow right on the bridge of the nose and winces in pain.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Boly tries to bench press North off him but North keeps the position.
North working the head and body with strikes.
North grinds an elbow into Boly's temple.
My spies in Nuclear Physiques inform me that North has been getting involved in the gym's BJJ sparring sessions. Let's see whether that pays dividends!
Check out the look on North's face as he threw that strike - that's one determined fighter!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
North working the ground and pound from side control.
Boly is not in a great position here, taking some shots.
Boly is looking to reverse the position.
Both fighters have adopted an aggressive gameplan on the ground!
North lands a knee to the body and a forearm to the face.
Boly is rocked!
North scores with a couple of short elbows.
Oh Boly is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
North cracks Boly with a big elbow. Oh, he's hurt! North immediately mounts and start dropping bombs! Boly is done! The referee jumps in and saves him from any more punishment - a quick and decisive finish by North!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:18 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Miles North!
Miles North thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Bismack Kagonbo (ranked 1045 p4p, 109 weight class) and Mike Tycoon (ranked 17515 p4p, 548 weight class). Kagonbo comes to the cage accompanied by Voodoo. Both fighters look pumped up here. Let's hope this is a good fight!
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26
241 lbs
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255 lbs
0 - 4 - 0 |
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World class boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
11 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Bismack Kagonbo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Mike Tycoon!
The judges for this bout are Paulsen Ambrosius, Wagner Zegers and Albert Achterberg.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nice defenses there by Kagonbo.
Tycoon needs to keep his hands up - Kagonbo had a free shot at his head there.
Tycoon misses with a low kick.
Tycoon is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Kagonbo.
As Tycoon looks to move away, Kagonbo throws a big counter combo but Tycoon just gets out of the way.
Kagonbo throws a jab but it's blocked by Tycoon.
Tycoon shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Tycoon postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Kagonbo wants to get back to his feet but Tycoon is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Tycoon engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
Tycoon has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Tycoon working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Tycoon throws a big elbow that misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tycoon won't allow Kagonbo to get back to his feet.
Tycoon throws an elbow that misses. Kagonbo uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Tycoon's guard. Nice move by Kagonbo!
Tycoon wants to sweep but no luck.
Tycoon keeping full guard, as Kagonbo tries to pass.
Kagonbo won't allow Tycoon to sweep him here.
Kagonbo has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Tycoon wants to stand up but Kagonbo is controlling him.
We could do with one of the fighters taking the initiative a bit more on the ground - they're both waiting to capitalize on a mistake.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Tycoon looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Kagonbo wants to stand and escape but instead Tycoon has hit a sweep and he's now on top in guard.
Tycoon in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Tycoon's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Tycoon trying to control the position from guard on top but Kagonbo is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Tycoon is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Tycoon feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Kagonbo's calf.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tycoon closes this distance looking for a takedown but Kagonbo circles away.
Some wild striking there from Tycoon.
It appears Kagonbo was looking to counter with a kick there.
Tycoon scores with a body shot.
Tycoon tried to score with a low kick but Kagonbo checks it.
Kagonbo is looking to counter punch.
Tycoon lands a jab to Kagonbo's midsection.
Kagonbo with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Tycoon displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Kagonbo throws out the jab.
Tycoon steps in looking to counter with the mid kick but it doesn't connect.
Tycoon moves into the clinch.
Kagonbo wants to get back to striking at distance but Tycoon won't allow it.
Tycoon swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Tycoon misses with a punch on the inside.
Kagonbo blocks an elbow strike.
Kagonbo avoids a wild elbow strike from Tycoon.
Kagonbo breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Tycoon stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Kagonbo.
Kagonbo stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Tycoon.
Kagonbo misses with a hook. Tycoon ducked under it nicely.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Kagonbo jabs Tycoon to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Kagonbo throws a sloppy head kick and Tycoon moves out of range easily.
Tycoon goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Kagonbo fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Tycoon checks it well.
A jab from Kagonbo does it's job there.
Tycoon fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Kagonbo has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Kagonbo throws a low kick but Tycoon avoids it.
Tycoon looks to land a body kick but Kagonbo moved away.
Kagonbo seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
A punch lands to the side of Kagonbo 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Kagonbo avoids the head kick by Tycoon.
Kagonbo scores with the left hand. Tycoon knows he should have avoided that one.
Kagonbo throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Tycoon sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Kagonbo throws a jab but it's blocked by Tycoon.
The crowd cheers as Kagonbo lands an impressive looking overhand right. Tycoon doesn't seem phased though.
Nice takedown defense from Kagonbo. No joy for Tycoon on that attempt.
Kagonbo misses with a low kick.
Tycoon ducks right into an uppercut from Kagonbo.
Tycoon misses with a head kick.
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 Bismack Kagonbo will probably get the nod.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Kagonbo avoids the head kick by Tycoon.
Kagonbo takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Tycoon misses with a kick to the body
and Kagonbo counters with a nice uppercut.
Tycoon scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Kagonbo scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Tycoon misses with a series of wild punches.
Kagonbo is looking to counter punch.
Kagonbo takes a jab right on the kisser.
Tycoon connects with an inside leg kick.
Kagonbo throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Kagonbo drops Tycoon with a straight left! Oh this is bad for Tycoon! Kagonbo dives in and starts dropping bombs - the referee has no choice but to step in and save him!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:42 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Bismack Kagonbo!
A less than humble Bismack Kagonbo misjudged his post fight interview somewhat and came across a little too arrogant whilst trying to hype up his own abilities.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Max Paddy (ranked 3879 p4p, 388 weight class) and Frank Smith (ranked 2250 p4p, 255 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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22
170 lbs
8 - 8 - 0 |
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164 lbs
5 - 8 - 0 |
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Solid boxing
Cardio machine |
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Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
8 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Max Paddy!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 8 - 0, fighting out of New York, Frank Smith!
The judges for this bout are Patrick Alders, Albert Achterberg and Nard Betker.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Smith tries to keep at a distance but Paddy has taken the fight into the clinch.
Smith prevents a body shot from Paddy.
Paddy is looking for a takedown.
Paddy has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Smith avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Paddy tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Smith throws a punch but it's blocked by Paddy.
Paddy goes for a takedown in the clinch but Smith prevents it.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Max Paddy. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Paddy tries to work over Smith's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Smith leaning against his opponent.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Smith blocking some punches.
Paddy pulls guard effortlessly.
Paddy 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.
Paddy not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Smith drops back, looking for a kneebar! Paddy looks panicked! The fighters roll across the mat, one looking to finish, one looking to escape. Paddy looks to have wriggled free... Yes, he's got his leg free and he's dived into side control! Good work there from Paddy!
Paddy trying to control the action but Smith is working from the bottom.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Paddy is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Smith has escaped the position, nice work there.
Smith prevents Paddy from improving position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Paddy wants to control but Smith is keeping him busy.
Smith pushes Paddy away and creates a bit of space to escape. He's almost out here... but no, Paddy gets a good hold of his legs and remains firmly in side control.
Paddy is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Smith knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Paddy working away.
Paddy trying to control the action but Smith is working from the bottom.
A control attempt from Smith but he's now mounted!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Paddy trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Paddy wants to take his opponent's back but Smith doesn't allow it.
Smith wants to control but Paddy is having none of it.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Paddy trying to control but Smith is having none of it.
Paddy wants to control but Smith has made it back to half guard. Nice work.
Paddy tries to pass the half guard into mount. Smith knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Paddy sitting and controlling from the half guard.
Paddy works his way into full mount!
Smith is squirming around, avoiding Paddy's attempts to control the action.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Smith is looking to get to half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Max Paddy dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Paddy shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Smith as he jumps to the side.
Smith throws a series of strikes that have Paddy backpedaling.
Paddy tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Smith manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Paddy closes the distance and clinches.
Smith swings wildly with an uppercut but Paddy uses good head movement to avoid it.
Paddy has a couple of punches blocked by Smith.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Smith tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Smith misses with a punch on the inside.
Paddy blocks an uppercut.
Smith lands a nice uppercut.
Paddy tries to work over Smith's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Paddy is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Paddy.
Paddy lands a takedown into guard.
Paddy is standing up over Smith. Smith looks to escape but Paddy dives into side control.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Paddy goes for an armbar here - this could be all over! But no, Smith has escaped beautifully and is now on top in side control! Oh, that's unlucky for Paddy but great work by Smith.
Paddy gets one leg under and gets the fight to half guard.
Paddy is trying to maintain the position but Smith is very close to passing his half guard.
Smith is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Paddy defends it well.
Paddy has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Smith is working away from the top position though.
Paddy wants to improve his position but Smith is controlling well.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Smith wants to control but Paddy is keeping him busy.
Smith tries to stand but his arm is trapped.
Max Paddy overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Paddy slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Smith trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Smith trying to control the position from guard on top but Paddy is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Paddy not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Smith trying to control the position from guard on top but Paddy is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Smith drops back looking for a leg! Paddy is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Paddy manages to kick Smith off! Smith jumps back into Paddy's guard.
Smith with a flurry of punches that miss.
Smith got a little sloppy there for a moment and Paddy has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Smith has managed to get both his arms back between Paddy's legs - danger averted.
Smith is looking to work some ground and pound but Paddy has wrist control.
Smith would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Frank Smith is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Smith stuns Paddy with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Smith scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Paddy changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Smith tries to avoid it but Paddy manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Smith to the ground. Smith escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Max Paddy. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Smith throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Smith keeps the fight on the outside.
Smith lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
Smith scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Frank Smith is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Smith drops Paddy with a nice combination! Smith dives into Paddy's guard, looking to finish!
Paddy is rocked!
Smith drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Smith jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Oh Paddy is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Smith's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Paddy has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Smith can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Smith missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Frank Smith 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! This is the final round!
Paddy tries to clinch up.
Paddy seems to have got his legs back now.
Max Paddy seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Paddy fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Smith, pushing him back against the cage.
Smith tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Paddy blocks an uppercut.
Paddy wants the takedown. Smith is fighting it off but Paddy persists and manages to bring the fight to the ground, ending up in Smith's guard against the cage.
Paddy slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
Paddy tries to advance to mount but can't.
Paddy takes advantage of some sloppy striking from Smith to pass into mount.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Paddy wants to take Smith's back here but Smith is holding on to an arm, himself looking to escape.
Smith can't escape the position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Smith is squirming around, avoiding Paddy's attempts to control the action.
Paddy throwing sloppy strikes here. Perhaps if he tightened up his striking from such a dominant position, he'd be able to finish easier.
Paddy can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Smith is looking to escape.
Paddy connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Paddy throwing shots from mount but they're not landing.
Smith is looking to get to half guard.
Smith keeps trying to improve his position.
Paddy controlling the pace for now.
Paddy trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Paddy goes for an armbar but he's not got it… Smith turns into him and now he's in Paddy's guard.
Smith drops back looking for a leg! Paddy is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Paddy manages to kick Smith off! Smith jumps back into Paddy's guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Paddy has a closed guard, preventing Smith from standing up.
Paddy trying to keep a closed guard but Smith is proving a slippery customer.
Smith has gone for a leg lock! Paddy slips out almost immediately though and dives into Smith's guard.
Paddy slips nicely into half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Paddy throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Paddy is trying to control the action in half guard but Smith is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Paddy not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Smith pushes Paddy off looking to stand but Paddy dives back in and keeps control.
Paddy working to pass to mount. He's got his hand pressing down on Smith's thigh. Smith counters though and makes it back to full guard.
Smith keeping moving, preventing Paddy from controlling successfully.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Paddy tries to free his leg and advance position but Smith is retaining full guard.
And that's the end of the fight!
Max Paddy showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Paddy has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Patrick Alders scores the fight 29:28
Judge Albert Achterberg scores the fight 29:28
Judge Nard Betker scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Max Paddy!
Max Paddy decided to go for the less than humble approach in his post fight interview, telling everyone how he is going to conquer the world. The crowd seemed to like it when really that sort of approach could have gone either way.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Royce Gracie (ranked 1681 p4p, 206 weight class) and Junior Iron (ranked 3798 p4p, 365 weight class). Gracie comes to the cage accompanied by Jiu Jitsu by Smoke Serpent. Royce Gracie has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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25
181 lbs
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173 lbs
8 - 9 - 0 |
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Solid boxing
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World class boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
17 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Royce Gracie!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Junior Iron!
The judges for this bout are Aafke Stam, Paul Aken and Saam Ante.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Iron throws a combination that misses
and Gracie counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Iron kicks Gracie off and gets back to his feet.
Iron moves out of range as Gracie strikes.
Iron throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Gracie ducks under a wild hook from Iron.
Iron showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Gracie.
Iron swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Iron stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Iron wants it to stay on the feet.
Iron is looking for the big counter here.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Iron lands a nice hook to Gracie's body. Gracie takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Iron fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Gracie manages to avoid it.
Gracie uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Iron.
Gracie changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
Gracie defending well as Iron loads up on a big left hand.
A looping hook to the body misses from Iron. Gracie does a little dance to reset his feet.
Iron tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Gracie was well out of range. Poor timing from Iron.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A head kick misses from Iron.
Iron throws an overhand right that lands on Gracie's shoulder, as Gracie tries to avoid the shot.
Iron misses with a head kick.
Gracie checks a low kick from Iron.
Iron throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Iron misses with the combination.
Gracie closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Gracie lands in his opponent's guard.
We've been hearing good reports from Gracie's training camp. Apparently he has been rolling around with some good quality BJJ practitioners and has been sharpening his skills. Let's see if that has an impact on the fight today.
Iron looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Gracie being controlled here momentarily.
Gracie not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gracie thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Iron not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Gracie's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Gracie trying to control the position from guard on top but Iron is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Gracie loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Gracie with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Gracie works over Iron with some ground and pound from guard.
Gracie throws a big right hand that misses.
Gracie landing with the ground and pound.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Gracie works a leg free and moves into half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Iron tries to get to full guard but Gracie has control of the leg.
Iron really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Gracie. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Gracie trying to control from half guard but Iron is working away.
Gracie is trying to work for a kimura but Iron is defending well.
Iron is trying to get back to full guard.
Gracie looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
Gracie lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gracie wants to pass to mount but Iron is defending the position.
Gracie 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.
Gracie is nestled in close to Iron, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Gracie wants to advance to full mount but Iron doesn't think that's going to happen and regains full guard instead.
Gracie is working Iron over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Iron keeping moving, preventing Gracie from controlling successfully.
Iron looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Gracie drops back looking for a leg! Iron is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Iron manages to kick Gracie off! Gracie jumps back into Iron's guard.
Gracie cracks Iron with a solid left hand.
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 Royce Gracie will probably get the nod.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Iron rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Gracie moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Gracie tries to counter with a takedown but Iron is quick to defend against it.
Gracie shoots in but no luck this time.
Gracie looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Iron is fending him off so far but Gracie persists. Nope, Iron circles away and we're back to standing.
Gracie slips a straight right by Iron.
Iron throws a lazy head kick
and Gracie counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Gracie trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Gracie not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Iron looking to control.
Royce Gracie overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Gracie trying to control the position from guard on top but Iron is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Iron lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.
Gracie is looking to cinch up a triangle. Iron throws the leg off to one side though and gets in tight to Gracie's body to avoid the submission. Gracie has instead reached around Iron's neck and now has a guillotine! Oh, this is biiiig trouble! Gracie arches his back and squeezes and forces the tap from his hapless opponent.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:58 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Guillotine). Royce Gracie!
A victorious Royce Gracie thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Slim Sylvia (ranked 1612 p4p, 160 weight class) and Alexander Gruzdev (ranked 1744 p4p, 172 weight class). Sylvia kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Some Country Shit. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
11 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Slim Sylvia!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
13 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Alexander Gruzdev!
The judges for this bout are Paulsen Ambrosius, Radbod Blank and Patrick Alders.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sylvia with a jab.
Sylvia takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Sylvia cracks a nice hook into Gruzdev's ribs.
Gruzdev darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Sylvia looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Alexander Gruzdev seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Gruzdev shoots in but no luck this time.
Gruzdev misses with a body shot.
Gruzdev checks a leg kick.
Sylvia fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Gruzdev manages to avoid it.
Sylvia takes one to the chin there.
Sylvia is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Gruzdev.
Sylvia moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Gruzdev misses the jab.
Sylvia keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Gruzdev.
Sylvia attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Sylvia misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Sylvia throws a big shot that misses.
Gruzdev on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Sylvia throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sloppy strikes from Gruzdev. Those never looked like landing.
Gruzdev misses with a body shot.
Sylvia throws a series of punches but Gruzdev avoids them all with ease.
Sylvia throws a looping overhand right but Gruzdev ducks down to avoid it.
Slim Sylvia is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Gruzdev throws a shot to the body.
Sylvia ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Gruzdev moves away.
Gruzdev fails with a takedown attempt.
Gruzdev shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Sylvia as he jumps to the side.
Sylvia feinted there with a counter leg kick.
Slim Sylvia has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Alexander Gruzdev.
Sylvia lands with a cross.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Sylvia, as that shot connected.
Sylvia goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Gruzdev wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Gruzdev connects with the punch.
Gruzdev digs a good body shot into Sylvia's ribs.
Sylvia throws a lazy right hand but Gruzdev sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Sylvia takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Gruzdev moves away from the strike by Sylvia.
Gruzdev shoots in looking for a takedown but Sylvia manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Gruzdev's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Good leg kick by Sylvia there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Nice cross by Gruzdev.
Gruzdev shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Sylvia ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
A telegraphed right hand from Sylvia misses the target.
Sylvia moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Gruzdev misses with a hook.
Gruzdev takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
A telegraphed right hand from Sylvia misses the target.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sylvia throws a hook but Gruzdev blocks it.
Sylvia lands with a straight right. Gruzdev didn't see that one coming.
Gruzdev is looking to clinch but Sylvia is avoiding it.
A head kick misses from Sylvia.
Gruzdev takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
A shot to the body from Sylvia misses
and Gruzdev counters with a straight right hand.
Gruzdev fails with the takedown.
A swing and a miss from Sylvia.
Gruzdev cracks a nice hook into Sylvia's ribs.
Sylvia lands with a kick to the ribs.
Gruzdev throws a hook to the side of Sylvia's head but Sylvia sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Gruzdev misses with a two punch combination.
A shot to the liver by Gruzdev. Beautiful body shot.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Gruzdev avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
A telegraphed right hand from Gruzdev misses the target.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sylvia scores with a kick to the midsection.
Sylvia uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Gruzdev.
Sylvia connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Gruzdev doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Gruzdev changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Gruzdev darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Gruzdev will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
No luck for Gruzdev with that takedown attempt.
Sylvia misses with a jab to the body
and Gruzdev makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Sylvia tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Sylvia leaves Gruzdev with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Sylvia cracks Gruzdev with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Slim Sylvia dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Sylvia slips a jab from Gruzdev.
Both these guys seem content to just stand up and trade with eachother but Gruzdev might want to think about changing up his gameplan a bit because over the course of the fight, Sylvia has got the better of the exchanges.
Sylvia lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Gruzdev gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Sylvia connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Sylvia misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Sylvia needs to keep his hands up - Gruzdev had a free shot at his head there.
Sylvia misses with an uppercut
and Gruzdev counters with a left and a right that stings Sylvia.
Slim Sylvia is winning the standup battle so far.
Sylvia lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Sylvia displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Gruzdev throws out the jab.
Sylvia swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Sylvia loads up on a big right hand but Gruzdev slips the punch.
Gruzdev misses with an uppercut.
Sylvia is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Sylvia misses with a straight right.
Gruzdev scores with a nice strike.
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!
Gruzdev misses with a hook
and Sylvia counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Gruzdev throws a looping overhand right but Sylvia ducks down to avoid it.
Gruzdev instigates a clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sylvia lands a hook to the side of the head.
A short right from Sylvia.
Gruzdev throws a head punch that misses.
Sylvia stalling against the cage.
Sylvia is trying to break free.
Gruzdev pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Sylvia goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Gruzdev! But no joy.
Gruzdev swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Sylvia walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Sylvia misses with a hook.
Gruzdev with a nice cross.
It looks like Slim Sylvia has been cut.
Sylvia tried to score with a low kick but Gruzdev checks it.
Sylvia pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Gruzdev lunges at Sylvia with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Sylvia's hand.
Donk. Gruzdev catches Sylvia right on the button with a cross.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sylvia uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Gruzdev.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Gruzdev avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Sylvia takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Sylvia misses with a straight left.
Gruzdev fails with a takedown attempt.
Sylvia looks to throw the jab but Gruzdev is out of range.
Nice body punch from Gruzdev.
Gruzdev blocks a head kick by Sylvia.
Gruzdev throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Sylvia's waist but Sylvia gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Gruzdev off to one side.
Slim Sylvia has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Alexander Gruzdev.
Gruzdev shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Sylvia defends it nicely.
Sylvia slips under a jab from Gruzdev.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sylvia stuffs the takedown.
Gruzdev misses with a left hand
and Sylvia counters with a nice uppercut.
A chopping leg kick lands by Sylvia.
Sylvia throws a front kick aimed at Gruzdev's knee but Gruzdev avoids it well.
Gruzdev lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Sylvia misses with a hook. Gruzdev ducked under it nicely.
Sylvia throws a hook but Gruzdev avoids it easily.
Gruzdev looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Gruzdev misses with a hook. Sylvia ducked under it nicely.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Gruzdev lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Gruzdev.
Gruzdev scores with a jab.
Gruzdev lands a jab to Sylvia's midsection.
Gruzdev moves out of range of the strikes.
Gruzdev jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Sylvia throws a counter high kick but Gruzdev was just alert enough to avoid it.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Sylvia cracks Gruzdev with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Gruzdev cracks Sylvia with an open hand slap.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A good leg kick by Sylvia.
Gruzdev scores with a jab.
Sylvia on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Gruzdev takes a head kick and keeps coming.
It looks like Alexander Gruzdev has been cut.
Gruzdev throws a jab when Sylvia was well out of range.
Gruzdev fails with an attempt to clinch.
Gruzdev wants to clinch
and Sylvia counters with a left to the body.
Sylvia lands a left and a right that send Gruzdev crashing to the mat, dazed. Sylvia thinks about following him to the mat but decides to wave him back up to his feet!
Sylvia connects with a solid leg kick.
Sylvia cracks Gruzdev with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Sylvia throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Gruzdev doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Sylvia scores with a jab to the jaw.
Sylvia defending well as Gruzdev loads up on a big left hand.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Slim Sylvia will probably get the nod.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. And we move into the final round!
Gruzdev swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Gruzdev misses the jab.
Gruzdev jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Gruzdev dives in and grabs Sylvia's left leg, looking for a takedown. Sylvia pushes down on Gruzdev's head and hops out.
Sylvia displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Gruzdev.
Gruzdev throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Gruzdev with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Sylvia throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Sylvia throws a hook but Gruzdev avoids it easily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Gruzdev swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Sylvia throwing a counter right hand but Gruzdev manages to avoid it.
Sylvia tried to score with a low kick but Gruzdev checks it.
Gruzdev misses with a wild body shot.
Sylvia goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Gruzdev shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Slim Sylvia has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Alexander Gruzdev.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gruzdev fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Sylvia manages to avoid it.
Gruzdev ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Gruzdev fails in his attempt to clinch.
Sylvia lifts his leg as if looking to counter with a high kick.
A nice leg kick lands there from Sylvia.
Gruzdev misses with a body shot.
Gruzdev throws an overhand right that lands on Sylvia's shoulder, as Sylvia tries to avoid the shot.
Gruzdev takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Sylvia throws a hook but Gruzdev blocks it.
Gruzdev throws an overhand right that lands on Sylvia's shoulder, as Sylvia tries to avoid the shot.
Gruzdev sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Gruzdev shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Sylvia but Sylvia pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Sylvia is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Gruzdev can do to turn this around?
Gruzdev takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Sylvia throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Gruzdev sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Sylvia throws a head kick that misses.
Sylvia looks to throw the jab but Gruzdev is out of range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gruzdev throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Gruzdev darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Gruzdev misses the jab.
Gruzdev fails in his attempt to clinch.
Sylvia looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Sylvia misses with a body kick.
Gruzdev throws out a counter right but Sylvia avoids it with no problem.
Gruzdev with a lazy takedown attempt
and Sylvia counters with a nice uppercut.
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!
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Sylvia.
A decent looking cross lands there for Sylvia.
Sylvia tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Sylvia does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Gruzdev throws a body punch but Sylvia moves out of range.
Gruzdev moves out of range as Sylvia strikes.
Gruzdev walks into a straight right hand from Sylvia.
Gruzdev cracks Sylvia with an open hand slap.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sylvia ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Gruzdev moves away.
Sylvia throws a series of punches but Gruzdev moves out of range.
Gruzdev goes for a double leg but Sylvia avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Sylvia continues to drive forward.
Sylvia throws a hook but Gruzdev blocks it.
Gruzdev takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Gruzdev shoots in for a takedown but Sylvia shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Sylvia throws a jab when Gruzdev was well out of range.
The fighters circling - Sylvia throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Gruzdev has a takedown stuffed.
Sylvia lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Gruzdev looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Gruzdev lands a nice hook to Sylvia's body. Sylvia takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sylvia feints with a jab and clips Gruzdev right behind the ear with a massive overhand right! Gruzdev is sent crashing into the canvas and Sylvia leaps in for the kill! Gruzdev tries to get to his feet but Sylvia is just battering him from every conceivable angle. The ref decides that Gruzdev is in need of a savior and steps in!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:09 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Slim Sylvia!
An out of breath and clearly excited Slim Sylvia thanked Freebok (85% Laundry) for their help and support (and free stuff they sent him).
Alexander Gruzdev spoke after the fight, saying 'Damn! My face feels like it has been molded by bricks!'.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Rod Jackson (ranked 2944 p4p, 273 weight class) and Salah Al Rashad (ranked 21190 p4p, 546 weight class). Salah Al Rashad has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Rod Jackson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Salah Al Rashad!
The judges for this bout are Paul Aken, Albert Achterberg and Saam Ante.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jackson darts in looking for a takedown but Al Rashad gets double underhooks and turns Jackson into the cage.
Al Rashad looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
We've been hearing reports that Jackson has been drilling takedowns in recent sessions so let's see if that has an impact on the result of this fight.
Jackson throws a jab but it's blocked by Al Rashad.
Jackson scores with a jab.
Al Rashad throws a front kick aimed at Jackson's knee but Jackson avoids it well.
Jackson fails to land the takedown.
Jackson throws a sloppy head kick and Al Rashad moves out of range easily.
Al Rashad with the counter takedown but Jackson avoids it easily.
Jackson moves out of range of the strikes.
Jackson tries to clinch there but Al Rashad circles away.
Decent striking displayed by Al Rashad there.
It looks like Rod Jackson has been cut.
Al Rashad misses with a left hand
and Jackson makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Jackson has Al Rashad up against the cage in a clinch.
Al Rashad lands with a light punch inside.
With the fighters up against the cage, Jackson throws an elbow but misses.
Jackson manages to break the clinch.
Jackson has a takedown stuffed.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Rod Jackson. That's going to take a lot out of him.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A big left from Al Rashad misses.
Jackson wants to clinch.
Jackson lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Jackson uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Al Rashad.
Jackson tries to clinch there but Al Rashad circles away.
Jackson looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Jackson gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent.
Al Rashad cracks Jackson with a right hand to the side of the head.
Jackson doesn't manage to clinch there - Al Rashad circles away.
Jackson shoots in for a double leg but Al Rashad sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Al Rashad connects with a right hand. Jackson shakes it off.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Al Rashad just misses with a punch to the body.
Jackson is looking to counter punch.
Jackson shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Al Rashad sprawls well. Al Rashad wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Jackson gets slowly back to his feet.
Al Rashad let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Jackson is breathing heavily.
Al Rashad lands a big shot that drops Jackson! Can he finish him?
Al Rashad tries to free his leg and advance position but Jackson is retaining full guard.
Al Rashad stops Jackson from standing up.
Al Rashad trying to control the position from guard on top but Jackson is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Al Rashad loads up on a big left hand. Jackson felt that one! He's just covering up now, not defending himself intelligently - Al Rashad looks towards the ref and unloads with 3 more big shots and the ref has no choice but to stop the fight! Jackson can't hide his disappointment, as Al Rashad celebrates the victory.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:59 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Salah Al Rashad!
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pop
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