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AFC #13 PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Johnny Vegas (ranked 3773 p4p, 386 weight class) and Edvard Grieg (ranked 4330 p4p, 430 weight class). Vegas comes to the cage accompanied by Ace Of Spades by Motorhead. Both fighters will be looking to make this an exciting fight for the fans, I'm sure!
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161 lbs
9 - 13 - 1 |
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165 lbs
8 - 8 - 0 |
Abu Dhabi Champ
Great elbows
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Excellent MT
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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
9 - 13 - 1, fighting out of Helsinki, Johnny Vegas!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 8 - 0, fighting out of New York, Edvard Grieg!
The judges for this bout are Albert Achterberg, Aafke Stam and Nard Betker.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Grieg throws the left hand but Vegas avoids the punch easily.
We've been told by Vegas's head coaches at Double XX that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Vegas connects with a right hand. Grieg shakes it off.
Grieg on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Vegas throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Both fighters circling a little - Vegas finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Grieg misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Vegas waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Grieg.
A big left from Grieg misses.
Grieg misses with a leg kick
and Vegas counters with a one-two to the body.
Vegas misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Vegas misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Grieg.
Vegas pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Grieg back to the cage. Vegas follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Grieg pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Grieg blocks the body kick.
Grieg dodges the punch combination from Vegas.
Grieg is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Vegas lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Grieg takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Vegas lands a head kick. Grieg smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Vegas throws a series of punches but Grieg avoids them all with ease.
Vegas fails to land with a series of punches.
Vegas blocks a jab.
Vegas throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Grieg counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Grieg.
Grieg fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Vegas prevents a body shot from Grieg.
Grieg misses with a hook to the ribs.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Grieg.
Vegas lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Grieg throws a punch but it's blocked by Vegas.
Vegas looking to stall.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Vegas wants a takedown.
Grieg goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Grieg lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Grieg tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Vegas's elbow.
Grieg digs a right hand into Vegas's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Vegas's gas tank.
Vegas is trying to stall.
A short right from Grieg on the inside.
Vegas tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Vegas jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Grieg walks away with a smile on his face. Vegas gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Vegas misses with a wild body shot.
Grieg looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Grieg scores with a body shot.
Vegas takes one to the chin there.
Vegas blocks a head kick by Grieg.
Grieg closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Grieg looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Vegas with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Vegas manages to get to full guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Grieg trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Grieg postures up in Vegas's guard and throws a big left but Vegas blocks it.
Vegas not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Grieg is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Grieg throws a big elbow that misses.
Grieg lands a couple of elbows.
Grieg throws a big right hand that misses.
Vegas avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Grieg loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Grieg is looking to work some ground and pound but Vegas has wrist control.
Vegas is trying to keep Grieg in close.
Grieg with a nice head shot there.
Grieg got a little sloppy there for a moment and Vegas has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Grieg has managed to get both his arms back between Vegas's legs - danger averted.
Grieg must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Grieg's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Vegas trying to strike off his back.
Vegas can't keep his opponent in guard - Grieg advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Vegas on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Grieg working over Vegas with some ground and pound. Vegas looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Grieg lands a nice short elbow.
Grieg looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Vegas blocking the ground and pound attempt from Grieg.
Grieg thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Vegas's head.
Vegas is trying to get back to full guard.
Vegas looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Vegas is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Grieg tries to pass to full mount but Vegas defends it.
Vegas wants to improve his position but Grieg is controlling well.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Edvard Grieg dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Grieg rushes Vegas and presses him up against the cage.
Grieg throws an elbow that misses.
Vegas avoiding damage as Grieg throws knees to the body.
Vegas scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Vegas has Grieg pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Grieg manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Vegas blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Grieg tries a body shot but Vegas blocks it.
Grieg pushes Vegas back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Vegas is working for takedown but Grieg is calmly controlling the position for now.
Grieg jumps guard but Vegas stands there with Grieg around his waist. Grieg gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Vegas fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Vegas's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Grieg swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Grieg takes a swing at Vegas's ribcage but misses.
Grieg throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Vegas feints a jab promting Grieg to slip. Vegas then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Grieg slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Good standup being displayed there by Grieg as he connects with a hook.
Johnny Vegas is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Grieg loads up on a big right hand but Vegas slips the punch.
Grieg listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Grieg's corner calls for a 1-2. Grieg obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Grieg jabs Vegas to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Grieg is looking to clinch.
Grieg swings for the body but Vegas moves out of range.
Vegas throws a big counter combination but Grieg scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
Grieg throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Johnny Vegas is winning the standup battle so far.
Vegas tries to bum rush Grieg with a series of wild strikes but Grieg uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Vegas lands with a slapping head kick.
Vegas fails to land with a series of punches.
Vegas moves out of range of the body kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
No joy there for Vegas, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A slapping body kick lands there for Vegas.
Vegas throws a series of punches but Grieg avoids them all with ease.
Vegas misses with a series of wild punches.
Johnny Vegas seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Vegas with a lazy takedown attempt
and Grieg counters with a good low kick that Vegas was not able to check.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Johnny Vegas. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Grieg scores with a kick to the midsection.
Vegas lands a high kick!
Grieg misses with a looping right.
Vegas throws a lazy right hand but Grieg sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Vegas misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Vegas throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Vegas looks to land a combination but Grieg avoids it well.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Vegas uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Grieg.
Grieg tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Vegas paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Vegas throws a nice looking combination but Grieg bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Grieg lands with a cross.
Nice cross by Grieg.
Vegas swinging wildly here.
Vegas fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Grieg manages to avoid it.
Grieg looks to land a left hand but Vegas moved out of range nicely.
Vegas tests Grieg's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Vegas throws the kick towards the body but Grieg avoids it.
Grieg swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Grieg closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
A short left from Vegas.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Vegas jumps into guard, dragging Grieg to the mat.
Grieg chips away with some ground and pound.
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!
Grieg postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Vegas is rocked!
Grieg working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Oh Vegas is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Grieg loads up on a big left hand. Vegas felt that one! He's just covering up now, not defending himself intelligently - Grieg looks towards the ref and unloads with 3 more big shots and the ref has no choice but to stop the fight! Vegas can't hide his disappointment, as Grieg celebrates the victory.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:29 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Edvard Grieg!
After winning the bout, Edvard Grieg 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 Malcolm Kincaid (ranked 4575 p4p, 415 weight class) and Jed Knight (ranked 2519 p4p, 264 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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174 lbs
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172 lbs
13 - 5 - 0 |
Good wrestling
World class MT
Cardio machine |
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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
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Malcolm Kincaid!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
13 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Jed Knight!
The judges for this bout are Patrick Alders, Nard Betker and Wagner Zegers.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Knight rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Kincaid cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Knight swings for the body but Kincaid moves out of range.
Decent striking displayed by Knight there.
Kincaid darts in and clinches Knight up against the cage.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Kincaid creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Kincaid blocking some punches.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Kincaid.
Knight's coach down at Boomerang!! PURE ELITE COACHES and Sparring Center was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on Knight's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.
Kincaid drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Kincaid misses with a short punch on the inside.
Kincaid struggles to land a body shot inside as Knight controls his hands.
Kincaid lands a nice shot to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kincaid has dropped down and is working for a takedown. Knight is trying to keep an underhook but Kincaid manages to get the takedown into half guard.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Kincaid trying to mount his opponent but Knight defends it.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Knight is looking to improve his position.
Knight is concentrating on defense, preventing Kincaid from advancing position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kincaid slips a nice elbow through Knight's hands, connecting with Knight's forehead.
Kincaid has improved his flexibility recently so we will have to see if he can use that to his advantage.
Kincaid is trying to control the action in half guard but Knight is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Knight trying to control here.
Kincaid not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Knight wants to improve his position but Kincaid is controlling well.
Kincaid thows a huge punch but Knight dodges it nicely.
Knight wants to improve his position but Kincaid is controlling well.
Kincaid not landing any meaningful shots this time.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Knight avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Kincaid.
Knight avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Kincaid.
Knight avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Kincaid.
Kincaid landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Kincaid moves nicely into side control.
Kincaid throws a strike aimed at the side of Knight's head but Knight avoids it well.
Knight can't do much from the bottom here.
Knight parries the strikes from Kincaid easily there. Kincaid is wary of posturing up too much because it might enable Knight to escape.
Kincaid sitting in side control, looking to soften his opponent up with elbows and hammerfists but Knight is avoiding damage well and looking to escape the position.
Kincaid landing a few strikes.
Kincaid tries to advance to mount but Knight instead regains half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kincaid seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Kincaid not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Knight is concentrating on defense, preventing Kincaid from advancing position.
Kincaid missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Kincaid throwing shots but Knight is blocking nicely.
Knight avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Kincaid.
Kincaid sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Knight defending well though.
Knight blocking the ground and pound attempt from Kincaid.
Kincaid wants to control but Knight is keeping him busy.
Kincaid throwing shots but Knight is blocking nicely.
Knight on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kincaid trying to control the action but Knight is working from the bottom.
Kincaid passes the half guard and he's now in mount! Big trouble for Knight!
Kincaid putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Knight is in a horrible position here, under a barrage of strikes, he's managing to avoid any damage.
Knight is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Kincaid lands a nice shot to the head.
Kincaid lands a big shot there that rocks Knight but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
BOOM! Kincaid connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Kincaid lands a big shot there that rocks Knight but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Malcolm Kincaid dominated that round.
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.
Knight throws a head kick that misses.
Good work by Kincaid as he checks the leg kick.
Kincaid uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Knight.
Knight uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Kincaid.
Knight swings for the body but Kincaid moves out of range.
Kincaid throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Knight looks to land a left hand but Kincaid moved out of range nicely.
Knight ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Kincaid moves away.
Knight swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Kincaid tries to close the distance and clinch up but Knight swats him away and circles back towards the center.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Nice defenses there by Knight.
Knight misses with an uppercut.
As Knight tries to get set, Kincaid tries to push him back and clinch up but Knight manages to avoid the attempt.
Knight misses with a body kick.
Knight lands a leg kick that knocks Kincaid off balance momentarily.
Kincaid slips a straight right by Knight.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Knight looks to land a right hand but Kincaid moved out of range.
Kincaid swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Kincaid misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Knight.
Kincaid throws out a loose jab but Knight uses good head movement to avoid it.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Knight! But no joy.
Knight jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Kincaid pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Knight swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Kincaid cracks Knight with a right hand to the side of the head.
Knight defending well as Kincaid loads up on a big left hand.
Jed Knight is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Knight misses the shot to the body.
Jed Knight seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Knight connects with a good right hand that stumbles Kincaid. Kincaid circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Knight dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Kincaid tries to close the distance and clinch but Knight swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Kincaid steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Knight.
Kincaid digs a good hook to Knight's body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kincaid misses with an uppercut.
Kincaid misses with a right hand
and Knight makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Kincaid scores with the left hand. Knight knows he should have avoided that one.
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!
Knight connects with a single shot there.
Kincaid avoids the head kick by Knight.
A quick step to the side and Kincaid tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Knight looks to land a left hand but Kincaid moved out of range nicely.
Knight pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Kincaid throws a hook but Knight avoids it easily.
Knight throws out a counter right but Kincaid avoids it with no problem.
Knight lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Kincaid at a distance.
Knight misses with a low kick.
Kincaid connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Knight takes one to the side of the head.
Knight thows a left - swing and a miss!
Kincaid lands a really nice looking cross but Knight seems unphased.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Knight misses with a right hand
and Kincaid counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Kincaid crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Knight - the referee stops the clock and Kincaid gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Knight. Kincaid manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Knight throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Kincaid blocks a low kick nicely.
Decent striking displayed by Knight there.
Knight misses with an attempted mid kick.
Kincaid smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Knight swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Kincaid shoots in looking for a takedown. Knight tries to sprawl out of it but Kincaid keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Knight manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Knight bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Knight scores with a crisp jab that stopped Kincaid in his tracks.
Knight fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Kincaid on the side of the head.
Knight jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Knight throws a body punch but Kincaid moves out of range.
Kincaid is trying to close the distance and clinch up, after that failed offence from Knight.
Knight tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Kincaid was well out of range. Poor timing from Knight.
Kincaid gets a takedown into half guard.
Knight kicks off Kincaid and gets to his feet.
Kincaid is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Knight can do to turn this around?
A telegraphed right hand from Knight misses the target.
Kincaid lands a jab to the head.
Knight throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Knight scores with a nice strike.
Knight misses with a low kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jed Knight showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
Knight looks for the body kick but Kincaid saw that one coming.
Knight swings for the body but Kincaid moves out of range.
Kincaid wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch.
Kincaid lands a slapping body shot.
Good shot there by Kincaid.
A big left from Knight misses.
Kincaid throws out a loose jab but Knight uses good head movement to avoid it.
Knight with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Kincaid displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Knight throws out the jab.
Knight attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
A counter left hand to the body from Kincaid misses its target.
Knight feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Kincaids jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Knight throws a hook but Kincaid blocks it.
Knight misses the shot to the body.
Knight waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Kincaid.
Kincaid slips a straight right by Knight.
Kincaid lands with a good body shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kincaid missing with a left hand there. Knight was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Knight uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Kincaid.
Knight misses with a wild body shot.
A shot to the liver by Kincaid. Beautiful body shot.
Knight darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Knight throws a hook to the side of Kincaid's head but Kincaid sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Knight ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Knight tries to move into range but Kincaid moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Kincaid slips a jab from Knight.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Kincaid.
Knight throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Kincaid tries to clinch but Knight is having none of it.
Kincaid walks into a straight right hand from Knight.
Kincaid looks to score with a jab to the body but Knight is just out of range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Knight looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Knight scores with a jab to the head.
Jed Knight seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Knight misses with a shot to the body
and Kincaid counters with a nice body shot.
Kincaid closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Knight to the mat! Knight manages to get full guard.
Knight utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Kincaid trying to control the position from guard on top but Knight is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Kincaid with a flurry of punches that miss.
Knight tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Kincaid slips nicely into half guard.
Knight takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Kincaid with the ground and pound but Knight uses the opportunity to regain guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kincaid trying to control but Knight is working from the bottom.
Kincaid showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Kincaid throws a big elbow that misses.
Kincaid lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Knight has momentary wrist control but Kincaid slips an elbow through the middle.
Kincaid trying to control but Knight is working from the bottom.
Knight is trying to control the position but Kincaid postures up.
Kincaid trying to control the position from guard on top but Knight is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Kincaid stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Knight swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Kincaid working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Knight's head.
Kincaid missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Kincaid makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Kincaid throws an elbow that misses. Knight uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Kincaid's guard. Nice move by Knight!
Knight postures up.
Kincaid 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.
Knight stopping the sweep attempt from Kincaid.
Kincaid looking for a guillotine here but Knight defends easily.
Knight wants to control from the top but Kincaid keeps moving.
And that's the end of the fight!
Malcolm Kincaid showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Kincaid 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 Nard Betker scores the fight 29:28
Judge Wagner Zegers scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Malcolm Kincaid!
Malcolm Kincaid 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.
The defeated Jed Knight had this to say: 'Back to the lab. I'll be back though.'.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Alexander Henriksen (ranked 4851 p4p, 380 weight class) and Antero Vipunen (ranked 4451 p4p, 360 weight class). Antero Vipunen will no doubt be looking to use his reach advantage to good effect.
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25
246 lbs
5 - 5 - 0 |
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28
260 lbs
10 - 10 - 0 |
Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Insanely flexible |
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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
5 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Alexander Henriksen!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
10 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Antero Vipunen!
The judges for this bout are Patrick Alders, Albert Achterberg and Paulsen Ambrosius.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Vipunen misses with a double jab.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Henriksen shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Vipunen manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
Vipunen working a defensive guard here.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Henriksen trying to control the position from guard on top but Vipunen is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Henriksen is really struggling to control Vipunen but he's trying to hold on to the position.
Henriksen wants to pass the guard but Vipunen is keeping the position.
Henriksen wants to control from the top but Vipunen keeps moving.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Vipunen is looking to stand up but Henriksen isn't so interested in that idea.
Henriksen might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Vipunen managing to control the position.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Henriksen drops back for a leg here. A bit of a high risk move... He's looking for a kneebar by the looks of things. Now both of them are looking for submissions. Henriksen seems to have locked his on tight now - Vipunen screams in pain and taps out furiously! It certainly was a high risk move but it's paid off for Henriksen, as he picks up the win!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:24 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kneebar). Alexander Henriksen!
A very excited looking Alexander Henriksen made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Max Casacci (ranked 2705 p4p, 307 weight class) and Troy Anselmo (ranked 2459 p4p, 284 weight class). Casacci comes to the cage accompanied by Mambo Heavy by Alex Torres & His Latin Orchestra. Troy Anselmo is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples.
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198 lbs
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30
188 lbs
9 - 4 - 1 |
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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
27 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Max Casacci!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 4 - 1, fighting out of Amsterdam, Troy Anselmo!
The judges for this bout are Patrick Alders, Radbod Blank and Paul Aken.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Anselmo is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Casacci.
Anselmo works Casacci's body with a nice hook.
Casacci tries to close the distance and clinch up but Anselmo swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Casacci misses with a kick to the body
and Anselmo counters with a straight right hand.
Casacci blocks the body kick.
Anselmo blocks a head kick by Casacci.
Anselmo slips a jab and a cross from Casacci.
Casacci throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Anselmo swings and misses with a hook to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Anselmo avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Anselmo only half commits to the counter leg kick.
Casacci lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Anselmo circles away quickly and effectively.
Max Casacci seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Casacci throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Anselmo just misses with a punch to the body.
As Anselmo backs away, Casacci returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Anselmo looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Anselmo throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Casacci was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Casacci tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Anselmo throws out a counter right but Casacci avoids it with no problem.
Casacci misses with a wild combination.
Casacci throws a head kick but Anselmo moves out of range.
Anselmo gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Casacci moves out of range of the body kick.
As Anselmo backs away, Casacci returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
A cross from Casacci lands.
Anselmo takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Casacci throws a body punch but Anselmo moves out of range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Casacci misses with a double jab
and Anselmo counters with a series of strikes. Casacci will be more careful next time no doubt.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Anselmo takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Casacci pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Casacci 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.
Casacci throws a head kick that Anselmo semi-blocks.
Casacci misses with a leg kick
and Anselmo cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Casacci falls off balance throwing a combination
and Anselmo counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Casacci thinking.
Anselmo lands a slapping body shot.
A head kick misses from Casacci.
Anselmo looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Casacci chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Anselmo can pounce on him.
Anselmo misses the jab.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Casacci misses with a straight right.
Anselmo lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Casacci fails to land with a series of punches.
Casacci throws the kick towards the body but Anselmo avoids it.
A jab from Casacci does it's job there.
Anselmo closes the distance and clinches.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Anselmo.
A short right from Anselmo on the inside.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Anselmo.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Anselmo.
Anselmo has a couple of punches blocked by Casacci.
Casacci can't break the clinch.
Good body shot from Anselmo.
Casacci is breathing heavily.
Anselmo lands a body shot in the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Anselmo can't find room to land a body shot as Casacci controls the action.
Anselmo pushes Casacci back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
A right hand to the body from Anselmo.
Anselmo lands with a right to the head.
Anselmo breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Anselmo smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Anselmo scores with a nice right hand.
A chopping leg kick lands by Anselmo.
Anselmo bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
A good leg kick by Anselmo.
Anselmo on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Casacci moves away from the strike by Anselmo.
Casacci takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Troy Anselmo dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Anselmo takes a swing at Casacci's ribcage but misses.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Casacci checks a leg kick.
Casacci throws a big counter combination but Anselmo scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
Anselmo cracks Casacci with a big right hand that sends him to the floor! Casacci looks wobbly but he's sprung back up to his feet straight away… can Anselmo finish him?
Casacci is rocked!
Casacci looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Oh Casacci is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Casacci swings for the body but Anselmo moves out of range.
Casacci seems to have got his legs back now.
Anselmo throws a hook but Casacci blocks it.
Casacci lands a head kick. Anselmo smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A punch lands to the side of Anselmo 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Anselmo throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Casacci swings for the body but Anselmo moves out of range.
Anselmo cracks Casacci with a big right hand that sends him crashing to the floor. Anselmo has the opportunity to follow him to the ground but instead he's beckoning Casacci to stand back up!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Anselmo cracks Casacci with a brutal left hook that knocks him out cold! This one is over in a flash! Game over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:06 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Troy Anselmo!
Troy Anselmo was full of energy after the big win and talked about how he thinks he can do big things in this sport. The crowd were appreciative of his determination to succeed.
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Benjamin Siegel (ranked 5146 p4p, 356 weight class) and Noob Saibot (ranked 2751 p4p, 240 weight class). Siegel comes to the cage accompanied by Coolio ft. L.V - Gangsta's Paradise. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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31
156 lbs
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151 lbs
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World class MT
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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
7 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Benjamin Siegel!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
43 - 23 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Noob Saibot!
The judges for this bout are Wagner Zegers, Radbod Blank and Albert Achterberg.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Siegel keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Saibot.
Siegel missing with a left hand there. Saibot was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Saibot sizes up Siegel with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Noob Saibot seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Saibot looks to land a left hand but Siegel moved out of range nicely.
A little feinted left hand from Siegel on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Siegel ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Saibot moves away.
Siegel lands a jab to Saibot's midsection.
Saibot bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Siegel with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
An inside leg kick lands from Siegel.
Siegel throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Siegel steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Saibot.
Saibot scores with a jab.
Oooh a lovely combination from Saibot sends Siegel down but not out. Saibot dives into side control looking to finish.
Siegel is rocked!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Saibot throws a knee to the body but it doesn't do much damage.
Oh Siegel is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Saibot trying to control the action but Siegel is working from the bottom.
Saibot in side control lands a decent elbow.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Saibot tries to move to full mount but Siegel actually manages to regain half guard.
Siegel seems to have got his legs back now.
Saibot not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Saibot is trying to control the action in half guard but Siegel is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Siegel is looking to improve his position.
Saibot trying to mount his opponent but Siegel defends it.
Siegel is looking to get back to is feet but Saibot passes into side control.
Saibot creates some space and throws a big elbow, but Siegel sees it coming and moves his head just enough to avoid the strike.
The referee asks Saibot politely if he wouldn't mind getting on with it and actually doing something. Saibot prefers to stall for the moment though.
Saibot landing strikes.
The ground and pound from Saibot seems to be hitting the mat more than his opponent.
Saibot has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Saibot cracks Siegel with a big elbow.
Saibot working the ground and pound but he's contacting the mat, not the fighter.
Saibot misses with the ground and pound.
Siegel dodges the ground and pound from Saibot.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Saibot lands an elbow.
Sloppy strikes there by Saibot.
Saibot is working Siegel over with some ground and pound from side control.
Saibot trying to control the action but Siegel is working from the bottom.
Siegel is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Saibot working the head with strikes.
Siegel pushes Saibot away and creates a bit of space to escape. He's almost out here... but no, Saibot gets a good hold of his legs and remains firmly in side control.
Siegel parries the strikes from Saibot easily there. Saibot is wary of posturing up too much because it might enable Siegel to escape.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Saibot misses with an attempted head punch from side control.
The ground and pound from Saibot seems to be hitting the mat more than his opponent.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Siegel struggling a bit here.
Saibot controls the position from side control.
Saibot wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Siegel, who protects the arm well.
Saibot fails to land a wild elbow strike.
Siegel regains half guard.
Saibot drops an elbow to the side of Siegel's head.
Saibot working Siegel over with strikes.
Saibot is figuring out what he wants to do next.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Saibot lands with a punch from half guard.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Saibot in particular looking to stall.
Siegel is trying to stand back up but Saibot is controlling him
Saibot prevents Siegel from improving his position.
Saibot 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.
Siegel trying to control from the bottom.
Saibot is taking a breather. Siegel 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.
Siegel keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Saibot with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Noob Saibot dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Siegel throws a leg kick but Saibot moved away.
Noob Saibot seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Siegel avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Siegel connects with the punch.
Saibot connects with a single shot there.
Saibot tries to clinch up but Siegel circles away and keeps his distance.
Saibot drops Siegel with a big left hand! Siegel is injured, injured bad! Saibot jumps in and finished him with strikes! The fight is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:23 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Noob Saibot!
A very excited looking Noob Saibot made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Koala Baertum (ranked 2314 p4p, 212 weight class) and Because I Can (ranked 3114 p4p, 263 weight class). Baertum comes to the cage accompanied by Welcome to the Jungle. 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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23
155 lbs
3 - 5 - 0 |
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31
145 lbs
19 - 27 - 0 |
Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Cardio machine |
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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
3 - 5 - 0, fighting out of London, Koala Baertum!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
19 - 27 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Because I Can!
The judges for this bout are Patrick Alders, Nard Betker and Wagner Zegers.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
I Can jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Baertum was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
I Can closes the distance and clinches up with Baertum, looking for a takedown. I Can pushes Baertum against the cage but Baertum circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Baertum throws an uppercut from half a mile away. I Can sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Baertum cracks a nice hook into I Can's ribs.
Koala Baertum seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Baertum fakes high and swings low for a body shot but I Can manages to avoid it.
I Can walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
I Can shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. I Can showed some decent athleticism there.
I Can is trying for a kimura here. Baertum looks like he's in a lot of pain... and he's tapping out! I Can wins by kimura!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:43 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Because I Can!
An out of breath and clearly excited Because I Can thanked Sin City Allstars for their help and support (and free stuff they sent him).
In defeat, Koala Baertum stepped up to the mic, saying 'I want to thank Freebok for sponsoring me. Buy there the have cool stuff!!! FREEBOK!!!'.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Brian Baker (ranked 3146 p4p, 419 weight class) and Alex Graves (ranked 1665 p4p, 203 weight class). Graves has chosen London Calling as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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27
220 lbs
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World class boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 5 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Brian Baker!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
23 - 27 - 0, fighting out of London, Alex Graves!
The judges for this bout are Paul Aken, Paulsen Ambrosius and Wagner Zegers.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Graves shoots in for a takedown but Baker shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Graves shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Baker pinned against the cage. Baker gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Baker clinches with his opponent.
Graves has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Baker after a bit of a struggle.
Brian Baker has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Alex Graves.
Baker is pressed up against the cage. Graves has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Baker down to the mat. Baker avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Nice sprawl there from Baker as Graves shoots in.
Baker throws a good cross that connects.
Graves looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Graves.
An attempted straight right counter from Baker misses the target.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Baker throws a head kick that misses.
Baker misses with a looping left.
Graves ducks under a wild hook from Baker.
Graves dives in for a single leg takedown but Baker sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
Graves moves into the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Graves is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Baker leaning against his opponent.
Baker tries to land knees in the clinch but Graves avoids the damage to the body.
Baker lands a shot to the body.
Graves looks winded!
Baker throws an elbow but it's blocked.
A short right from Baker on the inside.
Graves drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Baker gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Still in the clinch, Baker scores with a nice short uppercut.
Graves stalling in the clinch but Baker improves position.
Baker lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Graves blocks an elbow strike.
Graves drops down looking for an ankle pick but Baker pulls his leg out and moves away.
Baker gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Baker on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Graves has moved round to his opponent's back and is looking for a suplex! Oh snap! He's tossed Baker clear over his head and slammed him to the mat!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Baker is displaying good submission defense - not really looking in danger of submitting to the rear naked choke at the moment. That could change in an instant of course if Graves gets his way!
Baker breaks Graves's hooks off and manages to turn into his guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Baker tries to stand but Graves is controlling from the bottom.
Baker preventing the sweep.
Baker trying to control but Graves is working from the bottom.
Both fighters have adopted an aggressive gameplan on the ground!
Graves working for a triangle but Baker defends it easily.
Baker gets to his feet. Graves looking to butt scoot but the ref puts an end to that. On your feet son!
Baker jabs Graves right on the nose. Graves blinks but takes it well.
Brian Baker is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Baker clinches up against the cage.
Baker tries a knee to the head but Graves blocks it.
Graves drops down looking for an ankle pick but Baker pulls his leg out and moves away.
Baker connects with a nice looking jab.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Graves shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Baker pinned against the cage. Baker gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
The crowd cheers as Baker lands an impressive looking overhand right. Graves doesn't seem phased though.
Graves slips a jab and a cross from Baker.
Graves shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Baker as he avoids it easily.
Graves takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Baker gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Graves to score an easy takedown into full guard.
Graves prevents Baker from getting back to his feet.
Baker is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Baker is trying to control. Graves wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Baker escapes and gets back to his feet.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nice body punch from Baker.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Baker throws out a powerful jab.
Baker closes the distance and clinches.
Graves has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Baker after a bit of a struggle.
Baker is defending well against a takedown attempt.
Baker manages to break the clinch.
Baker connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Graves shoots in looking for a takedown but Baker manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Graves's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Baker moves into the clinch.
Baker lands a shoulder strike.
Baker scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Graves is rocked!
Baker unloads with a big right hand that wobbles Graves! He's leaning against the cage trying to keep his feet but Baker is unloading with more strikes now! Graves drops to his knees and the referee stops the fight for a TKO!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:47 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Brian Baker!
In defeat, Alex Graves stepped up to the mic, saying 'This isn't over. That was luck and we will be back to breaking arms and spirits very soon!'.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Charles Cooper (ranked 3645 p4p, 380 weight class) and Aspen Springfield (ranked 3123 p4p, 339 weight class). Cooper's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, s.mouse - slap my elbow. This should be a great matchup!
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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
38 - 35 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Charles Cooper!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
16 - 9 - 3, fighting out of Amsterdam, Aspen Springfield!
The judges for this bout are Radbod Blank, Patrick Alders and Wagner Zegers.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Cooper tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Cooper tries to clinch up
and Springfield counters with a low kick, right behind Cooper 's knee.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Cooper checks a leg kick.
Cooper tries to counter by moving into the clinch but Springfield manages to circle out of the way.
Springfield keeps the fight on the outside.
Cooper wants to clinch up but Springfield keeps it at a distance.
Springfield flicks out a counter leg kick but Cooper steps away.
Cooper has taken the fight to the clinch.
Springfield escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Cooper clinches with his opponent.
Cooper is trying to maintain a safe position but Springfield gets an underhook and turns Cooper into the cage.
Springfield tries a body shot but Cooper blocks it.
Cooper just leaning against Springfield, taking a breather.
Cooper throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
I was talking to Cooper's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Cooper lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Cooper fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Springfield manages to break the clinch.
Cooper closes the distance and clinches.
Cooper throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Cooper throws an elbow but it misses.
Cooper gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Springfield tries to work over Cooper's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Springfield blocks the elbow strike.
Cooper blocking some punches.
Cooper struggles to land a body shot inside as Springfield controls his hands.
Springfield manages to break the clinch.
Cooper tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Cooper takes the fight into the clinch.
Cooper fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Springfield being controlled against the cage.
Springfield struggles to land a body shot inside as Cooper controls his hands.
Springfield will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Cooper up against the cage.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Cooper.
Cooper is struggling to control the position.
Springfield avoids the elbow strike from Cooper, against the cage.
Springfield dodges an elbow strike from Cooper.
Springfield breaks from the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cooper drives through and clinches with Springfield against the cage.
Cooper misses with a punch on the inside.
Good body shot from Cooper.
Cooper gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Springfield takes an elbow to the forehead.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Cooper throws an elbow but it misses.
Cooper stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Springfield looks winded!
Cooper gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Springfield avoids a wild elbow strike from Cooper.
A short right from Cooper on the inside.
Cooper lands a right hand.
Cooper lands a body shot in the clinch.
Cooper lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Springfield has a couple of punches blocked by Cooper.
Cooper throws an elbow but it's blocked.
With the fighters up against the cage, Cooper throws an elbow but misses.
Springfield is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Cooper misses with a short punch on the inside.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Cooper takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Cooper lands an elbow inside that Springfield shrugs off.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Springfield tries to work over Cooper's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
With the fighters up against the cage, Cooper throws an elbow but misses.
Cooper scores with a nice hook to the head.
Cooper throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Springfield breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Cooper moves into range and clinches up with Springfield.
Cooper comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Cooper is trying to maintain a safe position but Springfield gets an underhook and turns Cooper into the cage.
Cooper lands an elbow that stopped Springfield in his tracks for a moment.
Cooper struggles to land a body shot inside as Springfield controls his hands.
Cooper pushes Springfield back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Cooper lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Springfield breaks from the clinch.
Springfield keeps the fight on the outside.
Cooper tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Cooper doesn't manage to clinch there - Springfield circles away.
Cooper wants to clinch up but Springfield keeps it at a distance.
Springfield tries a quick counter leg kick but Cooper is wise to it.
Cooper moves into the clinch.
Springfield avoids the elbow strike from Cooper, against the cage.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Cooper effectively controlling the action here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cooper throws an elbow but it misses.
Cooper doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Cooper misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Cooper pushes off an throws an elbow but Springfield leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Cooper misses with a body punch.
Cooper throws an elbow but it misses.
The referee is keeping an eye on Cooper - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Cooper.
Cooper lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Springfield backwards.
Cooper pushes off an throws an elbow but Springfield leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Cooper creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Cooper tries to throw a body punch but Springfield avoids it by throwing Cooper back against the cage.
Cooper misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Springfield throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Cooper working aggressively here.
Springfield lands with a left to the head.
Cooper throws an elbow that misses.
Springfield blocks an elbow strike.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Charles Cooper dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Cooper fails with an attempt to clinch.
Cooper is looking to clinch.
Springfield blocks a leg kick.
Springfield fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Cooper tries to clinch up.
Cooper tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Springfield manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Springfield keeps the fight on the outside.
Springfield circles away from the clinch attempt
and Springfield counters with a three punch combo that has Cooper backing up. Cooper nods at Springfield to acknowledge the strikes.
Springfield checks a leg kick.
Cooper tries to clinch but Springfield is having none of it.
Cooper tries to clinch up.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Cooper looks to clinch
and Springfield counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Cooper thinking.
Cooper fails with an attempt to clinch.
Springfield swats away the attempt to clinch by Cooper.
Springfield throws out a counter right but Cooper avoids it with no problem.
Springfield avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Cooper closes the distance looking to clinch
and Springfield counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Cooper thinking.
Cooper is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Springfield can do to turn this around?
That's one minute gone in the round.
Springfield circles away from the clinch attempt.
The fight stays on the outside here - Cooper looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Cooper moves to clinch but Springfield breaks away
and Springfield counters with a leg kick.
Springfield swats away the attempt to clinch by Cooper.
Cooper tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Springfield manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Cooper moves to clinch but Springfield breaks away
and Cooper takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Springfield keeps the fight on the outside.
Cooper tries to clinch there but Springfield circles away.
Cooper has Springfield up against the cage in a clinch.
Springfield can't break the clinch.
A short uppercut from Cooper.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cooper lands a nice elbow.
Cooper lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Springfield is leaning against Cooper and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Springfield manages to break the clinch.
Springfield motions for Cooper to come forward. Springfield throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Cooper moves into range and clinches up with Springfield.
Springfield blocks an elbow strike.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Springfield misses with a short punch on the inside.
Springfield struggles to land a body shot inside as Cooper controls his hands.
Cooper tries a body shot but Springfield blocks it.
Cooper misses with an elbow over the top.
Charles Cooper has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Cooper looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Cooper lands an elbow inside.
Springfield takes an elbow to the forehead.
Cooper throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Springfield as Cooper tries to tie him up.
Springfield throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Cooper misses with a hook to the ribs.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Springfield blocks an elbow strike from Cooper.
Cooper looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Springfield lands with a short shot to the head.
Cooper looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Springfield blocks an elbow strike from Cooper.
Springfield manages to break the clinch.
Cooper is looking to clinch but Springfield is avoiding it.
Springfield was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind.
Springfield keeps the fight on the outside.
Springfield keeps the fight on the outside.
Cooper wants to clinch but Springfield slips to the side
and Springfield counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Cooper tries to close the distance and clinch but Springfield swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Springfield keeps the fight on the outside.
Cooper tries to clinch but Springfield moves out of range.
Cooper tries to clinch up but Springfield circles away and keeps his distance.
Springfield swats away the attempt to clinch by Cooper.
Cooper fails in his attempt to clinch.
Cooper tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Springfield manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cooper is looking to clinch.
Cooper has Springfield up against the cage in a clinch.
Springfield blocks an elbow strike from Cooper.
Springfield pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Cooper tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Springfield paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Cooper tries to clinch up
enabling Springfield to counter with a crisp jab.
Cooper tries to clinch but Springfield is having none of it.
Springfield takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Cooper tries to clinch but Springfield is having none of it.
Cooper takes one on the button.
Cooper is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Springfield was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind.
Cooper tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Charles Cooper seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Cooper moves into the clinch successfully.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Aspen Springfield showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. 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.
Cooper tries to clinch up
enabling Springfield to counter with a crisp jab.
Cooper rushes Springfield and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Cooper lands a nice elbow.
Cooper pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Springfield blocks an elbow strike from Cooper.
Springfield tries a body shot but Cooper blocks it.
Springfield tries a body shot but Cooper blocks it.
Springfield can't find room to land a body shot as Cooper controls the action.
Cooper misses with a punch to the body.
Cooper lands a nice elbow.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Springfield creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Cooper tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Springfield's elbow.
Springfield dodges an elbow strike from Cooper.
Cooper creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Cooper tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Springfield blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Springfield takes an elbow to the forehead.
Springfield wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Cooper has him pressed against the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cooper misses with an elbow over the top.
Springfield dodges an elbow strike from Cooper.
Cooper creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
A body shot lands from Springfield.
Springfield struggles to land a body shot inside as Cooper controls his hands.
Springfield avoids the elbow strike from Cooper, against the cage.
Nice elbow from Cooper.
Cooper is leaning against Springfield and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Springfield lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Cooper is trying to stall.
Springfield throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Cooper throws an elbow but it misses.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Springfield.
Springfield takes an elbow to the forehead.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Cooper just misses with a elbow thrown towards Springfield's brow.
Cooper stalling in the clinch but Springfield improves position.
Springfield's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cooper closes the distance and clinches.
Springfield's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Cooper tries to clinch up but Springfield circles away and keeps his distance.
Springfield avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Cooper fails with an attempt to clinch.
Cooper tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Springfield manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Springfield avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Charles Cooper is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Cooper tries to close the distance and clinch but Springfield swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Springfield avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Cooper wants to clinch up but Springfield keeps it at a distance.
Cooper tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Springfield manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Cooper tries to close the distance and clinch but Springfield swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Springfield keeps the fight on the outside.
Cooper closes the distance but Springfield moves to the side
and Springfield counters with an inside leg kick.
Springfield lands a nice looking kick to the body. Cooper takes a step back to recover.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Springfield connects with an inside leg kick.
Cooper moves into the clinch.
Cooper swings wildly with an uppercut but Springfield uses good head movement to avoid it.
Springfield tries to work over Cooper's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Cooper tries to stall but Springfield uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Cooper just misses with a elbow thrown towards Springfield's brow.
Springfield avoids a wild elbow strike from Cooper.
Springfield breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Springfield lands with a kick to the ribs.
Cooper uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Springfield.
Springfield circles away from the clinch attempt.
Cooper wants to clinch up but Springfield keeps it at a distance.
Springfield wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Cooper walks into a left hand.
Cooper tries to close the distance and clinch up but Springfield swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Cooper has managed to clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Springfield escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Cooper tries to close the distance and clinch but Springfield swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
A leg kick checked by Springfield.
Cooper tries to clinch
and Springfield counters with a nice low kick that buckles Cooper's knee momentarily.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Springfield throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Springfield closes the distance and pushes Cooper back into the cage.
Springfield digs a right hand into Cooper's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Cooper's gas tank.
Cooper is trying to maintain a safe position but Springfield gets an underhook and turns Cooper into the cage.
Springfield avoids the elbow strike from Cooper, against the cage.
Springfield blocks an elbow strike.
Springfield avoids the elbow strike from Cooper, against the cage.
Springfield breaks from the clinch.
Cooper wants to clinch up but Springfield keeps it at a distance.
Springfield appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Cooper tries to close the distance and clinch up but Springfield swats him away and circles back towards the center.
The fight stays on the outside here - Cooper looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Cooper tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Springfield paws at him with a jab and circles away.
And that's the end of the fight!
Aspen Springfield comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Springfield 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 Radbod Blank scores the fight 28:29
Judge Patrick Alders scores the fight 28:29
Judge Wagner Zegers scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Aspen Springfield!
After winning the bout, Aspen Springfield 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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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Bismack Kagonbo (ranked 960 p4p, 102 weight class) and Knutr Sveinsson (ranked 2760 p4p, 254 weight class). Kagonbo comes to the cage accompanied by Voodoo. On his way into the cage it seems that Bismack Kagonbo has been attacked by a crazed fan! It looks like it might have been the just bleed guy! Luckily Bismack Kagonbo seems to be OK! I thought that lunatic was in prison!?
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26
241 lbs
12 - 5 - 0 |
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265 lbs
11 - 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
12 - 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
11 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Knutr Sveinsson!
The judges for this bout are Nard Betker, Aafke Stam and Daniel Blasius.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sveinsson looks to score with a jab to the body but Kagonbo is just out of range.
Sveinsson has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Kagonbo.
Kagonbo throws a looping overhand right but Sveinsson ducks down to avoid it.
Knutr Sveinsson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Kagonbo fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Sveinsson.
Kagonbo throws a hook but Sveinsson avoids it easily.
Kagonbo lands a jab to the head.
Kagonbo keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Sveinsson.
Sveinsson lands the left hand.
Sveinsson scores with a nice right hand.
It looks like Bismack Kagonbo has been cut.
Kagonbo takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Sveinsson misses with a left hand
and Kagonbo cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
It looks like Knutr Sveinsson has been cut.
Kagonbo attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Sveinsson misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Kagonbo.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Sveinsson ducks under a wild hook from Kagonbo.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Kagonbo walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Sveinsson checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Sveinsson throws a right and a left that Kagonbo avoids nicely.
Kagonbo takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Sveinsson uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Kagonbo.
Kagonbo throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Sveinsson lands a glancing blow to the side of Kagonbo's head.
Kagonbo throws the kick towards the body but Sveinsson avoids it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kagonbo misses with a straight right.
Kagonbo steps into range and unloads a brutal right left combo! Sveinsson is out on his feet! Kagonbo sets himself and nearly takes Sveinsson's head off with a straight right, sending him crashing to the mat! Wow, that was nasty... but awesome! Wooo!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:11 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Bismack Kagonbo!
A victorious Bismack Kagonbo 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 welterweight MMA rules bout between Royce Gracie (ranked 1427 p4p, 164 weight class) and Mikhail Bakunin (ranked 1782 p4p, 203 weight class). Gracie comes to the cage accompanied by Jiu Jitsu by Smoke Serpent. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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181 lbs
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178 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
18 - 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
14 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Mikhail Bakunin!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Blasius, Albert Achterberg and Radbod Blank.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bakunin scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Gracie looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Bakunin takes a swing at Gracie's ribcage but misses.
Gracie drops down looking for a counter takedown but Bakunin sprawls and moves away.
Mikhail Bakunin seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Gracie uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Bakunin.
Bakunin thuds his right hand into Gracie's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Bakunin lunges at Gracie with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Gracie's hand.
Bakunin misses with a hook. Gracie ducked under it nicely.
Bakunin keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Bakunin misses the shot to the body.
Gracie is trying to close the distance and clinch up, after that failed offence from Bakunin.
Gracie dives in and grabs Bakunin's left leg, looking for a takedown. Bakunin pushes down on Gracie's head and hops out.
Bakunin's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Gracie connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Bakunin scrambles back to his feet.
Bakunin is looking to clinch.
The fight stays on the outside here - Bakunin looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Bakunin throws a series of punches but Gracie avoids them all with ease.
Gracie staying out of range there.
Bakunin throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Bakunin uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Gracie.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bakunin misses with a head kick.
Gracie attempts a counter takedown but Bakunin avoids it well and moves away.
Bakunin has taken the fight to the clinch.
Gracie drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Royce Gracie. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Bakunin tries to throw a body punch but Gracie avoids it by throwing Bakunin back against the cage.
Bakunin misses with a short punch on the inside.
Bakunin lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Gracie or not.
Bakunin tries to throw a body punch but Gracie avoids it by throwing Bakunin back against the cage.
Bakunin swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Bakunin misses with the head strike.
Gracie tries to pull guard but Bakunin forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Bakunin lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Gracie drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Gracie has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Bakunin avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Bakunin creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Gracie has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Bakunin is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gracie jumps guard but Bakunin stands there with Gracie around his waist. Gracie gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Gracie drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Bakunin gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Bakunin lands with a light punch inside.
Gracie prevents a body shot from Bakunin.
Bakunin misses with a punch on the inside.
Gracie is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Bakunin is defending well.
Gracie is trying to pull guard but Bakunin turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Bakunin misses with a shot to the kidneys.
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!
Gracie tries to score a body lock takedown but Bakunin shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Gracie looking for a takedown.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Bakunin.
Bakunin makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
A body shot lands from Bakunin.
Gracie is breathing heavily.
Bakunin lands a right hand that snaps the head of Gracie backwards.
Bakunin misses with a hook from the clinch.
Bakunin prevents the takedown attempt.
Bakunin misses with a hook to the ribs.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gracie blocking some punches.
Gracie tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Gracie blocks an uppercut.
Gracie tries for a takedown but Bakunin manages to get underhooks.
Bakunin lands a body shot in the clinch.
A short left from Bakunin.
Bakunin goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Bakunin lands with a short shot to the head.
Bakunin misses with a short punch on the inside.
Bakunin lands with a left to the head.
Gracie fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Bakunin softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
A body shot lands from Bakunin.
Bakunin works on Gracie's body with a couple of short punches.
Bakunin lands a body shot in the clinch.
Bakunin scores with a hook to the body.
A nice right hand lands inside from Bakunin.
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!
A head punch blocked on the inside by Gracie.
A short uppercut from Bakunin.
Gracie is rocked!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bakunin lands with a right to the head.
Oh Gracie is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Bakunin lands with a short shot to the head.
Bakunin has a couple of punches blocked by Gracie.
Bakunin creates some distance for himself and unleashes a massive uppercut that sends Gracie's eyes rolling into the back of his head! Gracie drops to his knees and Bakunin pours it on with more strikes until the referee steps in to end the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:13 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Mikhail Bakunin!
Mikhail Bakunin seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
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hype
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pop
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