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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Vinnie Sixx (ranked 6678 p4p, 102 weight class) and Maikel Fortuyn (ranked 2390 p4p, 72 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Sixx might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to The Fire of Power by WATAIN. 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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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 8 - 0, fighting out of New York, Vinnie Sixx!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 6 - 0, fighting out of New York, Maikel Fortuyn!
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, and Timothy Bukovac.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nice defenses there by Fortuyn.
Fortuyn throws a right hand that Sixx ducks under and follows up with a left that Sixx also avoids with ease.
Fortuyn avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Sixx lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Fortuyn circles away quickly and effectively.
Fortuyn fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Sixx manages to avoid it.
Sixx throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Fortuyn moves out of range as Sixx strikes.
Fortuyn has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
Sixx steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Fortuyn.
Sixx misses with a few strikes there.
Fortuyn slips a straight right by Sixx.
Fortuyn lands a head kick!
It looks like Vinnie Sixx has been cut.
No joy there for Sixx, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Sixx dodges the punch combination from Fortuyn.
Fortuyn misses with a straight right.
Fortuyn throws a hook to the side of Sixx's head but Sixx sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Sixx will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Sixx avoids the head kick by Fortuyn.
Vinnie Sixx seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Sixx dodges the punch combination from Fortuyn.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Fortuyn throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Sixx is looking to counter the offense by Fortuyn and move into the clinch.
Fortuyn ducks under a wild hook from Sixx.
Sixx gets tackled into the cage by Fortuyn. Fortuyn maintains the clinch.
Fortuyn managing to block the knees to the body from Sixx.
Fortuyn gets through Sixx's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Fortuyn misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Sixx's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Sixx looks to land a right hand but Fortuyn moved out of range.
Fortuyn tries to clinch there but Sixx circles away.
Sixx lands a head shot.
Sixx shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Sixx throws a right and a left that both miss.
Fortuyn staying out of range there.
Sixx throws a jab when Fortuyn was well out of range.
Fortuyn takes a swing at Sixx's ribcage but misses.
Sixx throws a shot from downtown. Fortuyn moves away and avoids it.
Fortuyn tries to counter by closing the distance.
Fortuyn pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Sixx back to the cage. Fortuyn follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Fortuyn throws a perfectly timed hook that sends Sixx crashing down! Sixx tries to stagger back to his feet but Fortuyn just hammers him until the ref stops the fight! A confused Sixx asks the ref what just happened. Poor fella.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:56 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Maikel Fortuyn!
During a confident post fight interview, Maikel Fortuyn thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Dalip Singh (ranked 3491 p4p, 153 weight class) and Ryan Griffin (ranked 6279 p4p, 202 weight class). Dalip Singh 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 super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
6 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Dalip Singh!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Ryan Griffin!
The judges for this bout are Don Winkell, Timothy Bukovac and Jack Bonds.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Singh misses with a low kick.
Singh dodges the punch combination from Griffin.
Griffin has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Singh finds it's way round the side to connect with Griffin's head.
Singh moves into the clinch.
Singh has dropped down and is working for a takedown. Griffin is trying to keep an underhook but Singh manages to get the takedown into half guard.
Singh will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Singh controlling the pace.
Singh has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
Griffin wants to get back to full guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Singh seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
Griffin trying to get back to full guard but Singh takes advantage of the position and moves to full mount!
Griffin throwing punches from his back but nothing is landing.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Griffin swinging wildly from the bottom but he's not landing.
Singh sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Griffin is looking to improve his position but Singh isn't that keen on the idea.
Singh looking to control and managing it successfully.
Griffin is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Singh tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Griffin felt the need to train up his defensive grappling in the buildup to the fight. Presumably he was expecting to be in a difficult position like this, so let's see if he can get out of it.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
We've been hearing that Singh has been drilling a lot of ground and pound in training, so let's see if he get the finish.
Griffin is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Griffin is still trying to improve position.
Singh looking to control and managing it successfully.
Griffin is in a horrible position here. Singh smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Griffin throwing punches from his back but nothing is landing.
Singh takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Griffin tries to reverse the position but Singh maintains control.
Singh tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Griffin keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Singh avoids the attempt from Griffin to control.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Griffin is bucking up trying to escape but Singh cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
Griffin is trying to escape the mount.
Singh sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Singh scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Griffin?
Singh looking to control and managing it successfully.
Griffin tries to get back to half guard but can't.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Singh controlling from the full mount.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Dalip Singh dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Nice straight punches there by Singh. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Singh.
Griffin shoots in but Singh avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Singh catches Griffin napping and connects with a big right hand that sends Griffin to the canvas!
It looks like Ryan Griffin has been cut.
Singh avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Griffin is looking to sweep but instead, Singh has passed into half guard.
Singh is figuring out what he wants to do next.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
This is a sustained period of stalling by Singh.
Griffin is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Singh pulls his head out easily.
Singh looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Griffin wants to control but Singh is keeping busy and won't allow it.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Singh drops an elbow to the side of Griffin's head.
Singh controlling the action here.
Griffin is looking to get back to full guard here but Singh has managed to pass to side control instead.
The referee tells the fighters to keep busy.
Griffin struggling a bit here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Singh lands a knee to the body and a forearm to the face.
Singh controlling the position.
Singh gets to mount! Griffin was on the offensive and wasn't defending properly.
Singh controlling the pace for now.
Singh working Griffin over with strikes here.
Singh controlling from mount.
Dalip Singh overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Griffin takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Singh breaks from Griffin's wrist control and lands an elbow.
Singh controlling from the full mount.
Singh seems to have a rather negative gameplan on the ground. He seems keen to just score the takedown and hold down Griffin for as long as he can get away with.
Griffin really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Singh looking to control and managing it successfully.
Singh working the ground and pound effectively.
Griffin sneaks a leg under to get to half guard.
Griffin trying to control but Singh postures up.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Singh performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
Griffin wants to control but Singh passes into side.
Singh looks up at the clock and then as Griffin takes his cue and looks up at the clock too, Singh smacks him right in the chops with a big elbow! How rude!
Singh slips into full mount, dodging the strikes by Griffin.
Singh takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Griffin working to try and regain half guard.
Griffin throwing hammer fists to the chest of Singh. What's that going to do exactly?
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Dalip Singh dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Ryan Griffin's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!
Griffin swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Griffin tries to clinch
and Singh counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Singh sitting in guard here, content to control.
Griffin looking to sweep using the butterfly guard but Singh puts pay to that idea as he passes nicely into half guard.
Singh perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Griffin trying to get back to full guard but Singh takes advantage of the position and moves to full mount!
Singh working away from the top, dropping strikes.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Griffin is flailing around like a fish out of water, trying to land strikes.
Griffin is trying desperately to improve position.
Singh is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Griffin can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Singh controlling the position easily from mount.
Singh is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Griffin can do to turn this around?
Griffin tries to reverse the position but Singh maintains control.
Dalip Singh is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Singh controlling his opponent.
Griffin is trying desperately to improve position.
Griffin flailing away with punches but nothing is landing.
Singh controlling from mount.
Griffin is working to get back to half guard.
Singh content just to control the position here.
Singh's ground tactics aren't going to win him many fans. Let's hope he's got fireworks for us if he gets back to his feet because he's not doing much on the ground.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Singh continues to hold on tight.
Griffin is in all sorts of trouble here.
Griffin tries to hold on but Singh postures up.
Griffin is flailing around like a fish out of water, trying to land strikes.
Singh looking to control and managing it successfully.
Griffin really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Singh landing punches.
Singh content just to control the position here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Singh continues to stall.
Griffin is trying desperately to improve position.
Singh sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Griffin tries to reverse the position but Singh maintains control.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Singh controlling the position easily from mount.
And that's the end of the fight!
Dalip Singh showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Singh has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Don Winkell scores the fight 30:26
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 30:26
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 30:26
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Dalip Singh!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Crack Head (ranked 3571 p4p, 376 weight class) and Al Swearengen (ranked 3126 p4p, 335 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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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
13 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Crack Head!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Al Swearengen!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, Timothy Bukovac and Jack Bonds.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Swearengen connects with a jab.
Swearengen keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Head moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Head is looking to clinch but Swearengen is avoiding it.
Swearengen connects with the punch.
Swearengen swats away the attempt to clinch by Head.
Swearengen looks to land a left hand but Head moved out of range nicely.
Head closes the distance and clinches.
Swearengen drops down looking for an ankle pick but Head pulls his leg out and moves away.
We can't be sure of the tactics at this early stage but we have heard that Swearengen has been working on his takedowns a lot in the buildup to the fight and we can only assume he's going to look to take this to the mat.
Swearengen looks to land a right hand but Head moved out of range.
Swearengen stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Swearengen cracks Head with a good jab.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Head misses with a jab, cross combination.
Head tries to clinch up but Swearengen circles away and keeps his distance.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Swearengen lands a body shot.
Head throws a big shot that misses.
Swearengen throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Head defending well as Swearengen loads up on a big left hand.
Head is trying to close the distance and clinch up, after that failed offence from Swearengen.
Swearengen is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Head fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Swearengen has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Head moves into range and clinches up with Swearengen.
Swearengen has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Head is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Head tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Swearengen just stands there and leans against the cage.
Head using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Swearengen has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Swearengen drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Head gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Crack Head has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Al Swearengen.
A shot in the inside from Swearengen.
Head pulls Swearengen into guard.
Head looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Swearengen stands and throws Head's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Swearengen throws a strike aimed at the side of Head's head but Head avoids it well.
Swearengen wants to control but Head is keeping him busy.
Head is trying to get back to half guard.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Head is not content to let Swearengen control the position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Swearengen has knee on belly and moves into mount.
Swearengen can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Head is looking to escape.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Head is working to get back to half guard.
Swearengen is looking to secure an arm. He's managed it! He's pivoting for an armbar - that looks tight! But Head has managed to get out of it and now he's in a dominant position. Nice work from Head!
Head has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Swearengen working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Head doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Head manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
We've been hearing that Head has been drilling a lot of ground and pound in training, so let's see if he get the finish.
Head wants to stand but Swearengen is controlling his posture from full guard.
Swearengen has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Head can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Swearengen looking for a guillotine here but Head defends easily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Swearengen working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Head doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Oh but Swearengen is tightening it up a little... Head has to be careful here... He's got his foot tucked under now, this looks tight! Head reacted too slowly and this one could be over in a matter of seconds! YES! Head taps out! Nice BJJ there by Swearengen!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:22 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle Choke). Al Swearengen!
An out of breath Al Swearengen thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Reginald Forbes (ranked 1865 p4p, 61 weight class) and Trey Daniels (ranked 2407 p4p, 73 weight class). The crowd giving both fighters a great reception on their way into the arena. That's good to see.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
8 - 3 - 0, fighting out of New York, Reginald Forbes!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Trey Daniels!
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, Frank Antenori and Don Winkell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Forbes chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Daniels can pounce on him.
Forbes cracks Daniels with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
It looks like Trey Daniels has been cut.
Forbes lands a slapping body shot.
Daniels throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Forbes sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Daniels throws an off balance right hand
and Forbes counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Daniels cracks Forbes with an open hand slap.
Daniels fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Forbes checks it well.
A little feinted left hand from Forbes on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Forbes cracks Daniels with a right hand to the side of the head.
Forbes ducks under a wild hook from Daniels.
Forbes is trying to close the distance and clinch up, after that failed offence from Daniels.
Forbes 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.
Daniels scores with a body shot.
Daniels uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Forbes has time to react.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Forbes looks to score with a jab to the body but Daniels is just out of range.
Forbes moves out of range as Daniels strikes.
A cross from Daniels lands.
Forbes doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Forbes misses with a wild body shot.
Daniels clobbers Forbes with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Forbes wants to clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Daniels throws a series of punches but Forbes avoids them all with ease.
Daniels throws a leg kick but Forbes sees it coming and moves out of range.
Trey Daniels seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Forbes moves out of range of the body kick from Daniels.
Daniels swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Forbes is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
A nice leg kick lands there from Daniels.
Daniels misses with a straight right.
Forbes dodges the punch combination from Daniels.
Daniels displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Forbes throws out the jab.
Forbes misses the body punch
and Daniels counters with a straight right hand.
It looks like Reginald Forbes has been cut.
Forbes loads up on a big right hand but Daniels slips the punch.
Daniels staying out of range there.
Forbes throws a hook but Daniels blocks it.
Forbes swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Daniels only half commits to the counter leg kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Daniels lands a slapping body shot.
Forbes avoids the body shot from Daniels.
Forbes shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Daniels dips to his left and cracks Forbes with an uppercut!
Daniels takes a swing at Forbes's ribcage but misses.
Forbes on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Forbes throws a body punch but Daniels moves out of range.
A looping hook to the body misses from Forbes. Daniels does a little dance to reset his feet.
Daniels looks to land a right hand but Forbes moved out of range.
Forbes misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Daniels.
Daniels doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
A big left from Daniels misses.
Daniels dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Forbes scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Forbes walks into a left hand.
Daniels lands a lovely overhand right.
Forbes thuds a left hand into Daniels's body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Daniels throws a body punch but Forbes moves out of range.
A quick step to the side and Forbes tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Daniels scores with a jab.
Forbes lands an overhand right.
Forbes tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Daniels paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Daniels misses with a hook
and Forbes counters with a right hand to the body.
Forbes scores with a jab to the body.
Forbes lands a right hook to the body.
Daniels looks winded!
Forbes swings and misses with a hook to the body.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Daniels.
Daniels uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Forbes.
Forbes throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Daniels is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Forbes had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
Daniels throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Daniels uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Forbes.
Forbes moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Daniels circles away from the clinch attempt.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Daniels connects with a right hand. Forbes shakes it off.
Forbes throws a jab when Daniels was well out of range.
Daniels jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Daniels throws a lazy uppercut
and Forbes makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Daniels fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Forbes misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Daniels.
Daniels throws a hook but Forbes blocks it.
Forbes fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Daniels manages to avoid it.
Daniels jabs at Forbes's body.
Daniels thuds his right hand into Forbes's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Daniels connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Forbes momentarily.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Forbes moves into range and connects with a jab.
Forbes ducks under a wild hook from Daniels.
Forbes tries to close the distance and clinch but Daniels swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Forbes throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Trey Daniels dominated that round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
That's time! Back to the action!
Forbes closes the distance and clinches.
Forbes misses with a body punch.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Daniels creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Daniels blocking some punches.
Forbes misses with a hook from the clinch.
Forbes softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Daniels is trying to maintain a safe position but Forbes gets an underhook and turns Daniels into the cage.
Daniels breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Trey Daniels seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Daniels misses with a wild body shot.
Forbes takes the fight into the clinch.
Forbes stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Forbes softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Daniels misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Daniels lands a hook to the side of the head.
Daniels tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Forbes tries to throw a body punch but Daniels avoids it by throwing Forbes back against the cage.
Forbes is looking to control Daniels's arms but Daniels gets an underhook and turns him. Now Forbes has his back to the cage.
Forbes misses with a punch on the inside.
A head punch on the inside from Forbes fails to land.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Forbes lands with a short shot to the head.
Forbes swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Forbes lands a body shot in the clinch.
Daniels tries to break the clinch but Forbes is controlling the position.
Daniels throws a head punch that misses.
Forbes misses with a punch on the inside.
Daniels breaks from the clinch.
Daniels keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Daniels tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Forbes was well out of range. Poor timing from Daniels.
Forbes defending well as Daniels loads up on a big left hand.
Forbes ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Daniels moves away.
Daniels lands a jab.
Daniels misses with a looping left.
Daniels missing with a left hand there. Forbes was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Forbes moves out of range as Daniels throws a body kick.
Forbes takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Daniels ducks under a wild hook from Forbes.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Forbes throws a sloppy body shot
and Daniels counters with a thumping low kick.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Daniels walks into a stiff left hand from Forbes.
Daniels misses with a hook. Forbes ducked under it nicely.
Daniels has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Forbes digs a good body shot into Daniels's ribs.
Daniels smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Forbes throws the left hand but Daniels avoids the punch easily.
Daniels throws a left and a right that both miss
enabling Forbes to counter with a crisp jab.
Forbes clobbers Daniels with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Daniels ducks under a wild hook from Forbes.
Daniels ducks right into an uppercut from Forbes.
Forbes lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
That has opened up Trey Daniels's cut even more.
Forbes misses the shot to the body.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Daniels lands a glancing blow to the side of Forbes's head.
Daniels scores with a jab.
Daniels misses the shot to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Daniels cracks Forbes with a good jab.
Forbes throws an overhand right that lands on Daniels's shoulder, as Daniels tries to avoid the shot.
Forbes is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Daniels.
Daniels cracks Forbes with an open hand slap.
A looping hook to the body misses from Daniels. Forbes does a little dance to reset his feet.
Forbes avoids a punch combination nicely.
Daniels thuds a left hand into Forbes's body.
Forbes scores with a jab to the head.
A jab from Daniels finds it's way through Forbes's defenses.
Forbes bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Forbes swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Daniels lands a high kick!
Forbes is looking to wear down Daniels with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Daniels lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Forbes at a distance.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Daniels throws a right hand that Forbes ducks under and follows up with a left that Forbes also avoids with ease.
Daniels showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Forbes.
A jab lands there for Daniels.
A big right from Daniels misses.
Forbes was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Daniels keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Daniels! But no joy.
Nice shot by Daniels.
Daniels ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Forbes tries to clinch but Daniels moves out of range.
Left hook, right uppercut from Daniels.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Forbes misses with a straight left.
Forbes takes one to the side of the head.
Forbes throws a body shot but no joy.
Forbes showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Daniels.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Trey Daniels showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
Forbes throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
A nice combination there by Daniels.
Forbes throws a looping overhand right but Daniels ducks down to avoid it.
Daniels throws a nice inside leg kick.
Daniels throws a low kick, looking for Forbes's leg but Forbes calmly moves out of range.
Daniels thows a left - swing and a miss!
Forbes misses with a hook. Daniels ducked under it nicely.
Forbes moves forwards but Daniels connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Daniels throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Forbes counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Forbes looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Daniels clobbers Forbes with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Daniels has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Forbes with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Daniels to score with a decent uppercut.
Daniels connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Forbes's hands.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Daniels with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Forbes to score with a decent uppercut.
Daniels misses with an uppercut.
Daniels waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Forbes.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Some wild striking there from Daniels.
A counter left hand to the body from Forbes misses its target.
Forbes's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Daniels connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Forbes scrambles back to his feet.
Daniels uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Forbes.
Forbes's jab looks to have found its range, popping Daniels under the eye.
Forbes throws a lazy right hand but Daniels sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Daniels lands a nice hook to Forbes's body. Forbes takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
A left lands for Daniels.
Daniels throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Forbes was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Daniels wants to land a leg kick but Forbes is out of range.
Forbes ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Daniels throws a lazy body kick
and Forbes counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Daniels takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Daniels lands an overhand right.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Forbes uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Daniels.
An attempted straight right counter from Forbes misses the target.
Daniels scores with a jab to the jaw.
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!
Daniels works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Forbes blocks a low kick nicely.
Forbes lands with a nice body punch.
Daniels throws a leg kick
and Forbes connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Forbes jabs Daniels to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Daniels scores with a nice right hand.
Forbes displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Daniels throws out the jab.
Forbes misses the shot to the body.
Daniels walks into a left hand.
Forbes misses with a jab to the body
and Daniels counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Forbes thinking.
Daniels uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Forbes.
Forbes bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Daniels blocks a jab.
Forbes scores with a body shot.
The crowd cheers as Forbes lands an impressive looking overhand right. Daniels doesn't seem phased though.
Forbes fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Daniels manages to avoid it.
Forbes takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Forbes has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Daniels finds it's way round the side to connect with Forbes's head.
Forbes cracks Daniels with a good jab.
Reginald Forbes has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Daniels throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Daniels stuns Forbes with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Daniels throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Daniels keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
A big left from Daniels misses.
Forbes appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
A combination from Forbes does no damage.
Forbes lunges at Daniels with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Daniels's hand.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Forbes misses with a hook.
Daniels scores with a jab. Forbes acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Forbes chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Daniels can pounce on him.
Daniels connects with an inside leg kick.
Nice jab there from Daniels.
Forbes is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Daniels.
Daniels bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Forbes's head.
Decent striking displayed by Daniels there.
Forbes scores with a hook to the body. Daniels takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Daniels darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Forbes throws a big shot that misses.
Daniels looks like he wants to counter punch here.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Daniels throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Forbes counters with a nice uppercut.
Forbes has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Forbes there as he acknowledges the shot.
Forbes comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
And that's the end of the fight!
Trey Daniels comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Daniels winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 27:30
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 27:30
Judge Don Winkell scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Trey Daniels!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Conrad Poohs (ranked 1276 p4p, 157 weight class) and Ethan Sheehy (ranked 1503 p4p, 190 weight class). Poohs comes to the cage accompanied by Born of Fire. Sheehy is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Tree falls - Timber!. Well, I have no idea who's going to take this one!
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149 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
8 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Conrad Poohs!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 5 - 1, fighting out of Helsinki, Ethan Sheehy!
The judges for this bout are , Don Winkell and Jack Bonds.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sheehy misses with a left hand
and Poohs counters with a stiff right hand.
Sheehy moves away from the strike by Poohs.
Sheehy misses the shot to the body.
Poohs 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.
Poohs is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Sheehy throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Sheehy throws a lazy uppercut
enabling Poohs to counter with a crisp jab.
Sheehy drops his hands momentarily and Poohs takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
It looks like Ethan Sheehy has been cut.
Some bone on bone action there as Poohs checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Sheehy walks into a jab.
Poohs tries to move into range but Sheehy moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Sheehy connects with a crisp jab.
Poohs keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Nice body punch from Sheehy.
Poohs throws a predictable looking body shot
and Sheehy counters with a thumping low kick.
Sheehy thuds a left hand into Poohs's body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sheehy takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Ethan Sheehy seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Sheehy cracks the inside of Poohs's front leg.
Sheehy lands a head shot.
Sheehy throws a series of strikes that have Poohs backpedaling.
Poohs avoids the head kick by Sheehy.
Nice body kick there by Sheehy.
Sheehy fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Poohs manages to avoid it.
Poohs is looking to counter punch.
A telegraphed right hand from Sheehy misses the target.
Sheehy moves out of range of the body kick from Poohs.
Sheehy throws a front kick that sends Poohs stumbling back into the cage.
Sheehy with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Sheehy moves into range and connects with a jab.
Sheehy misses with a looping left.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A good leg kick by Sheehy.
Poohs avoids the body shot from Sheehy.
As Sheehy backs away, Poohs returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
Sheehy uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Poohs.
Sheehy throws a lazy head kick
and Poohs counters with a leg kick.
Poohs misses with an uppercut.
Sheehy swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Sheehy misses with an uppercut
and Poohs counters with a thumping low kick.
Poohs scores with a shot to the body.
Poohs throws a head kick that misses.
Poohs throws a jab when Sheehy was well out of range.
Poohs throws a shot from downtown. Sheehy moves away and avoids it.
Poohs misses with a hook. Sheehy ducked under it nicely.
Poohs swings widly with a right hand
and Sheehy counters with a nice body shot.
Sheehy scores with a spinning back kick!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Poohs misses with a hook.
As Poohs backs off Sheehy throws a huge counter combo but Poohs manages to avoid it all.
Sheehy looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Sheehy digs a good hook to Poohs's body.
Sheehy tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Poohs fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Poohs takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Sheehy throws a half hearted mid kick.
Sheehy misses with a double jab
and Poohs counters with a nice body kick.
Sheehy throws a sloppy body shot
and Poohs counters with a slapping leg kick.
Sheehy takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Poohs defending well as Sheehy loads up on a big left hand.
Poohs appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
Sheehy thuds a left hand into Poohs's body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Poohs fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Sheehy checks it well.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Poohs lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Sheehy has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Sheehy and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Sheehy waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Poohs.
Poohs throws a nice inside leg kick.
Sheehy fakes the leg kick and cracks Poohs in the body.
Sheehy ducks under a wild hook from Poohs.
Sheehy throws a leg kick that is checked
and Poohs counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Sheehy misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Poohs thinks about countering with a body kick.
Poohs slips under a jab.
Poohs was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Nice uppercut lands for Sheehy. That snapped Poohs's head back.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Poohs lands a jab to the head.
Poohs misses with a head kick.
Sheehy jabs at Poohs's body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ethan Sheehy dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Ethan Sheehy's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Sheehy thumps Poohs with a low kick.
Sheehy checks a leg kick.
Sheehy throws a leg kick that is checked
and Poohs counters with a stiff right hand.
The step up in weight doesn't seem to be a problem for Sheehy. He's performing admirably here against the bigger man.
Sheehy lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Sheehy swings widly with a right hand
letting Poohs counter with a right hand.
Sheehy takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Poohs thows a leg kick but Sheehy checks it
and Sheehy counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Sheehy misses with a lunging right hand
and Poohs counters with a nice body shot.
Sheehy scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Poohs ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Poohs avoids the body shot from Sheehy.
The fighters circling - Poohs throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Sheehy misses with a leg kick
and Poohs counters with a lovely straight right hand!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Poohs lands a body shot.
Poohs misses with a straight right.
Sheehy let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Sheehy takes one on the button.
Poohs takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Sheehy gets off balance looking for a body kick
and Poohs counters with a stiff right hand.
A nice inside leg kick there by Sheehy. That's going to slow Poohs down.
Sheehy throws a right and a left that both miss.
Poohs fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Sheehy has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Sheehy takes a swing at Poohs's ribcage but misses.
A bone on bone clash there as Poohs blocks the leg kick.
An attempted straight right counter from Poohs misses the target.
Sheehy throws a low kick but Poohs avoids it.
Sheehy throws a body kick that misses.
Ethan Sheehy seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Poohs misses with a hook.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Poohs takes one to the side of the head.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Sheehy fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Poohs manages to avoid it.
Poohs smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Sheehy tries to land a front kick but Poohs steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
It appears Poohs was looking to counter with a kick there.
Sheehy punishes Poohs's body with a nice straight punch.
Poohs misses with a left hand
and Sheehy counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Good leg kick by Poohs there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
A looping hook to the body misses from Sheehy. Poohs does a little dance to reset his feet.
Sheehy scores with a hook.
Sheehy misses with a looping left.
Good exchange - Poohs coming out on top.
Poohs throws a push kick but Sheehy slaps the foot to one side.
Sheehy ducks right into an uppercut from Poohs.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sheehy goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
A big left from Poohs misses.
As Poohs backs off Sheehy throws a huge counter combo but Poohs manages to avoid it all.
Poohs lands with a thumping leg kick.
Poohs throws a lazy body kick
and Sheehy connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Sheehy swings widly with a right hand
and Poohs counters with a low kick, right behind Sheehy 's knee.
Sheehy buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Poohs connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Poohs wants to slow Sheehy down by chopping away at his legs.
Sheehy tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Poohs swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Sheehy throws a leg kick
and Poohs counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Sheehy thinking.
Sheehy misses with a low kick.
Sheehy throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Both fighters circling a little - Sheehy finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The fighters circle momentarily. Sheehy darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Sheehy clobbers Poohs with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Sheehy's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Jab, jab by Poohs - just one landing.
Sheehy takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Sheehy throws a sloppy head kick and Poohs moves out of range easily.
Sheehy scores with a jab to the jaw.
Sheehy lands a right hook to the body.
Sheehy throws out a leg kick but Poohs moves out of range and Sheehy only half commits.
Sheehy lands with a kick to the temple. Poohs shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Poohs ducks under a wild hook from Sheehy.
As Sheehy backs away, Poohs returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Sheehy misses with a lunging right hand
and Sheehy takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Sheehy throws a nice inside leg kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Ethan Sheehy will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Ethan Sheehy's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back 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.
Sheehy takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Sheehy misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Sheehy throws a right and a left that Poohs avoids nicely.
Sheehy misses with an uppercut.
Sheehy throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Poohs's head.
Poohs throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Sheehy appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Sheehy tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
A quick step to the side and Poohs tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Poohs getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Poohs throws a hook but Sheehy avoids it easily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sheehy misses with a head kick.
Poohs appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
Poohs will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
Sheehy staying out of range there.
Poohs stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Sheehy.
Sheehy throws an off balance right hand
and Sheehy takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
That has opened up Ethan Sheehy's cut even more.
Poohs is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sheehy lands a body shot.
Poohs throws the left hand but Sheehy avoids the punch easily.
Sheehy lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Sheehy throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Sheehy is looking to score with low kicks.
Sheehy misses with the body kick
and Poohs cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Sheehy throws a nice looking combination but Poohs bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Sheehy on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Sheehy is rocked!
Sheehy has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Sheehy swings widly with a right hand
and Poohs counters with a low kick, right behind Sheehy 's knee.
Sheehy is still on wobbly legs! Can Poohs finish him?
Poohs lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Sheehy uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Poohs.
Sheehy takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Sheehy seems to have recovered his senses.
Sheehy takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
A low kick from Sheehy misses
and Poohs counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Ethan Sheehy is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Sheehy misses with a kick to the body.
Poohs takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Poohs blocks a jab.
Sheehy defending well as Poohs loads up on a big left hand.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Poohs checks a leg kick.
Poohs cracks Sheehy with a big right hand that sends him crashing to the floor. Poohs has the opportunity to follow him to the ground but instead he's beckoning Sheehy to stand back up!
Sheehy scores with a three punch combo!
Sheehy takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Sheehy misses with a hook. Poohs ducked under it nicely.
Poohs avoids the body shot from Sheehy.
Poohs stuns Sheehy with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Poohs throws a head kick that misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Poohs throws a hook to the side of Sheehy's head but Sheehy sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Sheehy throws a right and a left that Poohs avoids nicely.
Sheehy misses with a leg kick
and Poohs counters with a nice body shot.
Poohs throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Sheehy throws a head kick that misses.
Poohs was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
An inside leg kick lands from Sheehy.
Poohs fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
The cut above Ethan Sheehy's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Sheehy slips a jab from Poohs.
Sheehy takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Poohs misses with a body shot.
Sheehy misses with a body shot.
It appears Poohs was looking to counter with a kick there.
Sheehy tries a head kick but it misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sheehy takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Poohs throws a leg kick but Sheehy checks it.
Sheehy throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Poohs stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Sheehy slips a straight right by Poohs.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Poohs misses the shot to the body.
Sheehy throws a big counter head kick but Poohs avoids it with no problem.
Poohs catches Sheehy with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Sheehy feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Poohs's calf.
Poohs throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
A solid leg kick lands there for Poohs.
Sheehy misses with a wild body shot.
It appears Poohs was looking to counter with a kick there.
Sheehy misses with a low kick.
Conrad Poohs has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Poohs throws a jab but it's blocked by Sheehy.
And that's the end of the fight!
Conrad Poohs showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Sheehy has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 28:29
Judge Don Winkell scores the fight 28:29
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Ethan Sheehy!
Our winner, Ethan Sheehy, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between William Ralph Dean (ranked 1431 p4p, 196 weight class) and Didier Misalooba (ranked 1301 p4p, 180 weight class). Misalooba has chosen Beyond the Black as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Didier Misalooba told me before the fight that he's been watching a lot of DVDs so let's see if that helps him in this one! I can't wait to find out!
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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
11 - 6 - 0, fighting out of New York, William Ralph Dean!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Didier Misalooba!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, Timothy Bukovac and Jack Bonds.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Dean misses with a series of wild punches.
Dean throws a shot from downtown. Misalooba moves away and avoids it.
Misalooba tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Dean manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Misalooba misses with a hook.
Misalooba scores with the left hand. Dean knows he should have avoided that one.
Dean rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Misalooba counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Dean takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Misalooba cracks Dean with a right hand to the side of the head.
Jab by Dean.
Misalooba fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Dean looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Misalooba drives through and clinches with Dean against the cage.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Dean lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Misalooba backwards.
Misalooba is trying to force a seperation but Dean has the dominant position.
Dean is struggling to control the position.
Misalooba tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Misalooba blocks a body shot from Dean.
Dean tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dean misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Misalooba takes a shot to the head.
Misalooba wants a takedown but no success here.
Dean works on Misalooba's body with a couple of short punches.
Misalooba swings wildly with an uppercut but Dean uses good head movement to avoid it.
Dean tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Misalooba's elbow.
Dean misses with a hook from the clinch.
Dean breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Misalooba's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Dean connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Misalooba scrambles back to his feet.
Misalooba misses with a body shot.
Dean throws a right and a left that Misalooba avoids nicely.
Dean throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Misalooba walks into a jab.
Misalooba moves into the clinch.
Dean misses with a short punch on the inside.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Misalooba blocks an uppercut.
Dean lands a right hand.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Dean is pushing Misalooba up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
We've been informed that Misalooba 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.
Dean tries to work over Misalooba's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Misalooba is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Misalooba working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Dean misses with the head strike.
Misalooba blocks an uppercut.
Misalooba wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Dean slowing the pace effectively.
Misalooba blocking some punches.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Misalooba's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Nice shot by Dean.
Misalooba moves into the clinch.
Dean breaks the clinch.
Dean takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Misalooba tries to close the distance and clinch but Dean swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Misalooba avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
The fighters circling - Dean throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Dean scores with a jab to the head.
Dean scores with a crisp jab that stopped Misalooba in his tracks.
Dean keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Misalooba is rocked!
Dean thows a left - swing and a miss!
Misalooba instigates a clinch.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Dean lands a right hand.
Misalooba is still on wobbly legs! Can Dean finish him?
Misalooba blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Misalooba seems to have recovered his senses.
Dean goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Misalooba lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Dean backwards.
Dean lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dean lands a shoulder strike.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Dean breaks the clinch.
Dean takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Dean throws a body shot but no joy.
Dean throws a body shot but no joy.
Dean throws a poor cross that misses
letting Misalooba counter with a right hand.
Dean moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
The fighters circling - Dean throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Good shot there by Dean.
Dean throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
A punch combination from Dean misses.
Misalooba throws a counter combo.
Dean looks to land a left hand but Misalooba moved out of range nicely.
Dean is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Good standup being displayed there by Misalooba as he connects with a hook.
Dean throws a big shot that misses.
Dean bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Dean scores with the left hand. Misalooba knows he should have avoided that one.
Dean misses with a hook.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
William Ralph Dean dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Misalooba gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Dean stalling the fight.
Dean works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Dean tries a body shot but Misalooba blocks it.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Misalooba.
Dean tries to throw a body punch but Misalooba avoids it by throwing Dean back against the cage.
A nice left hand lands by Dean.
Misalooba is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Dean is defending well for now.
Dean misses with a hook to the ribs.
Misalooba manages to break the clinch.
Misalooba keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Dean throws a hook but Misalooba avoids it easily.
A little jabbing left from Misalooba on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Dean misses with a right hand
and Misalooba counters with a straight right hand.
The fighters circling - Misalooba throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Dean throws a right and a left that Misalooba avoids nicely.
Misalooba slips under a jab from Dean.
Misalooba clinches up against the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A head punch on the inside from Dean fails to land.
Misalooba blocking some punches.
Dean tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Misalooba is trying to break the clinch but Dean has him pressed against the cage.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Dean.
Dean lands an uppercut.
Misalooba blocks an uppercut.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Misalooba.
Dean can't break the clinch.
Dean breaks the clinch.
Dean takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Misalooba closes the distance and pushes Dean back into the cage.
Misalooba lands with a left to the head.
Dean takes a shot to the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Misalooba breaks the clinch.
Misalooba forces Dean back against the cage and clinches.
Dean just leaning against Misalooba, taking a breather.
Dean lands on the inside with an uppercut.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Dean is struggling to control the position.
Misalooba lands a hook that snaps the head of Dean backwards.
Dean makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Dean misses with some punches.
Dean fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Dean scores with a shot to the side of Misalooba's head.
Dean misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Misalooba's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
A punch combination from Dean misses.
Dean swats away the attempt to clinch by Misalooba.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Misalooba lands with an overhand left.
Dean bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Misalooba's head.
Dean throws a sloppy body shot
letting Misalooba counter with a right hand.
Misalooba has closed the distance and engaged Dean in a clinch.
Dean swings wildly with an uppercut but Misalooba uses good head movement to avoid it.
Dean tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Dean tries a body shot but Misalooba blocks it.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Misalooba as Dean tries to tie him up.
Misalooba looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Dean lands a left hand that snaps the head of Misalooba backwards.
Dean lands a shoulder strike.
Dean has a couple of punches blocked by Misalooba.
Misalooba blocks a body shot from Dean.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Dean.
Misalooba working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
William Ralph Dean has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Misalooba wants to break the clinch but can't.
Misalooba prevents a body shot from Dean.
Dean lands with a right to the head.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Misalooba jumps into guard, dragging Dean to the mat.
Misalooba wants to sweep but no luck.
Dean tries to free his leg and advance position but Misalooba is retaining full guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Misalooba keeping moving, preventing Dean from controlling successfully.
Misalooba looking to hit a scissor sweep but Dean is one step ahead there.
Dean is looking to advance position but Misalooba has hit a scissor sweep - now he's on top in mount!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Didier Misalooba will probably get the nod - 10:9.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
Misalooba avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Dean fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Misalooba avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Misalooba ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Nice uppercut lands for Misalooba. That snapped Dean's head back.
Dean is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Misalooba rushes Dean and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Misalooba prevents a body shot from Dean.
Dean misses with a punch to the body.
Dean misses with a hook from the clinch.
Dean struggles to land a body shot inside as Misalooba controls his hands.
Dean works on Misalooba's body with a couple of short punches.
Dean misses with a punch on the inside.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A frustrated look appears on Misalooba's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Misalooba is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Misalooba is pushing Dean up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Dean lands a shoulder strike.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dean manages to break the clinch.
Misalooba is looking to clinch but Dean is avoiding it.
Misalooba fails with an attempt to clinch.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Misalooba.
Dean takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Misalooba tries to clinch but Dean moves out of range.
Dean swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Dean misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Misalooba! But no joy.
Misalooba tries to clinch but Dean moves out of range.
Misalooba wants to clinch up but Dean keeps it at a distance.
Misalooba misses with an uppercut. Dean saw that one coming.
Dean swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Misalooba showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Dean.
Dean throws a shot to the body.
Misalooba doesn't manage to clinch there - Dean circles away.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Misalooba lands a jab to the head.
Misalooba tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Dean fails in his attempt to clinch.
Dean is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Misalooba can do to turn this around?
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Dean throws a nice looking combination but Misalooba bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Dean uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Misalooba.
Misalooba tries to clinch there but Dean circles away.
Misalooba has closed the distance and engaged Dean in a clinch.
A short right from Dean on the inside.
Misalooba blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Dean breaks from the clinch.
Misalooba is looking to clinch but Dean is avoiding it.
Dean went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
Dean closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Misalooba blocking some punches.
Dean misses with a punch to the body.
Misalooba digs a right hand underneath Dean's ribcage. Dean let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Misalooba wants to break the clinch but can't.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dean misses with some punches.
Misalooba is trying to break the clinch but Dean is controlling him.
Misalooba wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Dean escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Dean!
Dean swings widly with a right hand
and Dean takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Misalooba on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Dean tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Misalooba was well out of range. Poor timing from Dean.
William Ralph Dean is winning the standup battle so far.
Donk. Dean catches Misalooba right on the button with a cross.
Misalooba tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Dean manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Misalooba connects with a jab.
Dean swats away the attempt to clinch by Misalooba.
Dean circles away from the clinch attempt.
Dean misses with a double jab
and Misalooba counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Dean throws out a loose jab but Misalooba uses good head movement to avoid it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Misalooba lands an overhand right.
Misalooba wants to clinch up but Dean keeps it at a distance.
Dean takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Misalooba steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Dean.
Misalooba darts in and clinches Dean up against the cage.
Dean breaks the clinch.
Dean misses with a few strikes there.
Dean is looking to clinch but Misalooba is avoiding it.
Dean is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Misalooba.
Misalooba tries to clinch up but Dean circles away and keeps his distance.
Misalooba moves into the clinch.
Dean fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Dean can't find room to land a body shot as Misalooba controls the action.
Misalooba tries to break the clinch but Dean is controlling the position.
Dean blocks a body shot from Misalooba.
A short right from Misalooba on the inside.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to William Ralph Dean.
I think Dean has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 29:28
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 30:27
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... William Ralph Dean!
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Steve Butabi (ranked 1034 p4p, 62 weight class) and Wild Turkey (ranked 1198 p4p, 69 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Butabi might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to I'm so bad (baby I don't care). Both fighters will be looking to make this an exciting fight for the fans, I'm sure!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
10 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Steve Butabi!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
12 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Wild Turkey !
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, Jack Bonds and Don Winkell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Butabi doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Turkey throws a combination that misses
letting Butabi counter with a right hand.
Turkey looks to land a combination but Butabi avoids it well.
Butabi misses with a wild body shot.
A big left from Butabi misses.
Butabi on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
A jab from Butabi misses.
Butabi takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Turkey uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Butabi has time to react.
It looks like Steve Butabi has been cut.
Turkey fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Butabi manages to avoid it.
Some wild striking there from Turkey .
Butabi tests Turkey 's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Turkey fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Butabi on the side of the head.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Turkey jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Butabi stuns Turkey with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Turkey dodges the punch combination from Butabi.
Butabi blocks a head kick by Turkey .
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Turkey , right into the meat.
Butabi throws a series of punches but Turkey moves out of range.
Turkey lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Good work by Butabi as he checks the leg kick.
Turkey throws a body shot but no joy.
Butabi walks into a stiff left hand from Turkey .
Butabi definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Turkey takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Turkey looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Butabi attempts a counter takedown but Turkey avoids it well and moves away.
Turkey misses with a head kick.
Turkey misses with a two punch combination.
An attempted straight right counter from Butabi misses the target.
Butabi misses with a wild combination.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Butabi throws a jab but it's blocked by Turkey .
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Butabi takes a jab right on the kisser.
Steve Butabi's cut is getting worse.
Turkey throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Butabi misses with a double jab.
Turkey misses with a leg kick
enabling Butabi to counter with a crisp jab.
Good exchange - Butabi coming out on top.
A big left from Butabi misses.
Turkey looks to throw the jab but Butabi is out of range.
Turkey throws a series of punches but Butabi avoids them all with ease.
Butabi fails with an attempt to clinch.
Butabi moves into the clinch successfully.
Butabi pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Butabi lands a body shot.
Turkey keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Butabi.
Butabi lands a big uppercut and Turkey crumbles to the floor! The ref thinks about stopping the fight but Turkey looks OK. Butabi waves Turkey back to his feet!
It looks like Wild Turkey has been cut.
Butabi throws out a loose jab but Turkey uses good head movement to avoid it.
Turkey has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Turkey there as he acknowledges the shot.
Turkey is rocked!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Butabi scores with a body shot.
Turkey looks winded!
Butabi forces Turkey back against the cage and clinches.
Butabi breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Butabi throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Turkey throws a fast counter high kick but Butabi manages to duck under it in time.
Butabi measures up his opponent and throws a superman punch that connects to the jaw! Down goes Turkey ! The ref steps in, and that's the ball game folks!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:20 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Superman Punch). Steve Butabi!
Steve Butabi took to the microphone after his victory and thanked his sponsors, IniTech Nutrition for their support in the buildup to the fight.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Terje Warholm (ranked 456 p4p, 71 weight class) and Mikhail Orlov (ranked 321 p4p, 51 weight class). Mikhail Orlov will no doubt be looking to use his reach advantage to good effect.
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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
13 - 7 - 1, fighting out of Los Angeles, Terje Warholm!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
12 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Mikhail Orlov!
The judges for this bout are , Frank Antenori and Timothy Bukovac.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
That kick from Warholm tenderised Orlov's leg. Orlov is trying to keep his angry face on.
Warholm misses with a kick to the body.
Orlov misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Warholm.
Orlov moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Warholm connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Orlov momentarily.
Nice body kick from Orlov.
Orlov turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Warholm takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Orlov misses with a hook to the body
and Warholm counters with a good low kick that Orlov was not able to check.
Orlov lands a lovely overhand right.
Warholm blocks a low kick nicely.
Warholm closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Orlov doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
A short uppercut from Warholm.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Warholm.
Orlov lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Orlov swings wildly with an uppercut but Warholm uses good head movement to avoid it.
Warholm fails to pull guard.
Orlov misses with a short punch on the inside.
Orlov misses with the head strike.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Orlov lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Warholm cracks Orlov with a nice body shot.
Warholm blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Orlov is working Warholm over against the cage.
A head punch on the inside from Orlov fails to land.
Warholm misses with a punch to the body.
Warholm lands a shot to the body.
Orlov misses with a punch on the inside.
Orlov lands a body punch in the clinch.
Warholm breaks the clinch.
Warholm throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Orlov throws a jab when Warholm was well out of range.
Orlov comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Warholm uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Orlov.
Warholm seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
Orlov scores with a jab. Warholm acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Orlov delivers a nice body kick.
Orlov lands a glancing blow to the side of Warholm's head.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Orlov tries to land a front kick but Warholm steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Warholm appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Warholm blocks the body kick.
A punch lands to the side of Warholm 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Orlov motions for Warholm to come forward. Orlov throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Warholm throws a counter high kick but Orlov was just alert enough to avoid it.
A solid body kick from Orlov.
Orlov is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Orlov just misses with a punch to the body.
Warholm 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.
Orlov blocks a low kick nicely.
Warholm throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Warholm has managed to clinch.
Orlov has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Orlov can't find room to land a body shot as Warholm controls the action.
Warholm digs a right hand into Orlov's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Orlov's gas tank.
Orlov scores with a hook to the body.
Orlov lands a hook to the side of the head.
Orlov blocks a body shot from Warholm.
Warholm is trying to pull guard but Orlov has him pressed against the cage.
Warholm breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Warholm throws a head kick but Orlov moves out of range.
Warholm lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Orlov slips a straight right by Warholm.
Orlov misses with a kick to the body
and Warholm counters with a leg kick.
Orlov moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Orlov misses with a jab to the body
and Warholm counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Warholm misses with a straight left.
Warholm is looking to clinch.
Orlov throws out a counter right but Warholm avoids it with no problem.
Orlov misses with an uppercut
and Warholm counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Warholm escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Orlov misses with a leg kick.
Orlov jabs Warholm to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Orlov misses with a looping right.
Warholm fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Orlov manages to avoid it.
Orlov is looking to land body kicks.
Warholm tries to clinch up but Orlov circles away and keeps his distance.
Warholm chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Orlov can pounce on him.
Mikhail Orlov seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Warholm checks the leg kick nicely there.
Warholm fires out a quick counter leg kick but Orlov just manages to avoid it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The fighters circling - Warholm throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Warholm wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Orlov moves into range and clinches up with Warholm.
Warholm jumps guard but Orlov turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Terje Warholm. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Warholm is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Orlov to keep the fight standing.
Warholm pushes Orlov back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Warholm swings wildly with an uppercut but Orlov uses good head movement to avoid it.
Orlov fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Orlov misses with a hook from the clinch.
Warholm tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Orlov's elbow.
Warholm works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Warholm misses with a punch to the body.
Orlov has a couple of punches blocked by Warholm.
Warholm can't find room to land a body shot as Orlov controls the action.
Warholm tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Orlov pushes Warholm back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Warholm tries a body shot but Orlov blocks it.
Warholm fails to pull the fight into his guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mikhail Orlov 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.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Orlov.
Orlov scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Orlov fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Mikhail Orlov seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Warholm fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Orlov manages to avoid it.
Warholm closes the distance and clinches.
Warholm scores with a shoulder strike.
Warholm jumps guard.
Warholm looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Orlov slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Warholm had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Orlov defends it easily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Orlov trying to control but Warholm is working from the bottom.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Warholm had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Orlov defends it easily.
Warholm looking for submissions from the bottom but instead Orlov passes into side control.
Warholm is moving his hips around well on the bottom and has managed to get back to half guard.
Orlov seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
Warholm looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
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.
Warholm gets back to full guard.
Warholm working for submissions but it's allowed Orlov to get to half guard.
Warholm actively working from the bottom here.
Orlov not doing much here.
Warholm is looking for a sweep. Orlov is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Orlov looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Warholm looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Orlov moves into side control, avoiding a weak kimura attempt from Warholm.
Warholm gets back to half guard.
Warholm looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Warholm looking for submissions off his back.
Warholm is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Orlov pulls his head out easily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Warholm looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Warholm looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Warholm wants to sweep but Orlov has passed to side control!
Orlov content to control the pace. The referee will try and keep them active though.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Warholm is looking for a sweep.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Mikhail Orlov will probably get the nod - 10:9.
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. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
A swing and a miss from Orlov.
Orlov is looking to score with low kicks.
Warholm attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Warholm takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Warholm misses with a wild body shot.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Warholm.
Orlov throws a quick inside leg kick.
Warholm keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Orlov.
Orlov throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
and Warholm cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Warholm avoids the body shot from Orlov.
Warholm appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
Warholm misses with an attempted mid kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Orlov dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Orlov swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Orlov is looking to land body kicks.
Orlov lands a right hook to the body.
Warholm feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Orlov's calf.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Orlov tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Orlov fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Warholm is looking to counter the offense by Orlov and move into the clinch.
Warholm jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Orlov tries to clinch but Warholm moves out of range.
Warholm is looking to counter the offense by Orlov and move into the clinch.
Warholm fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Orlov is out of range.
Orlov misses with a wild body shot.
Warholm connects with a solid leg kick.
Warholm cracks the inside of Orlov's front leg.
Orlov's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Orlov misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Warholm.
Warholm moves away from the strike by Orlov.
Orlov closes the distance and clinches.
Warholm can't find room to land a body shot as Orlov controls the action.
Orlov misses with a hook from the clinch.
Orlov stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Orlov.
Warholm misses with a short punch on the inside.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Warholm tries to circle away but Orlov has him pinned against the cage.
A short uppercut from Orlov.
Orlov working aggressively here.
Orlov tries a body shot but Warholm blocks it.
Warholm blocks an uppercut.
Warholm is trying to pull guard but Orlov has him pressed against the cage.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Warholm misses with a hook from the clinch.
Orlov misses with a hook from the clinch.
Orlov throws a punch but it's blocked by Warholm.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Orlov.
Warholm blocking some punches.
Orlov tries a body shot but Warholm blocks it.
Orlov tries to throw a body punch but Warholm avoids it by throwing Orlov back against the cage.
Orlov blocks an uppercut.
Warholm will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
Warholm misses with a punch on the inside.
Orlov is leaning against Warholm and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Orlov misses with a punch on the inside.
Warholm lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Orlov backwards.
Warholm lands a hook that snaps the head of Orlov backwards.
Warholm doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Orlov lands a body shot in the clinch.
Warholm doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Orlov pushes Warholm back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Orlov lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Orlov blocks a body shot from Warholm.
Orlov is working Warholm over against the cage.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Orlov.
Orlov misses with a hook from the clinch.
Orlov scores with a nice hook to the head.
Orlov stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Warholm blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Warholm tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Orlov lands a shoulder strike.
Orlov lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Good body shot from Orlov.
Orlov lands a body shot.
Orlov scores with a shoulder strike.
Orlov lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Warholm backwards.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Orlov throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Warholms head.
Orlov can't find room to land a body shot as Warholm controls the action.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A short right from Orlov on the inside.
Orlov lands with a light punch inside.
Orlov blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Warholm breaks from the clinch.
A good leg kick by Orlov.
A lazy left from Orlov finds it's target.
Orlov looks to score with a jab to the body but Warholm is just out of range.
Warholm displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Orlov throws out the jab.
Terje Warholm has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Warholm throws a leg kick but Orlov checks it.
Orlov looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
A solid body kick from Orlov.
Orlov moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Orlov bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Warholm's head backwards.
Nice shot by Orlov.
Orlov checks a low kick from Warholm.
And that's the end of the fight!
Mikhail Orlov comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Orlov has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 27:30
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 28:29
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Mikhail Orlov!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Roman Divac (ranked 583 p4p, 80 weight class) and Buffalo Marley (ranked 697 p4p, 99 weight class). Divac's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Nas- Do you hate me now. I don't know about you partner, but I'm pumped for this one!
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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
15 - 4 - 0, fighting out of New York, Roman Divac!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
15 - 8 - 1, fighting out of Amsterdam, Buffalo Marley!
The judges for this bout are Don Winkell, Frank Antenori and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Divac throws a hook to the side of Marley's head but Marley sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Divac takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Marley scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Divac throws a big shot that misses.
Divac moves forwards but Marley connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Divac misses with a hook
enabling Marley to counter with a crisp jab.
Nice defenses there by Divac.
Divac avoids the body shot from Marley.
Divac swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Divac has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Marley.
Marley misses with a body shot.
Divac throwing a counter right hand but Marley manages to avoid it.
Marley swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Marley throws a looping overhand right but Divac ducks down to avoid it.
Marley bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Divac's head.
Divac takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Marley moves into the clinch.
Marley missing with knees to the body.
Divac wants to get back to striking at distance but Marley won't allow it.
A nice right hand lands inside from Divac.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Divac.
Marley fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Marley lands with a right to the head.
A nice left hand lands by Marley.
Divac misses with a body punch.
Divac stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Marley misses with a knee strike.
Divac working aggressively here.
Divac pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Marley throws a hook to the side of Divac's head but Divac sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Marley misses with a wild combination.
A swing and a miss from Divac.
Marley walks into a straight right hand from Divac.
It looks like Buffalo Marley has been cut.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Marley fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Divac, pushing him back against the cage.
Marley swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Divac has a couple of punches blocked by Marley.
Divac blocks an uppercut.
Marley is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Divac is defending well for now.
Divac prevents a body shot from Marley.
Marley has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Divac seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Marley can turn it around.
Marley misses with a punch on the inside.
Divac takes a shot to the head.
Divac looks to be in better condition than last time we saw him fight. Obviously he's been working hard on his cardio.
Marley lands with a right to the head.
Marley lands with a light punch inside.
Marley scores with a shoulder strike.
Divac throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Marleys head.
Divac misses with a hook from the clinch.
Divac lands an uppercut.
Marley struggles to land a body shot inside as Divac controls his hands.
A head punch on the inside from Divac fails to land.
Knees in the clinch landing for Marley.
Marley blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Marley lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Divac backwards.
Marley misses with the head strike.
Divac lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Marley backwards.
Marley tries to land a knee to the head but Divac blocks with his arms.
A head punch on the inside from Marley fails to land.
A nice right hand lands inside from Marley.
A short right from Marley on the inside.
Marley tries a body shot but Divac blocks it.
Marley lands a nice shot to the body.
Divac blocks a body shot from Marley.
A short left from Marley.
It looks like Roman Divac has been cut.
Marley pushes Divac back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Marley keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Divac's efforts to push away.
Divac lands a nice uppercut.
Marley doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Divac.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Divac can't find room to land a body shot as Marley controls the action.
Divac swings wildly with an uppercut but Marley uses good head movement to avoid it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Marley tries to throw a body punch but Divac avoids it by throwing Marley back against the cage.
Divac manages to break the clinch.
Marley gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Divac misses with a hook to the ribs.
Marley throws a head punch that misses.
Marley lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Divac backwards.
Marley doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Marley swings wildly with an uppercut but Divac uses good head movement to avoid it.
Divac swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Marley presses Divac against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Marley misses with a knee to the head.
Marley throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Divac cracks Marley with a nice body shot.
Marley swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Marley misses with a punch to the body.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Divac manages to break the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Buffalo Marley dominated that round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Divac ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Divac throws the left hand but Marley avoids the punch easily.
Divac with a nice cross.
Marley misses the shot to the body.
Marley throws a shot from downtown. Divac moves away and avoids it.
Marley lands an overhand right.
Buffalo Marley seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Marley ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Divac moves away.
Divac takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Marley connects with a body shot that sends Divac's belly button to the back.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Marley connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Divac throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Marley makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Marley cracks Divac with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Divac looks to land a right hand but Marley moved out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Marley misses with a body punch
and Divac connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Marley throws out a leg kick but Divac moves out of range and Marley only half commits.
Divac walks into a jab.
Divac tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Marley was well out of range. Poor timing from Divac.
Divac swats away the attempt to clinch by Marley.
Divac takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Divac misses with a hook
and Marley counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Marley slips a jab from Divac.
Marley fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Marley cracks Divac with an open hand slap.
Marley ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Divac moves away.
An attempted straight right counter from Divac misses the target.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Divac avoids a kick to the body.
Divac misses with a lunging right hand
enabling Marley to counter with a crisp jab.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Marley has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Marley.
Marley misses with a short punch on the inside.
Marley pushes off an throws an elbow but Divac leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Divac can't find room to land a body shot as Marley controls the action.
Marley throws a knee to the head but misses.
Divac scores with a shoulder strike.
Divac pushes Marley back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
A short left from Marley.
Marley misses with a hook from the clinch.
Marley lands with a left to the head.
Divac wants to break free but Marley has control.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Marley.
Buffalo Marley seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Divac fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Divac wants to break free but Marley has control.
Divac manages to break the clinch.
Nice shot by Divac.
A looping hook to the body misses from Marley. Divac does a little dance to reset his feet.
Marley uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Divac.
Good work by Divac as he checks the leg kick.
An attempted straight right counter from Divac misses the target.
Marley pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Divac doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Divac is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Divac scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
A swing and a miss from Divac.
Divac throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Marley misses with a body shot.
Divac seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
Divac scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Marley swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Divac was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Divac swinging wildly here.
Marley scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Divac doesn't seem bothered though.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Marley looks to score with a jab to the body but Divac is just out of range.
Marley throws a looping overhand right but Divac ducks down to avoid it.
Jab by Marley.
Marley throws a right hand that misses
and Divac connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Marley misses with a straight right.
Divac takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Marley throws out a loose jab but Divac uses good head movement to avoid it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Buffalo Marley showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
A jab from Divac finds it's way through Marley's defenses.
Marley is still looking wobbly from the end of the last round!
Marley is looking to chop away at Divac's legs.
Marley is still on wobbly legs! Can Divac finish him?
Marley misses with a hook.
Marley moves out of range of the strikes.
Marley seems to have recovered his senses.
Divac doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Marley swinging wildly here.
Marley dips to his left and cracks Divac with an uppercut!
Divac keeps the fight on the outside.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Marley misses with a body shot.
Divac was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Marley scores with a crisp jab that stopped Divac in his tracks.
Marley wants to clinch up but Divac keeps it at a distance.
Jab by Marley.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Divac misses with a straight right.
Marley defending well as Divac loads up on a big left hand.
Divac smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Marley bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Divac's head.
Marley misses with a body shot
and Divac counters with a huge left! Marley is in big trouble! He's backing up but Divac isn't giving him chance to recover. Under a barage of punches the ref has to step in to save Marley from any more damage. A dominating finish by Divac!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:28 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Roman Divac!
During a confident post fight interview, Roman Divac thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Jax Thomas (ranked 26 p4p, 3 weight class) and Abdel Mumu (ranked 122 p4p, 15 weight class). Thomas comes to the cage accompanied by Killing is my business, and business is good! - Megadeth. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the lightweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
14 - 3 - 0, fighting out of London, Jax Thomas!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
13 - 3 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Abdel Mumu!
The judges for this bout are , Frank Antenori and Timothy Bukovac.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nice defenses there by Mumu.
Thomas looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Thomas misses with a double jab
and Mumu counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Mumu looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Nice body punch from Thomas.
Mumu on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Mumu misses with a body kick.
Thomas tries to clinch up but Mumu circles away and keeps his distance.
Mumu swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Thomas closes the distance and clinches.
Mumu lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Mumu wants to break the clinch but can't.
Mumu manages to break the clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Thomas darts in and clinches Mumu up against the cage.
Mumu blocking some punches.
Thomas throws a head punch that misses.
Mumu is leaning against Thomas and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Thomas blocking some punches.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Thomas tries to throw a body punch but Mumu avoids it by throwing Thomas back against the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Thomas lands a body punch in the clinch.
Mumu cracks Thomas with a nice body shot.
Thomas blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Mumu fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Mumu lands an uppercut.
Mumu tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Thomas smiles and moves away.
Thomas takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Mumu connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Thomas misses with a body shot.
Mumu tries to keep at a distance but Thomas has taken the fight into the clinch.
Mumu tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Thomas swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Mumu goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Mumu working hard to break the clinch.
Thomas tries to land a knee to the head but Mumu blocks with his arms.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Thomas lands a right hand that snaps the head of Mumu backwards.
Mumu lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Mumu is trying to pull guard but Thomas has him pressed against the cage.
Jax Thomas has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Abdel Mumu.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Thomas tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Thomas lands with a light punch inside.
It looks like Abdel Mumu has been cut.
Mumu lands with a light punch inside.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Thomas.
A nice right hand lands inside from Mumu.
Thomas has a couple of punches blocked by Mumu.
Thomas tries a body shot but Mumu blocks it.
Mumu misses with some punches.
A nice left hand lands by Mumu.
Mumu tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Thomas misses with a punch on the inside.
A left hand lands to the body for Mumu.
Mumu misses with some punches.
Thomas misses with the head strike.
Mumu lands a right hand.
Thomas can't find room to land a body shot as Mumu controls the action.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Mumu.
Mumu pushes Thomas back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Thomas creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Mumu's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Thomas moves into the clinch.
Thomas pushes Mumu back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
A nice right hand lands inside from Mumu.
Thomas struggles to land a body shot inside as Mumu controls his hands.
Mumu fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Thomas pushes Mumu back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Mumu prevents a body shot from Thomas.
Thomas tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Thomas throws a head punch that misses.
Mumu tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Thomas.
Mumu fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Mumu throws a punch but it's blocked by Thomas.
Thomas throws a head punch that misses.
A body shot lands from Mumu.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Mumu breaks the clinch.
Thomas scoring well with a low kick there.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Thomas tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Mumu paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Thomas dodges the punch combination from Mumu.
Thomas wants to slow Mumu down by chopping away at his legs.
Mumu throws out a counter right but Thomas avoids it with no problem.
Thomas checks a low kick from Mumu.
Thomas is looking to clinch.
Thomas sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Mumu slips under a jab from Thomas.
Mumu looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Thomas scores with a punch to the head.
Mumu keeps the fight on the outside.
Thomas tries to clinch but Mumu moves away
and Mumu counters with a straight right hand.
Thomas closes the distance but Mumu moves to the side
and Mumu counters with a body kick that stops Thomas in his tracks momentarily.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Abdel Mumu will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Abdel Mumu's cut.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Nice shot lands for Thomas.
Thomas closes the distance but Mumu moves to the side
and Mumu counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Mumu misses with a hook.
Mumu swats away the attempt to clinch by Thomas.
Mumu let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Jax Thomas seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Mumu swats away the attempt to clinch by Thomas.
Thomas closes the distance and pushes Mumu back into the cage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Thomas lands a body shot in the clinch.
Mumu jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Thomas walks away with a smile on his face. Mumu gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Thomas misses with a left hand
and Mumu makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Thomas tries to clinch there but Mumu circles away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Thomas tries to close the distance and clinch up but Mumu swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Thomas wants to clinch up but Mumu keeps it at a distance.
Thomas connects with a nice looking jab.
Thomas tries to clinch up.
Abdel Mumu seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Thomas tries to close the distance and clinch up but Mumu swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Thomas misses with a lunging right hand
and Mumu counters with a low kick, right behind Thomas 's knee.
Thomas tries to close the distance and clinch but Mumu swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Thomas tries to clinch up but Mumu circles away and keeps his distance.
Thomas wants to clinch up but Mumu keeps it at a distance.
A little jabbing left from Mumu on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Thomas staying out of range there.
Thomas moves out of range of the strikes.
Thomas takes a kick to the side of the head.
Thomas is looking to clinch but Mumu is avoiding it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mumu swats away the attempt to clinch by Thomas.
Thomas tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Mumu paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Mumu cracks Thomas with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Thomas misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Mumu counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Thomas is rocked!
Mumu scores with a hook to the body. Thomas takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Oh Thomas is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Mumu lands hard precision jab right on the jaw that stiffens Thomas up and sends him tumbling to the mat! The ref grabs Mumu from behind before he can pounce. Some folks in the crowd didn't like that stoppage, but I saw Thomas's eyes roll way back in his head, he was done.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:36 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Abdel Mumu!
Abdel Mumu is the new lightweight champion!
During a confident post fight interview, Abdel Mumu thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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