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EMP Openweight Semi Finals PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Taz Bandichoo (ranked 5566 p4p, 497 weight class) and Hiro Manowaru (ranked 1237 p4p, 157 weight class). Taz Bandichoo has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
9 - 15 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Taz Bandichoo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Hiro Manowaru!
The judges for this bout are Vladimir Khabensky, Igor Prikhodko and Viktor Lagutenko.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Manowaru swings for the body but Bandichoo moves out of range.
Manowaru avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Manowaru! But no joy.
Bandichoo blocks the body kick.
Bandichoo pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Manowaru back to the cage. Bandichoo follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
Manowaru lands with a nice body punch.
Bandichoo misses with a straight right.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Manowaru! But no joy.
A head kick from Bandichoo lands but Manowaru takes it in his stride.
Manowaru has done a lot of speed work in the buildup to this fight.
Bandichoo tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Bandichoo throws a lazy right hand but Manowaru sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Manowaru ducks under a wild hook from Bandichoo.
Bandichoo is looking to land body kicks.
Bandichoo throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Manowaru avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Manowaru moves out of range of the strikes.
Bandichoo misses with an uppercut.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Bandichoo thuds his shin into the meat of Manowaru's side.
Bandichoo throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Manowaru throws a jab when Bandichoo was well out of range.
Manowaru avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Sloppy strikes from Bandichoo. Those never looked like landing.
Bandichoo has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Crapollas Gym in the buildup to the fight.
A low kick from Bandichoo misses
and Manowaru counters with a lovely straight right hand!
It looks like Taz Bandichoo has been cut.
Manowaru goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Taz Bandichoo seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Manowaru swings for the body but Bandichoo moves out of range.
Bandichoo misses with a body kick.
Bandichoo lands a high kick!
Bandichoo throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Manowaru's head.
Bandichoo is looking to chop away at Manowaru's legs.
A head kick misses from Bandichoo.
Bandichoo walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Manowaru checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
A jab from Manowaru misses.
Manowaru ducks under a wild hook from Bandichoo.
Bandichoo lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Bandichoo throws a sloppy head kick and Manowaru moves out of range easily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Manowaru throws the kick towards the body but Bandichoo avoids it.
Manowaru tries to work over Bandichoo's front leg with a kick but Bandichoo checks it.
A big left from Bandichoo misses.
Manowaru swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Manowaru on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Manowaru takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Bandichoo tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Bandichoo throws out a powerful jab.
Manowaru fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Bandichoo scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Bandichoo misses with a few strikes there.
Bandichoo throws a wild body kick that Manowaru sees coming a mile off.
Bandichoo swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Bandichoo throws a half hearted mid kick.
Manowaru throws a wild body kick that Bandichoo sees coming a mile off.
Manowaru throws the kick towards the body but Bandichoo avoids it.
Bandichoo tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Manowaru tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Bandichoo was well out of range. Poor timing from Manowaru.
Bandichoo throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Bandichoo scores with a three punch combo!
Bandichoo throws a head kick but Manowaru moves out of range.
Manowaru let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Manowaru 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 Bandichoo has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Bandichoo and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Bandichoo misses with a double jab.
Manowaru throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Bandichoo jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Bandichoo moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Bandichoo tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Manowaru let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Bandichoo misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Manowaru bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Bandichoo fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Manowaru is out of range.
The fighters circling - Bandichoo throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Bandichoo has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Bandichoo there as he acknowledges the shot.
Manowaru blocks a head kick by Bandichoo.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Manowaru uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Bandichoo.
Manowaru is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.
Bandichoo smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Bandichoo lands a head kick. Manowaru smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Manowaru stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Bandichoo.
Manowaru steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Bandichoo.
It seemed like Manowaru was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Bandichoo scores with a one two! Manowaru had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Manowaru walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Manowaru tries to clinch up.
Bandichoo connects with a jab.
Bandichoo cracks Manowaru with a good jab.
Bandichoo thows a left - swing and a miss!
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Manowaru takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Manowaru takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Bandichoo is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Bandichoo misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Bandichoo will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
A nice side step and Manowaru releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Taz Bandichoo dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Taz Bandichoo's cut.
That's time! Bandichoo's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Bandichoo throws a head kick that misses.
Bandichoo fails to land with a series of punches.
Manowaru just misses with a punch to the body.
Bandichoo is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Manowaru can do to turn this around?
Bandichoo misses with a looping left.
Bandichoo misses with an uppercut.
Manowaru is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Bandichoo with a body shot.
Bandichoo bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Manowaru's head backwards.
Bandichoo connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Bandichoo connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Manowaru momentarily.
Manowaru lands a head shot.
Bandichoo swings widly with a right hand
and Manowaru counters with a right hand to the body.
Manowaru attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Bandichoo blocks a jab.
Bandichoo defending well as Manowaru loads up on a big left hand.
Nice body kick there by Bandichoo.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Manowaru moves out of range of the body kick.
Manowaru misses with an attempted mid kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A left and a right from Bandichoo both land. Nice combination.
Taz Bandichoo is winning the standup battle so far.
Bandichoo scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Bandichoo pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Manowaru uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Bandichoo.
Bandichoo misses with a left hand
and Manowaru counters with a solid body kick.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Manowaru, right into the meat.
A head kick misses from Bandichoo.
Bandichoo takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Bandichoo throws a low kick but it's checked well by Manowaru.
Bandichoo moves out of range of the leg kick from Manowaru.
Manowaru uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Bandichoo.
Bandichoo fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Manowaru on the side of the head.
Bandichoo connects with a body shot that sends Manowaru's belly button to the back.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Manowaru misses with an uppercut.
Both these guys seem content to just stand up and trade with eachother but Manowaru might want to think about changing up his gameplan a bit because over the course of the fight, Bandichoo has got the better of the exchanges.
Bandichoo throws a head kick but Manowaru moves out of range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bandichoo throws a head kick that misses
and Manowaru counters with a lovely straight right hand!
We are yet to see a takedown attempt from Manowaru in the fight. On paper you would think he is the more dominant ground fighter so let's see if these unusual tactics pay off.
Bandichoo misses with a straight right.
Bandichoo on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Manowaru. Manowaru obviously looking to wear him down.
Manowaru defending well as Bandichoo loads up on a big left hand.
Bandichoo misses with an uppercut
and Manowaru counters with a nice leg kick.
Bandichoo scores with a jab to the head.
Bandichoo uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Manowaru.
Manowaru throws a nice outside leg kick.
Bandichoo steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Manowaru.
Bandichoo looks to land a right hand but Manowaru moved out of range.
Manowaru counters with a body kick.
Bandichoo darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Manowaru shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
A solid body kick from Manowaru.
Manowaru lands a jab to the head.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Bandichoo throws the kick towards the body but Manowaru avoids it.
Manowaru now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bandichoo looks to throw the jab but Manowaru is out of range.
Manowaru swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Bandichoo throws a sloppy head kick and Manowaru moves out of range easily.
A good leg kick by Bandichoo.
Bandichoo throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Manowaru throws a looping overhand right but Bandichoo ducks down to avoid it.
Manowaru blocks a head kick by Bandichoo.
A left lands for Bandichoo.
Manowaru has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Manowaru swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Manowaru slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Manowaru scores with a shot to the body.
A slow jab from Manowaru misses its intended target.
Bandichoo was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Bandichoo throws the left hand but Manowaru avoids the punch easily.
Manowaru ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Bandichoo moves away.
Manowaru misses with a two punch combination.
Manowaru just manages to avoid a counter high kick fromBandichoo.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Manowaru throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nice body kick from Manowaru.
It really doesn't seem like the step up in weight is hurting Bandichoo here at all. He's more than holding his own against the bigger man.
A head kick misses from Bandichoo.
Manowaru stuns Bandichoo with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Manowaru fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Bandichoo is out of range.
A quick step to the side and Bandichoo tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Bandichoo takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Manowaru misses with an uppercut.
Manowaru buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Manowaru misses the jab.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Manowaru.
Bandichoo tries a head kick but it misses.
A slow jab from Bandichoo misses its intended target.
Manowaru let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Bandichoo throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Bandichoo throws a head kick that misses
and Manowaru counters with a nice body shot.
Manowaru throws the left hand but Bandichoo avoids the punch easily.
Bandichoo throwing a counter right hand but Manowaru manages to avoid it.
Bandichoo looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
It seemed like Manowaru was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Hiro Manowaru will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Taz Bandichoo'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. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
A head kick misses from Bandichoo.
Manowaru appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Bandichoo looks to throw the jab but Manowaru is out of range.
Bandichoo misses with a body shot.
Manowaru looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Bandichoo moves out of range of the body kick.
Manowaru lands with a nice body punch.
Manowaru swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Bandichoo throws a jab but it's blocked by Manowaru.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Manowaru! But no joy.
Bandichoo lands a high kick!
Bandichoo misses with the body kick
and Manowaru counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Manowaru throws a shot to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Manowaru comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Bandichoo slips under a jab from Manowaru.
Bandichoo swings widly with a right hand
and Manowaru counters with a nice uppercut.
Manowaru fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Bandichoo.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Manowaru throws a low kick but Bandichoo avoids it.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bandichoo throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Manowaru counters with a right hand to the body.
Manowaru blocks a head kick by Bandichoo.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Bandichoo 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 Manowaru has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Manowaru and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Manowaru was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind.
Manowaru takes a swing at Bandichoo's ribcage but misses.
An attempted straight right counter from Bandichoo misses the target.
Manowaru ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Bandichoo moves away.
Bandichoo throws a counter high kick but Manowaru was just alert enough to avoid it.
Manowaru gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Bandichoo moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Manowaru fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Bandichoo is out of range.
Manowaru lands with a good body shot.
Bandichoo misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Manowaru is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Bandichoo rather than just go for the knockout.
Manowaru ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Bandichoo scores with a shot to the body.
An inside leg kick lands from Manowaru.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Manowaru takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Bandichoo uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Manowaru.
Bandichoo throws a hook but Manowaru blocks it.
Bandichoo throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Manowaru tries a quick counter leg kick but Bandichoo is wise to it.
Bandichoo thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Manowaru if he has to take too many more of those.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A combination from Bandichoo does no damage.
Manowaru ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Bandichoo moves away.
Bandichoo thinks about countering with a body kick.
Bandichoo misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
A head kick by Bandichoo misses
and Manowaru counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Bandichoo swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Manowaru takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Bandichoo throws a series of punches but Manowaru avoids them all with ease.
Manowaru throws out a loose jab but Bandichoo uses good head movement to avoid it.
Bandichoo throws a sloppy head kick and Manowaru moves out of range easily.
Bandichoo throws out a loose jab but Manowaru uses good head movement to avoid it.
Manowaru looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bandichoo throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Manowaru sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Bandichoo looks to land a left hand but Manowaru moved out of range nicely.
Bandichoo misses with a hook. Manowaru ducked under it nicely.
A big right from Manowaru misses.
Manowaru swings for the body but Bandichoo moves out of range.
Manowaru staying out of range there.
Manowaru raises up his leg as if looking to counter with a high kick.
Manowaru with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Manowaru throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Manowaru just misses with a punch to the body.
Bandichoo lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Manowaru at a distance.
Manowaru blocks the body kick.
Manowaru misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Bandichoo.
Manowaru feints and then cracks Bandichoo's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Bandichoo down.
Bandichoo misses with a head kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Manowaru cracks Bandichoo with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Manowaru throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Bandichoo throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Bandichoo tries a head kick but it misses.
Bandichoo throws an off balance right hand
enabling Manowaru to counter with a crisp jab.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Bandichoo takes a swing at Manowaru's ribcage but misses.
Bandichoo lands a head kick. Manowaru smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Bandichoo tries a head kick but it misses.
Manowaru lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Bandichoo at a distance.
Bandichoo misses with a hook
and Manowaru makes the exchange count by landing a cracking kick to the body. Bandichoo really felt that one!
Manowaru throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Bandichoo stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Bandichoo keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Manowaru.
Bandichoo is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Manowaru moves out of range of the leg kick from Bandichoo.
Manowaru throws a body punch but Bandichoo moves out of range.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Hiro Manowaru.
I think Manowaru 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 Vladimir Khabensky scores the fight 28:29
Judge Igor Prikhodko scores the fight 28:29
Judge Viktor Lagutenko scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by split decision... Hiro Manowaru!
Hiro Manowaru decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Wild Turkey (ranked 1944 p4p, 234 weight class) and Jakob Trabik (ranked 1801 p4p, 218 weight class). Both fighters look pumped up here. Let's hope this is a good fight!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
12 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Wild Turkey !
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Jakob Trabik!
The judges for this bout are Aleksei Zolotukhin, Vladimir Khabensky and Aleksandr Martynov.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Turkey throws a leg kick which misses Trabik's front leg but catches the back leg as Trabik tries to avoid it.
Turkey throws a sloppy body shot
and Trabik counters with an inside leg kick.
Turkey misses with a two punch combination.
Turkey tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Trabik is able to avoid easily.
Turkey goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
It looks like Jakob Trabik has been cut.
Trabik throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Turkey throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Turkey bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Trabik misses with a series of wild punches.
Turkey throws a left and a right that both miss
and Trabik counters with an inside leg kick.
Turkey throws a head kick that misses.
Trabik throws out a counter right but Turkey avoids it with no problem.
Turkey avoids a punch combination nicely.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Turkey throws a nice head kick!
Turkey misses with a jab to the body
and Trabik cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Turkey throws a combination that misses
and Trabik connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Trabik lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Trabik slips under a jab.
Turkey uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Trabik.
A swing and a miss from Turkey .
Turkey feints a jab promting Trabik to slip. Turkey then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Trabik slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Trabik uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Turkey .
Turkey defending well as Trabik loads up on a big left hand.
Turkey looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Turkey sends Trabik crashing to the mat with a devastating uppercut! Turkey is motioning to the referee to let Trabik up. He wants to try and finish this one on the feet!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Trabik throws a push kick but Turkey slaps the foot to one side.
Trabik checks a low kick from Turkey .
Trabik swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Turkey feints and then winds up with a huge right hand that connects perfectly and sends Trabik sprawling to the canvas! Trabik rolls over backwards and springs off the cage and manages to regain his footing - how acrobatic! Oh, he's still wobbly - can Turkey finish him?!
Trabik is rocked!
That has opened up Jakob Trabik's cut even more.
Wild Turkey seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Turkey scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Trabik is still on wobbly legs! Can Turkey finish him?
Trabik throws a right and a left that Turkey avoids nicely.
Trabik seems to have recovered his senses.
Trabik goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Turkey throws a counter high kick but Trabik was just alert enough to avoid it.
Turkey throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Trabik looks like he wants to counter punch here.
No joy there for Trabik, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
A quick step to the side and Turkey tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Turkey cracks a nice hook into Trabik's ribs.
Turkey connects with a picture perfect right hand that knocks Trabik out cold! This one is over in a flash!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:13 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Wild Turkey !
A victorious Wild Turkey thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between James Gregor (ranked 1226 p4p, 186 weight class) and Harry Hole (ranked 1145 p4p, 176 weight class). 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 light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
12 - 15 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, James Gregor!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Harry Hole!
The judges for this bout are Ivan Kurochkin, Fedor Mirinova and Vladimir Khabensky.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hole throws a big shot that misses.
Hole throws a big shot that misses.
Hole scores with a spinning back kick!
Hole scores with a hook.
Nice uppercut there from Hole.
Hole looks to score with a jab to the body but Gregor is just out of range.
Hole moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Gregor misses with a looping left.
Hole swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Hole slips under a jab from Gregor.
Gregor misses with a looping left.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Gregor misses with a hook.
A swing and a miss from Hole.
Hole steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Gregor.
Gregor needs to keep his hands up - Hole had a free shot at his head there.
Hole throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Gregor takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hole scores with a nice head shot.
Hole throws a hook to the side of Gregor's head but Gregor sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Gregor's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Hole connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Gregor scrambles back to his feet.
Jab by Hole.
Gregor missing with a left hand there. Hole was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Gregor takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Gregor misses with a jab, cross combination.
Gregor misses with a wild combination.
Harry Hole seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Hole cracks a nice hook into Gregor's ribs.
Hole scores with a nice body kick.
Gregor walks into a left hand.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Gregor uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Hole.
A little feinted left hand from Gregor on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Gregor throws a leg kick but Hole sees it coming and checks it nicely.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gregor tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Hole defends well and Gregor ends up having to push Hole into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Hole digs a good body shot into Gregor's ribs.
Hole has done a lot of speed work in the buildup to this fight.
Hole lets loose with a powerful body kick. Gregor will feel that in the morning.
Hole moves out of range of the strikes.
Gregor has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Hole.
Gregor connects with a crisp jab.
Gregor misses with an uppercut.
Hole is trying to counter with his kicks.
A chopping leg kick lands by Hole.
Hole connects with a leg kick. Gregor looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Hole lands a nice looking body shot.
Hole thuds a left hand into Gregor's body.
Gregor takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Hole tries to clinch up.
Gregor missing with a left hand there. Hole was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Hole was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind.
Hole lands with a nice body kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nice body punch from Hole.
Hole fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Hole connects with an inside leg kick.
Harry Hole is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Gregor thows a left - swing and a miss!
Gregor lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Hole circles away quickly and effectively.
Hole connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Gregor takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Gregor will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
A shot to the liver by Hole. Beautiful body shot.
Hole cracks Gregor with a good jab.
Gregor chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Hole can pounce on him.
Sloppy strikes from Gregor. Those never looked like landing.
Hole swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Gregor misses with a hook. Hole ducked under it nicely.
Hole steps in looking to counter with the mid kick but it doesn't connect.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Hole slips under a jab from Gregor.
Gregor is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Gregor takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hole throws a looping overhand right but Gregor ducks down to avoid it.
Hole throws a hook but Gregor blocks it.
Gregor appears to be looking for a big counter.
Hole lands a right hook to the body.
Gregor will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Gregor uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Hole.
It looked like Gregor wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Gregor slips under a jab from Hole.
Gregor throws a hook but Hole avoids it easily.
Gregor has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Hole.
Gregor on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Hole. Hole obviously looking to wear him down.
Gregor throws a lazy right hand but Hole sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Gregor misses with a jab, cross combination.
Gregor is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Hole scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Hole smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Gregor lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Harry Hole 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.
Gregor uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Hole.
Hole feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Gregors jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Gregor rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Hole moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Hole avoids a punch combination nicely.
Gregor throws a nice looking combination but Hole bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Hole takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Gregor looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Gregor drops his hands momentarily and Hole takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Donk. Hole catches Gregor right on the button with a cross.
Hole staying out of range there.
Hole appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Gregor throws a shot from downtown. Hole moves away and avoids it.
Gregor has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Hole.
Hole scores with a nice head shot.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Hole lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Gregor takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hole avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Hole lands with a good body shot.
Hole fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Gregor takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Hole scores with a push kick.
Gregor throws a series of punches but Hole avoids them all with ease.
Hole throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
A swing and a miss from Gregor.
Gregor moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Hole lands a nice shot to the body.
Gregor scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Hole doesn't seem bothered though.
Hole thuds his right hand into Gregor's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Hole looks to land a body kick but Gregor moved away.
Gregor misses the jab.
Hole looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hole displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Gregor throws out the jab.
Gregor throws out a loose jab but Hole uses good head movement to avoid it.
Hole lands a really nice looking cross but Gregor seems unphased.
Hole scoring well with a low kick there.
Gregor moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Gregor looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Hole throws a hook but Gregor blocks it.
Hole scores with a leg kick.
A lazy left from Hole finds it's target.
Gregor throws a looping overhand right but Hole ducks down to avoid it.
Gregor throws a series of punches but Hole moves out of range.
Hole only half commits to the counter leg kick.
Gregor takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Gregor takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Hole scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Hole uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Gregor.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gregor ducks under a wild hook from Hole.
Hole tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
It looked like Gregor wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
James Gregor is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Hole digs a good hook to Gregor's body.
Hole throws a good cross that connects.
Hole feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Gregor's calf.
Hole misses with a body punch
letting Gregor counter with a right hand.
Hole cracks Gregor with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
This entire fight has taken place on the feet so far and you wonder whether Gregor might be better served trying to take this one to the ground because he's losing the standup battle so far.
Hole lands with a nice body punch.
Gregor drops his hands momentarily and Hole takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Hole, as that shot connected.
Hole clinches up against the cage.
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!
Gregor has had enough of the clinch but Hole keeps him there for the moment.
Hole tries a body shot but Gregor blocks it.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Hole creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gregor has Hole pressed up against the cage. He's trying to work for a single leg takedown. Gregor pulls back from the cage and twists to the side, sending Hole tumbling to the mat - Gregor dives into Hole's guard.
We could do with one of the fighters taking the initiative a bit more on the ground - they're both waiting to capitalize on a mistake.
Gregor trying to control but Hole is working from the bottom.
Hole utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Hole is pulling down on Gregor's head to control his posture.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Gregor working some strikes from top position.
Gregor cracks Hole with a solid left hand.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Gregor throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Hole works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Gregor working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Gregor has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Gregor won't allow Hole to get back to his feet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Harry Hole showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Hole swings away with a body shot that misses
and Gregor counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
No joy there for Gregor, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Hole has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Hole misses the shot to the body.
Hole misses with a wild body shot.
Hole misses with a straight left.
Gregor is looking to counter punch.
Hole loads up on a big right hand but Gregor slips the punch.
Gregor definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Gregor walks into a stiff left hand from Hole.
Hole fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Gregor manages to avoid it.
Gregor moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Gregor moves forwards but Hole connects with a nice, crisp jab.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hole looks to land a left hand but Gregor moved out of range nicely.
Gregor has a takedown stuffed.
Gregor on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gregor will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Gregor tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Hole was well out of range. Poor timing from Gregor.
Hole takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Hole uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Gregor has time to react.
Hole lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Gregor throws a jab when Hole was well out of range.
Gregor throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Hole tries to land a body kick
and Gregor counters with a two punch combo.
Gregor smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Gregor steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Hole. That one must have hurt.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Hole fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Gregor has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Gregor has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Gregor there as he acknowledges the shot.
Gregor 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.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gregor with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Hole to score with a decent uppercut.
Hole thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Gregor if he has to take too many more of those.
Hole stuns Gregor with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Hole lands a nice looking body shot.
Hole fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Gregor looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Gregor steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Hole.
Hole throws a nice outside leg kick.
Harry Hole seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Hole's corner calls for a 1-2. Hole obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Gregor misses with an uppercut.
Hole getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Gregor lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Gregor throws a looping overhand right but Hole ducks down to avoid it.
Gregor chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Hole can pounce on him.
Gregor lands the left hand.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hole throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Hole misses with a looping left.
Hole takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Nice defenses there by Hole.
Hole looks to land a right hand but Gregor moved out of range.
Hole bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Gregor's head.
Hole clinches.
Gregor is trying to break the clinch but Hole is controlling him.
Hole tries a body shot but Gregor blocks it.
Hole digs a right hand underneath Gregor's ribcage. Gregor let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Hole lands a body punch in the clinch.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Gregor.
Hole tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Gregor's elbow.
Hole working aggressively here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hole lands a shoulder strike.
Hole misses with a body punch.
James Gregor has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Hole misses with a hook to the ribs.
Hole tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Gregor's elbow.
Hole tries a body shot but Gregor blocks it.
Hole has Gregor pressed against the cage, preventing Gregor from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Hole misses with a hook from the clinch.
Hole lands a nice uppercut.
It looks like James Gregor has been cut.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Hole.
This has been an exciting period of action!
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Hole.
Gregor wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Gregor doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
A right hand to the body from Gregor.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Hole.
Hole lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Gregor backwards.
And that's the end of the fight!
Harry Hole comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Hole 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 Ivan Kurochkin scores the fight 27:30
Judge Fedor Mirinova scores the fight 27:30
Judge Vladimir Khabensky scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Harry Hole!
A less than humble Harry Hole misjudged his post fight interview somewhat and came across a little too arrogant whilst trying to hype up his own abilities.
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#R1#
Tyme closes the distance but Yaj moves to the side
and Yaj counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head. #TD2#
Tyme drives through with a takedown into Yaj's guard. Let's see what he can do from the top position.
Tyme slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Yaj keeping moving, preventing Tyme from controlling successfully.
Yaj on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Yaj tries to get out of the position.#SUB2#
Tyme drops back for a leg but he's not going to get it - he lets go and Yaj dives on top into guard.#REVR#
Our spies down at at Far-Q Fight Club inform us that Tyme has really been working on his submissions in the buildup to this fight. Will it pay off?
Tyme tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Yaj definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Tyme wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
Tyme bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Yaj's guard. #REVB##T1#
Tyme content to stall in guard here.
Yaj tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Yaj keeping full guard, as Tyme tries to pass.
Yaj knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Tyme on the ground.
Yaj can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Tyme controls the pace.
It looks like Tyme might be adopting somewhat of a lay and pray gameplan here, which I'm sure won't go down too well with the paying fans in attendance... Or the ring announcers come to think of it.#T2#
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Tyme looking to pass the guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Tyme is still trying to improve position.
Tyme keeps trying to improve his position.
Tyme controls from within his opponent's guard.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
Let's hope that Tyme has the urge to step up the pace any second now because for the last 15 or 20 seconds he's just been holding on tight.#REF3#
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.#CL2#
Tyme clinches up with Yaj and pushes him back against the cage.#T3#
Tyme drops down looking for an ankle pick but Yaj pulls his leg out and moves away.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Tyme . #CL2#
Tyme rushes Yaj and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Tyme is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Yaj is defending well.
CM Yaj has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Mark Tyme .
Tyme is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Yaj is defending well.
Tyme looking for a takedown.
Yaj lands a right hand.
Tyme has Yaj pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Yaj manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Yaj lands a shoulder strike.
A nice right hand lands inside from Yaj.
Tyme is trying to drag Yaj to the mat but Yaj just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Tyme jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Yaj walks away with a smile on his face. Tyme gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head. #T4#
Yaj defending well as Tyme loads up on a big left hand. #CL2#
Tyme rushes Yaj and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.#BC#
Yaj's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Yaj throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Tyme tries to clinch up.
Yaj lands a nice shot that snaps Tyme 's head back.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Tyme moves to clinch but Yaj breaks away
and Yaj counters with a nice uppercut. #CL2#
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Yaj tries to keep at a distance but Tyme has taken the fight into the clinch.
Tyme tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Yaj smiles and moves away.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Tyme goes for a double leg but Yaj avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Yaj continues to drive forward.
Tyme looks to clinch
and Tyme takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Yaj tries to move into range but Tyme moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Tyme doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Tyme takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles. #ROC#
Tyme is rocked!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
CM Yaj dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
#R2#
Tyme throws a lazy uppercut
and Yaj counters with a big right hand! Oh Tyme is in trouble here! Yaj follows up with more strikes and that's it! The ref has stopped it!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:05 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). CM Yaj!
Our winner, CM Yaj, 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 light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Scott Murley (ranked 874 p4p, 134 weight class) and Alaric Visigoth (ranked 2066 p4p, 291 weight class). Murley comes to the cage accompanied by Rage Against The Machine | Bulls On Parade. Scott Murley 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 light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
12 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Scott Murley!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Alaric Visigoth!
The judges for this bout are Viktor Lagutenko, Vladimir Khabensky and Dmitry Maklakov.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Visigoth takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
It looks like Alaric Visigoth has been cut.
Visigoth looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Murley throws a shot to the body.
Visigoth feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
Murley is pulling down on Visigoth's head to control his posture.
Visigoth stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Murley swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Murley looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Murley is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Visigoth tries to get to full guard but Murley has control of the leg.
Visigoth is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Visigoth looking for submissions off his back.
Visigoth is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Murley lands a nice short elbow.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The fighters are battling for position here. Visigoth manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Visigoth had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Murley defends it easily.
Murley has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Visigoth looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Murley lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Visigoth is rocked!
That has opened up Alaric Visigoth's cut even more.
Murley is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Visigoth is still in real trouble! Can Murley finish him?
Murley gets to his feet and stands over Visigoth, holding his ankles. He dives in with a big left hand that connects! Visigoth felt that one! Murley unloads more punches and elbows and this one is over! The ref has dived in to save Visigoth from any more punishment!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:38 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Scott Murley!
Scott Murley seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
Alaric Visigoth spoke after the fight, saying 'I know this is loss and my opponent was better today, but I would still like to thank both my sponsors Evil Empire Nutrition and Phantom Fight Wear who make my training possible and have faith in my skill. '.
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Maxxy Baby (ranked 1036 p4p, 107 weight class) and Damen Mayer (ranked 1012 p4p, 105 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 featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
24 - 9 - 1, fighting out of Los Angeles, Maxxy Baby!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
16 - 8 - 0, fighting out of New York, Damen Mayer!
The judges for this bout are Aleksei Zolotukhin, Fedor Mirinova and Ivan Kurochkin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mayer closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Baby quickly recovers to half guard.
Baby is concentrating on defense, preventing Mayer from advancing position.
Mayer throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Baby 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.
Mayer has hold of the far side arm. He's working for the Kimura, can Baby defend it? Mayer steps over the head and cranks it - Baby is tapping out! That was textbook stuff right there - nice submission victory for Mayer!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:12 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Damen Mayer!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Dai Zexi (ranked 945 p4p, 143 weight class) and Anthony Johnson (ranked 1410 p4p, 213 weight class). Zexi comes to the cage accompanied by BRADIO-Flyers. Dai Zexi 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 light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
10 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Dai Zexi!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
13 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Anthony Johnson!
The judges for this bout are Illya Tyunina, Aleksei Zolotukhin and Konstantin Menshow.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Johnson gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
I was talking to Zexi's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Zexi breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Johnson slips under a jab from Zexi.
Johnson tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Zexi swats away the attempt to clinch by Johnson.
Zexi appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
Zexi darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Johnson has managed to escape just enough to sneak back to his feet but Zexi is on him like a limpet, forcing Johnson back against the cage.
A short right from Zexi on the inside.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Johnson has a couple of punches blocked by Zexi.
Zexi lands a body shot.
A short uppercut from Johnson.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Johnson.
Zexi swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Johnson lands with a left to the head.
Zexi lands a body shot.
Zexi looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
A short right from Zexi.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Zexi jumps guard and drags Johnson to the mat. He's obviously going to be looking for submissions off his back.
Zexi is trying to keep Johnson in close.
Johnson controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Zexi has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Johnson can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Zexi trying to control the position.
Johnson controls from within his opponent's guard.
Zexi looking to hit a scissor sweep but Johnson is one step ahead there.
Johnson trying to control but Zexi is working from the bottom.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Zexi is on top in guard.
Zexi might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Johnson is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Zexi tries to roll over but Johnson keeps him under control.
Johnson content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
Johnson tries to pass to full mount but Zexi defends it.
Zexi makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Zexi.
Zexi has his foot on Johnson's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Johnson works his way back into a safe position though.
Johnson trying to control but Zexi is working from the bottom.
Zexi looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Zexi looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Zexi escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Johnson gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Johnson controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Johnson told us pre-fight that he has been working on his escapes in training. Let's see if he can call on some of his new skills to get back to his feet.
Let's hope that Johnson has the urge to step up the pace any second now because for the last 15 or 20 seconds he's just been holding on tight.
Zexi has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Johnson can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Zexi looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Zexi looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Zexi bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Johnson's guard.
Zexi lands a couple of elbows.
Johnson wants to sweep here but Zexi controlling him for the moment.
Zexi cracks Johnson with a solid left hand.
Johnson wants to stand but Zexi is controlling the position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Zexi wants to control from the top but Johnson keeps moving.
Zexi loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Zexi's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Johnson is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Johnson can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Zexi controls the pace.
Johnson trying to control the position here.
Johnson wants to sweep here but Zexi controlling him for the moment.
Johnson keeps trying to improve his position.
Johnson is pulling down on Zexi's head. It's preventing any offense from Zexi, at least for the moment.
Zexi controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Dai Zexi 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.
Johnson gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Zexi to score an easy takedown into full guard.
Johnson uses the cage to get back to his feet.
Johnson dips to his left and cracks Zexi with an uppercut!
Johnson moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Zexi shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Johnson is trying to stand.
Johnson is controlling Zexi's position as best he can from this difficult position.
Johnson is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Zexi scores with a couple of nice shots.
Johnson has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Zexi is working away from the top position though.
Johnson wants to get back to his feet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Zexi takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Johnson is refusing to be controlled, as Zexi sits in half guard.
Johnson avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Zexi.
Johnson wants to get back to full guard.
Zexi scoring with strikes to the body and head.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
Zexi looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Johnson is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Zexi scores with a couple of nice shots.
Zexi throwing shots but Johnson is blocking nicely.
Zexi has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Johnson wants to get back to full guard.
Johnson pushes Zexi off looking to stand but Zexi dives back in and keeps control.
Zexi looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Johnson is trying to stand back up but Zexi is controlling him
Zexi is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Johnson can do to turn this around?
Zexi lands strikes from half guard.
Johnson tries to roll over but Zexi keeps him under control.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Johnson is looking to escape.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Zexi connects with a nice short shot to Johnson's temple.
Dai Zexi overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Zexi not doing much here.
Johnson is looking to improve his position.
Zexi lands with a punch from half guard.
Zexi looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Johnson with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Zexi throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Zexi is thwarting Johnson's attempts to control the position.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Zexi tries to pass to full mount but Johnson defends it.
The fighters are battling for position here. Johnson manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Johnson looking to control.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Johnson is controlling Zexi's posture.
Both fighters have adopted an aggressive gameplan on the ground!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Johnson wants to get back to his feet but Zexi is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Zexi scoring with punches to the head and body.
Johnson has a butterfly guard looking to sweep but Zexi has passed into side control.
Johnson is trying to escape and get back to his feet.
Zexi cracks Johnson with a big elbow.
Zexi working the head with strikes.
Johnson tries to bench press Zexi off him but Zexi keeps the position.
Zexi working away.
Johnson taking a bit of punishment here - Zexi scoring with strikes.
Zexi working away.
Zexi scores with punches from side control.
Johnson wants to control but Zexi postures up.
Johnson is looking for a sweep.
Johnson is not in a great position here, taking some shots.
Johnson is rocked!
Zexi connects with a decent looking elbow from side control that caused Johnson some visible discomfort.
Johnson is still in real trouble! Can Zexi finish him?
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Zexi tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Zexi is looking to take a break and control but Johnson is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Johnson seems to have recovered his senses.
Zexi cracks Johnson with a big right hand but Johnson just smiles back at him and invites him to have another go.
Johnson takes an elbow right on the bridge of the nose and winces in pain.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Johnson gets back to half guard.
Zexi trying to mount his opponent but Johnson defends it.
Johnson tries to roll over but Zexi keeps him under control.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Zexi lands a nice short elbow.
Johnson tries to kick Zexi off but Zexi keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Johnson is not content to let Zexi control the position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Dai Zexi dominated that second round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!
The fight stays on the outside here - Johnson looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Zexi darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Johnson wants to get back to full guard.
Johnson tries to kick Zexi off but Zexi keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Johnson tries to roll over but Zexi keeps him under control.
Johnson pushes Zexi off looking to stand but Zexi dives back in and keeps control.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Zexi is looking to advance position but Johnson won't allow it.
Johnson is looking to improve his position.
Zexi takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Johnson is looking for a sweep. Zexi is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Zexi missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Zexi controlling the pace.
Zexi working over Johnson with some ground and pound. Johnson looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Johnson is looking to control Zexi's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Johnson avoid being mounted?
Johnson avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Zexi.
Johnson is not content to let Zexi control the position.
Zexi slips a nice elbow through Johnson's hands, connecting with Johnson's forehead.
Zexi lands with a punch from half guard.
Johnson controlling the position for now.
Zexi drops an elbow to the side of Johnson's head.
Johnson tries to get to full guard but Zexi has control of the leg.
Zexi wants to take a breather but Johnson is having none of it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Zexi stops Johnson from getting back to his feet.
Zexi looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Zexi lands a nice short elbow.
Johnson manages to create a bit of space in order to work his way back to his feet. Zexi keeps hold of his opponent and drives him back against the cage.
Zexi goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Johnson lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Zexi backwards.
Johnson goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Johnson misses with the head strike.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Zexi scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Zexi lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Johnson blocks a body shot from Zexi.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Zexi creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Zexi goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Zexi lands with a short shot to the head.
Zexi misses with some punches.
Zexi throws a big uppercut that drops Johnson! More strikes from Zexi and the referee jumps in to stop the fight! Johnson lies dazed against the cage as Zexi celebrates with his cornermen!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:08 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Dai Zexi!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Kongchai Phetboonme (ranked 167 p4p, 22 weight class) and Tytus Aleksy (ranked 487 p4p, 59 weight class). Kongchai Phetboonme had a look across the cage there at his opponent. He definitely means business
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166 lbs
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World class MT
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
13 - 3 - 2, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Kongchai Phetboonme!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Tytus Aleksy!
The judges for this bout are Viktor Lagutenko, Ivan Kurochkin and Illya Tyunina.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Some wild striking there from Aleksy.
Aleksy throws a hook but Phetboonme avoids it easily.
Aleksy misses with an uppercut.
Aleksy throws a hook but Phetboonme blocks it.
Phetboonme tried to counter with a leg kick but Aleksy avoided it.
Aleksy connects with a nice looking jab.
Aleksy swings widly with a right hand
and Phetboonme counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Aleksy lands with a hook. Phetboonme tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Phetboonme scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
A slow jab from Aleksy misses its intended target.
Aleksy takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Aleksy, as that shot connected.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Aleksy throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Phetboonme sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Aleksy misses with a right hand
and Phetboonme counters with a nice right hand that sends Aleksy toppling to the canvas! Aleksy scrambles and gets back to his feet - can Phetboonme finish him?!
Aleksy is rocked!
Phetboonme is looking to slow Aleksy down with leg kicks.
Aleksy is still on wobbly legs! Can Phetboonme finish him?
Phetboonme bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Aleksy misses with a lunging right hand
and Phetboonme counters with a right hand from hell and Aleksy is out cold! A vicious knockout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:47 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Kongchai Phetboonme!
In his post fight interview, Kongchai Phetboonme started talking himself up. Luckily his charisma kept the crowd on side and gave him a good reception.
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Rob Kardashian (ranked 159 p4p, 6 weight class) and Ananada Bunyasarn (ranked 184 p4p, 9 weight class). Both these guys have solid standup skills and neither is particularly fantastic on the ground, so let's hope for a nice standup war!
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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
14 - 4 - 0, fighting out of New York, Rob Kardashian!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 2 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Ananada Bunyasarn!
The judges for this bout are Illya Tyunina, Valeri Chadov and Ivan Kurochkin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kardashian doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Kardashian misses the shot to the body.
Bunyasarn throws out a counter right but Kardashian avoids it with no problem.
Bunyasarn throws out a loose jab but Kardashian uses good head movement to avoid it.
Kardashian misses with a wild combination.
Kardashian walks into a jab.
Bunyasarn goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Rob Kardashian seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Bunyasarn misses with a hook. Kardashian ducked under it nicely.
A looping hook to the body misses from Bunyasarn. Kardashian does a little dance to reset his feet.
Kardashian gets in close and instigates a clinch.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Kardashian.
Kardashian takes a shot to the head.
Kardashian misses with some punches.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Bunyasarn.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Kardashian doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Bunyasarn.
Kardashian tries to work over Bunyasarn's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Kardashian lands with a right to the head.
Bunyasarn misses with a short punch on the inside.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Kardashian.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Bunyasarn.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bunyasarn has a couple of punches blocked by Kardashian.
Kardashian definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Kardashian working aggressively here.
Bunyasarn lands an uppercut.
Kardashian tries a body shot but Bunyasarn blocks it.
Kardashian lands an uppercut.
Kardashian has a couple of punches blocked by Bunyasarn.
A nice right hand lands inside from Kardashian.
Bunyasarn stalls.
Bunyasarn misses with a punch to the body.
Bunyasarn working aggressively here.
Bunyasarn throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Kardashians head.
Bunyasarn tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Bunyasarn tries to throw a body punch but Kardashian avoids it by throwing Bunyasarn back against the cage.
Kardashian scores with a shot to the side of Bunyasarn's head.
Bunyasarn lands a hook to the side of the head.
Bunyasarn lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Bunyasarn lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Kardashian backwards.
Kardashian tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Bunyasarn.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bunyasarn breaks the clinch.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Kardashian.
Bunyasarn lands with a short shot to the head.
Bunyasarn's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Kardashian throws a body punch but Bunyasarn moves out of range.
Bunyasarn misses with a low kick.
A jab from Kardashian finds it's way through Bunyasarn's defenses.
Bunyasarn keeps the fight on the outside.
Bunyasarn swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Kardashian throws a big shot that misses.
Kardashian tries to clinch but Bunyasarn is having none of it.
Kardashian tries to clinch up but Bunyasarn circles away and keeps his distance.
A little jabbing left from Bunyasarn on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Kardashian tries to close the distance and clinch up but Bunyasarn swats him away and circles back towards the center.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Kardashian keeps control of Bunyasarn as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Bunyasarn.
A short body shot lands from Kardashian as the two fighters clinch.
Bunyasarn has a couple of punches blocked by Kardashian.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bunyasarn struggles to land a body shot inside as Kardashian controls his hands.
Kardashian blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Nice body punch from Kardashian - that landed with a thud.
Kardashian misses with a short punch on the inside.
Bunyasarn looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Bunyasarn blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
A short right from Kardashian on the inside.
Bunyasarn breaks the clinch.
A looping hook to the body misses from Kardashian. Bunyasarn does a little dance to reset his feet.
And Bunyasarn responds with a good body kick, but Kardashian manages to step out the way in time.
Bunyasarn connects with an inside leg kick.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Bunyasarn misses with a straight left.
Kardashian loads up on a big right hand but Bunyasarn slips the punch.
Kardashian misses with a hook. Bunyasarn ducked under it nicely.
Kardashian scores with the left hand. Bunyasarn knows he should have avoided that one.
Bunyasarn lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Kardashian tries to close the distance and clinch but Bunyasarn swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Kardashian wants to clinch.
Kardashian missing with a left hand there. Bunyasarn was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bunyasarn scores with a crisp jab that stopped Kardashian in his tracks.
Bunyasarn takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Kardashian tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Bunyasarn paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Kardashian throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Bunyasarn sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Kardashian swings for the body but Bunyasarn moves out of range.
A little jabbing left from Bunyasarn on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Bunyasarn misses with a body shot.
Kardashian clinches with his opponent.
Kardashian blocks a body shot from Bunyasarn.
Kardashian can't find room to land a body shot as Bunyasarn controls the action.
Kardashian misses with a body punch.
Bunyasarn content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Bunyasarn blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Bunyasarn pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
A good leg kick by Bunyasarn.
Nice uppercut there from Bunyasarn.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Bunyasarn lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Kardashian fails in his attempt to clinch.
Kardashian thows a left - swing and a miss!
Bunyasarn circles away from the clinch attempt.
Kardashian tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Ananada Bunyasarn will probably get the nod.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Bunyasarn connects with an inside leg kick.
Kardashian has managed to clinch.
Kardashian lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Bunyasarn backwards.
Bunyasarn tries a body shot but Kardashian blocks it.
Bunyasarn blocks an uppercut.
Bunyasarn swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Bunyasarn misses with a body punch.
Bunyasarn misses with a punch to the body.
Kardashian tries to throw a body punch but Bunyasarn avoids it by throwing Kardashian back against the cage.
Bunyasarn fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Bunyasarn wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Kardashian has him pressed against the cage.
Kardashian lands an uppercut.
Bunyasarn breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Kardashian misses with a hook. Bunyasarn ducked under it nicely.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kardashian lands a lovely overhand right.
Kardashian swings for the body but Bunyasarn moves out of range.
Kardashian cracks Bunyasarn with an open hand slap.
Bunyasarn's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Kardashian connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Bunyasarn scrambles back to his feet.
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!
Bunyasarn uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Kardashian.
Bunyasarn appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
Kardashian on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Ananada Bunyasarn seems to be getting the better of the standup.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A telegraphed right hand from Kardashian misses the target.
A little jabbing left from Bunyasarn on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Kardashian looks to score with a jab to the body but Bunyasarn is just out of range.
Kardashian swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Bunyasarn takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Bunyasarn.
Kardashian moves in looking to clinch but Bunyasarn pushes him off.
Bunyasarn circles away from the clinch attempt.
Kardashian smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Kardashian lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Bunyasarn at a distance.
Kardashian looks to throw the jab but Bunyasarn is out of range.
Bunyasarn lets loose with a powerful body kick. Kardashian will feel that in the morning.
Kardashian takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Kardashian stuns Bunyasarn with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Kardashian dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A shot to the liver by Bunyasarn. Beautiful body shot.
Bunyasarn throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Kardashian is looking to counter punch.
Kardashian avoids the head kick by Bunyasarn.
Bunyasarn throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Kardashian tries to clinch up
and Bunyasarn counters with a good, hard body kick but Kardashian shrugs it off.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kardashian misses with a straight left.
Kardashian misses with an uppercut. Bunyasarn saw that one coming.
Bunyasarn's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Bunyasarn duly obliges.
Kardashian misses with an uppercut
and Bunyasarn counters with a nice uppercut.
Kardashian instigates a clinch.
A short right from Bunyasarn.
Kardashian blocking some punches.
Kardashian has a couple of punches blocked by Bunyasarn.
Kardashian misses with a short punch on the inside.
Bunyasarn blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Bunyasarn blocking some punches.
Bunyasarn lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Bunyasarn struggles to land a body shot inside as Kardashian controls his hands.
Bunyasarn wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
A right handed body shot lands from Kardashian.
Bunyasarn tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kardashian blocks a body shot from Bunyasarn.
Bunyasarn blocking some punches.
Kardashian goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Kardashian scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Bunyasarn breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Bunyasarn moves out of range of the strikes.
Kardashian on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Good leg kick by Bunyasarn there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Kardashian is looking to clinch but Bunyasarn is avoiding it.
Kardashian connects with a crisp jab.
Bunyasarn throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Kardashian on the side of the head.
Bunyasarn avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Kardashian wants to clinch.
Bunyasarn takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Kardashian gets a clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bunyasarn can't find room to land a body shot as Kardashian controls the action.
Kardashian tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Bunyasarn's elbow.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Kardashian fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Bunyasarn working aggressively here.
Kardashian blocks a body shot from Bunyasarn.
Bunyasarn blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Kardashian blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Bunyasarn tries to break free but Kardashian pushes him back against the cage.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Kardashian.
Kardashian keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Bunyasarn's efforts to push away.
Kardashian lands a hook that snaps the head of Bunyasarn backwards.
Bunyasarn has a couple of punches blocked by Kardashian.
Kardashian misses with a hook from the clinch.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Bunyasarn doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Bunyasarn tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Kardashian's elbow.
Kardashian works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Kardashian misses with a hook from the clinch.
Bunyasarn throws a head punch that misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Rob Kardashian dominated that second round.
That's time! Kardashian's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!
Bunyasarn misses with a body kick.
Bunyasarn avoids the body shot from Kardashian.
Kardashian chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Bunyasarn can pounce on him.
Bunyasarn avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Bunyasarn gets tackled into the cage by Kardashian. Kardashian maintains the clinch.
Bunyasarn has a couple of punches blocked by Kardashian.
Kardashian blocks a body shot from Bunyasarn.
Bunyasarn is looking to break free of the clinch but Kardashian has double underhooks.
Bunyasarn misses with some punches.
Kardashian misses with the head strike.
Kardashian misses with the head strike.
Bunyasarn wants to get back to striking at distance but Kardashian won't allow it.
Bunyasarn lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Kardashian creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Bunyasarn throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Kardashians head.
Bunyasarn tries to throw a body punch but Kardashian avoids it by throwing Bunyasarn back against the cage.
Bunyasarn working aggressively here.
Rob Kardashian has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Bunyasarn wants to get back to striking at distance but Kardashian won't allow it.
Bunyasarn pushes Kardashian back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bunyasarn tries to work over Kardashian's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Kardashian misses with the head strike.
Kardashian blocks a punch to the side of the head.
A body shot lands from Kardashian.
Kardashian lands a hook that snaps the head of Bunyasarn backwards.
Kardashian misses with a short punch on the inside.
Bunyasarn misses with some punches.
Bunyasarn blocks a body shot from Kardashian.
Bunyasarn lands a shot to the body.
Kardashian misses with a hook from the clinch.
A short uppercut from Bunyasarn.
Bunyasarn breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Kardashian pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Bunyasarn displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Kardashian throws out the jab.
Bunyasarn bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Kardashian tries to clinch but fails miserably
letting Bunyasarn counter with a right hand.
Kardashian throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Kardashian slips under a jab from Bunyasarn.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kardashian gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Kardashian blocking some punches.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A right hand to the body from Bunyasarn.
Bunyasarn scores with a shoulder strike.
Kardashian has a couple of punches blocked by Bunyasarn.
Kardashian presses Bunyasarn against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Bunyasarn lands a hook to the side of the head.
Bunyasarn lands a body shot in the clinch.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Kardashian misses with a punch to the body.
Kardashian misses with a hook from the clinch.
Kardashian lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Bunyasarn backwards.
Bunyasarn scores with an uppercut up the middle.
A short right from Bunyasarn.
Bunyasarn lands a nice uppercut.
Bunyasarn blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Bunyasarn working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Bunyasarn breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Bunyasarn jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A jab from Bunyasarn does it's job there.
Bunyasarn lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Kardashian keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Bunyasarn looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Kardashian slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Kardashian is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Bunyasarn takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Kardashian is looking to clinch.
Bunyasarn was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind.
Bunyasarn looks to land a left hand but Kardashian moved out of range nicely.
Kardashian looks to land a left hand but Bunyasarn moved out of range nicely.
Kardashian fails with an attempt to clinch.
Bunyasarn misses with the combination.
Bunyasarn steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Kardashian.
Bunyasarn with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Bunyasarn connects with an inside leg kick.
The fight stays on the outside here - Kardashian looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Bunyasarn swats away the attempt to clinch by Kardashian.
Bunyasarn throws out a counter right but Kardashian avoids it with no problem.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bunyasarn takes one on the chin but seems OK.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Kardashian misses with a looping right.
Bunyasarn circles away from the clinch attempt.
Kardashian throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Bunyasarn counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Kardashian throws a hook to the side of Bunyasarn's head but Bunyasarn sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
And Bunyasarn responds with a good body kick, but Kardashian manages to step out the way in time.
Bunyasarn avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Bunyasarn with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Bunyasarn dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Kardashian. That did some damage!
Bunyasarn connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Bunyasarn ducks under a wild hook from Kardashian.
Bunyasarn connects with a right hand. Kardashian shakes it off.
Kardashian tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Bunyasarn paws at him with a jab and circles away.
A lazy left from Bunyasarn finds it's target.
Kardashian with a nice cross.
Bunyasarn with a hook.
And that's the end of the fight!
Ananada Bunyasarn comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Bunyasarn 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 Illya Tyunina scores the fight 28:29
Judge Valeri Chadov scores the fight 28:29
Judge Ivan Kurochkin scores the fight 29:29
In favor of your winner, by majority decision... Ananada Bunyasarn!
Post fight, Ananada Bunyasarn stared into the camera and said 'Eat a dick, starvin marvin.'.
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between David Paddington (ranked 422 p4p, 17 weight class) and John Braddock (ranked 216 p4p, 8 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Paddington might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Broken - Next time around. David Paddington had a look across the cage there at his opponent. He definitely means business
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
12 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, David Paddington!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
17 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, John Braddock!
The judges for this bout are Aleksandr Martynov, Vladimir Khabensky and Sergei Dronov.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Paddington throws a series of punches but Braddock avoids them all with ease.
Braddock misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Paddington.
Braddock throws a shot from downtown. Paddington moves away and avoids it.
Braddock swings for the body but Paddington moves out of range.
Paddington missing with a left hand there. Braddock was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Paddington misses with an uppercut.
Braddock rushes Paddington and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
A right hand to the body from Braddock.
Braddock lands a nice uppercut.
Paddington goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Paddington goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Braddock digs a right hand into Paddington's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Paddington's gas tank.
Braddock lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Braddock's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Paddington misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Braddock has had enough of the clinch but Paddington keeps him there for the moment.
Paddington lands a nice uppercut.
Braddock tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Paddington tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Paddington jumps guard and drags Braddock to the mat. He's obviously going to be looking for submissions off his back.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Paddington is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Braddock preventing the sweep.
Braddock trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Braddock showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Braddock must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Paddington throwing some rather feeble looking strikes off his back.
Paddington is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Braddock stays in close to Paddington's body and controls the position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Paddington looking for submissions from the bottom but instead Braddock passes into half guard.
Paddington looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Paddington looking for submissions off his back.
Paddington throws a strike from the bottom that misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Paddington wants to get back to full guard.
Paddington trying to control but Braddock postures up.
Paddington is looking for a sweep. Braddock is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Paddington missing with punches from the bottom.
Paddington works his way to full guard. Good work.
Paddington working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Braddock doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Braddock manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Paddington working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Braddock doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Braddock manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Paddington keeping full guard, as Braddock tries to pass.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Braddock content to stall in guard here.
Braddock postures up.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Braddock sitting in guard doing not very much at all here. Paddington doesn't need a second invitation though! He's locked up a guillotine and he's squeezing tight! That is tiiiiiiiiight! Braddock paying the price for stalling here - he's pushing hard on the arm trying to free himself but it's no use! He's tapped! WOW, quick submission from Paddington - great work!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:55 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Guillotine). David Paddington!
An out of breath David Paddington 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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