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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Drew Sexton (ranked 3194 p4p, 336 weight class) and Jeff Hudson (ranked 3283 p4p, 350 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 welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Drew Sexton!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
10 - 10 - 1, fighting out of New York, Jeff Hudson!
The judges for this bout are John Roberts, Franklyn Lucas and Jorge Garcia.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hudson scores with the left hand. Sexton knows he should have avoided that one.
Hudson misses with the combination.
As Hudson looks to move away, Sexton throws a big counter combo but Hudson just gets out of the way.
Hudson swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Hudson takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Hudson misses with a head kick.
A little feinted left hand from Sexton on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Sexton walks into a straight right hand from Hudson.
Sexton lands a head shot.
Hudson takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Sexton scores with a punch to the head.
Sexton looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
A combination from Hudson does no damage.
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!
Sexton lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Hudson at a distance.
We've been told by Sexton's head coaches at Outer Heaven Dojo that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Sexton stuffs the takedown.
Hudson misses with a low kick.
Sexton connects with a crisp jab.
Hudson is rocked!
Sexton lands an uppercut out of nowhere! Hudson falls backwards - clearly groggy! Sexton dives in and finishes the fight with more strikes for a TKO finish!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:59 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Drew Sexton!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Jackson Jericho (ranked 510 p4p, 60 weight class) and Denny Sideman (ranked 769 p4p, 100 weight class). Jericho comes to the cage accompanied by Judas Priest - You've Got Another Thing Comin'. Man, I cannot wait for this one!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
9 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Jackson Jericho!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
12 - 7 - 1, fighting out of London, Denny Sideman!
The judges for this bout are John Kavanagh, Anthony Taglia and Eddie Farnsworth.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A punch lands to the side of Jericho 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Sideman lands with a shot to the body.
A looping hook to the body misses from Jericho. Sideman does a little dance to reset his feet.
Jericho lands a head shot.
Jericho is looking to clinch but Sideman is avoiding it.
Jericho jabs Sideman right on the nose. Sideman blinks but takes it well.
Jericho tries to keep at a distance but Sideman has taken the fight into the clinch.
Jericho throws a knee to the head but misses.
Jericho blocks an uppercut.
Sideman misses with a body punch.
Jericho tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Jericho dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Jericho tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Sideman's elbow.
Sideman pressing his opponent against the cage.
Sideman softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Jericho connects with a nasty looking knee right to Sideman's face.
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!
Sideman lands a shoulder strike.
It looks like Jackson Jericho has been cut.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sideman lands a right hand that snaps the head of Jericho backwards.
A right hook to the body lands for Sideman.
Sideman lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Sideman breaks the clinch.
Jericho connects with a body shot.
Jericho darts in and clinches Sideman up against the cage.
Jericho misses with a knee strike.
Jericho blocks a body shot from Sideman.
Sideman lands a right hand.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Jericho taking a breather.
Jericho tries to land a knee to the head but Sideman blocks with his arms.
Jericho throws a knee to the head but misses.
Sideman lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Jericho backwards.
Sideman breaks the clinch.
Jericho takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Sideman circles away from the clinch attempt.
Sideman swings and misses with a hook to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sideman throws an overhand right that lands on Jericho's shoulder, as Jericho tries to avoid the shot.
Sideman wants to clinch.
Sideman has closed the distance and engaged Jericho in a clinch.
Jericho looking to stall.
Jericho tries to work over Sideman's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Jericho lands a right hand.
Sideman misses with some punches.
Jericho's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Sideman lands a left hand.
Jericho scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Sideman manages to break the clinch.
Sideman defending well as Jericho loads up on a big left hand.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nice straight punches there by Jericho. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Jericho.
Good exchange - Sideman coming out on top.
Jackson Jericho seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Sideman avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Sideman throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Sideman tries to clinch up but Jericho circles away and keeps his distance.
Jericho avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Sideman swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Jericho throws out a powerful jab.
Sideman misses with a hook.
Jericho tries to keep at a distance but Sideman has taken the fight into the clinch.
Sideman lands with a right to the head.
Jericho lands a left hand that snaps the head of Sideman backwards.
Jericho using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Sideman has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Jericho lands on the inside with an uppercut.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Sideman lands a nice uppercut.
Jericho tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Sideman takes a shot to the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A hook to the body from Jericho.
Jericho misses with a body punch.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Jericho obliges.
Sideman breaks from the clinch.
Jericho scores with a nice strike.
Jericho is looking to clinch.
Sideman works the jab nicely.
Sideman cracks Jericho with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Jericho tries to clinch up.
Sideman misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Jericho.
Jericho jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Sideman throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Jericho.
Jericho uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Sideman.
Sideman staying out of range there.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Sideman slips a jab from Jericho.
Sideman slips under a jab from Jericho.
Jericho misses with a body shot.
Sideman misses with a wild body shot.
Jericho throwing a counter right hand but Sideman manages to avoid it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Denny Sideman will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Jackson Jericho's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Jericho scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Sideman connects with a body shot.
Jericho tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Sideman ducks under a wild hook from Jericho.
Sideman throws out a counter right but Jericho avoids it with no problem.
Jericho throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
A little jabbing left from Sideman on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Sideman slips under a jab from Jericho.
Sideman scores with a jab. Jericho acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Denny Sideman seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Jericho moves into the clinch.
Jericho using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Sideman has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Jackson Jericho has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Jericho lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Sideman tries to work over Jericho's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Jericho prevents Sideman from breaking the clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sideman working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Sideman lands a shoulder strike.
Jericho misses with a body punch.
A knee to the head by Jericho.
It looks like Denny Sideman has been cut.
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!
Jericho misses with a knee to the head.
Jericho misses with a knee strike.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jericho throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Sideman blocks it with crossed arms.
Sideman works on Jericho's body with a couple of short punches.
Jericho trying to control the position but instead, Sideman has worked for underhooks and has pushed Jericho into the cage.
Sideman working aggressively here.
Sideman misses with the head strike.
Sideman can't find room to land a body shot as Jericho controls the action.
Sideman working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Sideman.
Sideman's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Jericho uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Sideman.
Sideman looks to score with a jab to the body but Jericho is just out of range.
Jericho swings for the body but Sideman moves out of range.
Sideman swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Jericho tries to clinch up but Sideman circles away and keeps his distance.
Sideman jabs at Jericho's body.
Jericho swings for the body but Sideman moves out of range.
Jericho displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Sideman throws out the jab.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sideman fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Jericho misses with an uppercut
and Sideman counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Sideman lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Sideman misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Sideman throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Jerichos head.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Sideman wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Jericho has him pressed against the cage.
Sideman scores with a shot to the side of Jericho's head.
Jericho tries to land a knee to the head but Sideman blocks with his arms.
Jericho lands a good knee to the midsection. Sideman won't want to take too many of those.
Jericho tries to stall but Sideman uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Sideman is working Jericho over against the cage.
A short right from Jericho.
Good body shot from Jericho.
Jericho fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Jericho goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Sideman lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Jericho.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sideman misses with a short punch on the inside.
Sideman pushes Jericho back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Jericho lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Jericho misses with a knee strike.
Sideman pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Sideman takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Jericho tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Sideman throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Jericho counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Sideman tests Jericho's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Sideman with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Jericho to score with a decent uppercut.
Sideman moves out of range as Jericho strikes.
Jericho misses with a hook
and Sideman cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Sideman uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Jericho.
Jericho throws a shot from downtown. Sideman moves away and avoids it.
Jericho throws the left hand but Sideman avoids the punch easily.
Sideman throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sideman fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Jericho on the side of the head.
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!
Sideman on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Sideman tries to close the distance and clinch but Jericho swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Jericho misses with a right hand
and Sideman counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Sideman lands with a nice body punch.
Sideman moves out of range as Jericho strikes.
A swing and a miss from Sideman.
Sideman just misses with a punch to the body.
Sideman has closed the distance and engaged Jericho in a clinch.
Sideman breaks the clinch.
Nice defenses there by Jericho.
Jericho slips a straight right by Sideman.
Sideman avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Jericho misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Sideman.
Sideman connects with a jab.
Sideman jabs at Jericho's body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Denny Sideman showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
Nice body punch from Jericho.
Jericho throws a shot from downtown. Sideman moves away and avoids it.
Jericho ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Sideman swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Jericho listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Jericho connects with a good right hand that stumbles Sideman. Sideman circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Sideman throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Sideman thows a left - swing and a miss!
Jericho misses with a straight right.
Jericho tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Sideman paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Jericho blocks a jab.
Jericho fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Sideman looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Jericho looks to land a left hand but Sideman moved out of range nicely.
Jericho throws a body shot but no joy.
Sideman looks to land a right hand but Jericho moved out of range.
Jericho is looking to clinch.
Jericho takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Jab from Sideman.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sideman tries to close the distance and clinch but Jericho swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Jericho throws the left hand but Sideman avoids the punch easily.
Jericho swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Sideman tries to counter with a clinch but Jericho shakes him off and moves away.
Sideman lands a slapping body shot.
Sideman throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
A jab from Jericho does it's job there.
Sideman misses with an uppercut.
Sideman looks to land a right hand but Jericho moved out of range.
Jericho throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Sideman connects with the punch.
Sideman throws a shot from downtown. Jericho moves away and avoids it.
Nice defenses there by Sideman.
Nice defenses there by Jericho.
Jericho misses the shot to the body.
Sideman darts in and clinches Jericho up against the cage.
Jericho blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Jackson Jericho has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jericho with a knee to the head.
Sideman breaks the clinch.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Jericho fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Sideman uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Jericho.
Sideman tests Jericho's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Sideman lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Jericho rushes Sideman and presses him up against the cage.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Sideman.
Sideman lands with a short shot to the head.
Sideman scores with a shot to the side of Jericho's head.
Jericho blocks an uppercut.
Sideman works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Jericho connects with a knee to the head.
Jericho tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Sideman goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Sideman throws a head punch that misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Jericho.
Jericho blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Sideman scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Sideman throws a head punch that misses.
Sideman can't find room to land a body shot as Jericho controls the action.
Sideman struggles to land a body shot inside as Jericho controls his hands.
Sideman blocks a body shot from Jericho.
Sideman misses with some punches.
A short right from Sideman.
Jericho tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Sideman pushes Jericho back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Sideman lands a left hand that snaps the head of Jericho backwards.
Jericho is rocked!
Sideman blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Oh Jericho is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Sideman doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Sideman blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Jericho throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Sideman blocks it with crossed arms.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sideman cracks Jericho with a nice body shot.
Jericho seems to have got his legs back now.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Jericho misses with the head strike.
Nice body punch from Sideman.
Sideman tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Sideman lands a right hand.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Sideman breaks the clinch.
Sideman scores with a decent looking hook.
Sideman comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Sideman jabs Jericho right on the nose. Jericho blinks but takes it well.
Sideman moves out of range as Jericho strikes.
It seemed like Sideman was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Sideman clinches up with Jericho and pushes him back against the cage.
Sideman scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Jericho throws a head punch that misses.
A short right from Sideman on the inside.
Sideman's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Sideman bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Denny Sideman is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Sideman uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Jericho.
And that's the end of the fight!
Denny Sideman comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Sideman has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge John Kavanagh scores the fight 27:30
Judge Anthony Taglia scores the fight 27:30
Judge Eddie Farnsworth scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Denny Sideman!
Denny Sideman bigged himself up after the win. The crowd seemed to love it.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Polliisi Partio (ranked 194 p4p, 32 weight class) and Domingo Chavez (ranked 378 p4p, 55 weight class). Polliisi Partio has a significant reach advantage - let's see if he can make it count.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
8 - 1 - 1, fighting out of Amsterdam, Polliisi Partio!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
14 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Domingo Chavez!
The judges for this bout are Reed Andrews, Franklyn Lucas and Alyssa Summers.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Partio uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Chavez.
Partio doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Chavez punishes Partio's body with a nice straight punch.
Partio shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Chavez keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Partio.
Partio with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Chavez keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Partio tries a head kick but it misses.
Partio looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Chavez throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Chavez lands a lovely overhand right.
Partio looks to land a combination but Chavez avoids it well.
Chavez takes one on the button.
Chavez fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Partio throws a nice looking combination but Chavez bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Chavez sizes up Partio with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Chavez keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Partio fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Chavez walks into a straight right hand from Partio.
Chavez takes a swing at Partio's ribcage but misses.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Chavez.
Partio blocks a jab.
Chavez looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Partio lands a jab.
Chavez delivers a nice body kick.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Chavez.
Partio swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Chavez throws out a counter right but Partio avoids it with no problem.
Chavez lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Chavez uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Partio.
Partio comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Partio is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
A slapping leg kick lands for Chavez.
Chavez bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Partio's head.
A looping hook to the body misses from Chavez. Partio does a little dance to reset his feet.
Partio is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Chavez forces Partio back against the cage and clinches.
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!
Chavez lands with a short shot to the head.
Partio lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Chavez struggles to land a body shot inside as Partio controls his hands.
Partio throws a head punch that misses.
Partio blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Chavez scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Chavez tries to throw a body punch but Partio avoids it by throwing Chavez back against the cage.
Partio makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Partio breaks the clinch.
Chavez scores with a punch to the head.
That kick from Chavez tenderised Partio's leg. Partio is trying to keep his angry face on.
Partio misses with a low kick as Chavez jumps back.
Chavez throws a body kick that misses
and Partio counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Chavez misses with an uppercut.
Partio is looking to counter with a body kick.
Chavez tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Chavez throws an ugly left hook that misses
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
A cross from Chavez lands.
Partio misses with a looping right.
Chavez throws a body punch but Partio moves out of range.
Chavez takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Nice uppercut there from Chavez.
Partio throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Chavez loads up on a big right hand but Partio slips the punch.
A nice leg kick lands there from Chavez.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Chavez. Partio shrugs it off though.
Partio cracks the inside of Chavez's front leg.
Partio digs a good body shot into Chavez's ribs.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Chavez misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Partio.
A low kick from Chavez misses
and Partio counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Partio misses with an uppercut
and Chavez counters with a straight right hand.
Chavez misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Partio.
Partio throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Chavez misses with a hook.
Chavez is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Partio had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
Chavez throws a push kick but Partio slaps the foot to one side.
Chavez has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Chavez takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Partio motions for Chavez to come forward. Partio throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Chavez throws out a powerful jab.
Partio misses with a hook. Chavez ducked under it nicely.
Partio throws a nice looking combination but Chavez bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Chavez slips a jab and a cross from Partio.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Partio throws out a loose jab but Chavez uses good head movement to avoid it.
Chavez connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Chavez lands with a nice body kick.
Partio works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
An inside leg kick lands from Partio.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Chavez on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Partio. Partio obviously looking to wear him down.
Chavez throws a body shot but no joy.
Chavez scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Partio ducks right into an uppercut from Chavez.
Partio lands the left hand.
Partio throws out a leg kick but Chavez moves out of range and Partio only half commits.
Chavez misses with a body shot.
Partio throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Chavez throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
It looked like Partio wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Chavez connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Chavez just misses with a punch to the body.
Partio throws a body punch but Chavez moves out of range.
Partio moves out of the way of the counter high kick fromChavez.
Chavez misses with a body shot
and Partio cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Partio tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Chavez cracks Partio with an open hand slap.
Chavez throws out a powerful jab.
Partio throws a series of punches but Chavez avoids them all with ease.
A telegraphed right hand from Partio misses the target.
A telegraphed right hand from Chavez misses the target.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Polliisi Partio will probably get the nod.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Partio scores with a decent looking hook.
Domingo Chavez has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Chavez digs a good body shot into Partio's ribs.
Partio scores with a leg kick.
Chavez tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Partio manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Chavez throws a wild body kick that Partio sees coming a mile off.
Chavez throws a leg kick which misses Partio's front leg but catches the back leg as Partio tries to avoid it.
A jab from Partio misses.
Partio checks a low kick from Chavez.
A jab from Chavez misses.
Partio lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Partio slips under a jab.
Partio connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Partio avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Chavez connects with a leg kick. Partio looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Chavez missing with a left hand there. Partio was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Chavez swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Chavez gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Partio connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
A solid body kick from Chavez.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Chavez lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Chavez keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Partio.
Chavez throws a body punch but Partio moves out of range.
Chavez misses with a body kick.
An attempted straight right counter from Partio misses the target.
Chavez is looking to slow Partio down with leg kicks.
Partio blocks a jab.
Chavez tries to clinch but Partio is having none of it.
Partio thuds a left hand into Chavez's body.
Chavez walks into a jab.
Partio throws a jab when Chavez was well out of range.
Chavez throws a wild body kick that Partio sees coming a mile off.
Partio pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Partio throws a head kick but Chavez moves out of range.
Partio avoids a kick to the body.
Partio avoids the head kick by Chavez.
Chavez throws a looping overhand right but Partio ducks down to avoid it.
Chavez throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Chavez throws a looping overhand right but Partio ducks down to avoid it.
Partio swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Chavez chopping away at his opponent's legs.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A clash of legs there as Partio blocks the low kick.
Partio is looking for a counter combo.
Partio tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Chavez was well out of range. Poor timing from Partio.
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!
Chavez looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Nice defenses there by Partio.
Partio misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Chavez.
Chavez has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Chavez there as he acknowledges the shot.
Chavez swings widly with a right hand
and Partio makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Partio misses with a series of wild punches.
Chavez tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Partio paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Partio throws a leg kick but Chavez sees it coming and moves out of range.
A slow jab from Chavez misses its intended target.
Partio pivots, looking for a leg kick but Chavez is out of range and Partio settles back down.
Chavez gets off balance looking for a body kick
and Partio counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Chavez fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Partio looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Chavez takes a swing at Partio's ribcage but misses.
Partio throws a lazy right hand but Chavez sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Chavez misses the shot to the body.
Chavez's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Partio bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Partio blocks the body kick.
Partio scores with a jab. Chavez acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Chavez avoids the head kick by Partio.
Chavez clobbers Partio with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Partio connects with a looping right hand.
Partio punishes Chavez's body with a nice straight punch.
Partio throws a leg kick that misses.
Partio chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Chavez can pounce on him.
Domingo Chavez seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Partio throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Chavez on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Partio feints and then cracks Chavez's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Chavez down.
A looping hook to the body misses from Partio. Chavez does a little dance to reset his feet.
Chavez fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Partio manages to avoid it.
Chavez misses with an uppercut. Partio saw that one coming.
Chavez has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Partio moves into range and connects with a jab.
Chavez swings widly with a right hand
and Partio counters with an outside leg kick.
Chavez walks into a jab.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Chavez lands with a straight right. Partio didn't see that one coming.
Partio lands with a straight right. Chavez didn't see that one coming.
Partio avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Chavez looks to score with a jab to the body but Partio is just out of range.
Partio uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Chavez.
Chavez takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Partio misses with a leg kick
and Chavez counters with a slapping leg kick.
Chavez avoids the body shot from Partio.
Partio misses with a head kick.
Partio takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Partio avoids the body shot from Chavez.
Partio throws an overhand right that lands on Chavez's shoulder, as Chavez tries to avoid the shot.
Partio is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Partio blocks a head kick by Chavez.
Chavez misses with a shot to the body
and Partio counters with a straight right hand.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Chavez fails in his attempt to clinch.
Polliisi Partio is winning the standup battle so far.
Partio misses with an uppercut. Chavez saw that one coming.
Chavez misses with a kick to the body
and Partio cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Jab, jab by Partio - just one landing.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Polliisi Partio dominated that second round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!
Partio tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Chavez was well out of range. Poor timing from Partio.
Partio throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Partio avoids the body shot from Chavez.
Partio will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
Chavez rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Partio counters with a straight right hand.
A solid body kick from Partio.
A left lands for Chavez.
Partio cracks Chavez with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
A big right from Chavez misses.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Partio crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Chavez - the referee stops the clock and Partio gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Chavez. Partio manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Chavez has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Partio finds it's way round the side to connect with Chavez's head.
Chavez looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Partio with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Partio looks to land a body kick but Chavez moved away.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Partio fails to land with a series of punches.
Chavez throws a push kick but Partio slaps the foot to one side.
Partio seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
Chavez pivots, looking for a leg kick but Partio is out of range and Chavez settles back down.
Partio misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Chavez.
Partio ducks under a wild hook from Chavez.
Partio is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Partio keeps Chavez at a distance using the push kick.
Partio's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Chavez connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Partio scrambles back to his feet.
Chavez throws a chopping leg kick but Partio manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Chavez misses the jab.
Chavez misses with a looping right.
Partio avoids the body shot from Chavez.
Partio swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Partio keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Partio tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Chavez was well out of range. Poor timing from Partio.
Partio moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
A jab from Chavez misses.
Partio swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Partio scores with a kick to the body.
Chavez swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Chavez on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Chavez takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Partio lands a head kick!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Partio pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Chavez throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Partio connects with a looping right hand.
Chavez swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Partio takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Partio lands a body shot.
Partio blocks a jab.
Chavez takes a jab right on the kisser.
Chavez throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Partio counters with a body kick that stops Chavez in his tracks momentarily.
Chavez looks to throw the jab but Partio is out of range.
Partio looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Chavez replies with a solid counter kick to the body but Partio blocks it well.
Partio scores with a jab to the body.
Partio throws a left and a right that both miss
and Chavez counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Partio thinking.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Partio slips a jab from Chavez.
Partio scores with a jab to the body.
Chavez misses with an uppercut.
Chavez misses with a leg kick
and Chavez takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Chavez tries to clinch up but Partio circles away and keeps his distance.
Partio throwing a counter right hand but Chavez manages to avoid it.
Chavez scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Partio lands with an overhand left.
Partio avoids the body shot from Chavez.
Partio quickly followed up with a counter body kick but doesn't connect.
Chavez looks for the body kick but Partio saw that one coming.
Partio catches Chavez with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Chavez misses with a looping right.
Partio went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
Chavez tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Partio was well out of range. Poor timing from Chavez.
The crowd cheers as Partio lands an impressive looking overhand right. Chavez doesn't seem phased though.
Chavez is rocked!
Partio works Chavez's body with a nice hook.
Chavez is still on wobbly legs! Can Partio finish him?
Partio closes the distance and lands a vicious right hand that drops Chavez! Partio dives in looking to finish! Chavez is still trying to defend himself but he's taking too many shots and the referee has no choice but to stop the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:35 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Polliisi Partio!
Polliisi Partio tried to hype himself up post fight but didn't word it too well and it ended up with him sounding like a bit of a tool.
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Harold Zoid (ranked 436 p4p, 18 weight class) and Roman Boesku (ranked 1003 p4p, 29 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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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
13 - 5 - 0, fighting out of London, Harold Zoid!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
11 - 4 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Roman Boesku!
The judges for this bout are Jonathan Paton, Dean Styles and Eddie Farnsworth.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Zoid throws a series of punches but Boesku avoids them all with ease.
Boesku avoids the body shot from Zoid.
Boesku shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Zoid as he jumps to the side.
Zoid swings for the body but Boesku moves out of range.
Boesku slips under a jab from Zoid.
Zoid throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Boesku goes for a double leg but Zoid avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Zoid continues to drive forward.
Boesku staying out of range there.
Boesku misses with a looping left.
Boesku looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Boesku accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Boesku wants to control from the top but Zoid keeps moving.
Zoid is in a tricky position. We've heard reports from his gym mates at FIERCE - {{$750}} - 15 Elite Coaches that he's been drilling escapes, so let's see if he can get back to his feet.
Zoid is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Boesku is controlling him.
Boesku drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Boesku jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Boesku pushes down on Zoid's leg and manages to get into half guard.
In the pre-fight buildup videos we saw Boesku working his ground and pound in the gym. He isn't landing a great percentage of his ground strikes so far though.
Zoid is trying to stand.
Zoid is defending against the submission attempts here by Boesku.
Boesku is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Zoid sees it coming and defends easily.
Boesku wants to take a breather but Zoid is having none of it.
Zoid wants to get back to his feet.
Zoid manages to escape and get back to his feet!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Boesku wants to clinch
letting Zoid counter with a right hand.
Zoid throws an overhand right that lands on Boesku's shoulder, as Boesku tries to avoid the shot.
Boesku misses with a lunging right hand
and Zoid counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Harold Zoid is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Boesku changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Zoid looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Zoid is pushing Boesku's head away, looking to escape. Boesku manages to hold on to the position though.
Boesku lands a decent elbow from side control.
Zoid bucks up and manages to escape back to his feet!
Zoid throws a big shot that misses.
Nice jab there from Zoid.
It looks like Roman Boesku has been cut.
Boesku throws a shot from downtown. Zoid moves away and avoids it.
Zoid throws a hook but Boesku blocks it.
Zoid displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Boesku throws out the jab.
Boesku avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Boesku uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Zoid.
And Boesku tries to counter it with a takedown but Zoid pushes his down on his head and steps out.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Zoid looks to land a body kick but Boesku moved away.
Zoid scores with a hook.
Boesku shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Zoid as he avoids it easily.
Harold Zoid has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Roman Boesku.
Boesku checks a low kick from Zoid.
Boesku looks to score with a jab to the body but Zoid is just out of range.
Zoid misses with a looping right.
Boesku misses with a takedown
and Zoid counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Boesku shoots in but no luck this time.
Zoid is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Zoid thuds a left hand into Boesku's body.
Zoid throws out a powerful jab.
Boesku is rocked!
Zoid weaves into range and cracks Boesku right on the temple with a beautiful overhand right! Boesku goes down! He's out cold! Wow, what a beautiful knockout! Zoid is strutting round the canvas like a movie star as the camera bulbs flash frantically.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:51 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Harold Zoid!
Harold Zoid was full of energy after the big win and talked about how he thinks he can do big things in this sport. The crowd were appreciative of his determination to succeed.
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Dohn Jodson (ranked 164 p4p, 6 weight class) and Xing Pugberg (ranked 482 p4p, 20 weight class). Dohn Jodson could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Xing Pugberg's chin.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
13 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Dohn Jodson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
12 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Xing Pugberg!
The judges for this bout are Dean Styles, Eddie Farnsworth and Lou da Vinci.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jodson keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
An attempted straight right counter from Jodson misses the target.
Pugberg throws the left hand but Jodson avoids the punch easily.
A punch lands to the side of Pugberg 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Pugberg closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Jodson to the mat! Jodson manages to get full guard.
Jodson pushes Pugberg off for just long enough to get back to his feet. Very athletic spring there.
Jab, jab by Pugberg - just one landing.
Pugberg with a lazy takedown attempt
enabling Jodson to counter with a crisp jab.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Pugberg fails with the takedown
and Jodson counters with a crisp right hand that drops Pugberg! Jodson lets Pugberg back up to his feet, looking for a finish!
Pugberg is rocked!
It looks like Xing Pugberg has been cut.
Nice body punch from Jodson.
Pugberg is still on wobbly legs! Can Jodson finish him?
Jodson defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Pugberg.
Dohn Jodson has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Xing Pugberg.
Pugberg checks a low kick from Jodson.
Pugberg tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
Pugberg seems to have recovered his senses.
Pugberg loads up on a big right hand but Jodson slips the punch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pugberg misses with an uppercut.
Pugberg fails with the takedown.
Jodson throws a monster overhand right that drops Pugberg! Jodson follows up with more strikes from mount and the fight is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:21 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Dohn Jodson!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Doug Bell (ranked 243 p4p, 33 weight class) and Norman Pearson (ranked 569 p4p, 76 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 heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
16 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Doug Bell!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
10 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Norman Pearson!
The judges for this bout are Jonathan Paton, John Roberts and Steve Montenegro.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Pearson tries a head kick but it misses.
Bell connects with a nice looking jab.
Bell throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
It looks like Norman Pearson has been cut.
Pearson moves out of range of the strikes.
Bell scores with a punch to the head.
Bell lands a body shot.
Bell works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
A combination from Pearson does no damage.
Pearson thuds his right hand into Bell's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Bell throws a hook but Pearson blocks it.
Bell throws a jab but it's blocked by Pearson.
Bell closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Pearson swings wildly with an uppercut but Bell uses good head movement to avoid it.
Pearson tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Bell tries to work over Pearson's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Pearson prevents a body shot from Bell.
Bell misses with the head strike.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bell tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Pearson lands a body shot in the clinch.
Pearson blocks a body shot from Bell.
Bell swings away with an uppercut that misses.
A right hand to the body from Bell.
Bell lands with a short shot to the head.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Bell.
Pearson blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Bell misses with a punch to the body.
Bell lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Pearson lands a left hand that snaps the head of Bell backwards.
Bell scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Pearson doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Pearson scores with a shoulder strike.
Bell tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Bell's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
A short uppercut from Bell.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Pearson tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Pearson swings away with an uppercut that misses.
A short right from Pearson.
Bell misses with a body punch.
Bell misses with some punches.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pearson goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Bell presses Pearson against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
A body shot lands from Pearson.
A short left from Pearson.
Pearson working aggressively here.
Bell struggles to land a body shot inside as Pearson controls his hands.
Pearson has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Bell seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Pearson can turn it around.
Pearson taking a breather.
Pearson swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Pearson gets through Bell's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Pearson throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Bell is breathing heavily.
Bell doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Pearson blocks an uppercut.
Bell tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Pearson's elbow.
Bell misses with a punch on the inside.
A head punch on the inside from Pearson fails to land.
Pearson prevents a body shot from Bell.
Pearson lands with a right to the head.
Pearson working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Pearson is working Bell over against the cage.
Pearson scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Pearson scores with a hook to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pearson lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
A body shot lands from Pearson.
Pearson lands an uppercut.
Pearson lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Pearson lands a right hand that snaps the head of Bell backwards.
A short right from Pearson.
Pearson stalling.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Pearson creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Pearson lands a nice shot to the body.
Pearson lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Pearson lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Bell backwards.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Pearson struggles to land a body shot inside as Bell controls his hands.
Pearson misses with a hook to the ribs.
Bell lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Pearson leaning against his opponent.
Bell scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Pearson scores with a shoulder strike.
A head punch on the inside from Bell fails to land.
A right handed body shot lands from Pearson.
Pearson pushes Bell back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Pearson lands a left hand.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pearson lands a body shot.
Pearson tries a body shot but Bell blocks it.
Pearson stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Pearson tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Bell's elbow.
Pearson can't find room to land a body shot as Bell controls the action.
Bell misses with a hook from the clinch.
Pearson presses Bell against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Pearson lands a body shot.
Pearson lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Bell backwards.
Pearson working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
A nice left hand lands by Pearson.
Pearson presses Bell against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Pearson lands a left hand that snaps the head of Bell backwards.
Pearson lands a hook to the side of the head.
Bell is rocked!
Good body shot from Pearson.
Oh Bell is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Bell seems to have got his legs back now.
Pearson lands a shot to the body.
Bell blocks a body shot from Pearson.
Pearson lands a body shot in the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Norman Pearson dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Norman Pearson's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!
Bell walks into a stiff left hand from Pearson.
The fighters circle momentarily. Pearson darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Pearson takes a swing at Bell's ribcage but misses.
Bell seems to be moving with more speed, compared to his last bout. He must have been working on that in the gym.
Bell keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Pearson lands an uppercut out of nowhere! Bell falls backwards - clearly groggy! Pearson dives in and finishes the fight with more strikes for a TKO finish!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:22 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Norman Pearson!
Norman Pearson thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Karelin Pripyat (ranked 251 p4p, 38 weight class) and Thiago Araujo (ranked 491 p4p, 67 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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265 lbs
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Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
13 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Karelin Pripyat!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
11 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Thiago Araujo!
The judges for this bout are Anthony Taglia, Jonathan Paton and David Schapiro.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Araujo tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Pripyat swivels and escapes.
Pripyat appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
Pripyat manages to get an easy takedown there - catching Araujo on his heels. He'll look to pass Araujo's guard now, I'm sure.
Araujo not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Araujo looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Pripyat landing with the ground and pound.
Pripyat is working Araujo over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Pripyat 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.
Araujo looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Pripyat chips away with some ground and pound.
Araujo manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Pripyat manages to get himself to full guard.
Araujo sitting in guard doing not very much at all here. Pripyat doesn't need a second invitation though! He's locked up a guillotine and he's squeezing tight! That is tiiiiiiiiight! Araujo 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 Pripyat - great work!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:59 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Guillotine). Karelin Pripyat!
Karelin Pripyat seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Rick Piano (ranked 218 p4p, 10 weight class) and Like Boss (ranked 429 p4p, 16 weight class). Piano comes to the cage accompanied by Rick going ham on a bitch. This should be fireworks!
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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
15 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Rick Piano !
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
12 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Like Boss!
The judges for this bout are Joseph Jones, Eddie Farnsworth and Columbo Gatti.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Piano misses with a right hand
and Boss counters with a lovely straight right hand!
It looks like Rick Piano has been cut.
Boss throws a hook but Piano blocks it.
Piano misses with a wild body shot.
Piano lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Piano throws a lazy head kick
and Boss counters with a nice uppercut.
Boss looks to land a left hand but Piano moved out of range nicely.
A quick step to the side and Piano tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
The fighters circling - Boss throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
A slow jab from Boss misses its intended target.
Boss staying out of range there.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Piano .
Piano throws a half hearted mid kick.
Boss swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Piano avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Piano has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Skulls house of pain in the buildup to the fight.
Piano ducks under a wild hook from Boss.
Boss misses with an uppercut.
Piano lands a jab to the nose.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Piano clinches up with Boss and pushes him back against the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Boss throws a head punch that misses.
Boss misses with a hook from the clinch.
Piano lands a body shot.
Piano creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Boss's defenses.
Piano cracks Boss with a nice body shot.
Boss looks winded!
A quick uppercut on the inside from Piano .
Piano lands an uppercut.
Piano tries to throw a body punch but Boss avoids it by throwing Piano back against the cage.
Boss swings wildly with an uppercut but Piano uses good head movement to avoid it.
Boss tries to work over Piano 's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Boss swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Boss lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Boss swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Boss fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Piano misses with a hook to the ribs.
Piano misses with a hook to the ribs.
Boss misses with a punch on the inside.
Piano blocks an uppercut.
Boss misses with a hook from the clinch.
Piano lands an elbow inside that Boss shrugs off.
It looks like Like Boss has been cut.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Piano misses with a shot to the kidneys.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Piano lands a body shot.
Piano creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Boss's defenses.
Piano throws an elbow but it misses.
Piano lands a nice elbow.
Piano lands a damaging elbow.
Piano misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Piano lands a nice shot to the body.
Boss takes an elbow to the forehead.
That has opened up Like Boss's cut even more.
Piano lands with a light punch inside.
Boss is rocked!
Piano throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Boss is still on wobbly legs! Can Piano finish him?
Piano lands an elbow that stopped Boss in his tracks for a moment.
Clinched against the cage, Piano lands a big elbow that drops Boss! The ref dives in to save him from more shots - Boss is complaining that he's OK but he was done.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:35 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Rick Piano !
Rick Piano decided to go for the less than humble approach in his post fight interview, telling everyone how he is going to conquer the world. The crowd seemed to like it when really that sort of approach could have gone either way.
Like Boss was interviewed post fight and said 'WTF happened???'.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Abdel Mumu (ranked 36 p4p, 5 weight class) and Jax Thomas (ranked 67 p4p, 8 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Thomas's choice of entrance music: Killing is my business, and business is good! - Megadeth. Abdel Mumu could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Jax Thomas's chin.
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World class boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the lightweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
14 - 3 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Abdel Mumu!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
14 - 4 - 0, fighting out of London, Jax Thomas!
The judges for this bout are Bruno Lombardi, Dean Styles and Jorge Garcia.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A swing and a miss from Thomas.
Mumu looked to counter with a high kick but didn't commit.
Mumu rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Thomas moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Thomas throws a big counter head kick but Mumu avoids it with no problem.
Mumu with a jab.
Thomas lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Mumu at a distance.
Thomas misses with a kick to the body.
A counter left hand to the body from Mumu misses its target.
Mumu looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Thomas misses the shot to the body.
Thomas throws a leg kick
and Mumu counters with a nice uppercut.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Mumu on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Thomas. Thomas obviously looking to wear him down.
Thomas looks to land a left hand but Mumu moved out of range nicely.
Good leg kick by Thomas there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Thomas throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Mumu counters with a series of strikes. Thomas will be more careful next time no doubt.
Mumu misses with a leg kick
and Thomas counters with a nice uppercut.
Thomas throws a leg kick
and Mumu counters with a crisp right that sends Thomas to the canvas! Mumu follows up with punches from the mount and this one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:18 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Abdel Mumu!
Abdel Mumu is the new lightweight champion!
Our winner, Abdel Mumu, 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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