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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Oscar Meyer (ranked 3492 p4p, 340 weight class) and Gilberto Chamba (ranked 3359 p4p, 337 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 heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
6 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Oscar Meyer!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Gilberto Chamba!
The judges for this bout are Anthony Taglia, David Schapiro and Eddie Farnsworth.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Chamba throws the left hand but Meyer avoids the punch easily.
Chamba lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Meyer looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Chamba tries to work over Meyer's front leg with a kick but Meyer checks it.
Chamba throws the kick towards the body but Meyer avoids it.
Chamba has managed to clinch.
A short uppercut from Chamba.
Chamba has Meyer pressed against the cage, preventing Meyer from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Chamba comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
It looks like Oscar Meyer has been cut.
Chamba misses with a short punch on the inside.
Meyer is trying to force a seperation but Chamba has the dominant position.
Meyer pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Chamba swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Meyer.
Chamba misses with a looping right.
Chamba lands a jab to the head.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Chamba uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Meyer is rocked!
A chopping leg kick lands by Chamba.
Oh Meyer is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Chamba throws a shot to the body.
Meyer seems to have got his legs back now.
Meyer defending well as Chamba loads up on a big left hand.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Chamba connects with a body shot.
Chamba misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Chamba wants to clinch
and Meyer counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Meyer walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Meyer throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Chamba sends Meyer crashing to the mat with a devastating uppercut! Chamba is motioning to the referee to let Meyer up. He wants to try and finish this one on the feet!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Meyer lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Chamba circles away quickly and effectively.
Meyer displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
It looks like Gilberto Chamba has been cut.
Gilberto Chamba seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Chamba and Meyer are patiently standing in front of each other looking for an opening. Chamba throws a head kick. It's landed, knocking Meyer into next week! Ooooh that was huge! Chamba knows it - he's on the cage flexing is biceps. That's a bit weird considering he won by kick but whatever.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:44 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Gilberto Chamba!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Marco Bailley (ranked 2328 p4p, 316 weight class) and Chong Tay (ranked 2379 p4p, 322 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 light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
9 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Marco Bailley!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
12 - 15 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Chong Tay!
The judges for this bout are Franklyn Lucas, Lou da Vinci and Dean Styles.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Tay throws a leg kick
and Bailley counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Tay rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Bailley moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
A little feinted left hand from Bailley on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Tay throws a head kick but Bailley moves out of range.
Bailley fires out a quick counter leg kick but Tay just manages to avoid it.
Tay fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Bailley lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Tay throws a sloppy head kick
and Tay takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Nice defenses there by Bailley.
Bailley connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Tay swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
letting Bailley counter with a right hand.
Bailley avoids the head kick by Tay.
It appears Bailley was looking to counter with a kick there.
Tay thows a leg kick but Bailley checks it
and Bailley cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Tay throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Bailley counters with a straight right hand.
A head kick by Tay misses
and Bailley counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Tay throws a combination that misses
enabling Bailley to counter with a crisp jab.
Tay throws a left and a right that both miss
and Bailley makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Tay has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bailley dodges the punch combination from Tay.
Tay throws a leg kick
and Tay takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Tay misses with a combination
and Bailley counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Tay throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
An attempted straight right counter from Bailley misses the target.
Tay misses with a double jab.
Bailley feinted there with a counter leg kick.
Tay falls off balance throwing a combination
and Bailley counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Tay tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Bailley went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
Chong Tay seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Tay misses with a wild combination.
Bailley was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Bailley throws a leg kick which misses Tay's front leg but catches the back leg as Tay tries to avoid it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tay tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Bailley is able to avoid easily.
Tay gets off balance looking for a body kick
and Bailley counters with a stiff right hand.
Tay attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Bailley fires out a quick counter leg kick but Tay just manages to avoid it.
Tay tries to bum rush Bailley with a series of wild strikes but Bailley uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
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!
Tay throws a left and a right that both miss
and Bailley counters with a stiff right hand.
Bailley avoids a kick to the body.
Bailley lands with a nice body punch.
Tay thows a left - swing and a miss!
Tay throws a body kick that misses
enabling Bailley to counter with a crisp jab.
Tay throws a sloppy head kick and Bailley moves out of range easily.
Bailley was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Bailley is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Tay misses with a leg kick
and Bailley counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Bailley avoids the head kick by Tay.
Bailley swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
A low kick from Tay is predictable there
and Tay takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Tay is looking to land body kicks.
Tay throws a lazy head kick
and Bailley counters with a one-two to the body.
Tay looks winded!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tay misses with a double jab
and Bailley counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Tay throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Bailley counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Tay misses with a combination
and Bailley counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Tay throws a leg kick
and Bailley counters with a right hand to the body.
Bailley throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Tay stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Bailley scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Tay misses with a combination
and Bailley cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Nice cross by Tay.
Bailley blocks a low kick nicely.
Bailley cracks Tay with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Tay throws a sloppy head kick
and Bailley counters with a lovely straight right hand!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tay throws a leg kick
and Tay takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Tay takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Tay has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
A head kick by Tay misses
and Bailley counters with a nice uppercut.
Bailley keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Bailley throws a quick counter kick to the body but Tay avoids it.
Bailley scores with a hook.
Tay throws a left and a right that both miss
and Bailley counters with a crisp one two that drops Tay! Bailley thinks about following him to the mat for a moment but instead steps back and waves Tay to his feet! Tay is in big trouble!
Tay is rocked!
Tay misses with a double jab
and Bailley counters with a massive hook, right on the button! He's out cold! Damn, that was naaaaaasty! Hopefully he'll be OK.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:36 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Marco Bailley!
Marco Bailley thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Marilson Coutinho (ranked 2513 p4p, 114 weight class) and Cahal Jefferson (ranked 1463 p4p, 66 weight class). Well, I have no idea who's going to take this one!
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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
6 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Marilson Coutinho!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 6 - 0, fighting out of London, Cahal Jefferson!
The judges for this bout are Russell Pearce, Franklyn Lucas and Jonathan Paton.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Coutinho misses with a wild body shot.
Coutinho swings for the body but Jefferson moves out of range.
Jefferson throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Coutinho sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Coutinho throws a sloppy head kick and Jefferson moves out of range easily.
Jefferson throws a head kick but Coutinho moves out of range.
Coutinho misses the shot to the body.
Jefferson looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Jefferson has been working on his striking defense in training and it's paying off as Coutinho is landing a low percentage of strikes.
Coutinho scores with a jab to the head.
Jefferson chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Coutinho has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Soul Supremacy Rio in the buildup to the fight.
A jab from Jefferson misses.
Coutinho shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Jefferson as he avoids it easily.
Jefferson feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Coutinho's calf.
Coutinho slips under a jab.
Coutinho attempts a counter takedown but Jefferson avoids it well and moves away.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Coutinho throws a body shot but no joy.
Coutinho lands a nice shot to the body.
Coutinho decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Jefferson looks like he's trying to stand up.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Coutinho is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Coutinho is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Jefferson is just riding it out for now. Coutinho eventually gives up the hold.
Coutinho lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Jefferson regains full guard, whilst avoiding punches from Coutinho.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Coutinho lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Coutinho stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Jefferson swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Coutinho lands a couple of digs.
Jefferson pushes Coutinho off and gets back to his feet.
Coutinho pulls out of a head kick attempt.
A head kick misses from Jefferson.
Coutinho swings for the body but Jefferson moves out of range.
Jefferson misses with a hook. Coutinho ducked under it nicely.
Coutinho connects with a body shot that sends Jefferson's belly button to the back.
Coutinho slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Coutinho throws a hook to the side of Jefferson's head but Jefferson sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Coutinho steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Jefferson. That one must have hurt.
Nice jab there from Jefferson.
Coutinho blocks a jab.
Jefferson throws a looping overhand right but Coutinho ducks down to avoid it.
Jefferson is really struggling to land any decent head shots against his taller opponent.
Jefferson cracks Coutinho with a right hand to the side of the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A telegraphed right hand from Jefferson misses the target.
Jefferson goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Cahal Jefferson is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Jefferson throws the kick towards the body but Coutinho avoids it.
Coutinho throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Jefferson stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Good shot there by Coutinho.
Jefferson swings for the body but Coutinho moves out of range.
Coutinho 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.
Jefferson loads up on a big right hand but Coutinho slips the punch.
Coutinho attempts a counter takedown but Jefferson avoids it well and moves away.
A jab from Coutinho finds it's way through Jefferson's defenses.
Coutinho is looking to wear down Jefferson with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Coutinho checks the leg kick.
A looping hook to the body misses from Coutinho. Jefferson does a little dance to reset his feet.
Coutinho avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Coutinho shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Jefferson sprawls well. Jefferson wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Coutinho gets slowly back to his feet.
Nice defenses there by Coutinho.
Coutinho appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Coutinho lands with a hook. Jefferson tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Jefferson moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Coutinho's corner calls for a 1-2. Coutinho obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Jefferson throws a jab when Coutinho was well out of range.
Jefferson uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Coutinho.
Coutinho avoids the head kick by Jefferson.
Jefferson misses with a straight left.
Coutinho with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Coutinho walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
A shot to the liver by Coutinho. Beautiful body shot.
Coutinho looks for a takedown but Jefferson sprawls well.
Jefferson appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Marilson Coutinho. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Coutinho lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Jefferson at a distance.
Jefferson jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Marilson Coutinho seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Jefferson keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
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 Marilson Coutinho will probably get the nod.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Jefferson missing with a left hand there. Coutinho was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Coutinho throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Jefferson only half commits to the counter leg kick.
Jefferson steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Coutinho.
Coutinho dives in and grabs Jefferson's left leg, looking for a takedown. Jefferson pushes down on Coutinho's head and hops out.
Coutinho is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Coutinho shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Jefferson pinned against the cage. Jefferson gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Coutinho fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Jefferson is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Marilson Coutinho. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Coutinho shoots in looking for a takedown. Jefferson tries to sprawl out of it but Coutinho keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Jefferson manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Jefferson doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Coutinho tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Jefferson was well out of range. Poor timing from Coutinho.
Jefferson jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Coutinho bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Coutinho tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Jefferson defends well and Coutinho ends up having to push Jefferson into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
It seemed like Jefferson was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Jefferson attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Jefferson takes one to the side of the head.
Coutinho looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into side control! Oh, that's bad for Jefferson!
Jefferson pushes Coutinho away and creates a bit of space to escape. He's almost out here... but no, Coutinho gets a good hold of his legs and remains firmly in side control.
Coutinho will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Coutinho thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Coutinho tries for a kimura but Jefferson is defending well.
Coutinho tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Coutinho has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Jefferson is trying to escape and get back to his feet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Coutinho in side control, trying to ground and pound but not landing this time.
Jefferson wants to get back to his feet but Coutinho drags him back down.
Coutinho goes for an armbar here - this could be all over! But no, Jefferson has escaped beautifully and is now on top in side control! Oh, that's unlucky for Coutinho but great work by Jefferson.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Jefferson stands up and beckons Coutinho to his feet.
Coutinho shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Coutinho fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Jefferson looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Jefferson works the jab nicely.
Jefferson throws a head kick that Coutinho semi-blocks.
Coutinho uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Jefferson.
Jefferson takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Nice defenses there by Coutinho.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Coutinho ducks under a wild hook from Jefferson.
Jefferson takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Coutinho takes one to the side of the head.
Jefferson misses with a looping right.
Coutinho changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
Coutinho on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Jefferson. Jefferson obviously looking to wear him down.
A left lands for Coutinho.
Jefferson takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Coutinho shoots in for a double leg but Jefferson sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Coutinho dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Coutinho defending well as Jefferson loads up on a big left hand.
Nice sprawl there from Jefferson as Coutinho shoots in.
Jefferson misses with a body kick.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Coutinho is defended easily by Jefferson.
Nice cross by Coutinho.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Jefferson takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Jefferson throws a hook to the side of Coutinho's head but Coutinho sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Coutinho lands a jab.
Jefferson misses with a hook.
Coutinho bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Jefferson's head.
Jefferson scores with a push kick.
A good leg kick by Jefferson.
Coutinho shoots in and bounces Jefferson off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Coutinho loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Coutinho trying to control but Jefferson is working from the bottom.
Coutinho stands up over Jefferson, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Cahal Jefferson will probably get the nod - 10:9.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
A big right from Jefferson misses.
Coutinho throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Jefferson sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Jefferson does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Coutinho is defended easily by Jefferson.
Coutinho throws a wild body kick that Jefferson sees coming a mile off.
Jefferson throws a head kick but Coutinho moves out of range.
Jefferson misses with a leg kick.
A head kick by Coutinho misses
and Jefferson counters with a thumping low kick.
A jab from Jefferson misses.
Coutinho was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Jefferson takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Coutinho fails with a takedown attempt.
Jefferson tries to counter by closing the distance.
Coutinho thuds a left hand into Jefferson's body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jefferson scores with a jab to the jaw.
Jefferson on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Jefferson displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Coutinho.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Marilson Coutinho. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Jefferson ducks under a wild hook from Coutinho.
Coutinho lands a nice shot to the body.
Coutinho changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Jefferson tries to avoid it but Coutinho manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Jefferson to the ground. Jefferson escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Jefferson misses with a looping right.
Jefferson uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Coutinho uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Jefferson.
Coutinho throws a jab but it's blocked by Jefferson.
Jefferson looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Coutinho moves out of range of the body kick.
Coutinho fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Jefferson avoids it really well and circles away.
Jefferson displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Coutinho.
Coutinho is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Coutinho swings and misses with a hook to the body.
It seemed like Jefferson was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Jefferson stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Coutinho waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Jefferson.
A little jabbing left from Jefferson on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Jefferson throws a hook but Coutinho blocks it.
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!
Jefferson fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Jefferson throws a big shot that misses.
Jefferson drops his hands momentarily and Coutinho takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Coutinho misses with a body shot.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Jefferson! But no joy.
Cahal Jefferson seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Coutinho doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Jefferson counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Jefferson wants to land a leg kick but Coutinho is out of range.
Jefferson throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Coutinho sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Jefferson misses the shot to the body.
Jefferson gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Coutinho working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Jefferson wants to stand up but Coutinho is controlling him.
Coutinho working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Jefferson is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Coutinho is controlling him.
Jefferson pushes Coutinho off for just long enough to get back to his feet. Very athletic spring there.
Coutinho looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Jefferson is fending him off so far but Coutinho persists. Nope, Jefferson circles away and we're back to standing.
Coutinho drives through with a takedown into Jefferson's guard. Let's see what he can do from the top position.
Jefferson is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Coutinho is controlling him.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Coutinho is in close to Jefferson's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Coutinho trying to move into half guard but instead Jefferson has managed to sweep!
Jefferson stands and steps away. Coutinho gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game.
Jefferson keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Jefferson walks into a straight right hand from Coutinho.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Jefferson tries a head kick but it misses.
Jefferson lands a jab.
Coutinho uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Jefferson.
A solid leg kick lands there for Jefferson.
Jefferson is looking to land body kicks.
Coutinho was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Coutinho ducks under a wild hook from Jefferson.
A momentary lapse in concentration from Jefferson enables Coutinho to shoot in and score with a neat double leg. Jefferson manages to secure a closed guard as the fighters hit the mat.
Jefferson is scooting his butt against the cage and has managed to get back to his feet. Coutinho presses him back against the cage, presumably looking to take the fight back to the mat.
And that's the end of the fight!
Cahal Jefferson comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Jefferson 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 Russell Pearce scores the fight 29:29
Judge Franklyn Lucas scores the fight 29:28
Judge Jonathan Paton scores the fight 28:29
The fight is ruled a draw!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Didier Misalooba (ranked 2290 p4p, 260 weight class) and Rogerio De Souza (ranked 2382 p4p, 286 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Misalooba might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Beyond the Black. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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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
7 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Didier Misalooba!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Rogerio De Souza!
The judges for this bout are Alyssa Summers, Columbo Gatti and Joseph Jones.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Misalooba displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from De Souza.
De Souza blocks the body kick.
Misalooba slips a jab and a cross from De Souza.
A punch combination from De Souza misses.
Misalooba missing with a left hand there. De Souza was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
De Souza looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Misalooba takes the fight into the clinch.
De Souza changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Misalooba fights it off and pushes away nicely.
De Souza looks to throw the jab but Misalooba is out of range.
Misalooba wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch.
De Souza throws a lazy uppercut
and Misalooba counters with a straight right hand.
Misalooba just misses with a punch to the body.
A nice side step and De Souza releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Misalooba connects with the punch.
Misalooba throws a nice head kick!
Misalooba scores with a head kick.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Misalooba lands with a nice combination. De Souza backs away looking to recover.
Misalooba keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Misalooba slips under a jab.
De Souza throws out a powerful jab.
De Souza scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
A punch lands to the side of De Souza 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Misalooba lands a two punch combo.
De Souza is rocked!
De Souza keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Misalooba.
Misalooba misses the jab.
De Souza walks into a straight right hand from Misalooba.
Misalooba scores with a sloppy right hand. De Souza should have avoided that one.
De Souza is still on wobbly legs! Can Misalooba finish him?
This has been an exciting period of action!
Misalooba moves into the clinch.
Misalooba works on De Souza's body with a couple of short punches.
De Souza seems to have recovered his senses.
De Souza wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Misalooba has him pressed against the cage.
Misalooba pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
De Souza misses with a two punch combination.
De Souza lands with a nice combination. Misalooba backs away looking to recover.
De Souza misses with a left hand
and Misalooba counters with a stiff right hand.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Misalooba gets a clinch.
Misalooba breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
De Souza keeps the fight on the outside.
De Souza misses the shot to the body.
An attempted straight right counter from Misalooba misses the target.
Misalooba lands a two punch combo.
De Souza throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Misalooba.
De Souza throws a body punch but Misalooba moves out of range.
De Souza fails with the takedown
and Misalooba counters with a stiff right hand.
Didier Misalooba has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Rogerio De Souza.
De Souza takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
De Souza misses with a double jab
and De Souza takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Misalooba comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Misalooba keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Misalooba with a hook.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
De Souza shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Misalooba pinned against the cage. Misalooba gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Misalooba tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Misalooba bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
De Souza ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Misalooba moves away.
Misalooba throws out a powerful jab.
De Souza cracks a nice hook into Misalooba's ribs.
Misalooba closes the distance and clinches.
De Souza avoids the elbow strike from Misalooba, against the cage.
Misalooba stops a takedown attempt from De Souza.
De Souza looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
De Souza jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Misalooba walks away with a smile on his face. De Souza gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
A left and a right from Misalooba both land. Nice combination.
Misalooba is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Misalooba thuds his right hand into De Souza's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
De Souza jabbing away but nothing is landing.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Misalooba scores with the left hand. De Souza knows he should have avoided that one.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
De Souza slips a straight right by Misalooba.
De Souza lands a lovely overhand right.
Misalooba connects with a looping right hand.
We've been told by Misalooba's head coaches at Training Center that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Misalooba throws a head kick that De Souza semi-blocks.
De Souza throws a hook to the side of Misalooba's head but Misalooba sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Misalooba throws a counter high kick but De Souza was just alert enough to avoid it.
De Souza moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Misalooba avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
De Souza takes one on the chin but seems OK.
De Souza lands a head shot.
De Souza gets the takedown into side control.
Misalooba bucks up and manages to escape back to his feet!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Good exchange - De Souza coming out on top.
A combination from De Souza does no damage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Didier Misalooba dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Good standup being displayed there by Misalooba as he connects with a hook.
De Souza takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
De Souza throws a left and a right that both miss
enabling Misalooba to counter with a crisp jab.
De Souza throws a right and a left that Misalooba avoids nicely.
Misalooba scores with a nice right hand.
Misalooba uses good head movement to avoid the hook from De Souza.
Misalooba swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Whack! Misalooba lands a heavy head kick that drops De Souza. The ref tackles Misalooba to stop the fight - a great save by the referee because De Souza was done.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:29 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Head Kick). Didier Misalooba!
A relieved looking Didier Misalooba thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Arron Asham (ranked 1520 p4p, 187 weight class) and Elliot Rockwell (ranked 1775 p4p, 223 weight class). Arron Asham could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Elliot Rockwell 's chin.
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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
5 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Arron Asham!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 4 - 0, fighting out of New York, Elliot Rockwell !
The judges for this bout are Lou da Vinci, Dean Styles and David Schapiro.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Asham lands with a shot to the body.
Rockwell walks into a jab.
Rockwell misses with a hook.
Asham clinches up with Rockwell and pushes him back against the cage.
Rockwell misses with a body punch.
Asham tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Asham misses with a punch on the inside.
Rockwell controlling the action here for a moment.
Asham cracks Rockwell with a nice body shot.
Rockwell misses with a short punch on the inside.
Asham misses with a body punch.
Asham throws a knee to the head but misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Asham misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Rockwell .
Asham lands a knee to the body.
Asham lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Asham trying to land knees to the body.
Our sources have told us that Asham has been working on his knees in the buildup to the fight.
Rockwell doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Asham scores with a shoulder strike.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rockwell misses with a punch to the body.
Rockwell manages to break the clinch.
Asham looks to score with a jab to the body but Rockwell is just out of range.
Rockwell uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Asham.
Asham gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Rockwell misses with a short punch on the inside.
Asham working aggressively here.
Rockwell stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Asham lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Rockwell or not.
Asham tries to work over Rockwell 's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Asham misses with a punch to the body.
Rockwell works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Asham scores a nice knee to the body.
Asham lands with a right to the head.
Rockwell is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Rockwell misses with a punch to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rockwell goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Rockwell is struggling to control the position.
Rockwell leaning against his opponent.
Rockwell looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
A right hand to the body from Asham.
A short body shot lands from Rockwell as the two fighters clinch.
Rockwell looking to slow down the pace here.
Rockwell looking to stall.
Rockwell misses with a body punch.
Asham goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Asham can't find room to land a body shot as Rockwell controls the action.
Rockwell misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Asham tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Rockwell avoids it.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Rockwell is trying to break free.
Asham can't find room to land a body shot as Rockwell controls the action.
Asham misses with a body punch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The referee calls for Rockwell to work.
Rockwell tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Asham's elbow.
Rockwell misses with a body punch.
Rockwell wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Asham gets through Rockwell 's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Asham letting Rockwell take a breather here.
Asham throws a knee to the head but misses.
Asham tries to land knees in the clinch but Rockwell avoids the damage to the body.
Rockwell tries to stall but Asham uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Rockwell misses with a hook from the clinch.
Rockwell blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Rockwell struggles to land a body shot inside as Asham controls his hands.
Rockwell prevents a body shot from Asham.
Asham landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Asham lands a body punch in the clinch.
Rockwell tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Asham's elbow.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rockwell misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Rockwell tries a body shot but Asham blocks it.
Asham throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Rockwell s head.
Asham misses with a punch on the inside.
Rockwell fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Come on Rockwell - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Rockwell tries to pull guard but Asham forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Asham lands an uppercut.
Asham working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Asham lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Rockwell backwards.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Asham.
Asham cracks Rockwell with a nice body shot.
Rockwell looks winded!
Asham lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Rockwell .
Asham misses with a hook to the ribs.
Asham is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Rockwell is defending well for now.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
A short body shot lands from Asham as the two fighters clinch.
Good body shot from Asham.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Arron Asham dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Asham fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Rockwell , pushing him back against the cage.
Arron Asham has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Asham misses with the head strike.
Asham tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Asham missing with knees to the body.
Asham prevents a body shot from Rockwell .
Rockwell misses with a hook to the ribs.
Rockwell doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Asham tries a body shot but Rockwell blocks it.
Asham lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Asham lands with a left to the head.
Asham tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Rockwell 's elbow.
Rockwell breaks from the clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Asham swings widly with a right hand
and Rockwell counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Asham cracks Rockwell with a right hand to the side of the head.
Asham lands with a nice body kick.
Asham throws a front kick that sends Rockwell stumbling back into the cage.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Rockwell loads up on a big right hand but Asham slips the punch.
Asham is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Rockwell can do to turn this around?
That's one minute gone in the round.
Asham is looking to slow Rockwell down with leg kicks.
A solid leg kick lands there for Asham.
Asham takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Asham throws a series of strikes that have Rockwell backpedaling.
Asham throws a body shot but no joy.
Asham turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Asham with a hook.
Rockwell takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Asham scores with a decent looking hook.
Rockwell is rocked!
Asham drops Rockwell with a straight left! Oh this is bad for Rockwell ! Asham dives in and starts dropping bombs - the referee has no choice but to step in and save him!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:45 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Arron Asham!
During a confident post fight interview, Arron Asham thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Jargon Gin (ranked 1291 p4p, 136 weight class) and Miki Viki (ranked 1399 p4p, 169 weight class). Miki Viki is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.
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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
6 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Jargon Gin!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
16 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Miki Viki!
The judges for this bout are Columbo Gatti, Russell Pearce and Dean Styles.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Viki doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Gin is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Viki.
A decent looking cross lands there for Gin.
Gin throws a push kick but Viki slaps the foot to one side.
No joy there for Gin, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Viki looks to score with a jab to the body but Gin is just out of range.
Gin uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Viki.
Viki misses with a looping right.
Viki walks into a jab.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Viki throws a right hand that misses
and Gin counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Gin uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Viki has time to react.
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!
Gin connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Viki momentarily.
Viki is rocked!
It looks like Miki Viki has been cut.
Viki is looking to land body kicks.
Viki is still on wobbly legs! Can Gin finish him?
Viki falls off balance throwing a combination
and Gin counters with a right hand from hell and Viki is out cold! A vicious knockout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:55 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Jargon Gin!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Cal Klos (ranked 706 p4p, 102 weight class) and Jackson Jericho (ranked 1204 p4p, 153 weight class). Jericho has chosen Judas Priest - You've Got Another Thing Comin' as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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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
12 - 6 - 0, fighting out of New York, Cal Klos!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Jackson Jericho!
The judges for this bout are Chad Campbell, John Roberts and Eddie Farnsworth.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Klos is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Jericho.
Cal Klos seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Jericho moves away from the strike by Klos.
Jericho gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Klos lands a slapping body shot.
Jericho ducks under a wild hook from Klos.
Klos thuds his right hand into Jericho's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Jericho pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Klos throws a hook but Jericho avoids it easily.
Nice sprawl there from Jericho as Klos shoots in.
Jericho takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Klos fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Jericho looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Klos checks a leg kick.
Klos loads up on a big right hand but Jericho slips the punch.
Klos throws a lazy right hand but Jericho sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Klos throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Klos scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Jericho throws a body shot but no joy.
Jericho connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Jericho throws a poor cross that misses
and Klos counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Klos shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Jericho as he avoids it easily.
Jericho looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Klos throws a body punch but Jericho moves out of range.
Klos gets tackled into the cage by Jericho. Jericho maintains the clinch.
Klos dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Klos is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Jericho obliges.
Klos breaks from the clinch.
Jericho swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Jab, jab by Klos - just one landing.
Jericho misses with a left hand
and Klos cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Klos steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Jericho.
Jericho with a hook.
Jericho looks to throw the jab but Klos is out of range.
Jericho misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Klos.
Klos gets tackled into the cage by Jericho. Jericho maintains the clinch.
Klos struggles to land a body shot inside as Jericho controls his hands.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Klos pushes Jericho back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Good body shot from Jericho.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jericho tries a knee to the head but Klos blocks it.
Klos scores with a hook to the body.
I was talking to Klos's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Jericho keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Klos's efforts to push away.
A head punch on the inside from Jericho fails to land.
Jericho doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Jericho misses with a hook to the ribs.
Jericho throws a punch but it's blocked by Klos.
Jericho pushes Klos back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Jericho lands a knee to the body.
Klos lands a shoulder strike.
Klos lands a left hand.
Klos scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Jericho lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Klos breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Jericho tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Klos manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Klos lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Jericho at a distance.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jericho avoids the body shot from Klos.
Jericho misses the shot to the body.
A little feinted left hand from Klos on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Nice defenses there by Jericho.
Klos slips a straight right by Jericho.
Jericho moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Jericho scores with a punch to the head.
Jericho wants to clinch.
Klos looks to throw the jab but Jericho is out of range.
Klos closes this distance looking for a takedown but Jericho circles away.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Cal Klos. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Klos keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Jericho misses with an uppercut. Klos saw that one coming.
Jericho wants to clinch.
A quick step to the side and Klos tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Klos misses with a wild body shot.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jericho tries to close the distance and clinch but Klos swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Klos swats away the attempt to clinch by Jericho.
The crowd cheers as Klos lands an impressive looking overhand right. Jericho doesn't seem phased though.
Jericho walks into a stiff left hand from Klos.
Jericho uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Klos.
Jericho slips under a jab from Klos.
Klos throws a body punch but Jericho moves out of range.
It seemed like Jericho was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Jericho shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Jericho uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Klos.
Jericho throws an overhand right that lands on Klos's shoulder, as Klos tries to avoid the shot.
Jericho throws a shot to the body.
Jericho misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Klos.
An attempted straight right counter from Klos misses the target.
Klos throws an overhand right that lands on Jericho's shoulder, as Jericho tries to avoid the shot.
Klos is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Jericho throws a body punch but Klos moves out of range.
Jericho thows a left - swing and a miss!
Klos is looking to counter punch.
Jericho lands with a good body shot.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Cal Klos dominated that round.
That's time! Klos's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Klos scores with a jab to the body.
A shot to the body from Jericho misses
and Klos counters with a stiff right hand.
Jericho takes a swing at Klos's ribcage but misses.
Jericho throws a left and a right that both miss
and Klos counters with a straight right hand.
Jericho throws a looping overhand right but Klos ducks down to avoid it.
No joy there for Jericho, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Jericho throws a sloppy head kick and Klos moves out of range easily.
Jericho slips under a jab.
A nice side step and Jericho releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Jericho slips under a jab.
A little jabbing left from Jericho on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Jericho throws a body shot but no joy.
Klos misses with a body shot.
A big right from Klos misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Jericho lands a jab to Klos's midsection.
Klos uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Jericho.
Klos misses with a straight left.
Jericho just misses with a punch to the body.
Cal Klos is winning the standup battle so far.
Klos circles away from the clinch attempt.
Klos is looking for a counter combo.
Jericho scores with a jab to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Klos misses with a wild body shot.
Jericho is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Klos rather than just go for the knockout.
Jericho defending well as Klos loads up on a big left hand.
Klos throws a hook but Jericho blocks it.
Klos fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Klos looks to score with a jab to the body but Jericho is just out of range.
Klos connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Jericho attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Jericho connects with a high kick.
It looks like Cal Klos has been cut.
Jericho throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Klos takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Jericho steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Klos.
Jericho scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Jericho tries to clinch but Klos is having none of it.
Klos dives in for a single leg takedown but Jericho sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
Jericho swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
A jab from Klos misses.
Klos tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Jericho swivels and escapes.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Cal Klos. That's going to take a lot out of him.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Klos throws the left hand but Jericho avoids the punch easily.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
The fight stays on the outside here - Jericho looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Klos has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Klos misses with a lunging right hand
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Klos scores with a nice strike.
Jericho throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Klos stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Klos looks to land a right hand but Jericho moved out of range.
Jericho fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Nice uppercut lands for Jericho. That snapped Klos's head back.
A looping hook to the body misses from Klos. Jericho does a little dance to reset his feet.
Klos misses the jab.
Klos will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Jericho takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Klos lands a nice looking body shot.
Jericho looks to land a right hand but Klos moved out of range.
Klos feinted with a counter takedown.
Jericho slips under a jab.
Klos with a jab.
Jericho ducks right into an uppercut from Klos.
Jericho has managed to clinch.
Klos stalls.
Jericho pushes Klos back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Jericho lands a knee to the head.
Jericho dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Jericho lands a right hand that snaps the head of Klos backwards.
Jericho gets underhooks to prevent Klos's takedown attempt.
Jericho pushes Klos back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Klos misses with a punch to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jericho missing with knees to the body.
Jackson Jericho seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Klos manages to pull guard. Let's see whether he can land a sub off his back.
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.
Klos looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Klos escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Jericho gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Jericho working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Jericho trying to control the position from guard on top but Klos is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Jericho cracks Klos with a solid left hand.
Klos trying to control the position.
Klos preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jackson Jericho showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Cal Klos's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Jericho looks to land a left hand but Klos moved out of range nicely.
An attempted straight right counter from Klos misses the target.
Jericho tries to clinch up but Klos circles away and keeps his distance.
Klos keeps the fight on the outside.
Klos on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Jericho thows a left - swing and a miss!
Klos drops down looking for a counter takedown but Jericho sprawls and moves away.
Jericho defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Klos.
Good leg kick by Jericho there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Klos misses with an uppercut.
Klos pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
A slow jab from Klos misses its intended target.
Klos punishes Jericho's body with a nice straight punch.
Jericho tries to clinch up.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Klos fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Jericho on the side of the head.
Klos thows a left - swing and a miss!
Klos throws a right hand that misses
and Jericho makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Jericho thows a left - swing and a miss!
Klos changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
Jericho lands a jab to the nose.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Klos stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Klos gets a double leg takedown into Jericho's guard.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Jericho managing to control the position.
Klos stands and throws Jericho's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Jericho tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Jericho is sneaking out the side here. He's bucked Klos off and has taken his back!
Jericho lands a punch to the side of the head from the back.
Klos rolls, trying to escape but Jericho keeps control of the position.
Jericho struggling to keep hold of the position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jericho throwing sloppy strikes.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Jericho controls the action.
Klos covering up well under a series of strikes from Jericho.
Klos trying to control the hands but Jericho won't let him.
Jackson Jericho has got the better of the ground game so far.
Jericho lands a shot to the head.
Klos is covering up but some of the strikes from Jericho are getting through and doing damage.
Jericho lands a shot to the body.
Jericho throwing lazy shots from the back mount that aren't doing any damage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jericho has his opponent trapped and is landing shots. Not a good position for Klos.
Jericho is hanging on to Klos's back as he tries to escape.
Klos is being controlled on the ground here - he must escape this position otherwise surely the end is near.
Klos breaks Jericho's hooks off and manages to turn into his guard.
Jericho looking to hit a scissor sweep but Klos is one step ahead there.
Jericho trying to keep a closed guard but Klos is proving a slippery customer.
Jericho looking to hit a scissor sweep but Klos is one step ahead there.
Klos scoring with some ground and pound.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Klos trying to control but Jericho is working from the bottom.
Jericho wants to control but instead he gets his guard passed and Klos is now in half guard.
Jericho tries to get to full guard but Klos has control of the leg.
Jericho is still trying to improve position.
Klos working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Jericho controlling the position well.
Jericho is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Jackson Jericho.
I think Jericho 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 Chad Campbell scores the fight 28:29
Judge John Roberts scores the fight 28:29
Judge Eddie Farnsworth scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jackson Jericho!
A very excited looking Jackson Jericho made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Daniel Sainty (ranked 466 p4p, 57 weight class) and Neil Nucombe (ranked 799 p4p, 93 weight class). Daniel Sainty has a significant reach advantage - let's see if he can make it count.
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150 lbs
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166 lbs
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Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
17 - 15 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Daniel Sainty!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
19 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Neil Nucombe!
The judges for this bout are Franklyn Lucas, Joseph Jones and Columbo Gatti.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nucombe swings for the body but Sainty moves out of range.
Both fighters are looking to counter, which isn't making for the most exciting fight in the world.
Nucombe misses the shot to the body.
Nucombe looks to score with a jab to the body but Sainty is just out of range.
Sainty tries to counter with a takedown but Nucombe is quick to defend against it.
Nucombe takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Nucombe moves out of range of the body kick.
Sainty attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Nucombe looks to land a right hand but Sainty moved out of range.
Sainty looks for the body kick but Nucombe saw that one coming.
Nucombe wants to counter the offense by Sainty and move into the clinch position.
Nucombe throws out a powerful jab.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nucombe tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Sainty was well out of range. Poor timing from Nucombe.
Nucombe moves out of range of the leg kick from Sainty.
Sainty moves into range and clinches up with Nucombe.
Sainty can't find room to land a body shot as Nucombe controls the action.
Nucombe missing with knees to the body.
Sainty tries to pull guard but Nucombe forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Nucombe is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Sainty is defending well for now.
Nucombe is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Sainty is defending well for now.
A right hook to the body lands for Nucombe.
Sainty drags the fight down to the ground.
Nucombe would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sainty really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Sainty throws his legs up looking to secure a triangle. Oh, that looks pretty tight, I gotta say! Nucombe escapes and throws Sainty's legs to the side, diving into side control!
Nucombe wants to stand but Sainty has his arm trapped.
Sainty is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sainty manages to land a sweep and he's now on top! Lovely Jiu Jitsu!
Nucombe won't allow Sainty to pass to mount.
Sainty is working hard here to advance position.
Sainty looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sainty seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Nucombe does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Nucombe trying to hold on to Sainty's head to control him but Sainty postures up.
Nucombe wants to get back to full guard.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Sainty with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
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 Daniel Sainty will probably get the nod.
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.
Sainty looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Sainty ducks under a wild hook from Nucombe.
Sainty tries to counter with a takedown but Nucombe is quick to defend against it.
Sainty ducks under a wild hook from Nucombe.
Nucombe just misses with a punch to the body.
Sainty throws a low kick, looking for Nucombe's leg but Nucombe calmly moves out of range.
Sainty takes a jab right on the kisser.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Nucombe jabs at Sainty's body.
Nucombe is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Sainty rather than just go for the knockout.
Nucombe defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Sainty.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sainty goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Sainty sets himself, and Nucombe steps forward looking for the clinch! Sainty avoids it this time.
Nice sprawl there from Nucombe as Sainty shoots in.
Horrible takedown attempt by Sainty or perhaps it was just good defense by Nucombe, which made it look bad.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Daniel Sainty. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Nucombe misses with a looping left.
A jab from Nucombe misses.
Sainty fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Nucombe avoids it really well and circles away.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nucombe looks to throw the jab but Sainty is out of range.
Sainty fires out a quick counter leg kick but Nucombe just manages to avoid it.
Nucombe looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Nucombe lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Nucombe avoids the body shot from Sainty.
Sainty goes for a double leg but Nucombe avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Nucombe continues to drive forward.
Sainty sets himself, and Nucombe steps forward looking for the clinch! Sainty avoids it this time.
Sainty closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Sainty performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
Sainty tries to pass to full mount but Nucombe defends it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
Sainty seems to have a rather negative gameplan on the ground. He seems keen to just score the takedown and hold down Nucombe for as long as he can get away with.
Nucombe won't allow Sainty to pass to mount.
Sainty will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Still in half guard, Sainty seems content to control.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Nucombe throws a hook but Sainty blocks it.
Sainty moves away from the strike by Nucombe.
Sainty half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
Nucombe throws out a powerful jab.
Sainty just misses with a punch to the body.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Nucombe slaps away a takedown attempt from Sainty, before circling back to the center of the mat.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Neil Nucombe showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Sainty tries to land a leg kick but Nucombe saw it coming and moves away.
Nucombe misses with a hook to the body
and Sainty decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Nucombe's guard.
Nucombe is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
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.
Sainty trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Sainty engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Nucombe is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Daniel Sainty overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sainty's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Sainty stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Nucombe swivels though and keeps the full guard.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
Sainty looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Sainty shoots in for a takedown but Nucombe shows good takedown defense.
Sainty catches Nucombe with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Nucombe lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nucombe fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Sainty manages to avoid it.
Nucombe looks to score with a jab to the body but Sainty is just out of range.
Sainty quickly followed up with a counter body kick but doesn't connect.
Sainty shoots for a takedown but Nucombe saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Sainty sets himself, and Nucombe steps forward looking for the clinch! Sainty avoids it this time.
Sainty tries to close the distance and clinch up but Nucombe swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Nucombe swings and misses with a hook to the body.
A jab lands there for Sainty.
Sainty scores with a jab.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sainty throws a leg kick but Nucombe sees it coming and moves out of range.
Nucombe looks to land a left hand but Sainty moved out of range nicely.
Nucombe throws a right hand that misses
and Sainty counters with a shoot takedown. Nucombe fights it but they end up in guard.
Nucombe is controlling Sainty's posture.
Nucombe is continuing to stall.
Sainty showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nucombe pulls Sainty in close to prevent any damage.
Nucombe really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Sainty. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Sainty slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Sainty is staying tight to Nucombe's torso, preventing him from escaping.
And that's the end of the fight!
Daniel Sainty showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Sainty has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Franklyn Lucas scores the fight 28:29
Judge Joseph Jones scores the fight 29:28
Judge Columbo Gatti scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by split decision... Daniel Sainty!
After the big win, Daniel Sainty made sure to do all the important stuff like thanking his sponsors IniTech Nutrition and telling the interviewer how much he loves him.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Farley Steve (ranked 198 p4p, 28 weight class) and Light Heavyweight (ranked 287 p4p, 41 weight class). Steve's entrance music is Justin Bieber ft. Ariana Grande - Let Me Think Bout You. A fine choice. Light Heavyweight told me before the fight that he's been watching a lot of DVDs so let's see if that helps him in this one! I can't wait to find out!
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Excellent boxer
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Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
24 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Farley Steve!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
29 - 9 - 0, fighting out of London, Light Heavyweight!
The judges for this bout are John Roberts, Bruno Lombardi and Chad Campbell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A big right from Steve misses.
Steve ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Heavyweight moves away.
Heavyweight throws a body shot but no joy.
Steve is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Heavyweight throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Heavyweight fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Steve manages to avoid it.
Heavyweight tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Steve was well out of range. Poor timing from Heavyweight.
Heavyweight ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Steve moves away.
Heavyweight has done a lot of speed work in the buildup to this fight.
Heavyweight misses with a wild body shot.
Heavyweight lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Steve at a distance.
Heavyweight scores with a body shot.
Steve throws a right and a left that both miss.
Heavyweight keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
A countering left hand to the body from Heavyweight misses.
Steve uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Heavyweight.
Heavyweight moves in looking to clinch but Steve pushes him off.
Heavyweight slips under a jab.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Heavyweight connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Steve's hands.
Steve steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Heavyweight.
Heavyweight avoids the body shot from Steve.
Heavyweight scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Heavyweight fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Steve, pushing him back against the cage.
Heavyweight lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Heavyweight struggles to land a body shot inside as Steve controls his hands.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A short right from Steve.
Heavyweight throws a head punch that misses.
Steve softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Steve breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Heavyweight lands with a nice body punch.
Steve swats away the attempt to clinch by Heavyweight.
Nice body punch from Steve.
Steve looks to land a combination but Heavyweight avoids it well.
Steve throws a body shot but no joy.
Steve throws a nice looking combination but Heavyweight bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Heavyweight swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Steve connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Heavyweight tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Steve was well out of range. Poor timing from Heavyweight.
A little feinted left hand from Steve on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Steve misses the shot to the body.
Steve throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Heavyweight sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Farley Steve seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Steve throws a body shot but no joy.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Heavyweight bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Steve's head backwards.
Steve throws a body shot but no joy.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Heavyweight throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Steve on the side of the head.
Steve is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Steve misses with a looping right.
Heavyweight blocks a jab.
Steve throws a body punch but Heavyweight moves out of range.
Heavyweight slips a jab from Steve.
Heavyweight fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Steve manages to avoid it.
Steve lands a body shot.
Steve throws a hook to the side of Heavyweight's head but Heavyweight sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Heavyweight stuns Steve with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Heavyweight tries to clinch up.
A shot to the liver by Heavyweight. Beautiful body shot.
Heavyweight swings for the body but Steve moves out of range.
Steve cracks a nice hook into Heavyweight's ribs.
Steve throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Heavyweight steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Steve.
Steve missing with a left hand there. Heavyweight was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Heavyweight stuns Steve with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Heavyweight keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Heavyweight scores with a sloppy right hand. Steve should have avoided that one.
Heavyweight jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Steve connects with a good right hand that stumbles Heavyweight. Heavyweight circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Steve swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Steve uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Heavyweight has time to react.
Steve lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Steve.
Steve lands a body shot.
Steve keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Heavyweight.
Heavyweight throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Heavyweight fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Steve manages to avoid it.
Steve lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Steve's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Steve duly obliges.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Good standup being displayed there by Steve as he connects with a hook.
Heavyweight is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Steve misses with a wild combination.
Heavyweight rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Steve moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Steve is looking to wear down Heavyweight with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Heavyweight looks to score with a jab to the body but Steve is just out of range.
A little feinted left hand from Steve on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Heavyweight avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Good exchange - Steve coming out on top.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Steve with a hook.
Steve uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Heavyweight.
Steve lands a right hook to the body.
Heavyweight takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Heavyweight tries to clinch up.
Steve is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Steve throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Heavyweight on the side of the head.
Heavyweight tries to clinch but Steve moves out of range.
Heavyweight walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Steve misses with a body shot.
Heavyweight misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Steve.
Steve scores with a jab.
Steve throws a looping overhand right but Heavyweight ducks down to avoid it.
Steve lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Heavyweight circles away quickly and effectively.
It looks like Steve has been trying to sharpen up his punching technique, as it looks crisper than last time we saw him.
Heavyweight just misses with a punch to the body.
Heavyweight throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Steve is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Heavyweight lands a jab to the nose.
Steve takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Heavyweight throws a body shot but no joy.
Steve throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Farley Steve dominated that round.
That's time! Steve's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Heavyweight walks into a straight right hand from Steve.
Heavyweight tries to clinch but Steve moves out of range.
A jab from Steve finds it's way through Heavyweight's defenses.
Heavyweight lands a nice hook to Steve's body. Steve takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Steve is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Steve lands with an uppercut that bounces Heavyweight off the cage and back into range.
Farley Steve is winning the standup battle so far.
Heavyweight swings widly with a right hand
and Heavyweight takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Steve cracks Heavyweight with a good jab.
Heavyweight is rocked!
Steve is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Heavyweight can do to turn this around?
Steve drops Heavyweight with a straight left! Oh this is bad for Heavyweight! Steve dives in and starts dropping bombs - the referee has no choice but to step in and save him!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:27 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Farley Steve!
Jumping up and down and very excited, Farley Steve waved his t-shirt featuring Groove Gear's logo in front of the cameras.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Abdel Mumu (ranked 8 p4p, 2 weight class) and Verneri Ahma (ranked 67 p4p, 7 weight class). Abdel Mumu could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Verneri Ahma's chin.
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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
16 - 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
11 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Verneri Ahma!
The judges for this bout are Columbo Gatti, David Schapiro and Bruno Lombardi.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mumu moves into range and clinches up with Ahma.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Mumu.
Ahma lands a shoulder strike.
Ahma scores with a nice hook to the head.
Ahma escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Ahma misses with a straight left.
Ahma has been working on his striking defense in training and it's paying off as Mumu is landing a low percentage of strikes.
Ahma dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Mumu. That did some damage!
Verneri Ahma seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Ahma pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Mumu misses with an uppercut
and Ahma counters with a solid body kick.
Nice straight punches there by Ahma. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Ahma.
Mumu avoids the body shot from Ahma.
Mumu is looking to counter punch.
Ahma lands a jab to the head.
Ahma fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Ahma throws a hook to the side of Mumu's head but Mumu sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Mumu tries a head kick but it misses.
Mumu takes the fight into the clinch.
Mumu misses with a punch to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mumu tries to throw a body punch but Ahma avoids it by throwing Mumu back against the cage.
Mumu throws a head punch that misses.
Mumu keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Ahma's efforts to push away.
Ahma's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Ahma.
Ahma digs a right hand underneath Mumu's ribcage. Mumu let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Ahma breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Donk. Ahma catches Mumu right on the button with a cross.
Mumu takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Mumu bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Ahma pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Ahma misses with a body shot
and Mumu counters with a thumping low kick.
Ahma scores with a hook to the body. Mumu takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Mumu slips a jab from Ahma.
Mumu throws a leg kick but Ahma sees it coming and moves out of range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mumu misses with an uppercut.
Ahma throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Mumu sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Mumu throws a hook but Ahma blocks it.
Ahma uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Mumu.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Mumu blocks a jab.
Mumu fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Ahma fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Mumu on the side of the head.
Ahma throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Mumu sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Ahma throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Ahma pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Mumu slips a jab from Ahma.
Ahma throws a lazy uppercut
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Mumu takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mumu swings away with a body shot that misses
and Ahma counters with a stiff right hand.
Mumu takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Ahma digs a good hook to Mumu's body.
Ahma works the jab nicely.
A nice inside leg kick there by Mumu. That's going to slow Ahma down.
Mumu ducks under a wild hook from Ahma.
Ahma swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Ahma blocks a low kick nicely.
Mumu ducks under a wild hook from Ahma.
Ahma takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Mumu looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Mumu blocks a jab.
Mumu misses with a straight right.
Ahma throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Mumu counters with a good low kick that Ahma was not able to check.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mumu looks to score with a jab to the body but Ahma is just out of range.
Ahma looks like he wants to counter punch here.
The fighters circling - Mumu throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Ahma throws a low kick but it's checked well by Mumu.
An inside leg kick lands from Ahma.
Ahma fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Ahma throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Mumu punishes Ahma's body with a nice straight punch.
Mumu misses with a looping right.
Mumu tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Ahma misses with a left hand
and Mumu counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Ahma staying out of range there.
Mumu slips a straight right by Ahma.
Ahma connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Verneri Ahma 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.
Mumu misses with a jab, cross combination.
Ahma loads up on a big right hand but Mumu slips the punch.
Ahma scores with a jab.
Mumu closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Mumu doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Mumu lands a head kick. Ahma smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Mumu on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Mumu uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Ahma.
Ahma throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Mumu sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Ahma scores with a body shot.
Mumu throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Ahma cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Mumu has not gone for a single takedown so far in this fight, which seems like a very strange tactic when you consider that he has the superior wrestling and BJJ.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Ahma throws a chopping leg kick but Mumu manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Mumu throws a body kick, spinning off balance
enabling Ahma to counter with a crisp jab.
Verneri Ahma seems to be getting the better of the standup.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ahma sizes up Mumu with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Ahma misses with an uppercut.
Mumu throws a quick counter head kick but Ahma was just out of range.
Mumu takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Ahma tried to score with a low kick but Mumu checks it.
Mumu throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Mumu connects with a looping right hand.
Ahma scores with a nice right hand.
A jab from Mumu misses.
Mumu displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Ahma throws out the jab.
Mumu throws a body kick that misses.
Mumu throws a hook to the side of Ahma's head but Ahma sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Ahma.
Mumu gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ahma keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Mumu misses with the combination.
Ahma lands with a right hand.
Ahma looks to land a body kick but Mumu moved away.
Mumu takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Ahma keeps Mumu at a distance using the push kick.
Ahma throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Mumu sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Mumu looked to counter with a high kick but didn't commit.
Nice defenses there by Ahma.
Mumu throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Ahma counters with a right hand to the body.
Ahma connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Mumu's hands.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mumu digs a good body shot into Ahma's ribs.
Ahma swings for the body but Mumu moves out of range.
Ahma misses with an uppercut.
Mumu takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Mumu has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Ahma.
Ahma connects with a crisp jab.
Mumu scores with a nice right hand.
Mumu rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Ahma counters with a body kick that stops Mumu in his tracks momentarily.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Ahma, right into the meat.
A lazy body kick from Mumu
and Ahma counters with a nice uppercut.
Mumu thows a left - swing and a miss!
Mumu staying out of range there.
Mumu avoids a kick to the body.
Mumu throws a quick counter head kick but Ahma was just out of range.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Mumu throws a body shot but no joy.
Mumu checks the leg kick.
Mumu misses with an attempted mid kick.
Mumu slips a jab from Ahma.
Ahma takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Mumu moves out of range as Ahma strikes.
Ahma defending well as Mumu loads up on a big left hand.
Mumu throws a leg kick but Ahma checks it.
Mumu connects with a nice looking jab.
Ahma connects with a crisp jab.
A low kick from Mumu is predictable there
and Ahma counters with a right hand to the body.
Mumu looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Mumu takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Verneri Ahma showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Mumu's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Mumu takes a swing at Ahma's ribcage but misses.
Nice body kick there by Ahma.
Jab from Ahma.
Ahma motions for Mumu to come forward. Ahma throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
A little feinted left hand from Mumu on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Ahma misses with a hook
and Mumu counters with a stiff right hand.
Ahma swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Mumu.
Ahma throws out a loose jab but Mumu uses good head movement to avoid it.
Ahma throws a hook to the side of Mumu's head but Mumu sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Mumu looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Ahma throws out a counter right but Mumu avoids it with no problem.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ahma looks to land a body kick but Mumu moved away.
Ahma lands a nice hook to Mumu's body. Mumu takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Ahma gets off balance looking for a body kick
and Mumu counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Ahma lands with a shot to the body.
Ahma has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ahma lands a right hook to the body.
Ahma scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Mumu takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Ahma cracks Mumu with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Ahma throws a body kick that misses
and Mumu counters with a thumping low kick.
A cross from Ahma lands.
Mumu is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Ahma misses with a hook
letting Mumu counter with a right hand.
Ahma is rocked!
Ahma takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Ahma is still on wobbly legs! Can Mumu finish him?
Ahma lands with a thumping leg kick.
Ahma misses with a wild body shot.
Mumu takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Ahma misses with a low kick.
Mumu tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ahma avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Ahma flicks out a counter leg kick but Mumu steps away.
Ahma seems to have recovered his senses.
Ahma throws out a powerful jab.
Ahma shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Mumu on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Mumu takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Ahma throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
An attempted straight right counter from Mumu misses the target.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Ahma - that will leave a mark!
Ahma clobbers Mumu with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Ahma lands a right hook to the body.
Ahma avoids the head kick by Mumu.
Mumu avoids a kick to the body.
Mumu walks into a straight right hand from Ahma.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ahma misses with an attempted mid kick.
Ahma throws the kick towards the body but Mumu avoids it.
It looked like Mumu was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Ahma.
A nice leg kick lands there from Ahma.
Ahma stuns Mumu with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Ahma staying out of range there.
Mumu throws a jab when Ahma was well out of range.
Ahma connects with a body shot that sends Mumu's belly button to the back.
Ahma keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Ahma digs a good body shot into Mumu's ribs.
Ahma swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Ahma lands a right hook to the body.
Mumu takes a shot to the body in his stride.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mumu with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Ahma to score with a decent uppercut.
Ahma lands with a good body shot.
Mumu will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
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!
Ahma looks to throw the jab but Mumu is out of range.
Mumu walks into a straight right hand from Ahma.
Ahma lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Ahma fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Ahma lands a slapping body shot.
Ahma looks to score with a jab to the body but Mumu is just out of range.
Mumu moves away from the strike by Ahma.
A counter left hand to the body from Mumu misses its target.
Nice defenses there by Mumu.
Ahma thows a leg kick but Mumu checks it
and Mumu counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Verneri Ahma really dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Ahma blocks a jab.
Ahma misses the jab.
Mumu swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Mumu blocks a leg kick.
Mumu moves out of range of the leg kick from Ahma.
A looping hook to the body misses from Ahma. Mumu does a little dance to reset his feet.
Mumu scores with a kick to the body.
Mumu misses with a head kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Mumu looks to land a right hand but Ahma moved out of range.
Mumu goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Ahma scores with a leg kick.
Ahma slips under a jab from Mumu.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ahma fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Mumu looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Mumu tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Ahma was well out of range. Poor timing from Mumu.
Ahma with a nice cross.
Mumu throws a hook but Ahma avoids it easily.
Mumu throws a body kick that misses
and Ahma counters with a nice leg kick.
Mumu on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
A thudding body kick lands there by Ahma!
Ahma with a body punch. A glancing blow.
It's got to the stage where if one of these guys blows hard enough, the other might fall over.
Ahma lunges at Mumu with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Mumu's hand.
Ahma scores with a jab. Mumu acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Ahma throws a chopping leg kick but Mumu manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Mumu displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Ahma throws out the jab.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mumu takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Mumu displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Ahma throws out the jab.
Ahma uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Mumu.
Mumu throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Mumu moves into range and connects with a jab.
That kick from Ahma tenderised Mumu's leg. Mumu is trying to keep his angry face on.
Abdel Mumu has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Mumu takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Nice uppercut there from Ahma.
Mumu takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Mumu rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Ahma counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Mumu with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Ahma to score with a decent uppercut.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ahma lands with a cross.
Mumu misses with a right hand
and Ahma counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Ahma throws a big shot that misses.
Mumu fires out a quick counter leg kick but Ahma just manages to avoid it.
Ahma thuds his right hand into Mumu's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Ahma ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Mumu moves away.
Ahma lands with a straight right. Mumu didn't see that one coming.
Mumu blocks a leg kick.
Ahma throws the left hand but Mumu avoids the punch easily.
Ahma throws a nice inside leg kick.
Mumu slips a jab from Ahma.
Mumu moves out of range of the body kick from Ahma.
Ahma ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Mumu moves away.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lazy body kick from Ahma
and Mumu counters with a series of strikes that really hurt Ahma! The ref looks into his eyes and sees nobody home - he's called the fight! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:09 of round 4, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Abdel Mumu!
Abdel Mumu retains his lightweight title!
Abdel Mumu decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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