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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Oscar Meyer (ranked 4270 p4p, 435 weight class) and Vinnie Sixx (ranked 7829 p4p, 550 weight class). Sixx comes into a darkened arena with his song building. The Fire of Power by WATAIN kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! This should be fireworks!
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Dangerous knees
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Good gas tank |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 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
5 - 9 - 0, fighting out of New York, Vinnie Sixx!
The judges for this bout are Bruno Lombardi, Alyssa Summers and Franklyn Lucas.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sixx fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Meyer manages to avoid it.
Sixx looks to land a left hand but Meyer moved out of range nicely.
Sixx throws a series of punches but Meyer avoids them all with ease.
Meyer seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance.
Sixx looks to land a combination but Meyer avoids it well.
Meyer moves into the clinch.
Our sources have told us that Meyer has been working on his knees in the buildup to the fight.
Meyer looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Sixx can't break the clinch.
Sixx tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Meyer avoids it.
Meyer pushes off an throws an elbow but Sixx leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Meyer breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Sixx misses with a low kick as Meyer jumps back.
A slow jab from Sixx misses its intended target.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sixx connects with a right hand. Meyer shakes it off.
Sixx connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Meyer fails with the takedown.
Vinnie Sixx seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Sixx scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sixx feints a jab promting Meyer to slip. Sixx then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Meyer slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Meyer shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Sixx but Sixx pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Sixx avoids a kick to the body.
Sixx has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
Sixx moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Sixx cracks Meyer with a good jab.
Meyer ducks under a wild hook from Sixx.
Sixx looks to land a right hand but Meyer moved out of range.
A nice combination there by Sixx.
Meyer shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Sixx but Sixx pushes him off and we're back to square one.
It seemed like Sixx was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Oscar Meyer. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Meyer drops his hands momentarily and Sixx takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Vinnie Sixx is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Sixx will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Sixx misses with a left hand
and Meyer counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Meyer tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Sixx manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Nice shot by Sixx.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sixx misses with a series of wild punches.
Sixx misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Sixx cracks Meyer with a right hand to the side of the head.
Meyer takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Meyer tries for a takedown but Sixx sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Meyer wants to clinch up but Sixx keeps it at a distance.
A right-left combo lands from Sixx.
Sloppy strikes from Meyer. Those never looked like landing.
Meyer walks into a jab.
Sixx fails to land with a series of punches.
Sixx throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Meyer connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Sixx's hands.
It looks like Vinnie Sixx has been cut.
Sixx might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
No luck for Meyer with that takedown attempt.
A jab from Sixx misses.
Meyer avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Meyer doesn't manage to clinch there - Sixx circles away.
Meyer dodges the punch combination from Sixx.
A swing and a miss from Sixx.
Meyer seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
Sixx moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Sixx lands a jab-cross combination.
Nice cross by Sixx.
Meyer looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Sixx misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Sixx moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
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!
Meyer tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
The fighters circling - Sixx throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Meyer avoids a punch combination nicely.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Meyer dodges the punch combination from Sixx.
Meyer defending well as Sixx loads up on a big left hand.
Sixx throws a right and a left that Meyer avoids nicely.
Meyer is looking to clinch but Sixx is avoiding it.
Meyer slips under a jab.
Sixx misses with a looping right.
Meyer slips a jab and a cross from Sixx.
Meyer ducks under a wild hook from Sixx.
Sixx is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Meyer.
Sixx throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Sixx bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
A big right from Sixx misses.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Sixx swinging wildly here.
Sixx throws a nice looking combination but Meyer bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Sixx misses with a looping left.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Vinnie Sixx dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Vinnie Sixx's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Meyer takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Meyer lands a slapping body shot.
Meyer showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Sixx.
Meyer throws a nice outside leg kick.
Meyer scores with a hook to the body. Sixx takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Sixx looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Sixx has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Sixx throws a jab but it's blocked by Meyer.
Sixx throws a right and a left that Meyer avoids nicely.
Meyer goes for a double leg but Sixx avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Sixx continues to drive forward.
The step up in weight doesn't seem to be a problem for Sixx. He's performing admirably here against the bigger man.
Meyer misses with a head kick.
Meyer throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Sixx wants to slow Meyer down by chopping away at his legs.
Meyer avoids the body shot from Sixx.
Meyer is looking for a counter combo.
Sixx looks to land a combination but Meyer avoids it well.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A punch combination from Sixx misses.
Vinnie Sixx seems to be getting the better of the standup.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sixx will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Sixx throws a series of punches but Meyer avoids them all with ease.
Meyer tries to counter with a takedown but Sixx is quick to defend against it.
Sixx throws a right and a left that both miss.
Sixx throws a lazy right hand but Meyer sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Sixx misses with a left hand
and Meyer counters with a solid body kick.
Sixx is breathing heavily.
The fight stays on the outside here - Meyer looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Sixx misses with the combination.
A little feinted left hand from Meyer on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Sixx misses with a straight left.
A combination from Sixx does no damage.
Meyer is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
This is turning into a torrid day at the office for Meyer. He's trying desperately to land a takedown but he's failing miserably and getting slapped silly on the feet to compound his misery.
Meyer dodges the punch combination from Sixx.
Meyer tries to counter by clinching up but Sixx breaks away and moves out of range.
Sixx misses the jab.
Meyer feints a jab promting Sixx to slip. Meyer then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Sixx slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Meyer throws a wild body kick that Sixx sees coming a mile off.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sixx throws a jab but it's blocked by Meyer.
Meyer moves into the clinch.
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!
Meyer drops Sixx onto one knee with a big uppercut from the clinch! Sixx is propped up by the cage and works his way back to his feet!
Sixx is rocked!
Meyer breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Sixx is still on wobbly legs! Can Meyer finish him?
Meyer uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Sixx.
Meyer closes the distance and clinches up with Sixx, looking for a takedown. Meyer pushes Sixx against the cage but Sixx circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Sixx misses the shot to the body.
Sixx looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Sixx seems to have recovered his senses.
Sixx throws out a loose jab but Meyer uses good head movement to avoid it.
Sixx looks to land a combination but Meyer avoids it well.
Sixx misses with a two punch combination.
Some wild striking there from Sixx.
Meyer shoots in for a takedown but Sixx shows good takedown defense.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Oscar Meyer. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Sixx scores with a decent looking hook.
A looping hook to the body misses from Sixx. Meyer does a little dance to reset his feet.
Meyer works Sixx's body with a nice hook.
Sixx takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
That has opened up Vinnie Sixx's cut even more.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Meyer misses with a two punch combination.
Sixx throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Meyer closes the distance and clinches.
Sixx pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Sixx throws out a loose jab but Meyer uses good head movement to avoid it.
Sixx throws a series of punches but Meyer avoids them all with ease.
Meyer tries to clinch but Sixx moves out of range.
Sixx wants to land a leg kick but Meyer is out of range.
Sixx connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Meyer blocks a jab.
It appears Meyer was looking to counter with a kick there.
Meyer tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Meyer connects with a superb combination that knocks Sixx out cold! The referee charges across the mat and tackles Meyer before he can land any more shots to the unconscious Sixx!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:51 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Oscar Meyer!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Chong Tay (ranked 3071 p4p, 408 weight class) and Alexey Markov (ranked 4640 p4p, 525 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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223 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
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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
11 - 15 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Chong Tay!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 6 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Alexey Markov!
The judges for this bout are David Schapiro, Steve Montenegro and Russell Pearce.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Markov closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Tay to the mat! Tay manages to get full guard.
Markov slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
Markov trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Markov is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Markov postures up in Tay's guard and throws a big left but Tay blocks it.
Markov is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tay tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Markov looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Markov lands with an overhand left.
Tay looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Tay fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Tay misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Tay moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Markov avoids a kick to the body.
Tay tries to bum rush Markov with a series of wild strikes but Markov uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Markov catches Tay with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Good shot there by Markov.
Tay lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Markov circles away quickly and effectively.
Tay throws a half hearted mid kick.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Tay dodges the punch combination from Markov.
Tay throws a half hearted mid kick.
Markov scores with the left hand. Tay knows he should have avoided that one.
Tay throws a head kick that misses.
Markov is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Tay just misses with a punch to the body.
Markov slips a jab and a cross from Tay.
Tay scores with a one two! Markov had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
It looks like Alexey Markov has been cut.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A nice inside leg kick there by Markov. That's going to slow Tay down.
Some wild striking there from Tay.
Markov lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Nice straight punches there by Markov. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Markov.
Tay misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Tay throws a shot from downtown. Markov moves away and avoids it.
Tay closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Markov throws a one two combo.
Nice uppercut there from Markov.
Markov throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Markov dives in and scores a takedown into Tay's guard.
Tay can't keep his opponent in guard - Markov advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Tay might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Markov performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
Markov wants to pass the guard but Tay is defending well.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Markov is figuring out what he wants to do next.
Markov is trying to work for a kimura but Tay is defending well.
Markov is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Tay defends it well.
Markov is controlling the pace.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Markov's corner are shouting for him to control the position and he seems happy to oblige.
Markov looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Markov keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
Markov wants to work for an arm triangle but Tay is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Nice strikes from Markov there.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Alexey Markov dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Alexey Markov's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Tay moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Tay throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Tay fails to land with a series of punches.
Tay throws a sloppy head kick and Markov moves out of range easily.
Markov bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Tay tries to work over Markov's front leg with a kick but Markov checks it.
Tay is really turning it up, unleashing another crisp combination which drops Markov like a ton of bricks! The referee dives in to stop the fight, saving Markov from another fist facial!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:22 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Chong Tay!
Chong Tay was full of energy after the big win and talked about how he thinks he can do big things in this sport. The crowd were appreciative of his determination to succeed.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Junior Iron (ranked 2542 p4p, 302 weight class) and Elliot Rockwell (ranked 2502 p4p, 297 weight class). Elliot Rockwell is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples.
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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
10 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Junior Iron!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 4 - 0, fighting out of New York, Elliot Rockwell !
The judges for this bout are Columbo Gatti, Lou da Vinci and David Schapiro.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rockwell drops his hands momentarily and Iron takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Iron tries a low kick but Rockwell avoids it.
A looping hook to the body misses from Rockwell . Iron does a little dance to reset his feet.
A looping hook to the body misses from Iron. Rockwell does a little dance to reset his feet.
A punch lands to the side of Iron 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Iron lands a really nice looking cross but Rockwell seems unphased.
A nice leg kick lands there from Iron.
Iron ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Rockwell moves away.
Rockwell throws a head kick but Iron moves out of range.
Iron fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Rockwell has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Iron blocks a jab.
Iron ducks under a wild hook from Rockwell .
Rockwell throws a hook to the side of Iron's head but Iron sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Rockwell takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Iron blocks a head kick by Rockwell .
Iron was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Rockwell scores with a hook.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Rockwell throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Iron ducks under a wild hook from Rockwell .
Rockwell misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Iron.
Rockwell throws a jab but it's blocked by Iron.
Rockwell throws a nice head kick!
Rockwell has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Rockwell there as he acknowledges the shot.
Iron scores with a jab to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rockwell lands a nice looking body shot.
Iron scores with a leg kick.
Left hook, right uppercut from Iron.
Rockwell misses with a looping left.
Iron seems to be moving with more speed, compared to his last bout. He must have been working on that in the gym.
Iron slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Rockwell avoids the body shot from Iron.
Iron looks to land a combination. Rockwell sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
A swing and a miss from Rockwell .
Rockwell takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Iron moves away from the strike by Rockwell .
This has been an exciting period of action!
Iron throws a series of strikes that have Rockwell backpedaling.
Iron throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Rockwell .
Iron throws a leg kick
letting Rockwell counter with a right hand.
Rockwell lands a nice looking kick to the body. Iron takes a step back to recover.
Iron throws the kick towards the body but Rockwell avoids it.
Rockwell throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Rockwell scores with a sloppy right hand. Iron should have avoided that one.
Iron is rocked!
Rockwell throws a powerful right kick. Iron tried to block low but the kick was high! Iron was taken right off of his feet! Rockwell jumps in to finish the job and the ref tackles him! The fight is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:57 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Elliot Rockwell !
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Gilberto Chamba (ranked 2702 p4p, 316 weight class) and Reginald Forbes (ranked 2724 p4p, 318 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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257 lbs
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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
8 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Gilberto Chamba!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 4 - 0, fighting out of New York, Reginald Forbes!
The judges for this bout are Bruno Lombardi, John Kavanagh and John Roberts.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Chamba throws a jab but it's blocked by Forbes.
A jab from Forbes misses.
Gilberto Chamba seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Chamba avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Chamba goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Chamba with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Forbes to score with a decent uppercut.
Chamba lands a right hook to the body.
Chamba punishes Forbes's body with a nice straight punch.
Chamba throws a nice outside leg kick.
Forbes instigates a clinch.
Forbes taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Forbes blocks an elbow strike from Chamba.
With the fighters up against the cage, Chamba throws an elbow but misses.
Forbes blocks an elbow strike.
Chamba working aggressively here.
Forbes tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Chamba swings away with an uppercut that misses.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Chamba.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A right hook to the body lands for Forbes.
Chamba lands an elbow that stopped Forbes in his tracks for a moment.
Forbes lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Forbes swings wildly with an uppercut but Chamba uses good head movement to avoid it.
Forbes lands an uppercut.
Forbes misses with a hook from the clinch.
Forbes avoids a wild elbow strike from Chamba.
Chamba scores with a shot to the side of Forbes's head.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Chamba.
It looks like Reginald Forbes has been cut.
Chamba creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Forbes's defenses.
Forbes has a couple of punches blocked by Chamba.
Forbes misses with a hook from the clinch.
A head punch on the inside from Forbes fails to land.
Chamba misses with an elbow over the top.
Forbes tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Forbes swings away with an uppercut that misses.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Forbes has a couple of punches blocked by Chamba.
Chamba blocks an uppercut.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Forbes misses with a punch on the inside.
Forbes scores with a shot to the side of Chamba's head.
Forbes misses with the head strike.
Forbes goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Forbes misses with some punches.
Forbes cracks Chamba with a nice body shot.
Forbes misses with a hook from the clinch.
Forbes blocks an elbow strike.
Chamba misses with some punches.
Chamba blocks an uppercut.
Chamba lands an elbow inside.
Forbes struggles to land a body shot inside as Chamba controls his hands.
Chamba has a couple of punches blocked by Forbes.
Forbes misses with a hook from the clinch.
Chamba blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Chamba lands a damaging elbow.
Chamba lands an elbow that stopped Forbes in his tracks for a moment.
Chamba tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Chamba misses with the head strike.
A short right from Forbes on the inside.
Forbes stalling the fight.
Chamba tries to throw a body punch but Forbes avoids it by throwing Chamba back against the cage.
Chamba digs a right hand underneath Forbes's ribcage. Forbes let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Forbes tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Forbes lands a body punch.
Forbes has a couple of punches blocked by Chamba.
Chamba blocking some punches.
Forbes tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Chamba's elbow.
Forbes misses with the head strike.
Forbes goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Forbes blocks the elbow strike.
Chamba misses with a short punch on the inside.
Forbes blocks an uppercut.
With the fighters up against the cage, Chamba throws an elbow but misses.
Chamba misses with a body punch.
Forbes working aggressively here.
Forbes lands an uppercut.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Forbes lands a hook that snaps the head of Chamba backwards.
A shot in the inside from Chamba.
Chamba working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Chamba doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Chamba lands a left hand that snaps the head of Forbes backwards.
Forbes avoids the elbow strike from Chamba, against the cage.
Forbes misses with a hook from the clinch.
Forbes struggles to land a body shot inside as Chamba controls his hands.
Forbes misses with a body punch.
A short right from Chamba.
Forbes misses with a punch on the inside.
Forbes lands a shot to the body.
Forbes avoids a wild elbow strike from Chamba.
Forbes tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Forbes cracks Chamba with a nice body shot.
Chamba misses with a hook to the ribs.
Forbes misses with a punch on the inside.
Forbes throws a punch but it's blocked by Chamba.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Reginald Forbes will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Reginald Forbes's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Chamba tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Forbes manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Gilberto Chamba has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Chamba thows a left - swing and a miss!
Chamba displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Forbes throws out the jab.
Chamba tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Forbes was well out of range. Poor timing from Chamba.
Chamba scores with a punch to the head.
We are yet to see a takedown attempt from Forbes in the fight. On paper you would think he is the more dominant ground fighter so let's see if these unusual tactics pay off.
Chamba misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Chamba throws a poor cross that misses
and Forbes counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
It looks like Gilberto Chamba has been cut.
We've been told by Chamba's head coaches at House of 1000 Corpses that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Chamba takes one on the button.
Chamba throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Forbes throws out a counter right but Chamba avoids it with no problem.
Forbes looks to score with a jab to the body but Chamba is just out of range.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Chamba lands a nice shot that snaps Forbes's head back.
Chamba lands a jab.
Chamba lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Forbes misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Chamba.
Chamba takes one to the chin there.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Chamba.
Chamba fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Forbes checks it well.
Chamba misses with a body shot.
Forbes keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Chamba misses the jab.
Forbes shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Chamba eats them both and turns towards Forbes to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Chamba scores with a head kick.
Chamba dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Forbes. That did some damage!
Forbes bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Chamba's head.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Chamba wants to clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Chamba defending well as Forbes loads up on a big left hand.
Chamba throws a low kick, looking for Forbes's leg but Forbes calmly moves out of range.
Forbes throws a big shot that misses.
Chamba fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Forbes, pushing him back against the cage.
Chamba gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Forbes avoids a wild elbow strike from Chamba.
Forbes tries a body shot but Chamba blocks it.
Reginald Forbes seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
A nice left hand lands by Chamba.
Chamba blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Chamba blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Chamba throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Chamba tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Forbes tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Forbes scores with a nice hook to the head.
Chamba gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Forbes avoids the elbow strike from Chamba, against the cage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Chamba pushes Forbes back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Chamba lands a shoulder strike.
A head punch on the inside from Chamba fails to land.
Chamba blocks an uppercut.
Chamba pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Forbes tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Chamba's elbow.
A right hand to the body from Forbes.
Forbes throws a punch but it's blocked by Chamba.
Forbes lands with a short shot to the head.
Forbes blocks the elbow strike.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Chamba.
Chamba throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Forbes scores with a nice hook to the head.
Still in the clinch, Forbes scores with a nice short uppercut.
Forbes holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Chamba misses with some punches.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Forbes misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Forbes goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Chamba lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Forbes swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Forbes softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Gilberto Chamba's cut is getting worse.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Chamba.
Forbes scores with a nice hook to the head.
Chamba fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Forbes blocks an elbow strike.
Forbes doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Forbes lands with a right to the head.
Chamba misses with a body punch.
Chamba misses with the head strike.
Forbes tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Chamba's elbow.
Forbes misses with a punch to the body.
Forbes gets through Chamba's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
A short body shot lands from Forbes as the two fighters clinch.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Forbes lands with a light punch inside.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Reginald Forbes will probably get the nod - 10:9.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
A shot to the liver by Chamba. Beautiful body shot.
Forbes uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Chamba throws a head kick that misses
and Forbes makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Forbes wants to clinch up but Chamba keeps it at a distance.
Forbes swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Chamba counters with a series of strikes. Forbes will be more careful next time no doubt.
Chamba takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Chamba is looking to clinch but Forbes is avoiding it.
Forbes sizes up Chamba with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Chamba throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Chamba throws a push kick but Forbes slaps the foot to one side.
Forbes misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Forbes lands a nice looking body shot.
Forbes misses with a straight left.
Chamba fires out a quick counter leg kick but Forbes just manages to avoid it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Forbes throws a shot from downtown. Chamba moves away and avoids it.
Forbes scores with a nice right hand.
Chamba tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Chamba throws a head kick but Forbes moves out of range.
Chamba scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Chamba misses with a lunging right hand
and Chamba takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Forbes misses the shot to the body.
Chamba tries to keep at a distance but Forbes has taken the fight into the clinch.
Forbes struggles to land a body shot inside as Chamba controls his hands.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Forbes.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Forbes.
Forbes scores with an uppercut up the middle.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Forbes.
Forbes takes an elbow to the forehead.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Forbes lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Chamba or not.
Chamba blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Forbes tries to work over Chamba's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Chamba lands a damaging elbow.
Chamba misses with a punch to the body.
Forbes lands with a left to the head.
Gilberto Chamba's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
Forbes scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Chamba creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Forbes's defenses.
Chamba misses with some punches.
Forbes fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Chamba lands an elbow just above Forbes 's eye.
Chamba creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Forbes's defenses.
Chamba scores with a shot to the side of Forbes's head.
Forbes throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Chambas head.
Forbes lands with a light punch inside.
Forbes misses with a body punch.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Forbes creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A right hand to the body from Chamba.
Forbes avoids the elbow strike from Chamba, against the cage.
Chamba throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Chamba lands a damaging elbow.
Forbes throws a punch but it's blocked by Chamba.
Chamba lands a nice uppercut.
Chamba tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Forbes misses with a punch on the inside.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Chamba.
Reginald Forbes is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Forbes working aggressively here.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Chamba just misses with a elbow thrown towards Forbes's brow.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Forbes.
Forbes blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Chamba blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
A short right from Chamba.
Forbes dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Forbes working aggressively here.
Forbes works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Forbes lands a hook that snaps the head of Chamba backwards.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Chamba misses with a punch on the inside.
Chamba looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Chamba tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Forbes.
Chamba throws an elbow but it's blocked.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Forbes.
Forbes misses with the head strike.
Chamba doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Forbes blocks an uppercut.
A short left from Chamba.
Chamba creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Chamba misses with a punch on the inside.
Chamba comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Reginald Forbes.
I've got Forbes winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Bruno Lombardi scores the fight 27:30
Judge John Kavanagh scores the fight 29:29
Judge John Roberts scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by majority decision... Reginald Forbes!
Reginald Forbes decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Hen Nessy (ranked 1651 p4p, 256 weight class) and Joe Average (ranked 2108 p4p, 306 weight class). On his way into the cage it seems that Hen Nessy has been attacked by a crazed fan! It looks like it might have been the just bleed guy! Luckily Hen Nessy seems to be OK! I thought that lunatic was in prison!?
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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
7 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Hen Nessy!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Joe Average!
The judges for this bout are Russell Pearce, Alyssa Summers and Franklyn Lucas.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nessy has his takedown stuffed
and Average counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Nessy cracks a nice hook into Average's ribs.
Nessy walks straight into a right hand from Average - that's dropped him! Average jumps into mount and starts pounding away - can he finish?! More strikes go undefended and the referee has to dive in to save Nessy from any more punishment! Nessy complains about the stoppage but falls over as he tries to stand back up, so it was clearly a good stoppage.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:18 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Joe Average!
Joe Average thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Joe Foreman (ranked 1474 p4p, 187 weight class) and Anthony Griffith (ranked 1463 p4p, 184 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
10 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Joe Foreman !
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
12 - 7 - 0, fighting out of New York, Anthony Griffith!
The judges for this bout are Eddie Farnsworth, Anthony Taglia and Columbo Gatti.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Good exchange - Foreman coming out on top.
Foreman sends Griffith crashing to the mat with a devastating uppercut! Foreman is motioning to the referee to let Griffith up. He wants to try and finish this one on the feet!
Griffith is rocked!
It looks like Anthony Griffith has been cut.
Foreman cracks Griffith with a brutal left hook that knocks him out cold! This one is over in a flash! Game over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:10 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Joe Foreman !
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ture Torped (ranked 1221 p4p, 188 weight class) and General Snus (ranked 1520 p4p, 229 weight class). Torped comes to the cage accompanied by Das boot - Movie soundtrack. Both fighters really staring each other down here, as General Snus enters the cage!
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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
8 - 2 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Ture Torped!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, General Snus!
The judges for this bout are Jonathan Paton, Columbo Gatti and Alyssa Summers.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Snus throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Snus fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Torped avoids it really well and circles away.
Snus throws a combination that misses
and Torped counters with a series of strikes that sends Snus to the canvas! Torped follows down into guard, looking to finish the fight!
Snus is rocked!
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Snus kicks Torped off and gets to his feet.
Snus throws a combination that misses
and Torped counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Snus thuds a left hand into Torped's body.
Snus looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
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!
Torped lands with a good body shot.
Torped scores with a decent looking hook.
Torped connects with a nice looking jab.
Snus is still on wobbly legs! Can Torped finish him?
Torped fires a straight punch through the middle that cracks Snus square on the jaw! Damn, Snus is out cold on his feet and topples face first to the canvas! Wow, I haven't seen a knockout that brutal in a long time!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:05 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Ture Torped!
A very excited looking Ture Torped 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.
In defeat, General Snus stepped up to the mic, saying 'Kill or be killed ....No boring fights! I want to thank my manager for not giving up on my slow learning azz ..'.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Mike Megaton (ranked 428 p4p, 70 weight class) and Carl Moore (ranked 790 p4p, 126 weight class). Moore is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Sad Man's Tongue by Volbeat. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
20 - 9 - 0, fighting out of London, Mike Megaton!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Carl Moore!
The judges for this bout are Bruno Lombardi, John Kavanagh and Chad Campbell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Moore feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
Moore tries to free his leg and advance position but Megaton is retaining full guard.
Moore postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Moore pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Megaton is keeping the position for now.
Megaton is pulling down on Moore's head. It's preventing any offense from Moore, at least for the moment.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Moore trying to control the position from guard on top but Megaton is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Moore has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Moore looking to pass the guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Moore wants to control from the top but Megaton keeps moving.
Moore trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Megaton has control of Moore's left arm, preventing Moore from doing any damage.
Moore missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Megaton keeping moving, preventing Moore from controlling successfully.
Megaton preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Moore being controlled here momentarily.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Moore throws a chopping leg kick but Megaton manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Megaton is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Moore 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.
Megaton moves forwards but Moore connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Moore misses with a takedown attempt
and Megaton counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Moore throws an off balance right hand
and Megaton counters with a thumping low kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Moore shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Megaton napping and manages to drive through into side control!
Moore is trying to move to mount but Megaton reverses beautifully and ends up in Moore's guard.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Moore looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Moore looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Moore working away from the bottom but not quite defensive enough there because Megaton has passed into half guard!
It looks like Megaton is going to stand back up.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Moore wants to improve his position but Megaton is controlling well.
Moore moves into full guard.
Moore looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Moore has a butterfly guard looking to sweep but Megaton has passed into side control.
Moore tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Megaton wants to lay and pray for a moment but Moore keeps working.
Moore is looking for a sweep.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Moore tries to control but Megaton manages to take his back.
You can see the frustration on Moore's face… He knows he is in trouble unless he improves his position sooner rather than later.
Moore is still trying to improve position.
Megaton slows the pace down here. Having a little breather whilst he's in a dominant position, looking to rest and regain some energy, ready to go for the finish.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Moore is trying to break free.
Moore is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Megaton controlling from the back.
Moore is in bad spot here.
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 Mike Megaton will probably get the nod.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Megaton looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Megaton tries to land a leg kick but Moore saw it coming and moves away.
Moore waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Megaton.
Megaton feinted there with a counter leg kick.
Moore misses with a takedown
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Megaton tried to score with a low kick but Moore checks it.
Megaton throws a looping overhand right but Moore ducks down to avoid it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Moore decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Megaton manages to get to full guard.
Megaton keeping full guard, as Moore tries to pass.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Moore stands and throws Megaton's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Moore sitting in side control, looking to soften his opponent up with elbows and hammerfists but Megaton is avoiding damage well and looking to escape the position.
Megaton tries to bench press Moore off him but Moore keeps the position.
Sloppy strikes there by Moore.
Moore tries to advance to mount but Megaton denies him.
Moore misses with a strike but at least he's keeping busy, looking to cause some damage - that will still help him when it comes to the judges scorecards.
Moore trying to control the position but Megaton is working away.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Moore works to advance to full mount. Megaton defends for a few seconds but eventually he succumbs.
Moore raining down shots from the mount!
Moore with good strikes from the mount here!
Poor strikes thrown by Moore there. More accuracy and less frantic strikes would help!
Poor strikes thrown by Moore there. More accuracy and less frantic strikes would help!
Moore breaks from Megaton's wrist control and lands an elbow.
Megaton is in a horrible position here, under a barrage of strikes, he's managing to avoid any damage.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Moore throwing strikes but Megaton uses the opportunity to regain half guard.
Moore is trying to advance to mount but he's lost his balance and Megaton reverses the position - he's now on top in Moore's guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Moore is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Moore is looking to sweep but instead, Megaton has passed into half guard.
Carl Moore has got the better of the ground game so far.
The fighters are battling for position here. Moore manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Megaton postures up.
Moore wants to improve his position but instead Megaton has moved into half guard.
Moore has a hand on Megaton's thigh, trying to get back to full guard. Megaton takes advantage of the position though and mounts him!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Moore is looking to improve his position but Megaton isn't that keen on the idea.
Megaton sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Megaton continues to stall.
Moore keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Carl Moore will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!
Moore throws a jab but it's blocked by Megaton.
Megaton swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Moore throws a jab when Megaton was well out of range.
Megaton slips under a jab.
Moore looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Moore shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Megaton but Megaton pushes him off and we're back to square one.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A slow jab from Moore misses its intended target.
Megaton swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Megaton waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Moore.
And Moore tries to counter it with a takedown but Megaton pushes his down on his head and steps out.
Moore misses with an uppercut
and Megaton counters with a straight right hand.
Moore misses the shot to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Moore darts in looking for a takedown but Megaton gets double underhooks and turns Moore into the cage.
Mike Megaton has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Carl Moore.
Moore misses the body punch
and Megaton makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Moore connects with a single shot there.
Moore 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.
Moore shoots and misses
and Megaton counters with an inside leg kick.
Megaton misses the jab.
Moore with a jab.
Moore swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Megaton counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Megaton scores with a crisp jab that stopped Moore in his tracks.
Megaton throws a monster overhand right that drops Moore! Megaton follows up with more strikes from mount and the fight is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:05 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Mike Megaton!
An out of breath and clearly excited Mike Megaton thanked WarHorse Fightwear for their help and support (and free stuff they sent him).
Carl Moore spoke after the fight, saying 'No one likes seeing their opponent's hand raised, but that just means that they were the better man today. My team at 3Band MMA and I will break down this match and make the proper changes for my next camp.'.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Tyson Cobb (ranked 557 p4p, 73 weight class) and Maxim Menshikov (ranked 667 p4p, 91 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Cobb might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Redman - Time 4 Sum Aksion. The atmosphere really building for this one as we go 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
13 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Tyson Cobb!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 2 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Maxim Menshikov!
The judges for this bout are Eddie Farnsworth, John Kavanagh and Lou da Vinci.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Cobb fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Menshikov, pushing him back against the cage.
Cobb unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Menshikov's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Cobb gets through Menshikov's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Cobb.
A short right from Menshikov.
Menshikov misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Cobb lands with a right to the head.
Cobb lands a shoulder strike.
Menshikov blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Menshikov tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Cobb misses with a hook from the clinch.
Menshikov lands with a light punch inside.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Menshikov tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Cobb lands a hook to the side of the head.
Our sources have told us that Cobb has been working on his knees in the buildup to the fight.
Cobb lands with a short shot to the head.
Menshikov lands a nice uppercut.
Menshikov managing to block the knees to the body from Cobb.
Cobb blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Menshikov stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Menshikov.
Menshikov tries to throw a body punch but Cobb avoids it by throwing Menshikov back against the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cobb crunches a lovely knee into Menshikov's ribcage.
Cobb tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Menshikov blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Cobb tries to land knees in the clinch but Menshikov avoids the damage to the body.
Menshikov can't find room to land a body shot as Cobb controls the action.
A head punch on the inside from Cobb fails to land.
Cobb putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Menshikov in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Menshikov looks winded!
Cobb tries to land knees in the clinch but Menshikov avoids the damage to the body.
Menshikov blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Knees to the body from Cobb.
Menshikov misses with a hook to the ribs.
Cobb softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Cobb lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Cobb misses with some punches.
Cobb lands an uppercut.
Still in the clinch, Cobb scores with a nice short uppercut.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Cobb softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Menshikov swings wildly with an uppercut but Cobb uses good head movement to avoid it.
Cobb takes a shot to the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Menshikov throws a punch but it's blocked by Cobb.
Menshikov swings wildly with an uppercut but Cobb uses good head movement to avoid it.
Cobb keeps control of Menshikov as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Menshikov.
Cobb lands with a short shot to the head.
Cobb pushes Menshikov back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Menshikov is trying to break free.
A shot in the inside from Cobb.
Cobb trying to land knees to the body.
Cobb lands a knee to the body.
Cobb tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Menshikov avoids it.
Menshikov blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Cobb lands a good knee to the midsection. Menshikov won't want to take too many of those.
Cobb missing with knees to the body.
Cobb crunches a lovely knee into Menshikov's ribcage.
Cobb putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Menshikov in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Cobb gets through Menshikov's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Cobb landing knees to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cobb lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Menshikov backwards.
Cobb throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Menshikovs head.
Cobb misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Menshikov.
Cobb tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Menshikov avoids it.
Menshikov on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Cobb has Menshikov pressed against the cage, preventing Menshikov from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Menshikov is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Knees to the body from Cobb.
Cobb lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Cobb lands a nice uppercut.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Cobb.
Cobb is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Menshikov is defending well for now.
Knees in the clinch landing for Cobb.
Menshikov on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Cobb scores with a shot to the side of Menshikov's head.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Cobb.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Cobb.
Cobb softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Cobb gets through Menshikov's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cobb lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Menshikov backwards.
Menshikov blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Cobb scores a nice knee to the body.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Cobb obliges.
Cobb softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Cobb scores with a shoulder strike.
Menshikov has had enough of the clinch but Cobb keeps him there for the moment.
Cobb lands with a light punch inside.
Cobb softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Menshikov swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Cobb lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Menshikov is rocked!
Cobb lands with a short shot to the head.
Menshikov is still on wobbly legs! Can Cobb finish him?
Cobb floors Menshikov with a big punch on the inside! Menshikov is trying to recover but Cobb dives into side control.
Menshikov tries to get back to his feet but has found himself mounted instead. Damn, that's gotta suck.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Menshikov is trying to reverse the position but instead Cobb has taken his back - oops!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Tyson Cobb dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Cobb moves into the clinch.
Menshikov seems to have recovered his senses.
Cobb swings wildly with an uppercut but Menshikov uses good head movement to avoid it.
Cobb blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Menshikov fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Menshikov.
Menshikov blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Menshikov blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Cobb scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Tyson Cobb has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Menshikov blocking some punches.
Cobb misses with some punches.
Cobb misses with a short punch on the inside.
Cobb tries to land knees in the clinch but Menshikov avoids the damage to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Cobb unloads a knee to the mid-section. Menshikov lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
The referee calls for Menshikov to work.
Cobb scores a nice knee to the body.
Cobb scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Menshikov is breathing heavily.
Menshikov blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Cobb obliges.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cobb lands with a left to the head.
Knees in the clinch landing for Cobb.
Cobb lands with a short shot to the head.
Cobb using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Cobb is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Cobb tries to land knees in the clinch but Menshikov avoids the damage to the body.
Menshikov managing to block the knees to the body from Cobb.
Cobb lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Menshikov avoiding damage as Cobb throws knees to the body.
Menshikov wants to break the clinch but can't.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Cobb.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Cobb.
Cobb lands a knee to the body.
Cobb using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Cobb gets through Menshikov's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Cobb lands a nice knee to the body.
Cobb throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Menshikovs head.
Menshikov avoiding damage as Cobb throws knees to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A short right from Cobb on the inside.
A short right from Cobb on the inside.
Menshikov blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Menshikov managing to block the knees to the body from Cobb.
Cobb tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Menshikov avoids it.
Cobb gets through Menshikov's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Cobb misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Menshikov.
Menshikov on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Menshikov can't break the clinch.
Cobb lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Cobb creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Cobb softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Cobb missing with knees to the body.
Cobb lands a good knee to the midsection. Menshikov won't want to take too many of those.
Cobb lands a knee to the body.
Cobb misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Menshikov.
Cobb working Menshikov over with knees to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cobb trying to land knees to the body.
Still in the clinch, Cobb scores with a nice short uppercut.
Cobb tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Menshikov avoids it.
Menshikov lands a shoulder strike.
Menshikov is leaning against Cobb and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Cobb is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Menshikov can do to turn this around?
Menshikov managing to block the knees to the body from Cobb.
Cobb lands a nice knee to the body.
Cobb is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Menshikov is defending well for now.
Cobb tries to land knees in the clinch but Menshikov avoids the damage to the body.
Menshikov working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Cobb is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Menshikov is defending well for now.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Cobb as Menshikov tries to tie him up.
Cobb landing knees to the body.
Cobb utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Cobb trying to land knees to the body.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Cobb obliges.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cobb lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Menshikov swings wildly with an uppercut but Cobb uses good head movement to avoid it.
Menshikov working aggressively here.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Cobb.
Cobb missing with knees to the body.
Cobb missing with knees to the body.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Cobb.
Menshikov working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Menshikov swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Cobb scores with a shot to the side of Menshikov's head.
Cobb blocking some punches.
Cobb throws a punch but it's blocked by Menshikov.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Menshikov wants to break free but Cobb has control.
Cobb lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Menshikov managing to block the knees to the body from Cobb.
Cobb trying to land knees to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Tyson Cobb dominated that second round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!
Menshikov swats away the attempt to clinch by Cobb.
Menshikov connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Cobb fails in his attempt to clinch.
Cobb fails in his attempt to clinch.
Menshikov 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.
It looks like Tyson Cobb has been cut.
Cobb moves into the clinch.
Menshikov managing to block the knees to the body from Cobb.
Menshikov looking to slow down the pace here.
Menshikov wants to get back to striking at distance but Cobb won't allow it.
Menshikov's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Menshikov on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Cobb missing with knees to the body.
Menshikov blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Menshikov misses with a hook to the ribs.
Menshikov is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Menshikov is looking to control Cobb's arms but Cobb gets an underhook and turns him. Now Menshikov has his back to the cage.
A right hand to the body from Menshikov.
Menshikov is looking to break free of the clinch but Cobb has double underhooks.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Cobb trying to land knees to the body.
Menshikov lands a nice uppercut.
A head punch on the inside from Cobb fails to land.
Menshikov working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Menshikov lands a left hand that snaps the head of Cobb backwards.
Menshikov managing to block the knees to the body from Cobb.
Cobb throws a head punch that misses.
Menshikov lands a hook to the side of the head.
Cobb working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Menshikov is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Menshikov misses with a short punch on the inside.
A nice right hand lands inside from Menshikov.
Cobb fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Cobb tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Menshikov avoids it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Cobb.
Menshikov tries a body shot but Cobb blocks it.
Cobb misses with a hook from the clinch.
Cobb trying to land knees to the body.
Menshikov wants to break free but Cobb has control.
Menshikov tries to circle away but Cobb has him pinned against the cage.
Cobb lands with a short shot to the head.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Menshikov breaks from the clinch.
Cobb slips under a jab.
Cobb tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Menshikov dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Menshikov bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Cobb's head backwards.
Cobb tries to clinch there but Menshikov circles away.
Cobb closes the distance but Menshikov moves to the side
and Menshikov cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Menshikov swats away the attempt to clinch by Cobb.
Menshikov scores with a nice right hand.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Menshikov fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Cobb tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Menshikov looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Cobb tries to clinch there but Menshikov circles away.
Menshikov lands with a straight right. Cobb didn't see that one coming.
Cobb wants to clinch up but Menshikov keeps it at a distance.
Menshikov swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Cobb fails in his attempt to clinch.
Menshikov cracks Cobb with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Maxim Menshikov has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Cobb tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Menshikov paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Cobb doesn't manage to clinch there - Menshikov circles away.
Cobb tries to clinch but Menshikov moves out of range.
Cobb tries to clinch up but Menshikov circles away and keeps his distance.
Maxim Menshikov seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Menshikov cracks Cobb with a right hand to the side of the head.
Cobb closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Cobb makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Cobb is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Menshikov is trying to break the clinch but Cobb is controlling him.
Cobb tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Menshikov avoids it.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Menshikov misses with some punches.
Menshikov on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Cobb lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Menshikov backwards.
Menshikov blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
A frustrated look appears on Menshikov's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Cobb has a couple of punches blocked by Menshikov.
Menshikov tries to circle away but Cobb has him pinned against the cage.
Tyson Cobb is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Menshikov blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Menshikov tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Menshikov has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Cobb landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Cobb lands a right hand that snaps the head of Menshikov backwards.
Cobb lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Menshikov backwards.
Cobb misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Menshikov.
Menshikov blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Menshikov throws a punch but it's blocked by Cobb.
Menshikov managing to block the knees to the body from Cobb.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Maxim Menshikov.
I think Cobb 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 Eddie Farnsworth scores the fight 29:28
Judge John Kavanagh scores the fight 29:28
Judge Lou da Vinci scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Tyson Cobb!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Chris Steve (ranked 8 p4p, 2 weight class) and Avraam Papadopoulos (ranked 115 p4p, 20 weight class). Both fighters really staring each other down here, as Avraam Papadopoulos enters the cage!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the welterweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
25 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Chris Steve!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
13 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Avraam Papadopoulos!
The judges for this bout are Chad Campbell, Reed Andrews and Lou da Vinci.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Papadopoulos circles away from the clinch attempt.
A nice side step and Papadopoulos releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
A looping hook to the body misses from Steve. Papadopoulos does a little dance to reset his feet.
Steve throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Papadopoulos sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Steve tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Papadopoulos counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Steve thinking.
Steve is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Papadopoulos! But no joy.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Steve tries to clinch up but Papadopoulos circles away and keeps his distance.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Papadopoulos! But no joy.
Steve lands a lovely overhand right.
Steve misses with a body shot.
It seemed like Papadopoulos was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Steve throws a body punch but Papadopoulos moves out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Steve misses the shot to the body.
Papadopoulos swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Steve rushes Papadopoulos and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Steve swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Steve throws a head punch that misses.
Papadopoulos doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Steve lands a shot to the body.
Steve misses with a short punch on the inside.
Papadopoulos blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Papadopoulos tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Steve's elbow.
Still in the clinch, Steve scores with a nice short uppercut.
Steve lands with a short shot to the head.
Steve working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Steve has a couple of punches blocked by Papadopoulos.
Steve tries a body shot but Papadopoulos blocks it.
Papadopoulos manages to break the clinch.
Chris Steve seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Steve rushes Papadopoulos and presses him up against the cage.
Papadopoulos misses with a body punch.
Steve prevents a body shot from Papadopoulos.
Papadopoulos lands a left hand that snaps the head of Steve backwards.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Steve works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Papadopoulos swings wildly with an uppercut but Steve uses good head movement to avoid it.
Steve tries a body shot but Papadopoulos blocks it.
Steve tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Papadopoulos's elbow.
Steve tries a body shot but Papadopoulos blocks it.
Papadopoulos tries a body shot but Steve blocks it.
Steve presses Papadopoulos against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Steve lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Papadopoulos goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Papadopoulos goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Papadopoulos is trying to break free.
Steve tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Steve fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Papadopoulos misses with a punch to the body.
Papadopoulos scores with a shot to the side of Steve's head.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Steve.
Papadopoulos misses with some punches.
Steve misses with a punch on the inside.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Steve.
Steve misses with a hook from the clinch.
Steve doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Papadopoulos struggles to land a body shot inside as Steve controls his hands.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Papadopoulos breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Steve tries to clinch up but Papadopoulos circles away and keeps his distance.
Steve scores with a decent looking hook.
Steve swings widly with a right hand
and Papadopoulos counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Steve ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Steve throws a poor cross that misses
and Papadopoulos counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
It looks like Chris Steve has been cut.
We've been told by Steve's head coaches at Captain Turturro`s Pirate Ship that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Papadopoulos gets tackled into the cage by Steve. Steve maintains the clinch.
Steve lands an uppercut.
Papadopoulos tries to throw a body punch but Steve avoids it by throwing Papadopoulos back against the cage.
Steve tries to throw a body punch but Papadopoulos avoids it by throwing Steve back against the cage.
Papadopoulos tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Papadopoulos misses with a punch to the body.
Steve misses with some punches.
Papadopoulos blocks a body shot from Steve.
Papadopoulos blocks a body shot from Steve.
Steve scores with an uppercut up the middle.
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!
Papadopoulos tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Papadopoulos scores with a hook to the body.
Steve doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Steve fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Steve misses with some punches.
Steve misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Steve scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Papadopoulos has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Steve seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Papadopoulos can turn it around.
Papadopoulos lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Steve backwards.
Papadopoulos tries to throw a body punch but Steve avoids it by throwing Papadopoulos back against the cage.
Steve lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Papadopoulos or not.
Papadopoulos doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Steve lands a hook that snaps the head of Papadopoulos backwards.
A shot in the inside from Steve.
Papadopoulos's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
A quick uppercut on the inside from Steve.
Papadopoulos blocks an uppercut.
Steve lands a hook to the side of the head.
Steve lands a left hand that snaps the head of Papadopoulos backwards.
A right hook to the body lands for Papadopoulos.
Papadopoulos presses Steve against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
A head punch on the inside from Steve fails to land.
Nice body punch from Steve.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Chris Steve dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Chris Steve's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
A telegraphed right hand from Papadopoulos misses the target.
Steve clinches up with Papadopoulos and pushes him back against the cage.
Papadopoulos gets through Steve's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Papadopoulos.
Papadopoulos lands a left hand that snaps the head of Steve backwards.
A right hand to the body from Papadopoulos.
Steve misses with some punches.
Chris Steve has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Papadopoulos misses with a hook to the ribs.
Steve misses with some punches.
Papadopoulos throws a punch but it's blocked by Steve.
Steve doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Nice body punch from Papadopoulos - that landed with a thud.
A short uppercut from Steve.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Steve misses with some punches.
Papadopoulos misses with a body punch.
Papadopoulos tries a body shot but Steve blocks it.
A shot in the inside from Papadopoulos.
Steve misses with some punches.
Steve lands a right hand.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Papadopoulos working aggressively here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Steve digs a right hand into Papadopoulos's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Papadopoulos's gas tank.
Steve is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Papadopoulos can do to turn this around?
Steve misses with a punch to the body.
A shot in the inside from Steve.
A nice left hand lands by Steve.
Nice body punch from Steve.
Papadopoulos is breathing heavily.
Steve lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Papadopoulos backwards.
Papadopoulos misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Steve softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Papadopoulos tries to throw a body punch but Steve avoids it by throwing Papadopoulos back against the cage.
Steve pushes Papadopoulos back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Steve lands with a short shot to the head.
Papadopoulos misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Steve has a couple of punches blocked by Papadopoulos.
Steve lands a shot to the body.
Steve can't find room to land a body shot as Papadopoulos controls the action.
Steve throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Steve lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Papadopoulos backwards.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Steve lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Papadopoulos.
Steve tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Steve lands a left hand.
Papadopoulos tries to throw a body punch but Steve avoids it by throwing Papadopoulos back against the cage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A short uppercut from Steve.
Steve scores with a shoulder strike.
Steve tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Papadopoulos's elbow.
Steve throws a punch but it's blocked by Papadopoulos.
A short right from Steve.
Papadopoulos misses with a short punch on the inside.
Steve tries a body shot but Papadopoulos blocks it.
Papadopoulos misses with a punch to the body.
Papadopoulos scores with a shoulder strike.
A right hand to the body from Steve.
Steve tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Papadopoulos's elbow.
Papadopoulos presses Steve against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Papadopoulos misses with some punches.
Papadopoulos tries to throw a body punch but Steve avoids it by throwing Papadopoulos back against the cage.
Papadopoulos blocks an uppercut.
Steve prevents a body shot from Papadopoulos.
Papadopoulos misses with a punch on the inside.
Nice body punch from Steve - that landed with a thud.
Steve blocking some punches.
Steve blocks an uppercut.
Steve fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A short uppercut from Papadopoulos.
Papadopoulos swings wildly with an uppercut but Steve uses good head movement to avoid it.
Steve working some nice short punches in the clinch.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Steve.
Steve misses with a punch on the inside.
A short left from Steve.
Papadopoulos prevents a body shot from Steve.
Papadopoulos lands a body shot.
Steve misses with the head strike.
Nice body punch from Steve.
Papadopoulos tries a body shot but Steve blocks it.
Papadopoulos misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Steve misses with a punch to the body.
Steve misses with a punch to the body.
Good body shot from Steve.
Steve tries a body shot but Papadopoulos blocks it.
Steve lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Papadopoulos blocks an uppercut.
Papadopoulos misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Papadopoulos struggles to land a body shot inside as Steve controls his hands.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Steve lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A head punch on the inside from Steve fails to land.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Steve.
Papadopoulos misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Steve works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
A nice left hand lands by Papadopoulos.
Nice body punch from Steve.
Papadopoulos misses with a hook to the ribs.
Steve pushes Papadopoulos back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Steve.
Nice body punch from Steve.
Steve misses with a punch to the body.
Steve works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
A right hook to the body lands for Steve.
Steve throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Papadopouloss head.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Steve blocks a body shot from Papadopoulos.
Steve tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Papadopoulos's elbow.
Steve presses Papadopoulos against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Papadopoulos takes a shot to the head.
A hook to the body from Steve.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Chris Steve dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Chris Steve's cut.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Steve misses with a wild body shot.
Papadopoulos swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Steve tries to clinch there but Papadopoulos circles away.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Papadopoulos! But no joy.
Steve scores with a body shot.
Steve wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Steve lands with an overhand left.
Steve works the jab nicely.
Steve slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
It looks like Avraam Papadopoulos has been cut.
Papadopoulos takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Steve bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Steve feints and then winds up with a huge right hand that connects perfectly and sends Papadopoulos sprawling to the canvas! Papadopoulos rolls over backwards and springs off the cage and manages to regain his footing - how acrobatic! Oh, he's still wobbly - can Steve finish him?!
Papadopoulos is rocked!
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!
Steve works Papadopoulos's body with a nice hook.
Papadopoulos is still on wobbly legs! Can Steve finish him?
Steve throws a monster overhand right that drops Papadopoulos! Steve follows up with more strikes from mount and the fight is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:57 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Chris Steve!
Chris Steve retains his welterweight title!
Chris Steve tried to hype himself up post fight but didn't word it too well and it ended up with him sounding like a bit of a tool.
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