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Trash Fights 21(205 structure) PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Suchart Cobb (ranked 2890 p4p, 379 weight class) and Kaspars Petrovs (ranked 5871 p4p, 585 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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205 lbs
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200 lbs
13 - 15 - 0 |
BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
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World class boxer
Good gas tank |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
12 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Suchart Cobb!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
13 - 15 - 0, fighting out of London, Kaspars Petrovs!
The judges for this bout are David Schapiro, Chad Campbell and Dean Styles.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Cobb takes the fight into the clinch.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Petrovs takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Cobb is fighting off a takedown attempt but Petrovs is just too persistent for him and manages to trip Cobb to the mat. Cobb regains guard as soon as the fighters hit the mat.
Petrovs drops back looking for a leg! Cobb is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Cobb manages to kick Petrovs off! Petrovs jumps back into Cobb's guard.
Petrovs pushing down on Cobb's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Petrovs passes to side control.
Petrovs is working for what looks like an arm triangle here. Cobb is trying to escape and Petrovs transitions quickly into an armbar! He's slapped it on tight and Cobb is forced to tap! Nice work there by Petrovs! Very nice indeed!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:46 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Kaspars Petrovs!
An out of breath Kaspars Petrovs thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Keiji Mutou (ranked 1739 p4p, 254 weight class) and Vahan Karamyenyan (ranked 4349 p4p, 499 weight class). Karamyenyan has chosen Bonecrusher - Saw Theme Remix as his entrance music. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards 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
40 - 30 - 2, fighting out of Helsinki, Keiji Mutou!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
25 - 26 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Vahan Karamyenyan!
The judges for this bout are Jonathan Paton, Jorge Garcia and Franklyn Lucas.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mutou takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Karamyenyan just misses with a punch to the body.
Mutou swings for the body but Karamyenyan moves out of range.
Mutou instigates a clinch.
Karamyenyan tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Mutou lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Karamyenyan lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Mutou backwards.
Mutou stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Karamyenyan tries to work over Mutou's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Mutou dodges an elbow strike from Karamyenyan.
Karamyenyan misses with a hook to the ribs.
Mutou dodges an elbow strike from Karamyenyan.
Mutou blocks an elbow strike from Karamyenyan.
Mutou avoids the elbow strike from Karamyenyan, against the cage.
Mutou blocks an uppercut.
Karamyenyan blocks an uppercut.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Mutou.
Karamyenyan misses with an elbow over the top.
Mutou lands on the inside with an uppercut.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Karamyenyan lands a nice elbow.
Mutou jumps guard but Karamyenyan turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Karamyenyan tries a body shot but Mutou blocks it.
Mutou blocks an elbow strike.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Karamyenyan just misses with a elbow thrown towards Mutou's brow.
Mutou tries to break free but Karamyenyan pushes him back against the cage.
Mutou manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Mutou.
Karamyenyan makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Mutou misses with a body punch.
Mutou lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Karamyenyan wants the takedown. Mutou is fighting it off but Karamyenyan persists and manages to bring the fight to the ground, ending up in Mutou's guard against the cage.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Karamyenyan accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Karamyenyan is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Mutou looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Karamyenyan 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.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mutou has control of Karamyenyan's left arm, preventing Karamyenyan from doing any damage.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Karamyenyan throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Mutou is trying to keep Karamyenyan in close.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Karamyenyan stopping the sweep attempt from Mutou.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
Mutou keeps the fight on the outside.
Mutou appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Karamyenyan scores with a jab to the jaw.
Karamyenyan connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Mutou momentarily.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Mutou misses with a double jab.
Mutou swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Karamyenyan is looking for the big counter here.
Mutou looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Karamyenyan shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mutou is not content to let Karamyenyan control the position.
Karamyenyan lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Mutou is in a tricky position. We've heard reports from his gym mates at Holding Cell that he's been drilling escapes, so let's see if he can get back to his feet.
Mutou is looking to improve his position.
Mutou trying to hold on to Karamyenyan's head to control him but Karamyenyan postures up.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Mutou manages to get to full guard.
Karamyenyan looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Karamyenyan throwing strikes from guard but Mutou blocks nicely.
Karamyenyan is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Mutou wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Vahan Karamyenyan dominated that round.
That's time! Mutou's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Karamyenyan uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Mutou.
Mutou moves out of range as Karamyenyan throws a body kick.
Karamyenyan swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Mutou throws a right and a left that Karamyenyan avoids nicely.
Karamyenyan moves forwards but Mutou connects with a nice, crisp jab.
It looks like Vahan Karamyenyan has been cut.
Karamyenyan throws a head kick that misses.
Mutou throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Mutou rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Karamyenyan moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Karamyenyan tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Mutou defends well and Karamyenyan ends up having to push Mutou into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Mutou is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Keiji Mutou is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Mutou lands a nice hook to Karamyenyan's body. Karamyenyan takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Karamyenyan scoring well with a low kick there.
Keiji Mutou is winning the standup battle so far.
Karamyenyan needs to keep his hands up - Mutou had a free shot at his head there.
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!
Mutou jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Karamyenyan tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
Karamyenyan throws a lazy body kick
and Mutou counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Karamyenyan looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Mutou is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Karamyenyan makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Karamyenyan.
Karamyenyan working for a triangle but Mutou defends it easily.
Karamyenyan is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Vahan Karamyenyan has got the better of the ground game so far.
Mutou avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
That's two 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.
Mutou trying to control the position from guard on top but Karamyenyan is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Mutou lands a couple of elbows.
Mutou stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Karamyenyan swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Mutou is in close to Karamyenyan's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Karamyenyan has momentary wrist control but Mutou slips an elbow through the middle.
Mutou is stalling in the full guard.
Mutou postures up.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Karamyenyan keeping moving, preventing Mutou from controlling successfully.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Karamyenyan is on top in guard.
Karamyenyan won't allow Mutou to sweep him here.
Karamyenyan postures up and lands a big shot to Mutou's brow.
Karamyenyan stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Mutou swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Mutou keeping moving, preventing Karamyenyan from controlling successfully.
Mutou not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Karamyenyan wants to control from the top but Mutou keeps moving.
Karamyenyan postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Karamyenyan wants to control from the top but Mutou keeps moving.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
Karamyenyan moves out of range of the strikes.
Mutou keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Mutou scores with a nice head shot.
Karamyenyan takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Keiji Mutou dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Vahan Karamyenyan's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
Mutou throws a hook but Karamyenyan blocks it.
Mutou missing with a left hand there. Karamyenyan was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Mutou misses with a looping right.
Karamyenyan lands a front kick.
Mutou throws a hook to the side of Karamyenyan's head but Karamyenyan sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Mutou throws a shot from downtown. Karamyenyan moves away and avoids it.
Mutou misses with a two punch combination.
Mutou takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Mutou shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Karamyenyan eats them both and turns towards Mutou to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Karamyenyan drops Mutou with a left right combo! Karamyenyan follows him down to the ground into side control.
Mutou 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!
Karamyenyan is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Mutou has escaped the position, nice work there.
Oh Mutou is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Karamyenyan trying to control the action but Mutou is working from the bottom.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Mutou takes a couple of big shots there - the referee warns him that he has to defend himself better.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mutou tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Karamyenyan wants to lay and pray for a moment but Mutou keeps working.
Mutou seems to have got his legs back now.
Mutou is sneaking out the side here. He's bucked Karamyenyan off and has taken his back!
Will Mutou go for the finish here or will he try and keep control of the position?
What can Karamyenyan do to escape this position? He's going to have to figure it out pretty quick if he wants to stay in the fight!
Karamyenyan trying to control the position but Mutou manages to sink in the hooks.
You can see the frustration on Karamyenyan's face… He knows he is in trouble unless he improves his position sooner rather than later.
Mutou trying to control momentarily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mutou is throwing strikes from the back here. Oh that last one was to the back of the head. Mutou gets a warning from the referee. He throws another strike to the back of the head straight away though and the referee has seen enough. He breaks up the two fighters and stands them back up. Mutou gets a real talking to here and is lucky not to get a point deducted. Mutou apologises and we restart here on the feet.
Mutou misses with a series of wild punches.
Karamyenyan tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
Karamyenyan throws a nice outside leg kick.
Mutou takes a swing at Karamyenyan's ribcage but misses.
Karamyenyan ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Mutou moves in looking to clinch but Karamyenyan pushes him off.
Karamyenyan throws a big counter head kick but Mutou avoids it with no problem.
Karamyenyan clinches up with Mutou and pushes him back against the cage.
Mutou breaks the clinch.
Sloppy strikes from Karamyenyan. Those never looked like landing.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Mutou throws a poor cross that misses
and Karamyenyan counters with a thumping low kick.
Mutou throws a right and a left that both miss.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Karamyenyan clobbers Mutou with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Mutou tests Karamyenyan's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Good exchange - Mutou coming out on top.
Karamyenyan tries to clinch there but Mutou circles away.
A slapping leg kick lands for Karamyenyan.
Mutou uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Mutou moves out of range of the body kick from Karamyenyan.
Mutou throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Mutou tries to bum rush Karamyenyan with a series of wild strikes but Karamyenyan uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Mutou misses with a two punch combination.
Karamyenyan with the counter takedown but Mutou avoids it easily.
Karamyenyan feints and then cracks Mutou's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Mutou down.
Karamyenyan does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Mutou looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
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!
Mutou doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mutou misses with a series of wild punches.
Karamyenyan changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
Karamyenyan lands with a nice body kick.
Nice body kick there by Karamyenyan.
Karamyenyan gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Mutou manages to break the clinch.
Mutou throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Karamyenyan throws a head kick that Mutou semi-blocks.
Karamyenyan is looking to slow Mutou down with leg kicks.
Karamyenyan lands a leg kick that knocks Mutou off balance momentarily.
Karamyenyan lands with a nice body kick.
Mutou takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Karamyenyan fakes a strike and closes the distance, dragging Mutou to the ground. Karamyenyan is now in Mutou's guard.
And that's the end of the fight!
Vahan Karamyenyan comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Karamyenyan has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Jonathan Paton scores the fight 28:29
Judge Jorge Garcia scores the fight 28:29
Judge Franklyn Lucas scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Vahan Karamyenyan!
After winning the bout, Vahan Karamyenyan thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Bill Goldberg (ranked 2546 p4p, 348 weight class) and Buzz Bixby (ranked 2394 p4p, 331 weight class). Well, the cameraman is lingering on a pretty young lady for a bit too long there. Keep your eyes on the prize buddy or you'll miss the fighter intros!
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217 lbs
7 - 5 - 0 |
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215 lbs
25 - 16 - 0 |
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Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
7 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Bill Goldberg!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
25 - 16 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Buzz Bixby!
The judges for this bout are Anthony Taglia, Steve Montenegro and Reed Andrews.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Goldberg ducks under a wild hook from Bixby.
Goldberg is looking for a counter combo.
Bixby keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Bixby ducks under a wild hook from Goldberg.
Bixby defending well as Goldberg loads up on a big left hand.
Bixby is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Goldberg with a body shot.
Goldberg throws a nice looking combination but Bixby bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Goldberg misses with a series of wild punches.
Bixby takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Bill Goldberg seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A slow jab from Bixby misses its intended target.
Goldberg looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Bixby throws the left hand but Goldberg avoids the punch easily.
Goldberg thuds his right hand into Bixby's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Goldberg takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
The fighters circling - Bixby throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Bixby shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Bixby is working Goldberg over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Bixby throws a big right hand that misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bixby working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Goldberg utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Bixby passes Goldberg's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Bixby takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Bixby prevents Goldberg from improving his position.
Goldberg desperately trying to maintain half guard.
Bixby drops an elbow to the side of Goldberg's head.
Bixby working Goldberg over with strikes.
Bixby throws a strike but Goldberg avoids it easily and moves to full guard.
Bixby working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bixby postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Bixby wants to control from the top but Goldberg keeps moving.
Bixby throwing strikes but missing.
Bixby is working Goldberg over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Bixby trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Bixby stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Goldberg swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Bixby with a flurry of punches that miss.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Bixby trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Bixby throws a big right hand that misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bixby wants to control from the top but Goldberg keeps moving.
Bixby not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Bixby missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
Bixby trying to control the position from guard on top but Goldberg is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Goldberg just misses with a punch to the body.
Bixby cracks Goldberg with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Bixby scores with a nice head shot.
Bixby throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Goldberg.
Bixby ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Goldberg moves away.
Goldberg thows a left - swing and a miss!
Goldberg blocks a jab.
A looping hook to the body misses from Bixby. Goldberg does a little dance to reset his feet.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bixby misses with a lunging right hand
letting Goldberg counter with a right hand.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Bixby.
Goldberg takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Goldberg fails to land with a series of punches.
Bixby looks to land a right hand but Goldberg moved out of range.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Bixby getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Bixby throws a looping overhand right but Goldberg ducks down to avoid it.
Bixby takes one to the chin there.
Bixby waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Goldberg.
A slow jab from Goldberg misses its intended target.
Goldberg rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Bixby moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Bixby steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Goldberg.
Goldberg throws a series of punches but Bixby avoids them all with ease.
Goldberg swings widly with a right hand
letting Bixby counter with a right hand.
Bixby misses with a wild body shot.
Goldberg swings for the body but Bixby moves out of range.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Buzz Bixby dominated that round.
That's time! Goldberg's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Goldberg moves out of range as Bixby strikes.
The fighters circling - Goldberg throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Goldberg keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Bixby.
Bixby looks to land a right hand but Goldberg moved out of range.
Goldberg swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
A combination from Goldberg does no damage.
Goldberg shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Goldberg keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Bixby bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Goldberg's head.
Goldberg throws a right hand that misses
and Bixby scores with a counter punch that sends Goldberg to the canvas! Bixby smells blood - he's punishing Goldberg with more strikes and the ref has stopped it! Goldberg has no idea where he is - he's tackled the ref... oh dear, poor guy, the crowd is in hysterics!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:35 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Buzz Bixby!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Zlatko Zahovic (ranked 3778 p4p, 457 weight class) and Grover Dowiyogo (ranked 3627 p4p, 442 weight class). Dowiyogo has chosen another life - kano as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. 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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42
198 lbs
18 - 11 - 0 |
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48
212 lbs
48 - 40 - 1 |
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Solid boxing
Very quick |
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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
18 - 11 - 0, fighting out of New York, Zlatko Zahovic!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
48 - 40 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Grover Dowiyogo!
The judges for this bout are Alyssa Summers, Jonathan Paton and Joseph Jones.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Zahovic blocks a head kick by Dowiyogo.
Zahovic has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
Zahovic instigates a clinch.
Dowiyogo missing with knees to the body.
Zahovic is stalling here.
Zahovic jumps into guard, dragging Dowiyogo to the mat.
Zahovic trying to punch from his back but it's not doing any damage.
Zahovic looking to try and escape his hips here, looking for a submission. It looks like he's going for a triangle but Dowiyogo is defending well. Zahovic quickly switches to an armbar and extends the arm! Dowiyogo has no choice but to tap, to a very quick submission! Wow, that was lightning fast! Zahovic celebrates on the cage, with the crowd.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:39 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Zlatko Zahovic!
Zlatko Zahovic seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Hector Stefan (ranked 1263 p4p, 196 weight class) and Jack Number (ranked 2751 p4p, 371 weight class). Stefan comes to the cage accompanied by Onward to Victory. Number has chosen This is A Film - Iggy Pop (Goran Bregovič) as his entrance music. Hector Stefan has a significant reach advantage - let's see if he can make it count.
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205 lbs
13 - 17 - 0 |
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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 - 13 - 2, fighting out of Montreal, Hector Stefan!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
13 - 17 - 0, fighting out of New York, Jack Number!
The judges for this bout are Steve Montenegro, Dean Styles and Jorge Garcia.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Stefan swinging wildly here.
Number throws a nice looking combination but Stefan bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Number throws a left and a right that both miss
and Stefan counters with a leg kick.
Number showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Stefan.
Number 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.
Stefan shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Sloppy strikes from Number. Those never looked like landing.
It looked like Stefan was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
Number tries to bum rush Stefan with a series of wild strikes but Stefan uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Stefan throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Number tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
Number throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Stefan scores with a head kick. Number tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Number swinging wildly here.
Stefan throws a head kick but Number moves out of range.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Number takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Good standup being displayed there by Stefan as he connects with a hook.
Number doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Stefan lands a big head kick that sends Number tumbling to the mat! Stefan takes a step backwards and waves Number back to his feet - he wants the finish!
Number is rocked!
It looks like Jack Number has been cut.
Stefan looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
BAM! Stefan delivers a spinning backfist that drops Number like a ragdoll! This is all oooooveeeer! He was out before he hit the ground!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:57 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Spinning Backfist). Hector Stefan!
A relieved looking Hector Stefan thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Greg Norman (ranked 2165 p4p, 300 weight class) and Emet Golem (ranked 2230 p4p, 312 weight class). Norman comes to the cage accompanied by Blac Youngsta - Birthday. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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210 lbs
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19 - 21 - 0 |
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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
5 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Greg Norman!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
19 - 21 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Emet Golem!
The judges for this bout are Chad Campbell, Eddie Farnsworth and Jonathan Paton.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Golem takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Golem misses with a shot to the body
and Norman counters with a leg kick.
Golem throws a hook to the side of Norman's head but Norman sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Norman looks to land a left hand but Golem moved out of range nicely.
Golem unleashes a big counter combination but Norman bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
Norman takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Nice defenses there by Norman.
An attempted straight right counter from Norman misses the target.
Norman uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Golem.
Norman misses with a hook.
Golem connects with a body shot.
Norman throws a shot from downtown. Golem moves away and avoids it.
Norman waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Golem.
Norman is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Golem.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Golem uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Norman.
Norman listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
A head kick misses from Golem.
Norman swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Golem throws a looping overhand right but Norman ducks down to avoid it.
Norman lands a head kick!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Norman checks a leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Norman misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Golem looks to land a body kick but Norman moved away.
Golem throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Norman counters with a good low kick that Golem was not able to check.
Golem uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Norman.
Golem blocks the body kick.
Golem lands with a slapping head kick.
Norman shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Norman avoids a punch combination nicely.
Norman lands a high kick!
A nice inside leg kick there by Norman. That's going to slow Golem down.
Norman lands a leg kick that knocks Golem off balance momentarily.
Golem works the jab nicely.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Norman misses with a few strikes there.
A little jabbing left from Golem on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Golem throws a hook but Norman avoids it easily.
Golem fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Norman manages to avoid it.
A good leg kick by Norman.
A chopping leg kick lands by Norman.
Norman blocks a head kick by Golem.
Norman throwing a counter right hand but Golem manages to avoid it.
Golem pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Golem's corner calls for a 1-2. Golem obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Golem throws the kick towards the body but Norman avoids it.
Norman jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Norman fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Golem misses with a hook. Norman ducked under it nicely.
Norman avoids a kick to the body.
Norman feinted there with a counter leg kick.
Golem fails to land with a series of punches.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Norman.
Golem misses with a body shot.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Norman lands a head shot.
Golem ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Golem throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
and Golem takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Golem throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Norman is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Norman fakes the leg kick and cracks Golem in the body.
Golem throws a head kick that misses.
It looked like Norman wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Norman is looking to slow Golem down with leg kicks.
Norman throws a nice head kick!
Golem loads up on a big right hand but Norman slips the punch.
Golem misses with an uppercut
enabling Norman to counter with a crisp jab.
Nice shot by Golem.
Golem staying out of range there.
Golem throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Norman works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Nice uppercut there from Norman.
A head kick misses from Norman.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Golem takes a swing at Norman's ribcage but misses.
Norman cracks the inside of Golem's front leg.
Golem's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Norman connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Golem scrambles back to his feet.
Golem avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Norman jabs Golem right on the nose. Golem blinks but takes it well.
Golem's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Golem tries a low kick but Norman avoids it.
Norman swings widly with a right hand
and Golem counters with a stiff right hand.
Golem swinging wildly here.
Norman moves out of range of the strikes.
Nice defenses there by Golem.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
A chopping leg kick lands by Norman.
Norman slips under a jab.
Norman moves out of range as Golem strikes.
Norman scores with a decent looking hook.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Greg Norman dominated that 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.
Norman on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Norman misses with a looping right.
Golem now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Norman takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Norman lands a high kick!
Norman moves out of range as Golem throws a body kick.
Norman tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Golem is able to avoid easily.
Sloppy strikes from Golem. Those never looked like landing.
Greg Norman is winning the standup battle so far.
Good leg kick by Norman there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Both these guys seem content to just stand up and trade with eachother but Golem might want to think about changing up his gameplan a bit because over the course of the fight, Norman has got the better of the exchanges.
Norman connects with a leg kick. Golem looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Norman throws a quick inside leg kick.
Golem misses with an uppercut.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Norman slips a jab and a cross from Golem.
Norman throwing a counter right hand but Golem manages to avoid it.
Golem misses with a straight right.
Norman swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Golem throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Golem misses with a low kick.
Golem blocks a head kick by Norman.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A big left from Norman misses.
Golem keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Golem lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
Norman misses with a low kick as Golem jumps back.
Golem tests Norman's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Norman swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Golem avoids a punch combination nicely.
Norman throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Norman wants to land a leg kick but Golem is out of range.
A combination from Golem does no damage.
Norman on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Some wild striking there from Golem.
Norman works over Golem's head and body with a nice combination.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Golem misses with a series of wild punches.
Golem misses with a few strikes there.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Norman throws out a leg kick but Golem moves out of range and Norman only half commits.
Norman lands a nice looking kick to the body. Golem takes a step back to recover.
Jab from Norman.
Golem connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Norman throws a body kick that misses.
Norman checks a low kick from Golem.
Norman misses with a hook.
Norman feints and then cracks Golem's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Golem down.
A chopping leg kick lands by Norman.
Norman will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Norman connects with the punch.
A nice leg kick lands there from Norman.
Golem throws a sloppy head kick and Norman moves out of range easily.
Golem moves out of range as Norman strikes.
Norman tries to score with a low kick but Golem moves his leg out of the way.
Golem lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
Golem throws a half hearted mid kick.
Emet Golem is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Golem looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Norman misses with a looping left.
Norman slips under a jab from Golem.
Golem scores with a kick to the midsection.
Golem is looking to slow Norman down with leg kicks.
Golem uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Norman.
Norman staying out of range there.
Jab from Norman.
Golem on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Norman. Norman obviously looking to wear him down.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Norman misses with a two punch combination.
Golem takes a kick to the side of the head.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Golem misses with a kick to the body.
Norman looked to counter with a high kick but didn't commit.
Norman tries a head kick but it misses.
Norman misses with a low kick.
A big right from Norman misses.
Golem blocks the body kick.
Golem misses with a wild body shot.
Golem throws a hook but Norman blocks it.
Norman throws a low kick, looking for Golem's leg but Golem calmly moves out of range.
Norman misses with a hook
and Golem cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Golem connects with a crisp jab.
Norman moves out of range of the body kick from Golem.
Golem pulls out of a head kick attempt.
An attempted straight right counter from Norman misses the target.
Golem takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Greg Norman will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Golem throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Golem misses the jab.
Golem throws a sloppy head kick and Norman moves out of range easily.
A lazy left from Golem finds it's target.
Norman lands a nice leg kick that just misses Golem's sensitive parts.
Norman throws a quick inside leg kick.
Golem takes one on the button.
Norman finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Norman connects with a body shot.
Golem lands a lovely overhand right.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Golem cracks Norman with a right hand to the side of the head.
Norman fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Golem.
Norman keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Some wild striking there from Golem.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Norman tests Golem's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Norman slips under a jab.
A head kick misses from Golem.
Norman lands a nice leg kick that just misses Golem's sensitive parts.
Golem throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Norman stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Golem throws a poor cross that misses
and Norman counters with a nice leg kick.
Norman throws a nice looking combination but Golem bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Norman waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Golem.
Golem takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Golem throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Norman.
Norman misses the jab.
A countering left hand to the body from Golem misses.
Golem walks into a stiff left hand from Norman.
Emet Golem seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Golem throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Norman.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A slow jab from Golem misses its intended target.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Norman pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Norman catches Golem with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Golem throws a head kick that misses.
Golem slips under a jab.
A nice side step and Golem releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Golem throws a right and a left that both miss.
Norman throws a leg kick
and Norman takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Golem fails to land with a series of punches.
Norman looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
A big right from Norman misses.
Golem has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Golem misses with a head kick.
Golem scores with a nice strike.
Golem throws a wild body kick that Norman sees coming a mile off.
Norman bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Norman feinted there with a counter leg kick.
Norman throws out a loose jab but Golem uses good head movement to avoid it.
Norman throws a hook to the side of Golem's head but Golem sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Golem moves away from the strike by Norman.
Norman looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
A looping hook to the body misses from Golem. Norman does a little dance to reset his feet.
Emet Golem has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
A big right from Golem misses.
Norman tries a low kick but Golem avoids it.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Golem! But no joy.
Golem throws a hook but Norman blocks it.
Norman lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Golem on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Golem tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Norman.
Golem throws a body shot but no joy.
Norman throwing a counter right hand but Golem manages to avoid it.
The crowd cheers as Norman lands an impressive looking overhand right. Golem doesn't seem phased though.
Golem tries to move into range but Norman moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Golem takes a kick to the side of the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Golem uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Norman.
Norman ducks under a wild hook from Golem.
Golem scores with a jab to the head.
It looks like Greg Norman has been cut.
Crunch! Golem slams his shin into Norman's torso.
Golem throws a hook but Norman blocks it.
Golem throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Norman sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Norman fires out a quick counter leg kick but Golem just manages to avoid it.
Norman looks to land a left hand but Golem moved out of range nicely.
Golem throws a series of punches but Norman moves out of range.
Norman half committed to a counter leg kick.
Golem throws a hook but Norman avoids it easily.
Golem takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Golem scores with a hook.
Golem on the wrong end of a nice jab.
The fighters circle momentarily. Norman darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Greg Norman.
Well Norman has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Chad Campbell scores the fight 30:27
Judge Eddie Farnsworth scores the fight 30:27
Judge Jonathan Paton scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Greg Norman!
Greg Norman 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 Frank Dux (ranked 2262 p4p, 315 weight class) and Juho Heikkinen (ranked 3152 p4p, 396 weight class). Heikkinen has chosen Gimmie The Loot - By: Notorious BIG as his entrance music. Frank Dux has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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214 lbs
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200 lbs
3 - 4 - 0 |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
24 - 31 - 0, fighting out of New York, Frank Dux!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 4 - 0, fighting out of New York, Juho Heikkinen!
The judges for this bout are Alyssa Summers, Joseph Jones and John Roberts.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A head kick misses from Heikkinen.
Heikkinen tries a head kick but it misses.
Dux lands a big head kick that sends Heikkinen tumbling to the mat! Dux takes a step backwards and waves Heikkinen back to his feet - he wants the finish!
Heikkinen is rocked!
It looks like Juho Heikkinen has been cut.
Both fighters circling slowly here as the pace drops. Hopefully one of them does someth.. OOOHHHH!!!! Dux throws an absolute beast of a head kick! Heikkinen is done! He's out cold, twisted and contorted up against the cage! Wow!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:14 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Frank Dux!
Frank Dux very nearly forgot to thank Sin City Allstars amongst all the excitement of his win but just as the interview came to a close, he screamed their name. Hopefully he'll get a few nice freebies in the mail as a thank you.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Hank Lombard (ranked 1230 p4p, 191 weight class) and Samuel Kravac (ranked 1436 p4p, 218 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Lombard might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Shinedown - Sound Of Madness . Samuel Kravac told me before the fight that he's been watching a lot of DVDs so let's see if that helps him in this one! I can't wait to find out!
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212 lbs
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206 lbs
20 - 17 - 0 |
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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
23 - 15 - 1, fighting out of London, Hank Lombard!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
20 - 17 - 0, fighting out of London, Samuel Kravac!
The judges for this bout are Columbo Gatti, Russell Pearce and Eddie Farnsworth.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lombard doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Lombard throws a body shot but no joy.
Kravac slips under a jab.
Lombard connects with a right hand. Kravac shakes it off.
Lombard with a nice cross.
Kravac cracks Lombard with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Kravac connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Kravac swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Lombard uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Kravac.
Some wild striking there from Lombard.
Kravac throws a body punch but Lombard moves out of range.
Lombard looks to land a body kick but Kravac moved away.
Kravac avoids the body shot from Lombard.
Kravac throws a shot to the body.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Lombard takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Kravac throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Kravac takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Lombard fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Kravac has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Kravac drives through with a takedown into guard.
Kravac stands up over his opponent, looking to dive in with a big punch. Here he comes, superman style! Oh, the punch misses and Lombard has got him in a triangle choke for good measure! Oh no! Kravac manages to get his head free but now Lombard has transitioned to an armbar! Kravac grimaces and is forced to tap! Beautiful Jiu Jitsu from Lombard! I'd be surprised if that didn't end up as submission of the night!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:57 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Hank Lombard!
During a confident post fight interview, Hank Lombard thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Connor Mac Burns (ranked 1663 p4p, 245 weight class) and Richard Nixon (ranked 2171 p4p, 302 weight class). Burns's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, . Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards 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
32 - 21 - 0, fighting out of London, Connor Mac Burns!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
20 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Richard Nixon!
The judges for this bout are Alyssa Summers, Lou da Vinci and Eddie Farnsworth.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Good standup being displayed there by Nixon as he connects with a hook.
A jab from Nixon misses.
Nixon misses with a body shot.
Burns connects with a leg kick. Nixon looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Burns scoring well with a low kick there.
Nixon with a hook.
Burns takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Nixon missing with a left hand there. Burns was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Burns lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Nixon has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Nixon and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Nixon lands with a good body shot.
Nixon misses with a lunging right hand
and Burns counters with a stiff right hand.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Nixon looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Nixon misses with a looping right.
Burns closes the distance and clinches.
Nixon avoiding damage as Burns throws knees to the body.
Burns lands a body shot.
A short right from Burns on the inside.
Burns blocks an uppercut.
Burns scores a nice knee to the body.
Burns using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Nixon looks winded!
Nixon pushes Burns back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Nixon lands with a short head shot on the inside.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Burns lands a shoulder strike.
A short left from Burns.
Nixon working hard to break the clinch.
Burns lands a nice shot to the body.
Burns goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Burns is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Nixon is defending well for now.
Burns scores with a shoulder strike.
Nixon misses with a hook from the clinch.
Nixon wants to break the clinch but can't.
Burns works for the underhooks and manages to get a trip takedown into guard.
Burns controls from within his opponent's guard.
Burns has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
Burns is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Burns trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Nixon can do anything to dispel that myth.
Burns slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
You can see the frustration on Nixon's face as Burns controls the position.
Burns is looking to take a break and control but Nixon is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Burns is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Nixon knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Nixon is letting Burns control him for a moment.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Burns is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Nixon knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Burns has improved his flexibility recently so we will have to see if he can use that to his advantage.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Burns is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Nixon knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Burns looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Burns wants to control but Nixon is keeping him busy.
Burns has hold of Nixon's arm. He's looking for a kimura. Nixon seems comfortable defending it but Burns has shifted his position slighty and is cranking on the arm! Nixon is real pain and he's forced to tap out! Nixon is disgusted with himself for not defending it better but Burns couldn't care less - he's delighted!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:51 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Connor Mac Burns!
Connor Mac Burns decided to hype himself up post fight. It was going well but he went on about it a bit too long and the crowd turned on him a little.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Dick Army (ranked 709 p4p, 111 weight class) and Chubby Noel (ranked 1397 p4p, 215 weight class). Army comes to the cage accompanied by Dick Army. Noel comes into a darkened arena with his song building. the fat boys fat boys kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Chubby Noel is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the light heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
41 - 24 - 1, fighting out of Sydney, Dick Army!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
13 - 9 - 0, fighting out of New York, Chubby Noel!
The judges for this bout are John Roberts, Reed Andrews and Anthony Taglia.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Noel goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Army stuffs the takedown.
Army misses with a head kick.
Noel connects with a nice looking jab.
Noel forces Army back against the cage and clinches.
Army lands a body shot in the clinch.
Army escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Noel misses with a wild combination.
Army scores with a body shot.
Nice defenses there by Noel.
Noel looks to throw the jab but Army is out of range.
Noel with a jab.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Noel closes the distance and clinches.
Army breaks from the clinch.
Army tests Noel's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Army scores with a nice strike.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Noel tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Noel walks forward, straight into a front kick from Army.
Army avoids the body shot from Noel.
Noel throws a right and a left that both miss.
Army lands with a nice body kick.
Noel takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Noel walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Noel on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Army. Army obviously looking to wear him down.
Noel closes the distance but Army moves to the side
and Army cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Noel throws a combination that misses
and Army counters with a solid body kick.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Army thows a body kick. Noel tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Noel clinches up against the cage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Army escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Noel throws a nice inside leg kick.
The fight stays on the outside here - Noel looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Army throws a shot from downtown. Noel moves away and avoids it.
Army swings for the body but Noel moves out of range.
Noel uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Army.
Noel moves away from the strike by Army.
The fight stays on the outside here - Army looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Noel wants to clinch.
Army thows a body kick. Noel tries to catch it but that hurt him.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nice takedown defense from Army. No joy for Noel on that attempt.
A lazy body kick from Army
and Noel counters with a solid body kick.
Army on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Noel misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Noel on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Noel darts in and clinches Army up against the cage.
Noel fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Army breaks the clinch.
Army throws a series of punches but Noel moves out of range.
Noel lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
Noel moves into range and clinches up with Army.
Army wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Noel can't find room to land a body shot as Army controls the action.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Noel.
Noel with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Army can't break the clinch.
Army manages to break the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Noel blocks the body kick.
Army rushes Noel and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Noel tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Army is trying to force a seperation but Noel has the dominant position.
Army breaks the clinch.
Army closes the distance and clinches.
Army breaks the clinch.
Noel pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Army back to the cage. Noel follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
It looks like Dick Army has been cut.
Army throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Noel tries to land a front kick but Army steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Dick Army is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Noel throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Army sees it coming and avoids it easily.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Army tries to break the clinch but Noel is controlling the position.
Noel tries to land a knee to the head but Army blocks with his arms.
Army manages to break the clinch.
Noel throws a body punch but Army moves out of range.
It looked like Army wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
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 Dick Army will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Dick Army's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Army with a nice cross.
Noel tries to close the distance and clinch but Army swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Army.
Noel gets tackled into the cage by Army. Army maintains the clinch.
Army breaks the clinch.
Army scores with a shot to the body.
Army misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Noel.
Noel is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Noel throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
and Army counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Whack! Army lands a heavy head kick that drops Noel. The ref tackles Army to stop the fight - a great save by the referee because Noel was done.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:38 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Head Kick). Dick Army!
Dick Army retains his light heavyweight title!
Dick Army seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
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