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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Alexander Gruzdev (ranked 2927 p4p, 314 weight class) and Gorgon Zola (ranked 1803 p4p, 220 weight class). Zola has chosen For Heavy Metal we will die! as his entrance music. There are an array of beautiful celebrities at ringside tonight! I wonder if any of them paid for their tickets.
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267 lbs
5 - 2 - 0 |
Good wrestling
World class boxer
Insanely flexible |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
16 - 16 - 0, fighting out of London, Alexander Gruzdev!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Gorgon Zola!
The judges for this bout are Richard Clark, Daniel Bishop and James Glass.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Zola throws a low kick but Gruzdev avoids it.
Gruzdev looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Zola throws a hook to the side of Gruzdev's head but Gruzdev sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Gruzdev is looking to counter with head kicks.
Zola misses with a straight left.
Gruzdev missing with a left hand there. Zola was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Zola slips under a jab from Gruzdev.
Gruzdev closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Gruzdev misses with a looping right.
Zola is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Gruzdev with a body shot.
Zola throws a half hearted mid kick.
Gruzdev misses with a body shot.
Zola appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Gruzdev paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Gruzdev throws an off balance right hand
and Zola connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Alexander Gruzdev seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Gruzdev is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Zola.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Zola! But no joy.
Gruzdev misses with a right hand
and Zola counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Gruzdev looks to land a right hand but Zola moved out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Zola blocks a head kick by Gruzdev.
Gruzdev throws a head kick that misses
and Zola counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Gruzdev is lucky that one didn't land flush.
Gruzdev scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Gruzdev misses with an attempted mid kick.
Zola feints a counter leg kick.
Zola ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Gruzdev scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Zola doesn't seem bothered though.
Zola misses with an uppercut
and Gruzdev counters with a nice uppercut.
Gruzdev is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Gruzdev blocks a leg kick.
Gruzdev throwing a counter right hand but Zola manages to avoid it.
Zola ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Zola connects with the punch.
It looks like Alexander Gruzdev has been cut.
Gruzdev throws a jab when Zola was well out of range.
Zola let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Jab, jab by Gruzdev - just one landing.
Gruzdev is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Zola.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
That kick from Gruzdev tenderised Zola's leg. Zola is trying to keep his angry face on.
Gruzdev finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Zola defending well as Gruzdev loads up on a big left hand.
Gruzdev connects with a looping right hand.
Gruzdev connects with an inside leg kick.
Gruzdev looks to throw the jab but Zola is out of range.
Zola bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Zola moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Gruzdev stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Gruzdev throws a lazy right hand but Zola sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Zola was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind.
A shot to the body from Gruzdev misses
and Zola cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Gruzdev throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Zola takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Gruzdev is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Gruzdev throws a sloppy body shot
and Zola counters with a nice leg kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Zola misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Gruzdev keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Gruzdev was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Gruzdev throws a hook to the side of Zola's head but Zola sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Gruzdev misses with a hook. Zola ducked under it nicely.
Gruzdev misses with a head kick.
Gruzdev lands a leg kick that knocks Zola off balance momentarily.
Zola lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Gruzdev throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
A little jabbing left from Zola on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Gruzdev misses with a body shot
and Zola counters with a body kick that stops Gruzdev in his tracks momentarily.
Gruzdev checks a leg kick.
Gruzdev thows a left - swing and a miss!
Zola is trying to counter with his kicks.
Zola tries a head kick but it misses.
Gruzdev misses with a hook.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Zola tries to land a body kick
and Gruzdev counters with a low kick, right behind Zola 's knee.
Zola throws a sloppy head kick and Gruzdev moves out of range easily.
It looked like Gruzdev wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Gruzdev throws a leg kick but Zola sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Gruzdev will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Zola tries to land a body kick
and Gruzdev counters with an inside leg kick.
Zola takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Gruzdev throws a right hand that misses
and Zola counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Zola throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Zola throws a head kick but Gruzdev moves out of range.
Zola slips under a jab.
A nice side step and Zola releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Zola bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Gruzdev's head backwards.
A lazy body kick from Zola
and Zola takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Alexander Gruzdev dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Alexander Gruzdev's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Zola ducks under a wild hook from Gruzdev.
Gruzdev throws a leg kick but Zola sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Gruzdev feints a jab promting Zola to slip. Gruzdev then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Zola slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Zola lands a nice looking body shot.
Gruzdev feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Zola's calf.
Gruzdev tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Gruzdev 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.
Both these guys seem content to just stand up and trade with eachother but Zola might want to think about changing up his gameplan a bit because over the course of the fight, Gruzdev has got the better of the exchanges.
A jab from Gruzdev misses.
Despite the aggression on Zola's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Zola takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Zola! But no joy.
Gruzdev throws a hook to the side of Zola's head but Zola sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Zola looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Gruzdev keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Gruzdev swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Nice straight punches there by Gruzdev. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Gruzdev.
Gruzdev rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Zola counters with a right hand to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gruzdev misses with a few strikes there.
Zola misses with a jab, cross combination.
Zola throws a half hearted mid kick.
Gruzdev throws a hook to the side of Zola's head but Zola sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Gruzdev misses with a head kick.
Alexander Gruzdev is winning the standup battle so far.
Zola misses the shot to the body.
Zola scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
A bone on bone clash there as Zola blocks the leg kick.
Gruzdev scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Gruzdev lands with an overhand left.
A punch combination from Zola misses.
Zola with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Gruzdev to score with a decent uppercut.
A nice leg kick lands there from Gruzdev.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gruzdev throws a lazy uppercut
and Zola counters with a leg kick.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Nice uppercut lands for Gruzdev. That snapped Zola's head back.
Gruzdev throws an off balance right hand
letting Zola counter with a right hand.
Gruzdev moves into range and connects with a jab.
Zola swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Gruzdev counters with a nice uppercut.
Zola uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Gruzdev.
Zola appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
Gruzdev drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
It really doesn't seem like the step up in weight is hurting Gruzdev here at all. He's more than holding his own against the bigger man.
Gruzdev misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Zola's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Gruzdev connects with a looping right hand.
Gruzdev uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Zola has time to react.
Gruzdev lands with a slapping head kick.
Zola has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Zola tried to score with a low kick but Gruzdev checks it.
Gruzdev went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Zola tries to land a front kick but Gruzdev steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Gruzdev is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Zola can do to turn this around?
Gruzdev connects with a jab.
Gruzdev throws a sloppy head kick and Zola moves out of range easily.
Zola ducks under a wild hook from Gruzdev.
Gruzdev takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Gruzdev throws a sloppy head kick and Zola moves out of range easily.
Zola takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Gruzdev's jab looks to have found its range, popping Zola under the eye.
Zola ducks under a wild hook from Gruzdev.
Zola let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Gruzdev throws a right and a left that Zola avoids nicely.
Decent striking displayed by Gruzdev there.
Zola throws a half hearted mid kick.
Left hook, right uppercut from Gruzdev.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Zola throws a body punch but Gruzdev moves out of range.
Zola scores with a decent looking hook.
Gruzdev takes a swing at Zola's ribcage but misses.
Zola misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Zola looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Gruzdev staying out of range there.
Gruzdev throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Gruzdev blocks a head kick by Zola.
Gruzdev ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Zola moves away.
Zola is looking to land body kicks.
Gruzdev scores with a jab. Zola acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Gruzdev wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Alexander Gruzdev dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Alexander Gruzdev's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
Gruzdev connects with a solid leg kick.
Gruzdev swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Gruzdev is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Zola pushes Gruzdev away with a front kick.
Jab by Gruzdev.
Gruzdev throws a leg kick but Zola moved away.
Zola lands with a slapping head kick.
Gruzdev throws a head kick that misses.
Zola doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Zola takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Gruzdev throws a lazy right hand but Zola sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Zola is trying to counter with his kicks.
Gruzdev checks a leg kick nicely.
Gruzdev bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
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!
Zola ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gruzdev blocks a head kick by Zola.
Zola throws a looping overhand right but Gruzdev ducks down to avoid it.
A slow jab from Gruzdev misses its intended target.
A countering left hand to the body from Zola misses.
Gruzdev pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Gruzdev moves out of range of the body kick.
Zola scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Gruzdev doesn't seem bothered though.
A left and a right from Zola both land. Nice combination.
Gruzdev walks into a left hand.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Zola. Gruzdev shrugs it off though.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Gruzdev throws a hook to the side of Zola's head but Zola sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Gruzdev keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Gruzdev tries to counter by moving into the clinch but Zola manages to circle out of the way.
Zola avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Gorgon Zola has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gruzdev throws a head kick that misses.
Gruzdev throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Gruzdev throws a hook but Zola avoids it easily.
Zola throws a body shot but no joy.
Gruzdev seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
Zola scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Zola takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Zola misses with an uppercut.
Zola throws the kick towards the body but Gruzdev avoids it.
Zola takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Zola misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Gruzdev.
Gruzdev pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Zola counters with a body kick.
Zola ducks under a wild hook from Gruzdev.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gruzdev misses with a left hand
and Zola counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Gruzdev throws a shot from downtown. Zola moves away and avoids it.
Gruzdev lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Zola slips under a jab.
Zola throws a counter combo.
Zola lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Gruzdev scores with a jab to the body.
Gruzdev avoids the body shot from Zola.
Zola takes one on the chin but seems OK.
A telegraphed right hand from Gruzdev misses the target.
Gruzdev throws a shot from downtown. Zola moves away and avoids it.
Zola tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Gruzdev is able to avoid easily.
Zola walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gruzdev thows a left - swing and a miss!
Zola misses the shot to the body.
A jab from Zola misses.
Zola throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Gruzdev is looking to counter punch.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Gruzdev jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Gruzdev moves out of range of the strikes.
Gruzdev keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Alexander Gruzdev is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Gruzdev tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
A little jabbing left from Zola on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Zola throws a front kick that sends Gruzdev stumbling back into the cage.
A punch combination from Gruzdev misses.
Jab, jab by Gruzdev - just one landing.
Gruzdev moves out of range of the body kick.
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 Alexander Gruzdev.
Well Gruzdev 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 Richard Clark scores the fight 30:27
Judge Daniel Bishop scores the fight 30:27
Judge James Glass scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Alexander Gruzdev!
An out of breath and clearly excited Alexander Gruzdev thanked Zenith Nutrition (160q/$200) for their help and support (and free stuff they sent him).
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Rich Wood (ranked 1742 p4p, 209 weight class) and Raul Salvatierra (ranked 2595 p4p, 300 weight class). Fingers crossed for an exciting fight - I'm sure both fighters are looking for a nice under the table bonus!
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Abu Dhabi Champ
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
9 - 6 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Rich Wood!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
10 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Raul Salvatierra!
The judges for this bout are Andrew Berry, Richard Clark and Donald Grub.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Wood fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Wood lands with a hook. Salvatierra tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Wood tries a low kick but Salvatierra avoids it.
Salvatierra looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Wood throws a good cross that connects.
Nice shot lands for Wood.
Salvatierra drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Wood rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Salvatierra counters with a nice uppercut.
Salvatierra on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Wood misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Salvatierra.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Wood is looking to land body kicks.
A little jabbing left from Salvatierra on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Donk. Wood catches Salvatierra right on the button with a cross.
Wood throws a leg kick
and Salvatierra counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Wood wants to slow Salvatierra down by chopping away at his legs.
Some wild striking there from Wood.
Salvatierra steps in looking to counter with the mid kick but it doesn't connect.
Wood misses the jab.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Salvatierra uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Wood.
Wood backing away here, and Salvatierra unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
Wood fails to land with a series of punches.
Salvatierra counters with a body kick.
Wood thows a leg kick but Salvatierra checks it
and Salvatierra counters with a nice uppercut.
Wood throws a hook to the side of Salvatierra's head but Salvatierra sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Salvatierra displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Wood throws out the jab.
As Wood backs off Salvatierra throws a huge counter combo but Wood manages to avoid it all.
Salvatierra checks a leg kick.
Nice body punch from Wood.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Salvatierra takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Wood misses with a double jab
and Salvatierra cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Salvatierra cracks Wood with a good jab.
Wood misses with an uppercut
enabling Salvatierra to counter with a crisp jab.
Wood is rocked!
Wood lunges at Salvatierra with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Salvatierra's hand.
Wood comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Salvatierra tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Salvatierra has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Salvatierra there as he acknowledges the shot.
Wood scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
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!
Wood works Salvatierra's body with a nice hook.
Salvatierra throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Wood stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Wood jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Salvatierra doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
A low kick from Wood misses
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Rich Wood dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Wood throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Salvatierra counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Wood tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Salvatierra appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Wood connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Wood is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Salvatierra can do to turn this around?
Wood throws a poor cross that misses
and Salvatierra counters with a nice body shot.
Wood loads up on a big right hand but Salvatierra slips the punch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Wood lands with an overhand left.
Salvatierra checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Salvatierra throws a head kick but Wood moves out of range.
Wood works the jab nicely.
Wood misses with a right hand
and Salvatierra makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Wood throws a right hand that Salvatierra ducks under and follows up with a left that Salvatierra also avoids with ease.
It seemed like Salvatierra was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Wood works Salvatierra's body with a nice hook.
Wood cracks Salvatierra with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Salvatierra takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wood looks to land a combination. Salvatierra sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Salvatierra avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Salvatierra now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Wood throws a leg kick but Salvatierra sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Both fighters are looking to counter, which isn't making for the most exciting fight in the world.
A slow jab from Wood misses its intended target.
Wood misses with a straight left.
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!
Wood lands the left hand.
Wood misses with an uppercut
and Salvatierra counters with a nice body shot.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wood throws out a powerful jab.
Wood connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Salvatierra bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Salvatierra tries a quick counter leg kick but Wood is wise to it.
Salvatierra throws an overhand right that lands on Wood's shoulder, as Wood tries to avoid the shot.
Wood throwing a counter right hand but Salvatierra manages to avoid it.
Salvatierra lands a nice looking body shot.
Wood looks to throw the jab but Salvatierra is out of range.
Wood misses with a left hand
and Salvatierra counters with a stiff right hand.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wood scores with a crisp jab that stopped Salvatierra in his tracks.
A punch lands to the side of Salvatierra 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Good leg kick by Wood there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
A shot to the liver by Wood. Beautiful body shot.
Salvatierra on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Salvatierra tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Wood was well out of range. Poor timing from Salvatierra.
Wood scores with the left hand. Salvatierra knows he should have avoided that one.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Rich Wood dominated that second round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
Wood missing with a left hand there. Salvatierra was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Salvatierra is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Wood with a body shot.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Wood, right into the meat.
Wood will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Wood misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Salvatierra counters with an inside leg kick.
Wood looks to score with a jab to the body but Salvatierra is just out of range.
Salvatierra throws a counter combo.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Salvatierra throws out a loose jab but Wood uses good head movement to avoid it.
Wood appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
Wood is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Wood fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Salvatierra has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Wood lands with a shot to the body.
Wood connects with an inside leg kick.
Salvatierra ducks under a wild hook from Wood.
Salvatierra moves away from the strike by Wood.
Wood is looking to slow Salvatierra down with leg kicks.
Both these guys seem content to just stand up and trade with eachother but Salvatierra might want to think about changing up his gameplan a bit because over the course of the fight, Wood has got the better of the exchanges.
Wood ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Raul Salvatierra has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The fighters circle momentarily. Wood darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Rich Wood is winning the standup battle so far.
Wood takes a swing at Salvatierra's ribcage but misses.
Salvatierra looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Salvatierra throws an off balance right hand
and Wood counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Salvatierra is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Nice defenses there by Salvatierra.
Salvatierra now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Salvatierra misses with a hook.
Wood works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Salvatierra has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wood misses with a hook
and Salvatierra counters with a straight right hand.
Salvatierra chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Wood can pounce on him.
Rich Wood seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Salvatierra misses with a lunging right hand
enabling Wood to counter with a crisp jab.
Wood lands a body shot.
A jab from Wood does it's job there.
Salvatierra rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Wood counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Salvatierra uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Wood.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wood connects with a leg kick. Salvatierra looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Wood scores with a sloppy right hand. Salvatierra should have avoided that one.
Salvatierra moves out of range of the strikes.
Salvatierra slips a straight right by Wood.
Salvatierra was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind.
Wood misses with a looping left.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Wood fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Salvatierra manages to avoid it.
Salvatierra only half commits to the counter leg kick.
And that's the end of the fight!
Rich Wood showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Wood 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 Andrew Berry scores the fight 30:27
Judge Richard Clark scores the fight 30:27
Judge Donald Grub scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Rich Wood!
Rich Wood made sure to mention his sponsor, Organic Nutrition in his post fight interview.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Sao Galileo (ranked 4249 p4p, 494 weight class) and Alexander Gustafson (ranked 3743 p4p, 459 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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210 lbs
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226 lbs
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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
17 - 8 - 1, fighting out of London, Sao Galileo !
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
16 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Alexander Gustafson!
The judges for this bout are Andrew Berry, Richard Clark and Steven Brown.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gustafson has his takedown stuffed
and Galileo counters with a straight right hand.
Gustafson fails with a takedown attempt.
Galileo throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Galileo throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Gustafson tries for a takedown but Galileo sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Sao Galileo has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Alexander Gustafson.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Gustafson fails with a takedown attempt.
It looked like Galileo was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
Galileo throws a hook but Gustafson blocks it.
Galileo lunges at Gustafson with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Gustafson's hand.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Galileo scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Gustafson doesn't seem bothered though.
Galileo scores with a shot to the body.
Gustafson ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Galileo moves away.
Gustafson misses with a body shot.
And Galileo counters with a quick kick to the body but Gustafson blocks it.
A slow jab from Galileo misses its intended target.
Galileo connects with a looping right hand.
Galileo throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Galileo is looking to score with low kicks.
Gustafson with the counter takedown but Galileo avoids it easily.
Gustafson moves out of range of the strikes.
Alexander Gustafson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Galileo throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
A looping hook to the body misses from Gustafson. Galileo does a little dance to reset his feet.
Gustafson wants to clinch up but Galileo keeps it at a distance.
Gustafson throws a sloppy body shot
and Galileo counters with a nice body kick.
Gustafson looks winded!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Galileo fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Galileo fakes a right and follows up with a big left that drops Gustafson to one knee - oooooh, he's wobbly! Gustafson looks to clinch but Galileo throws him off and pummels him into the canvas! Gustafson taps out under the strikes! The fight is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:12 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Strikes). Sao Galileo !
An out of breath Sao Galileo 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 featherweight MMA rules bout between Because I Can (ranked 1968 p4p, 193 weight class) and Wasyl Plutov (ranked 2610 p4p, 237 weight class). I'm sure you'll be fascinated to know that I was talking to some pointless Z list celebrity before the fight and he thought that Wasyl Plutov was going to win. Let's see if he was right.
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155 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
22 - 30 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Because I Can!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
14 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Wasyl Plutov!
The judges for this bout are Richard Clark, Donald Grub and James Atkins.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Plutov tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and I Can is able to avoid easily.
I Can on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Plutov fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
I Can throws a shot from downtown. Plutov moves away and avoids it.
I Can definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Plutov misses with the body kick
letting I Can counter with a right hand.
I Can shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Plutov as he jumps to the side.
It seemed like Plutov was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
I Can takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Plutov ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
I Can takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Plutov misses with an uppercut. I Can saw that one coming.
Plutov takes a swing at I Can's ribcage but misses.
I Can misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Plutov.
Plutov looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
I Can takes one on the chin but seems OK.
I Can misses with an uppercut. Plutov saw that one coming.
Plutov is looking to slow I Can down with leg kicks.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Plutov.
Plutov lands a slapping body shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Plutov is looking to clinch but I Can is avoiding it.
Plutov misses with an attempted mid kick.
A head kick misses from Plutov.
I Can throws a series of punches but Plutov avoids them all with ease.
Plutov unleashes a big counter combination but I Can bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
Plutov misses with a wild body shot.
I Can shoots for a takedown but Plutov saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Plutov pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Plutov throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Plutov dips to his left and cracks I Can with an uppercut!
I Can throws a body shot but no joy.
Plutov scores with a decent looking hook.
Plutov misses with a body shot.
I Can misses with a few strikes there.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Plutov! But no joy.
Plutov is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Nice shot lands for Plutov.
Plutov is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Plutov uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before I Can has time to react.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Plutov scores with a jab to the head.
Plutov throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Wasyl Plutov seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Plutov on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
I Can shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Plutov as he jumps to the side.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Because I Can. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Plutov moves out of range of the strikes.
Plutov comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
A decent looking cross lands there for I Can.
Plutov has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
I Can rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Plutov moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Plutov misses with an uppercut
and I Can counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
I Can has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Plutov.
Plutov throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Plutov's corner calls for a 1-2. Plutov obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Plutov staying out of range there.
I Can tries for a takedown but Plutov sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Plutov defending well as I Can loads up on a big left hand.
Plutov connects with a leg kick. I Can looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Plutov has worked on his takedown defense in the runup to this fight and it is paying off so far.
I Can takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Plutov lands a jab to the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Plutov moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Plutov cracks I Can with a right hand to the side of the head.
I Can throws a sloppy body shot
and Plutov counters with a stiff right hand.
I Can slips a jab from Plutov.
Plutov tests I Can's chin there with a solid looking shot.
I Can throws out a loose jab but Plutov uses good head movement to avoid it.
Plutov swings for the body but I Can moves out of range.
Plutov throws out a leg kick but I Can moves out of range and Plutov only half commits.
Plutov keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
I Can on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
A punch lands to the side of Plutov 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Plutov slips a jab from I Can.
Plutov swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Plutov looks to land a right hand but I Can moved out of range.
Plutov looks to throw the jab but I Can is out of range.
Plutov throws a jab when I Can was well out of range.
It looked like I Can wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Wasyl Plutov is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
I Can gets cracked there but stands up to it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Plutov throws a sloppy head kick and I Can moves out of range easily.
I Can is looking for a counter combo.
I Can tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Plutov was well out of range. Poor timing from I Can.
I Can checks the leg kick.
Plutov is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! I Can had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
Plutov fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
I Can uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Plutov.
A looping hook to the body misses from Plutov. I Can does a little dance to reset his feet.
Plutov scores with a nice strike.
Plutov lands a jab to I Can's midsection.
Plutov tries to clinch but I Can is having none of it.
A big right from I Can misses.
I Can drops his hands momentarily and Plutov takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
I Can lands a jab to the head.
Plutov lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
A solid leg kick lands there for Plutov.
Plutov misses with a straight left.
Plutov takes a swing at I Can's ribcage but misses.
I Can swings for the body but Plutov moves out of range.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Wasyl Plutov dominated that round.
That's time! I Can's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
I Can takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Plutov throws a leg kick
so I Can counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
I Can stops Plutov from standing up.
Plutov pushes I Can off and scrambles back to his feet.
Plutov wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Plutov showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from I Can.
Plutov catches I Can with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from I Can.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Plutov looks to land a right hand but I Can moved out of range.
I Can shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Plutov defends it nicely.
I Can looks for a takedown but Plutov sprawls well.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Because I Can. That's going to take a lot out of him.
That's one minute gone in the round.
I Can ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Plutov moves away.
Plutov gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Plutov tried to land a shot to the body but connects with I Can's elbow.
Plutov is leaning against I Can and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Plutov goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Plutov lands with a short head shot on the inside.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, I Can creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Plutov has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
I Can blocks a body shot from Plutov.
Plutov working aggressively here.
Plutov misses with a short punch on the inside.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Plutov.
Plutov tried to land a shot to the body but connects with I Can's elbow.
Plutov struggles to land a body shot inside as I Can controls his hands.
Plutov lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of I Can backwards.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
I Can tries to pull guard but Plutov forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Plutov has a couple of punches blocked by I Can.
Plutov throws a punch but it's blocked by I Can.
Plutov lands a left hand that snaps the head of I Can backwards.
Plutov throws a punch but it's blocked by I Can.
I Can blocks an uppercut.
I Can lands a nice uppercut.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
I Can blocks an uppercut.
Plutov lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down I Can.
I Can throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
I Can lands with a short punch from the clinch.
I Can drops down looking for an ankle pick but Plutov pulls his leg out and moves away.
I Can on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Wasyl Plutov seems to be getting the better of the standup.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
I Can misses with a body shot.
Plutov misses with a wild body shot.
Plutov scores with a crisp jab that stopped I Can in his tracks.
I Can tries to score a power double leg takedown but Plutov sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten I Can somewhat.
Excellent takedown into side control there by I Can.
I Can trying to control the action but Plutov is working from the bottom.
Plutov is trying to get back to his feet.
Plutov tries to get back to his feet but has found himself mounted instead. Damn, that's gotta suck.
BOOM! I Can connects with a massive shot to the dome!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Plutov trying desperately to get to his feet.
I Can has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
I Can pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
This has been an exciting period of action!
The referee warns Plutov that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
I Can scores with a couple of good head shots there.
I Can looking to control but Plutov is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
You get the feeling that Plutov really doesn't like being in this position too much.
Plutov is squirming around, avoiding I Can's attempts to control the action.
I Can looking to control and managing it successfully.
Because I Can overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Plutov somehow manages to escape the mount and get back to his feet!
Plutov throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck I Can on the side of the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Wasyl Plutov showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
I Can shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Plutov's guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
I Can tries to free his leg and advance position but Plutov is retaining full guard.
Plutov wants to stand but I Can is controlling the position.
I Can distracts Plutov with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Plutov kicks I Can off and gets to his feet.
I Can takes one to the chin there.
I Can is trying hard to land a takedown here. Plutov sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Plutov throws a combination that misses
and I Can counters with a one-two to the body.
I Can fails with a takedown attempt.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
I Can uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Plutov.
Plutov throws a jab but it's blocked by I Can.
I Can missing with a left hand there. Plutov was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
It seemed like Plutov was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
I Can shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Plutov as he jumps to the side.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Because I Can. That's going to take a lot out of him.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sloppy strikes from Plutov. Those never looked like landing.
Plutov dips to his left and cracks I Can with an uppercut!
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from I Can.
Plutov doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Plutov connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Plutov darts in and clinches I Can up against the cage.
Plutov stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Plutov tries a body shot but I Can blocks it.
I Can tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Plutov smiles and moves away.
Plutov sizes up I Can with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Plutov's jab looks to have found its range, popping I Can under the eye.
Plutov stuffs the takedown.
I Can shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Plutov sprawls well. Plutov wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. I Can gets slowly back to his feet.
Because I Can has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Plutov connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Plutov instigates a clinch.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Plutov misses with a hook to the ribs.
Plutov misses with the head strike.
A head punch blocked on the inside by I Can.
Plutov lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Plutov works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
I Can prevents a body shot from Plutov.
Plutov lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
I Can looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
I Can blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Plutov lands with a short punch from the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Plutov scores with a shot to the side of I Can's head.
I Can has Plutov pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Plutov manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Plutov lands a left hand that snaps the head of I Can backwards.
I Can scores with a nice hook to the head.
Plutov misses with some punches.
Plutov working aggressively here.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Plutov.
Plutov gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from I Can.
Plutov misses with a punch on the inside.
Plutov is working I Can over against the cage.
I Can blocks an uppercut.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Plutov lands on the inside with an uppercut.
I Can is looking to take this one to the mat.
Plutov misses with a punch to the body.
Plutov lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Plutov lands a left hand.
I Can gets a trip takedown into half guard.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Plutov wants to get back to his feet.
Plutov manages to create a bit of space in order to work his way back to his feet. I Can keeps hold of his opponent and drives him back against the cage.
I Can blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Plutov fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Plutov swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Plutov working aggressively here.
A short right from Plutov on the inside.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Plutov.
I Can struggles to land a body shot inside as Plutov controls his hands.
And that's the end of the fight!
Wasyl Plutov comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Plutov 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 Richard Clark scores the fight 27:30
Judge Donald Grub scores the fight 27:30
Judge James Atkins scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Wasyl Plutov!
Wasyl Plutov seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
Because I Can spoke after the fight, saying 'I'm so handsome i'm not surprised this guy was all over me the way he was!'.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Edvard Grieg (ranked 1719 p4p, 201 weight class) and Mustapha Shiit (ranked 2178 p4p, 252 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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165 lbs
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169 lbs
14 - 12 - 1 |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
13 - 11 - 0, fighting out of New York, Edvard Grieg!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
14 - 12 - 1, fighting out of New York, Mustapha Shiit!
The judges for this bout are James Glass, James Atkins and Paul Tew.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Grieg throws a lazy right hand but Shiit sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Grieg throws a hook but Shiit avoids it easily.
Jab from Grieg.
Shiit 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.
Shiit not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Shiit won't allow Grieg to sweep him here.
Grieg doesn't do any damage with a couple of strikes from the bottom.
Shiit drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Shiit jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Grieg looking to hit a scissor sweep but Shiit is one step ahead there.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Shiit is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Shiit trying to control but Grieg is working from the bottom.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Grieg looking to hit a scissor sweep but Shiit is one step ahead there.
Grieg throwing strikes off his back to little effect.
Shiit looking to pass the guard.
Grieg bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Shiit's guard.
Shiit is controlling Grieg's posture.
Grieg scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Grieg working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Shiit's head.
Grieg throwing strikes but missing.
Grieg throws a big right hand that misses.
Grieg might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Shiit working for a triangle but Grieg defends it easily.
Shiit had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Grieg defends it easily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Grieg tries to free his leg and advance position but Shiit is retaining full guard.
Grieg is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Grieg connects with a couple of short punches.
Grieg postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Shiit is rocked!
Grieg is in close to Shiit's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Shiit is still in real trouble! Can Grieg finish him?
Grieg with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Grieg gets to his feet and stands over Shiit, holding his ankles. He dives in with a big left hand that connects! Shiit felt that one! Grieg unloads more punches and elbows and this one is over! The ref has dived in to save Shiit from any more punishment!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:47 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Edvard Grieg!
A very excited looking Edvard Grieg made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Victor Tellegio (ranked 759 p4p, 104 weight class) and John Puller (ranked 634 p4p, 85 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
26 - 13 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Victor Tellegio!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
13 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, John Puller!
The judges for this bout are Richard Clark, James Glass and Donald Grub.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Tellegio shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Puller swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Tellegio throws a front kick aimed at Puller's knee but Puller avoids it well.
Puller keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Puller uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Tellegio has time to react.
Puller moves out of range as Tellegio throws a body kick.
A head kick misses from Puller.
Tellegio misses with a leg kick.
A thudding body kick lands there by Tellegio!
Puller pushes Tellegio up against the cage in a clinch.
Puller lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Tellegio blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Puller misses with a body punch.
Puller swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Puller swings wildly with an uppercut but Tellegio uses good head movement to avoid it.
A short body shot lands from Puller as the two fighters clinch.
Puller working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Puller lands a shoulder strike.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Tellegio lands with a right to the head.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Tellegio creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Puller on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Puller.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tellegio landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Puller lands a body shot.
Tellegio escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Puller connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Puller fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Puller fails with an attempt to clinch.
Tellegio tries to clinch but Puller moves out of range.
Puller pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Tellegio ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Tellegio loads up on a big right hand but Puller slips the punch.
Puller looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Puller takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Puller is looking to clinch.
Tellegio finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Tellegio misses with a wild combination.
Puller avoids the body shot from Tellegio.
Tellegio misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Puller.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Puller! But no joy.
Puller lands an overhand right.
Tellegio blocks a leg kick.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Puller slips a straight right by Tellegio.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Puller blocks a head kick by Tellegio.
Puller wants to clinch up but Tellegio keeps it at a distance.
Tellegio throws a leg kick that misses.
Puller jabs at Tellegio's body.
Tellegio punishes Puller's body with a nice straight punch.
Puller keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Puller pushes Tellegio away with a front kick.
Puller misses with a hook.
Puller throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Puller looks to land a body kick but Tellegio moved away.
A quick step to the side and Tellegio tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Tellegio throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Tellegio throws out a leg kick but Puller moves out of range and Tellegio only half commits.
Puller stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Puller throws a jab when Tellegio was well out of range.
Tellegio moves out of range of the strikes.
Puller misses with a right hand
and Tellegio counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Puller misses the jab.
A head kick misses from Tellegio.
Puller looks to land a right hand but Tellegio moved out of range.
Puller has done a lot of speed work in the buildup to this fight.
Puller looks for the body kick but Tellegio saw that one coming.
Tellegio staying out of range there.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Puller scores with a kick to the body.
Tellegio throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Puller throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Tellegio throws a low kick but it's checked well by Puller.
Tellegio tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Puller is able to avoid easily.
Puller misses the jab.
Puller connects with a good right hand that stumbles Tellegio. Tellegio circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Nice shot by Puller.
Tellegio blocks the body kick.
Good leg kick by Tellegio there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Tellegio jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Tellegio lands a really nice looking cross but Puller seems unphased.
Puller throws a leg kick which misses Tellegio's front leg but catches the back leg as Tellegio tries to avoid it.
Tellegio scores with a punch to the head.
Tellegio ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Puller moves away.
Tellegio has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Tellegio there as he acknowledges the shot.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Puller ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Tellegio moves away.
Puller lands with a good body shot.
Tellegio throws a right hand that Puller ducks under and follows up with a left that Puller also avoids with ease.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tellegio misses with a low kick.
Puller appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Puller missing with a left hand there. Tellegio was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Tellegio misses with a lunging right hand
and Puller cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Puller tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Tellegio was well out of range. Poor timing from Puller.
It looked like Tellegio wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Puller blocks a low kick nicely.
Tellegio throws a shot from downtown. Puller moves away and avoids it.
Puller throws a good cross that connects.
Puller lands the left hand.
Tellegio gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
The fighters circling - Puller throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Tellegio throws the left hand but Puller avoids the punch easily.
Tellegio moves out of range as Puller strikes.
Puller bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Puller goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Puller scores with the left hand. Tellegio knows he should have avoided that one.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
A telegraphed right hand from Puller misses the target.
Some bone on bone action there as Puller checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Puller lands with a right hand.
Puller takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Puller throws a leg kick but Tellegio sees it coming and moves out of range.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
John Puller dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Puller throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Tellegio on the side of the head.
Tellegio lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Puller goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Tellegio throws an off balance right hand
and Puller counters with a body kick that stops Tellegio in his tracks momentarily.
Puller misses with an attempted mid kick.
Puller misses with an uppercut. Tellegio saw that one coming.
Tellegio takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Puller takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Tellegio scores with a jab to the jaw.
Tellegio moves into range and clinches up with Puller.
Tellegio misses with some punches.
Puller on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Puller has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Puller lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Tellegio lands with a left to the head.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Tellegio tries to land knees in the clinch but Puller avoids the damage to the body.
Puller avoiding damage as Tellegio throws knees to the body.
Puller tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Tellegio's elbow.
Puller blocks an elbow strike from Tellegio.
Knees to the body from Tellegio.
Puller lands a left hand.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Nice body punch from Tellegio - that landed with a thud.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Puller struggles to land a body shot inside as Tellegio controls his hands.
Puller tries a body shot but Tellegio blocks it.
Tellegio dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Puller misses with a short punch on the inside.
Puller tries to work over Tellegio's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Puller misses with a hook to the ribs.
Puller on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Tellegio pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Tellegio misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Tellegio's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Puller scores with a nice right hand.
Puller uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Tellegio.
Puller checks the leg kick nicely there.
A looping hook to the body misses from Puller. Tellegio does a little dance to reset his feet.
Tellegio is looking to counter punch.
Tellegio thows a left - swing and a miss!
Puller blocks a jab.
Puller appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
Tellegio ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Tellegio jabbing away but nothing is landing.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tellegio pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Tellegio cracks Puller with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Puller throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Tellegio fires out a quick counter leg kick but Puller just manages to avoid it.
Puller tried to score with a low kick but Tellegio checks it.
Puller throws a hook but Tellegio avoids it easily.
John Puller seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Puller moves away from the strike by Tellegio.
Tellegio takes a swing at Puller's ribcage but misses.
Tellegio displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Puller throws out the jab.
Tellegio lands a slapping body shot.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Puller just misses with a punch to the body.
Puller scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Tellegio doesn't seem bothered though.
Puller throws a leg kick which misses Tellegio's front leg but catches the back leg as Tellegio tries to avoid it.
Puller tries to clinch but Tellegio is having none of it.
The fighters circle momentarily. Puller darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Nice uppercut there from Puller.
Tellegio throws a body shot but no joy.
Puller lands with a straight right. Tellegio didn't see that one coming.
Puller connects with a right hand. Tellegio shakes it off.
Tellegio tries to land a front kick but Puller steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Tellegio takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tellegio tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Puller was well out of range. Poor timing from Tellegio.
A countering left hand to the body from Puller misses.
Tellegio takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Puller bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Puller pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Tellegio looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Tellegio misses with a straight left.
Tellegio doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Tellegio tries to close the distance and clinch but Puller swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Tellegio with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Puller avoids the body shot from Tellegio.
Tellegio tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Tellegio checks a leg kick.
Tellegio lands a nice looking body shot.
Puller misses the shot to the body.
Puller needs to keep his hands up - Tellegio had a free shot at his head there.
Tellegio gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Nice uppercut there from Puller.
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!
Tellegio works the jab nicely.
Puller throws a shot from downtown. Tellegio moves away and avoids it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A good leg kick by Tellegio.
Puller scores with the left hand. Tellegio knows he should have avoided that one.
Tellegio tries to land a front kick but Puller steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Tellegio misses with an uppercut.
Puller moves away from the strike by Tellegio.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Puller! But no joy.
Tellegio misses with a leg kick.
Puller tries to work over Tellegio's front leg with a kick but Tellegio checks it.
Tellegio takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Puller throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Tellegio lands a nice leg kick that just misses Puller's sensitive parts.
Tellegio blocks a jab.
Tellegio with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Tellegio throws a hook but Puller blocks it.
Puller misses with an attempted mid kick.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Puller blocks a leg kick.
Tellegio throws a quick inside leg kick.
Puller throws a wild body kick that Tellegio sees coming a mile off.
Tellegio throws a body shot but no joy.
Tellegio is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but John Puller will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Puller rushes Tellegio and presses him up against the cage.
Puller lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Puller lands a left hand.
Puller managing to block the knees to the body from Tellegio.
A head punch on the inside from Puller fails to land.
Tellegio gets through Puller's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
A shot in the inside from Puller.
Puller managing to block the knees to the body from Tellegio.
Puller doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Puller misses with a hook from the clinch.
Puller lands a body punch in the clinch.
Tellegio lands a good knee to the midsection. Puller won't want to take too many of those.
Tellegio scores with a nice hook to the head.
Tellegio is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Puller is defending well for now.
Puller on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Puller blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Puller tries to throw a body punch but Tellegio avoids it by throwing Puller back against the cage.
Puller breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Puller scores with a leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tellegio throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Tellegio staying out of range there.
That kick from Puller tenderised Tellegio's leg. Tellegio is trying to keep his angry face on.
Tellegio checks a leg kick.
Tellegio tries to work over Puller's front leg with a kick but Puller checks it.
A slow jab from Tellegio misses its intended target.
Jab from Puller.
Tellegio takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Puller throws a jab but it's blocked by Tellegio.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Puller, as that shot connected.
Puller slips a jab from Tellegio.
Tellegio throws a shot to the body.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Tellegio checks a leg kick.
Puller misses with a body kick.
Puller throws a body shot but no joy.
Puller is looking to score with low kicks.
Puller ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Tellegio moves away.
Puller ducks under a wild hook from Tellegio.
Tellegio throws a shot from downtown. Puller moves away and avoids it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tellegio misses with a looping right.
Puller feints a counter leg kick.
Tellegio throws out a leg kick but Puller moves out of range and Tellegio only half commits.
Tellegio uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Puller.
Tellegio throws the kick towards the body but Puller avoids it.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Puller swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Tellegio lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Tellegio looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Puller looks to throw the jab but Tellegio is out of range.
Tellegio loads up on a big right hand but Puller slips the punch.
Puller throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Puller throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
A counter left hand to the body from Tellegio misses its target.
Tellegio fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Puller manages to avoid it.
A jab lands there for Puller.
Tellegio uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Puller.
Puller slips a straight right by Tellegio.
Tellegio connects with a crisp jab.
Puller wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Puller throws a body punch but Tellegio moves out of range.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tellegio fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Puller looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Tellegio avoids the body shot from Puller.
A chopping leg kick lands by Tellegio.
Tellegio on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Tellegio ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Tellegio buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Tellegio dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Puller throws the kick towards the body but Tellegio avoids it.
Tellegio misses with a leg kick.
Tellegio misses with a body shot.
Puller let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Puller's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Tellegio pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Tellegio takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Puller is looking to land body kicks.
Puller is looking to score with low kicks.
A swing and a miss from Puller.
Tellegio throws a head kick that misses.
Victor Tellegio has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Puller throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Puller looks to clinch
and Tellegio counters with an inside leg kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Puller moves out of range as Tellegio throws a body kick.
Tellegio misses with the combination.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Puller scores with a jab.
Nice body kick there by Puller.
Tellegio slips under a jab.
Puller tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Tellegio was well out of range. Poor timing from Puller.
Puller fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Tellegio manages to avoid it.
Tellegio will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
Puller scores with a jab.
Puller doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
A punch combination from Tellegio misses.
Tellegio gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Puller.
Puller fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Tellegio attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Tellegio takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Puller fails in his attempt to clinch.
Puller throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
And that's the end of the fight!
John Puller comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Puller has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Richard Clark scores the fight 28:30
Judge James Glass scores the fight 27:30
Judge Donald Grub scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... John Puller!
John Puller 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 welterweight MMA rules bout between Malcolm Kincaid (ranked 623 p4p, 83 weight class) and Min-Sik Song (ranked 501 p4p, 66 weight class). Song has chosen nkoha - Akatsuki 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 welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
7 - 0 - 1, fighting out of Los Angeles, Malcolm Kincaid!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
17 - 6 - 1, fighting out of London, Min-Sik Song!
The judges for this bout are Richard Clark, Steven Brown and Colin Fotheringham.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kincaid with a hook.
Song is looking to score with low kicks.
Song moves out of range of the strikes.
Kincaid clinches up against the cage.
Song blocks a body shot from Kincaid.
Song prevents a body shot from Kincaid.
Kincaid tries a body shot but Song blocks it.
Kincaid tries to work over Song's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Kincaid lands with a short shot to the head.
Kincaid lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Kincaid fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Kincaid misses with a hook from the clinch.
Song lands a hook to the side of the head.
Kincaid has a couple of punches blocked by Song.
Kincaid works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Kincaid misses with a hook from the clinch.
Song looking to throw knees to the head but Kincaid is blocking nicely.
Kincaid tries a body shot but Song blocks it.
Kincaid misses with a punch to the body.
Kincaid goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Kincaid tries to work over Song's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Kincaid tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
A short right from Song on the inside.
Song breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Kincaid lands a right hook to the body.
Min-Sik Song seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kincaid takes one to the chin there.
Song throws a body punch but Kincaid moves out of range.
Kincaid throws a low kick but Song avoids it.
Song bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Song scores with a punch to the head.
Song fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Kincaid pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Song punishes Kincaid's body with a nice straight punch.
Song wants to slow Kincaid down by chopping away at his legs.
Kincaid throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Kincaid ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Kincaid shoots in but Song avoids the takedown attempt easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Malcolm Kincaid. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Song throws a nice outside leg kick.
Kincaid clinches.
Song tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Song.
Song softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nice body punch from Song.
Kincaid is trying to pull guard but Song turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
A right handed body shot lands from Song.
Song tries a body shot but Kincaid blocks it.
Song throws a punch but it's blocked by Kincaid.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Song.
Song working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Song working aggressively here.
Kincaid managing to block the knees to the body from Song.
Kincaid goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Song lands a body punch in the clinch.
Song swings wildly with an uppercut but Kincaid uses good head movement to avoid it.
Kincaid can't find room to land a body shot as Song controls the action.
Song tries a body shot but Kincaid blocks it.
Kincaid's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Song throws a head punch that misses.
Song fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
A short left from Kincaid.
Song gets the body lock takedown. After a quick scramble, Kincaid regains guard.
Song decides he's had enough of playing guard and decides to stand. Come on Kincaid, up you get!
Song bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Kincaid's head backwards.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kincaid misses with a leg kick.
Kincaid throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Kincaid displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Song throws out the jab.
Min-Sik Song is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Song connects with a nice looking jab.
Kincaid throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
No joy there for Song, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Kincaid connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Kincaid misses with a wild combination.
Kincaid moves out of range as Song strikes.
Song lands a head shot.
Song throws a hook but Kincaid blocks it.
Song checks a leg kick nicely.
Song misses with a looping right.
Kincaid's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Song connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Kincaid scrambles back to his feet.
Kincaid misses with a hook.
A slapping leg kick lands for Song.
Kincaid missing with a left hand there. Song was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Song tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Kincaid is able to avoid easily.
It looked like Kincaid wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Kincaid drives through with a takedown into guard.
Kincaid is in close to Song's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Kincaid throwing strikes from guard but Song blocks nicely.
Song has his feet on Kincaid's hips. He pushes off and gets to his feet. Nice work.
Kincaid throws a body punch but Song moves out of range.
Song throws a hook to the side of Kincaid's head but Kincaid sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Kincaid moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Kincaid has managed to clinch.
Kincaid has a couple of punches blocked by Song.
Kincaid is trying to pull guard but Song turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Kincaid makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Song throws a punch but it's blocked by Kincaid.
Song lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Song has a couple of punches blocked by Kincaid.
Kincaid blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Kincaid can't find room to land a body shot as Song controls the action.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Min-Sik Song dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Song scores with a shot to the body.
Song turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Song throws out a loose jab but Kincaid uses good head movement to avoid it.
Kincaid half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
Kincaid moves out of range as Song throws a body kick.
Kincaid keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Kincaid ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Kincaid is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Kincaid moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Song has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
A jab lands there for Kincaid.
Song throws a lazy right hand but Kincaid sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Song throws a lazy uppercut
and Kincaid counters with a nice uppercut.
Song throws a big shot that misses.
Kincaid uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Song.
Kincaid was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Song throws a hook but Kincaid blocks it.
Kincaid is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Song.
Nice uppercut there from Song.
Song tests Kincaid's chin there with a solid looking shot.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Kincaid tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Song fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Kincaid.
Song uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kincaid feints a jab promting Song to slip. Kincaid then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Song slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
It looks like Min-Sik Song has been cut.
Min-Sik Song seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Kincaid just misses with a punch to the body.
Song pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Kincaid connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Song momentarily.
Song throws a body kick that misses
and Kincaid counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Song throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Kincaid sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Kincaid shoots in but no luck this time.
Song tries to score with a low kick but Kincaid moves his leg out of the way.
Kincaid misses with a wild body shot.
Song throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Song pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Kincaid looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Kincaid connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Song momentarily.
Song blocks a jab.
Kincaid takes a swing at Song's ribcage but misses.
Song misses with a body shot.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Kincaid wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Song finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kincaid needs to keep his hands up - Song had a free shot at his head there.
Kincaid swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Kincaid uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Song.
Song looks to throw the jab but Kincaid is out of range.
Kincaid misses with a looping left.
Kincaid will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Song uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Kincaid.
Song scores with a punch to the head.
Song loads up on a big right hand but Kincaid slips the punch.
Kincaid steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Song.
Song tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Kincaid was well out of range. Poor timing from Song.
Kincaid throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Song sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Kincaid avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Kincaid closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Song quickly recovers to half guard.
Song is trying to escape back to his feet but Kincaid uses the scramble to pass into side control.
Kincaid is putting a hurting on Song here, landing some big shots from side control.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kincaid cracks Song with a big right hand but Song just smiles back at him and invites him to have another go.
Kincaid scores with a couple of short elbows.
Kincaid working the ground and pound.
Kincaid cracks Song with an elbow. That is naaassty.
Song is trying to get back to his feet.
Song bucks up and manages to escape back to his feet!
Kincaid scores with a jab to the jaw.
Kincaid tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Song was well out of range. Poor timing from Kincaid.
Kincaid is looking to clinch but Song is avoiding it.
Song throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Kincaid with a hook.
Kincaid 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.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Song swings for the body but Kincaid moves out of range.
Song jabs Kincaid right on the nose. Kincaid blinks but takes it well.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kincaid throws a low kick but Song moves out of range easily.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Song! But no joy.
Decent striking displayed by Kincaid there.
Kincaid tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Song looks to land a left hand but Kincaid moved out of range nicely.
Song lands a leg kick that knocks Kincaid off balance momentarily.
Song fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Kincaid checks it well.
Song uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Kincaid.
Kincaid avoids the body shot from Song.
Song looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Kincaid changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Song looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Song is trying to get back to his feet.
Kincaid passes to full mount! That's big trouble for Song!
We've been hearing good reports from Kincaid's training camp. Apparently he has been rolling around with some good quality BJJ practitioners and has been sharpening his skills. Let's see if that has an impact on the fight today.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Kincaid landing strikes from the mount and Song is in trouble!
Song has found himself in a tricky position here. He's been working his transitions in training so let's see if he can work his way out of it.
Kincaid with good strikes from the mount here!
Kincaid connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
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 Malcolm Kincaid will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Min-Sik Song's cut.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Song throws a body shot but no joy.
Kincaid defending well as Song loads up on a big left hand.
Song throws a head kick that misses.
Kincaid lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Song misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Song takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Kincaid moves away from the strike by Song.
A jab from Song misses.
Kincaid is looking for a counter combo.
Kincaid throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Kincaid displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Song throws out the jab.
Kincaid uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Song.
Song misses with a body kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Song moves out of range of the body kick.
Song throws a poor cross that misses
and Kincaid counters with a left and a right that stings Song.
That has opened up Min-Sik Song's cut even more.
Song misses with a head kick.
Kincaid throws a leg kick which misses Song's front leg but catches the back leg as Song tries to avoid it.
Kincaid misses with a body shot.
Song now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Kincaid misses with a straight right.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kincaid slips a jab from Song.
Kincaid swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Kincaid clinches up against the cage.
Kincaid throws a punch but it's blocked by Song.
Kincaid fails to pull guard.
Song tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Kincaid's elbow.
Song lands an uppercut.
Song misses with the head strike.
Song doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Song prevents a body shot from Kincaid.
Song with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Song lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Song lands a right hand that snaps the head of Kincaid backwards.
Kincaid tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Song smiles and moves away.
Song lands a right hook to the body.
Song uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Kincaid.
Song pulls out of a head kick attempt.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Song throws a body shot but no joy.
Kincaid lands a nice hook to Song's body. Song takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Good standup being displayed there by Song as he connects with a hook.
Kincaid misses with a looping left.
Kincaid defending well as Song loads up on a big left hand.
Song misses with a low kick.
Kincaid ducks under a wild hook from Song.
Kincaid scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Kincaid shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Kincaid lands a glancing blow to the side of Song's head.
Song will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Song ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Kincaid moves away.
Kincaid has a takedown stuffed.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Malcolm Kincaid. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Song connects with a body shot that sends Kincaid's belly button to the back.
Kincaid pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nice shot by Song.
Kincaid ducks under a wild hook from Song.
Song is looking to score with low kicks.
A counter left hand to the body from Kincaid misses its target.
Song uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Kincaid.
Kincaid throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Kincaid scores with a nice strike.
Song steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Kincaid. That one must have hurt.
Song defending well as Kincaid loads up on a big left hand.
Song cracks Kincaid with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Song looks to land a left hand but Kincaid moved out of range nicely.
Song looks to throw the jab but Kincaid is out of range.
Song looks to land a left hand but Kincaid moved out of range nicely.
Song throws out a loose jab but Kincaid uses good head movement to avoid it.
Kincaid 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.
Song lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Kincaid throws a looping overhand right but Song ducks down to avoid it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Song scores with a nice strike.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Song throws a leg kick which misses Kincaid's front leg but catches the back leg as Kincaid tries to avoid it.
A big right from Song misses.
An attempted straight right counter from Kincaid misses the target.
Kincaid avoids the body shot from Song.
An attempted straight right counter from Kincaid misses the target.
Song pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Kincaid keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Kincaid pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Kincaid misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Song.
Kincaid lands with a good body shot.
Song gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Kincaid to score an easy takedown into full guard.
Kincaid passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Song sneaks out the side door and pushes Kincaid away - he's back to his feet. The crowd show their appreciation for the escape.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Min-Sik Song.
I think Song 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 Richard Clark scores the fight 28:29
Judge Steven Brown scores the fight 29:29
Judge Colin Fotheringham scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by majority decision... Min-Sik Song!
A less than humble Min-Sik Song misjudged his post fight interview somewhat and came across a little too arrogant whilst trying to hype up his own abilities.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Monte Zuma (ranked 975 p4p, 138 weight class) and Grzegorz Crayewski (ranked 969 p4p, 137 weight class). Monte Zuma had a look across the cage there at his opponent. He definitely means business
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247 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
25 - 18 - 0, fighting out of New York, Monte Zuma!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
13 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Grzegorz Crayewski!
The judges for this bout are Richard Clark, James Glass and Colin Fotheringham.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A cross from Crayewski lands.
Crayewski misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Zuma ducks right into an uppercut from Crayewski.
A low kick from Crayewski misses
and Zuma counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
It looks like Grzegorz Crayewski has been cut.
Crayewski misses with a low kick as Zuma jumps back.
Zuma slips under a jab.
Jab from Crayewski.
Crayewski loads up on a big right hand but Zuma slips the punch.
Zuma attempts a counter takedown but Crayewski avoids it well and moves away.
Crayewski tries to bum rush Zuma with a series of wild strikes but Zuma uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Zuma changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
A big right from Crayewski misses.
Zuma ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Crayewski lands a glancing blow to the side of Zuma's head.
A head kick misses from Crayewski.
Zuma throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Jab by Crayewski.
A bone on bone clash there as Zuma blocks the leg kick.
Left hook, right uppercut from Crayewski.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Crayewski ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
It seemed like Crayewski was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Zuma tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Crayewski tries a head kick but it misses.
Crayewski throws a left and a right that both miss
and Zuma counters with a nice leg kick.
Zuma gets the takedown into side control.
We could do with one of the fighters taking the initiative a bit more on the ground - they're both waiting to capitalize on a mistake.
Crayewski wants to control but Zuma postures up.
Zuma tries for a kimura but Crayewski is defending well.
Crayewski is not content to let Zuma control the position.
Crayewski tries to buck Zuma off but Zuma is having none of it.
Zuma looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Crayewski is looking for a sweep.
Zuma has an Americana. Crayewski didn't react quickly enough there and he's in big trouble now! He tries to squirm out but is forced to tap! Zuma is delighted and gyrates in front of the ring girls. They seem to like the attention - it'll be interesting to see if Zuma hooks up with any of them at the after show party.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:28 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Americana). Monte Zuma!
After the fight, Monte Zuma was humble in paying tribute to his opponent but made it clear he wants to go on to bigger and better things. It seemed to go down well with the crowd who cheered him loudly.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Sven Ludwig (ranked 345 p4p, 44 weight class) and Antonio Lobo (ranked 425 p4p, 57 weight class). Lobo is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Keys N Krates - Glitter (feat. Ambré). Rumors backstage are that the fighters have been paid to keep it standing but we know that would never happen in MMA!
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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
17 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Sven Ludwig!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
35 - 26 - 1, fighting out of London, Antonio Lobo!
The judges for this bout are James Ackerman, Paul Tew and William Gold.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lobo misses with a low kick.
Ludwig blocks a leg kick.
Ludwig uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Lobo.
Lobo misses the shot to the body.
A swing and a miss from Lobo.
Ludwig tries to land a front kick but Lobo steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Lobo throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Ludwig throws a chopping leg kick but Lobo manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Lobo tries to land a leg kick but Ludwig saw it coming and moves away.
Nice body punch from Lobo.
Lobo's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Ludwig connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Lobo scrambles back to his feet.
Lobo misses with a kick to the body
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Lobo tries to work over Ludwig's front leg with a kick but Ludwig checks it.
And Ludwig counters with a quick kick to the body but Lobo blocks it.
Lobo misses with a kick to the body.
A cross from Ludwig lands.
Lobo throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Ludwig moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Ludwig lands with a good body shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ludwig misses with a hook.
Lobo looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Ludwig connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Lobo momentarily.
Lobo pivots, looking for a leg kick but Ludwig is out of range and Lobo settles back down.
Lobo moves out of range of the body kick.
Ludwig looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Ludwig misses with an attempted mid kick.
Nice body kick there by Ludwig.
Ludwig avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Nice body punch from Lobo.
Nice defenses there by Lobo.
Lobo looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Ludwig with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Lobo slips a straight right by Ludwig.
Ludwig walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Lobo checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Lobo fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Ludwig checks it well.
A slapping leg kick lands for Ludwig.
The fighters circling - Lobo throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Ludwig throws the kick towards the body but Lobo avoids it.
Ludwig scores with a leg kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Ludwig.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A telegraphed right hand from Lobo misses the target.
Ludwig connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Lobo misses with a low kick.
Ludwig throws out a leg kick but Lobo moves out of range and Ludwig only half commits.
Lobo ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Ludwig moves away.
Ludwig looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Lobo flicks out a counter leg kick but Ludwig steps away.
A solid body kick from Lobo.
Ludwig looks to throw the jab but Lobo is out of range.
Lobo looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Lobo wants to clinch up but Ludwig keeps it at a distance.
Ludwig lands with a hook. Lobo tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Ludwig checks a leg kick.
Ludwig misses the shot to the body.
Lobo throws a low kick but Ludwig avoids it.
Lobo on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Ludwig misses with a hook to the body
and Lobo counters with a nice low kick that buckles Ludwig's knee momentarily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ludwig throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Lobo replies with a solid counter kick to the body but Ludwig blocks it well.
Lobo keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Ludwig.
Lobo listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Lobo takes one to the chin there.
Ludwig circles away from the clinch attempt.
Ludwig is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Lobo blocks a low kick nicely.
Lobo throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Ludwig misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Lobo.
Lobo is looking to clinch.
Ludwig blocks a jab.
Ludwig misses with an uppercut
and Lobo counters with an inside leg kick.
Lobo keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Ludwig.
Lobo throws a leg kick
and Ludwig counters with a good, hard body kick but Lobo shrugs it off.
Lobo moves out of range as Ludwig strikes.
Lobo misses with a kick to the body.
Nice straight punches there by Lobo. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Lobo.
It looks like Sven Ludwig has been cut.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Lobo crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Ludwig - the referee stops the clock and Lobo gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Ludwig. Lobo manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Lobo waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Ludwig.
Ludwig cracks Lobo with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Lobo lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Ludwig catches Lobo with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Lobo stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Ludwig.
Ludwig keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Lobo stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Ludwig.
Ludwig lands with a nice body kick.
Lobo jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Lobo just misses with a punch to the body.
Ludwig quickly followed up with a counter body kick but doesn't connect.
Lobo misses with a head kick.
Lobo closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Lobo misses with a low kick.
Lobo takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Lobo throws a body kick that misses.
Ludwig ducks under a wild hook from Lobo.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Sven Ludwig dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Sven Ludwig'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.
Ludwig throws an off balance right hand
and Lobo cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Sven Ludwig seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Nice uppercut lands for Lobo. That snapped Ludwig's head back.
Ludwig avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Lobo throws the left hand but Ludwig avoids the punch easily.
Ludwig throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Lobo takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Ludwig scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Lobo moves out of range as Ludwig strikes.
Lobo takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Lobo on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Ludwig. Ludwig obviously looking to wear him down.
Ludwig misses with the body kick
and Lobo counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Lobo misses with a head kick.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Lobo is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Ludwig.
Lobo tries a low kick but Ludwig avoids it.
Lobo throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Lobo attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Lobo throws a leg kick but Ludwig sees it coming and checks it nicely.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lobo misses with a looping left.
Lobo wants to land a leg kick but Ludwig is out of range.
Ludwig throws a body kick that misses.
Lobo lands a head kick that stumbles Ludwig and the fighters go to the mat.
Ludwig is rocked!
Lobo trying to control the position from guard on top but Ludwig is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Oh Ludwig is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Lobo looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Lobo stands and throws Ludwig's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Lobo tries for a kimura but Ludwig is defending well.
Lobo is trying to get an arm triangle but Ludwig is defending well.
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!
Lobo is trying to get an arm triangle but Ludwig is defending well.
Ludwig is trying to control Lobo's posture but Lobo avoids it.
Ludwig seems to have got his legs back now.
Lobo tries to move to full mount but Ludwig actually manages to regain half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lobo is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Ludwig doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Lobo.
Lobo is stalling here. Ludwig is in no mood to hang around though. He's locked up a kimura from the bottom! Lobo seems to be keeping calm but he's forced to roll out of the hold and Ludwig has ended up in side control on the top. Nice work.
Ludwig scoring with punches and elbows.
Lobo trying to control but Ludwig flips him over like a cheap hooker and has his back!
Lobo tries to break free.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ludwig lands a punch to the side of the head from the back.
Lobo is defending well here and trying to improve his position.
Lobo trying to control but not successfully.
Ludwig punches Lobo on the ear.
Lobo tries to roll but Ludwig sticks to his back.
Ludwig softening up his opponent with strikes here.
Lobo tries to roll but Ludwig sticks to his back.
A lull in the action here.
Ludwig lands shots from the back.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ludwig controlling well, preventing Lobo from escaping the position.
Lobo is holding onto Ludwig's left hand, preventing any choke attempts.
Lobo tries to roll but Ludwig sticks to his back.
Watch the back of the head! Comes the shout from the referee towards Ludwig.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Ludwig throwing damaging strikes from the back! Lobo could be in trouble here!
Lobo tries to escape but Ludwig has the hooks in and won't let him break free.
Ludwig lands a shot to the body.
Ludwig connects with a series of strikes and the referee is calling for Lobo to escape the position.
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 Sven Ludwig will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Sven Ludwig'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. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Lobo takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Lobo moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Lobo just misses with a punch to the body.
Ludwig misses with an attempted mid kick.
Ludwig lands a body shot.
Lobo throws a leg kick
and Ludwig counters with a good low kick that Lobo was not able to check.
Nice body kick from Lobo.
Ludwig slips a straight right by Lobo.
Lobo tries to close the distance and clinch up but Ludwig swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Lobo tries to move into range but Ludwig moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Lobo cracks a nice hook into Ludwig's ribs.
Ludwig ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Lobo moves away.
Lobo throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Ludwig tried to counter with a leg kick but Lobo avoided it.
A telegraphed right hand from Lobo misses the target.
Lobo takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Lobo avoids a kick to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ludwig misses with a straight right.
Decent striking displayed by Ludwig there.
Ludwig throws a wild body kick that Lobo sees coming a mile off.
Lobo has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Ludwig.
Lobo throws a leg kick but Ludwig checks it.
Lobo blocks the body kick.
Lobo was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind.
Ludwig looks for the body kick but Lobo saw that one coming.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Ludwig - that will leave a mark!
Ludwig avoids the head kick by Lobo.
Ludwig bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Lobo takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Ludwig scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Lobo just misses with a punch to the body.
And Ludwig counters with a quick kick to the body but Lobo blocks it.
Lobo throws an overhand right that lands on Ludwig's shoulder, as Ludwig tries to avoid the shot.
Lobo lands a front kick.
Ludwig lands with a straight right. Lobo didn't see that one coming.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lobo moves forwards but Ludwig connects with a nice, crisp jab.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Lobo bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Ludwig's head.
Ludwig checks a low kick from Lobo.
Ludwig misses with a leg kick.
Ludwig misses with a wild body shot.
Lobo throws a leg kick that is checked
letting Ludwig counter with a right hand.
Ludwig throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Lobo throws a shot from downtown. Ludwig moves away and avoids it.
Ludwig connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Lobo's hands.
Ludwig fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Lobo has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Good shot there by Ludwig.
Ludwig connects with an inside leg kick.
Lobo throws the kick towards the body but Ludwig avoids it.
A shot to the liver by Lobo. Beautiful body shot.
Lobo on the wrong end of a nice hook.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lobo throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Lobo misses the shot to the body.
Lobo throws a half hearted mid kick.
Lobo uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Ludwig.
Lobo looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Lobo moves out of range of the body kick from Ludwig.
Lobo misses with a leg kick
and Ludwig counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Ludwig is looking to land body kicks.
Lobo tries to land a front kick but Ludwig steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Lobo's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
A leg kick checked by Lobo.
Ludwig throws a wild body kick that Lobo sees coming a mile off.
Ludwig looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Lobo has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Lobo on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Ludwig. Ludwig obviously looking to wear him down.
Ludwig looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Ludwig steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Lobo.
Good work by Ludwig as he checks the leg kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ludwig swings widly with a right hand
and Lobo moves into the clinch.
Ludwig fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Ludwig lands a left hand that snaps the head of Lobo backwards.
Ludwig landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Lobo takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Ludwig lands with a left to the head.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Ludwig breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
A slapping body kick lands there for Ludwig.
Nice uppercut lands for Ludwig. That snapped Lobo's head back.
Ludwig throws a body kick that misses.
Lobo with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Ludwig throws the kick towards the body but Lobo avoids it.
Ludwig moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Ludwig looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Lobo moves out of range of the body kick from Ludwig.
Nice shot lands for Ludwig.
And that's the end of the fight!
Sven Ludwig showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Ludwig 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 James Ackerman scores the fight 30:27
Judge Paul Tew scores the fight 30:27
Judge William Gold scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Sven Ludwig!
A less than humble Sven Ludwig misjudged his post fight interview somewhat and came across a little too arrogant whilst trying to hype up his own abilities.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Mon Ster (ranked 504 p4p, 81 weight class) and Milktoast Diddlybottom (ranked 301 p4p, 47 weight class). Ster kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is The Automatic - Monster. Diddlybottom has chosen Milquetoast as his entrance music. Milktoast Diddlybottom will no doubt be looking to use his reach advantage to good effect.
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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 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Mon Ster!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
19 - 16 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Milktoast Diddlybottom!
The judges for this bout are Andrew Berry, Colin Fotheringham and Paul Tew.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Diddlybottom jabs Ster right on the nose. Ster blinks but takes it well.
Ster throws a jab but it's blocked by Diddlybottom.
Diddlybottom drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Ster defends it well.
Diddlybottom lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Ster throws a body punch but Diddlybottom moves out of range.
Diddlybottom scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Ster doesn't seem bothered though.
Ster moves out of range of the body kick from Diddlybottom.
Diddlybottom has done a lot of speed work in the buildup to this fight.
Diddlybottom throws a half hearted mid kick.
Ster has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Team Beta Fail in the buildup to the fight.
Diddlybottom throws a shot from downtown. Ster moves away and avoids it.
Ster blocks a head kick by Diddlybottom.
Diddlybottom misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Ster was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Diddlybottom looks to score with a jab to the body but Ster is just out of range.
Ster lands with an overhand left.
It looks like Milktoast Diddlybottom has been cut.
Diddlybottom scores with a head kick. Ster tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
It looks like Mon Ster has been cut.
Diddlybottom connects with a solid leg kick.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Ster throws a head kick that lands with a deafening thwack! The crowd roars as Diddlybottom stumbles backwards and falls to the mat. Ster follows into mount!
Diddlybottom is rocked!
Diddlybottom takes a big shot to the dome and his eyes have rolled back in his head! Ster's killer instinct has kicked in as he finishes the fight with more strikes. Impressive finish.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:57 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Mon Ster!
A relieved looking Mon Ster thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
The defeated Milktoast Diddlybottom had this to say: 'First I like too make good show for fans. I hope you like it, even though fight did not go my way. I am mad about the result, but I am also so happy to entertain all of you. Thank you. PDB4Life'.
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