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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Logan Ninefingers (ranked 2042 p4p, 294 weight class) and Adolfo Fernando (ranked 1803 p4p, 255 weight class). Logan Ninefingers could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Adolfo Fernando's chin.
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Good wrestling
World class boxer
Insanely flexible |
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World class boxer
Good gas tank |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
12 - 7 - 1, fighting out of St Petersburg, Logan Ninefingers!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
14 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Adolfo Fernando!
The judges for this bout are Chad Campbell, Lou da Vinci and Franklyn Lucas.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Fernando closes the distance and pushes Ninefingers back into the cage.
Fernando working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Fernando working hard to break the clinch.
Ninefingers tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Fernando throws a punch but it's blocked by Ninefingers.
A short uppercut from Fernando.
Ninefingers tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Fernando told us before the fight that he's been working on his elbows. An under utilised technique these days - let's see if it can sway the outcome of the fight.
Fernando lands a left hand that snaps the head of Ninefingers backwards.
Ninefingers misses with a short punch on the inside.
Fernando is trying to push Ninefingers away but Ninefingers has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Fernando tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Fernando throws a punch but it's blocked by Ninefingers.
Fernando is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Ninefingers with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Ninefingers digs a right hand into Fernando's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Fernando's gas tank.
Fernando scores with a nice hook to the head.
Fernando's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Ninefingers feints and then cracks Fernando's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Fernando down.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Fernando tries to close the distance and clinch up but Ninefingers swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Logan Ninefingers seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Ninefingers throws a lazy head kick
and Fernando counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Fernando stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Ninefingers.
Ninefingers tries to land a front kick but Fernando steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Fernando throws a counter combo.
Fernando is looking to clinch.
Ninefingers swings and misses with a hook to the body.
A looping hook to the body misses from Ninefingers. Fernando does a little dance to reset his feet.
Fernando pushes Ninefingers up against the cage in a clinch.
Fernando is trying to break free.
Ninefingers lands a left hand.
Fernando misses with the head strike.
Fernando's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
A short uppercut from Fernando.
A short right from Ninefingers.
Ninefingers working aggressively here.
Fernando breaks from the clinch.
Fernando displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Ninefingers throws out the jab.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Ninefingers.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Ninefingers looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into side control! Oh, that's bad for Fernando!
Fernando pushes Ninefingers away and creates a bit of space to escape. He's almost out here... but no, Ninefingers gets a good hold of his legs and remains firmly in side control.
Ninefingers trying to control the position but Fernando is working away.
Fernando throws his opponent off and manages to get back to his feet! Nicely done!
Fernando tries to clinch up but Ninefingers circles away and keeps his distance.
Ninefingers tries to counter with a takedown but Fernando is quick to defend against it.
Ninefingers looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Ninefingers shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Fernando is trying to defend but Ninefingers finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
Fernando has managed to escape just enough to sneak back to his feet but Ninefingers is on him like a limpet, forcing Fernando back against the cage.
Ninefingers creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Fernando's defenses.
Ninefingers tries to work over Fernando's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fernando lands an uppercut.
A shot in the inside from Fernando.
Ninefingers working aggressively here.
Fernando gets through Ninefingers's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Fernando blocks a body shot from Ninefingers.
Ninefingers misses with a punch to the body.
Ninefingers pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Fernando blocking some punches.
Ninefingers misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Fernando.
Ninefingers keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Fernando's efforts to push away.
Fernando is trying to break the clinch but Ninefingers has him pressed against the cage.
Ninefingers lands a left hand.
Ninefingers blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Fernando.
Fernando on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Fernando goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Fernando scores with a shoulder strike.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fernando blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Ninefingers.
Ninefingers lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Fernando backwards.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Fernando misses with a hook from the clinch.
Ninefingers scores with a hook to the body.
Ninefingers with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Ninefingers misses with a hook to the ribs.
Ninefingers makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Ninefingers tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
A shot in the inside from Fernando.
Fernando's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Fernando tries to clinch up but Ninefingers circles away and keeps his distance.
Ninefingers appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Fernando throws a nice inside leg kick.
Ninefingers looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Ninefingers misses with the body kick
and Fernando counters with a solid body kick.
Fernando tries to close the distance and clinch but Ninefingers swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Adolfo Fernando will probably get the nod.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
A combination from Fernando does no damage.
Ninefingers misses with a head kick.
Nice body kick there by Fernando.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Fernando checks a leg kick.
As Ninefingers backs off Fernando throws a huge counter combo but Ninefingers manages to avoid it all.
Ninefingers throws a nice outside leg kick.
Logan Ninefingers is winning the standup battle so far.
Ninefingers dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Fernando. That did some damage!
Ninefingers misses with a leg kick.
Fernando is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Fernando wants to clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ninefingers cracks Fernando with a good jab.
Fernando takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ninefingers misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Fernando stuffs the takedown attempt from Ninefingers. Ninefingers gets slowly back to his feet.
Ninefingers throws a leg kick
letting Fernando counter with a right hand.
Fernando wants to clinch.
Fernando tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Ninefingers paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Fernando tries to close the distance and clinch up but Ninefingers swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Ninefingers misses with a head kick.
Fernando moves into range and clinches up with Ninefingers.
Fernando breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
A nice inside leg kick there by Ninefingers. That's going to slow Fernando down.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fernando defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Ninefingers.
Ninefingers takes a swing at Fernando's ribcage but misses.
Fernando lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
Fernando forces Ninefingers back against the cage and clinches.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Fernando.
Fernando managing to block the knees to the body from Ninefingers.
Fernando misses with some punches.
Fernando's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Ninefingers misses with a leg kick.
Fernando darts in and clinches Ninefingers up against the cage.
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!
Ninefingers tries a knee to the head but Fernando blocks it.
Adolfo Fernando seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Ninefingers throws a punch but it's blocked by Fernando.
Fernando dodges an elbow strike from Ninefingers.
Fernando lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Ninefingers.
Fernando pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Ninefingers throws a head kick that misses
and Fernando cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Fernando takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fernando blocks a low kick nicely.
Ninefingers keeps the fight on the outside.
Fernando blocks a head kick by Ninefingers.
That kick from Ninefingers tenderised Fernando's leg. Fernando is trying to keep his angry face on.
Ninefingers looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Fernando is fending him off so far but Ninefingers persists. Nope, Fernando circles away and we're back to standing.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Logan Ninefingers. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Ninefingers connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Ninefingers thows a leg kick but Fernando checks it
letting Fernando counter with a right hand.
Fernando wants to clinch.
Ninefingers lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fernando checks a low kick from Ninefingers.
Ninefingers jabs Fernando right on the nose. Fernando blinks but takes it well.
Fernando takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Logan Ninefingers is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Fernando throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Fernando checks a leg kick nicely.
Ninefingers swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Fernando closes the distance and clinches.
Fernando working aggressively here.
A short uppercut from Ninefingers.
Ninefingers is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Fernando is defending well for now.
Ninefingers using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Fernando is breathing heavily.
Ninefingers pushes Fernando back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Ninefingers lands a shoulder strike.
Fernando misses with a punch on the inside.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Logan Ninefingers dominated that second round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!
Ninefingers fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Fernando has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Fernando has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Ninefingers.
Ninefingers shoots and misses
and Fernando counters with a three punch combo that has Ninefingers backing up. Ninefingers nods at Fernando to acknowledge the strikes.
Fernando on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Ninefingers. Ninefingers obviously looking to wear him down.
Ninefingers throws a head kick that misses.
Fernando uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Ninefingers.
Fernando closes the distance and pushes Ninefingers back into the cage.
A head punch on the inside from Ninefingers fails to land.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Fernando.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ninefingers tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Fernando avoids it.
Fernando swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Fernando pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Fernando is looking to clinch.
Ninefingers steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Fernando. That one must have hurt.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Fernando doesn't manage to clinch there - Ninefingers circles away.
Ninefingers drops down looking for a counter takedown but Fernando sprawls and moves away.
Fernando wants to clinch.
Ninefingers throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Ninefingers tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Fernando defends well and Ninefingers ends up having to push Fernando into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Fernando connects with a jab.
Ninefingers tries for a takedown but Fernando circles away easily
and Fernando counters with a left and a right that stings Ninefingers.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Logan Ninefingers. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Ninefingers throws a chopping leg kick but Fernando manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Fernando is looking to clinch.
Ninefingers gets a double leg takedown into Fernando's guard.
Fernando has scooted to the edge of the canvas and used the cage to get back to his feet. Ninefingers has stuck on his opponent and is forcing him back against the cage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Ninefingers throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Ninefingers tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Knees in the clinch landing for Ninefingers.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Fernando.
Fernando prevents a body shot from Ninefingers.
Fernando breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Ninefingers throws a wild body kick that Fernando sees coming a mile off.
Fernando wants to clinch.
Ninefingers thows a leg kick but Fernando checks it
and Fernando counters with a left and a right that stings Ninefingers.
Ninefingers feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Fernando's calf.
Ninefingers throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
And Fernando responds with a good body kick, but Ninefingers manages to step out the way in time.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ninefingers throws the kick towards the body but Fernando avoids it.
Fernando is looking for the big counter here.
Fernando steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Ninefingers. That one must have hurt.
You can see that Fernando has visibly slowed down as a result of the leg kicks
Fernando gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Fernando wants to break free but Ninefingers has control.
Fernando breaks from the clinch.
Ninefingers throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Fernando blocks a jab.
Fernando wants to clinch up but Ninefingers keeps it at a distance.
Ninefingers tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Ninefingers misses with a few strikes there.
Fernando keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Fernando clinches.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fernando working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Ninefingers missing with knees to the body.
Fernando's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Fernando lands with a short head shot on the inside.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Ninefingers blocking some punches.
Fernando misses with a punch on the inside.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Ninefingers obliges.
Fernando blocks a body shot from Ninefingers.
Ninefingers is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Fernando is defending well for now.
Fernando scores with an uppercut up the middle.
With the fighters up against the cage, Ninefingers throws an elbow but misses.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Ninefingers.
Ninefingers misses with a body punch.
Ninefingers landing knees to the head.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Adolfo Fernando.
I think Fernando has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Chad Campbell scores the fight 28:29
Judge Lou da Vinci scores the fight 30:27
Judge Franklyn Lucas scores the fight 30:28
In favor of your winner, by split decision... Logan Ninefingers!
Logan Ninefingers gave a mention to Organic Nutrition in his post fight interview. That will please them (and hopefully generate some sales).
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Bonzela Franco (ranked 789 p4p, 112 weight class) and Yuri Boyka (ranked 1449 p4p, 189 weight class). Franco comes to the cage accompanied by Anti Heroi. Boyka comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Norman - Fury kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! This should be a great matchup!
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BJJ Brown Belt
Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
7 - 18 - 0, fighting out of New York, Bonzela Franco!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Yuri Boyka!
The judges for this bout are Anthony Taglia, Jorge Garcia and Reed Andrews.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Franco shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Boyka is trying to get back to full guard.
Franco controlling the action here.
Boyka trying to control but Franco postures up.
Boyka wants to get back to full guard.
Boyka has hold of Franco's hands but Franco slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Boyka wants to get back to full guard.
Franco working over Boyka with some ground and pound. Boyka looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Boyka wants to get back to full guard.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Franco lands a nice short elbow.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Franco missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Ground and pound from Franco.
Boyka on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Boyka is rocked!
Franco is sitting in half guard. He's postured up and lands a nice elbow. Oh, Boyka is hurt! He's hurt bad - Franco fires away with more strikes and the referee jumps in to save Boyka from any more punishment! Congratulations to Franco! Great finish!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:59 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Bonzela Franco!
A victorious Bonzela Franco thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Dutch Schultz (ranked 965 p4p, 127 weight class) and Charles Hawtry (ranked 1499 p4p, 192 weight class). Hawtry has chosen The Rain as his entrance music. Dutch Schultz has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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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
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Dutch Schultz!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
10 - 8 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Charles Hawtry!
The judges for this bout are Jonathan Paton, Alyssa Summers and Reed Andrews.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hawtry throws a big shot that misses.
Hawtry jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Hawtry swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Schultz counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Hawtry avoids a punch combination nicely.
A combination from Schultz does no damage.
Hawtry connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Schultz momentarily.
Hawtry swings widly with a right hand
and Schultz cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Schultz fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Hawtry misses with a hook to the body
and Schultz connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Schultz moves out of range of the strikes.
Schultz scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Hawtry digs a good body shot into Schultz's ribs.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Schultz changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
A punch lands to the side of Hawtry 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Hawtry scores with a takedown into Schultz's guard.
Schultz has momentary wrist control but Hawtry slips an elbow through the middle.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hawtry throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Hawtry trying to control the position from guard on top but Schultz is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Schultz avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Schultz keeping moving, preventing Hawtry from controlling successfully.
Hawtry postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Hawtry wants to pass the guard but Schultz is keeping the position.
Hawtry throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Schultz works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
Schultz will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Hawtry trying to control the position from guard on top but Schultz is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Schultz lands a nice shot to the body.
Hawtry catches Schultz with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Schultz throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Hawtry on the side of the head.
Hawtry misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Schultz.
An attempted straight right counter from Schultz misses the target.
Hawtry takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Hawtry tries for a takedown but Schultz sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Hawtry misses the jab.
Schultz lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Dutch Schultz seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Hawtry shoots in looking for a takedown but Schultz manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Hawtry's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Schultz uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Hawtry.
Hawtry fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Schultz avoids it really well and circles away.
Dutch Schultz has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Charles Hawtry.
Hawtry moves out of range of the strikes.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hawtry throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Schultz takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Schultz stuffs the takedown.
Schultz throws an overhand right that lands on Hawtry's shoulder, as Hawtry tries to avoid the shot.
Schultz scores with a nice right hand.
Hawtry rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Schultz connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Schultz misses with a few strikes there.
And Hawtry tries to counter it with a takedown but Schultz pushes his down on his head and steps out.
Schultz is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Schultz swinging wildly here.
Schultz will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Dutch Schultz is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Schultz looks to land a combination but Hawtry avoids it well.
Schultz fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Hawtry throws an overhand right that lands on Schultz's shoulder, as Schultz tries to avoid the shot.
Schultz displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Hawtry throws out the jab.
Schultz blocks a jab.
It looked like Schultz was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Schultz uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Hawtry.
Schultz is looking for a counter combo.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Schultz throws a series of punches but Hawtry avoids them all with ease.
Hawtry is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
Schultz keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Hawtry.
Schultz with a jab.
Schultz looks to land a combination but Hawtry avoids it well.
Hawtry drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Schultz defends it well.
Schultz lands a body shot.
Hawtry fakes a strike and closes the distance, dragging Schultz to the ground. Hawtry is now in Schultz's guard.
Hawtry postures up in Schultz's guard and throws a big left but Schultz blocks it.
Hawtry slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
Hawtry throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Hawtry won't allow Schultz to sweep him here.
Hawtry throws a big right hand that misses.
Hawtry is looking to advance position but Schultz has hit a scissor sweep - now he's on top in mount!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Dutch Schultz dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Hawtry's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Schultz connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Hawtry scrambles back to his feet.
Schultz throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Hawtry feints the counter takedown.
Schultz lands with a nice body punch.
Schultz takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Hawtry ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Hawtry changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
Dutch Schultz is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Hawtry bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Schultz slips a jab from Hawtry.
Schultz punishes Hawtry's body with a nice straight punch.
Schultz takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Hawtry uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Schultz misses with a few strikes there.
Hawtry changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
Schultz throws a one two combo.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A swing and a miss from Schultz.
Hawtry is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
Hawtry catches Schultz with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Schultz throws a big shot that misses.
Hawtry avoids the body shot from Schultz.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hawtry dodges the punch combination from Schultz.
Schultz takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Schultz misses with a wild combination.
Hawtry shoots in looking for a takedown. Schultz tries to sprawl out of it but Hawtry keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Schultz manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Schultz throws a series of punches but Hawtry moves out of range.
Schultz tries to bum rush Hawtry with a series of wild strikes but Hawtry uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Schultz steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Hawtry.
A slow jab from Hawtry misses its intended target.
Schultz is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Schultz misses with a series of wild punches.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
No joy there for Schultz, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Good exchange - Schultz coming out on top.
Schultz scores with a nice strike.
Schultz misses with a combination
and Hawtry counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Hawtry misses with a takedown attempt - Schultz sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Hawtry takes a swing at Schultz's ribcage but misses.
A telegraphed right hand from Hawtry misses the target.
Hawtry looks to land a left hand but Schultz moved out of range nicely.
Schultz with a jab.
A decent looking cross lands there for Schultz.
Schultz keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Schultz was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Hawtry getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Hawtry misses with a jab to the body
and Schultz counters with a two punch combo.
Hawtry throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Schultz takes a swing at Hawtry's ribcage but misses.
Schultz is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Hawtry lands with a shot to the body.
A telegraphed right hand from Schultz misses the target.
Dutch Schultz is winning the standup battle so far.
Nice cross by Hawtry.
Schultz looks to land a combination but Hawtry avoids it well.
The fighters circling - Hawtry throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Hawtry clobbers Schultz with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Nice uppercut there from Schultz.
A swing and a miss from Schultz.
Schultz is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Hawtry can do to turn this around?
Hawtry dodges the punch combination from Schultz.
Schultz misses with a wild combination.
Hawtry throws out a counter right but Schultz avoids it with no problem.
Schultz swinging wildly here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Good exchange - Hawtry coming out on top.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Hawtry moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Schultz is rocked!
Hawtry lands a brutal uppercut that launches Schultz off his feet! Schultz tumbles to the floor, barely conscious - the referee jumps in to save him from a beating! Wow, what an ending!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:17 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Charles Hawtry!
After winning the bout, Charles Hawtry thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Milton Friedman (ranked 1335 p4p, 168 weight class) and Gareth Colton (ranked 1931 p4p, 232 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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260 lbs
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254 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
14 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Milton Friedman!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Gareth Colton!
The judges for this bout are Reed Andrews, Lou da Vinci and Columbo Gatti.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Colton tries to bum rush Friedman with a series of wild strikes but Friedman uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Friedman feinted with a counter takedown.
Colton scores with a crisp jab that stopped Friedman in his tracks.
Friedman throws a series of punches but Colton moves out of range.
Colton throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Friedman.
Colton looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Colton lands with an overhand left.
Colton uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Friedman.
Colton thuds a left hand into Friedman's body.
Friedman has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
It looks like Milton Friedman has been cut.
Colton lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Friedman rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Colton moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Colton appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Some wild striking there from Colton.
Friedman appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Friedman ducks under a wild hook from Colton.
Friedman scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Colton has managed to clinch.
Friedman tries to score a body lock takedown but Colton shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
A nice right hand lands inside from Friedman.
Friedman stalling in the clinch.
Colton working hard to break the clinch.
Friedman tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Friedman goes for a takedown attempt but Colton pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Colton misses the body punch
and Friedman connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Gareth Colton is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Friedman throws a nice looking combination but Colton bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Friedman lands with a hook. Colton tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Colton is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Friedman takes one on the chin but seems OK.
We've been told by Friedman's head coaches at Relentless Gym that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Colton takes the fight into the clinch.
Friedman stalling.
Colton escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Friedman doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Colton counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Friedman is lucky that one didn't land flush.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Milton Friedman. That's going to take a lot out of him.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Colton takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Colton lands with a nice combination. Friedman backs away looking to recover.
Friedman misses with a right hand
and Colton counters with a nice kick to the body.
Friedman slips under a jab.
Friedman throws a nice looking combination but Colton bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Colton throws a right and a left that Friedman avoids nicely.
Oooooh!!! Colton has knocked Friedman down with a huge combo! Colton steps away and waves a wobbly Friedman back to his feet! This one might not go much longer!
Friedman is rocked!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Friedman walks into a left hand.
Oh Friedman is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Friedman looks up at the clock. Bad move! Colton lands a right hand from hell, dropping Friedman. Colton pounces and finishes the fight with a flurry of punches and elbows.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:54 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Gareth Colton!
A victorious Gareth Colton thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Simon Vale (ranked 1057 p4p, 142 weight class) and Callum Pagnozzi (ranked 1411 p4p, 182 weight class). Vale comes to the cage accompanied by Motorhead-Iron Fist . Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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245 lbs
24 - 24 - 0 |
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263 lbs
29 - 19 - 5 |
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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
24 - 24 - 0, fighting out of New York, Simon Vale!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
29 - 19 - 5, fighting out of London, Callum Pagnozzi!
The judges for this bout are Bruno Lombardi, Dean Styles and Reed Andrews.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Pagnozzi lands a big head kick that sends Vale tumbling to the mat! Pagnozzi takes a step backwards and waves Vale back to his feet - he wants the finish!
It looks like Simon Vale has been cut.
Vale throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
The crowd cheers as Vale lands an impressive looking overhand right. Pagnozzi doesn't seem phased though.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
No joy there for Vale, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Vale listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Pagnozzi takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Simon Vale seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Pagnozzi looks to score with a jab to the body but Vale is just out of range.
Pagnozzi tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Vale manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Vale moves out of range of the strikes.
Pagnozzi looks to land a left hand but Vale moved out of range nicely.
Pagnozzi lands a nice looking body kick.
Pagnozzi throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Pagnozzi attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Pagnozzi takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
It looks like Callum Pagnozzi has been cut.
Pagnozzi takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Pagnozzi, as that shot connected.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A swing and a miss from Vale.
Pagnozzi looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Pagnozzi takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Vale ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Pagnozzi moves away.
Pagnozzi is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Vale with a body shot.
Vale misses the shot to the body.
Pagnozzi on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Pagnozzi lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Vale dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Nice uppercut there from Pagnozzi.
Vale scores with a leg kick.
Pagnozzi misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Vale.
Vale shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Pagnozzi eats them both and turns towards Vale to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Vale tried to score with a low kick but Pagnozzi checks it.
Vale misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Pagnozzi.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Vale lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Vale lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Pagnozzi gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Vale scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Vale lands a jab to Pagnozzi's midsection.
Vale stalks Pagnozzi and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Pagnozzi's face. Pagnozzi staggers backwards, shaken.
Pagnozzi swings away with a body shot that misses
and Vale counters with a stiff right hand.
Vale scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Vale bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Pagnozzi's head backwards.
Vale lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Pagnozzi is rocked!
Pagnozzi takes one on the button.
Pagnozzi is still on wobbly legs! Can Vale finish him?
Vale scores with a nice right hand.
Pagnozzi seems to have recovered his senses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Vale just misses with a punch to the body.
Vale lands a big right hand that sends Pagnozzi crashing to the mat! Vale stays standing though and waves Pagnozzi back to his feet!
Vale cracks Pagnozzi with a big right hand that sends him to the floor! Pagnozzi looks wobbly but he's sprung back up to his feet straight away… can Vale finish him?
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Pagnozzi dodges the punch combination from Vale.
Vale connects with a jab, followed by a picture perfect straight right that sends Pagnozzi to the canvas, out cold! What a finish by Vale!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:32 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Simon Vale!
After the fight, Simon Vale 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 light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jamison Cassidy (ranked 1615 p4p, 233 weight class) and Yun Won Hyang (ranked 1225 p4p, 189 weight class). Cassidy comes to the cage accompanied by Space Oddity by David Bowie. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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213 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
9 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Jamison Cassidy!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
15 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Yun Won Hyang!
The judges for this bout are Chad Campbell, Dean Styles and David Schapiro.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hyang scores with a nice right hand.
Hyang explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Cassidy moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Cassidy lands with a good body shot.
Cassidy works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Hyang misses with a straight left.
Hyang lands a body shot.
Cassidy tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Hyang manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Hyang throws a front kick aimed at Cassidy's knee but Cassidy avoids it well.
Cassidy drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Cassidy walks into a straight right hand from Hyang.
Hyang uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Cassidy has time to react.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Cassidy misses with a low kick.
Hyang shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Hyang's coach down at Roosters Coop was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on Hyang's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.
Hyang just misses with a punch to the body.
Cassidy moves into the clinch.
Cassidy struggles to land a body shot inside as Hyang controls his hands.
Cassidy tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Cassidy content to slow the pace in the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hyang being controlled against the cage.
Cassidy digs a right hand into Hyang's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Hyang's gas tank.
Cassidy tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Cassidy tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Cassidy tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Cassidy struggles to land a body shot inside as Hyang controls his hands.
Hyang tries to break the clinch but Cassidy is controlling the position.
Hyang scores with an uppercut up the middle.
We've been hearing reports that Cassidy has been drilling takedowns in recent sessions so let's see if that has an impact on the result of this fight.
Hyang breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Cassidy misses with a double jab
and Hyang counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Hyang lets loose with a powerful body kick. Cassidy will feel that in the morning.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cassidy clinches up with Hyang and pushes him back against the cage.
Cassidy throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Cassidy tries a body shot but Hyang blocks it.
A bit of stalling here from Cassidy.
Hyang manages to break the clinch.
Cassidy tries to clinch up.
Hyang fails to land with a series of punches.
Cassidy avoids the head kick by Hyang.
A lazy left from Cassidy finds it's target.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Cassidy moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Hyang moves out of range of the body kick from Cassidy.
Hyang just misses with a punch to the body.
Cassidy chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Hyang can pounce on him.
Cassidy slips a straight right by Hyang.
Hyang tests Cassidy's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Cassidy lands with a kick to the ribs.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Hyang cracks Cassidy with a nice body shot.
Hyang misses with a shot to the kidneys.
A short left from Cassidy.
Still in the clinch, Cassidy scores with a nice short uppercut.
Hyang blocks a body shot from Cassidy.
Hyang blocks a body shot from Cassidy.
Hyang prevents a body shot from Cassidy.
Hyang scores with a nice hook to the head.
Cassidy holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Cassidy stalls.
Cassidy seems to have come into the fight with the intention of avoiding any damage in the clinch, rather than actually showing any aggression.
Cassidy swings wildly with an uppercut but Hyang uses good head movement to avoid it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cassidy fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
A head punch on the inside from Cassidy fails to land.
Hyang working hard to break the clinch.
Hyang blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Cassidy content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Hyang taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Cassidy tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Cassidy is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Cassidy lands a nice uppercut.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Yun Won Hyang will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Cassidy avoids the body shot from Hyang.
Hyang misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Cassidy.
Cassidy misses with a hook.
Cassidy moves out of range as Hyang strikes.
Cassidy scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Hyang takes a swing at Cassidy's ribcage but misses.
As Hyang tries to get set, Cassidy tries to push him back and clinch up but Hyang manages to avoid the attempt.
Cassidy scores with a body shot.
Cassidy tries to clinch up.
Cassidy defending well as Hyang loads up on a big left hand.
Cassidy tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Hyang paws at him with a jab and circles away.
A little jabbing left from Hyang on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Hyang has managed to clinch.
Hyang blocks an uppercut.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hyang blocks an uppercut.
Hyang prevents a body shot from Cassidy.
Jamison Cassidy has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Cassidy misses with a hook to the ribs.
Cassidy lands a shot to the body.
Cassidy lands with a short head shot on the inside.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cassidy can't find room to land a body shot as Hyang controls the action.
Hyang escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
A combination from Hyang does no damage.
Cassidy blocks a head kick by Hyang.
Hyang avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Hyang keeps the fight on the outside.
Cassidy is looking to clinch but Hyang is avoiding it.
Hyang ducks under a wild hook from Cassidy.
Hyang misses with a low kick.
Cassidy takes one to the side of the head.
Cassidy takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Cassidy tries to sprawl but Hyang drives through with a takedown into half guard.
Cassidy tries to roll over but Hyang keeps him under control.
Cassidy moves into full guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hyang sitting in guard here, content to control.
Cassidy working away from the bottom but not quite defensive enough there because Hyang has passed into half guard!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Cassidy looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Cassidy has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Hyang is working away from the top position though.
Hyang seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
Cassidy trying to control from the bottom.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cassidy looking for submissions off his back.
Cassidy is trying to get back to full guard.
Cassidy is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Hyang pulls his head out easily.
Hyang is figuring out what he wants to do next.
Cassidy manages to get to full guard.
Cassidy looking to control.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Cassidy has his hands on Hyang's head, controlling the position.
Cassidy looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Cassidy is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Cassidy has his foot on Hyang's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Hyang works his way back into a safe position though.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Cassidy has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Hyang can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Cassidy looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Yun Won Hyang 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! Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
A slow jab from Hyang misses its intended target.
Yun Won Hyang seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Cassidy throws an off balance right hand
and Hyang cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Hyang misses with a body shot.
Hyang lands a nice shot to the body.
Cassidy tries to close the distance and clinch up but Hyang swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Hyang rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Cassidy moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Cassidy tries to clinch but Hyang moves out of range.
Hyang tries to counter by closing the distance.
Hyang lands with a slapping head kick.
Hyang scores with a jab to the jaw.
Hyang misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Cassidy throws a lazy right hand but Hyang sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hyang misses with a straight right.
Hyang keeps the fight on the outside.
Hyang unleashes a big counter combination but Cassidy bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
Cassidy keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Hyang throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Cassidy avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A jab from Hyang misses.
Hyang lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Cassidy has Hyang up against the cage in a clinch.
Cassidy doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Hyang blocks a body shot from Cassidy.
Cassidy lands a body shot.
Hyang has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Cassidy tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Cassidy is defending well against a takedown attempt.
Hyang blocks an uppercut.
Cassidy misses with a punch to the body.
Hyang tries for a takedown but Cassidy manages to get underhooks.
Jamison Cassidy has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Yun Won Hyang.
Cassidy goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Cassidy has Hyang pushed against the cage.
Jamison Cassidy has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A nice left hand lands by Cassidy.
Hyang pushes Cassidy back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Cassidy throws a head punch that misses.
Cassidy struggles to land a body shot inside as Hyang controls his hands.
Cassidy struggles to land a body shot inside as Hyang controls his hands.
Cassidy struggles to land a body shot inside as Hyang controls his hands.
Cassidy tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Hyang's elbow.
Cassidy misses with some punches.
Cassidy tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Hyang blocks an uppercut.
Hyang prevents a body shot from Cassidy.
Hyang pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hyang shoots for a takedown but Cassidy saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Hyang 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.
Cassidy throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Cassidy misses with a body shot
enabling Hyang to counter with a crisp jab.
Cassidy lands with a straight right. Hyang didn't see that one coming.
Hyang ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Cassidy moves away.
Cassidy tries to counter by moving into the clinch but Hyang manages to circle out of the way.
Hyang lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
No joy there for Cassidy, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Cassidy doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Cassidy is looking to clinch but Hyang is avoiding it.
Cassidy throws a leg kick that is checked
and Hyang counters with a body kick.
Hyang throws a quick inside leg kick.
Cassidy fails with an attempt to clinch.
Hyang misses with a few strikes there.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Hyang throws a quick inside leg kick.
Hyang scores with a decent looking hook.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hyang misses with a jab, cross combination.
Cassidy throws a body kick that misses
and Hyang connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Cassidy attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Cassidy looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Yun Won Hyang is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Cassidy rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Hyang counters with a low kick, right behind Cassidy 's knee.
A combination from Hyang does no damage.
Hyang scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Cassidy doesn't seem bothered though.
Hyang circles away from the clinch attempt.
Hyang connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Hyang keeps Cassidy at a distance using the push kick.
Hyang lands a nice leg kick that just misses Cassidy's sensitive parts.
Hyang moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Cassidy throws a looping overhand right but Hyang ducks down to avoid it.
Hyang feints and then cracks Cassidy's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Cassidy down.
Hyang connects with a single shot there.
And that's the end of the fight!
Yun Won Hyang comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Hyang 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 Chad Campbell scores the fight 27:30
Judge Dean Styles scores the fight 27:30
Judge David Schapiro scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Yun Won Hyang!
Yun Won Hyang decided to go for the less than humble approach in his post fight interview, telling everyone how he is going to conquer the world. The crowd seemed to like it when really that sort of approach could have gone either way.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Crush Bandicoot (ranked 714 p4p, 84 weight class) and Severo Del Bosque (ranked 674 p4p, 77 weight class). Del Bosque is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Mimosa - Drippin. Crush Bandicoot could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Severo Del Bosque's chin.
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159 lbs
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165 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
6 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Crush Bandicoot!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
20 - 21 - 0, fighting out of London, Severo Del Bosque!
The judges for this bout are Dean Styles, David Schapiro and Joseph Jones.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bandicoot pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Del Bosque throws a leg kick but Bandicoot sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Del Bosque works Bandicoot's body with a nice hook.
Bandicoot lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Del Bosque at a distance.
Bandicoot lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Del Bosque tried to score with a low kick but Bandicoot checks it.
Del Bosque misses with an uppercut. Bandicoot saw that one coming.
Bandicoot looks to land a left hand but Del Bosque moved out of range nicely.
Del Bosque throws a leg kick but Bandicoot sees it coming and moves out of range.
Bandicoot swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Del Bosque tries a head kick but it misses.
Del Bosque tries to move into range but Bandicoot moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Del Bosque tests Bandicoot's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Bandicoot misses with a low kick.
Del Bosque goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Bandicoot throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Del Bosque takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Del Bosque thumps Bandicoot with a low kick.
Bandicoot misses with a looping left.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Del Bosque avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Del Bosque throws a wild body kick that Bandicoot sees coming a mile off.
Bandicoot lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
It looks like Severo Del Bosque has been cut.
Bandicoot scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Del Bosque throws a leg kick
and Bandicoot counters with a straight right hand.
Nice defenses there by Del Bosque.
Severo Del Bosque is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Del Bosque tried to score with a low kick but Bandicoot checks it.
A jab from Del Bosque misses.
Bandicoot throwing a counter right hand but Del Bosque manages to avoid it.
The fighters circle momentarily. Del Bosque darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Del Bosque throws a poor cross that misses
and Bandicoot counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Del Bosque is rocked!
Bandicoot throws a shot from downtown. Del Bosque moves away and avoids it.
Del Bosque is still on wobbly legs! Can Bandicoot finish him?
Bandicoot throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Del Bosque keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Bandicoot.
Bandicoot closes the distance and lands a crisp combination that knocks Del Bosque out cold! Del Bosque corner are devastated, head in hands behind our commentary position. Poor guys.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:47 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Crush Bandicoot!
An out of breath Crush Bandicoot 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 Brandon Kay (ranked 1188 p4p, 133 weight class) and Leto Camille (ranked 1740 p4p, 180 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 featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
12 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Brandon Kay!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 5 - 0, fighting out of New York, Leto Camille!
The judges for this bout are Jorge Garcia, Reed Andrews and David Schapiro.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kay gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Camille lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Camille throws a nice outside leg kick.
Camille lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Kay takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Camille smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Camille ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Camille throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Kay feinted with a counter takedown.
Camille throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Camille turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Camille lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Kay at a distance.
Kay is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Camille.
We've been informed that Camille has been sparring a lot of Muay Thai in the buildup to this fight so let's see if that has an impact on the result.
Camille throws a left and a right that both miss
so Kay counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Kay is looking to work some ground and pound but Camille has wrist control.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kay throws a strike but Camille rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Camille trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Kay is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Camille is controlling him.
Camille stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Kay swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Kay controlling Camille's posture.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Camille trying to control but Kay is working from the bottom.
Kay managing to control the position.
Kay keeping full guard, as Camille tries to pass.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Camille is still trying to improve position.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
Kay keeping moving, preventing Camille from controlling successfully.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
Camille fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Kay has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Nice straight punches there by Camille. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Camille.
Camille throws a combination that misses
and Kay counters with a single leg into guard. Camille didn't expect that.
Kay throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Kay postures up in Camille's guard and throws a big left but Camille blocks it.
Kay throws a big elbow that misses.
Camille keeping full guard, as Kay tries to pass.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kay throws a big right hand that misses.
Kay throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Camille works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Camille avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Kay postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Kay accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Kay is looking to work some ground and pound but Camille has wrist control.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Camille can do anything to dispel that myth.
Kay throws an elbow that misses. Camille uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Kay's guard. Nice move by Camille!
Kay seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
Camille not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Leto Camille dominated that round.
That's time! Kay's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Camille throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Brandon Kay is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Nice body kick from Camille.
Kay takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Camille connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Camille has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Camille plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Camille throws a series of strikes that have Kay backpedaling.
Camille scores with a head kick.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
The crowd cheers as Camille lands an impressive looking overhand right. Kay doesn't seem phased though.
Camille scores with a three punch combo!
Good standup being displayed there by Camille as he connects with a hook.
Kay takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Camille, right into the meat.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Camille lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Camille scores with the left hand. Kay knows he should have avoided that one.
A nice combination there by Camille.
Camille is looking to slow Kay down with leg kicks.
Camille throws a nice outside leg kick.
Leto Camille seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Camille works Kay's body with a nice hook.
Camille thumps Kay with a low kick.
Camille scores with a three punch combo!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Camille scores with a head kick.
Camille lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Kay takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Camille!
Camille throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nice shot lands for Camille.
Camille tries to bum rush Kay with a series of wild strikes but Kay uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Kay half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
Kay blocks a head kick by Camille.
Kay takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Camille throws a sloppy head kick and Kay moves out of range easily.
Camille scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Leto Camille is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Kay gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Camille counters with a stiff right hand.
Leto Camille seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Camille connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Kay tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Camille swivels and escapes.
Camille works over Kay's head and body with a nice combination.
Camille throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
and Kay counters with a nice double leg into side control. Camille won't be happy with that.
Camille explodes and escapes back to his feet! Nice escape there!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kay definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Kay tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Camille swivels and escapes.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Brandon Kay. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Camille lands a nice shot that snaps Kay's head back.
Camille lands a jab to the head.
Camille lands a jab to Kay's midsection.
Camille lands a nice hook to Kay's body. Kay takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Camille goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Kay drops his hands momentarily and Camille takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Kay gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Kay shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Camille with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Camille throws a sloppy head kick and Kay moves out of range easily.
Kay is trying to close the distance and clinch up, after that failed offence from Camille.
Camille lands with a thumping leg kick.
Camille tries a head kick but it misses.
Kay looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Camille misses with a series of wild punches.
Kay tries to counter with a takedown but Camille is quick to defend against it.
That kick from Camille tenderised Kay's leg. Kay is trying to keep his angry face on.
Kay is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Camille lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Camille swinging wildly here.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Camille wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Kay walks into a left hand.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Leto Camille showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Camille uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Kay has time to react.
Camille feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Kay's calf.
Camille lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Camille scores with a jab to the body.
Camille cracks the inside of Kay's front leg.
Camille connects with a leg kick. Kay looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Camille scores with a push kick.
Camille lands a two punch combo.
A nice leg kick lands there from Camille.
Camille scores with a spinning back kick!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Camille throws a nice looking combination but Kay bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Camille throws a lazy head kick
and Kay counters with a shoot takedown. Camille fights it but they end up in guard.
Kay with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kay throws a strike but Camille rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Camille takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Camille prevents Kay from getting back to his feet.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Kay seems keen to control Camille's posture.
Camille slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Camille looking to pass the guard.
Camille wants to control from the top but Kay keeps moving.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Camille is stalling in the full guard.
Let's hope that Camille has the urge to step up the pace any second now because for the last 15 or 20 seconds he's just been holding on tight.
Kay is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kay has control of Camille's left arm, preventing Camille from doing any damage.
Camille stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Kay swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Kay is looking to stand up but Camille isn't so interested in that idea.
Brandon Kay overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Kay looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Camille trying to control but Kay is working from the bottom.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Brandon Kay has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Camille cracks a nice hook into Kay's ribs.
Kay blocks a head kick by Camille.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Camille with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Camille cracks the inside of Kay's front leg.
Leto Camille is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Camille's corner calls for a 1-2. Camille obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
And that's the end of the fight!
Leto Camille comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Camille 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 Jorge Garcia scores the fight 26:30
Judge Reed Andrews scores the fight 26:30
Judge David Schapiro scores the fight 26:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Leto Camille!
A victorious Leto Camille thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Skeng Man (ranked 1120 p4p, 159 weight class) and Mace Blackblood (ranked 682 p4p, 98 weight class). Blackblood has chosen Gorgoroth Open the Gates as his entrance music. Mace Blackblood has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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202 lbs
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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
22 - 21 - 1, fighting out of London, Skeng Man!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
15 - 9 - 0, fighting out of London, Mace Blackblood!
The judges for this bout are Franklyn Lucas, John Roberts and Alyssa Summers.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Man moves into the clinch.
Blackblood gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Man.
Blackblood lands with a light punch inside.
Man has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Blackblood avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Man can't get the takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Skeng Man. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Blackblood working aggressively here.
Man tries to pull guard but Blackblood holds him up against the cage and eventually Man drops back down to his feet.
Blackblood pushes Man back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Blackblood is pressed up against the cage. Man has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Blackblood down to the mat. Blackblood avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Blackblood throws a sloppy body shot
and Man counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Blackblood is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Man postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Blackblood utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Blackblood looking for a guillotine here but Man defends easily.
Blackblood working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Man.
Man is in close to Blackblood's body, working some short punches and elbows.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Blackblood manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Man manages to get himself to full guard.
Man looking for a guillotine here but Blackblood defends easily.
Man has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
Man trying to strike off his back.
Blackblood controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Man is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Blackblood defends well.
Man looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Man is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Blackblood showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Blackblood trying to control but Man is working from the bottom.
Man is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Blackblood throwing strikes from guard but Man blocks nicely.
Blackblood lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Blackblood postures up in Man's guard and throws a big left but Man blocks it.
Blackblood with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Man escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Blackblood gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Man 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.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Blackblood working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Man's head.
Blackblood lands a couple of elbows.
Man is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Blackblood defends well.
Man is looking for a triangle but Blackblood pushes his legs off easily.
Man is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Blackblood working some strikes from top position.
Man has momentary wrist control but Blackblood slips an elbow through the middle.
Man has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Blackblood can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Blackblood must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Blackblood is in close to Man's body, working some short punches and elbows.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Blackblood content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Man has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Blackblood can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Blackblood is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Blackblood's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Man has his foot on Blackblood's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Blackblood works his way back into a safe position though.
Both fighters have adopted an aggressive gameplan on the ground!
Blackblood lands a couple of digs.
Man looking for a sweep. Not yet Man, not yet.
Blackblood connects with a couple of short punches.
Man striking off his back but it's not causing Blackblood any problems.
Man trying to punch from his back but it's not doing any damage.
Blackblood scoring with some ground and pound.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Blackblood is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Man has his foot on Blackblood's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Blackblood works his way back into a safe position though.
Man will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Man throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Blackblood got a little sloppy there for a moment and Man has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Blackblood has managed to get both his arms back between Man's legs - danger averted.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mace Blackblood dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Blackblood swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Blackblood scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Blackblood lands with a good body shot.
Man shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Blackblood counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Man has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Man there as he acknowledges the shot.
Horrible takedown attempt by Man or perhaps it was just good defense by Blackblood, which made it look bad.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Blackblood, as that shot connected.
Man is rocked!
A shot to the liver by Blackblood. Beautiful body shot.
Blackblood has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Blackblood steps into range and cracks Man with a monster punch that buckles his knees! Man flops backwards and Blackblood dives into his guard looking to finish!
Oh Man is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Blackblood trying to control the position from guard on top but Man is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Blackblood postures up from his opponent's guard, before exploding into some vicious ground and pound! Man covers up, he's hurt! Blackblood keeps throwing the strikes, glancing at the referee... Will he stop it?? One more big shot from Blackblood and the ref steps in to end the fight! Blackblood can't hide his delight as he celebrates with his corner.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:23 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Mace Blackblood!
Our winner, Mace Blackblood, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Tigran Minasian (ranked 2066 p4p, 255 weight class) and Boris Matusov (ranked 308 p4p, 44 weight class). Man, I cannot wait for this one!
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183 lbs
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175 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
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Basic striking
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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
5 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Tigran Minasian!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
13 - 4 - 0, fighting out of London, Boris Matusov!
The judges for this bout are Columbo Gatti, Steve Montenegro and Joseph Jones.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Minasian cracks Matusov with a right hand to the side of the head.
Matusov swats away the attempt to clinch by Minasian.
Matusov tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
Matusov shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Minasian as he jumps to the side.
Minasian looks to land a left hand but Matusov moved out of range nicely.
Matusov fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Minasian fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Minasian misses with a looping right.
Matusov fakes a strike and closes the distance, dragging Minasian to the ground. Matusov is now in Minasian's guard.
Minasian wants to stand up but Matusov is controlling him.
Matusov stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Minasian swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Matusov trying to control but Minasian is working from the bottom.
Minasian keeping full guard, as Matusov tries to pass.
Matusov showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Minasian is looking for a triangle but Matusov pushes his legs off easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Matusov looking to pass the guard.
Matusov advances position into side control!
Matusov wants to control but Minasian is keeping him busy.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Matusov is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Minasian is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Matusov works to advance to full mount. Minasian defends for a few seconds but eventually he succumbs.
Minasian is trying desperately to improve position.
Minasian wants to control but Matusov is having none of it.
Minasian is squirming around, avoiding Matusov's attempts to control the action.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Minasian sneaks a leg back under and regains half guard and is working straight away to try and get back to guard. He hasn't managed just yet though.
Matusov is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Minasian wants to improve his position but Matusov is controlling well.
Matusov is trying to work for a kimura but Minasian is defending well.
Matusov is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Matusov wants to pass the guard but Minasian is defending well.
Minasian tries to strike from the bottom but it doesn't land.
Minasian is trying to control but can't.
Matusov passes to full mount!
Minasian gets back to half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Matusov not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Matusov trying to control the action but Minasian is working from the bottom.
Matusov moves into full mount! Minasian won't be happy about that!
Minasian has given up his back, trying to stand up. Not clever.
A lull in the action here.
Minasian preventing the rear naked choke attempt from Matusov.
Minasian is staying cool under pressure, defending well against the rear naked choke attempt from his opponent.
Minasian looking very determined here, making life difficult for Matusov.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Minasian defending nicely against the rear naked choke attempt.
Our spies down at at ~T~ Troid - Gym inform us that Matusov has really been working on his submissions in the buildup to this fight. Will it pay off?
Minasian trying to get back to his feet but Matusov is in full control for now.
Minasian wants to control his opponent's hands but Matusov gets his hands free.
Minasian tries to roll but Matusov sticks to his back.
Minasian rolls and manages to get back to half guard. Nicely done.
Matusov works his foot free and advances to mount.
Matusov trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Minasian really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Boris Matusov dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Matusov shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Minasian but Minasian pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Matusov closes this distance looking for a takedown but Minasian circles away.
Minasian misses with the combination.
Minasian tries to clinch up but Matusov circles away and keeps his distance.
Matusov shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Boris Matusov has got the better of the ground game so far.
Matusov trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Minasian looking for a guillotine here but Matusov defends easily.
Matusov trying to control but Minasian is working from the bottom.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Minasian throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Matusov is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Matusov trying to control but Minasian is working from the bottom.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Matusov passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Minasian is not content to let Matusov control the position.
Matusov has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Minasian manages to get one leg in to regain half guard.
Minasian is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Minasian is trying to stand.
Matusov looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
Matusov wants to take a breather but Minasian is having none of it.
Matusov takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Minasian moves into full guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Matusov trying to control but Minasian is working from the bottom.
Minasian has his foot on Matusov's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Matusov works his way back into a safe position though.
Matusov is pushing down on Minasian's leg trying to pass to half guard. Minasian is fighting to maintain full guard but Matusov has managed to sneak the leg through.
Matusov moves nicely into side control.
Minasian pushes Matusov away and creates a bit of space to escape. He's almost out here... but no, Matusov gets a good hold of his legs and remains firmly in side control.
Minasian is trying to control Matusov's posture but Matusov avoids it.
Minasian avoids any damage from the ground and pound of Matusov.
Matusov passes to full mount! That's big trouble for Minasian!
Matusov wants to take his opponent's back but Minasian doesn't allow it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Matusov is working for a guillotine from mount but Minasian frees his head quite easily.
Minasian tries to lock up and control but Matusov gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Minasian slips a leg in and gets back to half guard.
Matusov is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Minasian trying to control from the bottom.
Minasian is refusing to be controlled, as Matusov sits in half guard.
Matusov moves nicely into side control.
Matusov misses with an attempted head punch from side control.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Minasian manages to get back to half guard.
Minasian is trying to stand up here but Matusov is controlling him well.
Matusov tries to pass the half guard into mount. Minasian knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Minasian is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Matusov pulls his head out easily.
Matusov seems to be working for a kimura but Minasian defends the submission attempt.
Minasian looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Minasian tries to get to full guard but Matusov has control of the leg.
Matusov is looking to advance position but Minasian won't allow it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Boris Matusov showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Minasian tries to clinch but Matusov is having none of it.
Minasian tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Matusov manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Minasian moves into the clinch.
Minasian tries to work over Matusov's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Minasian tries to work over Matusov's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Minasian trying to control the position but instead, Matusov has worked for underhooks and has pushed Minasian into the cage.
Minasian misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Matusov.
Minasian breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Matusov throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Minasian's waist but Minasian gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Matusov off to one side.
Matusov shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Matusov is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Minasian defends it well.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Matusov is pressing down on Minasian's thigh, looking to free his foot. Minasian is holding on for now.
Minasian wants to get back to full guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Matusov has freed up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Matusov looking to finish with strikes here!
Minasian is in all sorts of trouble here.
Matusov wants to take his opponent's back but Minasian doesn't allow it.
Matusov works his way to his opponent's back.
Matusov has his opponent's back and is working for the choke.
Matusov is working for the rear naked choke. He has one arm under the chin but Minasian has hold of the other arm. A bit of a stalemate here.
Minasian turns into Matusov and is now in his guard.
Minasian trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Matusov working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Minasian doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Minasian manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Minasian looking to pass the guard.
Minasian won't allow Matusov to sweep him here.
Matusov looking for a guillotine here but Minasian defends easily.
Matusov takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Minasian trying to control the position from guard on top but Matusov is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Both fighters have adopted an aggressive gameplan on the ground!
Minasian looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Matusov working a defensive guard here.
Minasian trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Minasian forces his way into half guard.
Matusov is looking to improve his position.
Matusov looking for submissions off his back.
Minasian wants to control but Matusov is keeping him busy.
Minasian looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Minasian seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Matusov does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Matusov is looking to improve his position.
Minasian trying to mount his opponent but Matusov defends it.
Tigran Minasian has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Matusov is looking to improve his position.
Matusov is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Minasian's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Minasian's back!
Matusov looking for the choke but no joy.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Matusov gets his hands free as Minasian looks to control.
Minasian can't escape the position.
Matusov is working hard for the rear naked choke here.
Minasian manages to reverse the position and now he's in Matusov's guard. Nice work there by Minasian.
Matusov is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Matusov looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Matusov working for a triangle but Minasian defends it easily.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Minasian trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
And that's the end of the fight!
Boris Matusov comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Matusov 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 Columbo Gatti scores the fight 27:30
Judge Steve Montenegro scores the fight 27:30
Judge Joseph Jones scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Boris Matusov!
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