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EFC Braz vs Lambton PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Ray Nathan (ranked 1571 p4p, 196 weight class) and Razza Matazz (ranked 2038 p4p, 234 weight class). Matazz has chosen Tool - Eulogy as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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14 - 9 - 0 |
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192 lbs
11 - 9 - 0 |
Good wrestling
World class MT
Insanely flexible |
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World class MT
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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
14 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Ray Nathan!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
11 - 9 - 0, fighting out of New York, Razza Matazz!
The judges for this bout are Chris Downing, Gwen Towbar and Frank Dennis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nathan clinches with his opponent.
Nathan misses with a short punch on the inside.
Nathan working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Matazz creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Nathan's defenses.
It looks like Ray Nathan has been cut.
Matazz tries to break free but Nathan pushes him back against the cage.
Nathan lands with a light punch inside.
Nathan tries a body shot but Matazz blocks it.
Matazz breaks from the clinch.
Matazz circles away from the clinch attempt.
Nathan wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Matazz lands a jab to Nathan's midsection.
Matazz throws an off balance right hand
and Nathan counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Matazz thinking.
Matazz pivots, looking for a leg kick but Nathan is out of range and Matazz settles back down.
Nathan throws a nice head kick!
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!
Matazz has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Nathan.
A looping hook to the body misses from Matazz. Nathan does a little dance to reset his feet.
Nathan is looking to counter punch.
Nathan scores with a body shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Matazz lunges at Nathan with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Nathan's hand.
Matazz clinches.
Matazz slowing the pace effectively.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Nathan.
Matazz looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Matazz is trying to break the clinch but Nathan has him pressed against the cage.
Matazz using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Nathan has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Matazz misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Nathan.
Nathan tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Matazz is trying to maintain a safe position but Nathan gets an underhook and turns Matazz into the cage.
Nathan is trying to maintain a safe position but Matazz gets an underhook and turns Nathan into the cage.
Come on Nathan - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Nathan swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Matazz's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Nathan avoids the head kick by Matazz.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Matazz misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Nathan lifts his leg as if looking to counter with a high kick.
Nathan throws a body punch but Matazz moves out of range.
Matazz looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Nathan lands with a thumping leg kick.
Nathan misses the shot to the body.
Matazz tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Nathan fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Matazz throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Matazz tries a head kick but it misses.
Nathan takes a kick to the side of the head.
Matazz throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Matazz takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Matazz takes a shot right to the bread basket.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nathan has managed to clinch.
Matazz blocks a body shot from Nathan.
Nathan scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Nathan lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Matazz blocks a body shot from Nathan.
Nathan has a couple of punches blocked by Matazz.
Nathan can't find room to land a body shot as Matazz controls the action.
Nathan blocks an elbow strike.
Nathan manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Nathan tries to work over Matazz's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Matazz blocks a body shot from Nathan.
Nathan gets through Matazz's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Matazz tries to break the clinch but Nathan is controlling the position.
Matazz slowing the pace effectively.
Nathan goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nathan turns his hips and lands a very nice judo throw into side control!
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!
Matazz is moving his hips around well on the bottom and has managed to get back to half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Nathan looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Matazz with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Matazz tries to kick Nathan off but Nathan keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Matazz is looking to control Nathan's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Matazz avoid being mounted?
Matazz is refusing to be controlled, as Nathan sits in half guard.
Nathan is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Matazz has managed to free his arm - good work.
Nathan is trying to control the action in half guard but Matazz is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Matazz is controlling Nathan's position as best he can from this difficult position.
Matazz trying to hold on to Nathan's head to control him but Nathan postures up.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ray Nathan dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Ray Nathan's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Nathan dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Matazz tries to bum rush Nathan with a series of wild strikes but Nathan uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Matazz throws a sloppy head kick and Nathan moves out of range easily.
Matazz lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Matazz pushes Nathan up against the cage in a clinch.
Nathan lands an uppercut.
Matazz looking to throw knees to the head but Nathan is blocking nicely.
Matazz lands an elbow just above Nathan 's eye.
Matazz trying to stall but Nathan improves his position.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Matazz looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Nathan has a couple of punches blocked by Matazz.
Matazz breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Nathan clinches up against the cage.
Nathan lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Matazz is trying to break free.
Matazz breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Nathan is looking to wear down Matazz with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Matazz moves to clinch but Nathan breaks away
and Nathan counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Nathan closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Ray Nathan has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Matazz throws a knee to the head but misses.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Matazz slowing the pace effectively.
Nathan throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Matazzs head.
Nathan tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Matazz's elbow.
Nathan slows down the pace here.
Matazz prevents a body shot from Nathan.
Matazz breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Matazz lands a slapping body shot.
Nathan gets a clinch.
Nathan lands a body punch.
Matazz's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Matazz manages to break the clinch.
Nathan tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Matazz was well out of range. Poor timing from Nathan.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Matazz throws a sloppy head kick
and Nathan counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Nathan jabs at Matazz's body.
Nathan jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Matazz is rocked!
Nathan has Matazz up against the cage in a clinch.
Matazz is still on wobbly legs! Can Nathan finish him?
Matazz tries a knee to the head but Nathan blocks it.
Nathan misses with a shot to the kidneys.
A bit of stalling here from Nathan.
Nathan lands a body shot in the clinch.
Matazz seems to have recovered his senses.
Nathan works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Matazz is breathing heavily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nathan working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Nathan.
Nathan trying to control the position but instead, Matazz has worked for underhooks and has pushed Nathan into the cage.
Nathan digs a right hand into Matazz's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Matazz's gas tank.
Nathan is working on a single leg takedown against the cage. Matazz can't fight it off and eventually Nathan manages to take the fight to the floor. Matazz looks annoyed but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Matazz has butterfly guard. He's looking to stand up here. He pushes Nathan off him and springs to his feet nicely. The crowd applauds.
Matazz avoids the body shot from Nathan.
Nathan misses with a wild body shot.
Matazz lands with a kick to the ribs.
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!
Matazz tries a head kick but it misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nathan tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Matazz tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Matazz tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Razza Matazz seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Nathan chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Matazz lands with a slapping head kick.
Razza Matazz seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Nathan is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Matazz throws a leg kick which misses Nathan's front leg but catches the back leg as Nathan tries to avoid it.
Matazz looks to land a combination but Nathan avoids it well.
Nathan swings for the body but Matazz moves out of range.
Nathan throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Matazz is looking for the big counter here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Ray Nathan will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Ray Nathan's cut.
That's time! Back to the action! And we move into the final round!
Nathan tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Matazz paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Nathan swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Matazz misses with an uppercut.
A quick step to the side and Nathan tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Nathan misses with a wild body shot.
Nathan has Matazz up against the cage in a clinch.
Nathan blocks an elbow strike from Matazz.
Nathan can't find room to land a body shot as Matazz controls the action.
Matazz manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Nathan misses with a punch on the inside.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Matazz manages to break the clinch.
Matazz throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Nathan looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
Matazz throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Matazz has closed the distance and engaged Nathan in a clinch.
Nathan struggles to land a body shot inside as Matazz controls his hands.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Matazz's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Nathan moves out of range as Matazz strikes.
Nice shot lands for Matazz.
Razza Matazz is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Matazz takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Nathan darts in and clinches Matazz up against the cage.
Matazz prevents a takedown attempt there.
Nathan blocks an elbow strike from Matazz.
Matazz has Nathan pushed against the cage.
Matazz is trying to push Nathan away but Nathan has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Nathan takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Matazz breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Matazz throws a combination that misses
and Matazz takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Razza Matazz has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Matazz pulls out of a head kick attempt.
A head kick misses from Matazz.
Good leg kick by Nathan there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Matazz throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Nathan.
Ray Nathan is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Nathan takes a swing at Matazz's ribcage but misses.
Nathan avoids a punch combination nicely.
Good exchange - Matazz coming out on top.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Matazz pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Matazz throws a sloppy head kick and Nathan moves out of range easily.
Matazz takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Matazz misses the shot to the body.
Matazz misses with a series of wild punches.
Matazz sizes up Nathan with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Nathan closes the distance and pushes Matazz back into the cage.
Nathan's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Matazz misses with some punches.
Matazz can't find room to land a body shot as Nathan controls the action.
Matazz creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nathan takes an elbow to the forehead.
Nathan on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Nathan keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Matazz's efforts to push away.
Matazz tries to circle away but Nathan has him pinned against the cage.
Matazz throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Nathan blocks it with crossed arms.
Nathan softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Nathan fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
A right hand to the body from Nathan.
Nathan blocking some punches.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Matazz creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
And that's the end of the fight!
Razza Matazz comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Nathan has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Chris Downing scores the fight 29:28
Judge Gwen Towbar scores the fight 29:28
Judge Frank Dennis scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Ray Nathan!
Ray Nathan seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Chinggis Khaan (ranked 1404 p4p, 186 weight class) and David Williams (ranked 2241 p4p, 273 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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212 lbs
16 - 16 - 0 |
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22
214 lbs
5 - 4 - 0 |
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Great elbows
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Decent boxing
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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
16 - 16 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Chinggis Khaan!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 4 - 0, fighting out of London, David Williams!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Franklin, Wesley Smith and Robert Twigg.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Williams staying out of range there.
Williams tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
Khaan throws an overhand right that lands on Williams's shoulder, as Williams tries to avoid the shot.
Williams shoots in for a takedown but Khaan shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Williams slips a jab and a cross from Khaan.
Khaan slaps away a takedown attempt from Williams, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Khaan displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Williams.
Chinggis Khaan has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of David Williams.
Williams shoots in looking for a takedown but Khaan manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Williams's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Khaan will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Williams slips a jab from Khaan.
Williams avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Khaan thows a left - swing and a miss!
And Williams tries to counter it with a takedown but Khaan pushes his down on his head and steps out.
No luck for Williams with that takedown attempt.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
The fighters circle momentarily. Khaan darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Khaan fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Williams shoots in looking for a takedown but Khaan manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Williams's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Khaan misses with a jab, cross combination.
Khaan fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Williams is out of range.
Williams avoids the head kick by Khaan.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A decent looking cross lands there for Khaan.
Williams drives through with a takedown into Khaan's guard. Let's see what he can do from the top position.
Williams throwing strikes from guard but Khaan blocks nicely.
Williams prevents Khaan from getting back to his feet.
Williams throws a big elbow that misses.
Khaan is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Williams is controlling him.
Williams stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Khaan swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Williams sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Khaan's guard.
Williams is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Williams looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
Williams wants to pass the guard but Khaan is defending well.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Williams seems to be working for a kimura but Khaan defends the submission attempt.
Williams stops Khaan from getting back to his feet.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Williams looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
Williams seems to be working for a kimura but Khaan defends the submission attempt.
Williams prevents Khaan from standing back up.
Khaan might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Williams is looking for a kimura but Khaan is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Williams to get the leverage.
Khaan is trying to stand up here but Williams is controlling him well.
Williams wants to work for an arm triangle but Khaan is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Khaan kicks Williams off and gets back to his feet.
Williams fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Khaan scores with a jab. Williams acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Khaan misses with a wild body shot.
Williams tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
Williams is looking to clinch.
Khaan is looking for a counter combo.
Khaan tries a head kick but it misses.
Williams fails with a takedown attempt.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Williams looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
A looping hook to the body misses from Khaan. Williams does a little dance to reset his feet.
Williams takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Khaan leaves Williams with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Williams fails with a takedown attempt.
Chinggis Khaan seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
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!
Williams moves out of range of the body kick from Khaan.
Williams keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Khaan swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
A right-left combo lands from Khaan.
Williams uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Khaan.
Khaan keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Khaan misses the jab.
Khaan tries a head kick but it misses.
Khaan will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Chinggis Khaan dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Khaan works Williams's body with a nice hook.
Williams ducks under a wild hook from Khaan.
Khaan takes a swing at Williams's ribcage but misses.
Khaan slaps away a takedown attempt from Williams, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Williams closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Williams darts in looking for a takedown but Khaan gets double underhooks and turns Williams into the cage.
Williams misses with a takedown attempt - Khaan sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Chinggis Khaan has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of David Williams.
Williams tries to score a power double leg takedown but Khaan sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Williams somewhat.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Williams uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Khaan.
Williams throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Khaan's waist but Khaan gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Williams off to one side.
Williams takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Khaan feints and then cracks Williams's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Williams down.
Khaan looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Khaan rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Williams moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Williams looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Khaan is fending him off so far but Williams persists. Nope, Khaan circles away and we're back to standing.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Williams moves in looking to clinch but Khaan pushes him off.
Williams fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Khaan feinted there with a counter leg kick.
Williams shoots in looking for a takedown. Khaan tries to sprawl out of it but Williams keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Khaan manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
No joy there for Khaan, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Williams blocks a head kick by Khaan.
Khaan looks to land a combination. Williams sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Khaan is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Williams.
Williams closes the distance and after a bit of a stuggle, scores a takedown into Khaan's guard.
Khaan is looking to stand back up but Williams counters by passing into half guard. Oops... bit sloppy there by Khaan.
Khaan is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Williams can do to turn this around?
Williams is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Williams is working for a submission of some sort.
Khaan is trying to stand.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Khaan is defending against the submission attempts here by Williams.
Williams trying to pass the guard but Khaan defending well.
Khaan is trying to stand up here but Williams is controlling him well.
Khaan trying desperately to get back to his feet here but he's not having any joy at all. He's going to tire himself out if he's not careful.
Williams is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Khaan defends it well.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Khaan is defending against the submission attempts here by Williams.
Williams prevents Khaan from standing back up.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Williams maintaining the dominant position here and is working for a kimura. He's locked it up! Khaan could be in real trouble here! He's trying to wriggle out but Williams has cracked it and Khaan is screaming in pain - he's tapped out! Great finish by Williams!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:22 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). David Williams!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Sam McCullen (ranked 500 p4p, 70 weight class) and Yun Won Hyang (ranked 701 p4p, 97 weight class). McCullen comes into the arena with The Foggy Dew blaring out of the sound system. Sam McCullen could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Yun Won Hyang's chin.
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31
225 lbs
18 - 13 - 1 |
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210 lbs
17 - 7 - 0 |
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World class boxer
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World class MT
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
18 - 13 - 1, fighting out of London, Sam McCullen!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
17 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Yun Won Hyang!
The judges for this bout are Alan Glass, Daniel Franklin and Tiny Johnson.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
McCullen swings for the body but Hyang moves out of range.
Hyang tries to counter with a clinch but McCullen shakes him off and moves away.
McCullen takes a swing at Hyang's ribcage but misses.
Hyang feints a counter leg kick.
McCullen ducks under a wild hook from Hyang.
McCullen looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Hyang misses the jab.
McCullen throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Hyang throws a body punch but McCullen moves out of range.
A quick step to the side and McCullen tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
McCullen swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Hyang throws out a counter right but McCullen avoids it with no problem.
A swing and a miss from Hyang.
Hyang throws a series of punches but McCullen avoids them all with ease.
McCullen throws a wild body kick that Hyang sees coming a mile off.
McCullen just misses with a punch to the body.
Hyang throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
McCullen throws a right hand that Hyang ducks under and follows up with a left that Hyang also avoids with ease.
Hyang shoots in and drives through. McCullen sprawls well.
Hyang scores with the left hand. McCullen knows he should have avoided that one.
Hyang throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck McCullen on the side of the head.
McCullen avoids a punch combination nicely.
An attempted straight right counter from McCullen misses the target.
That's one minute gone in the round.
McCullen scores with a kick to the body.
Hyang misses with a low kick.
McCullen swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Hyang throws a looping overhand right but McCullen ducks down to avoid it.
McCullen slips under a jab from Hyang.
Hyang looks to land a right hand but McCullen moved out of range.
Nice defenses there by McCullen.
McCullen takes a head kick and keeps coming.
McCullen misses with a wild body shot.
McCullen displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Hyang throws out the jab.
McCullen is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
McCullen throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
McCullen throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Hyang counters with a nice leg kick.
McCullen keeps the fight on the outside.
Hyang uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from McCullen.
McCullen throws out a loose jab but Hyang uses good head movement to avoid it.
McCullen cracks the inside of Hyang's front leg.
McCullen looks to throw the jab but Hyang is out of range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hyang dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on McCullen. That did some damage!
McCullen takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
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!
Hyang throws a jab but it's blocked by McCullen.
McCullen throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Hyang connects with an inside leg kick.
Hyang moves into the clinch successfully.
A head punch blocked on the inside by McCullen.
Hyang throws a punch but it's blocked by McCullen.
Hyang breaks the clinch.
Hyang looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
McCullen tries to keep at a distance but Hyang has taken the fight into the clinch.
McCullen tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Hyang's elbow.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hyang lands with a light punch inside.
Hyang misses with some punches.
Hyang breaks from the clinch.
Hyang uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before McCullen has time to react.
Hyang uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before McCullen has time to react.
McCullen is looking to wear down Hyang with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
McCullen ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Hyang moves away.
McCullen throws out a loose jab but Hyang uses good head movement to avoid it.
Hyang takes a shot to the body in his stride.
McCullen avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
McCullen throws a quick counter head kick but Hyang was just out of range.
A low kick from Hyang misses
and McCullen cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Hyang throws a one two combo.
It looks like Sam McCullen has been cut.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
McCullen scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Nice shot by Hyang.
McCullen swings for the body but Hyang moves out of range.
Hyang walks forward, straight into a front kick from McCullen.
McCullen takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Hyang doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
McCullen swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Hyang.
Hyang fails with a takedown attempt.
McCullen throws out a loose jab but Hyang uses good head movement to avoid it.
Hyang scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Hyang throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Hyang throws a leg kick but McCullen moved away.
Hyang manages to get an easy takedown there - catching McCullen on his heels. He'll look to pass McCullen's guard now, I'm sure.
Hyang gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Yun Won Hyang dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Sam McCullen's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Hyang getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Hyang throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Hyang takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Hyang avoids the head kick by McCullen.
Hyang throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Hyang feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits McCullens jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Hyang is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
McCullen swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Hyang throws a counter combo.
Hyang throws a jab when McCullen was well out of range.
Yun Won Hyang seems to be getting the better of the standup.
The fight stays on the outside here - Hyang looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
McCullen misses with a kick to the body.
Hyang throws a combination that misses
and McCullen cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
McCullen throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
McCullen throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Hyang doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Hyang just misses with a punch to the body.
McCullen swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
That's one minute gone in the round.
McCullen fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Hyang manages to avoid it.
McCullen swings for the body but Hyang moves out of range.
McCullen tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Hyang was well out of range. Poor timing from McCullen.
A left lands for Hyang.
Hyang ducks down and throws a hook to the body but McCullen moves away.
Hyang throws a looping overhand right but McCullen ducks down to avoid it.
McCullen throws a head kick but Hyang moves out of range.
Hyang moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Hyang looks for a takedown but McCullen sprawls well.
Hyang moves in looking to clinch but McCullen pushes him off.
Hyang lands a jab-cross combination.
Decent striking displayed by McCullen there.
Hyang is looking to chop away at McCullen's legs.
McCullen scores with a leg kick.
McCullen throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Good standup being displayed there by McCullen as he connects with a hook.
Hyang is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by McCullen.
Hyang misses with an uppercut. McCullen saw that one coming.
Hyang uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Hyang has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
A big left from Hyang misses.
Hyang slips a straight right by McCullen.
McCullen moves away from the strike by Hyang.
McCullen throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
McCullen blocks the body kick.
McCullen on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Hyang takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
McCullen uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Hyang.
McCullen throws a head kick that misses
and Hyang counters with a stiff right hand.
Danga de danga de dang - McCullen scores with a four punch combination!
It looks like Yun Won Hyang has been cut.
McCullen throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Hyang throws a right and a left that McCullen avoids nicely.
A little feinted left hand from McCullen on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hyang avoids the body shot from McCullen.
Hyang avoids the body shot from McCullen.
Sam McCullen is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
McCullen misses with a few strikes there.
McCullen throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Hyang throws a counter combo.
Hyang throws a left and a right that both miss
and McCullen counters with a two punch combo.
McCullen throws a head kick that misses.
McCullen tries a head kick but it misses.
Hyang looks like he wants to counter punch here.
McCullen on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Hyang thuds his right hand into McCullen's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
McCullen ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Hyang moves away.
Hyang lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Hyang darts in and clinches McCullen up against the cage.
McCullen blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Hyang pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Hyang tries to work over McCullen's front leg with a kick but McCullen checks it.
Hyang throws a quick inside leg kick.
Hyang lands a right hook to the body.
Hyang is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by McCullen.
McCullen takes a jab right on the kisser.
Hyang throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Hyang takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Hyang is looking to clinch.
McCullen bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Hyang's head backwards.
A big left from Hyang misses.
Hyang misses with a straight left.
Hyang swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Hyang lands a jab.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
McCullen misses with an attempted mid kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Yun Won Hyang will probably get the nod - 10:9.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!
Hyang thuds his right hand into McCullen's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Hyang walks into a left hand.
Hyang needs to keep his hands up - McCullen had a free shot at his head there.
Hyang tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. McCullen manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
A looping hook to the body misses from McCullen. Hyang does a little dance to reset his feet.
Hyang uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from McCullen.
McCullen looking to land some kicks to the body here.
McCullen tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
McCullen fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Hyang manages to avoid it.
McCullen takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
McCullen tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Hyang was well out of range. Poor timing from McCullen.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hyang pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
McCullen seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
A big right from McCullen misses.
Good leg kick by Hyang there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
McCullen throws a leg kick which misses Hyang's front leg but catches the back leg as Hyang tries to avoid it.
McCullen throws a half hearted mid kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A solid leg kick lands there for Hyang.
McCullen blocks a head kick by Hyang.
A big left from Hyang misses.
Hyang scores with a sloppy right hand. McCullen should have avoided that one.
Hyang blocks a jab.
Hyang scores with a nice right hand.
Hyang has a takedown stuffed.
Hyang lands with a nice combination. McCullen backs away looking to recover.
Hyang scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Hyang throws a good cross that connects.
McCullen throws a body kick that misses.
McCullen lands the left hand.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
McCullen throws out a loose jab but Hyang uses good head movement to avoid it.
McCullen shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
McCullen lands with a right hand.
Hyang uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by McCullen.
McCullen throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
A chopping leg kick lands by Hyang.
Hyang looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
McCullen misses with an uppercut. Hyang saw that one coming.
McCullen swings for the body but Hyang moves out of range.
McCullen is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Hyang.
McCullen takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
McCullen ducks under a wild hook from Hyang.
McCullen jinks towards his opponent looking like he wants to counter with a mid kick but doesn't commit.
McCullen misses the shot to the body.
Hyang works McCullen's body with a nice hook.
Hyang avoids a kick to the body.
Hyang throws out a counter right but McCullen avoids it with no problem.
A jab lands there for Hyang.
Hyang throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around McCullen's waist but McCullen gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Hyang off to one side.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hyang scoring well with a low kick there.
A bone on bone clash there as Hyang blocks the leg kick.
McCullen stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Hyang.
McCullen closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
McCullen throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
McCullen throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Hyang connects with a solid leg kick.
Hyang scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
McCullen keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Hyang misses with the combination.
McCullen scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
McCullen scores with a hook.
Hyang throws an overhand right that lands on McCullen's shoulder, as McCullen tries to avoid the shot.
McCullen is looking to counter punch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hyang swings for the body but McCullen moves out of range.
An attempted straight right counter from McCullen misses the target.
Hyang's corner calls for a 1-2. Hyang obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Hyang misses the shot to the body.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Hyang has managed to clinch.
Yun Won Hyang is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Hyang fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Sam McCullen has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Yun Won Hyang.
McCullen manages to break the clinch.
Hyang darts in looking for a takedown but McCullen gets double underhooks and turns Hyang into the cage.
McCullen takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
A clash of legs there as McCullen blocks the low kick.
McCullen just misses with a punch to the body.
Hyang misses with a series of wild punches.
Sam McCullen has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
McCullen looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Hyang scores with a nice strike.
And that's the end of the fight!
Yun Won Hyang comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Hyang has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Alan Glass scores the fight 27:30
Judge Daniel Franklin scores the fight 27:30
Judge Tiny Johnson scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Yun Won Hyang!
Yun Won Hyang bigged himself up after the win. The crowd seemed to love it.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Morrison Lee (ranked 384 p4p, 47 weight class) and Kick Boxer (ranked 610 p4p, 74 weight class). Lee comes to the cage accompanied by The Pretender. Well, I have no idea who's going to take this one!
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158 lbs
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38
169 lbs
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Abu Dhabi Champ
World class boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the lightweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
26 - 10 - 0, fighting out of New York, Morrison Lee!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
47 - 22 - 3, fighting out of Las Vegas, Kick Boxer!
The judges for this bout are George Francis, Alan Glass and Chris Downing.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lee swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Boxer is looking for the big counter here.
Boxer lands a lovely overhand right.
Boxer tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Lee was well out of range. Poor timing from Boxer.
Boxer throws a push kick but Lee slaps the foot to one side.
Lee blocks the body kick.
Lee throws a nice head kick!
Lee waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Boxer.
Boxer loads up on a big right hand but Lee slips the punch.
Lee dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Lee lands the left hand.
Boxer tries to clinch but Lee moves out of range.
Lee shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Boxer scores with a hook.
A telegraphed right hand from Lee misses the target.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Boxer swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Boxer misses with a two punch combination.
Boxer lands a nice leg kick that just misses Lee's sensitive parts.
Lee feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Boxers jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Boxer misses with a body kick.
Boxer stuns Lee with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Boxer swinging wildly here.
Left hook, right uppercut from Boxer.
Boxer avoids the head kick by Lee.
Boxer jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Boxer scores with a nice head shot.
A jab lands there for Boxer.
Boxer waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Lee.
Lee throwing a counter right hand but Boxer manages to avoid it.
Kick Boxer is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Boxer steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Lee.
Boxer loads up on a big right hand but Lee slips the punch.
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!
Lee works Boxer's body with a nice hook.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Lee.
Boxer has managed to clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Boxer lands a shoulder strike.
A nice left hand lands by Boxer.
Boxer takes a shot to the head.
Lee throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Boxers head.
I was talking to Lee's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Lee misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Boxer scores with a hook to the body.
Lee breaks from the clinch.
Lee throws a jab when Boxer was well out of range.
Boxer throws a series of punches but Lee moves out of range.
Lee slips under a jab from Boxer.
Boxer tries to close the distance and clinch but Lee swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Boxer misses with a lunging right hand
and Lee counters with a nice body shot.
Lee misses with an uppercut.
Boxer displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Lee throws out the jab.
Lee fails with the takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Morrison Lee. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Boxer lands a head kick. Lee smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Boxer throws a leg kick but Lee checks it.
Boxer throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Lee.
Boxer takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Boxer lands with a good body shot.
Lee takes a swing at Boxer's ribcage but misses.
Boxer will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Boxer throws a shot from downtown. Lee moves away and avoids it.
Boxer darts in and clinches Lee up against the cage.
Boxer throws an elbow but it's blocked.
A nice left hand lands by Boxer.
Lee goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Boxer avoiding damage.
Lee prevents a body shot from Boxer.
Lee tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Boxer's elbow.
Lee working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Boxer scores with a shot to the side of Lee's head.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Lee wants to take the fight to the mat but Boxer manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
Nice elbow from Boxer.
Lee pushes Boxer back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Lee blocking some punches.
Boxer pushes off an throws an elbow but Lee leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Boxer scores with a shot to the side of Lee's head.
Lee doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Lee tries to throw a body punch but Boxer avoids it by throwing Lee back against the cage.
Lee lands a takedown into guard.
Boxer wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
Boxer really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Lee. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Lee trying to control the position from guard on top but Boxer is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Kick Boxer dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Boxer tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Lee was well out of range. Poor timing from Boxer.
Lee fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Lee throws a shot to the body.
Boxer avoids the head kick by Lee.
Boxer drives through and clinches with Lee against the cage.
Lee blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Nice body punch from Boxer - that landed with a thud.
A short uppercut from Boxer.
Lee pushes Boxer back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Boxer is defending well against a takedown attempt.
Lee misses with a short punch on the inside.
Boxer lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Boxer lands a right hand that snaps the head of Lee backwards.
Lee breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
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!
Boxer attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Lee misses with a looping left.
Boxer has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Lee throws a body punch but Boxer moves out of range.
Lee fails to land the takedown.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lee takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Lee misses with a body shot.
Boxer fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Lee pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Boxer just misses with a punch to the body.
Boxer throws out a loose jab but Lee uses good head movement to avoid it.
Lee is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Kick Boxer seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Boxer scoring well with a low kick there.
Boxer throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Boxer throws out a powerful jab.
Boxer throws a low kick but it's checked well by Lee.
Boxer throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Boxer tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Lee looks to land a left hand but Boxer moved out of range nicely.
Lee throws a head kick that misses.
Lee avoids a kick to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Boxer moves away from the strike by Lee.
Boxer throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
A looping hook to the body misses from Boxer. Lee does a little dance to reset his feet.
Lee scores with a kick to the body.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Lee misses the shot to the body.
Lee scores with a leg kick.
Boxer lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Boxer.
It looked like Lee wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Boxer drives through and clinches with Lee against the cage.
Lee blocking some punches.
Lee's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Boxer misses with a hook
and Lee counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Lee stuns Boxer with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Lee uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Boxer.
Jab from Lee.
Boxer slips under a jab from Lee.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Boxer connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Lee scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Lee lands the left hand.
Boxer forces Lee back against the cage and clinches.
Boxer scores with a hook to the body.
Boxer lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Boxer lands an elbow that stopped Lee in his tracks for a moment.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Boxer.
Boxer lands with a short shot to the head.
Lee has Boxer pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Boxer manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Morrison Lee. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Boxer lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Lee.
Lee working hard to break the clinch.
Boxer misses with some punches.
Lee digs a right hand into Boxer's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Boxer's gas tank.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Lee manages to break the clinch.
Crunch! Lee slams his shin into Boxer's torso.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Boxer checks a low kick from Lee.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Boxer ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Lee moves away.
Boxer throws a sloppy head kick and Lee moves out of range easily.
Lee lands a nice looking kick to the body. Boxer takes a step back to recover.
Lee throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Boxer looks to land a body kick but Lee moved away.
Lee thuds his right hand into Boxer's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Boxer throws a low kick but Lee moves out of range easily.
Boxer scores with a head kick. Lee tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Lee lands a lovely overhand right.
Lee tries to score a power double leg takedown but Boxer sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Lee somewhat.
Lee looks to land a left hand but Boxer moved out of range nicely.
Boxer goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Boxer keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Kick Boxer will probably get the nod - 10:9.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Lee misses with a lunging right hand
and Boxer counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Boxer connects with a body shot.
Lee shoots in looking for a takedown but Boxer manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Lee's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Boxer tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Lee manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Lee takes a jab right on the kisser.
Lee lunges at Boxer with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Boxer's hand.
Boxer moves out of range as Lee throws a body kick.
Boxer with a jab.
Lee is rocked!
Boxer dips to his left and cracks Lee with an uppercut!
Oh Lee is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Boxer connects with a solid leg kick.
Lee takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Boxer drives through and clinches with Lee against the cage.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Lee's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
A left hand lands to the body for Boxer.
Boxer lands a body shot.
Lee misses with a punch on the inside.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Boxer just misses with a elbow thrown towards Lee's brow.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Boxer.
Kick Boxer seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Lee swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Boxer throws a big uppercut that drops Lee! More strikes from Boxer and the referee jumps in to stop the fight! Lee lies dazed against the cage as Boxer celebrates with his cornermen!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:59 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Kick Boxer!
Kick Boxer is the new lightweight champion!
Our winner, Kick Boxer, 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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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Mace Blackblood (ranked 430 p4p, 60 weight class) and Marcus Child (ranked 812 p4p, 105 weight class). Blackblood comes to the cage accompanied by Gorgoroth Open the Gates. Child comes into a darkened arena with his song building. VooDoo kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! 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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202 lbs
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198 lbs
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World class boxer
Insanely flexible |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
17 - 9 - 0, fighting out of London, Mace Blackblood!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
22 - 17 - 1, fighting out of New York, Marcus Child!
The judges for this bout are Gwen Towbar, Daniel Franklin and Cecil Peabody.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Child throws a leg kick but Blackblood sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Blackblood looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Child misses with a looping right.
An attempted straight right counter from Blackblood misses the target.
Child connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Blackblood fails in his attempt to clinch.
Blackblood slips a jab from Child.
Marcus Child seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Child dodges the punch combination from Blackblood.
Blackblood lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Child uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Blackblood.
Child swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Child throws a leg kick that misses.
Child punishes Blackblood's body with a nice straight punch.
Blackblood takes one to the chin there.
Child uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Blackblood.
Despite the aggression on Child's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Child throws a shot from downtown. Blackblood moves away and avoids it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Blackblood wants to clinch.
Good exchange - Child coming out on top.
It looks like Mace Blackblood has been cut.
Blackblood tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Child throws an overhand right that lands on Blackblood's shoulder, as Blackblood tries to avoid the shot.
Child throws a looping overhand right but Blackblood ducks down to avoid it.
Blackblood throws a shot from downtown. Child moves away and avoids it.
Blackblood loads up on a big right hand but Child slips the punch.
Marcus Child is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Blackblood tries to clinch but Child moves out of range.
Child throws a hook but Blackblood blocks it.
It looked like Blackblood wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
A low kick from Child misses
and Blackblood holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Blackblood lands a body shot in the clinch.
Blackblood goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Child breaks the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Child lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Child throws a leg kick which misses Blackblood's front leg but catches the back leg as Blackblood tries to avoid it.
Blackblood throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Child throws out a counter right but Blackblood avoids it with no problem.
Blackblood jabs at Child's body.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Child lands with a straight right. Blackblood didn't see that one coming.
Child slips a jab and a cross from Blackblood.
Child avoids the body shot from Blackblood.
The fighters circling - Blackblood throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Blackblood uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Child.
A punch lands to the side of Child 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Child throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Blackblood tries to counter by clinching up but Child breaks away and moves out of range.
Child finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Blackblood moves out of range of the body kick.
Child pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Child catches Blackblood with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Child ducks under a wild hook from Blackblood.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Child misses with a straight left.
Blackblood wants to clinch.
Blackblood scores with a hook.
Blackblood throws out a loose jab but Child uses good head movement to avoid it.
Blackblood forces Child back against the cage and clinches.
A frustrated look appears on Child's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Blackblood doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Blackblood has a couple of punches blocked by Child.
Child pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Child ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Child swings for the body but Blackblood moves out of range.
Blackblood wants to clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Blackblood misses with a hook. Child ducked under it nicely.
Child swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Blackblood ducks right into an uppercut from Child.
Nice defenses there by Child.
Blackblood keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Child.
Blackblood moves in looking to clinch but Child pushes him off.
Child lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Blackblood misses with a hook. Child ducked under it nicely.
Blackblood fails in his attempt to clinch.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A punch combination from Child misses.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Child.
Blackblood lands with a cross.
Blackblood on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Child. Child obviously looking to wear him down.
Child will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Marcus Child dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Mace Blackblood's cut.
That's time! Blackblood's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Child avoids the body shot from Blackblood.
Child looks to throw the jab but Blackblood is out of range.
Jab, jab by Child - just one landing.
A nice leg kick lands there from Child.
Blackblood ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Blackblood is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Blackblood uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Child.
Blackblood tries to close the distance and clinch up but Child swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Child lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Child moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Blackblood rushes Child and presses him up against the cage.
Child landing knees to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Child working hard to break the clinch.
Blackblood tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Child is trying to break the clinch but Blackblood has him pressed against the cage.
Child breaks the clinch.
Blackblood ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Child staying out of range there.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A slow jab from Child misses its intended target.
It looked like Blackblood wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Child tries a head kick but it misses.
Blackblood tries to counter by clinching up but Child breaks away and moves out of range.
Blackblood swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Child lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Blackblood throws a looping overhand right but Child ducks down to avoid it.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Blackblood.
Blackblood shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Child sprawls well. Child wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Blackblood gets slowly back to his feet.
Marcus Child seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Blackblood just misses with a punch to the body.
Blackblood throws a solid leg kick but Child takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Blackblood.
Child throws a nice looking combination but Blackblood bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Blackblood chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Child can pounce on him.
Blackblood gets cracked there but stands up to it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Child, as that shot connected.
Sloppy strikes from Child. Those never looked like landing.
Child has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Child dips to his left and cracks Blackblood with an uppercut!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Child loads up on a big right hand but Blackblood slips the punch.
Blackblood chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Child can pounce on him.
Blackblood ducks under a wild hook from Child.
Child lands a leg kick that knocks Blackblood off balance momentarily.
Blackblood uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Child.
Blackblood looks to score with a jab to the body but Child is just out of range.
Child only half commits to the counter leg kick.
Blackblood tries to clinch up but Child circles away and keeps his distance.
Child misses with a hook.
The fighters circle momentarily. Child darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Blackblood dodges the punch combination from Child.
Blackblood moves away from the strike by Child.
Child throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Blackblood connects with a right hand. Child shakes it off.
Blackblood keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Child.
Child does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Blackblood is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
A swing and a miss from Child.
Child on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Child scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Child attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Blackblood throwing a counter right hand but Child manages to avoid it.
Blackblood connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
A good leg kick by Child.
Child misses with a straight right.
Blackblood moves into the clinch successfully.
Blackblood tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Child's elbow.
Child avoids a wild elbow strike from Blackblood.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Child wants to break the clinch but can't.
Blackblood struggles to land a body shot inside as Child controls his hands.
Blackblood lands with a short punch from the clinch.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Blackblood throws a head punch that misses.
Child has had enough of the clinch but Blackblood keeps him there for the moment.
Blackblood misses with a short punch on the inside.
Blackblood pulls guard successfully.
Blackblood looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Child trying to control the position from guard on top but Blackblood is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Blackblood tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Child works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Child is trying to control. Blackblood wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Child slows the pace down in half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Marcus Child showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Mace Blackblood's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
Blackblood defending well as Child loads up on a big left hand.
Child connects with a crisp jab.
Blackblood gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Child tries to work over Blackblood's front leg with a kick but Blackblood checks it.
Blackblood is looking to clinch but Child is avoiding it.
Child looks to land a combination but Blackblood avoids it well.
Child connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Blackblood loads up on a big right hand but Child slips the punch.
Blackblood throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Child scores with a nice head shot.
Child scores with a jab.
Blackblood bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Child looks to throw the jab but Blackblood is out of range.
Blackblood avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Blackblood ducks under a wild hook from Child.
A counter left hand to the body from Blackblood misses its target.
Child looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Child fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
A decent looking cross lands there for Child.
Nice uppercut there from Child.
Blackblood uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Child.
Child waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Blackblood.
Blackblood tries to counter by moving into the clinch but Child manages to circle out of the way.
A clash of legs there as Blackblood blocks the low kick.
As Child tries to get set, Blackblood tries to push him back and clinch up but Child manages to avoid the attempt.
Blackblood throws a body shot but no joy.
Child looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Child throws a shot from downtown. Blackblood moves away and avoids it.
Blackblood thuds his right hand into Child's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Blackblood takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Blackblood drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Child explodes and escapes back to his feet! Nice escape there!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Child lands a lovely overhand right.
Mace Blackblood has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Blackblood checks a leg kick.
Blackblood misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Child.
Child only half commits to the counter leg kick.
Blackblood throws a hook but Child avoids it easily.
Child throws a nice outside leg kick.
Blackblood looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Child loads up on a big right hand but Blackblood slips the punch.
Blackblood seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance.
Blackblood slips a straight right by Child.
Child clobbers Blackblood with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Blackblood doesn't manage to clinch there - Child circles away.
Child throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Blackblood keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Child.
Blackblood tests Child's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Blackblood fails in his attempt to clinch.
Child keeps the fight on the outside.
Blackblood misses with a looping right.
Blackblood ducks under a wild hook from Child.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Child throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Child missing with a left hand there. Blackblood was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Child feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Blackblood's calf.
Blackblood fails in his attempt to clinch.
Child connects with a right hand. Blackblood shakes it off.
Child looks to land a combination but Blackblood avoids it well.
Child throws a chopping leg kick but Blackblood manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Blackblood walks into a stiff left hand from Child.
Blackblood tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Child was well out of range. Poor timing from Blackblood.
Child scores with the left hand. Blackblood knows he should have avoided that one.
Blackblood shoots in but no luck this time.
Child wants to land a leg kick but Blackblood is out of range.
Child slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Child moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Child lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Blackblood throws a right hand that misses
and Child cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Child connects with a looping right hand.
Good leg kick by Child there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Blackblood connects with the punch.
Child thows a left - swing and a miss!
Child jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Marcus Child is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Child lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Blackblood has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Blackblood and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Child looks to land a left hand but Blackblood moved out of range nicely.
Blackblood's jab looks to have found its range, popping Child under the eye.
Child lands a front kick.
Child checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Child now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Child throws a jab but it's blocked by Blackblood.
Child moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
And that's the end of the fight!
Marcus Child comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Child 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 Gwen Towbar scores the fight 27:30
Judge Daniel Franklin scores the fight 27:30
Judge Cecil Peabody scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Marcus Child!
During a confident post fight interview, Marcus Child thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Just Whymer (ranked 276 p4p, 40 weight class) and Michael Salazar (ranked 965 p4p, 122 weight class). Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?
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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
13 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Just Whymer!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
10 - 5 - 0, fighting out of New York, Michael Salazar!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Franklin, Chris Downing and Frank Dennis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Whymer scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Whymer uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Whymer takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Salazar throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Whymer counters with a lovely straight right hand!
A low kick from Salazar is predictable there
and Whymer counters with a slapping leg kick.
Whymer looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Whymer throws a jab when Salazar was well out of range.
Whymer thuds his shin into the meat of Salazar's side.
Salazar is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Whymer looks to land a left hand but Salazar moved out of range nicely.
Whymer misses with a hook.
A punch lands to the side of Whymer 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Whymer feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Salazar's calf.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Whymer swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Whymer misses the shot to the body.
Whymer just misses with a punch to the body.
Salazar throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Whymer throws a counter high kick but Salazar was just alert enough to avoid it.
Whymer throws a body punch but Salazar moves out of range.
Whymer on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Salazar. Salazar obviously looking to wear him down.
Whymer misses with a body kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Whymer lands with an uppercut that bounces Salazar off the cage and back into range.
Michael Salazar seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Salazar ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Whymer moves away.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Salazar - that will leave a mark!
Whymer listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Salazar blocks a jab.
Salazar feints and then cracks Whymer's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Whymer down.
A nice inside leg kick there by Salazar. That's going to slow Whymer down.
Decent striking displayed by Whymer there.
Salazar catches Whymer with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Whymer takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
A lazy left from Whymer 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!
Whymer throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
A bone on bone clash there as Salazar blocks the leg kick.
Whymer misses with a body shot.
A lazy body kick from Whymer
and Salazar counters with a straight right hand.
Salazar misses with a kick to the body.
Whymer throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Salazar goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Whymer misses with a straight left.
Salazar checks a low kick from Whymer.
Salazar fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Whymer has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
A clash of legs there as Whymer blocks the low kick.
Whymer throwing a counter right hand but Salazar manages to avoid it.
Whymer works the jab nicely.
Whymer looks to land a left hand but Salazar moved out of range nicely.
Salazar throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Whymer scores with a kick to the midsection.
Whymer throws a leg kick which misses Salazar's front leg but catches the back leg as Salazar tries to avoid it.
Whymer throws a leg kick but Salazar moved away.
Salazar lands a front kick.
Whymer throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Salazar scores with a nice body kick.
Whymer takes one to the side of the head.
Whymer lands a nice looking kick to the body. Salazar takes a step back to recover.
A thudding body kick lands there by Whymer!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Salazar throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Whymer fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Salazar on the side of the head.
Whymer throws a good cross that connects.
Whymer is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Salazar.
Whymer looks to score with a jab to the body but Salazar is just out of range.
Salazar misses with a hook
and Whymer counters with a stiff right hand.
Good leg kick by Salazar there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Whymer fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Salazar manages to avoid it.
Salazar throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Whymer will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
Whymer gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Whymer smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
A leg kick checked by Whymer.
Whymer throws a body shot but no joy.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Whymer, right into the meat.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Salazar is looking to chop away at Whymer's legs.
The fighters circling - Salazar throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Salazar takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Whymer misses with a low kick.
Salazar's jab looks to have found its range, popping Whymer under the eye.
Salazar throws a lazy uppercut
and Whymer counters with a left and a right that stings Salazar.
Whymer is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Whymer throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Whymer fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Salazar lands a body shot.
Salazar fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Whymer manages to avoid it.
That kick from Salazar tenderised Whymer's leg. Whymer is trying to keep his angry face on.
Salazar is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Whymer lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Whymer wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Salazar with a jab.
Whymer looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Salazar tries to clinch but Whymer is having none of it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Just Whymer dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
A punch lands to the side of Whymer 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Whymer is looking to score with low kicks.
Salazar avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Salazar uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Whymer.
Salazar wants to land a leg kick but Whymer is out of range.
Whymer misses with a straight left.
Salazar throws a right hand that misses
and Whymer counters with a lovely straight right hand!
A head kick misses from Whymer.
Whymer tries to bum rush Salazar with a series of wild strikes but Salazar uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Salazar is trying to counter with his kicks.
Whymer is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Salazar can do to turn this around?
Whymer throws a head kick but Salazar moves out of range.
Whymer scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Whymer throws a head kick that misses.
Whymer takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Salazar ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
A shot to the liver by Whymer. Beautiful body shot.
Both these guys seem content to just stand up and trade with eachother but Salazar might want to think about changing up his gameplan a bit because over the course of the fight, Whymer has got the better of the exchanges.
A lazy body kick from Salazar
and Whymer counters with a flying knee. Nice.
Salazar avoids a kick to the body.
Salazar does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Whymer throws a body kick that misses.
Salazar scores with a kick to the midsection.
Salazar connects with a nice looking jab.
Salazar throws the kick towards the body but Whymer avoids it.
Salazar blocks a low kick nicely.
Whymer takes one to the chin there.
Whymer throws a hook but Salazar avoids it easily.
Salazar throws a nice inside leg kick.
Good standup being displayed there by Whymer as he connects with a hook.
Whymer throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Salazar.
Salazar walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Whymer checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Salazar throws a body kick that misses.
A shot to the liver by Salazar. Beautiful body shot.
Salazar thumps Whymer with a low kick.
Salazar connects with a body shot that sends Whymer's belly button to the back.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Whymer scores with a jab.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Salazar tries to land a front kick but Whymer steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Salazar throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Salazar scoring well with a low kick there.
Salazar uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Whymer.
Whymer takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Whymer misses with a body kick.
Salazar uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Whymer.
Just Whymer is winning the standup battle so far.
Salazar loads up on a big right hand but Whymer slips the punch.
Whymer scores with a nice head shot.
Salazar changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Salazar uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Whymer.
Whymer throws a sloppy head kick and Salazar moves out of range easily.
Salazar throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Whymer avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Salazar misses with a wild body shot.
Whymer drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Whymer misses with a hook.
Salazar is looking to slow Whymer down with leg kicks.
Salazar connects with a leg kick. Whymer looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Whymer checks a leg kick.
Whymer throws a lazy uppercut
and Salazar counters with a slapping leg kick.
Whymer throws the kick towards the body but Salazar avoids it.
Salazar throws a head kick but Whymer moves out of range.
Whymer ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Salazar misses with a straight right.
Salazar throws a head kick that misses.
Whymer missing with a left hand there. Salazar was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Salazar misses with a right hand
and Whymer makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Whymer is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Salazar has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Salazar is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Whymer lands a really nice looking cross but Salazar seems unphased.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Whymer does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
The fighters circling - Salazar throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Salazar.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Whymer wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Salazar fakes the leg kick and cracks Whymer in the body.
Whymer slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Whymer ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Salazar moves out of range of the body kick.
Whymer throws a head kick but Salazar moves out of range.
Whymer pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Salazar dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Whymer moves out of range of the body kick.
Salazar misses with a looping left.
Whymer is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Salazar.
Salazar throws out a counter right but Whymer avoids it with no problem.
Salazar dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Whymer. That did some damage!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Michael Salazar will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!
Whymer throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
It looks like Michael Salazar has been cut.
Whymer takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Whymer is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Salazar moves out of range of the body kick.
Whymer throws a lazy right hand but Salazar sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Whymer misses with a double jab.
Whymer will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Whymer chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Salazar can pounce on him.
Salazar goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Whymer steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Salazar.
Salazar blocks a head kick by Whymer.
Salazar tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Whymer is able to avoid easily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Whymer throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Whymer pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Whymer lands a leg kick that knocks Salazar off balance momentarily.
Whymer lands with a thumping leg kick.
Salazar takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Salazar avoids the body shot from Whymer.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Whymer scores with a jab to the body.
We are yet to see a takedown attempt from Salazar in the fight. On paper you would think he is the more dominant ground fighter so let's see if these unusual tactics pay off.
Whymer displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Salazar throws out the jab.
Salazar just misses with a punch to the body.
Salazar wants to land a leg kick but Whymer is out of range.
Salazar staying out of range there.
Salazar was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind.
Whymer jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Salazar pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Salazar wants to land a leg kick but Whymer is out of range.
Whymer was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Salazar throws a head kick that misses.
Whymer throws a lazy body kick
and Salazar counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
A big left from Salazar misses.
Whymer throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Salazar avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Salazar is looking to land body kicks.
It appears Whymer was looking to counter with a kick there.
A punch lands to the side of Salazar 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Salazar connects with a body shot that sends Whymer's belly button to the back.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Whymer throws a hook but Salazar blocks it.
Whymer steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Salazar. That one must have hurt.
Salazar lands a front kick.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
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!
Salazar lands a slapping body shot.
Whymer misses with a wild body shot.
A big right from Whymer misses.
A punch lands to the side of Whymer 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Whymer swings widly with a right hand
and Salazar counters with a stiff right hand.
Whymer moves out of range as Salazar strikes.
Salazar throws a leg kick but Whymer sees it coming and moves out of range.
Whymer throws out a loose jab but Salazar uses good head movement to avoid it.
Salazar changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Salazar scores with a nice body kick.
Whymer throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Whymer takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Salazar lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Whymer throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Salazar on the side of the head.
Whymer misses with a body kick.
A looping hook to the body misses from Salazar. Whymer does a little dance to reset his feet.
Salazar misses the jab.
Whymer looks to score with a jab to the body but Salazar is just out of range.
Whymer dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Whymer ducks under a wild hook from Salazar.
Salazar digs a good body shot into Whymer's ribs.
Salazar takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
A swing and a miss from Whymer.
Salazar connects with a good right hand that stumbles Whymer. Whymer circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Salazar connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Whymer momentarily.
Salazar dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Whymer throws a front kick that sends Salazar stumbling back into the cage.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Nice straight punches there by Salazar. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Salazar.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Whymer crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Salazar - the referee stops the clock and Whymer gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Salazar. Whymer manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Salazar throws a sloppy body shot
and Whymer counters with a body kick that stops Salazar in his tracks momentarily.
A looping hook to the body misses from Whymer. Salazar does a little dance to reset his feet.
Nice body punch from Whymer.
Whymer uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Salazar.
Salazar checks a leg kick.
Salazar misses with a wild body shot.
Whymer is looking to slow Salazar down with leg kicks.
Salazar throws a leg kick that is checked
and Whymer cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Whymer lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Salazar has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Salazar and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Whymer throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Whymer swings for the body but Salazar moves out of range.
A low kick from Whymer is predictable there
letting Salazar counter with a right hand.
Whymer checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Whymer throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
and Salazar counters with a solid body kick.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Michael Salazar.
I think Salazar 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 Daniel Franklin scores the fight 28:29
Judge Chris Downing scores the fight 28:29
Judge Frank Dennis scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Michael Salazar!
After the fight, Michael Salazar was humble in paying tribute to his opponent but made it clear he wants to go on to bigger and better things. It seemed to go down well with the crowd who cheered him loudly.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Jakub Chlapik (ranked 684 p4p, 90 weight class) and Ciro Terranova (ranked 534 p4p, 73 weight class). Chlapik comes into the arena with PIPES AND PINTS / Criticized blaring out of the sound system. Ciro Terranova has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Jakub Chlapik's chin.
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204 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
18 - 16 - 0, fighting out of London, Jakub Chlapik!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
16 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Ciro Terranova!
The judges for this bout are Wesley Smith, George Francis and Tiny Johnson.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Chlapik moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Terranova moves into the clinch.
Terranova trying to land knees to the body.
Terranova lands an elbow inside.
It looks like Jakub Chlapik has been cut.
Chlapik manages to break the clinch.
Chlapik throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Terranova swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Terranova bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Chlapik rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Terranova counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Chlapik steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Terranova.
Terranova works the jab nicely.
Ciro Terranova seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Terranova ducks under a wild hook from Chlapik.
Chlapik connects with a looping right hand.
Terranova connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Chlapik's hands.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Terranova throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Terranova takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Terranova tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Chlapik was well out of range. Poor timing from Terranova.
Terranova thuds his right hand into Chlapik's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Chlapik is rocked!
Terranova misses with a looping right.
Oh Chlapik is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Terranova drops his hands momentarily and Chlapik takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Terranova pounces like a tiger and cracks Chlapik with a vicious hook! Chlapik is down but not out! Terranova follows up with more strikes forcing the ref to jump in and stop it!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:57 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Ciro Terranova!
Jakub Chlapik spoke after the fight, saying 'HE'S ON STEROIDS! IM TELLIN YA HE IS!'.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Simon Vale (ranked 397 p4p, 54 weight class) and Maki Pulu (ranked 830 p4p, 39 weight class). Vale comes to the cage accompanied by Motorhead-Iron Fist . Pulu has chosen Alive as his entrance music. Maki Pulu has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
26 - 24 - 0, fighting out of New York, Simon Vale!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
32 - 21 - 0, fighting out of New York, Maki Pulu!
The judges for this bout are George Francis, Wesley Smith and Alan Glass.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Vale throws a lazy right hand but Pulu sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Vale tests Pulu's chin there with a solid looking shot.
It looks like Maki Pulu has been cut.
Vale leaves Pulu with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Vale smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Vale scores with a nice strike.
Vale fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Pulu looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Vale throws an off balance right hand
and Pulu connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
It looks like Simon Vale has been cut.
Vale cracks a nice hook into Pulu's ribs.
Pulu jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Vale looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Vale cracks Pulu with a right hand to the side of the head.
Vale slips under a jab from Pulu.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Pulu thows a left - swing and a miss!
Vale throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Pulu swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Vale misses with a double jab
and Pulu makes the exchange count by landing a cracking kick to the body. Vale really felt that one!
Pulu misses with an uppercut. Vale saw that one coming.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pulu slips under a jab.
Pulu takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Vale does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Vale takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Vale is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Pulu.
Simon Vale is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Pulu scores with the left hand. Vale knows he should have avoided that one.
Pulu cracks Vale with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Pulu misses with an uppercut. Vale saw that one coming.
Pulu blocks a leg kick.
Vale jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Pulu bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Pulu.
Pulu avoids a punch combination nicely.
Vale ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Vale throws a front kick aimed at Pulu's knee but Pulu avoids it well.
Vale staying out of range there.
Vale throws a lazy right hand but Pulu sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Vale throws out a loose jab but Pulu uses good head movement to avoid it.
Vale connects with a right hand. Pulu shakes it off.
Pulu doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Vale counters with a shoot takedown. Pulu fights it but they end up in guard.
Simon Vale has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Maki Pulu.
Vale landing with the ground and pound.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Vale wants to stand but Pulu has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
Vale content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Vale trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Vale has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Pulu is proving hard to escape from.
Pulu is working an open guard so Vale takes the opportunity to get back to his feet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Vale lands with a cross.
Vale cracks Pulu with an open hand slap.
Pulu gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Vale fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Pulu looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Vale blocks a head kick by Pulu.
An attempted straight right counter from Vale misses the target.
Pulu shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Vale's guard.
Vale is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Pulu is controlling him.
Pulu passes Vale's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Pulu is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Vale defends it well.
Pulu wants to free his trapped foot but Vale is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Pulu wants to control but Vale is keeping him busy.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Vale wants to stand back up but Pulu manages to pass into side control.
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!
Pulu wants to lay and pray for a moment but Vale keeps working.
Pulu in side control, just content to control the action for now.
Pulu is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Vale knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Vale explodes and escapes back to his feet! Nice escape there!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Simon Vale dominated that round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Vale slips under a jab.
Vale uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Pulu.
Vale tries to sprawl but Pulu drives through with a takedown into half guard.
Vale slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Vale is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Vale looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Vale uses the cage to get back to his feet.
Vale throws a good cross that connects.
Vale is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Pulu can do to turn this around?
Pulu misses with a looping right.
Vale slaps away a takedown attempt from Pulu, before circling back to the center of the mat.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pulu throws a lazy head kick
letting Vale counter with a right hand.
Vale misses with a right hand
and Pulu counters with a nice uppercut.
Vale misses the shot to the body.
Pulu moves out of range of the strikes.
Pulu checks the leg kick.
Vale doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Pulu steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Vale.
Vale takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Pulu takes one on the chin but seems OK.
That has opened up Maki Pulu's cut even more.
Vale digs a good hook to Pulu's body.
Pulu scores with a nice right hand.
Pulu walks into a jab.
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!
Vale lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Pulu stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Vale.
Pulu knocks Vale to the floor with a head kick! Can he finish him!?
Vale is rocked!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pulu tries for a kimura but Vale is defending well.
Oh Vale is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Pulu looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Pulu advances to full mount.
Pulu throws some shoulder strikes here and then postures up. Oh, he's gone for an armbar! Vale has his hands clasped together but Pulu breaks the hold and Vale is forced to tap! This one is aaaaaaaaaaall over! That was lightning fast by Pulu!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:35 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Maki Pulu!
Maki Pulu is the new heavyweight champion!
During a confident post fight interview, Maki Pulu thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Franky Page (ranked 341 p4p, 45 weight class) and Boo Lee (ranked 357 p4p, 47 weight class). Lee has chosen Mama Said Knock You Out as his entrance music. Franky Page is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples... Tweaking his own nipples that is.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
17 - 10 - 1, fighting out of London, Franky Page!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
25 - 11 - 1, fighting out of New York, Boo Lee!
The judges for this bout are Stewart Dunkirk, Robert Twigg and Chris Downing.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lee stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Lee wants it to stay on the feet.
Page tests Lee's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Lee thows a left - swing and a miss!
Page takes a swing at Lee's ribcage but misses.
Lee fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Page manages to avoid it.
Page swings for the body but Lee moves out of range.
A countering left hand to the body from Lee misses.
Page cracks a nice hook into Lee's ribs.
Page cracks Lee with an open hand slap.
Lee lands a nice shot that snaps Page's head back.
It looks like Franky Page has been cut.
Lee tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Page was well out of range. Poor timing from Lee.
Lee looks to land a right hand but Page moved out of range.
Nice sprawl there from Lee as Page shoots in.
Page throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Page takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Lee looks to throw the jab but Page is out of range.
Lee takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
We've been hearing reports that Page has been drilling takedowns in recent sessions so let's see if that has an impact on the result of this fight.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Page shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in side control! That's better than Page was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Page in side control, trying to ground and pound but not landing this time.
Lee defending against the ground and pound.
Page tries to advance to mount but can't.
Page looking to punish the body of his opponent here but Lee is avoiding damage well.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
You can see the frustration on Lee's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Lee pushes Page away and creates a bit of space to escape. He's almost out here... but no, Page gets a good hold of his legs and remains firmly in side control.
You can see the frustration on Lee's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Page is working Lee over with some ground and pound from side control.
Lee is trying to get back to his feet.
Lee is trying to control Page's posture but Page avoids it.
Lee is trying to buck Page off.
Page lands a few punches from side control.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Page tries to score with some ground and pound. Lee controls his posture well this time though and the shots don't do any damage.
Lee is trying to escape and get back to his feet.
Page lands a nice forearm strike.
Lee is not in a great position here, taking some shots.
Page is pausing for a moment. What's he doing? It looks like he's clearing his nose. Oh dude! He's shot a load of snot all down Lee's shoulder. That is not cool.
Page scoring with punches from side control.
Page lands a knee to the body and a forearm to the face.
Lee takes a big shot right to the temple there but he's taken it well.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Page lands a nice forearm strike.
Lee is looking to work his way out of this bad position but Page is controlling him well.
Page scores with punches from side control.
Lee is trying to control Page's posture but Page avoids it.
Page working the head with strikes.
Page working away diligently from side control. Landing strikes effectively there - that will score him some points on the judges scorecards.
Lee is trying to escape and get back to his feet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Page is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Lee has escaped the position, nice work there.
Lee is trying to control Page's posture but Page avoids it.
Lee wants to escape from the position here - easier said than done!
Lee on the wrong end of some ground and pound.
Page creates a bit of distance and throws down some hard shots.
Lee is putting a lot of effort into getting back to his feet here.
Page has knee on belly and now moves to full mount! Trouble for Lee!
Page lands a big shot there that rocks Lee but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Lee bucks Page off and manages to get back to his feet!
Lee takes a swing at Page's ribcage but misses.
Page tries to counter with a takedown but Lee is quick to defend against it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Page dives in for a single leg takedown but Lee sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Franky Page. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Page shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Page connects with a jab.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Page scores with a jab to the body.
The fighters circling - Lee throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Page walks forward, straight into a front kick from Lee.
Lee walks into a jab.
Page fails in his attempt to clinch.
Page closes the distance and clinches up with Lee, looking for a takedown. Page pushes Lee against the cage but Lee circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Page will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Page fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Lee manages to avoid it.
Page is looking to wear down Lee with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Lee gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Lee is controlling Page's posture.
Page scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Franky Page dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Franky Page's cut.
That's time! Page's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Page tries to clinch
and Lee counters with a right hand to the body.
Page lands a nice shot to the body.
Page tries to clinch but Lee is having none of it.
Lee misses with a straight right.
Page doesn't manage to clinch there - Lee circles away.
Page misses with a looping right.
Page fails to land the takedown.
Lee avoids the body shot from Page.
Lee throws out a counter right but Page avoids it with no problem.
Page is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Lee lands a left and a right that send Page crashing to the mat, dazed. Lee thinks about following him to the mat but decides to wave him back up to his feet!
Page is rocked!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Lee steps into range and unloads a brutal right left combo! Page is out on his feet! Lee sets himself and nearly takes Page's head off with a straight right, sending him crashing to the mat! Wow, that was nasty... but awesome! Wooo!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:45 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Boo Lee!
During a confident post fight interview, Boo Lee thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Shoei Braz (ranked 873 p4p, 112 weight class) and George Lambton (ranked 620 p4p, 87 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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218 lbs
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Abu Dhabi Champ
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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
31 - 22 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Shoei Braz!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
16 - 7 - 0, fighting out of New York, George Lambton!
The judges for this bout are Cecil Peabody, Daniel Franklin and George Francis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Braz fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Lambton moves into the clinch successfully.
Braz looking for a takedown.
Lambton is defending well against a takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Shoei Braz. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Braz has picked Lambton up - he's going for a ride! Braz dumps his opponent to the mat with a thud and settles into half guard.
Lambton wants to get back to his feet.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Braz is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Braz is trying to work for a kimura but Lambton is defending well.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Braz prevents Lambton from standing back up.
Braz is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Lambton has managed to free his arm - good work.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Braz is looking for a kimura but Lambton is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Braz to get the leverage.
Braz wants to work for an arm triangle but Lambton is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Lambton looks like he's trying to stand up.
Braz is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Lambton sees it coming and defends easily.
Lambton is trying to stand back up but Braz is controlling him
Braz is trying to work for a kimura but Lambton is defending well.
Braz is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Braz has hold of the far side arm. He's working for the Kimura, can Lambton defend it? Braz steps over the head and cranks it - Lambton is tapping out! That was textbook stuff right there - nice submission victory for Braz!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:56 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Shoei Braz!
Shoei Braz took his opportunity to call for a title shot in his post fight interview.
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