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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Emanuel Rodrigez (ranked 1351 p4p, 177 weight class) and Butch Thighpunch (ranked 1470 p4p, 192 weight class). This should be a great matchup!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
12 - 21 - 0, fighting out of New York, Emanuel Rodrigez!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Butch Thighpunch!
The judges for this bout are Cecil Peabody, Robert Twigg and Stewart Dunkirk.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rodrigez tries to close the distance and clinch but Thighpunch swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Rodrigez is trying hard to land a takedown here. Thighpunch sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Thighpunch let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Thighpunch has been working on his striking defense in training and it's paying off as Rodrigez is landing a low percentage of strikes.
Thighpunch slaps away a takedown attempt from Rodrigez, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Rodrigez fails with the takedown
and Thighpunch counters with a lovely straight right hand!
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Emanuel Rodrigez. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Thighpunch lands a right hook to the body.
Thighpunch changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Rodrigez shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Thighpunch counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Emanuel Rodrigez seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Left hook, right uppercut from Thighpunch.
Thighpunch lands a right hook to the body.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Rodrigez throws a sloppy head kick and Thighpunch moves out of range easily.
A jab lands there for Thighpunch.
Rodrigez misses with a takedown
and Thighpunch connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Butch Thighpunch is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rodrigez takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
The fight stays on the outside here - Rodrigez looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Thighpunch ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Rodrigez moves away.
A slow jab from Thighpunch misses its intended target.
Rodrigez fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Thighpunch scores with a jab. Rodrigez acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Rodrigez is looking to clinch.
Thighpunch misses the shot to the body.
Rodrigez feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
Rodrigez missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Thighpunch working a defensive guard here.
Thighpunch really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Rodrigez. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Rodrigez throws a big elbow that misses.
Thighpunch is working an open guard so Rodrigez takes the opportunity to get back to his feet.
Rodrigez ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Rodrigez moves into range and clinches up with Thighpunch.
Rodrigez definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Rodrigez gets double underhooks and manages to take the fight to the ground.
Rodrigez is stalling in the full guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rodrigez throws a big right hand that misses.
Rodrigez is looking to work some ground and pound but Thighpunch has wrist control.
Rodrigez drops back, looking for a kneebar! Thighpunch looks panicked! The fighters roll across the mat, one looking to finish, one looking to escape. Thighpunch looks to have wriggled free... Yes, he's got his leg free and he's dived into side control! Good work there from Thighpunch!
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Rodrigez struggling a bit here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Thighpunch is looking to take a break and control but Rodrigez is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
You can see the frustration on Rodrigez's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Thighpunch tries to get to his feet but he's trapped momentarily.
Rodrigez is trying to get back to half guard. He's pushing on Thighpunch's leg. He's managed it. Nice work.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Butch Thighpunch dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Rodrigez moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Rodrigez goes for a double leg but Thighpunch avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Thighpunch continues to drive forward.
Rodrigez fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Emanuel Rodrigez is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Horrible takedown attempt by Rodrigez or perhaps it was just good defense by Thighpunch, which made it look bad.
Thighpunch throws a counter combo.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Emanuel Rodrigez. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Thighpunch scores with a nice head shot.
Rodrigez misses with a takedown
and Thighpunch counters with a lovely shot to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Thighpunch moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Rodrigez wants to clinch but Thighpunch slips to the side
and Thighpunch counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Rodrigez is rocked!
Today's fight clock is brought to you by... OOOH that's a huge shot by Thighpunch! Rodrigez is in big trouble here - the ref steps in to save him and this one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:58 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Butch Thighpunch!
Butch Thighpunch spent the whole post fight interview bigging himself up. It didn't go down that well with the fans after a while as they thought it was a bit arrogant.
The defeated Emanuel Rodrigez had this to say: 'PUTA!!!'.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Corwin Valentine (ranked 1454 p4p, 189 weight class) and Max Payne (ranked 620 p4p, 85 weight class). Valentine comes to the cage accompanied by I'm the Man. Payne is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Bad Company. This should be a great matchup!
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184 lbs
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BJJ Brown Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
18 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Corwin Valentine!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
26 - 19 - 2, fighting out of New York, Max Payne!
The judges for this bout are Stewart Dunkirk, Cecil Peabody and Frank Dennis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Payne tries to score with a low kick but Valentine moves his leg out of the way.
Valentine fails in his attempt to clinch.
Valentine throws a right hand that misses
enabling Payne to counter with a crisp jab.
Valentine throws a lazy right hand but Payne sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Valentine dives in and grabs Payne's left leg, looking for a takedown. Payne pushes down on Valentine's head and hops out.
Valentine looks to land a left hand but Payne moved out of range nicely.
A looping hook to the body misses from Payne. Valentine does a little dance to reset his feet.
Valentine misses with a wild body shot.
Valentine avoids a punch combination nicely.
Valentine throws a shot from downtown. Payne moves away and avoids it.
Both fighters circling a little - Payne finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Payne throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Valentine scores with a jab to the head.
Nice sprawl there from Payne as Valentine shoots in.
Valentine looks for a takedown but Payne sprawls well.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Corwin Valentine. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Payne cracks Valentine with a good jab.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Payne scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Valentine doesn't seem bothered though.
Payne with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Valentine drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Valentine is trying hard to land a takedown here. Payne sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Valentine throws a hook to the side of Payne's head but Payne sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Valentine is looking to clinch.
Valentine gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Payne throws a right and a left that both miss.
Payne lands with a shot to the body.
Payne misses with a hook.
Valentine throws a loose over hand right and dives in with a double leg takedown. Payne tries to sprawl but it's too late and the fighters hit the mat. Valentine is in Payne's guard.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Payne is adopting a defensive guard.
Payne wants to stand up but Valentine is controlling him.
Payne avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Payne is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Valentine is controlling him.
Valentine trying to control but Payne is working from the bottom.
Valentine has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Valentine with a flurry of punches that miss.
Valentine trying to control the position from guard on top but Payne is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Payne cracks Valentine with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Valentine will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Payne changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Valentine fails with the takedown.
Valentine on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Payne's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Payne duly obliges.
It looks like Corwin Valentine has been cut.
Payne finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Payne moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Valentine shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Payne as he avoids it easily.
Valentine shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Payne appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
Valentine on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Payne lands a leg kick that knocks Valentine off balance momentarily.
Jab by Payne.
Valentine shoots in for a takedown but Payne shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Valentine tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Nice jab there from Payne.
Payne jabs Valentine right on the nose. Valentine blinks but takes it well.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Payne throws a quick inside leg kick.
Valentine has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Payne.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Valentine is defended easily by Payne.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Valentine throws a shot from downtown. Payne moves away and avoids it.
Valentine drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Valentine looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Payne lands a leg kick that knocks Valentine off balance momentarily.
Payne lands with an uppercut that bounces Valentine off the cage and back into range.
Payne lands a jab to Valentine's midsection.
A big left from Payne misses.
Valentine throws a big shot that misses.
Valentine on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Payne. Payne obviously looking to wear him down.
Payne chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Valentine is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Valentine tries to close the distance and clinch but Payne swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Payne dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Valentine lands with a right hand.
Valentine ducks right into an uppercut from Payne.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Valentine moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
A nice leg kick lands there from Payne.
Valentine shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Max Payne dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Corwin Valentine's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Valentine tries to clinch but Payne is having none of it.
Payne throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Payne looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Valentine shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Payne as he jumps to the side.
Payne moves away from the strike by Valentine.
Valentine takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Valentine tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Payne paws at him with a jab and circles away.
A nice leg kick lands there from Payne.
Valentine takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Payne moves out of range as Valentine strikes.
Valentine with a lazy takedown attempt
and Payne counters with a nice uppercut.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Good leg kick by Payne there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Payne has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Payne works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Valentine misses with a looping left.
Valentine has his takedown stuffed
letting Payne counter with a right hand.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Corwin Valentine. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Payne lands a body shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Valentine tries to clinch but Payne moves out of range.
Valentine takes one on the button.
Payne keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Payne lands with a good body shot.
Payne throws a quick inside leg kick.
Payne lands with a good body shot.
Payne tries to keep at a distance but Valentine has taken the fight into the clinch.
Payne breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Payne lands with a nice body punch.
Payne lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Payne leaves Valentine with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Payne connects with a body shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Valentine dives in and grabs Payne's left leg, looking for a takedown. Payne pushes down on Valentine's head and hops out.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Payne circles away from the clinch attempt.
Valentine fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Payne throws a nice outside leg kick.
Payne misses with a two punch combination.
Payne lands a really nice looking cross but Valentine seems unphased.
Payne lands with a straight right. Valentine didn't see that one coming.
Nice uppercut lands for Valentine. That snapped Payne's head back.
Valentine shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Payne as he jumps to the side.
Valentine moves into range and clinches up with Payne.
Valentine throws a knee to the head but misses.
Payne breaks the clinch.
Payne lands with an overhand left.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Good leg kick by Payne there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Payne thumps Valentine with a low kick.
Valentine takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Payne jabs at Valentine's body.
Valentine takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Payne throws a leg kick which misses Valentine's front leg but catches the back leg as Valentine tries to avoid it.
Valentine fails in his attempt to clinch.
Max Payne is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Payne scores with a shot to the body.
Valentine wants to clinch up but Payne keeps it at a distance.
Valentine avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Payne throws a shot to the body.
Payne scores with a jab to the head.
Valentine tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Payne counters with a leg kick.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Valentine is looking to clinch but Payne is avoiding it.
Payne buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Valentine lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Valentine chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Payne can pounce on him.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Payne lunges at Valentine with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Valentine's hand.
Valentine tries to close the distance and clinch but Payne swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Max Payne seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Valentine misses with a takedown attempt - Payne sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Valentine shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Payne but Payne pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Payne connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Valentine momentarily.
An inside leg kick lands from Payne.
Valentine is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Payne connects with a leg kick. Valentine looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Payne misses with a double jab.
An attempted straight right counter from Valentine misses the target.
The fighters circle momentarily. Payne darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Payne throws a nice inside leg kick.
Payne connects with a body shot.
A jab lands there for Payne.
Valentine fails in his attempt to clinch.
Valentine takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Max Payne showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Corwin Valentine's cut.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
Payne misses with an uppercut.
Payne throws the left hand but Valentine avoids the punch easily.
Valentine shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
A low kick from Payne misses
and Valentine counters with a stiff right hand.
Valentine fails in his attempt to clinch.
Valentine doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Valentine walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Payne lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Valentine fails with a takedown attempt.
Valentine misses with a hook.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Payne connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Valentine's hands.
Payne lands with a shot to the body.
Payne throws a shot from downtown. Valentine moves away and avoids it.
Payne connects with a leg kick. Valentine looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Payne slips a jab from Valentine.
Payne misses with a straight right.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Payne cracks the inside of Valentine's front leg.
Valentine shoots in for a takedown but Payne shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
The fighters circle momentarily. Payne darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Valentine walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Payne's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Valentine connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Payne scrambles back to his feet.
Valentine tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Payne counters with a single leg into guard. Valentine didn't expect that.
Payne has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Valentine is proving hard to escape from.
Payne gets to his feet - Valentine follows without any prompting.
Payne looks to land a combination. Valentine sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Payne fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Valentine looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Valentine walks into a stiff left hand from Payne.
Payne scores with a jab. Valentine acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Valentine looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Valentine shoots for a takedown but Payne saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Corwin Valentine. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Valentine closes the distance but Payne moves to the side
and Payne counters with a stiff right hand.
Valentine defending well as Payne loads up on a big left hand.
Valentine takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Payne avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Payne lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Payne chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Valentine with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Payne to score with a decent uppercut.
Payne lands with a good body shot.
Valentine throws a hook but Payne blocks it.
Payne circles away from the clinch attempt
letting Payne counter with a right hand.
Payne circles away from the clinch attempt
and Payne cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Corwin Valentine has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Valentine tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Payne manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Valentine moves forwards but Payne connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Payne throws a hook to the side of Valentine's head but Valentine sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Valentine keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Payne.
Valentine tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Payne was well out of range. Poor timing from Valentine.
Valentine misses with a hook. Payne ducked under it nicely.
Payne connects with a body shot.
Valentine misses with a straight right.
Valentine is looking to clinch.
Valentine takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Valentine tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Payne paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Payne keeps the fight on the outside.
Valentine uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Payne.
Valentine swings widly with a right hand
and Payne makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Payne circles away from the clinch attempt.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Payne throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Valentine stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Payne lands with a thumping leg kick.
Valentine pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
A jab lands there for Payne.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Valentine takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Payne swats away the attempt to clinch by Valentine.
Payne dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Max Payne is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Payne defending well as Valentine loads up on a big left hand.
Payne moves into range and connects with a jab.
Payne connects with a body shot that sends Valentine's belly button to the back.
Valentine wants to clinch.
Payne looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Valentine avoids a punch combination nicely.
And that's the end of the fight!
Max Payne comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Payne 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 Stewart Dunkirk scores the fight 27:30
Judge Cecil Peabody scores the fight 26:30
Judge Frank Dennis scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Max Payne!
Max Payne took to the microphone after his victory and thanked his sponsors, Urban Fighter for their support in the buildup to the fight.
The defeated Corwin Valentine had this to say: 'My career is not over, I will train harder and come back. Thank you to all my fans for your support!'.
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Demetrious Jorgensen (ranked 1144 p4p, 64 weight class) and Anthon Van Der Dusse (ranked 1264 p4p, 71 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 bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
21 - 17 - 0, fighting out of London, Demetrious Jorgensen!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Anthon Van Der Dusse!
The judges for this bout are Gwen Towbar, Daniel Franklin and Stewart Dunkirk.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jorgensen fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Jorgensen fails with the takedown.
Jorgensen tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Van Der Dusse swivels and escapes.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Demetrious Jorgensen. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Van Der Dusse misses with a straight right.
Van Der Dusse throws a jab but it's blocked by Jorgensen.
Jorgensen appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
Jorgensen has his takedown stuffed
and Van Der Dusse counters with a stiff right hand.
Van Der Dusse closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Jorgensen is trying to get back to full guard.
Van Der Dusse wants to lay and pray for a moment but Jorgensen keeps working.
Jorgensen is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Van Der Dusse pulls his head out easily.
Van Der Dusse not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Jorgensen is looking to improve his position.
Both fighters have adopted an aggressive gameplan on the ground!
Van Der Dusse is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Van Der Dusse working over Jorgensen with some ground and pound. Jorgensen looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Van Der Dusse lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Van Der Dusse is trying to control. Jorgensen wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Van Der Dusse is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Jorgensen is defending against the submission attempts here by Van Der Dusse.
Jorgensen wants to improve his position but Van Der Dusse is controlling well.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Jorgensen is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Van Der Dusse's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Van Der Dusse's back!
Jorgensen is trying to stick to Van Der Dusse's back but Van Der Dusse is turning into Jorgensen. He's managed to reverse the position - now he's in Jorgensen's guard. Polite applause from the crowd in appreciation of some nice Jiu Jitsu by Van Der Dusse.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Van Der Dusse loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Jorgensen wants to sweep here but Van Der Dusse controlling him for the moment.
Van Der Dusse must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Van Der Dusse postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Van Der Dusse working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Van Der Dusse postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Van Der Dusse postures up.
Jorgensen looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Van Der Dusse missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Van Der Dusse distracts Jorgensen with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Jorgensen pulls Van Der Dusse in close to prevent any damage.
Van Der Dusse lands a couple of elbows.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Van Der Dusse throwing strikes from guard but Jorgensen blocks nicely.
Jorgensen is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jorgensen drops an elbow to the side of Van Der Dusse's head.
Van Der Dusse is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Jorgensen's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Jorgensen's back!
Van Der Dusse avoiding Jorgensen 's attempts to control his hands.
Jorgensen is trapped and Van Der Dusse is scoring with shots to the head and body.
Jorgensen trying to control the hands but Van Der Dusse won't let him.
Jorgensen showing good submission defense here.
Van Der Dusse has the hooks in. Jorgensen is trying to push off one leg but he has to do so cautiously to avoid being submitted.
Jorgensen is working hard here to advance position.
Jorgensen tries to escape the position - he's now mounted. Is that better or worse? Hard to tell!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Van Der Dusse unloading with bombs!
Jorgensen wants to control but Van Der Dusse is having none of it.
Van Der Dusse punishing his opponent with strikes.
Jorgensen tries to get back to half guard but can't.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Van Der Dusse with a couple of short strikes.
Van Der Dusse cracks Jorgensen with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Jorgensen tries to hold on but Van Der Dusse pushes him away.
Van Der Dusse with the ground and pound from mount.
Jorgensen is looking to improve his position but Van Der Dusse isn't that keen on the idea.
Van Der Dusse scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Jorgensen?
Jorgensen manages to regain half guard. Good work.
Jorgensen is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Jorgensen avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Van Der Dusse.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Anthon Van Der Dusse dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Jorgensen shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Van Der Dusse but Van Der Dusse pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Jorgensen changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Van Der Dusse tries to avoid it but Jorgensen manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Van Der Dusse to the ground. Van Der Dusse escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Van Der Dusse scores with a jab to the jaw.
Jorgensen goes for a double leg but Van Der Dusse avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Van Der Dusse continues to drive forward.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Demetrious Jorgensen. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Van Der Dusse wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Van Der Dusse throws a left and a right that both miss
and Jorgensen counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Jorgensen pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Van Der Dusse is keeping the position for now.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Jorgensen's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Van Der Dusse is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Anthon Van Der Dusse has got the better of the ground game so far.
Jorgensen is looking for a sweep. Van Der Dusse is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Van Der Dusse is nestled in close to Jorgensen, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Jorgensen moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Van Der Dusse throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Van Der Dusse missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Jorgensen is pulling down on Van Der Dusse's head. It's preventing any offense from Van Der Dusse, at least for the moment.
Van Der Dusse lands a couple of digs.
Van Der Dusse stopping the sweep attempt from Jorgensen.
Van Der Dusse scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Jorgensen working a defensive guard here.
Van Der Dusse missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Van Der Dusse throws a big elbow that misses.
Van Der Dusse postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Van Der Dusse scoring with punches to the head and body.
Jorgensen is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Van Der Dusse cracks Jorgensen with a solid left hand.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Van Der Dusse scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Jorgensen is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Jorgensen takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Jorgensen missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Van Der Dusse makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Van Der Dusse.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Jorgensen's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Jorgensen is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Jorgensen makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Jorgensen throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Van Der Dusse works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Jorgensen missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Jorgensen landing some decent shots from guard.
Van Der Dusse is trying to control the position but Jorgensen postures up.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Van Der Dusse bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Jorgensen's guard.
Jorgensen looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Jorgensen is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Van Der Dusse throwing strikes from guard but Jorgensen blocks nicely.
Jorgensen tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Jorgensen has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Jorgensen is trying to control the position but Van Der Dusse postures up.
Van Der Dusse is in close to Jorgensen's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Van Der Dusse throws a strike but Jorgensen rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Van Der Dusse kicks Jorgensen off and gets to his feet.
Van Der Dusse tests Jorgensen's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Van Der Dusse misses with a looping left.
Van Der Dusse throws a sloppy body shot
and Jorgensen counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Van Der Dusse trying to keep a closed guard but Jorgensen is proving a slippery customer.
Jorgensen scoring with some ground and pound.
Jorgensen is pushing down on Van Der Dusse's leg trying to pass to half guard. Van Der Dusse is fighting to maintain full guard but Jorgensen has managed to sneak the leg through.
Jorgensen is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Jorgensen working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Van Der Dusse tries to get to full guard but Jorgensen has control of the leg.
Van Der Dusse felt the need to train up his defensive grappling in the buildup to the fight. Presumably he was expecting to be in a difficult position like this, so let's see if he can get out of it.
Van Der Dusse is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Jorgensen pulls his head out easily.
Nice strikes from Jorgensen there.
Jorgensen working Van Der Dusse over with strikes.
Jorgensen is nestled in close to Van Der Dusse, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
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 Demetrious Jorgensen will probably get the nod.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. And we move into the final round!
A looping hook to the body misses from Van Der Dusse. Jorgensen does a little dance to reset his feet.
Van Der Dusse throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Jorgensen sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Jorgensen closes the distance and after a bit of a stuggle, scores a takedown into Van Der Dusse's guard.
Jorgensen is working Van Der Dusse over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Jorgensen with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Jorgensen lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Van Der Dusse looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Jorgensen lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Van Der Dusse is rocked!
Van Der Dusse has momentary wrist control but Jorgensen slips an elbow through the middle.
Van Der Dusse is still in real trouble! Can Jorgensen finish him?
Jorgensen with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Jorgensen arches his back and unloads with a massive left and a right! Van Der Dusse's eyes roll back into his head, he's out cold! The ref dives in to stop the fight - wow, they were hard shots!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:58 of round 3, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Demetrious Jorgensen!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Naoise Durnin (ranked 1389 p4p, 159 weight class) and Simon Vale (ranked 700 p4p, 90 weight class). Durnin's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, I'm Shipping Up To Boston by The Dropkick Murphy's. Vale has chosen Motorhead-Iron Fist as his entrance music. Both fighters look pumped up here. Let's hope this is a good fight!
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270 lbs
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245 lbs
26 - 25 - 0 |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
12 - 7 - 0, fighting out of London, Naoise Durnin!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
26 - 25 - 0, fighting out of New York, Simon Vale!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Franklin, Wesley Smith and Chris Downing.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Durnin swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Durnin throws a big shot that misses.
A little jabbing left from Vale on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Durnin just misses with a punch to the body.
Durnin scoring well with a low kick there.
We've been told by Durnin's head coaches at ~T~ Troid - Gym that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Good standup being displayed there by Vale as he connects with a hook.
Durnin ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Vale moves away.
Vale connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Vale walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Nice shot lands for Durnin.
Durnin avoids a kick to the body.
Durnin is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Durnin misses with a hook. Vale ducked under it nicely.
Durnin throws a series of punches but Vale moves out of range.
Vale is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Vale dives in and scores a takedown into Durnin's guard.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Vale stops Durnin from standing up.
Durnin can't keep his opponent in guard - Vale advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Vale sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Durnin defending well though.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Vale not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Vale looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Durnin is trying to stand.
Durnin taking some punishment here, with Vale in his half guard.
Vale controlling the action here.
Vale takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Vale prevents Durnin from standing back up.
Vale landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Vale stops Durnin from getting back to his feet.
Vale is trying to control. Durnin wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Durnin looks like he's trying to stand up.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Durnin just misses with a punch to the body.
No joy there for Vale, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Vale tries for a takedown but Durnin sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Vale scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Naoise Durnin seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Durnin paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Vale checks the leg kick nicely there.
And Vale tries to counter it with a takedown but Durnin pushes his down on his head and steps out.
Vale throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Durnin was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Durnin connects with an inside leg kick.
Vale misses with a looping left.
Durnin throws a nice looking combination but Vale bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
And Vale tries to counter it with a takedown but Durnin pushes his down on his head and steps out.
Vale throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Vale is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Durnin's half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Durnin wants to get back to his feet.
Vale sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Durnin defending well though.
Vale thows a huge punch but Durnin dodges it nicely.
Vale seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
Vale lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Durnin is looking to escape.
Vale is trying to control. Durnin wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Vale throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Vale drops an elbow to the side of Durnin's head.
Vale stops Durnin from getting back to his feet.
Vale landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Vale missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Durnin pushes Vale off looking to stand but Vale dives back in and keeps control.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Durnin on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Vale shoots in but no luck this time.
Vale shoots in for a takedown but Durnin shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Naoise Durnin has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Simon Vale.
Durnin displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Vale throws out the jab.
Vale is looking to land body kicks.
Durnin throws a big counter combination but Vale scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
Nice defenses there by Durnin.
Vale misses with a leg kick.
Durnin rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Vale moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Vale with the counter takedown but Durnin avoids it easily.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Simon Vale dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Vale swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Vale cracks Durnin with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Durnin uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Vale.
Vale shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Durnin but Durnin pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Durnin cracks Vale with an open hand slap.
Vale goes for a double leg but Durnin avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Durnin continues to drive forward.
Vale has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Vale throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
A right-left combo lands from Vale.
Durnin ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Vale misses with a hook. Durnin ducked under it nicely.
Vale cracks Durnin with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Durnin misses with a straight left.
Vale takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
No luck for Vale with that takedown attempt.
Naoise Durnin has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Simon Vale.
Durnin connects with a body shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Vale digs a good hook to Durnin's body.
Vale on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Durnin. Durnin obviously looking to wear him down.
Vale bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
No joy there for Vale, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Vale keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Durnin.
Vale uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Vale rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Durnin moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Durnin uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Vale.
Naoise Durnin is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Durnin lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Durnin scores with a shot to the body.
Durnin fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Vale lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Vale.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Vale is trying hard to land a takedown here. Durnin sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Durnin misses with a looping right.
Durnin looks to land a right hand but Vale moved out of range.
Vale goes for a double leg but Durnin avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Durnin continues to drive forward.
Durnin leaves Vale with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Durnin throws the kick towards the body but Vale avoids it.
A low kick from Vale is predictable there
and Durnin makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Vale gets the takedown into side control.
Durnin wants to get back to his feet.
Vale landing with strikes to the head and body from side control.
In the pre-fight buildup videos we saw Vale working his ground and pound in the gym.
Durnin sneaks out the side door and pushes Vale away - he's back to his feet. The crowd show their appreciation for the escape.
Vale misses with a hook.
Vale just misses with a punch to the body.
Durnin throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Durnin ducks under a wild hook from Vale.
Vale is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Durnin's half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Durnin is trying to stand.
Vale content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
Durnin tries to kick Vale off but Vale keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Vale thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Durnin's head.
Vale wants to lay and pray for a moment but Durnin keeps working.
Vale has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Vale working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Vale looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
The step up in weight doesn't seem to be a problem for Vale. He's performing admirably here against the bigger man.
Durnin kicks Vale off and gets back to his feet.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A telegraphed right hand from Vale misses the target.
Vale clobbers Durnin with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Durnin jabs Vale right on the nose. Vale blinks but takes it well.
Vale takes a jab right on the kisser.
Vale ducks under a wild hook from Durnin.
Vale looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Durnin jabbing away but nothing is landing.
A punch combination from Durnin misses.
Durnin checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Durnin connects with an inside leg kick.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Vale scores with a takedown into Durnin's guard.
Vale prevents Durnin from getting back to his feet.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Vale trying to control the position from guard on top but Durnin is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Vale postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
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 Naoise Durnin will probably get the nod.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! And we move into the final round!
Vale misses with a body shot.
Durnin takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Durnin moves away from the strike by Vale.
Durnin steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Vale.
Vale paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Vale is defended easily by Durnin.
Durnin slips under a jab.
Vale gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Durnin misses with the combination.
Vale feints the counter takedown.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Vale misses with a straight right.
Vale misses with a looping right.
Vale throws a big shot that misses.
An attempted straight right counter from Durnin misses the target.
Durnin throws the left hand but Vale avoids the punch easily.
Durnin with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Vale to score with a decent uppercut.
Durnin misses with an uppercut. Vale saw that one coming.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Vale avoids the head kick by Durnin.
Durnin scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Vale moves out of range of the body kick.
A looping hook to the body misses from Durnin. Vale does a little dance to reset his feet.
Good leg kick by Durnin there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Vale tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Durnin defends well and Vale ends up having to push Durnin into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Durnin on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Vale. Vale obviously looking to wear him down.
Durnin misses the jab.
Vale misses with an uppercut.
Vale shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Durnin as he jumps to the side.
Naoise Durnin has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Simon Vale.
Vale lands a glancing blow to the side of Durnin's head.
Vale misses with a takedown attempt - Durnin sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Vale throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Good shot there by Durnin.
Durnin pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Vale looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Durnin is fending him off so far but Vale persists. Nope, Durnin circles away and we're back to standing.
Durnin misses the jab.
Durnin misses with a hook. Vale ducked under it nicely.
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!
Durnin tries to move into range but Vale moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Durnin connects with a solid leg kick.
Durnin connects with a right hand. Vale shakes it off.
Vale scores with a decent looking hook.
Durnin attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Durnin steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Vale.
Durnin throws a jab when Vale was well out of range.
Vale ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Vale is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Durnin is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Naoise Durnin is winning the standup battle so far.
Durnin scores with the left hand. Vale knows he should have avoided that one.
Nice takedown defense from Durnin. No joy for Vale on that attempt.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Durnin lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Durnin buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Durnin throws a body kick that misses.
Vale tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Durnin throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Durnin connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Vale uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Durnin.
Vale shoots in looking for a takedown. Durnin tries to sprawl out of it but Vale keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Durnin manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Durnin uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Vale's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
A jab from Vale misses.
Vale looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Durnin is fending him off so far but Vale persists. Nope, Durnin circles away and we're back to standing.
Vale waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Durnin.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Durnin tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Vale was well out of range. Poor timing from Durnin.
Durnin jabs at Vale's body.
Vale takes one to the chin there.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Vale takes a swing at Durnin's ribcage but misses.
Durnin 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 misses with an uppercut. Durnin saw that one coming.
Durnin is looking to counter punch.
Durnin misses with a wild body shot.
Vale scores with a jab. Durnin acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
A momentary lapse in concentration from Durnin enables Vale to shoot in and score with a neat double leg. Durnin manages to secure a closed guard as the fighters hit the mat.
Durnin is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Vale is controlling him.
Vale throwing strikes from guard but Durnin blocks nicely.
Vale distracts Durnin with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
And that's the end of the fight!
Naoise Durnin showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Durnin 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 Daniel Franklin scores the fight 29:28
Judge Wesley Smith scores the fight 29:28
Judge Chris Downing scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Naoise Durnin!
After the fight, Naoise Durnin 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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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Franky Page (ranked 542 p4p, 82 weight class) and Philo Beddo (ranked 1419 p4p, 187 weight class). Beddo has chosen https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FeNtSPnvxWU&list=PL1CE5A4327AF04267&index=4 as his entrance music. Well, I have no idea who's going to take this one!
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30
210 lbs
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214 lbs
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Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
17 - 11 - 1, fighting out of London, Franky Page!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
19 - 14 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Philo Beddo!
The judges for this bout are Robert Twigg, Stewart Dunkirk and Daniel Franklin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Page takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
It looks like Franky Page has been cut.
Page ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Beddo moves away.
Page moves in looking to clinch but Beddo pushes him off.
Page shoots in but Beddo avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Beddo uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Page.
Page gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Beddo escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Page misses with a hook to the body
and Beddo counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Page ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Beddo moves away.
Beddo gets tackled into the cage by Page. Page maintains the clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Page lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Beddo wants to break the clinch but can't.
Page digs a right hand underneath Beddo's ribcage. Beddo let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Page blocks the elbow strike.
Page tries for a takedown but Beddo manages to get underhooks.
Page throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Good body shot from Page.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Page tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Beddo's elbow.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Page managing to block the knees to the body from Beddo.
Page tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Page avoids a wild elbow strike from Beddo.
Page avoiding damage as Beddo throws knees to the body.
Beddo lands an elbow inside that Page shrugs off.
Page lands a body shot in the clinch.
Beddo trying to stall but Page improves his position.
Beddo gets underhooks to prevent Page's takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Franky Page. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Page makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Page gets the body lock takedown. After a quick scramble, Beddo regains guard.
Page working some strikes from top position.
Page looking to pass the guard.
Beddo is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Page trying to control but Beddo postures up.
Page works his way to full guard. Good work.
We've been hearing good reports from Page's training camp. Apparently he has been rolling around with some good quality BJJ practitioners and has been sharpening his skills. Let's see if that has an impact on the fight today.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Beddo preventing the sweep.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Beddo trying to move into half guard but instead Page has managed to sweep!
Beddo can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Page controls the pace.
Beddo uses the cage to get back to his feet.
Page throws a body shot but no joy.
Beddo takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Beddo swings for the body but Page moves out of range.
Franky Page seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Page looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into side control! Oh, that's bad for Beddo!
Beddo 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.
Beddo gets full guard.
Beddo looking for a guillotine here but Page defends easily.
Page looking to pass the guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Page postures up in Beddo's guard and throws a big left but Beddo blocks it.
Page is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Our spies down at at Roosters Coop inform us that Beddo has really been working on his submissions in the buildup to this fight. Will it pay off?
Page wants to control from the top but Beddo keeps moving.
Page throws a big right hand that misses.
Beddo pulls Page in close to his closed guard and prevents Page from doing any damage or advancing position.
Beddo is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Page trying to control the position from guard on top but Beddo is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Page tries to free his leg and advance position but Beddo is retaining full guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Page working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Beddo looking to control.
Page works over Beddo with some ground and pound from guard.
Page is in close to Beddo's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Page postures up and lands a big shot to Beddo's brow.
Page chips away with some ground and pound.
Page slips nicely into half guard.
Beddo taking some punishment here, with Page in his half guard.
Beddo is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Page looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Page lands a nice short elbow.
Page lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Page looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Beddo with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
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 listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Page fakes a strike and closes the distance, dragging Beddo to the ground. Page is now in Beddo's guard.
Page preventing the sweep.
Page is working Beddo over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Page is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Beddo trying to keep a closed guard but Page is proving a slippery customer.
Page postures up in Beddo's guard and throws a big left but Beddo blocks it.
Beddo looking to control.
Page postures up and lands a big shot to Beddo's brow.
Beddo trying to control the position.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Page works over Beddo with some ground and pound from guard.
Page stands up over Beddo, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Beddo is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Beddo avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Page wants to pass the guard but Beddo is keeping the position.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Page's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Page trying to control the position from guard on top but Beddo is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Page with a nice head shot there.
Page working some strikes from top position.
Franky Page overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Page trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Page avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Beddo keeping full guard, as Page tries to pass.
Beddo wants to sweep here but Page controlling him for the moment.
Beddo working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Page doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Page manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Page postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Page scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Page loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Beddo is on top in guard.
Beddo makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Beddo wants to control from the top but Page keeps moving.
Page tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Beddo wants to control from the top but Page keeps moving.
Beddo trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Beddo pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Page is keeping the position for now.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Beddo is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Page preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Beddo wants to control from the top but Page keeps moving.
Beddo pushing down on Page's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Page is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Page makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Page.
Beddo trying to control but Page is working from the bottom.
Page wants to sweep but no luck.
Page is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Beddo stopping the sweep attempt from Page.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Beddo passes into half guard.
Ground and pound from Beddo.
Page is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Beddo can do to turn this around?
Page has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Beddo is working away from the top position though.
Beddo is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Beddo thows a huge punch but Page dodges it nicely.
Page is looking to improve his position.
Beddo working to pass to mount. He's got his hand pressing down on Page's thigh. Page counters though and makes it back to full guard.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Beddo sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Page's guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Franky Page dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Franky Page's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Beddo loads up on a big right hand but Page slips the punch.
Page lands a jab to Beddo's midsection.
Page is looking to wear down Beddo with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Excellent takedown into side control there by Page.
You can see the frustration on Beddo's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Beddo gets one leg under and gets the fight to half guard.
Page winds up and cracks Beddo with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Page slips a nice elbow through Beddo's hands, connecting with Beddo's forehead.
Beddo has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Page is working away from the top position though.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Beddo looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Page landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Beddo keeping control of the position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Page wants to free his trapped foot but Beddo is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Page is looking to take a break and control but Beddo is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Beddo is looking to control Page's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Beddo avoid being mounted?
Page lands strikes from half guard.
Beddo is looking for a sweep. Page is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Page is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Beddo keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Page lands with a punch from half guard.
Beddo tries to roll over but Page keeps him under control.
Beddo has hold of Page's hands but Page slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Page slips a nice elbow through Beddo's hands, connecting with Beddo's forehead.
Beddo is pressing down on Page's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Beddo managing to control the position.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Page's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Philo Beddo has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Beddo is trying to keep Page in close.
Beddo wants to sweep here but Page controlling him for the moment.
Beddo takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Page distracts Beddo with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Page distracts Beddo with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Both fighters have adopted an aggressive gameplan on the ground!
Beddo has momentary wrist control but Page slips an elbow through the middle.
Page lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Page with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Page trying to control the position from guard on top but Beddo is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Page with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Page cracks Beddo with a solid left hand.
Beddo lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.
Beddo throwing strikes but missing.
Page is adopting a defensive guard.
Beddo is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Franky Page is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Beddo trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Page looking to hit a scissor sweep but Beddo is one step ahead there.
Page has control of Beddo's left arm, preventing Beddo from doing any damage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Page is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Page manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Beddo manages to get himself to full guard.
Page stays in close to Beddo's body and controls the position.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Beddo working for a triangle but Page defends it easily.
And that's the end of the fight!
Franky Page showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Page, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Robert Twigg scores the fight 30:27
Judge Stewart Dunkirk scores the fight 30:27
Judge Daniel Franklin scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Franky Page!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Michael Salazar (ranked 411 p4p, 55 weight class) and Levan Revazshvili (ranked 841 p4p, 121 weight class). Revazshvili has chosen Georgia National Anthem as his entrance music. 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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215 lbs
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39
212 lbs
32 - 17 - 3 |
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Excellent boxer
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Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
11 - 5 - 0, fighting out of New York, Michael Salazar!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
32 - 17 - 3, fighting out of New York, Levan Revazshvili!
The judges for this bout are George Francis, Daniel Franklin and Wesley Smith.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Revazshvili jabs at Salazar's body.
Revazshvili checks a low kick from Salazar.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Revazshvili!
It looks like Michael Salazar has been cut.
Revazshvili walks forward, straight into a front kick from Salazar.
Salazar gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Salazar throws the kick towards the body but Revazshvili avoids it.
Revazshvili lands a jab to Salazar's midsection.
Salazar connects with a looping right hand.
Salazar pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Revazshvili is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Salazar with a body shot.
Salazar slips a jab and a cross from Revazshvili.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Salazar avoids the body shot from Revazshvili.
It appears Salazar was looking to counter with a kick there.
Salazar throws a leg kick which misses Revazshvili's front leg but catches the back leg as Revazshvili tries to avoid it.
Revazshvili misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Salazar.
Salazar lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Revazshvili is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Salazar.
It looked like Salazar wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Revazshvili lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Salazar at a distance.
Salazar rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Revazshvili counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Revazshvili misses with a wild body shot.
Salazar jabs Revazshvili to the body, keeping him at a distance.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Revazshvili swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Revazshvili tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Salazar was well out of range. Poor timing from Revazshvili.
Revazshvili misses the shot to the body.
Salazar throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Salazar comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Revazshvili just misses with a punch to the body.
Salazar throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Salazar misses with a leg kick.
Salazar wants to clinch.
Revazshvili throws a hook to the side of Salazar's head but Salazar sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Revazshvili throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Salazar.
Salazar fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Revazshvili cracks a nice hook into Salazar's ribs.
Salazar throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Salazar slips a jab from Revazshvili.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Revazshvili misses with a looping right.
Salazar throws a front kick aimed at Revazshvili's knee but Revazshvili avoids it well.
Revazshvili avoids a kick to the body.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Revazshvili fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Salazar manages to avoid it.
Revazshvili is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Salazar rather than just go for the knockout.
Salazar tries a head kick but it misses.
Salazar moves into range and connects with a jab.
Salazar fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Revazshvili misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Revazshvili lands a nice looking body shot.
A slapping leg kick lands for Salazar.
Revazshvili looks to land a left hand but Salazar moved out of range nicely.
Revazshvili lands a nice hook to Salazar's body. Salazar takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
A swing and a miss from Revazshvili.
Revazshvili throws a body shot but no joy.
Revazshvili 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 tries to move into range but Revazshvili moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Revazshvili misses with a looping left.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Revazshvili steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Salazar. That one must have hurt.
Salazar tries a low kick but Revazshvili avoids it.
Despite the aggression on Revazshvili's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Salazar scores with a push kick.
Salazar ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Salazar throws a body kick that misses.
Revazshvili keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Salazar keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Good standup being displayed there by Revazshvili as he connects with a hook.
Revazshvili is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Salazar.
The fighters circling - Revazshvili throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Salazar jinks towards his opponent looking like he wants to counter with a mid kick but doesn't commit.
Revazshvili takes one to the side of the head.
Revazshvili misses with an uppercut.
A combination from Revazshvili does no damage.
Salazar fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Revazshvili looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
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 fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Salazar scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Revazshvili stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Salazar.
Salazar throws a jab when Revazshvili was well out of range.
Salazar lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Revazshvili scores with a punch to the head.
Salazar fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Revazshvili swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Salazar uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Revazshvili.
Salazar throws a push kick but Revazshvili slaps the foot to one side.
Revazshvili slips under a jab from Salazar.
Michael Salazar seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Revazshvili scores with a decent looking hook.
Salazar uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Revazshvili.
Revazshvili misses with a wild combination.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Revazshvili tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Salazar was well out of range. Poor timing from Revazshvili.
Salazar scores with a push kick.
Revazshvili paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Salazar shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Levan Revazshvili will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Michael Salazar's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!
Revazshvili lands a nice looking body shot.
Revazshvili has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Salazar.
Revazshvili misses with a double jab.
Salazar scores with a kick to the midsection.
Salazar slips a straight right by Revazshvili.
Salazar listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Donk. Salazar catches Revazshvili right on the button with a cross.
Revazshvili scores with a nice strike.
Revazshvili throws a body punch but Salazar moves out of range.
Revazshvili takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Salazar dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Revazshvili. That did some damage!
Revazshvili takes a shot right to the bread basket.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Revazshvili throws a body shot but no joy.
Salazar avoids a punch combination nicely.
Revazshvili misses with a double jab.
Revazshvili throws a right and a left that both miss.
Levan Revazshvili seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Salazar scores with a leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Revazshvili throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Nice jab there from Salazar.
Salazar throws a leg kick that misses.
Salazar scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Salazar misses with a low kick.
It seemed like Revazshvili was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Revazshvili connects with a jab.
Salazar throws a hook but Revazshvili blocks it.
Salazar uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Revazshvili.
Revazshvili just misses with a punch to the body.
Salazar throws a body punch but Revazshvili moves out of range.
Salazar throws a body punch but Revazshvili moves out of range.
Salazar scores with a shot to the body.
Salazar lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Revazshvili throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Revazshvili avoids a kick to the body.
Good shot there by Salazar.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Salazar misses the shot to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Revazshvili pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Salazar lands a slapping body shot.
Salazar pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Revazshvili misses with a double jab
and Salazar counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Salazar defending well as Revazshvili loads up on a big left hand.
Salazar slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Revazshvili keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Salazar.
Salazar uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Revazshvili has time to react.
Revazshvili takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Salazar takes the fight into the clinch.
Revazshvili misses with a body punch.
Salazar tries to work over Revazshvili's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Salazar can't find room to land a body shot as Revazshvili controls the action.
Revazshvili misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Salazar.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Salazar tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Revazshvili's elbow.
Revazshvili misses with a punch to the body.
Salazar swings wildly with an uppercut but Revazshvili uses good head movement to avoid it.
A nice left hand lands by Revazshvili.
Revazshvili is looking to control Salazar's arms but Salazar gets an underhook and turns him. Now Revazshvili has his back to the cage.
Revazshvili looking to stall.
Salazar misses with a shot to the kidneys.
A short right from Salazar.
A short left from Salazar.
Revazshvili controlling the action here for a moment.
Revazshvili tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Salazar blocking some punches.
Salazar blocking some punches.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Salazar tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Salazar tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Revazshvili's elbow.
Salazar lands with a light punch inside.
Revazshvili has a couple of punches blocked by Salazar.
Salazar lands with a left to the head.
Revazshvili tries to circle away but Salazar has him pinned against the cage.
A short right from Revazshvili.
Salazar cracks Revazshvili with a nice body shot.
Revazshvili's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Salazar doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Salazar scores with a hook to the body.
Revazshvili is 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 has a couple of punches blocked by Revazshvili.
A nice right hand lands inside from Salazar.
Salazar goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Salazar.
Salazar's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Salazar showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Revazshvili.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Michael Salazar dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Michael Salazar's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!
Revazshvili takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Revazshvili takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Revazshvili moves out of range of the strikes.
Revazshvili slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Salazar throws a shot from downtown. Revazshvili moves away and avoids it.
Salazar lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Salazar misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
A looping hook to the body misses from Revazshvili. Salazar does a little dance to reset his feet.
Revazshvili misses with a looping left.
Salazar moves out of range as Revazshvili strikes.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Salazar lands with a shot to the body.
Salazar lands a jab.
Salazar ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Revazshvili moves away.
Salazar connects with a nice looking jab.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Revazshvili takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Salazar throws a body shot but no joy.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Revazshvili bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Revazshvili throws a hook but Salazar blocks it.
Revazshvili thuds a left hand into Salazar's body.
Revazshvili misses with a wild body shot.
Salazar throws a shot from downtown. Revazshvili moves away and avoids it.
Salazar ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Revazshvili slips a jab from Salazar.
Revazshvili takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Revazshvili throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Salazar throws the kick towards the body but Revazshvili avoids it.
Revazshvili swinging wildly here.
Salazar lands with a thumping leg kick.
Salazar scores with a jab. Revazshvili acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Revazshvili displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Salazar scores with a leg kick.
A telegraphed right hand from Salazar misses the target.
Salazar throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Revazshvili takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Revazshvili loads up on a big right hand but Salazar slips the punch.
Revazshvili looks to score with a jab to the body but Salazar is just out of range.
Salazar half committed to a counter leg kick.
Revazshvili misses the shot to the body.
Revazshvili walks forward, straight into a front kick from Salazar.
Revazshvili takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Salazar misses with a body shot.
That kick from Salazar tenderised Revazshvili's leg. Revazshvili is trying to keep his angry face on.
Revazshvili takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Revazshvili throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Salazar sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Salazar throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Revazshvili stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Salazar dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Revazshvili throws a body punch but Salazar moves out of range.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Revazshvili uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Salazar.
Salazar keeps Revazshvili at a distance using the push kick.
Salazar bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
A jab from Revazshvili misses.
Salazar lands with a shot to the body.
Revazshvili takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Salazar lands a nice looking body shot.
Revazshvili has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Salazar fails in his attempt to clinch.
Salazar scores with a jab.
Revazshvili throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Salazar sees it coming and avoids it easily.
It appears Salazar was looking to counter with a kick there.
Good exchange - Salazar coming out on top.
Salazar is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Revazshvili can do to turn this around?
A jab lands there for Salazar.
Salazar throws a chopping leg kick but Revazshvili manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Revazshvili uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Salazar.
Salazar tries to land a front kick but Revazshvili steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Salazar throws a hook but Revazshvili blocks it.
Revazshvili now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A swing and a miss from Revazshvili.
Salazar misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Revazshvili.
Salazar lands a nice shot to the body.
Revazshvili misses the jab.
Revazshvili slips a jab from Salazar.
Salazar dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Revazshvili. That did some damage!
Revazshvili throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Salazar with a jab.
Decent striking displayed by Salazar there.
Revazshvili misses with a two punch combination.
Revazshvili misses with a lunging right hand
and Salazar counters with a thumping low kick.
Salazar throws the kick towards the body but Revazshvili avoids it.
Salazar attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
A left lands for Salazar.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Revazshvili dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
And that's the end of the fight!
Michael Salazar showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Salazar has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge George Francis scores the fight 29:28
Judge Daniel Franklin scores the fight 29:28
Judge Wesley Smith scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Michael Salazar!
Michael Salazar was full of energy after the big win and talked about how he thinks he can do big things in this sport. The crowd were appreciative of his determination to succeed.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Hero Galanos (ranked 744 p4p, 105 weight class) and Yun Won Hyang (ranked 437 p4p, 60 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Galanos might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to oh boy, he's walking out in gladiator trunks. Hero Galanos 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
14 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Hero Galanos!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
18 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Yun Won Hyang!
The judges for this bout are George Francis, Alan Glass and Robert Twigg.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hyang avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Hyang swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Galanos was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Hyang checks the leg kick.
Galanos misses with a hook.
Galanos gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Hyang.
Galanos looks to score with a jab to the body but Hyang is just out of range.
Galanos definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Hyang dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Hyang misses with a double jab.
Galanos throws a hook but Hyang blocks it.
Galanos pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Galanos throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Hyang counters with a nice uppercut.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Hyang.
Hyang tries to bum rush Galanos with a series of wild strikes but Galanos uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Galanos moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Hyang needs to keep his hands up - Galanos had a free shot at his head there.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Hyang avoids the body shot from Galanos.
Hyang tries to counter by closing the distance.
Hyang blocks a jab.
Hyang ducks under a wild hook from Galanos.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Galanos ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Hyang moves away.
Galanos swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Hyang moves forwards but Galanos connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Galanos misses the shot to the body.
Galanos blocks a jab.
A lazy body kick from Galanos
and Hyang cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Galanos lands with a shot to the body.
Hyang lands a leg kick that knocks Galanos off balance momentarily.
Hyang has done a lot of speed work in the buildup to this fight.
Galanos fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Hyang manages to avoid it.
Galanos throws a head kick that misses.
Hyang throws a series of punches but Galanos avoids them all with ease.
Galanos misses with a two punch combination.
Hyang avoids a punch combination nicely.
Hyang shoots in for a takedown but Galanos shows good takedown defense.
Galanos throws a right hand that Hyang ducks under and follows up with a left that Hyang also avoids with ease.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Galanos swings for the body but Hyang moves out of range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Galanos throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Hyang walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Hyang connects with a crisp jab.
Hyang connects with the punch.
Hyang defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Galanos.
Hyang slips a straight right by Galanos.
Hyang lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Hyang connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Galanos on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Hyang. Galanos shrugs it off though.
Hyang connects with a solid leg kick.
Galanos fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Hyang moves forwards but Galanos connects with a nice, crisp jab.
A leg kick checked by Hyang.
Hyang is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.
Hyang is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Galanos had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
Hyang fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Galanos steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Hyang.
Galanos gets cracked there but stands up to it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hyang lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Hyang lands with an uppercut that bounces Galanos off the cage and back into range.
Hyang scores with a jab. Galanos acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Galanos checks a low kick from Hyang.
Galanos throws out a loose jab but Hyang uses good head movement to avoid it.
Hyang shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Galanos is trying to defend but Hyang finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
Galanos moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Galanos working for a triangle but Hyang defends it easily.
Hyang is fighting to break Galanos's control of his arms but Galanos is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Galanos wants to sweep here but Hyang controlling him for the moment.
Galanos manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Hyang manages to get himself to full guard.
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 being controlled here, momentarily.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Galanos trying to control but Hyang is working from the bottom.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Yun Won Hyang will probably get the nod.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Hyang throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Galanos's waist but Galanos gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Hyang off to one side.
Hyang misses with a head kick.
Galanos swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Galanos bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Galanos waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Hyang.
Hyang has closed the distance and engaged Galanos in a clinch.
Galanos goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Hyang blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Galanos misses with a hook from the clinch.
Galanos has a couple of punches blocked by Hyang.
Galanos misses with a hook to the ribs.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Galanos misses with some punches.
Galanos lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Galanos tries to throw a body punch but Hyang avoids it by throwing Galanos back against the cage.
Hyang tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Hyang's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Galanos throws a quick inside leg kick.
Hyang misses with an uppercut.
Galanos misses with a body shot.
Hyang looks to score with a jab to the body but Galanos is just out of range.
A little feinted left hand from Galanos on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Hyang throws a head kick that Galanos semi-blocks.
Galanos clobbers Hyang with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
It looks like Yun Won Hyang has been cut.
Galanos turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Galanos scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Galanos misses the jab.
Galanos pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Galanos looks to land a left hand but Hyang moved out of range nicely.
A slapping leg kick lands for Galanos.
Hyang is looking to slow Galanos down with leg kicks.
Hyang throws a looping overhand right but Galanos ducks down to avoid it.
Galanos pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Galanos checks the leg kick.
Galanos scores with a jab.
Yun Won Hyang seems to be getting the better of the standup.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Galanos looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Hyang goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Galanos bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Hyang's head backwards.
A jab from Hyang misses.
Hyang slips a jab from Galanos.
Galanos moves out of range as Hyang strikes.
Galanos scores with a kick to the midsection.
Galanos misses with a hook. Hyang ducked under it nicely.
Hyang throws a poor cross that misses
and Galanos counters with a nice uppercut.
Hyang connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Hyang goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Galanos throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Galanos cracks Hyang with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Galanos scores with a nice strike.
Galanos tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Hyang is able to avoid easily.
Galanos ducks under a wild hook from Hyang.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Galanos blocks a head kick by Hyang.
Galanos scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Hyang checks a low kick from Galanos.
Hyang misses with an uppercut. Galanos saw that one coming.
Hyang tries to bum rush Galanos with a series of wild strikes but Galanos uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Galanos throwing a counter right hand but Hyang manages to avoid it.
Galanos throws a nice outside leg kick.
Galanos lands with a straight right. Hyang didn't see that one coming.
Hyang is looking to clinch.
Some wild striking there from Galanos.
Galanos takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Galanos shoots and misses
and Hyang counters with a stiff right hand.
Hyang scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Galanos loads up on a big right hand but Hyang slips the punch.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Galanos 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 Hyang has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Hyang and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Hyang looks like he wants to counter punch here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Galanos ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Galanos paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Hyang tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Galanos manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Galanos misses with a hook
and Hyang counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Galanos defending well as Hyang loads up on a big left hand.
Hyang moves out of range as Galanos throws a body kick.
Good exchange - Galanos coming out on top.
Hyang pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Hyang scores with a body shot.
Hyang lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
A head kick misses from Hyang.
Hyang sizes up Galanos with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Hyang on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
A nice leg kick lands there from Hyang.
Hyang throws a leg kick that misses.
Galanos staying out of range there.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Hero Galanos dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Yun Won Hyang's cut.
That's time! Galanos's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!
Hyang throws a big shot that misses.
Galanos avoids the body shot from Hyang.
Hyang throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Galanos tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Hyang was well out of range. Poor timing from Galanos.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Hyang! But no joy.
Galanos slips under a jab from Hyang.
Nice uppercut there from Hyang.
Galanos throws a wild body kick that Hyang sees coming a mile off.
Hyang bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Galanos cracks Hyang with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Hyang slips under a jab from Galanos.
Hyang lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hyang displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Galanos throws out the jab.
Hyang throws a right hand that Galanos ducks under and follows up with a left that Galanos also avoids with ease.
Galanos thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Hyang if he has to take too many more of those.
Galanos gets off balance looking for a body kick
and Hyang counters with a straight right hand.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Hyang connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Hyang lands an overhand right.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Galanos fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Hyang is out of range.
Galanos misses with the combination.
Galanos takes a swing at Hyang's ribcage but misses.
Some wild striking there from Hyang.
Hyang ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Galanos moves away.
A nice combination there by Hyang.
Galanos 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 on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Hyang paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Hyang uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Galanos.
Hyang on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Galanos shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Hyang but Hyang pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Hyang tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Galanos paws at him with a jab and circles away.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hyang connects with a nice looking jab.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Hyang goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Hyang jabs Galanos to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Galanos has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Hyang.
Hyang forces Galanos back against the cage and clinches.
Hyang escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Hyang wants to clinch.
Hyang keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Galanos.
Galanos scores with a body shot.
Hyang fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Galanos manages to avoid it.
Hyang throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Galanos shoots in and bounces Hyang off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Galanos controlling from the top position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hyang trying to control the position here.
Galanos trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Hyang wants to stand but Galanos is controlling the position.
Hyang looking to hit a scissor sweep but Galanos is one step ahead there.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Hyang being controlled here, momentarily.
Hyang keeping moving, preventing Galanos from controlling successfully.
Galanos advances position into side control!
Galanos looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
And that's the end of the fight!
Yun Won Hyang comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Hyang 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 George Francis scores the fight 28:29
Judge Alan Glass scores the fight 28:29
Judge Robert Twigg scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Yun Won Hyang!
Yun Won Hyang decided to go for the less than humble approach in his post fight interview, telling everyone how he is going to conquer the world. The crowd seemed to like it when really that sort of approach could have gone either way.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Just Whymer (ranked 540 p4p, 81 weight class) and David Williams (ranked 1268 p4p, 169 weight class). Just Whymer could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to David Williams's chin.
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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 - 6 - 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
6 - 4 - 0, fighting out of London, David Williams!
The judges for this bout are Wesley Smith, Daniel Franklin and Tiny Johnson.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Whymer cracks Williams with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
We've been told by Whymer's head coaches at Ryōzanpaku Dojo that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Williams tries for a takedown but Whymer circles away easily
letting Whymer counter with a right hand.
Williams is rocked!
Williams tries for a takedown but Whymer circles away easily
and Whymer counters with a nice leg kick.
Williams scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Williams is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Whymer wants to get back to his feet.
Williams is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Williams is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Whymer defends it well.
Williams trying to mount his opponent but Whymer defends it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Williams seems to be working for a kimura but Whymer defends the submission attempt.
Whymer knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Williams on the ground.
Whymer is defending against the submission attempts here by Williams.
Whymer is defending against the submission attempts here by Williams.
Williams is looking for a kimura but Whymer is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Williams to get the leverage.
Williams is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Whymer holds on for dear life, maintaining half guard for now.
Williams thows a huge punch but Whymer dodges it nicely.
Williams is working for a submission of some sort.
Williams is looking for a kimura. It's pretty deep but Whymer still has the half guard so he's probably OK. Oh, Whymer has exploded into a beautiful escape there and after a quick scramble, he's ended up in side control on top! Nice work!
Williams throws an elbow to the body but it doesn't land.
Williams sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Williams regains full guard. Nicely done.
Williams working away from the bottom but not quite defensive enough there because Whymer has passed into half guard!
Williams has hold of a guillotine but he's not going to be able to crank on it really with only half guard, so it's no trouble for Whymer. Oh but Williams has got full guard now! Oh boy! This one could be over very soon! Whymer goes limp - he's gone! Williams jumps up and celebrates with the crowd - fantastic submission finish!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:28 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Guillotine). David Williams!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Marcus Child (ranked 422 p4p, 60 weight class) and Sam Rinaldi (ranked 329 p4p, 49 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Child might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to VooDoo . 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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198 lbs
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195 lbs
12 - 0 - 0 |
BJJ Brown Belt
Dangerous knees
Cardio machine |
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Excellent boxer
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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
23 - 17 - 1, fighting out of New York, Marcus Child!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
12 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Sam Rinaldi!
The judges for this bout are Gwen Towbar, Daniel Franklin and Cecil Peabody.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Child moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Marcus Child seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Rinaldi slips under a jab.
Despite the aggression on Rinaldi's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Child lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Child scores with a leg kick.
Child moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Child with a jab.
Rinaldi drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
A lull in the action here.
Child is looking for a sweep.
Child is trying to control Rinaldi's posture but Rinaldi avoids it.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Child is putting a lot of effort into getting back to his feet here.
Child is trying to escape the position but Rinaldi is controlling the position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Child tries to bench press Rinaldi off him but Rinaldi keeps the position.
Rinaldi trying to control the position but Child is working away.
Child is looking to reverse the position.
Child struggling a bit here.
Rinaldi is working Child over with some ground and pound from side control.
Rinaldi looks up at the clock and then as Child takes his cue and looks up at the clock too, Rinaldi smacks him right in the chops with a big elbow! How rude!
A lull in the action here as Rinaldi stalls from top position.
Rinaldi working the head with strikes.
Rinaldi throwing shots but missing, from side control.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Child is pushing Rinaldi's head away, looking to escape. Rinaldi manages to hold on to the position though.
Rinaldi working the ground and pound.
Child sneaks out the side door and pushes Rinaldi away - he's back to his feet. The crowd show their appreciation for the escape.
Rinaldi falls off balance throwing a combination
and Child connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Child misses with a right hand
and Rinaldi connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Child lands with an uppercut that bounces Rinaldi off the cage and back into range.
Child lands with a thumping leg kick.
Good leg kick by Child there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Child darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Rinaldi moves out of range of the strikes.
Some wild striking there from Rinaldi.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nice uppercut there from Child.
Rinaldi staying out of range there.
Child scores with a jab to the head.
Child looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Child lands a leg kick that knocks Rinaldi off balance momentarily.
Rinaldi keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Child.
Rinaldi lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
Child throws a jab but it's blocked by Rinaldi.
Child throws a right hand that misses
and Rinaldi counters with a one-two to the body.
Rinaldi moves forwards but Child connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Rinaldi uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Child.
Rinaldi swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Child rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Rinaldi counters with a leg kick then a big left hand that sends Child down! Rinaldi is looking to finish but Child is intelligently defending himself.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Child is trying to control the position from the bottom.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rinaldi throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Child works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Rinaldi distracts Child with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Child has momentary wrist control but Rinaldi slips an elbow through the middle.
Rinaldi not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Rinaldi scoring with punches to the head and body.
Rinaldi sitting in guard here, content to control.
Rinaldi advances position into side control!
Rinaldi trying to control the position but Child is working away.
Rinaldi is in a good position here but he's just trying to control... And he's not even managing to do that successfully.
Child is pushing Rinaldi's head away, looking to escape. Rinaldi manages to hold on to the position though.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Marcus Child will probably get the nod.
That's time! Back to the action!
Some wild striking there from Rinaldi.
Child getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Child ducks under a wild hook from Rinaldi.
A swing and a miss from Rinaldi.
Sam Rinaldi is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Rinaldi fails to land with a series of punches.
Child half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
Child getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Child misses with a hook.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Child keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Rinaldi moves out of range of the strikes.
Rinaldi slips under a jab from Child.
Rinaldi slips a jab from Child.
Marcus Child is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Child thows a left - swing and a miss!
Rinaldi takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Child lands a glancing blow to the side of Rinaldi's head.
Rinaldi scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Child thumps Rinaldi with a low kick.
Child looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Rinaldi dodges the punch combination from Child.
Child ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Rinaldi moves away.
Rinaldi misses with a hook. Child ducked under it nicely.
Sloppy strikes from Rinaldi. Those never looked like landing.
Child lands a body shot.
Child misses with an uppercut. Rinaldi saw that one coming.
Rinaldi let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Rinaldi ducks under a wild hook from Child.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rinaldi ducks right into an uppercut from Child.
Child misses with a lunging right hand
and Rinaldi makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Rinaldi displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Child throws out the jab.
Child looks to land a right hand but Rinaldi moved out of range.
Child connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Rinaldi momentarily.
Child dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Rinaldi. That did some damage!
Rinaldi connects with the punch.
A telegraphed right hand from Rinaldi misses the target.
Rinaldi bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
It looks like Marcus Child has been cut.
Child throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Rinaldi cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
A nice leg kick lands there from Child.
Child rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Rinaldi counters with a straight right hand.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rinaldi throws a right and a left that Child avoids nicely.
Child lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Rinaldi moves forwards but Child connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Rinaldi looks to land a right hand but Child moved out of range.
Child lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Rinaldi circles away quickly and effectively.
A looping hook to the body misses from Child. Rinaldi does a little dance to reset his feet.
Jab from Child.
Rinaldi might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Child dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Rinaldi. That did some damage!
A chopping leg kick lands by Child.
Child misses with a hook
and Rinaldi counters with a nice uppercut.
Child loads up on a big right hand but Rinaldi slips the punch.
Child looks to land a left hand but Rinaldi moved out of range nicely.
Rinaldi drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
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!
Child swings widly with a right hand
and Rinaldi counters with a left and a right that stings Child.
Child thumps Rinaldi with a low kick.
Child uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Rinaldi.
Child throws a leg kick which misses Rinaldi's front leg but catches the back leg as Rinaldi tries to avoid it.
Nice defenses there by Rinaldi.
Rinaldi throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
A chopping leg kick lands by Child.
Child throws a looping overhand right but Rinaldi ducks down to avoid it.
Rinaldi swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Rinaldi jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Child throws a hook to the side of Rinaldi's head but Rinaldi sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Rinaldi throws an off balance right hand
and Child counters with a nice leg kick.
Rinaldi lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Marcus Child dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Marcus Child's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!
Rinaldi chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Child can pounce on him.
Child is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Rinaldi.
Rinaldi throws a right and a left that Child avoids nicely.
That kick from Child tenderised Rinaldi's leg. Rinaldi is trying to keep his angry face on.
Rinaldi slips a jab from Child.
Rinaldi looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Rinaldi throws a body shot but no joy.
Child scores with a body shot.
Child lands a jab to the head.
Child cracks the inside of Rinaldi's front leg.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Child swings widly with a right hand
and Rinaldi counters with a stiff right hand.
Rinaldi throws a hook but Child avoids it easily.
Rinaldi shoots for a double leg takedown but Child sprawls well. He's pushed Rinaldi's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Rinaldi will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rinaldi shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Child as he avoids it easily.
Child slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Rinaldi on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Child swings for the body but Rinaldi moves out of range.
Marcus Child is winning the standup battle so far.
Child jabs Rinaldi right on the nose. Rinaldi blinks but takes it well.
Child throws a series of punches but Rinaldi avoids them all with ease.
Child throws a hook but Rinaldi avoids it easily.
Child throws a poor cross that misses
and Rinaldi cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Child displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Rinaldi.
Marcus Child has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Sam Rinaldi.
Child lands a jab.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Child stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Child wants it to stay on the feet.
Child catches Rinaldi with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Rinaldi uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Child.
Child connects with an inside leg kick.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Nice body punch from Child.
Child throws a big shot that misses.
Rinaldi unleashes a big counter combination but Child bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
A looping hook to the body misses from Child. Rinaldi does a little dance to reset his feet.
Rinaldi now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Child throws an off balance right hand
and Rinaldi counters with a one-two to the body.
Child missing with a left hand there. Rinaldi was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Rinaldi throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Sam Rinaldi has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rinaldi misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Child looks to land a right hand but Rinaldi moved out of range.
Rinaldi defending well as Child loads up on a big left hand.
Child throws a looping overhand right but Rinaldi ducks down to avoid it.
Rinaldi throws a jab when Child was well out of range.
Child throws a quick counter kick to the body but Rinaldi avoids it.
Child swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Child throws an off balance right hand
and Rinaldi counters with a leg kick then a big left hand that sends Child down! Rinaldi is looking to finish but Child is intelligently defending himself.
Child is rocked!
Child looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Rinaldi trying to control the position from guard on top but Child is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Child working a defensive guard here.
Rinaldi scoring with punches to the head and body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rinaldi missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Rinaldi stops Child from standing up.
Rinaldi scoring with some ground and pound.
Rinaldi wants to control from the top but Child keeps moving.
Rinaldi with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Marcus Child is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Rinaldi is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Child controlling the position.
Rinaldi has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Child is on top in guard.
Rinaldi looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Child wants to control from the top but Rinaldi keeps moving.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Marcus Child.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Child, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 30:27
Judge Daniel Franklin scores the fight 30:27
Judge Cecil Peabody scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Marcus Child!
Marcus Child thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Maki Pulu (ranked 359 p4p, 46 weight class) and Uzun Ada Izmir (ranked 450 p4p, 61 weight class). Pulu comes to the cage accompanied by Alive. Both fighters will be looking to make this an exciting fight for the fans, I'm sure!
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235 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 heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
33 - 21 - 0, fighting out of New York, Maki Pulu!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
15 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Uzun Ada Izmir!
The judges for this bout are Wesley Smith, Frank Dennis and Tiny Johnson.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ada Izmir moves out of range of the body kick from Pulu.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Ada Izmir! But no joy.
Pulu scores with a kick to the midsection.
Ada Izmir shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
Ada Izmir not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Pulu taking some punishment here, with Ada Izmir in his half guard.
Pulu wants to get back to full guard.
Ada Izmir is nestled in close to Pulu, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Ada Izmir sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Pulu defending well though.
Pulu blocking the ground and pound attempt from Ada Izmir.
Pulu wants to improve his position but Ada Izmir is controlling well.
Ada Izmir looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Pulu with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Ada Izmir lands strikes from half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Ada Izmir lands a nice short elbow.
Ada Izmir wants to free his trapped foot but Pulu is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Pulu is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Pulu is working hard here to advance position.
Ada Izmir wants to control but Pulu is keeping him busy.
Pulu gets full guard.
Pulu looking for a sweep. Not yet Pulu, not yet.
Ada Izmir scoring with some ground and pound.
Ada Izmir won't allow Pulu to sweep him here.
Ada Izmir chips away with some ground and pound.
Pulu is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Pulu is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Ada Izmir tries to roll over but Pulu keeps him under control.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Pulu wants to pass the guard but Ada Izmir is defending well.
Ada Izmir is not content to let Pulu control the position.
Ada Izmir works his way to full guard. Good work.
Pulu's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Ada Izmir looking for subs off his back but Pulu has passed one foot through into half guard.
Ada Izmir looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Ada Izmir looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ada Izmir looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Pulu stalling.
Pulu is keen to just control but Ada Izmir is a slippery customer.
Ada Izmir is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Pulu pulls his head out easily.
Ada Izmir looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Ada Izmir looking for submissions off his back.
Ada Izmir looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Pulu is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Ada Izmir defends it well.
Pulu trying to control the action but Ada Izmir is working from the bottom.
Pulu moves into side control, avoiding a weak kimura attempt from Ada Izmir.
Pulu wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Ada Izmir, who protects the arm well.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Pulu is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Ada Izmir has escaped the position, nice work there.
Ada Izmir tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Pulu wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Uzun Ada Izmir 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.
Pulu throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Ada Izmir sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Pulu tries for a takedown but Ada Izmir circles away easily
and Ada Izmir counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
It looks like Maki Pulu has been cut.
Ada Izmir connects with a nice looking jab.
Pulu fails with a takedown attempt.
Ada Izmir looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Ada Izmir has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
A jab from Pulu finds it's way through Ada Izmir's defenses.
Ada Izmir lands a nice shot that snaps Pulu's head back.
Ada Izmir throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Pulu.
It seemed like Ada Izmir was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Maki Pulu. That's going to take a lot out of him.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Pulu misses with a lunging right hand
and Ada Izmir counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Pulu looks to land a left hand but Ada Izmir moved out of range nicely.
Pulu displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Ada Izmir throws out the jab.
Pulu takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Maki Pulu's cut is getting worse.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ada Izmir fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Pulu is out of range.
Pulu throws a shot from downtown. Ada Izmir moves away and avoids it.
Pulu ducks under a wild hook from Ada Izmir.
A head kick misses from Pulu.
Pulu misses with a looping right.
Ada Izmir looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Pulu scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Ada Izmir connects with a good right hand that stumbles Pulu. Pulu circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Ada Izmir throws a nice outside leg kick.
Pulu rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Ada Izmir moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Ada Izmir connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Pulu's hands.
Ada Izmir tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Pulu looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Pulu looks up at the clock. Bad move! Ada Izmir lands a right hand from hell, dropping Pulu. Ada Izmir pounces and finishes the fight with a flurry of punches and elbows.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:51 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Uzun Ada Izmir!
Uzun Ada Izmir is the new heavyweight champion!
Uzun Ada Izmir thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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