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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Serafim Lupei (ranked 1162 p4p, 142 weight class) and Gennady Golovkin (ranked 977 p4p, 120 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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Good gas tank |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
8 - 4 - 0, fighting out of London, Serafim Lupei!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
14 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Gennady Golovkin!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, Timothy Bukovac and Don Winkell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Golovkin throws a right and a left that Lupei avoids nicely.
Lupei scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Golovkin throws a lazy right hand but Lupei sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
The fighters circling - Golovkin throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Lupei scores with a hook to the body. Golovkin takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Lupei ducks under a wild hook from Golovkin.
Lupei was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
A looping hook to the body misses from Lupei. Golovkin does a little dance to reset his feet.
Lupei listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Lupei uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Golovkin.
Golovkin throws a right hand that misses
and Lupei counters with a leg kick.
Golovkin tries to move into range but Lupei moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Lupei uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Golovkin.
Lupei lands with a hook. Golovkin tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Lupei takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Golovkin takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Golovkin uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Golovkin misses with a combination
and Lupei counters with a lovely straight right hand!
A slapping leg kick lands for Lupei.
Golovkin lands a nice shot that snaps Lupei's head back.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lupei lands a leg kick that knocks Golovkin off balance momentarily.
Lupei misses with a series of wild punches.
Lupei has managed to clinch.
Golovkin breaks from the clinch.
Lupei ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Golovkin jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Golovkin misses the body punch
and Lupei cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Lupei lands with a hook. Golovkin tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Golovkin misses with a body shot.
Lupei takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Lupei looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Golovkin scores with a nice right hand.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A left lands for Lupei.
Golovkin throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Lupei avoids the body shot from Golovkin.
Lupei connects with a right hand. Golovkin shakes it off.
Golovkin digs a good hook to Lupei's body.
Lupei tries to clinch up.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Golovkin misses with a wild combination.
Golovkin takes a swing at Lupei's ribcage but misses.
A swing and a miss from Lupei.
Lupei lands a jab to Golovkin's midsection.
Lupei clinches with his opponent.
Golovkin wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Golovkin blocks a body shot from Lupei.
Lupei lands with a right to the head.
Lupei lands a left hand that snaps the head of Golovkin backwards.
Golovkin tries to throw a body punch but Lupei avoids it by throwing Golovkin back against the cage.
Golovkin misses with the head strike.
Lupei works on Golovkin's body with a couple of short punches.
Golovkin has a couple of punches blocked by Lupei.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Lupei blocks a body shot from Golovkin.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Lupei.
Golovkin struggles to land a body shot inside as Lupei controls his hands.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Golovkin working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Lupei lands with a left to the head.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Lupei.
Lupei gets through Golovkin's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Lupei struggles to land a body shot inside as Golovkin controls his hands.
Lupei goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Lupei throws a punch but it's blocked by Golovkin.
A body shot lands from Lupei.
Lupei lands a hook to the side of the head.
Golovkin's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Lupei has Golovkin pressed against the cage, preventing Golovkin from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Lupei stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Lupei working aggressively here.
Lupei lands a shot to the body.
Lupei lands a nice uppercut.
Lupei makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Golovkin tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Lupei misses with a hook from the clinch.
Lupei tries to throw a body punch but Golovkin avoids it by throwing Lupei back against the cage.
Golovkin has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Lupei seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Golovkin can turn it around.
A short right from Lupei.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lupei blocks a body shot from Golovkin.
Lupei tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Golovkin's elbow.
Lupei blocks an uppercut.
Golovkin blocks an uppercut.
Golovkin escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
A big left from Golovkin misses.
Lupei lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Lupei scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Lupei connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Lupei throws a shot to the body.
Golovkin throws a body shot but no joy.
Lupei looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
Lupei is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Golovkin pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Lupei back to the cage. Golovkin follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
Golovkin takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Golovkin takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Lupei keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Golovkin.
Lupei wants to clinch.
Golovkin looks like he wants to counter punch here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Serafim Lupei dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Golovkin misses the shot to the body.
Lupei uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Golovkin has time to react.
Golovkin loads up on a big right hand but Lupei slips the punch.
Golovkin takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Nice cross by Lupei.
Golovkin throws a jab when Lupei was well out of range.
As Golovkin backs away, Lupei returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
Golovkin just misses with a punch to the body.
Lupei throws a head kick that misses.
Serafim Lupei is winning the standup battle so far.
Lupei instigates a clinch.
Lupei lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Golovkin backwards.
Golovkin breaks from the clinch.
Golovkin throws a body shot but no joy.
Golovkin walks into a jab.
Lupei lands with a cross.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Lupei tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Golovkin paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Golovkin slips under a jab.
Golovkin lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Lupei circles away quickly and effectively.
Lupei is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Golovkin can do to turn this around?
Golovkin misses with a body shot
and Golovkin takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Lupei is looking to clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lupei lands a jab.
Golovkin is rocked!
Good leg kick by Lupei there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Golovkin is still on wobbly legs! Can Lupei finish him?
Golovkin misses with a body shot.
Golovkin seems to have recovered his senses.
Golovkin takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Golovkin takes one to the chin there.
Jab by Lupei.
Lupei drives through and clinches with Golovkin against the cage.
Lupei has not gone for a single takedown so far in this fight, which seems like a very strange tactic when you consider that he has the superior wrestling and BJJ.
Lupei tries to stall but Golovkin uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Lupei throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Golovkins head.
A short uppercut from Lupei.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Lupei.
Lupei throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Golovkin misses with a hook from the clinch.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Lupei gets through Golovkin's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Lupei misses with a hook to the ribs.
Lupei lands with a short shot to the head.
Golovkin blocks an uppercut.
A body shot lands from Lupei.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lupei misses with a short punch on the inside.
Golovkin manages to break the clinch.
Lupei takes a swing at Golovkin's ribcage but misses.
Lupei scores with a jab to the jaw.
Lupei lands a jab to Golovkin's midsection.
Golovkin throws a lazy uppercut
and Lupei counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Lupei tries to clinch but Golovkin is having none of it.
Golovkin misses with an uppercut. Lupei saw that one coming.
Golovkin throws a poor cross that misses
and Lupei counters with a nice uppercut.
Lupei pushes Golovkin away with a front kick.
Lupei ducks under a wild hook from Golovkin.
Gennady Golovkin seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Lupei blocks a jab.
Golovkin throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Lupei thows a left - swing and a miss!
A countering left hand to the body from Golovkin misses.
Golovkin walks into a left hand.
Lupei lands a glancing blow to the side of Golovkin's head.
Lupei has managed to clinch.
Golovkin wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lupei fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Lupei throws a head punch that misses.
Lupei lands with a right to the head.
Lupei lands a hook to the side of the head.
Lupei cracks Golovkin with a nice body shot.
Lupei lands with a short head shot on the inside.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Lupei.
Lupei misses with a punch to the body.
Lupei blocks a body shot from Golovkin.
Lupei working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
A head punch on the inside from Golovkin fails to land.
Lupei presses Golovkin against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
A right hook to the body lands for Lupei.
Golovkin is breathing heavily.
Golovkin has a couple of punches blocked by Lupei.
Lupei digs a right hand into Golovkin's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Golovkin's gas tank.
A right handed body shot lands from Lupei.
A short right from Lupei on the inside.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Lupei lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Golovkin gets through Lupei's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Lupei pushes Golovkin back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lupei throws a big uppercut that drops Golovkin! More strikes from Lupei and the referee jumps in to stop the fight! Golovkin lies dazed against the cage as Lupei celebrates with his cornermen!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:11 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Serafim Lupei!
Serafim Lupei decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Rico Dominguez (ranked 1063 p4p, 62 weight class) and Peter Narz (ranked 1219 p4p, 74 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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Abu Dhabi Champ
Excellent boxer
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Excellent boxer
Good gas tank |
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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
14 - 10 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Rico Dominguez!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
17 - 14 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Peter Narz!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, Timothy Bukovac and Jack Bonds.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A shot to the body from Dominguez misses
and Narz counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Dominguez thinking.
Dominguez throws a right and a left that both miss.
A looping hook to the body misses from Narz. Dominguez does a little dance to reset his feet.
Dominguez throws a looping overhand right but Narz ducks down to avoid it.
Narz loads up on a big right hand but Dominguez slips the punch.
Dominguez goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Dominguez tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Narz defends well and Dominguez ends up having to push Narz into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Narz misses with a body shot.
Narz fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Dominguez manages to avoid it.
A left lands for Dominguez.
Dominguez shoots in looking for a takedown. Narz tries to sprawl out of it but Dominguez keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Narz manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Dominguez drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Narz is trying to control the position but Dominguez postures up.
Narz has momentary wrist control but Dominguez slips an elbow through the middle.
Narz looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Narz working a defensive guard here.
Narz tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Narz not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Dominguez lands a couple of elbows.
Dominguez lands a couple of decent looking shots.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Narz looking to hit a scissor sweep but Dominguez is one step ahead there.
Dominguez postures up.
Dominguez trying to control but Narz is working from the bottom.
Narz controls Dominguez momentarily but Dominguez frees himself.
Dominguez scoring with some ground and pound.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dominguez is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Narz wants to sweep here but Dominguez controlling him for the moment.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Dominguez's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Narz wants to sweep here but Dominguez controlling him for the moment.
Narz told us pre-fight that he has been working on his escapes in training. Let's see if he can call on some of his new skills to get back to his feet.
Narz is trying to keep Dominguez in close.
Narz tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Narz is trying to keep Dominguez in close.
Dominguez works over Narz with some ground and pound from guard.
Narz had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Dominguez defends it easily.
Narz manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Dominguez manages to get himself to full guard.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Dominguez wants to sweep but no luck.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Narz wants to control from the top but Dominguez keeps moving.
Dominguez has his foot on Narz's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Narz works his way back into a safe position though.
Narz preventing the sweep.
Narz wants to control from the top but Dominguez keeps moving.
Narz passes into half guard.
The fighters are battling for position here. Dominguez manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Dominguez throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Narz won't allow Dominguez to sweep him here.
Dominguez looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
Narz is looking to work some ground and pound but Dominguez has wrist control.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dominguez is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Narz preventing the sweep.
Narz stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Dominguez swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Narz postures up.
Dominguez wants to sweep but no luck.
Dominguez keeping full guard, as Narz tries to pass.
Narz trying to control the position from guard on top but Dominguez is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Dominguez wants to sweep here but Narz controlling him for the moment.
Dominguez keeping moving, preventing Narz from controlling successfully.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Rico Dominguez dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Dominguez keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
A punch lands to the side of Narz 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Narz scores with the left hand. Dominguez knows he should have avoided that one.
Narz thumps Dominguez with a low kick.
A slow jab from Dominguez misses its intended target.
Narz misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Dominguez.
Dominguez throws a jab when Narz was well out of range.
Dominguez avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Dominguez is looking for a counter combo.
Dominguez closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Dominguez lands in his opponent's guard.
Narz keeping moving, preventing Dominguez from controlling successfully.
Narz wants to sweep here but Dominguez controlling him for the moment.
Dominguez lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dominguez pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Narz is keeping the position for now.
Dominguez is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Narz can do to turn this around?
Dominguez is in close to Narz's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Dominguez works over Narz with some ground and pound from guard.
Dominguez stopping the sweep attempt from Narz.
Dominguez not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Narz 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.
Dominguez thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Narz looking to hit a scissor sweep but Dominguez is one step ahead there.
Dominguez trying to control but Narz is working from the bottom.
Dominguez tries to free his leg and advance position but Narz is retaining full guard.
Narz tries to land a sweep but no joy.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Narz is still trying to improve position.
Dominguez is in close to Narz's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Dominguez trying to control the position from guard on top but Narz is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Narz trying to control the position.
Narz has control of Dominguez's left arm, preventing Dominguez from doing any damage.
Dominguez lands a couple of digs.
Narz 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.
Rico Dominguez overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Narz keeping moving, preventing Dominguez from controlling successfully.
Dominguez slips nicely into half guard.
Narz tries to get to full guard but Dominguez has control of the leg.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Narz moves into full guard.
Narz bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Dominguez's guard.
Dominguez trying to keep a closed guard but Narz is proving a slippery customer.
Narz tries to free his leg and advance position but Dominguez is retaining full guard.
Dominguez is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Narz defends well.
Narz preventing the sweep.
Narz wants to control from the top but Dominguez keeps moving.
Narz pushing down on Dominguez's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Dominguez is in a tricky position but he's been working on his transitions down at Empire Vale Tudo, so we'll see if he gets out of it.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Narz in particular looking to stall.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Narz tries to pass to full mount but Dominguez defends it.
Dominguez is pressing down on Narz's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Narz stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Dominguez swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Dominguez is looking for a triangle but Narz pushes his legs off easily.
Dominguez has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Narz can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Narz tries to free his leg and advance position but Dominguez is retaining full guard.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Narz trying to control but Dominguez is working from the bottom.
Dominguez looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Rico Dominguez dominated that second round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
Narz gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Narz misses with a hook to the ribs.
Narz tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Dominguez's elbow.
Dominguez tries for a takedown. No joy.
Dominguez breaks from the clinch.
Dominguez takes one to the side of the head.
Narz fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Dominguez manages to avoid it.
Dominguez throws a sloppy body shot
and Narz counters with a nice uppercut.
Narz lands with a cross.
Dominguez takes a swing at Narz's ribcage but misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Dominguez misses with a body punch
and Narz counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Narz lands the left hand.
Narz gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Dominguez to score an easy takedown into full guard.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Dominguez throwing strikes but missing.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dominguez wants to control from the top but Narz keeps moving.
Dominguez passes Narz's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Narz moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Dominguez pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Narz is keeping the position for now.
Narz has control of Dominguez's left arm, preventing Dominguez from doing any damage.
Narz looking to control.
Narz looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Dominguez looking to pass the guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Narz has Dominguez pulled in close to control his posture.
Narz wants to sweep but no luck.
Narz working a defensive guard here.
Dominguez won't allow Narz to sweep him here.
Dominguez with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Narz has his hands on Dominguez's head, controlling the position.
Narz keeping moving, preventing Dominguez from controlling successfully.
Narz manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Dominguez manages to get himself to full guard.
Dominguez keeping moving, preventing Narz from controlling successfully.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dominguez wants to sweep here but Narz controlling him for the moment.
Narz passes into half guard.
Dominguez looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Dominguez is trying to get back to full guard.
Narz sitting and controlling from the half guard.
Dominguez looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Narz trying to mount his opponent but Dominguez defends it.
Dominguez is looking to improve his position.
Narz is pressing down on Dominguez's thigh, looking to free his foot. Dominguez is holding on for now.
Dominguez gets full guard.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Dominguez keeping moving, preventing Narz from controlling successfully.
Peter Narz has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Dominguez wants to sweep here but Narz controlling him for the moment.
And that's the end of the fight!
Peter Narz comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Dominguez 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 Frank Antenori scores the fight 29:28
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 29:28
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Rico Dominguez!
Rico Dominguez seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Gorgeous Bob (ranked 1209 p4p, 165 weight class) and Didier Misalooba (ranked 1435 p4p, 187 weight class). Misalooba has chosen Beyond the Black as his entrance music. The crowd giving both fighters a great reception on their way into the arena. That's good to see.
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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
10 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Gorgeous Bob!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
10 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Didier Misalooba!
The judges for this bout are Don Winkell, and Jack Bonds.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Misalooba walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Bob misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Misalooba.
Bob lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Misalooba throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Bob counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Bob missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Bob thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Bob missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Bob sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Misalooba defending well though.
Bob thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Misalooba avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Bob.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Bob wants to lay and pray for a moment but Misalooba keeps working.
Bob is nestled in close to Misalooba, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Bob thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Bob is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Misalooba keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bob trying to control from half guard but Misalooba is working away.
Bob throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Bob not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Bob thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Misalooba's head.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Bob is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Misalooba doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Bob.
Bob drops an elbow to the side of Misalooba's head.
Bob is keen to just control but Misalooba is a slippery customer.
Bob sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Misalooba defending well though.
Misalooba won't allow Bob to pass to mount.
Bob drops an elbow to the side of Misalooba's head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Misalooba is trying is best to control the position here.
Bob working Misalooba over with strikes.
Bob is keen to just control but Misalooba is a slippery customer.
Bob missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Bob looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Misalooba with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Bob is trying to control the action in half guard but Misalooba is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Bob looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Misalooba with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Bob throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Misalooba trying to control but Bob postures up.
Bob is trying to work for a kimura but Misalooba is defending well.
Bob sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Misalooba defending well though.
Bob is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bob lands with a punch from half guard.
Misalooba pushes Bob off looking to stand but Bob dives back in and keeps control.
Bob is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Bob lands with a punch from half guard.
Misalooba taking some punishment here, with Bob in his half guard.
Bob is looking to take a break and control but Misalooba is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Bob winds up and cracks Misalooba with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Bob passes the half guard and he's now in mount! Big trouble for Misalooba!
Misalooba squirming around on the bottom, looking to escape.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bob lands a big elbow.
Bob is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Misalooba is rocked!
Bob lands a big elbow - Misalooba is in trouble! More strikes from the mount and Misalooba is forced to tap out!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:29 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Strikes). Gorgeous Bob!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Harry Hole (ranked 774 p4p, 106 weight class) and Terje Warholm (ranked 864 p4p, 121 weight class). Harry Hole could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Terje Warholm'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 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Harry Hole!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
16 - 11 - 1, fighting out of New York, Terje Warholm!
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, and Don Winkell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Warholm uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Hole.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Hole.
Hole takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Hole lands a nice looking body shot.
Warholm throws a lazy head kick
and Hole counters with a solid body kick.
Warholm misses with a right hand
and Hole connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Warholm misses with a hook.
Warholm has closed the distance and engaged Hole in a clinch.
Warholm gets through Hole's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Warholm.
Warholm misses with some punches.
Hole blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Hole digs a right hand underneath Warholm's ribcage. Warholm let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Hole tries to throw a body punch but Warholm avoids it by throwing Hole back against the cage.
Hole tries to throw a body punch but Warholm avoids it by throwing Hole back against the cage.
Nice body punch from Hole - that landed with a thud.
Warholm looks winded!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A nice left hand lands by Hole.
Hole takes a shot to the head.
Hole misses with a hook to the ribs.
Hole tries to work over Warholm's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Hole.
Hole lands a hook that snaps the head of Warholm backwards.
We can't be sure of the tactics at this early stage but we have heard that Warholm has been working on his takedowns a lot in the buildup to the fight and we can only assume he's going to look to take this to the mat.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hole tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Hole swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Hole blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Hole working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Hole blocks an uppercut.
Hole blocks an uppercut.
Warholm misses with a punch on the inside.
Hole cracks Warholm with a nice body shot.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Warholm.
Warholm has a couple of punches blocked by Hole.
Hole lands a nice shot to the body.
Warholm fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Warholm breaks from the clinch.
Hole connects with a jab.
Warholm on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Nice uppercut there from Hole.
Warholm tries to clinch but Hole moves out of range.
Hole bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Hole gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Warholm.
Harry Hole seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Hole looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Warholm ducks right into an uppercut from Hole.
A good leg kick by Hole.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hole lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Warholm tries to clinch up.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Hole, as that shot connected.
Hole waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Warholm.
Warholm moves into range and clinches up with Hole.
Warholm pushes Hole back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Warholm lands an uppercut.
Warholm working aggressively here.
Hole tries to throw a body punch but Warholm avoids it by throwing Hole back against the cage.
Hole lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Warholm tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
A hook to the body from Hole.
Hole lands a shoulder strike.
Hole blocks an uppercut.
Hole working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Warholm's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Hole lands a body shot in the clinch.
Warholm wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Hole lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Hole throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Warholms head.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Hole creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hole struggles to land a body shot inside as Warholm controls his hands.
Hole goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Hole tries to throw a body punch but Warholm avoids it by throwing Hole back against the cage.
Warholm prevents a body shot from Hole.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Warholm.
Warholm throws a punch but it's blocked by Hole.
Warholm tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Warholm working aggressively here.
Hole throws a head punch that misses.
Warholm working hard to break the clinch.
A left hand lands to the body for Hole.
Hole blocks a punch to the side of the head.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Hole.
Hole tries to throw a body punch but Warholm avoids it by throwing Hole back against the cage.
Warholm misses with the head strike.
Hole prevents Warholm from breaking the clinch.
Hole blocking some punches.
Hole lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Warholm blocking some punches.
Hole tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Warholm's elbow.
Warholm wants to break the clinch but can't.
Hole can't find room to land a body shot as Warholm controls the action.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Warholm fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
A short right from Warholm on the inside.
Warholm blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Hole misses with a body punch.
Warholm blocks an uppercut.
A head punch on the inside from Warholm fails to land.
Hole lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Warholm backwards.
Warholm lands an uppercut.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Hole tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Warholm's elbow.
Warholm misses with the head strike.
Hole blocking some punches.
Hole lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Hole lands a left hand.
Hole blocks a punch to the side of the head.
A nice right hand lands inside from Hole.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Warholm.
Hole misses with a shot to the kidneys.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Warholm can't break the clinch.
Warholm misses with a hook from the clinch.
Warholm blocks a body shot from Hole.
Hole lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Warholm misses with a hook from the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Harry Hole dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Hole misses with a kick to the body
and Warholm counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Hole swings for the body but Warholm moves out of range.
Warholm misses with a shot to the body
and Hole counters with a nice kick to the body.
Warholm throws a hook but Hole avoids it easily.
A little feinted left hand from Hole on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Hole misses with a straight right.
Hole looks to score with a jab to the body but Warholm is just out of range.
Hole 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.
Hole lands with a good body shot.
Warholm tries to clinch but Hole is having none of it.
Hole throws a push kick but Warholm slaps the foot to one side.
Warholm is looking to clinch.
Hole keeps the fight on the outside.
Hole throws a solid leg kick but Warholm takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Hole.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hole fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Warholm, pushing him back against the cage.
Hole is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Warholm can do to turn this around?
Warholm breaks from the clinch.
Hole cracks Warholm with a right hand to the side of the head.
Hole takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Hole fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Warholm manages to avoid it.
A jab lands there for Hole.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Warholm tries to clinch but Hole is having none of it.
Warholm misses with a hook. Hole ducked under it nicely.
Warholm has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Warholm there as he acknowledges the shot.
Warholm pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
A quick step to the side and Hole tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Warholm throws a sloppy head kick and Hole moves out of range easily.
Warholm wants to clinch.
Hole fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Warholm ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Hole gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Warholm working aggressively here.
Harry Hole has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Warholm throws a punch but it's blocked by Hole.
Hole digs a right hand into Warholm's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Warholm's gas tank.
Warholm is breathing heavily.
Hole tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Hole lands a body punch.
A short right from Hole.
Hole lands a nice uppercut.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
A short right hand to the side of the head by Hole.
Hole misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Hole scores with a shoulder strike.
Hole lands with a left to the head.
Warholm tries to break the clinch but Hole is controlling the position.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Hole.
Warholm is looking to break free of the clinch but Hole has double underhooks.
Hole scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Warholm is rocked!
Hole is working Warholm over against the cage.
Warholm is still on wobbly legs! Can Hole finish him?
Hole lands a body shot.
Hole scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Hole dips a shoulder and cracks Warholm with a mighty uppercut! Warholm falls back against the cage and Hole unloads with a barrage of strikes! Warholm is completely out with his eyes open, only supported by the cage! Save him ref! Eventually the ref decides to do his job and jumps in - Hole screams abuse at the incompetent official before going over to celebrate with his corner. Brutal stuff!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:39 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Harry Hole!
Harry Hole decided to go for the less than humble approach in his post fight interview, telling everyone how he is going to conquer the world. The crowd seemed to like it when really that sort of approach could have gone either way.
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Anatoly Gorbachenko (ranked 932 p4p, 53 weight class) and Derek Vinyard (ranked 1182 p4p, 70 weight class). Anatoly Gorbachenko could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Derek Vinyard's chin.
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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 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Anatoly Gorbachenko!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
15 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Derek Vinyard!
The judges for this bout are , Jack Bonds and Frank Antenori.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gorbachenko throws a shot to the body.
Gorbachenko fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Vinyard manages to avoid it.
Vinyard has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
Gorbachenko swings for the body but Vinyard moves out of range.
Gorbachenko darts in and clinches Vinyard up against the cage.
Vinyard lands a hook to the side of the head.
Vinyard misses with some punches.
Vinyard lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Gorbachenko swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Vinyard scores with a nice hook to the head.
Vinyard working aggressively here.
A short left from Vinyard.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Gorbachenko.
Gorbachenko tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Vinyard's elbow.
Vinyard lands a nice uppercut.
Vinyard blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Vinyard lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
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!
Vinyard lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Gorbachenko or not.
Vinyard scores with a shoulder strike.
Gorbachenko lands a hook that snaps the head of Vinyard backwards.
Vinyard has a couple of punches blocked by Gorbachenko.
Gorbachenko misses with a short punch on the inside.
Gorbachenko really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Vinyard makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Gorbachenko swings wildly with an uppercut but Vinyard uses good head movement to avoid it.
Vinyard lands with a right to the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gorbachenko swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Gorbachenko lands a right hand.
Vinyard misses with a hook from the clinch.
Vinyard tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Gorbachenko blocking some punches.
Gorbachenko lands a body punch in the clinch.
Gorbachenko tries to throw a body punch but Vinyard avoids it by throwing Gorbachenko back against the cage.
Gorbachenko lands a shoulder strike.
A body shot lands from Gorbachenko.
Gorbachenko goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Gorbachenko blocking some punches.
Gorbachenko works on Vinyard's body with a couple of short punches.
Gorbachenko blocks an uppercut.
Vinyard lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Gorbachenko backwards.
Gorbachenko blocks an uppercut.
Gorbachenko working aggressively here.
Vinyard misses with a punch on the inside.
Vinyard tries a body shot but Gorbachenko blocks it.
Vinyard blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Gorbachenko throws a head punch that misses.
Vinyard swings wildly with an uppercut but Gorbachenko uses good head movement to avoid it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gorbachenko is leaning against Vinyard and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A head punch on the inside from Gorbachenko fails to land.
Gorbachenko lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Vinyard manages to pull guard. Let's see whether he can land a sub off his back.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Vinyard is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Gorbachenko is aware though and is defending well.
Gorbachenko sitting in guard here, content to control.
Gorbachenko wants to stand but Vinyard has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
Gorbachenko wants to control from the top but Vinyard keeps moving.
Gorbachenko has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Gorbachenko tries to stand but Vinyard is controlling from the bottom.
Gorbachenko is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Vinyard keeping moving, preventing Gorbachenko from controlling successfully.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
Vinyard looking for a guillotine here but Gorbachenko defends easily.
Gorbachenko will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Gorbachenko wants to stand but Vinyard is controlling his posture from full guard.
Vinyard is looking for a triangle but Gorbachenko pushes his legs off easily.
Gorbachenko wants to stand but Vinyard is controlling his posture from full guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Vinyard escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Gorbachenko gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Gorbachenko stands up and waves to Vinyard to follow him.
Gorbachenko throws a sloppy body shot
and Vinyard counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Vinyard staying out of range there.
A telegraphed right hand from Vinyard misses the target.
Gorbachenko darts in and clinches Vinyard up against the cage.
Gorbachenko struggles to land a body shot inside as Vinyard controls his hands.
Gorbachenko misses with a short punch on the inside.
Vinyard fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Vinyard has a couple of punches blocked by Gorbachenko.
A nice left hand lands by Vinyard.
Gorbachenko's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Vinyard digs a right hand underneath Gorbachenko's ribcage. Gorbachenko let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Vinyard blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Vinyard tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Vinyard lands a nice shot to the body.
Vinyard misses with some punches.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Derek Vinyard dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
A swing and a miss from Vinyard.
Gorbachenko takes a swing at Vinyard's ribcage but misses.
Gorbachenko swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Vinyard throws a lazy right hand but Gorbachenko sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Gorbachenko scores with a jab to the head.
Vinyard throws a poor cross that misses
and Gorbachenko counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Gorbachenko throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Vinyard counters with a straight right hand.
Vinyard swings widly with a right hand
enabling Gorbachenko to counter with a crisp jab.
Vinyard works over Gorbachenko's head and body with a nice combination.
Gorbachenko pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Gorbachenko throws a body punch but Vinyard moves out of range.
Gorbachenko dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Gorbachenko looks to land a right hand but Vinyard moved out of range.
Gorbachenko moves out of range of the body kick.
A looping hook to the body misses from Gorbachenko. Vinyard does a little dance to reset his feet.
Gorbachenko moves into range and connects with a jab.
Vinyard looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Anatoly Gorbachenko is winning the standup battle so far.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gorbachenko doesn't manage to clinch there - Vinyard circles away.
Gorbachenko tries to clinch there but Vinyard circles away.
Vinyard throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Gorbachenko.
Gorbachenko lands with a good body shot.
Gorbachenko connects with the punch.
Gorbachenko takes a swing at Vinyard's ribcage but misses.
Vinyard throws an overhand right that lands on Gorbachenko's shoulder, as Gorbachenko tries to avoid the shot.
It looked like Gorbachenko was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Vinyard.
The fight stays on the outside here - Gorbachenko looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Vinyard on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Vinyard moves forwards but Gorbachenko connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Vinyard is looking to clinch.
Gorbachenko misses with a hook
and Vinyard cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Vinyard bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Vinyard misses with a hook.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gorbachenko looks to score with a jab to the body but Vinyard is just out of range.
Vinyard uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Gorbachenko.
Vinyard looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Gorbachenko swings for the body but Vinyard moves out of range.
Gorbachenko is looking to wear down Vinyard with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Vinyard lands a leg kick that knocks Gorbachenko off balance momentarily.
Gorbachenko misses with a lunging right hand
and Vinyard counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Vinyard rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Gorbachenko counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Vinyard misses with a kick to the body
letting Gorbachenko counter with a right hand.
Gorbachenko is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Gorbachenko looks to land a combination but Vinyard avoids it well.
Vinyard throws a half hearted mid kick.
Vinyard takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Vinyard looks to land a left hand but Gorbachenko moved out of range nicely.
Gorbachenko misses with a looping left.
Vinyard uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Gorbachenko.
Gorbachenko throws the left hand but Vinyard avoids the punch easily.
Vinyard misses with a leg kick
and Gorbachenko counters with a straight right hand.
A nice leg kick lands there from Vinyard.
Anatoly Gorbachenko seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Vinyard swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Gorbachenko misses with a body shot
letting Vinyard counter with a right hand.
Vinyard misses with a lunging right hand
enabling Gorbachenko to counter with a crisp jab.
Gorbachenko misses with a body shot
and Vinyard counters with a low kick, right behind Gorbachenko 's knee.
Vinyard swings widly with a right hand
and Gorbachenko counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
The fight stays on the outside here - Vinyard looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Vinyard feints and then cracks Gorbachenko's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Gorbachenko down.
Gorbachenko misses with a lunging right hand
and Vinyard counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Gorbachenko tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Vinyard paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Gorbachenko is looking to clinch.
Vinyard throws a nice outside leg kick.
Gorbachenko connects with a right hand. Vinyard shakes it off.
Gorbachenko swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Vinyard counters with a combination of strikes to the head and body that crumple Gorbachenko!
Gorbachenko is rocked!
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!
Vinyard seems to be looking for submissions.
Oh Gorbachenko is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Vinyard is working for a kimura but Gorbachenko is defending it quite comfortably.
Vinyard is thwarting Gorbachenko's attempts to control the position.
Vinyard is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Gorbachenko is defending against the submission attempts here by Vinyard.
The fighters are battling for position here. Gorbachenko manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Vinyard sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Gorbachenko keeping moving, preventing Vinyard from controlling successfully.
Vinyard passes Gorbachenko's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Vinyard is looking for a kimura but Gorbachenko is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Vinyard to get the leverage.
Vinyard is working for a kimura but Gorbachenko is defending it quite comfortably.
Gorbachenko seems to have got his legs back now.
Gorbachenko trying to hold on to Vinyard's head to control him but Vinyard postures up.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Derek Vinyard will probably get the nod - 10:9.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Gorbachenko 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 Vinyard has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Vinyard and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Gorbachenko misses with a hook to the body
and Vinyard counters with a straight right hand.
Gorbachenko throws a lazy right hand but Vinyard sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Gorbachenko slips a jab from Vinyard.
Gorbachenko takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Vinyard needs to keep his hands up - Gorbachenko had a free shot at his head there.
Gorbachenko fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Vinyard manages to avoid it.
Gorbachenko moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Gorbachenko scores with a nice strike.
Gorbachenko is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Vinyard moves out of range of the strikes.
Vinyard staying out of range there.
Jab, jab by Gorbachenko - just one landing.
Gorbachenko has managed to clinch.
Derek Vinyard seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Vinyard lands a shoulder strike.
Gorbachenko blocks an uppercut.
Vinyard scores with a hook to the body.
Gorbachenko blocks an uppercut.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Vinyard lands an uppercut.
Gorbachenko's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Vinyard lands an uppercut.
Vinyard lands a hook to the side of the head.
Vinyard pushes Gorbachenko against the cage. Vinyard is working some dirty boxing. Vinyard pushes off with a quick right hook! Gorbachenko goes down! Gorbachenko tries to stand but stumbles back to his kness! Vinyard moves in to finish and the ref steps in to prevent any more damage!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:21 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Derek Vinyard!
A very excited looking Derek Vinyard made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Bobby Wangler (ranked 465 p4p, 68 weight class) and Shawn Antoski (ranked 658 p4p, 95 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Wangler might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to The Clash - I Fought The Law. Bobby Wangler had a look across the cage there at his opponent. He definitely means business
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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
19 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Bobby Wangler!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Shawn Antoski!
The judges for this bout are Don Winkell, Jack Bonds and Timothy Bukovac.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Wangler throws a head kick but Antoski moves out of range.
Wangler tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
The fight stays on the outside here - Wangler looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Antoski connects with a leg kick. Wangler looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Wangler checks a leg kick.
No luck for Wangler with that takedown attempt.
Antoski staying out of range there.
Antoski scores with a jab to the jaw.
Wangler uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Antoski has time to react.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Wangler shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in side control! That's better than Wangler was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Antoski managing to avoid any damage from the strikes thrown by Wangler.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Wangler trying to control the action but Antoski is working from the bottom.
Antoski explodes and escapes back to his feet! Nice escape there!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Antoski tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Wangler was well out of range. Poor timing from Antoski.
Nice shot lands for Wangler.
Antoski throws a body kick that misses.
Antoski takes a swing at Wangler's ribcage but misses.
Jab from Antoski.
Wangler throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Antoski sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Antoski let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Antoski pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Wangler on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Antoski has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
Antoski lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Wangler circles away quickly and effectively.
It looked like Wangler wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Wangler throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Antoski follows through with a counter body kick but it doesn't land.
Antoski looks to land a combination but Wangler avoids it well.
Some bone on bone action there as Wangler checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Antoski misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Wangler.
Wangler definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Antoski is looking to land body kicks.
Antoski misses with a left hand
and Wangler cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wangler throws a push kick but Antoski slaps the foot to one side.
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!
Wangler misses with a low kick.
Antoski throws a shot from downtown. Wangler moves away and avoids it.
Antoski is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Wangler.
Antoski looks for the body kick but Wangler saw that one coming.
Wangler feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Antoskis jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Wangler lets loose with a powerful body kick. Antoski will feel that in the morning.
Antoski throws a looping overhand right but Wangler ducks down to avoid it.
Antoski fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Antoski lands a lovely overhand right.
Wangler misses with an attempted mid kick.
A little jabbing left from Antoski on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Antoski ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Antoski has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Antoski ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Wangler fails with the takedown
and Antoski counters with a stiff right hand.
Wangler throws a body shot but no joy.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Antoski moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Antoski throws an overhand right that lands on Wangler's shoulder, as Wangler tries to avoid the shot.
Wangler moves out of range of the body kick.
Good work by Wangler as he checks the leg kick.
Wangler is looking to counter punch.
Antoski throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Antoski swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Wangler.
Wangler throws a body shot but no joy.
Antoski misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Wangler moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
A clash of legs there as Wangler blocks the low kick.
A slow jab from Wangler misses its intended target.
Antoski throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Wangler is rocked!
Wangler tries a low kick but Antoski avoids it.
Oh Wangler is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Antoski uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Wangler.
Wangler seems to have got his legs back now.
Wangler stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Antoski.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wangler will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Bobby Wangler. That's going to take a lot out of him.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Antoski looks to land a left hand but Wangler moved out of range nicely.
Antoski sends Wangler crashing to the mat with a devastating uppercut! Antoski is motioning to the referee to let Wangler up. He wants to try and finish this one on the feet!
Antoski cracks Wangler with a big right hand that sees him stumbling back against the cage! Wangler falls to his knees and Antoski doesn't need a second invitatation - he rushes in and fires off several unanswered shots that force the referee to stop the fight! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:18 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Shawn Antoski!
A relieved looking Shawn Antoski thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Gennady Mikhasevich (ranked 635 p4p, 92 weight class) and Willie Wood (ranked 783 p4p, 118 weight class). Gennady Mikhasevich has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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185 lbs
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180 lbs
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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
21 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Gennady Mikhasevich!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
17 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Willie Wood!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, Jack Bonds and Frank Antenori.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Wood defending well as Mikhasevich loads up on a big left hand.
Wood throws the left hand but Mikhasevich avoids the punch easily.
Wood throws a head kick that half lands.
Nice uppercut there from Wood.
Mikhasevich throws a nice looking combination but Wood bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Mikhasevich looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Mikhasevich throws the left hand but Wood avoids the punch easily.
Mikhasevich misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Wood.
Mikhasevich lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Danga de danga de dang - Mikhasevich scores with a four punch combination!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Mikhasevich throws a left and a right that both miss
and Wood cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Wood scores with a nice strike.
Nice cross by Wood.
Wood lands with an uppercut that bounces Mikhasevich off the cage and back into range.
The crowd cheers as Wood lands an impressive looking overhand right. Mikhasevich doesn't seem phased though.
Mikhasevich throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
and Wood counters with a low kick, right behind Mikhasevich 's knee.
Wood scores with a body shot.
Wood throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Mikhasevich takes a shot to the body in his stride.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mikhasevich looks to throw the jab but Wood is out of range.
Mikhasevich misses the jab.
Mikhasevich lands with a shot to the body.
Mikhasevich throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Wood turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Mikhasevich is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Wood.
Wood takes a swing at Mikhasevich's ribcage but misses.
Wood tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Mikhasevich was well out of range. Poor timing from Wood.
Mikhasevich connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Wood bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Mikhasevich's head backwards.
Wood scores with the left hand. Mikhasevich knows he should have avoided that one.
Wood is looking to clinch but Mikhasevich is avoiding it.
Wood has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Wood throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Mikhasevich sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Wood throws a front kick that sends Mikhasevich stumbling back into the cage.
Mikhasevich scoring well with a low kick there.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Wood swings for the body but Mikhasevich moves out of range.
Mikhasevich swings for the body but Wood moves out of range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wood connects with a good right hand that stumbles Mikhasevich. Mikhasevich circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Wood cracks the inside of Mikhasevich's front leg.
Wood moves out of range of the leg kick from Mikhasevich.
A swing and a miss from Mikhasevich.
Wood keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Mikhasevich throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Wood.
Wood uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Mikhasevich has time to react.
Mikhasevich 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.
Mikhasevich falls off balance throwing a combination
and Wood connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Mikhasevich is rocked!
Wood lands a slapping body shot.
Oh Mikhasevich is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Wood thuds his right hand into Mikhasevich's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Wood is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Mikhasevich gets hit by the mother of all head kicks and drops to the canvas in a crumpled heap! Woooow, the Internet is going to be talking about this one for weeks!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:45 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Willie Wood!
Our winner, Willie Wood, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between James Pearson (ranked 203 p4p, 30 weight class) and Doug Bell (ranked 409 p4p, 53 weight class). James Pearson had a look across the cage there at his opponent. He definitely means business
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261 lbs
14 - 5 - 0 |
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253 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
14 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, James Pearson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
20 - 8 - 0, fighting out of New York, Doug Bell!
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, and Frank Antenori.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bell moves out of range of the body kick from Pearson.
Bell misses with a hook.
Bell bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Pearson lands a big head kick that sends Bell tumbling to the mat! Pearson takes a step backwards and waves Bell back to his feet - he wants the finish!
It looks like Doug Bell has been cut.
Bell closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
This has been an exciting period of action!
The strikes coming from Bell are missing the target in this wave of attacks.
Bell wants to control but Pearson is keeping him busy.
Bell has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Pearson manages to get one leg in to regain half guard.
Bell looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
Pearson's coaches at Tosen's Home for Lost Boys have been working on his defensive grappling in preparation for this fight so let's see if he can get out of this tricky position.
Pearson tries to roll over but Bell keeps him under control.
Pearson keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Bell missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Bell seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Pearson does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bell thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Pearson trying to control but Bell postures up.
Bell scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Bell trying to mount his opponent but Pearson defends it.
Bell missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Pearson blocking the ground and pound attempt from Bell.
Bell thows a huge punch but Pearson dodges it nicely.
Bell scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Bell is looking to take a break and control but Pearson is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Bell thows a huge punch but Pearson dodges it nicely.
Bell sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Pearson defending well though.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bell thows a huge punch but Pearson dodges it nicely.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Bell works the jab nicely.
Doug Bell seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Pearson throws a solid leg kick but Bell takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Pearson.
Bell keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Pearson.
Bell throws a hook but Pearson avoids it easily.
Pearson cracks Bell with a right hand to the side of the head.
Pearson checks a low kick from Bell.
Bell shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Pearson defends it nicely.
Bell looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Bell is keen to just control but Pearson is a slippery customer.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Bell not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bell throwing shots but Pearson is blocking nicely.
Bell wants to take a breather but Pearson is having none of it.
Bell is trying to work for a kimura but Pearson is defending well.
Pearson is refusing to be controlled, as Bell sits in half guard.
Bell missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Pearson blocking the ground and pound attempt from Bell.
Pearson is staying active underneath Bell, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Bell thows a huge punch but Pearson dodges it nicely.
Bell missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Bell looks to land a strike but Pearson avoids it nicely and regains full guard.
Pearson pulls Bell in close to prevent any damage.
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.
Pearson keeping full guard, as Bell tries to pass.
Pearson is trying to control the position from the bottom.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Bell fails with the takedown.
Bell moves into range and connects with a jab.
Bell moves away from the strike by Pearson.
Bell avoids a kick to the body.
Bell slips a straight right by Pearson.
Pearson throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Pearson with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Bell to score with a decent uppercut.
Bell fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Pearson manages to avoid it.
Pearson is looking to land body kicks.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Doug Bell will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Doug Bell's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Pearson cracks Bell with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Bell scores with a decent looking hook.
Pearson staying out of range there.
Pearson looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Pearson throws a jab but it's blocked by Bell.
Bell lands with a straight right. Pearson didn't see that one coming.
Bell is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Bell has been working his punching technique in the buildup to the fight and it appears to be paying off.
Bell fails in his attempt to clinch.
Bell digs a good body shot into Pearson's ribs.
Bell keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Bell gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Pearson ducks under a wild hook from Bell.
Pearson feinted there with a counter leg kick.
Bell darts in and clinches Pearson up against the cage.
Bell tries a body shot but Pearson blocks it.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Bell throws a punch but it's blocked by Pearson.
Pearson working aggressively here.
Bell's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Bell avoids the body shot from Pearson.
Pearson thuds a left hand into Bell's body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pearson throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
The fighters circling - Pearson throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Pearson throws a push kick but Bell slaps the foot to one side.
Pearson slips a jab from Bell.
Pearson throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Pearson is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Bell.
Bell follows through with a counter body kick but it doesn't land.
Pearson keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Bell.
A quick step to the side and Pearson tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Pearson throws a wild body kick that Bell sees coming a mile off.
Pearson throws a nice inside leg kick.
Bell throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Pearson sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Nice defenses there by Bell.
Bell scores with the left hand. Pearson knows he should have avoided that one.
Bell checks a leg kick nicely.
Bell connects with a body shot.
Bell moves into the clinch.
Pearson blocking some punches.
Bell lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Pearson blocks an uppercut.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bell breaks from the clinch.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Pearson tries to clinch up but Bell circles away and keeps his distance.
Pearson throws a head kick but Bell moves out of range.
Bell loads up on a big right hand but Pearson slips the punch.
Bell slips a straight right by Pearson.
Bell connects with a body shot.
Pearson throws the kick towards the body but Bell avoids it.
Bell looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Pearson is holding on to half guard well.
Bell stalling.
Let's hope that Bell has the urge to step up the pace any second now because for the last 15 or 20 seconds he's just been holding on tight.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bell takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Bell throwing shots but Pearson is blocking nicely.
Bell throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Bell is working for a kimura but Pearson is defending it quite comfortably.
Bell thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Bell not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Pearson is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Bell scores with a couple of nice shots.
Pearson avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Bell.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Bell trying to control the action but Pearson is working from the bottom.
Bell tries to pass to full mount but Pearson defends it.
Bell 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.
Pearson blocking the ground and pound attempt from Bell.
Pearson is not content to let Bell control the position.
Bell trying to control the pace.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Bell is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Pearson.
Nice shot by Bell.
A slapping body kick lands there for Pearson.
Pearson attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Bell looks like he wants to counter punch here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Doug Bell showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Doug Bell's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Bell misses with a hook.
Bell stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Pearson.
Pearson walks into a jab.
Pearson looks to land a combination but Bell avoids it well.
Pearson fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Bell checks it well.
Bell throws out a counter right but Pearson avoids it with no problem.
James Pearson is winning the standup battle so far.
Bell scores with a hook to the body. Pearson takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Bell moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Pearson throws a body punch but Bell moves out of range.
Pearson feints and then cracks Bell's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Bell down.
Bell scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Bell cracks Pearson with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Bell scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
A shot to the body from Pearson misses
and Bell counters with a right hand to the body.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Pearson connects with a leg kick. Bell looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Bell checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
A little jabbing left from Bell on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Pearson fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Bell checks it well.
Bell ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Pearson moves away.
Pearson dodges the punch combination from Bell.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bell lands a jab.
A looping hook to the body misses from Bell. Pearson does a little dance to reset his feet.
Pearson scores with a push kick.
A slow jab from Bell misses its intended target.
James Pearson is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Bell's corner calls for a 1-2. Bell obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Bell tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Pearson, right into the meat.
Pearson uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Bell.
Pearson fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Bell on the side of the head.
Nice jab there from Bell.
Bell misses with a hook. Pearson ducked under it nicely.
Bell's corner calls for a 1-2. Bell obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Pearson takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
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!
Pearson missing with a left hand there. Bell was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Nice defenses there by Bell.
James Pearson has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bell catches Pearson with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Bell uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Pearson is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Bell.
Bell takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Pearson throws a low kick but Bell avoids it.
A head kick misses from Bell.
Pearson throws a hook but Bell blocks it.
Bell looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Bell lands an overhand right.
Bell checks a low kick from Pearson.
Pearson takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Pearson throws a low kick but Bell moves out of range easily.
Bell listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Bell cracks Pearson with a good jab.
The crowd cheers as Bell lands an impressive looking overhand right. Pearson doesn't seem phased though.
Bell closes the distance and clinches.
A short uppercut from Bell.
Bell gets through Pearson's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
It looks like James Pearson has been cut.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pearson pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Pearson keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Bell throws a left and a right that both miss
and Pearson counters with a thumping low kick.
Pearson showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Bell.
Bell fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Bell feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Pearsons jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Doug Bell is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Bell moves into range and connects with a jab.
Pearson moves away from the strike by Bell.
Pearson feinted there with a counter leg kick.
A left lands for Bell.
Bell walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Pearson waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Bell.
Bell lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Pearson tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Bell is able to avoid easily.
Pearson walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Pearson jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Bell misses with a kick to the body.
Bell is looking to chop away at Pearson's legs.
Pearson slips a jab from Bell.
Pearson misses with a looping left.
Bell scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Bell checks a leg kick.
Pearson wants to land a leg kick but Bell is out of range.
Bell displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Pearson throws out the jab.
Pearson throws a jab when Bell was well out of range.
Pearson lands a nice leg kick that just misses Bell's sensitive parts.
Bell misses with a jab, cross combination.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Bell misses with an uppercut.
Pearson walks into a stiff left hand from Bell.
Bell pivots, looking for a leg kick but Pearson is out of range and Bell settles back down.
A looping hook to the body misses from Bell. Pearson does a little dance to reset his feet.
A thudding body kick lands there by Pearson!
And that's the end of the fight!
Doug Bell comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Bell has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 28:29
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 27:30
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Doug Bell!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between David Brent (ranked 368 p4p, 51 weight class) and Scott Murley (ranked 324 p4p, 45 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Murley's choice of entrance music: Rage Against The Machine | Bulls On Parade. 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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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
15 - 6 - 0, fighting out of New York, David Brent!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
16 - 7 - 1, fighting out of Amsterdam, Scott Murley!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, Don Winkell and Timothy Bukovac.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A big left from Murley misses.
Brent moves away from the strike by Murley.
Brent was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Murley misses with a looping left.
A low kick from Murley is predictable there
and Brent counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
It looks like Scott Murley has been cut.
Brent uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Murley.
The fighters circling - Murley throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Brent looked to counter with a high kick but didn't commit.
Murley fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
It looks like David Brent has been cut.
Brent staying out of range there.
Murley misses the body punch
and Brent counters with a straight right hand.
Brent takes a jab right on the kisser.
Murley misses with a looping right.
A swing and a miss from Murley.
As Murley looks to move away, Brent throws a big counter combo but Murley just gets out of the way.
Murley throws a lazy right hand but Brent sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Brent was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Murley throws a body shot but no joy.
Murley throws out a loose jab but Brent uses good head movement to avoid it.
Murley moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Murley thuds a left hand into Brent's body.
Murley cracks a nice hook into Brent's ribs.
Murley misses with a body punch
and Brent counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Nice defenses there by Brent.
The fighters circle momentarily. Brent darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Murley misses with a straight left.
Brent ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Scott Murley seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Murley works Brent's body with a nice hook.
Murley keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Brent.
Murley throws a big shot that misses.
Murley throws a body punch but Brent moves out of range.
Murley throws a looping overhand right but Brent ducks down to avoid it.
Brent looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Murley ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Brent moves away.
Brent walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Murley throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Brent steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Murley.
A little feinted left hand from Brent on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Murley throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Murley lands an overhand right.
Murley throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Brent looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Murley throws a lazy body kick
letting Brent counter with a right hand.
Murley throws an overhand right that lands on Brent's shoulder, as Brent tries to avoid the shot.
Murley tries to bum rush Brent with a series of wild strikes but Brent uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Brent was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Murley throws a hook but Brent blocks it.
A little feinted left hand from Brent on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Murley throws a shot from downtown. Brent moves away and avoids it.
Brent swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Murley misses with a hook.
Murley avoids the head kick by Brent.
Murley scores with a sloppy right hand. Brent should have avoided that one.
Murley avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Brent gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Murley has a couple of punches blocked by Brent.
Brent breaks from the clinch.
Brent scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Brent lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Murley misses with a hook. Brent ducked under it nicely.
Brent is looking to counter punch.
A slow jab from Murley misses its intended target.
Murley fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Brent manages to avoid it.
Murley connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Murley connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Brent misses with an uppercut.
Brent takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Murley misses with a looping right.
Brent takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Murley jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Brent takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Brent takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Brent throws a head kick but Murley moves out of range.
Murley looks to score with a jab to the body but Brent is just out of range.
Murley lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Murley connects with a nice looking jab.
Murley waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Brent.
Murley throws a poor cross that misses
and Brent counters with a lovely straight right hand!
A big right from Murley misses.
Brent is looking to counter punch.
Brent is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Brent avoids the body shot from Murley.
Brent defending well as Murley loads up on a big left hand.
Brent avoids a punch combination nicely.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Brent uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Murley.
A decent looking cross lands there for Brent.
Murley swings for the body but Brent moves out of range.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Scott Murley dominated that round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
That's time! Back to the action!
Murley throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Brent counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Brent slips under a jab.
It looked like Brent wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Brent moves out of range of the strikes.
Murley has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Murley takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Murley is keeping his hands low and just asking to be knocked out. Brent Raises his leg and lands a stunning axe kick! Murley is out cold, face down on the mat!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:22 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). David Brent!
A very excited looking David Brent rambled incoherently for about 5 minutes post fight about how awesome he is. It was kinda funny for a while but then everyone got annoyed.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between George Allen (ranked 161 p4p, 23 weight class) and Jean-Claude Marceau (ranked 211 p4p, 31 weight class). Man, I cannot wait for this one!
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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 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, George Allen!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
16 - 7 - 0, fighting out of New York, Jean-Claude Marceau!
The judges for this bout are , Frank Antenori and Timothy Bukovac.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A big left from Allen misses.
Allen is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Marceau.
Allen rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Marceau counters with a nice low kick that buckles Allen's knee momentarily.
George Allen seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Allen lands an overhand right.
It looks like Jean-Claude Marceau has been cut.
Marceau scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Allen doesn't seem bothered though.
Allen getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Marceau takes a swing at Allen's ribcage but misses.
Marceau throws a leg kick but Allen checks it.
Marceau looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Marceau looks to throw the jab but Allen is out of range.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Allen slips a jab from Marceau.
Marceau scores with the left hand. Allen knows he should have avoided that one.
It looks like George Allen has been cut.
Nice uppercut there from Marceau.
Allen scores with a crisp jab that stopped Marceau in his tracks.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Allen throws a jab when Marceau was well out of range.
Allen throws a hook but Marceau blocks it.
Allen lands a head kick. Marceau smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Allen swings for the body but Marceau moves out of range.
Allen missing with a left hand there. Marceau was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Marceau's jab looks to have found its range, popping Allen under the eye.
A shot to the liver by Marceau. Beautiful body shot.
Marceau swings for the body but Allen moves out of range.
An attempted straight right counter from Allen misses the target.
Allen tries a head kick but it misses.
Marceau lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
Allen slips a straight right by Marceau.
Allen keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Marceau lands a big uppercut and Allen crumbles to the floor! The ref thinks about stopping the fight but Allen looks OK. Marceau waves Allen back to his feet!
Allen is rocked!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Allen is wiping some vaseline out of his eye. Marceau doesn't give a rats ass about fair play and cracks him with a massive hook to the side of the head! Allen crumples to the floor out cold! The cornerman is going to be in Allen's bad books for that mishap!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:07 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Jean-Claude Marceau!
Jean-Claude Marceau seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
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