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Pride FC 36 PBP Commentary |
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Karter Kinshaw (ranked 1758 p4p, 202 weight class) and Khal Stark (ranked 2878 p4p, 303 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Stark's choice of entrance music: Gardenia by KYUSS. Well, I have no idea who's going to take this one!
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Great wrestler
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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
29 - 22 - 0, fighting out of New York, Karter Kinshaw!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
27 - 28 - 2, fighting out of New York, Khal Stark!
The judges for this bout are Colin Fotheringham, Andrew Berry and Donald Grub.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kinshaw throws a leg kick
and Stark counters with a takedown into side control! That could mean trouble for Kinshaw!
Kinshaw tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Stark wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Kinshaw regains half guard there - taking advantage of Stark's attempt to lay and pray for a moment.
Kinshaw trying to control here.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Kinshaw looking for submissions off his back.
Stark is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Kinshaw has managed to free his arm - good work.
Stark landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kinshaw taking some punishment here, with Stark in his half guard.
Stark is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Kinshaw has managed to free his arm - good work.
Stark not landing any meaningful shots this time.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Stark is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Kinshaw tries to kick Stark off but Stark keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Kinshaw blocking the ground and pound attempt from Stark.
Kinshaw keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Kinshaw blocking the ground and pound attempt from Stark.
My spies in Touch Of Death Combat Academy inform me that Stark has been getting involved in the gym's BJJ sparring sessions. Let's see whether that pays dividends!
Stark prevents Kinshaw from standing back up.
Stark thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Kinshaw is not content to let Stark control the position.
Kinshaw trying to control but Stark postures up.
Kinshaw is trying is best to control the position here.
Stark moves into full mount! Kinshaw won't be happy about that!
Stark can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Kinshaw is looking to escape.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Stark throwing shots from mount but they're not landing.
Stark prevents Kinshaw from getting the reversal.
Stark looking to control but Kinshaw is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Stark lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
Stark controlling the pace for now.
Stark can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Kinshaw is looking to escape.
Kinshaw really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kinshaw is bucking up trying to escape but Stark cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
Stark breaks from Kinshaw's wrist control and lands an elbow.
Stark pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
Kinshaw is rocked!
Stark unloads with some vicious shots from mount and Kinshaw wants out - he looks towards the referee who steps in to save him! Stark celebrates on the cage and the crowd goes wild!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:33 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Khal Stark!
Khal Stark 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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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Ander Silva (ranked 1727 p4p, 222 weight class) and Ryu Aokison (ranked 1071 p4p, 157 weight class). Aokison has chosen Caroline as his entrance music. Ryu Aokison has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Ander Silva's chin.
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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
11 - 8 - 0, fighting out of London, Ander Silva!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
18 - 16 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Ryu Aokison!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Bishop, James Ackerman and Richard Clark.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Aokison scores with a jab to the head.
Silva looking to score a takedown here. Aokison is defending well but Silva drives through and ends up in Aokison's guard.
Aokison is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Aokison has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Silva can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Silva got a little sloppy there for a moment and Aokison has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Silva has managed to get both his arms back between Aokison's legs - danger averted.
Aokison escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Silva gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Silva trying to stand up but can't free himself from Aokison's guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Aokison working for a triangle but Silva defends it easily.
Aokison is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Silva trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Silva passes Aokison's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Silva is trying to control. Aokison wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Silva is looking for a kimura here.
Aokison is trying to maintain the position but Silva is very close to passing his half guard.
Silva is working for a kimura but Aokison is defending it quite comfortably.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
The fighters are battling for position here. Aokison manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Aokison looking to hit a scissor sweep but Silva is one step ahead there.
Aokison looking to control.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Aokison has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Silva can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Silva looking to pass the guard.
Aokison has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Silva can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Silva wants to get up but he can't break Aokison's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
Aokison keeping moving, preventing Silva from controlling successfully.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Aokison not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Silva sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Aokison's guard.
Aokison looking for submissions off his back.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Aokison manages to get to full guard.
Aokison can't keep his opponent in guard - Silva advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
The fighters are battling for position here. Aokison manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Silva trying to control but Aokison is working from the bottom.
Aokison wants to sweep here but Silva controlling him for the moment.
Aokison keeping moving, preventing Silva from controlling successfully.
Silva content to stall in guard here.
We've been informed that Aokison has been working hard on his conditioning in the buildup to the fight.
Aokison has a closed guard, preventing Silva from standing up.
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.
Aokison escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Silva gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Aokison escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Silva gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Silva avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Silva has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Silva drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Silva jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Aokison has his foot on Silva's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Silva works his way back into a safe position though.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Silva got a little sloppy there for a moment and Aokison has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Silva has managed to get both his arms back between Aokison's legs - danger averted.
Silva slips nicely into half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Ryu Aokison will probably get the nod.
That's time! Back to the action!
Silva throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Aokison misses with a left hand
and Silva counters with a head kick.
Silva drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Silva pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Aokison is keeping the position for now.
Aokison trying to control the position.
Aokison looking for a triangle here. Silva is fighting it but it looks tight! Aokison pulls the arm across and this one won't last much longer! Nope, Silva is tapping out - this one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:53 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle Choke). Ryu Aokison!
Ryu Aokison made sure to mention his sponsor, Pit Bull Development in his post fight interview.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Lakoj Dresden (ranked 1472 p4p, 200 weight class) and Thiago Thiago (ranked 920 p4p, 132 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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224 lbs
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215 lbs
16 - 11 - 0 |
Great wrestler
World class boxer
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World class MT
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
17 - 15 - 0, fighting out of New York, Lakoj Dresden!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
16 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Thiago Thiago!
The judges for this bout are Andrew Berry, William Gold and Richard Clark.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Dresden fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Thiago avoids it really well and circles away.
Thiago cracks Dresden with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
A punch combination from Dresden misses.
Dresden fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Dresden lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Thiago circles away quickly and effectively.
Thiago lands with an uppercut that bounces Dresden off the cage and back into range.
Dresden shoots in but Thiago avoids the takedown attempt easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Lakoj Dresden. That's going to take a lot out of him.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Thiago tries to sprawl but Dresden drives through with a takedown into half guard.
Dresden performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
Dresden is looking to take a break and control but Thiago is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dresden not doing much here.
Dresden is trying to control. Thiago wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Dresden is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Dresden in particular looking to stall.
Thiago felt the need to train up his defensive grappling in the buildup to the fight. Presumably he was expecting to be in a difficult position like this, so let's see if he can get out of it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Dresden wants to advance to full mount but Thiago doesn't think that's going to happen and regains full guard instead.
Dresden throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Dresden in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
Dresden controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Dresden throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Thiago stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Nice defenses there by Thiago.
Dresden closes the distance and clinches up with Thiago, looking for a takedown. Dresden pushes Thiago against the cage but Thiago circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Thiago swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Dresden.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Thiago walks into a straight right hand from Dresden.
Dresden shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Thiago manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
Dresden looking to pass the guard.
Dresden stopping the sweep attempt from Thiago.
Dresden distracts Thiago with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Dresden pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Thiago is keeping the position for now.
Dresden wants to control from the top but Thiago keeps moving.
Thiago is pulling down on Dresden's head. It's preventing any offense from Dresden, at least for the moment.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dresden trying to control but Thiago is working from the bottom.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Dresden will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Dresden crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Thiago - the referee stops the clock and Dresden gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Thiago. Dresden manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Dresden looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Thiago tries to sprawl but Dresden drives through with a takedown into half guard.
Dresden is breathing heavily.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Thiago tries to roll over but Dresden keeps him under control.
Thiago controlling the position well.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Lakoj Dresden dominated that round.
That's time! Dresden's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Thiago stuffs the takedown attempt from Dresden. Dresden gets slowly back to his feet.
Dresden dives in and scores a takedown into Thiago's guard.
Dresden throwing strikes from guard but Thiago blocks nicely.
Thiago looking to hit a scissor sweep but Dresden is one step ahead there.
Dresden trying to control but Thiago is working from the bottom.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Thiago wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
Lakoj Dresden overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dresden trying to control the position from guard on top but Thiago is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Dresden might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Dresden not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Thiago is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Dresden drives through with a takedown into Thiago's guard. Let's see what he can do from the top position.
Dresden wants to pass the guard but Thiago is keeping the position.
Thiago is pulling down on Dresden's head to control his posture.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dresden trying to control the position from guard on top but Thiago is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Dresden tries to free his leg and advance position but Thiago is retaining full guard.
Dresden trying to control but Thiago is working from the bottom.
Dresden is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Thiago is trying to control the position but Dresden postures up.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dresden scores with a nice strike.
Thiago's jab looks to have found its range, popping Dresden under the eye.
Thiago throws the kick towards the body but Dresden avoids it.
Dresden shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Dresden fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Thiago raises up his leg as if looking to counter with a high kick.
Dresden looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Thiago moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Dresden shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Thiago pinned against the cage. Thiago gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Lakoj Dresden. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Dresden closes the distance and clinches up with Thiago, looking for a takedown. Dresden pushes Thiago against the cage but Thiago circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Dresden fails with the takedown
and Thiago counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Thiago stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Thiago wants it to stay on the feet.
A little jabbing left from Thiago on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Thiago lands the left hand.
Dresden tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Thiago defends well and Dresden ends up having to push Thiago into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Thiago drops Dresden with a hook right on the temple. He thinks about going to the ground but Dresden looks back up at him and smiles so Thiago waves him back to his feet - he obviously thinks he can knock him out after that shot landed.
Dresden is rocked!
Thiago lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Lakoj Dresden seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Thiago thumps Dresden with a low kick.
Dresden tries to clinch there but Thiago circles away.
Thiago cracks a nice hook into Dresden's ribs.
Dresden fails with the takedown
and Thiago counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Thiago lands a big right hand that sends Dresden crashing to the mat! Thiago stays standing though and waves Dresden back to his feet!
Oh Dresden is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Thiago throws an overhand right that drops Dresden like a sack of potatoes! Thiago dives in to finish the fight with more strikes and this one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:30 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Thiago Thiago!
After winning the bout, Thiago Thiago thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Igydo Dall (ranked 806 p4p, 89 weight class) and Kevin Sheedy (ranked 1945 p4p, 191 weight class). Dall's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Blue Ice. There are an array of beautiful celebrities at ringside tonight! I wonder if any of them paid for their tickets.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
20 - 16 - 0, fighting out of New York, Igydo Dall!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
16 - 10 - 0, fighting out of New York, Kevin Sheedy!
The judges for this bout are Paul Tew, Daniel Bishop and Phil Schofield.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Dall misses with an uppercut. Sheedy saw that one coming.
Dall takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Dall looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Dall throws a hook to the side of Sheedy's head but Sheedy sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Kevin Sheedy seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Dall shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Sheedy keeping moving, preventing Dall from controlling successfully.
Dall is pushing down on Sheedy's leg trying to pass to half guard. Sheedy is fighting to maintain full guard but Dall has managed to sneak the leg through.
Sheedy trying to control here.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Sheedy is defending against the submission attempts here by Dall.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sheedy is defending against the submission attempts here by Dall.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sheedy is defending against the submission attempts here by Dall.
Dall is working for a kimura but Sheedy is defending it quite comfortably.
Dall is working for a kimura but Sheedy is defending it quite comfortably.
Dall is trying to control. Sheedy wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Sheedy keeping control of the position.
Dall is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Sheedy defends it well.
Dall is looking for a kimura but Sheedy is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Dall to get the leverage.
Dall is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Sheedy really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Dall. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Sheedy is defending against the submission attempts here by Dall.
Sheedy is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dall is just content to waste time from the top position. Sheedy takes advantage of the situation and regains full guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Sheedy trying to control the position.
Dall forces his way into half guard.
Sheedy wants to control but Dall is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Sheedy is trying to get back to full guard.
Dall is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Sheedy doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Dall.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Dall is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Sheedy sees it coming and defends easily.
Sheedy wants to improve his position but Dall is controlling well.
Sheedy is defending against the submission attempts here by Dall.
Dall tries to pass the half guard into mount. Sheedy knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Sheedy trying to hold on to Dall's head to control him but Dall postures up.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Igydo Dall dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Sheedy avoids the body shot from Dall.
Dall fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Sheedy checks it well.
Dall on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Sheedy misses with a combination
and Dall makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Sheedy dodges the punch combination from Dall.
Dall throws a body punch but Sheedy moves out of range.
Sheedy throws a leg kick that is checked
and Dall counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Oooooh!!! Sheedy has knocked Dall down with a huge combo! Sheedy steps away and waves a wobbly Dall back to his feet! This one might not go much longer!
Dall is rocked!
It looks like Igydo Dall has been cut.
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!
Sheedy connects with a left and a right that sees a clearly hurt Dall covering up! Sheedy comes in with a big uppercut and Dall goes doooown! He's slumped up against the cage, eyes staring blankly into space.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:44 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Kevin Sheedy!
In defeat, Igydo Dall stepped up to the mic, saying 'The ice has been cracked'.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Stephan Letter (ranked 875 p4p, 124 weight class) and Kelvin Handleman (ranked 627 p4p, 91 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Handleman's choice of entrance music: Pride FC Theme. Stephan Letter 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
16 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Stephan Letter!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
17 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Kelvin Handleman!
The judges for this bout are Sam Margolis, Richard Clark and Donald Grub.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Handleman drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Letter throws Handleman to one side and escapes!
Handleman avoids a punch combination nicely.
Handleman blocks the body kick.
Oooooh!!! Letter has knocked Handleman down with a huge combo! Letter steps away and waves a wobbly Handleman back to his feet! This one might not go much longer!
It looks like Kelvin Handleman has been cut.
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!
Handleman throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Letter doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Letter just misses with a punch to the body.
Letter misses with a kick to the body.
Handleman 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 0:47 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Stephan Letter!
Stephan Letter decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
Kelvin Handleman spoke after the fight, saying 'I'm a fucking man and no one will ever question that because I am a man before I am a fighter and to have some pussy that sits behind a computer all day question my manhood pisses me off...'.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Alexei Chernokov (ranked 271 p4p, 38 weight class) and Eric Draven (ranked 370 p4p, 53 weight class). Chernokov kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Disaster strikes - Mushroom cloud. Draven is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: For Heavy Metal we will die!. Buckle up people - heeeeeeeeeere we go!
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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
25 - 16 - 2, fighting out of Helsinki, Alexei Chernokov!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
17 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Eric Draven!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Bishop, William Gold and Richard Clark.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Chernokov lands a nice shot to the body.
Draven looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Chernokov connects with a right hand. Draven shakes it off.
Draven on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Chernokov misses with a looping left.
Draven uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Chernokov.
Chernokov lands a slapping body shot.
Draven doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Chernokov misses with a wild body shot.
Draven takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Draven scores with a nice right hand.
Draven throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Chernokov lands with an overhand left.
Chernokov staying out of range there.
Draven thows a body kick. Chernokov tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Chernokov throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Draven stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Draven wants it to stay on the feet.
Draven fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Chernokov.
Draven goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Chernokov misses with a body shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Horrible takedown attempt by Chernokov or perhaps it was just good defense by Draven, which made it look bad.
Draven cracks Chernokov with a good jab.
Eric Draven is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Draven keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Chernokov ducks under a wild hook from Draven.
Chernokov swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Eric Draven seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Draven is looking to score with low kicks.
Chernokov slips a jab and a cross from Draven.
Chernokov is trying to close the distance and clinch up, after that failed offence from Draven.
A combination from Draven does no damage.
Draven lands with a right hand.
Nice shot lands for Draven.
Draven swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Chernokov on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Chernokov slips a straight right by Draven.
Chernokov slips under a jab from Draven.
Chernokov misses with an uppercut.
Draven cracks Chernokov with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Chernokov throws a nice looking combination but Draven bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Draven misses with a head kick.
Left hook, right uppercut from Chernokov.
Draven tries a low kick but Chernokov avoids it.
Draven misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Chernokov tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Draven paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Draven is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Draven's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Chernokov connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Draven scrambles back to his feet.
Chernokov tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Draven was well out of range. Poor timing from Chernokov.
Chernokov waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Draven.
Chernokov tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Draven thows a left - swing and a miss!
Chernokov goes for a double leg but Draven avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Draven continues to drive forward.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Alexei Chernokov. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Draven fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Chernokov on the side of the head.
Chernokov digs a good body shot into Draven's ribs.
Chernokov throws an overhand right that lands on Draven's shoulder, as Draven tries to avoid the shot.
Draven moves out of range of the strikes.
Draven only half commits to the counter leg kick.
Draven lands with a thumping leg kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Draven tries to work over Chernokov's front leg with a kick but Chernokov checks it.
Draven fails to land with a series of punches.
Draven closes the distance but Chernokov moves to the side
and Chernokov counters with a stiff right hand.
Draven connects with a nice looking jab.
Chernokov throws a jab when Draven was well out of range.
Chernokov darts in and clinches Draven up against the cage.
Draven jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Chernokov walks away with a smile on his face. Draven gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
A combination from Draven does no damage.
Chernokov attempts a counter takedown but Draven avoids it well and moves away.
Chernokov closes the distance and pushes Draven back into the cage.
Chernokov digs a right hand underneath Draven's ribcage. Draven let out a lung full of air as it connected.
A head punch on the inside from Draven fails to land.
A head punch on the inside from Chernokov fails to land.
Chernokov misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Chernokov misses with the head strike.
A body shot lands from Draven.
Chernokov drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Draven lands a hook to the side of the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Draven breaks from the clinch.
Draven throws a half hearted mid kick.
Chernokov throws a combination that misses
and Draven counters with a straight right hand.
Draven connects with a right hand. Chernokov shakes it off.
Draven thows a left - swing and a miss!
Draven gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Draven throws a lazy uppercut
and Chernokov cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Chernokov swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Jab from Draven.
Chernokov throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Draven sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Good exchange - Draven coming out on top.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Chernokov checks a leg kick.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Chernokov rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Draven moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Draven steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Chernokov.
Draven throws a leg kick that misses.
Chernokov closes this distance looking for a takedown but Draven circles away.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Eric Draven will probably get the nod.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Chernokov ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Draven on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Chernokov shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Draven's guard.
Chernokov throws a big elbow that misses.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Draven bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Chernokov's guard.
Draven pushes down on Chernokov's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Draven is looking to advance position but Chernokov won't allow it.
Draven sitting and controlling from the half guard.
Chernokov wants to control but Draven is keeping busy.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Chernokov wants to get back to full guard.
Well, if Draven is going to just lie there, perhaps we should talk about what we're having for dinner tonight… I'm having a ham and pineapple pizza… Yum. Can't wait.
Draven wants to stand but Chernokov has hold of a leg and an arm, so he's trapped for now.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Chernokov actively working from the bottom here.
Chernokov tries to roll over but Draven keeps him under control.
Draven decides to stand up.
Chernokov bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
A big left from Chernokov misses.
Good work by Chernokov as he checks the leg kick.
Draven chopping away at his opponent's legs.
A slow jab from Chernokov misses its intended target.
Draven throws a jab when Chernokov was well out of range.
Chernokov displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Draven throws out the jab.
Chernokov throws a right and a left that Draven avoids nicely.
Draven slips under a jab.
Draven throws a sloppy head kick
and Chernokov moves into the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Draven scores with a shoulder strike.
Draven wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Chernokov jumps into guard, dragging Draven to the mat.
Chernokov tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Chernokov is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Draven on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Chernokov is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Draven sees it coming and defends easily.
Draven is trying is best to control the position here.
Chernokov has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Chernokov connects with a nice short shot to Draven's temple.
Draven makes some distance and scrambles quickly back to his feet. Nice work!
Chernokov throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Eric Draven seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Draven lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Chernokov circles away quickly and effectively.
An attempted straight right counter from Chernokov misses the target.
Draven ducks under a wild hook from Chernokov.
Draven only half commits to the counter leg kick.
Draven wants to land a leg kick but Chernokov is out of range.
Draven fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Chernokov.
Chernokov pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Chernokov missing with a left hand there. Draven was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Draven lands with a thumping leg kick.
Draven throws a series of punches but Chernokov avoids them all with ease.
Chernokov thows a left - swing and a miss!
Draven throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Chernokov on the side of the head.
Chernokov throws a predictable looking body shot
and Draven counters with a nice uppercut.
Draven throws a body shot but no joy.
Draven loads up on a big right hand but Chernokov slips the punch.
Chernokov slips a straight right by Draven.
Draven lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Draven throws a hook but Chernokov blocks it.
Draven throws a sloppy head kick
and Chernokov counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Chernokov takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Draven throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Chernokov's head.
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 head kick by Draven misses
and Chernokov connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Chernokov checks a low kick from Draven.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Draven looks to score with a jab to the body but Chernokov is just out of range.
Chernokov throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Draven displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Chernokov throws out the jab.
Chernokov decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Draven has hold of Chernokov's hands but Chernokov slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Draven is looking to improve his position.
Draven trying to control here.
Draven looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Ground and pound from Chernokov.
Chernokov is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Draven has managed to free his arm - good work.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Chernokov working over Draven with some ground and pound. Draven looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Eric Draven will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Draven misses with a low kick.
The fighters circling - Draven throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Draven takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Chernokov misses with a hook. Draven ducked under it nicely.
Draven throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Draven connects with a solid leg kick.
Draven wants to clinch.
Draven on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Draven throws an overhand right that lands on Chernokov's shoulder, as Chernokov tries to avoid the shot.
Draven looks for the body kick but Chernokov saw that one coming.
Chernokov gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Draven.
Chernokov changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Draven tries to avoid it but Chernokov manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Draven to the ground. Draven escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Draven is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Chernokov ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Draven avoids the body shot from Chernokov.
Chernokov is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Chernokov keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Chernokov tries to counter by clinching up but Draven breaks away and moves out of range.
Good leg kick by Draven there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Draven works Chernokov's body with a nice hook.
Chernokov thows a left - swing and a miss!
Chernokov misses with a shot to the body
and Draven cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Chernokov misses with a hook. Draven ducked under it nicely.
Nice straight punches there by Draven. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Draven.
Chernokov uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Draven.
Chernokov takes a body punch but keeps moving.
A bone on bone clash there as Chernokov blocks the leg kick.
Chernokov throws a big shot that misses.
Draven looks to land a right hand but Chernokov moved out of range.
Draven throws a good cross that connects.
Chernokov has Draven up against the cage in a clinch.
Draven is defending well against a takedown attempt.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Chernokov digs a right hand into Draven's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Draven's gas tank.
Still in the clinch, Chernokov scores with a nice short uppercut.
Draven scores with a hook to the body.
Draven misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Chernokov blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Draven throws a head punch that misses.
Chernokov drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Alexei Chernokov. That's going to take a lot out of him.
A head punch on the inside from Draven fails to land.
Alexei Chernokov has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Chernokov tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Chernokov fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Draven manages to break the clinch.
Chernokov throws a hook to the side of Draven's head but Draven sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Draven throws a body shot but no joy.
Chernokov needs to keep his hands up - Draven had a free shot at his head there.
Draven jabbing away but nothing is landing.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Chernokov has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Draven.
Alexei Chernokov has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Draven misses with an uppercut
and Chernokov counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Draven lands with a thumping leg kick.
Draven lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Draven.
Chernokov takes the fight into the clinch.
Draven can't break the clinch.
Draven stops a takedown attempt from Chernokov.
Draven breaks the clinch.
Chernokov connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Draven's hands.
Draven stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Chernokov swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Chernokov misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Draven.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Chernokov connects with a jab.
Chernokov has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Draven.
Chernokov ducks under a wild hook from Draven.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Chernokov uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Chernokov moves out of range as Draven strikes.
Chernokov throws a lazy uppercut
and Draven counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Draven throws a nice inside leg kick.
Draven lunges at Chernokov with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Chernokov's hand.
Chernokov avoids the head kick by Draven.
Chernokov looks to score with a jab to the body but Draven is just out of range.
Chernokov throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Draven connects with a leg kick. Chernokov looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Chernokov misses with a few strikes there.
Chernokov misses with an uppercut
and Draven cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Draven fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Draven throws a body kick that misses.
Chernokov shoots in and bounces Draven off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Draven not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
And that's the end of the fight!
Eric Draven comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Draven winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Daniel Bishop scores the fight 27:30
Judge William Gold scores the fight 27:30
Judge Richard Clark scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Eric Draven!
After the fight, Eric Draven was humble in paying tribute to his opponent but made it clear he wants to go on to bigger and better things. It seemed to go down well with the crowd who cheered him loudly.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Pierre Joseph Proudhon (ranked 290 p4p, 39 weight class) and Bjorn Ragnar (ranked 160 p4p, 21 weight class). Ragnar is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Shook Ones II. There are an array of beautiful celebrities at ringside tonight! I wonder if any of them paid for their tickets.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
13 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Pierre Joseph Proudhon!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
36 - 15 - 0, fighting out of London, Bjorn Ragnar!
The judges for this bout are Paul Tew, James Glass and Sam Margolis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Proudhon scores with the left hand. Ragnar knows he should have avoided that one.
Ragnar showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Proudhon.
Ragnar keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Proudhon.
Proudhon throws a right hand that misses
and Ragnar counters with a nice leg kick.
Proudhon throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Ragnar throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Ragnar scores with a jab to the body.
Proudhon scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Proudhon thows a left - swing and a miss!
Ragnar was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind.
A lazy left from Ragnar finds it's target.
Proudhon misses with a right hand
and Ragnar counters with a nice body shot.
Ragnar misses with a kick to the body.
Ragnar tries to land a leg kick but Proudhon saw it coming and moves away.
Proudhon ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Ragnar looks to land a body kick but Proudhon moved away.
Proudhon cracks Ragnar with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Sloppy strikes from Proudhon. Those never looked like landing.
Ragnar was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind.
We've been told by Proudhon's head coaches at Ryōzanpaku Dojo that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Proudhon has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Ragnar.
Proudhon misses with a lunging right hand
and Ragnar counters with a slapping leg kick.
Ragnar keeps the fight on the outside.
Ragnar throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Ragnar lands a nice looking body shot.
Proudhon takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Ragnar is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Proudhon rather than just go for the knockout.
Proudhon misses with a wild body shot.
Proudhon wants to clinch.
A jab from Ragnar does it's job there.
Proudhon just misses with a punch to the body.
Ragnar connects with a leg kick. Proudhon looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ragnar moves away from the strike by Proudhon.
Proudhon misses the body punch
and Ragnar counters with a nice uppercut.
Ragnar lands a nice hook to Proudhon's body. Proudhon takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Proudhon is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Ragnar.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Ragnar lands with a nice body punch.
Proudhon misses with a few strikes there.
Ragnar misses with a straight right.
Jab from Ragnar.
The fighters circling - Proudhon throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Proudhon wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Proudhon uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Ragnar.
Proudhon chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Ragnar can pounce on him.
Proudhon throws an overhand right that lands on Ragnar's shoulder, as Ragnar tries to avoid the shot.
Nice defenses there by Proudhon.
Proudhon is looking to counter punch.
Ragnar slips under a jab.
Ragnar cracks the inside of Proudhon's front leg.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A jab from Proudhon misses.
Ragnar misses with a body shot.
Ragnar blocks a jab.
Proudhon uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Ragnar.
Proudhon looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Ragnar attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Ragnar ducks under a wild hook from Proudhon.
Proudhon thows a left - swing and a miss!
Ragnar is looking for the big counter here.
Ragnar takes one to the side of the head.
Ragnar swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Ragnar avoids the body shot from Proudhon.
Ragnar takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Proudhon swings for the body but Ragnar moves out of range.
Proudhon drops his hands momentarily and Ragnar takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Proudhon throws a body shot but no joy.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ragnar's corner calls for a 1-2. Ragnar obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Proudhon pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
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!
Ragnar slips a jab from Proudhon.
Proudhon misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Proudhon swinging wildly here.
Ragnar is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Proudhon with a body shot.
Proudhon throws a predictable looking body shot
and Ragnar counters with an outside leg kick.
Ragnar rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Proudhon moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Ragnar has been working his punching technique in the buildup to the fight and it appears to be paying off.
Ragnar swings for the body but Proudhon moves out of range.
A big right from Proudhon misses.
A nice side step and Ragnar releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Ragnar listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
A jab from Ragnar misses.
Ragnar moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Ragnar with a hook.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Bjorn Ragnar dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Proudhon pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Proudhon looks to clinch
and Ragnar counters with a left to the body.
This entire fight has taken place on the feet so far and you wonder whether Proudhon might be better served trying to take this one to the ground because he's losing the standup battle so far.
Crunch! Ragnar slams his shin into Proudhon's torso.
Ragnar connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Proudhon's hands.
Proudhon looks to land a combination but Ragnar avoids it well.
Ragnar has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Proudhon throws a jab when Ragnar was well out of range.
Proudhon throws a body shot but no joy.
Proudhon scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Ragnar doesn't seem bothered though.
Proudhon lands a body shot.
Proudhon scores with a jab to the head.
Ragnar looks to score with a jab to the body but Proudhon is just out of range.
Proudhon throws a series of punches but Ragnar moves out of range.
Ragnar takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Ragnar takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
A big right from Proudhon misses.
Bjorn Ragnar seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Proudhon just misses with a punch to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ragnar misses the shot to the body.
Ragnar lands the left hand.
Ragnar steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Proudhon.
Proudhon scores with a nice right hand.
Proudhon misses with a lunging right hand
and Ragnar counters with a left to the body.
Ragnar dips to his left and cracks Proudhon with an uppercut!
Ragnar lands a slapping body shot.
Ragnar throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Ragnar motions for Proudhon to come forward. Ragnar throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Proudhon bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Proudhon wants to clinch but Ragnar slips to the side
and Ragnar makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Ragnar thows a left - swing and a miss!
Ragnar misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Proudhon is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Proudhon swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Proudhon throws a right hand that misses
and Ragnar counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Ragnar misses with a straight right.
Proudhon tries to clinch up.
Proudhon checks the leg kick.
Ragnar uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Proudhon.
Ragnar looks to score with a jab to the body but Proudhon is just out of range.
Proudhon throws a hook but Ragnar avoids it easily.
Proudhon avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
A punch lands to the side of Proudhon 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Ragnar throws a shot to the body.
Ragnar fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Proudhon is out of range.
Proudhon slips under a jab from Ragnar.
Proudhon on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Proudhon moves away from the strike by Ragnar.
Ragnar misses with a body shot.
Ragnar fakes the leg kick and cracks Proudhon in the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ragnar waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Proudhon.
Proudhon fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Ragnar throws a sloppy body shot
enabling Proudhon to counter with a crisp jab.
Ragnar misses with a hook. Proudhon ducked under it nicely.
Proudhon tries to clinch up.
Ragnar takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Proudhon throws a body punch but Ragnar moves out of range.
Proudhon's corner calls for a 1-2. Proudhon obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Ragnar throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Proudhon's head.
Ragnar throws the kick towards the body but Proudhon avoids it.
Proudhon throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Ragnar thows a left - swing and a miss!
Proudhon misses the shot to the body.
Ragnar appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Good work by Proudhon as he checks the leg kick.
A counter left hand to the body from Proudhon misses its target.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Proudhon throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Ragnar.
Ragnar misses with a hook.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Proudhon tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Ragnar was well out of range. Poor timing from Proudhon.
Ragnar scores with a punch to the head.
Ragnar ducks under a wild hook from Proudhon.
Ragnar scores with a jab to the jaw.
Ragnar lands with a nice body punch.
Proudhon misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Ragnar.
Ragnar ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Proudhon moves away.
A big right from Proudhon misses.
Ragnar ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Proudhon avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Ragnar keeps the fight on the outside.
Ragnar lands a nice hook to Proudhon's body. Proudhon takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Bjorn Ragnar showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!
Ragnar chopping away at his opponent's legs.
A looping hook to the body misses from Ragnar. Proudhon does a little dance to reset his feet.
Proudhon is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Proudhon rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
enabling Ragnar to counter with a crisp jab.
Good leg kick by Ragnar there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Proudhon swings and misses with a hook to the body.
A cross from Proudhon lands.
The crowd cheers as Ragnar lands an impressive looking overhand right. Proudhon doesn't seem phased though.
Ragnar getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Ragnar throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Ragnar loads up on a big right hand but Proudhon slips the punch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A cross from Ragnar lands.
Proudhon looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Ragnar throws a leg kick which misses Proudhon's front leg but catches the back leg as Proudhon tries to avoid it.
Ragnar feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Proudhon's calf.
Ragnar punishes Proudhon's body with a nice straight punch.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Proudhon tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Ragnar was well out of range. Poor timing from Proudhon.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ragnar keeps the fight on the outside.
The fighters circling - Proudhon throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
And Ragnar responds with a good body kick, but Proudhon manages to step out the way in time.
Ragnar misses with a straight right.
Proudhon was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Ragnar throws out a leg kick but Proudhon moves out of range and Ragnar only half commits.
Ragnar connects with an inside leg kick.
Ragnar slips under a jab from Proudhon.
Nice defenses there by Ragnar.
Proudhon slips a jab from Ragnar.
Proudhon was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Proudhon has managed to clinch.
Ragnar taking a breather.
Ragnar blocks an uppercut.
Proudhon misses with a hook from the clinch.
Proudhon lands with a right to the head.
Ragnar's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Ragnar fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Proudhon has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Pierre Joseph Proudhon has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Proudhon moves into the clinch successfully.
Ragnar's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Proudhon tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Proudhon uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Ragnar.
Proudhon just misses with a punch 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!
Ragnar ducks under a wild hook from Proudhon.
Proudhon lands a lovely overhand right.
Ragnar lands a nice shot that snaps Proudhon's head back.
Ragnar motions for Proudhon to come forward. Ragnar throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Ragnar lands a nice shot to the body.
A good leg kick by Ragnar.
Proudhon scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Proudhon takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Proudhon keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Proudhon takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Proudhon ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Ragnar moves away.
Ragnar ducks under a wild hook from Proudhon.
Ragnar lands with a kick to the ribs.
Proudhon jabs at Ragnar's body.
Proudhon closes the distance looking to clinch
and Ragnar counters with a straight right hand.
Ragnar connects with a crisp jab.
Proudhon thows a left - swing and a miss!
Proudhon looks to land a combination but Ragnar avoids it well.
Ragnar feints a counter leg kick.
Ragnar lands with a thumping leg kick.
Proudhon blocks the body kick.
Ragnar avoids the body shot from Proudhon.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ragnar keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Proudhon misses the shot to the body.
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!
Proudhon misses the shot to the body.
Ragnar throws out a counter right but Proudhon avoids it with no problem.
Proudhon takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Proudhon connects with a right hand. Ragnar shakes it off.
Ragnar throws a sloppy head kick
and Proudhon counters with a series of strikes. Ragnar will be more careful next time no doubt.
Ragnar scores with a crisp jab that stopped Proudhon in his tracks.
Proudhon gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Ragnar jabs Proudhon right on the nose. Proudhon blinks but takes it well.
Proudhon with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Ragnar to score with a decent uppercut.
Ragnar throws a one two combo.
Proudhon scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Ragnar doesn't seem bothered though.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Proudhon misses the jab.
And that's the end of the fight!
Bjorn Ragnar comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Ragnar winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Paul Tew scores the fight 27:30
Judge James Glass scores the fight 27:30
Judge Sam Margolis scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Bjorn Ragnar!
After winning the bout, Bjorn Ragnar thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Kick Boxer (ranked 307 p4p, 47 weight class) and Gideon Navarro (ranked 107 p4p, 14 weight class). The crowd giving both fighters a great reception on their way into the arena. That's good to see.
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178 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the welterweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
50 - 23 - 3, fighting out of Las Vegas, Kick Boxer!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
18 - 6 - 0, fighting out of New York, Gideon Navarro!
The judges for this bout are Chris Edwards, William Gold and Sam Margolis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Navarro digs a good hook to Boxer's body.
Navarro tries to land a leg kick but Boxer saw it coming and moves away.
Navarro steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Boxer.
Navarro throws a poor cross that misses
and Boxer counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Navarro connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Boxer momentarily.
Navarro tries to clinch up but Boxer circles away and keeps his distance.
Boxer tries to clinch up.
Boxer throws a jab when Navarro was well out of range.
Navarro pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
A slow jab from Navarro misses its intended target.
We've been told by Boxer's head coaches at Power Shark Gym that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Gideon Navarro seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Navarro throws a looping overhand right but Boxer ducks down to avoid it.
Navarro throws a leg kick but Boxer sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Navarro uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Boxer.
Navarro tries to clinch
and Boxer counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Navarro thuds a left hand into Boxer's body.
Boxer ducks under a wild hook from Navarro.
Boxer ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
A solid leg kick lands there for Navarro.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Navarro feints a jab promting Boxer to slip. Navarro then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Boxer slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Boxer lands with an overhand left.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Navarro is looking to slow Boxer down with leg kicks.
Boxer just misses with a punch to the body.
Navarro throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Boxer steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Navarro.
Navarro takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Boxer tries to work over Navarro's front leg with a kick but Navarro checks it.
Navarro looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Navarro ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Boxer throws a jab but it's blocked by Navarro.
Navarro ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Boxer moves away.
Boxer tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Navarro is able to avoid easily.
Boxer takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Boxer steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Navarro.
Boxer wants to clinch up but Navarro keeps it at a distance.
Navarro looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Navarro tries to close the distance and clinch up but Boxer swats him away and circles back towards the center.
A little feinted left hand from Boxer on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Navarro throws a lazy head kick
and Boxer counters with an outside leg kick.
Boxer changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Navarro ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Boxer moves away.
Boxer pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Navarro misses with a straight right.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Boxer looks to land a combination but Navarro avoids it well.
Navarro attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Boxer is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Navarro throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Boxer sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A jab lands there for Boxer.
Boxer throws a leg kick but Navarro sees it coming and moves out of range.
A countering left hand to the body from Navarro misses.
Navarro gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Navarro swings wildly with an uppercut but Boxer uses good head movement to avoid it.
Navarro blocks a body shot from Boxer.
Navarro scores with a shoulder strike.
Navarro throws a punch but it's blocked by Boxer.
Navarro jumps into guard, dragging Boxer to the mat.
Boxer has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Boxer looking to pass the guard.
Boxer postures up.
Navarro is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Boxer is aware though and is defending well.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Navarro looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Boxer sitting in guard here, content to control.
Navarro looking for submissions from the bottom but instead Boxer passes into half guard.
Navarro has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Boxer is working away from the top position though.
Navarro moves into full guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Navarro holds on and takes a little breather.
Navarro looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Navarro looking for subs off his back but Boxer has passed one foot through into half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Boxer trying to control from Navarro's half guard. Navarro has other ideas though and has regained full guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Gideon Navarro dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Boxer throws a hook to the side of Navarro's head but Navarro sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Navarro throws a hook but Boxer blocks it.
Boxer is looking to clinch.
Navarro uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Boxer.
Navarro throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Boxer bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Navarro lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
A swing and a miss from Navarro.
Boxer bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
A swing and a miss from Boxer.
Navarro checks a leg kick nicely.
Boxer tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Navarro was well out of range. Poor timing from Boxer.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Navarro! But no joy.
Navarro attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Boxer half committed to a counter leg kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Navarro throws an overhand right that lands on Boxer's shoulder, as Boxer tries to avoid the shot.
Boxer takes a swing at Navarro's ribcage but misses.
Boxer lands a nice hook to Navarro's body. Navarro takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Boxer throws a one two combo.
Boxer gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Navarro successfully pulls guard.
Navarro looking for submissions from the bottom but instead Boxer passes into side control.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Navarro tries to buck Boxer off but Boxer is having none of it.
You can see the frustration on Navarro's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Boxer is looking to take a break and control but Navarro is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Navarro trying to remain calm as Boxer controls from the top position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Navarro is not content to let Boxer control the position.
Navarro regains half guard there - taking advantage of Boxer's attempt to lay and pray for a moment.
The fighters are battling for position here. Navarro manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Boxer is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Navarro is trying to keep Boxer in close.
Navarro is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Boxer defends well.
Navarro looks to be working for a triangle here. Oh, it looks like he might have it! Boxer has picked Navarro up and slammed him! Navarro can't keep hold of the triangle and Boxer manages to pass to side control!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Navarro manages to land a sweep and he's now on top! Lovely Jiu Jitsu!
Navarro is looking for a kimura but Boxer is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Navarro to get the leverage.
Boxer is looking to control Navarro's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Boxer avoid being mounted?
Boxer moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Navarro trying to control the position from guard on top but Boxer is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Navarro is pushing down on Boxer's leg trying to pass to half guard. Boxer is fighting to maintain full guard but Navarro has managed to sneak the leg through.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Gideon Navarro will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Boxer uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Navarro.
A combination from Navarro does no damage.
Boxer connects with an inside leg kick.
Boxer ducks under a wild hook from Navarro.
A clash of legs there as Boxer blocks the low kick.
A slow jab from Boxer misses its intended target.
Boxer will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
A jab from Navarro misses.
Navarro throws out a loose jab but Boxer uses good head movement to avoid it.
Boxer tries to score with a low kick but Navarro moves his leg out of the way.
Navarro lands a nice leg kick that just misses Boxer's sensitive parts.
Navarro scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Navarro slips under a jab.
Boxer tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Navarro manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Gideon Navarro seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Danga de danga de dang - Navarro scores with a four punch combination!
Boxer connects with a single shot there.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Navarro looks to throw the jab but Boxer is out of range.
Navarro throws a looping overhand right but Boxer ducks down to avoid it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Navarro misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Boxer.
Boxer fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Boxer throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Navarro throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Boxer loads up on a big right hand but Navarro slips the punch.
Navarro uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Boxer.
Boxer takes a swing at Navarro's ribcage but misses.
Boxer just misses with a punch to the body.
It seemed like Navarro was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Navarro throws a jab but it's blocked by Boxer.
Boxer appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
Navarro thows a left - swing and a miss!
Boxer connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Boxer pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Boxer takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Boxer bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Boxer misses with a wild body shot.
Boxer throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Nice shot by Navarro.
Boxer slips under a jab from Navarro.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Navarro closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
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!
Navarro stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Boxer.
Navarro dodges the punch combination from Boxer.
Boxer avoids the body shot from Navarro.
Boxer appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Navarro tests Boxer's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Navarro throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Navarro will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Navarro scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Navarro throws a quick inside leg kick.
Navarro connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Boxer momentarily.
Navarro circles away from the clinch attempt.
Boxer pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Navarro let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Boxer misses with a hook.
Navarro throws a body punch but Boxer moves out of range.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Navarro misses with a straight right.
Good work by Navarro as he checks the leg kick.
Nice uppercut lands for Navarro. That snapped Boxer's head back.
Navarro just misses with a punch to the body.
Boxer scores with a hook.
Boxer lunges at Navarro with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Navarro's hand.
Navarro throws a shot from downtown. Boxer moves away and avoids it.
Boxer walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Navarro checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Navarro loads up on a big right hand but Boxer slips the punch.
A telegraphed right hand from Boxer misses the target.
Navarro tries a low kick but Boxer avoids it.
Navarro looks to score with a jab to the body but Boxer is just out of range.
Navarro jabs at Boxer's body.
Boxer looks to land a body kick but Navarro moved away.
Navarro throws a solid leg kick but Boxer takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Navarro.
Navarro throws an overhand right that lands on Boxer's shoulder, as Boxer tries to avoid the shot.
Navarro ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Boxer moves away.
Boxer takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sloppy strikes from Boxer. Those never looked like landing.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Navarro ducks under a wild hook from Boxer.
Navarro staying out of range there.
Navarro displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Boxer throws out the jab.
Navarro lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Boxer circles away quickly and effectively.
Boxer ducks under a wild hook from Navarro.
Boxer swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Navarro takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Navarro wants to slow Boxer down by chopping away at his legs.
Boxer blocks a leg kick.
Boxer was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Boxer throws a leg kick but Navarro moved away.
Boxer lands with a hook. Navarro tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Navarro avoids the head kick by Boxer.
Navarro lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Boxer circles away quickly and effectively.
Boxer misses with an uppercut.
Navarro with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Navarro throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Boxer throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close third round but Gideon Navarro just about did enough to take it.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Boxer keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Navarro.
Navarro moves into the clinch.
Nice body punch from Boxer - that landed with a thud.
Boxer lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Navarro backwards.
Boxer tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Navarro lands an uppercut.
Navarro jumps guard but Boxer turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Navarro tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Boxer just stands there and leans against the cage.
Navarro dodges an elbow strike from Boxer.
Navarro fails to pull guard.
Kick Boxer has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Gideon Navarro.
Navarro breaks from the clinch.
Boxer uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Navarro.
Boxer connects with the punch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
The fight stays on the outside here - Navarro looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Boxer throws a nice inside leg kick.
A combination from Navarro does no damage.
Navarro uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Boxer.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Some bone on bone action there as Navarro checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Navarro is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.
Boxer scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Boxer moves out of range of the strikes.
Navarro attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Boxer lands with a cross.
Navarro tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Boxer paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Boxer tried to counter with a leg kick but Navarro avoided it.
Boxer instigates a clinch.
Navarro avoids the elbow strike from Boxer, against the cage.
Boxer swings wildly with an uppercut but Navarro uses good head movement to avoid it.
Navarro doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Navarro prevents a body shot from Boxer.
A head punch on the inside from Navarro fails to land.
Boxer is stalling here.
A short right from Boxer on the inside.
Navarro has managed to pull guard. Let's see whether he can work an aggressive guard. It will also be interesting to see what tactics Boxer uses from the top position.
Navarro is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Boxer defends well.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Boxer controlling from the top position.
Navarro has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Boxer can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Navarro working for a triangle but Boxer defends it easily.
Navarro working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Boxer doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Boxer manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Boxer avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Boxer preventing the sweep.
Boxer trying to control the position from guard on top but Navarro is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Navarro has an omoplata and is looking to use it perhaps as a submission or perhaps to transition. Boxer is in a bit of discomfort here, but he's managed to free himself and has dived into side control! That didn't work out too well for Navarro.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Kick Boxer had his way with Gideon Navarro in that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!
Navarro misses with an uppercut
and Boxer counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Boxer swings for the body but Navarro moves out of range.
Navarro throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Boxer, as that shot connected.
Boxer wants to clinch.
Navarro wants to clinch up but Boxer keeps it at a distance.
Boxer throws a wild body kick that Navarro sees coming a mile off.
A clash of legs there as Boxer blocks the low kick.
Navarro throws a lazy right hand but Boxer sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Boxer waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Navarro.
Boxer backing away here, and Navarro unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Nice cross by Navarro.
Navarro throws the left hand but Boxer avoids the punch easily.
Boxer misses with a looping left.
Boxer misses with a double jab.
Boxer throws a leg kick which misses Navarro's front leg but catches the back leg as Navarro tries to avoid it.
Navarro tries to clinch but Boxer is having none of it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Navarro throws an overhand right that lands on Boxer's shoulder, as Boxer tries to avoid the shot.
Boxer swats away the attempt to clinch by Navarro.
Boxer blocks a jab.
Navarro scores with a nice head shot.
Boxer gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Navarro gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Navarro lands a front kick.
Navarro scores with a leg kick.
Navarro scores with a jab. Boxer acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Boxer will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Boxer lands a really nice looking cross but Navarro seems unphased.
Navarro lands a jab.
Boxer moves out of range as Navarro strikes.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Navarro moves out of range as Boxer strikes.
Boxer has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Navarro.
Boxer bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Navarro pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Navarro takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
That kick from Boxer tenderised Navarro's leg. Navarro is trying to keep his angry face on.
Navarro throws a head kick but Boxer moves out of range.
Navarro throws a looping overhand right but Boxer ducks down to avoid it.
Kick Boxer has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Navarro scores with a jab. Boxer acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Navarro scores with a jab. Boxer acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Navarro misses with a wild body shot.
A big left from Navarro misses.
Boxer tried to counter with a leg kick but Navarro avoided it.
Boxer throws a series of punches but Navarro moves out of range.
Boxer takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
A swing and a miss from Boxer.
Navarro takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Navarro thows a left - swing and a miss!
Navarro 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.
A good leg kick by Boxer.
Boxer takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Navarro's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Navarro looks to land a left hand but Boxer moved out of range nicely.
Boxer ducks under a wild hook from Navarro.
Navarro throws a body punch but Boxer moves out of range.
Navarro misses with a lunging right hand
and Boxer counters with a left to the body.
Boxer throws a body punch but Navarro moves out of range.
Boxer looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Boxer on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Navarro tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Boxer is able to avoid easily.
Gideon Navarro is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Boxer throws a push kick but Navarro slaps the foot to one side.
Navarro throws a good cross that connects.
Good exchange - Boxer coming out on top.
Boxer stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Navarro.
Boxer missing with a left hand there. Navarro was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Boxer throws a head kick that misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Boxer tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Navarro paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Navarro throws a nice inside leg kick.
Boxer tries to clinch but Navarro is having none of it.
Boxer has taken the fight to the clinch.
Navarro blocks an elbow strike from Boxer.
A short right from Boxer on the inside.
Boxer creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Navarro's defenses.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Boxer.
Boxer is pushing Navarro up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Navarro fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Navarro lands an uppercut.
Navarro lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Boxer backwards.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Navarro.
Navarro lands with a right to the head.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Gideon Navarro.
I think Navarro has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Chris Edwards scores the fight 46:49
Judge William Gold scores the fight 46:49
Judge Sam Margolis scores the fight 48:48
In favor of your winner, by majority decision... Gideon Navarro!
Gideon Navarro is the new welterweight champion!
Our winner, Gideon Navarro, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Heribert Bosch (ranked 138 p4p, 21 weight class) and Jax Thomas (ranked 210 p4p, 32 weight class). Bosch comes to the cage accompanied by Oktoberfest. Thomas has chosen Killing is my business, and business is good! - Megadeth as his entrance music. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
35 - 12 - 1, fighting out of Helsinki, Heribert Bosch!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
19 - 8 - 0, fighting out of London, Jax Thomas!
The judges for this bout are Andrew Berry, Paul Tew and Sam Margolis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Thomas connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Thomas misses with a few strikes there.
A decent looking cross lands there for Thomas.
It looks like Heribert Bosch has been cut.
Bosch scores with a jab to the jaw.
We've been told by Bosch's head coaches at IMMA Gym of Elite ASS that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Bosch feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Thomas's calf.
Bosch slips under a jab from Thomas.
Thomas swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Thomas throws a hook but Bosch blocks it.
Bosch wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Bosch swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Thomas uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Bosch.
Thomas takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
We've been informed that Thomas has been sparring a lot of Muay Thai in the buildup to this fight so let's see if that has an impact on the result.
Bosch throws a half hearted mid kick.
Good standup being displayed there by Bosch as he connects with a hook.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Bosch throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Thomas tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
Thomas uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Bosch.
Thomas missing with a left hand there. Bosch was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Bosch fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Thomas is out of range.
Thomas throws a front kick aimed at Bosch's knee but Bosch avoids it well.
Bosch buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Thomas wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Bosch uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Thomas.
The fight stays on the outside here - Bosch looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Bosch connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Bosch lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Bosch scores with a punch to the head.
Bosch is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Thomas.
Thomas throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Bosch lands with a nice body punch.
Bosch connects with a body shot.
A jab lands there for Thomas.
Bosch walks into a stiff left hand from Thomas.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Bosch lands a nice shot to the body.
A shot to the body from Thomas misses
and Thomas takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Thomas throws a hook to the side of Bosch's head but Bosch sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Bosch swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Bosch's jab looks to have found its range, popping Thomas under the eye.
Bosch is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Bosch thumps Thomas with a low kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A chopping leg kick lands by Thomas.
Thomas keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Bosch throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Thomas misses with a low kick.
Bosch throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Bosch connects with a body shot.
Bosch blocks a jab.
Thomas throws a head kick that half lands.
Bosch motions for Thomas to come forward. Bosch throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Thomas connects with a looping right hand.
Bosch is rocked!
Bosch tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Oh Bosch is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
A looping hook to the body misses from Bosch. Thomas does a little dance to reset his feet.
Thomas keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Good standup being displayed there by Bosch as he connects with a hook.
Bosch seems to have got his legs back now.
Thomas fakes a right and follows up with a big left that drops Bosch to one knee - oooooh, he's wobbly! Bosch looks to clinch but Thomas throws him off and pummels him into the canvas! Bosch taps out under the strikes! The fight is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:49 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Strikes). Jax Thomas!
A victorious Jax Thomas thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Milktoast Diddlybottom (ranked 34 p4p, 3 weight class) and HL Mencken (ranked 233 p4p, 34 weight class). Diddlybottom kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Milquetoast. Milktoast Diddlybottom has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
25 - 17 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Milktoast Diddlybottom!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
29 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, HL Mencken!
The judges for this bout are Paul Tew, Chris Edwards and Colin Fotheringham.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Diddlybottom tries a head kick but it misses.
Diddlybottom fails in his attempt to clinch.
Diddlybottom takes the fight into the clinch.
Mencken breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Diddlybottom fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Mencken.
Diddlybottom looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Mencken misses with a hook to the body
and Diddlybottom cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Mencken stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Diddlybottom.
Diddlybottom takes a jab right on the kisser.
Diddlybottom uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Mencken.
Diddlybottom is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Diddlybottom cracks a nice hook into Mencken's ribs.
Diddlybottom throws a leg kick
and Mencken counters with a nice body shot.
Diddlybottom fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A telegraphed right hand from Mencken misses the target.
Diddlybottom looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
Diddlybottom misses with a body kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Diddlybottom buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
A leg kick checked by Mencken.
Diddlybottom ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Nice body punch from Mencken.
Jab from Diddlybottom.
Mencken misses with a head kick.
Mencken jabs at Diddlybottom's body.
Diddlybottom with a hook.
Diddlybottom decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Mencken pushes Diddlybottom off and gets back to his feet.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Diddlybottom tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Mencken cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
It looks like Milktoast Diddlybottom has been cut.
Diddlybottom connects with the punch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Diddlybottom is looking to slow Mencken down with leg kicks.
Milktoast Diddlybottom seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Diddlybottom throws a low kick but Mencken moves out of range easily.
Mencken lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
A clash of legs there as Diddlybottom blocks the low kick.
Diddlybottom tries to clinch there but Mencken circles away.
Mencken looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Diddlybottom misses with a hook to the body
enabling Mencken to counter with a crisp jab.
Mencken throws a shot from downtown. Diddlybottom moves away and avoids it.
Mencken throws a hook but Diddlybottom blocks it.
Diddlybottom blocks a jab.
Diddlybottom digs a good body shot into Mencken's ribs.
Diddlybottom jabs Mencken to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Diddlybottom is looking to clinch.
Mencken is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Nice takedown defense from Mencken. No joy for Diddlybottom on that attempt.
Diddlybottom blocks a jab.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sloppy strikes from Mencken. Those never looked like landing.
Diddlybottom lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Diddlybottom misses with a body kick.
Diddlybottom misses with a low kick.
Diddlybottom misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Mencken tries to bum rush Diddlybottom with a series of wild strikes but Diddlybottom uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Mencken throws a series of punches but Diddlybottom moves out of range.
Diddlybottom throws a head kick that misses
and Mencken counters with a stiff right hand.
Diddlybottom swings for the body but Mencken moves out of range.
Mencken doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
A head kick misses from Diddlybottom.
Mencken's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Mencken duly obliges.
Mencken takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Diddlybottom thuds his right hand into Mencken's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Mencken connects with a good right hand that stumbles Diddlybottom. Diddlybottom circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Diddlybottom is rocked!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Diddlybottom fails with an attempt to clinch.
A little jabbing left from Mencken on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Diddlybottom fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
A looping hook to the body misses from Mencken. Diddlybottom does a little dance to reset his feet.
Mencken walks forward and throws a big overhand right! Diddlybottom drops to the floor like a sack of potatoes! Mencken swarms on him with more punches until the referee wrestles him away from Diddlybottom's unconscious body! Wow, that was brutal!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:21 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). HL Mencken!
HL Mencken is the new heavyweight champion!
After winning the bout, HL Mencken thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
Milktoast Diddlybottom spoke after the fight, saying 'First I like too make good show for fans. I hope you like it, even though fight did not go my way. I am mad about the result, but I am also so happy to entertain all of you. Thank you. PDB4Life'.
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