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Madness 7: HW CC Final PBP Commentary |
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Liam Davidson (ranked 5270 p4p, 396 weight class) and New Master (ranked 5120 p4p, 389 weight class). New Master told me before the fight that he's been watching a lot of DVDs so let's see if that helps him in this one! I can't wait to find out!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Liam Davidson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, New Master!
The judges for this bout are Alec Ball, Trevor Gratis and William Peck.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Davidson clinches with his opponent.
Master misses with a knee to the head.
Davidson has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
Davidson working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Davidson takes a knee right on the jaw!
It looks like Liam Davidson has been cut.
Davidson is working Master over against the cage.
Master tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Davidson lands a hook that snaps the head of Master backwards.
Davidson tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Master's elbow.
Davidson misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Master tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Davidson avoids it.
Davidson lands a hook to the side of the head.
Master missing with knees to the body.
Master lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
A short uppercut from Davidson.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Master misses with a knee strike.
Master is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Master using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Davidson has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Davidson lands an uppercut.
Master tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Master utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Davidson is breathing heavily.
Master lands a knee to the head.
Master looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Davidson goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Master blocks a body shot from Davidson.
Knees in the clinch landing for Master.
Master struggles to land a body shot inside as Davidson controls his hands.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Davidson could do with losing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.
Master misses with a hook from the clinch.
Master drops Davidson with a big knee straight up the middle! Davidson is covering up against the cage but manages to escape and gets back to his feet!
Davidson is rocked!
Master is looking to clinch.
As Master tries to get set, Davidson tries to push him back and clinch up but Master manages to avoid the attempt.
Oh Davidson is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
New Master seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Master is looking to clinch.
Master tries to close the distance and clinch up but Davidson swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Master tries to clinch up but Davidson circles away and keeps his distance.
Davidson throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Master sees it coming and avoids it easily.
It seemed like Master was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Davidson seems to have got his legs back now.
Master is looking to clinch but Davidson is avoiding it.
Davidson seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance.
Master is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
As Master tries to get set, Davidson tries to push him back and clinch up but Master manages to avoid the attempt.
Master tries to clinch there but Davidson circles away.
A looping hook to the body misses from Davidson. Master does a little dance to reset his feet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Davidson throws a body shot but no joy.
Davidson throws a jab but it's blocked by Master.
Master tries to close the distance and clinch up but Davidson swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Master slips under a jab.
Master wants to counter with a clinch but Davidson pushes him away.
Master tries to close the distance and clinch up but Davidson swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Master tries to clinch but Davidson moves out of range.
Master tries to clinch but Davidson is having none of it.
The fighters circling - Davidson throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Master is looking to clinch but Davidson is avoiding it.
Davidson throws a shot to the body.
Davidson looks to throw the jab but Master is out of range.
Master moves in looking to clinch but Davidson pushes him off.
Master displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Davidson throws out the jab.
Master tries to clinch there but Davidson circles away.
Davidson misses with a hook. Master ducked under it nicely.
Davidson waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Master.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Davidson throws a body shot but no joy.
Davidson is really struggling to find his range with his punches. Master's reach advantage is clearly causing him problems.
Davidson throws a lazy right hand but Master sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Master tries to keep at a distance but Davidson has taken the fight into the clinch.
Davidson misses with a punch on the inside.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Davidson.
Master missing with knees to the body.
Davidson scores with a nice hook to the head.
Davidson working aggressively here.
A hook to the body from Davidson.
Master scores a nice knee to the body.
Master blocks an uppercut.
Master working Davidson over with knees to the body.
Master gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Master takes control of his opponent's neck and spins him into the cage. Davidson is off balance and as he stumbles, Master throws a jumping knee that lands flush on Davidson's chin, knocking him out cold! Oh my word - what a knockout! Definitely one for his highlight reel! If he ever decides to rob a bank and run off to Morocco, that moment is defintely worthy of a tacky mural!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:56 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Knee). New Master!
After winning the bout, New Master 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 lightweight MMA rules bout between Louis Princip (ranked 20870 p4p, 528 weight class) and Baron Geisler (ranked 19852 p4p, 544 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Princip might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Lord of This World by Black Sabbath. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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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
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Louis Princip!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
13 - 10 - 0, fighting out of New York, Baron Geisler!
The judges for this bout are Ian Loll, Steve Smith and Trevor Gratis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Princip tests Geisler's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Princip works the jab nicely.
Geisler throws a hook to the side of Princip's head but Princip sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
The fighters circle momentarily. Geisler darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Princip moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Geisler throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Princip sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Geisler misses with a kick to the body.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Geisler takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Princip throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Geisler misses with a wild body shot.
Princip scores with a hook.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Geisler looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Princip looks to score with a jab to the body but Geisler is just out of range.
A telegraphed right hand from Princip misses the target.
Geisler looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Princip scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Geisler lands with a thumping leg kick.
Geisler scores with a hook.
Princip connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Princip lands a jab to Geisler's midsection.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Geisler, as that shot connected.
Princip misses with a straight left.
Princip is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Geisler throws a looping overhand right but Princip ducks down to avoid it.
Geisler lands with a straight right. Princip didn't see that one coming.
Princip moves out of range as Geisler strikes.
Geisler throws a body punch but Princip moves out of range.
Princip digs a good body shot into Geisler's ribs.
Princip throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Nice straight punches there by Princip. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Princip.
Princip misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Geisler uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Princip.
An inside leg kick from Geisler misses.
Geisler scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Geisler connects with a good right hand that stumbles Princip. Princip circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Geisler moves forwards but Princip connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Princip comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Geisler tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Princip manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Princip is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Nice cross by Princip.
Geisler buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Geisler throws a jab when Princip was well out of range.
Princip connects with a right hand. Geisler shakes it off.
Princip is looking light on his feet compared to last time was saw him fight.
Princip takes a swing at Geisler's ribcage but misses.
Princip is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Princip rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Geisler moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Geisler misses with a hook.
Princip was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Princip fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Geisler manages to avoid it.
Geisler looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Geisler throws a leg kick but Princip sees it coming and moves out of range.
Princip defending well as Geisler loads up on a big left hand.
Princip waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Geisler.
Princip displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Geisler throws out the jab.
Geisler throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Princip.
Princip fails in his attempt to clinch.
Princip misses with a body punch
enabling Geisler to counter with a crisp jab.
Princip connects with a single shot there.
Geisler takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Geisler throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Princip throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Geisler sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Geisler tries to land a front kick but Princip steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Geisler misses with a left hand
and Princip counters with a left to the body.
Geisler throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Princip swats away the attempt to clinch by Geisler.
Princip appears to be looking for a big counter.
Princip blocks the body kick.
A left and a right from Princip both land. Nice combination.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Princip misses with a jab, cross combination.
Geisler scores with the left hand. Princip knows he should have avoided that one.
Princip lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Geisler at a distance.
A jab from Geisler finds it's way through Princip's defenses.
Geisler misses with an uppercut. Princip saw that one coming.
Princip takes a swing at Geisler's ribcage but misses.
Geisler dodges the punch combination from Princip.
Princip lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Geisler at a distance.
Princip lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Princip.
Princip lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Geisler circles away quickly and effectively.
Geisler keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Princip scores with the left hand. Geisler knows he should have avoided that one.
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!
Princip throws a body punch but Geisler moves out of range.
Geisler tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Princip manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Geisler ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Princip moves away.
Princip scores with a three punch combo!
Princip gets tackled into the cage by Geisler. Geisler maintains the clinch.
Princip misses with a shot to the kidneys.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Geisler lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Princip backwards.
Princip misses with a hook to the ribs.
Princip lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Geisler or not.
Princip makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Princip lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Geisler or not.
Princip lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Geisler takes a shot to the head.
Princip throws a punch but it's blocked by Geisler.
Princip throws a punch but it's blocked by Geisler.
Princip tries to throw a body punch but Geisler avoids it by throwing Princip back against the cage.
Geisler working aggressively here.
Princip lands a hook that snaps the head of Geisler backwards.
Princip swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Geisler fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Princip blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Geisler throws a punch but it's blocked by Princip.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Princip working aggressively here.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Geisler.
Princip swings wildly with an uppercut but Geisler uses good head movement to avoid it.
Geisler throws a head punch that misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Louis Princip dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Princip tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Geisler was well out of range. Poor timing from Princip.
Geisler throws out a loose jab but Princip uses good head movement to avoid it.
We are yet to see a takedown attempt from Geisler in the fight. On paper you would think he is the more dominant ground fighter so let's see if these unusual tactics pay off.
Princip tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Geisler was well out of range. Poor timing from Princip.
Geisler cracks Princip with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Princip throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Geisler throws an overhand right that lands on Princip's shoulder, as Princip tries to avoid the shot.
A telegraphed right hand from Geisler misses the target.
Geisler uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Princip.
Princip showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Geisler.
Geisler throws a nice looking combination but Princip bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Geisler lands with an uppercut that bounces Princip off the cage and back into range.
Geisler throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
A decent looking cross lands there for Princip.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A punch lands to the side of Geisler 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Princip scores with a jab to the jaw.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Geisler misses with an uppercut.
Princip fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Geisler takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Princip blocks a jab.
Princip checks a leg kick.
Louis Princip is winning the standup battle so far.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Geisler throws a big shot that misses.
Princip scores with a jab to the jaw.
Geisler cracks Princip with an open hand slap.
Princip moves out of range of the strikes.
A swing and a miss from Geisler.
Geisler fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Princip looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Geisler avoids the body shot from Princip.
Geisler throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Princip takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Geisler lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Princip circles away quickly and effectively.
Princip swings and misses with a hook to the body.
A little jabbing left from Geisler on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Princip tries to clinch up.
Geisler swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Princip throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Princip lands a jab to the head.
Princip misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Geisler counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Geisler is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Princip.
It looked like Princip wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Princip missing with a left hand there. Geisler was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Princip takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Geisler avoids the body shot from Princip.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Geisler misses with a right hand
and Princip connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Princip cracks a nice hook into Geisler's ribs.
Princip is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Geisler can do to turn this around?
Princip misses with a wild body shot.
Princip misses with a straight right.
A telegraphed right hand from Geisler misses the target.
Geisler misses with an uppercut.
A swing and a miss from Geisler.
Geisler showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Princip.
Geisler tries a quick counter leg kick but Princip is wise to it.
Geisler fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Geisler moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Geisler doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Princip lands with a good body shot.
Geisler loads up on a big right hand but Princip slips the punch.
Geisler has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Geisler drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Princip moves away from the strike by Geisler.
Princip misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Geisler.
Princip tests Geisler's chin there with a solid looking shot.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The fighters circle momentarily. Princip darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Donk. Geisler catches Princip right on the button with a cross.
Geisler avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Geisler misses with a hook. Princip ducked under it nicely.
Geisler throws a leg kick but Princip moved away.
An attempted straight right counter from Princip misses the target.
Geisler throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Princip is looking to counter punch.
Princip scores with a nice right hand.
A shot to the liver by Princip. Beautiful body shot.
Geisler slips under a jab.
Geisler throws an overhand right that lands on Princip's shoulder, as Princip tries to avoid the shot.
Geisler throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Princip connects with a right hand. Geisler shakes it off.
Princip swinging wildly here.
Princip jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Princip connects with a jab.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Princip swings and misses with a hook to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Princip swings for the body but Geisler moves out of range.
A jab from Princip misses.
The fighters circle momentarily. Geisler darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Geisler moves away from the strike by Princip.
Princip lands a glancing blow to the side of Geisler's head.
Princip misses the shot to the body.
Princip lands a nice hook to Geisler's body. Geisler takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Princip fails to land with a series of punches.
A left and a right from Princip both land. Nice combination.
Geisler closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Princip tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Princip misses with the head strike.
Geisler lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Princip or not.
Princip working aggressively here.
Geisler throws a punch but it's blocked by Princip.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Geisler swings wildly with an uppercut but Princip uses good head movement to avoid it.
Geisler lands a hook to the side of the head.
Louis Princip has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Princip lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Princip tries to work over Geisler's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Louis Princip dominated that second round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Geisler swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Geisler, as that shot connected.
Geisler fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Princip is out of range.
Princip pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Geisler is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Princip.
Princip throws a body shot but no joy.
Princip throws a right and a left that Geisler avoids nicely.
Princip darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Princip blocks a jab.
Princip missing with a left hand there. Geisler was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Geisler slips a jab from Princip.
Geisler drops his hands momentarily and Princip takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Princip throws a shot from downtown. Geisler moves away and avoids it.
Geisler misses with a body shot
and Princip connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Geisler throws a lazy right hand but Princip sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Geisler swings for the body but Princip moves out of range.
Princip was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Princip scores with a crisp jab that stopped Geisler in his tracks.
Geisler steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Princip.
Geisler feints a counter leg kick.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A shot to the liver by Princip. Beautiful body shot.
Geisler misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Princip.
A quick step to the side and Princip tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Geisler scores with a kick to the midsection.
Princip misses the shot to the body.
Princip steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Geisler.
Princip is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Geisler takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Princip fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Princip takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Geisler gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Princip.
Princip just misses with a punch to the body.
Geisler connects with an inside leg kick.
Princip misses with a left hand
and Princip takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Princip scores with a shot to the body.
Princip throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Princip fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Princip swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Princip throws a big shot that misses.
A big left from Geisler misses.
Geisler just misses with a punch to the body.
Princip misses with a double jab.
Princip ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Baron Geisler has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lazy left from Princip finds it's target.
Princip throws a looping overhand right but Geisler ducks down to avoid it.
Princip throws a right hand that Geisler ducks under and follows up with a left that Geisler also avoids with ease.
Princip connects with a single shot there.
Princip swings for the body but Geisler moves out of range.
Princip misses with a looping right.
Geisler wants to slow Princip down by chopping away at his legs.
Princip throws a body punch but Geisler moves out of range.
Princip connects with a jab.
Geisler throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Princip lands with a nice body punch.
Geisler misses with a hook.
Princip slips under a jab from Geisler.
A big right from Geisler misses.
Princip rushes Geisler and presses him up against the cage.
Princip misses with a short punch on the inside.
Princip tries a body shot but Geisler blocks it.
Princip lands a hook that snaps the head of Geisler backwards.
A shot in the inside from Geisler.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Princip goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Princip misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Geisler blocks an uppercut.
Geisler blocking some punches.
Geisler misses with a hook from the clinch.
Princip tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Princip lands a nice uppercut.
Geisler tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Princip fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Geisler lands a right hand.
Geisler lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Geisler misses with the head strike.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Princip.
A head punch on the inside from Geisler fails to land.
Princip tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Princip working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Princip tries to work over Geisler's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
A head punch on the inside from Geisler fails to land.
Princip lands a body punch.
A nice right hand lands inside from Princip.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Princip.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Geisler working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Princip lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Geisler backwards.
Princip makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Princip misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Geisler lands with a short shot to the head.
Princip can't find room to land a body shot as Geisler controls the action.
Geisler throws a punch but it's blocked by Princip.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Geisler.
Princip lands a hook to the side of the head.
Princip goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Princip fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
A short right from Geisler.
Princip tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Geisler's elbow.
Princip tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Geisler lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Geisler has a couple of punches blocked by Princip.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Geisler.
A head punch on the inside from Geisler fails to land.
Geisler misses with a short punch on the inside.
And that's the end of the fight!
Louis Princip showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Princip has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Ian Loll scores the fight 30:27
Judge Steve Smith scores the fight 30:27
Judge Trevor Gratis scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Louis Princip!
Our winner, Louis Princip, 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 light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Magnus Gunnarsson (ranked 5387 p4p, 480 weight class) and Shogun Silva (ranked 5323 p4p, 475 weight class). Shogun Silva will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.
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205 lbs
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207 lbs
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Solid boxing
Granite chin |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Magnus Gunnarsson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Shogun Silva!
The judges for this bout are Yves DeLean, Ian Loll and Alec Ball.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Silva ducks under a wild hook from Gunnarsson.
Silva keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Gunnarsson lands a nice shot to the body.
Silva walks into a jab.
Silva goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Magnus Gunnarsson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Silva fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Gunnarsson manages to avoid it.
Gunnarsson takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Gunnarsson forces Silva back against the cage and clinches.
Silva prevents a body shot from Gunnarsson.
Gunnarsson is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Silva to keep the fight standing.
Gunnarsson tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Silva smiles and moves away.
Silva clinches up against the cage.
Gunnarsson struggles to land a body shot inside as Silva controls his hands.
Silva blocks an uppercut.
I was talking to Gunnarsson's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Gunnarsson tries to pull guard but Silva won't allow it.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Magnus Gunnarsson. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Silva throws a head punch that misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Silva scores with a nice hook to the head.
Silva works on Gunnarsson's body with a couple of short punches.
Silva looking to slow down the pace here.
Gunnarsson misses with a hook from the clinch.
Silva looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Silva misses with a body punch.
Silva scores a nice knee to the body.
Silva lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Gunnarsson doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
A head punch on the inside from Gunnarsson fails to land.
A head punch on the inside from Gunnarsson fails to land.
Silva working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Gunnarsson manages to pull guard. Let's see whether he can land a sub off his back.
Gunnarsson is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Gunnarsson controls Silva momentarily but Silva frees himself.
Gunnarsson is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gunnarsson is working for submissions here. He's thrown up his legs looking for a triangle but Silva frees his head nicely. Oh but Gunnarsson has switched to an armbar! Silva is tapping furiously! Lovely submission there!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:26 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle Armbar). Magnus Gunnarsson!
After winning the bout, Magnus Gunnarsson 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 Aiden Steve (ranked 5418 p4p, 356 weight class) and Gorgon Patriot (ranked 5388 p4p, 353 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.
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146 lbs
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155 lbs
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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
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Aiden Steve!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Gorgon Patriot!
The judges for this bout are Trevor Gratis, William Peck and Ian Loll.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Steve gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Patriot to score an easy takedown into full guard.
Patriot throws a big right hand that misses.
Patriot stops Steve from standing up.
Patriot cracks Steve with a solid left hand.
Steve is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Steve tries to land a sweep but no joy.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Patriot sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Patriot stands up and waves to Steve to follow him.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Steve lands the left hand.
Patriot misses with a hook to the body
and Steve connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
It looks like Gorgon Patriot has been cut.
Decent striking displayed by Steve there.
Patriot wants to clinch up but Steve keeps it at a distance.
Patriot shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Steve's guard.
Steve manages to escape and get back to his feet.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Patriot tries for a takedown but Steve circles away easily
and Steve counters with a stiff right hand.
Steve on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Patriot. Patriot obviously looking to wear him down.
Patriot shoots in for a takedown but Steve shows good takedown defense.
Steve takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Patriot drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Steve lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Steve 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.
Patriot takes one to the side of the head.
Aiden Steve is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Patriot misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Aiden Steve has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Gorgon Patriot.
A left lands for Steve.
Steve connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Patriot is rocked!
Steve walks forward and throws a big overhand right! Patriot drops to the floor like a sack of potatoes! Steve swarms on him with more punches until the referee wrestles him away from Patriot's unconscious body! Wow, that was brutal!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:43 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Aiden Steve!
After winning the bout, Aiden Steve 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 super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Morgan Freedman (ranked 3919 p4p, 131 weight class) and Javier Vasquez (ranked 3503 p4p, 122 weight class). Javier Vasquez is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Morgan Freedman!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Javier Vasquez!
The judges for this bout are William Peck, Gregory Folan and Dillan Fox.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Vasquez looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Vasquez lands strikes from half guard.
Vasquez is controlling the pace.
Freedman trying to control here.
Vasquez stalling.
Freedman wants to control but Vasquez is keeping busy and won't allow it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Vasquez working over Freedman with some ground and pound. Freedman looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Vasquez is controlling the pace.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Vasquez scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Freedman is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Vasquez scores with a couple of nice shots.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
Vasquez landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Vasquez lands a nice short elbow.
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. Vasquez connects with a nice short shot to Freedman's temple.
Vasquez scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Freedman is breathing heavily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Vasquez keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
Vasquez decides to stand and escape the position.
Vasquez shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Vasquez showed some decent athleticism there.
Vasquez landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Vasquez controlling the action here.
Vasquez lands with a punch from half guard.
Vasquez winds up and cracks Freedman with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Vasquez looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Vasquez performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Vasquez seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Vasquez sitting and controlling from the half guard.
Vasquez is nestled in close to Freedman, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Vasquez lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Vasquez slips a nice elbow through Freedman's hands, connecting with Freedman's forehead.
Vasquez lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Vasquez working Freedman over with strikes.
Vasquez seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Vasquez lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Vasquez scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Vasquez is controlling the pace.
Vasquez looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Freedman with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Vasquez keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
Vasquez drops an elbow to the side of Freedman's head.
Vasquez scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Vasquez stands up from half guard... He's had enough of that ground malarky for the time being.
Vasquez scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Javier Vasquez dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Vasquez shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Vasquez showed some decent athleticism there.
Vasquez lands strikes from half guard.
Freedman is rocked!
Vasquez working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
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. Vasquez connects with a nice short shot to Freedman's temple.
Oh Freedman is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Freedman is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Vasquez scores with a couple of nice shots.
Vasquez performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
Freedman seems to have got his legs back now.
Vasquez drops an elbow to the side of Freedman's head.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Vasquez keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
Freedman on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Javier Vasquez has got the better of the ground game so far.
Vasquez scoring with strikes to the body and head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Vasquez working the head and body with strikes.
Vasquez has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Vasquez with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
Vasquez working the head and body with strikes.
Vasquez lands strikes from half guard.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Vasquez lands a nice short elbow.
Vasquez stalling.
Vasquez lands a big elbow from half guard. That looks like it's hurt Freedman quite badly. Freedman pulls Vasquez in close trying to recover. Vasquez postures up and lands two really hard shots that put Freedman on queer street! The ref takes a look and decides to call an end to the fight! Possibly an early stoppage but Freedman doesn't seem to be complaining too much.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:47 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Javier Vasquez!
Javier Vasquez was full of energy after the big win and talked about how he thinks he can do big things in this sport. The crowd were appreciative of his determination to succeed.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Domagoj Artukovic (ranked 4373 p4p, 405 weight class) and Dae Seung Kim (ranked 3740 p4p, 371 weight class). The atmosphere really building for this one as we go over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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25
157 lbs
2 - 1 - 0 |
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158 lbs
3 - 2 - 0 |
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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
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Domagoj Artukovic!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Dae Seung Kim!
The judges for this bout are Steve Smith, Yves DeLean and Gregory Folan.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Artukovic misses with a head kick.
Kim misses with a head kick.
A head kick misses from Artukovic.
Artukovic misses with a double jab.
Kim throws a sloppy head kick and Artukovic moves out of range easily.
Kim pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Artukovic seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
Kim blocks a head kick by Artukovic.
Artukovic avoids the head kick by Kim.
Artukovic throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Kim sets himself and throws a head kick that knocks Artukovic to the ground! Kim dives into full mount looking to finish!
Artukovic is rocked!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Kim gets to his feet and calls his opponent to stand. Here come the fireworks!
Kim misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Kim showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Artukovic.
Artukovic tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Kim lands a big head kick that sends Artukovic to the canvas! Kim follows up with strikes from the mount that forces the ref to step in and stop the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:45 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Dae Seung Kim!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Edwin Lucan (ranked 2592 p4p, 291 weight class) and Brandon Marsden Jr (ranked 2824 p4p, 309 weight class). Marsden Jr comes into a darkened arena with his song building. 7 Words by Deftones kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Edwin Lucan has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.
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28
199 lbs
4 - 8 - 0 |
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26
177 lbs
3 - 0 - 0 |
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Excellent boxer
Insanely flexible |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Edwin Lucan!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Brandon Marsden Jr!
The judges for this bout are Gregory Folan, Dillan Fox and William Peck.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lucan throws a chopping leg kick but Marsden Jr manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Marsden Jr lands a nice shot to the body.
Lucan lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Marsden Jr with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Lucan misses with a body kick.
Lucan moves away from the strike by Marsden Jr.
Lucan misses the shot to the body.
Marsden Jr circles away from the clinch attempt.
Lucan doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Marsden Jr looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Marsden Jr swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Marsden Jr connects with the punch.
Marsden Jr lands a nice shot to the body.
We've been told by Lucan's head coaches at Rabid Dog that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Lucan tries to clinch up.
Lucan tries to bum rush Marsden Jr with a series of wild strikes but Marsden Jr uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
A nice side step and Marsden Jr releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Lucan tries to keep at a distance but Marsden Jr has taken the fight into the clinch.
Lucan is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Marsden Jr pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Lucan wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Marsden Jr throws a punch but it's blocked by Lucan.
Marsden Jr lands a hook that snaps the head of Lucan backwards.
Marsden Jr goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Marsden Jr blocks a punch to the side of the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A left hand lands to the body for Marsden Jr.
Marsden Jr tries to throw a body punch but Lucan avoids it by throwing Marsden Jr back against the cage.
Lucan breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Marsden Jr is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Lucan moves in looking to clinch but Marsden Jr pushes him off.
Marsden Jr cracks Lucan with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Marsden Jr looks to land a combination but Lucan avoids it well.
Marsden Jr connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Lucan's hands.
Marsden Jr stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Marsden Jr wants it to stay on the feet.
Marsden Jr ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Marsden Jr avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Lucan fails to land with a series of punches.
Marsden Jr digs a good hook to Lucan's body.
Marsden Jr dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Edwin Lucan seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Marsden Jr scores with a hook to the body. Lucan takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Marsden Jr scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Lucan wants to clinch but Marsden Jr slips to the side
and Marsden Jr counters with a nice uppercut.
Marsden Jr closes the distance and clinches.
Marsden Jr can't find room to land a body shot as Lucan controls the action.
Lucan pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Lucan swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Marsden Jr wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Marsden Jr scores with a shot to the body.
Lucan on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Marsden Jr rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Lucan moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Lucan swinging wildly here.
Marsden Jr lands a body shot.
Marsden Jr scores with a jab to the head.
Lucan throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Good standup being displayed there by Marsden Jr as he connects with a hook.
Marsden Jr throws a lazy right hand but Lucan sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Lucan jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Marsden Jr keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Lucan lands with a nice combination. Marsden Jr backs away looking to recover.
Lucan misses with an uppercut. Marsden Jr saw that one coming.
Lucan takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Lucan lands with a hook. Marsden Jr tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Marsden Jr is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Lucan rather than just go for the knockout.
Lucan throws a nice looking combination but Marsden Jr bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Marsden Jr wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Marsden Jr connects with the punch.
Lucan on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
No joy there for Lucan, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Lucan moves in looking to clinch but Marsden Jr pushes him off.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Marsden Jr prevents a takedown attempt there.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Edwin Lucan. That's going to take a lot out of him.
A frustrated look appears on Lucan's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Marsden Jr scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Marsden Jr misses with a hook from the clinch.
Marsden Jr lands a right hand.
Lucan is trying to break the clinch but Marsden Jr has him pressed against the cage.
Marsden Jr tries a body shot but Lucan blocks it.
Lucan lands a shoulder strike.
Lucan is trying to break the clinch but Marsden Jr is controlling him.
Lucan breaks the clinch.
Marsden Jr fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Lucan looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Marsden Jr is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Lucan had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
Lucan is looking to clinch but Marsden Jr is avoiding it.
Marsden Jr takes a swing at Lucan's ribcage but misses.
Marsden Jr throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Marsden Jr forces Lucan back against the cage and clinches.
Lucan tries to break the clinch but Marsden Jr is controlling the position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A short right from Lucan.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Marsden Jr tries to work over Lucan's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Marsden Jr throws a punch but it's blocked by Lucan.
Lucan can't get the takedown.
Marsden Jr gets through Lucan's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Lucan is trying to push Marsden Jr away but Marsden Jr has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Lucan lands a left hand that snaps the head of Marsden Jr backwards.
Lucan wants to get back to striking at distance but Marsden Jr won't allow it.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
A short uppercut from Marsden Jr.
Marsden Jr lands a nice uppercut.
Marsden Jr tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Lucan is trying to break the clinch but Marsden Jr is controlling him.
Lucan changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Marsden Jr fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Marsden Jr keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Lucan.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Lucan uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Marsden Jr has time to react.
Lucan misses with a looping right.
Marsden Jr lands a body shot.
Lucan moves forwards but Marsden Jr connects with a nice, crisp jab.
A nice combination there by Marsden Jr.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Brandon Marsden Jr dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Lucan throws a sloppy head kick and Marsden Jr moves out of range easily.
Marsden Jr appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Marsden Jr has closed the distance and engaged Lucan in a clinch.
Marsden Jr misses with a hook to the ribs.
A short body shot lands from Marsden Jr as the two fighters clinch.
A nice right hand lands inside from Marsden Jr.
Lucan is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Marsden Jr scores with a shot to the side of Lucan's head.
Lucan wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Marsden Jr misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Marsden Jr has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Lucan pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Lucan throws a head kick that misses
and Marsden Jr counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Marsden Jr closes the distance and pushes Lucan back into the cage.
Marsden Jr lands a body shot.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Marsden Jr misses with a short punch on the inside.
Marsden Jr blocks an uppercut.
Marsden Jr lands a body shot.
Lucan prevents a body shot from Marsden Jr.
Brandon Marsden Jr seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Marsden Jr prevents Lucan from breaking the clinch.
Lucan escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Marsden Jr stuns Lucan with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lucan misses with a few strikes there.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Marsden Jr instigates a clinch.
Lucan blocks a body shot from Marsden Jr.
Marsden Jr lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Lucan escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Lucan walks into a stiff left hand from Marsden Jr.
Lucan gets tackled into the cage by Marsden Jr. Marsden Jr maintains the clinch.
Marsden Jr keeps control of Lucan as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Lucan looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Marsden Jr has Lucan pressed against the cage, preventing Lucan from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Marsden Jr swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Lucan wants to get back to striking at distance but Marsden Jr won't allow it.
Marsden Jr goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Marsden Jr misses with a punch to the body.
Marsden Jr has Lucan pressed against the cage, preventing Lucan from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Marsden Jr keeps control of Lucan as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Marsden Jr goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
A short right from Marsden Jr.
Marsden Jr throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
With the fighters up against the cage, Lucan throws an elbow but misses.
Lucan blocks an uppercut.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Marsden Jr keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Lucan's efforts to push away.
A hook to the body from Marsden Jr.
Marsden Jr scores with a hook to the body.
Marsden Jr lands with a right to the head.
The step up in weight doesn't seem to be a problem for Marsden Jr. He's performing admirably here against the bigger man.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Lucan wants to break free but Marsden Jr has control.
Marsden Jr lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Lucan or not.
Lucan working hard to break the clinch.
Marsden Jr has Lucan pressed against the cage, preventing Lucan from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Marsden Jr cracks Lucan with a nice body shot.
A left hand lands to the body for Marsden Jr.
Marsden Jr lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Marsden Jr lands with a short punch from the clinch.
A right hook to the body lands for Marsden Jr.
Marsden Jr lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Marsden Jr goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Marsden Jr works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Marsden Jr fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Lucan's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Marsden Jr tries to work over Lucan's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Marsden Jr swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Marsden Jr struggles to land a body shot inside as Lucan controls his hands.
Marsden Jr scores with a nice hook to the head.
Marsden Jr lands a shot to the body.
Marsden Jr throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Lucans head.
A nice right hand lands inside from Marsden Jr.
Marsden Jr throws a head punch that misses.
Marsden Jr lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Marsden Jr has a couple of punches blocked by Lucan.
A short body shot lands from Marsden Jr as the two fighters clinch.
A nice left hand lands by Marsden Jr.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Marsden Jr.
Marsden Jr misses with a punch to the body.
Lucan blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Marsden Jr doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Marsden Jr lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Marsden Jr blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Lucan stalling in the clinch but Marsden Jr improves position.
Marsden Jr scores with a nice hook to the head.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Marsden Jr misses with some punches.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Marsden Jr tries to throw a body punch but Lucan avoids it by throwing Marsden Jr back against the cage.
Marsden Jr gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Lucan.
Marsden Jr digs a right hand underneath Lucan's ribcage. Lucan let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Marsden Jr pushes Lucan back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Marsden Jr lands a right hand.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Marsden Jr.
Marsden Jr lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Marsden Jr throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Good body shot from Marsden Jr.
Marsden Jr digs a right hand underneath Lucan's ribcage. Lucan let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Marsden Jr lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Marsden Jr tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Marsden Jr lands a shot to the body.
Marsden Jr tries to work over Lucan's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Marsden Jr cracks Lucan with a nice body shot.
Marsden Jr can't find room to land a body shot as Lucan controls the action.
Marsden Jr misses with a hook to the ribs.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Brandon Marsden Jr showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Marsden Jr fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Lucan goes for a double leg but Marsden Jr avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Marsden Jr continues to drive forward.
Marsden Jr lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Lucan walks into a left hand.
Marsden Jr fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
The fight stays on the outside here - Lucan looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Lucan takes a body punch but keeps moving.
A telegraphed right hand from Lucan misses the target.
Marsden Jr scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Marsden Jr clobbers Lucan with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Brandon Marsden Jr seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Lucan with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Marsden Jr to score with a decent uppercut.
Marsden Jr ducks down and throws a hook 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!
Marsden Jr scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Marsden Jr tests Lucan's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Marsden Jr punishes Lucan's body with a nice straight punch.
No joy there for Lucan, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Marsden Jr clinches up against the cage.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Nice elbow from Lucan.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Marsden Jr misses with a short punch on the inside.
Marsden Jr tries a body shot but Lucan blocks it.
Lucan wants to get back to striking at distance but Marsden Jr won't allow it.
Lucan throws a head punch that misses.
Marsden Jr goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Lucan wants to get back to striking at distance but Marsden Jr won't allow it.
Lucan swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Marsden Jr digs a right hand underneath Lucan's ribcage. Lucan let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Lucan misses with a short punch on the inside.
Marsden Jr tries a body shot but Lucan blocks it.
Lucan blocks a body shot from Marsden Jr.
Marsden Jr tries to work over Lucan's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Marsden Jr tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Marsden Jr lands a hook to the side of the head.
Lucan blocks a punch to the side of the head.
A frustrated look appears on Lucan's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Marsden Jr tries a body shot but Lucan blocks it.
A nice right hand lands inside from Marsden Jr.
Marsden Jr can't find room to land a body shot as Lucan controls the action.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lucan wants to break free but Marsden Jr has control.
Marsden Jr tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Lucan is trying to push Marsden Jr away but Marsden Jr has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Marsden Jr can't find room to land a body shot as Lucan controls the action.
Lucan wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Marsden Jr has him pressed against the cage.
Lucan blocks a body shot from Marsden Jr.
Marsden Jr scores with a shoulder strike.
Lucan changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Marsden Jr fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Lucan takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Edwin Lucan is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Lucan has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Lucan there as he acknowledges the shot.
Lucan tries to clinch up but Marsden Jr circles away and keeps his distance.
Marsden Jr gets in close and instigates a clinch.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Lucan has had enough of the clinch but Marsden Jr keeps him there for the moment.
Marsden Jr tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Marsden Jr lands a nice uppercut.
A nice right hand lands inside from Marsden Jr.
Marsden Jr lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Lucan has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Marsden Jr digs a right hand into Lucan's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Lucan's gas tank.
Marsden Jr misses with a short punch on the inside.
Nice body punch from Marsden Jr - that landed with a thud.
A short right from Marsden Jr on the inside.
Marsden Jr blocking some punches.
Marsden Jr tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Lucan breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Marsden Jr clobbers Lucan with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Lucan takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Lucan shoots in but no luck this time.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Edwin Lucan. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Marsden Jr scores with a jab to the head.
Marsden Jr cracks Lucan with a right hand to the side of the head.
Lucan will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
A big right from Lucan misses.
Marsden Jr dodges the punch combination from Lucan.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A big right from Lucan misses.
Lucan looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Lucan misses with a hook.
Lucan throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Marsden Jr sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Despite the aggression on Marsden Jr's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lucan walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Marsden Jr cracks Lucan with an open hand slap.
Marsden Jr gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Lucan fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Marsden Jr tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Marsden Jr lands a left hand.
Marsden Jr throws a punch but it's blocked by Lucan.
Marsden Jr lands a hook that snaps the head of Lucan backwards.
Marsden Jr misses with a short punch on the inside.
Lucan takes a shot to the head.
Lucan takes a shot to the head.
Lucan is rocked!
Marsden Jr avoids a wild elbow strike from Lucan.
Oh Lucan is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Marsden Jr is working Lucan over against the cage.
Marsden Jr tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Marsden Jr lands with a short shot to the head.
Marsden Jr scores with a hook to the body.
Marsden Jr lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Marsden Jr working aggressively here.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Marsden Jr unloads with a big right hand that wobbles Lucan! He's leaning against the cage trying to keep his feet but Marsden Jr is unloading with more strikes now! Lucan drops to his knees and the referee stops the fight for a TKO!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:54 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Brandon Marsden Jr!
Brandon Marsden Jr took some time post fight to say the following; 'I ain't surprised'.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Mason Norris (ranked 1974 p4p, 237 weight class) and Cal Robbins (ranked 2336 p4p, 267 weight class). Both fighters will be looking to make this an exciting fight for the fans, I'm sure!
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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
6 - 6 - 0, fighting out of New York, Mason Norris!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 15 - 0, fighting out of London, Cal Robbins!
The judges for this bout are Elvis Blanc, Alec Ball and Yves DeLean.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Norris looks to score with a jab to the body but Robbins is just out of range.
Robbins misses with a takedown
and Norris finishes the little exchange by landing a big kick to the body.
Robbins moves out of range as Norris throws a body kick.
Norris bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Robbins's head.
Robbins shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Norris counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Robbins looks winded!
Robbins doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Norris counters with a stiff right hand.
Mason Norris has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Cal Robbins.
Robbins falls off balance throwing a combination
and Norris counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Robbins gets caught by a big overhand right and goes down! Norris gets on top of him and starts throwing some serious punches until the ref intervenes and stops the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:46 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Mason Norris!
After winning the bout, Mason Norris thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Wild Turkey (ranked 1334 p4p, 170 weight class) and Deacon Frost (ranked 1052 p4p, 128 weight class). On his way into the cage it seems that Wild Turkey has been attacked by a crazed fan! It looks like it might have been the just bleed guy! Luckily Wild Turkey seems to be OK! I thought that lunatic was in prison!?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
17 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Wild Turkey !
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
10 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Deacon Frost !
The judges for this bout are Ian Loll, Elvis Blanc and Yves DeLean.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Turkey throws the left hand but Frost avoids the punch easily.
Frost takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
It looks like Deacon Frost has been cut.
Frost tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Frost misses with a wild combination.
Turkey throws a big counter combination but Frost scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
Turkey misses with a left hand
and Frost counters with a two punch combo.
Frost ducks under a wild hook from Turkey .
Turkey throws a right and a left that Frost avoids nicely.
Frost blocks a head kick by Turkey .
Turkey misses with a leg kick.
Frost on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Frost tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Frost swings and misses with a hook to the body.
We've been informed that Frost 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.
Frost misses with an attempted mid kick.
Frost throws a nice looking combination but Turkey bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Oooooh!!! Turkey has knocked Frost down with a huge combo! Turkey steps away and waves a wobbly Frost back to his feet! This one might not go much longer!
Turkey throws a right hand that Frost ducks under and follows up with a left that Frost also avoids with ease.
Frost shapes to counter with a head kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Turkey looks to score with a jab to the body but Frost is just out of range.
Frost throws a right hand that Turkey ducks under and follows up with a left that Turkey also avoids with ease.
Turkey looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Turkey connects with a solid leg kick.
Frost looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Nice uppercut lands for Turkey . That snapped Frost 's head back.
Frost moves away from the strike by Turkey .
Turkey lands with a thumping leg kick.
Turkey slips under a jab from Frost .
Turkey ducks under a wild hook from Frost .
An inside leg kick from Frost misses.
Turkey tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Frost moves out of range of the leg kick from Turkey .
Turkey lands a left and a right that send Frost crashing to the mat, dazed. Turkey thinks about following him to the mat but decides to wave him back up to his feet!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Frost moves out of range of the strikes.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Turkey steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Frost .
Frost jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Frost misses with a wild combination.
Turkey darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Turkey lands a left and a right that send Frost crashing to the mat, dazed. Turkey thinks about following him to the mat but decides to wave him back up to his feet!
I'm just looking down at my notes here and I see that.... oh! Turkey has cracked Frost with a big right, followed by a left! He's out on his feet! Turkey lands another huge swinging hook and Frost tumbles to the canvas! The ref dives in to save Frost , before Turkey can land any more shots!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:34 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Wild Turkey !
A determined Wild Turkey didn't want to dwell on this fight in his post fight interview. Instead he was more keen to state he wants a title shot. Let's see if he gets it!
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