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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jayson Tatum (ranked 3002 p4p, 347 weight class) and Ricardo Pfeifer (ranked 3435 p4p, 389 weight class). Ricardo Pfeifer 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 light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Jayson Tatum!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Ricardo Pfeifer!
The judges for this bout are Richard Clark, Sam Margolis and James Atkins.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Pfeifer gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Tatum is trying to drag Pfeifer to the mat but Pfeifer just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Tatum wants a takedown but no success here.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Pfeifer creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Pfeifer has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Pfeifer has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Pfeifer gets underhooks to prevent Tatum's takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jayson Tatum. 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.
Pfeifer taking a breather.
Tatum changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Pfeifer fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Tatum moves into the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pfeifer tries to work over Tatum's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Pfeifer goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Pfeifer escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Pfeifer defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Tatum.
Tatum swats away the attempt to clinch by Pfeifer.
Tatum on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Pfeifer throws a head kick that misses.
Tatum attempts a counter takedown but Pfeifer avoids it well and moves away.
Pfeifer lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Tatum circles away quickly and effectively.
Pfeifer tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Tatum cracks Pfeifer with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Pfeifer lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Pfeifer.
It looks like Jayson Tatum has been cut.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tatum dives in for a single leg takedown but Pfeifer sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
Pfeifer waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Tatum.
Pfeifer gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Pfeifer manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Tatum is looking to take this one to the mat.
Pfeifer looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Pfeifer stalling against the cage.
Tatum is working for takedown but Pfeifer is calmly controlling the position for now.
Pfeifer gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Tatum.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Come on Pfeifer - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Pfeifer throws a knee to the head but misses.
Tatum changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Pfeifer fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Tatum is looking light on his feet compared to last time was saw him fight.
Pfeifer ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Tatum is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Pfeifer throws a right hand that Tatum ducks under and follows up with a left that Tatum also avoids with ease.
Pfeifer misses with a few strikes there.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tatum shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in side control! That's better than Tatum was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Pfeifer sneaks out the side door and pushes Tatum away - he's back to his feet. The crowd show their appreciation for the escape.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Nice takedown defense from Pfeifer. No joy for Tatum on that attempt.
Tatum changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Pfeifer tries to avoid it but Tatum manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Pfeifer to the ground. Pfeifer escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Pfeifer is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Tatum is defended easily by Pfeifer.
A head kick misses from Pfeifer.
Tatum uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Pfeifer.
Pfeifer lands with a kick to the temple. Tatum shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Tatum misses the jab.
Tatum closes the distance and clinches.
Tatum on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ricardo Pfeifer dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Jayson Tatum's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Tatum with a poor takedown
and Pfeifer counters with a straight right hand.
Pfeifer tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Tatum lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Tatum shoots in for a takedown but Pfeifer shows good takedown defense.
Tatum swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Pfeifer counters with a one-two to the body.
Tatum shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Pfeifer as he jumps to the side.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jayson Tatum. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Pfeifer goes for a small jab and connects. Now Pfeifer goes in closer pressing the issue. Left hook, right straight! Tatum stumbles back but Pfeifer runs in with a huge uppercut knocking Tatum to the ground! What a finish! You have to wonder if Tatum will ever be the same after a knockout like that.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:32 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Ricardo Pfeifer!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Rafael De Santos (ranked 2663 p4p, 301 weight class) and Daniel Hazlehurst (ranked 3745 p4p, 381 weight class). Hazlehurst has chosen Queen - One Vision as his entrance music. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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199 lbs
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202 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Rafael De Santos!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 4 - 0, fighting out of London, Daniel Hazlehurst!
The judges for this bout are Phil Schofield, Colin Fotheringham and William Gold.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
De Santos shoots in and bounces Hazlehurst off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Hazlehurst keeping moving, preventing De Santos from controlling successfully.
De Santos wants to pass the guard but Hazlehurst is keeping the position.
Hazlehurst is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
De Santos works a leg free and moves into half guard.
De Santos prevents Hazlehurst from improving his position.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hazlehurst is trying to stand up here but De Santos is controlling him well.
De Santos tries to pass to full mount but Hazlehurst defends it.
De Santos seems to be working for a kimura but Hazlehurst defends the submission attempt.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hazlehurst is looking to control De Santos's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Hazlehurst avoid being mounted?
Hazlehurst tries to kick De Santos off but De Santos keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
De Santos is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Hazlehurst sees it coming and defends easily.
Hazlehurst is defending against the submission attempts here by De Santos.
De Santos is looking for a kimura here.
De Santos trying to pass the guard but Hazlehurst defending well.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Hazlehurst trying to control but De Santos postures up.
De Santos is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
De Santos is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Hazlehurst has managed to free his arm - good work.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Hazlehurst is trying to get back to full guard.
De Santos is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Hazlehurst defends it well.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
De Santos thows a huge punch but Hazlehurst dodges it nicely.
De Santos prevents Hazlehurst from improving his position.
Hazlehurst wants to get back to his feet.
Hazlehurst is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Hazlehurst looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
De Santos throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
De Santos trying to pass the guard but Hazlehurst defending well.
De Santos trying to work for an americana but Hazlehurst has managed to regain full guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
De Santos trying to control but Hazlehurst is working from the bottom.
Hazlehurst is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst De Santos is controlling him.
De Santos tries to free his leg and advance position but Hazlehurst is retaining full guard.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
De Santos shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Hazlehurst defends it nicely.
De Santos fails to land the takedown.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
De Santos fails with a takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Rafael De Santos. That's going to take a lot out of him.
De Santos goes for a double leg but Hazlehurst avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Hazlehurst continues to drive forward.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Rafael De Santos 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.
Hazlehurst swings for the body but De Santos moves out of range.
De Santos looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Hazlehurst gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Hazlehurst keeping moving, preventing De Santos from controlling successfully.
Hazlehurst avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
De Santos stops Hazlehurst from standing up.
De Santos advances position into side control!
De Santos trying to control the position but Hazlehurst is working away.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
De Santos throwing shots but missing, from side control.
De Santos wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Hazlehurst, who protects the arm well.
De Santos is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Hazlehurst is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
That's one minute gone in the round.
De Santos tries to score with some ground and pound. Hazlehurst controls his posture well this time though and the shots don't do any damage.
De Santos is looking to take a break and control but Hazlehurst is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Hazlehurst can't do much from the bottom here.
De Santos thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Hazlehurst is not content to let De Santos control the position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
De Santos is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Hazlehurst has escaped the position, nice work there.
De Santos throws a knee to the body but it doesn't do much damage.
De Santos tries to advance to mount but can't.
Hazlehurst is pushing De Santos's head away, looking to escape. De Santos manages to hold on to the position though.
De Santos tries for a kimura but Hazlehurst is defending well.
De Santos fails to land a wild elbow strike.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
De Santos goes for an armbar here - this could be all over! But no, Hazlehurst has escaped beautifully and is now on top in side control! Oh, that's unlucky for De Santos but great work by Hazlehurst.
De Santos is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Hazlehurst can do to turn this around?
De Santos is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Hazlehurst staying calm.
De Santos is looking to regain half guard here but Hazlehurst keeps moving and retains side control.
Rafael De Santos overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
De Santos gets one leg under and gets the fight to half guard.
De Santos moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Hazlehurst trying to control the position from guard on top but De Santos is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
De Santos working for a triangle but Hazlehurst defends it easily.
Hazlehurst is looking to stand up but De Santos won't let him.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Rafael De Santos dominated that second round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
De Santos looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
De Santos shoots in for a takedown but Hazlehurst shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
De Santos tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Hazlehurst defends well and De Santos ends up having to push Hazlehurst into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Rafael De Santos. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Hazlehurst leaves De Santos with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
De Santos looks to land a body kick but Hazlehurst moved away.
De Santos will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Hazlehurst keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
The fighters circling - Hazlehurst throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Hazlehurst throws a body punch but De Santos moves out of range.
De Santos tries for a takedown but Hazlehurst sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hazlehurst fails to land with a series of punches.
Hazlehurst leaves De Santos with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Hazlehurst throws a right hand that De Santos ducks under and follows up with a left that De Santos also avoids with ease.
De Santos shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Hazlehurst but Hazlehurst pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
De Santos misses with a takedown attempt - Hazlehurst sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Hazlehurst stuffs the takedown attempt from De Santos. De Santos gets slowly back to his feet.
De Santos goes for a double leg but Hazlehurst avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Hazlehurst continues to drive forward.
De Santos throws a head kick that misses.
Hazlehurst scores with a three punch combo!
De Santos tries to score a power double leg takedown but Hazlehurst sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten De Santos somewhat.
Hazlehurst leaves De Santos with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Hazlehurst throws a good cross that connects.
De Santos closes this distance looking for a takedown but Hazlehurst circles away.
It seemed like Hazlehurst was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Daniel Hazlehurst is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
De Santos tries for a takedown but Hazlehurst circles away easily
and Hazlehurst counters with a one-two to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hazlehurst looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Nice sprawl there from Hazlehurst as De Santos shoots in.
De Santos avoids a punch combination nicely.
De Santos with a lazy takedown attempt
and Hazlehurst counters with a one-two to the body.
De Santos walks into a stiff left hand from Hazlehurst.
Hazlehurst throws a right and a left that De Santos avoids nicely.
De Santos changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
De Santos keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Hazlehurst lands a jab to De Santos's midsection.
Hazlehurst lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
De Santos is rocked!
Excellent takedown into side control there by De Santos.
Hazlehurst sneaks out the side door and pushes De Santos away - he's back to his feet. The crowd show their appreciation for the escape.
Oh De Santos is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Hazlehurst scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
De Santos seems to have got his legs back now.
Hazlehurst throws a perfectly timed hook that sends De Santos crashing down! De Santos tries to stagger back to his feet but Hazlehurst just hammers him until the ref stops the fight! A confused De Santos asks the ref what just happened. Poor fella.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:53 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Daniel Hazlehurst!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Evan Dryll (ranked 2439 p4p, 295 weight class) and Yormomza Built (ranked 2358 p4p, 290 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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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
8 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Evan Dryll!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 3 - 1, fighting out of Amsterdam, Yormomza Built!
The judges for this bout are Colin Fotheringham, William Gold and Richard Clark.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Built thumps Dryll with a low kick.
Built throws a hook but Dryll blocks it.
Built keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Built! But no joy.
Dryll scores with a jab to the jaw.
It looks like Yormomza Built has been cut.
Built throws a low kick but it's checked well by Dryll.
It looked like Dryll wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Dryll has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Fresh INC in the buildup to the fight.
Built uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Dryll.
Evan Dryll seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Dryll lands a nice hook to Built's body. Built takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Dryll uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Built.
A swing and a miss from Dryll.
Built steps in looking to counter with the mid kick but it doesn't connect.
Dryll lands a nice leg kick that just misses Built's sensitive parts.
Dryll fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
The fighters circle momentarily. Dryll darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Built lands a nice shot that snaps Dryll's head back.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Dryll connects with the punch.
Dryll ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Built moves away.
Built tries a quick counter leg kick but Dryll is wise to it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Built throws a push kick but Dryll slaps the foot to one side.
Dryll waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Built.
Dryll tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Built was well out of range. Poor timing from Dryll.
Built looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Dryll is looking to chop away at Built's legs.
Built just misses with a punch to the body.
A quick step to the side and Dryll tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Dryll misses with a hook
and Built counters with a right hand to the body.
Dryll takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
A nice leg kick lands there from Built.
We've been informed that Built 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.
That kick from Dryll tenderised Built's leg. Built is trying to keep his angry face on.
Dryll throws a shot to the body.
Dryll slips a jab from Built.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Dryll.
The fighters circling - Built throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Dryll swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Dryll scores with a jab to the jaw.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
That kick from Built tenderised Dryll's leg. Dryll is trying to keep his angry face on.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Dryll thows a leg kick but Built checks it
and Built counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Dryll scores with a jab. Built acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Dryll throws a leg kick but Built sees it coming and moves out of range.
Built lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Built pushes Dryll away with a front kick.
Built lands a body shot.
Dryll is breathing heavily.
Dryll is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
It looks like Evan Dryll has been cut.
Dryll throws a body punch but Built moves out of range.
Built lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
Dryll connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Built pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Built connects with a leg kick. Dryll looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
A head kick misses from Dryll.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dryll slips under a jab.
Dryll throws a head kick that misses
and Built counters with a stiff right hand.
Built looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Built swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Dryll connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Built comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Built is looking to land body kicks.
Dryll misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
A big right from Built misses.
Dryll gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Built.
Dryll is rocked!
Built throws an uppercut from hell that sends Dryll clean off his feet! He's out cold! Built stands back and admires his work as he thinks about that KO of the night award that is surely being wrapped up for him back stage.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:49 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Yormomza Built!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Jean Cristopher La Vellei (ranked 2317 p4p, 295 weight class) and Poseidon Gonzalez (ranked 3057 p4p, 367 weight class). Jean Cristopher La Vellei has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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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
9 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Jean Cristopher La Vellei!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Poseidon Gonzalez!
The judges for this bout are William Gold, James Ackerman and Daniel Bishop.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gonzalez fakes high and swings low for a body shot but La Vellei manages to avoid it.
La Vellei takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
La Vellei shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Gonzalez takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
La Vellei misses with a two punch combination.
La Vellei moves forwards but Gonzalez connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Gonzalez looks to score with a jab to the body but La Vellei is just out of range.
La Vellei scores with a three punch combo!
Gonzalez gets cracked there but stands up to it.
La Vellei swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
La Vellei uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Gonzalez.
Gonzalez just misses with a punch to the body.
La Vellei was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Gonzalez is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down La Vellei rather than just go for the knockout.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Gonzalez cracks La Vellei with a right hand to the side of the head.
Gonzalez waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract La Vellei.
La Vellei throwing a counter right hand but Gonzalez manages to avoid it.
A looping hook to the body misses from Gonzalez. La Vellei does a little dance to reset his feet.
La Vellei is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Gonzalez.
La Vellei closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Gonzalez to the mat! Gonzalez manages to get full guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
La Vellei working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Gonzalez lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.
Gonzalez trying to control but La Vellei is working from the bottom.
Gonzalez sitting in guard here, content to control.
La Vellei really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Gonzalez wants to control from the top but La Vellei keeps moving.
Gonzalez won't allow La Vellei to sweep him here.
Gonzalez engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Gonzalez's corner are shouting for him to control the position and he seems happy to oblige.
La Vellei is looking to stand up but Gonzalez isn't so interested in that idea.
Gonzalez trying to control but La Vellei is working from the bottom.
Gonzalez might have to switch it up a bit here because his efforts to control La Vellei haven't been going to plan, at least at the current moment in time.
La Vellei has his hands on Gonzalez's head, controlling the position.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Poseidon Gonzalez is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gonzalez lands a nice looking kick to the body. La Vellei takes a step back to recover.
Gonzalez lands a body shot.
La Vellei fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Gonzalez closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
La Vellei scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
La Vellei shoots in for a takedown but Gonzalez shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
La Vellei throws a body shot but no joy.
Decent striking displayed by Gonzalez there.
Gonzalez works La Vellei's body with a nice hook.
Gonzalez thows a left - swing and a miss!
A little feinted left hand from La Vellei on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Gonzalez throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck La Vellei on the side of the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
La Vellei shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Gonzalez as he avoids it easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jean Cristopher La Vellei. That's going to take a lot out of him.
La Vellei scores with a jab to the jaw.
A shot to the liver by Gonzalez. Beautiful body shot.
Gonzalez looks to score with a jab to the body but La Vellei is just out of range.
La Vellei dives in and grabs Gonzalez's left leg, looking for a takedown. Gonzalez pushes down on La Vellei's head and hops out.
Gonzalez gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
We've been hearing that La Vellei has been drilling a lot of ground and pound in training, so let's see if he get the finish.
Gonzalez is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Gonzalez is figuring out what he wants to do next.
La Vellei is trying to control but can't.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Poseidon Gonzalez will probably get the nod.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
La Vellei misses with a takedown attempt
and Gonzalez counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Gonzalez connects with an inside leg kick.
Jean Cristopher La Vellei seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Gonzalez tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but La Vellei was well out of range. Poor timing from Gonzalez.
La Vellei went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
A looping hook to the body misses from Gonzalez. La Vellei does a little dance to reset his feet.
Gonzalez works the jab nicely.
La Vellei is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Gonzalez misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from La Vellei.
La Vellei throws a hook but Gonzalez avoids it easily.
Gonzalez stuns La Vellei with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
No luck with that takedown attempt from La Vellei.
La Vellei throws a nice head kick!
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
La Vellei uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Gonzalez.
La Vellei scores with a hook to the body. Gonzalez takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Gonzalez lands with a shot to the body.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
La Vellei throws a body shot but no joy.
Gonzalez feints a counter leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
La Vellei drops his hands momentarily and Gonzalez takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
No luck for La Vellei with that takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jean Cristopher La Vellei. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Gonzalez ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
La Vellei misses the jab.
Gonzalez swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Gonzalez takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
A jab from Gonzalez does it's job there.
La Vellei swinging wildly here.
La Vellei shoots in for a takedown but Gonzalez shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
La Vellei takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Nice defenses there by Gonzalez.
Gonzalez connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
La Vellei fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Gonzalez.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gonzalez takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
La Vellei shoots in and drives through. Gonzalez sprawls well.
Gonzalez takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Gonzalez scores with a body shot.
La Vellei misses with a body punch
and Gonzalez counters with a leg kick.
La Vellei takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Gonzalez wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Gonzalez moves out of range of the body kick.
Gonzalez doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
A slapping body kick lands there for Gonzalez.
La Vellei throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Gonzalez throws a hook but La Vellei blocks it.
Gonzalez misses with an attempted mid kick.
Gonzalez fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
La Vellei lands a jab to the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gonzalez scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
La Vellei shoots in for a takedown but Gonzalez shows good takedown defense.
La Vellei fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Gonzalez sprawls well initially but La Vellei persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Gonzalez trying to control from the bottom.
Gonzalez has hold of La Vellei's hands but La Vellei slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Gonzalez is trying to get back to full guard.
Gonzalez wants to control but La Vellei is keeping busy.
Gonzalez controlling the position for now.
Gonzalez has a hand on La Vellei's thigh, trying to get back to full guard. La Vellei takes advantage of the position though and mounts him!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gonzalez slips a leg in and gets back to half guard.
Gonzalez gets back to full guard.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Gonzalez is on top in guard.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Gonzalez throwing strikes from guard but La Vellei blocks nicely.
La Vellei preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Gonzalez is looking to advance position but La Vellei has hit a scissor sweep - now he's on top in mount!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Poseidon Gonzalez showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Gonzalez throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Gonzalez throws a lazy right hand but La Vellei sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
La Vellei changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Gonzalez looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Gonzalez keeps La Vellei under control for a moment.
Gonzalez tries to get back to half guard but can't.
La Vellei taking a breather here.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Gonzalez sneaks back into half guard.
La Vellei working over Gonzalez with some ground and pound. Gonzalez looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
That's one minute gone in the round.
La Vellei wants to take a breather but Gonzalez is having none of it.
Gonzalez is doing well to avoid being mounted. He's controlling the position at the moment.
La Vellei throwing shots but Gonzalez is blocking nicely.
La Vellei prevents Gonzalez from improving his position.
La Vellei seems to be looking for submissions.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Gonzalez is trying to control but can't.
Jean Cristopher La Vellei has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Gonzalez wants to get back to full guard.
Gonzalez moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Gonzalez wants to sweep here but La Vellei controlling him for the moment.
Gonzalez is pulling down on La Vellei's head to control his posture.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
La Vellei darts in looking for a takedown but Gonzalez gets double underhooks and turns La Vellei into the cage.
Gonzalez misses with an attempted mid kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
La Vellei drives through with a takedown into guard.
Gonzalez is trying to keep La Vellei in close.
Gonzalez looking for a sweep. Not yet Gonzalez, not yet.
Gonzalez is pulling down on La Vellei's head. It's preventing any offense from La Vellei, at least for the moment.
Gonzalez trying to control the position.
Gonzalez pulls La Vellei in close to prevent any damage.
La Vellei stopping the sweep attempt from Gonzalez.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
La Vellei trying to control but Gonzalez is working from the bottom.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Gonzalez pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Gonzalez lands with a shot to the body.
La Vellei closes the distance and clinches up with Gonzalez, looking for a takedown. La Vellei pushes Gonzalez against the cage but Gonzalez circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
La Vellei pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Gonzalez on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
La Vellei is trying hard to land a takedown here. Gonzalez sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jean Cristopher La Vellei. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Gonzalez connects with a body shot.
Gonzalez uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from La Vellei.
La Vellei takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Poseidon Gonzalez.
I've got Gonzalez 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 William Gold scores the fight 27:30
Judge James Ackerman scores the fight 27:30
Judge Daniel Bishop scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Poseidon Gonzalez!
Our winner, Poseidon Gonzalez, 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 middleweight MMA rules bout between Chief Bear (ranked 4373 p4p, 413 weight class) and Gamzat Gamzatov (ranked 4099 p4p, 403 weight class). Gamzatov comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Entrance Song kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Gamzat Gamzatov has the eye of the tiger tonight.
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203 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
14 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Chief Bear!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Gamzat Gamzatov!
The judges for this bout are Andrew Berry, James Glass and Chris Edwards.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gamzatov goes for a double leg but Bear avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Bear continues to drive forward.
Gamzatov shoots in looking for a takedown. Bear tries to sprawl out of it but Gamzatov keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Bear manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Bear throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Gamzatov shoots in looking for a takedown but Bear manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Gamzatov's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Chief Bear has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Gamzat Gamzatov.
Bear connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Gamzatov shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Bear as he jumps to the side.
Bear throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Gamzatov throws a loose over hand right and dives in with a double leg takedown. Bear tries to sprawl but it's too late and the fighters hit the mat. Gamzatov is in Bear's guard.
Gamzatov prevents Bear from getting back to his feet.
Gamzatov trying to control the position from guard on top but Bear is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Gamzatov postures up in Bear's guard and throws a big left but Bear blocks it.
Gamzatov trying to control the position from guard on top but Bear is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Both fighters have adopted an aggressive gameplan on the ground!
Gamzatov has gone for a leg lock! Bear slips out almost immediately though and dives into Gamzatov's guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bear trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Bear trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Bear landing some decent shots from guard.
Bear postures up in Gamzatov's guard and throws a big left but Gamzatov blocks it.
Gamzatov bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Bear's guard.
Gamzatov drops back looking for a leg! Bear is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Bear manages to kick Gamzatov off! Gamzatov jumps back into Bear's guard.
Bear avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Gamzatov prevents Bear from getting back to his feet.
Gamzatov tries to free his leg and advance position but Bear is retaining full guard.
Bear wants to stand but Gamzatov is controlling the position.
Gamzatov is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bear is looking to stand up but Gamzatov isn't so interested in that idea.
Gamzatov keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Bear's head.
Gamzatov won't allow Bear to get back to his feet.
Gamzatov works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Bear kicks Gamzatov off and gets back to his feet.
A punch combination from Bear misses.
Gamzatov fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Gamzatov drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Bear is trying to escape and get back to his feet.
Bear knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Gamzatov on the ground.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gamzatov is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Bear is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Gamzatov is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Bear is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Gamzatov lands a nice forearm strike.
Gamzatov scoring with punches from side control.
Gamzatov prevents Bear from escaping the position.
Gamzatov looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gamzatov wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Bear, who protects the arm well.
Bear throws his opponent off and manages to get back to his feet! Nicely done!
Bear gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Gamzatov to score an easy takedown into full guard.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Gamzatov wants to pass the guard but Bear is keeping the position.
Gamzatov trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Gamzatov looking to pass the guard.
Bear is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Gamzatov is controlling him.
Gamzatov has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Gamzatov is working Bear over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Chief Bear will probably get the nod.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
A telegraphed right hand from Bear misses the target.
Gamzatov blocks a jab.
Bear throws a low kick, looking for Gamzatov's leg but Gamzatov calmly moves out of range.
Gamzatov changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
Bear swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Gamzatov throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Bear's waist but Bear gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Gamzatov off to one side.
Bear works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Gamzatov fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Gamzatov ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Bear swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Bear throws out a loose jab but Gamzatov uses good head movement to avoid it.
Bear misses the shot to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bear looks to throw the jab but Gamzatov is out of range.
Bear wants to clinch but Gamzatov slips to the side
and Gamzatov counters with a single leg into guard. Bear didn't expect that.
Gamzatov wants to control from the top but Bear keeps moving.
Bear is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Gamzatov is controlling him.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gamzatov lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Gamzatov trying to control but Bear is working from the bottom.
Bear wants to stand but Gamzatov is controlling the position.
Gamzatov with a nice head shot there.
Gamzatov wants to control from the top but Bear keeps moving.
Gamzatov stops Bear from standing up.
Gamzatov passes Bear's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Bear on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Bear is looking to escape.
Gamzatov is trying to control. Bear wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Gamzatov lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bear is looking to escape.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Gamzatov is trying to control the action in half guard but Bear is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Gamzatov is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Bear doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Gamzatov.
Gamzatov is looking for a kimura but Bear is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Gamzatov to get the leverage.
Gamzatov stops Bear from getting back to his feet.
Gamzatov is working for a kimura but Bear is defending it quite comfortably.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Bear is trying to stand back up but Gamzatov is controlling him
Gamzatov tries to pass the half guard into mount. Bear knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gamzatov throwing shots but Bear is blocking nicely.
Gamzat Gamzatov has got the better of the ground game so far.
Gamzatov is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Gamzatov working Bear over with strikes.
Bear is trying to stand back up but Gamzatov is controlling him
Bear taking some punishment here, with Gamzatov in his half guard.
Gamzatov trying to control the action but Bear is working from the bottom.
Bear is trying to stand.
Bear trying desperately to get back to his feet here but he's not having any joy at all. He's going to tire himself out if he's not careful.
Bear is not content to let Gamzatov control the position.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Gamzatov displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Bear throws out the jab.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bear misses with a wild body shot.
Bear swings for the body but Gamzatov moves out of range.
Gamzatov fails to land the takedown.
Chief Bear has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Gamzat Gamzatov.
Gamzatov steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Bear.
Chief Bear is winning the standup battle so far.
Bear goes for a double leg but Gamzatov avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Gamzatov continues to drive forward.
Bear throws a nice looking combination but Gamzatov bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Gamzatov fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Bear avoids it really well and circles away.
Bear misses with a right hand
and Gamzatov counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Gamzatov throws a big elbow that misses.
Gamzatov trying to control the position from guard on top but Bear is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Gamzat Gamzatov will probably get the nod - 10:9.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
Gamzatov shoots and misses
enabling Bear to counter with a crisp jab.
Gamzatov misses with a wild body shot.
Bear drops down looking for a counter takedown but Gamzatov sprawls and moves away.
Gamzatov dives in and grabs Bear's left leg, looking for a takedown. Bear pushes down on Gamzatov's head and hops out.
Gamzatov steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Bear.
Gamzatov shoots in looking for a takedown. Bear tries to sprawl out of it but Gamzatov keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Bear manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Bear attempts a counter takedown but Gamzatov avoids it well and moves away.
Chief Bear has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Gamzat Gamzatov.
Bear tries to land a leg kick but Gamzatov saw it coming and moves away.
Chief Bear seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Gamzatov tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Bear swivels and escapes.
Gamzat Gamzatov is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Bear misses with a hook. Gamzatov ducked under it nicely.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bear throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Bear throws a hook to the side of Gamzatov's head but Gamzatov sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Gamzatov slips under a jab from Bear.
Bear keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gamzatov avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Gamzatov leaves Bear with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Gamzatov fails with the takedown.
Bear feinted with a counter takedown.
Bear lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Gamzatov changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Bear tries to avoid it but Gamzatov manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Bear to the ground. Bear escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Gamzatov throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Bear was covering up waiting for the punch and Gamzatov finishes the takedown easily into guard.
Gamzatov takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Bear wants to stand but Gamzatov is controlling the position.
Bear uses the cage to get back to his feet.
Bear is looking to clinch.
Gamzatov throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Bear was covering up waiting for the punch and Gamzatov finishes the takedown easily into guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Gamzatov won't allow Bear to get back to his feet.
Gamzatov thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
The fighters are working up against the cage. Bear manages to wriggle his way back to his feet, so the fighters are now clinched against the cage.
Bear has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Gamzatov after a bit of a struggle.
Gamzatov drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Bear gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Our sources have told us that Bear has been working on his elbows in the gym.
Bear has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Gamzatov avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bear wants a takedown but no success here.
Gamzatov wants a takedown.
Bear tightens his grip and picks Gamzatov up, before dumping him to the ground. Gamzatov manages to land in guard.
Gamzatov avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bear throws a strike but Gamzatov rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Gamzatov pushes down on Bear's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Bear pushes Gamzatov off and gets back to his feet.
Bear leaves Gamzatov with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Bear throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Gamzatov sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Bear looks to land a right hand but Gamzatov moved out of range.
Bear throws a head kick but Gamzatov moves out of range.
Gamzatov shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Bear is trying to stand back up but Gamzatov is controlling him
Gamzatov in half guard on the top. He's looking for a kimura... He's got it locked and he's managed to free his trapped foot. Bear tries to escape but it's on too tight and he has to tap! Great BJJ skills there from Gamzatov!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:56 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Gamzat Gamzatov!
Our winner, Gamzat Gamzatov, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Inspektor Dee (ranked 2190 p4p, 246 weight class) and Ricky Rawse (ranked 3126 p4p, 316 weight class). The fight MMA fans around the world have waited their entire lives for!
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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
6 - 6 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Inspektor Dee!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Ricky Rawse!
The judges for this bout are James Glass, William Gold and Phil Schofield.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A big left from Rawse misses.
Dee looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Rawse misses with a straight right.
Dee seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
Rawse throws a lazy right hand but Dee sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Rawse swings widly with a right hand
and Dee counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Dee looks to land a combination but Rawse avoids it well.
Rawse looks to throw the jab but Dee is out of range.
Dee gets a clinch.
Dee blocking some punches.
Dee scores with a shoulder strike.
Rawse breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Rawse takes one to the side of the head.
Dee gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Dee lands a hook to the side of the head.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Dee misses with a body punch.
Dee works on Rawse's body with a couple of short punches.
Dee connects with a nasty looking knee right to Rawse's face.
It looks like Ricky Rawse has been cut.
Dee goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dee lands a body punch in the clinch.
Dee scores with a shot to the side of Rawse's head.
Still in the clinch, Dee scores with a nice short uppercut.
Dee tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Dee lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Dee tries to land a knee to the head but Rawse blocks with his arms.
A right handed body shot lands from Dee.
Dee misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Dee tries a body shot but Rawse blocks it.
Rawse tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Dee's elbow.
Dee tries to land knees in the clinch but Rawse avoids the damage to the body.
Dee utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Rawse looks winded!
A short uppercut from Dee.
Dee lands a body punch.
Dee landing knees to the body.
Dee goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A short uppercut from Dee.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Knees in the clinch landing for Dee.
A hook to the body from Dee.
Good body shot from Dee.
A body shot lands from Dee.
A right hand to the body from Dee.
Dee lands a knee to the head.
Dee misses with a punch to the body.
Dee presses Rawse against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Dee with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
A hook to the body from Dee.
Dee using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Rawse takes a knee to the side of the body.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Dee.
Dee scores with a nice hook to the head.
A knee to the head by Dee.
Dee lands a body punch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dee lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Dee utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Rawse takes a knee right on the jaw!
Dee scores a nice knee to the body.
Dee doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Dee unloads a knee to the mid-section. Rawse lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Dee connects with a knee to the head.
Dee connects with a nasty looking knee right to Rawse's face.
Rawse is rocked!
Dee softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Rawse is still on wobbly legs! Can Dee finish him?
Still in the clinch, Dee scores with a nice short uppercut.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Dee makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Knees to the body from Dee.
A short uppercut from Dee.
Dee lands with a left to the head.
Dee creates a bit of space for himself and rocks Rawse with a big uppercut! Rawse tries to clinch up but Dee pushes him back against the cage and lands another monster strike that crumples Rawse to the mat! Rawse covers up and Dee unloads with more strikes until the referee steps in to end the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:56 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Inspektor Dee!
After winning the bout, Inspektor Dee 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 light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Chief Shadow (ranked 1769 p4p, 236 weight class) and Deviante Russell (ranked 1732 p4p, 226 weight class). This should be a great matchup!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the light heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
12 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Chief Shadow!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Deviante Russell!
The judges for this bout are Colin Fotheringham, Sam Margolis and James Glass.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Shadow dives in for a single leg takedown but Russell sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
Russell connects with the punch.
Shadow misses with a takedown
and Russell counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Russell lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Russell lands a nice shot that snaps Shadow's head back.
Shadow shoots in and drives through. Russell sprawls well.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Chief Shadow. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Shadow fails with the takedown.
Shadow takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Russell throws a good cross that connects.
It looks like Chief Shadow has been cut.
Russell has been working his punching technique in the buildup to the fight and it appears to be paying off.
Nice cross by Russell.
Shadow is rocked!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Russell throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Shadow stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Russell lands with a nice body punch.
Oooooh!!! Russell has knocked Shadow down with a huge combo! Russell steps away and waves a wobbly Shadow back to his feet! This one might not go much longer!
Oh Shadow is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Shadow gets clipped by a big right hand and goes down spinning to the canvas! Russell gets the back mount and begins to drop bombs on his rocked foe! Shadow is too out of it to defend against the strikes and the referee jumps in to save him from the beatdown!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:16 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Deviante Russell!
Deviante Russell is the new light heavyweight champion!
An out of breath Deviante Russell thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Rae Fon (ranked 1435 p4p, 199 weight class) and Roger De Santos (ranked 3091 p4p, 369 weight class). Fon comes into the arena with Kojak Theme blaring out of the sound system. Rae Fon has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.
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185 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
12 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Rae Fon!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Roger De Santos!
The judges for this bout are William Gold, Richard Clark and Colin Fotheringham.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
De Santos throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Fon was covering up waiting for the punch and De Santos finishes the takedown easily into guard.
Fon wants to stand and escape but De Santos is having none of it.
Fon kicks De Santos off and gets to his feet.
We can't be sure of the tactics at this early stage but we have heard that De Santos has been working on his takedowns a lot in the buildup to the fight and we can only assume he's going to look to take this to the mat.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Fon gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
De Santos drops down looking for an ankle pick but Fon pulls his leg out and moves away.
Fon has closed the distance and engaged De Santos in a clinch.
A short left from Fon.
De Santos takes a knee to the side of the body.
De Santos has Fon pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Fon manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
De Santos's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Fon is pressed up against the cage. De Santos has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Fon down to the mat. Fon avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Rae Fon has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Roger De Santos.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Fon lands an elbow just above De Santos 's eye.
It looks like Roger De Santos has been cut.
Fon can't find room to land a body shot as De Santos controls the action.
A short uppercut from Fon.
De Santos drops down looking for an ankle pick but Fon pulls his leg out and moves away.
Fon lands the left hand.
That's one minute gone in the round.
De Santos darts in looking for a takedown but Fon gets double underhooks and turns De Santos into the cage.
Fon gets a clinch.
De Santos is looking to take this one to the mat.
Fon putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has De Santos in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Fon putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has De Santos in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
De Santos looks winded!
Fon lands with a left to the head.
Fon lands a nice knee to the body.
Fon unloads a knee to the mid-section. De Santos lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Fon lands with a short punch from the clinch.
De Santos takes an elbow to the forehead.
De Santos is rocked!
Fon lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
De Santos is still on wobbly legs! Can Fon finish him?
This has been an exciting period of action!
Fon working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Fon creates a bit of space for himself and rocks De Santos with a big uppercut! De Santos tries to clinch up but Fon pushes him back against the cage and lands another monster strike that crumples De Santos to the mat! De Santos covers up and Fon unloads with more strikes until the referee steps in to end the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:41 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Rae Fon!
Rae Fon is the new welterweight champion!
Rae Fon managed to slip a mention for his sponsors, King Nutrition , into his post fight interview.
Roger De Santos spoke after the fight, saying 'He is a great fighter and a very good man and he won fair and square but I will be back soon for my fans!'.
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Ethan Sheehy (ranked 1428 p4p, 153 weight class) and Beta Knox (ranked 2530 p4p, 224 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Sheehy might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Tree falls - Timber!. Knox has chosen Anthrax | Fight Em Till You Can't 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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149 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the featherweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
12 - 10 - 1, fighting out of Helsinki, Ethan Sheehy!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
13 - 14 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Beta Knox!
The judges for this bout are James Ackerman, Chris Edwards and Richard Clark.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sheehy doesn't succeed with the takedown
letting Knox counter with a right hand.
Knox has been working on his striking defense in training and it's paying off as Sheehy is landing a low percentage of strikes.
Sheehy checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Sheehy gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Knox counters with a nice uppercut.
Sheehy has managed to clinch.
Knox pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Decent striking displayed by Knox there.
Knox loads up on a big right hand but Sheehy slips the punch.
Sheehy throws a quick counter head kick but Knox was just out of range.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sheehy staying out of range there.
Sheehy closes the distance but Knox moves to the side
and Knox counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Sheehy looks for a takedown but Knox sprawls well.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Ethan Sheehy. That's going to take a lot out of him.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Knox keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Sheehy looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into side control! Oh, that's bad for Knox!
Knox explodes and escapes back to his feet! Nice escape there!
No luck with that takedown attempt from Sheehy.
Knox throws a shot to the body.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Sheehy.
A countering left hand to the body from Knox misses.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Knox swings away with a body shot that misses
enabling Sheehy to counter with a crisp jab.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Knox throws a lazy uppercut
and Sheehy counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Knox gets tackled into the cage by Sheehy. Sheehy maintains the clinch.
Knox softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Knox wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Knox fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Knox wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Knox lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Knox pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Knox keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Sheehy shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Knox as he avoids it easily.
Sheehy tries for a takedown but Knox circles away easily
and Knox counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Sheehy doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Knox counters with a nice uppercut.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Knox darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Sheehy is refusing to be controlled, as Knox sits in half guard.
Knox lands with a punch from half guard.
Knox looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Sheehy is trying to get back to full guard.
Nice strikes from Knox there.
Knox is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Knox content to control rather than advance.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nice strikes from Knox there.
Ground and pound from Knox.
Knox sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Sheehy defending well though.
Sheehy is trying to stand back up but Knox is controlling him
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Knox is keen to just control but Sheehy is a slippery customer.
Knox is controlling the pace.
Sheehy is trying to stand up here but Knox is controlling him well.
Knox throws a strike but Sheehy avoids it easily and moves to full guard.
Knox working some strikes from top position.
Knox lands a couple of decent looking shots.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Beta Knox dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Sheehy shoots in and gets a takedown into Knox's guard.
Knox wants to sweep here but Sheehy controlling him for the moment.
Sheehy trying to control but Knox is working from the bottom.
Knox working a defensive guard here.
Sheehy thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sheehy preventing the sweep.
Knox has a closed guard, preventing Sheehy from standing up.
Knox is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Knox keeping full guard, as Sheehy tries to pass.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
Sheehy scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Knox lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Sheehy circles away quickly and effectively.
Sheehy throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Sheehy.
Knox throws a predictable looking body shot
and Sheehy holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Knox manages to break the clinch.
Sheehy looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sheehy keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Knox.
Sheehy looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Sheehy looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Ethan Sheehy. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Sheehy ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Sheehy avoids the body shot from Knox.
Ethan Sheehy is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Knox jabs at Sheehy's body.
Knox misses with a wild body shot.
Sheehy blocks a leg kick.
Sheehy shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Sheehy moves in looking to clinch but Knox pushes him off.
Sheehy misses with a head kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sheehy takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Nice defenses there by Sheehy.
Knox lands a slapping body shot.
Sheehy fails in his attempt to clinch.
Knox throws an overhand right that lands on Sheehy's shoulder, as Sheehy tries to avoid the shot.
A left lands for Knox.
A cross from Knox lands.
Knox throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Sheehy counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Sheehy misses with a takedown attempt - Knox sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Sheehy tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Knox swivels and escapes.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Knox swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Sheehy was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Beta Knox seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Sheehy shoots in for a double leg but Knox sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Sheehy shoots in looking for a takedown but Knox manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Sheehy's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
And Knox tries to counter it with a takedown but Sheehy pushes his down on his head and steps out.
Knox lands a really nice looking cross but Sheehy seems unphased.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Sheehy blocks a jab.
Knox circles away from the clinch attempt.
Sheehy gets a takedown into half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Knox is trying to control but can't.
Knox avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Sheehy.
Knox gets full guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Beta Knox 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.
Knox looks to score with a jab to the body but Sheehy is just out of range.
Sheehy gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Sheehy fails in his attempt to clinch.
It seemed like Knox was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Sheehy drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Sheehy decides to stand back up.
Knox has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Sheehy will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Knox misses with a few strikes there.
Sheehy half committed to a counter leg kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sheehy throws a lazy head kick
and Knox counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Sheehy tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Knox paws at him with a jab and circles away.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Knox! But no joy.
Knox lands an overhand right.
A jab from Knox finds it's way through Sheehy's defenses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sheehy pushes Knox up against the cage in a clinch.
Knox breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Sheehy with a lazy takedown attempt
and Knox counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Sheehy feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Knoxs jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Knox looks to score with a jab to the body but Sheehy is just out of range.
Knox avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Knox throws a shot from downtown. Sheehy moves away and avoids it.
Sheehy attempts a counter takedown but Knox avoids it well and moves away.
Sheehy tries to close the distance and clinch but Knox swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Knox looks to land a right hand but Sheehy moved out of range.
Sheehy tries to counter by clinching up but Knox breaks away and moves out of range.
Knox circles away from the clinch attempt.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Sheehy!
It looks like Beta Knox has been cut.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sheehy takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Knox throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Sheehy shoots in but Knox avoids the takedown attempt easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Ethan Sheehy. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Sheehy misses with a takedown
and Knox counters with a lovely shot to the body.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Knox lands with a cross.
Knox scores with a jab to the body.
Sheehy misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
A leg kick checked by Sheehy.
Knox throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Sheehy stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Sheehy fails with a takedown attempt.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sheehy will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Knox throws out a counter right but Sheehy avoids it with no problem.
Sheehy takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Sheehy misses with a combination
and Knox counters with a lovely shot to the body.
A decent looking cross lands there for Knox.
Knox stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Sheehy throws a predictable looking body shot
and Knox counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Knox displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Sheehy.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Sheehy.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Knox bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Knox misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Sheehy.
Sheehy takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Knox looks to score with a jab to the body but Sheehy is just out of range.
Knox connects with a body shot that sends Sheehy's belly button to the back.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Knox tries to keep at a distance but Sheehy has taken the fight into the clinch.
Sheehy tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Knox just stands there and leans against the cage.
Sheehy is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Beta Knox really dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Beta Knox's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
A slow jab from Knox misses its intended target.
Sheehy looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Good standup being displayed there by Knox as he connects with a hook.
Knox misses with a looping right.
Sheehy attempts a counter takedown but Knox avoids it well and moves away.
Ethan Sheehy seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Sheehy is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Knox takes a swing at Sheehy's ribcage but misses.
Knox scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Knox takes a jab right on the kisser.
Sheehy looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Knox lands a glancing blow to the side of Sheehy's head.
Sheehy tries to close the distance and clinch up but Knox swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Knox thuds his right hand into Sheehy's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sheehy tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Knox manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Knox throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Knox missing with a left hand there. Sheehy was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Knox stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Knox throws a body shot but no joy.
Sheehy connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Knox momentarily.
Knox misses with a straight right.
Knox's corner calls for a 1-2. Knox obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Sheehy shoots in and drives through. Knox sprawls well.
Knox lands with a shot to the body.
Knox looks to land a right hand but Sheehy moved out of range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sheehy shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Knox as he avoids it easily.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Sheehy.
Knox looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Ethan Sheehy. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Sheehy's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Sheehy duly obliges.
Knox is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Sheehy.
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!
Sheehy takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Knox listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Knox ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Sheehy on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Sheehy moves in looking to clinch but Knox pushes him off.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Sheehy checks a leg kick.
Knox scores with a decent looking hook.
Sheehy takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Knox swats away the attempt to clinch by Sheehy.
Sheehy fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Knox avoids it really well and circles away.
Sheehy darts in trying to clinch
so Knox counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Knox trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Knox lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Knox postures up and lands a big shot to Sheehy's brow.
Knox showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Knox is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Knox in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Knox throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Sheehy works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Beta Knox has got the better of the ground game so far.
Knox stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Sheehy swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Knox throwing strikes but missing.
Knox throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Beta Knox dominated that fourth round.
The cut man is working on Beta Knox's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!
Sheehy wants to clinch but Knox slips to the side
and Knox counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Sheehy.
A looping hook to the body misses from Sheehy. Knox does a little dance to reset his feet.
Sheehy tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Knox paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Sheehy is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Knox listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sheehy dives in and grabs Knox's left leg, looking for a takedown. Knox pushes down on Sheehy's head and hops out.
Knox swings for the body but Sheehy moves out of range.
Sheehy bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Knox is looking to regain half guard here but Sheehy keeps moving and retains side control.
Sheehy tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Sheehy has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Knox can't do much from the bottom here.
Knox regains half guard.
Knox trying to control here.
That's two 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.
Knox is doing well to control the position and prevent Sheehy from advancing to side control.
Knox trying to hold on to Sheehy's head to control him but Sheehy postures up.
Sheehy thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Knox's head.
Knox is looking to improve his position.
Knox keeps control of the position for the meantime.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
Sheehy missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
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.
Sheehy rushes Knox and presses him up against the cage.
Knox can't find room to land a body shot as Sheehy controls the action.
Knox can't break the clinch.
Knox tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Knox throws a punch but it's blocked by Sheehy.
Knox wants to break free but Sheehy has control.
Knox lands with a left to the head.
Knox pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Sheehy misses with a double jab.
Knox with the counter takedown but Sheehy avoids it easily.
Sheehy misses with a wild combination.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Knox scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Sheehy has a takedown stuffed.
Knox misses with a body shot.
Sheehy tries for a takedown but Knox sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Ethan Sheehy. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Knox scores with a takedown into Sheehy's guard.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Knox working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Sheehy not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Sheehy is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Knox holds on for dear life, maintaining half guard for now.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Beta Knox.
I've got Knox 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 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge James Ackerman scores the fight 46:50
Judge Chris Edwards scores the fight 45:50
Judge Richard Clark scores the fight 46:50
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Beta Knox!
Beta Knox is the new featherweight champion!
Beta Knox thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Rich Silva Jr (ranked 1318 p4p, 182 weight class) and Andrew Frame (ranked 1960 p4p, 252 weight class). Silva Jr comes to the cage accompanied by Sleeping Giant. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
11 - 5 - 0, fighting out of New York, Rich Silva Jr!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Andrew Frame!
The judges for this bout are Colin Fotheringham, Andrew Berry and William Gold.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Frame throws an off balance right hand
enabling Silva Jr to counter with a crisp jab.
Silva Jr moves into the clinch.
Frame swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Frame is trying to break the clinch but Silva Jr has him pressed against the cage.
Silva Jr stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Silva Jr lands a body shot.
Frame looks winded!
Frame tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Silva Jr's elbow.
Silva Jr misses with a hook to the ribs.
Silva Jr lands a right hand.
Silva Jr lands with a left to the head.
Frame has a couple of punches blocked by Silva Jr.
Silva Jr working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Frame wants to get back to striking at distance but Silva Jr won't allow it.
Silva Jr pushes Frame back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
A short left from Silva Jr.
Frame is rocked!
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!
Silva Jr jumps into guard, dragging Frame to the mat.
Frame is still in real trouble! Can Silva Jr finish him?
Silva Jr is pulling down on Frame's head. It's preventing any offense from Frame, at least for the moment.
Frame must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Frame is trying to tuck his arms in to keep them safe but Silva Jr has managed to isolate one of them and has got a loose triangle. Frame is looking to defend but Silva Jr has done well to lock his legs together - this could be big trouble for Frame! Silva Jr pulls down on the head and a little smile comes across his face - he knows he's got it. Yep, Frame taps out and this one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:58 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle). Rich Silva Jr!
A victorious Rich Silva Jr thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
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