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Skrap Fights 79 PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Gianni Castellana (ranked 3724 p4p, 379 weight class) and Gino Trecozze (ranked 3288 p4p, 351 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Castellana might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Here Comes the Boom. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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154 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Gianni Castellana!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Gino Trecozze!
The judges for this bout are Alan Glass, George Francis and Cecil Peabody.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Castellana displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Trecozze.
Castellana misses with a low kick.
Castellana throws a low kick, looking for Trecozze's leg but Trecozze calmly moves out of range.
Trecozze changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
Castellana moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Trecozze shoots in looking for a takedown but Castellana manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Trecozze's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Trecozze darts in trying to clinch
and Castellana counters with a slapping leg kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Castellana throws a body kick that misses.
Trecozze misses with a shot to the body
and Castellana counters with a nice right hand that sends Trecozze toppling to the canvas! Trecozze scrambles and gets back to his feet - can Castellana finish him?!
Trecozze is rocked!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Castellana avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Trecozze is still on wobbly legs! Can Castellana finish him?
That's one minute gone in the round.
Castellana misses with a body shot.
Trecozze seems to have recovered his senses.
Trecozze will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Gianni Castellana has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Gino Trecozze.
Castellana instigates a clinch.
Trecozze has Castellana pressed up against the ropes. He's trying to work for a single leg takedown. Trecozze pulls back from the ropes and twists to the side, sending Castellana tumbling to the mat - Trecozze dives into Castellana's guard.
Trecozze stops Castellana from standing up.
Trecozze with a flurry of punches that miss.
Trecozze trying to control the position from guard on top but Castellana is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Castellana is in a tricky position. We've heard reports from his gym mates at Jed's Gym that he's been drilling escapes, so let's see if he can get back to his feet.
Trecozze thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Castellana looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Trecozze trying to control but Castellana is working from the bottom.
Castellana is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Trecozze has gone for a leg lock! Castellana slips out almost immediately though and dives into Trecozze's guard.
Castellana wants to get up but he can't break Trecozze's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
Trecozze looking for subs off his back but Castellana has passed one foot through into half guard.
Trecozze looking for submissions off his back.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Castellana tries to stand but can't do so whilst Trecozze controls his leg.
Castellana gets to his feet - back to striking we go!
Nice takedown defense from Castellana. No joy for Trecozze on that attempt.
Castellana has managed to clinch.
Castellana is trying to maintain a safe position but Trecozze gets an underhook and turns Castellana into the ropes.
Castellana lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Trecozze backwards.
Castellana lands a shot to the body.
A right hook to the body lands for Castellana.
Castellana works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Trecozze looks winded!
Trecozze can't find room to land a body shot as Castellana controls the action.
Castellana pushes Trecozze back against the ropes and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Castellana scores with a shoulder strike.
Castellana pushes Trecozze back against the ropes and lands a hook to the side of the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Castellana works on Trecozze's body with a couple of short punches.
Trecozze is working for a takedown up against the ropes. He can't get it on this occasion though.
With the fighters clinched against the ropes, Castellana creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Castellana stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Castellana lands a hook that snaps the head of Trecozze backwards.
Castellana lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Trecozze backwards.
Castellana working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Trecozze drops down looking for an ankle pick but Castellana pulls his leg out and moves away.
Castellana gets a clinch.
Castellana lands a nice uppercut.
Trecozze has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Castellana after a bit of a struggle.
Castellana digs a right hand underneath Trecozze's ribcage. Trecozze let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Trecozze looking for a takedown.
Castellana is working Trecozze over against the ropes.
Castellana throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Gianni Castellana dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Castellana feints and then cracks Trecozze's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Trecozze down.
Castellana has closed the distance and engaged Trecozze in a clinch.
A short uppercut from Castellana.
Castellana misses with a hook to the ribs.
Castellana lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Castellana lands a nice uppercut.
Castellana lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the ropes.
Castellana is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Trecozze can do to turn this around?
Castellana lands a body shot.
Castellana working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Castellana is working Trecozze over against the ropes.
Castellana drops Trecozze onto one knee with a big uppercut from the clinch! Trecozze is propped up by the ropes and works his way back to his feet!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Castellana creates a bit of space for himself and rocks Trecozze with a big uppercut! Trecozze tries to clinch up but Castellana pushes him back against the ropes and lands another monster strike that crumples Trecozze to the mat! Trecozze covers up and Castellana unloads with more strikes until the referee steps in to end the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:46 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Gianni Castellana!
A very excited looking Gianni Castellana made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.
Gino Trecozze spoke after the fight, saying 'And so I've lost. It sucks but that's what happened. I promise I'll back, stronger than ever! '.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Shane Murphy (ranked 3501 p4p, 356 weight class) and Josh Roffen (ranked 7005 p4p, 520 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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190 lbs
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185 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
7 - 9 - 0, fighting out of London, Shane Murphy!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Josh Roffen!
The judges for this bout are Gwen Towbar, Daniel Franklin and George Francis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Murphy tries to close the distance and clinch but Roffen swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
A punch combination from Roffen misses.
Roffen throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Roffen circles away from the clinch attempt.
Roffen unleashes a big counter combination but Murphy bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
Roffen misses with a double jab.
Roffen misses with a double jab.
Roffen just manages to avoid a counter high kick fromMurphy.
Murphy wants to clinch.
Roffen defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Murphy.
Shane Murphy seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Murphy looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Roffen is fending him off so far but Murphy persists. Nope, Roffen circles away and we're back to standing.
Roffen unleashes a big counter combination but Murphy bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Roffen looks to land a combination but Murphy avoids it well.
Murphy is looking to clinch.
Roffen is clearly looking to counter with head kicks.
Murphy is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Roffen dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Murphy gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Roffen counters by moving into the clinch.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Shane Murphy. That's going to take a lot out of him.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Roffen on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Roffen breaks from the clinch.
Murphy looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Roffen is fending him off so far but Murphy persists. Nope, Roffen circles away and we're back to standing.
A little jabbing left from Roffen on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Murphy tries to clinch but Roffen is having none of it.
Murphy closes the distance looking to clinch
and Roffen counters with a nice uppercut.
Murphy fails to land the takedown.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Murphy is looking to clinch but Roffen is avoiding it.
A countering left hand to the body from Roffen misses.
Murphy fails with a takedown attempt.
Murphy tries for a takedown but Roffen sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Roffen connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Roffen bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Murphy's head.
Murphy walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Murphy tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Roffen defends well and Murphy ends up having to push Roffen into the ropes where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Roffen swats away the attempt to clinch by Murphy.
Roffen misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Murphy is looking to counter with head kicks.
Murphy tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Murphy fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Murphy takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Murphy wants to clinch up but Roffen keeps it at a distance.
Roffen is looking for the big counter here.
Murphy tries to clinch but Roffen is having none of it.
Murphy shoots in but Roffen avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Josh Roffen is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Murphy tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Murphy wants to clinch up but Roffen keeps it at a distance.
Roffen stuffs the takedown attempt from Murphy. Murphy gets slowly back to his feet.
Roffen with the counter takedown but Murphy avoids it easily.
Murphy is looking to clinch but Roffen is avoiding it.
Murphy drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Roffen is looking to stand back up but Murphy counters by passing into half guard. Oops... bit sloppy there by Roffen.
Roffen pushes Murphy off looking to stand but Murphy dives back in and keeps control.
Roffen has found himself in a tricky position here. He's been working his transitions in training so let's see if he can work his way out of it.
Murphy stands up and beckons Roffen to join him on the feet.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Murphy.
Nice uppercut lands for Roffen. That snapped Murphy's head back.
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!
Murphy tries for a takedown but Roffen sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Murphy shoots in but Roffen avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Murphy tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Murphy misses with a takedown attempt - Roffen sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Roffen tries to counter with a clinch but Murphy shakes him off and moves away.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Josh Roffen dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Murphy drops his hands momentarily and Roffen takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Roffen stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Roffen wants it to stay on the feet.
Murphy shoots in but Roffen avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Murphy shoots in but no luck this time.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Shane Murphy. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Murphy tries to clinch up but Roffen circles away and keeps his distance.
Murphy shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Roffen's guard.
Murphy trying to control the position from guard on top but Roffen is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Roffen is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Roffen has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Roffen is edging up against the ropes. He's using the ropes to get back to his feet. Nice work there - the fighters are clinched.
Roffen breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Murphy has managed to clinch.
Roffen breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Roffen throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
The fight stays on the outside here - Murphy looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Roffen unleashes a big counter combination but Murphy bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
Roffen keeps the fight on the outside.
Roffen doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Murphy closes the distance and pushes Roffen back into the ropes.
Murphy lands a knee to the body.
Murphy using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Roffen is breathing heavily.
Murphy lands a knee to the head.
It looks like Josh Roffen has been cut.
Murphy manages to break the clinch.
Roffen takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Josh Roffen seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Murphy has Roffen up against the ropes in a clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Murphy obliges.
Murphy fails to pull guard.
Roffen on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Murphy drags the fight down to the ground.
Murphy looking to control.
Murphy looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Murphy is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Roffen defends well.
Murphy is looking to stand up but Roffen isn't so interested in that idea.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Murphy tries to land a sweep but no joy.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Murphy shoots in and drives through. Roffen sprawls well.
Roffen looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Roffen stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Roffen wants it to stay on the feet.
Roffen now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Murphy tries for a takedown but Roffen sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
A punch lands to the side of Murphy 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Roffen throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
The fight stays on the outside here - Murphy looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Roffen! But no joy.
The fight stays on the outside here - Murphy looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Murphy looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Roffen looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Murphy takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Roffen keeps the fight on the outside.
Murphy fails to land the takedown.
Murphy takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Josh Roffen will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Josh Roffen's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the ring so we can get back down to business. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Roffen lunges at Murphy with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Murphy's hand.
Murphy fails with a takedown attempt.
A little jabbing left from Roffen on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Roffen stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Roffen wants it to stay on the feet.
Roffen let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Murphy wants to clinch up but Roffen keeps it at a distance.
Roffen lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Murphy tries to clinch up but Roffen circles away and keeps his distance.
Murphy shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Roffen pinned against the ropes. Roffen gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Roffen is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Murphy with a body shot.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Shane Murphy. 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.
Murphy has his takedown stuffed
and Roffen counters with a straight right hand.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
A thudding body kick lands there by Roffen!
Roffen throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Roffen looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Murphy.
Roffen scores with a shot to the body.
Murphy has Roffen up against the ropes in a clinch.
Roffen lands a hook to the side of the head.
Murphy missing with knees to the body.
Murphy is trying to pull guard but Roffen has him pressed against the ropes.
Roffen breaks from the clinch.
Roffen scores with a punch to the head.
Murphy tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Roffen counters with a single leg into guard. Murphy didn't expect that.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Murphy looking to hit a scissor sweep but Roffen is one step ahead there.
Roffen stands up from guard. Let's bang!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Roffen displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
A combination from Roffen does no damage.
A cross from Roffen lands.
Murphy shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Roffen but Roffen pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Murphy tries to close the distance and clinch but Roffen swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Roffen unleashes a big counter combination but Murphy bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Murphy tries for a takedown but Roffen circles away easily
letting Roffen counter with a right hand.
Murphy tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Roffen swivels and escapes.
Good exchange - Roffen coming out on top.
A cross from Roffen lands.
Murphy fails with the takedown
and Roffen counters with a nice low kick that buckles Murphy's knee momentarily.
Roffen cracks the inside of Murphy's front leg.
Murphy shoots in looking for a takedown but Roffen manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Murphy's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Roffen lands a jab to Murphy's midsection.
Murphy fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Roffen avoids it really well and circles away.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Roffen pushes Murphy up against the ropes in a clinch.
Murphy misses with a knee to the head.
Murphy is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the ropes enables Roffen to keep the fight standing.
Roffen manages to break the clinch.
Roffen cracks Murphy with a good jab.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Murphy closes this distance looking for a takedown but Roffen circles away.
Murphy on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Murphy showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Roffen.
Shane Murphy has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Josh Roffen is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Roffen avoids the head kick by Murphy.
And that's the end of the fight!
Josh Roffen comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Roffen 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 Gwen Towbar scores the fight for Josh Roffen!
Judge Daniel Franklin scores the fight for Josh Roffen!
Judge George Francis scores the fight for Josh Roffen!
Josh Roffen wins by unanimous decision!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between William Norman (ranked 2691 p4p, 318 weight class) and Barry Cubbedge (ranked 3701 p4p, 408 weight class). Norman comes to the ring accompanied by Neil Diamond - Sweet Caroline. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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224 lbs
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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
6 - 6 - 1, fighting out of Amsterdam, William Norman!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Barry Cubbedge !
The judges for this bout are Frank Dennis, Tiny Johnson and Gwen Towbar.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Cubbedge misses the shot to the body.
Norman misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Cubbedge throws a body punch but Norman moves out of range.
Cubbedge just manages to avoid a counter high kick fromNorman.
Norman slips a straight right by Cubbedge .
Cubbedge swings for the body but Norman moves out of range.
Cubbedge misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Norman half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
Cubbedge scores with a jab to the head.
Norman moves away from the strike by Cubbedge .
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Cubbedge misses with a few strikes there.
Norman drops down looking for a counter takedown but Cubbedge sprawls and moves away.
Norman dives in for a single leg takedown but Cubbedge sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the ropes.
Cubbedge keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for William Norman. That's going to take a lot out of him.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Norman takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Barry Cubbedge is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Norman will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Cubbedge throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Barry Cubbedge seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Cubbedge throws a left and a right that both miss
and Norman counters with a straight right hand.
Cubbedge misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Norman.
Cubbedge is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Norman rather than just go for the knockout.
Cubbedge cracks a nice hook into Norman's ribs.
Cubbedge just misses with a punch to the body.
It looked like Norman wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Cubbedge takes a swing at Norman's ribcage but misses.
Norman keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Cubbedge takes a swing at Norman's ribcage but misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cubbedge misses with an uppercut.
Nice sprawl there from Cubbedge as Norman shoots in.
Norman lands a nice hook to Cubbedge 's body. Cubbedge takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Norman checks a leg kick.
Norman drops down looking for a counter takedown but Cubbedge sprawls and moves away.
Cubbedge throws a body shot but no joy.
Norman closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Norman looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
Cubbedge felt the need to train up his defensive grappling in the buildup to the fight. Presumably he was expecting to be in a difficult position like this, so let's see if he can get out of it.
Norman is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Norman trying to pass the guard but Cubbedge defending well.
Norman is looking for a kimura here.
Norman is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Cubbedge trying to hold on to Norman's head to control him but Norman postures up.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Cubbedge is not content to let Norman control the position.
Cubbedge tries to roll over but Norman keeps him under control.
Norman lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Norman is looking for a kimura. It's pretty deep but Cubbedge still has the half guard so he's probably OK. Oh, Cubbedge has exploded into a beautiful escape there and after a quick scramble, he's ended up in side control on top! Nice work!
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Norman seems a little lost for a moment, as Cubbedge dominates the positioning.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Barry Cubbedge dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Cubbedge , right into the meat.
Cubbedge loads up on a big right hand but Norman slips the punch.
A shot to the body from Cubbedge misses
and Norman counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Cubbedge is lucky that one didn't land flush.
Cubbedge misses with a body shot
and Norman counters with a stiff right hand.
Norman shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Cubbedge sprawls well. Cubbedge wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Norman gets slowly back to his feet.
Cubbedge misses the shot to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Norman shoots in and gets a takedown into Cubbedge 's guard.
Norman tries to free his leg and advance position but Cubbedge is retaining full guard.
Norman trying to control the position from guard on top but Cubbedge is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Cubbedge bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Norman's guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cubbedge wanted to stand there but Norman had control of the position.
Norman is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Norman keeping moving, preventing Cubbedge from controlling successfully.
Norman keeping full guard, as Cubbedge tries to pass.
Cubbedge slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
Norman is in a tricky position but he's been working on his transitions down at Kombat Hangar 18, so we'll see if he gets out of it.
Cubbedge working the ground and pound but Norman is defending the strikes.
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.
Cubbedge is looking to take a break and control but Norman is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Norman wants to control but Cubbedge postures up.
Cubbedge tries to move into full mount but can't pass Norman's legs.
Norman is moving his hips around well on the bottom and has managed to get back to half guard.
Cubbedge wants to control but Norman is keeping him busy.
Norman is working on a guillotine. He's managed to get to full guard and he's really squeezing tight! Cubbedge is tapping! Great win for Norman!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:55 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Guillotine). William Norman!
William Norman thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Jesse Juntta (ranked 3642 p4p, 304 weight class) and Josh Morgan (ranked 981 p4p, 102 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 featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Jesse Juntta!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Josh Morgan!
The judges for this bout are Stewart Dunkirk, Frank Dennis and Cecil Peabody.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Juntta swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Morgan shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Juntta was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Juntta defending well as Morgan loads up on a big left hand.
An attempted straight right counter from Juntta misses the target.
Morgan tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Juntta was well out of range. Poor timing from Morgan.
Morgan throws a body punch but Juntta moves out of range.
Josh Morgan seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Juntta tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Morgan was well out of range. Poor timing from Juntta.
Morgan ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Juntta moves away.
Juntta throwing a counter right hand but Morgan manages to avoid it.
Juntta takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Morgan fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Juntta lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Morgan has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Morgan and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Morgan misses with a hook to the body
and Juntta cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Morgan swings for the body but Juntta moves out of range.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Morgan misses with a double jab.
Morgan misses with a right hand
and Juntta counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
A looping hook to the body misses from Juntta. Morgan does a little dance to reset his feet.
Juntta fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Morgan looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Morgan moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Juntta throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Morgan misses with a straight left.
A slow jab from Juntta misses its intended target.
Juntta uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Morgan.
Juntta throws a lazy right hand but Morgan sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Morgan darts in looking for a takedown but Juntta gets double underhooks and turns Morgan into the ropes.
Juntta throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Morgan blocks a head kick by Juntta.
The fighters circling - Morgan throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Jesse Juntta is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Juntta darts in and clinches Morgan up against the ropes.
Morgan pushes Juntta back against the ropes and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Juntta definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Nice elbow from Juntta.
Juntta blocking some punches.
Morgan goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Morgan fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Morgan swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Morgan tries to throw a body punch but Juntta avoids it by throwing Morgan back against the ropes.
A right handed body shot lands from Morgan.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Juntta lands a body shot.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Juntta lands an elbow just above Morgan 's eye.
Juntta lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Morgan has a couple of punches blocked by Juntta.
Still in the clinch, Juntta scores with a nice short uppercut.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Juntta.
Juntta throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Morgan misses with a body punch.
Morgan doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Morgan is trying to break free.
Juntta lands a right hand that snaps the head of Morgan backwards.
Morgan scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Juntta lands a body punch in the clinch.
Morgan has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Juntta seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Morgan can turn it around.
Juntta lands an elbow inside.
Juntta throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Morgans head.
Morgan is rocked!
Juntta lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Morgan is still on wobbly legs! Can Juntta finish him?
Nice body punch from Juntta.
Juntta dips a shoulder and cracks Morgan with a mighty uppercut! Morgan falls back against the ropes and Juntta unloads with a barrage of strikes! Morgan is completely out with his eyes open, only supported by the ropes! Save him ref! Eventually the ref decides to do his job and jumps in - Juntta screams abuse at the incompetent official before going over to celebrate with his corner. Brutal stuff!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:55 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Jesse Juntta!
Our winner, Jesse Juntta, 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 Arnaldur Hjoervarsson (ranked 1551 p4p, 192 weight class) and Sasha Khadartsev (ranked 558 p4p, 74 weight class). Hjoervarsson's entrance music is The Only. A fine choice. 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 heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
8 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Arnaldur Hjoervarsson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Sasha Khadartsev!
The judges for this bout are Frank Dennis, Robert Twigg and Daniel Franklin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hjoervarsson tries to clinch up against the ropes, rushing in to close the distance. Khadartsev manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Khadartsev avoids the head kick by Hjoervarsson.
Hjoervarsson looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
A looping hook to the body misses from Hjoervarsson. Khadartsev does a little dance to reset his feet.
Khadartsev throws a hook but Hjoervarsson avoids it easily.
A little feinted left hand from Hjoervarsson on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Khadartsev has been working on his striking defense in training and it's paying off as Hjoervarsson is landing a low percentage of strikes.
Khadartsev swings away with a body shot that misses
and Hjoervarsson counters with a straight right hand.
It looks like Sasha Khadartsev has been cut.
Hjoervarsson slips under a jab from Khadartsev.
Khadartsev avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
And Khadartsev tries to counter it with a takedown but Hjoervarsson pushes his down on his head and steps out.
Hjoervarsson will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
A big left from Khadartsev misses.
Hjoervarsson fails in his attempt to clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hjoervarsson on the wrong end of a nice jab.
It looks like Arnaldur Hjoervarsson has been cut.
Hjoervarsson getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Hjoervarsson walks into a straight right hand from Khadartsev.
Hjoervarsson lands an uppercut out of nowhere! Khadartsev falls backwards - clearly groggy! Hjoervarsson dives in and finishes the fight with more strikes for a TKO finish!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:58 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Arnaldur Hjoervarsson!
Arnaldur Hjoervarsson took to the microphone after his victory and thanked his sponsors, Zenith Nutrition (160q/$200) for their support in the buildup to the fight.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Young Lad (ranked 655 p4p, 101 weight class) and Harley King (ranked 325 p4p, 45 weight class). Harley King has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Young Lad's chin.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
18 - 6 - 0, fighting out of London, Young Lad!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
11 - 4 - 0, fighting out of New York, Harley King!
The judges for this bout are Cecil Peabody, Robert Twigg and Alan Glass.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
King scores with a body shot.
Lad on the wrong end of a nice jab.
King ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Lad moves away.
King clinches.
King escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
A looping hook to the body misses from Lad. King does a little dance to reset his feet.
A shot to the body from King misses
and Lad counters with a stiff right hand.
King misses with a lunging right hand
and King takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Lad takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
King misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Lad counters with a nice body shot.
Harley King seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
King gets a clinch.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Lad throws an elbow but it misses.
A short uppercut from Lad.
King misses with the head strike.
Our sources have told us that Lad has been working on his elbows in the gym.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Lad.
King is looking to break free of the clinch but Lad has double underhooks.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lad tries to work over King's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Lad pushes King back against the ropes and unloads with a body punch.
Lad tries to throw a body punch but King avoids it by throwing Lad back against the ropes.
A short uppercut from Lad.
King tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Lad doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
King is trying to break free.
King struggles to land a body shot inside as Lad controls his hands.
Lad tries a body shot but King blocks it.
King looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
King makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
King scores with a nice hook to the head.
Lad cracks King with a nice body shot.
Lad tries a body shot but King blocks it.
Lad lands a body punch.
Lad tries to throw a body punch but King avoids it by throwing Lad back against the ropes.
Lad misses with a hook to the ribs.
King lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
A hook to the body from Lad.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
King is trying to break the clinch but Lad has him pressed against the ropes.
Lad lands with a light punch inside.
Lad lands a hook to the side of the head.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A short uppercut from King.
Lad creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through King's defenses.
It looks like Harley King has been cut.
Lad throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Kings head.
King working aggressively here.
King takes an elbow to the temple.
Lad pushes off an throws an elbow but King leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the ropes.
Lad lands an elbow inside that King shrugs off.
Lad goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Lad throws an elbow but it's blocked.
A head punch on the inside from King fails to land.
King is trying to force a seperation but Lad has the dominant position.
King wants to get back to striking at distance but Lad won't allow it.
A nice right hand lands inside from Lad.
Lad pushes off an throws an elbow but King leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the ropes.
Good body shot from Lad.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A short body shot lands from Lad as the two fighters clinch.
King has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Lad lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down King.
King misses with some punches.
Lad misses with a shot to the kidneys.
King is trying to break the clinch but Lad is controlling him.
King breaks the clinch.
King misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Lad.
King throws a body shot but no joy.
Lad stuns King with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Lad gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Lad tried to land a shot to the body but connects with King's elbow.
King works on Lad's body with a couple of short punches.
Lad has a couple of punches blocked by King.
King working hard to break the clinch.
King tries to circle away but Lad has him pinned against the ropes.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lad tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
King takes an elbow to the forehead.
King can't find room to land a body shot as Lad controls the action.
King breaks from the clinch.
Lad is looking to clinch.
A little jabbing left from King on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Lad pushes King up against the ropes in a clinch.
Lad throws a punch but it's blocked by King.
Lad digs a right hand underneath King's ribcage. King let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
King breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Lad gets tackled into the ropes by King. King maintains the clinch.
King is trying to break the clinch but Lad has him pressed against the ropes.
A short right from King.
King struggles to land a body shot inside as Lad controls his hands.
Lad misses with a punch to the body.
King lands a left hand that snaps the head of Lad backwards.
Lad gets through King's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
King blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Young Lad dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Harley King'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.
King swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Lad counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
King swings away with a body shot that misses
and Lad counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Jab, jab by Lad - just one landing.
King darts in and clinches Lad up against the ropes.
Lad lands a hook that snaps the head of King backwards.
King misses with a hook to the ribs.
King tries to throw a body punch but Lad avoids it by throwing King back against the ropes.
Lad blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Lad tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for King.
Lad scores with a shot to the side of King's head.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Lad scores with a nice hook to the head.
Lad goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Lad has King pressed against the ropes, preventing King from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
King misses with a body punch.
King misses with a hook from the clinch.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Lad.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lad tries to work over King's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Lad goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Nice body punch from King.
King lands with a right to the head.
A right hook to the body lands for King.
A right handed body shot lands from Lad.
King blocks an uppercut.
King digs a right hand into Lad's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Lad's gas tank.
King misses with a hook to the ribs.
Lad misses with a shot to the kidneys.
King tries to work over Lad's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Lad tried to land a shot to the body but connects with King's elbow.
King scores with a shoulder strike.
Lad tries a body shot but King blocks it.
King tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Lad's elbow.
Lad misses with a punch to the body.
Lad lands a body punch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lad has King pressed against the ropes, preventing King from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
King is trying to break the clinch but Lad has him pressed against the ropes.
King lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the ropes.
Lad blocks an uppercut.
King lands with a short shot to the head.
Lad misses with a short punch on the inside.
Lad tries a body shot but King blocks it.
King lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Lad backwards.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
King blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Lad lands a hook to the side of the head.
Lad scores with a hook to the body.
Lad misses with some punches.
Lad tries a body shot but King blocks it.
King tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
King is trying to push Lad away but Lad has him pressed against the ropes, so he's going nowhere.
King misses with a hook to the ribs.
King tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lad blocks an uppercut.
Lad pushes King back against the ropes and unloads with a body punch.
King wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
A short right from King.
Lad lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
King looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
King is trying to break the clinch but Lad is controlling him.
King blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Lad is working King over against the ropes.
A shot in the inside from Lad.
A short body shot lands from Lad as the two fighters clinch.
Lad misses with a hook to the ribs.
King tries a body shot but Lad blocks it.
Lad prevents a body shot from King.
King blocks a body shot from Lad.
King lands a hook to the side of the head.
Lad misses with a punch to the body.
Lad is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that King can do to turn this around?
King misses with a short punch on the inside.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lad blocks an uppercut.
Lad lands a nice elbow.
Young Lad has scored more points in the clinch so far.
King tries to work over Lad's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Lad blocks a body shot from King.
King tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Lad.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A short uppercut from King.
Lad lands on the inside with an uppercut.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for King.
King has a couple of punches blocked by Lad.
Lad throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Kings head.
Lad tries to throw a body punch but King avoids it by throwing Lad back against the ropes.
Lad tries a body shot but King blocks it.
King is trying to push Lad away but Lad has him pressed against the ropes, so he's going nowhere.
Lad blocks a body shot from King.
King breaks the clinch.
King uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Lad.
A nice side step and King releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Young Lad dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Harley King's cut.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
Lad closes the distance and clinches.
King breaks the clinch.
King gets cracked there but stands up to it.
King throws a hook but Lad avoids it easily.
King swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Lad counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
King drives through and clinches with Lad against the ropes.
King's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
King takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
King closes the distance and clinches.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Lad swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Lad lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
King softening up his opponent with strikes, against the ropes.
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!
King blocks an uppercut.
A right hook to the body lands for Lad.
King takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
King misses with a punch on the inside.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lad makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
King is rocked!
Lad lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
King is still on wobbly legs! Can Lad finish him?
Lad throws a big uppercut that drops King! More strikes from Lad and the referee jumps in to stop the fight! King lies dazed against the ropes as Lad celebrates with his cornermen!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:16 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Young Lad!
Young Lad took to the microphone after his victory and thanked his sponsors, THE END 32 for their support in the buildup to the fight.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Stan Mailic (ranked 329 p4p, 48 weight class) and Ulysses Blazkov (ranked 1162 p4p, 147 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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World class boxer
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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
10 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Stan Mailic!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
11 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Ulysses Blazkov!
The judges for this bout are Chris Downing, Daniel Franklin and Frank Dennis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mailic takes a swing at Blazkov's ribcage but misses.
Blazkov uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Mailic.
Blazkov thinks about the counter body kick.
Mailic misses with a wild body shot.
Mailic backing away here, and Blazkov unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
Mailic explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Blazkov doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
A punch combination from Mailic misses.
Blazkov takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
It looks like Ulysses Blazkov has been cut.
Mailic throws a nice looking combination but Blazkov bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Mailic waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Blazkov.
Mailic misses with a lunging right hand
and Blazkov counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Blazkov takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Blazkov misses with an uppercut.
Mailic was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Mailic gets in close and instigates a clinch.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Mailic tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Blazkov's elbow.
Mailic gets through Blazkov's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Mailic's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mailic tries to work over Blazkov's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Mailic misses with a punch on the inside.
Mailic pushes Blazkov back against the ropes and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Blazkov doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Still in the clinch, Blazkov scores with a nice short uppercut.
Mailic throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Blazkov works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Mailic tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Blazkov's elbow.
Blazkov tries to work over Mailic's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Mailic goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Mailic prevents a body shot from Blazkov.
Mailic lands a hook to the side of the head.
Mailic misses with a punch to the body.
Mailic misses with the head strike.
Mailic blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Blazkov digs a right hand into Mailic's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Mailic's gas tank.
Mailic misses with a punch to the body.
Mailic lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Blazkov backwards.
Mailic blocking some punches.
Blazkov pushes Mailic back against the ropes and unloads with a body punch.
Mailic misses with a body punch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mailic tries to throw a body punch but Blazkov avoids it by throwing Mailic back against the ropes.
Mailic throws a head punch that misses.
Blazkov tries a body shot but Mailic blocks it.
Blazkov lands a hook to the side of the head.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Blazkov lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Mailic misses with a punch on the inside.
Blazkov lands a nice uppercut.
Mailic takes a shot to the head.
Blazkov scores with a shoulder strike.
Mailic is breathing heavily.
A short uppercut from Blazkov.
Blazkov lands a shoulder strike.
Mailic misses with a punch to the body.
Blazkov working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Mailic has a couple of punches blocked by Blazkov.
Blazkov lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Mailic backwards.
Mailic misses with the head strike.
Blazkov is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
A short left from Blazkov.
Blazkov lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Blazkov scores with a shoulder strike.
Mailic throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Mailic working aggressively here.
A shot in the inside from Blazkov.
Mailic throws a punch but it's blocked by Blazkov.
Blazkov lands a hook that snaps the head of Mailic backwards.
Mailic is rocked!
Blazkov throws a big uppercut that drops Mailic! More strikes from Blazkov and the referee jumps in to stop the fight! Mailic lies dazed against the ropes as Blazkov celebrates with his cornermen!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:27 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Ulysses Blazkov!
Our winner, Ulysses Blazkov, 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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Main event
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Galtero El Toro (ranked 131 p4p, 19 weight class) and Biff Raper (ranked 214 p4p, 34 weight class). El Toro comes into the arena with Ballad of Bodacious blaring out of the sound system. Raper is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Torso fuck - Raped by Elephants. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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255 lbs
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Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
12 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Galtero El Toro!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
15 - 4 - 0, fighting out of London, Biff Raper!
The judges for this bout are Wesley Smith, Robert Twigg and Cecil Peabody.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Raper throws a looping overhand right but El Toro ducks down to avoid it.
Raper looks to throw the jab but El Toro is out of range.
Galtero El Toro seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A slow jab from El Toro misses its intended target.
El Toro looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
We could do with one of the fighters taking the initiative a bit more on the ground - they're both waiting to capitalize on a mistake.
El Toro throwing shots but Raper is blocking nicely.
El Toro looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Raper with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
El Toro not landing any meaningful shots this time.
El Toro not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
El Toro throwing shots but Raper is blocking nicely.
El Toro not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
El Toro wants to lay and pray for a moment but Raper keeps working.
El Toro trying to mount his opponent but Raper defends it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. El Toro connects with a nice short shot to Raper's temple.
El Toro wants to advance to full mount but Raper doesn't think that's going to happen and regains full guard instead.
El Toro throwing strikes but missing.
El Toro tries to free his leg and advance position but Raper is retaining full guard.
El Toro connects with a couple of short punches.
El Toro lands a couple of elbows.
Raper is pulling down on El Toro's head to control his posture.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
El Toro postures up.
El Toro stands and throws Raper's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Raper is trying to get back to half guard.
El Toro tries to advance to mount but Raper denies him.
El Toro trying to control the action but Raper is working from the bottom.
El Toro wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Raper, who protects the arm well.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Raper dodges the ground and pound from El Toro.
El Toro working away.
El Toro wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Raper, who protects the arm well.
El Toro tries to land with some ground and pound but misses.
Raper stops El Toro from passing to mount.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
El Toro tries to advance to mount but Raper instead regains half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
El Toro is looking to take a break and control but Raper is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
El Toro landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Raper avoiding damage under a succession of punches from El Toro.
El Toro wants to advance to full mount but Raper doesn't think that's going to happen and regains full guard instead.
El Toro trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
El Toro with a flurry of punches that miss.
El Toro looking to pass the guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Galtero El Toro dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
El Toro walks into a left hand.
El Toro misses with a looping right.
Raper is clearly trying to counter these attacks from El Toro with a body shot.
El Toro takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
El Toro throws out a loose jab but Raper uses good head movement to avoid it.
Raper's coach down at Chris Leben KO Academy was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on Raper's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.
El Toro blocks the body kick.
Raper pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces El Toro back to the ropes. Raper follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
El Toro pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
El Toro takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
El Toro is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Raper can do to turn this around?
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Raper throws the kick towards the body but El Toro avoids it.
El Toro half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
El Toro throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Raper sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Raper uses good head movement to avoid the hook from El Toro.
El Toro throws an overhand right that lands on Raper's shoulder, as Raper tries to avoid the shot.
Raper ducks under a wild hook from El Toro.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Raper throws a jab but it's blocked by El Toro.
Raper displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as El Toro throws out the jab.
Raper scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
It looks like Galtero El Toro has been cut.
El Toro takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Raper connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Raper throws a head kick but El Toro moves out of range.
Raper drops El Toro with a hook right on the temple. He thinks about going to the ground but El Toro looks back up at him and smiles so Raper waves him back to his feet - he obviously thinks he can knock him out after that shot landed.
El Toro is rocked!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Raper connects with a left and a right that sees a clearly hurt El Toro covering up! Raper comes in with a big uppercut and El Toro goes doooown! He's slumped up against the ropes, eyes staring blankly into space.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:42 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Biff Raper!
Biff Raper is the new heavyweight champion!
Our winner, Biff Raper, 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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