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EMP Gagnon vs Tama Ginty PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Damien The Omen (ranked 1505 p4p, 201 weight class) and Dougal McCraken (ranked 1486 p4p, 198 weight class). The Omen's entrance music is Number of the Beast - Iron Maiden. A fine choice. McCraken has chosen Bulgine 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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179 lbs
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World class boxer
Insanely flexible |
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World class boxer
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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
15 - 13 - 0, fighting out of London, Damien The Omen!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Dougal McCraken!
The judges for this bout are Donald Grub, Paul Tew and Phil Schofield.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The Omen takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
McCraken throws a leg kick that misses.
The Omen connects with a looping right hand.
McCraken scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. The Omen doesn't seem bothered though.
A nice leg kick lands there from McCraken.
McCraken jabbing away but nothing is landing.
The Omen throws a quick head kick that skims the top of McCraken's head.
McCraken lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
The Omen has been working on his boxing with his coaches at London MMA Club in the buildup to the fight.
McCraken bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Dougal McCraken seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
McCraken throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
A slapping body kick lands there for McCraken.
McCraken throws a jab when The Omen was well out of range.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
McCraken with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
The Omen moves out of range as McCraken strikes.
The Omen throws an overhand right that lands on McCraken's shoulder, as McCraken tries to avoid the shot.
McCraken lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
McCraken lands a lovely overhand right.
That's one minute gone in the round.
McCraken misses with a low kick.
A jab from The Omen does it's job there.
The Omen throws a lazy right hand but McCraken sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
The Omen moves out of range of the leg kick from McCraken.
The Omen doesn't manage to clinch there - McCraken circles away.
McCraken throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
The Omen seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance.
McCraken feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to The Omen's calf.
McCraken scores with a nice body kick.
McCraken connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
McCraken fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
McCraken is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
McCraken connects with a right hand. The Omen shakes it off.
McCraken throws a nice outside leg kick.
McCraken misses with a looping left.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The Omen fails with an attempt to clinch.
McCraken ducks under a wild hook from The Omen.
McCraken was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind.
This has been an exciting period of action!
The Omen misses with a straight left.
McCraken has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
McCraken scores with a jab. The Omen acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
McCraken clinches.
McCraken breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
The Omen connects with a looping right hand.
Dougal McCraken is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
McCraken takes one on the button.
The Omen moves forwards but McCraken connects with a nice, crisp jab.
A big left from McCraken misses.
McCraken digs a good body shot into The Omen's ribs.
The Omen tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but McCraken paws at him with a jab and circles away.
The Omen takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
The Omen has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from McCraken.
McCraken throws an overhand right that lands on The Omen's shoulder, as The Omen tries to avoid the shot.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The Omen jabbing away but nothing is landing.
The Omen on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by McCraken. McCraken obviously looking to wear him down.
McCraken throws a solid leg kick but The Omen takes the impact on his shin and smiles at McCraken.
McCraken misses with a body kick.
McCraken misses with a double jab.
The Omen misses with an attempted mid kick.
The Omen misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
The Omen fails in his attempt to clinch.
The Omen slips a straight right by McCraken.
McCraken looking to land some kicks to the body here.
McCraken throws a hook but The Omen avoids it easily.
The Omen clobbers McCraken with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
The Omen scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
McCraken connects with a looping right hand.
The Omen takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The Omen has taken the fight to the clinch.
The Omen is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
McCraken working aggressively here.
McCraken lands with a right to the head.
McCraken breaks the clinch.
A low kick from McCraken misses
letting The Omen counter with a right hand.
The Omen has taken the fight to the clinch.
McCraken pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
The Omen throws a lazy right hand but McCraken sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
McCraken counters with a body kick.
McCraken punishes The Omen's body with a nice straight punch.
The Omen lands a jab to the head.
McCraken throws a body shot but no joy.
The Omen is trying to close the distance and clinch up, after that failed offence from McCraken.
Jab by McCraken.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
McCraken fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt The Omen.
The Omen tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by McCraken.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Dougal McCraken dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
McCraken throws out a loose jab but The Omen uses good head movement to avoid it.
The Omen uses good head movement to avoid the hook from McCraken.
The Omen throws a jab when McCraken was well out of range.
McCraken counters with a body kick.
The Omen is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
A thudding body kick lands there by McCraken!
McCraken moves away from the strike by The Omen.
The Omen closes the distance and clinches.
The Omen lands with a short head shot on the inside.
McCraken tries to circle away but The Omen has him pinned against the cage.
McCraken prevents a body shot from The Omen.
McCraken misses with a punch on the inside.
The Omen lands a shoulder strike.
The Omen tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
McCraken misses with a hook from the clinch.
A short uppercut from The Omen.
The Omen tries a body shot but McCraken blocks it.
The Omen swings away with an uppercut that misses.
The Omen has a couple of punches blocked by McCraken.
McCraken tries to throw a body punch but The Omen avoids it by throwing McCraken back against the cage.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, McCraken creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
That's one minute gone in the round.
McCraken lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
McCraken is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
McCraken blocks an uppercut.
McCraken lands a left hand that snaps the head of The Omen backwards.
The Omen tries to work over McCraken's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
McCraken lands an uppercut.
McCraken takes a shot to the head.
The Omen can't find room to land a body shot as McCraken controls the action.
A nice right hand lands inside from The Omen.
McCraken goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
McCraken lands a shoulder strike.
McCraken lands a shoulder strike.
The Omen lands a shoulder strike.
Damien The Omen has scored more points in the clinch so far.
McCraken misses with a punch on the inside.
McCraken throws a blind hook that connects with the side of The Omens head.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
McCraken prevents a body shot from The Omen.
The Omen lands with a left to the head.
The Omen throws a head punch that misses.
McCraken manages to break the clinch.
McCraken throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
McCraken wants to land a leg kick but The Omen is out of range.
McCraken lands with a slapping head kick.
The Omen lands a nice shot to the body.
McCraken misses with a hook.
It looked like The Omen was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from McCraken.
McCraken works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from McCraken, right into the meat.
McCraken connects with a solid leg kick.
The Omen throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
McCraken lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Good leg kick by The Omen there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
The Omen throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
McCraken ducks under a wild hook from The Omen.
A lazy left from McCraken finds it's target.
McCraken throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
The Omen throwing a counter right hand but McCraken manages to avoid it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The Omen doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
The Omen misses with a hook. McCraken ducked under it nicely.
The Omen moves out of range as McCraken throws a body kick.
McCraken has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
McCraken misses with a low kick.
Some bone on bone action there as The Omen checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
McCraken scores with a kick to the body.
The Omen takes a shot to the body in his stride.
McCraken scores with a nice right hand.
McCraken misses with a body kick.
The Omen fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
The Omen throws a hook but McCraken blocks it.
The Omen with a hook.
McCraken looks to score with a jab to the body but The Omen is just out of range.
McCraken misses with a wild body shot.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
McCraken takes a swing at The Omen's ribcage but misses.
McCraken lands a jab to The Omen's midsection.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
McCraken avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
McCraken misses with an uppercut. The Omen saw that one coming.
McCraken looks to land a body kick but The Omen moved away.
McCraken chopping away at his opponent's legs.
McCraken avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
McCraken looks to score with a jab to the body but The Omen is just out of range.
A solid body kick from McCraken.
The Omen gets in close and instigates a clinch.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, The Omen creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
McCraken lands a left hand.
The Omen swings away with an uppercut that misses.
McCraken lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
The Omen misses with a punch on the inside.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Dougal McCraken 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! So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
McCraken moves out of range of the strikes.
The Omen gets tackled into the cage by McCraken. McCraken maintains the clinch.
McCraken's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
The Omen works the jab nicely.
McCraken changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
The Omen takes one on the chin but seems OK.
McCraken wants to clinch up but The Omen keeps it at a distance.
A kick lands to the mid section there for McCraken.
McCraken fakes a jab and throws a low kick but The Omen checks it well.
The Omen seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance.
McCraken throws a body shot but no joy.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
The Omen looks to throw a body kick
and McCraken counters with a nice uppercut.
McCraken throws a low kick but it's checked well by The Omen.
The Omen swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
McCraken ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
The Omen with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling McCraken to score with a decent uppercut.
Nice uppercut there from McCraken.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The Omen checks a low kick from McCraken.
McCraken misses with a straight left.
McCraken moves out of range as The Omen strikes.
A slapping leg kick lands for McCraken.
McCraken misses with a lunging right hand
and The Omen connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
The Omen uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from McCraken.
The Omen feinted there with a counter leg kick.
McCraken cracks The Omen with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Dougal McCraken seems to be getting the better of the standup.
McCraken throws a looping overhand right but The Omen ducks down to avoid it.
The Omen is looking to counter punch.
The Omen avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
McCraken digs a good body shot into The Omen's ribs.
McCraken looking to land some kicks to the body here.
McCraken throws a nice outside leg kick.
McCraken tries to keep at a distance but The Omen has taken the fight into the clinch.
The Omen digs a right hand into McCraken's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on McCraken's gas tank.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
McCraken goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
McCraken breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
McCraken misses with an attempted mid kick.
The Omen feinted with a counter takedown.
The Omen lands with a right hand.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
The Omen takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
A cross from McCraken lands.
McCraken wants to clinch up but The Omen keeps it at a distance.
McCraken scores with a crisp jab that stopped The Omen in his tracks.
McCraken looking to land some kicks to the body here.
The Omen takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
McCraken swings and misses with a hook to the body.
McCraken misses the shot to the body.
A shot to the liver by The Omen. Beautiful body shot.
The Omen jabs McCraken right on the nose. McCraken blinks but takes it well.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The Omen blocks a head kick by McCraken.
The Omen shoots in looking for a takedown. McCraken tries to sprawl out of it but The Omen keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. McCraken manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
McCraken swings for the body but The Omen moves out of range.
McCraken throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Damien The Omen has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
McCraken scores with a jab to the body.
A big left from McCraken misses.
The Omen was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
McCraken is looking to chop away at The Omen's legs.
The Omen throws a looping overhand right but McCraken ducks down to avoid it.
McCraken appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
The Omen will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
The Omen bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of McCraken's head.
The Omen misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from McCraken.
McCraken looks to score with a jab to the body but The Omen is just out of range.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A decent looking cross lands there for McCraken.
The Omen checks a leg kick nicely.
McCraken throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
The Omen appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
McCraken connects with a crisp jab.
McCraken swings for the body but The Omen moves out of range.
McCraken lands a front kick.
McCraken throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
McCraken misses with a looping right.
The Omen seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance.
McCraken misses with a looping left.
McCraken lands a nice leg kick that just misses The Omen's sensitive parts.
The Omen forces McCraken back against the cage and clinches.
A head punch on the inside from McCraken fails to land.
McCraken manages to break the clinch.
The Omen cracks McCraken with a right hand to the side of the head.
And that's the end of the fight!
Dougal McCraken comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got McCraken 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 Donald Grub scores the fight 27:30
Judge Paul Tew scores the fight 27:30
Judge Phil Schofield scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Dougal McCraken!
An out of breath Dougal McCraken 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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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Peter Narz (ranked 1311 p4p, 72 weight class) and Rico Dominguez (ranked 1312 p4p, 73 weight class). Rico Dominguez is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
18 - 15 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Peter Narz!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
15 - 11 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Rico Dominguez!
The judges for this bout are James Glass, William Gold and Phil Schofield.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A slow jab from Narz misses its intended target.
Horrible takedown attempt by Dominguez or perhaps it was just good defense by Narz, which made it look bad.
It looked like Narz wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Dominguez throws a leg kick but Narz sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Narz throws a hook but Dominguez avoids it easily.
Dominguez misses with a hook.
Dominguez fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Narz uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Dominguez.
Narz connects with the punch.
Dominguez avoids a punch combination nicely.
Dominguez takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Narz throws a hook to the side of Dominguez's head but Dominguez sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Narz takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Narz misses with an uppercut.
Dominguez on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Dominguez moves out of range as Narz strikes.
Dominguez moves out of range of the strikes.
Dominguez fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Narz sprawls well initially but Dominguez persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dominguez prevents Narz from improving his position.
Dominguez passes to full mount!
Narz is in all sorts of trouble here.
Dominguez unloading with bombs!
Narz is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Dominguez dominating with strikes here.
Narz is trying to escape the mount.
Narz is in a tricky position. We've heard reports from his gym mates at Tōshi that he's been drilling escapes, so let's see if he can get back to his feet.
Dominguez breaks from Narz's wrist control and lands an elbow.
Narz is in all sorts of trouble here.
Dominguez scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Narz tries to lock up and control but Dominguez gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Dominguez landing strikes from the mount.
Narz is working to get back to half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dominguez is working on an americana here. Ooh, that looks pretty nasty! Nope, Narz has managed to escape the submission attempt.
Dominguez trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Dominguez with a couple of short strikes.
Dominguez prevents Narz from getting the reversal.
Dominguez lands a big shot there that rocks Narz but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Narz can't escape the position.
Narz wants to control but Dominguez is having none of it.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Dominguez working away from the top, dropping strikes.
Narz slips a leg in and gets back to half guard.
Dominguez controlling the action here.
Dominguez prevents Narz from improving his position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Dominguez lands a nice short elbow.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Dominguez is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Narz has managed to free his arm - good work.
Dominguez wants to free his trapped foot but Narz is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Dominguez is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Narz is controlling Dominguez's position as best he can from this difficult position.
Narz trying to control but Dominguez postures up.
Narz manages to get to full guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Narz holds on and takes a little breather.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dominguez trying to control the position from guard on top but Narz is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Dominguez stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Narz swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Narz looking for a sweep. Not yet Narz, not yet.
Dominguez stands and throws Narz's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Dominguez trying to control the position but Narz is working away.
Dominguez throwing strikes but missing, from side control.
Narz takes a big shot right to the temple there but he's taken it well.
Narz wants to control but Dominguez postures up.
Narz is trying to get back to half guard.
Narz wants to control but Dominguez postures up.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Rico Dominguez dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Narz slaps away a takedown attempt from Dominguez, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Narz throwing a counter right hand but Dominguez manages to avoid it.
Narz throws a big shot that misses.
It seemed like Dominguez was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Dominguez manages to get an easy takedown there - catching Narz on his heels. He'll look to pass Narz's guard now, I'm sure.
Dominguez preventing the sweep.
Dominguez keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Narz's head.
Dominguez throwing strikes but missing.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Narz wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
Dominguez passes Narz's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Narz is looking for a sweep. Dominguez is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dominguez trying to control from half guard but Narz is working away.
Narz tries to roll over but Dominguez keeps him under control.
Dominguez seems to be working for a kimura but Narz defends the submission attempt.
Narz works his way to full guard. Good work.
Dominguez is working Narz over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Dominguez drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Dominguez jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Dominguez wants to control from the top but Narz keeps moving.
Dominguez won't allow Narz to sweep him here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dominguez lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Dominguez has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Dominguez won't allow Narz to sweep him here.
Dominguez throwing strikes but missing.
Narz trying to control the position here.
Narz is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Narz is thwarting Dominguez's attempts to control the position.
Dominguez is refusing to be controlled, as Narz sits in half guard.
Rico Dominguez has got the better of the ground game so far.
Dominguez trying to hold on to Narz's head to control him but Narz postures up.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Narz passes the half guard and he's now in mount! Big trouble for Dominguez!
Narz misses with some ground and pound and Dominguez recovers position to half guard.
Dominguez is trying to maintain the position but Narz is very close to passing his half guard.
Narz trying to control the action but Dominguez is working from the bottom.
Narz is just content to waste time from the top position. Dominguez takes advantage of the situation and regains full guard.
Narz passes Dominguez's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Narz trying to advance position but Dominguez counters by regaining guard.
Narz passes Dominguez's left leg - he's now in half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Narz trying to mount his opponent but Dominguez defends it.
Dominguez wants to control but Narz is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Dominguez is looking for a sweep. Narz is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Narz uses his free foot to push down on Dominguez's thigh. Eventually he works his other foot free and he's advanced to mount - this is trouble for Dominguez.
Dominguez gets back to half guard.
Narz wants to control but Dominguez is keeping him busy.
Dominguez gets back to full guard.
Narz trying to control but Dominguez is working from the bottom.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Narz controlling from the top position.
Dominguez looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Rico Dominguez will probably get the nod - 10:9.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
Dominguez blocks a jab.
Narz misses with a looping left.
Dominguez with the counter takedown but Narz avoids it easily.
Dominguez moves into the clinch.
Narz pushes Dominguez back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Narz scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Dominguez lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Narz backwards.
Narz takes a shot to the head.
Narz goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Narz lands a shot to the body.
Dominguez tries to throw a body punch but Narz avoids it by throwing Dominguez back against the cage.
Dominguez being controlled against the cage.
Dominguez fails to pull guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Narz tries to throw a body punch but Dominguez avoids it by throwing Narz back against the cage.
A short left from Dominguez.
Dominguez breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Narz connects with a right hand. Dominguez shakes it off.
Dominguez on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Narz is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Narz throws a nice outside leg kick.
Peter Narz is winning the standup battle so far.
Dominguez throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Dominguez connects with a body shot.
Narz on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Narz throws the left hand but Dominguez avoids the punch easily.
Dominguez throws a series of strikes that have Narz backpedaling.
Narz bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Dominguez's head backwards.
Dominguez shoots in for a takedown but Narz shows good takedown defense.
Narz throwing a counter right hand but Dominguez manages to avoid it.
Dominguez shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Narz is trying to get back to full guard.
Narz is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Dominguez's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Dominguez's back!
Narz is hanging on to Dominguez's back as he tries to escape.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dominguez prevents Narz from getting a body triangle.
Dominguez manages to reverse the position and now he's in Narz's guard. Nice work there by Dominguez.
Narz looking to control.
Narz pulls Dominguez in to control the position.
Dominguez scoring with some ground and pound.
Dominguez pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Narz is keeping the position for now.
Dominguez preventing the sweep.
Narz is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
Narz has momentary wrist control but Dominguez slips an elbow through the middle.
Narz trying to control the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Dominguez's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Dominguez works over Narz with some ground and pound from guard.
Dominguez lands a couple of elbows.
Dominguez distracts Narz with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Dominguez keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Narz's head.
Narz keeping moving, preventing Dominguez from controlling successfully.
Narz looking for a guillotine here but Dominguez defends easily.
Narz keeping moving, preventing Dominguez from controlling successfully.
Narz is trying to control the position from the bottom.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dominguez working some strikes from top position.
Narz trying to control the position.
Narz pulls Dominguez in close to his closed guard and prevents Dominguez from doing any damage or advancing position.
Dominguez stands up over Narz, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Narz not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Dominguez lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Dominguez postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Narz looking to hit a scissor sweep but Dominguez is one step ahead there.
Dominguez makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Peter Narz has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Dominguez stands up over Narz, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
And that's the end of the fight!
Rico Dominguez comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Dominguez 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 James Glass scores the fight 27:30
Judge William Gold scores the fight 28:29
Judge Phil Schofield scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Rico Dominguez!
Our winner, Rico Dominguez, 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 lightweight MMA rules bout between Serafim Lupei (ranked 1093 p4p, 137 weight class) and Gennady Golovkin (ranked 956 p4p, 122 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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25
167 lbs
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169 lbs
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World class boxer
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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
9 - 5 - 0, fighting out of London, Serafim Lupei!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
15 - 13 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Gennady Golovkin!
The judges for this bout are Phil Schofield, Richard Clark and Paul Tew.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Golovkin throws a predictable looking body shot
and Lupei counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Lupei fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Golovkin.
Golovkin misses with a wild combination.
Gennady Golovkin seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Lupei scores with a leg kick.
Golovkin throws a big shot that misses.
Golovkin throws a hook to the side of Lupei's head but Lupei sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Golovkin swings for the body but Lupei moves out of range.
Lupei misses with an uppercut.
Lupei looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
A big right from Golovkin misses.
Golovkin takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Golovkin looks to score with a jab to the body but Lupei is just out of range.
Golovkin misses with a body punch
and Lupei counters with an inside leg kick.
Lupei gets a clinch.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Lupei breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Lupei closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Lupei uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Golovkin.
Lupei moves away from the strike by Golovkin.
That's one minute gone in the round.
An inside leg kick lands from Lupei.
Golovkin looks to score with a jab to the body but Lupei is just out of range.
Lupei moves forwards but Golovkin connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Lupei displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Golovkin throws out the jab.
Lupei scores with a jab to the jaw.
Golovkin takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Lupei staying out of range there.
Lupei keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Golovkin.
Lupei throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Golovkin thows a left - swing and a miss!
Golovkin walks into a stiff left hand from Lupei.
Lupei misses with a wild body shot.
Good shot there by Lupei.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Golovkin looks to land a left hand but Lupei moved out of range nicely.
Golovkin misses with a straight right.
Lupei is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Lupei steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Golovkin.
Lupei displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Golovkin throws out the jab.
Golovkin walks into a left hand.
Golovkin throws a nice looking combination but Lupei bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jab by Lupei.
Lupei feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Golovkins jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Golovkin throws a right hand that Lupei ducks under and follows up with a left that Lupei also avoids with ease.
Lupei scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Lupei scores with a leg kick.
Golovkin takes one to the chin there.
Golovkin misses with a body shot.
Golovkin walks into a left hand.
Golovkin slips under a jab.
Lupei connects with the punch.
Lupei takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Golovkin throws a looping overhand right but Lupei ducks down to avoid it.
Lupei was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Golovkin misses with an uppercut. Lupei saw that one coming.
Lupei slips a straight right by Golovkin.
Golovkin misses with a body punch
and Lupei counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Lupei lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Golovkin scores with a nice strike.
Lupei misses the shot to the body.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Golovkin tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
A nice left hand lands by Lupei.
Golovkin breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Lupei throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Golovkin has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Lupei.
Golovkin jabs Lupei right on the nose. Lupei blinks but takes it well.
Lupei throws a nice inside leg kick.
Golovkin takes a swing at Lupei's ribcage but misses.
Golovkin throws a right hand that misses
and Lupei counters with an outside leg kick.
Lupei with a jab.
Lupei instigates a clinch.
Lupei doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Lupei misses with a hook from the clinch.
Golovkin doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Lupei works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
A short left from Lupei.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Golovkin is trying to break free.
I was talking to Lupei's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Lupei tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Golovkin misses with a hook to the ribs.
Lupei lands a hook that snaps the head of Golovkin backwards.
Golovkin prevents a body shot from Lupei.
Lupei has a couple of punches blocked by Golovkin.
Lupei lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Golovkin backwards.
A shot in the inside from Lupei.
Golovkin manages to break the clinch.
Golovkin lands with a shot to the body.
Lupei instigates a clinch.
A head punch on the inside from Golovkin fails to land.
Golovkin fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Lupei pushes Golovkin back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Lupei can't find room to land a body shot as Golovkin controls the action.
Lupei lands an uppercut.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
The referee calls for Lupei to work.
Golovkin being controlled against the cage.
Golovkin blocks a punch to the side of the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Serafim Lupei dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Golovkin takes a swing at Lupei's ribcage but misses.
Lupei throws a body shot but no joy.
Golovkin swings away with a body shot that misses
and Lupei counters with a leg kick.
Lupei throws a head kick but Golovkin moves out of range.
Golovkin takes one on the button.
Lupei tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Golovkin manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Golovkin throws a hook to the side of Lupei's head but Lupei sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Golovkin misses with a straight left.
Golovkin circles away from the clinch attempt.
Lupei connects with a leg kick. Golovkin looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Golovkin misses with a body shot.
Lupei is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Golovkin can do to turn this around?
Lupei lands a nice shot to the body.
Lupei feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Golovkins jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Nice shot lands for Lupei.
Golovkin misses with a shot to the body
and Lupei counters with a one-two to the body.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Golovkin throws a looping overhand right but Lupei ducks down to avoid it.
Golovkin lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Lupei backs up against the cage.
Golovkin cracks Lupei with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Lupei has not gone for a single takedown so far in this fight, which seems like a very strange tactic when you consider that he has the superior wrestling and BJJ.
Lupei throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lupei scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Lupei uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Golovkin.
Lupei chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Lupei looks to score with a jab to the body but Golovkin is just out of range.
A head kick misses from Lupei.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Golovkin! But no joy.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Lupei doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Lupei lands an overhand right.
Golovkin ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Lupei moves away.
Golovkin has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
The fighters circling - Golovkin throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Golovkin throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Lupei sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Golovkin misses with an uppercut
enabling Lupei to counter with a crisp jab.
Lupei dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Golovkin looks to throw the jab but Lupei is out of range.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
A nice right hand lands inside from Lupei.
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!
Golovkin misses with a hook from the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lupei lands with a short shot to the head.
Lupei lands with a light punch inside.
Serafim Lupei has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Golovkin's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Lupei cracks the inside of Golovkin's front leg.
Golovkin takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Lupei works Golovkin's body with a nice hook.
Golovkin throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
A left and a right from Lupei both land. Nice combination.
Golovkin misses with a hook
and Lupei counters with a left to the body.
Lupei scores with a nice head shot.
Golovkin is rocked!
Lupei with a nice cross.
Golovkin is still on wobbly legs! Can Lupei finish him?
Golovkin misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Lupei counters with a straight right hand.
Lupei pounces like a tiger and cracks Golovkin with a vicious hook! Golovkin is down but not out! Lupei follows up with more strikes forcing the ref to jump in and stop it!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:44 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Serafim Lupei!
Serafim Lupei seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Derek Vinyard (ranked 1089 p4p, 58 weight class) and Oskar Friman (ranked 1032 p4p, 56 weight class). Oskar Friman has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Derek Vinyard's chin.
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145 lbs
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135 lbs
11 - 6 - 0 |
Abu Dhabi Champ
World class boxer
Insanely flexible |
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World class boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
16 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Derek Vinyard!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
11 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Oskar Friman!
The judges for this bout are Andrew Berry, William Gold and Richard Clark.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Vinyard closes the distance looking to clinch
and Friman decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Vinyard's guard.
Friman throws an elbow that misses. Vinyard uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Friman's guard. Nice move by Vinyard!
Friman tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Friman is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Friman looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Vinyard gets to his feet. Friman looking to butt scoot but the ref puts an end to that. On your feet son!
Vinyard closes the distance and clinches.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Friman blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Vinyard fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Vinyard swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Friman dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Vinyard goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Vinyard lands a hook to the side of the head.
Friman is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Vinyard is keeping busy.
A head punch on the inside from Vinyard fails to land.
Friman is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Vinyard gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Vinyard lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Vinyard misses with a punch on the inside.
Vinyard swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Friman gets double underhooks and manages to take the fight to the ground.
Friman throwing strikes but missing.
Friman working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Friman in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Friman working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Vinyard is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Friman with a nice head shot there.
Friman trying to control the position from guard on top but Vinyard is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Friman throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Friman with a nice head shot there.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Friman loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Friman working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Friman trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Friman working some strikes from top position.
Friman working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
My spies in Secret Lab inform me that Friman has been getting involved in the gym's BJJ sparring sessions. Let's see whether that pays dividends!
Friman loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Friman wants to control from the top but Vinyard keeps moving.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Friman throws a right and a left that both miss.
Vinyard throws a right and a left that Friman avoids nicely.
And Friman tries to counter it with a takedown but Vinyard pushes his down on his head and steps out.
Friman uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Vinyard.
Friman looks for a takedown but Vinyard sprawls well.
Vinyard was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Vinyard throws a lazy body kick
and Friman counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Friman throws an elbow that misses. Vinyard uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Friman's guard. Nice move by Vinyard!
Friman is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Friman has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Vinyard is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Friman is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Friman keeping moving, preventing Vinyard from controlling successfully.
Vinyard won't allow Friman to sweep him here.
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 Derek Vinyard will probably get the nod.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Vinyard getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Friman misses with a takedown attempt
and Vinyard cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Vinyard misses with a hook
and Friman counters with a stiff right hand.
Friman misses with a few strikes there.
Vinyard throws a right hand that misses
and Friman counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Vinyard manages to wriggle out and sneak his way back up to his feet, so the fighters are now clinched up against the cage.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Friman is trying to stall.
Vinyard tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Vinyard tries to throw a body punch but Friman avoids it by throwing Vinyard back against the cage.
Vinyard scores with a hook to the body.
Friman blocking some punches.
Friman is looking to take this one to the mat.
Vinyard lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Stalling in the clinch from Friman.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Friman wants to stall.
Friman is trying to slow the pace down but that's a couple of times in a row that he's tried to get underhooks and Vinyard has denied him.
Friman tries for a takedown. No joy.
Derek Vinyard has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Oskar Friman.
Friman avoiding damage.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Oskar Friman.
Friman throws a left and a right that both miss
and Vinyard counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Friman throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Vinyard was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Vinyard pivots, looking for a leg kick but Friman is out of range and Vinyard settles back down.
Vinyard stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Vinyard wants it to stay on the feet.
Derek Vinyard is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Vinyard lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Vinyard, right into the meat.
Friman waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Vinyard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lazy left from Vinyard finds it's target.
Friman has a takedown stuffed.
Vinyard throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Friman counters with a nice uppercut.
Friman misses with a takedown
and Friman takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Vinyard fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Vinyard lands a jab to the head.
Vinyard scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Vinyard has Friman up against the cage in a clinch.
Friman is trying to break free.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Vinyard lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Friman slowing the pace effectively.
Vinyard misses with some punches.
Vinyard fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Vinyard working aggressively here.
Vinyard prevents the takedown attempt.
Friman stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Vinyard is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Friman can do to turn this around?
Friman blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Vinyard.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Vinyard misses with the head strike.
Friman is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Vinyard is keeping busy.
Stalling in the clinch from Friman.
Friman working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Friman is stalling here.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Oskar Friman.
Vinyard scores with a jab to the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Vinyard throws an off balance right hand
and Friman counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Vinyard stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Vinyard wants it to stay on the feet.
Vinyard feinted there with a counter leg kick.
Friman swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Vinyard throws a jab but it's blocked by Friman.
Friman uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Vinyard.
The fighters circle momentarily. Vinyard darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Vinyard throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Vinyard lands with a nice body punch.
Vinyard takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
A left lands for Friman.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Derek Vinyard dominated that second round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
Friman wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Vinyard throws an overhand right that lands on Friman's shoulder, as Friman tries to avoid the shot.
It seemed like Friman was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Vinyard is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Friman.
Friman tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
Vinyard on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Vinyard fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Friman has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Friman moves into the clinch.
Friman has a couple of punches blocked by Vinyard.
Vinyard swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Vinyard prevents a takedown attempt there.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Vinyard prevents the takedown attempt.
Vinyard lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Vinyard misses with a short punch on the inside.
Vinyard blocks a body shot from Friman.
Vinyard lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Vinyard gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Friman.
Derek Vinyard has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Oskar Friman.
Friman breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Friman closes the distance and clinches up with Vinyard, looking for a takedown. Friman pushes Vinyard against the cage but Vinyard circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
A little feinted left hand from Vinyard on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Vinyard thows a left - swing and a miss!
Friman doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Vinyard is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Friman moves out of range of the strikes.
Vinyard throws a body punch but Friman moves out of range.
Friman tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
Friman ducks under a wild hook from Vinyard.
Friman now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Friman throws a right and a left that Vinyard avoids nicely.
Vinyard connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Friman's hands.
A slow jab from Vinyard misses its intended target.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Friman slips a jab from Vinyard.
Vinyard lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Vinyard throws a hook to the side of Friman's head but Friman sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Friman tries a quick counter leg kick but Vinyard is wise to it.
Vinyard misses with a hook
and Friman counters with a shoot takedown. Vinyard fights it but they end up in guard.
Vinyard wriggles free and stands up.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Vinyard throws a looping overhand right but Friman ducks down to avoid it.
And Friman tries to counter it with a takedown but Vinyard pushes his down on his head and steps out.
Derek Vinyard seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Friman slips a straight right by Vinyard.
Friman is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
Friman takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Nice uppercut there from Friman.
Derek Vinyard is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Friman takes a jab right on the kisser.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Friman shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Friman blocks a jab.
Vinyard throws a left and a right that both miss
and Friman counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Derek Vinyard is winning the standup battle so far.
Friman throws an overhand right that lands on Vinyard's shoulder, as Vinyard tries to avoid the shot.
Vinyard throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Friman.
Friman bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Vinyard moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Vinyard throws the left hand but Friman avoids the punch easily.
Oskar Friman has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Vinyard connects with a right hand. Friman shakes it off.
Vinyard tries to clinch up.
Vinyard throws a right hand that misses
and Friman counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Friman takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Friman throws a lazy uppercut
and Vinyard counters with a leg kick.
Vinyard avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Friman uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Vinyard.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Vinyard throws an off balance right hand
letting Friman counter with a right hand.
Friman misses with a hook. Vinyard ducked under it nicely.
Vinyard staying out of range there.
Vinyard bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Friman's head.
Friman with a lazy takedown attempt
and Vinyard cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Vinyard's jab looks to have found its range, popping Friman under the eye.
And that's the end of the fight!
Derek Vinyard showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Vinyard, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Andrew Berry scores the fight 30:28
Judge William Gold scores the fight 30:27
Judge Richard Clark scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Derek Vinyard!
Derek Vinyard seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Tommy Walcott (ranked 835 p4p, 42 weight class) and Johannes Brahms (ranked 558 p4p, 28 weight class). Brahms has chosen 40 : 1 - Sabaton as his entrance music. Man, I cannot wait for this one!
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28
140 lbs
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132 lbs
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Abu Dhabi Champ
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
20 - 14 - 1, fighting out of Los Angeles, Tommy Walcott!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
12 - 4 - 2, fighting out of New York, Johannes Brahms!
The judges for this bout are Phil Schofield, Andrew Berry and Donald Grub.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Brahms tries to close the distance and clinch but Walcott swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Walcott has been working on his boxing with his coaches at LA Vale Tudo in the buildup to the fight.
Good leg kick by Brahms there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Walcott lands a nice looking body shot.
Walcott avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Walcott tries to counter by clinching up but Brahms breaks away and moves out of range.
Walcott throws a looping overhand right but Brahms ducks down to avoid it.
A leg kick checked by Walcott.
Brahms lands with a shot to the body.
Brahms swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Walcott throwing a counter right hand but Brahms manages to avoid it.
Jab, jab by Brahms - just one landing.
Walcott misses with a head kick.
Brahms throws a solid leg kick but Walcott takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Brahms.
Brahms just manages to avoid a counter high kick fromWalcott.
Walcott walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Nice body kick from Walcott.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Walcott checks a leg kick.
Walcott tries to close the distance and clinch but Brahms swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Brahms on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Walcott. Walcott obviously looking to wear him down.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Brahms clinches.
Walcott scores with an uppercut up the middle.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Walcott drags the fight down to the ground.
Brahms throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Walcott managing to control the position.
Brahms throws a big right hand that misses.
Brahms with a flurry of punches that miss.
Brahms trying to control but Walcott is working from the bottom.
Brahms tries to free his leg and advance position but Walcott is retaining full guard.
Brahms working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Brahms with a flurry of punches that miss.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Walcott controls Brahms momentarily but Brahms frees himself.
Brahms throwing strikes from guard but Walcott blocks nicely.
Brahms with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Walcott avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Brahms accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Brahms wants to control from the top but Walcott keeps moving.
Brahms working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Walcott keeping moving, preventing Brahms from controlling successfully.
Walcott pulls Brahms in close to prevent any damage.
Brahms throwing strikes from guard but Walcott blocks nicely.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Brahms accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Brahms loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Brahms wants to control from the top but Walcott keeps moving.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Brahms working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Brahms chips away with some ground and pound.
Brahms loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Walcott pulls Brahms in close to prevent any damage.
Brahms trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Brahms's corner is telling him to maintain position.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Brahms postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Brahms scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Brahms throwing strikes from guard but Walcott blocks nicely.
Brahms throwing strikes from guard but Walcott blocks nicely.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Brahms wants to control from the top but Walcott keeps moving.
Walcott is trying to control the position but Brahms postures up.
Brahms throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Walcott works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Walcott keeping moving, preventing Brahms from controlling successfully.
Brahms throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Walcott trying to keep a closed guard but Brahms is proving a slippery customer.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Brahms lands with a thumping leg kick.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Walcott motions for Brahms to come forward. Walcott throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Walcott misses with a head kick.
Brahms connects with an inside leg kick.
Brahms is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Walcott.
Walcott throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Brahms on the side of the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Johannes Brahms dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Brahms throws an overhand right that lands on Walcott's shoulder, as Walcott tries to avoid the shot.
Brahms throws out a loose jab but Walcott uses good head movement to avoid it.
Johannes Brahms seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Nice defenses there by Walcott.
Brahms has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Walcott steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Brahms.
A big left from Walcott misses.
Walcott throws a body punch but Brahms moves out of range.
Brahms throws a leg kick that misses.
Walcott shoots in but Brahms avoids the takedown attempt easily.
A lazy left from Brahms finds it's target.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Brahms wants to land a leg kick but Walcott is out of range.
Walcott thinks about countering with a body kick.
An inside leg kick from Brahms misses.
Walcott throwing a counter right hand but Brahms manages to avoid it.
Brahms throws the left hand but Walcott avoids the punch easily.
Brahms fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Walcott is out of range.
Brahms scores with a jab.
Brahms feints and then cracks Walcott's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Walcott down.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Brahms throws a nice outside leg kick.
Walcott throws a nice inside leg kick.
Walcott throws a push kick but Brahms slaps the foot to one side.
Walcott lands a body shot.
Brahms stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Walcott throws a head kick but Brahms moves out of range.
Walcott tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Brahms was well out of range. Poor timing from Walcott.
Brahms lands a leg kick that knocks Walcott off balance momentarily.
A jab from Walcott misses.
Brahms cracks Walcott with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Walcott tries to score with a low kick but Brahms moves his leg out of the way.
Brahms connects with a looping right hand.
Walcott lands with a hook. Brahms tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Walcott moves out of range of the strikes.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Walcott swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Brahms lands with a thumping leg kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Walcott has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Walcott there as he acknowledges the shot.
Brahms misses with an uppercut.
Brahms stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Walcott.
Brahms tries a low kick but Walcott avoids it.
Walcott tried to counter with a leg kick but Brahms avoided it.
Walcott blocks a jab.
A clash of legs there as Walcott blocks the low kick.
It looked like Walcott wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Walcott dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Brahms. That did some damage!
Brahms scores with a hook.
Walcott takes the fight into the clinch.
Walcott lands a left hand.
Brahms misses with the head strike.
Walcott blocks a body shot from Brahms.
Brahms doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Brahms lands a body punch.
Walcott lands a nice shot to the body.
Brahms doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Brahms.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Brahms tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Walcott's elbow.
Brahms tries to throw a body punch but Walcott avoids it by throwing Brahms back against the cage.
Walcott blocking some punches.
Walcott blocks a body shot from Brahms.
Brahms fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Walcott lands a hook that snaps the head of Brahms backwards.
Brahms blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
A head punch on the inside from Brahms fails to land.
Brahms misses with the head strike.
Walcott pulls guard.
Brahms postures up and lands a big shot to Walcott's brow.
Brahms is working Walcott over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Brahms is looking to work some ground and pound but Walcott has wrist control.
Brahms throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Walcott works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Brahms lands a couple of digs.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Brahms throws an elbow that misses. Walcott uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Brahms's guard. Nice move by Walcott!
Brahms is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Walcott defends well.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Brahms looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Brahms looking to control.
Walcott stopping the sweep attempt from Brahms.
Brahms looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Brahms is still trying to improve position.
Brahms looking for a guillotine here but Walcott defends easily.
Brahms bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Walcott's guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Johannes Brahms showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!
Brahms missing with a left hand there. Walcott was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Brahms smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Brahms missing with a left hand there. Walcott was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Walcott swings for the body but Brahms moves out of range.
Brahms throws a body shot but no joy.
Brahms throws a low kick but Walcott moves out of range easily.
Brahms blocks a head kick by Walcott.
Walcott thows a body kick. Brahms tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Brahms moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Brahms misses with a wild body shot.
Brahms looks to throw the jab but Walcott is out of range.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Brahms throws a big shot that misses.
Walcott tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Brahms was well out of range. Poor timing from Walcott.
Walcott ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Brahms moves away.
Johannes Brahms seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Good shot there by Brahms.
Walcott misses with a head kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Walcott swings for the body but Brahms moves out of range.
Brahms slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Walcott moves out of range as Brahms strikes.
Walcott throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Brahms motions for Walcott to come forward. Brahms throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Walcott takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Walcott bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Walcott drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Brahms sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.
Walcott prevents Brahms from improving his position.
Johannes Brahms has got the better of the ground game so far.
Brahms is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Walcott is taking a breather. Brahms says something to him but it's hard to make out. Perhaps he's telling him to get on with it and actually do something.
Brahms controlling the leg, holding on to half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Brahms has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Walcott is working away from the top position though.
Brahms is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Walcott pulls his head out easily.
Brahms is looking for a sweep. Walcott is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Brahms moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Brahms is trying to control the position but Walcott postures up.
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!
Brahms looking for subs off his back but Walcott has passed one foot through into half guard.
Brahms is looking for a sweep. Walcott is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Walcott slows the pace down in half guard.
Brahms is looking to improve his position.
Johannes Brahms is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Brahms is looking to control Walcott's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Brahms avoid being mounted?
Brahms tries to roll over but Walcott keeps him under control.
Tommy Walcott has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Brahms keeping hold of Walcott's head, controlling as best he can.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Brahms fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Walcott tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Brahms was well out of range. Poor timing from Walcott.
Walcott attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Brahms scores with a nice strike.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Walcott ducks right into an uppercut from Brahms.
Walcott listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
A slapping leg kick lands for Brahms.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Johannes Brahms.
Well Brahms has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Phil Schofield scores the fight 27:30
Judge Andrew Berry scores the fight 27:30
Judge Donald Grub scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Johannes Brahms!
A victorious Johannes Brahms thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Trevor Burrows (ranked 981 p4p, 141 weight class) and Johannes Tulikoura (ranked 800 p4p, 115 weight class). Burrows comes to the cage accompanied by Calm - No problem. I can't wait for this one - let's get the fighter introductions out of the way and get this one started!
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172 lbs
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Excellent boxer
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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
13 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Trevor Burrows!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
12 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Johannes Tulikoura!
The judges for this bout are James Glass, Sam Margolis and Colin Fotheringham.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Burrows misses with a hook to the body
and Tulikoura counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Burrows blocks a jab.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Burrows.
Tulikoura is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Burrows with a body shot.
The fighters circle momentarily. Burrows darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Burrows loads up on a big right hand but Tulikoura slips the punch.
Burrows comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Tulikoura loads up on a big right hand but Burrows slips the punch.
Burrows tries to counter by clinching up but Tulikoura breaks away and moves out of range.
Tulikoura moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Burrows fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Tulikoura lands a right hook to the body.
Burrows loads up on a big right hand but Tulikoura slips the punch.
Burrows misses with a right hand
and Tulikoura counters with a nice uppercut.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Tulikoura is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Burrows throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Tulikoura sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Tulikoura looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Burrows throws a jab when Tulikoura was well out of range.
Tulikoura ducks under a wild hook from Burrows.
Burrows uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Tulikoura.
An attempted straight right counter from Burrows misses the target.
Burrows throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Tulikoura was covering up waiting for the punch and Burrows finishes the takedown easily into guard.
Tulikoura wants to get back to his feet but Burrows passes into half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Burrows working Tulikoura over with strikes.
Tulikoura told us pre-fight that he has been working on his escapes in training. Let's see if he can call on some of his new skills to get back to his feet.
Burrows thows a huge punch but Tulikoura dodges it nicely.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Burrows throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Burrows is looking to take a break and control but Tulikoura is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Tulikoura keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Ground and pound from Burrows.
Burrows wants to take a breather but Tulikoura is having none of it.
Burrows missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Tulikoura is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Burrows scores with a couple of nice shots.
Burrows has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Tulikoura tries to roll over but Burrows keeps him under control.
Tulikoura is trying to control but Burrows manages to pass to mount!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Burrows looking to control but Tulikoura is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Burrows postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Tulikoura looks a forlorn figure.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Tulikoura is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Tulikoura taking shots to the head.
Tulikoura is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Burrows with good strikes from the mount here!
Burrows lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Tulikoura hang on?
Burrows is landing with some decent strikes but Tulikoura is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Burrows fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Burrows trying to control but he's not successful this time.
We've been hearing that Burrows has been drilling a lot of ground and pound in training, so let's see if he get the finish.
A nice elbow there by Burrows.
Burrows landing strikes, looking to finish!
Tulikoura is in a horrible position here, under a barrage of strikes, he's managing to avoid any damage.
Burrows cracks Tulikoura with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Burrows is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Tulikoura taking shots to the head.
Burrows working away from the top, dropping strikes.
Burrows in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Trevor Burrows dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
The crowd cheers as Tulikoura lands an impressive looking overhand right. Burrows doesn't seem phased though.
Burrows thuds a left hand into Tulikoura's body.
Burrows misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Tulikoura.
Tulikoura looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Burrows misses with an uppercut
and Tulikoura connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Tulikoura throws a left and a right that both miss
and Burrows counters with a single leg into guard. Tulikoura didn't expect that.
Trevor Burrows overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Burrows throws a sloppy strike and Tulikoura has hooked up an armbar on the loose arm! He's turned and extended fully! Burrows is forced to tap! Great BJJ from Tulikoura!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:40 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Johannes Tulikoura!
Johannes Tulikoura spent the whole post fight interview bigging himself up. It didn't go down that well with the fans after a while as they thought it was a bit arrogant.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Don Petersen (ranked 1124 p4p, 157 weight class) and Gennady Mikhasevich (ranked 1259 p4p, 174 weight class). Petersen's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, James Brown- Living in America. I'm sure you'll be fascinated to know that I was talking to some pointless Z list celebrity before the fight and he thought that Gennady Mikhasevich was going to win. Let's see if he was right.
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34
175 lbs
20 - 14 - 0 |
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28
185 lbs
21 - 12 - 0 |
Abu Dhabi Champ
Excellent boxer
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World class MT
Good gas tank |
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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
20 - 14 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Don Petersen!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
21 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Gennady Mikhasevich!
The judges for this bout are Phil Schofield, Paul Tew and James Glass.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mikhasevich throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Petersen shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Petersen blocks the body kick.
Mikhasevich slips a jab from Petersen.
Petersen missing with a left hand there. Mikhasevich was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Mikhasevich lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Mikhasevich misses the jab.
Mikhasevich misses with a double jab
letting Petersen counter with a right hand.
Mikhasevich is looking to slow Petersen down with leg kicks.
Petersen turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Petersen tries for a takedown but Mikhasevich sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Mikhasevich throws a body shot but no joy.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Mikhasevich defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Petersen.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Don Petersen. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Mikhasevich misses with a looping right.
Mikhasevich swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Mikhasevich misses with a body kick.
Mikhasevich just misses with a punch to the body.
Gennady Mikhasevich seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A low kick from Mikhasevich misses
and Petersen counters with a takedown into side control.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mikhasevich tries to buck Petersen off but Petersen is having none of it.
Mikhasevich is not content to let Petersen control the position.
Mikhasevich can't do much from the bottom here.
Petersen goes for an armbar! This could be all over! Wait, no, Mikhasevich rolls with the submission and now he's on top in Petersen's guard! Nice work there by Mikhasevich!
Petersen looking for a sweep. Not yet Petersen, not yet.
Petersen is controlling Mikhasevich's posture.
Petersen looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Petersen controls Mikhasevich momentarily but Mikhasevich frees himself.
Mikhasevich must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Petersen is controlling Mikhasevich's posture.
Petersen seems to have improved his submission grappling technique since last time we saw him. Let's see if he can pull off a submission.
Petersen looking to control but Mikhasevich passes into half guard.
Petersen tries to get to full guard but Mikhasevich has control of the leg.
Mikhasevich wants to stand but Petersen has hold of a leg and an arm, so he's trapped for now.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Petersen tries to roll over but Mikhasevich keeps him under control.
Mikhasevich tries to stand but his arm is trapped.
Petersen wants to get back to full guard.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
Petersen is working hard here to advance position.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Petersen scores with a hook.
Mikhasevich misses with a hook. Petersen ducked under it nicely.
Mikhasevich misses with a wild body shot.
Mikhasevich lands a big head kick that sends Petersen tumbling to the mat! Mikhasevich takes a step backwards and waves Petersen back to his feet - he wants the finish!
Petersen throws a hook but Mikhasevich blocks it.
Mikhasevich feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Petersen's calf.
Mikhasevich displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Petersen.
Mikhasevich ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Petersen slips a jab and a cross from Mikhasevich.
Mikhasevich throws out a leg kick but Petersen moves out of range and Mikhasevich only half commits.
Petersen moves out of range as Mikhasevich throws a body kick.
Mikhasevich throws a wild body kick that Petersen sees coming a mile off.
Petersen changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Mikhasevich looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Petersen is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Mikhasevich knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Petersen trying to control the position but Mikhasevich is working away.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Gennady Mikhasevich dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Mikhasevich tries a head kick but it misses.
Petersen on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Petersen closes the distance and clinches up with Mikhasevich, looking for a takedown. Petersen pushes Mikhasevich against the cage but Mikhasevich circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Petersen drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Petersen sitting in guard here, content to control.
Mikhasevich keeping moving, preventing Petersen from controlling successfully.
Petersen drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Petersen jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Petersen stays in close to Mikhasevich's body and controls the position.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Mikhasevich throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Petersen trying to control but Mikhasevich is working from the bottom.
Don Petersen overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mikhasevich is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Petersen trying to control but Mikhasevich is working from the bottom.
Petersen slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Petersen working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Petersen wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Mikhasevich, who protects the arm well.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Mikhasevich tries to bench press Petersen off him but Petersen keeps the position.
Petersen prevents Mikhasevich from escaping the position.
Petersen is trying to get an arm triangle but Mikhasevich is defending well.
Mikhasevich manages to work his way to half guard, despite Petersen's best efforts.
Mikhasevich actively working from the bottom here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mikhasevich looking for submissions off his back.
Mikhasevich is not content to let Petersen control the position.
Petersen is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Mikhasevich defends it well.
Petersen is looking for a kimura here.
Mikhasevich holds on for dear life, maintaining half guard for now.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
That's four 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.
Mikhasevich wants to control but Petersen is keeping busy.
Mikhasevich looking for submissions off his back.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Mikhasevich pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Petersen back to the cage. Mikhasevich follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
Mikhasevich scores with a kick to the midsection.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Mikhasevich uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Petersen.
Mikhasevich throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Mikhasevich looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Petersen appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
Mikhasevich swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Gennady Mikhasevich will probably get the nod - 10:9.
That's time! Petersen's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!
Petersen darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Mikhasevich is staying active underneath Petersen, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Petersen is looking for a kimura here.
Mikhasevich is trying to control but can't.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Mikhasevich tries to regain full guard. Instead though, Petersen has advanced to mount. Uh oh.
Mikhasevich tries to hold on but Petersen postures up.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Petersen can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Mikhasevich is looking to escape.
Petersen is really struggling to control Mikhasevich but he's trying to hold on to the position.
Mikhasevich wants to control but Petersen is having none of it.
Petersen controlling his opponent.
That's two 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.
Petersen can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Mikhasevich is looking to escape.
Petersen moves into side control, trying to work for a kimura. That looks painful! Will he finish!!?? No, Mikhasevich has worked his arm free - good work by Mikhasevich!
Petersen trying to control the action but Mikhasevich is working from the bottom.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mikhasevich can't do much from the bottom here.
Petersen trying to control the action but Mikhasevich is working from the bottom.
Don Petersen has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Mikhasevich tries to improve position but can't.
Petersen is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Mikhasevich is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Sloppy strikes there by Petersen.
Petersen looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Mikhasevich tries to improve position but can't.
Petersen swings around for an armbar but Mikhasevich sees it coming a mile off and turns beautifully into Petersen's guard.
Petersen has a closed guard, preventing Mikhasevich from standing up.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Petersen is trying to control the position from the bottom.
And that's the end of the fight!
Don Petersen showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Mikhasevich has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Phil Schofield scores the fight 28:29
Judge Paul Tew scores the fight 28:29
Judge James Glass scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Gennady Mikhasevich!
A very excited looking Gennady Mikhasevich made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Yang Xinhai (ranked 585 p4p, 30 weight class) and Snake Duanesboy (ranked 173 p4p, 10 weight class). I'm sure you'll be fascinated to know that I was talking to some pointless Z list celebrity before the fight and he thought that Snake Duanesboy was going to win. Let's see if he was right.
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25
140 lbs
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27
135 lbs
17 - 4 - 0 |
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World class MT
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
14 - 7 - 1, fighting out of Helsinki, Yang Xinhai!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
17 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Snake Duanesboy!
The judges for this bout are James Ackerman, William Gold and Donald Grub.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Xinhai misses with a right hand
and Duanesboy counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Some wild striking there from Xinhai.
Duanesboy lands a head shot.
Duanesboy pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Duanesboy looks to score with a jab to the body but Xinhai is just out of range.
Xinhai misses with a lunging right hand
and Duanesboy counters with a lovely straight right hand!
A big left from Xinhai misses.
Duanesboy throws a big shot that misses.
Duanesboy missing with a left hand there. Xinhai was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Xinhai has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
Xinhai misses with a looping left.
Xinhai misses with a hook. Duanesboy ducked under it nicely.
Xinhai gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Yang Xinhai seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Duanesboy throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
and Xinhai cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Duanesboy pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Xinhai on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Duanesboy. Duanesboy obviously looking to wear him down.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Duanesboy is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Xinhai.
Xinhai quickly followed up with a counter body kick but doesn't connect.
Xinhai throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Xinhai gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Duanesboy.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Duanesboy uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Xinhai.
A punch lands to the side of Xinhai 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Duanesboy bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Xinhai looks to land a right hand but Duanesboy moved out of range.
Duanesboy jabs at Xinhai's body.
Xinhai attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Xinhai steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Duanesboy.
Xinhai gets off balance looking for a body kick
and Duanesboy counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Xinhai misses with a hook
and Xinhai takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Duanesboy lands a lovely overhand right.
Xinhai throws a lazy uppercut
and Duanesboy counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Duanesboy throws a nice inside leg kick.
Duanesboy ducks under a wild hook from Xinhai.
A little jabbing left from Duanesboy on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Duanesboy thows a left - swing and a miss!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Duanesboy throws a low kick but Xinhai avoids it.
A head kick from Xinhai lands but Duanesboy takes it in his stride.
Xinhai bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
A big left from Xinhai misses.
Duanesboy goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Xinhai throws a head kick that misses.
Duanesboy let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Duanesboy misses with a straight left.
Xinhai slips under a jab.
Duanesboy avoids the head kick by Xinhai.
Xinhai lands a head kick!
Xinhai uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Duanesboy.
A little feinted left hand from Xinhai on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Xinhai throws a hook to the side of Duanesboy's head but Duanesboy sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Duanesboy moves out of range of the strikes.
Duanesboy displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Xinhai throws out the jab.
Duanesboy throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Xinhai displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Duanesboy throws out the jab.
Xinhai misses with an uppercut.
Duanesboy appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
Xinhai misses with a head kick.
Xinhai takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
The fighters circle momentarily. Duanesboy darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Xinhai keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Duanesboy.
Xinhai drops his hands momentarily and Duanesboy takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Duanesboy misses with an uppercut.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Xinhai misses with a straight right.
Duanesboy throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Xinhai scores with a one two! Duanesboy had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Xinhai pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Xinhai throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Xinhai rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Duanesboy counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Duanesboy lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Duanesboy scores with a jab.
Duanesboy looks to throw the jab but Xinhai is out of range.
Xinhai loads up on a big right hand but Duanesboy slips the punch.
Xinhai misses with a wild body shot.
Duanesboy staying out of range there.
Xinhai takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
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!
Xinhai tries to bum rush Duanesboy with a series of wild strikes but Duanesboy uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Duanesboy slips a straight right by Xinhai.
Duanesboy misses with a straight right.
Xinhai misses with a looping right.
Xinhai misses with an uppercut
and Duanesboy counters with a straight right hand.
The crowd cheers as Duanesboy lands an impressive looking overhand right. Xinhai doesn't seem phased though.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Xinhai fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Duanesboy manages to avoid it.
Duanesboy blocks a head kick by Xinhai.
Duanesboy lands a glancing blow to the side of Xinhai's head.
Duanesboy thumps Xinhai with a low kick.
Duanesboy throws a hook to the side of Xinhai's head but Xinhai sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Xinhai throws a series of punches but Duanesboy moves out of range.
Xinhai lands a body shot.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Duanesboy - that will leave a mark!
Duanesboy blocks a head kick by Xinhai.
A big right from Duanesboy misses.
It looked like Xinhai wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
A slow jab from Duanesboy misses its intended target.
Xinhai throwing a counter right hand but Duanesboy manages to avoid it.
Xinhai waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Duanesboy.
Xinhai lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Duanesboy fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Xinhai throws a lazy uppercut
letting Duanesboy counter with a right hand.
Duanesboy is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Xinhai had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
Xinhai uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Duanesboy.
Duanesboy throws a body punch but Xinhai moves out of range.
Duanesboy tests Xinhai's chin there with a solid looking shot.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Snake Duanesboy dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Xinhai throws a right and a left that Duanesboy avoids nicely.
Duanesboy takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Xinhai throws a hook but Duanesboy blocks it.
Snake Duanesboy seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Xinhai ducks under a wild hook from Duanesboy.
Duanesboy is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Xinhai.
Duanesboy moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Xinhai swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Duanesboy makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Nice jab there from Xinhai.
Duanesboy lands a nice shot that snaps Xinhai's head back.
Xinhai misses with a left hand
and Duanesboy counters with a straight right hand.
Xinhai throws a head kick that misses.
Good standup being displayed there by Duanesboy as he connects with a hook.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Xinhai ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Duanesboy moves away.
Duanesboy drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Xinhai is looking to land body kicks.
Duanesboy throws a looping overhand right but Xinhai ducks down to avoid it.
Xinhai cracks Duanesboy with an open hand slap.
Duanesboy dodges the punch combination from Xinhai.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Duanesboy lands with a shot to the body.
Xinhai keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Duanesboy.
A head kick by Xinhai misses
and Duanesboy counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Duanesboy moves out of range of the strikes.
Xinhai jabbing away but nothing is landing.
A nice side step and Duanesboy releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Xinhai looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Xinhai looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
A slow jab from Duanesboy misses its intended target.
Duanesboy gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Duanesboy displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Xinhai throws out the jab.
Duanesboy throws a shot from downtown. Xinhai moves away and avoids it.
Xinhai throws a quick counter kick to the body but Duanesboy avoids it.
Duanesboy staying out of range there.
Xinhai looks to score with a jab to the body but Duanesboy is just out of range.
Duanesboy punishes Xinhai's body with a nice straight punch.
Xinhai misses the shot to the body.
Duanesboy lands with a hook. Xinhai tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Xinhai keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Xinhai blocks a jab.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Xinhai tries to bum rush Duanesboy with a series of wild strikes but Duanesboy uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Xinhai connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Xinhai slips under a jab from Duanesboy.
Xinhai connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Duanesboy momentarily.
Duanesboy throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Duanesboy moves away from the strike by Xinhai.
A punch lands to the side of Xinhai 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Duanesboy misses the jab.
The fighters circling - Duanesboy throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Xinhai with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Duanesboy ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Duanesboy misses with a hook.
Good standup being displayed there by Duanesboy as he connects with a hook.
Xinhai lands a head kick. Duanesboy smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Xinhai misses with a straight left.
Xinhai connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Duanesboy's hands.
Duanesboy looks to score with a jab to the body but Xinhai is just out of range.
Duanesboy throws a hook but Xinhai avoids it easily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Duanesboy throws a hook to the side of Xinhai's head but Xinhai sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Duanesboy dodges the punch combination from Xinhai.
Duanesboy tests Xinhai's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Xinhai lands with a right hand.
Duanesboy bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Duanesboy lands the left hand.
Duanesboy is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Xinhai.
Duanesboy cracks a nice hook into Xinhai's ribs.
Xinhai throws a lazy uppercut
and Duanesboy counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Xinhai slips under a jab from Duanesboy.
A jab from Xinhai misses.
Xinhai ducks under a wild hook from Duanesboy.
Xinhai on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Duanesboy moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Duanesboy throws a jab when Xinhai was well out of range.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Duanesboy lands a jab to the head.
Duanesboy lands a lovely overhand right.
Xinhai misses with a head kick.
A head kick misses from Xinhai.
Duanesboy lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Xinhai misses with a lunging right hand
and Duanesboy counters with a nice uppercut.
Duanesboy throws a lazy right hand but Xinhai sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Xinhai thows a left - swing and a miss!
Xinhai misses with a looping left.
Duanesboy lands with a nice body punch.
Duanesboy clobbers Xinhai with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Duanesboy lunges at Xinhai with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Xinhai's hand.
Xinhai scoring well with a low kick there.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Duanesboy keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Xinhai.
A little jabbing left from Duanesboy on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Duanesboy lands a nice leg kick that just misses Xinhai's sensitive parts.
Duanesboy works the jab nicely.
Duanesboy throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Xinhai counters with a lovely straight right hand!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Snake Duanesboy will probably get the nod - 10:9.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
Nice cross by Duanesboy.
Xinhai slips under a jab from Duanesboy.
Xinhai misses with a straight left.
Duanesboy now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Duanesboy misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Duanesboy dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Duanesboy uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Xinhai has time to react.
Duanesboy slips a jab from Xinhai.
Jab, jab by Xinhai - just one landing.
Xinhai throws a series of punches but Duanesboy moves out of range.
A swing and a miss from Duanesboy.
A big left from Xinhai misses.
Duanesboy jabs at Xinhai's body.
Xinhai misses with a double jab
letting Duanesboy counter with a right hand.
Xinhai swings for the body but Duanesboy moves out of range.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Xinhai throws a looping overhand right but Duanesboy ducks down to avoid it.
Duanesboy lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Duanesboy cracks Xinhai with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Xinhai pivots, looking for a leg kick but Duanesboy is out of range and Xinhai settles back down.
A jab from Xinhai misses.
Xinhai misses with a hook
and Duanesboy connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
A swing and a miss from Xinhai.
Xinhai throws a hook but Duanesboy blocks it.
Duanesboy scores with a spinning back kick!
Duanesboy has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Duanesboy moves into range and connects with a jab.
Duanesboy takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Xinhai goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Duanesboy throws an overhand right that lands on Xinhai's shoulder, as Xinhai tries to avoid the shot.
Duanesboy throws a big shot that misses.
Duanesboy ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Duanesboy throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Xinhai misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Duanesboy.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Duanesboy! But no joy.
Xinhai swings widly with a right hand
and Duanesboy counters with a nice uppercut.
Xinhai on the wrong end of a nice jab.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Duanesboy lands a lovely overhand right.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Xinhai misses with an uppercut. Duanesboy saw that one coming.
Xinhai throws a shot from downtown. Duanesboy moves away and avoids it.
Duanesboy lands with a cross.
Xinhai keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Duanesboy.
Xinhai takes a swing at Duanesboy's ribcage but misses.
Duanesboy jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Xinhai throws a big shot that misses.
A little jabbing left from Duanesboy on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Duanesboy throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Xinhai stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Snake Duanesboy is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Duanesboy lands a right hook to the body.
Duanesboy takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Duanesboy stuns Xinhai with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Xinhai throws a low kick, looking for Duanesboy's leg but Duanesboy calmly moves out of range.
Duanesboy lands a right hook to the body.
Xinhai fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Xinhai misses the jab.
Duanesboy lands a jab.
Xinhai throws a left and a right that both miss
and Duanesboy connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Duanesboy lands with a nice body punch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Xinhai misses with a series of wild punches.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Xinhai misses with a hook.
Duanesboy scores with a hook to the body. Xinhai takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Xinhai looks for the body kick but Duanesboy saw that one coming.
Duanesboy works Xinhai's body with a nice hook.
Duanesboy pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Xinhai back to the cage. Duanesboy follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
Xinhai throws a leg kick
and Duanesboy counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Xinhai thinking.
Xinhai stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Duanesboy.
Duanesboy lands a leg kick that knocks Xinhai off balance momentarily.
Xinhai throws a lazy right hand but Duanesboy sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Duanesboy throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Xinhai on the side of the head.
Xinhai swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Xinhai scores with a nice head shot.
Xinhai tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Duanesboy scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A swing and a miss from Xinhai.
Xinhai throws a right hand that misses
and Duanesboy counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Xinhai takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Xinhai missing with a left hand there. Duanesboy was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Xinhai tries a head kick but it misses.
Duanesboy connects with an inside leg kick.
This entire fight has taken place on the feet so far and you wonder whether Xinhai might be better served trying to take this one to the ground because he's losing the standup battle so far.
Xinhai throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Xinhai misses the jab.
Xinhai takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Duanesboy throws a jab but it's blocked by Xinhai.
Duanesboy throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Xinhai sees it coming and avoids it easily.
The crowd cheers as Duanesboy lands an impressive looking overhand right. Xinhai doesn't seem phased though.
Duanesboy lands a jab to the head.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Duanesboy connects with a looping right hand.
Duanesboy tests Xinhai's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Duanesboy walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
And that's the end of the fight!
Snake Duanesboy comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Duanesboy has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge James Ackerman scores the fight 27:30
Judge William Gold scores the fight 27:30
Judge Donald Grub scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Snake Duanesboy!
Snake Duanesboy seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Japa Koniu (ranked 494 p4p, 67 weight class) and Mister McNasty (ranked 467 p4p, 63 weight class). Japa Koniu has a significant reach advantage - let's see if he can make it count.
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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
18 - 13 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Japa Koniu!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
19 - 10 - 1, fighting out of London, Mister McNasty!
The judges for this bout are Andrew Berry, James Ackerman and Phil Schofield.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Donk. Koniu catches McNasty right on the button with a cross.
Koniu scoring well with a low kick there.
Japa Koniu seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Koniu throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Koniu takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Koniu thows a left - swing and a miss!
McNasty appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
Koniu throws the kick towards the body but McNasty avoids it.
Koniu slips a jab from McNasty.
Koniu throws a nice outside leg kick.
McNasty connects with a body shot.
Koniu wants to clinch
and McNasty counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
McNasty connects with a solid leg kick.
Koniu lands a high kick!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Koniu moves into the clinch.
Koniu lands a knee to the head.
McNasty working aggressively here.
McNasty on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
McNasty tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Koniu struggles to land a body shot inside as McNasty controls his hands.
A hook to the body from McNasty.
Koniu lands a hook that snaps the head of McNasty backwards.
Koniu working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Koniu using the Thai plumb to throw knees but McNasty has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Our sources have told us that Koniu has been working on his knees in the buildup to the fight.
Koniu tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Koniu throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but McNasty blocks it with crossed arms.
McNasty goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Koniu takes an elbow to the temple.
It looks like Japa Koniu has been cut.
McNasty struggles to land a body shot inside as Koniu controls his hands.
A head punch on the inside from Koniu fails to land.
McNasty gets through Koniu's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Nice elbow from McNasty.
McNasty lands a shot to the body.
Koniu prevents a body shot from McNasty.
A nice glancing elbow lands by McNasty.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Nice body punch from McNasty - that landed with a thud.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Koniu missing with knees to the body.
Koniu misses with a knee to the head.
A hook to the body from McNasty.
Koniu is breathing heavily.
Koniu tries to land knees in the clinch but McNasty avoids the damage to the body.
Koniu tried to land a shot to the body but connects with McNasty's elbow.
McNasty lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
McNasty lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Koniu.
McNasty told us before the fight that he's been working on his elbows. An under utilised technique these days - let's see if it can sway the outcome of the fight.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Koniu.
McNasty lands a body punch in the clinch.
Koniu doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Koniu tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Koniu tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
McNasty pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
McNasty lands a nice shot to the body.
McNasty works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
McNasty lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Koniu.
McNasty misses with a punch to the body.
Koniu tried to land a shot to the body but connects with McNasty's elbow.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Koniu fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Koniu takes an elbow to the temple.
Japa Koniu's cut is getting worse.
McNasty throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Konius head.
Japa Koniu's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
McNasty lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Koniu or not.
Koniu prevents a body shot from McNasty.
Koniu misses with a shot to the kidneys.
McNasty lands an elbow that stopped Koniu in his tracks for a moment.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Japa Koniu's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:34 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Mister McNasty!
A loyal slave to those sponsorship dollars, Mister McNasty made sure he mentioned Zenith Nutrition (160q/$200), along with how happy he was to win his fight.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Luc Gagnon (ranked 33 p4p, 4 weight class) and Conrad Tama Ginty (ranked 78 p4p, 12 weight class). Tama Ginty comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Wear Your Love Like Heaven kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the middleweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
21 - 7 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Luc Gagnon!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
11 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Conrad Tama Ginty!
The judges for this bout are Donald Grub, Chris Edwards and James Glass.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Tama Ginty throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Gagnon looks to score with a jab to the body but Tama Ginty is just out of range.
Luc Gagnon seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Tama Ginty lands a nice leg kick that just misses Gagnon's sensitive parts.
Tama Ginty has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
Tama Ginty misses with a hook.
Tama Ginty takes a swing at Gagnon's ribcage but misses.
A swing and a miss from Tama Ginty.
Gagnon swings for the body but Tama Ginty moves out of range.
Gagnon throws a sloppy head kick and Tama Ginty moves out of range easily.
Gagnon misses with a leg kick
and Tama Ginty counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Tama Ginty ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Gagnon moves away.
Gagnon swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Gagnon has taken the fight to the clinch.
Still in the clinch, Tama Ginty scores with a nice short uppercut.
A right handed body shot lands from Tama Ginty.
Gagnon manages to pull guard. Let's see whether he can land a sub off his back.
Tama Ginty gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent.
Tama Ginty scores with the left hand. Gagnon knows he should have avoided that one.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Gagnon throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Gagnon tries to clinch but Tama Ginty moves out of range.
Tama Ginty throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tama Ginty with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Tama Ginty throws a push kick but Gagnon slaps the foot to one side.
Tama Ginty steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Gagnon.
Gagnon bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Tama Ginty connects with a leg kick. Gagnon looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Gagnon jabs at Tama Ginty's body.
Gagnon misses with an uppercut. Tama Ginty saw that one coming.
Tama Ginty's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Gagnon connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Tama Ginty scrambles back to his feet.
Tama Ginty slips under a jab.
Gagnon is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Tama Ginty.
Gagnon throws a leg kick which misses Tama Ginty's front leg but catches the back leg as Tama Ginty tries to avoid it.
Tama Ginty uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Gagnon.
Tama Ginty ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Tama Ginty slips under a jab from Gagnon.
Tama Ginty follows through with a counter body kick but it doesn't land.
Tama Ginty misses with an attempted mid kick.
Gagnon misses with an uppercut. Tama Ginty saw that one coming.
Gagnon checks a low kick from Tama Ginty.
Gagnon avoids a kick to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
The fighters circle momentarily. Tama Ginty darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Gagnon is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Gagnon fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Tama Ginty, pushing him back against the cage.
Gagnon lands a right hand.
Tama Ginty misses with a body punch.
Gagnon has a couple of punches blocked by Tama Ginty.
Gagnon tries to work over Tama Ginty's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Gagnon lands with a left to the head.
Gagnon pulls guard effortlessly.
Gagnon is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Tama Ginty is aware though and is defending well.
Tama Ginty gets to his feet. Gagnon looking to butt scoot but the ref puts an end to that. On your feet son!
Tama Ginty misses with a hook. Gagnon ducked under it nicely.
Tama Ginty slips a jab from Gagnon.
Tama Ginty slips a jab from Gagnon.
Tama Ginty only half commits to the counter leg kick.
Tama Ginty looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gagnon moves out of range of the strikes.
It looked like Gagnon wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
A telegraphed right hand from Gagnon misses the target.
Tama Ginty slips a straight right by Gagnon.
A looping hook to the body misses from Tama Ginty. Gagnon does a little dance to reset his feet.
Tama Ginty scores with a punch to the head.
Tama Ginty misses with a body shot.
A looping hook to the body misses from Gagnon. Tama Ginty does a little dance to reset his feet.
Tama Ginty takes one to the chin there.
Tama Ginty's corner calls for a 1-2. Tama Ginty obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Tama Ginty throws a right hand that misses
and Gagnon counters with a nice body shot.
Tama Ginty wants to land a leg kick but Gagnon is out of range.
Tama Ginty looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Gagnon checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Tama Ginty lands a jab.
Tama Ginty fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Gagnon on the side of the head.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Gagnon throws a nice outside leg kick.
Gagnon lands a jab to the nose.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lazy left from Tama Ginty finds it's target.
Gagnon rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Tama Ginty counters with a low kick, right behind Gagnon 's knee.
Gagnon throws a body shot but no joy.
Gagnon moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Gagnon tries to clinch but Tama Ginty moves out of range.
Tama Ginty misses with a body kick.
Gagnon tries to close the distance and clinch up but Tama Ginty swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Donk. Gagnon catches Tama Ginty right on the button with a cross.
Tama Ginty ducks right into an uppercut from Gagnon.
Tama Ginty on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Gagnon misses with an uppercut
and Tama Ginty counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Tama Ginty misses with a low kick as Gagnon jumps back.
Gagnon looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Gagnon slips a jab from Tama Ginty.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Tama Ginty bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Gagnon's head.
Gagnon throws a jab but it's blocked by Tama Ginty.
Gagnon rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Tama Ginty counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Gagnon takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Conrad Tama Ginty will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Gagnon lands a really nice looking cross but Tama Ginty seems unphased.
Gagnon throws out a loose jab but Tama Ginty uses good head movement to avoid it.
Gagnon takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Tama Ginty is looking to land body kicks.
A decent looking cross lands there for Gagnon.
Tama Ginty throws a quick inside leg kick.
Gagnon takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Gagnon fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Gagnon throws a lazy right hand but Tama Ginty sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Tama Ginty thows a left - swing and a miss!
Tama Ginty has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Tama Ginty there as he acknowledges the shot.
Gagnon looks to score with a jab to the body but Tama Ginty is just out of range.
Gagnon backing away here, and Tama Ginty unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
A good leg kick by Gagnon.
Nice defenses there by Tama Ginty.
Tama Ginty throws a leg kick but Gagnon moved away.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Gagnon checks a leg kick nicely.
A punch lands to the side of Gagnon 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Gagnon misses with a straight right.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gagnon throws out a loose jab but Tama Ginty uses good head movement to avoid it.
Tama Ginty checks the leg kick nicely there.
Tama Ginty moves away from the strike by Gagnon.
Gagnon misses the shot to the body.
Gagnon takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Conrad Tama Ginty seems to be getting the better of the standup.
A big left from Tama Ginty misses.
Tama Ginty has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Tama Ginty there as he acknowledges the shot.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Tama Ginty.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Tama Ginty checks a leg kick.
Gagnon has closed the distance and engaged Tama Ginty in a clinch.
Tama Ginty throws a punch but it's blocked by Gagnon.
Gagnon digs a right hand into Tama Ginty's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Tama Ginty's gas tank.
Gagnon blocks an uppercut.
Tama Ginty tries to work over Gagnon's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Gagnon pushes Tama Ginty back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Tama Ginty takes a shot to the head.
Tama Ginty throws a punch but it's blocked by Gagnon.
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!
Tama Ginty has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Tama Ginty pushes Gagnon back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tama Ginty gets through Gagnon's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Tama Ginty pressing his opponent against the cage.
Tama Ginty lands a left hand.
A right hook to the body lands for Gagnon.
Tama Ginty can't find room to land a body shot as Gagnon controls the action.
Gagnon blocks an uppercut.
A nice right hand lands inside from Gagnon.
Tama Ginty misses with a hook to the ribs.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Tama Ginty.
Gagnon tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Gagnon fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Tama Ginty blocks a body shot from Gagnon.
Tama Ginty tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Gagnon goes for a takedown attempt but Tama Ginty pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
A left lands for Tama Ginty.
Gagnon throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gagnon tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Tama Ginty was well out of range. Poor timing from Gagnon.
Jab, jab by Tama Ginty - just one landing.
Tama Ginty scores with a crisp jab that stopped Gagnon in his tracks.
A slapping leg kick lands for Gagnon.
Tama Ginty throws a lazy uppercut
and Gagnon counters with a straight right hand.
Tama Ginty takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Tama Ginty walks into a jab.
Tama Ginty ducks under a wild hook from Gagnon.
Tama Ginty lands a nice shot that snaps Gagnon's head back.
Tama Ginty lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Gagnon throws a quick inside leg kick.
Gagnon slips under a jab from Tama Ginty.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Tama Ginty scores with a spinning back kick!
Gagnon dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Tama Ginty misses with a wild body shot.
Gagnon slips a straight right by Tama Ginty.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gagnon closes the distance and clinches.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Gagnon.
Tama Ginty doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Gagnon lands a hook to the side of the head.
Gagnon tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Tama Ginty tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Gagnon's elbow.
Tama Ginty makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Tama Ginty blocks a body shot from Gagnon.
Gagnon has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Tama Ginty after a bit of a struggle.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Luc Gagnon. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Tama Ginty tries to throw a body punch but Gagnon avoids it by throwing Tama Ginty back against the cage.
Tama Ginty works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Tama Ginty misses with a short punch on the inside.
Luc Gagnon has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Tama Ginty blocking some punches.
Tama Ginty scores with a shoulder strike.
Tama Ginty pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
A solid leg kick lands there for Gagnon.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Tama Ginty chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Gagnon can pounce on him.
Tama Ginty keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Tama Ginty is trying to counter with his kicks.
Gagnon tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Tama Ginty paws at him with a jab and circles away.
A little jabbing left from Tama Ginty on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Tama Ginty gets cracked there but stands up to it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Luc Gagnon will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
A cross from Gagnon lands.
Tama Ginty checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Tama Ginty bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Tama Ginty is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Gagnon with a body shot.
Tama Ginty misses with an uppercut.
Gagnon chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Tama Ginty can pounce on him.
Tama Ginty does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Some wild striking there from Gagnon.
Gagnon throws a leg kick but Tama Ginty sees it coming and moves out of range.
A swing and a miss from Tama Ginty.
Gagnon scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Some bone on bone action there as Gagnon checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Tama Ginty tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Gagnon manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Gagnon with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Tama Ginty finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Gagnon throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Tama Ginty sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Gagnon lands a really nice looking cross but Tama Ginty seems unphased.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gagnon misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Tama Ginty.
Tama Ginty looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Gagnon lands a jab to Tama Ginty's midsection.
Tama Ginty lands a jab.
Gagnon misses with a low kick as Tama Ginty jumps back.
Tama Ginty misses with a leg kick.
Tama Ginty closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
A left lands for Gagnon.
Gagnon throws a lazy uppercut
and Tama Ginty counters with a straight right hand.
Tama Ginty bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Tama Ginty throws a hook to the side of Gagnon's head but Gagnon sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Gagnon digs a good hook to Tama Ginty's body.
Tama Ginty throws a body shot but no joy.
Gagnon lands a nice shot to the body.
Gagnon tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Tama Ginty was well out of range. Poor timing from Gagnon.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Gagnon turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Gagnon clinches.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Good body shot from Tama Ginty.
Tama Ginty doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Nice body punch from Gagnon.
Gagnon tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Tama Ginty misses with some punches.
Tama Ginty misses with a hook to the ribs.
Tama Ginty's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Gagnon fails to pull guard.
Tama Ginty misses with a body punch.
Gagnon throws a punch but it's blocked by Tama Ginty.
Tama Ginty can't find room to land a body shot as Gagnon controls the action.
Gagnon misses with a shot to the kidneys.
A nice right hand lands inside from Tama Ginty.
A short right from Gagnon on the inside.
Tama Ginty misses with the head strike.
Tama Ginty lands a nice shot to the body.
Gagnon jumps guard but Tama Ginty stands there with Gagnon around his waist. Gagnon gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Gagnon pushes Tama Ginty back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Tama Ginty has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Tama Ginty stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Gagnon blocking some punches.
Gagnon working aggressively here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tama Ginty lands a right hand that snaps the head of Gagnon backwards.
Gagnon lands with a right to the head.
Gagnon lands with a light punch inside.
Tama Ginty prevents a body shot from Gagnon.
Tama Ginty lands a nice uppercut.
Tama Ginty lands a right hand that snaps the head of Gagnon backwards.
Tama Ginty misses with a hook from the clinch.
Tama Ginty tries a body shot but Gagnon blocks it.
Tama Ginty misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Tama Ginty scores with a hook to the body.
Tama Ginty throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Gagnons head.
Tama Ginty lands a body punch in the clinch.
Tama Ginty goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Tama Ginty goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Gagnon pulls guard effortlessly.
Gagnon can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Tama Ginty controls the pace.
Tama Ginty gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent.
That's four 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!
Tama Ginty throws a leg kick
and Gagnon counters with a nice uppercut.
Gagnon lands a really nice looking cross but Tama Ginty seems unphased.
Gagnon scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Gagnon misses with a low kick.
The fighters circle momentarily. Gagnon darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Gagnon throws a right and a left that both miss.
Gagnon walks into a stiff left hand from Tama Ginty.
Gagnon tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Tama Ginty manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Tama Ginty ducks under a wild hook from Gagnon.
Tama Ginty swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Gagnon misses with an uppercut.
Gagnon misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Tama Ginty.
Tama Ginty throws a leg kick but Gagnon checks it.
Gagnon swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Gagnon misses with a straight left.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Luc Gagnon clearly takes that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Tama Ginty scoring well with a low kick there.
A low kick from Tama Ginty is predictable there
letting Gagnon counter with a right hand.
Gagnon scores with a punch to the head.
Gagnon fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Tama Ginty thumps Gagnon with a low kick.
Tama Ginty throws a low kick but Gagnon avoids it.
Gagnon looks to land a left hand but Tama Ginty moved out of range nicely.
Gagnon throws a hook but Tama Ginty blocks it.
Tama Ginty lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Tama Ginty misses with a kick to the body
and Gagnon counters with a straight right hand.
Tama Ginty with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Tama Ginty tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Gagnon was well out of range. Poor timing from Tama Ginty.
A looping hook to the body misses from Tama Ginty. Gagnon does a little dance to reset his feet.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Gagnon, right into the meat.
Gagnon takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Gagnon lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gagnon has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Tama Ginty.
Tama Ginty throws a sloppy head kick and Gagnon moves out of range easily.
Gagnon lands a jab to the head.
Gagnon throws a hook but Tama Ginty avoids it easily.
Tama Ginty throws a chopping leg kick but Gagnon manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
A little feinted left hand from Gagnon on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Gagnon throws a body shot but no joy.
And Tama Ginty responds with a good body kick, but Gagnon manages to step out the way in time.
Tama Ginty lands a right hook to the body.
Gagnon lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Gagnon blocks a leg kick.
Tama Ginty pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Gagnon lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Gagnon throws a hook to the side of Tama Ginty's head but Tama Ginty sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Tama Ginty moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Tama Ginty misses with a hook.
Tama Ginty throws a leg kick but Gagnon sees it coming and moves out of range.
Tama Ginty cracks a nice hook into Gagnon's ribs.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gagnon is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Tama Ginty.
Tama Ginty throws a push kick but Gagnon slaps the foot to one side.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Gagnon jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Gagnon moves out of range of the body kick from Tama Ginty.
Gagnon feints and then cracks Tama Ginty's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Tama Ginty down.
Gagnon throws a big shot that misses.
Gagnon misses with a body punch
and Tama Ginty counters with a stiff right hand.
Tama Ginty throws a hook but Gagnon blocks it.
Gagnon scores with a sloppy right hand. Tama Ginty should have avoided that one.
Tama Ginty swings for the body but Gagnon moves out of range.
Tama Ginty doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Tama Ginty swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Tama Ginty throws a big shot that misses.
Gagnon tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Gagnon moves in looking to clinch but Tama Ginty pushes him off.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jab from Tama Ginty.
Tama Ginty lands a nice shot to the body.
Tama Ginty misses the shot to the body.
Gagnon swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Gagnon throws a looping overhand right but Tama Ginty ducks down to avoid it.
Tama Ginty only half commits to the counter leg kick.
Tama Ginty misses with a hook. Gagnon ducked under it nicely.
Tama Ginty wants to slow Gagnon down by chopping away at his legs.
Good shot there by Gagnon.
Gagnon tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Tama Ginty was well out of range. Poor timing from Gagnon.
Gagnon misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Tama Ginty.
Tama Ginty appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Gagnon tries to clinch but Tama Ginty moves out of range.
Gagnon slips a straight right by Tama Ginty.
Some bone on bone action there as Tama Ginty checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Tama Ginty uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Gagnon.
Gagnon lands with a straight right. Tama Ginty didn't see that one coming.
Tama Ginty dips to his left and cracks Gagnon with an uppercut!
Gagnon slips a jab from Tama Ginty.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gagnon moves into range and clinches up with Tama Ginty.
Tama Ginty misses with a hook from the clinch.
Tama Ginty misses with the head strike.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Tama Ginty.
Gagnon misses with a hook to the ribs.
Gagnon wants a takedown but no success here.
Gagnon fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Tama Ginty scores with a shot to the side of Gagnon's head.
Gagnon jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Tama Ginty walks away with a smile on his face. Gagnon gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Luc Gagnon. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Gagnon tries to clinch up.
Tama Ginty looks to land a right hand but Gagnon moved out of range.
Tama Ginty throws out a powerful jab.
Tama Ginty misses with a looping left.
Tama Ginty is looking to chop away at Gagnon's legs.
Gagnon swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Gagnon checks a leg kick.
A low kick from Gagnon misses
and Tama Ginty counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Gagnon slips under a jab from Tama Ginty.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Conrad Tama Ginty dominated that fourth round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!
Gagnon throws an overhand right that lands on Tama Ginty's shoulder, as Tama Ginty tries to avoid the shot.
Gagnon scores with a leg kick.
Gagnon defending well as Tama Ginty loads up on a big left hand.
Gagnon keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Gagnon slips a jab from Tama Ginty.
Tama Ginty throws a wild body kick that Gagnon sees coming a mile off.
Gagnon with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Tama Ginty keeps the fight on the outside.
Gagnon is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Tama Ginty.
Gagnon throws a shot to the body.
A lazy left from Tama Ginty finds it's target.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Tama Ginty throws a half hearted mid kick.
Tama Ginty wants to land a leg kick but Gagnon is out of range.
Gagnon misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Tama Ginty.
Gagnon loads up on a big right hand but Tama Ginty slips the punch.
Tama Ginty misses with a body shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gagnon misses the shot to the body.
Gagnon lands a head shot.
Tama Ginty moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Gagnon misses with an uppercut. Tama Ginty saw that one coming.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Gagnon, as that shot connected.
Tama Ginty slips a jab from Gagnon.
It seemed like Tama Ginty was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Gagnon stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Tama Ginty.
Tama Ginty ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Gagnon moves away.
A big left from Tama Ginty misses.
Tama Ginty displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Gagnon throws out the jab.
A countering left hand to the body from Tama Ginty misses.
A low kick from Tama Ginty is predictable there
and Gagnon counters with a low kick, right behind Tama Ginty 's knee.
Gagnon ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Tama Ginty moves away.
Gagnon throws a nice outside leg kick.
Tama Ginty throws a jab when Gagnon was well out of range.
Gagnon scores with a nice strike.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gagnon ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Tama Ginty moves away.
Tama Ginty tries to land a front kick but Gagnon steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Gagnon scores with a jab. Tama Ginty acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Gagnon checks the leg kick nicely there.
Gagnon throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Gagnon lands a nice shot that snaps Tama Ginty's head back.
Gagnon looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Tama Ginty tries to land a leg kick but Gagnon saw it coming and moves away.
Tama Ginty misses with a wild body shot.
Gagnon swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Gagnon takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Gagnon is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Tama Ginty.
Tama Ginty connects with the punch.
Good exchange - Gagnon coming out on top.
Tama Ginty thuds his right hand into Gagnon's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Gagnon misses with a jab, cross combination.
Tama Ginty ducks under a wild hook from Gagnon.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tama Ginty keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Gagnon.
Gagnon lands a right hook to the body.
Tama Ginty steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Gagnon.
Tama Ginty was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind.
A swing and a miss from Gagnon.
Gagnon walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Tama Ginty misses with a looping right.
Tama Ginty misses with a low kick.
Tama Ginty misses with a body punch
and Gagnon counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Tama Ginty throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Gagnon stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Gagnon swats away the attempt to clinch by Tama Ginty.
Tama Ginty moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Tama Ginty looks to score with a jab to the body but Gagnon is just out of range.
Gagnon wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tama Ginty looks for the body kick but Gagnon saw that one coming.
Gagnon throws a big shot that misses.
Tama Ginty moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
The fight stays on the outside here - Gagnon looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Gagnon moves away from the strike by Tama Ginty.
Gagnon throwing a counter right hand but Tama Ginty manages to avoid it.
Tama Ginty avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Tama Ginty throws a head kick that misses.
Tama Ginty misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Gagnon counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Tama Ginty takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Tama Ginty tries a low kick but Gagnon avoids it.
Gagnon bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Tama Ginty's head.
Tama Ginty misses with a straight right.
Gagnon swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Gagnon uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Tama Ginty.
A low kick from Tama Ginty is predictable there
and Gagnon counters with a lovely straight right hand!
And that's the end of the fight!
Luc Gagnon showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Gagnon has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Donald Grub scores the fight 48:48
Judge Chris Edwards scores the fight 49:46
Judge James Glass scores the fight 49:47
In favor of your winner, by majority decision... Luc Gagnon!
Luc Gagnon retains his middleweight title!
In his post fight interview, Luc Gagnon started talking himself up. Luckily his charisma kept the crowd on side and gave him a good reception.
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