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GC 318 Spud vs Bohi PBP Commentary |
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Patrick Cleary (ranked 5820 p4p, 531 weight class) and Dan Skog (ranked 3048 p4p, 372 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
17 - 17 - 2, fighting out of New York, Patrick Cleary!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
23 - 15 - 0, fighting out of New York, Dan Skog!
The judges for this bout are Tiny Johnson, George Francis and Wesley Smith.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Skog takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Cleary goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Cleary on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Cleary throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Good leg kick by Skog there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Cleary tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
A punch lands to the side of Skog 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Cleary drops his hands momentarily and Skog takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Cleary scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Skog doesn't seem bothered though.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Good leg kick by Cleary there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Cleary thumps Skog with a low kick.
Skog looks to throw the jab but Cleary is out of range.
Cleary throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Cleary misses the shot to the body.
Skog ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Cleary moves away.
Cleary half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
Cleary pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Skog back to the cage. Cleary follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
Skog is rocked!
Cleary throws a lazy right hand but Skog sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Skog let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Skog tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Cleary tries to counter with a takedown but Skog is quick to defend against it.
Skog feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
Skog working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Skog works over Cleary with some ground and pound from guard.
Cleary trying to control the position here.
Cleary is trying to keep Skog in close.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Cleary is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Skog looking to pass the guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cleary trying to control the position here.
Cleary wants to stand but Skog is controlling the position.
Cleary is in a tricky position. We've heard reports from his gym mates at Touch Of Death Combat Academy that he's been drilling escapes, so let's see if he can get back to his feet.
Skog won't allow Cleary to sweep him here.
Skog throwing strikes but missing.
Skog passes Cleary's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Cleary makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Cleary.
Skog trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cleary is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Skog is controlling him.
Cleary is trying to control the position from the bottom.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Cleary looking for a guillotine here but Skog defends easily.
Cleary tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Skog slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Skog pulls out of a head kick attempt.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Cleary takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Nice straight punches there by Skog. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Skog.
Skog throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Skog throws a front kick aimed at Cleary's knee but Cleary avoids it well.
Skog checks a low kick from Cleary.
Cleary staying out of range there.
A nice leg kick lands there from Cleary.
Skog ducks under a wild hook from Cleary.
Cleary drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Cleary uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Skog.
Cleary half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
Cleary chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Cleary rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Skog moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Skog with the counter takedown but Cleary avoids it easily.
A solid leg kick lands there for Skog.
Cleary shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Skog pinned against the cage. Skog gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
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 Patrick Cleary 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.
Skog with a jab.
Cleary rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Skog moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Skog avoids the body shot from Cleary.
Cleary lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Cleary throws a series of punches but Skog avoids them all with ease.
Cleary throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Skog avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Cleary tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Skog gets a double leg takedown into Cleary's guard.
Skog missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Cleary looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Cleary trying to control the position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Skog trying to control the position from guard on top but Cleary is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Skog is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Skog won't allow Cleary to sweep him here.
Cleary controls Skog momentarily but Skog frees himself.
Cleary is working actively from the bottom, looking for submissions. He's escaped his hips to the side and he's going for an armbar! Skog has his hands clasped together but Cleary extends and breaks Skog's desperate grasp, forcing a tap out due to armbar! Nice BJJ displayed there by Cleary.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:53 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Patrick Cleary!
A very excited looking Patrick Cleary rambled incoherently for about 5 minutes post fight about how awesome he is. It was kinda funny for a while but then everyone got annoyed.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Better Dead (ranked 6092 p4p, 504 weight class) and Alex Polyanskiy (ranked 4104 p4p, 410 weight class). Dead's entrance music is Death March - Motionless in White. A fine choice. Polyanskiy has chosen Oxxxymiron - Signs of life as his entrance music. Better Dead 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 lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
31 - 42 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Better Dead!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
12 - 12 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Alex Polyanskiy!
The judges for this bout are Cecil Peabody, Alan Glass and Gwen Towbar.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Dead takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Polyanskiy connects with a jab.
Dead slips under a jab.
Dead misses with an uppercut.
Polyanskiy changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Polyanskiy.
Dead bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Dead throws a combination that misses
and Polyanskiy counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Dead trying to control here.
Polyanskiy trying to control from half guard but Dead is working away.
Dead is trying to stand back up but Polyanskiy is controlling him
Dead trying to control from the bottom.
Dead is defending against the submission attempts here by Polyanskiy.
Dead has his hands clasped together around Polyanskiy's back. He's all about the action.
Dead is trying to maintain the position but Polyanskiy is very close to passing his half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Polyanskiy wants to lay and pray for a moment but Dead keeps working.
Polyanskiy looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
Dead moves into full guard.
Dead controls Polyanskiy momentarily but Polyanskiy frees himself.
Dead keeping moving, preventing Polyanskiy from controlling successfully.
Polyanskiy is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
Dead is pulling down on Polyanskiy's head. It's preventing any offense from Polyanskiy, at least for the moment.
Dead is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Polyanskiy slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
Polyanskiy wants to control from the top but Dead keeps moving.
Dead looking to hit a scissor sweep but Polyanskiy is one step ahead there.
Polyanskiy wants to control from the top but Dead keeps moving.
Dead pulls Polyanskiy in to control the position.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
Polyanskiy seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
Dead looks to land a combination but Polyanskiy avoids it well.
Dead throws out a leg kick but Polyanskiy moves out of range and Dead only half commits.
Polyanskiy lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Polyanskiy is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Dead's half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Polyanskiy is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Dead is not content to let Polyanskiy control the position.
Polyanskiy is looking for a kimura but Dead is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Polyanskiy to get the leverage.
Polyanskiy is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Polyanskiy seems to be working for a kimura but Dead defends the submission attempt.
Dead preventing any damage for now, controlling his opponent's head.
Polyanskiy is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Dead is just riding it out for now. Polyanskiy eventually gives up the hold.
Dead is looking to escape.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Polyanskiy seems to be working for a kimura but Dead defends the submission attempt.
Polyanskiy is looking for a kimura but Dead is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Polyanskiy to get the leverage.
Dead is trying to get back to full guard.
Polyanskiy wants to control but Dead is keeping him busy.
Polyanskiy is looking for a kimura here.
Polyanskiy perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Dead trying to keep hold of his opponent's head but Polyanskiy manages to pass to mount!
Dead sneaks a leg under to get to half guard.
Polyanskiy is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Dead is just riding it out for now. Polyanskiy eventually gives up the hold.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Alex Polyanskiy dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Polyanskiy circles away from the clinch attempt.
Dead throws a head kick that misses.
A telegraphed right hand from Dead misses the target.
Polyanskiy throws a sloppy head kick and Dead moves out of range easily.
Dead avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Dead throws a quick counter head kick but Polyanskiy was just out of range.
Better Dead is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Dead tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Polyanskiy is able to avoid easily.
Polyanskiy tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
A head kick misses from Dead.
Polyanskiy checks a leg kick nicely.
Dead wants to clinch.
Polyanskiy closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Dead did well to prevent Polyanskiy getting side control.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Dead wants to get back to full guard.
Dead is working hard here to advance position.
Polyanskiy is working for a kimura but Dead is defending it quite comfortably.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Polyanskiy is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Dead is just riding it out for now. Polyanskiy eventually gives up the hold.
Dead is looking to control Polyanskiy's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Dead avoid being mounted?
Polyanskiy has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Polyanskiy seems to be looking for submissions.
Dead tries to get to full guard but Polyanskiy has control of the leg.
Dead pushes Polyanskiy off looking to stand but Polyanskiy dives back in and keeps control.
Polyanskiy is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Dead is just riding it out for now. Polyanskiy eventually gives up the hold.
Polyanskiy is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Dead sees it coming and defends easily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Polyanskiy seems to be looking for submissions.
Polyanskiy trying to control from half guard but Dead is working away.
Dead tries to roll over but Polyanskiy keeps him under control.
Polyanskiy is working for a submission of some sort.
Dead wants to get back to his feet.
Polyanskiy is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Dead doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Polyanskiy.
Polyanskiy trying to control the action but Dead is working from the bottom.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dead moves into full guard.
Dead is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Polyanskiy tries to get to full guard but Dead has control of the leg.
Dead slows the pace down in half guard.
Polyanskiy is pressing down on Dead's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Polyanskiy has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Dead can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Dead has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Polyanskiy is proving hard to escape from.
Dead tries to free his leg and advance position but Polyanskiy is retaining full guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dead avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Dead passes Polyanskiy's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Polyanskiy tries to get to full guard but Dead has control of the leg.
Polyanskiy wants to control but Dead is keeping busy.
Polyanskiy looking for submissions off his back.
Dead looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Polyanskiy looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Polyanskiy looking for submissions off his back.
Dead perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Alex Polyanskiy will probably get the nod - 10:9.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
Dead throws a body punch but Polyanskiy moves out of range.
Dead is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Dead misses with a low kick.
Dead misses with a double jab.
Polyanskiy throws a body punch but Dead moves out of range.
Better Dead seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Dead staying out of range there.
Dead tries to clinch there but Polyanskiy circles away.
Polyanskiy is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
Dead jabbing away but nothing is landing.
A lazy left from Dead finds it's target.
Dead throws a looping overhand right but Polyanskiy ducks down to avoid it.
Polyanskiy ducks under a wild hook from Dead.
Polyanskiy feints the counter takedown.
Dead moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Polyanskiy has done a lot of speed work in the buildup to this fight.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Dead misses with a double jab.
Nice shot by Dead.
Jab by Polyanskiy.
Polyanskiy displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Dead throws out the jab.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Dead looks to land a left hand but Polyanskiy moved out of range nicely.
Polyanskiy scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Polyanskiy scores with a crisp jab that stopped Dead in his tracks.
Alex Polyanskiy seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Polyanskiy avoids the head kick by Dead.
Polyanskiy drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Dead defends it well.
Better Dead is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Dead gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Polyanskiy avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
The crowd cheers as Polyanskiy lands an impressive looking overhand right. Dead doesn't seem phased though.
Dead tries to close the distance and clinch up but Polyanskiy swats him away and circles back towards the center.
A decent looking cross lands there for Polyanskiy.
Dead defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Polyanskiy.
Dead throwing a counter right hand but Polyanskiy manages to avoid it.
Polyanskiy misses with a hook. Dead ducked under it nicely.
Dead on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Dead throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Dead on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Polyanskiy drives through with a takedown into guard.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Polyanskiy wants to control from the top but Dead keeps moving.
Dead wriggles free and stands up.
Dead tries to clinch up but Polyanskiy circles away and keeps his distance.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dead is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Dead throws a head kick but Polyanskiy moves out of range.
Dead throws a solid leg kick but Polyanskiy takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Dead.
Better Dead has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
A slapping leg kick lands for Dead.
Polyanskiy scores with a jab.
Polyanskiy throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Dead fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Polyanskiy manages to avoid it.
Dead has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Dead there as he acknowledges the shot.
A low kick from Dead is predictable there
and Polyanskiy decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Dead's guard.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Polyanskiy thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Polyanskiy thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Dead trying to control the position.
Polyanskiy controls from within his opponent's guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dead wants to stand but Polyanskiy is controlling the position.
Dead pulls Polyanskiy in close to prevent any damage.
Dead keeping full guard, as Polyanskiy tries to pass.
Polyanskiy is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
Dead wants to stand up but Polyanskiy is controlling him.
Polyanskiy not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
Dead has his hands on Polyanskiy's head, controlling the position.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Dead misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Polyanskiy.
Polyanskiy is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
Polyanskiy lunges at Dead with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Dead's hand.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Dead rushes Polyanskiy and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Polyanskiy lands a right hand that snaps the head of Dead backwards.
Polyanskiy tries for a takedown. No joy.
Dead lands a shot to the body.
Dead is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Polyanskiy goes for a takedown in the clinch but Dead prevents it.
Alex Polyanskiy is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Better Dead has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Alex Polyanskiy.
A left hand lands to the body for Polyanskiy.
Dead is trying to force a seperation but Polyanskiy has the dominant position.
Polyanskiy blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Polyanskiy lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Dead lands a hook to the side of the head.
Polyanskiy has hold of one of Dead's legs. Dead is fighting the takedown attempt but Polyanskiy gets the trip and lands the takedown into guard.
Dead looking to control.
Polyanskiy stops Dead from standing up.
Dead looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Both fighters have adopted an aggressive gameplan on the ground!
Polyanskiy pushing down on Dead's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
And that's the end of the fight!
Alex Polyanskiy comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Polyanskiy 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 Cecil Peabody scores the fight 27:30
Judge Alan Glass scores the fight 27:30
Judge Gwen Towbar scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Alex Polyanskiy!
Alex Polyanskiy decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
Better Dead was interviewed post fight and said 'I was a little off today...o.k. I'm always a little off.'.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Marius Wieneke (ranked 3580 p4p, 385 weight class) and Sir Anthony Buzzard (ranked 1647 p4p, 216 weight class). Wieneke kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Satyricon - K.I.N.G . Sir Anthony Buzzard has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
13 - 27 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Marius Wieneke!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
17 - 13 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Sir Anthony Buzzard!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Franklin, George Francis and Chris Downing.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Wieneke throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Buzzard gets a double leg takedown into Wieneke's guard.
Wieneke wriggles free and stands up.
Wieneke misses with a double jab
and Buzzard counters with a nice body shot.
Buzzard shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Buzzard showed some decent athleticism there.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Buzzard frees up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Wieneke is trying to escape but when you're mounted that's not too easy.
Buzzard trying to control but Wieneke is having none of it.
Wieneke is trying to escape but when you're mounted that's not too easy.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Buzzard content just to control the position here.
Buzzard's corner are shouting for him to control the position and he seems happy to oblige.
Buzzard trying to control but Wieneke is having none of it.
Wieneke is trying to escape but when you're mounted that's not too easy.
Buzzard content just to control the position here.
Buzzard trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Wieneke's coaches at Kalashnikov ELITE MMA Gym have been working on his defensive grappling in preparation for this fight so let's see if he can get out of this tricky position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Buzzard works his way to his opponent's back.
Buzzard is working really hard to secure the rear naked choke. Wieneke defends successfully for a significant amount of time. Both fighters are looking very determined.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Will Buzzard go for the finish here or will he try and keep control of the position?
Wieneke is in bad spot here.
Buzzard biding his time, controlling Wieneke.
Wieneke is trying to stand back up.
Good control from Buzzard.
Wieneke is trying to get back to his feet but Buzzard has full control of the position and if anything, Wieneke has just worked his way into a worse spot.
Wieneke defending nicely against the rear naked choke attempt.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Buzzard tightening his grip on Wieneke, looking for the choke.
Wieneke is trying to get back to his feet but Buzzard has full control of the position and if anything, Wieneke has just worked his way into a worse spot.
Buzzard is looking for the choke from the back position but Wieneke is controlling his hands well.
Buzzard has the hooks in. Wieneke is trying to push off one leg but he has to do so cautiously to avoid being submitted.
Wieneke is trying to get back to his feet but Buzzard has full control of the position and if anything, Wieneke has just worked his way into a worse spot.
Wieneke is defending well here and trying to improve his position.
Buzzard has good solid back control here.
Wieneke is trying to get back to his feet but he's not managed it yet.
Buzzard biding his time, looking for the opening.
Wieneke is trying to stand back up.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Buzzard is trying to stick to Wieneke's back but Wieneke is turning into Buzzard. He's managed to reverse the position - now he's in Buzzard's guard. Polite applause from the crowd in appreciation of some nice Jiu Jitsu by Wieneke.
Wieneke preventing the sweep.
Buzzard 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.
Wieneke with a flurry of punches that miss.
Wieneke won't allow Buzzard to sweep him here.
Buzzard is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Wieneke regains full guard. Nicely done.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Wieneke wants to stand up but Buzzard is controlling him.
Wieneke keeping moving, preventing Buzzard from controlling successfully.
Buzzard seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
Wieneke has his foot on Buzzard's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Buzzard works his way back into a safe position though.
Buzzard wants to control from the top but Wieneke keeps moving.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Sir Anthony Buzzard 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.
Buzzard closes this distance looking for a takedown but Wieneke circles away.
Buzzard with a poor takedown
and Wieneke counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Wieneke takes the fight into the clinch.
Wieneke lands a body punch.
Buzzard gets the body lock takedown. After a quick scramble, Wieneke regains guard.
Buzzard not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Buzzard stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Wieneke swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Buzzard has a momentary lapse of concentration, allowing Wieneke to throw up a leg and lock on what appears to be a pretty tight triangle! Buzzard is fighting it off but it's all too little too late - Wieneke pulls down on the head and he's put Buzzard to sleep! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:48 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle). Marius Wieneke!
A victorious Marius Wieneke thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
Sir Anthony Buzzard was interviewed post fight and said 'Damn, bad night, we all have them. I'd like to congratulate my opponent. Goodnight everybody.'.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Joe Bailey (ranked 3172 p4p, 333 weight class) and Scott Watt (ranked 1302 p4p, 152 weight class). Bailey's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Go Hard Or Go Home. Watt has chosen Edmund Fitzgerald as his entrance music. Both fighters really staring each other down here, as Scott Watt enters the cage!
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166 lbs
26 - 14 - 0 |
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165 lbs
26 - 38 - 0 |
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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
26 - 14 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Joe Bailey!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
26 - 38 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Scott Watt!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Franklin, George Francis and Tiny Johnson.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Watt scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Bailey rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Watt moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Bailey swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Watt lands with a nice combination. Bailey backs away looking to recover.
Bailey slips a jab from Watt.
Bailey uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Watt.
Watt scores with a nice head shot.
Bailey tries to clinch up but Watt circles away and keeps his distance.
Watt is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Bailey missing with a left hand there. Watt was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Bailey works over Watt's head and body with a nice combination.
Watt is rocked!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Bailey throws a body punch but Watt moves out of range.
Bailey with a lazy takedown attempt
and Watt counters with a low kick, right behind Bailey 's knee.
Watt stalks Bailey and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Bailey's face. Bailey staggers backwards, shaken.
Some wild striking there from Watt.
Bailey gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Bailey prevents Watt from breaking the clinch.
Watt breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Watt takes one to the chin there.
Watt keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Bailey shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Watt's guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Bailey wants to control from the top but Watt keeps moving.
Bailey won't allow Watt to get back to his feet.
Bailey postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Watt pulls Bailey in to control the position.
Watt working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Bailey.
Watt 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.
Watt utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Bailey preventing the sweep.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bailey is looking to work some ground and pound but Watt has wrist control.
Watt wants to sweep but no luck.
Watt throws some sloppy strikes off his back.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Bailey accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Bailey stands up over Watt, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Watt has his hands on Bailey's head, controlling the position.
Bailey throwing strikes but missing.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Bailey's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Bailey throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Bailey content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Watt is trying to control the position but Bailey postures up.
Bailey trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Bailey throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Watt works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Bailey with a nice head shot there.
Bailey trying to control but Watt is working from the bottom.
Bailey stands up over Watt, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Bailey lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Bailey postures up in Watt's guard and throws a big left but Watt blocks it.
Watt is looking to sweep but instead, Bailey has passed into half guard.
Bailey tries to pass the half guard into mount. Watt knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Watt avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Bailey.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Watt keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Bailey throwing shots but Watt is blocking nicely.
Bailey throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Watt keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Bailey wants to take a breather but Watt is having none of it.
Watt actively working from the bottom here.
Bailey is keen to just control but Watt is a slippery customer.
Bailey not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Bailey scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Bailey sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Watt defending well though.
Bailey seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Watt does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Joe Bailey 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.
Bailey misses with an uppercut. Watt saw that one coming.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
A right-left combo lands from Bailey.
Watt is still on wobbly legs! Can Bailey finish him?
Bailey jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Bailey shoots for a takedown but Watt saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Watt uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Bailey has time to react.
Watt throws a series of punches but Bailey moves out of range.
Bailey digs a good body shot into Watt's ribs.
Bailey will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Scott Watt seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Bailey shoots in for a takedown but Watt shows good takedown defense.
Watt seems to have recovered his senses.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Joe Bailey. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Watt stuffs the takedown.
Watt feints a counter leg kick.
Watt misses with the combination.
Bailey defending well as Watt loads up on a big left hand.
Watt lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Bailey circles away quickly and effectively.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Bailey misses with a double jab.
Bailey tries to close the distance and clinch but Watt swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Watt is looking for the big counter here.
Bailey is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Watt can do to turn this around?
Watt lands with a nice combination. Bailey backs away looking to recover.
Bailey shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Watt as he jumps to the side.
Watt appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bailey drives through and clinches with Watt against the cage.
Bailey is looking to take this one to the mat.
Bailey tries to pull guard but Watt won't allow it.
Watt escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Watt swings for the body but Bailey moves out of range.
Bailey moves in looking to clinch but Watt pushes him off.
Watt throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Bailey shoots in but no luck this time.
Watt lunges at Bailey with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Bailey's hand.
Watt cracks Bailey with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Watt.
Bailey checks a low kick from Watt.
Watt throws out a powerful jab.
Bailey misses with a takedown attempt - Watt sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Watt misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Bailey instigates a clinch.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Watt is trying to break the clinch but Bailey has him pressed against the cage.
Bailey pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Sloppy strikes from Watt. Those never looked like landing.
Bailey walks into a stiff left hand from Watt.
Bailey goes for a double leg but Watt avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Watt continues to drive forward.
Bailey will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Bailey moves away from the strike by Watt.
Bailey looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Watt throws a sloppy head kick and Bailey moves out of range easily.
Watt pulls out of a head kick attempt.
A good leg kick by Watt.
Bailey misses with an uppercut. Watt saw that one coming.
Watt misses with a wild combination.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bailey moves in looking to clinch but Watt pushes him off.
Watt lands a head kick. Bailey smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Watt leaves Bailey with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Watt throws the kick towards the body but Bailey avoids it.
An inside leg kick from Watt misses.
Bailey fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Watt keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Watt loads up on a big right hand but Bailey slips the punch.
Bailey is looking to counter punch.
Bailey wants to clinch up but Watt keeps it at a distance.
Watt lands with a straight right. Bailey didn't see that one coming.
Bailey tries to clinch up but Watt circles away and keeps his distance.
Bailey misses the shot to the body.
Watt gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Watt misses with a combination
letting Bailey counter with a right hand.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Watt stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Watt wants it to stay on the feet.
Bailey tries for a takedown but Watt sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Bailey misses with a takedown attempt - Watt sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Bailey tries to clinch there but Watt circles away.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Bailey connects with a jab.
A slapping leg kick lands for Watt.
Watt connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Bailey momentarily.
Watt lands a lovely overhand right.
A punch combination from Watt misses.
Bailey takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Watt misses with a body kick.
Bailey just misses with a punch to the body.
Watt shapes to counter with a head kick.
Watt has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Bailey is trying hard to land a takedown here. Watt sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Bailey takes a kick to the side of the head.
Watt dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Bailey. That did some damage!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Scott Watt showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Bailey's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!
Bailey throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Watt sees it coming and avoids it easily.
A looping hook to the body misses from Watt. Bailey does a little dance to reset his feet.
Bailey slips a jab and a cross from Watt.
Watt darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Bailey fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Watt avoids it really well and circles away.
Bailey rushes Watt and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Bailey gets through Watt's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bailey can't get the takedown.
Watt escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Watt takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Watt throws a big shot that misses.
Watt tests Bailey's chin there with a solid looking shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bailey jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Watt uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Bailey.
Bailey drives through and clinches with Watt against the cage.
Watt breaks from the clinch.
Bailey wants to clinch.
Bailey dives in for a single leg takedown but Watt sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Joe Bailey. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Watt lands the left hand.
Bailey staying out of range there.
Bailey moves out of range of the strikes.
Watt lands a nice leg kick that just misses Bailey's sensitive parts.
Bailey tries to clinch but Watt is having none of it.
Watt tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Bailey was well out of range. Poor timing from Watt.
Bailey throws a head kick that misses.
Watt scores with a sloppy right hand. Bailey should have avoided that one.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bailey's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Watt connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Bailey scrambles back to his feet.
Watt lands with a kick to the temple. Bailey shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Watt misses the jab.
Bailey thuds his right hand into Watt's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Watt is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Bailey.
Watt fails to land with a series of punches.
Bailey circles and sees the opportunity to plant his feet and throw a really nice straight left hand that drops Watt to the canvas! Watt doesn't know where he is but he's trying to survive - Bailey keeps piling on the pressure and forces the referee to step in! This one is aaaaaall over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:30 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Joe Bailey!
A relieved looking Joe Bailey thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Sid Murrdock (ranked 1962 p4p, 265 weight class) and Fredrik Rienfeldt (ranked 1221 p4p, 175 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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176 lbs
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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
19 - 15 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Sid Murrdock!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
15 - 8 - 0, fighting out of New York, Fredrik Rienfeldt!
The judges for this bout are Wesley Smith, Stewart Dunkirk and Tiny Johnson.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rienfeldt avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Rienfeldt was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind.
Murrdock tries to clinch
and Rienfeldt counters with a left to the body.
Rienfeldt throws a big shot that misses.
Murrdock misses with a straight right.
Murrdock takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Good leg kick by Rienfeldt there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Rienfeldt lands a nice shot to the body.
Murrdock fails with an attempt to clinch.
Rienfeldt circles away from the clinch attempt.
Murrdock tries to clinch up.
Murrdock ducks under a wild hook from Rienfeldt.
Murrdock tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Rienfeldt manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
A shot to the liver by Rienfeldt. Beautiful body shot.
Murrdock tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Murrdock takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Rienfeldt avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Murrdock swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Rienfeldt replies with a solid counter kick to the body but Murrdock blocks it well.
Rienfeldt throws a low kick but Murrdock moves out of range easily.
Murrdock tries to clinch but Rienfeldt is having none of it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rienfeldt misses with a body shot
and Murrdock counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Rienfeldt scores with a shoulder strike.
Murrdock scores with a shoulder strike.
Murrdock tries a body shot but Rienfeldt blocks it.
Rienfeldt's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Murrdock uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Rienfeldt.
Murrdock wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch.
Murrdock clinches with his opponent.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Murrdock.
Murrdock misses with the head strike.
Murrdock lands an elbow inside.
Murrdock lands a shoulder strike.
Murrdock doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Murrdock working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Murrdock tries to throw a body punch but Rienfeldt avoids it by throwing Murrdock back against the cage.
Rienfeldt has had enough of the clinch but Murrdock keeps him there for the moment.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Rienfeldt.
A short right from Rienfeldt on the inside.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Murrdock pushes Rienfeldt back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
A nice right hand lands inside from Rienfeldt.
A short body shot lands from Murrdock as the two fighters clinch.
Rienfeldt tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Murrdock just misses with a elbow thrown towards Rienfeldt's brow.
Rienfeldt prevents a body shot from Murrdock.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Rienfeldt.
Murrdock misses with a body punch.
Rienfeldt misses with the head strike.
Rienfeldt swings wildly with an uppercut but Murrdock uses good head movement to avoid it.
Murrdock misses with a body punch.
Murrdock lands an uppercut.
Rienfeldt lands a left hand.
Rienfeldt blocking some punches.
Murrdock's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Murrdock lands an elbow inside.
It looks like Fredrik Rienfeldt has been cut.
Murrdock tries to work over Rienfeldt's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rienfeldt fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Murrdock misses with a body punch.
Murrdock has hold of one of Rienfeldt's legs. Rienfeldt is fighting the takedown attempt but Murrdock gets the trip and lands the takedown into guard.
Rienfeldt wants to stand but Murrdock is controlling the position.
Rienfeldt keeping moving, preventing Murrdock from controlling successfully.
Rienfeldt has his feet on Murrdock's hips. He pushes off and gets to his feet. Nice work.
Rienfeldt connects with a leg kick. Murrdock looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Rienfeldt fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Murrdock on the side of the head.
It looks like Sid Murrdock has been cut.
Murrdock scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Rienfeldt closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Rienfeldt lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Murrdock is looking to break free of the clinch but Rienfeldt has double underhooks.
Rienfeldt swings wildly with an uppercut but Murrdock uses good head movement to avoid it.
Rienfeldt lands with a right to the head.
Murrdock pushes Rienfeldt back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Rienfeldt misses with a hook from the clinch.
Rienfeldt breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Murrdock is looking to clinch.
Murrdock doesn't manage to clinch there - Rienfeldt circles away.
Murrdock tries to clinch there but Rienfeldt circles away.
Murrdock wants to clinch.
Rienfeldt throws a body shot but no joy.
The fight stays on the outside here - Murrdock looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
It seemed like Rienfeldt was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Murrdock tries to close the distance and clinch but Rienfeldt swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Rienfeldt let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Fredrik Rienfeldt dominated that round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Murrdock walks into a jab.
Murrdock moves in looking to clinch but Rienfeldt pushes him off.
Murrdock tries to clinch there but Rienfeldt circles away.
Rienfeldt bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Murrdock's head.
Rienfeldt throws a head kick that half lands.
Murrdock throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Murrdock scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Rienfeldt doesn't seem bothered though.
Murrdock checks a low kick from Rienfeldt.
Murrdock closes the distance and clinches.
Murrdock tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Rienfeldt's elbow.
Rienfeldt lands a right hand.
Murrdock fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Rienfeldt misses with a punch on the inside.
Murrdock looking to throw knees to the head but Rienfeldt is blocking nicely.
Murrdock misses with some punches.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Murrdock swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Murrdock scores with a shot to the side of Rienfeldt's head.
Murrdock misses with a punch to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Murrdock misses with a punch on the inside.
Murrdock is struggling to control the position.
Rienfeldt lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Murrdock backwards.
Rienfeldt has a couple of punches blocked by Murrdock.
Rienfeldt wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Rienfeldt manages to break the clinch.
Rienfeldt connects with a body shot that sends Murrdock's belly button to the back.
A shot to the liver by Rienfeldt. Beautiful body shot.
Rienfeldt has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Murrdock tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Rienfeldt paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Rienfeldt keeps the fight on the outside.
Murrdock ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Rienfeldt is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Murrdock rather than just go for the knockout.
Rienfeldt gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Murrdock scores with a shoulder strike.
A shot in the inside from Murrdock.
A short uppercut from Murrdock.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Still in the clinch, Murrdock scores with a nice short uppercut.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Murrdock is working Rienfeldt over against the cage.
Murrdock misses with a short punch on the inside.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Rienfeldt.
Murrdock tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Murrdock.
A short left from Rienfeldt.
Rienfeldt throws a head punch that misses.
Rienfeldt tries to break free but Murrdock pushes him back against the cage.
Murrdock prevents Rienfeldt from breaking the clinch.
Murrdock blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Rienfeldt looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Rienfeldt misses with a hook from the clinch.
Rienfeldt blocks an uppercut.
Rienfeldt struggles to land a body shot inside as Murrdock controls his hands.
Murrdock keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Rienfeldt's efforts to push away.
Rienfeldt swings away with an uppercut that misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Murrdock cracks Rienfeldt with a nice body shot.
Murrdock scores with a hook to the body.
Murrdock lands a hook to the side of the head.
Rienfeldt's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Murrdock blocks a leg kick.
Murrdock tries to counter by clinching up but Rienfeldt breaks away and moves out of range.
Rienfeldt scores with a nice strike.
Rienfeldt uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Rienfeldt misses with a straight right.
Rienfeldt lands a nice looking kick to the body. Murrdock takes a step back to recover.
Murrdock tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Rienfeldt paws at him with a jab and circles away.
A decent looking cross lands there for Murrdock.
Murrdock tries to clinch but Rienfeldt is having none of it.
Murrdock darts in and clinches Rienfeldt up against the cage.
Murrdock misses with a hook from the clinch.
Murrdock blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A short left from Rienfeldt.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rienfeldt scores with a shot to the side of Murrdock's head.
Rienfeldt lands with a left to the head.
Rienfeldt lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Murrdock backwards.
Murrdock throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Rienfeldt blocks it with crossed arms.
Rienfeldt fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Murrdock misses with a body punch.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Rienfeldt.
Rienfeldt tries to throw a body punch but Murrdock avoids it by throwing Rienfeldt back against the cage.
Sid Murrdock has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Rienfeldt lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Murrdock throws a punch but it's blocked by Rienfeldt.
Murrdock scores with a hook to the body.
Murrdock working aggressively here.
Rienfeldt lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Rienfeldt's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Murrdock tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Rienfeldt manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Rienfeldt throws a big counter head kick but Murrdock avoids it with no problem.
Rienfeldt throws a hook to the side of Murrdock's head but Murrdock sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Murrdock is looking to clinch but Rienfeldt is avoiding it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Fredrik Rienfeldt showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
That's time! Murrdock's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!
Rienfeldt throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Murrdock tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Rienfeldt paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Rienfeldt throws a quick inside leg kick.
Rienfeldt lands a jab to the head.
Rienfeldt looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Rienfeldt throws a big shot that misses.
Murrdock throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Rienfeldt stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
A nice combination there by Rienfeldt.
Fredrik Rienfeldt seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Murrdock tries to clinch but Rienfeldt moves out of range.
Murrdock tries to close the distance and clinch up but Rienfeldt swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Murrdock darts in and clinches Rienfeldt up against the cage.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Murrdock lands a left hand that snaps the head of Rienfeldt backwards.
Murrdock blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Murrdock.
Rienfeldt breaks from the clinch.
Murrdock tries to clinch up.
Murrdock throws a looping overhand right but Rienfeldt ducks down to avoid it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Murrdock wants to clinch.
Murrdock instigates a clinch.
Murrdock tries a body shot but Rienfeldt blocks it.
Rienfeldt misses with a punch to the body.
Murrdock working aggressively here.
Rienfeldt lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Murrdock backwards.
Rienfeldt tries to work over Murrdock's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Rienfeldt blocking some punches.
Rienfeldt throws a head punch that misses.
Murrdock has Rienfeldt pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Rienfeldt manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Rienfeldt gets through Murrdock's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Murrdock.
Sid Murrdock has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Fredrik Rienfeldt is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Murrdock swings wildly with an uppercut but Rienfeldt uses good head movement to avoid it.
Murrdock blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Rienfeldt throws a head punch that misses.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Murrdock creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Rienfeldt blocks an uppercut.
Rienfeldt throws a head punch that misses.
Murrdock blocking some punches.
Murrdock misses with a hook to the ribs.
Rienfeldt misses with some punches.
Rienfeldt tries to throw a body punch but Murrdock avoids it by throwing Rienfeldt back against the cage.
Rienfeldt tries a body shot but Murrdock blocks it.
Murrdock using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Rienfeldt has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Rienfeldt lands a body punch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rienfeldt swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Rienfeldt prevents a body shot from Murrdock.
Murrdock lands a body punch.
Rienfeldt scores with a shot to the side of Murrdock's head.
Murrdock swings wildly with an uppercut but Rienfeldt uses good head movement to avoid it.
Rienfeldt tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Murrdock doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
A head punch on the inside from Rienfeldt fails to land.
Rienfeldt misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Murrdock lands an elbow just above Rienfeldt 's eye.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Rienfeldt creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
The referee is keeping an eye on Murrdock - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Murrdock tries to work over Rienfeldt's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Murrdock.
Rienfeldt blocks an elbow strike.
Rienfeldt blocks a body shot from Murrdock.
Rienfeldt avoids the elbow strike from Murrdock, against the cage.
Rienfeldt fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Murrdock misses with a punch to the body.
Rienfeldt lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Murrdock swings wildly with an uppercut but Rienfeldt uses good head movement to avoid it.
Murrdock working aggressively here.
A short right from Rienfeldt.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Rienfeldt struggles to land a body shot inside as Murrdock controls his hands.
Rienfeldt lands a left hand.
Murrdock lands an elbow just above Rienfeldt 's eye.
And that's the end of the fight!
Fredrik Rienfeldt comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Rienfeldt 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 Wesley Smith scores the fight 27:30
Judge Stewart Dunkirk scores the fight 27:30
Judge Tiny Johnson scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Fredrik Rienfeldt!
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Matel Huchkov (ranked 1533 p4p, 177 weight class) and Bronson Hughes (ranked 1537 p4p, 179 weight class). Hughes has chosen Slam - By: Onyx as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Matel Huchkov had a look across the cage there at his opponent. He definitely means business
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154 lbs
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World class boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
26 - 24 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Matel Huchkov!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
18 - 14 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Bronson Hughes!
The judges for this bout are Gwen Towbar, Wesley Smith and Alan Glass.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hughes shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Huchkov scores with a punch to the head.
The fighters circling - Huchkov throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Hughes ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Huchkov swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Hughes takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Hughes, as that shot connected.
Huchkov moves out of range as Hughes strikes.
Hughes misses with a hook.
Hughes blocks a head kick by Huchkov.
Huchkov on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Huchkov has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Doom's Gym in the buildup to the fight.
Huchkov thows a left - swing and a miss!
Huchkov misses with an uppercut. Hughes saw that one coming.
Huchkov swings for the body but Hughes moves out of range.
Huchkov tries to move into range but Hughes moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Hughes steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Huchkov.
Huchkov throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Good leg kick by Huchkov there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Huchkov scores with a jab to the body.
Hughes checks a leg kick.
Hughes loads up on a big right hand but Huchkov slips the punch.
Hughes buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
A cross from Hughes lands.
Hughes connects with a right hand. Huchkov shakes it off.
Huchkov walks into a stiff left hand from Hughes.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Huchkov jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Hughes on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Huchkov misses with a wild body shot.
Hughes drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Huchkov defends it well.
Huchkov throws a leg kick that is checked
and Hughes counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Hughes.
Hughes throwing strikes but missing.
Huchkov utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Huchkov tries to land a sweep but no joy.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Hughes controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Hughes drops back looking for a leg! Huchkov is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Huchkov manages to kick Hughes off! Hughes jumps back into Huchkov's guard.
Hughes slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hughes in side control lands a nice looking series of punches and elbows.
Hughes wants to lay and pray for a moment but Huchkov keeps working.
Hughes tries to land with some ground and pound but misses.
Huchkov dodges the ground and pound from Hughes.
Hughes working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Hughes is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Huchkov knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Hughes tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hughes looking to punish the body of his opponent here but Huchkov is avoiding damage well.
Hughes is putting a hurting on Huchkov here, landing some big shots from side control.
Hughes in side control lands a decent elbow.
Hughes trying to control the position but Huchkov is working away.
Huchkov is looking to regain half guard here but Hughes keeps moving and retains side control.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Hughes throws an elbow but Huchkov slips to the side and avoids it well.
Hughes tries to move to mount but Huchkov blocks the move with his legs.
Hughes tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Hughes has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Hughes advances to mount.
Hughes misses with a head shot.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Bronson Hughes dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Hughes scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Huchkov fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Huchkov lands with a thumping leg kick.
Huchkov misses with a few strikes there.
Hughes throws a hook but Huchkov avoids it easily.
Hughes takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Hughes looks to throw the jab but Huchkov is out of range.
Huchkov appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Huchkov looks to throw the jab but Hughes is out of range.
Hughes feints the counter takedown.
Hughes lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Huchkov missing with a left hand there. Hughes was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Hughes might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
A bone on bone clash there as Hughes blocks the leg kick.
Huchkov waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Hughes.
No joy there for Hughes, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Hughes lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Hughes bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Hughes swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Huchkov lands a leg kick that knocks Hughes off balance momentarily.
A telegraphed right hand from Huchkov misses the target.
Huchkov connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Hughes walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Hughes defending well as Huchkov loads up on a big left hand.
Huchkov misses the jab.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hughes takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Matel Huchkov is winning the standup battle so far.
Huchkov takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Huchkov misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Huchkov waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Hughes.
A big left from Huchkov misses.
Huchkov lands with an overhand left.
Hughes clobbers Huchkov with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Huchkov displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Hughes throws out the jab.
Hughes moves out of range of the strikes.
Hughes misses with a straight right.
Hughes uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Huchkov.
Hughes bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
A combination from Huchkov does no damage.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Huchkov throws out a leg kick but Hughes moves out of range and Huchkov only half commits.
Matel Huchkov seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Huchkov scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Hughes doesn't seem bothered though.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Huchkov misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Hughes throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Huchkov takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Huchkov waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Hughes.
Huchkov moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Hughes listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Huchkov takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hughes walks into a stiff left hand from Huchkov.
Hughes connects with a looping right hand.
Hughes looks to throw the jab but Huchkov is out of range.
Huchkov thows a left - swing and a miss!
Hughes connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Jab by Huchkov.
Huchkov walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Huchkov throws a head kick but Hughes moves out of range.
Huchkov goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Hughes connects with an inside leg kick.
Hughes avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Huchkov leaves Hughes with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Huchkov showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Hughes.
Huchkov throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Huchkov thows a left - swing and a miss!
Huchkov lands a really nice looking cross but Hughes seems unphased.
Hughes takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Hughes moves away from the strike by Huchkov.
Huchkov bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hughes slips a jab and a cross from Huchkov.
Hughes looks to throw the jab but Huchkov is out of range.
Hughes lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Huchkov at a distance.
Huchkov throws a low kick but it's checked well by Hughes.
Huchkov slips under a jab.
A good leg kick by Huchkov.
Hughes ducks under a wild hook from Huchkov.
Hughes looks to land a left hand but Huchkov moved out of range nicely.
Huchkov takes a swing at Hughes's ribcage but misses.
Hughes throws a shot from downtown. Huchkov moves away and avoids it.
Hughes lands a jab to the head.
Some bone on bone action there as Hughes checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
A good leg kick by Huchkov.
Huchkov looks to land a right hand but Hughes moved out of range.
Hughes uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Huchkov.
Huchkov lands a nice looking body shot.
Hughes bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Huchkov's head.
Huchkov with a jab.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Huchkov avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Hughes moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Hughes ducks under a wild hook from Huchkov.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hughes attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Huchkov lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Huchkov throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Hughes sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Huchkov clobbers Hughes with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Huchkov throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Huchkov takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Huchkov loads up on a big right hand but Hughes slips the punch.
Hughes throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Hughes on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Hughes displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Huchkov throws out the jab.
Hughes misses with a looping left.
Huchkov looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Hughes misses with a looping left.
Hughes throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Huchkov on the side of the head.
Huchkov attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Huchkov misses with a straight right.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Decent striking displayed by Hughes there.
Huchkov looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Huchkov staying out of range there.
Hughes scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Huchkov explodes and escapes back to his feet! Nice escape there!
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 Matel Huchkov will probably get the nod.
That's time! Huchkov's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. And we move into the final round!
Hughes blocks a jab.
Huchkov takes one to the chin there.
A looping hook to the body misses from Huchkov. Hughes does a little dance to reset his feet.
Huchkov slips under a jab.
Hughes shoots in for a takedown but Huchkov shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Hughes misses the shot to the body.
Huchkov jabs Hughes right on the nose. Hughes blinks but takes it well.
Hughes lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Huchkov circles away quickly and effectively.
Huchkov swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Hughes.
Hughes throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Huchkov throws a looping overhand right but Hughes ducks down to avoid it.
Hughes lands with a good body shot.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Huchkov blocks a head kick by Hughes.
Hughes steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Huchkov.
Hughes slips under a jab.
Hughes looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Huchkov scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Hughes uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Huchkov.
Hughes waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Huchkov.
Huchkov catches Hughes with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Hughes connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Huchkov throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Hughes drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Huchkov defends it well.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hughes throws a jab when Huchkov was well out of range.
Matel Huchkov is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Hughes connects with a good right hand that stumbles Huchkov. Huchkov circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Huchkov lands with a nice body punch.
Huchkov throws out a loose jab but Hughes uses good head movement to avoid it.
Hughes checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
And Hughes tries to counter it with a takedown but Huchkov pushes his down on his head and steps out.
Huchkov motions for Hughes to come forward. Huchkov throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
A lazy left from Huchkov finds it's target.
Hughes takes a swing at Huchkov's ribcage but misses.
Hughes lands a jab to the head.
Hughes looks to throw the jab but Huchkov is out of range.
Huchkov thuds a left hand into Hughes's body.
Huchkov pivots, looking for a leg kick but Hughes is out of range and Huchkov settles back down.
Huchkov turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Hughes connects with a single shot there.
Hughes scores with a punch to the head.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Hughes tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Huchkov defends well and Hughes ends up having to push Huchkov into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Huchkov swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Hughes looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Hughes tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Huchkov was well out of range. Poor timing from Hughes.
Huchkov throws the left hand but Hughes avoids the punch easily.
Huchkov steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Hughes.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hughes misses with a hook. Huchkov ducked under it nicely.
Huchkov throws a jab when Hughes was well out of range.
Huchkov fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Hughes on the side of the head.
Hughes ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Huchkov tries to clinch but Hughes moves out of range.
Huchkov throws a shot from downtown. Hughes moves away and avoids it.
Hughes loads up on a big right hand but Huchkov slips the punch.
Huchkov was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Huchkov punishes Hughes's body with a nice straight punch.
Hughes on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Huchkov looks to land a right hand but Hughes moved out of range.
Hughes looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Hughes cracks Huchkov with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Huchkov bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Huchkov throws a looping overhand right but Hughes ducks down to avoid it.
Hughes avoids the head kick by Huchkov.
Hughes lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Hughes bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
Hughes tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Hughes swings around for an armbar but Huchkov sees it coming a mile off and turns beautifully into Hughes's guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hughes keeping moving, preventing Huchkov from controlling successfully.
Hughes has a closed guard, preventing Huchkov from standing up.
Hughes trying to control the position here.
Hughes has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Hughes had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Huchkov defends it easily.
Huchkov trying to control the position from guard on top but Hughes is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Hughes looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Huchkov keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Hughes's head.
Huchkov stopping the sweep attempt from Hughes.
Huchkov throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Hughes is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Huchkov working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Huchkov trying to control the position from guard on top but Hughes is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Hughes trying to control the position.
Huchkov stopping the sweep attempt from Hughes.
Huchkov throws a big right hand that misses.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Matel Huchkov.
I think Huchkov 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 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Gwen Towbar scores the fight 29:28
Judge Wesley Smith scores the fight 29:28
Judge Alan Glass scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by split decision... Matel Huchkov!
During a confident post fight interview, Matel Huchkov thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Ricardo Burduada No Cranio (ranked 1361 p4p, 179 weight class) and Mauro Carnera (ranked 1860 p4p, 238 weight class). Carnera has chosen Bad Religion - Infected as his entrance music. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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27
196 lbs
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25
201 lbs
11 - 7 - 0 |
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World class MT
Cardio machine |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
9 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Ricardo Burduada No Cranio!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
11 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Mauro Carnera!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Franklin, Chris Downing and Wesley Smith.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Burduada No Cranio scores with a jab.
Burduada No Cranio gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Burduada No Cranio manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Carnera fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Burduada No Cranio stalling in the clinch.
Burduada No Cranio blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Burduada No Cranio lands a hook that snaps the head of Carnera backwards.
Carnera tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Burduada No Cranio breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Burduada No Cranio tries to land a front kick but Carnera steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Carnera misses with a wild body shot.
Burduada No Cranio darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Carnera misses with a body shot.
Burduada No Cranio throws a one two combo.
It looks like Mauro Carnera has been cut.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Burduada No Cranio pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Burduada No Cranio moves into the clinch.
Burduada No Cranio using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Carnera has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Burduada No Cranio's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Carnera wants to clinch
and Burduada No Cranio counters with a right hand to the body.
Burduada No Cranio tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Carnera jabs Burduada No Cranio to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Carnera scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Carnera throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Carnera tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Burduada No Cranio misses with a hook.
Carnera misses with a body shot.
Burduada No Cranio scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Carnera misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Burduada No Cranio.
Carnera avoids the head kick by Burduada No Cranio.
Danga de danga de dang - Burduada No Cranio scores with a four punch combination!
Burduada No Cranio swats away the attempt to clinch by Carnera.
A jab from Burduada No Cranio does it's job there.
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!
Carnera misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Burduada No Cranio counters with a good low kick that Carnera was not able to check.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Carnera misses the shot to the body.
Burduada No Cranio looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Burduada No Cranio keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Carnera is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Burduada No Cranio rather than just go for the knockout.
Carnera moves out of range as Burduada No Cranio throws a body kick.
A slow jab from Burduada No Cranio misses its intended target.
Burduada No Cranio gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Carnera working aggressively here.
Carnera tries a body shot but Burduada No Cranio blocks it.
Burduada No Cranio breaks the clinch.
Carnera takes a swing at Burduada No Cranio's ribcage but misses.
Burduada No Cranio misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Burduada No Cranio connects with a right hand. Carnera shakes it off.
Burduada No Cranio lands a head kick!
Burduada No Cranio circles away from the clinch attempt.
Burduada No Cranio lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Burduada No Cranio misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Burduada No Cranio misses with a few strikes there.
Burduada No Cranio slips a jab and a cross from Carnera.
Carnera takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Burduada No Cranio closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Burduada No Cranio throws a nice inside leg kick.
Burduada No Cranio thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Carnera if he has to take too many more of those.
Burduada No Cranio bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Carnera's head backwards.
Carnera throws a nice looking combination but Burduada No Cranio bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Burduada No Cranio throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Carnera scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Burduada No Cranio doesn't seem bothered though.
Burduada No Cranio tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Nice body punch from Carnera.
Burduada No Cranio lands a right hook to the body.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Burduada No Cranio slips a jab and a cross from Carnera.
Burduada No Cranio wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch.
Carnera misses with a straight right.
Burduada No Cranio scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
A big left from Carnera misses.
Burduada No Cranio throws a looping overhand right but Carnera ducks down to avoid it.
Good exchange - Burduada No Cranio coming out on top.
Carnera gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Burduada No Cranio.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Carnera misses with a hook.
Burduada No Cranio looks to land a combination but Carnera avoids it well.
Carnera throws a series of punches but Burduada No Cranio moves out of range.
Carnera misses the shot to the body.
Jab from Burduada No Cranio.
Burduada No Cranio throws a nice looking combination but Carnera bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Carnera ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
A punch combination from Burduada No Cranio misses.
Carnera gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Burduada No Cranio landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Burduada No Cranio throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Carneras head.
Carnera keeps control of Burduada No Cranio as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Burduada No Cranio is trying to push Carnera away but Carnera has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Burduada No Cranio scores with a shoulder strike.
Burduada No Cranio prevents a body shot from Carnera.
Burduada No Cranio pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ricardo Burduada No Cranio dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Mauro Carnera's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Burduada No Cranio misses with a jab, cross combination.
Burduada No Cranio throws a head kick that half lands.
Burduada No Cranio misses with the combination.
Carnera dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Burduada No Cranio. That did some damage!
Carnera tries to clinch but Burduada No Cranio moves out of range.
A little feinted left hand from Burduada No Cranio on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Burduada No Cranio wants to break the clinch but can't.
A nice right hand lands inside from Burduada No Cranio.
Burduada No Cranio manages to break the clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
No joy there for Burduada No Cranio, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Carnera throws a body punch but Burduada No Cranio moves out of range.
Ricardo Burduada No Cranio is winning the standup battle so far.
Carnera throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Burduada No Cranio lands the left hand.
Carnera displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
It looks like Ricardo Burduada No Cranio has been cut.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Burduada No Cranio has taken the fight to the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Burduada No Cranio fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
A knee to the head by Burduada No Cranio.
Carnera lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Burduada No Cranio's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Carnera is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Burduada No Cranio.
Burduada No Cranio with a hook.
Burduada No Cranio throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
A solid leg kick lands there for Burduada No Cranio.
Burduada No Cranio with a hook.
Carnera drops Burduada No Cranio with a beautiful combination! Burduada No Cranio stares up at his opponent, who ushers him back to his feet - Carnera is looking for the KO!
Burduada No Cranio is rocked!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Burduada No Cranio throws a nice looking combination but Carnera bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Carnera steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Burduada No Cranio.
Oh Burduada No Cranio is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Carnera staying out of range there.
Burduada No Cranio misses with a wild combination.
Carnera is stalking Burduada No Cranio. Burduada No Cranio circles to his left. Keeps circling left. Bam! Straight right from Carnera, and it's lights out! Burduada No Cranio really payed the price for that rookie mistake.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:48 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Mauro Carnera!
Mauro Carnera decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between CJ Tripp (ranked 1315 p4p, 186 weight class) and Jon Snitch (ranked 1806 p4p, 242 weight class). Snitch has chosen I Wanna Rock as his entrance music. 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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28
174 lbs
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173 lbs
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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
6 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, CJ Tripp!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
23 - 16 - 2, fighting out of Las Vegas, Jon Snitch!
The judges for this bout are Cecil Peabody, George Francis and Alan Glass.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Snitch connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Tripp's hands.
Snitch shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Tripp's guard.
Tripp manages to wriggle out and sneak his way back up to his feet, so the fighters are now clinched up against the cage.
Tripp misses with a hook from the clinch.
Tripp has a couple of punches blocked by Snitch.
Tripp has a couple of punches blocked by Snitch.
Snitch slowing the pace effectively.
Tripp takes a shot to the head.
Tripp tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Tripp throws a punch but it's blocked by Snitch.
We can't be sure of the tactics at this early stage but we have heard that Snitch has been working on his takedowns a lot in the buildup to the fight and we can only assume he's going to look to take this to the mat.
Tripp tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Tripp pushes Snitch back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Tripp letting Snitch take a breather here.
Snitch is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Tripp gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Tripp lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Snitch backwards.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tripp tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Snitch is looking for a takedown.
Snitch drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
CJ Tripp has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jon Snitch.
Snitch blocks a body shot from Tripp.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Snitch takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Snitch scores with an uppercut up the middle.
A short uppercut from Tripp.
Snitch working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Snitch blocks an uppercut.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Snitch.
Tripp doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Tripp misses with a hook from the clinch.
Stalling in the clinch from Snitch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Tripp.
Tripp struggles to land a body shot inside as Snitch controls his hands.
A nice right hand lands inside from Tripp.
Tripp can't find room to land a body shot as Snitch controls the action.
Tripp doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Snitch stalling in the clinch.
Tripp misses with a body punch.
Snitch blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Tripp misses with a punch to the body.
Snitch can't get the takedown.
Tripp struggles to land a body shot inside as Snitch controls his hands.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Tripp is leaning against Snitch and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Tripp misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Tripp tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Tripp blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Snitch trying to land knees to the body.
Tripp throws a head punch that misses.
Tripp goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Tripp swings wildly with an uppercut but Snitch uses good head movement to avoid it.
Tripp has a couple of punches blocked by Snitch.
Snitch blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Tripp struggles to land a body shot inside as Snitch controls his hands.
Snitch has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Tripp avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Tripp misses with a short punch on the inside.
Snitch pressing his opponent against the cage.
Snitch tries to score a body lock takedown but Tripp shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Tripp tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tripp stops a takedown attempt from Snitch.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Tripp working aggressively here.
Tripp throws a punch but it's blocked by Snitch.
Tripp blocks an elbow strike from Snitch.
Tripp fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
A nice right hand lands inside from Tripp.
Tripp scores with a shot to the side of Snitch's head.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Tripp misses with some punches.
Snitch tries to stall but Tripp uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
A head punch on the inside from Tripp fails to land.
Tripp is defending well against a takedown attempt.
Tripp lands with a short punch from the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
CJ Tripp dominated that round.
That's time! Tripp's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Snitch closes the distance but Tripp moves to the side
enabling Tripp to counter with a crisp jab.
Tripp misses with a double jab.
Tripp is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Snitch can do to turn this around?
Tripp displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Snitch has his takedown stuffed
and Tripp counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Tripp misses with a straight right.
We've been told by Tripp's head coaches at Ryōzanpaku Dojo that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Snitch throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Tripp throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Snitch misses with a looping left.
Tripp gets caught flat footed, as Snitch shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Snitch sitting in guard here, content to control.
Tripp not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Snitch looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Snitch connects with a couple of short punches.
Snitch controls from within his opponent's guard.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Tripp fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Snitch on the side of the head.
You can follow us on Twitter at...Ooooooh Snitch got wobbled bad by a big combination! Tripp presses forward with punches and knees until Snitch stumbles to the ground! The ref watches Snitch closely before deciding to step in and end the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:31 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). CJ Tripp!
A victorious CJ Tripp thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
Jon Snitch was interviewed post fight and said 'This loss will make me better, I will be back.'.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Damagon Enchărya (ranked 1379 p4p, 194 weight class) and Joe Walcott (ranked 998 p4p, 138 weight class). Enchărya comes into the arena with Blaxcaliber blaring out of the sound system. Walcott has chosen The Way Of The Fist as his entrance music. Fingers crossed for an exciting fight - I'm sure both fighters are looking for a nice under the table bonus!
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209 lbs
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206 lbs
21 - 15 - 1 |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
6 - 4 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Damagon Enchărya!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
21 - 15 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Joe Walcott!
The judges for this bout are Cecil Peabody, Frank Dennis and Alan Glass.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Walcott pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Walcott ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Walcott displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Enchărya throws out the jab.
Walcott steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Enchărya.
Walcott looks to land a combination but Enchărya avoids it well.
Enchărya fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Walcott is out of range.
Walcott feints a counter leg kick.
Walcott moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Walcott.
Enchărya tries to land a front kick but Walcott steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Enchărya backing away here, and Walcott unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Enchărya throws a jab when Walcott was well out of range.
Enchărya scores with a nice head shot.
Walcott looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Enchărya chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Enchărya ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Walcott moves away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A jab lands there for Enchărya.
Enchărya lands a nice shot that snaps Walcott's head back.
Walcott lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Walcott feints and then cracks Enchărya's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Enchărya down.
Walcott uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Enchărya.
A telegraphed right hand from Walcott misses the target.
Enchărya misses with a looping right.
Walcott works Enchărya's body with a nice hook.
Enchărya looks to throw the jab but Walcott is out of range.
Walcott scores with a hook to the body. Enchărya takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Walcott looks to score with a jab to the body but Enchărya is just out of range.
Enchărya fires out a quick counter leg kick but Walcott just manages to avoid it.
Enchărya lands an overhand right.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Walcott 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.
It appears Enchărya was looking to counter with a kick there.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Walcott misses with a hook
and Enchărya counters with a right hand to the body.
Enchărya blocks a head kick by Walcott.
An attempted straight right counter from Enchărya misses the target.
Walcott sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Walcott misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Enchărya.
Enchărya throws a poor cross that misses
and Walcott counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
A telegraphed right hand from Enchărya misses the target.
Enchărya scores with a leg kick.
Walcott avoids the body shot from Enchărya.
Walcott only half commits to the counter leg kick.
Enchărya throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Walcott thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Enchărya if he has to take too many more of those.
Walcott checks a leg kick nicely.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Walcott misses with a kick to the body
and Walcott takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
A jab from Walcott misses.
Enchărya jinks towards his opponent looking like he wants to counter with a mid kick but doesn't commit.
Enchărya throws a leg kick that misses.
Walcott uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Enchărya.
Walcott takes the fight into the clinch.
A left hand lands to the body for Enchărya.
Enchărya doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Enchărya lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Walcott blocks a body shot from Enchărya.
Enchărya scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Walcott softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Walcott working aggressively here.
Enchărya can't find room to land a body shot as Walcott controls the action.
Enchărya blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Enchărya lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
A head punch on the inside from Walcott fails to land.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Walcott.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Enchărya digs a right hand underneath Walcott's ribcage. Walcott let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Walcott looks winded!
Enchărya blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Walcott tries to work over Enchărya's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Enchărya lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Walcott.
Enchărya lands a nice shot to the body.
A right handed body shot lands from Enchărya.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Enchărya.
Enchărya lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Enchărya lands a right hand.
A short right from Enchărya on the inside.
Enchărya lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Walcott can't find room to land a body shot as Enchărya controls the action.
Enchărya lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Walcott blocks a body shot from Enchărya.
Walcott trying to stall but Enchărya improves his position.
Enchărya misses with a punch to the body.
A nice left hand lands by Enchărya.
Enchărya can't find room to land a body shot as Walcott controls the action.
Walcott misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Enchărya.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Enchărya.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Damagon Enchărya dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Enchărya misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Walcott.
Enchărya blocks a head kick by Walcott.
Walcott finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Walcott loads up on a big right hand but Enchărya slips the punch.
Enchărya lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Enchărya closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Enchărya avoids the body shot from Walcott.
Damagon Enchărya is winning the standup battle so far.
Walcott pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
A jab from Enchărya finds it's way through Walcott's defenses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A good leg kick by Enchărya.
Enchărya scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Walcott throws a nice outside leg kick.
Enchărya cracks a nice hook into Walcott's ribs.
Walcott is breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Enchărya cracks Walcott with a big right hand that sends him crashing to the floor. Enchărya has the opportunity to follow him to the ground but instead he's beckoning Walcott to stand back up!
Walcott is rocked!
Walcott is holding his hands too far apart here. Enchărya throws a hard, straight punch right down the pipe and BOOM! Walcott is out! That punch landed square on the jaw - what a shot!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:15 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Damagon Enchărya!
Our winner, Damagon Enchărya, 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.
In defeat, Joe Walcott stepped up to the mic, saying 'WTF?!? Gamma is a joke. Anyway Pit Bull Development is the best. I am always so focused because of that shit. Anyone who says different can suck a dick.'.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Dakota Bohi (ranked 1448 p4p, 166 weight class) and William Spud (ranked 364 p4p, 45 weight class). Rumors backstage are that the fighters have been paid to keep it standing but we know that would never happen in MMA!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
8 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Dakota Bohi!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
14 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, William Spud!
The judges for this bout are Chris Downing, Robert Twigg and Tiny Johnson.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bohi scores with a jab. Spud acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Spud throws a push kick but Bohi slaps the foot to one side.
Spud is looking to land body kicks.
That kick from Bohi tenderised Spud's leg. Spud is trying to keep his angry face on.
A big right from Spud misses.
Bohi definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Spud looking to land some kicks to the body here.
A nice leg kick lands there from Bohi.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Bohi wants to slow Spud down by chopping away at his legs.
Spud throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
A left and a right from Spud both land. Nice combination.
Bohi checks a low kick from Spud.
Bohi misses the shot to the body.
Spud misses with a two punch combination.
Bohi lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Spud moves out of range as Bohi throws a body kick.
Spud is trying to counter with his kicks.
Bohi misses with a leg kick.
Bohi connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Bohi misses with a low kick as Spud jumps back.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Spud.
Bohi avoids the body shot from Spud.
Bohi listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Spud takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Spud throws a half hearted mid kick.
Bohi moves away from the strike by Spud.
Spud takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Spud takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
A left lands for Spud.
Bohi cracks Spud with an open hand slap.
Bohi throws a lazy right hand but Spud sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Spud misses with a jab, cross combination.
Bohi uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Spud.
Spud with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Spud throws the kick towards the body but Bohi avoids it.
That kick from Bohi tenderised Spud's leg. Spud is trying to keep his angry face on.
We've been informed that Spud has been sparring a lot of Muay Thai in the buildup to this fight so let's see if that has an impact on the result.
Bohi takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Spud throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Bohi sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Spud tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Bohi was well out of range. Poor timing from Spud.
Bohi tries to counter by moving into the clinch but Spud manages to circle out of the way.
Bohi defending well as Spud loads up on a big left hand.
Bohi throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Spud! But no joy.
Spud cracks a nice hook into Bohi's ribs.
Bohi misses with a wild body shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bohi fails in his attempt to clinch.
Bohi throws a leg kick which misses Spud's front leg but catches the back leg as Spud tries to avoid it.
Spud with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Bohi wants to land a leg kick but Spud is out of range.
Spud looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Bohi looks to score with a jab to the body but Spud is just out of range.
Bohi shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Spud throws a hook to the side of Bohi's head but Bohi sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Spud throws a push kick but Bohi slaps the foot to one side.
Spud ducks under a wild hook from Bohi.
Bohi fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Spud is out of range.
Spud misses with a body shot.
Bohi throws a leg kick that misses.
Spud misses with a body shot
and Bohi counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Bohi.
Bohi takes a shot to the head.
Bohi tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Spud's elbow.
Spud throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Bohis head.
A right handed body shot lands from Spud.
A nice right hand lands inside from Bohi.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Spud.
Spud misses with the head strike.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Spud misses with a hook to the ribs.
Bohi blocks an uppercut.
Spud lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Spud scores with a shoulder strike.
Bohi blocks a punch to the side of the head.
A head punch on the inside from Spud fails to land.
Spud doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Bohi is leaning against Spud and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Bohi tries to throw a body punch but Spud avoids it by throwing Bohi back against the cage.
Bohi misses with a hook from the clinch.
Spud can't find room to land a body shot as Bohi controls the action.
Spud can't find room to land a body shot as Bohi controls the action.
Spud lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Spud pushes Bohi back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Bohi lands with a short punch from the clinch.
A right hook to the body lands for Spud.
Spud struggles to land a body shot inside as Bohi controls his hands.
Spud has a couple of punches blocked by Bohi.
Spud is working Bohi over against the cage.
Bohi lands a body punch in the clinch.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Spud blocking some punches.
Spud misses with the head strike.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Spud goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Bohi prevents a body shot from Spud.
Spud throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Bohi presses Spud against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Spud tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Bohi's elbow.
Bohi misses with a body punch.
Spud pushes Bohi back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Spud lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Bohi misses with a body punch.
Spud tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Bohi's elbow.
Spud fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Spud lands a hook to the side of the head.
Spud prevents a body shot from Bohi.
Bohi swings wildly with an uppercut but Spud uses good head movement to avoid it.
Spud blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Spud lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Spud blocks an uppercut.
Bohi leaning his opponent against the cage.
Spud working aggressively here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
William Spud dominated that round.
That's time! Bohi's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Spud misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Bohi.
Spud throws a right hand that misses
and Bohi counters by clinching up.
Bohi blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Spud lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Bohi tries to work over Spud's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Bohi digs a right hand underneath Spud's ribcage. Spud let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Bohi works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Spud lands a body punch.
Spud struggles to land a body shot inside as Bohi controls his hands.
Spud struggles to land a body shot inside as Bohi controls his hands.
Bohi misses with a short punch on the inside.
Spud misses with some punches.
William Spud seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Bohi misses with a hook to the ribs.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Bohi.
Bohi has a couple of punches blocked by Spud.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bohi takes a shot to the head.
Nice body punch from Spud.
A head punch on the inside from Bohi fails to land.
Spud has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Bohi scores with a nice hook to the head.
Still in the clinch, Bohi scores with a nice short uppercut.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Bohi can't find room to land a body shot as Spud controls the action.
Bohi misses with some punches.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Spud doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Bohi 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.
Spud has a couple of punches blocked by Bohi.
Spud tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Bohi has a couple of punches blocked by Spud.
Spud misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Bohi lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Bohi swings wildly with an uppercut but Spud uses good head movement to avoid it.
Spud blocking some punches.
Bohi lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Spud misses with a punch on the inside.
Bohi scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Spud lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Bohi has a couple of punches blocked by Spud.
Spud tries a body shot but Bohi blocks it.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Spud.
Bohi working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Bohi tries to throw a body punch but Spud avoids it by throwing Bohi back against the cage.
Nice body punch from Spud - that landed with a thud.
Spud swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Spud lands a body punch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Bohi misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Bohi's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Spud blocks an uppercut.
Spud tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Spud presses Bohi against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Spud blocks an uppercut.
Spud throws a punch but it's blocked by Bohi.
Bohi fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Bohi lands a hook to the side of the head.
Bohi digs a right hand underneath Spud's ribcage. Spud let out a lung full of air as it connected.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Bohi.
Spud misses with the head strike.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Bohi.
Spud misses with a hook from the clinch.
Spud tries to work over Bohi's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Bohi lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Spud backwards.
A head punch on the inside from Spud fails to land.
Spud tries a body shot but Bohi blocks it.
Spud prevents a body shot from Bohi.
Bohi lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Spud backwards.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Spud tries to work over Bohi's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Spud scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Bohi lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Spud or not.
Bohi lands a left hand.
Bohi fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Spud lands a body shot in the clinch.
Spud goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Bohi tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
A head punch on the inside from Spud fails to land.
Spud lands a hook to the side of the head.
Spud swings wildly with an uppercut but Bohi uses good head movement to avoid it.
Bohi tries to work over Spud's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Spud lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Bohi or not.
Spud misses with some punches.
Spud fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Spud tries to throw a body punch but Bohi avoids it by throwing Spud back against the cage.
Bohi prevents a body shot from Spud.
Bohi works on Spud's body with a couple of short punches.
Spud misses with the head strike.
A right hand to the body from Bohi.
Spud is breathing heavily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Spud.
Spud lands a shoulder strike.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
A head punch blocked on the inside by Spud.
Bohi softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Bohi misses with a punch to the body.
A nice right hand lands inside from Bohi.
Spud can't find room to land a body shot as Bohi controls the action.
Bohi prevents a body shot from Spud.
Spud misses with a body punch.
Bohi blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
A head punch on the inside from Spud fails to land.
Spud blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Spud.
Bohi tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Spud makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Spud misses with the head strike.
Spud tries to work over Bohi's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Spud lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Spud prevents a body shot from Bohi.
Bohi lands with a light punch inside.
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 Dakota Bohi will probably get the nod.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Bohi looks to land a body kick but Spud moved away.
Bohi walks into a straight right hand from Spud.
Spud missing with a left hand there. Bohi was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Spud with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Bohi to score with a decent uppercut.
Bohi steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Spud.
Bohi 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.
Bohi lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Spud throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Bohi throws a hook but Spud avoids it easily.
A countering left hand to the body from Spud misses.
Spud uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Bohi.
Bohi pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Bohi takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Nice defenses there by Bohi.
Bohi walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
A good leg kick by Spud.
William Spud seems to be getting the better of the standup.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Bohi throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Spud throws a perfectly timed hook that sends Bohi crashing down! Bohi tries to stagger back to his feet but Spud just hammers him until the ref stops the fight! A confused Bohi asks the ref what just happened. Poor fella.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:59 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). William Spud!
After the big win, William Spud made sure to do all the important stuff like thanking his sponsors UnderGround Supplements and telling the interviewer how much he loves him.
The defeated Dakota Bohi had this to say: 'My career is over. I would like to thank all of my coaches for everything they have done for me. I would be 9 feet under if it wasn't for them. Thank you to my family for sticking by my side through thick and thin. It's been a great run.
*Takes Gloves off and puts them in the center of the cage*'.
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