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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Yang Xinhai (ranked 1042 p4p, 56 weight class) and Tommy Walcott (ranked 1142 p4p, 58 weight class). Yang Xinhai has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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140 lbs
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Good wrestling
World class MT
Insanely flexible |
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World class MT
Good gas tank |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
14 - 9 - 1, fighting out of Helsinki, Yang Xinhai!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
20 - 15 - 1, fighting out of Los Angeles, Tommy Walcott!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, Don Winkell and Timothy Bukovac.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Walcott lands a slapping body shot.
Walcott has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
Xinhai throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Walcott looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Xinhai takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Walcott uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Xinhai.
Walcott misses with a kick to the body.
Walcott finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Walcott swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Sloppy strikes from Xinhai. Those never looked like landing.
Walcott feints a counter leg kick.
Xinhai scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Xinhai looks to throw the jab but Walcott is out of range.
Walcott looks to score with a jab to the body but Xinhai is just out of range.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Walcott.
Xinhai throws a push kick but Walcott slaps the foot to one side.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Walcott just misses with a punch to the body.
Nice defenses there by Walcott.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Xinhai throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Walcott misses with a hook
and Xinhai counters with a lovely straight right hand!
A nice leg kick lands there from Xinhai.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Walcott scores with a jab to the jaw.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Xinhai misses with a hook. Walcott ducked under it nicely.
Walcott throws the left hand but Xinhai avoids the punch easily.
Walcott rushes Xinhai and presses him up against the cage.
Xinhai lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Walcott.
Walcott pulls guard.
Walcott has control of Xinhai's left arm, preventing Xinhai from doing any damage.
Xinhai wants to stand and escape but instead Walcott has hit a sweep and he's now on top in guard.
We could do with one of the fighters taking the initiative a bit more on the ground - they're both waiting to capitalize on a mistake.
Walcott's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Xinhai looking for submissions from the bottom but instead Walcott passes into side control.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Xinhai tries to improve position but can't.
Xinhai wants to escape from the position here - easier said than done!
Walcott controls the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Xinhai is looking for a sweep.
Walcott working away.
Xinhai being controlled for a moment.
Xinhai is trying to work for a sweep but Walcott has mounted him!
Xinhai wants to improve position but instead he's given up his back.
Xinhai tries to roll but Walcott sticks to his back.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Xinhai trying to control the action but Walcott just sinks the hooks in.
Xinhai can't escape the position.
Xinhai trying to control but he's just got himself in more trouble.
Xinhai is trying to stand back up.
I would not like to be Xinhai right now.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
I really don't envy Xinhai right now.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Tommy Walcott dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Walcott throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Xinhai throws a series of punches but Walcott moves out of range.
Walcott moves out of range as Xinhai strikes.
A big right from Xinhai misses.
Walcott fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Xinhai manages to avoid it.
Some wild striking there from Xinhai.
A countering left hand to the body from Walcott misses.
Walcott throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Walcott scores with a crisp jab that stopped Xinhai in his tracks.
Walcott dodges the punch combination from Xinhai.
Walcott misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Xinhai jinks towards his opponent looking like he wants to counter with a mid kick but doesn't commit.
Xinhai throws the left hand but Walcott avoids the punch easily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Xinhai walks into a straight right hand from Walcott.
Xinhai swinging wildly here.
Walcott staying out of range there.
Xinhai misses with a looping left.
That kick from Xinhai tenderised Walcott's leg. Walcott is trying to keep his angry face on.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Walcott ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Xinhai shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Xinhai misses with a low kick.
Xinhai misses with a straight left.
Walcott tries a quick counter leg kick but Xinhai is wise to it.
Walcott throws a head kick that misses.
Xinhai looks to land a left hand but Walcott moved out of range nicely.
Xinhai takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Xinhai uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Walcott.
Xinhai is looking to counter with head kicks.
Xinhai lands with a good body shot.
Walcott throws a body shot but no joy.
No joy there for Xinhai, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Xinhai keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Walcott.
Walcott takes a kick to the side of the head.
Yang Xinhai is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Xinhai fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Xinhai pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Walcott throws out a loose jab but Xinhai uses good head movement to avoid it.
Walcott moves out of range of the body kick from Xinhai.
Yang Xinhai is winning the standup battle so far.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Walcott lets loose with a powerful body kick. Xinhai will feel that in the morning.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Walcott connects with a solid leg kick.
Xinhai connects with a single shot there.
Walcott throws a body shot but no joy.
A looping hook to the body misses from Walcott. Xinhai does a little dance to reset his feet.
Walcott thumps Xinhai with a low kick.
Walcott throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Xinhai lifts his leg as if looking to counter with a high kick.
Yang Xinhai is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Walcott tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Xinhai manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Xinhai swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Walcott scores with a jab.
Xinhai misses with a head kick.
Xinhai lands a head kick. Walcott smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Xinhai looks to land a right hand but Walcott moved out of range.
Xinhai missing with a left hand there. Walcott was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
A telegraphed right hand from Xinhai misses the target.
Walcott lands with a nice body kick.
Walcott takes a kick to the side of the head.
Walcott lands with a good body shot.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Xinhai misses with a wild body shot.
Walcott swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Walcott works over Xinhai's head and body with a nice combination.
Xinhai swings for the body but Walcott moves out of range.
Walcott thinks about the counter body kick.
Xinhai throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Xinhai tries a head kick but it misses.
Xinhai dips to his left and cracks Walcott with an uppercut!
Xinhai misses with a body shot.
It seemed like Walcott was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Xinhai misses with a kick to the body.
Xinhai throws a hook to the side of Walcott's head but Walcott sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Xinhai keeps Walcott at a distance using the push kick.
Walcott throws a leg kick but Xinhai moved away.
A counter left hand to the body from Xinhai misses its target.
Walcott tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Xinhai paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Xinhai misses with a wild body shot.
Xinhai uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Walcott.
Walcott throws a hook to the side of Xinhai's head but Xinhai sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Walcott throws a front kick that sends Xinhai stumbling back into the cage.
Xinhai avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Xinhai is looking for a counter combo.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Xinhai lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Xinhai throws an overhand right that lands on Walcott's shoulder, as Walcott tries to avoid the shot.
Xinhai throws a right and a left that Walcott avoids nicely.
Xinhai lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Walcott throws a quick inside leg kick.
Walcott uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Xinhai.
Walcott throws a shot from downtown. Xinhai moves away and avoids it.
Xinhai throws out a powerful jab.
Walcott misses with a body kick.
Walcott throws a body shot but no joy.
Xinhai appears to be looking for a big counter.
Xinhai fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Xinhai, as that shot connected.
Nice jab there from Walcott.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Walcott thumps Xinhai with a low kick.
Xinhai is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Walcott misses with a body shot.
Walcott blocks a head kick by Xinhai.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Yang Xinhai dominated that second round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
Xinhai moves out of range of the strikes.
Walcott throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Xinhai avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Walcott throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Some wild striking there from Xinhai.
Xinhai backing away here, and Walcott unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
Walcott lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Xinhai falls off balance throwing a combination
and Walcott makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Xinhai keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
As Walcott looks to move away, Xinhai throws a big counter combo but Walcott just gets out of the way.
Xinhai looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Xinhai throws a right and a left that both miss.
Xinhai misses with an uppercut.
Xinhai throws a jab when Walcott was well out of range.
Walcott throws a big counter head kick but Xinhai avoids it with no problem.
Walcott takes a kick to the side of the head.
Walcott throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
A looping hook to the body misses from Walcott. Xinhai does a little dance to reset his feet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Walcott throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Xinhai sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Xinhai misses with a jab to the body
and Walcott counters with a left to the body.
Xinhai swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Xinhai walks into a left hand.
Walcott scores with a jab to the head.
Xinhai throws the kick towards the body but Walcott avoids it.
Walcott has a takedown stuffed.
Xinhai swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Xinhai uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Walcott.
Walcott throws a good cross that connects.
Walcott throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Xinhai throws the kick towards the body but Walcott avoids it.
Xinhai throws a series of punches but Walcott moves out of range.
Xinhai misses with a low kick as Walcott jumps back.
A looping hook to the body misses from Walcott. Xinhai does a little dance to reset his feet.
Xinhai is looking to counter punch.
Xinhai throws a series of punches but Walcott avoids them all with ease.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Walcott.
A jab from Walcott misses.
Xinhai pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Xinhai on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Walcott. Walcott obviously looking to wear him down.
Walcott cracks the inside of Xinhai's front leg.
Walcott throws an overhand right that lands on Xinhai's shoulder, as Xinhai tries to avoid the shot.
Walcott just misses with a punch to the body.
Sloppy strikes from Xinhai. Those never looked like landing.
Xinhai displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Walcott throws out the jab.
Xinhai listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Walcott throws a low kick, looking for Xinhai's leg but Xinhai calmly moves out of range.
Xinhai connects with a leg kick. Walcott looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Xinhai throws a body shot but no joy.
Walcott scores with a head kick.
Walcott chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Xinhai can pounce on him.
Walcott punishes Xinhai's body with a nice straight punch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Walcott blocks the body kick.
Xinhai lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Xinhai throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Xinhai lands with a kick to the temple. Walcott shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Walcott throws a low kick but Xinhai moves out of range easily.
A shot to the body from Walcott misses
and Xinhai counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Xinhai takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Xinhai fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Walcott on the side of the head.
Xinhai scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Xinhai is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
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 head kick.
Walcott fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Xinhai has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Walcott tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Xinhai was well out of range. Poor timing from Walcott.
Xinhai throws out a powerful jab.
Xinhai lands a jab to Walcott's midsection.
Walcott scores with a takedown into Xinhai's guard.
Xinhai wants to sweep here but Walcott controlling him for the moment.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Xinhai working away from the bottom but not quite defensive enough there because Walcott has passed into half guard!
Walcott perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
Tommy Walcott has got the better of the ground game so far.
Xinhai is trying to get back to full guard.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Tommy Walcott.
I think Walcott has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 28:29
Judge Don Winkell scores the fight 28:29
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by split decision... Tommy Walcott!
Tommy Walcott gave a mention to IniTech Nutrition in his post fight interview. That will please them (and hopefully generate some sales).
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Marcelo Barbosa (ranked 1310 p4p, 69 weight class) and Xing Pugberg (ranked 1237 p4p, 64 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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130 lbs
16 - 12 - 0 |
Abu Dhabi Champ
World class boxer
Insanely flexible |
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Excellent MT
Good gas tank |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
15 - 10 - 1, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Marcelo Barbosa!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
16 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Xing Pugberg!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, Jack Bonds and Don Winkell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Barbosa scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Pugberg doesn't seem bothered though.
Barbosa lands a leg kick that knocks Pugberg off balance momentarily.
A swing and a miss from Pugberg.
Barbosa shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Pugberg pinned against the cage. Pugberg gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Barbosa changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Pugberg fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Barbosa on the side of the head.
A head kick misses from Barbosa.
Barbosa misses with a series of wild punches.
Pugberg misses the shot to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Pugberg closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Barbosa to the mat! Barbosa manages to get full guard.
Barbosa looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Barbosa has an omoplata and is looking to use it perhaps as a submission or perhaps to transition. Pugberg is in a bit of discomfort here, but he's managed to free himself and has dived into side control! That didn't work out too well for Barbosa.
You can see the frustration on Barbosa's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Barbosa manages to work his way to half guard, despite Pugberg's best efforts.
Barbosa is looking to improve his position.
Barbosa is working hard here to advance position.
Barbosa makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Barbosa.
Pugberg pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Barbosa is keeping the position for now.
That's two 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.
Barbosa looking for a guillotine here but Pugberg defends easily.
Barbosa is trying to keep Pugberg in close.
Barbosa throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Pugberg stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Barbosa swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Barbosa looking for a sweep. Not yet Barbosa, not yet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Barbosa controlling the position.
Barbosa is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Pugberg defends well.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Pugberg is holding a leg here, probably looking for an ankle lock - he drops back and goes for it! Barbosa is in trouble! Is it all over??? No! Barbosa has escaped and now he's on top!
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Pugberg throws his legs up looking for a submission but Barbosa uses it to pass to side control.
Barbosa tries for a kimura but Pugberg is defending well.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Barbosa advances nicely into full mount.
Pugberg regains half guard.
Pugberg trying to hold on to Barbosa's head to control him but Barbosa postures up.
Barbosa is looking for a kimura but Pugberg is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Barbosa to get the leverage.
Barbosa is looking to advance position but Pugberg won't allow it.
Barbosa 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.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Barbosa seems to be working for a kimura but Pugberg defends the submission attempt.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Marcelo Barbosa dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Barbosa looks to score with a jab to the body but Pugberg is just out of range.
Pugberg is trying hard to land a takedown here. Barbosa sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Barbosa half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
Pugberg steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Barbosa.
Barbosa misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Barbosa comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Barbosa throws a head kick that misses.
Barbosa scores with a jab to the body.
Pugberg swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Barbosa.
Barbosa throws a head kick but Pugberg moves out of range.
Pugberg misses with an uppercut. Barbosa saw that one coming.
Pugberg swings for the body but Barbosa moves out of range.
Pugberg takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Barbosa throws a sloppy head kick and Pugberg moves out of range easily.
A looping hook to the body misses from Pugberg. Barbosa does a little dance to reset his feet.
Pugberg throws a hook but Barbosa avoids it easily.
Barbosa half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
Pugberg takes a shot to the body in his stride.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Barbosa misses with the combination.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pugberg fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Barbosa manages to avoid it.
Pugberg looks for a takedown but Barbosa sprawls well.
Pugberg tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Barbosa is looking to wear down Pugberg with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Barbosa displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Pugberg throws out the jab.
Barbosa was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Barbosa pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Pugberg drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Barbosa defends it well.
Pugberg shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Barbosa as he jumps to the side.
Marcelo Barbosa has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Xing Pugberg.
Barbosa takes a swing at Pugberg's ribcage but misses.
Barbosa misses with a wild body shot.
Pugberg uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Barbosa.
Barbosa connects with a good right hand that stumbles Pugberg. Pugberg circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Xing Pugberg seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Barbosa misses with a wild body shot.
Barbosa swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Pugberg throws a hook to the side of Barbosa's head but Barbosa sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Barbosa throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Pugberg swings for the body but Barbosa moves out of range.
Pugberg throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pugberg dives in and grabs Barbosa's left leg, looking for a takedown. Barbosa pushes down on Pugberg's head and hops out.
Pugberg dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Barbosa ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Pugberg moves away.
Pugberg feints the counter takedown.
Barbosa scores with a hook to the body. Pugberg takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Pugberg misses with an uppercut
and Barbosa counters with a takedown into side control! That could mean trouble for Pugberg!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Barbosa thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Pugberg felt the need to train up his defensive grappling in the buildup to the fight. Presumably he was expecting to be in a difficult position like this, so let's see if he can get out of it.
Pugberg tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Barbosa wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Barbosa wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Pugberg, who protects the arm well.
Pugberg is moving his hips around well on the bottom and has managed to get back to half guard.
Barbosa wants to control but Pugberg is keeping him busy.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pugberg wants to improve his position but Barbosa is controlling well.
Pugberg is staying active underneath Barbosa, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Pugberg actively working from the bottom here.
Barbosa is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Pugberg defends it well.
Barbosa is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Barbosa is working hard to pass the guard. He's done it - he's now in full mount! Trouble for Pugberg!
Marcelo Barbosa overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pugberg tries to hold on but Barbosa pushes him away.
Barbosa will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Barbosa controlling his opponent.
Pugberg working to try and regain half guard.
Barbosa moves into side control, trying to work for a kimura. That looks painful! Will he finish!!?? No, Pugberg has worked his arm free - good work by Pugberg!
Barbosa just content to control the position.
Pugberg is looking for a sweep.
Pugberg manages to land a sweep and he's now on top! Lovely Jiu Jitsu!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Marcelo Barbosa dominated that second round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Barbosa swinging wildly here.
Pugberg swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Barbosa misses with a body shot.
A cross from Barbosa lands.
Barbosa throws a body shot but no joy.
Pugberg with the counter takedown but Barbosa avoids it easily.
Barbosa with a hook.
Pugberg scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Barbosa is trying to control Pugberg's posture but Pugberg avoids it.
Barbosa is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Pugberg is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.
Barbosa prevents Pugberg from improving position.
Barbosa sneaks back into half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Barbosa is trying to control but Pugberg manages to pass to mount!
Barbosa gets back to half guard.
Barbosa looking for submissions off his back.
Pugberg wants to control but Barbosa is keeping him busy.
Barbosa is looking to control Pugberg's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Barbosa avoid being mounted?
Pugberg is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pugberg seems to be working for a kimura but Barbosa defends the submission attempt.
Pugberg is working for a submission of some sort.
Pugberg is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Barbosa is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Pugberg pulls his head out easily.
Pugberg is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Barbosa gets back to full guard.
Barbosa looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Barbosa had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Pugberg defends it easily.
Xing Pugberg has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
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.
Pugberg postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Marcelo Barbosa is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Pugberg trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Barbosa tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Pugberg passes Barbosa's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Pugberg is looking for a kimura but Barbosa is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Pugberg to get the leverage.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Barbosa is positioning himself well to prevent Pugberg advancing to mount.
Barbosa trying to hold on to Pugberg's head to control him but Pugberg postures up.
And that's the end of the fight!
Xing Pugberg comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Barbosa has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 29:28
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 29:28
Judge Don Winkell scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Marcelo Barbosa!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Raul Gracie (ranked 316 p4p, 39 weight class) and Antonio Salieri (ranked 454 p4p, 58 weight class). Gracie's entrance music is Jiu Jitsu-Apaga Mas Não Bate. A fine choice. The crowd seem to be enjoying Salieri's choice of entrance music: DMX - Ain’t No Sunshine. Antonio Salieri told me before the fight that he's been watching a lot of DVDs so let's see if that helps him in this one! I can't wait to find out!
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165 lbs
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162 lbs
18 - 15 - 0 |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
10 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Raul Gracie!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
18 - 15 - 0, fighting out of New York, Antonio Salieri!
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, Don Winkell and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Salieri scores with a decent looking hook.
Salieri misses with a hook. Gracie ducked under it nicely.
Gracie just misses with a punch to the body.
Salieri scoring well with a low kick there.
A decent looking cross lands there for Salieri.
Gracie scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Salieri connects with an inside leg kick.
A head kick misses from Salieri.
Gracie slips under a jab from Salieri.
Gracie is looking to counter the offense by Salieri and move into the clinch.
Salieri lands a glancing blow to the side of Gracie's head.
Gracie staying out of range there.
Salieri fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Gracie looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
A jab from Gracie does it's job there.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Gracie punishes Salieri's body with a nice straight punch.
Salieri misses with an attempted mid kick.
Salieri misses with a hook. Gracie ducked under it nicely.
Salieri misses with a body shot
and Gracie holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gracie scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Salieri as Gracie tries to tie him up.
Salieri trying to land knees to the body.
Salieri letting Gracie take a breather here.
Gracie is trying to pull guard but Salieri turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Salieri blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Salieri lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Gracie misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Gracie misses with some punches.
A nice right hand lands inside from Salieri.
Salieri tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Salieri breaks the clinch.
Salieri throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Salieri throws a leg kick which misses Gracie's front leg but catches the back leg as Gracie tries to avoid it.
Gracie keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Salieri.
Gracie appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
Salieri fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Gracie manages to avoid it.
Gracie staying out of range there.
Gracie tries to counter by clinching up but Salieri breaks away and moves out of range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gracie tries to score with a low kick but Salieri moves his leg out of the way.
Salieri only half commits to the counter leg kick.
Gracie defending well as Salieri loads up on a big left hand.
Salieri throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Salieri throws out a loose jab but Gracie uses good head movement to avoid it.
Gracie changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
Salieri turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Gracie works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Salieri throws a leg kick
and Gracie decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Salieri's guard.
Gracie wants to pass the guard but Salieri is keeping the position.
Gracie trying to control but Salieri is working from the bottom.
Gracie stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Salieri swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Gracie wants to control from the top but Salieri keeps moving.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Salieri trying to control the position.
Gracie tries to free his leg and advance position but Salieri is retaining full guard.
Salieri preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Salieri is trying to keep Gracie in close.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Gracie shoots in for a takedown but Salieri shows good takedown defense.
Gracie slips under a jab.
Gracie drops down looking for a counter takedown but Salieri sprawls and moves away.
Salieri throws an overhand right that lands on Gracie's shoulder, as Gracie tries to avoid the shot.
Gracie slips a jab from Salieri.
Gracie takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Salieri tries to sprawl but Gracie drives through with a takedown into half guard.
Salieri is trying to control but can't.
Gracie lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Salieri is looking to improve his position.
Salieri has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Gracie is working away from the top position though.
Gracie passes the guard and advances to mount!
Gracie working the ground and pound effectively.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Gracie tries to control but Salieri wriggling 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 Raul Gracie will probably get the nod.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Salieri rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Gracie holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Gracie is trying to maintain a safe position but Salieri gets an underhook and turns Gracie into the cage.
Gracie misses with the head strike.
Salieri working aggressively here.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Salieri.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Gracie.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Salieri trying to control the position but instead, Gracie has worked for underhooks and has pushed Salieri into the cage.
Salieri comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Salieri swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Gracie.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Salieri has a couple of punches blocked by Gracie.
Salieri throws an elbow but it's blocked.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Gracie.
Gracie is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Salieri to keep the fight standing.
Gracie jumps guard but Salieri stands there with Gracie around his waist. Gracie gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
A short left from Salieri.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gracie's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Antonio Salieri seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Gracie lands with a light punch inside.
Gracie blocks an uppercut.
Gracie jumps guard and drags Salieri to the mat. He's obviously going to be looking for submissions off his back.
Salieri trying to control but Gracie is working from the bottom.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Salieri makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Gracie is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Salieri defends well.
Salieri must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Gracie is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Salieri is aware though and is defending well.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Salieri working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Gracie looking for a sweep. Not yet Gracie, not yet.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Salieri accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Gracie wants to sweep but no luck.
Salieri content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Salieri throwing strikes but missing.
Salieri scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Gracie is trying to control the position but Salieri postures up.
Salieri loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Gracie being controlled here, momentarily.
Salieri lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Salieri sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Gracie looking for a sweep. Not yet Gracie, not yet.
Gracie is looking for a triangle but Salieri pushes his legs off easily.
Salieri content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Salieri lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Salieri is working Gracie over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Salieri with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Salieri won't allow Gracie to sweep him here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Salieri missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Gracie looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Gracie working for a triangle but Salieri defends it easily.
Gracie trying to keep a closed guard but Salieri is proving a slippery customer.
Salieri is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Gracie looking for a sweep. Not yet Gracie, not yet.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Salieri works over Gracie with some ground and pound from guard.
Salieri scoring with punches to the head and body.
Gracie is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Antonio Salieri showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
Gracie bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Salieri's head.
Salieri fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Gracie.
Salieri throws a sloppy head kick and Gracie moves out of range easily.
Salieri throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Gracie doesn't manage to clinch there - Salieri circles away.
Gracie moves into the clinch.
Gracie taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Salieri misses with the head strike.
Salieri misses with a hook from the clinch.
Salieri lands a right hand that snaps the head of Gracie backwards.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Gracie lands a shot to the body.
Salieri pushes Gracie back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Gracie misses with some punches.
Gracie looking to slow down the pace here.
Salieri misses with a hook to the ribs.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A short right from Salieri on the inside.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Gracie creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Gracie throws a punch but it's blocked by Salieri.
Salieri has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Gracie seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Salieri can turn it around.
Gracie is trying to maintain a safe position but Salieri gets an underhook and turns Gracie into the cage.
Gracie is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Salieri is keeping busy.
A nice left hand lands by Gracie.
Gracie fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Nice body punch from Gracie.
Gracie is trying to maintain a safe position but Salieri gets an underhook and turns Gracie into the cage.
Salieri misses with an elbow strike.
A head punch on the inside from Salieri fails to land.
Salieri throws a head punch that misses.
Gracie lands with a right to the head.
Gracie jumps guard but Salieri stands there with Gracie around his waist. Gracie gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Salieri.
A body shot lands from Gracie.
Salieri stalling in the clinch but Gracie improves position.
Gracie avoids a wild elbow strike from Salieri.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gracie blocking some punches.
Gracie lands with a left to the head.
Gracie pulls guard successfully.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Gracie has momentary wrist control but Salieri slips an elbow through the middle.
Salieri working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Gracie's head.
Salieri working some strikes from top position.
Salieri trying to control the position from guard on top but Gracie is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Gracie seems to have improved his submission grappling technique since last time we saw him. Let's see if he can pull off a submission.
Salieri throws a big elbow that misses.
Gracie looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Salieri landing with the ground and pound.
Salieri throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Salieri is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Salieri loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Gracie throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Gracie has momentary wrist control but Salieri slips an elbow through the middle.
Gracie working for a triangle but Salieri defends it easily.
Gracie avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Salieri is in close to Gracie's body, working some short punches and elbows.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gracie throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Salieri wants to control from the top but Gracie keeps moving.
Gracie is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Salieri postures up and lands a big shot to Gracie's brow.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Salieri trying to control the position from guard on top but Gracie is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Salieri throws a big elbow that misses.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Antonio Salieri.
I think Salieri has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 29:29
Judge Don Winkell scores the fight 27:30
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 29:28
The fight is ruled a draw!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between George Peterson (ranked 944 p4p, 136 weight class) and Harold Zoid (ranked 1039 p4p, 152 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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24
216 lbs
11 - 5 - 1 |
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225 lbs
18 - 10 - 0 |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
11 - 5 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, George Peterson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
18 - 10 - 0, fighting out of London, Harold Zoid!
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, Timothy Bukovac and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Peterson throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Peterson gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Zoid throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Peterson slips under a jab.
Peterson tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Zoid manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Zoid looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Zoid scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Peterson doesn't seem bothered though.
Peterson fails in his attempt to clinch.
Peterson misses with a body punch
and Zoid counters with a left and a right that stings Peterson.
Peterson throws out a loose jab but Zoid uses good head movement to avoid it.
Peterson thuds his right hand into Zoid's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Peterson moves in looking to clinch but Zoid pushes him off.
Peterson looks to throw the jab but Zoid is out of range.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Zoid takes one to the side of the head.
It looks like Harold Zoid has been cut.
Zoid throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Peterson scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Zoid doesn't seem bothered though.
Peterson lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Zoid at a distance.
Peterson wants to clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Peterson cracks Zoid with a right hand to the side of the head.
A jab from Peterson misses.
Peterson lands a jab to the nose.
Peterson tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Zoid swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Peterson uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Zoid.
Peterson takes the fight into the clinch.
Zoid is trying to break the clinch but Peterson is controlling him.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Peterson.
Peterson gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Peterson lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Zoid breaks from the clinch.
Zoid misses with a hook. Peterson ducked under it nicely.
Peterson drops Zoid with a big left hand! Zoid is injured, injured bad! Peterson jumps in and finished him with strikes! The fight is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:58 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). George Peterson!
Our winner, George Peterson, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between David Brent (ranked 533 p4p, 78 weight class) and Mikhail Orlov (ranked 408 p4p, 59 weight class). Mikhail Orlov 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 light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
17 - 8 - 0, fighting out of New York, David Brent!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
19 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Mikhail Orlov!
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, Timothy Bukovac and Frank Antenori.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Orlov pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
As Orlov looks to move away, Brent throws a big counter combo but Orlov just gets out of the way.
Orlov throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Orlov throws a right hand that misses
and Brent counters with a straight right hand.
Orlov clinches up with Brent and pushes him back against the cage.
Brent stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Brent working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Orlov misses with a hook from the clinch.
A head punch on the inside from Orlov fails to land.
Brent softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Orlov lands a right hand.
Orlov misses with a hook to the ribs.
Brent breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Brent circles away from the clinch attempt.
Orlov throws a body shot but no joy.
Brent was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Orlov scores with a jab to the head.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Orlov's jab looks to have found its range, popping Brent under the eye.
A nice leg kick lands there from Orlov.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Orlov throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Brent with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Orlov to score with a decent uppercut.
Orlov misses with a looping left.
An attempted straight right counter from Brent misses the target.
Orlov misses with an attempted mid kick.
Orlov lands a body shot.
Orlov lets loose with a powerful body kick. Brent will feel that in the morning.
Brent staying out of range there.
Orlov changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Brent crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Orlov - the referee stops the clock and Brent gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Orlov. Brent manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Orlov looking to land some kicks to the body here.
A decent looking cross lands there for Orlov.
Brent takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Brent moves away from the strike by Orlov.
A little feinted left hand from Brent on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Orlov swings away with a body shot that misses
letting Brent counter with a right hand.
It looks like Mikhail Orlov has been cut.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Orlov wants to clinch but Brent slips to the side
and Brent counters with a nice low kick that buckles Orlov's knee momentarily.
A shot to the body from Orlov misses
letting Brent counter with a right hand.
Brent throws a jab but it's blocked by Orlov.
Orlov is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Brent.
Orlov moves into the clinch.
Orlov lands with a right to the head.
Orlov tries to work over Brent's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Brent blocking some punches.
Brent lands a hook that snaps the head of Orlov backwards.
Orlov's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Brent misses with a hook from the clinch.
Brent breaks from the clinch.
Orlov attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Orlov throws a predictable looking body shot
and Brent counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Orlov rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Brent counters with a huge left! Orlov is in big trouble! He's backing up but Brent isn't giving him chance to recover. Under a barage of punches the ref has to step in to save Orlov from any more damage. A dominating finish by Brent!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:59 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). David Brent!
Post fight, David Brent stared into the camera and said 'Last fight with my manager, finished. '.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Tiago Gomes Da Rocha (ranked 559 p4p, 72 weight class) and Arron Asham (ranked 499 p4p, 68 weight class). The fight MMA fans around the world have waited their entire lives for!
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27
195 lbs
17 - 10 - 0 |
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199 lbs
10 - 2 - 1 |
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World class boxer
Insanely flexible |
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World class MT
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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
17 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Tiago Gomes Da Rocha!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
10 - 2 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Arron Asham!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, and Don Winkell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Da Rocha is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Asham.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Asham, right into the meat.
Asham fakes the leg kick and cracks Da Rocha in the body.
Asham takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Asham swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Asham needs to keep his hands up - Da Rocha had a free shot at his head there.
Asham tries to work over Da Rocha's front leg with a kick but Da Rocha checks it.
Asham has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
Da Rocha stalks Asham and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Asham's face. Asham staggers backwards, shaken.
Da Rocha defending well as Asham loads up on a big left hand.
Asham keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Asham throws a hook but Da Rocha blocks it.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Asham looks to land a right hand but Da Rocha moved out of range.
Da Rocha throws a leg kick but Asham sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Asham moves out of range of the leg kick from Da Rocha.
Asham slips a jab from Da Rocha.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Asham slips under a jab.
As Da Rocha backs off Asham throws a huge counter combo but Da Rocha manages to avoid it all.
Da Rocha darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Asham scores with a jab to the head.
Asham tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Da Rocha is able to avoid easily.
Da Rocha moves into range and clinches up with Asham.
Da Rocha tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Asham just stands there and leans against the cage.
Da Rocha tries to pull guard but Asham holds him up against the cage and eventually Da Rocha drops back down to his feet.
Asham has Da Rocha pressed against the cage, preventing Da Rocha from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Da Rocha is trying to pull guard but Asham turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Tiago Gomes Da Rocha. That's going to take a lot out of him.
A short right from Asham.
Asham crunches a lovely knee into Da Rocha's ribcage.
Da Rocha has a couple of punches blocked by Asham.
Asham lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Da Rocha misses with some punches.
Da Rocha tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Da Rocha doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Asham tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Da Rocha lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Asham backwards.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Asham blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Nice body punch from Asham.
Asham scores a nice knee to the body.
We've been hearing reports that Da Rocha has been drilling takedowns in recent sessions so let's see if that has an impact on the result of this fight.
A body shot lands from Asham.
Da Rocha blocks a body shot from Asham.
Da Rocha swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Asham obliges.
Da Rocha is breathing heavily.
Asham tries to land a knee to the head but Da Rocha blocks with his arms.
Da Rocha misses with a short punch on the inside.
Da Rocha prevents a body shot from Asham.
Da Rocha trying to control the position but instead, Asham has worked for underhooks and has pushed Da Rocha into the cage.
Da Rocha throws a punch but it's blocked by Asham.
Da Rocha blocks a body shot from Asham.
A short right from Asham on the inside.
Da Rocha tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Asham scores a nice knee to the body.
Da Rocha is trying to pull guard but Asham turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Asham lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Asham lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
A short right from Asham on the inside.
Da Rocha misses with a short punch on the inside.
Da Rocha on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
A short left from Asham.
A shot in the inside from Asham.
Asham gets through Da Rocha's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Da Rocha struggles to land a body shot inside as Asham controls his hands.
Asham is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Da Rocha creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Asham obliges.
Da Rocha on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
A short right from Asham on the inside.
Asham scores with a nice hook to the head.
Asham scores with a nice hook to the head.
Da Rocha is rocked!
Asham scores a nice knee to the body.
Oh Da Rocha is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Da Rocha swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Asham landing knees to the body.
Asham unloads a knee to the mid-section. Da Rocha lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Da Rocha seems to have got his legs back now.
Asham scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Da Rocha on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Asham using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Asham landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Asham lands a left hand that snaps the head of Da Rocha backwards.
Da Rocha blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Asham using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Da Rocha has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
A nice left hand lands by Asham.
Asham letting Da Rocha take a breather here.
Nice body punch from Asham.
Asham lands a nice shot to the body.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Asham is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Da Rocha avoiding damage as Asham throws knees to the body.
Da Rocha has had enough of the clinch but Asham keeps him there for the moment.
Asham lands a nice knee to the body.
Asham lands with a light punch inside.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Arron Asham dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Da Rocha throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Asham counters with a monster hook and another for good measure! Da Rocha falls to the ground, out cold! Stick some heavy metal music over the top of that clip and it's one for the highlight makers!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:05 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Arron Asham!
Arron Asham seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between George Allen (ranked 617 p4p, 91 weight class) and Mohsin Zaidi (ranked 592 p4p, 87 weight class). Both fighters really staring each other down here, as Mohsin Zaidi enters the cage!
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220 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
14 - 5 - 0, fighting out of London, George Allen!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
13 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Mohsin Zaidi!
The judges for this bout are , Don Winkell and Timothy Bukovac.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Horrible takedown attempt by Zaidi or perhaps it was just good defense by Allen, which made it look bad.
Zaidi shoots in but no luck this time.
Allen swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Allen ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Zaidi moves away.
Zaidi shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Zaidi throws a strike but Allen rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Allen stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Zaidi swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Zaidi has a butterfly guard looking to sweep but Allen has passed into side control.
Allen tries to move into full mount but can't pass Zaidi's legs.
Zaidi tries to improve position but can't.
Zaidi trying to remain calm as Allen controls from the top position.
Zaidi is looking for a sweep.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Zaidi is still trying to improve position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
You can see the frustration on Zaidi's face as Allen controls the position.
Zaidi is trying to get back to half guard. He's pushing on Allen's leg. He's managed it. Nice work.
Zaidi tries to roll over but Allen keeps him under control.
Allen controlling the action here.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Zaidi looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Allen is taking a breather. Zaidi says something to him but it's hard to make out. Perhaps he's telling him to get on with it and actually do something.
Zaidi wants to improve his position but Allen is controlling well.
Allen takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
Zaidi looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Allen controlling the pace.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Zaidi moves forwards but Allen connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Horrible takedown attempt by Zaidi or perhaps it was just good defense by Allen, which made it look bad.
George Allen has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Mohsin Zaidi.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Allen is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Zaidi.
Zaidi goes for a double leg but Allen avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Allen continues to drive forward.
Zaidi fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Zaidi takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Allen throws a looping overhand right but Zaidi ducks down to avoid it.
Horrible takedown attempt by Zaidi or perhaps it was just good defense by Allen, which made it look bad.
Zaidi takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Allen stuffs the takedown.
Allen throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Zaidi's head.
Zaidi takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Zaidi looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Allen lands with a nice body punch.
Allen defending well as Zaidi loads up on a big left hand.
A big left from Allen misses.
Allen throws a half hearted mid kick.
A head kick from Allen lands but Zaidi takes it in his stride.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Allen blocks a leg kick.
Allen throws a nice head kick!
It looks like Mohsin Zaidi has been cut.
Zaidi takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Allen gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Zaidi to score an easy takedown into full guard.
Allen is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
Zaidi passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Allen parries the strikes from Zaidi easily there. Zaidi is wary of posturing up too much because it might enable Allen to escape.
Zaidi tries for a kimura but Allen is defending well.
Zaidi is looking to take a break and control but Allen is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
George Allen dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Mohsin Zaidi'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.
Zaidi shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Allen manages to get to full guard.
Zaidi won't allow Allen to sweep him here.
Zaidi missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Mohsin Zaidi has got the better of the ground game so far.
Zaidi stopping the sweep attempt from Allen.
Zaidi drops back looking for a heel hook - he quickly realises he's not going to get it but Allen manages to dive on top of him before he can escape and now Zaidi has Allen in his guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Zaidi looking to hit a scissor sweep but Allen is one step ahead there.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Allen avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Zaidi throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Allen 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.
Zaidi tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Allen is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
That's two 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.
Allen's ground tactics aren't going to win him many fans. Let's hope he's got fireworks for us if he gets back to his feet because he's not doing much on the ground.
Allen is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Zaidi can do to turn this around?
Zaidi wants to sweep but no luck.
Zaidi is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Zaidi thows a huge punch but Allen dodges it nicely.
Allen has his hands clasped together around Zaidi's back. He's all about the action.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Zaidi perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
Zaidi missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Allen is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Zaidi is trying to control the action in half guard but Allen is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Allen has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Zaidi is working away from the top position though.
Zaidi missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Zaidi is nestled in close to Allen, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Zaidi lands a nice short elbow.
Zaidi winds up and cracks Allen with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Allen works his way to full guard. Good work.
Zaidi is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Allen preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Allen avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Zaidi throws a big elbow that misses.
Allen 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.
Allen seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
Allen working a defensive guard here.
Zaidi is in close to Allen's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Zaidi drops back looking for a leg! Allen is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Allen manages to kick Zaidi off! Zaidi jumps back into Allen's guard.
Allen preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mohsin Zaidi showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Mohsin Zaidi's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Zaidi throws an overhand right that lands on Allen's shoulder, as Allen tries to avoid the shot.
Allen blocks a low kick nicely.
Allen misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Allen throws an overhand right that lands on Zaidi's shoulder, as Zaidi tries to avoid the shot.
Zaidi misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Allen looks to land a right hand but Zaidi moved out of range.
Allen connects with a jab.
Allen throws a head kick that misses.
Zaidi only half commits to the counter leg kick.
George Allen is winning the standup battle so far.
Zaidi blocks the body kick.
Zaidi shoots for a double leg takedown but Allen sprawls well. He's pushed Zaidi's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Allen lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Allen circles away from the clinch attempt.
Zaidi shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Zaidi is looking to work some ground and pound but Allen has wrist control.
Zaidi keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Allen's head.
Allen is adopting a defensive guard.
Allen looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Allen keeping full guard, as Zaidi tries to pass.
Allen looking to control.
Zaidi with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
It looks like George Allen has been cut.
Allen tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Allen looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
Zaidi connects with a couple of short punches.
Allen is rocked!
George Allen's cut is getting worse.
Zaidi postures up in Allen's guard and throws a big left but Allen blocks it.
Zaidi postures up in Allen's guard and throws a big left but Allen blocks it.
Zaidi makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Oh Allen is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
George Allen's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
Allen is trying to keep Zaidi in close.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Zaidi with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Jeez, George Allen's cut is really nasty now. The referee must be thinking about getting that checked.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at George Allen's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:25 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Mohsin Zaidi!
A very excited looking Mohsin Zaidi made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Kendo Hirigushi (ranked 300 p4p, 37 weight class) and Petdee Sitsongrit (ranked 71 p4p, 13 weight class). Kendo Hirigushi 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 featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
20 - 9 - 0, fighting out of London, Kendo Hirigushi!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
20 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Petdee Sitsongrit!
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, Timothy Bukovac and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sitsongrit misses with an uppercut.
Nice uppercut there from Hirigushi.
Sitsongrit moves away from the strike by Hirigushi.
A countering left hand to the body from Sitsongrit misses.
Sitsongrit takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Sitsongrit throws a jab but it's blocked by Hirigushi.
Sitsongrit throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
A nice inside leg kick there by Sitsongrit. That's going to slow Hirigushi down.
Hirigushi misses with a wild body shot.
Sitsongrit swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Sitsongrit takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Sitsongrit moves out of range as Hirigushi strikes.
Hirigushi gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Hirigushi scores with a shot to the side of Sitsongrit's head.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Hirigushi misses with a hook from the clinch.
Hirigushi lands a hook to the side of the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hirigushi tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Hirigushi swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Hirigushi digs a right hand underneath Sitsongrit's ribcage. Sitsongrit let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Sitsongrit blocks a body shot from Hirigushi.
Hirigushi lands with a short head shot on the inside.
A short body shot lands from Hirigushi as the two fighters clinch.
Hirigushi doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Sitsongrit fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Sitsongrit tries a body shot but Hirigushi blocks it.
Sitsongrit blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Sitsongrit can't find room to land a body shot as Hirigushi controls the action.
Hirigushi scores with an uppercut up the middle.
A right hook to the body lands for Hirigushi.
Hirigushi throws a punch but it's blocked by Sitsongrit.
Hirigushi fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Hirigushi lands a hook that snaps the head of Sitsongrit backwards.
Sitsongrit blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
I was talking to Hirigushi's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Hirigushi misses with a short punch on the inside.
Sitsongrit misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Hirigushi working aggressively here.
Sitsongrit working some nice short punches in the clinch.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Sitsongrit working aggressively here.
Sitsongrit stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hirigushi is leaning against Sitsongrit and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Hirigushi throws a punch but it's blocked by Sitsongrit.
Sitsongrit lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Hirigushi backwards.
Hirigushi misses with some punches.
Hirigushi tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Sitsongrit has a couple of punches blocked by Hirigushi.
Hirigushi scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Hirigushi tries to work over Sitsongrit's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Sitsongrit softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Sitsongrit swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Hirigushi swings wildly with an uppercut but Sitsongrit uses good head movement to avoid it.
Hirigushi tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Sitsongrit lands a left hand.
Sitsongrit scores with a shoulder strike.
Hirigushi lands with a right to the head.
Hirigushi working aggressively here.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Sitsongrit.
Sitsongrit lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Sitsongrit lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Hirigushi backwards.
Hirigushi misses with a body punch.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Sitsongrit.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hirigushi makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Sitsongrit blocks a body shot from Hirigushi.
Hirigushi misses with a short punch on the inside.
Sitsongrit has a couple of punches blocked by Hirigushi.
Hirigushi has a couple of punches blocked by Sitsongrit.
Sitsongrit swings wildly with an uppercut but Hirigushi uses good head movement to avoid it.
Hirigushi misses with a punch on the inside.
Sitsongrit has a couple of punches blocked by Hirigushi.
A nice left hand lands by Sitsongrit.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Hirigushi.
Hirigushi digs a right hand into Sitsongrit's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Sitsongrit's gas tank.
Hirigushi lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Sitsongrit backwards.
A short left from Sitsongrit.
Hirigushi swings wildly with an uppercut but Sitsongrit uses good head movement to avoid it.
Sitsongrit tries a body shot but Hirigushi blocks it.
Sitsongrit tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Hirigushi misses with a punch on the inside.
Hirigushi misses with a short punch on the inside.
A short left from Sitsongrit.
Nice body punch from Sitsongrit - that landed with a thud.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Sitsongrit pushes Hirigushi back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hirigushi tries to throw a body punch but Sitsongrit avoids it by throwing Hirigushi back against the cage.
Hirigushi misses with a shot to the kidneys.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Sitsongrit.
Hirigushi misses with the head strike.
Sitsongrit misses with a punch on the inside.
A head punch on the inside from Hirigushi fails to land.
A head punch on the inside from Hirigushi fails to land.
Sitsongrit throws a head punch that misses.
Sitsongrit blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Nice body punch from Hirigushi.
Hirigushi blocking some punches.
Sitsongrit gets through Hirigushi's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
A head punch on the inside from Hirigushi fails to land.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Hirigushi.
Sitsongrit tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Hirigushi's elbow.
Hirigushi lands with a light punch inside.
Sitsongrit lands a left hand.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Hirigushi throws a punch but it's blocked by Sitsongrit.
Sitsongrit tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Sitsongrit tries a body shot but Hirigushi blocks it.
Hirigushi misses with some punches.
Sitsongrit throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Hirigushis head.
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 Kendo Hirigushi will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Sitsongrit swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Petdee Sitsongrit has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Hirigushi fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Sitsongrit, pushing him back against the cage.
Hirigushi misses with a short punch on the inside.
Hirigushi blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Hirigushi.
Hirigushi lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Sitsongrit swings wildly with an uppercut but Hirigushi uses good head movement to avoid it.
Hirigushi swings wildly with an uppercut but Sitsongrit uses good head movement to avoid it.
Hirigushi misses with a short punch on the inside.
Sitsongrit goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Hirigushi swings away with an uppercut that misses.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Sitsongrit.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Sitsongrit.
Hirigushi misses with the head strike.
Sitsongrit blocking some punches.
Sitsongrit lands with a light punch inside.
Hirigushi scores with an uppercut up the middle.
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!
Hirigushi misses with a short punch on the inside.
Hirigushi throws a punch but it's blocked by Sitsongrit.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hirigushi tries a body shot but Sitsongrit blocks it.
Sitsongrit blocking some punches.
A body shot lands from Sitsongrit.
Sitsongrit throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Hirigushis head.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Hirigushi.
Sitsongrit's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Hirigushi is looking to clinch but Sitsongrit is avoiding it.
Hirigushi tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Sitsongrit manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Hirigushi tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Sitsongrit manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Sitsongrit now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Sitsongrit misses with a wild body shot.
Sitsongrit keeps the fight on the outside.
Hirigushi throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Hirigushi misses the body punch
and Sitsongrit counters with an inside leg kick.
The fighters circle momentarily. Hirigushi darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Sitsongrit avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hirigushi misses with a hook. Sitsongrit ducked under it nicely.
Sitsongrit is looking for the big counter here.
Hirigushi throws a right hand that misses
letting Sitsongrit counter with a right hand.
Hirigushi is rocked!
Hirigushi throws a right hand that Sitsongrit ducks under and follows up with a left that Sitsongrit also avoids with ease.
Hirigushi uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Sitsongrit.
Sitsongrit throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Sitsongrit fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Hirigushi has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Sitsongrit dodges the punch combination from Hirigushi.
Hirigushi throws a left and a right that both miss
and Sitsongrit counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Hirigushi's corner calls for a 1-2. Hirigushi obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Sitsongrit just misses with a punch to the body.
Petdee Sitsongrit seems to be getting the better of the standup.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hirigushi lands a body shot.
Sitsongrit throws a hook but Hirigushi blocks it.
Hirigushi avoids the body shot from Sitsongrit.
Sitsongrit fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Hirigushi is out of range.
Hirigushi closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Hirigushi misses with the head strike.
Sitsongrit can't find room to land a body shot as Hirigushi controls the action.
Sitsongrit throws a head punch that misses.
Sitsongrit fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Sitsongrit lands a nice uppercut.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Hirigushi.
Hirigushi lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Sitsongrit backwards.
Sitsongrit misses with the head strike.
Sitsongrit makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Sitsongrit throws a head punch that misses.
Hirigushi blocks a body shot from Sitsongrit.
Hirigushi blocks a body shot from Sitsongrit.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hirigushi misses with the head strike.
Sitsongrit blocks a body shot from Hirigushi.
Sitsongrit lands with a short shot to the head.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Sitsongrit lands a body shot.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Sitsongrit.
Hirigushi scores with a shot to the side of Sitsongrit's head.
Hirigushi throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Sitsongrits head.
Hirigushi misses with the head strike.
Sitsongrit gets through Hirigushi's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Hirigushi.
Hirigushi misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Hirigushi misses with some punches.
Sitsongrit lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Kendo Hirigushi has scored more points in the clinch so far.
A head punch on the inside from Hirigushi fails to land.
Sitsongrit lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Hirigushi backwards.
Oh Hirigushi is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Sitsongrit swings wildly with an uppercut but Hirigushi uses good head movement to avoid it.
Sitsongrit blocks a punch to the side of the head.
A short right from Sitsongrit.
Hirigushi throws a head punch that misses.
Hirigushi swings wildly with an uppercut but Sitsongrit uses good head movement to avoid it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Petdee Sitsongrit 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!
Hirigushi lands with a right hand.
Sitsongrit takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Hirigushi seems to have got his legs back now.
Hirigushi uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Sitsongrit.
Sitsongrit thumps Hirigushi with a low kick.
Sitsongrit showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Hirigushi.
Sitsongrit only half commits to the counter leg kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hirigushi slips under a jab from Sitsongrit.
Hirigushi wants to clinch up but Sitsongrit keeps it at a distance.
Hirigushi lands with a shot to the body.
Sitsongrit wants to slow Hirigushi down by chopping away at his legs.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hirigushi fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Sitsongrit, pushing him back against the cage.
Hirigushi misses with a punch to the body.
Hirigushi fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Sitsongrit scores with a shot to the side of Hirigushi's head.
Sitsongrit throws a punch but it's blocked by Hirigushi.
Sitsongrit throws a head punch that misses.
A nice right hand lands inside from Sitsongrit.
Hirigushi fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Sitsongrit lands a right hand that snaps the head of Hirigushi backwards.
Hirigushi tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Sitsongrit can't find room to land a body shot as Hirigushi controls the action.
Sitsongrit misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Sitsongrit lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Hirigushi.
Sitsongrit tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Hirigushi is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Hirigushi misses with some punches.
Hirigushi working aggressively here.
Sitsongrit working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Hirigushi has a couple of punches blocked by Sitsongrit.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Hirigushi tries a body shot but Sitsongrit blocks it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A shot in the inside from Hirigushi.
Hirigushi lands a body punch.
Sitsongrit struggles to land a body shot inside as Hirigushi controls his hands.
Sitsongrit misses with a short punch on the inside.
Nice body punch from Hirigushi - that landed with a thud.
Hirigushi misses with some punches.
Sitsongrit lands an uppercut.
Hirigushi tries to throw a body punch but Sitsongrit avoids it by throwing Hirigushi back against the cage.
Hirigushi tries to throw a body punch but Sitsongrit avoids it by throwing Hirigushi back against the cage.
A short body shot lands from Sitsongrit as the two fighters clinch.
Sitsongrit doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Sitsongrit.
Hirigushi throws a head punch that misses.
Good body shot from Hirigushi.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Sitsongrit.
Sitsongrit tries a body shot but Hirigushi blocks it.
Sitsongrit scores with a hook to the body.
Hirigushi misses with a hook from the clinch.
Sitsongrit swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Hirigushi lands a hook to the side of the head.
Hirigushi throws a punch but it's blocked by Sitsongrit.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sitsongrit misses with a hook from the clinch.
Hirigushi swings wildly with an uppercut but Sitsongrit uses good head movement to avoid it.
Sitsongrit tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Sitsongrit works on Hirigushi's body with a couple of short punches.
Sitsongrit working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Hirigushi swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Sitsongrit lands an uppercut.
Sitsongrit swings wildly with an uppercut but Hirigushi uses good head movement to avoid it.
Hirigushi throws a head punch that misses.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Sitsongrit.
Sitsongrit scores with a shot to the side of Hirigushi's head.
Hirigushi throws a head punch that misses.
Hirigushi misses with a body punch.
Sitsongrit is looking to control Hirigushi's arms but Hirigushi gets an underhook and turns him. Now Sitsongrit has his back to the cage.
A shot in the inside from Sitsongrit.
A short uppercut from Sitsongrit.
Hirigushi working aggressively here.
Sitsongrit misses with a shot to the kidneys.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A short right from Sitsongrit.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Sitsongrit can't find room to land a body shot as Hirigushi controls the action.
Hirigushi prevents a body shot from Sitsongrit.
A right hook to the body lands for Sitsongrit.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Sitsongrit gets through Hirigushi's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Hirigushi struggles to land a body shot inside as Sitsongrit controls his hands.
Sitsongrit throws a head punch that misses.
Hirigushi lands a nice shot to the body.
Hirigushi misses with a punch on the inside.
A right handed body shot lands from Hirigushi.
Sitsongrit misses with a hook to the ribs.
Sitsongrit working aggressively here.
Sitsongrit misses with the head strike.
Hirigushi misses with a punch to the body.
Hirigushi lands a body punch.
Hirigushi lands with a short shot to the head.
Hirigushi misses with some punches.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Hirigushi.
Sitsongrit misses with a body punch.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Hirigushi.
A head punch on the inside from Hirigushi fails to land.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Petdee Sitsongrit.
Well Sitsongrit 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 Jack Bonds scores the fight 27:30
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 28:29
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 28:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Petdee Sitsongrit!
Petdee Sitsongrit looked relieved post fight as he said the following; 'Out with Bolsonaro!'.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Marciano Cobb (ranked 162 p4p, 25 weight class) and Gaultier Girard (ranked 233 p4p, 34 weight class). Cobb comes into the arena with Miley Cyrus - Party In The U.S.A. blaring out of the sound system. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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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
21 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Marciano Cobb!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
19 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Gaultier Girard!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, Jack Bonds and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Girard gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Cobb rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Cobb takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Cobb dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Cobb is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Cobb tries to clinch up but Girard circles away and keeps his distance.
A swing and a miss from Cobb.
A big right from Cobb misses.
Girard chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Cobb can pounce on him.
A jab from Girard misses.
Cobb is trying to close the distance and clinch up, after that failed offence from Girard.
Girard throws a hook but Cobb avoids it easily.
Girard throws a leg kick but Cobb moved away.
Girard jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Cobb has closed the distance and engaged Girard in a clinch.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Cobb tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A nice left hand lands by Cobb.
Cobb throws a head punch that misses.
Cobb tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Girard throws a head punch that misses.
A right hand to the body from Girard.
Cobb tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Girard's elbow.
Girard pushes Cobb back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
A head punch on the inside from Girard fails to land.
Girard lands a hook that snaps the head of Cobb backwards.
Cobb lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Cobb lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Girard.
Girard blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
A right hand to the body from Girard.
Cobb softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
A right handed body shot lands from Cobb.
Cobb scores with 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!
Girard lands with a light punch inside.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Girard.
Cobb blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Girard struggles to land a body shot inside as Cobb controls his hands.
Girard lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Cobb backwards.
Girard fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Cobb misses with a punch on the inside.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cobb tries a body shot but Girard blocks it.
I was talking to Cobb's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Girard throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Cobbs head.
Cobb softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Nice elbow from Cobb.
Cobb looking to throw knees to the head but Girard is blocking nicely.
Girard's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Cobb closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Girard takes an elbow to the forehead.
Girard takes an elbow to the forehead.
Cobb with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Girard is working Cobb over against the cage.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Girard.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Girard.
Girard blocks an uppercut.
Cobb misses with a short punch on the inside.
Cobb blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Cobb goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Girard lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Girard misses with a punch on the inside.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Girard.
Girard lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Girard throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cobb tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Cobb misses with some punches.
Girard pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Cobb paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Girard throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Girard avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Girard throws out a counter right but Cobb avoids it with no problem.
Girard jabbing away but nothing is landing.
The fighters circle momentarily. Girard darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Girard keeps the fight on the outside.
Girard thows a leg kick but Cobb checks it
and Cobb counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Cobb checks a leg kick.
Cobb has managed to clinch.
Girard misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Girard lands with a short shot to the head.
Cobb struggles to land a body shot inside as Girard controls his hands.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A nice right hand lands inside from Girard.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Girard breaks the clinch.
Girard avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Girard only half commits to the counter leg kick.
A looping hook to the body misses from Girard. Cobb does a little dance to reset his feet.
Cobb throws a head kick that misses.
Girard circles away from the clinch attempt.
Cobb scores with a crisp jab that stopped Girard in his tracks.
Cobb thuds his right hand into Girard's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Girard pivots, looking for a leg kick but Cobb is out of range and Girard settles back down.
Cobb connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Girard scores with a push kick.
Cobb fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Girard let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
A jab from Girard misses.
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 Marciano Cobb will probably get the nod.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Girard blocks a head kick by Cobb.
Girard blocks a head kick by Cobb.
Girard throws a wild body kick that Cobb sees coming a mile off.
Cobb closes the distance and pushes Girard back into the cage.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Girard.
Girard breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
A slow jab from Cobb misses its intended target.
Cobb tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Girard paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Both fighters circling a little - Girard finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Cobb throws a jab but it's blocked by Girard.
Girard misses the shot to the body.
Cobb tries to counter by moving into the clinch but Girard manages to circle out of the way.
Cobb is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Girard jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Cobb gets in close and instigates a clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A right hand to the body from Cobb.
Girard working aggressively here.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Cobb.
Cobb tries to work over Girard's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
A head punch on the inside from Girard fails to land.
A hook to the body from Cobb.
Girard has a couple of punches blocked by Cobb.
Cobb tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Cobb throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Girards head.
Girard misses with some punches.
Girard escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Girard misses the shot to the body.
The crowd cheers as Cobb lands an impressive looking overhand right. Girard doesn't seem phased though.
Cobb tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Girard paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Girard bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Cobb misses the jab.
Girard flicks out a counter leg kick but Cobb steps away.
Cobb's corner calls for a 1-2. Cobb obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cobb tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Girard is able to avoid easily.
Cobb is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Cobb is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Girard.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Marciano Cobb seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Cobb throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Girard counters with a leg kick.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Girard throws a leg kick that misses.
Cobb darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Cobb scores with a head kick.
Girard throws the left hand but Cobb avoids the punch easily.
Girard cracks Cobb with a good jab.
Cobb throws a low kick but Girard moves out of range easily.
Cobb misses with a hook
and Girard counters with a nice body kick.
Girard is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A bone on bone clash there as Cobb blocks the leg kick.
Cobb is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Girard.
Girard dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Cobb. That did some damage!
An inside leg kick lands from Cobb.
Cobb scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Girard is looking to land body kicks.
Cobb tries to clinch but Girard is having none of it.
Cobb misses with a two punch combination.
The fighters circling - Girard throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Sloppy strikes from Cobb. Those never looked like landing.
Girard steps in looking to counter with the mid kick but it doesn't connect.
Girard throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Cobb throwing a counter right hand but Girard manages to avoid it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Girard.
Cobb is looking to counter the offense by Girard and move into the clinch.
Cobb closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Cobb checks a leg kick nicely.
Cobb moves out of range of the body kick from Girard.
Cobb connects with the punch.
Cobb doesn't manage to clinch there - Girard circles away.
Girard throws out a counter right but Cobb avoids it with no problem.
Girard connects with a solid leg kick.
Cobb slips a jab from Girard.
Girard throws a front kick aimed at Cobb's knee but Cobb avoids it well.
Cobb seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance.
Girard throws a leg kick but Cobb sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Cobb throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Gaultier Girard will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Cobb throws a series of punches but Girard moves out of range.
Girard fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Cobb has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Girard swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Cobb throws a lazy uppercut
and Girard counters with a good, hard body kick but Cobb shrugs it off.
A shot to the body from Girard misses
and Cobb counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Girard looks to land a left hand but Cobb moved out of range nicely.
Cobb looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
Girard gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Girard misses with a left hand
and Cobb counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Girard thinking.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Girard works the jab nicely.
Cobb swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Cobb tests Girard's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Cobb throws a big shot that misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Girard ducks right into an uppercut from Cobb.
Cobb rushes Girard and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Girard makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Marciano Cobb has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Cobb misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Girard blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Still in the clinch, Girard scores with a nice short uppercut.
Cobb throws a punch but it's blocked by Girard.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Cobb.
Girard softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Cobb tries a body shot but Girard blocks it.
Girard avoids a wild elbow strike from Cobb.
Girard's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Cobb scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Girard doesn't seem bothered though.
Girard throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Girard throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Cobb throws a jab when Girard was well out of range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Girard swings for the body but Cobb moves out of range.
Cobb throws a leg kick
and Girard connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
A big right from Cobb misses.
Cobb punishes Girard's body with a nice straight punch.
Girard throws a looping overhand right but Cobb ducks down to avoid it.
Girard scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Girard misses the jab.
Cobb throwing a counter right hand but Girard manages to avoid it.
Nice defenses there by Girard.
Girard throws an off balance right hand
and Cobb counters with a left to the body.
Girard lands with a nice body punch.
Girard lands a head shot.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cobb throws a predictable looking body shot
and Girard counters with a good low kick that Cobb was not able to check.
Cobb takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
A swing and a miss from Cobb.
Cobb throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Girard.
Girard connects with a crisp jab.
Girard misses with a leg kick.
Girard throws a low kick but it's checked well by Cobb.
A swing and a miss from Girard.
Cobb buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Girard blocks a head kick by Cobb.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cobb tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Girard lands a nice looking kick to the body. Cobb takes a step back to recover.
Cobb displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Girard throws out the jab.
Girard scores with a hook.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Cobb wants to clinch up but Girard keeps it at a distance.
Girard let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Girard throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Cobb misses with an uppercut. Girard saw that one coming.
Cobb moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Girard scores with a hook.
Cobb is rocked!
Girard throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Oh Cobb is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Girard misses with a body kick.
And that's the end of the fight!
Gaultier Girard comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Girard has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 28:29
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 27:30
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Gaultier Girard!
Gaultier Girard spent the whole post fight interview bigging himself up. It didn't go down that well with the fans after a while as they thought it was a bit arrogant.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Rick Piano (ranked 79 p4p, 8 weight class) and James Pearson (ranked 253 p4p, 38 weight class). Piano comes to the cage accompanied by Rick going ham on a bitch. Rick Piano had a look across the cage there at his opponent. He definitely means business
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
23 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Rick Piano !
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
16 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, James Pearson!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, Timothy Bukovac and Don Winkell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Pearson keeps the fight on the outside.
Piano cracks Pearson with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
It looks like James Pearson has been cut.
Piano throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Piano pushes Pearson away with a front kick.
Piano looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Pearson misses with a left hand
and Piano counters with a right, left combo that wobbles Pearson badly! Piano follows up with a massive right hook, straight to the bridge of the nose that knocks Pearson out cold! Oh wow, what a finish! Very reminiscent of Koscheck vs Yoshida as Piano finished him against the cage.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:31 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Rick Piano !
Rick Piano decided to go for the less than humble approach in his post fight interview, telling everyone how he is going to conquer the world. The crowd seemed to like it when really that sort of approach could have gone either way.
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