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Skrap Fights 98 PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Jock Ferguson (ranked 2436 p4p, 275 weight class) and Christopher Blackburn (ranked 4280 p4p, 421 weight class). Blackburn has chosen Ultra Nate - Free (Super Extended Dance Vocal Mix) as his entrance music. Christopher Blackburn is staring across the ring at his opponent, tweaking his nipples.
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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
4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Jock Ferguson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Christopher Blackburn!
The judges for this bout are Yves DeLean, Alec Ball and Dillan Fox.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Blackburn feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
Blackburn looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
Ferguson is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Blackburn engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
Ferguson wants to stand and escape but Blackburn is having none of it.
My spies in Navy Street MMA inform me that Blackburn has been getting involved in the gym's BJJ sparring sessions. Let's see whether that pays dividends!
Blackburn 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.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ferguson wants to get back to his feet but Blackburn is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Blackburn trying to control the position from guard on top but Ferguson is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Blackburn drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Ferguson tries to escape but Blackburn is in control.
Blackburn is staying tight to Ferguson's torso, preventing him from escaping.
Blackburn landing a few strikes.
Ferguson taking punishment in the form of punches.
Ferguson is pushing Blackburn's head away, looking to escape. Blackburn manages to hold on to the position though.
Blackburn trying to control the action but Ferguson is working from the bottom.
Ferguson is trying to escape and get back to his feet.
Blackburn wants to lay and pray for a moment but Ferguson keeps working.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ferguson wants to get back to his feet but Blackburn drags him back down.
Blackburn wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Ferguson, who protects the arm well.
Ferguson is putting a lot of effort into getting back to his feet here.
Ferguson is not content to let Blackburn control the position.
Blackburn prevents Ferguson from escaping the position.
Blackburn controls the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ferguson wants to get back to his feet but Blackburn is dominant here and he's now got Ferguson's back!
Blackburn has his hand under the chin of his opponent looking for the choke. He's nearly got it! This one could be all over! But no, Ferguson has freed his hand and lives to survive another… well, another couple of seconds at least!
Ferguson is trying to get back to his feet but he's not managed it yet.
Blackburn is cranking Ferguson's head sideways - that looks painful. He's managed to get his other arm under the chin and this looks bad for Ferguson! He's tightened the choke and Ferguson is tapping out!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:43 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Christopher Blackburn!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Dorde Dramicanin (ranked 3081 p4p, 375 weight class) and Johny Handicks (ranked 2354 p4p, 306 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Dorde Dramicanin!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Johny Handicks!
The judges for this bout are Trevor Gratis, Gregory Folan and Steve Smith.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Dramicanin darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
We've been hearing good reports from Dramicanin's training camp. Apparently he has been rolling around with some good quality BJJ practitioners and has been sharpening his skills. Let's see if that has an impact on the fight today.
Handicks has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Dramicanin is working away from the top position though.
Handicks regains full guard. Nicely done.
Handicks keeping moving, preventing Dramicanin from controlling successfully.
Handicks tries to land a sweep but no joy.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Handicks preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Handicks controls Dramicanin momentarily but Dramicanin frees himself.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Handicks is looking to stand up but Dramicanin isn't so interested in that idea.
Handicks is trying to control the position but Dramicanin postures up.
Handicks really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Dramicanin. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Handicks utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Dramicanin trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Handicks looking to hit a scissor sweep but Dramicanin is one step ahead there.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dramicanin trying to control but Handicks is working from the bottom.
Dramicanin has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Handicks avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Dramicanin wants to control from the top but Handicks keeps moving.
Dramicanin throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Handicks is on top in guard.
Handicks throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Dramicanin is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Handicks defends well.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Dramicanin is on top in guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Handicks tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Dramicanin has gone for a leg lock! Handicks slips out almost immediately though and dives into Dramicanin's guard.
Dramicanin working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Handicks doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Oh but Dramicanin is tightening it up a little... Handicks has to be careful here... He's got his foot tucked under now, this looks tight! Handicks reacted too slowly and this one could be over in a matter of seconds! YES! Handicks taps out! Nice BJJ there by Dramicanin!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:33 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle Choke). Dorde Dramicanin!
Dorde Dramicanin managed to slip a mention for his sponsors, Dark Knight Nutrition, into his post fight interview.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Ace Knott (ranked 1545 p4p, 200 weight class) and Brutalis Rhino (ranked 2204 p4p, 288 weight class). Brutalis Rhino has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Ace Knott's chin.
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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
5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Ace Knott!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Brutalis Rhino!
The judges for this bout are Robert Douchet, Elvis Blanc and Gregory Folan.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Knott ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Rhino moves away.
Rhino slips under a jab from Knott.
Brutalis Rhino seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Rhino paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Knott has managed to clinch.
Knott misses with some punches.
Rhino drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Knott gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Knott misses with a body punch.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Knott.
Knott lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Rhino backwards.
Rhino blocking some punches.
Rhino is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Knott swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Knott lands a hook that snaps the head of Rhino backwards.
Rhino is looking to break free of the clinch but Knott has double underhooks.
Rhino wants to break free but Knott has control.
A frustrated look appears on Rhino's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Rhino blocks an uppercut.
Rhino tries to break the clinch but Knott is controlling the position.
Knott digs a right hand into Rhino's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Rhino's gas tank.
Rhino blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Knott has a couple of punches blocked by Rhino.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Knott misses with some punches.
Our sources have told us that Knott has been working on his knees in the buildup to the fight.
A right hand to the body from Knott.
Knott lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Rhino wants a takedown.
Rhino is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the ropes.
Rhino wants a takedown but no success here.
Ace Knott has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Brutalis Rhino.
Knott looking to stall.
Knott tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Rhino's elbow.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Knott.
Rhino tries to break free but Knott pushes him back against the ropes.
Rhino wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Knott gets through Rhino's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Rhino is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Knott pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Knott lands with a light punch inside.
Knott wants to stall.
Knott looking to stall.
Maybe Knott would be better served going for some more strikes rather than trying to control so much.
Knott misses with some punches.
Rhino wants to get back to striking at distance but Knott won't allow it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
With the fighters clinched against the ropes, Knott creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Knott goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Rhino has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Rhino wants a takedown but no success here.
Rhino is working for takedown but Knott is calmly controlling the position for now.
Knott working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Rhino is rocked!
Knott swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Rhino is still on wobbly legs! Can Knott finish him?
Knott working aggressively here.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Knott tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
The referee is keeping an eye on Knott - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Rhino is trying to drag Knott to the mat but Knott just about manages to keep his footing. He used the ropes to his advantage there.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Rhino.
Knott throws a head punch that misses.
Rhino blocks a punch to the side of the head.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Knott.
Rhino blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Knott manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Knott misses with a hook from the clinch.
Knott has a couple of punches blocked by Rhino.
Knott misses with a punch on the inside.
Rhino blocks an uppercut.
Rhino blocking some punches.
Nice body punch from Knott.
Knott throws a punch but it's blocked by Rhino.
Knott has a couple of punches blocked by Rhino.
Rhino blocking some punches.
Knott misses with some punches.
Knott leaning his opponent against the ropes.
Rhino blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Rhino is trying to break the clinch but Knott has him pressed against the ropes.
Rhino seems to have recovered his senses.
Knott lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Rhino blocks a punch to the side of the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Knott prevents Rhino from breaking the clinch.
Knott misses with a short punch on the inside.
Knott tries a body shot but Rhino blocks it.
A short left from Knott.
A hook to the body from Knott.
Knott dips a shoulder and cracks Rhino with a mighty uppercut! Rhino falls back against the ropes and Knott unloads with a barrage of strikes! Rhino is completely out with his eyes open, only supported by the ropes! Save him ref! Eventually the ref decides to do his job and jumps in - Knott screams abuse at the incompetent official before going over to celebrate with his corner. Brutal stuff!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:24 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Ace Knott!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Hugh Shelby (ranked 2213 p4p, 290 weight class) and Topher Curtis (ranked 2189 p4p, 282 weight class). Topher Curtis has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Hugh Shelby!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
13 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Topher Curtis!
The judges for this bout are Robert Douchet, Trevor Gratis and Yves DeLean.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Shelby misses with an uppercut. Curtis saw that one coming.
Shelby keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Curtis.
Shelby throws a big shot that misses.
Curtis looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Curtis ducks under a wild hook from Shelby.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Shelby misses with the head strike.
Shelby prevents a body shot from Curtis.
Curtis escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Curtis lands a lovely overhand right.
Curtis uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Shelby.
Shelby connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Shelby scores with a nice body kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A big left from Shelby misses.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Curtis! But no joy.
Shelby throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Curtis sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Curtis ducks under a wild hook from Shelby.
Shelby is really struggling to find his range with his punches. Curtis's reach advantage is clearly causing him problems.
Curtis clinches with his opponent.
Shelby struggles to land a body shot inside as Curtis controls his hands.
Curtis takes a shot to the head.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Curtis tries to break the clinch but Shelby is controlling the position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nice body punch from Curtis.
A right handed body shot lands from Curtis.
Shelby lands a left hand.
Curtis blocks an uppercut.
Curtis breaks from the clinch.
Shelby waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Curtis.
Shelby is looking to clinch but Curtis is avoiding it.
Curtis throws a hook but Shelby avoids it easily.
Shelby throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Curtis sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Curtis misses with a body shot.
Curtis bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Shelby punishes Curtis's body with a nice straight punch.
A big right from Shelby misses.
Curtis just misses with a punch to the body.
Shelby throws a wild body kick that Curtis sees coming a mile off.
Curtis throws out a counter right but Shelby avoids it with no problem.
Curtis swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Shelby is looking to land body kicks.
Shelby goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Curtis lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Shelby looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Shelby scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A slow jab from Shelby misses its intended target.
Curtis looks to land a right hand but Shelby moved out of range.
Curtis throws a jab when Shelby was well out of range.
Shelby misses the jab.
Curtis now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Shelby ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Shelby is looking to counter punch.
Curtis doesn't manage to clinch there - Shelby circles away.
Curtis moves out of range of the strikes.
Shelby uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Curtis.
Curtis takes the fight into the clinch.
A body shot lands from Shelby.
Curtis lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Shelby backwards.
With the fighters clinched against the ropes, Shelby creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Curtis's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Curtis looks to land a right hand but Shelby moved out of range.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Shelby fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Curtis uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Shelby.
Shelby moves into the clinch successfully.
A left hand lands to the body for Curtis.
Shelby is leaning against Curtis and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Shelby doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Curtis escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Shelby swings for the body but Curtis moves out of range.
Curtis missing with a left hand there. Shelby was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Curtis uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Shelby.
Shelby ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Curtis moves away.
The fight stays on the outside here - Curtis looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Curtis on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Curtis with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Shelby to score with a decent uppercut.
Shelby scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Curtis throws out a loose jab but Shelby uses good head movement to avoid it.
Shelby cracks Curtis with a right hand to the side of the head.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
A swing and a miss from Curtis.
Curtis avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Curtis looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Curtis takes one on the button.
Curtis takes a swing at Shelby's ribcage but misses.
Curtis takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Shelby swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Shelby is looking to clinch but Curtis is avoiding it.
Curtis defending well as Shelby loads up on a big left hand.
Shelby throws a low kick, looking for Curtis's leg but Curtis calmly moves out of range.
Shelby fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Curtis is out of range.
Shelby paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Shelby tries to clinch but Curtis moves away
and Curtis counters with a stiff right hand.
Curtis throws a jab when Shelby was well out of range.
Shelby swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Curtis ducks under a wild hook from Shelby.
Curtis moves into the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Hugh Shelby dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Curtis ducks under a wild hook from Shelby.
Shelby misses with a wild body shot.
A little jabbing left from Curtis on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Curtis lands a jab-cross combination.
Shelby moves forwards but Curtis connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Curtis ducks under a wild hook from Shelby.
Shelby takes a jab right on the kisser.
Shelby scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Curtis catches Shelby with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Shelby misses with a left hand
and Curtis counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Shelby misses with a hook.
Shelby closes the distance and clinches.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Shelby lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the ropes.
Curtis's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Shelby lands with a light punch inside.
Curtis lands a right hand.
Curtis is trying to break free.
With the fighters clinched against the ropes, Shelby creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Curtis lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the ropes.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Shelby gets through Curtis's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Curtis manages to break the clinch.
A cross from Shelby lands.
Curtis works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Curtis looks to land a left hand but Shelby moved out of range nicely.
Curtis might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Shelby looks to throw the jab but Curtis is out of range.
Curtis fails in his attempt to clinch.
Curtis avoids a kick to the body.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Curtis is leaning against Shelby and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Shelby can't find room to land a body shot as Curtis controls the action.
Shelby lands an uppercut.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Shelby misses with a short punch on the inside.
Shelby fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Curtis breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Curtis bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Shelby cracks a nice hook into Curtis's ribs.
Shelby has not gone for a single takedown so far in this fight, which seems like a very strange tactic when you consider that he has the superior wrestling and BJJ.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Curtis moves out of range of the leg kick from Shelby.
A little jabbing left from Curtis on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Shelby swings for the body but Curtis moves out of range.
Curtis throws a looping overhand right but Shelby ducks down to avoid it.
Shelby tried to counter with a leg kick but Curtis avoided it.
Nice uppercut there from Shelby.
A swing and a miss from Curtis.
Shelby looks to land a left hand but Curtis moved out of range nicely.
Curtis moves out of range of the strikes.
Shelby just misses with a punch to the body.
Curtis punishes Shelby's body with a nice straight punch.
Shelby throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Curtis counters with a straight right hand.
Curtis tries to move into range but Shelby moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Shelby lands a nice looking kick to the body. Curtis takes a step back to recover.
Curtis ducks under a wild hook from Shelby.
Shelby is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Curtis can do to turn this around?
Shelby misses with a left hand
and Curtis counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Shelby tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Curtis slips under a jab from Shelby.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A swing and a miss from Shelby.
The fighters circling - Shelby throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Curtis misses with a hook.
Shelby clobbers Curtis with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Shelby thows a left - swing and a miss!
Shelby moves away from the strike by Curtis.
Good shot there by Shelby.
A swing and a miss from Curtis.
Shelby fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Curtis is out of range.
A swing and a miss from Curtis.
Curtis looks to land a combination. Shelby sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
A telegraphed right hand from Curtis misses the target.
Curtis waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Shelby.
Hugh Shelby seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Shelby connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Curtis throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Hugh Shelby is winning the standup battle so far.
Curtis takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Shelby displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Curtis throws out the jab.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Shelby misses with a two punch combination.
Curtis lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Shelby throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Curtis swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Curtis staying out of range there.
Curtis shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Curtis moves away from the strike by Shelby.
Shelby lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Curtis uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Shelby.
Curtis looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Shelby misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Curtis.
Shelby misses with a right hand
and Curtis counters with a nice leg kick.
A nice leg kick lands there from Shelby.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Shelby tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Curtis counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Shelby thinking.
Shelby misses with a lunging right hand
and Curtis counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Shelby thinking.
Shelby scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Curtis doesn't seem bothered though.
Curtis throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Hugh Shelby dominated that second round.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
Curtis moves out of range of the strikes.
Curtis throws a body punch but Shelby moves out of range.
Shelby looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
Curtis avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Shelby displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Curtis throws out the jab.
Shelby scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Shelby wants to clinch but Curtis slips to the side
and Curtis counters with a stiff right hand.
Shelby with a jab.
Curtis fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Shelby on the side of the head.
Shelby slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Shelby connects with a nice looking jab.
Curtis moves out of range of the strikes.
Shelby misses with a low kick.
Shelby swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Curtis lands with an uppercut that bounces Shelby off the ropes and back into range.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Curtis swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Shelby lifts his leg as if looking to counter with a high kick.
Shelby tries to move into range but Curtis moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Shelby throws a body shot but no joy.
A little jabbing left from Curtis on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Shelby throws a big shot that misses.
Shelby throws a hook to the side of Curtis's head but Curtis sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Curtis swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
The crowd cheers as Shelby lands an impressive looking overhand right. Curtis doesn't seem phased though.
Shelby steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Curtis.
Shelby misses the jab.
Curtis throws out a counter right but Shelby avoids it with no problem.
Shelby wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Curtis swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Shelby misses with the body kick
and Curtis counters with a right hand to the body.
Curtis drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Shelby keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Curtis.
Shelby misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Curtis misses with an uppercut. Shelby saw that one coming.
Shelby appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
Shelby ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Shelby connects with the punch.
Curtis misses the jab.
A jab from Curtis misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Curtis is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Shelby.
It looked like Shelby wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Curtis on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Shelby looks to land a left hand but Curtis moved out of range nicely.
Curtis tests Shelby's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Curtis has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Curtis steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Shelby.
Shelby throws an off balance right hand
and Curtis counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Curtis moves into range and connects with a jab.
Shelby ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
An attempted straight right counter from Shelby misses the target.
Curtis throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Shelby sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Shelby tries to clinch but Curtis is having none of it.
Curtis ducks under a wild hook from Shelby.
Curtis looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Curtis bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Shelby moves away from the strike by Curtis.
Shelby was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Curtis throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Shelby loads up on a big right hand but Curtis slips the punch.
Curtis connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Curtis throws a body punch but Shelby moves out of range.
Curtis swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Shelby is looking to counter with head kicks.
Shelby throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Curtis.
Curtis lands with a shot to the body.
Shelby misses with an uppercut.
Curtis has closed the distance and engaged Shelby in a clinch.
Curtis takes a shot to the head.
Curtis breaks from the clinch.
Curtis slips under a jab.
Shelby walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Curtis misses with a looping right.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Shelby.
Shelby has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Curtis finds it's way round the side to connect with Shelby's head.
Shelby missing with a left hand there. Curtis was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Shelby slips a jab and a cross from Curtis.
Shelby cracks Curtis with a good jab.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A big left from Curtis misses.
Shelby misses the shot to the body.
Shelby misses with a hook
and Curtis counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
A lazy body kick from Shelby
and Curtis connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Topher Curtis has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Shelby throws a solid leg kick but Curtis takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Shelby.
Curtis is pinned up against the ropes taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Curtis tries to clinch but Shelby is having none of it.
Curtis throws a solid leg kick but Shelby takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Curtis.
Shelby throws an overhand right that lands on Curtis's shoulder, as Curtis tries to avoid the shot.
Curtis doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Shelby misses with a two punch combination.
Curtis connects with a looping right hand.
Shelby throws a looping overhand right but Curtis ducks down to avoid it.
Curtis swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Shelby darts in and clinches Curtis up against the ropes.
Shelby tries to throw a body punch but Curtis avoids it by throwing Shelby back against the ropes.
Shelby keeps control of Curtis as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Curtis is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the ropes.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Topher Curtis.
Well Shelby 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 Robert Douchet scores the fight for Hugh Shelby!
Judge Trevor Gratis scores the fight for Hugh Shelby!
Judge Yves DeLean scores the fight for Hugh Shelby!
Hugh Shelby wins by unanimous decision!
Topher Curtis spoke after the fight, saying 'Everybody loses sometimes which means he got lucky today. Next time we meet will result in a broken jaw.'.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Donnie Larkin (ranked 1940 p4p, 227 weight class) and Wilky Pierre (ranked 3437 p4p, 360 weight class). The key to victory for Donnie Larkin has got to be keeping the fight on the feet.
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188 lbs
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186 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Donnie Larkin!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 8 - 0, fighting out of New York, Wilky Pierre!
The judges for this bout are Gregory Folan, Elvis Blanc and Yves DeLean.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Pierre tries to clinch but Larkin is having none of it.
Larkin misses with a hook. Pierre ducked under it nicely.
Pierre is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
Pierre is looking to clinch but Larkin is avoiding it.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
A nice right hand lands inside from Larkin.
Larkin breaks the clinch.
Larkin swats away the attempt to clinch by Pierre.
Larkin clobbers Pierre with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Pierre is looking to clinch but Larkin is avoiding it.
Larkin was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Larkin throws a leg kick which misses Pierre's front leg but catches the back leg as Pierre tries to avoid it.
The fight stays on the outside here - Pierre looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Pierre closes the distance but Larkin moves to the side
and Larkin counters with a straight right hand.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pierre wants to clinch.
Larkin scores with a one two! Pierre had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Pierre is looking to clinch.
Larkin circles away from the clinch attempt.
Larkin missing with a left hand there. Pierre was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Pierre tries to clinch up.
Larkin is looking to counter punch.
Pierre closes the distance looking to clinch
and Pierre is countered with a crisp right hand from Larkin that sends him to the canvas! Larkin follows him to the mat into side control.
Pierre is rocked!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Larkin controls the position from side control.
Pierre is still in real trouble! Can Larkin finish him?
Pierre tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Pierre looking for a sweep but Larkin has passed into full mount! Oh no!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Larkin tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Pierre seems to have recovered his senses.
Larkin prevents Pierre from getting the reversal.
Larkin trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Larkin controlling from the full mount.
Pierre is looking to get to half guard.
Pierre wants to hold on but Larkin pushes him away.
Larkin looking to control and managing it successfully.
Pierre is trying to escape the mount.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Larkin sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Larkin avoids the attempt from Pierre to control.
Larkin controlling from the full mount.
Pierre tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Pierre keeps trying to improve his position.
Pierre is squirming around, avoiding Larkin's attempts to control the action.
Larkin content just to control the position here.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Pierre bucks up and manages to get a nice reversal! He's in guard on the top - nicely done!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Larkin throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Larkin is looking for a triangle but Pierre pushes his legs off easily.
Larkin looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Pierre is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
Pierre is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
Larkin keeping moving, preventing Pierre from controlling successfully.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Donnie Larkin dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Pierre has taken the fight to the clinch.
Pierre lands a left hand that snaps the head of Larkin backwards.
Larkin lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Larkin is trying to force a seperation but Pierre has the dominant position.
Larkin can't find room to land a body shot as Pierre controls the action.
Pierre ties up his opponent against the ropes and manages to drag the fight down to the ground. Pierre no doubt will be looking to work submissions from his guard.
Larkin tries to stand but Pierre is controlling from the bottom.
Pierre working a defensive guard here.
Larkin is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Pierre has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Larkin can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Donnie Larkin overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Pierre is trying to control the position but Larkin postures up.
Pierre had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Larkin defends it easily.
Pierre throws his legs up looking for a submission but Larkin uses it to pass to side control.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pierre is looking to regain half guard here but Larkin keeps moving and retains side control.
Pierre gets back to half guard.
Larkin stalling.
Larkin tries to stand but his hand is stuck under Pierre.
Pierre is staying active underneath Larkin, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
The fighters are battling for position here. Pierre manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Pierre is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Larkin slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Pierre is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Pierre is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Larkin defends well.
Pierre looking for submissions from the bottom but instead Larkin passes into half guard.
Larkin keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
Pierre wants to improve his position but Larkin is controlling well.
Larkin is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Pierre can do to turn this around?
Pierre won't allow Larkin to pass to mount.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pierre regains full guard. Nicely done.
Larkin has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Pierre is proving hard to escape from.
Pierre working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Larkin doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Larkin manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Pierre keeping moving, preventing Larkin from controlling successfully.
Larkin controls from within his opponent's guard.
Larkin forces his way into half guard.
Larkin prevents Pierre from improving his position.
Pierre wants to control but Larkin is keeping busy.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Larkin wants to get back to his feet.
Pierre moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Larkin wants to get up but he can't break Pierre's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
Pierre has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Larkin can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Pierre had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Larkin defends it easily.
Larkin slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Pierre not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Larkin is stalling in the full guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Wilky Pierre will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!
Larkin swats away the attempt to clinch by Pierre.
Larkin throwing a counter right hand but Pierre manages to avoid it.
Larkin lands with a right hand.
Pierre has closed the distance and engaged Larkin in a clinch.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Pierre.
Pierre is looking to take this one to the mat.
Larkin scores with a shoulder strike.
Larkin breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Larkin scores with a nice right hand.
Pierre fails with an attempt to clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Pierre tries to clinch up.
A little feinted left hand from Larkin on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Larkin gets tackled into the ropes by Pierre. Pierre maintains the clinch.
Pierre decides to pull guard.
Pierre is looking for a triangle but Larkin pushes his legs off easily.
Larkin wants to stand but Pierre has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Larkin controlling from the top position.
Larkin trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Pierre has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Larkin can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Larkin sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Pierre is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Larkin trying to control the position from guard on top but Pierre is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Larkin is stalling in the full guard.
Wilky Pierre has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Pierre has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Larkin can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Larkin trying to stand up but can't free himself from Pierre's guard.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Pierre tries to clinch there but Larkin circles away.
Pierre has taken the fight to the clinch.
Pierre has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Larkin avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Pierre throws a head punch that misses.
Larkin can't find room to land a body shot as Pierre controls the action.
Pierre blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Larkin scores with a shoulder strike.
Larkin misses with a punch on the inside.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Larkin is pressed up against the ropes. Pierre has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Larkin down to the mat. Larkin avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Donnie Larkin has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Wilky Pierre.
Pierre darts in trying to clinch
and Pierre takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Pierre throws a sloppy body shot
and Larkin counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Larkin lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Pierre takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Pierre clinches.
Larkin softening up his opponent with strikes, against the ropes.
Pierre lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Larkin blocking some punches.
A shot in the inside from Larkin.
Larkin blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Pierre tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Larkin's elbow.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A head punch blocked on the inside by Pierre.
Larkin pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Wilky Pierre seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pierre scores with the left hand. Larkin knows he should have avoided that one.
Pierre steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Larkin.
Pierre forces Larkin back against the ropes and clinches.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Larkin.
Larkin blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Pierre.
A short right from Pierre on the inside.
Larkin blocking some punches.
Nice body punch from Larkin.
Pierre takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Pierre misses with a short punch on the inside.
Pierre tries a body shot but Larkin blocks it.
Pierre tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Larkin blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Larkin lands a right hand.
Pierre misses with a punch on the inside.
Pierre throws a punch but it's blocked by Larkin.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Larkin.
Pierre misses with a short punch on the inside.
Wilky Pierre seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Larkin breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
And that's the end of the fight!
Donnie Larkin showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Larkin has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Gregory Folan scores the fight for Donnie Larkin!
Judge Elvis Blanc scores the fight for Donnie Larkin!
Judge Yves DeLean scores the fight for Donnie Larkin!
Donnie Larkin wins by unanimous decision!
A victorious Donnie Larkin thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Britt Cubbedge (ranked 823 p4p, 102 weight class) and Kermit Archer (ranked 1415 p4p, 156 weight class). Man, I cannot wait for this one!
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254 lbs
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Excellent boxer
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Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
6 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Britt Cubbedge !
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Kermit Archer!
The judges for this bout are Dillan Fox, Elvis Blanc and Robert Douchet.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Archer sizes up Cubbedge with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Cubbedge looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Archer tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Cubbedge defends well and Archer ends up having to push Cubbedge into the ropes where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Archer has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Cubbedge .
Cubbedge lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Archer has done a lot of speed work in the buildup to this fight.
Cubbedge walks into a straight right hand from Archer.
It looks like Britt Cubbedge has been cut.
Cubbedge on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Archer just misses with a punch to the body.
Cubbedge feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Archer's calf.
Cubbedge gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Archer tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Cubbedge paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Cubbedge takes a swing at Archer's ribcage but misses.
Archer punishes Cubbedge 's body with a nice straight punch.
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!
Archer with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Archer misses with an uppercut
and Cubbedge counters with a stiff right hand.
Cubbedge misses with a body shot.
Kermit Archer seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Archer lands an uppercut out of nowhere! Cubbedge falls backwards - clearly groggy! Archer dives in and finishes the fight with more strikes for a TKO finish!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:55 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Kermit Archer!
Kermit Archer decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Roy Gaston (ranked 986 p4p, 146 weight class) and Short Badass (ranked 598 p4p, 87 weight class). Gaston comes to the ring accompanied by You Can Do It. Short Badass has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Roy Gaston's chin.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
10 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Roy Gaston!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
14 - 5 - 2, fighting out of London, Short Badass!
The judges for this bout are Steve Smith, Yves DeLean and Alec Ball.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gaston throws a lazy head kick
and Gaston takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Gaston with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Gaston keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Gaston looks for a takedown but Badass sprawls well.
Badass scores with a jab to the body.
Badass checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Gaston swings away with a body shot that misses
and Badass counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Gaston.
Gaston scores with a punch to the head.
Badass checks the leg kick nicely there.
Gaston misses with a head kick.
Gaston throws a hook to the side of Badass's head but Badass sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Badass lands a nice shot to the body.
Badass avoids the body shot from Gaston.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gaston throws a quick inside leg kick.
Badass lands with a good body shot.
Gaston fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Badass on the side of the head.
Gaston avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Badass throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Gaston on the side of the head.
Badass uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Gaston.
Badass jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Gaston cracks Badass with a right hand to the side of the head.
Gaston connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Badass fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Gaston comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Gaston misses with a leg kick.
Gaston is looking light on his feet compared to last time was saw him fight.
A looping hook to the body misses from Badass. Gaston does a little dance to reset his feet.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Gaston misses with a wild body shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Badass avoids the body shot from Gaston.
Gaston defending well as Badass loads up on a big left hand.
Roy Gaston seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Gaston bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Badass's head backwards.
Gaston misses with a series of wild punches.
Short Badass is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Badass throws a hook but Gaston blocks it.
Gaston is looking to score with low kicks.
A low kick from Gaston misses
and Badass connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Gaston slips under a jab.
Gaston uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Badass.
Gaston connects with an inside leg kick.
Badass throws out a loose jab but Gaston uses good head movement to avoid it.
Badass throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Gaston tries to counter with a takedown but Badass is quick to defend against it.
Gaston uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Badass.
Gaston is looking to score with low kicks.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Badass lands with a shot to the body.
A clash of legs there as Badass blocks the low kick.
Gaston tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Badass is able to avoid easily.
Gaston misses with a low kick as Badass jumps back.
Gaston uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Badass.
Gaston drops down looking for a counter takedown but Badass sprawls and moves away.
Gaston looks for the body kick but Badass saw that one coming.
Gaston throws a head kick but Badass moves out of range.
Gaston dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Badass. That did some damage!
Badass displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Gaston throws out the jab.
Gaston changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Badass keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Badass! But no joy.
Nice body kick there by Gaston.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Badass keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Badass steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Gaston.
Gaston looks to score with a jab to the body but Badass is just out of range.
Gaston turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Badass on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Gaston. Gaston obviously looking to wear him down.
Badass lands a jab to Gaston's midsection.
Gaston dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Badass misses with a straight left.
Badass slips a jab from Gaston.
Gaston uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Badass.
Badass avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Badass! But no joy.
Gaston looks to score with a jab to the body but Badass is just out of range.
Gaston is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Badass scores with a nice head shot.
Nice body punch from Gaston.
Gaston swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Badass looks to score with a jab to the body but Gaston is just out of range.
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 Roy Gaston will probably get the nod.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Jab by Badass.
Badass blocks the body kick.
Gaston is looking to wear down Badass with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Badass scores with a decent looking hook.
Gaston pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Badass is looking for the big counter here.
Gaston lands a leg kick that knocks Badass off balance momentarily.
A good leg kick by Gaston.
A nice inside leg kick there by Gaston. That's going to slow Badass down.
Badass misses with a looping left.
A looping hook to the body misses from Badass. Gaston does a little dance to reset his feet.
Roy Gaston is winning the standup battle so far.
Badass misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Gaston.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Badass takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Gaston throws a low kick but Badass avoids it.
Badass throws out a counter right but Gaston avoids it with no problem.
Gaston walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Badass checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Gaston tries to score with a low kick but Badass moves his leg out of the way.
Badass lands a nice hook to Gaston's body. Gaston takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gaston shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Badass looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
A looping hook to the body misses from Gaston. Badass does a little dance to reset his feet.
Badass swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Badass blocks a leg kick.
Badass jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Gaston has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Badass finds it's way round the side to connect with Gaston's head.
Badass's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Good leg kick by Gaston there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Badass throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Gaston changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
Badass misses with a wild body shot.
Gaston looks for the body kick but Badass saw that one coming.
Donk. Gaston catches Badass right on the button with a cross.
Gaston throws a sloppy body shot
enabling Badass to counter with a crisp jab.
Badass cracks Gaston with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Gaston moves out of range as Badass strikes.
Badass scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gaston misses the body punch
and Badass counters with a nice uppercut.
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!
Badass fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Gaston, pushing him back against the ropes.
Badass misses with a body punch.
Badass throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Gaston blocks a body shot from Badass.
Gaston gets control of Badass's arms and successfully pulls guard. Gaston will no doubt be looking for submissions off his back.
Gaston is trying to keep Badass in close.
Badass looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Gaston is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Gaston is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Gaston looking to control.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Gaston avoids the body shot from Badass.
Gaston throws a leg kick but Badass checks it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Badass has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Gaston.
Gaston lunges at Badass with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Badass's hand.
Gaston punishes Badass's body with a nice straight punch.
Gaston throws a low kick but Badass avoids it.
It seemed like Badass was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Badass throws out a loose jab but Gaston uses good head movement to avoid it.
Badass uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Gaston.
Badass tries to counter with a clinch but Gaston shakes him off and moves away.
Gaston doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Badass counters with a stiff right hand.
Gaston takes a swing at Badass's ribcage but misses.
Gaston throws a front kick aimed at Badass's knee but Badass avoids it well.
Badass looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
A head kick by Gaston misses
and Badass counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Gaston throws a wild body kick that Badass sees coming a mile off.
It seemed like Badass was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Badass connects with a body shot.
Gaston fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Badass checks it well.
Badass uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Gaston.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Short Badass will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! And we move into the final round!
Gaston throws a hook to the side of Badass's head but Badass sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
It seemed like Badass was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
A low kick from Gaston misses
enabling Badass to counter with a crisp jab.
Gaston lands a right hook to the body.
Badass throws a jab but it's blocked by Gaston.
Gaston scores with a jab to the body.
Badass scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Gaston misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Badass.
Badass throws a hook but Gaston blocks it.
Gaston misses with a low kick.
Gaston scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Gaston paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Gaston throws a lazy body kick
and Badass counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Badass swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Badass tries to clinch there but Gaston circles away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Badass avoids the body shot from Gaston.
Badass checks a leg kick.
Gaston throws a leg kick
and Badass counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
A head kick misses from Gaston.
Badass avoids a punch combination nicely.
Badass checks a leg kick.
Gaston swings for the body but Badass moves out of range.
Badass punishes Gaston's body with a nice straight punch.
Gaston ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Gaston misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Gaston gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Gaston misses with the combination.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Badass scores with a body shot.
Badass with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Gaston misses with a wild body shot.
Donk. Badass catches Gaston right on the button with a cross.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Badass misses the shot to the body.
Gaston ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Badass moves away.
Gaston blocks a jab.
Badass moves out of range as Gaston strikes.
Badass now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Badass takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Badass lands a body shot.
Gaston gets tackled into the ropes by Badass. Badass maintains the clinch.
Gaston trying to stall but Badass improves his position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Badass tries to work over Gaston's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
With the fighters clinched against the ropes, Badass creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Badass fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Gaston tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Gaston tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Badass misses with a hook to the ribs.
Badass can't find room to land a body shot as Gaston controls the action.
Badass lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Badass lands with a short punch from the clinch.
A shot in the inside from Badass.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Badass lands a hook to the side of the head.
Roy Gaston has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Badass as Gaston tries to tie him up.
Gaston jumps guard but Badass stands there with Gaston around his waist. Gaston gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Badass lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Gaston makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Gaston misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Gaston is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the ropes enables Badass to keep the fight standing.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Roy Gaston. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Gaston is looking to control Badass's arms but Badass gets an underhook and turns him. Now Gaston has his back to the ropes.
Badass lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the ropes.
And that's the end of the fight!
Short Badass comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Badass 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 Steve Smith scores the fight for Short Badass!
Judge Yves DeLean scores the fight for Short Badass!
Judge Alec Ball scores the fight for Short Badass!
Short Badass wins by unanimous decision!
Short Badass was full of energy after the big win and talked about how he thinks he can do big things in this sport. The crowd were appreciative of his determination to succeed.
The defeated Roy Gaston had this to say: 'Better watch yo back homie!'.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Simon Gustafsson (ranked 1252 p4p, 184 weight class) and Claudio Benedetti (ranked 729 p4p, 113 weight class). Benedetti has chosen Atrevete te as his entrance music. Simon Gustafsson is staring across the ring at his opponent, tweaking his nipples... Tweaking his own nipples that is.
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207 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
10 - 7 - 0, fighting out of London, Simon Gustafsson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Claudio Benedetti!
The judges for this bout are Yves DeLean, Dillan Fox and Trevor Gratis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Benedetti slaps away a takedown attempt from Gustafsson, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Benedetti looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
No luck for Gustafsson with that takedown attempt.
Benedetti replies with a solid counter kick to the body but Gustafsson blocks it well.
We've been hearing reports that Gustafsson has been drilling takedowns in recent sessions so let's see if that has an impact on the result of this fight.
A swing and a miss from Benedetti.
Both fighters are looking to counter, which isn't making for the most exciting fight in the world.
Gustafsson tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Benedetti misses with an uppercut.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Benedetti, right into the meat.
Benedetti scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Benedetti throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Gustafsson half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
Benedetti misses with an uppercut.
Gustafsson closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Benedetti trying to control from the bottom.
Gustafsson wants to work for an arm triangle but Benedetti is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Benedetti controlling the leg, holding on to half guard.
Benedetti avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Gustafsson.
Benedetti tries to roll over but Gustafsson keeps him under control.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Benedetti is concentrating on defense, preventing Gustafsson from advancing position.
Gustafsson wants to work for an arm triangle but Benedetti is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Benedetti wants to control but Gustafsson is keeping busy.
Gustafsson is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Benedetti has managed to free his arm - good work.
Benedetti wants to get back to full guard.
Benedetti is doing well to avoid being mounted. He's controlling the position at the moment.
Gustafsson is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Benedetti doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Gustafsson.
Gustafsson seems like he's working for an arm triangle here. He's freed his trapped foot and he's rotating nicely. Benedetti is in big trouble! He's tapping out! This one is aaaaaaaaaaaall over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:57 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Arm Triangle). Simon Gustafsson!
In defeat, Claudio Benedetti stepped up to the mic, saying '"te voy inyectar con la bacteria"'.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Roli Poli (ranked 278 p4p, 43 weight class) and Ruslan Danilov (ranked 538 p4p, 80 weight class). The crowd giving both fighters a great reception on their way into the arena. That's good to see.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
9 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Roli Poli!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
10 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Ruslan Danilov!
The judges for this bout are Yves DeLean, Elvis Blanc and Alec Ball.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Danilov displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Poli throws out the jab.
Danilov tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Poli has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Blake Phoenix's Champion Factory in the buildup to the fight.
Poli ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Poli lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Poli throws a jab but it's blocked by Danilov.
Danilov keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Poli scores with a nice right hand.
Poli fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Danilov manages to avoid it.
Danilov misses with a kick to the body
enabling Poli to counter with a crisp jab.
Danilov shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Poli pinned against the ropes. Poli gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Poli swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
We can't be sure of the tactics at this early stage but we have heard that Danilov has been working on his takedowns a lot in the buildup to the fight and we can only assume he's going to look to take this to the mat.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Danilov pivots, looking for a leg kick but Poli is out of range and Danilov settles back down.
Danilov feints and then cracks Poli's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Poli down.
Danilov cracks the inside of Poli's front leg.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Poli blocks a head kick by Danilov.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Poli checks a leg kick.
An attempted straight right counter from Poli misses the target.
Danilov misses the shot to the body.
Danilov throws a sloppy head kick
and Danilov takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Danilov goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Danilov throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Poli is looking to counter punch.
Danilov tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Poli paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Poli cracks Danilov with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the ropes.
Poli cracks Danilov with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the ropes.
Poli waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Danilov.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Danilov.
Danilov thows a leg kick but Poli checks it
and Poli counters with a stiff right hand.
Danilov misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Poli.
Poli scores with a hook to the body. Danilov takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Poli swings for the body but Danilov moves out of range.
Poli blocks a head kick by Danilov.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Danilov throws a sloppy body shot
and Danilov takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Roli Poli is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Poli swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Poli on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Danilov tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Poli connects with a good right hand that stumbles Danilov. Danilov circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
A looping hook to the body misses from Poli. Danilov does a little dance to reset his feet.
Poli is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Danilov misses with a hook
and Poli counters with a stiff right hand.
Danilov rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Poli counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Danilov throws a body shot but no joy.
Danilov looks to throw a body kick
enabling Poli to counter with a crisp jab.
Poli takes a swing at Danilov's ribcage but misses.
Danilov with the counter takedown but Poli avoids it easily.
Nice shot by Poli.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Danilov throws a head kick that misses
and Poli counters with a straight right hand.
Danilov throws a body kick that misses.
Ruslan Danilov seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Danilov moves away from the strike by Poli.
Danilov throws a right hand that Poli ducks under and follows up with a left that Poli also avoids with ease.
Danilov pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Danilov pivots, looking for a leg kick but Poli is out of range and Danilov settles back down.
Danilov throws an off balance right hand
and Poli counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Danilov misses the body punch
and Poli counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Danilov throws a head kick that misses
and Poli counters with a straight right hand.
Danilov tries to land a leg kick but Poli saw it coming and moves away.
A little feinted left hand from Poli on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Danilov throws a leg kick
and Poli connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Danilov gets off balance looking for a body kick
and Poli counters with a stiff right hand.
Danilov throws a half hearted mid kick.
Danilov ducks under a wild hook from Poli.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
That kick from Danilov tenderised Poli's leg. Poli is trying to keep his angry face on.
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!
Danilov misses with a takedown attempt
and Poli counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Danilov throws a leg kick
and Poli counters with a nice uppercut.
Danilov thuds his right hand into Poli's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Danilov throws a low kick but Poli avoids it.
Danilov misses with a low kick.
Danilov misses the body punch
and Poli counters with a straight right hand.
Danilov on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Poli swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Danilov has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Poli displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Danilov throws out the jab.
Poli throwing a counter right hand but Danilov manages to avoid it.
Poli lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Poli takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Danilov throws a solid leg kick but Poli takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Danilov.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Roli Poli dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Danilov throws a sloppy head kick and Poli moves out of range easily.
A little feinted left hand from Poli on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Poli scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Poli throws a jab but it's blocked by Danilov.
Poli is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Danilov can do to turn this around?
Danilov throws a leg kick but Poli moved away.
Danilov misses with a head kick.
Danilov takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Danilov throws a lazy body kick
and Poli makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Poli lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Poli lands a nice shot to the body.
Danilov bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Danilov tries to move into range but Poli moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
A slow jab from Danilov misses its intended target.
A jab from Poli misses.
Poli throws a jab when Danilov was well out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Danilov fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Danilov takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Poli waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Danilov.
Danilov looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Danilov misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Poli avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Danilov misses with an uppercut. Poli saw that one coming.
Danilov on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Danilov misses with a head kick.
Poli throws the left hand but Danilov avoids the punch easily.
Danilov looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Poli slips a jab from Danilov.
A low kick from Danilov misses
and Poli cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Danilov steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Poli.
Danilov is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.
Poli tests Danilov's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Danilov avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Danilov! But no joy.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Danilov, right into the meat.
Nice straight punches there by Poli. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Poli.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Poli throws a looping overhand right but Danilov ducks down to avoid it.
Danilov swings widly with a right hand
enabling Poli to counter with a crisp jab.
A looping hook to the body misses from Danilov. Poli does a little dance to reset his feet.
Good exchange - Poli coming out on top.
Danilov fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Poli is out of range.
Poli slips a straight right by Danilov.
Danilov misses with a body punch
and Poli counters with a straight right hand.
Danilov swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Poli misses with an uppercut.
Danilov ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
A head kick misses from Danilov.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Poli misses with a hook. Danilov ducked under it nicely.
A little jabbing left from Danilov on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Poli bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Danilov's head.
Roli Poli is winning the standup battle so far.
Poli scores with a hook to the body. Danilov takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Danilov misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Poli.
Poli blocks a head kick by Danilov.
Danilov throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Poli lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Poli is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Danilov.
Poli throws a big shot that misses.
Danilov flicks out a counter leg kick but Poli steps away.
A head kick misses from Danilov.
Poli scores with a jab to the body.
Danilov moves away from the strike by Poli.
Poli with a nice cross.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Danilov lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Poli connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Danilov throws a front kick aimed at Poli's knee but Poli avoids it well.
A low kick from Danilov misses
and Poli counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Danilov throws a body kick that misses
and Danilov takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Poli throws a lazy right hand but Danilov sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
A jab lands there for Poli.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Danilov.
Danilov slips a jab from Poli.
Poli lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Danilov steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Poli.
A clash of legs there as Poli blocks the low kick.
Danilov scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
A low kick from Danilov is predictable there
enabling Poli to counter with a crisp jab.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Roli Poli dominated that second round.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
Poli connects with the punch.
Danilov tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Poli defends well and Danilov ends up having to push Poli into the ropes where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Danilov goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Poli checks a leg kick.
Danilov tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Danilov swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Danilov takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
A clash of legs there as Poli blocks the low kick.
Poli is looking to counter punch.
The fighters circling - Poli throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Danilov keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Poli throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Danilov sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Danilov gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Poli scores with a jab to the body.
Danilov throws a head kick but Poli moves out of range.
Danilov throws a sloppy head kick
and Poli cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Danilov tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Poli avoids the head kick by Danilov.
Poli throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Danilov sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Poli ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Poli lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Danilov at a distance.
Danilov wants to clinch
and Poli connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Danilov takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Poli is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Poli throws an overhand right that lands on Danilov's shoulder, as Danilov tries to avoid the shot.
Danilov feints a counter leg kick.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Poli checks a leg kick.
Poli digs a good body shot into Danilov's ribs.
Danilov throws a leg kick
and Poli counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Danilov on the wrong end of a nice hook.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Danilov tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Poli was well out of range. Poor timing from Danilov.
Poli steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Danilov.
Danilov misses with a lunging right hand
and Poli counters with a nice uppercut.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Poli stalks Danilov and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Danilov's face. Danilov staggers backwards, shaken.
Horrible takedown attempt by Danilov or perhaps it was just good defense by Poli, which made it look bad.
Poli takes a swing at Danilov's ribcage but misses.
Poli dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Danilov fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Poli, as that shot connected.
Danilov is the more experienced fighter here and he's going to need to draw on some of that experience if he's going to pull this one out the bag.
Danilov fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Poli manages to avoid it.
Poli displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Danilov throws out the jab.
A counter left hand to the body from Poli misses its target.
Danilov throws a body shot but no joy.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Poli throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Danilov throws a head kick but Poli moves out of range.
Poli throws a nice looking combination but Danilov bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Danilov throws a body kick, spinning off balance
and Poli cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Poli staying out of range there.
It looked like Poli was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Danilov.
Both these guys seem content to just stand up and trade with eachother but Danilov might want to think about changing up his gameplan a bit because over the course of the fight, Poli has got the better of the exchanges.
Danilov is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Roli Poli is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Danilov moves forwards but Poli connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Danilov lands with a kick to the temple. Poli shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Danilov throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Poli counters with a nice uppercut.
Danilov bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Poli scores with a jab. Danilov acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Danilov dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Poli. That did some damage!
Danilov goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Poli blocks a head kick by Danilov.
Danilov misses with a kick to the body
and Poli counters with a nice uppercut.
Poli digs a good body shot into Danilov's ribs.
A bone on bone clash there as Poli blocks the leg kick.
Danilov misses with a body shot
letting Poli counter with a right hand.
Danilov moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Danilov goes for a double leg but Poli avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the ropes as Poli continues to drive forward.
Roli Poli has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Ruslan Danilov.
Danilov takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Danilov lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Poli punishes Danilov's body with a nice straight punch.
Poli feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Danilovs jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
A slapping leg kick lands for Danilov.
Ruslan Danilov has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Danilov rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
enabling Poli to counter with a crisp jab.
And that's the end of the fight!
Roli Poli showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Poli 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 Yves DeLean scores the fight for Roli Poli!
Judge Elvis Blanc scores the fight for Roli Poli!
Judge Alec Ball scores the fight for Roli Poli!
Roli Poli wins by unanimous decision!
A very excited looking Roli Poli 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 middleweight MMA rules bout between John Lawrence (ranked 834 p4p, 112 weight class) and OJ Pines (ranked 1282 p4p, 170 weight class). Lawrence kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is No Surrender. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
10 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, John Lawrence!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, OJ Pines!
The judges for this bout are Steve Smith, William Peck and Trevor Gratis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Pines connects with the punch.
Lawrence tries to bum rush Pines with a series of wild strikes but Pines uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Lawrence tries to clinch but Pines is having none of it.
Pines punishes Lawrence's body with a nice straight punch.
Pines fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Lawrence manages to avoid it.
Pines looks to land a right hand but Lawrence moved out of range.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Lawrence misses the shot to the body.
Lawrence showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Pines.
Pines keeps the fight on the outside.
Lawrence slips under a jab from Pines.
It looked like Lawrence was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
Pines lands with a hook. Lawrence tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Pines throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Lawrence.
Pines swings for the body but Lawrence moves out of range.
Lawrence ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Pines gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Lawrence to score an easy takedown into full guard.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Lawrence lands a couple of elbows.
Pines trying to control the position.
Lawrence looking to pass the guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pines is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Lawrence defends well.
Lawrence stopping the sweep attempt from Pines.
Pines manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Lawrence manages to get himself to full guard.
Lawrence looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Pines throws a big elbow that misses.
Pines loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Lawrence has momentary wrist control but Pines slips an elbow through the middle.
Pines lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Lawrence is on top in guard.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
Pines is trying to keep Lawrence in close.
Lawrence postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Pines is trying to keep Lawrence in close.
Lawrence trying to control the position from guard on top but Pines is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lawrence postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Lawrence passes into half guard.
Pines tries to get to full guard but Lawrence has control of the leg.
Lawrence wants to lay and pray for a moment but Pines keeps working.
Lawrence working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Both fighters have adopted an aggressive gameplan on the ground!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Pines trying to control here.
Lawrence is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Pines tries to get to full guard but Lawrence has control of the leg.
Lawrence moves into full mount! Pines won't be happy about that!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lawrence trying to control but Pines is having none of it.
Pines tries to hold on but Lawrence pushes him away.
Lawrence wants to control the pace but Pines is squirming around nicely.
Lawrence fails to take his opponent's back.
Pines tries to hold on but Lawrence pushes him away.
Lawrence looking to finish Pines with some ground and pound. This is bad for Pines!
Lawrence working Pines over with strikes here.
Lawrence can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Pines is looking to escape.
Pines tries to reverse the position but Lawrence maintains control.
Lawrence punishing his opponent with strikes.
Lawrence dominating with strikes here.
Lawrence is in full mount, looking to secure a guillotine but Pines is surviving well by controlling Lawrence's body position as best he can.
Pines is wriggling around trying to escape.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lawrence lands with some strikes.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Pines really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Lawrence is landing with some decent strikes but Pines is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Pines is rocked!
A big strike lands for Lawrence! That's really hurt Pines and he's turned his back - Lawrence keeps firing away and the ref dives in to stop the fight! Lawrence jumps to his feet to celebrate the victory!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:45 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). John Lawrence!
John Lawrence made sure to give a little speech post fight, saying 'Put him in a body bag!'.
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