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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ben Wood (ranked 24665 p4p, 205 weight class) and Gunnar Hamundarson (ranked 23885 p4p, 200 weight class). Well, I have no idea who's going to take this one!
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BJJ Blue Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Ben Wood!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Gunnar Hamundarson!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, Jack Bonds and Don Winkell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hamundarson looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Wood is fending him off so far but Hamundarson persists. Nope, Wood circles away and we're back to standing.
Hamundarson moves out of range of the strikes.
Wood throws a one two combo.
A jab from Wood misses.
Hamundarson has taken the fight to the clinch.
Wood trying to land knees to the body.
Wood wants to break free but Hamundarson has control.
Wood working aggressively here.
Wood wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Hamundarson keeps control of Wood as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Hamundarson escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Hamundarson instigates a clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hamundarson drops down looking for an ankle pick but Wood pulls his leg out and moves away.
Hamundarson shoots in but no luck this time.
Wood has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
Ben Wood has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Gunnar Hamundarson.
Hamundarson scores with a head kick. Wood tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
It looks like Ben Wood has been cut.
Hamundarson has managed to clinch.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Wood has had enough of the clinch but Hamundarson keeps him there for the moment.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A frustrated look appears on Wood's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Hamundarson's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Wood throws a poor cross that misses
and Hamundarson connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Hamundarson gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Hamundarson pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Hamundarson throws a head kick but Wood moves out of range.
Wood connects with a right hand. Hamundarson shakes it off.
Wood throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Hamundarson.
Wood waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Hamundarson.
Wood misses with a straight right.
Wood throws a hook to the side of Hamundarson's head but Hamundarson sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Nice shot lands for Wood.
Hamundarson shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Wood sprawls well. Wood wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Hamundarson gets slowly back to his feet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hamundarson throws a quick inside leg kick.
Hamundarson fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
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!
Wood swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Hamundarson clinches.
Hamundarson pulls guard successfully.
Wood throwing strikes but missing.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Hamundarson pulls Wood in close to his closed guard and prevents Wood from doing any damage or advancing position.
Wood trying to control the position from guard on top but Hamundarson is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Hamundarson can't keep his opponent in guard - Wood advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wood wants to free his trapped foot but Hamundarson is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Wood is working hard here to advance position.
Hamundarson trying to control from the bottom.
Wood prevents Hamundarson from improving his position.
Wood throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Hamundarson tries to roll over but Wood keeps him under control.
Wood thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Hamundarson manages to get to full guard.
Wood wants to pass the guard but Hamundarson is keeping the position.
Wood 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.
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.
Wood gets to his feet - Hamundarson follows without any prompting.
Wood thows a left - swing and a miss!
Hamundarson uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Wood.
Nice defenses there by Hamundarson.
Hamundarson rushes Wood and presses him up against the cage.
Wood tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Hamundarson smiles and moves away.
Wood throws an overhand right that lands on Hamundarson's shoulder, as Hamundarson tries to avoid the shot.
Wood takes a swing at Hamundarson's ribcage but misses.
Hamundarson tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
Hamundarson takes the fight into the clinch.
Wood has managed to pull guard. Let's see whether he can work an aggressive guard. It will also be interesting to see what tactics Hamundarson uses from the top position.
Hamundarson controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Wood working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Hamundarson.
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 Ben Wood will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Ben Wood's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Wood missing with a left hand there. Hamundarson was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Hamundarson fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Hamundarson misses with a takedown
and Wood counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Hamundarson thinking.
Wood catches Hamundarson with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Hamundarson steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Wood.
Hamundarson fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Wood.
Hamundarson throws a sloppy head kick and Wood moves out of range easily.
Ben Wood is winning the standup battle so far.
Hamundarson takes the fight into the clinch.
Hamundarson keeps control of Wood as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hamundarson prevents the takedown attempt.
Hamundarson's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Hamundarson gets a clinch.
Wood throws an elbow that misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hamundarson manages to break the clinch.
Hamundarson forces Wood back against the cage and clinches.
Wood tries to break the clinch but Hamundarson is controlling the position.
Hamundarson is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Wood is defending well.
Ben Wood has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Gunnar Hamundarson.
Hamundarson breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Gunnar Hamundarson is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Hamundarson looks for a takedown but Wood sprawls well.
A big right from Wood misses.
Ben Wood seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Hamundarson ducks under a wild hook from Wood.
Wood misses with a right hand
and Hamundarson counters with a straight right hand.
Wood jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Wood shoots in for a takedown but Hamundarson shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Hamundarson moves into range and clinches up with Wood.
Wood tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Hamundarson tries for a takedown. No joy.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hamundarson misses with a knee strike.
Hamundarson breaks from the clinch.
Hamundarson scores with a crisp jab that stopped Wood in his tracks.
Hamundarson rushes Wood and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Hamundarson pressing his opponent against the cage.
Hamundarson ties up his opponent against the cage and manages to drag the fight down to the ground. Hamundarson no doubt will be looking to work submissions from his guard.
Wood wants to stand but Hamundarson has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
Wood wants to control from the top but Hamundarson keeps moving.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Wood is holding a leg here, probably looking for an ankle lock - he drops back and goes for it! Hamundarson is in trouble! Is it all over??? No! Hamundarson has escaped and now he's on top!
Hamundarson really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Wood. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Wood is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Hamundarson defends well.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wood is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Hamundarson is controlling him.
Wood trying to strike off his back.
Wood throws a couple of weedy looking strikes off his back.
Hamundarson pushes down on Wood's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Wood pushes Hamundarson off and gets back to his feet.
Wood throws a right hand that misses
and Hamundarson counters with a head kick. That will keep Wood thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
Hamundarson tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
No joy there for Wood, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wood misses with a hook. Hamundarson ducked under it nicely.
Wood throws a poor cross that misses
and Hamundarson makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Hamundarson shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Wood defends it nicely.
Wood misses with a looping right.
Wood throws a lazy right hand but Hamundarson sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Wood misses with a hook
and Hamundarson counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Hamundarson.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Hamundarson looking for a takedown.
Hamundarson tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Wood just stands there and leans against the cage.
Hamundarson is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Hamundarson stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Hamundarson keeps control of Wood as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Gunnar Hamundarson showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Ben Wood's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
Hamundarson looks for a takedown but Wood sprawls well.
Wood was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Hamundarson tries for a takedown but Wood circles away easily
enabling Wood to counter with a crisp jab.
Wood tests Hamundarson's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Wood looks to land a right hand but Hamundarson moved out of range.
Hamundarson swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Wood counters with a nice uppercut.
Hamundarson ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Wood throws the left hand but Hamundarson avoids the punch easily.
Hamundarson fails with a takedown attempt.
Ben Wood has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Gunnar Hamundarson.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hamundarson ducks under a wild hook from Wood.
Hamundarson tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Wood defends well and Hamundarson ends up having to push Wood into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Wood lunges at Hamundarson with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Hamundarson's hand.
Wood looks to throw the jab but Hamundarson is out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hamundarson ducks under a wild hook from Wood.
Wood lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Hamundarson circles away quickly and effectively.
Wood throws a looping overhand right but Hamundarson ducks down to avoid it.
Hamundarson throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Wood's waist but Wood gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Hamundarson off to one side.
Wood scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Wood stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Wood wants it to stay on the feet.
Hamundarson takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Wood stuns Hamundarson with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Hamundarson with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Wood to score with a decent uppercut.
Hamundarson walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Wood loads up on a big right hand but Hamundarson slips the punch.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Hamundarson is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Wood is defending well.
Wood wants to break the clinch but can't.
Gunnar Hamundarson seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wood misses with a hook to the ribs.
Hamundarson has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Wood is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Hamundarson tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Wood smiles and moves away.
Wood throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Wood with a jab.
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!
Hamundarson wants to clinch.
Hamundarson shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Wood sprawls well. Wood wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Hamundarson gets slowly back to his feet.
Wood cracks a nice hook into Hamundarson's ribs.
Wood scores with a jab. Hamundarson acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wood lands with a right hand.
Wood throws the left hand but Hamundarson avoids the punch easily.
Wood looks to land a right hand but Hamundarson moved out of range.
Hamundarson drops his hands momentarily and Wood takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Wood misses with a straight right.
Wood is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Hamundarson can do to turn this around?
Hamundarson uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Wood.
A big left from Wood misses.
Hamundarson rushes Wood and presses him up against the cage.
Wood is trying to break the clinch but Hamundarson is controlling him.
Wood wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Hamundarson has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Wood avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Hamundarson just leaning against Wood, taking a breather.
Hamundarson breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Hamundarson throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hamundarson closes the distance and clinches.
Wood wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Wood's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Wood throws a big shot that misses.
Hamundarson tries to counter with a clinch but Wood shakes him off and moves away.
Hamundarson tries to clinch but Wood moves out of range.
It looked like Wood wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Wood throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Wood throws out a loose jab but Hamundarson uses good head movement to avoid it.
Hamundarson ducks under a wild hook from Wood.
Wood misses the shot to the body.
A big left from Wood misses.
Hamundarson tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
Hamundarson shoots in but no luck this time.
Hamundarson keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Hamundarson looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Wood is fending him off so far but Hamundarson persists. Nope, Wood circles away and we're back to standing.
Hamundarson tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
And that's the end of the fight!
Ben Wood showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Wood 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 Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 29:28
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 29:28
Judge Don Winkell scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Ben Wood!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Jack Falcon (ranked 23775 p4p, 579 weight class) and Hamilton Scrapple (ranked 3965 p4p, 406 weight class). The fight MMA fans around the world have waited their entire lives for!
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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
2 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Jack Falcon!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Hamilton Scrapple!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, Don Winkell and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A jab from Scrapple misses.
Scrapple avoids the head kick by Falcon.
Falcon looks to land a left hand but Scrapple moved out of range nicely.
Scrapple cracks a nice hook into Falcon's ribs.
Scrapple lands an overhand right.
Falcon misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Falcon stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Falcon wants it to stay on the feet.
Falcon is looking to counter punch.
Falcon throws a sloppy head kick and Scrapple moves out of range easily.
Jab, jab by Scrapple - just one landing.
It looks like Jack Falcon has been cut.
Falcon throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
A left lands for Scrapple.
Scrapple fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Falcon moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook 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!
Falcon swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Scrapple.
Scrapple just misses with a punch to the body.
Falcon has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Falcon moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Falcon lands a nice shot to the body.
Falcon misses with a straight right.
Jack Falcon is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Falcon throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Scrapple fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Falcon quickly followed up with a counter body kick but doesn't connect.
Jack Falcon has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Hamilton Scrapple.
Scrapple shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Falcon sprawls well. Falcon wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Scrapple gets slowly back to his feet.
Jab by Scrapple.
Scrapple moves into the clinch successfully.
Scrapple is leaning against Falcon and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Scrapple stalling in the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nice body punch from Scrapple - that landed with a thud.
Scrapple is working on a single leg takedown against the cage. Falcon can't fight it off and eventually Scrapple manages to take the fight to the floor. Falcon looks annoyed but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Falcon wants to get back to his feet but Scrapple passes into half guard.
Falcon trying to hold on to Scrapple's head to control him but Scrapple postures up.
My spies in Hilo Hit Squad inform me that Scrapple has been getting involved in the gym's BJJ sparring sessions. Let's see whether that pays dividends!
Scrapple controlling the action here.
Scrapple is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Scrapple is taking a breather. Falcon says something to him but it's hard to make out. Perhaps he's telling him to get on with it and actually do something.
Scrapple is working for a kimura but Falcon is defending it quite comfortably.
Scrapple with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
Scrapple wants to work for an arm triangle but Falcon is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Scrapple controlling the action here.
That's four 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.
Falcon tries to get to full guard but Scrapple has control of the leg.
Scrapple looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Hamilton Scrapple will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Jack Falcon's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Scrapple shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Falcon sprawls well. Falcon wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Scrapple gets slowly back to his feet.
Falcon was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Scrapple tries for a takedown but Falcon sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
A slapping leg kick lands for Falcon.
Scrapple moves into range and clinches up with Falcon.
Falcon has had enough of the clinch but Scrapple keeps him there for the moment.
Scrapple has Falcon pressed against the cage.
Falcon wants to get back to striking at distance but Scrapple won't allow it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Scrapple holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Falcon fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Falcon's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Scrapple manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Scrapple digs a right hand underneath Falcon's ribcage. Falcon let out a lung full of air as it connected.
A bit of stalling here from Scrapple.
Scrapple struggles to land a body shot inside as Falcon controls his hands.
Falcon is looking to break free of the clinch but Scrapple has double underhooks.
Falcon has had enough of the clinch but Scrapple keeps him there for the moment.
Falcon wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Scrapple breaks the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Falcon scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Jack Falcon is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Falcon takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
A looping hook to the body misses from Scrapple. Falcon does a little dance to reset his feet.
Falcon looks to land a combination. Scrapple sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Scrapple scores with a decent looking hook.
Falcon bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Falcon throws a shot 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!
Falcon throws out a loose jab but Scrapple uses good head movement to avoid it.
Falcon misses with a hook to the body
and Scrapple counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Scrapple is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Scrapple preventing the sweep.
Scrapple throws a big elbow that misses.
Scrapple is stalling in the full guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Falcon is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Scrapple drops back looking for a leg! Falcon is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Falcon manages to kick Scrapple off! Scrapple jumps back into Falcon's guard.
Falcon is trying to control the position but Scrapple postures up.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
Scrapple's corner is telling him to maintain position.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
A momentary lapse in concentration from Falcon enables Scrapple to shoot in and score with a neat double leg. Falcon manages to secure a closed guard as the fighters hit the mat.
Scrapple thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Falcon looking for a sweep. Not yet Falcon, not yet.
Scrapple stays in close to Falcon's body and controls the position.
Falcon not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Scrapple stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Falcon swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Scrapple controlling from the top position.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Falcon working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Scrapple.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Hamilton Scrapple showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Jack Falcon's cut.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
Falcon keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Falcon lands a leg kick that knocks Scrapple off balance momentarily.
Nice shot by Scrapple.
Scrapple works the jab nicely.
Falcon works Scrapple's body with a nice hook.
Scrapple darts in and clinches Falcon up against the cage.
Scrapple has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Falcon letting Scrapple take a breather here.
Falcon blocks a body shot from Scrapple.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Falcon wants to break the clinch but can't.
Falcon doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Falcon is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Scrapple softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Scrapple leaning against his opponent.
Scrapple scores with a shoulder strike.
Scrapple stalling the fight.
Falcon's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Falcon misses with a two punch combination.
Scrapple throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Falcon lands with a right hand.
Scrapple will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Falcon throws a big counter combination but Scrapple scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Falcon.
Scrapple lands a right hook to the body.
Falcon scores with a punch to the head.
Jack Falcon is winning the standup battle so far.
Falcon throws a series of strikes that have Scrapple backpedaling.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Scrapple tries for a takedown but Falcon sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Hamilton Scrapple is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Falcon slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Falcon misses with a leg kick
and Scrapple counters with a single leg into guard. Falcon didn't expect that.
Scrapple pushing down on Falcon's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Scrapple is taking a breather. Falcon says something to him but it's hard to make out. Perhaps he's telling him to get on with it and actually do something.
Scrapple tries to pass the half guard into mount. Falcon knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Scrapple with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
Hamilton Scrapple has got the better of the ground game so far.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Scrapple is working hard to pass the guard. He's done it - he's now in full mount! Trouble for Falcon!
Jack Falcon has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Scrapple sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Let's hope that Scrapple has the urge to step up the pace any second now because for the last 15 or 20 seconds he's just been holding on tight.
Scrapple is dominating on the ground here - he's now on his opponent's back, looking to sink in the hooks. Falcon is in real trouble.
A bit of a pause in the action here. Scrapple controlling the positon.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Falcon is really stuck here.
Scrapple has the hooks sunk in and you can see the will to fight slowly draining out of Falcon's body.
And that's the end of the fight!
Hamilton Scrapple comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Scrapple winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 27:30
Judge Don Winkell scores the fight 27:30
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Hamilton Scrapple!
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Filipino Hitman (ranked 3726 p4p, 148 weight class) and Crispin Freeman (ranked 6679 p4p, 185 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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26
300 lbs
1 - 0 - 0 |
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25
300 lbs
0 - 1 - 0 |
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Counter fighter
Granite chin |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Filipino Hitman!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Crispin Freeman!
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, Frank Antenori and Timothy Bukovac.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hitman stuns Freeman with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Freeman looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Hitman misses the shot to the body.
Crispin Freeman seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Freeman takes the fight into the clinch.
Hitman can't break the clinch.
Hitman looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Hitman has managed to pull guard. Let's see whether he can work an aggressive guard. It will also be interesting to see what tactics Freeman uses from the top position.
Freeman working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Hitman's head.
Hitman bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Freeman's guard.
Freeman wants to stand up but Hitman is controlling him.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Hitman gets to his feet. Freeman looking to butt scoot but the ref puts an end to that. On your feet son!
Hitman throws a body punch but Freeman moves out of range.
Freeman has Hitman up against the cage in a clinch.
A frustrated look appears on Hitman's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Freeman scores with a nice hook to the head.
Freeman lands on the inside with an uppercut.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Freeman has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Hitman avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Hitman successfully pulls guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hitman looking for a sweep. Not yet Hitman, not yet.
Hitman on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Hitman tries to get out of the position.
Freeman landing some decent shots from guard.
It looks like Filipino Hitman has been cut.
Freeman won't allow Hitman to get back to his feet.
Freeman postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Filipino Hitman's cut is getting worse.
Freeman working some strikes from top position.
Filipino Hitman's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
Freeman landing with the ground and pound.
Jeez, Filipino Hitman's cut is really nasty now. The referee must be thinking about getting that checked.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Filipino Hitman's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:44 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Crispin Freeman!
A relieved looking Crispin Freeman thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Spinning Fire (ranked 2369 p4p, 101 weight class) and Florence Fergunson (ranked 4125 p4p, 154 weight class). Florence Fergunson will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.
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290 lbs
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300 lbs
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Counter fighter
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Spinning Fire!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Florence Fergunson!
The judges for this bout are , Don Winkell and Frank Antenori.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Fergunson misses with a jab to the body
and Fire decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Fergunson's guard.
Fire's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Fire advances position into side control!
Fire controls the position.
Fire throwing strikes but missing, from side control.
Check out the look on Fire's face as he threw that strike - that's one determined fighter!
Fergunson tries to buck Fire off but Fire is having none of it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Fire taking a breather here.
Fire definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Fergunson wants to control but Fire postures up.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Fire content to control the pace. The referee will try and keep them active though.
Fire working the ground and pound but he's contacting the mat, not the fighter.
The ground and pound from Fire seems to be hitting the mat more than his opponent.
Fire looks up at the clock and then as Fergunson takes his cue and looks up at the clock too, Fire smacks him right in the chops with a big elbow! How rude!
Fire is working Fergunson over with some ground and pound from side control.
Fire scoring with punches and elbows.
Fergunson trying to remain calm as Fire controls from the top position.
Sloppy strikes there by Fire.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fergunson regains half guard, as Fire was trying to land strikes.
Fire seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Fergunson won't allow Fire to pass to mount.
Fire missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Fire working Fergunson over with strikes.
Fire not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Fergunson is trying to get back to full guard.
Fire is pressing down on Fergunson's thigh, looking to free his foot. Fergunson is holding on for now.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fire takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Fire seems to have a rather negative gameplan on the ground. He seems keen to just score the takedown and hold down Fergunson for as long as he can get away with.
Fire throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Still in half guard, Fire seems content to control.
Fergunson blocking the ground and pound attempt from Fire.
Fire not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Fire not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Fire not doing much here.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Florence Fergunson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Fergunson swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Fire changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
Florence Fergunson is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Fergunson misses with a kick to the body
so Fire counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Fire throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Fire loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Fire stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Fergunson swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Fire is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Spinning Fire dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Fergunson misses with a body shot
and Fire counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Fire working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Fire throws a big elbow that misses.
Fire is looking to work some ground and pound but Fergunson has wrist control.
Spinning Fire overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Fergunson trying to keep a closed guard but Fire is proving a slippery customer.
Fire slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Fire is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Fergunson can do to turn this around?
Fire is in close to Fergunson's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Fergunson really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Fire. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Fergunson is trying to control the position but Fire postures up.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Fire engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
Fire is working Fergunson over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Fire preventing the sweep.
Fire is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Fire's ground tactics aren't going to win him many fans. Let's hope he's got fireworks for us if he gets back to his feet because he's not doing much on the ground.
Fire postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
That's two 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.
Fire in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Fire accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Fergunson misses with an uppercut. Fire saw that one coming.
Fire drops down looking for a counter takedown but Fergunson sprawls and moves away.
Fergunson throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Fire sees it coming and avoids it easily.
A looping hook to the body misses from Fergunson. Fire does a little dance to reset his feet.
Fire changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
A big left from Fergunson misses.
Fergunson fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Fire manages to avoid it.
Fire attempts a counter takedown but Fergunson avoids it well and moves away.
Fergunson missing with a left hand there. Fire was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Fergunson misses with a right hand
and Fire counters with a nice double leg into guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fire postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Fire slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
Fire 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.
Fire misses with the ground and pound.
Fire taking a breather here.
Fire connects with a decent looking elbow from side control that caused Fergunson some visible discomfort.
Fergunson defending against the ground and pound.
Fire landing a few strikes.
Fire throwing strikes but missing, from side control.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fire controlling the position.
Fire landing strikes.
Fire controlling the position from side mount.
Fire misses with the ground and pound.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Fire content to control the pace. The referee will try and keep them active though.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Spinning Fire dominated that second round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. This is the final round!
Fergunson falls off balance throwing a combination
and Fire counters with a takedown into side control.
Fire is working Fergunson over with some ground and pound from side control.
Fergunson defending against the ground and pound.
The ground and pound from Fire seems to be hitting the mat more than his opponent.
Fergunson defending against the ground and pound.
Fire trying to control the position but Fergunson is working away.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Fire happy to just control the position for now.
Fire throws a knee to the body but it doesn't do much damage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Fergunson is looking for a sweep.
Fergunson on the wrong end of some ground and pound.
Fire trying to control the position but Fergunson is working away.
Fire is putting a hurting on Fergunson here, landing some big shots from side control.
Fire controls the position.
Fergunson sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.
Well, if Fire is going to just lie there, perhaps we should talk about what we're having for dinner tonight… I'm having a ham and pineapple pizza… Yum. Can't wait.
Fire looks to land a strike but Fergunson avoids it nicely and regains full guard.
Spinning Fire is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fire is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Fergunson throws a lazy uppercut
and Fire decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Fergunson's guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fire 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.
Fire postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Fire sitting in guard here, content to control.
Fire continues to stall.
Fire might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Fergunson fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Fire manages to avoid it.
Fergunson misses with a left hand
and Fire counters with a shoot takedown. Fergunson fights it but they end up in guard.
Florence Fergunson has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Fire is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
And that's the end of the fight!
Spinning Fire showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Fire, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 30:26
Judge Don Winkell scores the fight 30:26
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 30:26
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Spinning Fire!
A victorious Spinning Fire thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Tobi Terrorelli (ranked 3029 p4p, 337 weight class) and Test Fighter A (ranked 4171 p4p, 421 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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180 lbs
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175 lbs
6 - 4 - 0 |
BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
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Granite 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 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Tobi Terrorelli!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Test Fighter A!
The judges for this bout are Don Winkell, Jack Bonds and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Terrorelli gets a clinch.
Terrorelli tries to land knees in the clinch but Fighter A avoids the damage to the body.
Fighter A misses with a punch on the inside.
Terrorelli lands a body shot.
A short right from Terrorelli on the inside.
Fighter A has had enough of the clinch but Terrorelli keeps him there for the moment.
Fighter A working hard to break the clinch.
Fighter A is trying to break the clinch but Terrorelli is controlling him.
Fighter A looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Terrorelli lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Fighter A backwards.
A head punch on the inside from Terrorelli fails to land.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Terrorelli.
A head punch on the inside from Terrorelli fails to land.
A nice left hand lands by Terrorelli.
Terrorelli has a couple of punches blocked by Fighter A.
Terrorelli gets through Fighter A's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Fighter A looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Terrorelli lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Fighter A stops a takedown attempt from Terrorelli.
Fighter A has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Terrorelli blocking some punches.
Terrorelli misses with a punch to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Terrorelli blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Terrorelli missing with knees to the body.
Terrorelli keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Fighter A's efforts to push away.
Fighter A tries to circle away but Terrorelli has him pinned against the cage.
Terrorelli misses with a short punch on the inside.
Fighter A tries to break the clinch but Terrorelli is controlling the position.
Fighter A misses with a short punch on the inside.
Fighter A blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Terrorelli trying to land knees to the body.
Terrorelli throws a punch but it's blocked by Fighter A.
Fighter A is trying to break the clinch but Terrorelli is controlling him.
A nice left hand lands by Terrorelli.
A short left from Terrorelli.
Fighter A blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Terrorelli throws a head punch that misses.
Fighter A is defending well against a takedown attempt.
A short uppercut from Terrorelli.
Terrorelli trying to land knees to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fighter A prevents the takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Tobi Terrorelli. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Fighter A looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
A frustrated look appears on Fighter A's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Terrorelli tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Fighter A.
Terrorelli is working for takedown but Fighter A is calmly controlling the position for now.
Fighter A is trying to break free.
Terrorelli looking for a takedown.
Fighter A avoiding damage as Terrorelli throws knees to the body.
Terrorelli is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Fighter A tries to circle away but Terrorelli has him pinned against the cage.
A frustrated look appears on Fighter A's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Fighter A is trying to break the clinch but Terrorelli has him pressed against the cage.
Terrorelli misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Fighter A.
Terrorelli misses with a hook to the ribs.
Fighter A's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Terrorelli lands with a right to the head.
Terrorelli is leaning against Fighter A and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Terrorelli gets through Fighter A's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Terrorelli.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fighter A blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Fighter A is trying to break the clinch but Terrorelli is controlling him.
Fighter A is trying to force a seperation but Terrorelli has the dominant position.
A short left from Terrorelli.
Fighter A prevents a body shot from Terrorelli.
Fighter A tries to break free but Terrorelli pushes him back against the cage.
Terrorelli keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Fighter A's efforts to push away.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Terrorelli.
Terrorelli throws a head punch that misses.
Fighter A misses with the head strike.
Terrorelli is looking to take this one to the mat.
Fighter A wants to break free but Terrorelli has control.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Terrorelli obliges.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Terrorelli.
Fighter A blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Fighter A takes a shot to the head.
Terrorelli lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
A short uppercut from Terrorelli.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fighter A looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
A frustrated look appears on Fighter A's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Fighter A tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Terrorelli lands a left hand.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Terrorelli working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Terrorelli working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Fighter A is trying to force a seperation but Terrorelli has the dominant position.
Fighter A has had enough of the clinch but Terrorelli keeps him there for the moment.
Fighter A working hard to break the clinch.
A hook to the body from Terrorelli.
Fighter A takes a shot to the head.
Terrorelli lands with a right to the head.
Fighter A is trying to break the clinch but Terrorelli has him pressed against the cage.
Fighter A looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
A short right from Terrorelli on the inside.
Terrorelli lands a right hand that snaps the head of Fighter A backwards.
Terrorelli missing with knees to the body.
Fighter A can't break the clinch.
Fighter A is trying to break the clinch but Terrorelli has him pressed against the cage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Tobi Terrorelli dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Fighter A throws a big shot that misses.
Fighter A looks to land a left hand but Terrorelli moved out of range nicely.
Fighter A lands a jab to the nose.
Terrorelli throws a leg kick but Fighter A moved away.
Terrorelli throws a hook but Fighter A blocks it.
A little jabbing left from Fighter A on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Terrorelli tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Despite the aggression on Fighter A's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Terrorelli is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Fighter A can do to turn this around?
Terrorelli throws a sloppy head kick and Fighter A moves out of range easily.
Terrorelli lands a nice hook to Fighter A's body. Fighter A takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Terrorelli throws a lazy right hand but Fighter A sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Fighter A swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Terrorelli takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Fighter A dodges the punch combination from Terrorelli.
Fighter A lands with a good body shot.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A shot to the liver by Fighter A. Beautiful body shot.
Terrorelli throws a shot from downtown. Fighter A moves away and avoids it.
Terrorelli tries to move into range but Fighter A moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Terrorelli misses with a low kick.
Terrorelli lands a nice looking body shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Terrorelli throws a chopping leg kick but Fighter A manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Terrorelli ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Fighter A moves away.
Fighter A cracks a nice hook into Terrorelli's ribs.
Terrorelli ducks right into an uppercut from Fighter A.
Fighter A thuds a left hand into Terrorelli's body.
Fighter A missing with a left hand there. Terrorelli was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Fighter A ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Terrorelli moves away.
Terrorelli throwing a counter right hand but Fighter A manages to avoid it.
Terrorelli swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Fighter A lands a nice shot that snaps Terrorelli's head back.
Test Fighter A seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Fighter A throws the left hand but Terrorelli avoids the punch easily.
Terrorelli takes a swing at Fighter A's ribcage but misses.
Fighter A uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Terrorelli.
Fighter A throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Terrorelli sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Terrorelli lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Fighter A has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Fighter A and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Fighter A looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Terrorelli closes the distance and clinches.
Fighter A working aggressively here.
Fighter A has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fighter A wants to break the clinch but can't.
Fighter A wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Terrorelli.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Fighter A is trying to break the clinch but Terrorelli has him pressed against the cage.
Terrorelli goes for a takedown attempt but Fighter A pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Fighter A avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Terrorelli slips a straight right by Fighter A.
Terrorelli has managed to clinch.
Terrorelli lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Fighter A backwards.
Still in the clinch, Terrorelli scores with a nice short uppercut.
A nice right hand lands inside from Terrorelli.
Terrorelli lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Fighter A wants to get back to striking at distance but Terrorelli won't allow it.
Fighter A blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
A frustrated look appears on Fighter A's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Terrorelli scores with a nice hook to the head.
A head punch on the inside from Terrorelli fails to land.
A short right from Terrorelli on the inside.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fighter A tries to circle away but Terrorelli has him pinned against the cage.
Fighter A wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Terrorelli has him pressed against the cage.
Fighter A blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Terrorelli blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Fighter A on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Terrorelli working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Fighter A wants to break the clinch but can't.
Fighter A is trying to break the clinch but Terrorelli has him pressed against the cage.
A short uppercut from Terrorelli.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Fighter A.
Fighter A is trying to break the clinch but Terrorelli is controlling him.
Terrorelli tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Fighter A blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Terrorelli lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Terrorelli lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Terrorelli lands with a right to the head.
Terrorelli lands a hook that snaps the head of Fighter A backwards.
Fighter A has a couple of punches blocked by Terrorelli.
Terrorelli lands a right hand.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Terrorelli drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Fighter A gets the underhooks and prevents it.
A short right from Terrorelli.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Terrorelli throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Fighter As head.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Fighter A.
Terrorelli misses with some punches.
A short left from Terrorelli.
Fighter A tries to break the clinch but Terrorelli is controlling the position.
Terrorelli throws a punch but it's blocked by Fighter A.
Terrorelli has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Fighter A avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Tobi Terrorelli. That's going to take a lot out of him.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Terrorelli.
Fighter A tries to break free but Terrorelli pushes him back against the cage.
Terrorelli lands a right hand.
Tobi Terrorelli has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Terrorelli is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Fighter A is defending well.
Fighter A throws a punch but it's blocked by Terrorelli.
A short right from Terrorelli on the inside.
Fighter A has had enough of the clinch but Terrorelli keeps him there for the moment.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Tobi Terrorelli dominated that second round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
Fighter A throws a jab when Terrorelli was well out of range.
Fighter A works the jab nicely.
Fighter A misses with a left hand
and Terrorelli counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Fighter A's jab looks to have found its range, popping Terrorelli under the eye.
Fighter A takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Terrorelli throws a low kick but Fighter A moves out of range easily.
Fighter A is looking for the big counter here.
Terrorelli with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Fighter A to score with a decent uppercut.
Terrorelli buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Terrorelli steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Fighter A.
Terrorelli closes the distance and clinches.
A nice left hand lands by Terrorelli.
Terrorelli misses with some punches.
Fighter A is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Terrorelli lands with a good tight uppercut to 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!
Terrorelli keeps control of Fighter A as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Fighter A working hard to break the clinch.
Terrorelli trying to land knees to the body.
Terrorelli misses with a punch on the inside.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Terrorelli throws a punch but it's blocked by Fighter A.
Terrorelli lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Fighter A backwards.
Terrorelli keeps control of Fighter A as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Fighter A.
A short right from Terrorelli on the inside.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Terrorelli.
A head punch on the inside from Fighter A fails to land.
Fighter A has had enough of the clinch but Terrorelli keeps him there for the moment.
Terrorelli keeps control of Fighter A as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
A short right from Terrorelli.
Terrorelli is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Fighter A gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Fighter A wants to break the clinch but can't.
Terrorelli lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Terrorelli working aggressively here.
Terrorelli keeps control of Fighter A as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Fighter A wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Terrorelli has him pressed against the cage.
Terrorelli tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Fighter A wants to break the clinch but can't.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fighter A blocks an uppercut.
Terrorelli misses with some punches.
Terrorelli throws a punch but it's blocked by Fighter A.
Fighter A has had enough of the clinch but Terrorelli keeps him there for the moment.
Fighter A lands a shoulder strike.
Fighter A wants to break the clinch but can't.
Terrorelli cracks Fighter A with a nice body shot.
Terrorelli working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A frustrated look appears on Fighter A's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Fighter A is trying to break free.
Terrorelli lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Terrorelli is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Fighter A is defending well.
Fighter A working aggressively here.
Fighter A working hard to break the clinch.
Fighter A has had enough of the clinch but Terrorelli keeps him there for the moment.
Terrorelli lands a hook to the side of the head.
Terrorelli gets through Fighter A's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Fighter A is trying to force a seperation but Terrorelli has the dominant position.
Tobi Terrorelli is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Terrorelli lands with a short punch from the clinch.
A nice left hand lands by Terrorelli.
Terrorelli has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Fighter A is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Tobi Terrorelli. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Fighter A misses with the head strike.
Terrorelli has Fighter A pressed against the cage, preventing Fighter A from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Terrorelli unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Fighter A wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Terrorelli has him pressed against the cage.
A nice left hand lands by Terrorelli.
Fighter A wants to get back to striking at distance but Terrorelli won't allow it.
Fighter A wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Fighter A looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Terrorelli blocks a punch to the side of the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fighter A has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Fighter A is looking to break free of the clinch but Terrorelli has double underhooks.
Fighter A is trying to break the clinch but Terrorelli has him pressed against the cage.
Fighter A working hard to break the clinch.
Terrorelli wants a takedown but no success here.
Terrorelli lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Test Fighter A has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Fighter A is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Fighter A has had enough of the clinch but Terrorelli keeps him there for the moment.
Terrorelli working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Fighter A looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Fighter A wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Fighter A is trying to push Terrorelli away but Terrorelli has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
And that's the end of the fight!
Tobi Terrorelli showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Terrorelli, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Don Winkell scores the fight 30:26
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 30:27
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 30:26
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Tobi Terrorelli!
Tobi Terrorelli 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 welterweight MMA rules bout between Jason Rocks (ranked 2714 p4p, 311 weight class) and Prince Tonni (ranked 3367 p4p, 366 weight class). Prince Tonni has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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27
179 lbs
5 - 3 - 0 |
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185 lbs
10 - 13 - 0 |
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Solid Muay Thai
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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 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Jason Rocks!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
10 - 13 - 0, fighting out of London, Prince Tonni!
The judges for this bout are , Jack Bonds and Timothy Bukovac.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Tonni misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Rocks.
Rocks throwing a counter right hand but Tonni manages to avoid it.
Tonni throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
A jab from Tonni misses.
Rocks tries to counter by clinching up but Tonni breaks away and moves out of range.
Tonni lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Tonni takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Tonni throws a combination that misses
and Rocks counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Rocks.
Tonni being controlled against the cage.
Rocks has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
Rocks stalling in the clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Rocks pressing his opponent against the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tonni misses with a short punch on the inside.
Rocks pressing his opponent against the cage.
Rocks creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Tonni's defenses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Rocks is leaning against Tonni and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Rocks scores with a hook to the body.
Rocks doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Stalling in the clinch from Rocks.
Rocks misses with a body punch.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Rocks takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Rocks taking a breather.
Rocks gets a warning from the ref for wasting time.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Jason Rocks.
Tonni jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Tonni misses with a hook
and Rocks counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Rocks.
Rocks comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Rocks misses with an elbow strike.
Rocks avoiding damage as Tonni throws knees to the body.
Rocks taking a breather.
Rocks comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tonni blocks an elbow strike.
Rocks misses with a hook to the ribs.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Rocks.
Rocks scores with a hook to the body.
Tonni blocks a body shot from Rocks.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Tonni misses with the head strike.
Rocks manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jason Rocks dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Tonni moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
It looks like Jason Rocks has been cut.
Rocks moves into the clinch.
Tonni has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Rocks seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Tonni can turn it around.
Tonni takes an elbow to the forehead.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Tonni misses with a punch on the inside.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Rocks lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
It looks like Prince Tonni has been cut.
Rocks lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rocks gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Tonni tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
A bit of stalling here from Rocks.
Rocks misses with an elbow over the top.
Tonni lands a left hand.
Rocks lands an elbow just above Tonni 's eye.
Rocks comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Rocks.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tonni dodges an elbow strike from Rocks.
Tonni letting Rocks take a breather here.
Nice elbow from Rocks.
Rocks lands a damaging elbow.
Tonni being controlled against the cage.
Rocks is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Tonni can do to turn this around?
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Rocks stalls.
Rocks 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.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rocks stalling against the cage.
Tonni can't break the clinch.
Stalling in the clinch from Rocks.
Tonni tries to throw a body punch but Rocks avoids it by throwing Tonni back against the cage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Rocks blocking some punches.
Tonni tries to land knees in the clinch but Rocks avoids the damage to the body.
Rocks controlling the action here for a moment.
Tonni fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Rocks has Tonni pushed against the cage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jason Rocks dominated that second round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!
Tonni misses with a double jab
and Rocks counters by moving into the clinch.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Jason Rocks.
Tonni throws a combination that misses
and Rocks counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Rocks.
Tonni is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Rocks looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Rocks tries a body shot but Tonni blocks it.
Rocks controlling the action here for a moment.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Rocks taking a breather.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rocks avoids a wild elbow strike from Tonni.
Rocks throws an elbow but it misses.
Rocks keeps control of Tonni as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Tonni displaying some good clinch control by pressing Rocks up against the cage.
Rocks misses with an elbow strike.
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.
Tonni takes an elbow to the temple.
Tonni takes an elbow to the temple.
Tonni misses with the head strike.
Rocks blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Rocks tries a body shot but Tonni blocks it.
Rocks lands an elbow inside that Tonni shrugs off.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rocks stalling the fight.
Rocks blocks a body shot from Tonni.
Jason Rocks has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Rocks lands a damaging elbow.
Rocks avoiding damage.
Rocks prevents a body shot from Tonni.
Prince Tonni has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Tonni misses with a short punch on the inside.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Rocks throws an elbow but it's blocked.
With the fighters up against the cage, Rocks throws an elbow but misses.
Rocks struggles to land a body shot inside as Tonni controls his hands.
Tonni wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Rocks has him pressed against the cage.
Rocks's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Rocks leaning his opponent against the cage.
And that's the end of the fight!
Jason Rocks showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Rocks, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 30:27
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 30:27
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jason Rocks!
A relieved looking Jason Rocks thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Dropkick Flexy (ranked 1349 p4p, 175 weight class) and Meldrick Taylor (ranked 1938 p4p, 243 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Flexy might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Big Thing. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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170 lbs
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175 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Dropkick Flexy!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 2 - 1, fighting out of New York, Meldrick Taylor!
The judges for this bout are Don Winkell, Frank Antenori and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Flexy lands a nice looking body kick.
Taylor takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Taylor appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Flexy throws a leg kick which misses Taylor's front leg but catches the back leg as Taylor tries to avoid it.
Flexy avoids the body shot from Taylor.
Taylor jabs at Flexy's body.
Nice uppercut lands for Taylor. That snapped Flexy's head back.
Taylor looks to score with a jab to the body but Flexy is just out of range.
Flexy tries to clinch but Taylor is having none of it.
Taylor misses with an uppercut.
Taylor misses with a jab to the body
and Flexy counters by clinching up.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Taylor blocks a body shot from Flexy.
Taylor manages to break the clinch.
Flexy staying out of range there.
As Taylor tries to get set, Flexy tries to push him back and clinch up but Taylor manages to avoid the attempt.
Dropkick Flexy seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Taylor shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Flexy looks to land a left hand but Taylor moved out of range nicely.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Taylor swings for the body but Flexy moves out of range.
Taylor is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Flexy rather than just go for the knockout.
Taylor throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Taylor moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Taylor lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Flexy closes the distance and clinches.
Taylor throws a head punch that misses.
Taylor's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Flexy moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Flexy clinches with his opponent.
Flexy ties up his opponent against the cage and manages to drag the fight down to the ground. Flexy no doubt will be looking to work submissions from his guard.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Taylor avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Taylor postures up.
Taylor really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Flexy. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Flexy is looking for a triangle but Taylor pushes his legs off easily.
Flexy working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Taylor doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Taylor manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Taylor forces his way into half guard.
Taylor is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Taylor passes the half guard and he's now in mount! Big trouble for Flexy!
Flexy is working to get back to half guard.
Flexy is squirming around, avoiding Taylor's attempts to control the action.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Taylor tries to push Flexy's head away but Flexy is holding on tight.
Flexy is looking to improve his position but Taylor isn't that keen on the idea.
Flexy wants to hold on but Taylor pushes him away.
Flexy is looking to improve his position but Taylor isn't that keen on the idea.
Flexy tries to hold on but Taylor postures up.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Meldrick Taylor dominated that round.
That's time! Flexy's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Flexy is looking to land body kicks.
Taylor stuns Flexy with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Flexy lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Taylor lands a jab to Flexy's midsection.
Taylor scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Taylor throws a body punch but Flexy moves out of range.
Flexy drops down looking for a counter takedown but Taylor sprawls and moves away.
Taylor dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Taylor lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Flexy circles away quickly and effectively.
Flexy throws a low kick but it's checked well by Taylor.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Taylor! But no joy.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Taylor misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Flexy.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Flexy, right into the meat.
Taylor throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Flexy walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Taylor takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Flexy is looking to score with low kicks.
Donk. Flexy catches Taylor right on the button with a cross.
Flexy takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Flexy throws a leg kick that is checked
and Taylor counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Flexy throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Flexy fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Taylor manages to avoid it.
Flexy doesn't manage to clinch there - Taylor circles away.
Taylor throws a big shot that misses.
Flexy lands a nice looking kick to the body. Taylor takes a step back to recover.
Taylor keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Flexy avoids the body shot from Taylor.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Taylor misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Flexy.
Taylor lands a jab to Flexy's midsection.
Taylor throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Flexy scores with a kick 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!
Taylor scores with a jab to the jaw.
Flexy walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Flexy fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Taylor has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Flexy takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Flexy has closed the distance and engaged Taylor in a clinch.
Taylor has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Taylor manages to break the clinch.
Taylor checks the leg kick.
It seemed like Taylor was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Flexy ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Flexy misses with a body kick.
Taylor is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Flexy throws a body shot but no joy.
Flexy fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Taylor manages to avoid it.
Taylor cracks a nice hook into Flexy's ribs.
Taylor just misses with a punch to the body.
Taylor just misses with a punch to the body.
Taylor swats away the attempt to clinch by Flexy.
Taylor has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Flexy.
Taylor keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
It seemed like Taylor was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
A shot to the liver by Taylor. Beautiful body shot.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Flexy throws a wild body kick that Taylor sees coming a mile off.
Flexy is looking to slow Taylor down with leg kicks.
Flexy throws a leg kick but Taylor sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Good standup being displayed there by Flexy as he connects with a hook.
Taylor fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Flexy looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Flexy misses with an uppercut
and Taylor counters with a left and a right that stings Flexy.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Flexy throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Flexy tries to move into range but Taylor moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Flexy ducks under a wild hook from Taylor.
Flexy wants to clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Meldrick Taylor showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Flexy's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!
Flexy pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Flexy with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Taylor to score with a decent uppercut.
Flexy tries to clinch up but Taylor circles away and keeps his distance.
A nice side step and Taylor releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Flexy displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Taylor throws out the jab.
Flexy keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Flexy misses with a looping left.
Flexy tries to clinch but Taylor moves out of range.
Taylor throws out a counter right but Flexy avoids it with no problem.
Taylor connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Taylor throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Flexy misses with an attempted mid kick.
Taylor lands a body shot.
Flexy fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Taylor uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Flexy.
Taylor scores with a hook to the body. Flexy takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Flexy wants to clinch up but Taylor keeps it at a distance.
Flexy takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Flexy misses with a body kick.
Taylor swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Flexy wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch.
Flexy tried to score with a low kick but Taylor checks it.
Taylor scores with the left hand. Flexy knows he should have avoided that one.
Flexy misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Taylor.
A jab from Taylor misses.
Taylor misses with a wild body shot.
Taylor lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Flexy takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Taylor fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Flexy is out of range.
Flexy seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance.
Dropkick Flexy has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Taylor throws a hook but Flexy avoids it easily.
Taylor connects with a single shot there.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Flexy misses with a hook. Taylor ducked under it nicely.
A slapping leg kick lands for Flexy.
Taylor looks to score with a jab to the body but Flexy is just out of range.
Taylor connects with a single shot there.
Taylor checks a leg kick nicely.
Flexy on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Flexy tries to land a front kick but Taylor steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Taylor avoids the body shot from Flexy.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Flexy is looking to clinch but Taylor is avoiding it.
Taylor appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
Taylor loads up on a big right hand but Flexy slips the punch.
Taylor takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Taylor comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Flexy uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Taylor.
Flexy is looking to counter the offense by Taylor and move into the clinch.
Taylor's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Taylor walks forward, straight into a front kick from Flexy.
Taylor looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Taylor tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Flexy was well out of range. Poor timing from Taylor.
Flexy tries to counter by clinching up but Taylor breaks away and moves out of range.
Taylor misses with a looping left.
Flexy steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Taylor.
Flexy drops down looking for a counter takedown but Taylor sprawls and moves away.
Flexy throws a body shot but no joy.
Taylor only half commits to the counter leg kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Flexy takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Taylor throws a right hand that Flexy ducks under and follows up with a left that Flexy also avoids with ease.
Flexy throws a leg kick which misses Taylor's front leg but catches the back leg as Taylor tries to avoid it.
Flexy throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Taylor misses with an uppercut.
Taylor blocks a jab.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Taylor! But no joy.
Flexy drives through and clinches with Taylor against the cage.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Taylor blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Flexy misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Taylor.
Taylor lands a shoulder strike.
Taylor breaks from the clinch.
Taylor swings for the body but Flexy moves out of range.
Flexy half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
Flexy tries to clinch but Taylor is having none of it.
A nice side step and Taylor releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
And that's the end of the fight!
Meldrick Taylor comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Taylor winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Don Winkell scores the fight 27:30
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 27:30
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Meldrick Taylor!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Oleksander Kurtzov (ranked 1968 p4p, 250 weight class) and Tony Winkle (ranked 1400 p4p, 191 weight class). Kurtzov comes to the cage accompanied by Imperial March. 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 light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
7 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Oleksander Kurtzov!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 3 - 0, fighting out of London, Tony Winkle!
The judges for this bout are , Timothy Bukovac and Don Winkell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Winkle misses with a short punch on the inside.
Kurtzov jumps guard but Winkle stands there with Kurtzov around his waist. Kurtzov gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Winkle is working Kurtzov over against the cage.
Winkle stalling in the clinch but Kurtzov improves position.
Winkle misses with a body punch.
Kurtzov blocks the elbow strike.
Winkle trying to stall but Kurtzov improves his position.
Winkle drags the fight down to the ground.
Winkle keeping moving, preventing Kurtzov from controlling successfully.
Kurtzov is looking to pass into half guard but Winkle pushes him away with his feet and jumps on top - now Winkle is in guard.
Winkle trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kurtzov is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Kurtzov looking for a guillotine here but Winkle defends easily.
Winkle tries to free his leg and advance position but Kurtzov is retaining full guard.
Winkle must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Winkle keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Kurtzov's head.
Kurtzov isolates an arm and boxes in a triangle. Winkle stacks Kurtzov on his neck as he steps over and passes to the side. He's now in a much more dominant position where he can look to do some serious damage. Nice move by Winkle!
Winkle works a knee to the body and follows up with a nice elbow to the head.
Winkle creates a bit of distance and throws down some hard shots.
Kurtzov is rocked!
Winkle landing with strikes to the head and body from side control.
Oh Kurtzov is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Kurtzov is looking for a sweep.
Winkle cracks Kurtzov with a big elbow. Oh, he's hurt! Winkle immediately mounts and start dropping bombs! Kurtzov is done! The referee jumps in and saves him from any more punishment - a quick and decisive finish by Winkle!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:48 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Tony Winkle!
An out of breath Tony Winkle thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Matt Kristo (ranked 1368 p4p, 182 weight class) and Aapo Jukola (ranked 648 p4p, 97 weight class). Fingers crossed for an exciting fight - I'm sure both fighters are looking for a nice under the table bonus!
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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
8 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Matt Kristo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Aapo Jukola!
The judges for this bout are , Don Winkell and Timothy Bukovac.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jukola lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Kristo throws a poor cross that misses
and Jukola counters with a good, hard body kick but Kristo shrugs it off.
Kristo wants to clinch but Jukola slips to the side
and Jukola counters with a left and a right that stings Kristo.
Jukola lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Jukola has been working on his striking defense in training and it's paying off as Kristo is landing a low percentage of strikes.
Jukola fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Kristo falls off balance throwing a combination
and Jukola counters with a stiff right hand.
Kristo misses with a shot to the body
and Jukola counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Jukola cracks Kristo with an open hand slap.
Kristo is rocked!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Jukola lands a big uppercut and this one is all over! His foe lies motionless on the canvas - a massive one punch knockout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:39 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Aapo Jukola!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Vincent Lomax (ranked 277 p4p, 38 weight class) and Robert Harper (ranked 533 p4p, 82 weight class). Rumors backstage are that the fighters have been paid to keep it standing but we know that would never happen in MMA!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the light heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
9 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Vincent Lomax!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
12 - 3 - 0, fighting out of London, Robert Harper!
The judges for this bout are , Frank Antenori and Jack Bonds.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Harper throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Robert Harper seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Lomax scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Harper works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Harper shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Lomax as he jumps to the side.
Lomax turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Lomax forces Harper back against the cage and clinches.
Lomax escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Harper looks to land a right hand but Lomax moved out of range.
Lomax has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Lomax throws a body kick that misses.
Harper drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Lomax defends it well.
Harper with a lazy takedown attempt
and Lomax counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
It looks like Robert Harper has been cut.
Lomax lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Lomax throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
A big left from Lomax misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lomax throws a looping overhand right but Harper ducks down to avoid it.
Harper with the counter takedown but Lomax avoids it easily.
Lomax lands with a slapping head kick.
A cross from Harper lands.
Harper throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
A jab from Lomax misses.
Harper misses with an uppercut.
Lomax ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Harper moves away.
Harper takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Lomax slips under a jab from Harper.
Lomax takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Harper jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Harper swings widly with a right hand
and Lomax counters with a nice right hand that sends Harper toppling to the canvas! Harper scrambles and gets back to his feet - can Lomax finish him?!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Harper throws a looping overhand right but Lomax ducks down to avoid it.
Lomax throws a sloppy head kick and Harper moves out of range easily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Harper slips under a jab.
Harper pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Lomax uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Harper.
Harper tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Lomax was well out of range. Poor timing from Harper.
Harper bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Lomax's head backwards.
Lomax looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Harper moves away from the strike by Lomax.
Lomax ducks under a wild hook from Harper.
Lomax tries to counter by moving into the clinch but Harper manages to circle out of the way.
Harper looks to score with a jab to the body but Lomax is just out of range.
An attempted straight right counter from Lomax misses the target.
Harper throws a body punch but Lomax moves out of range.
Harper keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Lomax.
Harper pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Harper throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Lomax's waist but Lomax gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Harper off to one side.
It looked like Lomax wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Vincent Lomax has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Robert Harper.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lomax scores with a crisp jab that stopped Harper in his tracks.
That has opened up Robert Harper's cut even more.
Harper scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Harper fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Lomax on the side of the head.
Harper closes the distance and clinches up with Lomax, looking for a takedown. Harper pushes Lomax against the cage but Lomax circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Oooooh!!! Lomax has knocked Harper down with a huge combo! Lomax steps away and waves a wobbly Harper back to his feet! This one might not go much longer!
Harper is rocked!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Harper fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Lomax manages to avoid it.
Harper is still on wobbly legs! Can Lomax finish him?
Harper misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Lomax.
Harper connects with a crisp jab.
Harper seems to have recovered his senses.
That kick from Lomax tenderised Harper's leg. Harper is trying to keep his angry face on.
Lomax throws a shot from downtown. Harper moves away and avoids it.
Harper shoots in and drives through. Lomax sprawls well.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Harper is defended easily by Lomax.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Harper misses with a straight right.
Harper misses with a straight left.
A jab from Harper misses.
Harper throws a lazy uppercut
and Lomax counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Lomax forces Harper back against the cage and clinches.
Harper jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Lomax walks away with a smile on his face. Harper gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
A shot to the body from Harper misses
and Lomax counters with an outside leg kick.
Harper fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Harper shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Lomax as he avoids it easily.
Harper fails with the takedown.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Lomax slips under a jab.
Lomax waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Harper.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Vincent Lomax dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Robert Harper's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!
Harper moves away from the strike by Lomax.
Harper throws a poor cross that misses
and Harper takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Harper lands a nice looking body shot.
Lomax stuns Harper with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Lomax lands a lovely overhand right.
Harper tries to keep at a distance but Lomax has taken the fight into the clinch.
Lomax dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Lomax digs a right hand into Harper's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Harper's gas tank.
Lomax lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
The cut above Robert Harper's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Harper has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Lomax avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Lomax lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Harper backwards.
Lomax lands with a short shot to the head.
Harper is breathing heavily.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Harper is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Lomax is defending well.
Lomax is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Harper can do to turn this around?
Lomax is leaning against Harper and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Lomax drops Harper onto one knee with a big uppercut from the clinch! Harper is propped up by the cage and works his way back to his feet!
Lomax lands an uppercut in the clinch that drops Harper to his knees! Lomax keeps firing more shots against his stricken opponent and the referee jumps in to save him!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:58 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Vincent Lomax!
Vincent Lomax retains his light heavyweight title!
After winning the bout, Vincent Lomax thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
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