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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Evgeni Elkemenchi (ranked 2994 p4p, 322 weight class) and Jack Wilder (ranked 1879 p4p, 218 weight class). The atmosphere really building for this one as we go over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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167 lbs
22 - 16 - 1 |
Abu Dhabi Champ
World class boxer
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Good wrestler
World class boxer
Good gas tank |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
21 - 23 - 1, fighting out of London, Evgeni Elkemenchi!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
22 - 16 - 1, fighting out of Los Angeles, Jack Wilder!
The judges for this bout are Andrew Berry, Daniel Bishop and William Gold.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Elkemenchi stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Wilder misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Wilder avoids the body shot from Elkemenchi.
Elkemenchi avoids a punch combination nicely.
Wilder is trying hard to land a takedown here. Elkemenchi sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Wilder is trying hard to land a takedown here. Elkemenchi sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Elkemenchi lands with an overhand left.
Elkemenchi shoots in and bounces Wilder off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Wilder throws a couple of weedy looking strikes off his back.
Elkemenchi postures up in Wilder's guard and throws a big left but Wilder blocks it.
Wilder looking to hit a scissor sweep but Elkemenchi is one step ahead there.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Elkemenchi pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Wilder is keeping the position for now.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Elkemenchi trying to control the position from guard on top but Wilder is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Elkemenchi throws a big right hand that misses.
Elkemenchi sitting in guard here, content to control.
Wilder working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Elkemenchi.
Wilder controls Elkemenchi momentarily but Elkemenchi frees himself.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Wilder wants to stand and escape but Elkemenchi is having none of it.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
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.
Wilder tries to close the distance and clinch up but Elkemenchi swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Elkemenchi lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Wilder shoots for a double leg takedown but Elkemenchi sprawls well. He's pushed Wilder's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Evgeni Elkemenchi has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jack Wilder.
Elkemenchi lands with a slapping head kick.
Elkemenchi cracks a nice hook into Wilder's ribs.
Elkemenchi scores with a jab to the head.
Elkemenchi shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
Wilder is rocked!
Elkemenchi is trying to control. Wilder wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Wilder is defending against the submission attempts here by Elkemenchi.
Wilder has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Elkemenchi is working away from the top position though.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wilder is staying active underneath Elkemenchi, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Wilder wants to control but Elkemenchi is keeping busy.
Wilder wants to get back to his feet.
Elkemenchi takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Wilder scores with a kick to the midsection.
Wilder clinches up with Elkemenchi and pushes him back against the cage.
Elkemenchi lands a takedown into guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wilder looking to hit a scissor sweep but Elkemenchi is one step ahead there.
Elkemenchi keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Wilder's head.
Elkemenchi cracks Wilder with a solid left hand.
Elkemenchi trying to control the position from guard on top but Wilder is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Wilder bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Elkemenchi's guard.
Wilder preventing the sweep.
Elkemenchi is working hard here to advance position.
Wilder slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Evgeni Elkemenchi dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Elkemenchi misses with a hook. Wilder ducked under it nicely.
Wilder is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.
Wilder shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Elkemenchi manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
Elkemenchi controls Wilder momentarily but Wilder frees himself.
Wilder is stalling in the full guard.
Elkemenchi looking for a sweep. Not yet Elkemenchi, not yet.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Wilder trying to control but Elkemenchi is working from the bottom.
Wilder is stalling in the full guard.
Wilder tries to free his leg and advance position but Elkemenchi is retaining full guard.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Wilder takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Wilder fails with a takedown attempt.
Wilder takes a kick to the side of the head.
Wilder is trying hard to land a takedown here. Elkemenchi sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Elkemenchi looks to score with a jab to the body but Wilder is just out of range.
Wilder ducks right into an uppercut from Elkemenchi.
Elkemenchi shoots in for a takedown but Wilder shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Elkemenchi throws out a loose jab but Wilder uses good head movement to avoid it.
Wilder clinches.
Wilder working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Wilder tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Elkemenchi smiles and moves away.
Evgeni Elkemenchi has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jack Wilder.
Wilder tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Elkemenchi scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Wilder doesn't seem bothered though.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Elkemenchi.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A jab from Elkemenchi misses.
As Elkemenchi backs off Wilder throws a huge counter combo but Elkemenchi manages to avoid it all.
Elkemenchi pivots, looking for a leg kick but Wilder is out of range and Elkemenchi settles back down.
Wilder shoots for a double leg takedown but Elkemenchi sprawls well. He's pushed Wilder's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Wilder gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Elkemenchi to score an easy takedown into full guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Elkemenchi is in close to Wilder's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Wilder tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Elkemenchi is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Elkemenchi stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Wilder swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Elkemenchi throws a big right hand that misses.
Elkemenchi wants to pass the guard but Wilder is keeping the position.
Wilder is trying to control the position but Elkemenchi postures up.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Wilder is controlling Elkemenchi's posture.
Elkemenchi wants to control from the top but Wilder keeps moving.
Wilder has a butterfly guard looking to sweep but Elkemenchi has passed into side control.
Elkemenchi working away.
Wilder taking a bit of punishment here - Elkemenchi scoring with strikes.
Wilder manages to get back to half guard.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Wilder moves into full guard.
Elkemenchi wants to pass the guard but Wilder is keeping the position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Evgeni Elkemenchi dominated that second round.
That's time! Elkemenchi's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!
Elkemenchi will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Elkemenchi avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
No luck for Elkemenchi with that takedown attempt.
Wilder closes this distance looking for a takedown but Elkemenchi circles away.
Wilder shoots and misses
and Elkemenchi counters with a straight right hand.
Evgeni Elkemenchi seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Elkemenchi scores with a decent looking hook.
Elkemenchi tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Wilder defends well and Elkemenchi ends up having to push Wilder into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Elkemenchi defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Wilder.
Evgeni Elkemenchi has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jack Wilder.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Wilder throws a head kick that misses.
Elkemenchi getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Elkemenchi looks to throw the jab but Wilder is out of range.
Wilder fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Elkemenchi throws a lazy right hand but Wilder sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Elkemenchi shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Despite the aggression on Wilder's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Wilder fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Wilder tries to clinch up.
Elkemenchi catches Wilder with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Wilder shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Elkemenchi tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Wilder was well out of range. Poor timing from Elkemenchi.
A looping hook to the body misses from Elkemenchi. Wilder does a little dance to reset his feet.
Elkemenchi throws a jab when Wilder was well out of range.
Wilder looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Elkemenchi is fending him off so far but Wilder persists. Nope, Elkemenchi circles away and we're back to standing.
Elkemenchi dives in and scores a takedown into Wilder's guard.
Evgeni Elkemenchi overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Elkemenchi trying to control but Wilder is working from the bottom.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Elkemenchi content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Elkemenchi looking to pass the guard.
Elkemenchi slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Elkemenchi is chipping away with strikes.
Elkemenchi lands a decent elbow from side control.
Wilder sneaks back into half guard.
Elkemenchi is nestled in close to Wilder, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Elkemenchi working over Wilder with some ground and pound. Wilder looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Wilder is not content to let Elkemenchi control the position.
Elkemenchi sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Wilder defending well though.
Elkemenchi works his way into side control.
You can see the frustration on Wilder's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Wilder takes an elbow right on the bridge of the nose and winces in pain.
Elkemenchi lands some shots froms side control.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Elkemenchi lands a knee to the body and a forearm to the face.
Sloppy strikes there by Elkemenchi.
Elkemenchi working away diligently from side control. Landing strikes effectively there - that will score him some points on the judges scorecards.
Wilder is trying to improve his position.
Elkemenchi trying to control the action but Wilder is working from the bottom.
Elkemenchi controls the position.
Evgeni Elkemenchi is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Wilder is trying to improve his position.
Jack Wilder has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Elkemenchi 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.
Elkemenchi looks up at the clock and then as Wilder takes his cue and looks up at the clock too, Elkemenchi smacks him right in the chops with a big elbow! How rude!
And that's the end of the fight!
Evgeni Elkemenchi showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Elkemenchi, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Andrew Berry scores the fight 30:27
Judge Daniel Bishop scores the fight 30:27
Judge William Gold scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Evgeni Elkemenchi!
A very excited looking Evgeni Elkemenchi made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Nigel Benn Jr (ranked 1188 p4p, 149 weight class) and Enzo Perez (ranked 3071 p4p, 371 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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203 lbs
18 - 12 - 0 |
Abu Dhabi Champ
World class boxer
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Good gas tank |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
24 - 17 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Nigel Benn Jr!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
18 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Enzo Perez!
The judges for this bout are Richard Clark, Colin Fotheringham and Chris Edwards.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Perez tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Benn Jr counters with a nice uppercut.
Enzo Perez seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Perez ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Perez moves to clinch but Benn Jr breaks away
and Benn Jr counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Benn Jr has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Panda Sprawl n Brawl in the buildup to the fight.
Perez closes the distance looking to clinch
and Benn Jr counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Perez clinches up against the cage.
Benn Jr's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Perez steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Benn Jr.
Perez only half commits to the counter leg kick.
Perez gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Perez pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Perez lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Benn Jr at a distance.
Benn Jr throws a right and a left that Perez avoids nicely.
Perez lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Benn Jr circles away quickly and effectively.
Perez wants to clinch.
Perez wants to clinch up but Benn Jr keeps it at a distance.
A little feinted left hand from Benn Jr on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Benn Jr paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Benn Jr throws a shot to the body.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Perez.
Perez on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Perez throws a series of punches but Benn Jr moves out of range.
Benn Jr fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Perez moves into range and clinches up with Benn Jr.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Benn Jr tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Perez avoiding damage as Benn Jr throws knees to the body.
Benn Jr working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Benn Jr tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Perez fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Perez fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Perez breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Perez throws a jab when Benn Jr was well out of range.
Benn Jr throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Perez fails with an attempt to clinch.
Benn Jr throws a big shot that misses.
Benn Jr looks to throw the jab but Perez is out of range.
As Benn Jr backs off Perez throws a huge counter combo but Benn Jr manages to avoid it all.
Benn Jr gets cracked there but stands up to it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Benn Jr tries a head kick but it misses.
Perez fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Benn Jr, pushing him back against the cage.
Benn Jr manages to break the clinch.
Benn Jr throws a good cross that connects.
Benn Jr just misses with a punch to the body.
Perez changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Perez moves out of range of the strikes.
Benn Jr lunges at Perez with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Perez's hand.
Benn Jr tries to keep at a distance but Perez has taken the fight into the clinch.
Benn Jr escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Benn Jr tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Perez was well out of range. Poor timing from Benn Jr.
Perez takes the fight into the clinch.
Perez misses with a hook to the ribs.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Perez is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Benn Jr manages to break the clinch.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Benn Jr looks to land a left hand but Perez moved out of range nicely.
Benn Jr throws a right hand that Perez ducks under and follows up with a left that Perez also avoids with ease.
Benn Jr misses with a hook.
It seemed like Perez was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Benn Jr misses with a jab, cross combination.
Perez throws a head kick but Benn Jr moves out of range.
Perez moves into range and clinches up with Benn Jr.
Benn Jr can't break the clinch.
Perez pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Perez tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Benn Jr misses with a jab, cross combination.
Perez forces Benn Jr back against the cage and clinches.
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 Nigel Benn Jr will probably get the nod.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Benn Jr looks to land a combination but Perez avoids it well.
Benn Jr keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Perez misses with an uppercut
and Benn Jr counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Perez moves into the clinch.
Benn Jr lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Perez lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Benn Jr.
Perez makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Perez goes for a takedown attempt but Benn Jr pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Perez tries to close the distance and clinch but Benn Jr swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
It looked like Benn Jr was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Perez.
Benn Jr misses with a left hand
and Perez counters with a left and a right that stings Benn Jr.
Perez uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Benn Jr.
Perez is looking to clinch.
Perez tries to clinch but Benn Jr moves out of range.
Benn Jr is looking for a counter combo.
Perez wants to clinch up but Benn Jr keeps it at a distance.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Perez is looking to clinch but Benn Jr is avoiding it.
Benn Jr appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Perez gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Perez tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Perez breaks from the clinch.
Perez has Benn Jr up against the cage in a clinch.
Benn Jr keeps control of Perez as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Perez breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Perez takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Benn Jr looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Perez staying out of range there.
Perez tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Benn Jr makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Nigel Benn Jr is winning the standup battle so far.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Perez wants to clinch up but Benn Jr keeps it at a distance.
Benn Jr swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
A big right from Perez misses.
Perez wants to clinch but Benn Jr slips to the side
and Benn Jr connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
It looks like Enzo Perez has been cut.
Benn Jr throws a series of punches but Perez avoids them all with ease.
Perez wants to clinch up but Benn Jr keeps it at a distance.
Perez fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Benn Jr, pushing him back against the cage.
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!
Benn Jr looking to stall.
Benn Jr working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Perez escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Perez is looking to clinch but Benn Jr is avoiding it.
Perez wants to clinch up but Benn Jr keeps it at a distance.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Perez is looking to clinch but Benn Jr is avoiding it.
Benn Jr lands with an uppercut that bounces Perez off the cage and back into range.
Benn Jr misses with a low kick.
Perez tries to clinch up.
Perez tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Benn Jr swats away the attempt to clinch by Perez.
Benn Jr throws a right and a left that both miss.
Benn Jr looks to land a body kick but Perez moved away.
Perez slips a jab from Benn Jr.
No joy there for Benn Jr, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Perez lands a jab to the nose.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Benn Jr ducks under a wild hook from Perez.
Benn Jr misses with the combination.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Perez.
That kick from Benn Jr tenderised Perez's leg. Perez is trying to keep his angry face on.
Perez takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Benn Jr throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Perez moves into the clinch.
Perez is trying to force a seperation but Benn Jr has the dominant position.
Benn Jr escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Perez scores with a hook.
Benn Jr lands an overhand right.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Nigel Benn Jr dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Enzo Perez's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
Nice uppercut there from Benn Jr.
Benn Jr throws a shot from downtown. Perez moves away and avoids it.
Perez misses with a head kick.
Benn Jr looks to throw the jab but Perez is out of range.
Perez looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Benn Jr misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Perez! But no joy.
Perez closes the distance and clinches.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Perez tries to work over Benn Jr's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Perez throws a punch but it's blocked by Benn Jr.
Benn Jr breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Perez slips a straight right by Benn Jr.
Benn Jr misses with the combination.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Benn Jr takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Perez tries to close the distance and clinch up but Benn Jr swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Benn Jr looks to throw the jab but Perez is out of range.
Perez tests Benn Jr's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Benn Jr swats away the attempt to clinch by Perez.
Perez clinches.
Benn Jr manages to break the clinch.
Perez tries to clinch but Benn Jr is having none of it.
As Perez looks to move away, Benn Jr throws a big counter combo but Perez just gets out of the way.
Perez fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Benn Jr manages to avoid it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Perez has taken the fight to the clinch.
Perez lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Benn Jr or not.
Perez breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
The fight stays on the outside here - Perez looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Benn Jr throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Benn Jr missing with a left hand there. Perez was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Perez wants to clinch
and Benn Jr counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Perez clinches up with Benn Jr and pushes him back against the cage.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
A head punch blocked on the inside by Benn Jr.
Perez doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Perez fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Benn Jr blocks an uppercut.
Perez lands with a light punch inside.
Benn Jr breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Perez bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Benn Jr moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Perez darts in and clinches Benn Jr up against the cage.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Benn Jr with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Perez tries a body shot but Benn Jr blocks it.
Perez is trying to break the clinch but Benn Jr has him pressed against the cage.
Perez throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Benn Jrs head.
Benn Jr goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Perez breaks from the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Perez moves out of range as Benn Jr throws a body kick.
Perez rushes Benn Jr and presses him up against the cage.
Perez has Benn Jr pressed against the cage, preventing Benn Jr from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Benn Jr breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
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!
Perez fails with an attempt to clinch.
Perez keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Benn Jr.
Perez tries to clinch up but Benn Jr circles away and keeps his distance.
Enzo Perez has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Perez wants to clinch up but Benn Jr keeps it at a distance.
Perez connects with an inside leg kick.
Perez is looking to clinch but Benn Jr is avoiding it.
Perez takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Perez displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Benn Jr throws out the jab.
Perez unleashes a big counter combination but Benn Jr bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Enzo Perez.
I think Benn Jr 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 Richard Clark scores the fight 30:28
Judge Colin Fotheringham scores the fight 30:28
Judge Chris Edwards scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Nigel Benn Jr!
Nigel Benn Jr thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Hugh Honey (ranked 509 p4p, 67 weight class) and Johannes Brahms (ranked 913 p4p, 117 weight class). Honey's entrance music is Higher Love. A fine choice. The crowd seem to be enjoying Brahms's choice of entrance music: 40 : 1 - Sabaton. This should be fireworks!
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33
162 lbs
22 - 6 - 0 |
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30
154 lbs
15 - 7 - 3 |
Good wrestling
World class boxer
Granite chin |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
22 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Hugh Honey!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
15 - 7 - 3, fighting out of New York, Johannes Brahms!
The judges for this bout are James Atkins, Steven Brown and Andrew Berry.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The fighters circling - Honey throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Brahms moves out of range of the strikes.
Brahms avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Good standup being displayed there by Honey as he connects with a hook.
It looks like Johannes Brahms has been cut.
Honey cracks the inside of Brahms's front leg.
Brahms throws a low kick but Honey avoids it.
A little feinted left hand from Honey on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Excellent takedown into side control there by Brahms.
A control attempt from Honey but he's now mounted!
Brahms landing strikes, looking to finish!
Brahms dominating with strikes here.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Brahms looking to finish with strikes here!
Brahms lands a nice shot to the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Brahms cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
Brahms wants to control the pace but Honey is squirming around nicely.
Honey is looking to get to half guard.
Brahms misses with a series of strikes from mount. He'll no doubt be working on his ground and pound when he gets back to the gym.
Honey avoids a series of strikes thrown by Brahms.
Brahms wants to control the pace but Honey is squirming around nicely.
Honey looks to be in better condition than last time we saw him fight. Obviously he's been working hard on his cardio.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Brahms breaks from Honey's wrist control and lands an elbow.
Brahms misses with a head shot.
Brahms working the ground and pound effectively.
Brahms with good strikes from the mount here!
Honey is in a horrible position here, under a barrage of strikes, he's managing to avoid any damage.
Brahms throwing sloppy strikes here. Perhaps if he tightened up his striking from such a dominant position, he'd be able to finish easier.
Brahms misses with a series of strikes from mount. He'll no doubt be working on his ground and pound when he gets back to the gym.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Honey wriggling around on the bottom manages to avoid the strikes thrown by Brahms.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Brahms fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Brahms wants to control the pace but Honey is squirming around nicely.
Brahms scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Honey?
Brahms has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Honey is squirming around, avoiding Brahms's attempts to control the action.
Honey regains half guard.
Brahms not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Honey tries to roll over but Brahms keeps him under control.
Brahms trying to control from half guard but Honey is working away.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Brahms throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Brahms wants to pass to mount but Honey is defending the position.
Brahms missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Brahms throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Brahms passes the guard and advances to mount!
Honey is in a horrible position here, under a barrage of strikes, he's managing to avoid any damage.
Brahms throws an elbow from mount that misses. Lucky escape for Honey because Brahms loaded up on that one.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Johannes Brahms dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Johannes Brahms's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Brahms jabs Honey right on the nose. Honey blinks but takes it well.
Honey looks to land a right hand but Brahms moved out of range.
Brahms takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Brahms misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Honey.
Honey throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Brahms throws a left and a right that both miss
and Honey makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Honey keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Honey slips under a jab from Brahms.
Honey throws a big shot that misses.
Brahms tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
Honey blocks a head kick by Brahms.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Honey misses with an uppercut. Brahms saw that one coming.
Honey throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Honey throws a right and a left that both miss.
Honey missing with a left hand there. Brahms was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Honey bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Brahms, as that shot connected.
Brahms scores with a body shot.
Honey's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Brahms connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Honey scrambles back to his feet.
Brahms has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Brahms paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Brahms throws a jab when Honey was well out of range.
Hugh Honey is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Brahms thows a left - swing and a miss!
Brahms throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
A big right from Brahms misses.
No luck for Brahms with that takedown attempt.
Honey is looking to counter punch.
Honey loads up on a big right hand but Brahms slips the punch.
Honey cracks Brahms with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Honey misses with a body shot.
Brahms tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Honey was well out of range. Poor timing from Brahms.
Brahms throws a low kick but Honey avoids it.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Honey moves out of range of the body kick from Brahms.
Brahms throws a hook to the side of Honey's head but Honey sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Brahms scoring well with a low kick there.
Johannes Brahms seems to be getting the better of the standup.
A decent looking cross lands there for Brahms.
Brahms misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Honey throws a nice inside leg kick.
Brahms cracks the inside of Honey's front leg.
Brahms thuds a left hand into Honey's body.
Honey moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Brahms dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Brahms lands a nice shot to the body.
Honey gets caught flat footed, as Brahms shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Honey pushes Brahms off and scrambles back to his feet.
Brahms lands a lovely overhand right.
A big left from Brahms misses.
Brahms lands with a nice body punch.
Honey misses with a low kick.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Brahms throws an overhand right that lands on Honey's shoulder, as Honey tries to avoid the shot.
The fighters circling - Brahms throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Honey swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Brahms lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Brahms lands with a good body shot.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Brahms lands a jab to the nose.
Brahms misses with a wild body shot.
Brahms tries for a takedown but Honey circles away easily
and Honey connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Brahms loads up on a big right hand but Honey slips the punch.
Honey lands a nice looking body shot.
Brahms takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Brahms fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Honey misses with a body shot.
Brahms drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Honey defends it well.
Good standup being displayed there by Brahms as he connects with a hook.
Brahms lands a high kick!
Honey checks a leg kick.
Brahms looks to throw the jab but Honey is out of range.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Johannes Brahms showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Johannes Brahms's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're 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.
Brahms tries to score a power double leg takedown but Honey sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Brahms somewhat.
Honey scores with a sloppy right hand. Brahms should have avoided that one.
Honey checks a leg kick.
Brahms misses the jab.
Honey is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Brahms.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Honey moves away from the strike by Brahms.
Honey connects with a looping right hand.
Brahms throws a poor cross that misses
and Honey counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Brahms lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Brahms fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Honey manages to avoid it.
Brahms lands a leg kick that knocks Honey off balance momentarily.
Brahms keeps Honey at a distance using the push kick.
Brahms tries a low kick but Honey avoids it.
A quick step to the side and Honey tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Honey uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Brahms.
Brahms takes one to the chin there.
Brahms avoids a punch combination nicely.
Brahms swinging wildly here.
Honey tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Brahms throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Honey sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Honey misses with a body shot.
Hugh Honey has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Brahms rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
enabling Honey to counter with a crisp jab.
A lazy left from Brahms finds it's target.
Brahms misses the shot to the body.
Honey throws a low kick, looking for Brahms's leg but Brahms calmly moves out of range.
Brahms changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
Honey fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Brahms lands with a nice body punch.
Brahms keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Brahms throws out a loose jab but Honey uses good head movement to avoid it.
Honey misses with a body kick.
Brahms drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Honey defends it well.
Brahms connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Brahms blocks a jab.
No joy there for Brahms, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A leg kick checked by Brahms.
Brahms shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Honey as he avoids it easily.
Brahms fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
It looked like Honey was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
Hugh Honey has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Johannes Brahms.
Brahms thuds his right hand into Honey's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Johannes Brahms is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Honey takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Brahms's corner calls for a 1-2. Brahms obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Brahms uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Honey.
Brahms is looking to slow Honey down with leg kicks.
Brahms ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Brahms ducks under a wild hook from Honey.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Brahms tests Honey's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Brahms changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Honey tries to avoid it but Brahms manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Honey to the ground. Honey escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Brahms thuds his right hand into Honey's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Brahms, as that shot connected.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A swing and a miss from Honey.
Brahms throws out a powerful jab.
Brahms connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Honey momentarily.
Honey throws a solid leg kick but Brahms takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Honey.
Honey throws a leg kick
and Brahms counters with a takedown into side control.
Brahms wants to lay and pray for a moment but Honey keeps working.
Honey dodges the ground and pound from Brahms.
And that's the end of the fight!
Johannes Brahms comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Brahms has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge James Atkins scores the fight 27:30
Judge Steven Brown scores the fight 27:30
Judge Andrew Berry scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Johannes Brahms!
During a confident post fight interview, Johannes Brahms thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ja Wuan Robinson (ranked 560 p4p, 76 weight class) and Stephan Letter (ranked 889 p4p, 134 weight class). Robinson comes to the cage accompanied by Middle Of The Road - Chirpy Chirpy Cheep Cheep. Ja Wuan Robinson has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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37
208 lbs
37 - 17 - 0 |
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29
215 lbs
20 - 13 - 0 |
Good wrestling
World class boxer
Insanely flexible |
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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
37 - 17 - 0, fighting out of London, Ja Wuan Robinson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
20 - 13 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Stephan Letter!
The judges for this bout are Steven Brown, James Ackerman and Paul Tew.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Robinson misses with a looping left.
Letter throws a counter combo.
Robinson misses with a hook
and Letter counters with a straight right hand.
Robinson throws a jab when Letter was well out of range.
Letter uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Robinson.
Nice uppercut lands for Robinson. That snapped Letter's head back.
Robinson looks to land a left hand but Letter moved out of range nicely.
Letter looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Robinson is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Letter.
Letter defending well as Robinson loads up on a big left hand.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Letter misses with a head kick.
Letter has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
Robinson stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Robinson sizes up Letter with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Robinson's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Letter connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Robinson scrambles back to his feet.
Robinson misses with a shot to the body
and Letter counters with a nice uppercut.
Letter moves away from the strike by Robinson.
Letter misses with a hook.
Robinson throws a monster overhand right that drops Letter! Robinson follows up with more strikes from mount and the fight is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:31 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Ja Wuan Robinson!
After winning the bout, Ja Wuan Robinson 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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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Frank Granger (ranked 1077 p4p, 138 weight class) and Ryan Riggs (ranked 677 p4p, 96 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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226 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
14 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Frank Granger!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
22 - 12 - 2, fighting out of New York, Ryan Riggs!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Bishop, Steven Brown and Andrew Berry.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Granger misses with an uppercut. Riggs saw that one coming.
Granger tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Riggs is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
Riggs punishes Granger's body with a nice straight punch.
Granger throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Granger darts in and clinches Riggs up against the cage.
Granger prevents a body shot from Riggs.
Granger breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Granger misses with a hook. Riggs ducked under it nicely.
Granger connects with a nice looking jab.
Riggs avoids the body shot from Granger.
Granger lands with a straight right. Riggs didn't see that one coming.
It looks like Ryan Riggs has been cut.
Granger throws a body kick that misses
and Riggs counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Riggs.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Riggs stops Granger from standing up.
Riggs throwing strikes but missing.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Riggs won't allow Granger to get back to his feet.
Riggs postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Riggs stops Granger from standing up.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Riggs throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Granger works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Riggs missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Riggs postures up in Granger's guard and throws a big left but Granger blocks it.
Riggs with a flurry of punches that miss.
Riggs postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Granger has his hands on Riggs's head, controlling the position.
Granger controls Riggs momentarily but Riggs frees himself.
Riggs chips away with some ground and pound.
Granger working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Riggs.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Granger working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Riggs.
The fighters are working up against the cage. Granger manages to wriggle his way back to his feet, so the fighters are now clinched against the cage.
Granger lands a right hand.
Riggs looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Granger is leaning against Riggs and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Granger misses with an elbow strike.
Granger lands a body shot in the clinch.
Granger stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Granger manages to break the clinch.
Granger looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Riggs takes a shot right to the bread basket.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Granger closes the distance and pushes Riggs back into the cage.
Granger prevents the takedown attempt.
Granger breaks the clinch.
Granger throws a body punch but Riggs moves out of range.
A slow jab from Granger misses its intended target.
Granger throws a sloppy head kick and Riggs moves out of range easily.
Granger misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Riggs.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Granger walks into a left hand.
Granger misses with a hook.
Granger rushes Riggs and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Granger escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Frank Granger is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Granger throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Granger throws a body punch but Riggs moves out of range.
Riggs misses the shot to the body.
Granger is looking to counter punch.
Granger moves in looking to clinch but Riggs pushes him off.
Riggs gets a takedown into half guard.
Granger trying to control but Riggs postures up.
Granger tries to get to full guard but Riggs has control of the leg.
Granger preventing any damage for now, controlling his opponent's head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Granger moves into full guard.
Riggs content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Riggs with a flurry of punches that miss.
Riggs prevents Granger from getting back to his feet.
Riggs lands a couple of elbows.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Riggs throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Granger works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Riggs pushes down on Granger's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Riggs tries to pass the half guard into mount. Granger knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Frank Granger dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Ryan Riggs's cut.
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.
Granger fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Riggs manages to avoid it.
Nice uppercut lands for Riggs. That snapped Granger's head back.
Nice defenses there by Granger.
Riggs avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Granger tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Riggs paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Riggs with a lazy takedown attempt
and Granger counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Riggs thinking.
Granger lands with a kick to the ribs.
Granger throws a sloppy head kick and Riggs moves out of range easily.
Ryan Riggs seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Granger misses with a looping left.
A shot to the body from Riggs misses
and Granger connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Riggs lands with a good body shot.
Riggs's coach down at Big Apple Gym was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on Riggs's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Granger has managed to clinch.
Granger breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Granger swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Riggs.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Granger looking to land some kicks to the body here.
A jab from Riggs does it's job there.
Riggs with a lazy takedown attempt
and Granger counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Granger has taken the fight to the clinch.
Granger escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Granger cracks Riggs with a good jab.
Riggs stalks Granger and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Granger's face. Granger staggers backwards, shaken.
Riggs throws a hook but Granger avoids it easily.
Granger chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Riggs blocks a jab.
Granger gets caught flat footed, as Riggs shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Riggs is working Granger over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Riggs has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Riggs throwing strikes but missing.
Granger working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Riggs.
Granger wants to get back to his feet but Riggs is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
It really doesn't seem like the step up in weight is hurting Granger here at all. He's more than holding his own against the bigger man.
Riggs missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Riggs scoring with punches to the head and body.
Riggs postures up and lands a big shot to Granger's brow.
Riggs throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Granger works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Riggs loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Granger has his feet on Riggs's hips. He pushes off and gets to his feet. Nice work.
Granger is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Riggs can do to turn this around?
Riggs with a lazy takedown attempt
and Granger counters with a big head kick but Riggs shrugs it off.
Frank Granger has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Ryan Riggs.
Riggs tries to keep at a distance but Granger has taken the fight into the clinch.
Granger blocks the elbow strike.
Riggs throws a knee to the head but misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Granger escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Excellent takedown into side control there by Riggs.
Granger wants to get back to his feet but Riggs drags him back down.
Granger is working to avoid the ground and pound but Riggs connects with a decent elbow.
The ground and pound from Riggs seems to be hitting the mat more than his opponent.
Granger wants to get back to his feet but Riggs drags him back down.
Riggs cracks Granger with an elbow. That is naaassty.
Ryan Riggs has got the better of the ground game so far.
Granger is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Granger dodges the ground and pound from Riggs.
Riggs working the strikes but Granger uses the opportunity to regain half guard.
Granger wants to get back to his feet.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Riggs throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Riggs is thwarting Granger's attempts to control the position.
Granger keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Riggs throwing shots but Granger is blocking nicely.
Riggs prevents Granger from standing back up.
Riggs looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Granger with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Granger wants to control but Riggs is keeping busy.
Granger looks like he's trying to stand up.
Riggs lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Frank Granger will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Ryan Riggs's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
Granger defending well as Riggs loads up on a big left hand.
Granger leaves Riggs with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Riggs tries to keep at a distance but Granger has taken the fight into the clinch.
Riggs has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Granger avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Granger tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Riggs's elbow.
Riggs managing to block the knees to the body from Granger.
Granger escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Riggs misses with a series of wild punches.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Granger tries to close the distance and clinch up but Riggs swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Riggs scores with a sloppy right hand. Granger should have avoided that one.
Granger tries to close the distance and clinch up but Riggs swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Riggs keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Granger digs a good body shot into Riggs's ribs.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Riggs shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Granger sprawls well. Granger wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Riggs gets slowly back to his feet.
Frank Granger has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Ryan Riggs.
Granger misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Riggs counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Granger throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Granger throws a head kick but Riggs moves out of range.
Riggs lands a glancing blow to the side of Granger's head.
Granger wants to clinch up but Riggs keeps it at a distance.
Granger fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Riggs manages to avoid it.
Riggs throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Granger stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Riggs misses with a hook.
Riggs throws a series of punches but Granger moves out of range.
Granger takes a swing at Riggs's ribcage but misses.
Riggs lands with a cross.
Frank Granger is winning the standup battle so far.
Riggs takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Granger connects with a looping right hand.
Riggs throws a sloppy body shot
and Granger counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Granger lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
That has opened up Ryan Riggs's cut even more.
Riggs takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Riggs takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Granger has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Granger there as he acknowledges the shot.
Nice takedown defense from Granger. No joy for Riggs on that attempt.
Granger cracks a nice hook into Riggs's ribs.
Granger gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Granger lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Granger breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Granger connects with a crisp jab.
A slapping body kick lands there for Granger.
Granger forces Riggs back against the cage and clinches.
Granger breaks from the clinch.
Granger misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Riggs.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Granger cracks Riggs with an open hand slap.
Granger swings for the body but Riggs moves out of range.
Riggs fails with the takedown
and Granger connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Granger jabs at Riggs's body.
Riggs throws a shot from downtown. Granger moves away and avoids it.
Frank Granger is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
A shot to the liver by Granger. Beautiful body shot.
Granger throws a head kick but Riggs moves out of range.
Riggs dives in and scores a takedown into Granger's guard.
Granger scrambles and gets back to his feet.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Riggs stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Granger.
Granger swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Riggs.
Granger bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Riggs fails with the takedown
and Granger counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Riggs misses with a hook. Granger ducked under it nicely.
Granger jabs Riggs to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Granger misses with a head kick.
Riggs jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Riggs keeps the fight on the outside.
The fighters circling - Riggs throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Granger moves into the clinch successfully.
Riggs is looking to take this one to the mat.
Granger lands a nice uppercut.
Riggs tries to circle away but Granger has him pinned against the cage.
Granger tries to work over Riggs's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Ryan Riggs has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Granger with a knee to the head.
And that's the end of the fight!
Frank Granger showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Granger, 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 Daniel Bishop scores the fight 30:28
Judge Steven Brown scores the fight 30:28
Judge Andrew Berry scores the fight 30:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Frank Granger!
An intense looking Frank Granger took to the microphone post fight and gave a little speech: 'Im so happy to work with a great team and Great manager To my Fans im back and ready for war'.
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Cobweb Cooter (ranked 646 p4p, 82 weight class) and Great Tiger (ranked 613 p4p, 77 weight class). Cooter comes into the arena with Porch Honky blaring out of the sound system. 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 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
16 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Cobweb Cooter!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
18 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Great Tiger!
The judges for this bout are Chris Edwards, Andrew Berry and Paul Tew.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Tiger slips a straight right by Cooter.
A decent looking cross lands there for Cooter.
Cooter lands a jab to the nose.
Tiger throws a body shot but no joy.
Cooter throws a hook to the side of Tiger's head but Tiger sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Tiger throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Cooter changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
Tiger keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Tiger tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
Cooter takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Cooter shoots in but no luck this time.
Tiger moves forwards but Cooter connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Cooter keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Tiger.
Cooter fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Tiger is out of range.
Cooter digs a good body shot into Tiger's ribs.
Cooter misses with an uppercut.
Tiger drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Cooter defends it well.
Cooter ducks under a wild hook from Tiger.
Tiger scores with a nice right hand.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Decent striking displayed by Cooter there.
We've been hearing reports that Cooter has been drilling takedowns in recent sessions so let's see if that has an impact on the result of this fight.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tiger manages to get an easy takedown there - catching Cooter on his heels. He'll look to pass Cooter's guard now, I'm sure.
Cooter utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Tiger stopping the sweep attempt from Cooter.
Cooter working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Tiger.
Tiger tries to free his leg and advance position but Cooter is retaining full guard.
Tiger has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Cooter is trying to control the position but Tiger postures up.
Tiger won't allow Cooter to sweep him here.
Cooter keeping moving, preventing Tiger from controlling successfully.
Cooter wants to sweep but no luck.
Cooter thows some rabbit punches from the bottom but they don't do any damage.
Tiger stopping the sweep attempt from Cooter.
Tiger stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Cooter swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Tiger wants to control from the top but Cooter keeps moving.
Tiger stopping the sweep attempt from Cooter.
Cooter is working hard here to advance position.
Cooter trying to keep a closed guard but Tiger is proving a slippery customer.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cooter pushes Tiger off and gets back to his feet.
Cooter shoots in looking for a takedown. Tiger tries to sprawl out of it but Cooter keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Tiger manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Cobweb Cooter. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Tiger bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
You can see the frustration on Cooter's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Tiger working the ground and pound but Cooter is defending the strikes.
Tiger goes for an armbar! This could be all over! Wait, no, Cooter rolls with the submission and now he's on top in Tiger's guard! Nice work there by Cooter!
Cooter scoring with punches to the head and body.
Cooter trying to control but Tiger is working from the bottom.
Cooter throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Tiger works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Tiger is adopting a defensive guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Cooter postures up in Tiger's guard and throws a big left but Tiger blocks it.
Tiger is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Cooter defends well.
Cooter keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Tiger's head.
Tiger seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
Tiger looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Cooter with a nice head shot there.
Tiger is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Cooter with a nice head shot there.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cooter lands a couple of elbows.
Cooter content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Tiger working a defensive guard here.
Cooter distracts Tiger with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Tiger isolates an arm and boxes in a triangle. Cooter stacks Tiger 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 Cooter!
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Tiger taking punishment in the form of punches.
Cooter scores with a couple of short elbows.
Tiger tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Tiger gets back to half guard.
Cooter is trying to control the action in half guard but Tiger is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Cobweb Cooter dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Cooter looks to land a body kick but Tiger moved away.
Tiger changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
Tiger lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Cooter with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Tiger to score with a decent uppercut.
Cooter ducks under a wild hook from Tiger.
A jab lands there for Tiger.
Great Tiger seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Tiger avoids the head kick by Cooter.
Cooter just misses with a punch to the body.
Tiger connects with a leg kick. Cooter looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Great Tiger seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Cooter throws the left hand but Tiger avoids the punch easily.
Cooter feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
Tiger has his foot on Cooter's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Cooter works his way back into a safe position though.
Cooter makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Cooter lands a couple of elbows.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Cooter is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Cooter's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Cooter stands up over Tiger, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tiger is working actively from the bottom, looking for submissions. He's escaped his hips to the side and he's going for an armbar! Cooter has his hands clasped together but Tiger extends and breaks Cooter's desperate grasp, forcing a tap out due to armbar! Nice BJJ displayed there by Tiger.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:22 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Great Tiger!
Great Tiger thanked the fans post fight for their support.
The defeated Cobweb Cooter had this to say: 'Im feeling lower than a doodle bug right about now.'.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between DJ Augustus (ranked 300 p4p, 38 weight class) and Ciro Terranova (ranked 729 p4p, 97 weight class). I don't know about you partner, but I'm pumped for this one!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
13 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, DJ Augustus !
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
21 - 8 - 0, fighting out of New York, Ciro Terranova!
The judges for this bout are James Ackerman, Paul Tew and Richard Clark.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Terranova stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Terranova wants it to stay on the feet.
Terranova looks like he wants to counter punch here.
We've been hearing reports that Augustus has been drilling takedowns in recent sessions so let's see if that has an impact on the result of this fight.
Terranova stuffs the takedown.
Terranova looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Augustus looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Augustus wants to pass the guard but Terranova is keeping the position.
Augustus stands up over Terranova, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Augustus is in close to Terranova's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Augustus is in close to Terranova's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Terranova has managed to wall walk up one of the corner posts to get back to his feet. Augustus is pushing him up against the cage, looking to control the position.
Terranova's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Augustus shoots in for a takedown but Terranova shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Terranova! But no joy.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for DJ Augustus . That's going to take a lot out of him.
Nice takedown defense from Terranova. No joy for Augustus on that 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!
Terranova dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Terranova leaves Augustus with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nice takedown defense from Terranova. No joy for Augustus on that attempt.
We've been informed that Terranova has been sparring a lot of Muay Thai in the buildup to this fight so let's see if that has an impact on the result.
Terranova stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Terranova wants it to stay on the feet.
Terranova looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Ciro Terranova is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Augustus closes this distance looking for a takedown but Terranova circles away.
Horrible takedown attempt by Augustus or perhaps it was just good defense by Terranova, which made it look bad.
Terranova swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Augustus scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Augustus scores with a couple of nice shots to the head there. The referee takes a look at Terranova to see if he's OK.
Terranova wants to escape from the position here - easier said than done!
Augustus misses with an attempted head punch from side control.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Terranova is working hard to escape and get back to his feet. After a battle for position, Augustus asserts his dominance and retains side control.
Augustus 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 two minutes gone in the round.
Augustus content to control the pace. The referee will try and keep them active though.
Terranova stops Augustus from passing to mount.
Augustus working the ground and pound but Terranova is defending the strikes.
Terranova is trying to escape and get back to his feet.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Augustus in side control, throwing shots but Terranova defends.
Terranova wants to get back to his feet.
Augustus wants to lay and pray for a moment but Terranova keeps working.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Augustus is trying to get an arm triangle but Terranova is defending well.
Augustus tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Augustus has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Augustus in side control, throwing shots but Terranova defends.
Augustus trying to control the position but Terranova is working away.
Terranova is trying to get back to his feet.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Terranova defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Augustus .
Augustus shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Terranova but Terranova pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Terranova stuffs the takedown attempt from Augustus . Augustus gets slowly back to his feet.
A little jabbing left from Terranova on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Augustus fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Augustus tries for a takedown but Terranova sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Augustus will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Terranova defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Augustus .
Augustus shoots in but Terranova avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Augustus takes one to the side of the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ciro Terranova dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Terranova turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
It looks like DJ Augustus has been cut.
Augustus shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Terranova is trying to defend but Augustus finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Augustus lands a nice short elbow.
Terranova is looking to escape.
Terranova pushes Augustus off and gets back to his feet.
Augustus shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Terranova but Terranova pushes him off and we're back to square one.
A little jabbing left from Terranova on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Ciro Terranova seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Augustus tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Terranova swivels and escapes.
The fight stays on the outside here - Augustus looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Augustus with a lazy takedown attempt
and Terranova cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for DJ Augustus . That's going to take a lot out of him.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Augustus shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Terranova as he jumps to the side.
Terranova looks like he wanted to counter with a high kick but didn't throw it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Augustus shoots in and gets a takedown into Terranova's guard.
Augustus trying to control but Terranova is working from the bottom.
Terranova utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Augustus prevents Terranova from getting back to his feet.
Terranova can't keep his opponent in guard - Augustus advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Terranova is refusing to be controlled, as Augustus sits in half guard.
Augustus keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
Terranova has one foot on Augustus 's thigh - he pushes off and manages to get back to his feet.
Augustus looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Augustus shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Terranova defends it nicely.
Terranova throws the kick towards the body but Augustus avoids it.
Augustus bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Terranova is pushing Augustus 's head away, looking to escape. Augustus manages to hold on to the position though.
Both fighters have adopted an aggressive gameplan on the ground!
Terranova has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Augustus misses with a strike but at least he's keeping busy, looking to cause some damage - that will still help him when it comes to the judges scorecards.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Terranova is looking to work his way out of this bad position but Augustus is controlling him well.
Augustus takes a little break here. Terranova wants to take advantage but he is being controlled well.
Terranova bucks up and tries to throw Augustus off but instead Augustus has got his back!
Terranova prevents Augustus from getting a body triangle.
Augustus looking for the RNC.
Terranova wants to get back to his feet.
DJ Augustus overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Augustus lands a punch that was close to the back of the head but the ref thinks it's OK.
Terranova is trying to get back to his feet. He's worked up on to his knees and now he's on his feet with his head on the canvas, trying to shake Augustus off. It looks like it's working - Augustus slides off, much to his dismay, and we're back to standing! Terranova displaying calm under pressure there.
Terranova stuffs the takedown.
Augustus closes the distance and clinches up with Terranova, looking for a takedown. Augustus pushes Terranova against the cage but Terranova circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Augustus shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Terranova counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Augustus fails with a takedown attempt.
Augustus shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Terranova as he avoids it easily.
Terranova swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Augustus fails with the takedown
and Terranova counters with a nice body shot.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ciro Terranova showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on DJ Augustus 's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Terranova connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Augustus 's hands.
Augustus is still looking wobbly from the end of the last round!
Augustus with a lazy takedown attempt
and Terranova rattles Augustus with a well-timed uppercut counter. - Augustus tries to back away and recover but his hands are down low and he gets tagged again, sending him stumbling down to the canvas. Terranova dives in after him and quickly finishes the job with a trio of brutal punches, leaving Augustus stiff and motionless on the mat!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:10 of round 3, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Ciro Terranova!
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Jallu Pesonen (ranked 251 p4p, 32 weight class) and Sarfraz Ali (ranked 272 p4p, 33 weight class). Pesonen comes to the cage accompanied by DJ Orkidea - Joutsenlaulu. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
20 - 13 - 1, fighting out of Amsterdam, Jallu Pesonen!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
23 - 10 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Sarfraz Ali!
The judges for this bout are Steven Brown, Chris Edwards and Donald Grub.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Pesonen shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Ali but Ali pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Pesonen looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Ali uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Pesonen.
Ali takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Ali lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Pesonen takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Ali ducks under a wild hook from Pesonen.
Pesonen tries to land a leg kick but Ali saw it coming and moves away.
Ali throws out a counter right but Pesonen avoids it with no problem.
Ali walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Ali avoids the body shot from Pesonen.
Ali tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Pesonen manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Sarfraz Ali seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Ali throws the left hand but Pesonen avoids the punch easily.
Pesonen is trying hard to land a takedown here. Ali sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Pesonen backing away here, and Ali unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
Ali throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Ali misses with a wild body shot.
Pesonen tries to move into range but Ali moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Ali ducks under a wild hook from Pesonen.
Ali fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Pesonen.
Pesonen throws a leg kick that misses.
Pesonen finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
It seemed like Ali was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ali walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Pesonen checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Ali lunges at Pesonen with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Pesonen's hand.
Ali chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Ali takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Ali looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Pesonen tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Pesonen throws a shot from downtown. Ali moves away and avoids it.
Ali displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Pesonen.
Ali is trying to counter with his kicks.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jallu Pesonen. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Pesonen fails with a takedown attempt.
Ali looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Ali, right into the meat.
Pesonen throws a jab but it's blocked by Ali.
Pesonen throws a leg kick but Ali sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Ali looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Ali pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Ali. Pesonen shrugs it off though.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ali lands with an uppercut that bounces Pesonen off the cage and back into range.
Ali tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Ali connects with a leg kick. Pesonen looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Pesonen moves away from the strike by Ali.
Ali lands with a thumping leg kick.
Ali lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Pesonen throws a leg kick
and Ali connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Pesonen throws a poor cross that misses
and Ali counters with a nice uppercut.
Ali throws a hook to the side of Pesonen's head but Pesonen sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Ali moves out of range as Pesonen strikes.
Ali lands a leg kick that knocks Pesonen off balance momentarily.
Ali uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Pesonen has time to react.
Ali connects with a good right hand that stumbles Pesonen. Pesonen circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Ali fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Pesonen has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Ali throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Ali connects with an inside leg kick.
Pesonen looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Ali has scooted to the edge of the canvas and used the cage to get back to his feet. Pesonen has stuck on his opponent and is forcing him back against the cage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ali lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Pesonen backwards.
Ali prevents Pesonen from breaking the clinch.
Ali misses with some punches.
Pesonen is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Ali tries a body shot but Pesonen blocks it.
Ali tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Pesonen's elbow.
Ali swings wildly with an uppercut but Pesonen uses good head movement to avoid it.
Pesonen throws a head punch that misses.
Pesonen lands a right hand.
A head punch on the inside from Pesonen fails to land.
Pesonen misses with a short punch on the inside.
Pesonen tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
A head punch on the inside from Ali fails to land.
Ali tries to throw a body punch but Pesonen avoids it by throwing Ali back against the cage.
Pesonen drags the fight down to the ground.
Pesonen is working an open guard so Ali takes the opportunity to get back to his feet.
Pesonen pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Both fighters circling a little - Ali finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Pesonen throws a big shot that misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Pesonen looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into side control! Oh, that's bad for Ali!
Pesonen landing strikes.
Pesonen scores with a couple of short elbows.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Ali is pushing Pesonen's head away, looking to escape. Pesonen manages to hold on to the position though.
Both fighters have adopted an aggressive gameplan on the ground!
Pesonen is looking to take a break and control but Ali is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Pesonen works a knee to the body and follows up with a nice elbow to the head.
Ali is trying to get back to his feet.
Pesonen lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear Ali down.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Ali is trying to stand back up. He's worked his way up against the cage but Pesonen has just dragged him back down to the mat.
Ali takes a nasty elbow to the side of the head.
Ali is working hard to escape and get back to his feet. After a battle for position, Pesonen asserts his dominance and retains side control.
Pesonen grinds an elbow into Ali's temple.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Sarfraz Ali dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Pesonen with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Pesonen throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
The fighters circling - Ali throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Ali digs a good hook to Pesonen's body.
Ali swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Pesonen.
Ali bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Pesonen's head backwards.
Ali is looking to clinch.
Ali tries to clinch but Pesonen is having none of it.
Pesonen lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Pesonen shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Pesonen looks for a takedown but Ali sprawls well.
Pesonen checks a leg kick.
Ali walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Pesonen checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Ali throws a nice outside leg kick.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Ali.
Ali drives through and clinches with Pesonen against the cage.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A left hand lands to the body for Ali.
Ali working aggressively here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ali throws a head punch that misses.
Ali tries to work over Pesonen's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Ali throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Ali tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Pesonen's elbow.
Ali lands a hook to the side of the head.
Ali misses with a punch to the body.
Pesonen lands with a light punch inside.
Ali has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Pesonen seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Ali can turn it around.
Ali misses with a shot to the kidneys.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Ali creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
A short left from Ali.
Ali tries a body shot but Pesonen blocks it.
Ali misses with the head strike.
Pesonen throws a punch but it's blocked by Ali.
Pesonen manages to break the clinch.
Ali avoids the head kick by Pesonen.
Ali wants to clinch.
Pesonen lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ali throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Pesonen on the side of the head.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Pesonen shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Ali sprawls well. Ali wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Pesonen gets slowly back to his feet.
Sarfraz Ali is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Pesonen misses with a jab, cross combination.
Pesonen throws a sloppy head kick and Ali moves out of range easily.
A swing and a miss from Pesonen.
Ali slaps away a takedown attempt from Pesonen, before circling back to the center of the mat.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jallu Pesonen. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Ali lands a leg kick that knocks Pesonen off balance momentarily.
Ali throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Ali keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Ali moves out of range of the strikes.
The fighters circling - Pesonen throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Ali tests Pesonen's chin there with a solid looking shot.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ali scores with a crisp jab that stopped Pesonen in his tracks.
Ali misses the body punch
and Pesonen cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Pesonen tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Pesonen takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Ali throws a nice inside leg kick.
Ali misses with a straight right.
Ali misses with an uppercut.
Pesonen checks a low kick from Ali.
Pesonen has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Ali finds it's way round the side to connect with Pesonen's head.
Pesonen displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Ali throws out the jab.
Ali bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Pesonen's head.
Pesonen throws out a loose jab but Ali uses good head movement to avoid it.
Pesonen tries to work over Ali's front leg with a kick but Ali checks it.
Pesonen moves out of range as Ali throws a body kick.
Pesonen has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Ali finds it's way round the side to connect with Pesonen's 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!
Pesonen ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Ali moves away.
Ali lunges at Pesonen with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Pesonen's hand.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ali throws a nice inside leg kick.
Ali tries to clinch there but Pesonen circles away.
A jab from Pesonen misses.
Ali displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Pesonen throws out the jab.
Pesonen cracks Ali with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Ali walks into a left hand.
A jab from Pesonen misses.
Ali is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.
Ali is looking to chop away at Pesonen's legs.
Pesonen has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Ali.
Ali has taken the fight to the clinch.
Ali scores with a hook to the body.
Sarfraz Ali seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Pesonen blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Pesonen is looking to take this one to the mat.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Pesonen.
A nice left hand lands by Ali.
Ali lands a shoulder strike.
Pesonen throws a head punch that misses.
Pesonen blocks a body shot from Ali.
Ali has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Ali working some nice short punches in the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Sarfraz Ali showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Nice uppercut there from Ali.
Ali misses with an uppercut.
Ali scores with a crisp jab that stopped Pesonen in his tracks.
The crowd cheers as Ali lands an impressive looking overhand right. Pesonen doesn't seem phased though.
Pesonen throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Ali was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind.
Ali throws a front kick aimed at Pesonen's knee but Pesonen avoids it well.
Pesonen tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Ali was well out of range. Poor timing from Pesonen.
Ali buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Ali scores with a nice strike.
Sarfraz Ali seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Pesonen scores with a head kick. Ali tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Ali lands a leg kick that knocks Pesonen off balance momentarily.
Ali connects with a solid leg kick.
Ali takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Ali lands a lovely overhand right.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Ali takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Pesonen swats away the attempt to clinch by Ali.
Ali tries to close the distance and clinch but Pesonen swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Pesonen swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pesonen throws a big shot that misses.
Ali misses with a straight left.
Pesonen tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
A swing and a miss from Pesonen.
Ali throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Pesonen sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Ali misses with a leg kick
enabling Pesonen to counter with a crisp jab.
Pesonen takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Ali.
Ali is looking to land body kicks.
Ali misses with a hook.
Ali catches Pesonen with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Ali explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Ali with a nice cross.
Pesonen takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Ali checks a low kick from Pesonen.
Pesonen will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Jallu Pesonen has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ali throws a jab but it's blocked by Pesonen.
The fighters circling - Pesonen throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Ali throws a wild body kick that Pesonen sees coming a mile off.
Pesonen walks into a jab.
Pesonen uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Ali.
Ali scores with a kick to the midsection.
A telegraphed right hand from Ali misses the target.
Ali misses with an uppercut. Pesonen saw that one coming.
Pesonen circles away from the clinch attempt.
Pesonen takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Ali.
Ali scores with a sloppy right hand. Pesonen should have avoided that one.
Pesonen looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Ali throws a nice inside leg kick.
The fighters circling - Pesonen throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Pesonen on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Ali connects with an inside leg kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ali ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Pesonen moves away.
Ali throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Ali throws a nice outside leg kick.
Pesonen takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Pesonen takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Pesonen throws a leg kick but Ali sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Ali looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Ali lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
A big left from Pesonen misses.
Pesonen is trying hard to land a takedown here. Ali sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Pesonen swings widly with a right hand
and Ali counters with a thumping low kick.
Ali ducks under a wild hook from Pesonen.
Ali fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Ali chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Pesonen misses with a looping right.
Ali cracks Pesonen with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Ali lands a head shot.
Ali throws a quick inside leg kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pesonen cracks Ali with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Ali fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Pesonen has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
A solid leg kick lands there for Pesonen.
Pesonen is looking to land body kicks.
Ali misses with a lunging right hand
and Pesonen counters with a body kick.
Ali stuffs the takedown attempt from Pesonen. Pesonen gets slowly back to his feet.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Pesonen takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Pesonen misses with a looping right.
A looping hook to the body misses from Pesonen. Ali does a little dance to reset his feet.
Pesonen takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Ali fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Pesonen has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Pesonen swats away the attempt to clinch by Ali.
Pesonen throws a head kick that misses.
And that's the end of the fight!
Sarfraz Ali comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Ali 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 Steven Brown scores the fight 27:30
Judge Chris Edwards scores the fight 27:30
Judge Donald Grub scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Sarfraz Ali!
A victorious Sarfraz Ali thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Super Heavyweight (ranked 382 p4p, 59 weight class) and Tony Monteiro (ranked 264 p4p, 40 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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274 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
38 - 12 - 0, fighting out of London, Super Heavyweight!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
23 - 17 - 0, fighting out of New York, Tony Monteiro!
The judges for this bout are James Glass, Phil Schofield and Richard Clark.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Heavyweight misses the jab.
Heavyweight cracks Monteiro with a big right hand that sends him to the floor! Monteiro looks wobbly but he's sprung back up to his feet straight away… can Heavyweight finish him?
It looks like Tony Monteiro has been cut.
Heavyweight misses with an uppercut.
Monteiro throws a big counter head kick but Heavyweight avoids it with no problem.
Heavyweight throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Heavyweight swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Heavyweight drops Monteiro with a big left hand! Monteiro is injured, injured bad! Heavyweight jumps in and finished him with strikes! The fight is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:34 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Super Heavyweight!
A victorious Super Heavyweight thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Brak Maugøn (ranked 108 p4p, 16 weight class) and Heavy Rain (ranked 66 p4p, 10 weight class). Maugøn comes to the cage accompanied by Save Yourself. Rain has chosen For Heavy Metal we will die! as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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252 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
27 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Brak Maugøn!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
26 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Heavy Rain!
The judges for this bout are James Ackerman, Steven Brown and James Glass.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Maugøn slips under a jab from Rain.
Maugøn ducks under a wild hook from Rain.
Both fighters circling a little - Maugøn finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Maugøn bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Rain's head backwards.
Maugøn keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Rain lands a nice leg kick that just misses Maugøn's sensitive parts.
Maugøn avoids a punch combination nicely.
Rain is looking to land body kicks.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Maugøn scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Maugøn has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Fist of Fury Training Center in the buildup to the fight.
Rain tries to land a body kick
and Maugøn moves into the clinch.
Rain cracks Maugøn with a nice body shot.
Rain blocks an uppercut.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Rain avoiding damage as Maugøn throws knees to the body.
Maugøn blocks an uppercut.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rain fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Maugøn misses with an elbow strike.
Rain misses with a punch on the inside.
Maugøn lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Rain jumps guard but Maugøn turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Maugøn misses with a body punch.
Maugøn misses with a hook from the clinch.
Rain pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Rain lands a jab to the head.
Rain lands a right hook to the body.
Rain scores with a crisp jab that stopped Maugøn in his tracks.
Maugøn dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Rain. That did some damage!
Rain misses with a hook
and Maugøn counters with a right hand to the body.
A jab from Rain does it's job there.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Maugøn thuds a left hand into Rain's body.
Maugøn dodges the punch combination from Rain.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rain blocks a head kick by Maugøn.
Maugøn misses with a looping left.
Rain lands a glancing blow to the side of Maugøn's head.
Rain has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Maugøn misses with a two punch combination.
Rain throws the kick towards the body but Maugøn avoids it.
Rain lands with a right hand.
Maugøn ducks under a wild hook from Rain.
Rain works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Maugøn throws a low kick, looking for Rain's leg but Rain calmly moves out of range.
Rain is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Maugøn shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Maugøn on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rain avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Rain walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Maugøn checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Maugøn takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Rain moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Maugøn steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Rain.
Rain dips to his left and cracks Maugøn with an uppercut!
Maugøn attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Maugøn throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Maugøn moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Maugøn takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Heavy Rain seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Rain throws a head kick but Maugøn moves out of range.
Rain is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Rain scores with a jab to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Maugøn tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Rain blocks a head kick by Maugøn.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Rain throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
A counter left hand to the body from Maugøn misses its target.
Maugøn takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Maugøn gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Rain.
Rain walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Maugøn avoids the body shot from Rain.
Maugøn thows a left - swing and a miss!
Rain shapes to counter with a head kick.
A slapping leg kick lands for Rain.
Rain is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Maugøn had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
Jab from Rain.
Rain wants to land a leg kick but Maugøn is out of range.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Heavy Rain dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Rain cracks Maugøn with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Maugøn tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Jab, jab by Rain - just one landing.
Rain throws a looping overhand right but Maugøn ducks down to avoid it.
Rain staying out of range there.
Rain connects with a nice looking jab.
Maugøn takes a swing at Rain's ribcage but misses.
Maugøn pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Maugøn thows a leg kick but Rain checks it
and Maugøn takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Rain lands a lovely overhand right.
Rain connects with a nice looking jab.
Maugøn takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Maugøn throws a jab when Rain was well out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Rain.
Maugøn wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch.
Rain jabs Maugøn to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Rain scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Maugøn is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Rain.
Maugøn fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Rain checks it well.
Rain let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
A slow jab from Rain misses its intended target.
Maugøn throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Maugøn looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Rain scores with a kick to the body.
Rain lands with a hook. Maugøn tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Rain with a nice cross.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Maugøn throws the left hand but Rain avoids the punch easily.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Maugøn.
Rain scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Rain fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Maugøn manages to avoid it.
Rain scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Rain buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Rain misses with a looping right.
Maugøn is looking to counter punch.
Rain misses the shot to the body.
Maugøn finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Maugøn slips a jab from Rain.
A looping hook to the body misses from Rain. Maugøn does a little dance to reset his feet.
Maugøn is looking to counter with a body kick.
Rain moves out of range as Maugøn throws a body kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Maugøn throws a leg kick which misses Rain's front leg but catches the back leg as Rain tries to avoid it.
Maugøn throws a low kick, looking for Rain's leg but Rain calmly moves out of range.
Rain lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
A telegraphed right hand from Rain misses the target.
Rain thows a leg kick but Maugøn checks it
enabling Maugøn to counter with a crisp jab.
A low kick from Maugøn is predictable there
and Rain counters with a nice leg kick.
The fighters circling - Maugøn throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Rain misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Maugøn.
Rain lands with a nice body punch.
Maugøn changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Maugøn needs to keep his hands up - Rain had a free shot at his head there.
Maugøn fails in his attempt to clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Maugøn throws a wild body kick that Rain sees coming a mile off.
Rain lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Maugøn at a distance.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Jab, jab by Rain - just one landing.
A big left from Maugøn misses.
A decent looking cross lands there for Rain.
Good exchange - Rain coming out on top.
Maugøn misses with a body kick.
A nice side step and Rain releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Rain blocks a low kick nicely.
Maugøn swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Maugøn misses with a lunging right hand
and Rain counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Maugøn displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Rain throws out the jab.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Heavy Rain showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
Maugøn takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Maugøn misses with a double jab
and Rain counters with a low kick, right behind Maugøn 's knee.
Maugøn takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Rain has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Maugøn works the jab nicely.
Maugøn looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Rain misses with a head kick.
Maugøn is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Maugøn misses with a lunging right hand
and Rain counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Maugøn jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Rain follows through with a counter body kick but it doesn't land.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Rain slips under a jab.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Maugøn - that will leave a mark!
Maugøn tries to land a leg kick but Rain saw it coming and moves away.
Rain throws a body punch but Maugøn moves out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Maugøn scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Rain pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Rain misses with a body shot.
Rain works the jab nicely.
Rain looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Maugøn drops his hands momentarily and Rain takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Maugøn moves out of range of the body kick from Rain.
Rain lands a slapping body shot.
Maugøn checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Maugøn misses the shot to the body.
Rain takes a swing at Maugøn's ribcage but misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rain connects with a leg kick. Maugøn looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Maugøn attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Rain with a hook.
Rain misses with a hook.
Heavy Rain seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Maugøn throws a half hearted mid kick.
Rain is clearly looking to counter with head kicks.
Rain moves out of range as Maugøn strikes.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A looping hook to the body misses from Rain. Maugøn does a little dance to reset his feet.
Rain misses with a straight left.
Rain swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Maugøn throwing a counter right hand but Rain manages to avoid it.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Rain, right into the meat.
Rain lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Maugøn chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Rain can pounce on him.
Rain cracks Maugøn with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Rain steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Maugøn.
No joy there for Rain, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Rain lunges at Maugøn with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Maugøn's hand.
Rain scores with a sloppy right hand. Maugøn should have avoided that one.
Maugøn takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
A slapping body kick lands there for Rain.
Maugøn looks to land a left hand but Rain moved out of range nicely.
Rain only half commits to the counter leg kick.
Rain connects with a leg kick. Maugøn looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Rain lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rain uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Maugøn.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Maugøn's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Rain connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Maugøn scrambles back to his feet.
Maugøn is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
A jab lands there for Rain.
Rain lands a slapping body shot.
A head kick misses from Maugøn.
Maugøn throws a lazy right hand but Rain sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Rain is trying to counter with his kicks.
Maugøn chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Rain can pounce on him.
Maugøn is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Nice uppercut lands for Maugøn. That snapped Rain's head back.
And that's the end of the fight!
Heavy Rain comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Rain winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge James Ackerman scores the fight 27:30
Judge Steven Brown scores the fight 27:30
Judge James Glass scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Heavy Rain!
Heavy Rain decided to go for the less than humble approach in his post fight interview, telling everyone how he is going to conquer the world. The crowd seemed to like it when really that sort of approach could have gone either way.
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