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HFC 121 - Higgins vs Randleman PBP Commentary |
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Soons Sam (ranked 23108 p4p, 3027 weight class) and Ricardo P Cruz (ranked 769 p4p, 392 weight class). Soons Sam has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 4 - 9 - 1, fighting out of Tokyo, Soons Sam!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Ricardo P Cruz!
The judges for this bout are Reed Andrews, Dean Styles and Columbo Gatti.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
P Cruz connects with an inside leg kick.
P Cruz swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Nice shot by P Cruz.
Sam shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says P Cruz as he avoids it easily.
P Cruz throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
P Cruz closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
P Cruz effectively controlling the action here.
P Cruz breaks the clinch.
P Cruz fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
P Cruz lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by P Cruz.
 It looks like Soons Sam has been cut.
P Cruz pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Sam back to the cage. P Cruz follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Sam shoots in for a takedown but P Cruz shows good takedown defense.
Sam shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. P Cruz defends it nicely.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Soons Sam. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Sam throws a body kick that misses
and P Cruz counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Sam has P Cruz up against the cage in a clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
P Cruz breaks the clinch.
P Cruz lands a head kick. Sam smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
P Cruz lands with a cross.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Sam being controlled against the cage.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
P Cruz breaks the clinch.
P Cruz moves into the clinch.
P Cruz has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Sam seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if P Cruz can turn it around.
P Cruz stalling the fight.
Sam wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
P Cruz breaks from the clinch.
Sam throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
P Cruz lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Ricardo P Cruz seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
P Cruz ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
P Cruz throws a nice looking combination but Sam bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Sam has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
Sam throws a body punch but P Cruz moves out of range.
P Cruz throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
As P Cruz looks to move away, Sam throws a big counter combo but P Cruz just gets out of the way.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
P Cruz throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Sam.
Sam fails to land with a series of punches.
P Cruz clinches up against the cage.
P Cruz pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
P Cruz drives through and clinches with Sam against the cage.
Sam manages to pull guard.
P Cruz is stalling in the full guard.
Sam might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
P Cruz gets to his feet. Sam looking to butt scoot but the ref puts an end to that. On your feet son!
Sam looks to clinch
and P Cruz counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
P Cruz moves into the clinch.
Sam wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
P Cruz breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Sam tries to clinch but P Cruz is having none of it.
A nice leg kick lands there from P Cruz.
P Cruz darts in and clinches Sam up against the cage.
P Cruz gets underhooks to prevent Sam's takedown attempt.
P Cruz's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
P Cruz lands with a right hand.
Ricardo P Cruz is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sam fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but P Cruz avoids it really well and circles away.
P Cruz has taken the fight to the clinch.
Sam fails to pull the fight into his guard.
P Cruz escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
P Cruz has taken the fight to the clinch.
P Cruz breaks from the clinch.
P Cruz moves into the clinch.
Sam wants to take the fight to the mat but P Cruz manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
P Cruz's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
P Cruz throws a nice looking combination but Sam bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Sam dives in for a single leg takedown but P Cruz sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
Sam dodges an elbow strike from P Cruz.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Ricardo P Cruz dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Soons Sam's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
P Cruz pushes Sam away with a front kick.
Sam tries to clinch there but P Cruz circles away.
Nice sprawl there from P Cruz as Sam shoots in.
Despite the aggression on P Cruz's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
P Cruz tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
P Cruz throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Sam tries to counter by clinching up but P Cruz breaks away and moves out of range.
P Cruz lands with a good body shot.
P Cruz has closed the distance and engaged Sam in a clinch.
Sam is trying to pull guard but P Cruz has him pressed against the cage.
A quick uppercut on the inside from P Cruz.
P Cruz breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
P Cruz closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Sam jabbing away but nothing is landing.
P Cruz is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
P Cruz throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A head kick misses from P Cruz.
P Cruz tries a head kick but it misses.
Sam tries to score a power double leg takedown but P Cruz sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Sam somewhat.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Soons Sam. That's going to take a lot out of him.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sam misses with an attempted mid kick.
P Cruz moves into the clinch.
P Cruz manages to break the clinch.
P Cruz moves into the clinch.
P Cruz stalling in the clinch.
P Cruz breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
P Cruz swats away the attempt to clinch by Sam.
P Cruz unleashes a big counter combination but Sam bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
P Cruz lands a jab to the nose.
Soons Sam is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Sam wants to clinch up but P Cruz keeps it at a distance.
P Cruz throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
P Cruz gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
P Cruz breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Sam misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
P Cruz will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
P Cruz scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
P Cruz rushes Sam and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
P Cruz breaks the clinch.
P Cruz closes the distance and lands a one-two.
P Cruz has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
P Cruz misses with a kick to the body.
A head kick misses from P Cruz.
P Cruz displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Sam.
Ricardo P Cruz seems to be getting the better of the standup.
P Cruz gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
P Cruz lands with a right to the head.
Sam has P Cruz pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. P Cruz manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
P Cruz pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
P Cruz throws a right hand that Sam ducks under and follows up with a left that Sam also avoids with ease.
Sam shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with P Cruz but P Cruz pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Sam tries to close the distance and clinch up but P Cruz swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Sam dives in and grabs P Cruz's left leg, looking for a takedown. P Cruz pushes down on Sam's head and hops out.
Sam fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
P Cruz throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
P Cruz looks to land a combination. Sam sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
P Cruz's jab looks to have found its range, popping Sam under the eye.
Sam has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
 Sam is rocked!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
P Cruz has closed the distance and engaged Sam in a clinch.
Oh Sam is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
P Cruz escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sam gets caught by a brutal right hook which buckles his knees! Sam tries to backpedal with his spaghettilegs but P Cruz is headhunting and goes for the kill. A jab and a right hook connect and Sam buckles badly as his eyes roll back. The referee steps in and saves Sam!! Sam is complaining but he was clearly out on his feet. P Cruz throws his mouthpiece into the crowd. Mmmm spit-tastic.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:06 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Ricardo P Cruz!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Akhmed Dudayev (ranked 5231 p4p, 4157 weight class) and Micah Hawk (ranked 538 p4p, 461 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 15 - 8 - 0, fighting out of New York, Akhmed Dudayev!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 14 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Micah Hawk!
The judges for this bout are Alyssa Summers, Joseph Jones and Columbo Gatti.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Dudayev lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Akhmed Dudayev seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Dudayev swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
A little jabbing left from Hawk on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
A swing and a miss from Dudayev.
Dudayev scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Dudayev misses with a hook to the body
and Hawk counters with a one-two to the body.
A right-left combo lands from Dudayev.
 Hawk is rocked!
Dudayev jabs Hawk to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Hawk avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Dudayev throws a shot to the body.
Dudayev's jab looks to have found its range, popping Hawk under the eye.
Hawk is still on wobbly legs! Can Dudayev finish him?
Dudayev drops Hawk with a huge uppercut! Hawk drops to the floor like a sack of potatoes. Dudayev is raining down punches and the ref stops the fight! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:56 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Akhmed Dudayev!
Akhmed Dudayev made sure to mention his sponsor, Ma Balls Is Hot Clothing in his post fight interview.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Johnny Lydon (ranked 1667 p4p, 5114 weight class) and Rakeem Marley (ranked 222 p4p, 590 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Lydon might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Queen - Don't Stop Me Now . Marley is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Damian Marley - Welcome to Jamrock. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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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 22 - 18 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Johnny Lydon!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 7 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Rakeem Marley!
The judges for this bout are Anthony Taglia, Jorge Garcia and Bruno Lombardi.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Marley throws a sloppy head kick and Lydon moves out of range easily.
Marley tried to score with a low kick but Lydon checks it.
Lydon throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
No joy there for Lydon, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Marley waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Lydon.
Lydon pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Marley back to the cage. Lydon follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
 It looks like Rakeem Marley has been cut.
Lydon throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Lydon swinging wildly here.
Marley takes a swing at Lydon's ribcage but misses.
Lydon throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Marley.
Lydon takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
The fight stays on the outside here - Marley looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Marley avoids a punch combination nicely.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Lydon looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Marley lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
It looks like Johnny Lydon has been cut.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lydon falls off balance throwing a combination
and Marley counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Some wild striking there from Lydon.
Marley throws a nice looking combination but Lydon bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Lydon keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
A punch combination from Lydon misses.
Lydon takes one on the button.
Lydon fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Lydon misses with the combination.
Lydon misses with a jab, cross combination.
Lydon looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Marley now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Lydon rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Marley moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Lydon throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Lydon misses with a combination
and Marley cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Marley lands a left and a right that send Lydon crashing to the mat, dazed. Marley thinks about following him to the mat but decides to wave him back up to his feet!
Lydon is rocked!
Ohhhhhhhhhh, brutal head kick from Marley! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:14 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Rakeem Marley!
Rakeem Marley 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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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ed Jones (ranked 1076 p4p, 1203 weight class) and Lehel Bartasz (ranked 159 p4p, 177 weight class). Jones's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Say Jack - Andre Nickatina. Bartasz has chosen Manowar... as his entrance music. The crowd giving both fighters a great reception on their way into the arena. That's good to see.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 7 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Ed Jones!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 10 - 8 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Lehel Bartasz!
The judges for this bout are Franklyn Lucas, John Kavanagh and Lou da Vinci.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A shot to the body from Jones misses
and Bartasz counters with a nice body shot.
Bartasz bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Bartasz throws a body shot but no joy.
Jones ducks right into an uppercut from Bartasz.
It looks like Ed Jones has been cut.
Bartasz connects with a good right hand that stumbles Jones. Jones circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Lehel Bartasz seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Jones throws a lazy right hand but Bartasz sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Bartasz feints and then winds up with a huge right hand that connects perfectly and sends Jones sprawling to the canvas! Jones rolls over backwards and springs off the cage and manages to regain his footing - how acrobatic! Oh, he's still wobbly - can Bartasz finish him?!
Jones is rocked!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Bartasz is stalking Jones. Jones circles to his left. Keeps circling left. Bam! Straight right from Bartasz, and it's lights out! Jones really payed the price for that rookie mistake.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:43 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Lehel Bartasz!
Lehel Bartasz decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Thomas Hearn (ranked 1353 p4p, 1068 weight class) and Ivan Jomoney (ranked 185 p4p, 142 weight class). Hearn comes into the arena with Clean Sweep - Graft blaring out of the sound system. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 11 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Thomas Hearn!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 12 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Ivan Jomoney!
The judges for this bout are John Roberts, Columbo Gatti and Lou da Vinci.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jomoney is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
An inside leg kick lands from Hearn.
Hearn misses with a low kick.
Jomoney throws a series of punches but Hearn avoids them all with ease.
Jomoney doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
A nice leg kick from Hearn, right into the meat of the thigh.
Jomoney swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Jomoney tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Hearn misses the jab.
Hearn slips a straight right by Jomoney.
Hearn ducks under a wild hook from Jomoney.
Jomoney scores with a jab.
A combination from Jomoney does no damage.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Hearn jabs at Jomoney's body.
Hearn scores with a head kick.
Hearn misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hearn looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Jomoney on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Hearn fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Hearn ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Jomoney throws a sloppy body shot
and Hearn counters with a nice leg kick.
Hearn pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Good shot there by Jomoney.
Hearn connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Jomoney throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Hearn tried to counter with a leg kick but Jomoney avoided it.
A solid body kick from Hearn.
Hearn is looking to slow Jomoney down with leg kicks.
Hearn throws a sloppy body shot
and Jomoney connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Jomoney throws a hook to the side of Hearn's head but Hearn sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Jomoney looks to score with a jab to the body but Hearn is just out of range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jomoney fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Hearn lands a leg kick that knocks Jomoney off balance momentarily.
Hearn throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Hearn swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Jomoney.
Hearn drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Jomoney's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Hearn avoids a punch combination nicely.
Jomoney shoots for a double leg takedown but Hearn sprawls well. He's pushed Jomoney's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Jomoney scores with a punch to the head.
Jomoney misses with a hook. Hearn ducked under it nicely.
Thomas Hearn is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Hearn lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Jomoney throws a left and a right that both miss
letting Hearn counter with a right hand.
Jomoney throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hearn uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Jomoney.
Jomoney looks to throw the jab but Hearn is out of range.
Hearn appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Jomoney lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Jomoney has been working his punching technique in the buildup to the fight and it appears to be paying off.
Hearn steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Jomoney.
Hearn misses with a body kick.
Jomoney digs a good hook to Hearn's body.
Hearn with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Hearn is looking to slow Jomoney down with leg kicks.
Hearn moves out of range as Jomoney strikes.
Jomoney uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Hearn.
Jomoney dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Jomoney shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Hearn is trying to defend but Jomoney finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Jomoney prevents Hearn from standing back up.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Hearn avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Jomoney.
Jomoney thows a huge punch but Hearn dodges it nicely.
Jomoney is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Jomoney thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Hearn's head.
Jomoney not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Jomoney missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Hearn tries to kick Jomoney off but Jomoney keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Hearn is in a tricky position but he's been working on his transitions down at Xtreme Black House, so we'll see if he gets out of it.
Jomoney throwing shots but Hearn is blocking nicely.
Hearn is trying to stand.
Jomoney thows a huge punch but Hearn dodges it nicely.
Jomoney throwing shots but Hearn is blocking nicely.
Hearn avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Jomoney.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Hearn looks like he's trying to stand up.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Thomas Hearn will probably get the nod.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
A left lands for Hearn.
Jomoney scores with a jab. Hearn acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Jomoney swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Jomoney misses with a left hand
and Hearn finishes the little exchange by landing a big kick to the body.
Hearn comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Jomoney drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Hearn is looking to stand up but Jomoney isn't so interested in that idea.
Hearn has butterfly guard. He's looking to stand up here. He pushes Jomoney off him and springs to his feet nicely. The crowd applauds.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Jomoney misses with a hook
and Hearn counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Hearn bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Hearn with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jomoney misses the shot to the body.
Ivan Jomoney seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Hearn tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Hearn moves out of range of the strikes.
Jomoney lands a jab to Hearn's midsection.
A low kick from Hearn misses
and Jomoney counters with a nice uppercut.
Hearn scores with a spinning back kick!
A solid leg kick lands there for Hearn.
Hearn avoids a punch combination nicely.
Jomoney lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Hearn circles away quickly and effectively.
Hearn thumps Jomoney with a low kick.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Hearn scores with a leg kick.
Jomoney moves into range and connects with a jab.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nice uppercut lands for Jomoney. That snapped Hearn's head back.
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!
Hearn with a hook.
Hearn tries to sprawl but Jomoney drives through with a takedown into half guard.
Jomoney trying to mount his opponent but Hearn defends it.
Jomoney wants to control but Hearn is keeping him busy.
Jomoney missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Jomoney trying to control from half guard but Hearn is working away.
Jomoney thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Hearn is trying to stand.
Jomoney not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Hearn kicks Jomoney off and gets back to his feet.
Hearn fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Jomoney swinging wildly here.
Thomas Hearn is winning the standup battle so far.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hearn connects with a single shot there.
Hearn's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Jomoney connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Hearn scrambles back to his feet.
Jomoney shoots in and drives through. Hearn sprawls well.
Jomoney takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Jomoney jabs Hearn right on the nose. Hearn blinks but takes it well.
Jomoney misses with an uppercut
and Hearn connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Hearn connects with a solid leg kick.
Hearn is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Hearn scores with a leg kick.
Hearn scores with a spinning back kick!
Jomoney will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jomoney darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Hearn bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Jomoney's head.
Jomoney fails to land the takedown.
Hearn throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Jomoney is breathing heavily.
Hearn lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Jomoney takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Jomoney misses with an uppercut.
Hearn connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Hearn lands a jab to the nose.
Jomoney is rocked!
Hearn thumps Jomoney with a low kick.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Thomas Hearn dominated that second round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Jomoney fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Jomoney lands with an uppercut that bounces Hearn off the cage and back into range.
A lazy left from Hearn finds it's target.
Hearn fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Jomoney is still on wobbly legs! Can Hearn finish him?
A shot to the liver by Hearn. Beautiful body shot.
Jomoney throws a right and a left that Hearn avoids nicely.
Jomoney seems to have recovered his senses.
Jomoney slips under a jab.
Nice shot lands for Jomoney.
Hearn scores with a kick to the body.
Hearn misses with the body kick
and Jomoney counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Hearn has managed to wall walk up one of the corner posts to get back to his feet. Jomoney is pushing him up against the cage, looking to control the position.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Jomoney takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
A short right from Hearn.
Jomoney wants to take the fight to the mat but Hearn manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
Hearn cracks Jomoney with a nice body shot.
Hearn lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hearn works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Hearn throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Jomoneys head.
Jomoney wants a takedown.
Hearn pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
A nice inside leg kick there by Hearn. That's going to slow Jomoney down.
Nice defenses there by Hearn.
Hearn tried to counter with a leg kick but Jomoney avoided it.
Hearn ducks under a wild hook from Jomoney.
Hearn tries to bum rush Jomoney with a series of wild strikes but Jomoney uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Hearn darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Hearn lands a nice leg kick that just misses Jomoney's sensitive parts.
Jomoney swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Jomoney getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Hearn misses with a wild body shot.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Hearn.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jomoney throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Jomoney has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Hearn.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Hearn connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Hearn throws the left hand but Jomoney avoids the punch easily.
Hearn is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Jomoney can do to turn this around?
Jomoney misses with a lunging right hand
and Hearn cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Jomoney misses with a double jab
and Hearn counters with a slapping leg kick.
You can see that Jomoney has visibly slowed down as a result of the leg kicks
A nice inside leg kick there by Hearn. That's going to slow Jomoney down.
Jomoney throws a big shot that misses.
Jomoney blocks a jab.
Jomoney ducks right into an uppercut from Hearn.
Hearn misses with a body shot.
Jomoney swings and misses with a hook to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jomoney darts in looking for a takedown but Hearn gets double underhooks and turns Jomoney into the cage.
Thomas Hearn has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Ivan Jomoney.
That kick from Hearn tenderised Jomoney's leg. Jomoney is trying to keep his angry face on.
Jomoney throws a sloppy body shot
and Hearn makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Jomoney rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Hearn counters with a slapping leg kick.
Thomas Hearn is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Some wild striking there from Jomoney.
Jomoney looks to throw the jab but Hearn is out of range.
Hearn throws a quick inside leg kick.
A combination from Jomoney does no damage.
Hearn slips under a jab from Jomoney.
Jomoney fails with the takedown
and Hearn counters with a stiff right hand.
Hearn is looking to slow Jomoney down with leg kicks.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Good leg kick by Hearn.
Hearn dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Jomoney. That did some damage!
Jomoney swings widly with a right hand
and Jomoney takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Hearn lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Jomoney misses with a hook.
Jomoney throws a poor cross that misses
letting Hearn counter with a right hand.
Hearn digs a good body shot into Jomoney's ribs.
Ivan Jomoney has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Jomoney throws a shot from downtown. Hearn moves away and avoids it.
Hearn scores with a jab to the body.
Hearn jabs Jomoney right on the nose. Jomoney blinks but takes it well.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Jomoney throws an off balance right hand
and Hearn counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Jomoney thinking.
Jomoney misses with a hook
and Hearn counters with a leg kick.
And that's the end of the fight!
Thomas Hearn showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Hearn, 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 John Roberts scores the fight 30:27
Judge Columbo Gatti scores the fight 30:27
Judge Lou da Vinci scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Thomas Hearn!
A relieved looking Thomas Hearn thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Bjj Catch Wrestler (ranked 665 p4p, 913 weight class) and Anderson Beach Boy (ranked 76 p4p, 105 weight class). On his way into the cage it seems that Bjj Catch Wrestler has been attacked by a crazed fan! It looks like it might have been the just bleed guy! Luckily Bjj Catch Wrestler seems to be OK! I thought that lunatic was in prison!?
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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 15 - 13 - 0, fighting out of London, Bjj Catch Wrestler!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 13 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Anderson Beach Boy!
The judges for this bout are John Kavanagh, Chad Campbell and Steve Montenegro.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Beach Boy looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Catch Wrestler is fending him off so far but Beach Boy persists. Nope, Catch Wrestler circles away and we're back to standing.
Catch Wrestler circles away from the clinch attempt.
Beach Boy pushes Catch Wrestler up against the cage in a clinch.
A short right from Beach Boy on the inside.
Beach Boy is leaning against Catch Wrestler and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Beach Boy can't find room to land a body shot as Catch Wrestler controls the action.
Beach Boy is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Catch Wrestler gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Beach Boy has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Catch Wrestler is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Bjj Catch Wrestler has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Anderson Beach Boy.
Beach Boy wants a takedown but no success here.
Catch Wrestler escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Beach Boy is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Catch Wrestler is defending well.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Beach Boy misses with a knee to the head.
A left hand lands to the body for Beach Boy.
Catch Wrestler lands a takedown into guard.
Catch Wrestler preventing the sweep.
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!
Catch Wrestler is in close to Beach Boy's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Beach Boy keeping moving, preventing Catch Wrestler from controlling successfully.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Catch Wrestler distracts Beach Boy with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Catch Wrestler won't allow Beach Boy to sweep him here.
Beach Boy looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Catch Wrestler landing with the ground and pound.
Catch Wrestler seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
Catch Wrestler cracks Beach Boy with a solid left hand.
Catch Wrestler trying to control but Beach Boy is working from the bottom.
Catch Wrestler tries to free his leg and advance position but Beach Boy is retaining full guard.
Beach Boy is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Catch Wrestler actively working from the bottom here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Beach Boy working over Catch Wrestler with some ground and pound. Catch Wrestler looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Catch Wrestler trying to hold on to Beach Boy's head to control him but Beach Boy postures up.
Beach Boy looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Catch Wrestler regains full guard. Nicely done.
Catch Wrestler is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Beach Boy defends well.
Catch Wrestler looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Catch Wrestler will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Beach Boy forces his way into half guard.
Catch Wrestler blocking the ground and pound attempt from Beach Boy.
Catch Wrestler is refusing to be controlled, as Beach Boy sits in half guard.
Catch Wrestler is looking to improve his position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Catch Wrestler has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Beach Boy is working away from the top position though.
Catch Wrestler is looking to improve his position.
Beach Boy trying to control the pace.
Catch Wrestler trying to control but Beach Boy postures up.
Catch Wrestler 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.
Catch Wrestler keeping control of the position.
Catch Wrestler slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Catch Wrestler is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Beach Boy is looking to work some ground and pound but Catch Wrestler has wrist control.
Beach Boy looking to pass the guard.
Beach Boy avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Catch Wrestler working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Beach Boy doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Oh but Catch Wrestler is tightening it up a little... Beach Boy has to be careful here... He's got his foot tucked under now, this looks tight! Beach Boy reacted too slowly and this one could be over in a matter of seconds! YES! Beach Boy taps out! Nice BJJ there by Catch Wrestler!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:46 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle Choke). Bjj Catch Wrestler!
A loyal slave to those sponsorship dollars, Bjj Catch Wrestler made sure he mentioned Voodoo Nutrition, along with how happy he was to win his fight.
In defeat, Anderson Beach Boy stepped up to the mic, saying 'Ha Ha Ha False laughter to hide the pain!'.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Potemkin Izmaylov (ranked 441 p4p, 1265 weight class) and Scooter Bob (ranked 65 p4p, 171 weight class). Scooter Bob acknowledges the crowd's support as he enters the cage.
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Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 18 - 5 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Potemkin Izmaylov!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 14 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Scooter Bob!
The judges for this bout are John Roberts, Eddie Farnsworth and Chad Campbell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Izmaylov catches Bob with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Bob defending well as Izmaylov loads up on a big left hand.
Izmaylov tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Izmaylov throws a lazy right hand but Bob sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Nice body kick there by Izmaylov.
Bob tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Izmaylov was well out of range. Poor timing from Bob.
Bob keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Izmaylov.
Izmaylov throws a body kick that misses.
Bob flicks out a counter leg kick but Izmaylov steps away.
Potemkin Izmaylov seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Izmaylov delivers a nice body kick.
Bob swings widly with a right hand
and Izmaylov counters with a nice leg kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Izmaylov misses with an uppercut. Bob saw that one coming.
Bob misses with a hook. Izmaylov ducked under it nicely.
Bob connects with a body shot that sends Izmaylov's belly button to the back.
Izmaylov scores with a jab.
Izmaylov looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Izmaylov throws the kick towards the body but Bob avoids it.
Bob lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
Izmaylov buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
A nice leg kick from Izmaylov, right into the meat of the thigh.
Izmaylov with the inside leg kick.
Bob slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Izmaylov throws a leg kick
and Bob counters with a straight right hand.
Izmaylov scores with a nice right hand.
That kick from Izmaylov tenderised Bob's leg. Bob is trying to keep his angry face on.
Izmaylov dodges the punch combination from Bob.
Izmaylov buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A leg kick checked by Bob.
It seemed like Bob was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
A low kick from Izmaylov misses
and Bob counters with a two punch combo.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Izmaylov takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Bob closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Bob on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Bob ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Izmaylov swings for the body but Bob moves out of range.
Izmaylov misses with a double jab
and Bob counters with a nice uppercut.
Izmaylov lands a nice leg kick that just misses Bob's sensitive parts.
Izmaylov scores with a kick to the midsection.
Izmaylov swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Bob counters with a right hand to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Izmaylov throws a hook but Bob avoids it easily.
Izmaylov misses with a head kick.
Izmaylov misses with a wild body shot.
Bob jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Izmaylov tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Bob was well out of range. Poor timing from Izmaylov.
Bob displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Izmaylov throws out the jab.
Izmaylov misses with a hook.
Bob appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
Izmaylov connects with a looping right hand.
Bob steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Izmaylov.
Bob moves out of range of the body kick from Izmaylov.
Bob with a nice calf kick.
Bob moves out of range of the leg kick from Izmaylov.
Bob looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Izmaylov swings widly with a right hand
and Bob counters with a stiff right hand.
Izmaylov looks to throw a body kick
and Bob counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Izmaylov thinking.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Izmaylov - that will leave a mark!
Izmaylov lands with a thumping leg kick.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Some bone on bone action there as Izmaylov checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Izmaylov throws a jab but it's blocked by Bob.
Izmaylov cracks Bob with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Bob's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Izmaylov ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Bob moves away.
Izmaylov connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Bob's hands.
Bob tried to score with a low kick but Izmaylov checks it.
Izmaylov lands a nice looking kick to the body. Bob takes a step back to recover.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Potemkin Izmaylov dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare each other down, ready to get back to the action.
Bob throws a shot to the body.
Izmaylov throws a shot to the body.
Izmaylov jabs Bob to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Izmaylov misses with an attempted mid kick.
It seemed like Bob was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Izmaylov is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Bob can do to turn this around?
Izmaylov attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Bob on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Izmaylov throws a head kick but Bob moves out of range.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A cross from Izmaylov lands.
A good leg kick by Izmaylov.
Bob throws an off balance right hand
and Izmaylov counters with an inside leg kick.
Nice body kick there by Izmaylov.
Bob has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Izmaylov.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bob throws a poor cross that misses
and Izmaylov counters with a nice uppercut.
Izmaylov throws a solid leg kick but Bob takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Izmaylov.
A jab from Izmaylov finds it's way through Bob's defenses.
Izmaylov pushes Bob away with a front kick.
Izmaylov throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Izmaylov throws a leg kick but Bob sees it coming and checks it nicely.
A looping hook to the body misses from Izmaylov. Bob does a little dance to reset his feet.
Jab from Izmaylov.
Izmaylov scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Bob doesn't seem bothered though.
Bob throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Izmaylov defending well as Bob loads up on a big left hand.
Izmaylov misses with a low kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Izmaylov throws a leg kick which misses Bob's front leg but catches the back leg as Bob tries to avoid it.
Bob moves out of range of the body kick.
Bob looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Izmaylov pivots, looking for a leg kick but Bob is out of range and Izmaylov settles back down.
Bob looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Bob throws a leg kick which misses Izmaylov's front leg but catches the back leg as Izmaylov tries to avoid it.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A cross from Izmaylov lands.
Izmaylov throws a body punch but Bob moves out of range.
Bob looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Izmaylov goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Bob is rocked!
Izmaylov drops Bob with a straight left! Oh this is bad for Bob! Izmaylov dives in and starts dropping bombs - the referee has no choice but to step in and save him!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:47 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Potemkin Izmaylov!
A very excited looking Potemkin Izmaylov made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Olyn Seran (ranked 482 p4p, 343 weight class) and Miami Vice (ranked 66 p4p, 45 weight class). Seran comes to the cage accompanied by Sound of Silence - Disturbed. The crowd seem to be enjoying Vice's choice of entrance music: Vice. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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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 16 - 10 - 1, fighting out of New York, Olyn Seran!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 13 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Miami Vice!
The judges for this bout are Lou da Vinci, Franklyn Lucas and Alyssa Summers.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Seran moves away from the strike by Vice.
Vice throws a lazy uppercut
and Seran counters with a one-two to the body.
Vice uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Seran.
We've been hearing reports that Seran has been drilling takedowns in recent sessions so let's see if that has an impact on the result of this fight.
Vice lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Vice is looking to score with low kicks.
Seran clinches with his opponent.
Seran misses with a punch on the inside.
Vice lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Vice tries to break the clinch but Seran is controlling the position.
Vice tries to work over Seran's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Vice's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Seran pulls guard successfully.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Vice stands up from guard. Let's bang!
Vice throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Seran is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Vice misses with a body shot.
An attempted straight right counter from Seran misses the target.
Seran misses with the combination.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A nice inside leg kick there by Vice. That's going to slow Seran down.
The fighters circling - Vice throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
It looked like Seran wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Vice throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Seran looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
A nice leg kick lands there from Vice.
Vice bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Seran's head.
Vice throws a jab but it's blocked by Seran.
Vice throws a looping overhand right but Seran ducks down to avoid it.
Vice throws a hook but Seran blocks it.
Vice lands a really nice looking cross but Seran seems unphased.
Vice throws a predictable looking body shot
and Seran counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Vice throws a poor cross that misses
and Seran counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Seran waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Vice.
Vice misses with a jab, cross combination.
Seran looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
Vice has done a lot of speed work in the buildup to this fight.
Vice fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Seran defending well as Vice loads up on a big left hand.
A little feinted left hand from Seran on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Vice bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Seran's head backwards.
Vice misses with a low kick.
An attempted straight right counter from Seran misses the target.
Seran has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Vice.
Vice misses with a double jab.
Seran uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Vice.
Vice misses with a wild body shot.
Seran seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
Vice misses with a wild body shot.
Seran slips a straight right by Vice.
A big left from Vice misses.
It looked like Seran was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Vice.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Seran blocks a jab.
Vice throws a leg kick
and Seran cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
It looks like Miami Vice has been cut.
Seran scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Vice misses with a wild body shot.
Seran half committed to a counter leg kick.
Seran blocks a jab.
Vice misses with a lunging right hand
and Seran counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Vice connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Vice lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Seran backs up against the cage.
Vice waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Seran.
Seran throwing a counter right hand but Vice manages to avoid it.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Vice connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Vice keeps the fight on the outside.
Vice lands a jab to Seran's midsection.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Vice throws a leg kick that is checked
and Seran counters with a massive head kick! KABOOM! Vice is out cold! A devastating KO!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:07 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Olyn Seran!
Olyn Seran decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Boris Krylov (ranked 212 p4p, 352 weight class) and Blake Phoenix (ranked 33 p4p, 56 weight class). Krylov comes to the cage accompanied by For Heavy Metal we will die!. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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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 20 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Boris Krylov!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 14 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Blake Phoenix!
The judges for this bout are Jonathan Paton, Anthony Taglia and Eddie Farnsworth.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Phoenix waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Krylov.
Phoenix throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Krylov wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch.
Phoenix moves out of range as Krylov strikes.
Phoenix takes a jab right on the kisser.
It looks like Blake Phoenix has been cut.
Krylov has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Phoenix finds it's way round the side to connect with Krylov's head.
It looks like Boris Krylov has been cut.
Krylov keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Phoenix.
Krylov appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Krylov misses the jab.
Krylov looks to throw the jab but Phoenix is out of range.
Phoenix loads up on a big right hand but Krylov slips the punch.
Krylov has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Heavy Metal in the buildup to the fight.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Phoenix misses with a wild body shot.
Krylov throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Phoenix avoids a punch combination nicely.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Phoenix takes a swing at Krylov's ribcage but misses.
Krylov appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
Phoenix bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Krylov's head backwards.
Krylov scores with a one two! Phoenix had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Krylov throws the left hand but Phoenix avoids the punch easily.
Phoenix takes a jab right on the kisser.
Phoenix stuns Krylov with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Phoenix looks to throw the jab but Krylov is out of range.
Krylov fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Phoenix has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Phoenix misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Krylov.
Krylov lands a head shot.
That has opened up Blake Phoenix's cut even more.
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!
Krylov throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Phoenix cracks Krylov with an open hand slap.
Phoenix darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Phoenix connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Krylov misses with a low kick as Phoenix jumps back.
Krylov tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Phoenix manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Phoenix jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Krylov swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Krylov displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Phoenix throws out the jab.
Phoenix misses with an uppercut
and Phoenix takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Phoenix scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Krylov doesn't seem bothered though.
Krylov tries a head kick but it misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Krylov lands a nice shot that snaps Phoenix's head back.
Phoenix tests Krylov's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Krylov drops his hands momentarily and Phoenix takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Krylov swats away the attempt to clinch by Phoenix.
Phoenix fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
A nice leg kick from Krylov, right into the meat of the thigh.
Phoenix takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Krylov lands a left and a right that send Phoenix crashing to the mat, dazed. Krylov thinks about following him to the mat but decides to wave him back up to his feet!
The cut above Blake Phoenix's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Phoenix misses with a two punch combination.
Phoenix misses with a left hand
and Krylov counters with a nice low kick that buckles Phoenix's knee momentarily.
Krylov missing with a left hand there. Phoenix was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Phoenix jabs Krylov right on the nose. Krylov blinks but takes it well.
Krylov tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Phoenix paws at him with a jab and circles away.
A big left from Phoenix misses.
Phoenix gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Blake Phoenix's cut is absolute horrible now. This looks like something out of a horror film with blood covering both fighters.
A punch combination from Krylov misses.
Phoenix misses with an uppercut.
Phoenix throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Krylov sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Krylov looks to land a right hand but Phoenix moved out of range.
Phoenix looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Boris Krylov dominated that round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Phoenix looks to score with a jab to the body but Krylov is just out of range.
Krylov uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Phoenix.
As Phoenix backs away, Krylov returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
Krylov takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Phoenix scores with a one two! Krylov had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Krylov throws a leg kick which misses Phoenix's front leg but catches the back leg as Phoenix tries to avoid it.
Krylov misses with a jab, cross combination.
Phoenix checks the leg kick.
Krylov tries to work over Phoenix's front leg with a kick but Phoenix checks it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Phoenix scores with a hook to the body. Krylov takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Phoenix keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Krylov.
Krylov slips a straight right by Phoenix.
Krylov displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Phoenix throws out the jab.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Phoenix takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Krylov moves out of range of the strikes.
Phoenix swings for the body but Krylov moves out of range.
Krylov swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Krylov takes the fight into the clinch.
A frustrated look appears on Phoenix's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Krylov makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
A head punch on the inside from Krylov fails to land.
A nice right hand lands inside from Krylov.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Phoenix.
Krylov misses with some punches.
Phoenix jumps guard but Krylov stands there with Phoenix around his waist. Phoenix gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Krylov lands a body shot in the clinch.
Krylov throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Krylov lands with a light punch inside.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Krylov.
Phoenix can't find room to land a body shot as Krylov controls the action.
Krylov lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Phoenix backwards.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Blake Phoenix's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:21 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Boris Krylov!
During a confident post fight interview, Boris Krylov thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
The defeated Blake Phoenix had this to say: 'WTF? You've got to be kidding me!'.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Lou Higgins (ranked 111 p4p, 295 weight class) and Randy Randleman (ranked 19 p4p, 47 weight class). Randleman comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Bloodhound Gang - Bad Touch kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! This should be fireworks!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the light heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 13 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Lou Higgins!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 17 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Randy Randleman!
The judges for this bout are Columbo Gatti, Alyssa Summers and Chad Campbell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Higgins connects with a crisp jab.
Higgins has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
Higgins misses with a left hand
and Randleman counters with a nice body kick.
Randleman defending well as Higgins loads up on a big left hand.
Higgins tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Randleman was well out of range. Poor timing from Higgins.
A nice side step and Randleman releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Higgins ducks under a wild hook from Randleman.
Higgins dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Higgins misses with a jab to the body
and Randleman counters with a leg kick.
Randleman 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.
A low kick from Higgins misses
and Randleman counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
It looks like Lou Higgins has been cut.
Randleman feints and then cracks Higgins's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Higgins down.
Randleman plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Randleman takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
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 slapping body kick lands there for Randleman.
Randleman uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Higgins.
A little jabbing left from Randleman on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Randleman slips under a jab.
Higgins throws a leg kick that misses.
Randleman feints a counter leg kick.
Higgins swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Randleman looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Randleman ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Randleman looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Higgins misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Randleman counters with a slapping leg kick.
Higgins misses with a lunging right hand
and Randleman counters with an inside leg kick.
Higgins throws a leg kick
and Randleman counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Higgins checks a low kick from Randleman.
Randleman misses with a straight left.
Higgins moves away from the strike by Randleman.
A quick step to the side and Higgins tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Randleman on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Higgins fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Higgins misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Randleman.
Randleman appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Randleman defending well as Higgins loads up on a big left hand.
A jab from Higgins does it's job there.
Higgins rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Randleman counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
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!
Higgins throws a front kick aimed at Randleman's knee but Randleman avoids it well.
Randleman looks to land a left hand but Higgins moved out of range nicely.
Higgins throwing a counter right hand but Randleman manages to avoid it.
Higgins takes a swing at Randleman's ribcage but misses.
Randleman moves out of range as Higgins strikes.
Randleman counters with a body kick.
Higgins throws a right hand that misses
and Randleman counters with a leg kick.
Higgins lands a nice shot to the body.
Nice body punch from Higgins.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Higgins on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Randleman throws a predictable looking body shot
and Higgins counters with a stiff right hand.
Higgins misses with a hook.
Randleman feints a counter leg kick.
Higgins throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Higgins throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Randleman counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Higgins fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Randleman has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Good leg kick by Randleman.
Higgins scores with the left hand. Randleman knows he should have avoided that one.
Higgins misses with a hook. Randleman ducked under it nicely.
Randleman looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
A looping hook to the body misses from Higgins. Randleman does a little dance to reset his feet.
Randleman tries a quick counter leg kick but Higgins is wise to it.
Randleman throws the left hand but Higgins avoids the punch easily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Higgins throws a solid leg kick but Randleman takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Higgins.
Randleman looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Higgins cracks Randleman with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Higgins throws an overhand right that lands on Randleman's shoulder, as Randleman tries to avoid the shot.
Randleman gets cracked there but stands up to it.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Higgins thows a left - swing and a miss!
A little jabbing left from Randleman on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Higgins's jab looks to have found its range, popping Randleman under the eye.
Randleman throws a body kick that misses.
Higgins half committed to a counter leg kick.
Nice uppercut there from Higgins.
Higgins turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Randleman fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Higgins manages to avoid it.
Higgins throws a poor cross that misses
and Randleman counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Lou Higgins will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Lou Higgins's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Higgins misses with an uppercut. Randleman saw that one coming.
Higgins throws a low kick but Randleman avoids it.
Higgins missing with a left hand there. Randleman was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
It seemed like Randleman was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Higgins works the jab nicely.
Randleman lands a big uppercut and Higgins crumbles to the floor! The ref thinks about stopping the fight but Higgins looks OK. Randleman waves Higgins back to his feet!
Higgins is rocked!
A low kick from Higgins misses
and Randleman counters with a right hand from hell and Higgins is out cold! A vicious knockout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:32 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Randy Randleman!
Randy Randleman is the new light heavyweight champion!
Randy Randleman bigged himself up after the win. The crowd seemed to love it.
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