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SYN 1036 Danger vs McGuire PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Haitian Ginger (ranked 783 p4p, 3031 weight class) and Atakan Akkaynak (ranked 105 p4p, 340 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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Abu Dhabi Champ
World class boxer
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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 15 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Haitian Ginger!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 10 - 9 - 0, fighting out of New York, Atakan Akkaynak!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, Don Winkell and Frank Antenori.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ginger moves forwards but Akkaynak connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Akkaynak rushes Ginger and presses him up against the cage.
Akkaynak working aggressively here.
Ginger tries to work over Akkaynak's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Akkaynak working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
I was talking to Ginger's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Ginger throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Akkaynaks head.
Ginger pushes Akkaynak back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
A short uppercut from Ginger.
Akkaynak tries to throw a body punch but Ginger avoids it by throwing Akkaynak back against the cage.
Ginger lands a shot to the body.
Akkaynak tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Akkaynak looking to throw knees to the head but Ginger is blocking nicely.
Ginger blocks an uppercut.
Ginger lands a right hand that snaps the head of Akkaynak backwards.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Akkaynak prevents a body shot from Ginger.
A nice left hand lands by Akkaynak.
Akkaynak softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Ginger lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Akkaynak backwards.
Ginger takes a knee right on the jaw!
Akkaynak misses with the head strike.
Akkaynak lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Akkaynak blocks a body shot from Ginger.
Ginger tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
A nice left hand lands by Ginger.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Akkaynak tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Akkaynak tries a knee to the head but Ginger blocks it.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Ginger.
Ginger lands with a light punch inside.
Akkaynak working aggressively here.
Akkaynak unloads a knee to the mid-section. Ginger lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Ginger.
Akkaynak lands a nice uppercut.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Akkaynak creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Akkaynak swings away with an uppercut that misses.
A left hand lands to the body for Ginger.
Ginger tries to work over Akkaynak's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Akkaynak has a couple of punches blocked by Ginger.
Ginger blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Akkaynak pushes Ginger back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Akkaynak tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Akkaynak lands with a short shot to the head.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Ginger creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Akkaynak lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Akkaynak misses with a body punch.
Akkaynak throws a head punch that misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Stalling in the clinch from Ginger.
Ginger blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Ginger blocks a punch to the side of the head.
A short right from Ginger.
Akkaynak misses with a hook from the clinch.
Ginger blocking some punches.
Ginger blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Ginger doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
A nice left hand lands by Ginger.
Akkaynak misses with a short punch on the inside.
Akkaynak lands a nice uppercut.
Akkaynak's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Ginger is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
A short body shot lands from Ginger as the two fighters clinch.
Ginger misses with a body punch.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Ginger is trying to maintain a safe position but Akkaynak gets an underhook and turns Ginger into the cage.
Ginger lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Akkaynak or not.
Akkaynak blocks a body shot from Ginger.
Akkaynak lands a right hand that snaps the head of Ginger backwards.
Ginger stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A body shot lands from Akkaynak.
Ginger misses with a body punch.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Akkaynak.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Ginger creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Akkaynak landing knees to the head.
Ginger misses with a hook to the ribs.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Ginger creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Akkaynak throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Ginger blocks it with crossed arms.
Akkaynak working aggressively here.
Ginger makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Akkaynak misses with some punches.
Ginger misses with a punch to the body.
Akkaynak throws a punch but it's blocked by Ginger.
Ginger lands with a left to the head.
Akkaynak with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Akkaynak takes a shot to the head.
Akkaynak misses with the head strike.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Ginger will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Akkaynak up against the cage.
Akkaynak has a couple of punches blocked by Ginger.
Ginger digs a right hand underneath Akkaynak's ribcage. Akkaynak let out a lung full of air as it connected.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A right handed body shot lands from Ginger.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Ginger lands a shot to the body.
Akkaynak looks winded!
Ginger can't find room to land a body shot as Akkaynak controls the action.
Ginger is leaning against Akkaynak and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
A short right from Ginger.
Ginger lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Akkaynak or not.
Ginger lands a left hand.
Ginger softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Ginger taking a breather.
Ginger works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Ginger struggles to land a body shot inside as Akkaynak controls his hands.
Akkaynak misses with a short punch on the inside.
Ginger tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
A short left from Ginger.
A short right from Ginger on the inside.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Ginger blocks an uppercut.
Ginger scores with a hook to the body.
Ginger breaks from the clinch.
Akkaynak takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Akkaynak gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Ginger.
 Akkaynak is rocked!
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Haitian Ginger dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Ginger drops Akkaynak with a naaaaasty hook - Akkaynak is in real trouble here! Ginger dives in to side control and pounds out his opponent for a TKO victory! The crowd goes nuts!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:05 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Haitian Ginger!
A relieved looking Haitian Ginger 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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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Mangas Coloradas (ranked 792 p4p, 815 weight class) and Ay Blyad (ranked 109 p4p, 114 weight class). Ay Blyad is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples.
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World class boxer
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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 14 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Mangas Coloradas!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 28 - 15 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Ay Blyad!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, Don Winkell and Percy O'Donnell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Blyad gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Blyad fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Coloradas has been working on his boxing with his coaches at The Infamous Duranto Gym in the buildup to the fight.
Coloradas throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Blyad sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Blyad changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
Blyad ducks under a wild hook from Coloradas.
A nice leg kick lands there from Coloradas.
Coloradas loads up on a big right hand but Blyad slips the punch.
Coloradas fails with an attempt to clinch.
Coloradas has managed to clinch.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Coloradas.
Coloradas lands with a right to the head.
Coloradas's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Coloradas scores with a leg kick.
Blyad ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Coloradas moves away.
Blyad throws a lazy right hand but Coloradas sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Blyad takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Coloradas moves into the clinch successfully.
Coloradas wants to stall.
Coloradas lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Blyad backwards.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Blyad misses with a short punch on the inside.
Blyad gets through Coloradas's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Blyad lands a hook that snaps the head of Coloradas backwards.
Coloradas throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Blyad blocks it with crossed arms.
Coloradas lands a body punch.
Coloradas with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Blyad struggles to land a body shot inside as Coloradas controls his hands.
Coloradas breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Blyad moves out of range of the strikes.
Coloradas lands a head kick!
Coloradas moves out of range of the strikes.
Blyad lands a nice hook to Coloradas's body. Coloradas takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Coloradas doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Blyad slips under a jab from Coloradas.
Coloradas misses with a low kick.
Blyad connects with a jab.
Coloradas walks into a jab.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Coloradas moves out of range of the leg kick from Blyad.
Coloradas moves into the clinch.
Coloradas throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Blyad blocks it with crossed arms.
Coloradas misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Blyad misses with a hook to the ribs.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Blyad working aggressively here.
Coloradas throws a knee to the head but misses.
Blyad tries to throw a body punch but Coloradas avoids it by throwing Blyad back against the cage.
Coloradas's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Blyad slips under a jab from Coloradas.
And Blyad tries to counter it with a takedown but Coloradas pushes his down on his head and steps out.
Coloradas slips under a jab from Blyad.
Blyad throws a leg kick
and Coloradas counters with a solid body kick.
Blyad uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Coloradas.
Blyad is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Coloradas.
Coloradas jinks towards his opponent looking like he wants to counter with a mid kick but doesn't commit.
Left hook, right uppercut from Coloradas.
Mangas Coloradas seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Blyad throws a body shot but no joy.
Coloradas swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Blyad throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Coloradas checks the leg kick nicely there.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Coloradas - that will leave a mark!
Coloradas pivots, looking for a leg kick but Blyad is out of range and Coloradas settles back down.
A telegraphed right hand from Coloradas misses the target.
Blyad scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Coloradas fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Blyad.
Blyad checks the leg kick nicely there.
Blyad blocks a low kick nicely.
Coloradas misses with a body kick.
And Blyad tries to counter it with a takedown but Coloradas pushes his down on his head and steps out.
Blyad walks into a straight right hand from Coloradas.
Blyad throws a shot to the body.
Blyad misses with a straight right.
Blyad connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Coloradas momentarily.
Blyad throws out a leg kick but Coloradas moves out of range and Blyad only half commits.
Blyad gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Blyad is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Coloradas.
Coloradas tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Coloradas tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Blyad checks a leg kick.
Blyad lunges at Coloradas with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Coloradas's hand.
Blyad tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Coloradas is able to avoid easily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Coloradas tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Coloradas connects with an inside leg kick.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Blyad stuns Coloradas with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Coloradas moves out of range as Blyad strikes.
A cross from Coloradas lands.
Blyad throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Coloradas sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Blyad throws a nice outside leg kick.
Coloradas is looking to score with low kicks.
Blyad throws a body punch but Coloradas moves out of range.
Blyad misses with a low kick as Coloradas jumps back.
Mangas Coloradas is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Blyad lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Coloradas lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Blyad circles away quickly and effectively.
Coloradas tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Blyad paws at him with a jab and circles away.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Coloradas throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Blyad has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Coloradas finds it's way round the side to connect with Blyad's head.
A nice leg kick from Blyad, right into the meat of the thigh.
Coloradas throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Blyad.
Blyad looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Mangas Coloradas dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Coloradas scoring well with a low kick there.
Nice straight punches there by Blyad. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Blyad.
Coloradas will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Coloradas turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Coloradas staying out of range there.
A slow jab from Coloradas misses its intended target.
Blyad changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
Coloradas takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Coloradas moves forwards but Blyad connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Blyad lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Coloradas with a hook.
Blyad takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Coloradas uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Blyad connects with a crisp jab.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Coloradas uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Blyad.
Coloradas connects with a leg kick.
The fighters circling - Blyad throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Blyad with a nice calf kick.
Coloradas throws a looping overhand right but Blyad ducks down to avoid it.
Blyad is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Coloradas looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Blyad dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Mangas Coloradas is winning the standup battle so far.
Coloradas cracks Blyad with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Coloradas tries to close the distance and clinch but Blyad swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Blyad has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Coloradas.
Coloradas plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Blyad throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Coloradas slips a jab from Blyad.
Coloradas will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Coloradas swings for the body but Blyad moves out of range.
Blyad uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Coloradas.
Coloradas throws a jab but it's blocked by Blyad.
Coloradas keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Blyad.
Blyad throws the left hand but Coloradas avoids the punch easily.
Coloradas misses with a low kick.
Coloradas slips under a jab.
Coloradas is looking to chop away at Blyad's legs.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Coloradas throws a right hand that Blyad ducks under and follows up with a left that Blyad also avoids with ease.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Blyad looks to throw the jab but Coloradas is out of range.
Coloradas slips a jab from Blyad.
Coloradas feinted there with a counter leg kick.
Blyad avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Coloradas checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Blyad misses with a low kick.
Blyad checks a leg kick.
Coloradas tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Blyad throws an off balance right hand
and Coloradas counters with a slapping leg kick.
Ay Blyad has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Coloradas avoids the body shot from Blyad.
Blyad throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Coloradas sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Coloradas has managed to clinch.
Blyad working aggressively here.
Coloradas lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Mangas Coloradas has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Coloradas breaks from the clinch.
Blyad misses with an uppercut. Coloradas saw that one coming.
Blyad will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Blyad scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Blyad on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Coloradas. Coloradas obviously looking to wear him down.
A slapping leg kick lands for Coloradas.
Blyad missing with a left hand there. Coloradas was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Nice body punch from Blyad.
Blyad misses with an uppercut. Coloradas saw that one coming.
Coloradas throws a looping overhand right but Blyad ducks down to avoid it.
Coloradas lunges at Blyad with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Blyad's hand.
A jab lands there for Blyad.
Coloradas connects with a crisp jab.
Coloradas scores with a shot to the body.
Coloradas connects with a single shot there.
Coloradas is looking to clinch.
Blyad changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
A clash of legs there as Coloradas blocks the low kick.
Coloradas misses with a straight right.
Blyad drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Coloradas defends it well.
Blyad lands with a straight right. Coloradas didn't see that one coming.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Blyad throws a nice inside leg kick.
Coloradas takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Coloradas slips a jab from Blyad.
Blyad throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Coloradas misses the jab.
Blyad keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Blyad throws a nice inside leg kick.
Coloradas throws a nice inside leg kick.
Blyad checks a leg kick nicely.
Coloradas connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Coloradas rushes Blyad and presses him up against the cage.
Coloradas blocks a body shot from Blyad.
Coloradas landing some nice looking knees to the body.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Blyad.
Blyad's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Coloradas is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Blyad is defending well for now.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Blyad tries a body shot but Coloradas blocks it.
A body shot lands from Blyad.
Blyad lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Coloradas.
Coloradas unloads a knee to the mid-section. Blyad lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Mangas Coloradas will probably get the nod.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
Coloradas is looking to slow Blyad down with leg kicks.
Blyad checks a leg kick.
Coloradas cracks Blyad with an open hand slap.
Coloradas takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Coloradas tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Blyad manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Coloradas scores with a spinning back kick!
Blyad misses with an uppercut. Coloradas saw that one coming.
Blyad lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Coloradas looks to land a right hand but Blyad moved out of range.
Blyad's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Blyad misses with a straight left.
Coloradas dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Coloradas defending well as Blyad loads up on a big left hand.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Blyad circles away from the clinch attempt.
Coloradas cracks Blyad with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Coloradas moves away from the strike by Blyad.
Blyad misses with a body punch
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Blyad ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Mangas Coloradas is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Coloradas lands a head kick!
Coloradas lands a leg kick that knocks Blyad off balance momentarily.
Blyad rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Coloradas counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Blyad ducks right into an uppercut from Coloradas.
Coloradas drives through and clinches with Blyad against the cage.
Coloradas tries a knee to the head but Blyad blocks it.
Coloradas blocks a body shot from Blyad.
Blyad working aggressively here.
Blyad tries to throw a body punch but Coloradas avoids it by throwing Blyad back against the cage.
A nice right hand lands inside from Blyad.
Blyad tries to throw a body punch but Coloradas avoids it by throwing Blyad back against the cage.
Blyad tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Blyad tries to work over Coloradas's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Blyad goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Coloradas prevents a body shot from Blyad.
Blyad tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Blyad tries to work over Coloradas's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Blyad misses with the head strike.
Blyad lands a shoulder strike.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A head punch on the inside from Blyad fails to land.
Coloradas breaks the clinch.
Blyad is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Coloradas misses with an uppercut.
Blyad feints the counter takedown.
Coloradas misses with a straight left.
Blyad is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
Blyad 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.
Coloradas looks to land a left hand but Blyad moved out of range nicely.
Coloradas paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nice defenses there by Coloradas.
Good shot there by Coloradas.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Blyad checks a leg kick.
Coloradas slips a jab from Blyad.
Coloradas does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
A punch combination from Coloradas misses.
A good leg kick by Coloradas.
Blyad swings away with a body shot that misses
and Coloradas counters with a straight right hand.
Blyad looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Coloradas makes some distance and scrambles quickly back to his feet. Nice work!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Blyad connects with a crisp jab.
Coloradas throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Blyad's head.
Blyad bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Coloradas's head backwards.
A clash of legs there as Blyad blocks the low kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A jab from Blyad misses.
Coloradas steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Blyad.
Blyad connects with a single shot there.
Coloradas moves out of range as Blyad strikes.
Coloradas throws a counter high kick but Blyad was just alert enough to avoid it.
Coloradas connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Blyad swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Coloradas displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Blyad throws out the jab.
It looked like Coloradas wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Coloradas tries a low kick but Blyad avoids it.
Coloradas cracks a nice hook into Blyad's ribs.
Coloradas misses with a two punch combination.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Blyad lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Coloradas has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Coloradas and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Coloradas connects with a nice looking jab.
Coloradas checks the leg kick.
Blyad takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Good shot there by Coloradas.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Coloradas lands with an overhand left.
Coloradas is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Blyad can do to turn this around?
Coloradas bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Coloradas was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
And that's the end of the fight!
Mangas Coloradas showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Coloradas has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 30:27
Judge Don Winkell scores the fight 30:27
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Mangas Coloradas!
Our winner, Mangas Coloradas, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Kodiyak Redd (ranked 1004 p4p, 2212 weight class) and Adam Shalashaska (ranked 44 p4p, 87 weight class). I don't know about you partner, but I'm pumped for this one!
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33
141
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28 - 15 - 0 |
Abu Dhabi Champ
Solid boxing
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 18 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Kodiyak Redd!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 28 - 15 - 0, fighting out of London, Adam Shalashaska!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, Timothy Bukovac and Percy O'Donnell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Shalashaska thows a leg kick but Redd checks it
and Redd counters with a takedown into side control! That could mean trouble for Shalashaska!
Shalashaska tries to bench press Redd off him but Redd keeps the position.
Redd working away diligently from side control. Landing strikes effectively there - that will score him some points on the judges scorecards.
Shalashaska is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Shalashaska tries to slip a leg under to move to half guard but Redd presses down on the leg and jumps into full mount!
Shalashaska working to try and regain half guard.
We've been hearing that Redd has been drilling a lot of ground and pound in training, so let's see if he get the finish.
Redd lands a heavy elbow.
Redd scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Shalashaska is squirming around, avoiding Redd's attempts to control the action.
Shalashaska taking shots to the head.
Redd has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Shalashaska's face.
Shalashaska is trying desperately to improve position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Redd lands a big shot there that rocks Shalashaska but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Shalashaska has found himself in a tricky position here. He's been working his transitions in training so let's see if he can work his way out of it.
Redd tries to control but Shalashaska wriggling away.
Shalashaska is trying to escape the mount.
Redd lands a nice shot to the head.
Redd takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Shalashaska can't escape the position.
Redd lands a big elbow.
Redd scoring with strikes but Shalashaska is staying in there.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Redd cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
Shalashaska is in all sorts of trouble here.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Redd with good strikes from the mount here!
Shalashaska is wriggling around trying to escape.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Redd lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
Redd is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Shalashaska can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Shalashaska can't escape the position.
Redd looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Shalashaska can't escape the position.
Redd fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Shalashaska tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Shalashaska landing with some feeble shots from his back... He should probably try escaping the position instead.
Redd working for a guillotine from mount but Shalashaska is in no mood to give up.
Redd putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Shalashaska is looking to improve his position but Redd isn't that keen on the idea.
Redd trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Redd sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Redd looks like he's working for a submission but he's not found anything just yet.
Redd 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.
Shalashaska can't escape the position.
Shalashaska regains half guard.
Redd wants to control but Shalashaska is keeping him busy.
Redd is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Redd works his foot free and advances to mount.
Shalashaska tries to reverse the position but Redd maintains control.
Redd raining down hammerfists from mount.
Shalashaska tries to get back to half guard but can't.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Redd wants to control the pace but Shalashaska is squirming around nicely.
Redd lands with some strikes.
Shalashaska sneaks a leg under to get to half guard.
Shalashaska misses with some strikes from the bottom.
Shalashaska is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Shalashaska manages to get to full guard.
Shalashaska had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Redd defends it easily.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Shalashaska will have to put a bit more behind his punches if he's going to do any damage from this position.
Redd is in close to Shalashaska's body, working some short punches and elbows.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Kodiyak Redd dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Redd keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Redd appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
Shalashaska dives in for a single leg takedown but Redd sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
Redd changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
Redd with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Shalashaska drives through and clinches with Redd against the cage.
Shalashaska scores with a shoulder strike.
Shalashaska looking to throw knees to the head but Redd is blocking nicely.
Shalashaska misses with some punches.
Shalashaska tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Redd's elbow.
Shalashaska wants a takedown but no success here.
Redd tries to score a body lock takedown but Shalashaska shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Shalashaska.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Shalashaska working aggressively here.
Redd breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Redd swats away the attempt to clinch by Shalashaska.
Shalashaska keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Redd slips a straight right by Shalashaska.
It looked like Redd wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Shalashaska tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Redd manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
The fighters circling - Shalashaska throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
As Shalashaska looks to move away, Redd throws a big counter combo but Shalashaska just gets out of the way.
Shalashaska gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Redd looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Shalashaska! But no joy.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Kodiyak Redd. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Shalashaska tries to close the distance and clinch but Redd swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Redd swats away the attempt to clinch by Shalashaska.
Shalashaska fails with an attempt to clinch.
Shalashaska is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Shalashaska moves out of range of the strikes.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Redd.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Redd throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Shalashaska has taken the fight to the clinch.
Redd misses with a hook from the clinch.
Shalashaska throws a punch but it's blocked by Redd.
Shalashaska throws a head punch that misses.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Shalashaska.
Redd blocking some punches.
Redd has managed to pull guard. Let's see whether he can work an aggressive guard. It will also be interesting to see what tactics Shalashaska uses from the top position.
Redd is working actively from the bottom, looking for submissions. He's escaped his hips to the side and he's going for an armbar! Shalashaska has his hands clasped together but Redd extends and breaks Shalashaska's desperate grasp, forcing a tap out due to armbar! Nice BJJ displayed there by Redd.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:56 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Kodiyak Redd!
Our winner, Kodiyak Redd, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.
The defeated Adam Shalashaska had this to say: 'You're pretty good.'.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Samuel Sycek (ranked 1862 p4p, 1218 weight class) and Yevgeny Ignatov (ranked 222 p4p, 161 weight class). Yevgeny Ignatov will no doubt be looking to use his reach advantage to good effect.
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193
14 - 12 - 0 |
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32
194
23 - 17 - 0 |
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Basic striking
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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 14 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Samuel Sycek!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 23 - 17 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Yevgeny Ignatov!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, Don Winkell and Percy O'Donnell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sycek misses with a takedown
and Ignatov cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Ignatov misses with a looping left.
Ignatov takes a swing at Sycek's ribcage but misses.
Ignatov uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Ignatov looks for the body kick but Sycek saw that one coming.
Ignatov scores with a kick to the midsection.
A low kick from Ignatov is predictable there
and Sycek counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Ignatov not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Ignatov is pulling down on Sycek's head to control his posture.
Sycek is looking to work some ground and pound but Ignatov has wrist control.
Ignatov working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Sycek.
Sycek with a flurry of punches that miss.
Sycek throws a sloppy strike and Ignatov has hooked up an armbar on the loose arm! He's turned and extended fully! Sycek is forced to tap! Great BJJ from Ignatov!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:57 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Yevgeny Ignatov!
A relieved looking Yevgeny Ignatov 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 heavyweight MMA rules bout between Bugsy Seigel (ranked 569 p4p, 492 weight class) and Antun Simunic (ranked 67 p4p, 59 weight class). Simunic has chosen Monster as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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30
245
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30
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World class boxer
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World class boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 19 - 12 - 1, fighting out of Amsterdam, Bugsy Seigel!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 14 - 13 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Antun Simunic!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, Jack Bonds and Percy O'Donnell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Seigel moves out of range as Simunic strikes.
Seigel misses with a leg kick
enabling Simunic to counter with a crisp jab.
Simunic lands a front kick.
Simunic fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Simunic misses with an uppercut
and Seigel counters with a nice body kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Simunic throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Simunic lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Simunic throws a hook to the side of Seigel's head but Seigel sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Seigel takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Seigel avoids the body shot from Simunic.
Seigel quickly followed up with a counter body kick but doesn't connect.
Seigel throws a right hand that misses
and Seigel takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Simunic throws the kick towards the body but Seigel avoids it.
It looked like Seigel wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Seigel moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
 It looks like Bugsy Seigel has been cut.
Simunic lands with a shot to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A big right from Simunic misses.
Seigel swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Seigel scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Antun Simunic seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Seigel misses with a hook.
Simunic throws a body kick that misses
and Seigel counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Simunic misses with the body kick
and Seigel makes the exchange count by landing a cracking kick to the body. Simunic really felt that one!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A big left from Seigel misses.
Simunic throws out a counter right but Seigel avoids it with no problem.
Simunic misses with a few strikes there.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Simunic throws a body kick that misses.
Simunic lands with a cross.
A jab from Simunic misses.
A counter left hand to the body from Seigel misses its target.
Seigel closes the distance and clinches.
Nice body punch from Seigel.
Seigel working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Simunic wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Seigel can't find room to land a body shot as Simunic controls the action.
Knees in the clinch landing for Seigel.
Simunic looks winded!
Seigel controlling the action here for a moment.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nice body punch from Seigel - that landed with a thud.
Seigel lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Seigel lands a nice shot to the body.
Seigel lands an uppercut.
Seigel crunches a lovely knee into Simunic's ribcage.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Seigel lands an uppercut.
Stalling in the clinch from Seigel.
Seigel works on Simunic's body with a couple of short punches.
Seigel's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
A low kick lands for Seigel.
Simunic throws an off balance right hand
and Seigel counters with a solid body kick.
A cross from Seigel lands.
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 Bugsy Seigel will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Bugsy Seigel's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Simunic throws a leg kick that is checked
and Seigel counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Seigel is looking to land body kicks.
Simunic misses with a lunging right hand
and Seigel counters with an inside leg kick.
Simunic moves out of range as Seigel strikes.
Both fighters are looking to counter, which isn't making for the most exciting fight in the world.
Seigel lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Seigel looks to score with a jab to the body but Simunic is just out of range.
Seigel throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Seigel throws a body shot but no joy.
A telegraphed right hand from Seigel misses the target.
Simunic throws a head kick that misses
and Seigel counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Seigel misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Simunic.
A nice left hand lands by Seigel.
Seigel lands a shoulder strike.
Seigel blocks an uppercut.
Seigel missing with knees to the body.
Simunic has had enough of the clinch but Seigel keeps him there for the moment.
A body shot lands from Seigel.
Simunic is breathing heavily.
Seigel tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Simunic's elbow.
I was talking to Seigel's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Simunic breaks the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Seigel ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Simunic moves away.
Simunic throws a lazy body kick
and Seigel makes the exchange count by landing a cracking kick to the body. Simunic really felt that one!
A slapping leg kick lands for Seigel.
Simunic throws a sloppy head kick and Seigel moves out of range easily.
An attempted straight right counter from Seigel misses the target.
Seigel scores with a hook to the body. Simunic takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Seigel throws a quick inside leg kick.
Seigel lands the left hand.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Seigel throws a body shot but no joy.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Seigel.
Seigel lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Seigel lands a big right hand that sends Simunic crashing to the mat! Seigel stays standing though and waves Simunic back to his feet!
Simunic is rocked!
Simunic switches off momentarily and Seigel cracks him with a monster right hand! Simunic topples backwards and makes a semi conscious attempt to cover up, as Seigel dives in to land one more shot, before the referee has time to call the fight. What a finish by Seigel!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:49 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Bugsy Seigel!
A very excited looking Bugsy Seigel 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 bantamweight MMA rules bout between Davdio Branko (ranked 747 p4p, 328 weight class) and Heismann Haa (ranked 52 p4p, 21 weight class). Haa comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Her kommer Heismann HÃ¥ kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Heismann Haa has the eye of the tiger tonight.
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34
144
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33
140
18 - 11 - 0 |
BJJ Red Belt
World class boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 27 - 25 - 0, fighting out of London, Davdio Branko!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 18 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Heismann Haa!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, Percy O'Donnell and Don Winkell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Haa misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Haa throws an overhand right that lands on Branko's shoulder, as Branko tries to avoid the shot.
Branko closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Haa quickly recovers to half guard.
Branko is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Haa doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Branko.
Branko is working for a kimura from half guard. He's really concentrating on the hold and it's allowed Haa to slip a leg under and get back to full guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Haa keeping full guard, as Branko tries to pass.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Haa seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
Branko drops back, looking for a kneebar! Haa looks panicked! The fighters roll across the mat, one looking to finish, one looking to escape. Haa looks to have wriggled free... Yes, he's got his leg free and he's dived into side control! Good work there from Haa!
Branko is trying to get back to half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Branko manages to land a sweep and he's now on top! Lovely Jiu Jitsu!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Branko is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Haa has managed to free his arm - good work.
Branko works his way into side control.
Haa manages to get back to half guard.
Branko is working for a kimura but Haa is defending it quite comfortably.
Haa is defending against the submission attempts here by Branko.
Branko is working hard to pass the guard. He's done it - he's now in full mount! Trouble for Haa!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Branko goes for an armbar but he's fallen flat on his backside there and now Haa is on top in guard.
Branko has his foot on Haa's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Haa works his way back into a safe position though.
Branko had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Haa defends it easily.
Branko is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Branko escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Haa gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Branko has his foot on Haa's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Haa works his way back into a safe position though.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Haa controls from within his opponent's guard.
Branko working away from the bottom but not quite defensive enough there because Haa has passed into half guard!
Branko gets full guard.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Haa avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Branko is looking for a triangle but Haa pushes his legs off easily.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Davdio Branko dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Branko slips a straight right by Haa.
Branko appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
Haa misses with a low kick.
Branko changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
Branko shoots for a takedown but Haa saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Haa misses with a hook.
Branko fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Branko tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Haa defends well and Branko ends up having to push Haa into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Davdio Branko. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Haa pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Nice sprawl there from Haa as Branko shoots in.
Haa swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Branko shoots in but no luck this time.
An inside leg kick from Haa misses.
A good leg kick by Haa.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Branko has a takedown stuffed.
Branko shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Haa as he jumps to the side.
Branko has his takedown stuffed
and Branko takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
It looks like Davdio Branko has been cut.
Nice takedown defense from Haa. No joy for Branko on that attempt.
Branko looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into side control! Oh, that's bad for Haa!
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Haa manages to get back to half guard.
Haa is in trouble now - Branko has advanced to mount!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Branko jumps to the side looking to secure the arm triangle…. Ooooh, that looks tight… Haa is gargling but he's managed to escape! Nice work there by Haa and Branko has given up the dominant position trying to land that submission.
Haa tries to bench press Branko off him but Branko keeps the position.
Branko is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Haa knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Branko swings around for an armbar but Haa sees it coming a mile off and turns beautifully into Branko's guard.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Branko has his foot on Haa's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Haa works his way back into a safe position though.
Branko looks to be working for a triangle here. Oh, it looks like he might have it! Haa has picked Branko up and slammed him! Branko can't keep hold of the triangle and Haa manages to pass to side control!
Branko sneaks back into half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Branko looking to force a kimura from the bottom here. He's concentrating on that move too much though and Haa pushes past his half guard into mount!
Branko is trying to escape the mount.
Haa controlling from the full mount.
Branko really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Haa controlling from mount.
Branko is looking to get to half guard.
Branko is working hard here to advance position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Branko regains half guard.
Branko is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Branko has a hand on Haa's thigh, trying to get back to full guard. Haa takes advantage of the position though and mounts him!
Branko working to try and regain half guard.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Heismann Haa showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Davdio Branko's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
Branko shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Branko really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Haa keeping full guard, as Branko tries to pass.
Branko is looking to pass into half guard but Haa pushes him away with his feet and jumps on top - now Haa is in guard.
Branko looking for submissions from the bottom but instead Haa passes into side control.
Davdio Branko overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Branko tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Haa wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Haa happy to just control the position for now.
Haa wants to lay and pray for a moment but Branko keeps working.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Branko is looking to regain half guard here but Haa keeps moving and retains side control.
Branko seems a little lost for a moment, as Haa dominates the positioning.
Branko tries to get back to half guard but can't.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Branko is letting Haa control him for a moment.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Branko fails with a takedown attempt.
Haa with a nice calf kick.
Branko tries for a takedown but Haa sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Branko fails with a takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Davdio Branko. That's going to take a lot out of him.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Haa lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Haa lands the left hand.
Branko moves out of range of the strikes.
Branko takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Haa scores with a nice body kick.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Branko gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Haa connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
And that's the end of the fight!
Heismann Haa comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Haa has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 28:29
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 28:29
Judge Don Winkell scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Heismann Haa!
After winning the bout, Heismann Haa 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 super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Robbie Hall (ranked 601 p4p, 572 weight class) and Red Greene (ranked 27 p4p, 26 weight class). Hall's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Andy Shauf: The Magician. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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17 - 8 - 0 |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 21 - 10 - 1, fighting out of London, Robbie Hall!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 17 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Red Greene!
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, Timothy Bukovac and Don Winkell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Greene misses with a double jab.
Greene misses with a hook.
Hall is looking to counter the offense by Greene and move into the clinch.
Greene closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Greene is trying to control the action in half guard but Hall is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Hall is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Greene pulls his head out easily.
Hall is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Greene pulls his head out easily.
Hall is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Greene pulls his head out easily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hall actively working from the bottom here.
Hall looking for submissions off his back.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
Hall might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hall is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Greene pulls his head out easily.
Greene is controlling the pace.
My spies in The Jungle Room inform me that Greene has been getting involved in the gym's BJJ sparring sessions. Let's see whether that pays dividends!
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Hall actively working from the bottom here.
Hall is defending against the submission attempts here by Greene.
Hall looking for subs from the bottom but Greene mounts him!
Hall tries to reverse the position but Greene maintains control.
Greene is working for a guillotine from mount but Hall frees his head quite easily.
Greene wants to control the pace but Hall is squirming around nicely.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hall regains half guard.
Greene performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
Hall looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Hall actively working from the bottom here.
Hall is looking to improve his position.
Hall actively working from the bottom here.
Greene seems to be looking for submissions.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
Hall is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Greene's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Greene's back!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Greene can't escape the position.
Hall is looking for the choke from the back position but Greene is controlling his hands well.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Greene trying to control the position but Hall manages to sink in the hooks.
Greene wants to escape the position.
Hall gets his hands free as Greene looks to control.
Hall is looking for a choke. Greene gets to his feet with his opponent on his back and slams him to the mat. Greene manages to squirm out of the attempted choke and turns into his opponent's guard.
Hall had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Greene defends it easily.
Hall looking for subs off his back but Greene has passed one foot through into half guard.
Greene is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hall looking for submissions off his back.
Still in half guard, Greene seems content to control.
Hall actively working from the bottom here.
Greene is looking for a kimura but Hall is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Greene to get the leverage.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Hall looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Greene performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
Hall definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Red Greene dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Greene pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Hall wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch.
Greene misses with a double jab.
Hall attempts a counter takedown but Greene avoids it well and moves away.
Greene misses with an uppercut. Hall saw that one coming.
Hall wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch.
Greene looks to land a right hand but Hall moved out of range.
Hall feinted with a counter takedown.
Greene gets a double leg takedown into Hall's guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hall had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Greene defends it easily.
Greene is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Hall working for a triangle but Greene defends it easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hall escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Greene gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Hall can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Greene controls the pace.
Hall is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Hall is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Greene is aware though and is defending well.
Greene slips nicely into half guard.
Hall looking for submissions off his back.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Greene tries to pass to full mount but Hall defends it.
Hall looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Greene is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Hall looking for submissions off his back.
Greene looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
Greene is looking for a kimura but Hall is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Greene to get the leverage.
Hall with the active half guard here but Greene passes nicely into side control.
Greene has knee on belly and moves into mount.
Hall is working to get back to half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Greene controlling the position easily from mount.
Hall is working to get back to half guard.
Hall is working hard here to advance position.
Greene moves to the back position.
You can see the frustration on Hall's face… He knows he is in trouble unless he improves his position sooner rather than later.
Greene is looking for the choke from the back position but Hall is controlling his hands well.
Hall tries to break free.
Greene is persistently looking for the submission but Hall is defending it well.
Greene working for a choke but Hall is defending well.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Greene is trying to stick to Hall's back but Hall is turning into Greene. He's managed to reverse the position - now he's in Greene's guard. Polite applause from the crowd in appreciation of some nice Jiu Jitsu by Hall.
Greene keeping moving, preventing Hall from controlling successfully.
Greene has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Greene escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Hall gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Red Greene showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
Hall keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Greene.
Hall tries to counter by clinching up but Greene breaks away and moves out of range.
Danga de danga de dang - Greene scores with a four punch combination!
Hall takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Greene swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Hall.
Greene throws a jab when Hall was well out of range.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Greene throws a combination that misses
so Hall counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Greene working for a triangle but Hall defends it easily.
Greene is trying to keep Hall in close.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hall trying to control the position from guard on top but Greene is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Greene is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Hall is aware though and is defending well.
Greene controls Hall momentarily but Hall frees himself.
Hall trying to control but Greene is working from the bottom.
Robbie Hall has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
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.
Greene is looking for a triangle but Hall pushes his legs off easily.
Hall looking to sit in guard and control but Greene gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Greene wants to control from the top but Hall keeps moving.
Hall has his foot on Greene's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Greene works his way back into a safe position though.
Hall pushes a forearm under Greene's chin to create some space. He's escaped his hips and pivoted quickly for an armbar! Can he extend the arm? Yes, Greene is tapping out! Damn, that was fast!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:59 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Robbie Hall!
Robbie Hall bigged himself up after the win. The crowd seemed to love it.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Daniel Spong (ranked 229 p4p, 258 weight class) and Tom Obama (ranked 28 p4p, 34 weight class). Tom Obama will no doubt be looking to use his reach advantage to good effect.
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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 19 - 13 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Daniel Spong!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 35 - 12 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Tom Obama!
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, Frank Antenori and Percy O'Donnell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Obama misses with a body kick.
Spong closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Spong lands in his opponent's guard.
Spong being controlled here momentarily.
Spong connects with a couple of short punches.
Obama controlling Spong's posture.
Spong trying to control the position from guard on top but Obama is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Spong trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Obama is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Spong trying to control but Obama is working from the bottom.
Spong throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Obama is pulling down on Spong's head to control his posture.
Spong postures up in Obama's guard and throws a big left but Obama blocks it.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Obama wants to sweep here but Spong controlling him for the moment.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Spong accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Spong trying to control but Obama is working from the bottom.
Spong cracks Obama with a solid left hand.
Obama trying to control the position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Spong missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Spong scoring with punches to the head and body.
Spong trying to control the position from guard on top but Obama is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Obama avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Spong won't allow Obama to get back to his feet.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
Spong postures up in Obama's guard and throws a big left but Obama blocks it.
Obama wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Spong avoids a kick to the body.
Spong changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
Spong scores with a body shot.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Spong.
Spong fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Spong is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Spong moves out of range of the body kick from Obama.
Spong misses with a right hand
and Obama counters with a stiff right hand.
Spong looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Spong throws the kick towards the body but Obama avoids it.
Spong takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Obama keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Obama feints a counter leg kick.
Spong misses with a straight right.
Spong misses with a hook.
Spong scores with a sloppy right hand. Obama should have avoided that one.
Spong with a poor takedown
and Obama connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Daniel Spong. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Spong waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Obama.
Spong dives in for a single leg takedown but Obama sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Obama can't find room to land a body shot as Spong controls the action.
Obama tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Obama struggles to land a body shot inside as Spong controls his hands.
Spong tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Obama's elbow.
Obama fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Spong.
Obama goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Obama misses with the head strike.
Obama swings wildly with an uppercut but Spong uses good head movement to avoid it.
Spong tries to work over Obama's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Obama misses with a short punch on the inside.
Obama is leaning against Spong and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Obama misses with a punch on the inside.
Spong looking for a takedown.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Obama gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Spong.
Spong misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Spong is trying to maintain a safe position but Obama gets an underhook and turns Spong into the cage.
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 Daniel Spong will probably get the nod.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Spong takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Obama misses with a looping left.
Obama closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Daniel Spong seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Spong misses with a body shot
and Obama counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Obama slips under a jab from Spong.
Spong moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Spong throws a right and a left that Obama avoids nicely.
Obama throws a leg kick but Spong moved away.
Spong has his takedown stuffed
and Obama cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Obama is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Spong waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Obama.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Obama! But no joy.
Obama throws a head kick but Spong moves out of range.
Spong throws an overhand right that lands on Obama's shoulder, as Obama tries to avoid the shot.
Spong fails with the takedown.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Spong lands a slapping body shot.
Spong goes for a double leg but Obama avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Obama continues to drive forward.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Daniel Spong. That's going to take a lot out of him.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Spong.
Obama scores with a hook to the body.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Obama tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Spong's elbow.
Obama lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Spong backwards.
A right hand to the body from Obama.
Obama misses with the head strike.
Obama lands a nice shot to the body.
Obama tries a body shot but Spong blocks it.
Obama tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Spong's elbow.
Obama cracks Spong with a nice body shot.
Obama struggles to land a body shot inside as Spong controls his hands.
Obama has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Obama struggles to land a body shot inside as Spong controls his hands.
Obama lands a body shot in the clinch.
A short right from Obama on the inside.
Obama lands with a short head shot on the inside.
A right handed body shot lands from Obama.
A left hand lands to the body for Obama.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
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!
Still in the clinch, Obama scores with a nice short uppercut.
Tom Obama seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
A shot in the inside from Obama.
A right hook to the body lands for Obama.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Obama creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Spong's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Obama misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Spong blocking some punches.
Obama lands a body shot in the clinch.
Obama lands a left hand.
Obama breaks from the clinch.
Obama lands a nice looking body shot.
Obama drops Spong with a straight right hand, right on the button! Obama follows him down to the mat and pounds him out with hammerfists until the referee jumps in to end the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:42 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Tom Obama!
Tom Obama 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 super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Antonio Tarver (ranked 251 p4p, 91 weight class) and Sergey Vinogradov (ranked 11 p4p, 5 weight class). This should be a great matchup!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 22 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Antonio Tarver!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 28 - 14 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Sergey Vinogradov!
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, Frank Antenori and Percy O'Donnell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Tarver swings away with a body shot that misses
and Vinogradov counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Tarver swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Tarver tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Vinogradov paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Vinogradov throws out a powerful jab.
Vinogradov's coach down at St Petersburg MMA Gym was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on Vinogradov's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.
Vinogradov throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Vinogradov throws a hook but Tarver blocks it.
A decent looking cross lands there for Vinogradov.
Vinogradov scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
A looping hook to the body misses from Vinogradov. Tarver does a little dance to reset his feet.
Tarver takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Tarver throws a jab but it's blocked by Vinogradov.
Vinogradov ducks under a wild hook from Tarver.
Tarver wants to clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tarver tries to close the distance and clinch up but Vinogradov swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Tarver doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Tarver throws a jab but it's blocked by Vinogradov.
Vinogradov tests Tarver's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Jab by Vinogradov.
Vinogradov throws an overhand right that lands on Tarver's shoulder, as Tarver tries to avoid the shot.
Decent striking displayed by Vinogradov there.
Tarver swings widly with a right hand
and Vinogradov cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
The fighters circling - Tarver throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Good standup being displayed there by Tarver as he connects with a hook.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Tarver checks a leg kick.
Vinogradov throws a right hand that Tarver ducks under and follows up with a left that Tarver also avoids with ease.
As Vinogradov tries to get set, Tarver tries to push him back and clinch up but Vinogradov manages to avoid the attempt.
Vinogradov bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Tarver throws the left hand but Vinogradov avoids the punch easily.
Vinogradov connects with a body shot that sends Tarver's belly button to the back.
Vinogradov throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Nice defenses there by Tarver.
It looked like Tarver wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Tarver takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Tarver is really struggling to find his range with his punches. Vinogradov's reach advantage is clearly causing him problems.
Vinogradov thuds his right hand into Tarver's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Tarver misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Tarver takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Vinogradov ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Tarver moves away.
Tarver slips under a jab from Vinogradov.
Vinogradov moves away from the strike by Tarver.
Vinogradov has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Tarver gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Vinogradov.
Tarver on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Tarver lands a jab.
Vinogradov misses with a straight left.
Tarver wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tarver closes the distance and pushes Vinogradov back into the cage.
Tarver prevents a body shot from Vinogradov.
Tarver jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Vinogradov walks away with a smile on his face. Tarver gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Tarver slips a jab from Vinogradov.
Tarver throws a right hand that misses
and Vinogradov cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Tarver clinches up against the cage.
A right handed body shot lands from Tarver.
Tarver lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Tarver lands with a light punch inside.
Tarver swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Tarver tries to pull guard but Vinogradov forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Tarver fails to pull guard.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Antonio Tarver. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Vinogradov blocks a body shot from Tarver.
Tarver misses with a punch on the inside.
Tarver misses with a punch to the body.
Tarver tries to work over Vinogradov's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Vinogradov escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Tarver keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Vinogradov.
Tarver is trying to close the distance and clinch up, after that failed offence from Vinogradov.
Vinogradov is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Vinogradov tests Tarver's chin there with a solid looking shot.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Vinogradov swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Nice body punch from Vinogradov.
Vinogradov looks to score with a jab to the body but Tarver is just out of range.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Vinogradov!
Vinogradov takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Vinogradov fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Tarver manages to avoid it.
Tarver throws the left hand but Vinogradov avoids the punch easily.
Tarver has closed the distance and engaged Vinogradov in a clinch.
Tarver lands a body punch in the clinch.
Tarver working aggressively here.
Vinogradov wants to break free but Tarver has control.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Sergey Vinogradov dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Vinogradov scores with the left hand. Tarver knows he should have avoided that one.
Vinogradov looks to land a right hand but Tarver moved out of range.
Vinogradov swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Tarver takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Tarver swings for the body but Vinogradov moves out of range.
Vinogradov takes a jab right on the kisser.
Vinogradov throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Tarver sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Vinogradov moves away from the strike by Tarver.
Vinogradov throws a hook but Tarver avoids it easily.
Vinogradov has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Vinogradov looks to land a combination. Tarver sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Vinogradov looks to score with a jab to the body but Tarver is just out of range.
Sergey Vinogradov seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Tarver slips under a jab.
Tarver tries to counter by moving into the clinch but Vinogradov manages to circle out of the way.
Tarver avoids the body shot from Vinogradov.
Tarver keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Vinogradov.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Vinogradov misses the jab.
Tarver swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Tarver tries to clinch but Vinogradov moves away
and Vinogradov counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Vinogradov fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Tarver manages to avoid it.
Vinogradov tests Tarver's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Sergey Vinogradov seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Tarver takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Tarver keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Vinogradov lands a jab to the head.
Vinogradov throws a body punch but Tarver moves out of range.
Tarver is looking to counter the offense by Vinogradov and move into the clinch.
Tarver closes the distance looking to clinch
and Vinogradov cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Tarver looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Vinogradov throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Tarver counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Tarver slips under a jab from Vinogradov.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Vinogradov throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Tarver takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Vinogradov scores with a shot to the body.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Vinogradov looks to land a right hand but Tarver moved out of range.
Vinogradov lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Vinogradov.
Tarver takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Vinogradov misses with an uppercut.
Tarver wants to clinch but Vinogradov slips to the side
and Vinogradov counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Vinogradov lands with a straight right. Tarver didn't see that one coming.
Tarver moves to clinch but Vinogradov breaks away
and Vinogradov counters with a stiff right hand.
Vinogradov scores with a shot to the body.
Tarver tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Vinogradov takes a swing at Tarver's ribcage but misses.
Vinogradov misses with an uppercut.
Vinogradov just misses with a punch to the body.
Vinogradov misses with a body shot.
Vinogradov throws a jab but it's blocked by Tarver.
Vinogradov throws a series of strikes that have Tarver backpedaling.
Tarver gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Vinogradov.
Vinogradov throws a right and a left that Tarver avoids nicely.
Tarver is looking to clinch.
Vinogradov fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Tarver manages to avoid it.
Tarver tries to counter by moving into the clinch but Vinogradov manages to circle out of the way.
Tarver tries to clinch up but Vinogradov circles away and keeps his distance.
Vinogradov throws a big shot that misses.
A telegraphed right hand from Vinogradov misses the target.
Vinogradov digs a good body shot into Tarver's ribs.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Vinogradov swats away the attempt to clinch by Tarver.
Tarver takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Vinogradov stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Vinogradov, as that shot connected.
Tarver uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Vinogradov.
Tarver is looking to counter the offense by Vinogradov and move into the clinch.
Tarver misses with a lunging right hand
and Vinogradov counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Nice defenses there by Vinogradov.
Tarver throws a looping overhand right but Vinogradov ducks down to avoid it.
Vinogradov misses with a wild body shot.
Tarver checks the leg kick nicely there.
Tarver seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance.
Tarver is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Vinogradov lands a two punch combo.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Sergey Vinogradov showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Tarver on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Vinogradov on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Vinogradov wants to land a leg kick but Tarver is out of range.
Tarver takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Tarver tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Vinogradov paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Vinogradov pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Vinogradov misses with the combination.
A cross from Tarver lands.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Vinogradov with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Vinogradov misses with a looping left.
Vinogradov throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Vinogradov feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Tarvers jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tarver moves away from the strike by Vinogradov.
Tarver tries to counter by clinching up but Vinogradov breaks away and moves out of range.
Jab from Vinogradov.
Vinogradov waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Tarver.
Tarver is looking to counter the offense by Vinogradov and move into the clinch.
Tarver uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Vinogradov.
Tarver connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Vinogradov momentarily.
Tarver takes a jab right on the kisser.
Tarver throws a lazy right hand but Vinogradov sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Tarver moves to clinch but Vinogradov breaks away
and Vinogradov counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Vinogradov steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Tarver.
Vinogradov throws a hook but Tarver avoids it easily.
Vinogradov fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Vinogradov throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Vinogradov misses with a straight right.
Tarver tries to clinch up
and Vinogradov counters with a right hand to the body.
Vinogradov throws a jab but it's blocked by Tarver.
Tarver avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
A big left from Vinogradov misses.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Tarver takes a swing at Vinogradov's ribcage but misses.
Vinogradov fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Tarver slips a straight right by Vinogradov.
A jab from Tarver misses.
Vinogradov digs a good hook to Tarver's body.
Vinogradov connects with a good right hand that stumbles Tarver. Tarver circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tarver displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Vinogradov throws out the jab.
Tarver is trying to close the distance and clinch up, after that failed offence from Vinogradov.
Vinogradov avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Vinogradov misses with a hook. Tarver ducked under it nicely.
Tarver has Vinogradov up against the cage in a clinch.
Good body shot from Vinogradov.
Tarver jumps guard but Vinogradov stands there with Tarver around his waist. Tarver gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Tarver lands a body shot in the clinch.
Vinogradov takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Tarver struggles to land a body shot inside as Vinogradov controls his hands.
Tarver tries to throw a body punch but Vinogradov avoids it by throwing Tarver back against the cage.
Tarver lands a hook that snaps the head of Vinogradov backwards.
Vinogradov prevents a body shot from Tarver.
Sergey Vinogradov is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Tarver working aggressively here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Vinogradov doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Tarver swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Tarver struggles to land a body shot inside as Vinogradov controls his hands.
Tarver doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Tarver misses with a hook to the ribs.
Tarver tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Vinogradov's elbow.
Tarver misses with a body punch.
Vinogradov escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Tarver gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
A swing and a miss from Vinogradov.
Vinogradov lands a nice shot to the body.
Tarver throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Vinogradov swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Tarver takes a jab right on the kisser.
Antonio Tarver has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Vinogradov moves away from the strike by Tarver.
Vinogradov unleashes a big counter combination but Tarver bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
And that's the end of the fight!
Sergey Vinogradov comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Vinogradov 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 Jack Bonds scores the fight 27:30
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 26:30
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Sergey Vinogradov!
Sergey Vinogradov 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 Danny Danger (ranked 11 p4p, 62 weight class) and Ralph McGuire (ranked 1 p4p, 11 weight class). Danger comes to the cage accompanied by Wham! - Wake Me Up Before You Go-Go. McGuire has chosen Confederate Railroad - Daddy Never Was The Cadillac Kind as his entrance music. Ralph McGuire acknowledges the crowd's support as he enters the cage.
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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 21 - 12 - 1, fighting out of New York, Danny Danger!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 36 - 14 - 0, fighting out of New York, Ralph McGuire!
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, Percy O'Donnell and Timothy Bukovac.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
McGuire connects with an inside leg kick.
McGuire throws a jab when Danger was well out of range.
McGuire bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Danger's head.
McGuire throws a body shot but no joy.
A quick step to the side and Danger tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
McGuire thuds his right hand into Danger's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
McGuire throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
enabling Danger to counter with a crisp jab.
Danger misses with a body kick.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
McGuire lands with a light punch inside.
McGuire lands an uppercut.
McGuire's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
McGuire keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Danger throws a body punch but McGuire moves out of range.
McGuire lands the left hand.
McGuire misses with a hook. Danger ducked under it nicely.
Danger motions for McGuire to come forward. Danger throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Danger is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
A nice side step and McGuire releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
That's one minute gone in the round.
McGuire misses with a left hand
and Danger counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Danger lands a lovely overhand right.
McGuire fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Danger.
McGuire fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Danger on the side of the head.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Danger.
Danger ducks under a wild hook from McGuire.
McGuire walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Danger takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
A good leg kick by McGuire.
A head kick misses from McGuire.
McGuire fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
This has been an exciting period of action!
McGuire throws a nice outside leg kick.
McGuire throws a jab but it's blocked by Danger.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Danger catches McGuire with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Danger misses with an attempted mid kick.
Danger misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from McGuire.
McGuire tries to land a front kick but Danger steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Danger looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Danger tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
A countering left hand to the body from McGuire misses.
McGuire misses with a left hand
and Danger counters with a good, hard body kick but McGuire shrugs it off.
McGuire throws a series of punches but Danger moves out of range.
McGuire lands with a kick to the ribs.
Danger lands a nice shot to the body.
Danger keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
McGuire connects with the punch.
McGuire lands a nice looking body kick.
Danger throws a hook but McGuire blocks it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
McGuire looks to clinch
and Danger counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Danger takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
A jab from McGuire misses.
McGuire throws a poor cross that misses
and Danger counters with a straight right hand.
McGuire just misses with a punch to the body.
McGuire wants to clinch.
Danger blocks a head kick by McGuire.
Danger takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Danger throws the kick towards the body but McGuire avoids it.
McGuire scores with a push kick.
Danger swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by McGuire.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Good standup being displayed there by McGuire as he connects with a hook.
McGuire misses with a left hand
and Danger counters with a nice body shot.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Decent striking displayed by Danger there.
McGuire lands with a kick to the temple. Danger shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
McGuire feints and then cracks Danger's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Danger down.
McGuire takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
McGuire throws a hook but Danger avoids it easily.
Danger looked to counter with a high kick but didn't commit.
McGuire throws a shot from downtown. Danger moves away and avoids it.
McGuire throws a hook but Danger blocks it.
McGuire lands a jab-cross combination.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Danger misses the shot to the body.
Danger throws a hook but McGuire avoids it easily.
McGuire is looking to clinch.
It looked like Danger wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Ralph McGuire 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.
McGuire throws a looping overhand right but Danger ducks down to avoid it.
Danger ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Danger tries to close the distance and clinch up but McGuire swats him away and circles back towards the center.
McGuire lands a glancing blow to the side of Danger's head.
McGuire throws a low kick but Danger avoids it.
Danger fails with an attempt to clinch.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts McGuire, as that shot connected.
Danger slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Danger swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
McGuire clinches.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
McGuire lands a left hand that snaps the head of Danger backwards.
A shot in the inside from Danger.
McGuire can't find room to land a body shot as Danger controls the action.
Danger lands a right hand that snaps the head of McGuire backwards.
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!
McGuire blocks a body shot from Danger.
A body shot lands from McGuire.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A hook to the body from Danger.
Danger lands with a light punch inside.
McGuire misses with a body punch.
Danger blocks a body shot from McGuire.
McGuire misses with a punch to the body.
Danger misses with a punch on the inside.
McGuire scores with a shoulder strike.
Danger working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
McGuire prevents a body shot from Danger.
Danger goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
McGuire tries to land knees in the clinch but Danger avoids the damage to the body.
McGuire blocks a body shot from Danger.
Danger lands a shoulder strike.
Danger blocks a body shot from McGuire.
Danger has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Danger tried to land a shot to the body but connects with McGuire's elbow.
Danger lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Danger lands with a right to the head.
McGuire tries a body shot but Danger blocks it.
Danny Danger has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Danger on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Danger lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down McGuire.
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!
McGuire can't find room to land a body shot as Danger controls the action.
Danger tries to throw a body punch but McGuire avoids it by throwing Danger back against the cage.
Danger lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of McGuire backwards.
Danger misses with a body punch.
Danger blocks a body shot from McGuire.
Danger tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Nice body punch from Danger.
A shot in the inside from Danger.
McGuire is breathing heavily.
Danger misses with a hook from the clinch.
Danger blocking some punches.
A left hand lands to the body for Danger.
McGuire takes a shot to the head.
Danger lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of McGuire backwards.
Danger doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Danger digs a right hand underneath McGuire's ribcage. McGuire let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Danger throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Danger tries to throw a body punch but McGuire avoids it by throwing Danger back against the cage.
Danger softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
McGuire misses with a body punch.
McGuire can't find room to land a body shot as Danger controls the action.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Danger keeps control of McGuire as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Danger lands with a right to the head.
Danger misses with a punch to the body.
McGuire stalling against the cage.
McGuire lands a hook that snaps the head of Danger backwards.
McGuire takes a shot to the head.
Danger lands a hook to the side of the head.
McGuire scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Danger pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Danger takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
McGuire throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Danger ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Danger misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
McGuire ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Ralph McGuire seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Danger throws out a loose jab but McGuire uses good head movement to avoid it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
McGuire gets off balance looking for a body kick
and Danger counters with a two punch combo.
Danger walks into a straight right hand from McGuire.
McGuire digs a good hook to Danger's body.
McGuire motions for Danger to come forward. McGuire throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
McGuire throws a hook but Danger avoids it easily.
Danger is looking to counter punch.
McGuire scores with a shot to the body.
A good leg kick by McGuire.
Danger throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
McGuire connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
McGuire misses with a wild body shot.
McGuire swings and misses with a hook to the body.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Danger uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from McGuire.
Danger moves in looking to clinch but McGuire pushes him off.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Danny Danger will probably get the nod.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
McGuire tries to move into range but Danger moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
McGuire on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Danger. Danger obviously looking to wear him down.
Danger tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
McGuire jabbing away but nothing is landing.
A shot to the liver by McGuire. Beautiful body shot.
Danger has McGuire up against the cage in a clinch.
McGuire is leaning against Danger and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Danger swings away with an uppercut that misses.
McGuire keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Danger's efforts to push away.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Danger throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Danger misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Danger misses with a body punch.
McGuire tries to work over Danger's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Danger.
McGuire lands a left hand.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Danger tried to land a shot to the body but connects with McGuire's elbow.
McGuire working aggressively here.
McGuire softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Danger can't find room to land a body shot as McGuire controls the action.
McGuire lands on the inside with an uppercut.
McGuire prevents a body shot from Danger.
Danger misses with a hook to the ribs.
Danger lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Danger blocks a body shot from McGuire.
Danger lands a hook that snaps the head of McGuire backwards.
A shot in the inside from McGuire.
McGuire blocks an uppercut.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Danger.
McGuire has a couple of punches blocked by Danger.
Danger doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Danger stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Danger misses with a body punch.
Danger lands with a short head shot on the inside.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Danger scores with a shoulder strike.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A short right from Danger on the inside.
McGuire prevents a body shot from Danger.
Danger tries to break the clinch but McGuire is controlling the position.
McGuire scores with a shot to the side of Danger's head.
McGuire scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Danger scores with a shoulder strike.
A head punch on the inside from McGuire fails to land.
McGuire lands a body shot in the clinch.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Danger lands a body shot.
McGuire takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
McGuire is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Danger is defending well for now.
McGuire tries a body shot but Danger blocks it.
McGuire lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Danger or not.
McGuire struggles to land a body shot inside as Danger controls his hands.
McGuire goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Danger tries to work over McGuire's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
McGuire trying to stall but Danger improves his position.
McGuire digs a right hand into Danger's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Danger's gas tank.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
McGuire misses with a shot to the kidneys.
McGuire tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Danger avoids it.
Danger scores with a shot to the side of McGuire's head.
Danger lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Danger misses with a hook to the ribs.
Nice body punch from McGuire - that landed with a thud.
Nice body punch from Danger - that landed with a thud.
Danger pushes McGuire back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Danger lands a right hand.
McGuire tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
McGuire misses with a hook to the ribs.
Danger takes a shot to the head.
Danger lands a left hand.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Danger creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
McGuire misses with a body punch.
A head punch on the inside from Danger fails to land.
Danger misses with a hook to the ribs.
Danger swings wildly with an uppercut but McGuire uses good head movement to avoid it.
Danger lands a shoulder strike.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Danger swings away with an uppercut that misses.
McGuire takes a shot to the head.
Danger misses with a hook from the clinch.
McGuire breaks the clinch.
Danger 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.
McGuire looks to land a right hand but Danger moved out of range.
As McGuire backs away, Danger returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
McGuire ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Danger moves away.
Danger swings widly with a right hand
and McGuire counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Danger thinking.
Ralph McGuire seems to be getting the better of the standup.
A big left from Danger misses.
Danger tries to clinch but McGuire is having none of it.
McGuire wants to land a leg kick but Danger is out of range.
McGuire throws a shot from downtown. Danger moves away and avoids it.
Good work by Danger as he checks the leg kick.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Danny Danger clearly takes that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Danger takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
McGuire clinches up with Danger and pushes him back against the cage.
Danger throws a blind hook that connects with the side of McGuires head.
McGuire tries to throw a body punch but Danger avoids it by throwing McGuire back against the cage.
McGuire lands a body shot.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for McGuire.
Danger can't find room to land a body shot as McGuire controls the action.
Danger swings away with an uppercut that misses.
McGuire misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Danger pushes McGuire back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Danger tries a body shot but McGuire blocks it.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for McGuire.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Danger is leaning against McGuire and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Danger misses with a body punch.
Danger throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Danger lands a body shot.
McGuire is absolutely dripping with sweat - he looks exhausted.
Danger misses with a body punch.
Danger lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of McGuire backwards.
That's one minute gone in the round.
McGuire misses with a hook to the ribs.
Danger scores with a shot to the side of McGuire's head.
McGuire misses with the head strike.
Danger works on McGuire's body with a couple of short punches.
Danger doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Danger lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down McGuire.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Danger creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
A shot in the inside from Danger.
McGuire goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Danger lands an uppercut.
Danger scores with a shot to the side of McGuire's head.
A short uppercut from Danger.
Danger struggles to land a body shot inside as McGuire controls his hands.
Danger tries to work over McGuire's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
A body shot lands from Danger.
Danger digs a right hand into McGuire's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on McGuire's gas tank.
Danger pushes McGuire back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A nice right hand lands inside from Danger.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
McGuire prevents a body shot from Danger.
A left hand lands to the body for Danger.
Danger breaks the clinch.
Danger gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
McGuire scores with a hook to the body.
McGuire breaks from the clinch.
Danger misses with a leg kick
and McGuire counters with a right hand to the body.
Danger moves in looking to clinch but McGuire pushes him off.
McGuire moves into range and clinches up with Danger.
A head punch blocked on the inside by McGuire.
Danger escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Danger walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
McGuire throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Danger throwing a counter right hand but McGuire manages to avoid it.
Danger displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as McGuire throws out the jab.
Danger scores with a jab to the jaw.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Danger misses with a looping left.
McGuire tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Danger paws at him with a jab and circles away.
McGuire throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
McGuire is looking to slow Danger down with leg kicks.
Danger lands with a hook. McGuire tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
McGuire throws a low kick but Danger moves out of range easily.
It appears Danger was looking to counter with a kick there.
A slow jab from McGuire misses its intended target.
Danger is looking to clinch.
Danger fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches McGuire on the side of the head.
McGuire avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
McGuire moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Danger throws a head kick that misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
McGuire lands with a shot to the body.
A head kick by Danger misses
and McGuire counters with a nice uppercut.
McGuire throws a series of punches but Danger moves out of range.
McGuire pulls out of a head kick attempt.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Danger tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. McGuire manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
A solid body kick from McGuire.
Danger fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
McGuire lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Danger bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
McGuire digs a good hook to Danger's body.
McGuire fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Danger was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
McGuire misses the shot to the body.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close fourth round but I would say that Danny Danger will probably get the nod.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! And we move into the final round!
Danger throws a head kick that McGuire semi-blocks.
McGuire rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Danger counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Danger's corner calls for a 1-2. Danger obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Danger throws a body punch but McGuire moves out of range.
McGuire swings for the body but Danger moves out of range.
Danger looks to throw the jab but McGuire is out of range.
McGuire's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Danger connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! McGuire scrambles back to his feet.
Danger keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Danger throws a big counter combination but McGuire scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
McGuire tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Danger throws the left hand but McGuire avoids the punch easily.
McGuire tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Danger was well out of range. Poor timing from McGuire.
Danger pulls out of a head kick attempt.
McGuire fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Danger, pushing him back against the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
McGuire misses with a shot to the kidneys.
McGuire is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Danger is defending well for now.
Danger is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
McGuire prevents a body shot from Danger.
Danger blocks an elbow strike.
Nice body punch from McGuire - that landed with a thud.
Danger lands a body punch.
McGuire misses with some punches.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Danger.
McGuire lands with a short shot to the head.
McGuire blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Danger working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
McGuire misses with a hook from the clinch.
Danger tries to work over McGuire's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Danger gets through McGuire's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
McGuire tries a body shot but Danger blocks it.
Danger working aggressively here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Danger blocks a body shot from McGuire.
Danger tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Danger prevents a body shot from McGuire.
McGuire softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Danger tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
McGuire tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Danger avoids it.
Danger swings wildly with an uppercut but McGuire uses good head movement to avoid it.
McGuire tries to work over Danger's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
McGuire tries to throw a body punch but Danger avoids it by throwing McGuire back against the cage.
Danger lands a left hand that snaps the head of McGuire backwards.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Danger digs a right hand into McGuire's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on McGuire's gas tank.
McGuire is wobbling all over the place through exhaustion. Will he make it to the final bell?
Danger misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Danger stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Danger gets through McGuire's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Danger pushes McGuire back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Danger works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Danger lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Ralph McGuire has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Danny Danger is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Danger is leaning against McGuire and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Danger misses with a hook to the ribs.
A head punch on the inside from Danger fails to land.
Danger gets through McGuire's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
McGuire throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
McGuire lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Danger stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
A short body shot lands from Danger as the two fighters clinch.
Danger lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
McGuire tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for McGuire.
Danger can't find room to land a body shot as McGuire controls the action.
Danger lands a nice uppercut.
McGuire is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Danger is defending well for now.
Danger lands a left hand.
McGuire is rocked!
McGuire is trying to break the clinch but Danger is controlling him.
McGuire is still on wobbly legs! Can Danger finish him?
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Danger creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
McGuire misses with a punch to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
McGuire taking a breather.
McGuire misses with a short punch on the inside.
Danger pushes McGuire against the cage. Danger is working some dirty boxing. Danger pushes off with a quick right hook! McGuire goes down! McGuire tries to stand but stumbles back to his kness! Danger moves in to finish and the ref steps in to prevent any more damage!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:17 of round 5, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Danny Danger!
Danny Danger retains his light heavyweight title!
An out of breath Danny Danger thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
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