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UPG 63: Artillery PBP Commentary |
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Iosef Vissarionovich Dzhugashvili (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and FOSTER Zwingman (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Dzhugashvili comes to the cage accompanied by Gosudarstvenniy Gimn SSSR . Zwingman has chosen Caravan Palace - Clash as his entrance music. This should be a great matchup!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
7 - 5 - 0, fighting out of New York, Iosef Vissarionovich Dzhugashvili!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
11 - 9 - 0, fighting out of New York, FOSTER Zwingman!
The judges for this bout are John Roberts, Steve Montenegro and Eddie Farnsworth.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Dzhugashvili tries to clinch up but Zwingman circles away and keeps his distance.
Dzhugashvili doesn't manage to clinch there - Zwingman circles away.
Iosef Vissarionovich Dzhugashvili seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Horrible takedown by Zwingman or perhaps it was just good defense by Dzhugashvili which made him look bad.
Zwingman misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Dzhugashvili.
Zwingman fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Dzhugashvili manages to avoid it.
Nice shot by Zwingman.
Dzhugashvili tries to clinch up
and Zwingman counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Dzhugashvili thinking.
Zwingman sizes up Dzhugashvili with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Dzhugashvili moves in looking to clinch but Zwingman pushes him off.
Zwingman tries to move into range but Dzhugashvili moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
It looks like FOSTER Zwingman has been cut.
Zwingman dips to his left and cracks Dzhugashvili with an uppercut!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Zwingman lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Dzhugashvili tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Zwingman manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Zwingman closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Zwingman scoring with punches from side control.
The ground and pound from Zwingman seems to be hitting the mat more than his opponent.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Zwingman tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Zwingman misses with an attempted head punch from side control.
Dzhugashvili defending against the ground and pound.
Dzhugashvili is trying to get back to his feet.
Zwingman is trying to get an arm triangle but Dzhugashvili is defending well.
Zwingman misses with an attempted head punch from side control.
Zwingman has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Zwingman throwing ground and pound but whilst doing so, he forgets to control position and Dzhugashvili works his way back to half guard. Good composure under pressure.
Zwingman not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Zwingman throwing shots but Dzhugashvili is blocking nicely.
Dzhugashvili tries to get to full guard but Zwingman has control of the leg.
Zwingman winds up and cracks Dzhugashvili with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Zwingman sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Dzhugashvili defending well though.
Zwingman thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Zwingman thows a huge punch but Dzhugashvili dodges it nicely.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dzhugashvili has hold of Zwingman's hands but Zwingman slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Zwingman thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Dzhugashvili's head.
Zwingman not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Zwingman working over Dzhugashvili with some ground and pound. Dzhugashvili looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Zwingman thows a huge punch but Dzhugashvili dodges it nicely.
Zwingman working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Zwingman drops an elbow to the side of Dzhugashvili's head.
Zwingman missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Zwingman sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Dzhugashvili defending well though.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Zwingman winds up and cracks Dzhugashvili with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Zwingman sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Dzhugashvili defending well though.
Zwingman not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Zwingman working Dzhugashvili over with strikes.
Dzhugashvili is in trouble now - Zwingman has advanced to mount!
Zwingman throwing strikes here but Dzhugashvili is writhing around nicely and avoiding any serious damage.
Zwingman postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Dzhugashvili looks a forlorn figure.
Zwingman looking to ground and pound but Dzhugashvili is blocking nicely.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Zwingman thuds his fist into the canvas! Oooouch!
Zwingman has control of Dzhugashvili's right arm, working for a kimura. It's a bit of a token attempt though and Dzhugashvili regains control of the situation pretty easily.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
FOSTER Zwingman dominated that round.
The cut man is working on FOSTER Zwingman's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Zwingman shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Dzhugashvili is trying to defend but Zwingman finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
Zwingman throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Dzhugashvili keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Zwingman drops an elbow to the side of Dzhugashvili's head.
Dzhugashvili is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Zwingman scores with a couple of nice shots.
Zwingman slips a nice elbow through Dzhugashvili's hands, connecting with Dzhugashvili's forehead.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Zwingman lands a nice short elbow.
Dzhugashvili is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dzhugashvili wants to get back to his feet.
Zwingman missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Zwingman thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Dzhugashvili's head.
Dzhugashvili blocking the ground and pound attempt from Zwingman.
Zwingman misses with a head shot. Dzhugashvili uses the momentum to regain guard.
Dzhugashvili preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Zwingman chips away with some ground and pound.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dzhugashvili working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Zwingman.
Zwingman missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Zwingman with a flurry of punches that miss.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Zwingman's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Zwingman missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Dzhugashvili avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Zwingman landing with the ground and pound.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Zwingman loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Zwingman accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Zwingman missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Dzhugashvili preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Zwingman throws a big right hand that misses.
Zwingman working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Zwingman in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Dzhugashvili working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Zwingman.
Zwingman cracks Dzhugashvili with a solid left hand.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Zwingman accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Zwingman landing some decent shots from guard.
Zwingman throws a big right hand that misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Zwingman loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Zwingman loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Zwingman throws a big elbow that misses.
Zwingman throwing strikes but missing.
Zwingman trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Zwingman working some strikes from top position.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Zwingman throwing strikes from guard but Dzhugashvili blocks nicely.
FOSTER Zwingman has got the better of the ground game so far.
Zwingman scoring with some ground and pound.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
FOSTER Zwingman showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on FOSTER Zwingman's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
Dzhugashvili tries to close the distance and clinch up but Zwingman swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Zwingman pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Dzhugashvili back to the cage. Zwingman follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
It looks like Iosef Vissarionovich Dzhugashvili has been cut.
Zwingman fails with the takedown.
Dzhugashvili keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Zwingman keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Nice shot lands for Zwingman.
Zwingman connects with a jab.
Zwingman tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Dzhugashvili swivels and escapes.
Iosef Vissarionovich Dzhugashvili has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of FOSTER Zwingman.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Zwingman tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Dzhugashvili swivels and escapes.
Dzhugashvili tries to clinch up
and Zwingman counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Good exchange - Zwingman coming out on top.
Dzhugashvili looks to clinch
and Zwingman counters with a stiff right hand.
Dzhugashvili on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Zwingman just misses with a punch to the body.
Zwingman throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Dzhugashvili sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Zwingman circles away from the clinch attempt
and Zwingman counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
A big right from Zwingman misses.
Dzhugashvili tries to clinch up but Zwingman circles away and keeps his distance.
A decent looking cross lands there for Dzhugashvili.
The fight stays on the outside here - Dzhugashvili looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Zwingman takes a swing at Dzhugashvili's ribcage but misses.
Zwingman throws a big shot that misses.
Zwingman has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Zwingman lands a jab to the nose.
Zwingman lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Zwingman avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dzhugashvili ducks under a wild hook from Zwingman.
Dzhugashvili tries to close the distance and clinch up but Zwingman swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Zwingman throws out a loose jab but Dzhugashvili uses good head movement to avoid it.
Dzhugashvili wants to clinch.
Zwingman lands an overhand right.
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!
Zwingman scores a takedown into full mount!
Zwingman is landing with some decent strikes but Dzhugashvili is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Zwingman cracks Dzhugashvili with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Zwingman landing strikes from the mount and Dzhugashvili is in trouble!
Zwingman throwing strikes here but Dzhugashvili is writhing around nicely and avoiding any serious damage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Zwingman moves into side control, trying to work for a kimura. That looks painful! Will he finish!!?? No, Dzhugashvili has worked his arm free - good work by Dzhugashvili!
Dzhugashvili wants to get back to his feet.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
The strikes coming from Zwingman are missing the target in this wave of attacks.
Zwingman working the ground and pound but he's contacting the mat, not the fighter.
Zwingman working the strikes but Dzhugashvili uses the opportunity to regain half guard.
Zwingman throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Zwingman not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
FOSTER Zwingman is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Zwingman missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Zwingman seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Zwingman not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Zwingman scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Zwingman not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Iosef Vissarionovich Dzhugashvili has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
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!
Zwingman is trying to control. Dzhugashvili wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Dzhugashvili trying to control but Zwingman postures up.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Zwingman working to pass to mount. He's got his hand pressing down on Dzhugashvili's thigh. Dzhugashvili counters though and makes it back to full guard.
And that's the end of the fight!
FOSTER Zwingman comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Zwingman has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge John Roberts scores the fight 26:30
Judge Steve Montenegro scores the fight 26:30
Judge Eddie Farnsworth scores the fight 26:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... FOSTER Zwingman!
Jumping up and down and very excited, FOSTER Zwingman waved his t-shirt featuring Hopkins Athletics's logo in front of the cameras.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Richard Lightfoot (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mario Braun (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Rumors backstage are that the fighters have been paid to keep it standing but we know that would never happen in MMA!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
9 - 4 - 1, fighting out of New York, Richard Lightfoot!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 2 - 1, fighting out of New York, Mario Braun!
The judges for this bout are Reed Andrews, Jorge Garcia and Russell Pearce.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lightfoot lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Lightfoot throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
A shot to the liver by Lightfoot. Beautiful body shot.
A head kick misses from Lightfoot.
Lightfoot ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Braun moves away.
Lightfoot leaves Braun with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Nice uppercut there from Lightfoot.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Braun is defended easily by Lightfoot.
Lightfoot throws a predictable looking body shot
and Braun counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
A combination from Lightfoot does no damage.
Braun circles away from the clinch attempt.
Lightfoot throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A nice leg kick lands there from Lightfoot.
Braun feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
Braun won't allow Lightfoot to sweep him here.
Braun trying to control but Lightfoot is working from the bottom.
Braun wants to stand but Lightfoot has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
Braun stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Lightfoot swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Braun stopping the sweep attempt from Lightfoot.
Braun stands up from guard. Let's bang!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lightfoot stuffs the takedown attempt from Braun. Braun gets slowly back to his feet.
Richard Lightfoot has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Mario Braun.
Lightfoot lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Braun slips a jab from Lightfoot.
Braun uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Lightfoot.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Braun.
Braun slips a straight right by Lightfoot.
Lightfoot throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Braun shoots in but no luck this time.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lightfoot swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Lightfoot misses with a left hand
and Braun counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Lightfoot avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Braun wants to control from the top but Lightfoot keeps moving.
Lightfoot is adopting a defensive guard.
Braun pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Lightfoot is keeping the position for now.
Lightfoot can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Braun controls the pace.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Braun tries to free his leg and advance position but Lightfoot is retaining full guard.
OK we're going to have a standup here. Mario Braun hasn't been effective enough on the ground and the referee wants a restart.
Braun looks for a takedown but Lightfoot sprawls well.
Lightfoot loads up on a big right hand but Braun slips the punch.
Braun changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Lightfoot tries to avoid it but Braun manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Lightfoot to the ground. Lightfoot escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Richard Lightfoot is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Lightfoot attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Braun manages to get an easy takedown there - catching Lightfoot on his heels. He'll look to pass Lightfoot's guard now, I'm sure.
Braun wants to control from the top but Lightfoot keeps moving.
Braun makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mario Braun dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Braun misses with a wild combination.
Lightfoot delivers a nice body kick.
Braun uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Lightfoot.
Braun shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Lightfoot as he jumps to the side.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Lightfoot.
Lightfoot feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Braun's calf.
Braun doesn't manage to clinch there - Lightfoot circles away.
Lightfoot fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Braun has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Braun takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Lightfoot connects with a solid leg kick.
Braun is breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lightfoot cracks the inside of Braun's front leg.
Braun has a takedown stuffed.
Lightfoot lands a left and a right that send Braun crashing to the mat, dazed. Lightfoot thinks about following him to the mat but decides to wave him back up to his feet!
It looks like Mario Braun has been cut.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Lightfoot throws a monster overhand right that drops Braun! Lightfoot follows up with more strikes from mount and the fight is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:31 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Richard Lightfoot!
Richard Lightfoot 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 heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jimmy Webb (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Adin Wrenton (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Webb kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Hells Bells by AC/DC. Wrenton has chosen Lynyrd Skynyrd - Still Unbroken as his entrance music. Buckle up people - heeeeeeeeeere we go!
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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
21 - 14 - 0, fighting out of New York, Jimmy Webb!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
19 - 9 - 0, fighting out of New York, Adin Wrenton!
The judges for this bout are Columbo Gatti, Dean Styles and Franklyn Lucas.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Wrenton is looking to clinch.
Wrenton fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Webb manages to avoid it.
Wrenton throws out a leg kick but Webb moves out of range and Wrenton only half commits.
Wrenton throws a series of punches but Webb moves out of range.
Webb rushes Wrenton and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Webb has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Wrenton is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Wrenton lands with a left to the head.
Wrenton has a couple of punches blocked by Webb.
Webb blocks an uppercut.
Wrenton prevents the takedown attempt.
Webb breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Webb fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Wrenton, pushing him back against the cage.
Webb tries for a takedown but Wrenton manages to get underhooks.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jimmy Webb. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Wrenton lands a right hand that snaps the head of Webb backwards.
Wrenton lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Webb pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Webb moves forwards but Wrenton connects with a nice, crisp jab.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Webb clinches with his opponent.
Wrenton misses with a shot to the kidneys.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Wrenton lands a shoulder strike.
Webb blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Wrenton swings wildly with an uppercut but Webb uses good head movement to avoid it.
Webb tries to circle away but Wrenton has him pinned against the cage.
Webb blocking some punches.
Webb pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Webb pushes Wrenton up against the cage in a clinch.
Webb is looking to control Wrenton's arms but Wrenton gets an underhook and turns him. Now Webb has his back to the cage.
Wrenton working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Wrenton keeps control of Webb as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Wrenton can't find room to land a body shot as Webb controls the action.
Wrenton throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Webbs head.
Wrenton lands a nice uppercut.
Wrenton keeps control of Webb as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Webb breaks from the clinch.
Webb takes a head kick and keeps coming.
It looks like Jimmy Webb has been cut.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Wrenton scores with a shot to the body.
Webb gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Wrenton throws a head punch that misses.
Webb's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Webb walks into a stiff left hand from Wrenton.
Wrenton gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Webb to score an easy takedown into full guard.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
Wrenton lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Webb!
Webb wants to control but Wrenton is having none of it.
Wrenton looking to control and managing it successfully.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Webb holds on for dear life, controlling Wrenton's posture momentarily.
Wrenton controlling his opponent.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Webb is looking to get to half guard.
Wrenton takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Adin Wrenton dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Jimmy Webb's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Wrenton tries to close the distance and clinch but Webb swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Nice uppercut lands for Wrenton. That snapped Webb's head back.
Wrenton fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Webb manages to avoid it.
Wrenton has managed to clinch.
Wrenton working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Webb blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Wrenton lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Webb pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Wrenton works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Webb closes the distance and clinches.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Wrenton doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Webb effectively controlling the action here.
Wrenton misses with a punch on the inside.
Webb takes a shot to the head.
Webb is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Wrenton pulls him back up using the underhooks.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Webb looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Webb is looking to control Wrenton's arms but Wrenton gets an underhook and turns him. Now Webb has his back to the cage.
Wrenton has Webb pressed against the cage, preventing Webb from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Webb is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Wrenton pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Webb controlling the action here for a moment.
Webb is looking to break free of the clinch but Wrenton has double underhooks.
Wrenton swings wildly with an uppercut but Webb uses good head movement to avoid it.
Wrenton misses with the head strike.
Adin Wrenton seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Wrenton misses with a punch on the inside.
Wrenton working aggressively here.
Webb tries a body shot but Wrenton blocks it.
Webb breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Wrenton doesn't manage to clinch there - Webb circles away.
Wrenton swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Adin Wrenton seems to be getting the better of the standup.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wrenton has taken the fight to the clinch.
Wrenton working aggressively here.
Wrenton working aggressively here.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Wrenton creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Wrenton swings wildly with an uppercut but Webb uses good head movement to avoid it.
Webb blocks an uppercut.
Wrenton misses with a body punch.
Wrenton tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Webb's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Wrenton stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Wrenton wants it to stay on the feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jimmy Webb. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Wrenton throws a hook but Webb blocks it.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Wrenton lands a nice hook to Webb's body. Webb takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Wrenton throws a nice outside leg kick.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Wrenton fails in his attempt to clinch.
Webb blocks a head kick by Wrenton.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Webb misses with the head strike.
Webb prevents a body shot from Wrenton.
Webb is trying to break free.
Wrenton misses with a short punch on the inside.
Wrenton tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Wrenton throws a punch but it's blocked by Webb.
Wrenton lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Wrenton lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Wrenton lands a right hand.
Wrenton lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Wrenton misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Webb wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Wrenton working aggressively here.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Wrenton.
Wrenton misses with a short punch on the inside.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Webb.
Wrenton lands with a right to the head.
Wrenton can't find room to land a body shot as Webb controls the action.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Webb.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Wrenton.
A frustrated look appears on Webb's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Webb misses with a hook from the clinch.
Webb blocks a punch to the side of the head.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Webb is looking for a takedown.
Wrenton lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Webb or not.
A head punch on the inside from Wrenton fails to land.
Webb is looking to break free of the clinch but Wrenton has double underhooks.
Wrenton gets through Webb's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Wrenton gets through Webb's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
A short right from Wrenton.
Wrenton lands a hook that snaps the head of Webb backwards.
Wrenton lands a hook to the side of the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Adin Wrenton showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Jimmy Webb'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. This is the final round!
Wrenton fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Webb manages to avoid it.
Webb takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Wrenton bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Webb's head.
Webb is rocked!
Wrenton lands with a good body shot.
Wrenton has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Webb keeps the fight on the outside.
Wrenton drops a shoulder and throws a monster hook that connects perfectly to the side of Webb's head, knocking him out cold! Wrenton is extatic as he celebrates with his cornermen.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:23 of round 3, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Adin Wrenton!
Adin Wrenton took to the mic in his post fight interview and said 'Guess who's back? Back again? Adin's back, tell a friend. Guess who's back, guess who's back, guess who's back...'.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Billy Shears (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Beast Rage (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Shears's entrance music is Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band. A fine choice. Rage comes into a darkened arena with his song building. I'm a Beast kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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29
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26
197 lbs
12 - 10 - 0 |
Abu Dhabi Champ
World class boxer
Cardio machine |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
20 - 10 - 0, fighting out of New York, Billy Shears!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
12 - 10 - 0, fighting out of New York, Beast Rage!
The judges for this bout are Lou da Vinci, Columbo Gatti and Dean Styles.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Shears fails to land the takedown.
Rage steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Shears.
Rage throws a lazy right hand but Shears sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Shears misses with a right hand
and Rage counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Shears looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Shears had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Rage defends it easily.
Rage's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Rage trying to control the position from guard on top but Shears is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Shears throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Rage trying to control the position from guard on top but Shears is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Beast Rage was stalling too much, according to the referee.
A big right from Shears misses.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Shears is defended easily by Rage.
Decent striking displayed by Shears there.
Shears shoots in but no luck this time.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Billy Shears. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Shears just misses with a punch to the body.
Rage misses with a two punch combination.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Shears throws a poor cross that misses
and Rage counters by clinching up.
Shears prevents the takedown attempt.
A bit of stalling here from Rage.
A left hand lands to the body for Shears.
Shears lands a nice uppercut.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A nice left hand lands by Shears.
A shot in the inside from Shears.
Shears is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
A nice right hand lands inside from Shears.
Rage misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Rage stops a takedown attempt from Shears.
Shears pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
A cross from Shears lands.
Rage fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Rage feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Shearss jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Shears throws a right and a left that both miss.
Shears misses the shot to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Shears avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Rage fails with an attempt to clinch.
Rage misses with a left hand
and Shears counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Shears wants to pass the guard but Rage is keeping the position.
Rage can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Shears controls the pace.
Rage wants to stand and escape but Shears is having none of it.
Rage wants to sweep but no luck.
Shears forces his way into half guard.
Shears wants to lay and pray for a moment but Rage keeps working.
Shears frees up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Shears tries to control but Rage wriggling away.
Shears prevents Rage from getting the reversal.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Shears goes for an armbar but Rage turns quickly into his guard - lovely anticipation from Rage.
Rage avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Rage trying to control the position from guard on top but Shears is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Billy Shears dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Shears misses with a left hand
enabling Rage to counter with a crisp jab.
Beast Rage seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Shears with a nice cross.
Shears tries for a takedown but Rage sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Shears keeps the fight on the outside.
Shears blocks a jab.
Rage dodges the punch combination from Shears.
Shears throws a big shot that misses.
Rage shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Shears but Shears pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Rage stuffs the takedown.
Rage dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Shears takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Shears tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Rage swivels and escapes.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Billy Shears. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Sloppy strikes from Rage. Those never looked like landing.
Rage slips under a jab.
Shears will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Rage scores with a one two! Shears had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Shears throws a big shot that misses.
Rage swings away with a body shot that misses
and Shears counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Shears misses with a few strikes there.
Rage cracks Shears with an open hand slap.
Rage wants to clinch up but Shears keeps it at a distance.
Horrible takedown by Shears or perhaps it was just good defense by Rage which made him look bad.
Rage keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Shears takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Beast Rage seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Shears scores with a sloppy right hand. Rage should have avoided that one.
Rage misses with a right hand
and Shears counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Shears ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Rage moves away.
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!
Rage throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Rage misses with a looping left.
Shears uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Rage.
Shears fails with a takedown attempt.
Shears jabbing away but nothing is landing.
A shot to the liver by Rage. Beautiful body shot.
Rage ducks right into an uppercut from Shears.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Shears avoids the body shot from Rage.
Shears throws a shot to the body.
Rage connects with a body shot that sends Shears's belly button to the back.
Shears shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Rage manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
Billy Shears overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Rage pushes Shears off and scrambles back to his feet.
Rage smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Rage shoots for a takedown but Shears saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
A jab from Shears misses.
Shears pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Shears stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Shears wants it to stay on the feet.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rage takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Rage thows a left - swing and a miss!
Rage is looking to clinch but Shears is avoiding it.
Shears misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Shears takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Shears slips under a jab.
Shears throws a jab when Rage was well out of range.
Shears clobbers Rage with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Shears fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Rage sprawls well initially but Shears persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Shears is trying to control the action in half guard but Rage is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Billy Shears will probably get the nod.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
A swing and a miss from Shears.
Shears lands with an overhand left.
Shears's jab looks to have found its range, popping Rage under the eye.
Shears circles away from the clinch attempt.
Shears shoots in for a takedown but Rage shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Rage doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
A chopping leg kick lands by Rage.
Shears throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Shears lands with a right hand.
Rage pushes Shears up against the cage in a clinch.
Rage goes for a takedown attempt but Shears pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Shears walks into a jab.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Rage, as that shot connected.
Rage pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Shears throws a hook but Rage blocks it.
Rage is looking to clinch but Shears is avoiding it.
Shears shoots in and bounces Rage off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Shears wants to control from the top but Rage keeps moving.
Shears slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Rage keeping full guard, as Shears tries to pass.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Shears trying to pass the guard. He's being very persistent here but Rage manages to land a sweep and now he's on top!
Rage must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Rage avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Rage engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
Shears has momentary wrist control but Rage slips an elbow through the middle.
Shears utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Billy Shears is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Shears is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Shears is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Rage slips nicely into half guard.
Rage winds up and cracks Shears with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Rage takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Shears is doing well to control the position and prevent Rage from advancing to side control.
Shears trying to control but Rage postures up.
Shears tries to roll over but Rage keeps him under control.
Beast Rage has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rage wants to control but Shears is keeping him busy.
Rage wants to free his trapped foot but Shears is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Shears looking for submissions off his back.
Still in half guard, Rage seems content to control.
Rage is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Shears has managed to free his arm - good work.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Shears trying to control but Rage postures up.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Billy Shears.
Well Shears 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 Lou da Vinci scores the fight 30:27
Judge Columbo Gatti scores the fight 30:27
Judge Dean Styles scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Billy Shears!
A victorious Billy Shears thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Joe Boxer (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ricardo Oliveira (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Oliveira is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Don Omar - Danza Kuduro. This should be a great matchup!
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33
200 lbs
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196 lbs
10 - 5 - 0 |
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Lethal high kicks
Cardio machine |
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World class MT
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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
20 - 15 - 0, fighting out of New York, Joe Boxer!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
10 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Ricardo Oliveira!
The judges for this bout are Russell Pearce, Reed Andrews and David Schapiro.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Oliveira throws a front kick aimed at Boxer's knee but Boxer avoids it well.
Oliveira lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Oliveira slips a straight right by Boxer.
Nice defenses there by Oliveira.
Boxer shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Oliveira sprawls well. Oliveira wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Boxer gets slowly back to his feet.
Oliveira ducks under a wild hook from Boxer.
Boxer takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Oliveira cracks the inside of Boxer's front leg.
The fight stays on the outside here - Oliveira looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Oliveira rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Boxer moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Oliveira throws a jab but it's blocked by Boxer.
Boxer tries to bum rush Oliveira with a series of wild strikes but Oliveira uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Oliveira throws a hook to the side of Boxer's head but Boxer sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Oliveira is looking to slow Boxer down with leg kicks.
Oliveira connects with a solid leg kick.
Boxer tries to score a power double leg takedown but Oliveira sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Boxer somewhat.
Oliveira looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Oliveira fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Boxer.
Ricardo Oliveira seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A chopping leg kick lands by Boxer.
Boxer dives in and grabs Oliveira's left leg, looking for a takedown. Oliveira pushes down on Boxer's head and hops out.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Joe Boxer. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Boxer wants to slow Oliveira down by chopping away at his legs.
A good leg kick by Oliveira.
A lazy left from Oliveira finds it's target.
Oliveira turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Oliveira scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Oliveira gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Oliveira creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Boxer avoids a wild elbow strike from Oliveira.
Boxer wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Oliveira lands an elbow just above Boxer 's eye.
Oliveira is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Oliveira tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Oliveira.
Oliveira creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Boxer wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Boxer dodges an elbow strike from Oliveira.
Oliveira trying to stall but Boxer improves his position.
Oliveira lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Oliveira pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Oliveira looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Boxer wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Oliveira fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Oliveira has a couple of punches blocked by Boxer.
Boxer can't break the clinch.
Oliveira throws an elbow but it misses.
Oliveira is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Boxer blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Oliveira creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Oliveira throws an elbow but it misses.
Oliveira has Boxer pressed against the cage, preventing Boxer from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Boxer pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Boxer takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Boxer takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Oliveira throws an off balance right hand
and Boxer connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Boxer takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Oliveira checks a leg kick.
A left and a right from Oliveira both land. Nice combination.
Boxer misses with a low kick.
Oliveira is looking to clinch but Boxer is avoiding it.
Oliveira connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Oliveira slips a jab from Boxer.
Oliveira throws a jab but it's blocked by Boxer.
Oliveira cracks Boxer with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
A decent looking cross lands there for Oliveira.
Oliveira throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Oliveira keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ricardo Oliveira dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
A solid leg kick lands there for Oliveira.
Nice cross by Oliveira.
Oliveira connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Boxer showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Oliveira.
Oliveira lands with an overhand left.
Oliveira connects with a single shot there.
Boxer staying out of range there.
Oliveira thows a left - swing and a miss!
Oliveira slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
An inside leg kick lands from Oliveira.
Oliveira jabs at Boxer's body.
Oliveira misses with a low kick.
Oliveira throws a sloppy body shot
and Boxer counters with a lovely straight right hand!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Boxer gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Oliveira!
Boxer chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Oliveira can pounce on him.
Ricardo Oliveira is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Boxer bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Oliveira swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Joe Boxer is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Boxer takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Oliveira misses with a straight left.
Oliveira throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Oliveira, right into the meat.
Oliveira misses with an uppercut. Boxer saw that one coming.
Boxer moves out of range of the strikes.
A nice leg kick lands there from Boxer.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Boxer avoids a kick to the body.
Oliveira displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Boxer throws out the jab.
Boxer fails with a takedown attempt.
Oliveira connects with the punch.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Oliveira throws a right and a left that Boxer avoids nicely.
Oliveira misses with a combination
letting Boxer counter with a right hand.
Oliveira connects with a crisp jab.
Boxer is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
A head kick misses from Oliveira.
Oliveira lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nice sprawl there from Oliveira as Boxer shoots in.
Decent striking displayed by Oliveira there.
Oliveira throws a left and a right that both miss
and Boxer counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Oliveira waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Boxer.
Boxer takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Boxer has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Oliveira finds it's way round the side to connect with Boxer's head.
Oliveira scores with a hook.
Oliveira darts in and clinches Boxer up against the cage.
Boxer pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Oliveira waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Boxer.
Oliveira throws a head kick that misses
and Boxer counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Boxer throws a leg kick that misses.
Oliveira rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Boxer moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Oliveira feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Boxer's calf.
Boxer keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Oliveira.
Some wild striking there from Boxer.
This is turning into a torrid day at the office for Boxer. He's trying desperately to land a takedown but he's failing miserably and getting slapped silly on the feet to compound his misery.
Oliveira throws a hook but Boxer avoids it easily.
A clash of legs there as Boxer blocks the low kick.
A jab-cross combination lands for Boxer and sends Oliveira crashing to the mat! Boxer follows him down to the mat - Oliveira regains half guard but he's not out of trouble yet!
Oliveira is rocked!
Boxer stands, ready to strike. The ref makes him back up and allows Oliveira to get to his feet.
Oliveira is still on wobbly legs! Can Boxer finish him?
Oliveira misses with a hook. Boxer ducked under it nicely.
Sloppy strikes from Oliveira. Those never looked like landing.
Oliveira misses with an uppercut
and Boxer counters with a slapping leg kick.
Oliveira is breathing heavily.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Oliveira slips under a jab from Boxer.
Boxer lands a nice leg kick that just misses Oliveira's sensitive parts.
Oliveira seems to have recovered his senses.
Boxer scores with a nice right hand.
Boxer closes the distance and lands a vicious right hand that drops Oliveira! Boxer dives in looking to finish! Oliveira is still trying to defend himself but he's taking too many shots and the referee has no choice but to stop the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:57 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Joe Boxer!
Joe Boxer gave a mention to BioPharm Nutrition in his post fight interview. That will please them (and hopefully generate some sales).
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Roger Dunowevil (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Logan Sackett (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Dunowevil comes to the cage accompanied by Long Hard Road Out of Hell. Sackett has chosen She Hates Me as his entrance music. 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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26
221 lbs
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220 lbs
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World class boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
10 - 6 - 0, fighting out of New York, Roger Dunowevil!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
13 - 4 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Logan Sackett!
The judges for this bout are Eddie Farnsworth, John Roberts and Anthony Taglia.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Dunowevil scores with a nice head shot.
It looks like Logan Sackett has been cut.
Sackett waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Dunowevil.
Sackett scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Sackett lets loose with a powerful body kick. Dunowevil will feel that in the morning.
Dunowevil rushes Sackett and presses him up against the cage.
Dunowevil misses with the head strike.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Sackett prevents a body shot from Dunowevil.
Dunowevil tries to work over Sackett's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Sackett can't find room to land a body shot as Dunowevil controls the action.
Sackett breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Sackett swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Logan Sackett seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Sackett tries a head kick but it misses.
No joy there for Sackett, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Dunowevil tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Sackett moves into range and connects with a jab.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sackett dives in and scores a takedown into Dunowevil's guard.
Sackett is looking to work some ground and pound but Dunowevil has wrist control.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Dunowevil looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Dunowevil manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Sackett wants to control but Dunowevil is having none of it.
Sackett is desperately trying to improve his position but Dunowevil has a good base and remains in mount.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dunowevil tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Sackett tries to reverse the position but Dunowevil maintains control.
Sackett manages to regain half guard. Good work.
Dunowevil controlling the action here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
We're going to have a standup here because Roger Dunowevil wasn't active enough for the referee's liking.
Sackett swats away the attempt to clinch by Dunowevil.
A jab from Dunowevil misses.
Sackett looks to throw a body kick
and Dunowevil counters with an outside leg kick.
Sackett fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Dunowevil sprawls well initially but Sackett persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Dunowevil controlling the leg, holding on to half guard.
Dunowevil trying to hold on to Sackett's head to control him but Sackett postures up.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sackett lands strikes from half guard.
Sackett working the head and body with strikes.
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!
Dunowevil regains full guard, whilst avoiding punches from Sackett.
Sackett postures up in Dunowevil's guard and throws a big left but Dunowevil blocks it.
Sackett trying to control but Dunowevil is working from the bottom.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Sackett with a flurry of punches that miss.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Logan Sackett dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Logan Sackett's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!
Sackett comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Sackett shoots for a double leg takedown but Dunowevil sprawls well. He's pushed Sackett's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
A big left from Dunowevil misses.
Sackett throws a head kick that misses
and Dunowevil connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Dunowevil avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Dunowevil throws a leg kick
and Sackett counters with a straight right hand.
It looks like Roger Dunowevil has been cut.
Logan Sackett is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Sackett closes the distance and clinches up with Dunowevil, looking for a takedown. Sackett pushes Dunowevil against the cage but Dunowevil circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Dunowevil thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Sackett if he has to take too many more of those.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Sackett fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Dunowevil manages to avoid it.
Sackett throws a head kick but Dunowevil moves out of range.
Sackett lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Sackett throws a nice inside leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sackett throws a left and a right that both miss
enabling Dunowevil to counter with a crisp jab.
Sackett swings and misses with a hook to the body.
A head kick by Sackett misses
and Sackett takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Roger Dunowevil is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Dunowevil throws a leg kick which misses Sackett's front leg but catches the back leg as Sackett tries to avoid it.
Sackett is breathing heavily.
Dunowevil will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Sackett fails with an attempt to clinch.
Dunowevil takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Dunowevil looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Sackett misses with a looping left.
Sackett lands a nice leg kick that just misses Dunowevil's sensitive parts.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sackett misses with a body shot
and Dunowevil counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
A head kick by Sackett misses
and Dunowevil counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Dunowevil blocks an elbow strike.
Sackett blocks a body shot from Dunowevil.
Dunowevil misses with a punch to the body.
Sackett looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Sackett blocking some punches.
Sackett scores with a shoulder strike.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Dunowevil.
Dunowevil pushes Sackett back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Dunowevil misses with a hook to the ribs.
Sackett pushes off an throws an elbow but Dunowevil leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Sackett doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Dunowevil tries to work over Sackett's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Dunowevil throws a head punch that misses.
Sackett lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Still in the clinch, Sackett scores with a nice short uppercut.
Sackett has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Dunowevil avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Roger Dunowevil has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Logan Sackett.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Sackett.
Dunowevil doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Sackett tries to work over Dunowevil's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Dunowevil.
Sackett breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
A looping hook to the body misses from Dunowevil. Sackett does a little dance to reset his feet.
Sackett is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Dunowevil's half guard.
Sackett throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Sackett thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Dunowevil has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Sackett is working away from the top position though.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dunowevil has his hands clasped together around Sackett's back. He's all about the action.
Logan Sackett has got the better of the ground game so far.
Dunowevil is looking to control Sackett's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Dunowevil avoid being mounted?
Sackett missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Sackett throwing shots but Dunowevil is blocking nicely.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Sackett wants to control but Dunowevil is keeping him busy.
Dunowevil trying to hold on to Sackett's head to control him but Sackett postures up.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Logan Sackett will probably get the nod - 10:9.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
Sackett tries to keep at a distance but Dunowevil has taken the fight into the clinch.
Sackett is trying to push Dunowevil away but Dunowevil has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Dunowevil as Sackett tries to tie him up.
Sackett looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Sackett misses with a hook to the ribs.
Sackett scores with a knee to the head.
Sackett is struggling to control the position.
Sackett lands a body punch in the clinch.
Sackett breaks the clinch.
Logan Sackett seems to be getting the better of the standup.
That kick from Dunowevil tenderised Sackett's leg. Sackett is trying to keep his angry face on.
Sackett tests Dunowevil's chin there with a solid looking shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dunowevil tries to clinch up but Sackett circles away and keeps his distance.
Dunowevil takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Sackett throws a sloppy head kick
and Dunowevil counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Dunowevil blocks a head kick by Sackett.
Sackett loads up on a big right hand but Dunowevil slips the punch.
Dunowevil throws a good cross that connects.
A solid leg kick lands there for Dunowevil.
Dunowevil connects with a good right hand that stumbles Sackett. Sackett circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
That has opened up Logan Sackett's cut even more.
Sackett throws a jab when Dunowevil was well out of range.
Sackett moves out of range as Dunowevil throws a body kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dunowevil tries a head kick but it misses.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Dunowevil blocks a head kick by Sackett.
Dunowevil buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Sackett takes one to the side of the head.
Sackett cracks Dunowevil with a good jab.
Logan Sackett is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Dunowevil tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Sackett throws a head kick that misses.
A punch combination from Sackett misses.
Sackett looks to score with a jab to the body but Dunowevil is just out of range.
Dunowevil throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Sackett stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Sackett takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Sackett blocks a head kick by Dunowevil.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sackett needs to keep his hands up - Dunowevil had a free shot at his head there.
Sackett misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Dunowevil throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Dunowevil bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Dunowevil walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Sackett checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Dunowevil scores with a decent looking hook.
Sackett throws a shot from downtown. Dunowevil moves away and avoids it.
Sackett misses with a wild combination.
Sackett throws a half hearted mid kick.
Dunowevil gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Roger Dunowevil has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Dunowevil tries to work over Sackett's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Dunowevil misses with a short punch on the inside.
Dunowevil can't find room to land a body shot as Sackett controls the action.
Dunowevil fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Sackett blocks an uppercut.
Dunowevil misses with a hook from the clinch.
Sackett makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Dunowevil misses with a shot to the kidneys.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Sackett pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Good standup being displayed there by Dunowevil as he connects with a hook.
The cut above Logan Sackett's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Dunowevil moves out of range of the body kick.
And that's the end of the fight!
Roger Dunowevil showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Sackett 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 Eddie Farnsworth scores the fight 28:29
Judge John Roberts scores the fight 28:29
Judge Anthony Taglia scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Logan Sackett!
Logan Sackett made sure to mention his sponsor, Real Fighters Nutrition in his post fight interview.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Braden Turk (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Robert Zhirkov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Turk comes to the cage accompanied by Status Quo - Deeper and Down. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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146 lbs
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141 lbs
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Excellent boxer
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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
11 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Braden Turk!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
22 - 13 - 1, fighting out of Montreal, Robert Zhirkov!
The judges for this bout are Joseph Jones, Russell Pearce and Dean Styles.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Turk lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Zhirkov lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Turk dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Zhirkov. That did some damage!
Zhirkov scores with the left hand. Turk knows he should have avoided that one.
Robert Zhirkov seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Turk catches Zhirkov with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Zhirkov.
Turk tries to score with a low kick but Zhirkov moves his leg out of the way.
Turk wants to land a leg kick but Zhirkov is out of range.
Jab from Turk.
Zhirkov connects with a good right hand that stumbles Turk. Turk circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Turk scores with a crisp jab that stopped Zhirkov in his tracks.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Zhirkov looks to score with a jab to the body but Turk is just out of range.
Zhirkov jabs Turk right on the nose. Turk blinks but takes it well.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Turk misses with a shot to the body
and Zhirkov makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Zhirkov throws out a loose jab but Turk uses good head movement to avoid it.
Zhirkov works the jab nicely.
Turk scores with a nice strike.
Zhirkov takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Zhirkov looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Turk ducks under a wild hook from Zhirkov.
Turk misses the shot to the body.
Robert Zhirkov is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Zhirkov throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Turk stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Turk shoots in looking for a takedown. Zhirkov tries to sprawl out of it but Turk keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Zhirkov manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Turk uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Zhirkov.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Zhirkov swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Turk misses with a body punch
and Zhirkov counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Turk drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Turk swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Zhirkov misses with an attempted mid kick.
Zhirkov throws a wild body kick that Turk sees coming a mile off.
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!
Turk lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Turk throws a lazy right hand but Zhirkov sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Zhirkov connects with a body shot that sends Turk's belly button to the back.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Zhirkov lands with a straight right. Turk didn't see that one coming.
Zhirkov connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Zhirkov is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Zhirkov scores with a nice strike.
Zhirkov slips under a jab.
Zhirkov misses with a hook.
Turk throws a body punch but Zhirkov moves out of range.
Zhirkov connects with a good right hand that stumbles Turk. Turk circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Turk finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Zhirkov misses with an uppercut. Turk saw that one coming.
Turk swings widly with a right hand
and Zhirkov connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Zhirkov tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Turk is able to avoid easily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Zhirkov slips under a jab.
Turk swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Zhirkov scores with a jab to the jaw.
Zhirkov delivers a nice body kick.
That kick from Turk tenderised Zhirkov's leg. Zhirkov is trying to keep his angry face on.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Zhirkov dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Zhirkov pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Turk just misses with a punch to the body.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Zhirkov dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Turk. That did some damage!
Zhirkov takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Zhirkov misses with a two punch combination.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Robert Zhirkov will probably get the nod.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Zhirkov slips a straight right by Turk.
Zhirkov misses with a straight left.
Zhirkov is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Zhirkov lands a right hook to the body.
Zhirkov misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Turk.
Zhirkov checks a leg kick.
Zhirkov throws a jab when Turk was well out of range.
Turk misses with a left hand
and Zhirkov counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Zhirkov looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Zhirkov thows a left - swing and a miss!
Robert Zhirkov seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Zhirkov lands with a nice body punch.
Zhirkov misses with a hook
enabling Turk to counter with a crisp jab.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Zhirkov tests Turk's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Zhirkov tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Zhirkov misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Zhirkov displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Turk.
Zhirkov throws a hook but Turk avoids it easily.
Turk lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Zhirkov explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Turk misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Zhirkov.
Zhirkov lands a nice looking body kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Zhirkov throws a solid leg kick but Turk takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Zhirkov.
Zhirkov rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Turk counters with a left to the body.
Zhirkov throws a lazy uppercut
and Turk counters with a leg kick.
Turk throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Turk scores with a nice right hand.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Zhirkov jabs at Turk's body.
Turk is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Turk has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Zhirkov cracks Turk with an open hand slap.
Turk is rocked!
Turk throws a low kick but it's checked well by Zhirkov.
Oh Turk is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Zhirkov paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Turk missing with a left hand there. Zhirkov was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Zhirkov lands a nice hook to Turk's body. Turk takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Zhirkov is looking to slow Turk down with leg kicks.
Nice body punch from Turk.
Zhirkov loads up on a big right hand but Turk slips the punch.
Turk misses with a straight right.
Zhirkov pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Zhirkov bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Turk's head.
Turk steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Zhirkov.
Turk misses with an uppercut. Zhirkov saw that one coming.
A thudding body kick lands there by Zhirkov!
Turk throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Turk throws a right hand that Zhirkov ducks under and follows up with a left that Zhirkov also avoids with ease.
Zhirkov fakes a right and follows up with a big left that drops Turk to one knee - oooooh, he's wobbly! Turk looks to clinch but Zhirkov throws him off and pummels him into the canvas! Turk taps out under the strikes! The fight is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:43 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Strikes). Robert Zhirkov!
In his post fight interview, Robert Zhirkov started talking himself up. Luckily his charisma kept the crowd on side and gave him a good reception.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Matt Sabre (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Duke Torres (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Matt Sabre has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
29 - 8 - 1, fighting out of Tokyo, Matt Sabre!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
22 - 15 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Duke Torres!
The judges for this bout are David Schapiro, Franklyn Lucas and John Kavanagh.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sabre thumps Torres with a low kick.
Torres fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Sabre.
Sabre throws a low kick but Torres moves out of range easily.
Torres tries a low kick but Sabre avoids it.
Sabre gets tackled into the cage by Torres. Torres maintains the clinch.
Sabre landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Sabre taking a breather.
Sabre takes a shot to the head.
Torres drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Sabre gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Sabre blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Sabre breaks from the clinch.
Sabre lands a leg kick that knocks Torres off balance momentarily.
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!
Sabre misses with a straight left.
A solid leg kick lands there for Torres.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Torres cracks the inside of Sabre's front leg.
Sabre lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Sabre avoids the head kick by Torres.
Sabre feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Torress jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Sabre uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Torres.
Sabre swings away with a body shot that misses
and Torres counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Sabre connects with a crisp jab.
It looks like Duke Torres has been cut.
Matt Sabre seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Sabre throws a leg kick
and Torres counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Sabre is lucky that one didn't land flush.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Torres moves away from the strike by Sabre.
Sabre fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Torres.
Sabre with a jab.
Torres uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Sabre.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sabre missing with a left hand there. Torres was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Torres tries to clinch but Sabre is having none of it.
Torres scores with a nice strike.
It looks like Matt Sabre has been cut.
Sabre with a jab.
Sabre throws a leg kick
and Torres counters with a nice leg kick.
Sabre feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Torres's calf.
Torres jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Torres tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Sabre manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Sabre throws a nice outside leg kick.
Sabre fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Torres manages to avoid it.
Torres throws a leg kick but Sabre moved away.
Sabre lands a head kick!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Torres uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Sabre.
A slapping leg kick lands for Sabre.
Sabre connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Sabre uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Torres has time to react.
Torres misses with a leg kick.
Torres fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Sabre sprawls well initially but Torres persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
Sabre tries to roll over but Torres keeps him under control.
Sabre is trying to control but Torres manages to pass to mount!
Sabre can't escape the position.
Torres punishing his opponent with strikes.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Torres unloads with some shots from mount but Sabre bucks and avoids them well.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sabre keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Sabre tries to hold on but Torres postures up.
Sabre in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Sabre is trying to escape the mount.
Torres connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Matt Sabre's cut is getting worse.
Torres is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Sabre can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Matt Sabre's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Matt Sabre's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:58 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Duke Torres!
Duke Torres bigged himself up after the win. The crowd seemed to love it.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Justin Bieber (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kurt Hummel (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Bieber's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Baby. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
11 - 5 - 0, fighting out of New York, Justin Bieber!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Kurt Hummel!
The judges for this bout are David Schapiro, Franklyn Lucas and Columbo Gatti.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bieber throws a leg kick which misses Hummel's front leg but catches the back leg as Hummel tries to avoid it.
Hummel looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Hummel on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Bieber feints and then cracks Hummel's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Hummel down.
A left lands for Bieber.
Bieber clinches up against the cage.
Hummel has a couple of punches blocked by Bieber.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Bieber prevents the takedown attempt.
Bieber struggles to land a body shot inside as Hummel controls his hands.
Hummel tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Nice body punch from Bieber.
Bieber blocking some punches.
Bieber lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Bieber misses with a hook from the clinch.
Hummel blocks an uppercut.
Hummel softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Hummel lands a body punch.
Bieber lands a left hand that snaps the head of Hummel backwards.
Hummel tries to throw a body punch but Bieber avoids it by throwing Hummel back against the cage.
Hummel wants a takedown.
Justin Bieber has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Kurt Hummel.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bieber stalling in the clinch.
Hummel swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Bieber lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Bieber misses with a hook from the clinch.
Hummel misses with some punches.
Hummel throws a head punch that misses.
Bieber leaning against his opponent.
Hummel throws a head punch that misses.
Hummel doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Hummel misses with a body punch.
Hummel throws a head punch that misses.
A short right from Bieber.
Bieber tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Bieber blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Bieber blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Bieber lands a right hand that snaps the head of Hummel backwards.
Hummel blocking some punches.
Bieber is struggling to control the position.
A head punch on the inside from Hummel fails to land.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hummel misses with a punch on the inside.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
A nice right hand lands inside from Hummel.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Bieber working aggressively here.
Hummel fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Hummel doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Bieber fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Hummel stops a takedown attempt from Bieber.
Hummel prevents a body shot from Bieber.
Bieber misses with a body punch.
Bieber misses with a punch on the inside.
Bieber blocks a body shot from Hummel.
Bieber has Hummel pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Hummel manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
A short right from Bieber.
Bieber blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Bieber throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Hummels head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hummel lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Bieber backwards.
A head punch on the inside from Bieber fails to land.
Bieber has a couple of punches blocked by Hummel.
Hummel goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Bieber has a couple of punches blocked by Hummel.
Hummel doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Hummel tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Hummel misses with some punches.
Hummel gets through Bieber's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Hummel has a couple of punches blocked by Bieber.
Hummel misses with a punch on the inside.
Bieber gets double underhooks and manages to take the fight to the ground.
Bieber trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Hummel working for submissions but it's allowed Bieber to get to half guard.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Bieber is nestled in close to Hummel, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Bieber is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Hummel is not content to let Bieber control the position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bieber is thwarting Hummel's attempts to control the position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Bieber lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Hummel makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Hummel.
Hummel is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Hummel is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Bieber defends well.
Hummel keeping moving, preventing Bieber from controlling successfully.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Bieber lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Bieber distracts Hummel with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Justin Bieber dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Bieber slaps away a takedown attempt from Hummel, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Hummel throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Hummel connects with a jab.
It looks like Justin Bieber has been cut.
Jab by Hummel.
Bieber fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Hummel.
Hummel tries to clinch there but Bieber circles away.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Bieber, as that shot connected.
Hummel throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Hummel displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Bieber.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Hummel is defended easily by Bieber.
Hummel misses with a few strikes there.
Hummel shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Justin Bieber has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Kurt Hummel.
Hummel tries to score a power double leg takedown but Bieber sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Hummel somewhat.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Hummel misses with a wild body shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bieber scoring well with a low kick there.
Bieber has Hummel up against the cage in a clinch.
Hummel throws a punch but it's blocked by Bieber.
Bieber misses with a punch on the inside.
Hummel tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Hummel letting Bieber take a breather here.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Bieber scores with a shot to the side of Hummel's head.
A head punch on the inside from Hummel fails to land.
Bieber misses with the head strike.
A short body shot lands from Bieber as the two fighters clinch.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Hummel.
Bieber lands a left hand.
Hummel tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Bieber's elbow.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bieber lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Hummel backwards.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Hummel lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Bieber.
Hummel takes a shot to the head.
Bieber misses with a body punch.
Justin Bieber has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Bieber lands a nice shot to the body.
Bieber blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Hummel is working Bieber over against the cage.
Hummel has a couple of punches blocked by Bieber.
Hummel misses with a hook from the clinch.
Bieber misses with a punch on the inside.
Hummel misses with a short punch on the inside.
Bieber misses with a punch to the body.
Bieber blocks an uppercut.
Hummel swings wildly with an uppercut but Bieber uses good head movement to avoid it.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Bieber misses with the head strike.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A nice right hand lands inside from Bieber.
Hummel lands a nice uppercut.
Hummel scores with a shot to the side of Bieber's head.
Hummel working aggressively here.
Bieber stalling in the clinch but Hummel improves position.
Bieber lands a nice uppercut.
Bieber goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Bieber lands a left hand that snaps the head of Hummel backwards.
Bieber stalling.
Hummel doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Bieber scores with a shot to the side of Hummel's head.
Hummel softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Hummel tries to throw a body punch but Bieber avoids it by throwing Hummel back against the cage.
Bieber tries to throw a body punch but Hummel avoids it by throwing Bieber back against the cage.
Hummel drops down looking for an ankle pick but Bieber pulls his leg out and moves away.
Hummel throws a sloppy body shot
and Bieber counters with a thumping low kick.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Bieber looks to land a body kick but Hummel moved away.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bieber takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Hummel tries to clinch there but Bieber circles away.
Bieber clinches with his opponent.
A short right from Hummel on the inside.
Bieber blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Bieber working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Bieber holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Bieber throws a punch but it's blocked by Hummel.
Hummel misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Hummel tries a body shot but Bieber blocks it.
Bieber pressing his opponent against the cage.
Bieber lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Bieber taking a breather.
Bieber lands with a right to the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Justin Bieber dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Justin Bieber's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
Hummel swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Hummel is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Bieber's half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Hummel looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Hummel thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Bieber blocking the ground and pound attempt from Hummel.
Hummel wants to free his trapped foot but Bieber is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Hummel thows a huge punch but Bieber dodges it nicely.
Hummel with the ground and pound but Bieber uses the opportunity to regain guard.
Bieber has momentary wrist control but Hummel slips an elbow through the middle.
Hummel content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Hummel working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Bieber trying to keep a closed guard but Hummel is proving a slippery customer.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bieber is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Hummel is aware though and is defending well.
Hummel landing some decent shots from guard.
Bieber looking to control.
Kurt Hummel has got the better of the ground game so far.
Hummel is working Bieber over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Hummel in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Hummel missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Hummel stands up over Bieber, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Hummel throws a big right hand that misses.
Bieber is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Hummel is looking to work some ground and pound but Bieber has wrist control.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bieber managing to control the position.
Bieber is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Hummel lands a couple of elbows.
Hummel pushing down on Bieber's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Bieber moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Hummel is posturing up here but Bieber has hold of an arm and he's gone for an armbar! Hummel tries to roll out but it's too tight and Hummel has to tap! Slick submission there by Bieber!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:58 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Justin Bieber!
Justin Bieber took his opportunity to call for a title shot in his post fight interview.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Tyrone Biggums (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bomb Squad (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Biggums comes to the cage accompanied by ThunderStruck. Squad has chosen Tonal i know you goin duck me. as his entrance music. Tyrone Biggums could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Bomb Squad's chin.
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214 lbs
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World class boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
27 - 8 - 0, fighting out of New York, Tyrone Biggums!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
20 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Bomb Squad!
The judges for this bout are Jorge Garcia, John Roberts and Russell Pearce.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A head kick misses from Biggums.
Biggums just misses with a punch to the body.
Biggums looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Squad is fending him off so far but Biggums persists. Nope, Squad circles away and we're back to standing.
Squad slips under a jab from Biggums.
A looping hook to the body misses from Squad. Biggums does a little dance to reset his feet.
Squad waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Biggums.
Biggums pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Squad fakes the leg kick and cracks Biggums in the body.
Biggums throws a sloppy body shot
and Squad counters with a head kick.
Squad on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Biggums misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Biggums walks into a jab.
Biggums tries to land a leg kick but Squad saw it coming and moves away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Squad throws a wild body kick that Biggums sees coming a mile off.
Biggums looks to score with a jab to the body but Squad is just out of range.
Squad is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Biggums.
A low kick from Squad misses
and Biggums counters with a straight right hand.
Squad checks a leg kick.
Biggums throws a sloppy head kick and Squad moves out of range easily.
Squad displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Biggums.
Squad throws a body kick that misses.
Biggums 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.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Squad fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Biggums shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Squad manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
Squad utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Biggums trying to control the position from guard on top but Squad is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Biggums pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Squad is keeping the position for now.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Biggums lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Squad bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Biggums's guard.
Biggums is trying to keep Squad in close.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Biggums is on top in guard.
Biggums in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Biggums is looking to work some ground and pound but Squad has wrist control.
Biggums postures up in Squad's guard and throws a big left but Squad blocks it.
Biggums throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Biggums is looking to work some ground and pound but Squad has wrist control.
Biggums is in close to Squad's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Squad tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Biggums works over Squad with some ground and pound from guard.
Biggums postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Squad 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.
Biggums missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
That's four 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!
Biggums with a nice head shot there.
Biggums throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Biggums keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Squad's head.
Squad is rocked!
Biggums chips away with some ground and pound.
Squad is still in real trouble! Can Biggums finish him?
Biggums postures up from his opponent's guard, before exploding into some vicious ground and pound! Squad covers up, he's hurt! Biggums keeps throwing the strikes, glancing at the referee... Will he stop it?? One more big shot from Biggums and the ref steps in to end the fight! Biggums can't hide his delight as he celebrates with his corner.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:34 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Tyrone Biggums!
Tyrone Biggums made sure to give a little speech post fight, saying 'I told you all I would beat Bowman -- The Champ is here - The Champ is here'.
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