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Gold Standard Fight Night 18 PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Zack Miller (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Chris Genovese (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Genovese has chosen Kick-Ass: Music Soundtrack as his entrance music. There are an array of beautiful celebrities at ringside tonight! I wonder if any of them paid for their tickets.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
19 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Zack Miller!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 5 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Chris Genovese!
The judges for this bout are Trevor Gratis, Steve Smith and Ian Loll.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Miller looks to land a combination but Genovese avoids it well.
Genovese misses with a few strikes there.
Genovese has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Miller.
Miller misses with a takedown attempt - Genovese sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Genovese gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Miller throws a right hand that Genovese ducks under and follows up with a left that Genovese also avoids with ease.
Miller takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Genovese misses with an attempted mid kick.
Genovese ducks under a wild hook from Miller.
Genovese slaps away a takedown attempt from Miller, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Genovese feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Miller's calf.
Genovese moves in looking to clinch but Miller pushes him off.
Genovese misses with a kick to the body.
Miller closes this distance looking for a takedown but Genovese circles away.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Zack Miller. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Some bone on bone action there as Genovese checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Miller throws a leg kick but Genovese sees it coming and checks it nicely.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Miller takes a swing at Genovese's ribcage but misses.
Genovese goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Chris Genovese seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Miller misses with a series of wild punches.
Genovese throws the kick towards the body but Miller avoids it.
Genovese throws a sloppy head kick and Miller moves out of range easily.
Genovese on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Miller blocks a head kick by Genovese.
A nice inside leg kick there by Genovese. That's going to slow Miller down.
Miller misses with a looping right.
Genovese connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Miller's hands.
Miller throws a right hand that Genovese ducks under and follows up with a left that Genovese also avoids with ease.
Miller stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Genovese.
Genovese tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Genovese misses with a body kick.
Genovese slips a jab and a cross from Miller.
Genovese connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Genovese dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Miller. That did some damage!
Miller misses with a wild body shot.
Genovese tries to land a front kick but Miller steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Miller swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Genovese lands a nice looking kick to the body. Miller takes a step back to recover.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A nice inside leg kick there by Genovese. That's going to slow Miller down.
Miller misses the shot to the body.
Genovese bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Miller steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Genovese. That one must have hurt.
Genovese thuds his right hand into Miller's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
A nice inside leg kick there by Genovese. That's going to slow Miller down.
Miller throws a low kick but it's checked well by Genovese.
Genovese throws a combination. Miller tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Nice defenses there by Genovese.
Miller swinging wildly here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Miller throws a looping overhand right but Genovese ducks down to avoid it.
Genovese lands with an overhand left.
Miller fails to land with a series of punches.
Genovese tests Miller's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Genovese lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Miller thuds his right hand into Genovese's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Genovese scores with a jab to the head.
Miller takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Chris Genovese is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Genovese closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Miller breaks the clinch.
Miller ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Genovese connects with a looping right hand.
Genovese throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Genovese throws a wild body kick that Miller sees coming a mile off.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Genovese gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Genovese lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Miller breaks the clinch.
Genovese tries to clinch but Miller moves out of range.
Genovese looks to land a body kick but Miller moved away.
Miller looks to score with a jab to the body but Genovese is just out of range.
Miller misses with a double jab.
Miller avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Genovese throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Genovese lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Miller stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Genovese.
Genovese misses with an attempted mid kick.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Miller drives through with a takedown into guard.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
Genovese keeping moving, preventing Miller from controlling successfully.
Genovese wants to stand up but Miller is controlling him.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Chris Genovese dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Miller keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Genovese.
Miller goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Genovese is rocked!
Genovese showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Miller.
Genovese is still on wobbly legs! Can Miller finish him?
Miller fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Miller throws a series of punches but Genovese avoids them all with ease.
Miller tries to bum rush Genovese with a series of wild strikes but Genovese uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Miller throws a right and a left that Genovese avoids nicely.
Miller closes the distance looking for a takedown. Miller picks Genovese up and slams him brutally to the floor. Genovese is out! He's out cold! Wow, you don't see a finish like that every day!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:24 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Slam). Zack Miller!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Sam Anderson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jermaine Robinson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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211 lbs
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207 lbs
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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
18 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Sam Anderson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Jermaine Robinson!
The judges for this bout are Ian Loll, Gregory Folan and William Peck.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Anderson tries to clinch there but Robinson circles away.
Anderson swings away with a leg kick that misses.
A punch combination from Anderson misses.
Anderson tries to clinch up
letting Robinson counter with a right hand.
Anderson takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Robinson jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Anderson gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Anderson clinches up against the cage.
Anderson comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
It looks like Jermaine Robinson has been cut.
Robinson working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Anderson prevents Robinson from breaking the clinch.
Robinson struggles to land a body shot inside as Anderson controls his hands.
A short right from Anderson on the inside.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Anderson lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Anderson comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
A right handed body shot lands from Robinson.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Robinson goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Robinson is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Robinson tries for a takedown. No joy.
Anderson is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Robinson is defending well for now.
Robinson softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Anderson tries to land knees in the clinch but Robinson avoids the damage to the body.
Robinson tries to break free but Anderson pushes him back against the cage.
Robinson has Anderson pressed up against the cage. He's trying to work for a single leg takedown. Robinson pulls back from the cage and twists to the side, sending Anderson tumbling to the mat - Robinson dives into Anderson's guard.
Anderson controls Robinson momentarily but Robinson frees himself.
Robinson avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Anderson looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
Anderson has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Robinson wants to pass the guard but Anderson is keeping the position.
Robinson working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Anderson controls Robinson momentarily but Robinson frees himself.
Robinson wants to pass the guard but Anderson is keeping the position.
We're going to have a standup here because Sam Anderson wasn't active enough for the referee's liking.
A combination from Robinson does no damage.
Anderson tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Robinson manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
An inside leg kick lands from Anderson.
Anderson looks to land a left hand but Robinson moved out of range nicely.
A shot to the body from Robinson misses
and Anderson counters with a straight right hand.
A slapping leg kick lands for Anderson.
Robinson closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Anderson quickly recovers to half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Anderson blocking the ground and pound attempt from Robinson.
Anderson manages to get to full guard.
Robinson stops Anderson from standing up.
Anderson had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Robinson defends it easily.
Robinson lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Robinson preventing the sweep.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Robinson accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Robinson slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
Both fighters take a look at the clock.
Robinson tries to score with some ground and pound. Anderson controls his posture well this time though and the shots don't do any damage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Anderson wants to control but Robinson postures up.
Robinson landing strikes.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Anderson is moving his hips around well on the bottom and has managed to get back to half guard.
Anderson tries to roll over but Robinson keeps him under control.
Anderson avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Robinson.
Anderson makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Anderson.
Robinson missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Robinson trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Robinson seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Anderson is trying to control the position but Robinson postures up.
Robinson is in close to Anderson's body, working some short punches and elbows.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Jermaine Robinson will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Jermaine Robinson's cut.
That's time! Anderson's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Robinson moves forwards but Anderson connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Anderson misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Robinson avoids the head kick by Anderson.
Robinson throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Anderson.
Anderson bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Anderson looks to land a left hand but Robinson moved out of range nicely.
Anderson doesn't manage to clinch there - Robinson circles away.
Anderson has taken the fight to the clinch.
Robinson can't break the clinch.
Anderson is looking to control Robinson's arms but Robinson gets an underhook and turns him. Now Anderson has his back to the cage.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Anderson.
Anderson misses with an elbow over the top.
Anderson has Robinson pushed against the cage.
Robinson breaks the clinch.
Anderson misses with a body shot
and Robinson counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Some wild striking there from Robinson.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Anderson - that will leave a mark!
A swing and a miss from Anderson.
Robinson walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
A looping hook to the body misses from Robinson. Anderson does a little dance to reset his feet.
Anderson connects with a body shot.
Anderson forces Robinson back against the cage and clinches.
Anderson creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Robinson's defenses.
Anderson lands a shoulder strike.
Robinson lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Anderson.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Robinson tries to score a body lock takedown but Anderson shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Robinson tries to circle away but Anderson has him pinned against the cage.
Anderson lands a left hand that snaps the head of Robinson backwards.
Anderson is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Anderson tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Robinson's elbow.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Robinson lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Robinson avoiding damage as Anderson throws knees to the body.
Anderson is trying to maintain a safe position but Robinson gets an underhook and turns Anderson into the cage.
Anderson stops a takedown attempt from Robinson.
Anderson lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Robinson breaks the clinch.
Anderson blocks a leg kick.
Anderson displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Robinson.
Sam Anderson has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jermaine Robinson.
Robinson keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
The fight stays on the outside here - Anderson looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Anderson checks a low kick from Robinson.
Robinson throws a head kick that Anderson semi-blocks.
Anderson dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Anderson throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Robinson swats away the attempt to clinch by Anderson.
Anderson is looking to clinch but Robinson is avoiding it.
Anderson lands a head shot.
Anderson throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Robinson clinches.
Anderson is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Robinson is breathing heavily.
Anderson pressing his opponent against the cage.
Robinson has a couple of punches blocked by Anderson.
Anderson lands an elbow just above Robinson 's eye.
Anderson crunches a lovely knee into Robinson's ribcage.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Robinson lands a body shot.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Anderson lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Robinson backwards.
Robinson has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Anderson after a bit of a struggle.
Robinson is trying to break free.
Anderson using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Robinson wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Anderson effectively controlling the action here.
Sam Anderson has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Robinson tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Anderson tries to land knees in the clinch but Robinson avoids the damage to the body.
Anderson tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Robinson avoids it.
Anderson lands a right hand that snaps the head of Robinson backwards.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Anderson stalling in the clinch.
Anderson is trying to maintain a safe position but Robinson gets an underhook and turns Anderson into the cage.
Robinson managing to block the knees to the body from Anderson.
Anderson keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Robinson's efforts to push away.
Anderson keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Robinson's efforts to push away.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Sam Anderson dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Jermaine Robinson'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!
Anderson defending well as Robinson loads up on a big left hand.
Anderson looks to land a left hand but Robinson moved out of range nicely.
Robinson throws a series of punches but Anderson moves out of range.
Robinson tries a head kick but it misses.
Jermaine Robinson is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Anderson dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Anderson closes the distance and pushes Robinson back into the cage.
A short left from Anderson.
Anderson landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Anderson takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Anderson misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Robinson.
Robinson takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
A right hook to the body lands for Anderson.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Anderson avoiding damage.
Anderson lands a damaging elbow.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Robinson misses with a short punch on the inside.
Robinson is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Anderson pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Anderson taking a breather.
A bit of stalling here from Anderson.
Anderson unloads a knee to the mid-section. Robinson lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Anderson lands a damaging elbow.
Anderson landing knees to the body.
Come on Anderson - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Nice elbow from Anderson.
Anderson has Robinson pushed against the cage.
Anderson is leaning against Robinson and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Anderson looking to throw knees to the head but Robinson is blocking nicely.
Anderson lands an elbow that stopped Robinson in his tracks for a moment.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Anderson just leaning against Robinson, taking a breather.
Anderson misses with a punch to the body.
Robinson throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Anderson blocks it with crossed arms.
Anderson scores with a shoulder strike.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Anderson lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Anderson lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Anderson.
Anderson lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Robinson is rocked!
Anderson scores a nice knee to the body.
Robinson is still on wobbly legs! Can Anderson finish him?
Anderson has Robinson pushed against the cage.
Nice elbow from Anderson.
Anderson pushes Robinson back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Robinson seems to have recovered his senses.
Anderson throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Robinsons head.
Anderson working Robinson over with knees to the body.
Anderson drops Robinson onto one knee with a big uppercut from the clinch! Robinson is propped up by the cage and works his way back to his feet!
Anderson manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Anderson cracks Robinson on the chin with a massive knee! He's been separated from consciousness before he even hits the floor! Absolutely fantastic knee and a brutal finish!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:55 of round 3, we have a winner by way of KO (Knee). Sam Anderson!
Sam Anderson decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Knarles Grunt (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Claude Thompson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Grunt comes to the cage accompanied by BLUNT- The Iron Maiden. Thompson has chosen If Rap Gets Jealous by K'naan as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Knarles Grunt had a look across the cage there at his opponent. He definitely means business
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163 lbs
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166 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
17 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Knarles Grunt!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
12 - 14 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Claude Thompson!
The judges for this bout are Robert Douchet, Gregory Folan and Steve Smith.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Thompson swinging wildly here.
Thompson throws an ugly left hook that misses
enabling Grunt to counter with a crisp jab.
Thompson fails to land with a series of punches.
A punch lands to the side of Thompson 's head but he takes it in his stride.
A nice leg kick lands there from Grunt.
Grunt throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
A bone on bone clash there as Thompson blocks the leg kick.
Thompson scores with a nice head shot.
Thompson misses with a looping left.
A decent looking cross lands there for Thompson.
Grunt lands a really nice looking cross but Thompson seems unphased.
Thompson connects with a crisp jab.
Grunt stalks Thompson and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Thompson's face. Thompson staggers backwards, shaken.
It looks like Claude Thompson has been cut.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
The fighters circling - Thompson throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Thompson looks to throw the jab but Grunt is out of range.
Grunt thows a left - swing and a miss!
Grunt bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Thompson's head backwards.
Grunt misses with a hook.
A combination from Thompson does no damage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Grunt slips under a jab from Thompson.
A punch combination from Thompson misses.
Grunt misses with a body shot.
Thompson tries for a takedown but Grunt sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Grunt uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Thompson.
Thompson throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Thompson cracks Grunt with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Thompson connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Claude Thompson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Thompson misses with a two punch combination.
Grunt fails with a takedown attempt.
Grunt steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Thompson.
Thompson takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Grunt scores with a hook to the body. Thompson takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Grunt avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Thompson misses with a hook
letting Grunt counter with a right hand.
Thompson throws out a loose jab but Grunt uses good head movement to avoid it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Thompson throws a jab when Grunt was well out of range.
Thompson throws a quick inside leg kick.
Thompson throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Grunt.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Grunt throws a jab but it's blocked by Thompson.
Thompson with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Grunt to score with a decent uppercut.
Thompson misses the shot to the body.
Grunt shoots in for a takedown but Thompson shows good takedown defense.
Nice defenses there by Grunt.
Grunt dodges the punch combination from Thompson.
Thompson lands a leg kick that knocks Grunt off balance momentarily.
Grunt is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Thompson listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Thompson misses with a straight right.
Nice defenses there by Grunt.
Thompson swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Thompson throws a series of punches but Grunt avoids them all with ease.
The fighters circling - Thompson throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Thompson avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Thompson takes one on the button.
Grunt is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Thompson connects with a right hand. Grunt shakes it off.
Thompson throws a nice outside leg kick.
Grunt lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Thompson at a distance.
Thompson lands a leg kick that knocks Grunt off balance momentarily.
No joy there for Thompson, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Thompson swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Grunt makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Thompson throws a head kick but Grunt moves out of range.
Thompson on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Thompson misses with a lunging right hand
and Grunt counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Thompson is rocked!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Grunt sees an opening and throws a straight punch right through Thompson's defenses. It connects perfectly with Thompson's jaw and knocks him out cold! Wow - that's a contender for knockout of the year - absolutely brutal!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:48 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Knarles Grunt!
After winning the bout, Knarles Grunt thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Kichiro Kaneko (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ted Knight (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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177 lbs
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Great wrestler
Excellent boxer
Insanely flexible |
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World class MT
Good gas tank |
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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 Montreal, Kichiro Kaneko!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
19 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Ted Knight!
The judges for this bout are William Peck, Robert Douchet and Dillan Fox.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Decent striking displayed by Kaneko there.
Kaneko fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Knight has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Knight on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Kaneko. Kaneko obviously looking to wear him down.
Knight thows a body kick. Kaneko tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Knight swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Kaneko scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Kaneko doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Knight counters with a good low kick that Kaneko was not able to check.
Knight throws a wild body kick that Kaneko sees coming a mile off.
Knight moves into the clinch.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Knight misses with a knee to the head.
Knight prevents a body shot from Kaneko.
Kaneko lands a nice trip takedown into half guard.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
Knight keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Kaneko working over Knight with some ground and pound. Knight looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Kaneko is thwarting Knight's attempts to control the position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Knight keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Knight has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Kaneko is working away from the top position though.
Knight avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Kaneko.
Knight moves into full guard.
Knight is controlling Kaneko's posture.
Knight working a defensive guard here.
Knight keeping moving, preventing Kaneko from controlling successfully.
Knight has Kaneko pulled in close to control his posture.
OK we're going to have a standup here. Ted Knight hasn't been effective enough on the ground and the referee wants a restart.
Knight misses with a kick to the body.
Ted Knight is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A jab lands there for Kaneko.
Kaneko throws a good cross that connects.
Kaneko with a nice cross.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Knight moves in looking to clinch but Kaneko pushes him off.
Kaneko throws a leg kick that misses.
Kaneko cracks the inside of Knight's front leg.
Kaneko swats away the attempt to clinch by Knight.
Knight thuds his shin into the meat of Kaneko's side.
Knight misses with a body kick.
Kaneko shoots in and drives through. Knight sprawls well.
Kaneko shoots in and bounces Knight off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Kaneko throwing strikes from guard but Knight blocks nicely.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kaneko wants to control from the top but Knight keeps moving.
Knight seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
Kaneko trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Kaneko preventing the sweep.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Kaneko postures up in Knight's guard and throws a big left but Knight blocks it.
Knight 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.
Kaneko throws a big elbow that misses.
Kaneko preventing the sweep.
Kaneko pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Knight is keeping the position for now.
Knight working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Kaneko.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kaneko works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Kaneko thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Knight is trying to control but can't.
Kaneko wants to lay and pray for a moment but Knight keeps working.
Knight moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Knight keeping moving, preventing Kaneko from controlling successfully.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Knight utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Kaneko pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Knight is keeping the position for now.
Knight looking to hit a scissor sweep but Kaneko is one step ahead there.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Kichiro Kaneko dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
The fighters circling - Kaneko throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Knight avoids the body shot from Kaneko.
Knight misses with a low kick.
Knight tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
A combination from Knight does no damage.
Kichiro Kaneko is winning the standup battle so far.
Knight tries to clinch up.
Kaneko misses with a two punch combination.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Kaneko.
Knight avoids a punch combination nicely.
Knight lands a high kick!
Kaneko darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Kaneko misses with a body punch
and Kaneko takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Kaneko throws a leg kick but Knight moved away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Knight scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Kaneko scores with a jab. Knight acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Knight feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Kaneko's calf.
A head kick by Knight misses
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
The fight stays on the outside here - Knight looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Kaneko lands a head kick!
Knight scores with a push kick.
Knight blocks a jab.
Knight tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Kaneko paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Knight throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Knight lands a jab.
Knight checks a leg kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Knight uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Kaneko.
Knight throws a lazy head kick
and Kaneko counters with a left to the body.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Knight tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Kaneko uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Knight.
Kaneko looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Knight misses with a straight left.
Kaneko throws a hook but Knight avoids it easily.
Kaneko looks for the body kick but Knight saw that one coming.
Knight throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Knight steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Kaneko.
Kaneko throws a chopping leg kick but Knight manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
A head kick misses from Knight.
Knight avoids the head kick by Kaneko.
Kaneko looks to land a right hand but Knight moved out of range.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Knight throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Ted Knight is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
A punch lands to the side of Kaneko 's head but he takes it in his stride.
A jab from Kaneko misses.
Kaneko scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Knight lands with a kick to the ribs.
Good leg kick by Knight there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Kaneko looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Knight throws a series of punches but Kaneko avoids them all with ease.
Knight fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Kaneko slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Kaneko feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Knights jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Knight connects with a solid leg kick.
Nice defenses there by Knight.
Kaneko throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Kaneko takes a body punch but keeps moving.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Knight ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Kaneko moves away.
Kaneko feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Knights jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Knight scores with a head kick. Kaneko tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Knight throws a leg kick
and Kaneko counters with a big head kick but Knight shrugs it off.
Knight tries to clinch up but Kaneko circles away and keeps his distance.
Knight digs a good hook to Kaneko's body.
A shot to the body from Kaneko misses
and Knight counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Knight avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Kaneko dodges the punch combination from Knight.
Knight lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Knight closes the distance and pushes Kaneko back into the cage.
Kaneko lands a takedown into guard.
Kaneko trying to control the position from guard on top but Knight is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Kaneko trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ted Knight showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
Knight throws a head kick but Kaneko moves out of range.
Knight throws a head kick that half lands.
A head kick misses from Knight.
Knight throws a head kick that Kaneko semi-blocks.
Knight lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Kaneko is rocked!
Kaneko takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Oh Kaneko is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Knight rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Kaneko moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Knight throws a right and a left that Kaneko avoids nicely.
No joy there for Kaneko, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Knight is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
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!
Knight tries to clinch up but Kaneko circles away and keeps his distance.
A head kick misses from Knight.
Kaneko blocks a head kick by Knight.
Kaneko scores with a hook to the body. Knight takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Kaneko seems to have got his legs back now.
Kaneko misses with a looping left.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Kaneko.
Kaneko dips to his left and cracks Knight with an uppercut!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kaneko throws a hook but Knight blocks it.
Nice body punch from Kaneko.
Kaneko connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Kaneko scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Kaneko throws a shot from downtown. Knight moves away and avoids it.
Knight moves into the clinch.
Kaneko is working Knight over against the cage.
Kaneko lands a left hand that snaps the head of Knight backwards.
Kaneko takes a knee right on the jaw!
Kaneko goes for a takedown attempt but Knight pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Knight rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Kaneko moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Kaneko fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Knight manages to avoid it.
Kaneko scores with a takedown into Knight's guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Knight lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Kaneko!
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Knight unloading with bombs!
Knight lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
Knight thowing shots but they're missing.
Kaneko taking shots to the head.
Kaneko is squirming around, avoiding Knight's attempts to control the action.
Kaneko is wriggling around trying to escape.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kichiro Kaneko overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Kaneko is working hard here to advance position.
Kaneko wants to control but Knight is having none of it.
Kaneko is desperately trying to improve his position but Knight has a good base and remains in mount.
Knight can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Kaneko is looking to escape.
Kaneko regains half guard.
Kaneko wants to control but Knight is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Knight seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kaneko moves into full guard.
Kaneko had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Knight defends it easily.
Knight trying to control the position from guard on top but Kaneko is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Kaneko is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Kaneko wants to sweep here but Knight controlling him for the moment.
Knight trying to control the position from guard on top but Kaneko is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Ted Knight.
I think Knight 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 William Peck scores the fight 28:29
Judge Robert Douchet scores the fight 28:29
Judge Dillan Fox scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Ted Knight!
Jumping up and down and very excited, Ted Knight waved his t-shirt featuring Charlie Wang's Tattered Rags & 95% Laundry's logo in front of the cameras.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Andrea Hermias (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bill Hicks (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Hicks has chosen Bang Your Head as his entrance music. Bill Hicks has the eye of the tiger tonight.
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149 lbs
10 - 7 - 0 |
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34
155 lbs
18 - 10 - 0 |
Abu Dhabi Champ
Excellent boxer
Insanely flexible |
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Excellent MT
Good gas tank |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
10 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Andrea Hermias!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
18 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Bill Hicks!
The judges for this bout are Yves DeLean, William Peck and Steve Smith.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hicks drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Hermias, as that shot connected.
Hicks keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Hermias.
Hicks misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Hermias.
Hermias throws a lazy right hand but Hicks sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Hicks walks into a left hand.
Hermias just misses with a punch to the body.
Hermias tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Hicks was well out of range. Poor timing from Hermias.
Hermias bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Hicks throws the left hand but Hermias avoids the punch easily.
Hermias throws an overhand right that lands on Hicks's shoulder, as Hicks tries to avoid the shot.
Hermias scores with a shot to the body.
Hermias scores with a jab. Hicks acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Hermias misses with a looping left.
Hicks slips under a jab.
Hermias throws a hook but Hicks blocks it.
Hermias misses with a right hand
and Hicks counters with a single leg into guard. Hermias didn't expect that.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Hermias looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Hicks trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hermias trying to keep a closed guard but Hicks is proving a slippery customer.
Hermias seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
Hicks looking to pass the guard.
Hicks throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Hermias manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Hicks manages to get himself to full guard.
Hicks is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Hicks trying to control from half guard but Hermias is working away.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hicks tries to pass the half guard into mount. Hermias knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Hermias controlling the position well.
Hicks working the head and body with strikes.
Hicks is looking to stall here but Hermias recovers full guard.
Hermias has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hicks pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Hermias is keeping the position for now.
Hermias working a defensive guard here.
Hicks trying to move into half guard but instead Hermias has managed to sweep!
Hermias wants to control from the top but Hicks keeps moving.
Hicks utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hermias preventing the sweep.
Hermias postures up in Hicks's guard and throws a big left but Hicks blocks it.
Hermias stopping the sweep attempt from Hicks.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Hermias accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Hermias working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Hicks looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Hicks keeping moving, preventing Hermias from controlling successfully.
Hicks tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Hermias postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Hicks looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Hermias postures up in Hicks's guard and throws a big left but Hicks blocks it.
Hermias throwing strikes from guard but Hicks blocks nicely.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Hermias connects with a couple of short punches.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Andrea Hermias will probably get the nod.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Hicks cracks Hermias with an open hand slap.
Hermias pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Hicks back to the cage. Hermias follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
Hermias misses with a straight left.
Hicks thows a body shot but no joy.
Hicks paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
The fighters circle momentarily. Hermias darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Hicks thows a body shot but no joy.
Hicks slips a straight right by Hermias.
Nice sprawl there from Hicks as Hermias shoots in.
Hermias misses with a straight right.
Hicks walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
A jab from Hicks misses.
Hermias on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Hermias avoids the body shot from Hicks.
Hicks missing with a left hand there. Hermias was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Hicks throws a good cross that connects.
Andrea Hermias seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Jab, jab by Hermias - just one landing.
Hermias ducks under a wild hook from Hicks.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hermias misses with a looping right.
Hermias connects with a body shot.
Hicks takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Hermias smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Hermias connects with a nice looking jab.
Hermias avoids the body shot from Hicks.
Hicks with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Hermias misses the shot to the body.
Hermias avoids the body shot from Hicks.
Hicks tries for a takedown but Hermias sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Hicks swings for the body but Hermias moves out of range.
Hicks ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Hicks is defended easily by Hermias.
Hermias throws a lazy right hand but Hicks sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Hicks defending well as Hermias loads up on a big left hand.
Hermias connects with the punch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hicks misses the shot to the body.
Hermias throws a hook but Hicks blocks it.
Hermias uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Hicks.
Hicks jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Hermias is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Hicks takes a swing at Hermias's ribcage but misses.
Hicks moves out of range as Hermias strikes.
Hicks throws a lazy right hand but Hermias sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Hermias looks to land a left hand but Hicks moved out of range nicely.
Hermias shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Hicks pinned against the cage. Hicks gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Hicks swats away the attempt to clinch by Hermias.
Andrea Hermias is winning the standup battle so far.
Hicks looks to land a right hand but Hermias moved out of range.
Hermias has a takedown stuffed.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Andrea Hermias. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Hermias throws an overhand right that lands on Hicks's shoulder, as Hicks tries to avoid the shot.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hermias thows a body shot but no joy.
Hermias misses with a hook.
A big left from Hicks misses.
Hermias throws out a loose jab but Hicks uses good head movement to avoid it.
Hicks with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Hermias to score with a decent uppercut.
Hicks takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Hicks gets caught flat footed, as Hermias shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Hicks is adopting a defensive guard.
Hermias is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Hermias preventing the sweep.
Hermias trying to control but Hicks is working from the bottom.
Hicks tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Hermias trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Hermias throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Hicks works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hermias is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Hermias throws a big right hand that misses.
Hicks pulls Hermias in close to prevent any damage.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Hermias throwing strikes from guard but Hicks blocks nicely.
Hicks escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Hermias gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Hicks wants to improve his position but instead Hermias has moved into half guard.
Hermias throwing shots but Hicks is blocking nicely.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Hicks trying to control here.
Hicks is trying to get back to full guard.
Hicks is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Andrea Hermias dominated that second round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Hicks uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Hermias.
Hermias pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Hermias throws a shot from downtown. Hicks moves away and avoids it.
Hermias blocks a jab.
Hicks slips under a jab.
Hermias looks to land a left hand but Hicks moved out of range nicely.
Hermias listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Hermias scores with the left hand. Hicks knows he should have avoided that one.
Hicks throws a body punch but Hermias moves out of range.
Hicks waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Hermias.
Hicks uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Hermias.
Hicks throws an overhand right that lands on Hermias's shoulder, as Hermias tries to avoid the shot.
Hicks thows a body shot but no joy.
Hermias misses with an uppercut. Hicks saw that one coming.
Hermias leaves Hicks with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Hicks avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Hicks jabbing away but nothing is landing.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hicks throws a shot from downtown. Hermias moves away and avoids it.
Hermias wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Hermias shoots in but Hicks avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Hermias pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Hermias misses with a hook.
Hicks misses with a body shot.
Hicks fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Hermias manages to avoid it.
Hicks misses with a takedown attempt - Hermias sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Hicks keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Hermias.
Hicks jabs Hermias right on the nose. Hermias blinks but takes it well.
Hicks fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Hermias manages to avoid it.
Hicks uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Hermias.
Hermias loads up on a big right hand but Hicks slips the punch.
Hermias tries to clinch up but Hicks circles away and keeps his distance.
Hicks staying out of range there.
Bill Hicks has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hermias looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Hermias postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Hicks is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Hicks manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Hicks throwing strikes but Hermias recovers to half guard. A much better position.
Hermias wants to control but Hicks is keeping busy.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hicks is trying to control the action in half guard but Hermias is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Hermias has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Hicks is working away from the top position though.
Hicks is looking for the mount but instead finds himself back in full guard.
Hicks missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Hicks trying to control but Hermias is working from the bottom.
Hermias wants to improve his position but instead Hicks has moved into half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hicks tries to pass to full mount but Hermias defends it.
Hermias keeping hold of Hicks's head, controlling as best he can.
Andrea Hermias overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Hicks trying to control the action but Hermias is working from the bottom.
Andrea Hermias is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Hicks throwing shots but Hermias is blocking nicely.
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 Andrea Hermias.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Hermias, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Yves DeLean scores the fight 30:27
Judge William Peck scores the fight 30:27
Judge Steve Smith scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Andrea Hermias!
Andrea Hermias decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Pepeng Ondoy (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Aleksander Ivanov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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33
190 lbs
24 - 15 - 0 |
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28
199 lbs
12 - 6 - 0 |
Good wrestling
World class boxer
Granite chin |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
24 - 15 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Pepeng Ondoy!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
12 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Aleksander Ivanov!
The judges for this bout are Ian Loll, Gregory Folan and William Peck.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ondoy swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Ondoy uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Ivanov.
Aleksander Ivanov seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Ivanov misses with a looping right.
Ondoy swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Ondoy will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Ondoy checks a leg kick.
A looping hook to the body misses from Ondoy. Ivanov does a little dance to reset his feet.
Ondoy swinging wildly here.
Ondoy fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
It looks like Aleksander Ivanov has been cut.
Ondoy blocks a low kick nicely.
Ivanov cracks the inside of Ondoy's front leg.
Ivanov misses with a leg kick
and Ondoy counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Ondoy takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ivanov throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Good shot there by Ondoy.
Ondoy misses with an uppercut.
Ivanov jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Ivanov throws a lazy uppercut
and Ondoy counters with a left to the body.
Ondoy misses with a wild body shot.
Ivanov throws a hook but Ondoy blocks it.
A big left from Ivanov misses.
Ondoy is looking to wear down Ivanov with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Ivanov throws a push kick but Ondoy slaps the foot to one side.
Ivanov throws a body kick that misses.
Ondoy throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Ivanov is looking to chop away at Ondoy's legs.
Ivanov wants to slow Ondoy down by chopping away at his legs.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ondoy swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Ivanov counters with a nice low kick that buckles Ondoy's knee momentarily.
Ivanov throws a low kick, looking for Ondoy's leg but Ondoy calmly moves out of range.
Ondoy keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Ivanov defending well as Ondoy loads up on a big left hand.
Ivanov wants to clinch but Ondoy slips to the side
and Ivanov takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Ivanov feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Ondoy's calf.
Ondoy looks to throw the jab but Ivanov is out of range.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Ondoy fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Ivanov looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Ivanov takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Ivanov misses with a body shot.
Ivanov blocks a jab.
Ondoy swings for the body but Ivanov moves out of range.
A nice leg kick lands there from Ivanov.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ivanov rushes Ondoy and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Ondoy lands a body shot.
Ivanov takes a shot to the head.
Ondoy misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Ondoy lands a left hand.
Ondoy swings away with an uppercut that misses.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Ondoy.
Ondoy swings wildly with an uppercut but Ivanov uses good head movement to avoid it.
Ivanov tries to land knees in the clinch but Ondoy avoids the damage to the body.
Ondoy struggles to land a body shot inside as Ivanov controls his hands.
Ondoy managing to block the knees to the body from Ivanov.
Ivanov landing knees to the head.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Ondoy.
Ondoy throws a punch but it's blocked by Ivanov.
A left hand lands to the body for Ivanov.
Ondoy blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Ivanov throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Ondoys head.
Ivanov trying to land knees to the body.
Ivanov breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nice cross by Ondoy.
Ivanov misses with a low kick as Ondoy jumps back.
Ondoy moves out of range as Ivanov throws a body kick.
Ondoy tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Ivanov was well out of range. Poor timing from Ondoy.
Ivanov throws a body punch but Ondoy moves out of range.
Ondoy pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Ondoy thows a body shot but no joy.
Ivanov lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Ondoy ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Ivanov moves away.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Ondoy circles away from the clinch attempt.
Ivanov scores with a jab to the head.
Ivanov throws a jab when Ondoy was well out of range.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Aleksander Ivanov will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Aleksander Ivanov's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Ivanov keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Ivanov throws a body punch but Ondoy moves out of range.
A telegraphed right hand from Ondoy misses the target.
Ivanov swings for the body but Ondoy moves out of range.
Ivanov shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Ivanov misses with a looping right.
Ondoy fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Ondoy takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Ivanov staying out of range there.
Ivanov scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Good leg kick by Ivanov there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Ivanov misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Ondoy.
Ondoy throws a looping overhand right but Ivanov ducks down to avoid it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ivanov feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Ondoy's calf.
Ivanov chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Ondoy on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Ondoy is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Ondoy thows a body shot but no joy.
Ivanov avoids a punch combination nicely.
A slow jab from Ivanov misses its intended target.
Ondoy takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Ivanov throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Ondoy blocks the body kick.
Aleksander Ivanov seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Ivanov wants to land a leg kick but Ondoy is out of range.
Ivanov throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ivanov misses with a low kick.
A bone on bone clash there as Ondoy blocks the leg kick.
Ondoy takes a swing at Ivanov's ribcage but misses.
Ondoy blocks a low kick nicely.
Ondoy throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Ondoy throws a looping overhand right but Ivanov ducks down to avoid it.
Ivanov tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Ondoy fails to land with a series of punches.
Ondoy takes a swing at Ivanov's ribcage but misses.
Ivanov looks for the body kick but Ondoy saw that one coming.
The fighters circle momentarily. Ondoy darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Ivanov throws a leg kick which misses Ondoy's front leg but catches the back leg as Ondoy tries to avoid it.
Ivanov throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ondoy misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Ivanov.
Ondoy throws a hook but Ivanov blocks it.
Ivanov moves out of range of the strikes.
Ivanov works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Ivanov throws a head kick that misses.
Ivanov is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Ondoy.
Ondoy will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Ivanov lands with a kick to the temple. Ondoy shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Ivanov lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Ondoy at a distance.
Good work by Ondoy as he checks the leg kick.
Ivanov misses with a looping left.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ondoy moves out of range of the body kick from Ivanov.
Ondoy scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Ivanov doesn't seem bothered though.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Ivanov attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Ivanov throws a body punch but Ondoy moves out of range.
Ivanov moves out of range as Ondoy strikes.
Ivanov is looking to chop away at Ondoy's legs.
Ondoy throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Ivanov, as that shot connected.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
A clash of legs there as Ondoy blocks the low kick.
Ondoy uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Ivanov has time to react.
Ivanov moves out of range of the strikes.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Aleksander Ivanov showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Aleksander Ivanov's cut.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
Ivanov takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Ivanov misses with a body kick.
Ivanov ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Ondoy moves away.
Ondoy lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Ondoy closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
A combination from Ondoy does no damage.
Ondoy steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Ivanov.
Ivanov thows a body shot but no joy.
Ivanov jabs Ondoy to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Ondoy loads up on a big right hand but Ivanov slips the punch.
Ivanov misses with a low kick.
Ivanov slips a jab and a cross from Ondoy.
Ondoy throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ivanov avoids a punch combination nicely.
Ondoy looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Ondoy takes a swing at Ivanov's ribcage but misses.
Ivanov fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Ondoy manages to avoid it.
Ondoy scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Ondoy throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Ivanov counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Ondoy throws out a loose jab but Ivanov uses good head movement to avoid it.
Ivanov tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Ondoy was well out of range. Poor timing from Ivanov.
Ondoy uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Ivanov.
Ondoy lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Pepeng Ondoy has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ivanov will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Ivanov misses with an uppercut.
Ivanov dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Ivanov tries to clinch but Ondoy moves out of range.
Nice defenses there by Ivanov.
Ondoy misses the shot to the body.
Ivanov throws a low kick but Ondoy avoids it.
Ondoy scores with a shot to the body.
Ondoy takes a swing at Ivanov's ribcage but misses.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Ondoy avoids the head kick by Ivanov.
Ivanov tries to clinch up.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ondoy misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Ivanov.
Ondoy misses with a hook.
Ivanov throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Ondoy throws a hook but Ivanov blocks it.
A good leg kick by Ivanov.
Ivanov bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Ondoy rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Ondoy takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Ondoy rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Ivanov moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Ondoy throws out a powerful jab.
Ivanov avoids a punch combination nicely.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Ondoy misses with a series of wild punches.
Aleksander Ivanov 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.
Ivanov is looking to slow Ondoy down with leg kicks.
Ondoy throws a series of punches but Ivanov moves out of range.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Ondoy is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Ondoy drops his hands momentarily and Ivanov takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Ivanov on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
A looping hook to the body misses from Ondoy. Ivanov does a little dance to reset his feet.
Ivanov scores with a body shot.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Ondoy 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.
Ivanov cracks Ondoy with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Ivanov misses with a body shot.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Aleksander Ivanov.
Well Ivanov 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 Ian Loll scores the fight 27:30
Judge Gregory Folan scores the fight 27:30
Judge William Peck scores the fight 29:29
In favor of your winner, by majority decision... Aleksander Ivanov!
Aleksander Ivanov seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Antti Rannanjarvi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Flavio Sandoval (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Rannanjarvi comes into the arena with Stonehenge by Spinal Tap blaring out of the sound system. Antti Rannanjarvi has a significant reach advantage - let's see if he can make it count.
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30
169 lbs
25 - 6 - 0 |
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26
164 lbs
19 - 8 - 0 |
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Excellent boxer
Granite chin |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
25 - 6 - 0, fighting out of London, Antti Rannanjarvi!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
19 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Flavio Sandoval!
The judges for this bout are Alec Ball, Yves DeLean and Dillan Fox.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rannanjarvi pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Rannanjarvi connects with a high kick.
Sandoval cracks Rannanjarvi with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Sandoval avoids the body shot from Rannanjarvi.
Sandoval 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.
Rannanjarvi slips a straight right by Sandoval.
Sandoval moves out of range of the leg kick from Rannanjarvi.
Sandoval bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Rannanjarvi's head.
Sandoval looks to score with a jab to the body but Rannanjarvi is just out of range.
Sandoval throws an overhand right that lands on Rannanjarvi's shoulder, as Rannanjarvi tries to avoid the shot.
Sandoval lands a right hook to the body.
Rannanjarvi 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.
A big right from Rannanjarvi misses.
Rannanjarvi ducks under a wild hook from Sandoval.
Sandoval misses with a straight right.
Sandoval misses with a looping right.
Sandoval lands a glancing blow to the side of Rannanjarvi's head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sandoval with a jab.
Rannanjarvi tries to close the distance and clinch but Sandoval swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Rannanjarvi, right into the meat.
Rannanjarvi throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Sandoval lands a nice looking kick to the body. Rannanjarvi takes a step back to recover.
A looping hook to the body misses from Sandoval. Rannanjarvi does a little dance to reset his feet.
Rannanjarvi attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Sandoval is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Rannanjarvi.
Sandoval takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Rannanjarvi lands with a kick to the ribs.
Sandoval throws a jab but it's blocked by Rannanjarvi.
Rannanjarvi pushes Sandoval away with a front kick.
Sandoval lands a leg kick that knocks Rannanjarvi off balance momentarily.
Rannanjarvi tried to score with a low kick but Sandoval checks it.
Flavio Sandoval seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rannanjarvi sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Sandoval ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Rannanjarvi moves away.
Rannanjarvi walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Sandoval pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Rannanjarvi moves out of range as Sandoval strikes.
Rannanjarvi tries to land a leg kick but Sandoval saw it coming and moves away.
Sandoval lands a jab to the head.
Sandoval misses with a jab to the body
and Rannanjarvi counters with a good low kick that Sandoval was not able to check.
Rannanjarvi really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Rannanjarvi tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Rannanjarvi throws a leg kick
and Sandoval counters with a three punch combo that has Rannanjarvi backing up. Rannanjarvi nods at Sandoval to acknowledge the strikes.
Rannanjarvi looks to land a right hand but Sandoval moved out of range.
Sandoval takes a swing at Rannanjarvi's ribcage but misses.
Sandoval tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Sandoval fails to land the takedown.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rannanjarvi catches Sandoval with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Sandoval scores with a sloppy right hand. Rannanjarvi should have avoided that one.
Sandoval moves out of range of the leg kick from Rannanjarvi.
Rannanjarvi ducks under a wild hook from Sandoval.
Antti Rannanjarvi is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Rannanjarvi lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Sandoval throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Rannanjarvi sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Good shot there by Sandoval.
Rannanjarvi needs to keep his hands up - Sandoval had a free shot at his head there.
Sandoval scores with a decent looking hook.
A jab from Sandoval does it's job there.
Rannanjarvi takes one to the side of the head.
Rannanjarvi throws a chopping leg kick but Sandoval manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Sandoval misses with a wild body shot.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Good leg kick by Rannanjarvi there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Sandoval scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Sandoval looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Rannanjarvi tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Sandoval is able to avoid easily.
Sandoval checks the leg kick nicely there.
Sandoval takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Sandoval pivots, looking for a leg kick but Rannanjarvi is out of range and Sandoval settles back down.
An inside leg kick lands from Sandoval.
Sandoval misses with a left hand
and Rannanjarvi counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Rannanjarvi bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Rannanjarvi 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.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Rannanjarvi fails with an attempt to clinch.
Sandoval connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Sandoval swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Rannanjarvi is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Rannanjarvi just misses with a punch to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Flavio Sandoval dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Sandoval throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Rannanjarvi sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Sandoval jabs Rannanjarvi to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Flavio Sandoval seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Rannanjarvi with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Sandoval avoids the body shot from Rannanjarvi.
Rannanjarvi on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Rannanjarvi takes one to the chin there.
Good exchange - Sandoval coming out on top.
Rannanjarvi throws a head kick but Sandoval moves out of range.
Rannanjarvi bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Sandoval's head backwards.
Sandoval thows a body shot but no joy.
Good leg kick by Rannanjarvi there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Rannanjarvi has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Sandoval.
A clash of legs there as Sandoval blocks the low kick.
Rannanjarvi throws out a leg kick but Sandoval moves out of range and Rannanjarvi only half commits.
Rannanjarvi throws a head kick but Sandoval moves out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rannanjarvi throws a head kick but Sandoval moves out of range.
Rannanjarvi doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Rannanjarvi throws a leg kick but Sandoval sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Sandoval misses with a body shot.
Sandoval misses with a body shot.
A head kick misses from Rannanjarvi.
Rannanjarvi with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Sandoval to score with a decent uppercut.
Rannanjarvi buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Rannanjarvi walks into a jab.
An inside leg kick lands from Sandoval.
Rannanjarvi uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Sandoval.
Rannanjarvi keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Sandoval.
A nice leg kick lands there from Sandoval.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Sandoval is defended easily by Rannanjarvi.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rannanjarvi misses with a combination
and Sandoval decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Rannanjarvi's guard.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Rannanjarvi working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Sandoval doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Sandoval manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Sandoval postures up.
Rannanjarvi keeping full guard, as Sandoval tries to pass.
Sandoval is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Sandoval pushing down on Rannanjarvi's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Rannanjarvi is not content to let Sandoval control the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sandoval is in a good position here but he's just trying to control... And he's not even managing to do that successfully.
Sandoval is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Rannanjarvi is looking for a sweep. Sandoval is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Sandoval trying to mount his opponent but Rannanjarvi defends it.
Rannanjarvi is staying active underneath Sandoval, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Rannanjarvi tries to roll over but Sandoval keeps him under control.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
The fighters are battling for position here. Rannanjarvi manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rannanjarvi keeping moving, preventing Sandoval from controlling successfully.
Sandoval trying to pass the guard. He's being very persistent here but Rannanjarvi manages to land a sweep and now he's on top!
Rannanjarvi trying to control but Sandoval is working from the bottom.
Rannanjarvi sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Sandoval's guard.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Sandoval wants to improve his position but Rannanjarvi is controlling well.
Sandoval gets back to full guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Flavio Sandoval showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Rannanjarvi wants to land a leg kick but Sandoval is out of range.
Rannanjarvi thuds his shin into the meat of Sandoval's side.
Rannanjarvi throws a head kick that misses
and Sandoval cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Rannanjarvi tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Sandoval, right into the meat.
Sandoval keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Rannanjarvi looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Sandoval shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Rannanjarvi misses with a leg kick.
Rannanjarvi connects with a leg kick. Sandoval looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
That kick from Sandoval tenderised Rannanjarvi's leg. Rannanjarvi is trying to keep his angry face on.
Sandoval with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
A nice leg kick lands there from Sandoval.
Rannanjarvi thows a body shot but no joy.
Sandoval swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Rannanjarvi counters with a low kick, right behind Sandoval 's knee.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sandoval takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Rannanjarvi thows a leg kick but Sandoval checks it
and Sandoval counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Rannanjarvi cracks a nice hook into Sandoval's ribs.
Rannanjarvi connects with a leg kick. Sandoval looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Sandoval uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Rannanjarvi.
Sandoval connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Rannanjarvi checks a leg kick.
Sandoval connects with a leg kick. Rannanjarvi looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
A big left from Sandoval misses.
Sandoval will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Sandoval thuds a left hand into Rannanjarvi's body.
Rannanjarvi missing with a left hand there. Sandoval was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Some bone on bone action there as Sandoval checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Antti Rannanjarvi has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rannanjarvi walks into a left hand.
Sandoval fakes the leg kick and cracks Rannanjarvi in the body.
Sandoval lands with a thumping leg kick.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Sandoval jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
A head kick misses from Rannanjarvi.
The fighters circle momentarily. Sandoval darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Sandoval loads up on a big right hand but Rannanjarvi slips the punch.
Sandoval lands with a nice body punch.
Rannanjarvi misses with a low kick.
Sandoval thuds his right hand into Rannanjarvi's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Sandoval shoots in but Rannanjarvi avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Rannanjarvi swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Sandoval scores with a jab.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rannanjarvi takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Sandoval ducks under a wild hook from Rannanjarvi.
Rannanjarvi throws a head kick that misses.
Sandoval moves out of range of the body kick.
Rannanjarvi fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Sandoval checks it well.
Sandoval scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Sandoval fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Sandoval connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Rannanjarvi tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Rannanjarvi throws a body kick that misses.
A punch lands to the side of Rannanjarvi 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Rannanjarvi tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Sandoval lands a jab to Rannanjarvi's midsection.
Flavio Sandoval 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.
Rannanjarvi throws the kick towards the body but Sandoval avoids it.
Sandoval connects with a right hand. Rannanjarvi shakes it off.
Sandoval blocks a head kick by Rannanjarvi.
An inside leg kick from Rannanjarvi misses.
Rannanjarvi on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Sandoval's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Sandoval fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Rannanjarvi.
Sandoval connects with a good right hand that stumbles Rannanjarvi. Rannanjarvi circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Rannanjarvi tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Sandoval checks a leg kick nicely.
Sandoval lands a nice shot to the body.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Sandoval stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Sandoval lands with a hook. Rannanjarvi tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Sandoval stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Rannanjarvi motions for Sandoval to come forward. Rannanjarvi throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
And that's the end of the fight!
Flavio Sandoval comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Sandoval 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 Alec Ball scores the fight 27:30
Judge Yves DeLean scores the fight 27:30
Judge Dillan Fox scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Flavio Sandoval!
A loyal slave to those sponsorship dollars, Flavio Sandoval made sure he mentioned Popeye’s Spinach - 159 + 158 Proof Supps, along with how happy he was to win his fight.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Rand al Thor (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jason Christopoulos (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). I'm sure you'll be fascinated to know that I was talking to some pointless Z list celebrity before the fight and he thought that Jason Christopoulos was going to win. Let's see if he was right.
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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
11 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Rand al Thor!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
12 - 11 - 1, fighting out of Montreal, Jason Christopoulos!
The judges for this bout are Elvis Blanc, Gregory Folan and Ian Loll.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Christopoulos has a takedown stuffed.
Christopoulos keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Christopoulos shoots in for a takedown but al Thor shows good takedown defense.
al Thor attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Good leg kick by al Thor there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
al Thor tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Christopoulos is able to avoid easily.
al Thor bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
al Thor gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Christopoulos.
Donk. al Thor catches Christopoulos right on the button with a cross.
It looks like Jason Christopoulos has been cut.
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!
Christopoulos fails with the takedown.
Rand al Thor has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jason Christopoulos.
al Thor tries to clinch but Christopoulos moves out of range.
Christopoulos tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
al Thor lands a nice looking body kick.
Christopoulos looks gassed!
That's one minute gone in the round.
al Thor throws a quick inside leg kick.
al Thor fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Christopoulos, pushing him back against the cage.
al Thor lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
A quick uppercut on the inside from al Thor.
A head punch on the inside from Christopoulos fails to land.
al Thor lands a nice shot to the body.
al Thor lands a nice shot to the body.
A short right from al Thor on the inside.
al Thor stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
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!
Christopoulos tries a body shot but al Thor blocks it.
al Thor is stalling here.
al Thor scores with a hook to the body.
al Thor pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
A big right from Christopoulos misses.
al Thor lands a nice leg kick that just misses Christopoulos's sensitive parts.
Rand al Thor is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Christopoulos walks into a jab.
al Thor scores with a head kick. Christopoulos tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
al Thor dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Christopoulos. That did some damage!
al Thor fakes the leg kick and cracks Christopoulos in the body.
Sloppy strikes from al Thor. Those never looked like landing.
Christopoulos blocks a head kick by al Thor.
Christopoulos 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.
Christopoulos is trying desperately to land a takedown but al Thor is having absolutely none of it. This is turning into a bit of a nightmare for Christopoulos.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from al Thor, right into the meat.
al Thor lands with a thumping leg kick.
al Thor throws a leg kick which misses Christopoulos's front leg but catches the back leg as Christopoulos tries to avoid it.
Jason Christopoulos seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Christopoulos tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Christopoulos takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Christopoulos takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
al Thor connects with an inside leg kick.
Christopoulos takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Christopoulos chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before al Thor can pounce on him.
al Thor thumps Christopoulos with a low kick.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
al Thor connects with a solid leg kick.
Oooooh!!! al Thor has knocked Christopoulos down with a huge combo! al Thor steps away and waves a wobbly Christopoulos back to his feet! This one might not go much longer!
Christopoulos is rocked!
That has opened up Jason Christopoulos's cut even more.
Christopoulos takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
al Thor dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
al Thor feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Christopoulos's calf.
al Thor lands with a good body shot.
Good leg kick by al Thor there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
An inside leg kick lands from al Thor.
Christopoulos takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Christopoulos takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
A good leg kick by al Thor.
That kick from al Thor tenderised Christopoulos's leg. Christopoulos is trying to keep his angry face on.
al Thor is looking to slow Christopoulos down with leg kicks.
al Thor dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Christopoulos. That did some damage!
al Thor instigates a clinch.
A bit of stalling here from al Thor.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
A nice left hand lands by al Thor.
The cut above Jason Christopoulos's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
al Thor lands on the inside with an uppercut.
al Thor is leaning against Christopoulos and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
al Thor breaks from the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Rand al Thor dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Jason Christopoulos's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Christopoulos gets cracked with a nice right hand there by al Thor.
Christopoulos shoots for a takedown but al Thor saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
al Thor lands a front kick.
al Thor is looking to slow Christopoulos down with leg kicks.
al Thor lands a big uppercut and Christopoulos crumbles to the floor! The ref thinks about stopping the fight but Christopoulos looks OK. al Thor waves Christopoulos back to his feet!
Christopoulos is still on wobbly legs! Can al Thor finish him?
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
al Thor moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
al Thor jabs Christopoulos to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Ohhhhh! A huge head kick from al Thor! Christopoulos is out on his feet! al Thor rushes in and throws more strikes. The ref is looking closely - Christopoulos is covering up but the punishment is just too much and the ref steps in to stop the fight! Christopoulos is staring into space, just thankful that the beatdown has ended. Brutal finish.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:37 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Rand al Thor!
A victorious Rand al Thor thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Katsuro Sato (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Diego Suarez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Suarez has chosen Amazing as his entrance music. Diego Suarez acknowledges the crowd's support as he enters the cage.
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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
11 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Katsuro Sato!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Diego Suarez!
The judges for this bout are Alec Ball, Ian Loll and William Peck.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sato throws a shot from downtown. Suarez moves away and avoids it.
Nice takedown defense from Sato. No joy for Suarez on that attempt.
Sato scores with the left hand. Suarez knows he should have avoided that one.
Suarez dives in and grabs Sato's left leg, looking for a takedown. Sato pushes down on Suarez's head and hops out.
Sato scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Sato scores with a nice right hand.
Sato keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Suarez has a takedown stuffed.
Katsuro Sato has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Diego Suarez.
Sato thows a body kick. Suarez tries to catch it but that hurt him.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Sato fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Suarez manages to avoid it.
Suarez throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Sato lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Sato lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Suarez drives through with a takedown into guard.
Sato keeping moving, preventing Suarez from controlling successfully.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sato looking for a guillotine here but Suarez defends easily.
Sato keeping full guard, as Suarez tries to pass.
Suarez trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Suarez passes Sato's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Sato moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Sato is trying to control the position but Suarez postures up.
Sato looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Sato is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Suarez wants to pass the guard but Sato is keeping the position.
Suarez throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Sato works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Suarez stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Sato swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Sato looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Sato had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Suarez defends it easily.
Suarez must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Sato is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Sato looking to control.
Sato keeping moving, preventing Suarez from controlling successfully.
Sato looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Suarez trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Sato looking for a sweep. Not yet Sato, not yet.
Suarez got a little sloppy there for a moment and Sato has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Suarez has managed to get both his arms back between Sato's legs - danger averted.
Sato is trying to keep Suarez in close.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sato working for a triangle but Suarez defends it easily.
Sato trying to control the position.
Suarez content to sit in guard, stalling... Great. Oh but he could get punished here because Sato has locked up a guillotine! Sato's face is contorted as he sqeezes tight on the submission attempt - will he finish? Suarez is holding on here and Sato must be using up a lot of energy. Suarez has gone limp! He's out! He's out cold! Sato gets to his feet, tossing aside his stricken foe. Arms raised, he milks the applause from the crowd. Great submission!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:41 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Guillotine). Katsuro Sato!
Katsuro Sato 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 middleweight MMA rules bout between Charles Harper (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Alexsandr Kovrov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Charles Harper has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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194 lbs
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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
9 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Charles Harper!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
15 - 6 - 1, fighting out of St Petersburg, Alexsandr Kovrov!
The judges for this bout are Steve Smith, Yves DeLean and Robert Douchet.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kovrov misses with an attempted mid kick.
Harper throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Kovrov thows a left - swing and a miss!
Harper lands a leg kick that knocks Kovrov off balance momentarily.
Harper misses with an attempted mid kick.
Harper turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Kovrov connects with a body shot.
Kovrov misses with a low kick.
Harper lands a high kick!
Nice shot by Kovrov.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Kovrov walks forward, straight into a front kick from Harper.
Harper looks to throw a body kick
and Kovrov counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Harper thinking.
Harper moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Harper lands a right hook to the body.
Harper instigates a clinch.
Harper lands a right hand that snaps the head of Kovrov backwards.
Harper scores with a shoulder strike.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Good body shot from Harper.
Harper throws a head punch that misses.
Harper misses with a hook from the clinch.
Harper lands a nice uppercut.
Kovrov blocks an uppercut.
Harper has a couple of punches blocked by Kovrov.
Harper unloads a knee to the mid-section. Kovrov lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Kovrov pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Harper does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Harper looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Harper cracks a nice hook into Kovrov's ribs.
Kovrov throws a good cross that connects.
Kovrov throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Harper stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Harper throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Harper throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Good leg kick by Kovrov there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Kovrov lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Harper circles away quickly and effectively.
Harper misses with a kick to the body.
Harper pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Harper scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Harper avoids a punch combination nicely.
Harper moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Kovrov blocks a jab.
Harper bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Harper buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Kovrov throws a right and a left that both miss.
Harper connects with a good right hand that stumbles Kovrov. Kovrov circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Kovrov throws a leg kick but Harper checks it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kovrov throws a low kick but it's checked well by Harper.
Harper misses with a two punch combination.
Harper blocks a leg kick.
A good leg kick by Harper.
Kovrov throws a sloppy head kick
and Harper connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Harper fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Kovrov has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Harper cracks the inside of Kovrov's front leg.
Harper looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Harper fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Kovrov checks it well.
Harper punishes Kovrov's body with a nice straight punch.
Harper delivers a nice body kick.
Harper thows a body kick. Kovrov tries to catch it but that hurt him.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Kovrov misses with a jab, cross combination.
Harper ducks under a wild hook from Kovrov.
Kovrov moves out of range of the body kick from Harper.
Harper turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kovrov looks to land a combination but Harper avoids it well.
Nice defenses there by Harper.
A nice inside leg kick there by Harper. That's going to slow Kovrov down.
A nice inside leg kick there by Harper. That's going to slow Kovrov down.
Harper feints and then cracks Kovrov's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Kovrov down.
Harper turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
A chopping leg kick lands by Harper.
Harper thuds his right hand into Kovrov's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Harper keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Harper has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Harper fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Kovrov.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Harper slips under a jab.
Kovrov misses with a series of wild punches.
Good leg kick by Harper there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Charles Harper dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Harper lands with a thumping leg kick.
Some bone on bone action there as Harper checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Kovrov drops his hands momentarily and Harper takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Kovrov takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Harper throws a leg kick
and Kovrov counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Kovrov pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Charles Harper is winning the standup battle so far.
Kovrov blocks a low kick nicely.
Kovrov throws a low kick, looking for Harper's leg but Harper calmly moves out of range.
Kovrov swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Harper.
A nice leg kick lands there from Harper.
Harper throws a body punch but Kovrov moves out of range.
Charles Harper seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Kovrov misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Harper throws a leg kick which misses Kovrov's front leg but catches the back leg as Kovrov tries to avoid it.
Harper misses with a body shot.
Harper tries to clinch up.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Harper throws a leg kick but Kovrov sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Harper moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Kovrov comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Alexsandr Kovrov is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Kovrov throws a series of punches but Harper moves out of range.
Kovrov misses with a low kick.
Crunch! Harper slams his shin into Kovrov's torso.
Harper misses with a low kick.
Kovrov throws a body kick that misses
and Harper counters with an outside leg kick.
Kovrov gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Harper tries to clinch up.
Harper fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Kovrov on the side of the head.
Harper moves into range and clinches up with Kovrov.
Kovrov blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Nice elbow from Harper.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A nice right hand lands inside from Harper.
Harper lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Harper scores with a hook to the body.
Harper missing with knees to the body.
Kovrov blocks the elbow strike.
Kovrov takes a knee to the side of the body.
Kovrov is breathing heavily.
Kovrov tries to break free but Harper pushes him back against the cage.
Harper lands with a right to the head.
A shot in the inside from Harper.
Kovrov blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Kovrov's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Harper lands a hook to the side of the head.
Harper misses with a punch to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kovrov wants to get back to striking at distance but Harper won't allow it.
Harper fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Harper lands with a right to the head.
Harper lands a damaging elbow.
Kovrov is rocked!
Harper doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Kovrov is still on wobbly legs! Can Harper finish him?
Harper tries to throw a body punch but Kovrov avoids it by throwing Harper back against the cage.
Kovrov seems to have recovered his senses.
A short right from Harper on the inside.
Charles Harper has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Harper throws a big uppercut that drops Kovrov! More strikes from Harper and the referee jumps in to stop the fight! Kovrov lies dazed against the cage as Harper celebrates with his cornermen!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:44 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Charles Harper!
An out of breath and clearly excited Charles Harper thanked 160! for their help and support (and free stuff they sent him).
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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