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Battle Legends 29 PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Mark McDonald (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jimmy Clones (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). McDonald comes to the cage accompanied by No Apologies. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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284 lbs
2 - 0 - 0 |
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265 lbs
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Good takedowns
Counter striker
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Mark McDonald!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Jimmy Clones!
The judges for this bout are Joseph Jones, Russell Pearce and Franklyn Lucas.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
McDonald moves into range and clinches up with Clones.
McDonald is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Clones to keep the fight standing.
Clones pulls guard effortlessly.
McDonald works a leg free and moves into half guard.
McDonald passes to side control.
Clones wants to control but McDonald postures up.
McDonald has an Americana. Clones didn't react quickly enough there and he's in big trouble now! He tries to squirm out but is forced to tap! McDonald is delighted and gyrates in front of the ring girls. They seem to like the attention - it'll be interesting to see if McDonald hooks up with any of them at the after show party.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:44 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Americana). Mark McDonald!
A very excited looking Mark McDonald made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Dave Rodwell (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ronaldo Palhares (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Rodwell comes into the arena with Pitbull - I know you want me blaring out of the sound system. The crowd seem to be enjoying Palhares's choice of entrance music: Apaga mais não bate. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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180 lbs
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185 lbs
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Basic striking
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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
4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Dave Rodwell!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Ronaldo Palhares!
The judges for this bout are Anthony Taglia, Steve Montenegro and Columbo Gatti.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rodwell scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
A swing and a miss from Palhares.
Rodwell misses with a double jab.
Palhares needs to keep his hands up - Rodwell had a free shot at his head there.
Some wild striking there from Palhares.
Palhares shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Rodwell counters with a stiff right hand.
Palhares tries to score a power double leg takedown but Rodwell sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Palhares somewhat.
Rodwell throws a series of punches but Palhares moves out of range.
A telegraphed right hand from Rodwell misses the target.
Nice body punch from Rodwell.
Dave Rodwell seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Palhares shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Rodwell is trying to defend but Palhares finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
That's one minute gone in the round.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
Rodwell is looking to escape.
Palhares is working for a kimura but Rodwell is defending it quite comfortably.
Palhares stops Rodwell from getting back to his feet.
Palhares throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Palhares works his foot free and advances to mount.
Rodwell is trying desperately to improve position.
Palhares looking to finish with strikes here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rodwell holding onto his opponent's waist for dear life, as Palhares tries to land some strikes to get him to release his grip.
Palhares is looking to secure an arm. He's managed it! He's pivoting for an armbar - that looks tight! But Rodwell has managed to get out of it and now he's in a dominant position. Nice work from Rodwell!
Palhares looking for a sweep. Not yet Palhares, not yet.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Rodwell trying to control the position from guard on top but Palhares is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Palhares is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Rodwell controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Rodwell wants to stand but Palhares has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Palhares not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Rodwell trying to control but Palhares is working from the bottom.
We're going to have a standup here because Dave Rodwell wasn't active enough for the referee's liking.
Palhares takes one to the side of the head.
Sloppy strikes from Palhares. Those never looked like landing.
Rodwell throws a right and a left that Palhares avoids nicely.
Rodwell misses with an uppercut. Palhares saw that one coming.
Palhares tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Rodwell rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Palhares moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Rodwell throws a hook to the side of Palhares's head but Palhares sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Rodwell cracks Palhares with a good jab.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rodwell misses with a few strikes there.
Palhares shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Rodwell as he jumps to the side.
Dave Rodwell has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Ronaldo Palhares.
Palhares moves out of range as Rodwell strikes.
Rodwell throws a sloppy head kick and Palhares moves out of range easily.
Dave Rodwell is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Rodwell stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Rodwell thuds his right hand into Palhares's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Rodwell throws a series of punches but Palhares avoids them all with ease.
Rodwell misses with a series of wild punches.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Palhares shoots in for a takedown but Rodwell shows good takedown defense.
Rodwell throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Dave Rodwell dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Rodwell misses with an uppercut. Palhares saw that one coming.
Palhares shoots in looking for a takedown. Rodwell tries to sprawl out of it but Palhares keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Rodwell manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Rodwell fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Palhares walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Rodwell misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Palhares.
Rodwell misses with a jab, cross combination.
Rodwell swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Palhares fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
A telegraphed right hand from Rodwell misses the target.
Rodwell misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Dave Rodwell is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sloppy strikes from Rodwell. Those never looked like landing.
Rodwell throws a right and a left that Palhares avoids nicely.
Palhares avoids a punch combination nicely.
Rodwell checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Palhares throws a body punch but Rodwell moves out of range.
Rodwell smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Palhares shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Palhares showed some decent athleticism there.
Rodwell is not content to let Palhares control the position.
Palhares is working for a submission here. He's got hold of the far side arm and he's looking for a kimura. He's cranking on the arm and he's got it! Rodwell is tapping out! Ouch, that looked like it hurt!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:58 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Ronaldo Palhares!
Ronaldo Palhares 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 welterweight MMA rules bout between Luke Warm (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ryo Miyaichi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Warm comes into the arena with Walk like an Egyptian blaring out of the sound system. 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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185 lbs
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182 lbs
8 - 5 - 0 |
Good wrestling
Solid boxing
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Excellent boxer
Heavy handed |
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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
4 - 4 - 0, fighting out of New York, Luke Warm!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 5 - 0, fighting out of New York, Ryo Miyaichi!
The judges for this bout are Jorge Garcia, Steve Montenegro and Columbo Gatti.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Miyaichi misses with a hook.
Warm keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Warm gets a clinch.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Warm.
Warm really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Miyaichi is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Warm gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Warm misses with a short punch on the inside.
Miyaichi is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Warm gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Warm leaning his opponent against the cage.
Miyaichi pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Miyaichi swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Miyaichi swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Miyaichi scores with a shot to the body.
Warm connects with a single shot there.
Miyaichi throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Warm.
Miyaichi defending well as Warm loads up on a big left hand.
Warm slips a jab and a cross from Miyaichi.
Warm closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Miyaichi did well to prevent Warm getting side control.
Warm wants to control but Miyaichi is keeping him busy.
Miyaichi is looking to control Warm's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Miyaichi avoid being mounted?
Warm seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Warm lands a nice short elbow.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Miyaichi wants to get back to his feet.
Miyaichi is trying to get back to full guard.
Warm wants to pass to mount but Miyaichi is defending the position.
Miyaichi wants to get back to full guard.
Warm throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Miyaichi avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Warm.
Miyaichi tries to roll over but Warm keeps him under control.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Warm tries to pass the half guard into mount. Miyaichi knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Miyaichi is looking for a sweep. Warm is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Miyaichi keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Warm working Miyaichi over with strikes.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Warm not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Miyaichi avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Warm.
Warm missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Miyaichi is looking for a sweep. Warm is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Miyaichi tries to kick Warm off but Warm keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Warm wants to take a breather but Miyaichi is having none of it.
Warm drops an elbow to the side of Miyaichi's head.
Warm is trying to control. Miyaichi wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Warm missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Warm thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Miyaichi's head.
Warm thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Miyaichi's head.
Miyaichi tries to roll over but Warm keeps him under control.
Warm is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Miyaichi sees it coming and defends easily.
Miyaichi has hold of Warm's hands but Warm slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Still in half guard, Warm seems content to control.
Nice strikes from Warm there.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Warm not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Warm landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Miyaichi is trying to maintain the position but Warm is very close to passing his half guard.
Warm misses with a head shot. Miyaichi uses the momentum to regain guard.
Warm wants to control from the top but Miyaichi keeps moving.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Miyaichi looking for a sweep. Not yet Miyaichi, not yet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Luke Warm dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Warm misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Warm ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Miyaichi moves away.
Miyaichi throws a right hand that Warm ducks under and follows up with a left that Warm also avoids with ease.
Miyaichi throws a series of punches but Warm avoids them all with ease.
Miyaichi scores with a shot to the body.
No joy there for Miyaichi, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Miyaichi misses with a body punch
and Warm counters with a straight right hand.
Warm wants to clinch.
Warm is looking to clinch but Miyaichi is avoiding it.
Warm slips a jab and a cross from Miyaichi.
Miyaichi ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Miyaichi throws a good cross that connects.
Miyaichi steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Warm.
Warm is looking to clinch but Miyaichi is avoiding it.
Miyaichi thows a body shot but no joy.
Miyaichi uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Warm.
Warm misses with a straight right.
Warm dodges the punch combination from Miyaichi.
Ryo Miyaichi is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
A looping hook to the body misses from Miyaichi. Warm does a little dance to reset his feet.
Luke Warm is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Miyaichi fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Miyaichi misses with a wild body shot.
Miyaichi throws a right and a left that both miss.
Miyaichi is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Warm rather than just go for the knockout.
Warm displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Miyaichi throws out the jab.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Miyaichi lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Warm backs up against the cage.
Miyaichi throws a combination that misses
and Warm counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Warm trying to control but Miyaichi is working from the bottom.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Miyaichi is trying to control the position from the bottom.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Warm postures up in Miyaichi's guard and throws a big left but Miyaichi blocks it.
Miyaichi keeping moving, preventing Warm from controlling successfully.
Warm will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Warm looking to pass the guard.
Warm wants to control from the top but Miyaichi keeps moving.
Miyaichi manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Warm manages to get himself to full guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Warm 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.
Warm is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Miyaichi defends well.
Warm has managed to work for a loose triangle. I think Miyaichi should be able to defend this one pretty easily though. Oh, Warm has tightened it up now! Miyaichi should have reacted faster there - he's in big trouble and yes, he's tapped out! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:35 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle). Luke Warm!
In his post fight interview, Luke Warm started talking himself up. Luckily his charisma kept the crowd on side and gave him a good reception.
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Co-main event
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Shamil Basaev (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Rikki Tavarius (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Tavarius's choice of entrance music: Cinderella Man. Both fighters really staring each other down here, as Rikki Tavarius enters the cage!
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201 lbs
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201 lbs
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Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
7 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Shamil Basaev!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
15 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Rikki Tavarius!
The judges for this bout are Dean Styles, Alyssa Summers and Joseph Jones.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Basaev takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Tavarius thuds a left hand into Basaev's body.
Basaev walks into a jab.
Basaev throws an overhand right that lands on Tavarius's shoulder, as Tavarius tries to avoid the shot.
Basaev just misses with a punch to the body.
Basaev scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Tavarius doesn't seem bothered though.
Basaev looks to land a combination but Tavarius avoids it well.
Basaev throws a series of punches but Tavarius moves out of range.
Tavarius tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Basaev paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Basaev swinging wildly here.
Tavarius throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Tavarius lands with a slapping head kick.
Tavarius tries to close the distance and clinch up but Basaev swats him away and circles back towards the center.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tavarius lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Basaev has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Tavarius.
Basaev moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Tavarius darts in and clinches Basaev up against the cage.
A frustrated look appears on Basaev's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Basaev pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Basaev takes a shot to the head.
Basaev goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Tavarius has Basaev pressed against the cage, preventing Basaev from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Basaev blocks a body shot from Tavarius.
Basaev wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Tavarius scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Basaev tries to circle away but Tavarius has him pinned against the cage.
Tavarius has double underhooks and is working for a body lock takedown. He's got it. The fighters land in half guard but Basaev regains guard immediately.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
Basaev looking to control.
Tavarius throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Basaev is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Tavarius stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Basaev swivels though and keeps the full guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Basaev wants to stand but Tavarius is controlling the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tavarius stays in close to Basaev's body and controls the position.
Basaev knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Tavarius on the ground.
The ref stands the fighters back up, due to lack of action by Rikki Tavarius.
Tavarius lands a jab to Basaev's midsection.
Basaev misses with a double jab
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Tavarius tries to clinch there but Basaev circles away.
Tavarius tries to clinch there but Basaev circles away.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Basaev takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Tavarius drives through with a takedown into Basaev's guard. Let's see what he can do from the top position.
Tavarius pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Basaev is keeping the position for now.
Tavarius's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Tavarius trying to control the position from guard on top but Basaev is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
OK we're going to have a standup here. Rikki Tavarius hasn't been effective enough on the ground and the referee wants a restart.
Tavarius misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Rikki Tavarius dominated that round.
That's time! Basaev's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Tavarius tries to score with a low kick but Basaev moves his leg out of the way.
Basaev fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Tavarius looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Tavarius throws a quick inside leg kick.
Tavarius throws a body punch but Basaev moves out of range.
Basaev thuds his right hand into Tavarius's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Tavarius throws a loose over hand right and dives in with a double leg takedown. Basaev tries to sprawl but it's too late and the fighters hit the mat. Tavarius is in Basaev's guard.
Tavarius wants to control from the top but Basaev keeps moving.
Tavarius lands a couple of elbows.
Basaev on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Basaev tries to get out of the position.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Tavarius advances position into side control!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Tavarius has knee on belly and now moves to full mount! Trouble for Basaev!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Basaev is trying to escape the mount.
Tavarius misses with a series of strikes from mount. He'll no doubt be working on his ground and pound when he gets back to the gym.
Tavarius can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Basaev is looking to escape.
Tavarius lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Basaev hang on?
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tavarius sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Tavarius's corner are shouting for him to control the position and he seems happy to oblige.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tavarius working away from the top, dropping strikes.
Tavarius cracks Basaev with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Tavarius lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Tavarius with the ground and pound from mount.
Basaev is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Tavarius tries to control but Basaev wriggling away.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tavarius lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Rikki Tavarius has got the better of the ground game so far.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Basaev holding onto his opponent's waist for dear life, as Tavarius tries to land some strikes to get him to release his grip.
Tavarius lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Tavarius dominating with strikes here.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Tavarius thowing strikes but they're hitting the gloves, not doing any damage.
Tavarius trying to control but he's not successful this time.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Rikki Tavarius 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! So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
Tavarius connects with a leg kick. Basaev looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Tavarius cracks Basaev with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Basaev takes one to the side of the head.
Tavarius shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Tavarius ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Basaev jabs Tavarius to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Tavarius doesn't manage to clinch there - Basaev circles away.
The fighters circling - Basaev throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Rikki Tavarius seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Tavarius looks for a takedown but Basaev sprawls well.
Basaev misses with a body shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Basaev throws a series of punches but Tavarius avoids them all with ease.
Basaev tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Tavarius was well out of range. Poor timing from Basaev.
Tavarius avoids the body shot from Basaev.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Tavarius, right into the meat.
Tavarius shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Basaev pinned against the cage. Basaev gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Shamil Basaev has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Rikki Tavarius.
Tavarius slips a jab from Basaev.
Tavarius takes a jab right on the kisser.
It looks like Rikki Tavarius has been cut.
Tavarius connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Basaev is looking to wear down Tavarius with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Basaev fails to land with a series of punches.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tavarius throws a quick inside leg kick.
Shamil Basaev is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Tavarius avoids a punch combination nicely.
Basaev throws a body kick that misses
and Tavarius counters with a nice low kick that buckles Basaev's knee momentarily.
A looping hook to the body misses from Basaev. Tavarius does a little dance to reset his feet.
Basaev fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Basaev is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Tavarius shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in full mount! That's better than Tavarius was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
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!
Tavarius sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Basaev is squirming around, avoiding Tavarius's attempts to control the action.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tavarius lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Tavarius takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Tavarius cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tavarius putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Tavarius unloads with some shots from mount but Basaev bucks and avoids them well.
Tavarius with a couple of short strikes.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Tavarius looking to secure an arm triangle but Basaev defends it well.
Tavarius in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
And that's the end of the fight!
Rikki Tavarius comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Tavarius 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 Dean Styles scores the fight 27:30
Judge Alyssa Summers scores the fight 27:30
Judge Joseph Jones scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Rikki Tavarius!
Rikki Tavarius decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Roy Country (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Carson Mile (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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217 lbs
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26
201 lbs
10 - 4 - 1 |
Abu Dhabi Champ
Excellent boxer
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World class boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the light heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
9 - 5 - 1, fighting out of New York, Roy Country!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
10 - 4 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Carson Mile!
The judges for this bout are Steve Montenegro, Lou da Vinci and Columbo Gatti.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mile tries to clinch up but Country circles away and keeps his distance.
Mile lands with an overhand left.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Country fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Mile lands a left hand.
Country misses with a punch to the body.
Country lands with a left to the head.
Country wants to break the clinch but can't.
Country struggles to land a body shot inside as Mile controls his hands.
Mile scores with a shot to the side of Country's head.
Mile digs a right hand underneath Country's ribcage. Country let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Country blocks a body shot from Mile.
Country works on Mile's body with a couple of short punches.
Country prevents a body shot from Mile.
Country tries a body shot but Mile blocks it.
Country has hold of one of Mile's legs. Mile is fighting the takedown attempt but Country gets the trip and lands the takedown into guard.
Country trying to control the position from guard on top but Mile is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Country is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Country pushing down on Mile's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Mile really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Country. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Country slows the pace down in half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
We're going to have a standup here because Roy Country wasn't active enough for the referee's liking.
Country takes one on the button.
Mile keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Country.
Mile is looking to clinch.
Country scores a takedown into full mount!
Mile is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Poor strikes thrown by Country there. More accuracy and less frantic strikes would help!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Country wants to control the pace but Mile is squirming around nicely.
Country with the ground and pound from mount.
Country controlling from the full mount.
Country trying to control but he's not successful this time.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Country controlling the pace for now.
Country looking to control but Mile is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
Country content just to control the position here.
Country lands a big elbow.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Country lands a nice shot to the head.
Mile wants to use the cage to get back to his feet here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mile stops Country from taking his back. Still, being mounted isn't any better.
Country controlling his opponent.
Country thuds his fist into the canvas! Oooouch!
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Country sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Roy Country dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Country takes a swing at Mile's ribcage but misses.
Mile fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Country on the side of the head.
Mile lands with a right hand.
Country drives through with a takedown into Mile's guard. Let's see what he can do from the top position.
Country is looking to work some ground and pound but Mile has wrist control.
Country tries to free his leg and advance position but Mile is retaining full guard.
Mile wants to stand and escape but Country is having none of it.
Country tries to free his leg and advance position but Mile is retaining full guard.
Country sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Country pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Mile is keeping the position for now.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Country throws a shot to the body.
Decent striking displayed by Country there.
Jab from Country.
Mile fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Country misses the shot to the body.
Country thows a body shot but no joy.
Country misses the shot to the body.
Mile cracks Country with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Mile stalks Country and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Country's face. Country staggers backwards, shaken.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Country thows a body shot but no joy.
Carson Mile is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Mile swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Country.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Country shoots in for a double leg but Mile sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Mile avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Mile throws a shot from downtown. Country moves away and avoids it.
Mile misses with a wild combination.
Mile displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Country throws out the jab.
Country shoots in looking for a takedown. Mile tries to sprawl out of it but Country keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Mile manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Mile takes a swing at Country's ribcage but misses.
Country misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Roy Country. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Country looks to score with a jab to the body but Mile is just out of range.
Country throws a hook but Mile avoids it easily.
Country drops his hands momentarily and Mile takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Mile throws a jab when Country was well out of range.
Country blocks a jab.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mile bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Mile ducks under a wild hook from Country.
Mile pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Country throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Country throws a hook but Mile avoids it easily.
Country lands a slapping body shot.
Mile keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Country.
Mile fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Mile ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Carson Mile seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Mile swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Country.
Country drives through with a takedown into guard.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Mile keeping moving, preventing Country from controlling successfully.
Country wants to pass the guard but Mile is keeping the position.
Country trying to control but Mile is working from the bottom.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
We're going to have a standup here because Roy Country wasn't active enough for the referee's liking.
Mile fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Country takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Mile might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Mile getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Mile scores with a nice head shot.
Mile looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Country lands a right hook to the body.
Mile just misses with a punch to the body.
A shot to the body from Country misses
and Mile counters with a body kick that stops Country in his tracks momentarily.
Mile fails in his attempt to clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Roy Country will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Country looks to score with a jab to the body but Mile is just out of range.
Country is looking to wear down Mile with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Country connects with a looping right hand.
Mile looks to land a right hand but Country moved out of range.
Good leg kick by Mile there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Country connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Mile momentarily.
Country dives in and grabs Mile's left leg, looking for a takedown. Mile pushes down on Country's head and hops out.
Mile connects with a right hand. Country shakes it off.
Mile lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Mile leaves Country with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Mile fails in his attempt to clinch.
A slapping leg kick lands for Mile.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Country swats away the attempt to clinch by Mile.
Country takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Mile bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Country's head backwards.
Mile tests Country's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Country jabbing away but nothing is landing.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Country misses the shot to the body.
Country misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Mile.
Country misses with an uppercut. Mile saw that one coming.
A looping hook to the body misses from Mile. Country does a little dance to reset his feet.
The fight stays on the outside here - Mile looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Mile uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Country.
Country takes a swing at Mile's ribcage but misses.
Country blocks a jab.
Country throws a shot to the body.
Country shoots in for a takedown but Mile shows good takedown defense.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Roy Country. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Country with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Mile to score with a decent uppercut.
Mile lands a jab to Country's midsection.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Country swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Nice sprawl there from Mile as Country shoots in.
Mile misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Country.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Country ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Mile moves away.
Mile leaves Country with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Country thows a body shot but no joy.
Nice defenses there by Country.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Nice uppercut lands for Mile. That snapped Country's head back.
Country tries for a takedown but Mile sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Mile missing with a left hand there. Country was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Country's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Mile connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Country scrambles back to his feet.
Country takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Mile tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Mile's jab looks to have found its range, popping Country under the eye.
Country is rocked!
Country has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Mile finds it's way round the side to connect with Country's head.
Oh Country is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Mile cracks Country with a big right hand that sees him stumbling back against the cage! Country falls to his knees and Mile doesn't need a second invitatation - he rushes in and fires off several unanswered shots that force the referee to stop the fight! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:51 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Carson Mile!
Carson Mile is the new light heavyweight champion!
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