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INY 37 Vladdy vs Nikitin PBP Commentary |
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Travis Radden (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Chad Rowe (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Radden comes into the arena with Un Ange En Danger by Mc Solaar with Ron Carter blaring out of the sound system. Man, I cannot wait for this one!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 3 - 0, fighting out of New York, Travis Radden!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 4 - 0, fighting out of New York, Chad Rowe!
The judges for this bout are Bruno Lombardi, Dean Styles and Reed Andrews.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Radden defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Rowe.
Rowe closes the distance and clinches.
Rowe lands a body shot in the clinch.
Radden prevents a body shot from Rowe.
Rowe changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Radden fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Radden misses with a few strikes there.
Rowe rushes Radden and presses him up against the cage.
Rowe tries a body shot but Radden blocks it.
Nice body punch from Rowe.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Rowe struggles to land a body shot inside as Radden controls his hands.
Rowe lands a body shot in the clinch.
Rowe tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Radden just stands there and leans against the cage.
Travis Radden has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Chad Rowe.
Rowe tries for a takedown but Radden manages to get underhooks.
Rowe misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Rowe is trying to drag Radden to the mat but Radden just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Rowe tries to work over Radden's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A right hook to the body lands for Rowe.
Radden is breathing heavily.
Rowe is leaning against Radden and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Rowe tries to work over Radden's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Rowe drops down looking for an ankle pick but Radden pulls his leg out and moves away.
Rowe misses with a looping right.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Rowe clinches up against the cage.
Rowe tries for a takedown. No joy.
Radden blocks a body shot from Rowe.
Rowe jumps guard but Radden turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Rowe changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Radden fights it off and pushes away nicely.
No joy there for Radden, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rowe misses with a straight left.
Rowe shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Radden tries to bum rush Rowe with a series of wild strikes but Rowe uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Rowe shoots in and drives through. Radden sprawls well.
Rowe closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Rowe is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Radden is defending well.
Radden wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Rowe is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Rowe goes for a takedown attempt but Radden pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Radden throws a right and a left that Rowe avoids nicely.
Rowe closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Radden jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
A jab lands there for Radden.
Rowe drives through with a takedown into Radden's guard. Let's see what he can do from the top position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Radden is adopting a defensive guard.
Radden is trying to control the position but Rowe postures up.
Radden avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Rowe is looking to stand up but Radden won't let him.
Rowe stands and steps away. Radden gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game.
Rowe throws a hook but Radden blocks it.
Rowe closes the distance and clinches.
Rowe misses with a hook to the ribs.
Rowe decides to pull guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Radden prevents Rowe from getting back to his feet.
Radden is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
Radden stops Rowe from standing up.
Rowe is striking but Radden is not phased and passes to half guard.
Radden stands up from half guard.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Radden misses with a few strikes there.
Rowe tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Radden manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Chad Rowe dominated that round.
That's time! Radden's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Radden comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Rowe shoots in for a double leg but Radden sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
A telegraphed right hand from Rowe misses the target.
Rowe tries for a takedown but Radden sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Radden dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
The fight stays on the outside here - Rowe looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Radden pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Rowe back to the cage. Radden follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
It looks like Chad Rowe has been cut.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Radden tests Rowe's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Radden lands a big right hand that sends Rowe crashing to the mat! Radden stays standing though and waves Rowe back to his feet!
Rowe is rocked!
Crack! Radden connects with the perfect overhand right and Rowe falls face first to the canvas. Timbeeeeeeeer! Beautiful knockout for Radden!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:36 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Travis Radden!
A very excited looking Travis Radden rambled incoherently for about 5 minutes post fight about how awesome he is. It was kinda funny for a while but then everyone got annoyed.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Bart Bartell (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Sinjo Sakamaki (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Sakamaki has chosen Kung fu fighting(original) as his entrance music. Bart Bartell is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples... Tweaking his own nipples that is.
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BJJ Blue Belt
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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, Bart Bartell!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 4 - 0, fighting out of New York, Sinjo Sakamaki!
The judges for this bout are Eddie Farnsworth, Russell Pearce and Jorge Garcia.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bartell avoids a punch combination nicely.
Sakamaki closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Bartell moves out of range as Sakamaki throws a body kick.
Bartell tries to clinch but Sakamaki is having none of it.
Sakamaki falls off balance throwing a combination
and Bartell holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Bartell taking a breather.
Sakamaki lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Sakamaki is looking to break free of the clinch but Bartell has double underhooks.
Sakamaki looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Sakamaki breaks from the clinch.
Sakamaki shoots in but Bartell avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Sakamaki lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Bartell circles away quickly and effectively.
Sakamaki fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Sakamaki avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Sakamaki throws an overhand right that lands on Bartell's shoulder, as Bartell tries to avoid the shot.
Bartell takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Bartell tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bartell just misses with a punch to the body.
Sakamaki misses with a looping right.
Bartell fails with an attempt to clinch.
Bartell throws a body kick that misses.
A punch combination from Sakamaki misses.
Bartell tries to close the distance and clinch up but Sakamaki swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Sakamaki misses with a body shot.
Sakamaki swats away the attempt to clinch by Bartell.
Bartell wants to clinch.
Sakamaki throws a jab when Bartell was well out of range.
Bartell tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Bartell scores with a head kick.
It looks like Sinjo Sakamaki has been cut.
Sakamaki looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Bart Bartell has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Sinjo Sakamaki.
Bartell tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Bartell is looking to clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sakamaki throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Bartell.
Sakamaki tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Bartell is able to avoid easily.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Sakamaki throws a series of punches but Bartell moves out of range.
Sakamaki just misses with a punch to the body.
The fight stays on the outside here - Bartell looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Sinjo Sakamaki seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Sakamaki lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Bartell circles away quickly and effectively.
Sakamaki will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Bartell tries to clinch there but Sakamaki circles away.
Sakamaki takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Sakamaki falls off balance throwing a combination
and Bartell counters with a straight right hand.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Bartell.
Sakamaki dives in and scores a takedown into Bartell's guard.
We could do with one of the fighters taking the initiative a bit more on the ground - they're both waiting to capitalize on a mistake.
Bartell pulls Sakamaki in close to prevent any damage.
Bartell looking to control.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sakamaki drops back for a leg but he's not going to get it - he lets go and Bartell dives on top into guard.
Bartell would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
Bartell pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Sakamaki is keeping the position for now.
Sakamaki is trying to control the position but Bartell postures up.
Sakamaki wriggles free and stands up.
Sakamaki gets tackled into the cage by Bartell. Bartell maintains the clinch.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Bartell tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Bartell prevents Sakamaki from breaking the clinch.
Bartell using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Sakamaki has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Sakamaki wants to get back to striking at distance but Bartell won't allow it.
Sakamaki breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sakamaki keeps the fight on the outside.
No joy there for Sakamaki, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Bartell tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Sakamaki manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Sakamaki throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Sakamaki throws a right and a left that Bartell avoids nicely.
Sakamaki lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Bartell fails in his attempt to clinch.
Sakamaki fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Sakamaki moves out of range as Bartell throws a body kick.
Bartell tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Bartell avoids a punch combination nicely.
The fight stays on the outside here - Bartell looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Sakamaki lands a right hook to the body.
Bartell throws a leg kick but Sakamaki moved away.
Sakamaki throws a right hand that Bartell ducks under and follows up with a left that Bartell also avoids with ease.
Sakamaki shoots in looking for a takedown. Bartell tries to sprawl out of it but Sakamaki keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Bartell manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
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 Bart Bartell will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Sinjo Sakamaki's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Sakamaki throws a right and a left that both miss.
The fight stays on the outside here - Bartell looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Bartell tries to clinch up but Sakamaki circles away and keeps his distance.
Sakamaki connects with a crisp jab.
Bartell tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Sakamaki paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Sakamaki takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Sakamaki lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Bartell backs up against the cage.
Sakamaki moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
A decent looking cross lands there for Sakamaki.
A swing and a miss from Sakamaki.
Sakamaki is trying hard to land a takedown here. Bartell sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Bartell throws a head kick but Sakamaki moves out of range.
A jab lands there for Sakamaki.
Sakamaki blocks the body kick.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Sakamaki throws a combination that misses
and Bartell counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Sakamaki wants to break free but Bartell has control.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sakamaki is trying to force a seperation but Bartell has the dominant position.
Bartell with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Bartell is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Sakamaki is keeping busy.
Bartell seems a little flustered. He's come in with the intention of controlling the clinch but Sakamaki is preventing him from doing so, at least for the moment.
Sakamaki breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Sakamaki lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Sinjo Sakamaki is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Bartell is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Bartell lands a slapping body shot.
Sakamaki rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Bartell moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Sakamaki lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Bartell circles away quickly and effectively.
The fight stays on the outside here - Bartell looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Sakamaki throws a right hand that Bartell ducks under and follows up with a left that Bartell also avoids with ease.
Bartell fails in his attempt to clinch.
Bartell tries to clinch up but Sakamaki circles away and keeps his distance.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bartell doesn't manage to clinch there - Sakamaki circles away.
Sakamaki scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Bartell tries to close the distance and clinch up but Sakamaki swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Sakamaki throws a hook but Bartell avoids it easily.
Bartell throws a head kick but Sakamaki moves out of range.
Bartell tries to close the distance and clinch up but Sakamaki swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Bartell closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
A telegraphed right hand from Sakamaki misses the target.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Sakamaki fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Bartell on the side of the head.
Sakamaki avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Bartell fails with an attempt to clinch.
Bartell keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Sakamaki moves into range and connects with a jab.
Sakamaki clobbers Bartell with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Bartell is looking to clinch but Sakamaki is avoiding it.
Sakamaki lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Bartell slips under a jab from Sakamaki.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bartell throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Bartell fails with an attempt to clinch.
Sakamaki throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Bartell counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Bartell blocks a head kick by Sakamaki.
Bartell wants to clinch.
Bartell throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Nice takedown defense from Bartell. No joy for Sakamaki on that attempt.
Bart Bartell has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Sinjo Sakamaki.
Bartell with a hook.
Sakamaki misses with a combination
and Bartell counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Sakamaki swinging wildly here.
Bartell thumps Sakamaki with a low kick.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Sakamaki throws a right and a left that both miss.
Sakamaki is breathing heavily.
A jab from Sakamaki does it's job there.
Bart Bartell is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sakamaki loads up on a big right hand but Bartell slips the punch.
Sakamaki throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Bartell rushes Sakamaki and presses him up against the cage.
Bartell misses with a knee strike.
Bartell tries a knee to the head but Sakamaki blocks it.
Bartell tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Bartell lands a knee to the head.
Bartell connects with a knee to the head.
Sakamaki takes a knee right on the jaw!
Knees to the body from Bartell.
Bartell with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Sakamaki breaks from the clinch.
Sakamaki fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Bartell looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Sakamaki throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Sakamaki tries a head kick but it misses.
Sakamaki is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Sakamaki misses with a double jab.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Bart Bartell dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Sinjo Sakamaki'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!
Sakamaki throws a right and a left that both miss.
Bartell checks a leg kick.
Sakamaki throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Bartell.
Bartell rushes Sakamaki and presses him up against the cage.
Sakamaki breaks from the clinch.
Bartell fails in his attempt to clinch.
Sakamaki misses with a wild combination.
Sakamaki keeps the fight on the outside.
Sakamaki misses with a wild combination.
Bartell tries to close the distance and clinch up but Sakamaki swats him away and circles back towards the center.
A big left from Sakamaki misses.
Bartell blocks the body kick.
Sakamaki misses the jab.
Bartell has taken the fight to the clinch.
Bartell tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Sakamaki tries to break the clinch but Bartell is controlling the position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sakamaki wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Sakamaki breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Sakamaki throws a right hand that Bartell ducks under and follows up with a left that Bartell also avoids with ease.
Bartell is looking to clinch but Sakamaki is avoiding it.
Bartell is looking to clinch but Sakamaki is avoiding it.
Nice shot lands for Bartell.
Bartell tries to clinch but Sakamaki moves out of range.
Sakamaki throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Sakamaki throws a jab when Bartell was well out of range.
Bartell closes the distance and clinches.
Bartell misses with a knee strike.
Sakamaki is trying to break the clinch but Bartell is controlling him.
Sakamaki tries to break the clinch but Bartell is controlling the position.
Sakamaki pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Sakamaki is trying hard to land a takedown here. Bartell sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Sakamaki takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Sakamaki lands with a nice body punch.
Sakamaki misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Sakamaki avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sakamaki chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Bartell can pounce on him.
Sakamaki throws a wild body kick that Bartell sees coming a mile off.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Bartell tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Sakamaki manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Sakamaki keeps the fight on the outside.
Bartell fails with an attempt to clinch.
Sakamaki misses with a jab, cross combination.
Sakamaki misses the shot to the body.
Sakamaki closes the distance and clinches up with Bartell, looking for a takedown. Sakamaki pushes Bartell against the cage but Bartell circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Bartell wants to clinch.
Bartell doesn't manage to clinch there - Sakamaki circles away.
Bartell tries to close the distance and clinch up but Sakamaki swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Bartell tries to clinch but Sakamaki moves out of range.
Bartell paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Sakamaki lands a jab.
Sakamaki avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bartell tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Bartell is looking to clinch but Sakamaki is avoiding it.
Sakamaki bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Bartell bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Bartell tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Sakamaki manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Bartell doesn't manage to clinch there - Sakamaki circles away.
Bartell tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Sakamaki paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Sakamaki rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Bartell moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Bartell misses with a wild body shot.
Sakamaki lands a jab to Bartell's midsection.
The fight stays on the outside here - Bartell looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Bartell fails in his attempt to clinch.
Sakamaki connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Bartell momentarily.
Bartell tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sakamaki fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Bartell is looking to wear down Sakamaki with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Bartell doesn't manage to clinch there - Sakamaki circles away.
Sakamaki throws a combination that misses
and Bartell counters with a good low kick that Sakamaki was not able to check.
Sakamaki avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Bartell tries to clinch there but Sakamaki circles away.
Bartell tries to clinch up.
Sinjo Sakamaki has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Bartell uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Sakamaki.
Sakamaki throws a shot from downtown. Bartell moves away and avoids it.
Sakamaki just misses with a punch to the body.
Sakamaki cracks the inside of Bartell's front leg.
Bartell moves in looking to clinch but Sakamaki pushes him off.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Sakamaki scores with a shot to the body.
Bartell tries to clinch up but Sakamaki circles away and keeps his distance.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Bartell fails with an attempt to clinch.
Sakamaki throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
A jab from Sakamaki does it's job there.
Sakamaki throws a left and a right that both miss
and Bartell holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
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 Bart Bartell.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Bartell, 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 Eddie Farnsworth scores the fight 30:27
Judge Russell Pearce scores the fight 30:27
Judge Jorge Garcia scores the fight 30:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Bart Bartell!
Jumping up and down and very excited, Bart Bartell waved his t-shirt featuring Dynamic Nutrition $35 159 Recovery 's logo in front of the cameras.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Lore Helord (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jamal Kilgore (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Kilgore has chosen Champion by Chipmunk ft. Chris Brown as his entrance music. Well, I have no idea who's going to take this one!
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BJJ Blue Belt
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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
2 - 4 - 0, fighting out of New York, Lore Helord!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 5 - 0, fighting out of New York, Jamal Kilgore!
The judges for this bout are Steve Montenegro, John Kavanagh and Dean Styles.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Helord avoids a punch combination nicely.
Jab by Kilgore.
Helord misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Kilgore misses with an uppercut. Helord saw that one coming.
Helord uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Kilgore.
Kilgore throws a series of punches but Helord avoids them all with ease.
Kilgore looks to land a combination but Helord avoids it well.
Kilgore bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Helord's head backwards.
Kilgore pivots, looking for a leg kick but Helord is out of range and Kilgore settles back down.
Helord closes the distance and clinches.
Helord pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Kilgore misses with a hook
and Helord counters with a shoot takedown. Kilgore fights it but they end up in guard.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
Kilgore controls Helord momentarily but Helord frees himself.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Helord advances to half guard.
Helord is trying to work for a kimura but Kilgore is defending well.
Helord looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
Kilgore is trying to stand up here but Helord is controlling him well.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Helord thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Kilgore is looking to escape.
Kilgore is trying to maintain the position but Helord is very close to passing his half guard.
Helord not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Helord is thwarting Kilgore's attempts to control the position.
Kilgore moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kilgore looking to control.
Kilgore preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Kilgore wants to stand and escape but Helord is having none of it.
Helord controls from within his opponent's guard.
Helord wants to pass the guard but Kilgore is keeping the position.
Kilgore avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Helord trying to control but Kilgore is working from the bottom.
Kilgore looking to hit a scissor sweep but Helord is one step ahead there.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Kilgore connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Kilgore throws a combination. Helord tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Helord moves in looking to clinch but Kilgore pushes him off.
Kilgore drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Helord dodges the ground and pound from Kilgore.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Jamal Kilgore will probably get the nod.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Good shot there by Kilgore.
Jamal Kilgore seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Nice jab there from Kilgore.
Helord fails in his attempt to clinch.
Helord takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Kilgore misses with a straight right.
Helord tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Kilgore manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Kilgore looks to land a left hand but Helord moved out of range nicely.
Kilgore throws a series of strikes that have Helord backpedaling.
Helord fails with an attempt to clinch.
Helord walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Helord fails with an attempt to clinch.
Kilgore tries to bum rush Helord with a series of wild strikes but Helord uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Kilgore swats away the attempt to clinch by Helord.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kilgore throws a lazy uppercut
and Helord counters with a leg kick.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Helord lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Kilgore has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Kilgore and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Helord tries to clinch but Kilgore moves out of range.
Kilgore avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Helord uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Kilgore.
Kilgore scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Helord wants to control but Kilgore is keeping busy.
Kilgore stalling.
Kilgore has freed up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Jamal Kilgore has got the better of the ground game so far.
Helord is in all sorts of trouble here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kilgore is standing up out of mount! Strange tactic there - he must really want this one on the feet!
Kilgore throws an overhand right that lands on Helord's shoulder, as Helord tries to avoid the shot.
Lore Helord is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Good exchange - Kilgore coming out on top.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Kilgore lands a slapping body shot.
Helord shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Kilgore as he avoids it easily.
Kilgore circles away from the clinch attempt.
Kilgore shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Oh and he's advanced to full mount straight away.
Kilgore get's back to his feet.
Kilgore throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Kilgore throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Jamal Kilgore seems to be getting the better of the standup.
A combination from Helord does no damage.
Kilgore misses with an uppercut. Helord saw that one coming.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kilgore lands with a shot to the body.
Kilgore misses with a straight right.
Kilgore comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Helord avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Helord tries to clinch but Kilgore moves out of range.
Kilgore scores with a decent looking hook.
Kilgore misses with a double jab.
The fighters circling - Kilgore throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Kilgore fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Helord manages to avoid it.
Helord fails with a takedown attempt.
Kilgore looks to land a right hand but Helord moved out of range.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Helord tries to clinch but Kilgore moves out of range.
Kilgore avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Helord doesn't manage to clinch there - Kilgore circles away.
A decent looking cross lands there for Kilgore.
Kilgore manages to get an easy takedown there - catching Helord on his heels. He'll look to pass Helord's guard now, I'm sure.
Kilgore wants to get up but he can't break Helord's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Helord can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Kilgore controls the pace.
Helord trying to control the position.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Kilgore stands up from Helord's guard - Kilgore perhaps looking for a knockout.
Kilgore scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jamal Kilgore showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
Kilgore scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Kilgore scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Kilgore fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Helord manages to avoid it.
Helord keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Kilgore.
Kilgore misses with a series of wild punches.
Kilgore tests Helord's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Helord shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Kilgore as he jumps to the side.
Nice sprawl there from Kilgore as Helord shoots in.
The fighters circling - Kilgore throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Kilgore lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Helord gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Kilgore gets to his feet - Helord follows without any prompting.
Kilgore scores with a punch to the head.
Kilgore misses with a jab, cross combination.
Kilgore looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Kilgore lands with a nice body punch.
Helord wants to clinch up but Kilgore keeps it at a distance.
Kilgore misses with a lunging right hand
and Helord counters with a series of strikes. Kilgore will be more careful next time no doubt.
Helord tries to close the distance and clinch up but Kilgore swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Helord shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Kilgore pinned against the cage. Kilgore gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Lore Helord. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Kilgore misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Helord counters with a left and a right that stings Kilgore.
Jamal Kilgore is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Kilgore catches Helord with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Helord tries to clinch up but Kilgore circles away and keeps his distance.
Kilgore swings for the body but Helord moves out of range.
Helord tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Kilgore is able to avoid easily.
Helord moves into range and clinches up with Kilgore.
Helord keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Kilgore's efforts to push away.
Helord has moved round to his opponent's back and is looking for a suplex! Oh snap! He's tossed Kilgore clear over his head and slammed him to the mat!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Helord is working for the rear naked choke. He has one arm under the chin but Kilgore has hold of the other arm. A bit of a stalemate here.
Helord working for a choke but Kilgore reverses nicely into Helord 's guard.
Helord is working an open guard so Kilgore takes the opportunity to get back to his feet.
Kilgore scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Helord uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Kilgore.
Kilgore cracks Helord with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Kilgore throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Left hook, right uppercut from Kilgore.
Helord ducks under a wild hook from Kilgore.
Kilgore circles away from the clinch attempt.
Helord fails with a takedown attempt.
Kilgore connects with a jab.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Kilgore throws an off balance right hand
and Helord counters with a one-two to the body.
Helord walks into a jab.
Lore Helord has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Kilgore fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Helord checks it well.
And that's the end of the fight!
Jamal Kilgore comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Kilgore winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Steve Montenegro scores the fight 27:30
Judge John Kavanagh scores the fight 27:30
Judge Dean Styles scores the fight 28:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jamal Kilgore!
A relieved looking Jamal Kilgore thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jordan Silver (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Pepper Froglegs (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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210 lbs
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205 lbs
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Counter striker
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Solid Muay Thai
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 5 - 0, fighting out of New York, Jordan Silver!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 6 - 1, fighting out of New York, Pepper Froglegs!
The judges for this bout are Dean Styles, Reed Andrews and Columbo Gatti.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A slapping body kick lands there for Froglegs.
Froglegs swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Froglegs displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Silver.
Silver looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Silver prevents Froglegs from improving his position.
Silver is looking for a kimura but Froglegs is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Silver to get the leverage.
Silver is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Froglegs sees it coming and defends easily.
Silver is looking to take a break and control but Froglegs is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Froglegs can do anything to dispel that myth.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Froglegs is defending against the submission attempts here by Silver.
Silver is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Silver is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Silver is working for a submission of some sort.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Froglegs is trying to maintain the position but Silver is very close to passing his half guard.
Froglegs is trying to stand up here but Silver is controlling him well.
Silver is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Froglegs doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Silver.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Silver is trying to control. Froglegs wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Silver content to control rather than advance.
Ground and pound from Silver.
Silver is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Froglegs is in trouble now - Silver has advanced to mount!
Silver swings around for an armbar but it's a sloppy attempt and Froglegs is now in Silver's guard. A big mistake from Silver there, giving up the dominant position!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Silver looking for a guillotine here but Froglegs defends easily.
Silver is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Froglegs throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Silver throwing some rather feeble looking strikes off his back.
Silver looks to be working for a triangle here. Oh, it looks like he might have it! Froglegs has picked Silver up and slammed him! Silver can't keep hold of the triangle and Froglegs manages to pass to side control!
Froglegs scoring with punches from side control.
Froglegs in side control, trying to ground and pound but not landing this time.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jordan Silver 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.
Froglegs throws a one two combo.
Froglegs throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Froglegs scores with a shot to the body.
Silver misses with a low kick.
Froglegs lands a jab-cross combination.
Froglegs stuffs the takedown.
Froglegs works the jab nicely.
Froglegs will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Froglegs misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
A looping hook to the body misses from Froglegs. Silver does a little dance to reset his feet.
Froglegs looks to land a combination but Silver avoids it well.
Froglegs fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Silver has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Froglegs lands with an uppercut that bounces Silver off the cage and back into range.
Froglegs misses with a wild combination.
Silver tries to keep at a distance but Froglegs has taken the fight into the clinch.
Silver keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Froglegs's efforts to push away.
Silver is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Froglegs pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Silver lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Froglegs takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Froglegs tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Silver's elbow.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Froglegs wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Froglegs tries to break the clinch but Silver is controlling the position.
Froglegs has dropped down and is working for a takedown. Silver is trying to keep an underhook but Froglegs manages to get the takedown into half guard.
Silver moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Froglegs looking to pass the guard.
Silver wants to sweep here but Froglegs controlling him for the moment.
Froglegs avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Silver is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Froglegs defends well.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Silver escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Froglegs gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Silver keeping moving, preventing Froglegs from controlling successfully.
Silver is working an open guard so Froglegs takes the opportunity to get back to his feet.
Silver chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Froglegs can pounce on him.
Froglegs throws a right and a left that both miss.
Silver bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Froglegs misses with a kick to the body
and Silver counters with a thumping low kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Silver throws a hook to the side of Froglegs's head but Froglegs sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Froglegs scores a takedown into full mount!
Silver tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Froglegs really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Silver. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Silver tries to hold on but Froglegs postures up.
Silver is wriggling around trying to escape.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Silver is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Silver tries to get back to half guard but can't.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Pepper Froglegs showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Silver's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!
Good work by Silver as he checks the leg kick.
Silver takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Silver will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Silver is trying hard to land a takedown here. Froglegs sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Pepper Froglegs is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Froglegs throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Froglegs thumps Silver with a low kick.
Froglegs looks to land a combination but Silver avoids it well.
Silver feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
Froglegs is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Silver is controlling him.
Froglegs is trying to control the position but Silver postures up.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Silver loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Silver trying to control but Froglegs is working from the bottom.
Froglegs looking to control.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
The ref calls for a clean break and stands the fighters back up. Pepper Froglegs wasn't active enough on the ground.
Froglegs rushes Silver and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Froglegs throws a punch but it's blocked by Silver.
Froglegs looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Froglegs has had enough of the clinch but Silver keeps him there for the moment.
Silver scores with a shot to the side of Froglegs's head.
Froglegs manages to break the clinch.
Pepper Froglegs seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Froglegs moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Froglegs misses with an attempted mid kick.
Silver takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Silver with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Froglegs to score with a decent uppercut.
Froglegs scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Froglegs is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Silver rather than just go for the knockout.
Silver takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Nice uppercut lands for Silver. That snapped Froglegs's head back.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Froglegs scores with a jab to the body.
Pepper Froglegs seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Froglegs throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Silver.
Silver looks to throw a body kick
enabling Froglegs to counter with a crisp jab.
Froglegs swings and misses with a hook to the body.
A jab lands there for Froglegs.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Silver pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Froglegs is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Froglegs scores with a three punch combo!
Silver changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Froglegs tries to avoid it but Silver manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Froglegs to the ground. Froglegs escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Froglegs has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Froglegs throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Silver throws a jab but it's blocked by Froglegs.
A momentary lapse in concentration from Froglegs enables Silver to shoot in and score with a neat double leg. Froglegs manages to secure a closed guard as the fighters hit the mat.
Silver has gone for a leg lock! Froglegs slips out almost immediately though and dives into Silver's guard.
Froglegs must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Silver is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Froglegs postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Froglegs is looking to work some ground and pound but Silver has wrist control.
Froglegs avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Froglegs wants to pass the guard but Silver is keeping the position.
Silver being controlled here, momentarily.
Froglegs wants to control from the top but Silver keeps moving.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Silver working for a triangle but Froglegs defends it easily.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Pepper Froglegs.
I think Froglegs 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 Dean Styles scores the fight 28:29
Judge Reed Andrews scores the fight 28:29
Judge Columbo Gatti scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Pepper Froglegs!
An out of breath Pepper Froglegs thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Eric Worrell (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jonathan Torrens (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Jonathan Torrens will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.
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170 lbs
2 - 5 - 0 |
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160 lbs
0 - 3 - 0 |
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Brawler
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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
2 - 5 - 0, fighting out of New York, Eric Worrell!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 3 - 0, fighting out of New York, Jonathan Torrens!
The judges for this bout are Steve Montenegro, John Kavanagh and David Schapiro.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Worrell throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Torrens thows a body shot but no joy.
Torrens stuffs the takedown.
Decent striking displayed by Torrens there.
Torrens lands a jab.
Worrell takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Worrell shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Torrens is trying to defend but Worrell finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
Worrell perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
Torrens pushes Worrell off looking to stand but Worrell dives back in and keeps control.
Worrell not doing much here.
Torrens wants to get back to his feet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Worrell not doing much here.
Worrell passes the half guard and he's now in mount! Big trouble for Torrens!
Worrell controlling his opponent.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Worrell's ground tactics aren't going to win him many fans. Let's hope he's got fireworks for us if he gets back to his feet because he's not doing much on the ground.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Eric Worrell has forced the referee to step in and bring the fight back to the feet.
Worrell closes the distance and clinches up with Torrens, looking for a takedown. Worrell pushes Torrens against the cage but Torrens circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Jonathan Torrens is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Torrens will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Torrens defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Worrell.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Eric Worrell. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Worrell closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Worrell controlling the action here.
Torrens is in trouble now - Worrell has advanced to mount!
Worrell controlling from the full mount.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Worrell has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Eric Worrell dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Worrell fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Torrens avoids it really well and circles away.
Worrell shoots for a double leg takedown but Torrens sprawls well. He's pushed Worrell's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Worrell on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Worrell takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Torrens punishes Worrell's body with a nice straight punch.
Eric Worrell is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Torrens lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Worrell backs up against the cage.
Torrens swinging wildly here.
Torrens cracks Worrell with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Worrell shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in full mount! That's better than Worrell was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Torrens wants to use the cage to get back to his feet here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Worrell sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Torrens is trying to escape but when you're mounted that's not too easy.
Worrell controlling the pace for now.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Torrens is looking to get back to his feet - it's going to be hard from this position.
Worrell tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The ref stands the fighters back up because Eric Worrell just wasn't active enough.
Worrell on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Good standup being displayed there by Torrens as he connects with a hook.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Worrell.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Eric Worrell. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Torrens connects with a looping right hand.
Torrens throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Worrell takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Torrens moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Worrell shoots in looking for a takedown but Torrens manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Worrell's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Torrens is looking to chop away at Worrell's legs.
Worrell dives in and grabs Torrens's left leg, looking for a takedown. Torrens pushes down on Worrell's head and hops out.
Worrell walks into a jab.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Worrell gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Worrell has picked Torrens up - he's going for a ride! Worrell dumps his opponent to the mat with a thud and settles into half guard.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Worrell in particular looking to stall.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
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 Eric Worrell will probably get the nod.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Some wild striking there from Torrens.
No luck for Worrell with that takedown attempt.
Torrens lands a nice shot that snaps Worrell's head back.
Worrell gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Worrell is looking for a takedown.
Worrell tries for a takedown. No joy.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Eric Worrell. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Torrens tries to break free but Worrell pushes him back against the cage.
Torrens is trying to break free.
A short body shot lands from Torrens as the two fighters clinch.
Worrell is working on a single leg takedown against the cage. Torrens can't fight it off and eventually Worrell manages to take the fight to the floor. Torrens looks annoyed but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Worrell stops Torrens from standing up.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Worrell looking to pass the guard.
Worrell is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Torrens keeping full guard, as Worrell tries to pass.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Eric Worrell has forced the referee to step in and bring the fight back to the feet.
Torrens gets tackled into the cage by Worrell. Worrell maintains the clinch.
Torrens is defending well against a takedown attempt.
Torrens misses with a body punch.
Torrens looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Worrell leaning his opponent against the cage.
Torrens wants to break the clinch but can't.
Worrell is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Torrens pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Worrell is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Torrens pulls him back up using the underhooks.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Torrens wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Worrell has him pressed against the cage.
Worrell blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Worrell drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Worrell is looking for a takedown.
Torrens wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Torrens tries to break free but Worrell pushes him back against the cage.
Worrell's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Torrens!
Worrell tries to score a power double leg takedown but Torrens sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Worrell somewhat.
Torrens delivers a nice body kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Torrens bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Worrell's head.
Worrell shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Worrell showed some decent athleticism there.
Torrens is looking to escape.
Worrell is working hard to pass the guard. He's done it - he's now in full mount! Trouble for Torrens!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Worrell controlling his opponent.
Torrens is looking to get back to his feet - it's going to be hard from this position.
And that's the end of the fight!
Eric Worrell showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Worrell, 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 Steve Montenegro scores the fight 30:27
Judge John Kavanagh scores the fight 30:27
Judge David Schapiro scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Eric Worrell!
Eric Worrell decided to go for the less than humble approach in his post fight interview, telling everyone how he is going to conquer the world. The crowd seemed to like it when really that sort of approach could have gone either way.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Paul Orndorf (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dan Gaffney (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Orndorf's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Bodies - Drowning Pool. Dan Gaffney has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Paul Orndorf's chin.
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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
5 - 8 - 0, fighting out of New York, Paul Orndorf!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Dan Gaffney!
The judges for this bout are John Kavanagh, John Roberts and Dean Styles.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Orndorf's corner calls for a 1-2. Orndorf obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Orndorf throws a combination that misses
and Gaffney counters with a right hand to the body.
Gaffney takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Both fighters are looking to counter, which isn't making for the most exciting fight in the world.
Orndorf lands a nice shot to the body.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A jab lands there for Orndorf.
Gaffney uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Orndorf.
Orndorf tries to clinch up
and Gaffney counters with a nice uppercut.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gaffney scores with a jab to the jaw.
Orndorf misses with a few strikes there.
Paul Orndorf is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Gaffney avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Orndorf thuds a left hand into Gaffney's body.
A solid leg kick lands there for Orndorf.
Orndorf throws an overhand right that lands on Gaffney's shoulder, as Gaffney tries to avoid the shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Orndorf lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Orndorf throws a quick inside leg kick.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Orndorf lands an overhand right.
Gaffney needs to keep his hands up - Orndorf had a free shot at his head there.
Orndorf fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Gaffney looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Orndorf has managed to clinch.
Gaffney throws an elbow but it's blocked.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Orndorf lands a left hand that snaps the head of Gaffney backwards.
Orndorf avoids a wild elbow strike from Gaffney.
Orndorf goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Orndorf goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Gaffney is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Gaffney lands a hook to the side of the head.
Orndorf breaks from the clinch.
Orndorf misses with an attempted mid kick.
Orndorf throws a half hearted mid kick.
A bone on bone clash there as Gaffney blocks the leg kick.
Gaffney dodges the punch combination from Orndorf.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Orndorf displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Gaffney throws out the jab.
Gaffney closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Orndorf breaks from the clinch.
Gaffney closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Orndorf lands a body shot in the clinch.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Orndorf can't find room to land a body shot as Gaffney controls the action.
Orndorf manages to break the clinch.
Orndorf ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Gaffney moves away.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Paul Orndorf 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.
Orndorf pushes Gaffney up against the cage in a clinch.
Orndorf goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Orndorf wants to break the clinch but can't.
Knees in the clinch landing for Orndorf.
Orndorf escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Orndorf catches Gaffney with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Orndorf dips to his left and cracks Gaffney with an uppercut!
Gaffney closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Orndorf throws a body punch but Gaffney moves out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Orndorf throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Gaffney on the side of the head.
Orndorf scores with a one two! Gaffney had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Gaffney is rocked!
Orndorf closes the distance and lands a brutal uppercut that knocks Gaffney out! We're looking at the replay now - he was out before he hit the floor!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:26 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Paul Orndorf!
Our winner, Paul Orndorf, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Will Williams (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and George Brown (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 4 - 0, fighting out of New York, Will Williams!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 4 - 0, fighting out of New York, George Brown!
The judges for this bout are John Roberts, Franklyn Lucas and Bruno Lombardi.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Brown tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Williams paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Brown pushes Williams up against the cage in a clinch.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Brown takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Williams is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Brown gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Williams tries for a takedown. No joy.
Williams wants to take the fight to the mat but Brown manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Will Williams. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Williams has clasped his hands together around Brown's back... aaand, he's got a takedown into side control. Nicely done.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
Williams tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Williams has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Williams is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Brown has escaped the position, nice work there.
Williams really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Williams has hold of Brown's arm here. He's working for an Americana. It looks like he might have it! Brown tries to escape but he's just digging himself in deeper - Williams cranks the arm and Brown screams in pain! The ref makes a decision and ends the fight before the tap - no complains from Brown, who is just happy to have his arm attached to his body.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:55 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Americana). Will Williams!
Will Williams took to the microphone after his victory and thanked his sponsors, [WOT] Inner Beast Nutrition And Laundry for their support in the buildup to the fight.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Curtis Jackson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Raleigh Theodore Sakers (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Jackson comes to the cage accompanied by If I cant do it.. Sakers has chosen Ball out as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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288 lbs
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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
5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Curtis Jackson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Raleigh Theodore Sakers!
The judges for this bout are John Kavanagh, Franklyn Lucas and Alyssa Summers.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sakers has his takedown stuffed
and Jackson counters with a leg kick.
Sakers uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Jackson.
Sakers misses with a lunging right hand
and Jackson counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Raleigh Theodore Sakers seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Jackson feints and then winds up with a huge right hand that connects perfectly and sends Sakers sprawling to the canvas! Sakers rolls over backwards and springs off the cage and manages to regain his footing - how acrobatic! Oh, he's still wobbly - can Jackson finish him?!
Sakers is rocked!
It looks like Raleigh Theodore Sakers has been cut.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Sakers staying out of range there.
Sakers is still on wobbly legs! Can Jackson finish him?
A head kick by Jackson - that's a beauty! Sakers is out but he's somehow still standing... he's going... going... gone. Like a drunk walking down the middle of the road, the inevitable face plant follows and the delayed knockout arrives. Even Jackson can't help but laugh at the bizarre end to this one!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:33 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Curtis Jackson!
Post fight, an emotional Curtis Jackson said 'When Curtis say jump, Sakers ask ' how high?' Yeh Sakers, make you my bitch white boy!'.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Vladimir Van Kirkland (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Oleg Nikitin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Van Kirkland's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Ludacris - Act A Fool. The crowd seem to be enjoying Nikitin's choice of entrance music: Slipknot - The Heretic Anthem. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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162 lbs
8 - 2 - 0 |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the lightweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
11 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Vladimir Van Kirkland!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Oleg Nikitin!
The judges for this bout are Russell Pearce, Steve Montenegro and Lou da Vinci.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Van Kirkland checks a low kick from Nikitin.
Van Kirkland throws out a leg kick but Nikitin moves out of range and Van Kirkland only half commits.
Van Kirkland misses with a head kick.
Nikitin loads up on a big right hand but Van Kirkland slips the punch.
Van Kirkland slips under a jab from Nikitin.
Van Kirkland blocks a jab.
Nice shot by Nikitin.
Van Kirkland misses with a body shot.
A looping hook to the body misses from Nikitin. Van Kirkland does a little dance to reset his feet.
A chopping leg kick lands by Van Kirkland.
A leg kick checked by Nikitin.
A lazy left from Nikitin finds it's target.
Some bone on bone action there as Nikitin checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Van Kirkland throws a nice outside leg kick.
Van Kirkland throws a jab when Nikitin was well out of range.
Nikitin avoids the body shot from Van Kirkland.
A clash of legs there as Nikitin blocks the low kick.
Van Kirkland throws out a leg kick but Nikitin moves out of range and Van Kirkland only half commits.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nikitin ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Van Kirkland moves away.
A looping hook to the body misses from Van Kirkland. Nikitin does a little dance to reset his feet.
Van Kirkland looks to land a left hand but Nikitin moved out of range nicely.
Nikitin misses with a hook.
Nikitin fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Van Kirkland manages to avoid it.
Oleg Nikitin seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Nikitin scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Van Kirkland swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Nikitin throws a shot from downtown. Van Kirkland moves away and avoids it.
Nikitin misses with a jab, cross combination.
Van Kirkland tries to land a leg kick but Nikitin saw it coming and moves away.
Van Kirkland fakes the leg kick and cracks Nikitin in the body.
Nikitin defending well as Van Kirkland loads up on a big left hand.
Van Kirkland walks into a jab.
Nikitin with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Van Kirkland tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Nikitin is able to avoid easily.
Nikitin throws a shot from downtown. Van Kirkland moves away and avoids it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Van Kirkland lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Nikitin throws a hook to the side of Van Kirkland's head but Van Kirkland sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Van Kirkland fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Van Kirkland with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Nikitin to score with a decent uppercut.
A solid leg kick lands there for Van Kirkland.
Van Kirkland is looking to wear down Nikitin with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Nikitin checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
A big left from Nikitin misses.
Nikitin bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Van Kirkland scores with a head kick. Nikitin tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Nikitin looks to throw the jab but Van Kirkland is out of range.
Van Kirkland just misses with a punch to the body.
Nikitin throws a leg kick but Van Kirkland checks it.
Van Kirkland misses with a straight right.
Nikitin checks a leg kick.
Nikitin looks to land a left hand but Van Kirkland moved out of range nicely.
A punch combination from Nikitin misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nikitin takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Van Kirkland lands a nice leg kick that just misses Nikitin's sensitive parts.
The fighters circling - Nikitin throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Nikitin misses with a low kick.
Van Kirkland looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Nikitin checks a low kick from Van Kirkland.
Van Kirkland uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Nikitin.
Nikitin lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
A slapping leg kick lands for Van Kirkland.
Nikitin throws a leg kick that misses.
Nikitin misses with a straight left.
Nikitin swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Nikitin bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Van Kirkland's head backwards.
Nikitin misses with an uppercut.
Nikitin tries to clinch but Van Kirkland moves out of range.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nikitin misses the shot to the body.
Van Kirkland scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Nikitin bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Nikitin misses with a wild body shot.
Nikitin missing with a left hand there. Van Kirkland was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Nikitin uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Van Kirkland.
Van Kirkland tries to clinch but Nikitin moves out of range.
Van Kirkland is looking to score with low kicks.
Nikitin shoots in but Van Kirkland avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Nikitin will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Nikitin throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Van Kirkland's corner calls for a 1-2. Van Kirkland obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
It looks like Oleg Nikitin has been cut.
Nikitin takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Nikitin throws out a leg kick but Van Kirkland moves out of range and Nikitin only half commits.
Nikitin tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Van Kirkland was well out of range. Poor timing from Nikitin.
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 Vladimir Van Kirkland will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Oleg Nikitin's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
A bone on bone clash there as Nikitin blocks the leg kick.
Van Kirkland avoids the body shot from Nikitin.
Nikitin misses with a hook to the body
and Van Kirkland counters with a good low kick that Nikitin was not able to check.
A head kick by Nikitin misses
and Van Kirkland counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Nikitin displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Van Kirkland throws out the jab.
Vladimir Van Kirkland is winning the standup battle so far.
Nikitin swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Nikitin checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Nikitin paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Nikitin slips a jab from Van Kirkland.
Nikitin is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Van Kirkland.
Van Kirkland swings for the body but Nikitin moves out of range.
Nikitin paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Van Kirkland throws a lazy uppercut
and Nikitin counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Van Kirkland keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Van Kirkland fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Nikitin looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Nikitin digs a good hook to Van Kirkland's body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Van Kirkland throws a front kick aimed at Nikitin's knee but Nikitin avoids it well.
Van Kirkland connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Van Kirkland takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Van Kirkland thumps Nikitin with a low kick.
Nikitin tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Nikitin sizes up Van Kirkland with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Nikitin scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Van Kirkland throws a looping overhand right but Nikitin ducks down to avoid it.
Nice shot by Nikitin.
Nikitin lands a head shot.
Van Kirkland slips a straight right by Nikitin.
Nikitin misses with a straight right.
Nikitin slips a jab from Van Kirkland.
Van Kirkland dodges the punch combination from Nikitin.
Nikitin checks a leg kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nikitin connects with a right hand. Van Kirkland shakes it off.
Van Kirkland misses with a body shot.
Van Kirkland tries to clinch but Nikitin moves out of range.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Nikitin looks to score with a jab to the body but Van Kirkland is just out of range.
Nikitin throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Nikitin works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Van Kirkland staying out of range there.
Nikitin connects with a solid leg kick.
Van Kirkland misses with a wild body shot.
Nikitin chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Van Kirkland can pounce on him.
Nikitin throws a body punch but Van Kirkland moves out of range.
Van Kirkland throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Nikitin blocks the body kick.
Good work by Nikitin as he checks the leg kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nikitin pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Nikitin's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Van Kirkland on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Nikitin loads up on a big right hand but Van Kirkland slips the punch.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Van Kirkland.
Nikitin chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Van Kirkland can pounce on him.
Nikitin avoids a kick to the body.
Nikitin 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.
Van Kirkland ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Nikitin clobbers Van Kirkland with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Van Kirkland takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Van Kirkland throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Van Kirkland is looking to chop away at Nikitin's legs.
Van Kirkland with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Nikitin to score with a decent uppercut.
Nikitin lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Van Kirkland scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Van Kirkland uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Nikitin.
Van Kirkland lands a body shot.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Van Kirkland, right into the meat.
Nikitin thows a left - swing and a miss!
Nikitin missing with a left hand there. Van Kirkland was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Van Kirkland looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
A bone on bone clash there as Nikitin blocks the leg kick.
Nikitin throws a left and a right that both miss
and Van Kirkland counters with a body kick that brings a smile to the face of both fighters.
Van Kirkland throws a front kick aimed at Nikitin's knee but Nikitin avoids it well.
Van Kirkland throws a leg kick that misses.
A low kick from Nikitin misses
and Van Kirkland counters with a left to the body.
Van Kirkland doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Nikitin has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Van Kirkland.
Van Kirkland looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Van Kirkland has Nikitin up against the cage in a clinch.
Nikitin struggles to land a body shot inside as Van Kirkland controls his hands.
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 Vladimir Van Kirkland will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Oleg Nikitin'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.
Nikitin doesn't manage to clinch there - Van Kirkland circles away.
Van Kirkland wants to land a leg kick but Nikitin is out of range.
Nice shot lands for Van Kirkland.
Nikitin throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Van Kirkland on the side of the head.
Van Kirkland fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Nikitin manages to avoid it.
Van Kirkland blocks a jab.
Van Kirkland swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Van Kirkland ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Nikitin moves away.
Nikitin fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Nikitin swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Nikitin fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Van Kirkland manages to avoid it.
Nikitin connects with a nice looking jab.
Van Kirkland avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Nikitin tries to clinch but Van Kirkland is having none of it.
Nikitin shoots in and drives through. Van Kirkland sprawls well.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Van Kirkland uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Nikitin.
Van Kirkland takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
A jab lands there for Van Kirkland.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Van Kirkland - that will leave a mark!
Van Kirkland checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Nikitin throws a series of punches but Van Kirkland moves out of range.
Nikitin takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Van Kirkland looks to score with a jab to the body but Nikitin is just out of range.
An inside leg kick lands from Van Kirkland.
A chopping leg kick lands by Van Kirkland.
Nikitin moves out of range as Van Kirkland strikes.
Van Kirkland throws a sloppy head kick and Nikitin moves out of range easily.
Nikitin throws a big shot that misses.
Van Kirkland moves away from the strike by Nikitin.
Van Kirkland is looking to slow Nikitin down with leg kicks.
Nice defenses there by Van Kirkland.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nikitin takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Van Kirkland lands a slapping body shot.
Van Kirkland throws a push kick but Nikitin slaps the foot to one side.
Nikitin tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Van Kirkland was well out of range. Poor timing from Nikitin.
Nikitin tries to close the distance and clinch but Van Kirkland swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
An inside leg kick lands from Van Kirkland.
Nikitin misses with a looping right.
Van Kirkland throws a quick inside leg kick.
Van Kirkland throws a nice outside leg kick.
Nikitin rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Van Kirkland moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Nikitin takes a swing at Van Kirkland's ribcage but misses.
Nikitin swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Van Kirkland ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Nikitin moves away.
Van Kirkland bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Nikitin's head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Van Kirkland throws a low kick, looking for Nikitin's leg but Nikitin calmly moves out of range.
Van Kirkland tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Van Kirkland moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Nikitin walks into a left hand.
Nikitin misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Van Kirkland.
Nikitin avoids the body shot from Van Kirkland.
Van Kirkland throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Van Kirkland lands a jab to the nose.
Nikitin loads up on a big right hand but Van Kirkland slips the punch.
Nikitin throws a looping overhand right but Van Kirkland ducks down to avoid it.
Van Kirkland lands with a hook. Nikitin tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Nikitin throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Decent striking displayed by Nikitin there.
Nikitin blocks a leg kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A good leg kick by Van Kirkland.
Nikitin walks forward, straight into a front kick from Van Kirkland.
Van Kirkland scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Van Kirkland blocks a jab.
Nikitin takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Nikitin misses with a low kick.
Van Kirkland lands with a thumping leg kick.
Nikitin fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Van Kirkland waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Nikitin.
Nikitin tries to bum rush Van Kirkland with a series of wild strikes but Van Kirkland uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Nikitin has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Van Kirkland.
Van Kirkland staying out of range there.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Van Kirkland fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Nikitin.
Van Kirkland misses with a head kick.
Van Kirkland throws a leg kick but Nikitin sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Nikitin walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Vladimir Van Kirkland clearly takes that round.
The cut man is working on Oleg Nikitin's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Nikitin misses with an uppercut.
Van Kirkland takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Nikitin throws a low kick, looking for Van Kirkland's leg but Van Kirkland calmly moves out of range.
Nikitin rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Van Kirkland counters with a body kick.
Nikitin tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Nikitin takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Van Kirkland ducks under a wild hook from Nikitin.
Van Kirkland misses with a wild body shot.
Van Kirkland tries to land a front kick but Nikitin steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Van Kirkland has closed the distance and engaged Nikitin in a clinch.
Van Kirkland works on Nikitin's body with a couple of short punches.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Nikitin.
Nikitin blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Van Kirkland effectively controlling the action here.
Van Kirkland misses with a punch on the inside.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Van Kirkland blocks a body shot from Nikitin.
Nikitin working aggressively here.
Van Kirkland prevents Nikitin from breaking the clinch.
Van Kirkland misses with a punch on the inside.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Van Kirkland creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Van Kirkland manages to break the clinch.
Van Kirkland throws a big shot that misses.
Van Kirkland fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Nikitin has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Van Kirkland misses with an uppercut. Nikitin saw that one coming.
Nikitin rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Van Kirkland counters with a straight right hand.
Van Kirkland avoids a punch combination nicely.
Nikitin sizes up Van Kirkland with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Van Kirkland misses with a straight right.
Nikitin throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Nikitin chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Van Kirkland ducks under a wild hook from Nikitin.
Van Kirkland lands a lovely overhand right.
Nikitin swings for the body but Van Kirkland moves out of range.
Nice defenses there by Van Kirkland.
Van Kirkland fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Van Kirkland missing with a left hand there. Nikitin was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Van Kirkland.
Van Kirkland thuds his shin into the meat of Nikitin's side.
Van Kirkland misses with a wild body shot.
Nikitin tries to close the distance and clinch up but Van Kirkland swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Nikitin throws a big shot that misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Van Kirkland misses with a wild body shot.
Nikitin misses with an uppercut. Van Kirkland saw that one coming.
Van Kirkland cracks the inside of Nikitin's front leg.
Van Kirkland keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Van Kirkland looks to throw the jab but Nikitin is out of range.
Nikitin loads up on a big right hand but Van Kirkland slips the punch.
Van Kirkland looks for the body kick but Nikitin saw that one coming.
Van Kirkland misses with an attempted mid kick.
Nikitin misses with a straight right.
Van Kirkland moves out of range of the strikes.
Nikitin fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Van Kirkland is out of range.
Van Kirkland moves away from the strike by Nikitin.
Van Kirkland throws a body punch but Nikitin moves out of range.
Van Kirkland misses with a body kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Van Kirkland misses the shot to the body.
Nikitin tried to score with a low kick but Van Kirkland checks it.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Van Kirkland, right into the meat.
Van Kirkland lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Nikitin lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Nikitin scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Van Kirkland doesn't seem bothered though.
Nikitin tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Van Kirkland is able to avoid easily.
Van Kirkland moves out of range of the strikes.
Nikitin comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Van Kirkland checks a leg kick.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Nikitin throws a leg kick
and Van Kirkland counters with a straight right hand.
Van Kirkland thows a left - swing and a miss!
Nikitin changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Nikitin connects with a good right hand that stumbles Van Kirkland. Van Kirkland circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close fourth round but I would say that Vladimir Van Kirkland will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Oleg Nikitin's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!
Van Kirkland bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Van Kirkland lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Nikitin misses with an uppercut.
Van Kirkland thows a left - swing and a miss!
Nikitin lands with a nice body punch.
Van Kirkland looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
A decent looking cross lands there for Van Kirkland.
Van Kirkland lands with a nice body kick.
Van Kirkland is looking to slow Nikitin down with leg kicks.
Nikitin fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Nikitin misses with a straight left.
Nikitin's corner calls for a 1-2. Nikitin obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Van Kirkland swings for the body but Nikitin moves out of range.
Nikitin throws out a loose jab but Van Kirkland uses good head movement to avoid it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nikitin walks into a left hand.
Van Kirkland is looking to land body kicks.
Van Kirkland takes a swing at Nikitin's ribcage but misses.
Van Kirkland throws an overhand right that lands on Nikitin's shoulder, as Nikitin tries to avoid the shot.
Van Kirkland pushes Nikitin up against the cage in a clinch.
Van Kirkland breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Van Kirkland steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Nikitin.
Nice shot by Nikitin.
Nikitin keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Van Kirkland tries a head kick but it misses.
Van Kirkland looks to score with a jab to the body but Nikitin is just out of range.
Van Kirkland misses with an attempted mid kick.
Nikitin lands a nice looking body shot.
Van Kirkland moves out of range of the strikes.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nikitin misses with a wild body shot.
Nikitin throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Nikitin scores with a decent looking hook.
Van Kirkland throws a leg kick but Nikitin sees it coming and moves out of range.
Nikitin fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Van Kirkland manages to avoid it.
Van Kirkland throws an overhand right that lands on Nikitin's shoulder, as Nikitin tries to avoid the shot.
Van Kirkland wants to land a leg kick but Nikitin is out of range.
Oleg Nikitin has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Nikitin misses with a body shot.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
A solid leg kick lands there for Van Kirkland.
Van Kirkland is looking to score with low kicks.
Nikitin misses the shot to the body.
Van Kirkland lands with a kick to the temple. Nikitin shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Van Kirkland explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Nikitin throws out a loose jab but Van Kirkland uses good head movement to avoid it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nikitin staying out of range there.
Van Kirkland misses with a low kick.
Van Kirkland misses with a body shot.
Nikitin throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Van Kirkland.
Nikitin lands a nice hook to Van Kirkland's body. Van Kirkland takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Van Kirkland has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Nikitin.
Donk. Nikitin catches Van Kirkland right on the button with a cross.
Nikitin closes the distance and clinches.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Nikitin misses with a short punch on the inside.
Van Kirkland misses with a knee strike.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Nikitin tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Van Kirkland's elbow.
Van Kirkland lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Nikitin or not.
Vladimir Van Kirkland is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Van Kirkland.
Van Kirkland blocks an uppercut.
Nikitin just leaning against Van Kirkland, taking a breather.
Nikitin can't find room to land a body shot as Van Kirkland controls the action.
Nikitin misses with a short punch on the inside.
Van Kirkland blocks a body shot from Nikitin.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Van Kirkland lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Nikitin backwards.
Nikitin misses with an elbow strike.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Nikitin lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Nikitin misses with a hook to the ribs.
Nikitin throws a knee to the head but misses.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Oleg Nikitin.
I think Van Kirkland has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Russell Pearce scores the fight 49:46
Judge Steve Montenegro scores the fight 49:47
Judge Lou da Vinci scores the fight 50:46
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Vladimir Van Kirkland!
Vladimir Van Kirkland retains his lightweight title!
After the big win, Vladimir Van Kirkland made sure to do all the important stuff like thanking his sponsors Happy Pills and telling the interviewer how much he loves him.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Samir Oliva (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jules Winnfield (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Jules Winnfield has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Samir Oliva's chin.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
10 - 4 - 0, fighting out of New York, Samir Oliva!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Jules Winnfield!
The judges for this bout are John Kavanagh, Jorge Garcia and Anthony Taglia.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Winnfield looks to score with a jab to the body but Oliva is just out of range.
Winnfield tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Oliva was well out of range. Poor timing from Winnfield.
Oliva fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Winnfield.
Oliva dodges the punch combination from Winnfield.
Oliva misses with a low kick as Winnfield jumps back.
Winnfield chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Oliva can pounce on him.
Oliva showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Winnfield.
Oliva throws a sloppy head kick and Winnfield moves out of range easily.
Winnfield misses with the combination.
Winnfield misses with an uppercut. Oliva saw that one coming.
Oliva connects with a solid leg kick.
The fighters circling - Winnfield throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
A nice inside leg kick there by Oliva. That's going to slow Winnfield down.
Oliva dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Winnfield. That did some damage!
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
A low kick from Oliva misses
and Winnfield counters with a stiff right hand.
It looks like Samir Oliva has been cut.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Oliva throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Winnfield's head.
It looks like Jules Winnfield has been cut.
Winnfield thows a body shot but no joy.
Good exchange - Winnfield coming out on top.
Winnfield throws a series of punches but Oliva avoids them all with ease.
Oliva tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Winnfield throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Oliva wants to slow Winnfield down by chopping away at his legs.
A solid leg kick lands there for Oliva.
Winnfield throws a big shot that misses.
A shot to the body from Winnfield misses
and Oliva makes the exchange count by landing a cracking kick to the body. Winnfield really felt that one!
Winnfield looks gassed!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Oliva pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Oliva moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Winnfield checks the leg kick.
Good leg kick by Oliva there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Oliva, right into the meat.
Oliva throws a head kick that misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Oliva goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Oliva explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Winnfield throws a looping overhand right but Oliva ducks down to avoid it.
A good leg kick by Oliva.
Oliva throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Oliva lands with a slapping head kick.
Oliva misses with a body kick.
Oliva fakes the leg kick and cracks Winnfield in the body.
Oliva feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Winnfield's calf.
A good leg kick by Oliva.
Winnfield takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Oliva throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Oliva cracks the inside of Winnfield's front leg.
A solid leg kick lands there for Oliva.
Winnfield chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Oliva can pounce on him.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Oliva tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
A slapping body kick lands there for Oliva.
Oliva fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Oliva throws a nice inside leg kick.
Winnfield on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Oliva. Oliva obviously looking to wear him down.
Oliva bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Winnfield has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Oliva.
Oliva goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
That has opened up Jules Winnfield's cut even more.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Winnfield throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Oliva throws a head kick that Winnfield semi-blocks.
Winnfield checks a leg kick.
Oliva ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Winnfield's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Some bone on bone action there as Winnfield checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Oliva uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Winnfield.
Oliva lands with a slapping head kick.
The cut above Jules Winnfield's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Winnfield moves out of range of the body kick from Oliva.
Oliva uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Winnfield.
Winnfield misses with a straight left.
Oliva fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Winnfield misses the jab.
Oliva tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Winnfield is really struggling to land any decent head shots against his taller opponent.
Winnfield misses with the combination.
Oliva walks into a straight right hand from Winnfield.
Winnfield avoids a kick to the body.
Winnfield lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Oliva circles away quickly and effectively.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Oliva tried to score with a low kick but Winnfield checks it.
Winnfield ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Oliva moves away.
A head kick misses from Oliva.
Winnfield jabs Oliva to the body, keeping him at a distance.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Samir Oliva dominated that round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Winnfield swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Samir Oliva is winning the standup battle so far.
Oliva throws a head kick but Winnfield moves out of range.
Winnfield moves out of range of the leg kick from Oliva.
Winnfield lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Winnfield connects with a body shot that sends Oliva's belly button to the back.
Winnfield blocks the body kick.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Oliva - that will leave a mark!
Oliva turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Winnfield takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Oliva lands a head kick. Winnfield smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Oliva throws a head kick that half lands.
Winnfield throws a right hand that Oliva ducks under and follows up with a left that Oliva also avoids with ease.
Winnfield is breathing heavily.
Oliva throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Winnfield takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Oliva is looking to slow Winnfield down with leg kicks.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nice body kick from Oliva.
Oliva chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Winnfield takes a kick to the side of the head.
Jules Winnfield's cut is absolute horrible now. This looks like something out of a horror film with blood covering both fighters.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Jules Winnfield's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:19 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Samir Oliva!
A victorious Samir Oliva thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
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