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GAMMA#274 Duberry v Neekis PBP Commentary |
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Carlo Greco (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Nicolas De Ertu (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Carlo Greco has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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192 lbs
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BJJ White Belt
Counter striker
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Carlo Greco!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Nicolas De Ertu!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Franklin, Chris Downing and Alan Glass.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
De Ertu is looking to clinch.
De Ertu tries to bum rush Greco with a series of wild strikes but Greco uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
De Ertu tries for a takedown but Greco sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
De Ertu tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Greco was well out of range. Poor timing from De Ertu.
Greco displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from De Ertu.
De Ertu fails to land the takedown.
Carlo Greco has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Nicolas De Ertu.
De Ertu stuffs the takedown attempt from Greco. Greco gets slowly back to his feet.
De Ertu keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts De Ertu, as that shot connected.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Greco shoots for a double leg takedown but De Ertu sprawls well. He's pushed Greco's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Greco has his takedown stuffed
and De Ertu makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
De Ertu dives in and grabs Greco's left leg, looking for a takedown. Greco pushes down on De Ertu's head and hops out.
De Ertu rushes Greco and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Greco has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by De Ertu after a bit of a struggle.
De Ertu successfully pulls guard.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
De Ertu is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
De Ertu wants to stand but Greco is controlling the position.
Greco pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. De Ertu is keeping the position for now.
Greco knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for De Ertu on the ground.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
De Ertu controlling the position.
This has been an exciting period of action!
The ref stands the fighters back up. Nicolas De Ertu was stalling too much, according to the referee.
De Ertu drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Greco is pushing De Ertu's head away, looking to escape. De Ertu manages to hold on to the position though.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
De Ertu scores with punches from side control.
Greco wants to get back to his feet but De Ertu is dominant here and he's now got Greco's back!
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Oooh a big shot gets through from De Ertu. Many more shots like that and the referee will have to think about stepping in!
De Ertu lands shots from the back.
Greco covers up after that shot from De Ertu.
De Ertu scores with some strikes to the side of the head there. Good, points scoring shots.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
De Ertu scores with some strikes to the side of the head there. Good, points scoring shots.
Greco is rocked!
De Ertu patiently working for the choke. Which fighter will keep their nerve here?
Oh Greco is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
De Ertu has his arm under Greco's chin here. Game over son! De Ertu squeezes tightly and Greco is forced to tap out!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:57 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Nicolas De Ertu!
A less than humble Nicolas De Ertu misjudged his post fight interview somewhat and came across a little too arrogant whilst trying to hype up his own abilities.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Krzysztof Kothciushco (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Michael Schmidt (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Fingers crossed for an exciting fight - I'm sure both fighters are looking for a nice under the table bonus!
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250 lbs
2 - 2 - 0 |
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285 lbs
3 - 1 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Krzysztof Kothciushco!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Michael Schmidt!
The judges for this bout are George Francis, Cecil Peabody and Tiny Johnson.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kothciushco throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Nice sprawl there from Schmidt as Kothciushco shoots in.
Schmidt falls off balance throwing a combination
and Kothciushco counters with a big head kick but Schmidt shrugs it off.
Schmidt throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Kothciushco counters with a series of strikes. Schmidt will be more careful next time no doubt.
Schmidt rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Kothciushco moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Kothciushco throws a right and a left that Schmidt avoids nicely.
Kothciushco is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Schmidt.
It looks like Krzysztof Kothciushco has been cut.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Kothciushco thumps Schmidt with a low kick.
Schmidt misses with a double jab
and Kothciushco counters with a one-two to the body.
Schmidt looks winded!
Schmidt throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Kothciushco counters with a nice body shot.
Kothciushco punishes Schmidt's body with a nice straight punch.
Kothciushco lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Kothciushco lands a big head kick that sends Schmidt to the canvas! Kothciushco follows up with strikes from the mount that forces the ref to step in and stop the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:58 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Krzysztof Kothciushco!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Robert Lindquist (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Rodger Waldie (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Lindquist comes to the cage accompanied by Wacco Will Kick Your Ass. Rodger Waldie has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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280 lbs
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287 lbs
0 - 1 - 0 |
Good wrestling
World class MT
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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
11 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Robert Lindquist!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Rodger Waldie!
The judges for this bout are George Francis, Gwen Towbar and Frank Dennis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Waldie closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Lindquist prevents Waldie from breaking the clinch.
Waldie works on Lindquist's body with a couple of short punches.
Lindquist trying to land knees to the body.
A knee to the head by Lindquist.
It looks like Rodger Waldie has been cut.
Waldie blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Waldie pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Lindquist blocks a leg kick.
Waldie checks a low kick from Lindquist.
Lindquist stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Waldie.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Waldie throws a head kick that misses.
Waldie throws a head kick that misses.
Lindquist slips under a jab from Waldie.
Waldie ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Lindquist moves away.
A good leg kick by Lindquist.
Lindquist cracks the inside of Waldie's front leg.
Lindquist dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Waldie. That did some damage!
A head kick misses from Waldie.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Waldie throws a body punch but Lindquist moves out of range.
Waldie misses with a body shot.
Robert Lindquist seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Lindquist drives through and clinches with Waldie against the cage.
Waldie avoiding damage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lindquist has a couple of punches blocked by Waldie.
Lindquist throws an elbow that misses.
Waldie takes a knee right on the jaw!
Waldie manages to break the clinch.
Lindquist looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Waldie slips under a jab.
Waldie misses the shot to the body.
Waldie misses with a double jab.
Lindquist works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
A jab from Lindquist misses.
Waldie scores with a hook to the body. Lindquist takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Waldie gets a clinch.
Lindquist throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Lindquist letting Waldie take a breather here.
Waldie breaks the clinch.
Waldie throws a low kick, looking for Lindquist's leg but Lindquist calmly moves out of range.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Waldie tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Nice body kick from Lindquist.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lindquist avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Waldie uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Lindquist.
Lindquist clinches up with Waldie and pushes him back against the cage.
Lindquist misses with an elbow over the top.
Waldie breaks from the clinch.
Waldie misses the shot to the body.
Lindquist jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Waldie moves out of range of the strikes.
Lindquist goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Lindquist keeps the fight on the outside.
Waldie is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Lindquist rather than just go for the knockout.
Lindquist is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Waldie wants to clinch up but Lindquist keeps it at a distance.
Waldie lands a nice shot to the body.
Waldie connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Waldie lands with a shot to the body.
Waldie misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Waldie lands a nice looking body shot.
Lindquist is breathing heavily.
Waldie throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Waldie throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Waldie is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Lindquist.
Lindquist lands a head kick. Waldie smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Lindquist tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Waldie connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Lindquist circles away from the clinch attempt.
Waldie wants to clinch.
Waldie pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Lindquist lands a nice shot that snaps Waldie's head back.
Waldie gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Waldie breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Lindquist, as that shot connected.
Waldie misses with a wild body shot.
A slapping body kick lands there for Lindquist.
Lindquist connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Waldie misses the shot to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lindquist throws a hook but Waldie blocks it.
Lindquist tries to move into range but Waldie moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Waldie tries to clinch up but Lindquist circles away and keeps his distance.
Waldie takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
A swing and a miss from Lindquist.
Waldie misses the shot to the body.
Nice jab there from Lindquist.
Lindquist circles away from the clinch attempt.
Waldie misses with a hook.
Waldie misses with a straight right.
Waldie stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Lindquist.
Waldie misses with a low kick as Lindquist jumps back.
Lindquist avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Waldie moves into range and connects with a jab.
Lindquist clinches.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Waldie breaks the clinch.
Lindquist keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Waldie.
Lindquist takes the fight into the clinch.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Lindquist just misses with a elbow thrown towards Waldie's brow.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Rodger Waldie dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Rodger Waldie's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Waldie takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Lindquist with a jab.
Lindquist has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Waldie.
Waldie connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Lindquist momentarily.
Waldie tests Lindquist's chin there with a solid looking shot.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Waldie moves in close and cracks Lindquist with a massive right hand! Lindquist, frozen momentarily in time, tumbles to the canvas, already out cold! A brutal knockout by Waldie!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:20 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Rodger Waldie!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Gareth Bale (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Sonny Giovanni (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Giovanni has chosen Til I Collapse [ Eminem ] as his entrance music. Sonny Giovanni is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.
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195 lbs
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199 lbs
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Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Gareth Bale!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
26 - 16 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Sonny Giovanni!
The judges for this bout are Cecil Peabody, Gwen Towbar and Robert Twigg.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bale ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Giovanni moves away.
Bale looks to land a left hand but Giovanni moved out of range nicely.
Bale throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Bale tried to score with a low kick but Giovanni checks it.
Giovanni closes the distance and pushes Bale back into the cage.
Bale is trying to break the clinch but Giovanni is controlling him.
Giovanni lands with a short shot to the head.
Giovanni swings wildly with an uppercut but Bale uses good head movement to avoid it.
Giovanni lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Bale backwards.
Giovanni looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Bale.
Giovanni tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Giovanni can't find room to land a body shot as Bale controls the action.
Giovanni throws a punch but it's blocked by Bale.
Giovanni makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Giovanni tries a body shot but Bale blocks it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bale blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Giovanni scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Bale blocks an uppercut.
Giovanni working aggressively here.
Giovanni misses with some punches.
Giovanni is struggling to control the position.
Giovanni can't find room to land a body shot as Bale controls the action.
Bale is looking to break free of the clinch but Giovanni has double underhooks.
Giovanni prevents Bale from breaking the clinch.
Giovanni fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Giovanni misses with some punches.
Bale is trying to push Giovanni away but Giovanni has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Giovanni misses with the head strike.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Giovanni is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Giovanni lands with a short shot to the head.
Giovanni softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Bale pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Bale bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Giovanni steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Bale.
Bale dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Bale takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Bale lands an overhand right.
Giovanni blocks a head kick by Bale.
Bale lands a nice looking body shot.
Bale throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Bale misses with a low kick.
Bale looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Bale swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Both fighters circling a little - Bale finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Giovanni avoids the head kick by Bale.
A nice leg kick lands there from Bale.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bale misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Giovanni.
Good work by Giovanni as he checks the leg kick.
Bale cracks the inside of Giovanni's front leg.
Giovanni throws a nice looking combination but Bale bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Giovanni doesn't manage to clinch there - Bale circles away.
Giovanni tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Bale tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Bale scoring well with a low kick there.
Bale walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Giovanni checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Bale closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Bale connects with a body shot.
Good leg kick by Bale there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Giovanni checks the leg kick.
Bale misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Bale showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Giovanni.
Giovanni tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Bale moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Giovanni looks winded!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A slapping leg kick lands for Bale.
Bale connects with an inside leg kick.
A lazy left from Bale finds it's target.
Bale throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Bale moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Bale lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Bale goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
A slapping leg kick lands for Bale.
Bale looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Bale looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Bale lands with a kick to the temple. Giovanni shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Bale tries a head kick but it misses.
Bale scores with a head kick. Giovanni tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Bale will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Giovanni moves out of range of the body kick from Bale.
Giovanni sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Gareth Bale dominated that round.
That's time! Bale's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Bale scores with a leg kick.
Bale feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Giovanni's calf.
Giovanni fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Giovanni drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Giovanni's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Giovanni checks a low kick from Bale.
Giovanni takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Bale looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Bale fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Bale uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Giovanni.
Giovanni uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Bale.
Gareth Bale is winning the standup battle so far.
Bale lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Giovanni throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Bale is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Giovanni can do to turn this around?
Bale turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Bale changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Giovanni takes a kick to the side of the head.
Bale is looking to wear down Giovanni with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Giovanni is breathing heavily.
Giovanni blocks the body kick.
Giovanni takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Bale lands with a slapping head kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Bale. Giovanni shrugs it off though.
Bale throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Giovanni.
Bale is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Giovanni is rocked!
Bale throws out a leg kick but Giovanni moves out of range and Bale only half commits.
Bale swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Bale lands a slapping body shot.
Giovanni uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Bale.
Bale throws a wild body kick that Giovanni sees coming a mile off.
Bale wants to land a leg kick but Giovanni is out of range.
Bale cracks a nice hook into Giovanni's ribs.
Bale is looking to slow Giovanni down with leg kicks.
Bale connects with a leg kick. Giovanni looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Bale shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Giovanni eats them both and turns towards Bale to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Giovanni shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Giovanni is still on wobbly legs! Can Bale finish him?
Bale throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Gareth Bale is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Giovanni takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Bale scores with a hook to the body. Giovanni takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Giovanni seems to have recovered his senses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Giovanni on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Bale. Bale obviously looking to wear him down.
Bale dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Giovanni. That did some damage!
Bale throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Bale throws a good cross that connects.
Giovanni stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Bale.
Bale misses with a low kick as Giovanni jumps back.
A shot to the liver by Bale. Beautiful body shot.
Bale cracks the inside of Giovanni's front leg.
Giovanni throws a series of punches but Bale avoids them all with ease.
Giovanni avoids a kick to the body.
Bale connects with a right hand. Giovanni shakes it off.
Bale thuds a left hand into Giovanni's body.
Bale fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Bale avoids a punch combination nicely.
Bale lands a right hook to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bale chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Bale connects with a body shot that sends Giovanni's belly button to the back.
Bale moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Bale ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Giovanni tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Bale cracks the inside of Giovanni's front leg.
Bale tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Bale fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Bale thuds a left hand into Giovanni's body.
Bale wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Bale throws a head kick that half lands.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Bale, right into the meat.
Giovanni closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Bale tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Bale fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Giovanni has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Bale connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Giovanni's hands.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Giovanni avoids the body shot from Bale.
Bale misses with the combination.
Bale avoids a kick to the body.
Bale throws a shot from downtown. Giovanni moves away and avoids it.
Bale throws a low kick but Giovanni moves out of range easily.
Bale tries a head kick but it misses.
Giovanni takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Bale moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Giovanni buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Giovanni checks the leg kick.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Bale misses with a straight right.
Bale cracks the inside of Giovanni's front leg.
Bale misses with a low kick.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Bale.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Gareth Bale dominated that second round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. This is the final round!
Bale throws a low kick but it's checked well by Giovanni.
Giovanni rushes Bale and presses him up against the cage.
Giovanni misses with a hook from the clinch.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Giovanni takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Bale breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Bale lands a big head kick that sends Giovanni tumbling to the mat! Bale takes a step backwards and waves Giovanni back to his feet - he wants the finish!
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!
Bale pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Giovanni feints and then cracks Bale's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Bale down.
Giovanni avoids the head kick by Bale.
Bale scores with a leg kick.
Bale throws a body punch but Giovanni moves out of range.
Bale does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Giovanni thuds a left hand into Bale's body.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Bale throws a predictable looking body shot
and Giovanni counters with a left and a right that stings Bale.
Giovanni lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Giovanni takes a swing at Bale's ribcage but misses.
Giovanni throws a series of punches but Bale avoids them all with ease.
Bale lands a leg kick that knocks Giovanni off balance momentarily.
Bale throws a low kick but it's checked well by Giovanni.
Bale misses with an uppercut.
Bale misses with a two punch combination.
Bale tries to bum rush Giovanni with a series of wild strikes but Giovanni uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Giovanni blocks a leg kick.
Bale thows a left - swing and a miss!
Bale has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Giovanni connects with a solid leg kick.
Giovanni stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Bale.
Giovanni scores with the left hand. Bale knows he should have avoided that one.
Bale swings for the body but Giovanni moves out of range.
A solid body kick from Giovanni.
Bale keeps the fight on the outside.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bale wants to slow Giovanni down by chopping away at his legs.
Giovanni misses with a head kick.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Bale with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Giovanni on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Bale looks to throw the jab but Giovanni is out of range.
Bale goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Nice body kick from Bale.
Bale throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Giovanni misses with a wild body shot.
Bale keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
A shot to the body from Giovanni misses
and Bale counters with a nice leg kick.
Giovanni misses the shot to the body.
Giovanni throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Bale.
Bale throws a series of punches but Giovanni avoids them all with ease.
A clash of legs there as Giovanni blocks the low kick.
Sonny Giovanni has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bale connects with a high kick.
Bale fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Giovanni checks it well.
Giovanni thuds his right hand into Bale's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Giovanni throws a head kick that misses.
Bale throws a quick inside leg kick.
Giovanni throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
and Bale makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Bale dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Giovanni takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Bale connects with a solid leg kick.
Bale is looking to slow Giovanni down with leg kicks.
Bale throws a head kick but Giovanni moves out of range.
Giovanni tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Bale counters with a leg kick.
Bale scores with a sloppy right hand. Giovanni should have avoided that one.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Bale paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Gareth Bale is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A nice inside leg kick there by Bale. That's going to slow Giovanni down.
Giovanni avoids the head kick by Bale.
Jab by Giovanni.
Bale with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Giovanni takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Bale showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Giovanni.
Bale throws out a powerful jab.
Bale connects with an inside leg kick.
Giovanni has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Bale.
Giovanni takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Bale with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Bale feints and then cracks Giovanni's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Giovanni down.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Bale jabs at Giovanni's body.
Bale with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Donk. Bale catches Giovanni right on the button with a cross.
Bale throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
And that's the end of the fight!
Gareth Bale showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Bale, 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 Cecil Peabody scores the fight 30:26
Judge Gwen Towbar scores the fight 30:26
Judge Robert Twigg scores the fight 30:26
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Gareth Bale!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Nero Aurelius (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Raylan Givens (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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195 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
10 - 5 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Nero Aurelius!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
15 - 9 - 1, fighting out of Helsinki, Raylan Givens!
The judges for this bout are Alan Glass, Chris Downing and Robert Twigg.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Aurelius uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Givens.
Aurelius avoids a kick to the body.
Aurelius misses with a body shot
and Givens counters with an inside leg kick.
Givens thows a body shot but no joy.
Aurelius stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Givens.
Givens takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Aurelius throws a right and a left that Givens avoids nicely.
Aurelius fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Nero Aurelius seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Givens looks to land a right hand but Aurelius moved out of range.
Givens lands with a shot to the body.
Aurelius throws a sloppy head kick and Givens moves out of range easily.
Givens missing with a left hand there. Aurelius was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Aurelius looks to land a body kick but Givens moved away.
Good exchange - Givens coming out on top.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Givens misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Aurelius counters with a nice body shot.
Givens throws a leg kick
and Aurelius counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
A jab from Aurelius misses.
Aurelius gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Givens to score an easy takedown into full guard.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
Givens seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
Givens trying to control but Aurelius is working from the bottom.
Aurelius preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Aurelius trying to keep a closed guard but Givens is proving a slippery customer.
Aurelius pulls Givens in close to prevent any damage.
Aurelius looking to control.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of Nero Aurelius.
Givens is trying hard to land a takedown here. Aurelius sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
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!
Givens lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Aurelius fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Givens has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Givens is looking to chop away at Aurelius's legs.
Givens blocks a leg kick.
Givens misses the body punch
enabling Aurelius to counter with a crisp jab.
Givens fails with the takedown.
Givens takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Aurelius motions for Givens to come forward. Aurelius throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Givens shoots in but Aurelius avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Nero Aurelius has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Raylan Givens.
Aurelius throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Givens counters with a nice body shot.
Givens throws a leg kick
and Givens takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Nero Aurelius is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Givens dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Aurelius. That did some damage!
Aurelius lands with a thumping leg kick.
Givens throws out a leg kick but Aurelius moves out of range and Givens only half commits.
A nice inside leg kick there by Aurelius. That's going to slow Givens down.
A solid leg kick lands there for Givens.
Givens closes this distance looking for a takedown but Aurelius circles away.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Givens closes this distance looking for a takedown but Aurelius circles away.
Aurelius throws a shot to the body.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Givens tried to score with a low kick but Aurelius checks it.
Aurelius throws a half hearted mid kick.
Aurelius looks to throw the jab but Givens is out of range.
Aurelius lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Aurelius takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Givens swings for the body but Aurelius moves out of range.
Aurelius tries a head kick but it misses.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Aurelius gets cracked there but stands up to it.
An inside leg kick lands from Aurelius.
An inside leg kick from Givens misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Raylan Givens will probably get the nod.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Aurelius tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Aurelius scores with a jab to the body.
Givens misses with a head kick.
Aurelius throws a shot from downtown. Givens moves away and avoids it.
Aurelius jabs Givens to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Aurelius feints and then cracks Givens's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Givens down.
Aurelius checks a low kick from Givens.
Givens jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
Aurelius is looking to land body kicks.
Aurelius throws a body punch but Givens moves out of range.
Aurelius scores with a decent looking hook.
Aurelius throws a nice outside leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Aurelius scores with a jab to the head.
Aurelius will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Aurelius throws a half hearted mid kick.
Aurelius ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Givens ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Aurelius on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Givens misses with a body shot.
Aurelius lands a right hook to the body.
Givens lands with a thumping leg kick.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Aurelius.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Aurelius tries to land a body kick
and Givens moves into the clinch.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Aurelius prevents a body shot from Givens.
A frustrated look appears on Aurelius's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Aurelius softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Aurelius lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Aurelius gets through Givens's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Aurelius escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Aurelius lands a jab.
Givens fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Aurelius manages to avoid it.
Givens takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Aurelius.
Aurelius lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Givens backs up against the cage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Aurelius lands a front kick.
Givens is breathing heavily.
Aurelius throws a push kick but Givens slaps the foot to one side.
Givens staying out of range there.
Aurelius misses with an attempted mid kick.
Givens shoots for a double leg takedown but Aurelius sprawls well. He's pushed Givens's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Givens ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Aurelius does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Aurelius avoids the head kick by Givens.
Givens lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Givens.
Aurelius connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Givens throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Aurelius jabs Givens to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Aurelius scores with a kick to the body.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Givens shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Givens stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Aurelius.
Givens avoids the body shot from Aurelius.
The crowd cheers as Aurelius lands an impressive looking overhand right. Givens doesn't seem phased though.
Givens swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Aurelius throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Nice defenses there by Givens.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Givens on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Givens throws a wild body kick that Aurelius sees coming a mile off.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Nero Aurelius dominated that second round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. And we move into the final round!
The fighters circle momentarily. Aurelius darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Aurelius with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Aurelius scores with a crisp jab that stopped Givens in his tracks.
A bone on bone clash there as Aurelius blocks the leg kick.
A slapping leg kick lands for Aurelius.
Givens thows a body shot but no joy.
A jab lands there for Aurelius.
Aurelius closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Nero Aurelius is winning the standup battle so far.
Aurelius with a hook.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Givens on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Givens throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Aurelius's waist but Aurelius gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Givens off to one side.
Givens takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Givens avoids a kick to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Aurelius uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Givens.
Givens takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Aurelius just misses with a punch to the body.
Givens takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Aurelius, as that shot connected.
Nice straight punches there by Aurelius. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Aurelius.
Givens is looking to clinch but Aurelius is avoiding it.
Aurelius lands with a kick to the ribs.
Givens misses with a leg kick
and Aurelius counters with a straight right hand.
Aurelius fakes the leg kick and cracks Givens in the body.
Givens is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Aurelius rather than just go for the knockout.
Aurelius looks to throw the jab but Givens is out of range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Aurelius smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Givens keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Givens has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Aurelius.
Aurelius connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Givens on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Aurelius. Aurelius obviously looking to wear him down.
Aurelius connects with an inside leg kick.
Aurelius throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
A shot to the body from Givens misses
and Aurelius counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Aurelius connects with an inside leg kick.
Aurelius looks to land a right hand but Givens moved out of range.
A punch combination from Givens misses.
Aurelius connects with a leg kick. Givens looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Aurelius defending well as Givens loads up on a big left hand.
Aurelius looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Givens's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Good shot there by Aurelius.
Good exchange - Aurelius coming out on top.
Aurelius tries to land a leg kick but Givens saw it coming and moves away.
Aurelius looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Aurelius scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Aurelius throws a head kick that misses.
Givens moves in looking to clinch but Aurelius pushes him off.
Givens shoots in for a takedown but Aurelius shows good takedown defense.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Aurelius cracks Givens with a good jab.
Aurelius throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
A clash of legs there as Givens blocks the low kick.
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!
Aurelius misses with a right hand
and Givens counters with a single leg into guard. Aurelius didn't expect that.
Aurelius has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
Givens with a flurry of punches that miss.
Givens trying to control the position from guard on top but Aurelius is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Aurelius keeping full guard, as Givens tries to pass.
Aurelius working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Givens.
And that's the end of the fight!
Nero Aurelius showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Aurelius 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 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Alan Glass scores the fight 29:28
Judge Chris Downing scores the fight 29:28
Judge Robert Twigg scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Nero Aurelius!
Nero Aurelius seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Frank Sinatra (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Nalle Puh (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Puh has chosen Nalle Puhin uudet seikkailut as his entrance music. I can't wait for this one - let's get the fighter introductions out of the way and get this one started!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
23 - 11 - 4, fighting out of Las Vegas, Frank Sinatra!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
22 - 15 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Nalle Puh!
The judges for this bout are Tiny Johnson, Wesley Smith and Frank Dennis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sinatra tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Puh was well out of range. Poor timing from Sinatra.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Sinatra.
Sinatra throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Puh uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Sinatra.
Sinatra fails with a takedown attempt.
Puh swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Sinatra connects with a nice looking jab.
Sinatra connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Puh's hands.
Sinatra takes a swing at Puh's ribcage but misses.
Puh throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Sinatra connects with a right hand. Puh shakes it off.
Sinatra shoots for a takedown but Puh saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Puh scores with a hook to the body. Sinatra takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Puh ducks under a wild hook from Sinatra.
Sinatra has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Puh.
A looping hook to the body misses from Sinatra. Puh does a little dance to reset his feet.
Sinatra loads up on a big right hand but Puh slips the punch.
Puh ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Sinatra moves away.
Sinatra keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Puh.
Sinatra uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Puh.
Sinatra tries for a takedown but Puh sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Frank Sinatra. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Sinatra takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
It looks like Frank Sinatra has been cut.
Puh scores with a decent looking hook.
Puh misses with a lunging right hand
and Sinatra counters with a right hand to the body.
Sinatra scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Puh walks into a jab.
Puh looks for the body kick but Sinatra saw that one coming.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Puh uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Sinatra.
Sinatra keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Puh.
Puh looks to throw the jab but Sinatra is out of range.
Puh scoring well with a low kick there.
Sinatra with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Sinatra connects with a jab.
Puh takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Sinatra with a hook.
Puh slips a jab from Sinatra.
Sinatra shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Oh and he's advanced to full mount straight away.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
Sinatra breaks from Puh's wrist control and lands an elbow.
Sinatra is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Puh can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Sinatra thowing shots but they're missing.
Sinatra has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Sinatra with good strikes from the mount here!
Sinatra landing strikes from the mount.
Sinatra trying to control but Puh is having none of it.
Puh takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Sinatra raining down hammerfists from mount.
Poor strikes thrown by Sinatra there. More accuracy and less frantic strikes would help!
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Sinatra in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Sinatra trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Sinatra can't control as he wanted to and Puh manages to get the fight back to his half guard.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Sinatra wants to control but Puh is keeping him busy.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Frank Sinatra dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Frank Sinatra'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.
Puh misses with a hook. Sinatra ducked under it nicely.
Puh walks into a left hand.
Puh slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Nalle Puh seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Puh misses with a lunging right hand
and Sinatra connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Puh throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Sinatra tries to score a power double leg takedown but Puh sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Sinatra somewhat.
Puh throws a leg kick but Sinatra sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Puh takes a swing at Sinatra's ribcage but misses.
Sinatra misses with a body shot.
Sinatra dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Puh misses with a hook to the body
and Sinatra counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Puh thinking.
A jab from Sinatra misses.
Puh delivers a nice body kick.
Puh looks to land a left hand but Sinatra moved out of range nicely.
A jab from Puh does it's job there.
Jab from Sinatra.
Puh throws a head kick that misses.
Sinatra takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Puh misses the shot to the body.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Sinatra misses the shot to the body.
Sinatra keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Sinatra throws a shot to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sinatra bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Puh's head.
Puh fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Sinatra looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Sinatra tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Puh swivels and escapes.
Sinatra slips a jab from Puh.
Sinatra misses with a left hand
and Puh counters with a nice low kick that buckles Sinatra's knee momentarily.
Puh swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Sinatra connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Sinatra swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Puh.
Puh misses with a kick to the body.
Good shot there by Puh.
Sinatra throws the left hand but Puh avoids the punch easily.
Sinatra shoots and misses
and Puh counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Frank Sinatra. That's going to take a lot out of him.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sinatra just misses with a punch to the body.
Sinatra throws a body punch but Puh moves out of range.
Puh scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Puh tests Sinatra's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Puh avoids the body shot from Sinatra.
Puh shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Sinatra walks into a jab.
Sinatra checks a leg kick.
Puh fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Sinatra.
Sinatra throws a looping overhand right but Puh ducks down to avoid it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sinatra throws a jab but it's blocked by Puh.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Puh throws a head kick that misses.
Puh slips a jab from Sinatra.
Puh misses with a wild body shot.
Puh tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Sinatra was well out of range. Poor timing from Puh.
Puh throws a lazy right hand but Sinatra sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Puh lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Sinatra misses with an uppercut
and Puh counters with a nice body kick.
Puh lands with a thumping leg kick.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Sinatra thows a body shot but no joy.
A solid leg kick lands there for Puh.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Nalle Puh showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Frank Sinatra's cut.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. This is the final round!
Sinatra keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Puh lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
A looping hook to the body misses from Puh. Sinatra does a little dance to reset his feet.
Puh is looking to score with low kicks.
Puh swings for the body but Sinatra moves out of range.
Sinatra misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Puh.
Puh takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Puh walks into a jab.
Sinatra throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Puh swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Puh fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Sinatra looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Puh tries to land a leg kick but Sinatra saw it coming and moves away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Puh takes a swing at Sinatra's ribcage but misses.
Puh missing with a left hand there. Sinatra was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Sinatra connects with a body shot that sends Puh's belly button to the back.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Puh.
Puh lands a jab to the nose.
A jab from Puh finds it's way through Sinatra's defenses.
Puh misses with a head kick.
Sinatra slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Sinatra fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Puh sprawls well initially but Sinatra persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Sinatra looks to land a strike but Puh avoids it nicely and regains full guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Sinatra with a flurry of punches that miss.
Sinatra stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Puh swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Puh looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
Puh is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Sinatra postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sinatra stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Puh swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Puh looking for a sweep. Not yet Puh, not yet.
Sinatra stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Puh swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Puh trying to control the position.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Nalle Puh was stalling too much, according to the referee.
Sinatra defending well as Puh loads up on a big left hand.
Puh throws a quick inside leg kick.
Sinatra throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Puh sees it coming and avoids it easily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Puh bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Sinatra's head backwards.
Nice shot by Sinatra.
Sinatra slips under a jab.
Sinatra doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Puh counters with a slapping leg kick.
Puh avoids the body shot from Sinatra.
Sinatra slips a jab from Puh.
Sinatra lands with an overhand left.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Puh throws a shot from downtown. Sinatra moves away and avoids it.
Sinatra circles away from the clinch attempt.
Puh looks to land a combination but Sinatra avoids it well.
And that's the end of the fight!
Nalle Puh comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Puh 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 Tiny Johnson scores the fight 28:29
Judge Wesley Smith scores the fight 28:29
Judge Frank Dennis scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Nalle Puh!
Nalle Puh seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Keith Green (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tank The Razors Edge (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Green kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Supersonic - Jamiroquai. Man, I cannot wait for this one!
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194 lbs
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World class boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
10 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Keith Green!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
30 - 14 - 3, fighting out of Las Vegas, Tank The Razors Edge!
The judges for this bout are Wesley Smith, Stewart Dunkirk and Chris Downing.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Green buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
The Razors Edge takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
A jab from Green does it's job there.
Green scores with a nice head shot.
The Razors Edge lands with an overhand left.
This has been an exciting period of action!
The Razors Edge misses with an uppercut
and Green makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Green throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Green misses with a straight right.
Green moves out of range as The Razors Edge strikes.
Green throws the left hand but The Razors Edge avoids the punch easily.
The Razors Edge lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Green ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
The Razors Edge lands a nice looking body shot.
Green fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and The Razors Edge has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The Razors Edge swings for the body but Green moves out of range.
Green tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but The Razors Edge was well out of range. Poor timing from Green.
The Razors Edge fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Green looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
The Razors Edge on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Green scoring well with a low kick there.
The Razors Edge moves out of range of the leg kick from Green.
The Razors Edge is looking to land body kicks.
Green throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
The Razors Edge checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
A jab from Green does it's job there.
Green misses with a low kick.
Green throws a jab when The Razors Edge was well out of range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The Razors Edge shoots in and drives through. Green sprawls well.
Green tries to score with a low kick but The Razors Edge moves his leg out of the way.
Green looks to throw a body kick
and The Razors Edge counters with a series of strikes. Green will be more careful next time no doubt.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
The Razors Edge tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Green catches The Razors Edge with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
A leg kick checked by The Razors Edge.
Green swings and misses with a hook to the body.
The Razors Edge on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Green moves out of range of the strikes.
Green throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
The Razors Edge swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Green turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The Razors Edge shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
Green is refusing to be controlled, as The Razors Edge sits in half guard.
Green is looking to improve his position.
The Razors Edge takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
Green wants to control but The Razors Edge is keeping busy.
The Razors Edge looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
OK we're going to have a standup here. Tank The Razors Edge hasn't been effective enough on the ground and the referee wants a restart.
The Razors Edge looks to throw the jab but Green is out of range.
The Razors Edge throws a leg kick which misses Green's front leg but catches the back leg as Green tries to avoid it.
The Razors Edge swats away the attempt to clinch by Green.
The Razors Edge misses with a body shot.
Green is looking to clinch but The Razors Edge is avoiding it.
Green throws an uppercut from half a mile away. The Razors Edge sees it coming and avoids it easily.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
The Razors Edge has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Green.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Green fakes the leg kick and cracks The Razors Edge in the body.
Green lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Keith Green dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
A telegraphed right hand from Green misses the target.
Donk. The Razors Edge catches Green right on the button with a cross.
Green pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Nice body punch from The Razors Edge.
A thudding body kick lands there by Green!
Green will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Green scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Green misses with a body shot.
Green closes the distance and clinches.
Green blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
The Razors Edge swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Green looking to throw knees to the head but The Razors Edge is blocking nicely.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Green blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Green tries to work over The Razors Edge's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Green blocking some punches.
Green creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through The Razors Edge's defenses.
It looks like Tank The Razors Edge has been cut.
Green lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Green works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Green avoiding damage.
Green can't find room to land a body shot as The Razors Edge controls the action.
A right hook to the body lands for The Razors Edge.
Green lands with a right to the head.
The Razors Edge goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The Razors Edge has managed to pull guard. Let's see whether he can work an aggressive guard. It will also be interesting to see what tactics Green uses from the top position.
Green gets to his feet - The Razors Edge follows without any prompting.
Green clobbers The Razors Edge with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Green moves away from the strike by The Razors Edge.
Green misses with a wild body shot.
The Razors Edge takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
The Razors Edge uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Green has time to react.
Green tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and The Razors Edge counters with a nice uppercut.
Green misses with a low kick.
Nice body punch from The Razors Edge.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Green lands a shot to the body.
Green connects with a knee to the head.
Green misses with the head strike.
Green looking to throw knees to the head but The Razors Edge is blocking nicely.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Green creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
The Razors Edge tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Green's elbow.
A nice left hand lands by Green.
The Razors Edge working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Green tries a body shot but The Razors Edge blocks it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Green tries to work over The Razors Edge's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Green tries to land a knee to the head but The Razors Edge blocks with his arms.
Green is defending well against a takedown attempt.
Green tries to work over The Razors Edge's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
The Razors Edge has a couple of punches blocked by Green.
Green misses with a punch on the inside.
Green with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Green controlling the action here for a moment.
Green tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
The Razors Edge lands a shoulder strike.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Keith Green dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Tank The Razors Edge's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Green dodges the punch combination from The Razors Edge.
Green lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Green lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Keith Green seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
The Razors Edge checks a leg kick.
The Razors Edge blocks the body kick.
The Razors Edge tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
The Razors Edge throws a hook but Green blocks it.
Green lands with a nice body kick.
The Razors Edge takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Green ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Keith Green is winning the standup battle so far.
Green scores with a jab to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Green throws a quick inside leg kick.
Green tries to close the distance and clinch but The Razors Edge swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
A looping hook to the body misses from Green. The Razors Edge does a little dance to reset his feet.
Green bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps The Razors Edge's head backwards.
Green drives through and clinches with The Razors Edge against the cage.
The Razors Edge lands a left hand that snaps the head of Green backwards.
The Razors Edge is looking for a takedown.
Green missing with knees to the body.
The Razors Edge misses with the head strike.
The Razors Edge takes a shot to the head.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Green.
The Razors Edge misses with a hook from the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Green lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
The Razors Edge lands an uppercut.
Green lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
The Razors Edge misses with the head strike.
Green misses with a knee to the head.
Green misses with a punch on the inside.
Green lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down The Razors Edge.
Green throws a knee to the head but misses.
Green pushes The Razors Edge back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
The Razors Edge goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Green pushes The Razors Edge back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The Razors Edge working aggressively here.
Keith Green has scored more points in the clinch so far.
A short uppercut from Green.
Green lands on the inside with an uppercut.
A knee to the head by Green.
Green connects with a nasty looking knee right to The Razors Edge's face.
Green blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Tank The Razors Edge has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
The Razors Edge struggles to land a body shot inside as Green controls his hands.
The Razors Edge drops down looking for an ankle pick but Green pulls his leg out and moves away.
The Razors Edge throws a lazy right hand but Green sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
The Razors Edge attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Keith Green is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The Razors Edge slips under a jab.
The Razors Edge misses with a looping left.
Green is looking to slow The Razors Edge down with leg kicks.
The Razors Edge thows a leg kick but Green checks it
and Green counters with a good low kick that The Razors Edge was not able to check.
The Razors Edge takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Green.
Green 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.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Green throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
The Razors Edge avoids a kick to the body.
Green tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
The Razors Edge throws a big shot that misses.
And that's the end of the fight!
Keith Green showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Green, 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 Wesley Smith scores the fight 30:27
Judge Stewart Dunkirk scores the fight 30:27
Judge Chris Downing scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Keith Green!
Keith Green thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Paul Jurgen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Livingston Barclay (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Paul Jurgen could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Livingston Barclay's chin.
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255 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
25 - 14 - 1, fighting out of New York, Paul Jurgen!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
10 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Livingston Barclay!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Franklin, Cecil Peabody and George Francis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Barclay throws an overhand right that lands on Jurgen's shoulder, as Jurgen tries to avoid the shot.
Barclay misses with a wild body shot.
Barclay lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Jurgen circles away quickly and effectively.
Barclay scores with a jab to the jaw.
Barclay misses with a looping right.
A jab from Jurgen misses.
Barclay uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Jurgen.
Barclay wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Barclay throws out a powerful jab.
It looks like Paul Jurgen has been cut.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Barclay, as that shot connected.
Jab by Jurgen.
Barclay feints and then winds up with a huge right hand that connects perfectly and sends Jurgen sprawling to the canvas! Jurgen rolls over backwards and springs off the cage and manages to regain his footing - how acrobatic! Oh, he's still wobbly - can Barclay finish him?!
Jurgen is rocked!
Jurgen tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Barclay manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Barclay sends Jurgen crashing to the mat with a devastating uppercut! Barclay is motioning to the referee to let Jurgen up. He wants to try and finish this one on the feet!
Oh Jurgen is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
A solid leg kick lands there for Barclay.
Nice sprawl there from Barclay as Jurgen shoots in.
Jurgen seems to have got his legs back now.
Barclay is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Jurgen is breathing heavily.
Barclay connects with a nice cross there... Jurgen is looking wobbly and Barclay recognises it - he's rushed in and lands two more brutal shots that send Jurgen to the canvas, out cold! A brutal finish to the fight - Barclay jumps onto the cage to celebrate with the crowd!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:54 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Livingston Barclay!
Livingston Barclay seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Usain Watts (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Doc Thomas (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Watts comes into the arena with 9000 Watts blaring out of the sound system. Thomas has chosen Lunatic Fringe by Red Ryder as his entrance music. The crowd giving both fighters a great reception on their way into the arena. That's good to see.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
28 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Usain Watts!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
27 - 13 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Doc Thomas!
The judges for this bout are Stewart Dunkirk, Gwen Towbar and George Francis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Watts throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Watts getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
It looks like Doc Thomas has been cut.
Thomas thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Watts if he has to take too many more of those.
Thomas getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Thomas defending well as Watts loads up on a big left hand.
Decent striking displayed by Watts there.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Watts has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Thomas.
Watts listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Watts jabs Thomas right on the nose. Thomas blinks but takes it well.
Thomas sizes up Watts with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Thomas scores with a jab to the body.
Nice jab there from Thomas.
Watts fails with an attempt to clinch.
Thomas wants to clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Thomas throws an overhand right that lands on Watts's shoulder, as Watts tries to avoid the shot.
A big left from Watts misses.
Thomas lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Watts circles away quickly and effectively.
Watts is looking to land body kicks.
A nice combination there by Watts.
Thomas tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Watts was well out of range. Poor timing from Thomas.
Thomas lands an overhand right.
Thomas uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Watts.
Watts swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Watts looks to land a combination. Thomas sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Watts looks to throw the jab but Thomas is out of range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Watts misses with a hook
and Thomas counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Watts throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Thomas.
That has opened up Doc Thomas's cut even more.
Thomas thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Watts if he has to take too many more of those.
Thomas throws a big shot that misses.
Thomas takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Watts throws an overhand right that lands on Thomas's shoulder, as Thomas tries to avoid the shot.
Watts checks the leg kick nicely there.
Thomas throws a nice outside leg kick.
Thomas cracks a nice hook into Watts's ribs.
Thomas uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Watts.
Watts ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Thomas moves away.
Watts throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Thomas throws out a powerful jab.
Thomas scores with a body shot.
Thomas missing with a left hand there. Watts was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Thomas scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Watts misses with a combination
and Thomas counters with a right hand to the body.
Watts connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
The cut above Doc Thomas's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Thomas walks into a straight right hand from Watts.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Watts misses with a straight left.
Watts misses the shot to the body.
Thomas throws the left hand but Watts avoids the punch easily.
Watts throws the kick towards the body but Thomas avoids it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Watts throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Watts moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Watts throws a hook but Thomas blocks it.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Watts 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 Thomas has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Thomas and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Watts has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Thomas.
A nice inside leg kick there by Watts. That's going to slow Thomas down.
Thomas just misses with a punch to the body.
Watts misses with a kick to the body
and Thomas cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Watts takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Thomas avoids the head kick by Watts.
Thomas scores with a nice strike.
Thomas moves into the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Usain Watts dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Doc Thomas's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Watts looks for a takedown but Thomas sprawls well.
Watts misses with a wild body shot.
Thomas jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
Thomas misses with an uppercut.
Thomas gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Thomas misses with a short punch on the inside.
Thomas lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Thomas misses with some punches.
Watts has a couple of punches blocked by Thomas.
Watts misses with a hook from the clinch.
Watts lands with a left to the head.
Thomas misses with a punch on the inside.
Thomas tries to work over Watts's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Thomas lands a left hand.
Watts is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Thomas gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A short left from Watts.
Watts's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Thomas lands a body shot.
Thomas throws a low kick, looking for Watts's leg but Watts calmly moves out of range.
Usain Watts seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Watts throws a good cross that connects.
Thomas avoids the head kick by Watts.
Watts has a takedown stuffed.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Usain Watts. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Watts takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Watts throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Thomas sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Watts throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Thomas counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Thomas has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Watts finds it's way round the side to connect with Thomas's head.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Watts takes a shot to the body in his stride.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Watts wants to clinch.
Usain Watts is winning the standup battle so far.
Watts walks into a left hand.
Thomas lands a jab to Watts's midsection.
Watts misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Thomas uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Watts.
Thomas moves out of range of the strikes.
Thomas looks to land a left hand but Watts moved out of range nicely.
A solid leg kick lands there for Thomas.
Watts throws a jab but it's blocked by Thomas.
Watts takes one to the side of the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Watts throws a lazy right hand but Thomas sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Thomas avoids the head kick by Watts.
Thomas moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Watts takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Thomas lands with an overhand left.
Thomas scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Watts doesn't seem bothered though.
Watts throws a right and a left that both miss.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Thomas lands with a right hand.
Watts takes one on the button.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Thomas.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Thomas dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Watts throws a hook but Thomas avoids it easily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Thomas waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Watts.
Watts throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Thomas throws the kick towards the body but Watts avoids it.
Thomas lands a really nice looking cross but Watts seems unphased.
Watts pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Watts thuds his shin into the meat of Thomas's side.
Thomas shoots in looking for a takedown. Watts tries to sprawl out of it but Thomas keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Watts manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Watts throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Watts steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Thomas.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Doc Thomas showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Doc Thomas's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Some wild striking there from Watts.
Watts throws a series of punches but Thomas moves out of range.
Thomas throws out a loose jab but Watts uses good head movement to avoid it.
Watts misses with a body shot.
Thomas scores with the left hand. Watts knows he should have avoided that one.
Thomas rushes Watts and presses him up against the cage.
Thomas is looking for a takedown.
Watts misses with the head strike.
Thomas swings wildly with an uppercut but Watts uses good head movement to avoid it.
Thomas lands with a left to the head.
Watts blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Good body shot from Thomas.
Watts blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Thomas prevents Watts from breaking the clinch.
Watts tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Thomas's elbow.
A left hand lands to the body for Thomas.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Thomas keeps control of Watts as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Thomas looking for a takedown.
Thomas pushes Watts back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Thomas.
A right hook to the body lands for Thomas.
Thomas lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Thomas lands a left hand that snaps the head of Watts backwards.
Watts 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 short uppercut from Thomas.
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!
Watts blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Watts can't find room to land a body shot as Thomas controls the action.
A head punch on the inside from Watts fails to land.
A right hand to the body from Thomas.
Thomas presses Watts against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
A right hand to the body from Thomas.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Thomas lands a nice uppercut.
Thomas digs a right hand underneath Watts's ribcage. Watts let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Thomas fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Thomas lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Thomas lands a left hand.
Watts prevents a body shot from Thomas.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Watts.
Watts is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Thomas breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Thomas throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Watts's waist but Watts gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Thomas off to one side.
Usain Watts has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Doc Thomas.
Thomas ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
The fighters circling - Watts throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Watts ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Thomas moves away.
Thomas moves away from the strike by Watts.
Jab by Thomas.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Thomas lands a head kick!
It looks like Usain Watts has been cut.
Thomas lands a nice leg kick that just misses Watts's sensitive parts.
Thomas cracks Watts with a good jab.
Watts is rocked!
Thomas jabs Watts to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Oh Watts is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Thomas lands a body shot.
Thomas avoids the head kick by Watts.
Watts ducks right into an uppercut from Thomas.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Thomas drops Watts with a straight right hand, right on the button! Thomas follows him down to the mat and pounds him out with hammerfists until the referee jumps in to end the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:41 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Doc Thomas!
A loyal slave to those sponsorship dollars, Doc Thomas made sure he mentioned - - - - - All Nutrients 160 - - - - -, along with how happy he was to win his fight.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Fidel Duberry (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jura Neekis (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Duberry comes into the arena with Pass Out - Tinie Tempah blaring out of the sound system. Jura Neekis is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
15 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Fidel Duberry!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
12 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Jura Neekis!
The judges for this bout are Cecil Peabody, George Francis and Alan Glass.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Neekis misses with a leg kick
and Duberry counters with an inside leg kick.
Duberry thows a body shot but no joy.
Neekis on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Duberry. Duberry obviously looking to wear him down.
Neekis throws a hook to the side of Duberry's head but Duberry sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Duberry scores with a kick to the body.
Duberry throws out a loose jab but Neekis uses good head movement to avoid it.
Duberry swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Duberry throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Neekis shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Neekis throws a low kick but Duberry moves out of range easily.
Duberry tests Neekis's chin there with a solid looking shot.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Neekis throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Duberry tries a head kick but it misses.
Neekis throws a head kick that misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Duberry scores with a nice body kick.
Neekis looks winded!
Duberry with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Neekis takes a jab right on the kisser.
Neekis moves forwards but Duberry connects with a nice, crisp jab.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Duberry defending well as Neekis loads up on a big left hand.
Neekis on the wrong end of a nice jab.
A thudding body kick lands there by Neekis!
Duberry clinches up with Neekis and pushes him back against the cage.
Neekis taking a breather.
Neekis misses with a punch to the body.
Duberry tries to work over Neekis's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Duberry breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Duberry lands a jab.
Duberry scores with a decent looking hook.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Duberry misses the shot to the body.
Neekis takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Duberry jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
Duberry misses the shot to the body.
Duberry misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Neekis.
Duberry is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Duberry keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Neekis throws a sloppy head kick and Duberry moves out of range easily.
Duberry looks to score with a jab to the body but Neekis is just out of range.
Neekis walks into a straight right hand from Duberry.
Duberry clobbers Neekis with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Duberry scores with a nice body kick.
Duberry feints and then winds up with a huge right hand that connects perfectly and sends Neekis sprawling to the canvas! Neekis rolls over backwards and springs off the cage and manages to regain his footing - how acrobatic! Oh, he's still wobbly - can Duberry finish him?!
Neekis is rocked!
Duberry throws out a loose jab but Neekis uses good head movement to avoid it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Duberry cracks Neekis with a big right hand that sends him to the floor! Neekis looks wobbly but he's sprung back up to his feet straight away… can Duberry finish him?
Neekis is still on wobbly legs! Can Duberry finish him?
Duberry lunges in with a left hook that violently twists Neekis head around and knocks him out cold! Duberry hops onto the cage and yells out at the top of his lungs - Yeeeeeeeeaaaaaaaaah! They're showing the replay on the big screens now; that was nasty! I hope one of the photographers got a good shot of it.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:12 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Fidel Duberry!
Fidel Duberry retains his heavyweight title!
An out of breath Fidel Duberry 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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