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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between HeavyWeight Prizefighter (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ken Banners (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Prizefighter kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Under and Over it by ffdp. Banners is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Rage Against The Machine - Bombtrack. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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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
8 - 10 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, HeavyWeight Prizefighter!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
12 - 9 - 0, fighting out of New York, Ken Banners!
The judges for this bout are Cecil Peabody, George Francis and Chris Downing.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Banners throws a hook but Prizefighter avoids it easily.
Prizefighter tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Banners swivels and escapes.
Prizefighter drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
Prizefighter missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Prizefighter will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Prizefighter with a flurry of punches that miss.
Prizefighter 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.
Banners is looking to stand up but Prizefighter isn't so interested in that idea.
Prizefighter scoring with punches to the head and body.
Prizefighter wants to control from the top but Banners keeps moving.
Prizefighter content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Prizefighter wants to control from the top but Banners keeps moving.
Banners really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Prizefighter. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Prizefighter accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Prizefighter working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Banners working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Prizefighter.
Banners utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Prizefighter throws a big elbow that misses.
Prizefighter throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Prizefighter postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Prizefighter with a flurry of punches that miss.
Prizefighter pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Banners is keeping the position for now.
Prizefighter throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Banners works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Banners trying to control the position here.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Prizefighter accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Banners keeping full guard, as Prizefighter tries to pass.
Banners keeping moving, preventing Prizefighter from controlling successfully.
Prizefighter postures up.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The ref stands the fighters back up, due to lack of action by Ken Banners.
Prizefighter moves in looking to clinch but Banners pushes him off.
Banners looks to throw the jab but Prizefighter is out of range.
Prizefighter really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Banners, right into the meat.
Prizefighter throws a solid leg kick but Banners takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Prizefighter.
Prizefighter takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Prizefighter fails to land the takedown.
Banners checks a leg kick.
Prizefighter with a poor takedown
and Banners counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for HeavyWeight Prizefighter. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Prizefighter shoots in and drives through. Banners sprawls well.
Banners connects with an inside leg kick.
Prizefighter is breathing heavily.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Banners throws a shot to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Banners with a hook.
Banners moves out of range of the body kick.
Prizefighter misses with a takedown attempt
and Banners counters with a low kick, right behind Prizefighter 's knee.
Prizefighter takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Banners.
Prizefighter keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Banners throws a series of punches but Prizefighter avoids them all with ease.
Banners takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Banners displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Prizefighter.
Banners fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
A shot to the liver by Banners. Beautiful body shot.
Banners connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ken Banners dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Banners bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Prizefighter's head backwards.
It looks like HeavyWeight Prizefighter has been cut.
Prizefighter misses with a kick to the body
and Prizefighter takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Banners lands a nice looking kick to the body. Prizefighter takes a step back to recover.
Banners throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Prizefighter fails to land the takedown.
Banners fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Prizefighter.
Banners jabs at Prizefighter's body.
Banners lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Banners drops Prizefighter with a beautiful combination! Prizefighter stares up at his opponent, who ushers him back to his feet - Banners is looking for the KO!
Prizefighter is rocked!
Prizefighter is wiping some vaseline out of his eye. Banners doesn't give a rats ass about fair play and cracks him with a massive hook to the side of the head! Prizefighter crumples to the floor out cold! The cornerman is going to be in Prizefighter's bad books for that mishap!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:54 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Ken Banners!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jimmy Hall (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Sen Sational (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Jimmy Hall has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Jimmy Hall!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Sen Sational!
The judges for this bout are Tiny Johnson, Wesley Smith and Daniel Franklin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hall tries to close the distance and clinch up but Sational swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Sational blocks a jab.
Sational throws a sloppy head kick and Hall moves out of range easily.
Sational staying out of range there.
Sational with a hook.
Sational just misses with a punch to the body.
Hall fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Sational, pushing him back against the cage.
Hall is leaning against Sational and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Hall lands a body shot in the clinch.
Hall misses with a short punch on the inside.
Hall stalling.
Sational blocks a body shot from Hall.
Sational is trying to pull guard but Hall has him pressed against the cage.
Sational being controlled against the cage.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Sational tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Hall just stands there and leans against the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The referee is keeping an eye on Hall - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Nice body punch from Hall - that landed with a thud.
Hall pressing his opponent against the cage.
Hall working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Sational tries to pull guard but Hall holds him up against the cage and eventually Sational drops back down to his feet.
Jimmy Hall has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Sen Sational.
Hall tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Sational's elbow.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Hall.
Hall doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Hall lands with a right to the head.
Sational goes for a takedown attempt but Hall pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Sational uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Hall.
Sational moves out of range as Hall strikes.
Hall just misses with a punch to the body.
Jimmy Hall is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Hall looks to land a combination but Sational avoids it well.
Jimmy Hall seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Sational throws a series of punches but Hall avoids them all with ease.
Sational fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Hall just misses with a punch to the body.
Hall throws a looping overhand right but Sational ducks down to avoid it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hall looks to score with a jab to the body but Sational is just out of range.
A looping hook to the body misses from Hall. Sational does a little dance to reset his feet.
Hall lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Hall lands a nice shot to the body.
Hall showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Sational.
Sational throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
The fighters circle momentarily. Hall darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Hall closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Hall tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Sational's elbow.
Hall leaning his opponent against the cage.
Hall lands a right hand that snaps the head of Sational backwards.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sational fails to pull guard.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Hall as Sational tries to tie him up.
Hall leaning against his opponent.
Hall softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Hall takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Sational tries to work over Hall's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Hall has Sational pressed against the cage.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Hall gets a warning from the ref for wasting time.
Hall has a couple of punches blocked by Sational.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jimmy Hall dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Hall listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Hall misses with a right hand
and Sational counters with a left and a right that stings Hall.
Hall uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Sational.
Sational swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Sational dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
A jab from Hall misses.
Hall avoids a kick to the body.
Sational fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Hall manages to avoid it.
Sational throws a series of punches but Hall moves out of range.
Sational works Hall's body with a nice hook.
Hall misses with a series of wild punches.
Sational throws a series of punches but Hall avoids them all with ease.
Sational misses with the combination.
Hall takes a swing at Sational's ribcage but misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hall showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Sational.
Hall tries to close the distance and clinch up but Sational swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Sational misses with a head kick.
Hall tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Sational was well out of range. Poor timing from Hall.
Hall takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Hall looks to score with a jab to the body but Sational is just out of range.
Sational lands a nice hook to Hall's body. Hall takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Sational slips under a jab.
Sational fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Sational takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Sational misses with a series of wild punches.
Sational fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Hall manages to avoid it.
Sational misses with a body kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hall throws a lazy right hand but Sational sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Hall misses with a hook. Sational ducked under it nicely.
Sational is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Hall rather than just go for the knockout.
Hall misses with a shot to the body
and Sational counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Sational slips under a jab from Hall.
Sational swings for the body but Hall moves out of range.
Hall avoids the body shot from Sational.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Sational displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Hall throws out the jab.
Sational blocks a jab.
Sational looks to land a body kick but Hall moved away.
Sational looks to score with a jab to the body but Hall is just out of range.
Hall looks to throw the jab but Sational is out of range.
Hall fails with an attempt to clinch.
Hall just misses with a punch to the body.
Hall fails in his attempt to clinch.
Sational fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Hall manages to avoid it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sational misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Hall.
Sational will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Sational fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Hall manages to avoid it.
Hall moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Sational takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Hall misses with a straight right.
Sational shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
Hall keeping control of the position.
Sational wants to pass the guard but Hall is defending well.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sational content to control rather than advance.
Sational is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Sational is trying to advance to mount but he's lost his balance and Hall reverses the position - he's now on top in Sational's guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Sen Sational will probably get the nod - 10:9.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Sational throws a predictable looking body shot
and Hall counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Sational uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Hall.
Sational ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Hall moves away.
Sational swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Sational lands with a nice body punch.
Sational misses with the combination.
Sational misses with a body shot.
Hall lunges at Sational with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Sational's hand.
Hall fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Sational manages to avoid it.
Hall lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Hall avoids the head kick by Sational.
Hall swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Sational misses with a body kick.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Sational is looking to score with low kicks.
Hall rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Sational moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sational shoots in looking for a takedown but Hall manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Sational's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Sational keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Hall misses with an uppercut
and Sational counters with a nice low kick that buckles Hall's knee momentarily.
Hall looks to land a right hand but Sational moved out of range.
Hall thows a left - swing and a miss!
Hall is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Sational swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Sational uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Hall.
A telegraphed right hand from Hall misses the target.
Sational misses with a wild combination.
Hall misses with a combination
and Sational counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Sational misses with a jab, cross combination.
Hall tries to close the distance and clinch up but Sational swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Hall throws a hook but Sational blocks it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sational circles away from the clinch attempt.
Hall tries to clinch but Sational moves out of range.
Hall clobbers Sational with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Hall shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Sational throws a body punch but Hall moves out of range.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Sational throws a body punch but Hall moves out of range.
Sational looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Sational fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Sational looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Sational takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Sational swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Sational tries to land a front kick but Hall steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Hall misses with a lunging right hand
and Sational counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Sational throws a body punch but Hall moves out of range.
Hall missing with a left hand there. Sational was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hall misses the shot to the body.
Sational will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Hall takes the fight into the clinch.
Hall struggles to land a body shot inside as Sational controls his hands.
Hall lands a nice shot to the body.
Hall is stalling here.
Hall misses with a hook to the ribs.
Hall cracks Sational with a nice body shot.
Jimmy Hall has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Hall dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hall lands a nice uppercut.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Hall lands with a right to the head.
Hall will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Sational up against the cage.
Sational fails to pull guard.
Sational is trying to pull guard but Hall turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Jimmy Hall has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Sen Sational.
Hall misses with a punch on the inside.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Sational is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Hall pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Hall lands a shoulder strike.
Hall has Sational pressed against the cage.
And that's the end of the fight!
Jimmy Hall showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Hall 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 Tiny Johnson scores the fight 29:28
Judge Wesley Smith scores the fight 29:28
Judge Daniel Franklin scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jimmy Hall!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Fedor Emelianenko (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Veldrane Sengir (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Fedor Emelianenko has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
9 - 2 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Fedor Emelianenko!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
10 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Veldrane Sengir!
The judges for this bout are Robert Twigg, Frank Dennis and Chris Downing.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Emelianenko fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Emelianenko misses with a body shot
and Sengir counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Sengir trying to control the position from guard on top but Emelianenko is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Emelianenko escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Sengir gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Sengir throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Emelianenko works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Sengir wants to control from the top but Emelianenko keeps moving.
Emelianenko has his foot on Sengir's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Sengir works his way back into a safe position though.
Emelianenko working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Sengir.
Emelianenko has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Sengir can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Emelianenko controlling Sengir's posture.
Sengir looking to sit in guard and control but Emelianenko gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Emelianenko works over Sengir with some ground and pound from guard.
Emelianenko passes Sengir's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Emelianenko thows a huge punch but Sengir dodges it nicely.
Sengir is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Emelianenko not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Sengir wants to improve his position but Emelianenko is controlling well.
Sengir regains full guard. Nicely done.
Emelianenko working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Sengir is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Emelianenko in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Sengir trying to keep a closed guard but Emelianenko is proving a slippery customer.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Emelianenko missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Emelianenko accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Sengir avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Emelianenko throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Emelianenko trying to control but Sengir is working from the bottom.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Emelianenko trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Emelianenko prevents Sengir from getting back to his feet.
Sengir trying to control the position.
Emelianenko is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Emelianenko wants to control from the top but Sengir keeps moving.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Emelianenko thows a body shot but no joy.
Emelianenko gets caught flat footed, as Sengir shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Emelianenko trying to keep a closed guard but Sengir is proving a slippery customer.
Sengir must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Sengir wants to get up but he can't break Emelianenko's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
Emelianenko preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Emelianenko looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Emelianenko is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Fedor Emelianenko will probably get the nod.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Sengir tries to clinch up but Emelianenko circles away and keeps his distance.
Sengir shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Emelianenko sprawls well. Emelianenko wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Sengir gets slowly back to his feet.
Sengir tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Emelianenko swivels and escapes.
Nice cross by Emelianenko.
Emelianenko swinging wildly here.
Sengir keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Emelianenko.
Emelianenko circles away from the clinch attempt.
Sengir looks to clinch
and Emelianenko makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Sengir staying out of range there.
Veldrane Sengir is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Sengir closes the distance and clinches up with Emelianenko, looking for a takedown. Sengir pushes Emelianenko against the cage but Emelianenko circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Fedor Emelianenko has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Veldrane Sengir.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Emelianenko misses with a straight left.
A looping hook to the body misses from Emelianenko. Sengir does a little dance to reset his feet.
Sengir tries to clinch but Emelianenko moves out of range.
No joy there for Emelianenko, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Emelianenko tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Sengir was well out of range. Poor timing from Emelianenko.
Emelianenko drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Emelianenko is looking to pass into half guard but Sengir pushes him away with his feet and jumps on top - now Sengir is in guard.
Emelianenko will have to put a bit more behind his punches if he's going to do any damage from this position.
Sengir wants to control from the top but Emelianenko keeps moving.
Emelianenko tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Sengir wants to control from the top but Emelianenko keeps moving.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
Sengir preventing the sweep.
OK we're going to have a standup here. Veldrane Sengir hasn't been effective enough on the ground and the referee wants a restart.
Emelianenko leaves Sengir with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Emelianenko fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Sengir shoots in but no luck this time.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Emelianenko swings and misses with a shot to the body
so Sengir counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Emelianenko looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Emelianenko looking to control.
Emelianenko is working an open guard so Sengir takes the opportunity to get back to his feet.
Emelianenko throws a big shot that misses.
Emelianenko is looking to wear down Sengir with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Sengir shoots for a double leg takedown but Emelianenko sprawls well. He's pushed Sengir's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A shot to the liver by Emelianenko. Beautiful body shot.
Emelianenko throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Sengir was covering up waiting for the punch and Emelianenko finishes the takedown easily into guard.
Sengir wants to stand up but Emelianenko is controlling him.
Emelianenko trying to control but Sengir is working from the bottom.
Emelianenko tries to free his leg and advance position but Sengir is retaining full guard.
Emelianenko with a nice head shot there.
Emelianenko looking to sit in guard and control but Sengir gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Emelianenko preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Sengir trying to control but Emelianenko is working from the bottom.
Emelianenko looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Emelianenko is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Emelianenko tries to land a sweep but no joy.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Sengir wants to control from the top but Emelianenko keeps moving.
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!
Emelianenko has his hands on Sengir's head, controlling the position.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
Emelianenko is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Fedor Emelianenko 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!
Sengir tries to close the distance and clinch up but Emelianenko swats him away and circles back towards the center.
The fight stays on the outside here - Sengir looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Sengir fails with a takedown attempt.
Sengir misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Sengir bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Sengir dips to his left and cracks Emelianenko with an uppercut!
Sengir uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Emelianenko.
Emelianenko fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Sengir manages to avoid it.
Sengir shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Emelianenko but Emelianenko pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Fedor Emelianenko has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Veldrane Sengir.
Emelianenko fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sengir shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Good work by Emelianenko as he checks the leg kick.
Emelianenko throws a looping overhand right but Sengir ducks down to avoid it.
Sengir blocks a jab.
Fedor Emelianenko seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Emelianenko fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Sengir sprawls well initially but Emelianenko persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Emelianenko trying to control from half guard but Sengir is working away.
Emelianenko throwing shots but Sengir is blocking nicely.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Emelianenko connects with a nice short shot to Sengir's temple.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sengir wants to get back to full guard.
Sengir is positioning himself well to prevent Emelianenko advancing to mount.
Sengir keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Emelianenko throwing shots but Sengir is blocking nicely.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Emelianenko is just content to waste time from the top position. Sengir takes advantage of the situation and regains full guard.
Emelianenko trying to control the position from guard on top but Sengir is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Emelianenko is looking to work some ground and pound but Sengir has wrist control.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sengir working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Emelianenko.
Emelianenko in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Emelianenko stopping the sweep attempt from Sengir.
Emelianenko working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Sengir's head.
Veldrane Sengir has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Emelianenko landing some decent shots from guard.
Emelianenko not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Emelianenko throwing strikes but missing.
Sengir not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Sengir preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Emelianenko throwing strikes from guard but Sengir blocks nicely.
Fedor Emelianenko overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Emelianenko's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Emelianenko 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.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Sengir working for a triangle but Emelianenko defends it easily.
Emelianenko slips nicely into half guard.
And that's the end of the fight!
Fedor Emelianenko showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Emelianenko has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Robert Twigg scores the fight 30:28
Judge Frank Dennis scores the fight 30:27
Judge Chris Downing scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Fedor Emelianenko!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Frank Mir (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and James Miller (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). James Miller has the eye of the tiger tonight.
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265 lbs
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218 lbs
19 - 21 - 1 |
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Excellent boxer
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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
23 - 17 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Frank Mir!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
19 - 21 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, James Miller!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Franklin, Wesley Smith and Tiny Johnson.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mir fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Miller 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 Mir has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Mir and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Mir feints and as Miller raises his hands in defense, Mir changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
Mir has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
Mir wants to get up but he can't break Miller's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
Miller controlling the position.
Mir looking to sit in guard and control but Miller gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Miller makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Miller forces his way into half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Miller scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Mir avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Miller.
Miller looking for a submission but Mir manages to get full guard, putting an end to that submission attempt.
Mir keeping moving, preventing Miller from controlling successfully.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mir wants to sweep but no luck.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Miller wants to control from the top but Mir keeps moving.
Miller postures up in Mir's guard and throws a big left but Mir blocks it.
Miller's corner is telling him to maintain position.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Miller accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Miller trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Miller lands a couple of digs.
Miller makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Mir avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Miller trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Mir looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Miller keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Mir's head.
Mir is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Miller defends well.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Miller postures up in Mir's guard and throws a big left but Mir blocks it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mir working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Miller.
Miller is looking to work some ground and pound but Mir has wrist control.
Mir wants to sweep but no luck.
Miller pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Mir is keeping the position for now.
Miller landing with the ground and pound.
Mir tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Miller postures up.
Mir working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Miller doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Miller manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Miller wants to control from the top but Mir keeps moving.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Miller works over Mir with some ground and pound from guard.
Miller throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Mir works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Miller working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Mir's head.
Mir keeping moving, preventing Miller from controlling successfully.
Miller trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Miller postures up as if he's going to throw some strikes but drops back for an ankle! Mir is in big trouble! He looks ready to tap! But no, he's escaped and dives on top of Miller, into his guard.
Miller scrambles and gets back to his feet.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mir shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
James Miller seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Miller fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Nice sprawl there from Miller as Mir shoots in.
Miller throws a leg kick that misses.
Miller throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Mir moves forwards but Miller connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Mir tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Miller paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Miller stuffs the takedown attempt from Mir. Mir gets slowly back to his feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Frank Mir. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Miller defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Mir.
Miller throws a low kick, looking for Mir's leg but Mir calmly moves out of range.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Miller tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Mir is able to avoid easily.
Miller throws a leg kick that is checked
and Mir counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Mir shoots in for a double leg but Miller sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
A combination from Mir does no damage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
James Miller dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Miller shoots in and bounces Mir off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Miller accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Mir wants to sweep but no luck.
Miller postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Mir looking to control.
Miller tries to free his leg and advance position but Mir is retaining full guard.
Miller with a flurry of punches that miss.
Mir has momentary wrist control but Miller slips an elbow through the middle.
Mir preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Miller wants to pass the guard but Mir is keeping the position.
Miller throwing strikes but missing.
Miller chips away with some ground and pound.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Miller trying to control but Mir is working from the bottom.
Miller pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Mir is keeping the position for now.
Mir utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Miller trying to pass the guard. He's being very persistent here but Mir manages to land a sweep and now he's on top!
Mir controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Miller is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Mir is controlling him.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mir working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Mir accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Miller keeping moving, preventing Mir from controlling successfully.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
The ref stands the fighters back up because Frank Mir just wasn't active enough.
Mir clinches.
Mir landing some nice looking knees to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Miller's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Mir keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Miller swings widly with a right hand
and Mir counters with a body kick.
Miller connects with a crisp jab.
Miller lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Miller shoots in looking for a takedown but Mir manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Miller's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Frank Mir is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Mir looks for a takedown but Miller sprawls well.
Miller tries to sprawl but Mir drives through with a takedown into half guard.
Miller is breathing heavily.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Mir looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
Miller wants to improve his position but Mir is controlling well.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mir content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Miller tries to get to full guard but Mir has control of the leg.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but James Miller will probably get the nod - 10:9.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!
Mir closes this distance looking for a takedown but Miller circles away.
James Miller seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Miller tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Mir fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Mir shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Miller defends it nicely.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Frank Mir. That's going to take a lot out of him.
A looping hook to the body misses from Miller. Mir does a little dance to reset his feet.
Mir thows a body kick. Miller tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Miller drives through with a takedown into Mir's guard. Let's see what he can do from the top position.
Miller has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Miller is looking to work some ground and pound but Mir has wrist control.
Miller landing some decent shots from guard.
Miller lands a couple of digs.
James Miller has got the better of the ground game so far.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Mir preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Miller is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Mir is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Miller is aware though and is defending well.
Miller wants to control from the top but Mir keeps moving.
Miller is looking to work some ground and pound but Mir has wrist control.
Miller trying to control but Mir is working from the bottom.
Miller might have to switch it up a bit here because his efforts to control Mir kaven't been going to plan, at least at the current moment in time.
Mir looking to hit a scissor sweep but Miller is one step ahead there.
Miller throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Miller trying to control the position from guard on top but Mir is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Mir looking for a guillotine here but Miller defends easily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Miller throws a big elbow that misses.
Miller throws a big right hand that misses.
Miller trying to control the position from guard on top but Mir is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Miller working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Mir keeping moving, preventing Miller from controlling successfully.
Miller looking to pass the guard.
Mir has momentary wrist control but Miller slips an elbow through the middle.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Mir is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Miller trying to control the position from guard on top but Mir is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Mir is looking for a triangle but Miller pushes his legs off easily.
Mir is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Miller postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Miller scoring with some ground and pound.
Miller cracks Mir with a solid left hand.
Mir working a defensive guard here.
Miller preventing the sweep.
Miller missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Miller cracks Mir with a solid left hand.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Miller looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Miller wants to control from the top but Mir keeps moving.
Mir wants to stand and escape but Miller is having none of it.
James Miller is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Miller is looking to work some ground and pound but Mir has wrist control.
Miller trying to control but Mir is working from the bottom.
Miller engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
The ref calls for a clean break and stands the fighters back up. James Miller wasn't active enough on the ground.
A jab lands there for Miller.
Frank Mir has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Miller avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
And that's the end of the fight!
James Miller comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Miller winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Daniel Franklin scores the fight 27:30
Judge Wesley Smith scores the fight 27:30
Judge Tiny Johnson scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... James Miller!
James Miller 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 Gigant Silva (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ryan Evans (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Evans is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Emoyrean Mercenaries. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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265 lbs
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250 lbs
22 - 15 - 1 |
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Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Gigant Silva!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
22 - 15 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Ryan Evans!
The judges for this bout are Robert Twigg, Gwen Towbar and Wesley Smith.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Silva closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Evans is looking to reverse the position.
Silva scores with a couple of short elbows.
Evans gets one leg under and gets the fight to half guard.
Evans actively working from the bottom here.
Silva seems to be working for a kimura but Evans defends the submission attempt.
Evans is looking to improve his position.
Silva seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Evans does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Evans trying to get back to full guard but Silva takes advantage of the position and moves to full mount!
Evans takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
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!
Evans is in all sorts of trouble here.
Evans gets back to half guard.
Evans wants to improve his position but Silva is controlling well.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Evans is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Silva pulls his head out easily.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Evans looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Silva scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Silva will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Silva working the head and body with strikes.
Silva keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
Silva takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Evans looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Silva working the head and body with strikes.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Silva wants to work for an arm triangle but Evans is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Silva working over Evans with some ground and pound. Evans looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Evans looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Evans is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Silva is nestled in close to Evans, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Evans looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Silva prevents Evans from improving his position.
Evans is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Silva scores with a couple of nice shots.
Silva lands with a punch from half guard.
Silva working over Evans with some ground and pound. Evans looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Evans wants to improve his position but Silva is controlling well.
Silva is working for a kimura but Evans is defending it quite comfortably.
Silva is looking for a kimura here.
Evans looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Silva working the head and body with strikes.
Silva wants to control but Evans is keeping him busy.
Evans is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Silva pulls his head out easily.
Silva drops an elbow to the side of Evans's head.
Silva working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Evans actively working from the bottom here.
Silva lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Silva really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Evans looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Evans looks winded!
Silva lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Evans is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Silva scores with a couple of nice shots.
Evans has guillotine here! It looks pretty tight! Could this be all over! No, Silva escapes and passes into side control at the same time. Nice work there by Silva!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Silva scores with a couple of nice shots to the head there. The referee takes a look at Evans to see if he's OK.
Silva trying to control the position but Evans is working away.
Silva working the ground and pound from side control.
Evans is looking to regain half guard here but Silva keeps moving and retains side control.
Silva looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Evans tries to bench press Silva off him but Silva keeps the position.
Silva trying to control the action but Evans is working from the bottom.
Silva has knee on belly and moves into mount.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Evans is in a horrible position here. Silva smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Evans in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Gigant Silva dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Silva feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Evans's calf.
It looks like Ryan Evans has been cut.
Silva tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Evans swivels and escapes.
Evans misses with a hook. Silva ducked under it nicely.
Evans misses with a straight left.
Silva throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Evans's waist but Evans gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Silva off to one side.
Silva closes the distance and clinches up with Evans, looking for a takedown. Silva pushes Evans against the cage but Evans circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Gigant Silva. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Evans thows a body shot but no joy.
Silva throws a leg kick that misses.
Silva scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Evans actively working from the bottom here.
Evans manages to get to full guard.
Silva is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Evans is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
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!
Evans looking for a guillotine here but Silva defends easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Silva wants to control from the top but Evans keeps moving.
Silva works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Evans is looking for a sweep. Silva is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Silva is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Evans can do to turn this around?
Silva working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Silva looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Evans with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Silva is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Evans sees it coming and defends easily.
Silva is nestled in close to Evans, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Evans wants to get back to full guard.
Silva drops an elbow to the side of Evans's head.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Evans looking to force a kimura from the bottom here. He's concentrating on that move too much though and Silva pushes past his half guard into mount!
Evans is breathing heavily.
Silva landing shots from mount.
Evans is rocked!
Silva 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.
Silva drops a big elbow. That's hurt Evans! More shots from Silva and the ref steps in! The fight is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:59 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Gigant Silva!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Tauno Tuning (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Nikolino Visnjic (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Visnjic is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Come undone. Nikolino Visnjic will no doubt be looking to use his reach advantage to good effect.
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280 lbs
11 - 14 - 0 |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 5 - 1, fighting out of Helsinki, Tauno Tuning!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
11 - 14 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Nikolino Visnjic!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Franklin, Frank Dennis and Cecil Peabody.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Tuning lands with an uppercut that bounces Visnjic off the cage and back into range.
It looks like Nikolino Visnjic has been cut.
A combination from Tuning does no damage.
A combination from Visnjic does no damage.
Tuning takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
It looks like Tauno Tuning has been cut.
Tuning lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Visnjic backs up against the cage.
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!
Tuning connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Tuning throws a right and a left that Visnjic avoids nicely.
Visnjic will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
A punch combination from Tuning misses.
Tuning looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Tuning fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Nice uppercut there from Visnjic.
Tuning shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Visnjic eats them both and turns towards Tuning to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Tuning ducks right into an uppercut from Visnjic.
Tuning lands with a nice combination. Visnjic backs away looking to recover.
Visnjic connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Tuning misses with a series of wild punches.
Tuning steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Visnjic. That one must have hurt.
Tuning is breathing heavily.
A slow jab from Tuning misses its intended target.
Visnjic throws a right hand that Tuning ducks under and follows up with a left that Tuning also avoids with ease.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tuning throws out a loose jab but Visnjic uses good head movement to avoid it.
Visnjic throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Tuning throws a nice looking combination but Visnjic bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Visnjic looks to land a combination but Tuning avoids it well.
Visnjic slips a jab and a cross from Tuning.
Visnjic displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Visnjic throws out a leg kick but Tuning moves out of range and Visnjic only half commits.
Tuning rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Visnjic moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Tuning misses the shot to the body.
Visnjic looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Nice shot lands for Visnjic.
Visnjic scores with a jab to the body.
Tuning looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Visnjic is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
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!
Visnjic paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Tuning throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Tuning ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Visnjic moves away.
Visnjic misses with a low kick.
Visnjic delivers a nice body kick.
Nice defenses there by Visnjic.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tuning dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Oooooh!!! Visnjic has knocked Tuning down with a huge combo! Visnjic steps away and waves a wobbly Tuning back to his feet! This one might not go much longer!
Tuning is rocked!
Visnjic closes the distance and lands a crisp combination that knocks Tuning out cold! Tuning corner are devastated, head in hands behind our commentary position. Poor guys.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:12 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Nikolino Visnjic!
Nikolino Visnjic was full of energy after the big win and talked about how he thinks he can do big things in this sport. The crowd were appreciative of his determination to succeed.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Manny Holt (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kaiden Speed (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Speed has chosen Skrillex / Bangarang as his entrance music. Manny Holt is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples... Tweaking his own nipples that is.
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270 lbs
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282 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
20 - 19 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Manny Holt!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
13 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Kaiden Speed!
The judges for this bout are Alan Glass, Tiny Johnson and Robert Twigg.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Speed fails in his attempt to clinch.
Holt just misses with a punch to the body.
Holt tries to clinch up.
Holt throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Holt misses with an uppercut. Speed saw that one coming.
Holt fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Speed sprawls well initially but Holt persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
Speed pushes Holt off looking to stand but Holt dives back in and keeps control.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Holt sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Speed defending well though.
Speed is looking to escape.
Ground and pound from Holt.
Holt is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Speed sees it coming and defends easily.
Holt stops Speed from getting back to his feet.
Holt thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Holt stops Speed from getting back to his feet.
Speed is using up a lot of energy trying to get back to his feet. Perhaps he should improve his position first.
Holt looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Speed blocking the ground and pound attempt from Holt.
Speed is trying to stand.
Holt with the ground and pound but Speed uses the opportunity to regain guard.
Speed wants to stand but Holt is controlling the position.
Holt stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Speed swivels though and keeps the full guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Speed is looking to stand up but Holt isn't so interested in that idea.
Holt throws a big elbow that misses.
Speed wriggles free and stands up.
Kaiden Speed is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Speed pushes Holt back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Speed lands with a short head shot on the inside.
It looks like Manny Holt has been cut.
A body shot lands from Speed.
Holt is breathing heavily.
Speed prevents a takedown attempt there.
Speed holding his opponent close, against the cage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Speed blocking some punches.
Speed lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Speed taking a breather.
Holt trying to control the position but instead, Speed has worked for underhooks and has pushed Holt into the cage.
Speed lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Speed avoiding damage.
Speed misses with some punches.
A head punch on the inside from Speed fails to land.
Speed just leaning against Holt, taking a breather.
Holt with an attempt at a knee that misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Speed scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Holt takes a shot to the head.
Manny Holt's cut is getting worse.
Holt has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Holt tries to break the clinch but Speed is controlling the position.
Speed misses with a short punch on the inside.
Holt misses with a hook from the clinch.
Speed scores with a shoulder strike.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Holt being controlled against the cage.
Speed lands with a light punch inside.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Speed tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Holt's elbow.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Speed.
Holt blocks a body shot from Speed.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Kaiden Speed dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Manny Holt'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.
Speed has managed to clinch.
Holt wants to break free but Speed has control.
Holt breaks the clinch.
Holt tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Speed manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Speed bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Speed is looking to clinch but Holt is avoiding it.
Speed scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Speed takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Manny Holt's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
Holt jabs Speed right on the nose. Speed blinks but takes it well.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Holt throws a series of punches but Speed moves out of range.
Speed lands a glancing blow to the side of Holt's head.
Speed moves into the clinch.
Speed breaks the clinch.
Speed throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Holt misses the shot to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Holt swats away the attempt to clinch by Speed.
Speed clinches with his opponent.
Speed misses with some punches.
Speed throws a head punch that misses.
Holt is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Speed is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Holt is stalling here.
Holt being controlled against the cage.
Holt is trying to push Speed away but Speed has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
A short uppercut from Speed.
Kaiden Speed seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Speed swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Holt trying to control the position but instead, Speed has worked for underhooks and has pushed Holt into the cage.
Speed stalling.
Speed gets underhooks to prevent Holt's takedown attempt.
Speed working hard to break the clinch.
Speed tries to work over Holt's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Holt breaks the clinch.
Holt just misses with a punch to the body.
Holt throws a poor cross that misses
and Speed counters by clinching up.
Holt blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Speed makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Speed lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Speed lands an uppercut.
Jeez, Manny Holt's cut is really nasty now. The referee must be thinking about getting that checked.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A short right from Speed.
Speed lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Speed takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Holt is looking to break free of the clinch but Speed has double underhooks.
Holt blocking some punches.
Speed digs a right hand into Holt's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Holt's gas tank.
Speed stalling in the clinch.
Speed blocks an uppercut.
Speed lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Holt backwards.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Manny Holt's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:49 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Kaiden Speed!
Post fight, an emotional Kaiden Speed said 'Daaamn that was stupid fun!!'.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Kaban Demidov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Goodnight Irene (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Kaban Demidov has a significant reach advantage - let's see if he can make it count.
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283 lbs
10 - 4 - 0 |
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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
27 - 18 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Kaban Demidov!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
10 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Goodnight Irene!
The judges for this bout are Frank Dennis, Tiny Johnson and Daniel Franklin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Irene swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Demidov counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Irene lands a leg kick that knocks Demidov off balance momentarily.
Irene throws a poor cross that misses
enabling Demidov to counter with a crisp jab.
Demidov gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Irene throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Irene misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Irene can't find room to land a body shot as Demidov controls the action.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Demidov.
Demidov working Irene over with knees to the body.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Irene prevents a body shot from Demidov.
Demidov managing to block the knees to the body from Irene.
Irene tries to work over Demidov's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Demidov.
Demidov misses with a punch to the body.
Demidov lands a hook to the side of the head.
Irene avoiding damage as Demidov throws knees to the body.
Demidov tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Irene misses with the head strike.
Demidov misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Irene.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A right hand to the body from Demidov.
Demidov tries to throw a body punch but Irene avoids it by throwing Demidov back against the cage.
Irene blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Irene tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Demidov's elbow.
Irene swings wildly with an uppercut but Demidov uses good head movement to avoid it.
Irene misses with a hook to the ribs.
Irene utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Demidov is working Irene over against the cage.
Demidov tries to work over Irene's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Demidov working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Demidov lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Demidov is leaning against Irene and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Demidov lands a nice shot to the body.
Irene lands a body punch in the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Irene misses with a body punch.
Irene trying to land knees to the body.
Irene scores with a nice hook to the head.
Demidov working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Irene working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Demidov pushes Irene back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Irene misses with a hook from the clinch.
Demidov can't find room to land a body shot as Irene controls the action.
A shot in the inside from Demidov.
Irene wants to stall.
Irene pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Demidov misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Irene tries to throw a body punch but Demidov avoids it by throwing Irene back against the cage.
Demidov blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Irene misses with a body punch.
Irene lands a body punch.
Demidov is breathing heavily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Irene makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Kaban Demidov's cut is getting worse.
Demidov struggles to land a body shot inside as Irene controls his hands.
Demidov misses with a punch to the body.
Irene lands a shot to the body.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Irene.
Irene doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Irene tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Demidov avoids it.
Irene lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Demidov or not.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Irene pushes Demidov back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Demidov managing to block the knees to the body from Irene.
Irene lands an elbow just above Demidov 's eye.
Demidov avoiding damage as Irene throws knees to the body.
Irene pushes Demidov back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Irene working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Irene tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Demidov's elbow.
Irene lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Demidov prevents a body shot from Irene.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Demidov struggles to land a body shot inside as Irene controls his hands.
Irene lands with a short shot to the head.
Irene throws a punch but it's blocked by Demidov.
Irene lands a shot to the body.
Irene swings wildly with an uppercut but Demidov uses good head movement to avoid it.
Irene tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Demidov's elbow.
Demidov tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Irene cracks Demidov with a nice body shot.
Irene tries to throw a body punch but Demidov avoids it by throwing Irene back against the cage.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Demidov being controlled against the cage.
Irene lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Kaban Demidov's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Irene misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Demidov misses with a body punch.
Demidov avoiding damage as Irene throws knees to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Goodnight Irene dominated that round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Irene fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Demidov closes the distance and clinches.
Demidov blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Irene tries to throw a body punch but Demidov avoids it by throwing Irene back against the cage.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Demidov.
A right handed body shot lands from Irene.
Irene scores with a shot to the side of Demidov's head.
Irene misses with a body punch.
Irene scores with a shot to the side of Demidov's head.
Irene misses with a hook to the ribs.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Demidov tries to work over Irene's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Irene tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Demidov avoids it.
Irene misses with the head strike.
Irene can't find room to land a body shot as Demidov controls the action.
Irene tries to land knees in the clinch but Demidov avoids the damage to the body.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Irene throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
With the fighters up against the cage, Irene throws an elbow but misses.
Demidov misses with a hook to the ribs.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Irene misses with a hook to the ribs.
Demidov goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Irene misses with the head strike.
Demidov lands with a short punch from the clinch.
A head punch on the inside from Irene fails to land.
Irene misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Demidov struggles to land a body shot inside as Irene controls his hands.
Irene misses with a hook from the clinch.
Irene is leaning against Demidov and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Irene lands a right hand that snaps the head of Demidov backwards.
Irene will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Demidov up against the cage.
Irene lands a body punch.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Irene tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Irene misses with a hook to the ribs.
Irene takes a shot to the head.
Irene lands a left hand that snaps the head of Demidov backwards.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Irene lands with a left to the head.
Irene throws a big uppercut that drops Demidov! More strikes from Irene and the referee jumps in to stop the fight! Demidov lies dazed against the cage as Irene celebrates with his cornermen!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:15 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Goodnight Irene!
Goodnight Irene made sure to mention his sponsor, Brute in his post fight interview.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Bla Bla (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Takedown And Pound (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Bla comes to the cage accompanied by I'm gonna live forever. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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264 lbs
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23
264 lbs
13 - 10 - 0 |
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Brawler
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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
12 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Bla Bla!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
13 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Takedown And Pound!
The judges for this bout are Gwen Towbar, Chris Downing and Cecil Peabody.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nice cross by Bla.
It looks like Takedown And Pound has been cut.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Bla jabs at And Pound's body.
Bla closes the distance and after a bit of a stuggle, scores a takedown into And Pound's guard.
And Pound looks winded!
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
And Pound not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Bla trying to control but And Pound is working from the bottom.
Bla in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
And Pound working a defensive guard here.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Bla accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Bla works a leg free and moves into half guard.
And Pound is trying to maintain the position but Bla is very close to passing his half guard.
Bla missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Bla tries to pass the half guard into mount. And Pound knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Bla is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
And Pound is looking to control Bla's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can And Pound avoid being mounted?
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bla thows a huge punch but And Pound dodges it nicely.
And Pound gets full guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
And Pound utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Bla postures up in And Pound's guard and throws a big left but And Pound blocks it.
And Pound manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Bla manages to get himself to full guard.
And Pound tries to stand but Bla is controlling from the bottom.
Bla scrambles and gets back to his feet.
Bla cracks And Pound with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
And Pound blocks a jab.
And Pound throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
The crowd cheers as Bla lands an impressive looking overhand right. And Pound doesn't seem phased though.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bla throws a right and a left that both miss.
Bla looks to score with a jab to the body but And Pound is just out of range.
Bla scores with a crisp jab that stopped And Pound in his tracks.
And Pound throws a solid leg kick but Bla takes the impact on his shin and smiles at And Pound.
And Pound keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Bla connects with a picture perfect right hand that knocks And Pound out cold! This one is over in a flash!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:21 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Bla Bla!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Muay Thai (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Zirry Swan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Thai comes to the cage accompanied by Town Called Malice. The crowd seem to be enjoying Swan's choice of entrance music: Blame it on my ADD. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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249 lbs
19 - 8 - 0 |
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238 lbs
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Good wrestling
World class MT
Insanely flexible |
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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
19 - 8 - 0, fighting out of London, Muay Thai!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
36 - 16 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Zirry Swan!
The judges for this bout are Tiny Johnson, Wesley Smith and Gwen Towbar.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Swan on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Swan connects with the punch.
It looks like Muay Thai has been cut.
Swan takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Thai throws a low kick but Swan avoids it.
Thai is looking to land body kicks.
Swan ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A nice leg kick lands there from Thai.
Thai lands a lovely overhand right.
Swan scores with a shot to the body.
Swan throws a right hand that Thai ducks under and follows up with a left that Thai also avoids with ease.
Swan is looking to land body kicks.
Swan tries to close the distance and clinch but Thai swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Thai wants to slow Swan down by chopping away at his legs.
Swan tries to clinch up.
Swan throws a leg kick but Thai sees it coming and checks it nicely.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Thai lands a head kick!
Thai throws a lazy right hand but Swan sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Thai chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Swan can pounce on him.
A looping hook to the body misses from Thai. Swan does a little dance to reset his feet.
Thai with a hook.
Swan lands with a thumping leg kick.
Swan loads up on a big right hand but Thai slips the punch.
Thai checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Swan throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Thai sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Swan uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Thai.
Swan tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Swan clinches with his opponent.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Swan is leaning against Thai and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Thai misses with a body punch.
Thai is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Swan connects with a nasty looking knee right to Thai's face.
Swan misses with a body punch.
Thai tries to break free but Swan pushes him back against the cage.
Thai misses with a punch to the body.
Thai displaying some good clinch control by pressing Swan up against the cage.
Swan tries to work over Thai's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Swan misses with a hook to the ribs.
Thai misses with a hook to the ribs.
Thai blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Swan tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Thai avoids it.
Swan lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Thai tries to throw a body punch but Swan avoids it by throwing Thai back against the cage.
Swan tries to throw a body punch but Thai avoids it by throwing Swan back against the cage.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Thai.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Swan tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Swan can't find room to land a body shot as Thai controls the action.
Swan scores with a nice hook to the head.
Swan goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Swan tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Thai's elbow.
Thai tries to work over Swan's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Thai lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Swan backwards.
Swan misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Thai tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Swan blocks a body shot from Thai.
Thai tries to throw a body punch but Swan avoids it by throwing Thai back against the cage.
Swan misses with a punch to the body.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Thai.
Thai escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Swan stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Thai.
Swan looks winded!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Thai lands a slapping body shot.
Swan waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Thai.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Thai lands with a thumping leg kick.
Thai dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Thai thumps Swan with a low kick.
Swan avoids a punch combination nicely.
Swan throws a half hearted mid kick.
Thai is looking to chop away at Swan's legs.
Thai fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Swan throws a low kick but Thai moves out of range easily.
Swan thuds his right hand into Thai's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Thai looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Decent striking displayed by Thai there.
Thai uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Swan.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Muay Thai dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Muay Thai'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.
Swan thuds his shin into the meat of Thai's side.
Thai throws a hook but Swan blocks it.
Thai walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Swan lands with a right hand.
Swan misses with a hook. Thai ducked under it nicely.
Thai circles away from the clinch attempt.
Swan dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Thai. That did some damage!
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Thai finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Swan lands with a straight right. Thai didn't see that one coming.
Thai looks to land a body kick but Swan moved away.
Swan looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Swan steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Thai. That one must have hurt.
Thai throws the left hand but Swan avoids the punch easily.
Thai throws a head kick that misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Swan looks for the body kick but Thai saw that one coming.
Swan throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Swan - that will leave a mark!
Thai has not gone for a single takedown so far in this fight, which seems like a very strange tactic when you consider that he has the superior wrestling and BJJ.
Swan gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Thai tries to stall but Swan uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Swan scores with a knee to the head.
Thai has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Thai tries to work over Swan's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Swan lands with a right to the head.
Thai doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Thai wants to break the clinch but can't.
Thai softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Swan throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Thais head.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Swan tries to throw a body punch but Thai avoids it by throwing Swan back against the cage.
Swan lands a left hand that snaps the head of Thai backwards.
Muay Thai's cut is getting worse.
Zirry Swan seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Thai tries to break the clinch but Swan is controlling the position.
Thai misses with a punch to the body.
A short right from Thai.
Swan tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Swan lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Thai backwards.
Thai takes a shot to the head.
Thai blocks a body shot from Swan.
Swan missing with knees to the body.
Swan goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Swan blocking some punches.
Thai lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Swan lands a body punch.
Thai can't break the clinch.
Swan tries to work over Thai's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Swan keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Thai's efforts to push away.
Thai swings wildly with an uppercut but Swan uses good head movement to avoid it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Thai lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Swan backwards.
Swan can't find room to land a body shot as Thai controls the action.
Thai is trying to break free.
Thai misses with some punches.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Swan.
Swan lands a hook to the side of the head.
Swan lands a body punch in the clinch.
Swan lands a right hand that snaps the head of Thai backwards.
Swan lands with a left to the head.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Nice body punch from Swan - that landed with a thud.
Thai blocks a body shot from Swan.
Thai is trying to force a seperation but Swan has the dominant position.
Swan goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Thai prevents a body shot from Swan.
Swan misses with a body punch.
Swan comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Thai doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Thai's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Good work by Thai as he checks the leg kick.
Swan has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Swan there as he acknowledges the shot.
Swan connects with a leg kick. Thai looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
A nice inside leg kick there by Swan. That's going to slow Thai down.
Swan scores with a three punch combo!
Muay Thai's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
Swan feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Thai's calf.
Zirry Swan seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Swan throws a leg kick but Thai checks it.
Swan throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Swan lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Swan fails with an attempt to clinch.
Swan tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Thai manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Thai throws a leg kick but Swan sees it coming and moves out of range.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Zirry Swan showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Muay Thai's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
Swan lands a jab to the head.
Thai throws a hook to the side of Swan's head but Swan sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Thai ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Thai ducks under a wild hook from Swan.
Swan ducks under a wild hook from Thai.
Swan misses with a hook.
Thai ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Swan throws a leg kick
and Thai counters with a good low kick that Swan was not able to check.
Jab, jab by Swan - just one landing.
Swan lands with a kick to the ribs.
A head kick misses from Thai.
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!
Swan clinches.
Swan lands a hook to the side of the head.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Swan lands a right hand that snaps the head of Thai backwards.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Swan struggles to land a body shot inside as Thai controls his hands.
A right hook to the body lands for Swan.
Swan works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Swan misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Swan lands a right hand that snaps the head of Thai backwards.
A right hook to the body lands for Swan.
Swan lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Thai or not.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A right hand to the body from Swan.
Swan lands a right hand.
Swan putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Thai in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Swan has Thai pressed against the cage, preventing Thai from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Swan tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Thai's elbow.
Swan lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Jeez, Muay Thai's cut is really nasty now. The referee must be thinking about getting that checked.
Swan goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Swan throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Thais head.
Swan working aggressively here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Thai lands an uppercut.
Swan can't find room to land a body shot as Thai controls the action.
Swan landing some nice looking knees to the body.
A right handed body shot lands from Swan.
Thai prevents a body shot from Swan.
Swan lands with a right to the head.
Swan presses Thai against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Swan digs a right hand underneath Thai's ribcage. Thai let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Swan lands a right hand that snaps the head of Thai backwards.
Swan putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Thai in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
A short body shot lands from Swan as the two fighters clinch.
Swan tries to throw a body punch but Thai avoids it by throwing Swan back against the cage.
A hook to the body from Swan.
Swan missing with knees to the body.
Thai tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Swan tries to throw a body punch but Thai avoids it by throwing Swan back against the cage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Thai on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Swan struggles to land a body shot inside as Thai controls his hands.
Thai stalling in the clinch but Swan improves position.
Swan crunches a lovely knee into Thai's ribcage.
Swan lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Thai backwards.
Swan lands with a short punch from the clinch.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Muay Thai's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:31 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Zirry Swan!
An out of breath and clearly excited Zirry Swan thanked HGH Nutrients Q160-Q158 for their help and support (and free stuff they sent him).
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FIGHT
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