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TTFC McGuire Vs Samson 3 PBP Commentary |
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Hector Lombard (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Lyle Kikyerass (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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BJJ Purple Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
10 - 9 - 0, fighting out of New York, Hector Lombard!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 6 - 0, fighting out of New York, Lyle Kikyerass!
The judges for this bout are Bruno Lombardi, Lou da Vinci and Franklyn Lucas.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lombard falls off balance throwing a combination
and Kikyerass connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
It looks like Hector Lombard has been cut.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Kikyerass tries to close the distance and clinch but Lombard swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Lombard will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Lombard throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Kikyerass counters with a straight right hand.
A punch combination from Lombard misses.
A looping hook to the body misses from Lombard. Kikyerass does a little dance to reset his feet.
Lombard throws the kick towards the body but Kikyerass avoids it.
Lombard swinging wildly here.
Lombard throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Kikyerass tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Lombard paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Lombard circles away from the clinch attempt.
Sloppy strikes from Lombard. Those never looked like landing.
Lombard fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Kikyerass avoids the head kick by Lombard.
Lombard throws a right and a left that both miss.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lombard throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Lombard misses with a double jab.
Kikyerass moves in looking to clinch but Lombard pushes him off.
Lombard misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Lombard misses with a head kick.
Hector Lombard seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Kikyerass avoids the head kick by Lombard.
Kikyerass tries to clinch there but Lombard circles away.
A big left from Lombard misses.
Lombard takes a swing at Kikyerass's ribcage but misses.
Lombard tries to sprawl but Kikyerass drives through with a takedown into half guard.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
Kikyerass looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Lombard with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Lombard is breathing heavily.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Kikyerass scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Jeez, Hector Lombard's cut is really nasty now. The referee must be thinking about getting that checked.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Hector Lombard's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:59 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Lyle Kikyerass!
A loyal slave to those sponsorship dollars, Lyle Kikyerass made sure he mentioned Mango Nutrition , along with how happy he was to win his fight.
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Tyrone Tornado CPW (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Lucky Charm (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Tornado CPW comes to the cage accompanied by Warning!. Tyrone Tornado CPW has a significant reach advantage - let's see if he can make it count.
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142 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
14 - 6 - 1, fighting out of St Petersburg, Tyrone Tornado CPW!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
19 - 29 - 0, fighting out of New York, Lucky Charm!
The judges for this bout are John Kavanagh, Steve Montenegro and Jonathan Paton.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Charm tries to clinch up.
Tornado CPW scores with a decent looking hook.
Tornado CPW throws a hook but Charm avoids it easily.
Charm moves to clinch but Tornado CPW breaks away
and Tornado CPW counters with a nice uppercut.
Charm wants to clinch but Tornado CPW slips to the side
letting Tornado CPW counter with a right hand.
Charm wants to clinch but Tornado CPW slips to the side
and Tornado CPW counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Tornado CPW circles away from the clinch attempt
and Tornado CPW connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Charm tries to close the distance and clinch but Tornado CPW swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Tornado CPW scores with a nice strike.
A big right from Tornado CPW misses.
Tornado CPW really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Tornado CPW misses with a hook.
Charm tries to clinch up
and Tornado CPW counters with a straight right hand.
Charm takes one on the button.
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!
Tornado CPW thuds his right hand into Charm's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tornado CPW throws a jab but it's blocked by Charm.
Tornado CPW circles away from the clinch attempt
and Tornado CPW makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Charm moves out of range of the strikes.
Charm keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Tornado CPW.
Good standup being displayed there by Tornado CPW as he connects with a hook.
Tornado CPW throws a hook to the side of Charm's head but Charm sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Charm takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Sloppy strikes from Charm. Those never looked like landing.
Charm wants to clinch up but Tornado CPW keeps it at a distance.
Charm uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Tornado CPW.
Charm tries to close the distance and clinch but Tornado CPW swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Charm tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Tornado CPW paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Tornado CPW is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Charm darts in trying to clinch
and Tornado CPW counters with a left to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tornado CPW lands a jab to the head.
Charm gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Charm misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Charm throws a punch but it's blocked by Tornado CPW.
Charm goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Charm lands a hook to the side of the head.
Tornado CPW wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Charm keeps control of Tornado CPW as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
A right hand to the body from Tornado CPW.
Tornado CPW tries to circle away but Charm has him pinned against the cage.
Charm lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Tornado CPW is trying to maintain a safe position but Charm gets an underhook and turns Tornado CPW into the cage.
A short right from Charm.
Charm blocks a punch to the side of the head.
A short right from Tornado CPW on the inside.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Tornado CPW.
Tornado CPW tries to throw a body punch but Charm avoids it by throwing Tornado CPW back against the cage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tornado CPW's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Charm working aggressively here.
Charm has a couple of punches blocked by Tornado CPW.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Tornado CPW.
Tornado CPW lands a hook that snaps the head of Charm backwards.
Charm swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Charm tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Tornado CPW throws a head punch that misses.
Charm misses with a hook from the clinch.
Tornado CPW scores with a nice hook to the head.
A nice right hand lands inside from Charm.
Tornado CPW is leaning against Charm and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Charm.
Charm misses with a short punch on the inside.
Charm misses with a punch on the inside.
Still in the clinch, Tornado CPW scores with a nice short uppercut.
Charm has Tornado CPW pressed against the cage, preventing Tornado CPW from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Charm.
Charm blocking some punches.
Charm lands with a right to the head.
Charm looking to stall.
Tornado CPW lands a hook to the side of the head.
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!
Charm pressing his opponent against the cage.
Tornado CPW is trying to maintain a safe position but Charm gets an underhook and turns Tornado CPW into the cage.
Tornado CPW misses with a hook from the clinch.
Tornado CPW blocks a punch to the side of the head.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Tornado CPW misses with a body punch.
Tornado CPW makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Tornado CPW blocks an uppercut.
Charm misses with a hook from the clinch.
Charm prevents Tornado CPW from breaking the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Tyrone Tornado CPW dominated that round.
That's time! Tornado CPW's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Charm doesn't manage to clinch there - Tornado CPW circles away.
Charm moves out of range of the strikes.
Charm wants to clinch.
Lucky Charm is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Charm darts in trying to clinch
and Tornado CPW counters with a nice uppercut.
Tornado CPW gets tackled into the cage by Charm. Charm maintains the clinch.
A nice left hand lands by Charm.
Tornado CPW tries a body shot but Charm blocks it.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Charm.
Tornado CPW tries a body shot but Charm blocks it.
Tornado CPW swings wildly with an uppercut but Charm uses good head movement to avoid it.
Tornado CPW misses with a short punch on the inside.
Tornado CPW lands with a left to the head.
Tornado CPW lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Tornado CPW breaks the clinch.
Charm tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Charm tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Tornado CPW counters with a nice uppercut.
Tornado CPW throws a solid leg kick but Charm takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Tornado CPW.
Charm tries to close the distance and clinch but Tornado CPW swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Tornado CPW throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Charm darts in trying to clinch
and Tornado CPW counters with a stiff right hand.
Lucky Charm seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Charm moves out of range of the strikes.
Tornado CPW closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Tornado CPW tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Charm's elbow.
Charm tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Charm fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Charm working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Charm takes a shot to the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A shot in the inside from Charm.
Tyrone Tornado CPW has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Charm misses with the head strike.
A nice left hand lands by Tornado CPW.
Charm looking to throw knees to the head but Tornado CPW is blocking nicely.
Charm has a couple of punches blocked by Tornado CPW.
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!
Charm lands a left hand.
Tornado CPW blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Tornado CPW scores with a shoulder strike.
Tornado CPW pushes Charm back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Charm tries to work over Tornado CPW's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Tornado CPW looking to throw knees to the head but Charm is blocking nicely.
Tornado CPW dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Tornado CPW pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Nice uppercut lands for Tornado CPW. That snapped Charm's head back.
Charm closes the distance looking to clinch
enabling Tornado CPW to counter with a crisp jab.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Charm moves to clinch but Tornado CPW breaks away
and Tornado CPW counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Charm tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Tornado CPW manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Tornado CPW misses with a right hand
and Charm counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Tornado CPW connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
The fighters circling - Tornado CPW throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Charm looks to clinch
and Tornado CPW counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Charm is rocked!
Charm darts in trying to clinch
and Tornado CPW counters with a big right hand! Oh Charm is in trouble here! Tornado CPW follows up with more strikes and that's it! The ref has stopped it!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:37 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Tyrone Tornado CPW!
Tyrone Tornado CPW decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Yama Mama (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Al Capone (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Mama comes to the cage accompanied by Micharl McCann - Icarus. Well, the cameraman is lingering on a pretty young lady for a bit too long there. Keep your eyes on the fighters buddy or you'll miss the fighter intros!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
12 - 8 - 0, fighting out of New York, Yama Mama!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
12 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Al Capone!
The judges for this bout are Anthony Taglia, David Schapiro and Joseph Jones.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mama scores with a leg kick.
Mama fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Mama darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Mama trying to pass the guard but Capone defending well.
Mama is keen to just control but Capone is a slippery customer.
Capone is looking to control Mama's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Capone avoid being mounted?
Mama is trying to control the action in half guard but Capone is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Capone is controlling Mama's position as best he can from this difficult position.
Mama is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Mama is working for a kimura but Capone is defending it quite comfortably.
Capone looks like he's trying to stand up.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mama is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Mama 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.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Mama is looking for a kimura here.
Capone wants to improve his position but Mama is controlling well.
Mama is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Capone is holding on to half guard well.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Mama is looking for a kimura here.
Capone is trying to stand back up but Mama is controlling him
Capone is trying to maintain the position but Mama is very close to passing his half guard.
Mama trying to mount his opponent but Capone defends it.
Capone is trying to get back to full guard.
Mama is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Capone has managed to free his arm - good work.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mama is working for a submission of some sort.
Capone is looking to control Mama's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Capone avoid being mounted?
Capone gets back to full guard.
Capone working a defensive guard here.
Capone is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Mama is aware though and is defending well.
Mama passes into half guard.
Mama is working for a kimura but Capone is defending it quite comfortably.
Capone tries to roll over but Mama keeps him under control.
Mama will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Capone wants to get back to his feet.
Mama is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Capone keeping control of the position.
Capone gets back to full guard.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Mama won't allow Capone to get back to his feet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Yama Mama dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Mama shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Capone pinned against the cage. Capone gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Mama shoots in for a double leg but Capone sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Capone cracks a nice hook into Mama's ribs.
Mama lands a head shot.
Capone closes the distance and pushes Mama back into the cage.
Capone is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Mama is defending well for now.
Capone is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Mama is defending well for now.
Mama on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Mama lands a nice uppercut.
A short left from Mama.
Mama swings wildly with an uppercut but Capone uses good head movement to avoid it.
Capone with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Mama goes for a takedown in the clinch but Capone prevents it.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Yama Mama. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Capone doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Mama swings wildly with an uppercut but Capone uses good head movement to avoid it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mama tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Mama avoiding damage as Capone throws knees to the body.
Capone missing with knees to the body.
Capone tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Mama's elbow.
Capone blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Mama managing to block the knees to the body from Capone.
Mama tries a body shot but Capone blocks it.
Capone misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Mama.
Capone is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Mama is defending well for now.
Capone tries to land knees in the clinch but Mama avoids the damage to the body.
Mama gets a nice trip takedown into half guard.
Mama 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.
Mama stops Capone from getting back to his feet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Capone trying to control here.
Mama is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Capone has managed to free his arm - good work.
Capone is trying to get back to full guard.
Mama has freed up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Mama working for a submission but Capone is keeping him at bay.
Capone can't escape the position.
Yama Mama overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Capone is trying to stand.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mama looking to secure an arm triangle but Capone defends it well.
Capone slips a leg in and gets back to half guard.
Mama is trying to work for a kimura but Capone is defending well.
Mama is trying to work for a kimura but Capone is defending well.
Capone trying to hold on to Mama's head to control him but Mama postures up.
Capone wants to get back to full guard.
Mama is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Capone doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Mama.
Mama 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.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Capone gets full guard.
Mama trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Mama pushes down on Capone's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Mama is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Capone doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Mama.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Capone kicks Mama off and gets back to his feet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Yama Mama will probably get the nod.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!
Mama tries a head kick but it misses.
Mama shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
Mama is trying to work for a kimura but Capone is defending well.
Mama is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Capone sees it coming and defends easily.
Capone works his way to full guard. Good work.
Mama is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Mama trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Mama slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
Capone is trying to stand back up. He's worked his way up against the cage but Mama has just dragged him back down to the mat.
Capone is trying to control Mama's posture but Mama avoids it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Capone is trying to avoid being dragged into an even worse position than he's already in but Mama is staying active.
Mama has hold of Capone's arm. He's looking for a kimura. Capone seems comfortable defending it but Mama has shifted his position slighty and is cranking on the arm! Capone is real pain and he's forced to tap out! Capone is disgusted with himself for not defending it better but Mama couldn't care less - he's delighted!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:15 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Yama Mama!
A relieved looking Yama Mama thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Unkind Artist (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Vitali Jurcina (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Artist comes to the cage accompanied by Dropkick Murphys - Johnny, I Hardly Knew Ya. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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198 lbs
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196 lbs
16 - 11 - 0 |
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World class boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
13 - 9 - 1, fighting out of New York, Unkind Artist!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
16 - 11 - 0, fighting out of New York, Vitali Jurcina!
The judges for this bout are John Kavanagh, Joseph Jones and Reed Andrews.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Artist darts in trying to clinch
and Jurcina counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
It looks like Unkind Artist has been cut.
Jurcina misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Artist throws an overhand right that lands on Jurcina's shoulder, as Jurcina tries to avoid the shot.
Nice body kick from Artist.
Jurcina thows a body shot but no joy.
Artist dodges the punch combination from Jurcina.
Artist throws a leg kick
and Jurcina counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Artist fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Jurcina on the side of the head.
Jurcina feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Artist's calf.
Artist misses with a hook.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Artist closes the distance looking to clinch
and Jurcina counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Artist throws a jab but it's blocked by Jurcina.
Jurcina lands with a good body shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Artist is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Artist loads up on a big right hand but Jurcina slips the punch.
Decent striking displayed by Jurcina there.
A bone on bone clash there as Jurcina blocks the leg kick.
Artist tries to clinch but Jurcina moves out of range.
Artist swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Artist checks a low kick from Jurcina.
Artist thows a body shot but no joy.
Jurcina throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Artist sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Jurcina steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Artist. That one must have hurt.
A left lands for Jurcina.
Jurcina tries to bum rush Artist with a series of wild strikes but Artist uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Artist swings for the body but Jurcina moves out of range.
Jurcina swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Oooooh!!! Jurcina has knocked Artist down with a huge combo! Jurcina steps away and waves a wobbly Artist back to his feet! This one might not go much longer!
Artist is rocked!
Jurcina tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Oh Artist is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Artist connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Artist seems to have got his legs back now.
Artist stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Jurcina.
Artist tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Jurcina counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Artist buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Artist takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Artist misses with a low kick as Jurcina jumps back.
Artist throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Artist slips a jab and a cross from Jurcina.
A swing and a miss from Artist.
Artist connects with a leg kick. Jurcina looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Artist throws a low kick but it's checked well by Jurcina.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Artist motions for Jurcina to come forward. Artist throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
A solid leg kick lands there for Artist.
Artist pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Oooooh!!! Jurcina has knocked Artist down with a huge combo! Jurcina steps away and waves a wobbly Artist back to his feet! This one might not go much longer!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Jurcina throws a lazy uppercut
and Artist counters with a nice low kick that buckles Jurcina's knee momentarily.
Jurcina takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
A jab from Artist misses.
Artist throws a leg kick but Jurcina moved away.
Jurcina is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Artist.
Jurcina ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Jurcina throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Artist is looking to clinch.
Artist is looking to clinch but Jurcina is avoiding it.
Jurcina thows a body shot but no joy.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jurcina avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Artist wants to land a leg kick but Jurcina is out of range.
Jurcina misses with a body shot
and Artist counters with a thumping low kick.
Artist misses with a wild combination.
Artist closes the distance and clinches.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Artist.
Jurcina scores with a shot to the side of Artist's head.
Artist misses with a punch to the body.
Artist tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Artist working aggressively here.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Jurcina blocking some punches.
Artist throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Jurcinas head.
Artist misses with a short punch on the inside.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Vitali Jurcina dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Unkind Artist's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Artist gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Jurcina is looking to control Artist's arms but Artist gets an underhook and turns him. Now Jurcina has his back to the cage.
A head punch on the inside from Artist fails to land.
Jurcina prevents a body shot from Artist.
Artist lands a body punch in the clinch.
Jurcina misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Artist working aggressively here.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Artist.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Artist creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Jurcina tries a body shot but Artist blocks it.
Jurcina trying to stall but Artist improves his position.
Jurcina tries to throw a body punch but Artist avoids it by throwing Jurcina back against the cage.
Jurcina holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Artist lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Artist scores with a nice hook to the head.
Jurcina looking to stall.
A right hand to the body from Artist.
Artist swings wildly with an uppercut but Jurcina uses good head movement to avoid it.
Artist lands a left hand that snaps the head of Jurcina backwards.
Artist working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Artist scores with a nice hook to the head.
A short left from Artist.
A head punch on the inside from Jurcina fails to land.
Jurcina leaning his opponent against the cage.
Jurcina is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Artist digs a right hand into Jurcina's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Jurcina's gas tank.
Artist tries a body shot but Jurcina blocks it.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Artist misses with a hook from the clinch.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Jurcina.
Artist lands a nice shot to the body.
Jurcina using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Artist has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Jurcina working aggressively here.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Artist.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Jurcina takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Jurcina misses with a shot to the kidneys.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Jurcina.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jurcina stalls.
Jurcina is trying to stall.
Artist blocks an uppercut.
Artist lands a left hand.
Artist tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Jurcina lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Jurcina is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Artist blocks a body shot from Jurcina.
Jurcina misses with a shot to the kidneys.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Artist working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Artist lands with a short shot to the head.
Jurcina is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Artist is keeping busy.
Jurcina blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Artist misses with the head strike.
Jurcina prevents a body shot from Artist.
Jurcina struggles to land a body shot inside as Artist controls his hands.
Jurcina misses with a hook from the clinch.
A left hand lands to the body for Artist.
A shot in the inside from Jurcina.
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!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Jurcina tries a body shot but Artist blocks it.
Artist with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Artist swings wildly with an uppercut but Jurcina uses good head movement to avoid it.
A head punch on the inside from Jurcina fails to land.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Unkind Artist dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Unkind Artist's cut.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. This is the final round!
Donk. Artist catches Jurcina right on the button with a cross.
Artist connects with a looping right hand.
Artist lands a leg kick that knocks Jurcina off balance momentarily.
Artist scoring well with a low kick there.
Artist lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Artist moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Artist has closed the distance and engaged Jurcina in a clinch.
A short right from Artist.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Jurcina misses with a hook from the clinch.
Jurcina misses with the head strike.
Jurcina misses with a body punch.
Jurcina cracks Artist with a nice body shot.
Jurcina misses with a body punch.
Jurcina fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Jurcina tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Artist's elbow.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jurcina wants to break free but Artist has control.
Artist doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Artist has a couple of punches blocked by Jurcina.
Artist lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
A hook to the body from Artist.
Jurcina struggles to land a body shot inside as Artist controls his hands.
Artist lands a body shot in the clinch.
Jurcina is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Jurcina misses with a shot to the kidneys.
A left hand lands to the body for Artist.
Artist misses with a punch on the inside.
Jurcina blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Artist lands a hook to the side of the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Jurcina throws a punch but it's blocked by Artist.
Jurcina is trying to maintain a safe position but Artist gets an underhook and turns Jurcina into the cage.
Jurcina can't find room to land a body shot as Artist controls the action.
Artist blocks an uppercut.
Artist throws a knee to the head but misses.
Jurcina misses with a hook to the ribs.
Artist digs a right hand into Jurcina's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Jurcina's gas tank.
Jurcina is trying to force a seperation but Artist has the dominant position.
Artist lands a shot to the body.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Artist.
Artist softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Artist misses with some punches.
Jurcina is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jurcina struggles to land a body shot inside as Artist controls his hands.
Jurcina prevents a body shot from Artist.
Artist misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Artist prevents a body shot from Jurcina.
Jurcina blocks an uppercut.
Artist presses Jurcina against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Artist misses with a punch on the inside.
Jurcina misses with a hook to the ribs.
Artist struggles to land a body shot inside as Jurcina controls his hands.
Artist lands a right hand that snaps the head of Jurcina backwards.
Unkind Artist has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Artist doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Jurcina blocking some punches.
Artist blocks an uppercut.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jurcina blocks an uppercut.
Artist misses with some punches.
Artist with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Artist.
Artist lands a body punch in the clinch.
A head punch on the inside from Artist fails to land.
Artist tries to work over Jurcina's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
A head punch on the inside from Artist fails to land.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Jurcina goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Artist throws a knee to the head but misses.
Artist working some nice short punches in the clinch.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Jurcina content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Jurcina misses with a punch on the inside.
Jurcina wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
And that's the end of the fight!
Unkind Artist showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Artist 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 John Kavanagh scores the fight 29:28
Judge Joseph Jones scores the fight 29:28
Judge Reed Andrews scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Unkind Artist!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Marko Huntti (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Clay Thomas (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Huntti comes to the cage accompanied by Atomic Butt Drop on Wanderlei Silva by Mark Hunt!. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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28
264 lbs
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275 lbs
8 - 5 - 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
19 - 10 - 1, fighting out of New York, Marko Huntti!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 5 - 0, fighting out of New York, Clay Thomas!
The judges for this bout are Reed Andrews, John Roberts and Eddie Farnsworth.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Thomas throws a lazy right hand but Huntti sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Huntti bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Huntti fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Thomas jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Thomas avoids a kick to the body.
Huntti keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Thomas misses with a series of wild punches.
Thomas throws out a leg kick but Huntti moves out of range and Thomas only half commits.
Thomas tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Huntti was well out of range. Poor timing from Thomas.
Thomas dips to his left and cracks Huntti with an uppercut!
Huntti avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Thomas misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Huntti.
Clay Thomas seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Huntti uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Thomas.
Huntti looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Thomas connects with a crisp jab.
Huntti looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Thomas is fending him off so far but Huntti persists. Nope, Thomas circles away and we're back to standing.
A big left from Thomas misses.
A looping hook to the body misses from Thomas. Huntti does a little dance to reset his feet.
Thomas tried to score with a low kick but Huntti checks it.
Thomas tries to clinch up.
Thomas moves to clinch but Huntti breaks away
and Huntti counters with a two punch combo.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Thomas misses with a kick to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Thomas throws the left hand but Huntti avoids the punch easily.
Huntti has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Thomas rushes Huntti and presses him up against the cage.
Thomas is trying to break the clinch but Huntti has him pressed against the cage.
Thomas working hard to break the clinch.
Thomas pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Huntti swinging wildly here.
Thomas throws a head kick but Huntti moves out of range.
Thomas throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Huntti stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Thomas fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Thomas rushes Huntti and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Thomas tries a body shot but Huntti blocks it.
Huntti drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Thomas gets the underhooks and prevents it.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Marko Huntti. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Thomas tries to break free but Huntti pushes him back against the cage.
Huntti breaks the clinch.
Huntti shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Thomas defends it nicely.
Thomas takes a swing at Huntti's ribcage but misses.
Thomas misses with a combination
and Huntti counters with a nice body kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Huntti walks into a left hand.
Huntti staying out of range there.
Thomas shoots in and drives through. Huntti sprawls well.
Thomas moves to clinch but Huntti breaks away
and Huntti counters with a shoot takedown. Thomas fights it but they end up in guard.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
Thomas looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Huntti has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Thomas has his hands on Huntti's head, controlling the position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Clay Thomas dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
A shot to the body from Thomas misses
and Huntti counters with a one-two to the body.
Huntti tries to keep at a distance but Thomas has taken the fight into the clinch.
Thomas lands a good knee to the midsection. Huntti won't want to take too many of those.
Thomas stalling in the clinch.
Thomas is looking to break free of the clinch but Huntti has double underhooks.
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!
Thomas throws a head punch that misses.
Thomas pushes Huntti back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Nice body punch from Thomas.
Thomas is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Thomas has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Thomas is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Thomas can't find room to land a body shot as Huntti controls the action.
Thomas breaks from the clinch.
Thomas misses with a series of wild punches.
Huntti swats away the attempt to clinch by Thomas.
Thomas fails in his attempt to clinch.
Thomas throws a looping overhand right but Huntti ducks down to avoid it.
Thomas throws an off balance right hand
and Huntti counters with a one-two to the body.
Thomas throws a combination. Huntti tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Clay Thomas seems to be getting the better of the standup.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Huntti swats away the attempt to clinch by Thomas.
Thomas throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Thomas wants to clinch up but Huntti keeps it at a distance.
Huntti pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Thomas lands a nice shot to the body.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Huntti keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Thomas fails with an attempt to clinch.
Thomas moves into the clinch successfully.
Thomas goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Thomas working aggressively here.
Thomas has a couple of punches blocked by Huntti.
Thomas manages to break the clinch.
Thomas throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Huntti counters with a left and a right that stings Thomas.
Thomas tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Huntti paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Thomas misses with a hook. Huntti ducked under it nicely.
Thomas fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Huntti manages to avoid it.
Huntti moves away from the strike by Thomas.
Thomas looks to land a combination but Huntti avoids it well.
Thomas thuds his right hand into Huntti's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Huntti avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Thomas tries to close the distance and clinch but Huntti swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Thomas misses with a double jab.
Thomas loads up on a big right hand but Huntti slips the punch.
Some wild striking there from Huntti.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
The fight stays on the outside here - Thomas looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Thomas misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Thomas tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Thomas tries to clinch but Huntti moves away
and Huntti counters with a left and a right that stings Thomas.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Clay Thomas showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Huntti's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Thomas misses with a takedown attempt
and Huntti counters with a body kick.
Thomas will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Some wild striking there from Thomas.
Huntti uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Thomas.
Thomas clinches up against the cage.
Thomas misses with a punch on the inside.
Thomas gets underhooks to prevent Huntti's takedown attempt.
Huntti is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Thomas is trying to push Huntti away but Huntti has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Thomas misses with a hook to the ribs.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Huntti breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
A head kick misses from Thomas.
Thomas shoots in and drives through. Huntti sprawls well.
Thomas closes the distance but Huntti moves to the side
and Huntti counters with a nice body kick.
Thomas throws a left and a right that both miss
and Huntti counters with a head kick. That will keep Thomas thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
Thomas misses with a wild body shot.
Thomas closes the distance and clinches.
Huntti is looking to take this one to the mat.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Marko Huntti. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Thomas has hold of one of Huntti's legs. Huntti is fighting the takedown attempt but Thomas gets the trip and lands the takedown into guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Huntti pushes Thomas off for just long enough to get back to his feet. Very athletic spring there.
Huntti shoots in and drives through. Thomas sprawls well.
Thomas tries to clinch up but Huntti circles away and keeps his distance.
Thomas throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Thomas throws a front kick aimed at Huntti's knee but Huntti avoids it well.
Huntti takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Thomas just misses with a punch to the body.
Huntti shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Thomas connects with a right hand. Huntti shakes it off.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Thomas swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Huntti slips under a jab from Thomas.
Huntti ducks under a wild hook from Thomas.
A big right from Thomas misses.
Thomas misses with a double jab.
Huntti shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Thomas pinned against the cage. Thomas gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Thomas finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Huntti shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Thomas pinned against the cage. Thomas gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Thomas misses with a leg kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Thomas swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Thomas throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Huntti throws a head kick that misses.
Thomas throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Huntti ducks under a wild hook from Thomas.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Thomas closes the distance and pushes Huntti back into the cage.
Thomas gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Huntti.
Marko Huntti has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Huntti is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
And that's the end of the fight!
Clay Thomas comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Thomas 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 Reed Andrews scores the fight 27:30
Judge John Roberts scores the fight 27:30
Judge Eddie Farnsworth scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Clay Thomas!
During a confident post fight interview, Clay Thomas thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Cain Colbert (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Vladimir Arlovski (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Arlovski has chosen Machine Head-Now I Lay Thee Down as his entrance music. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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31
288 lbs
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255 lbs
26 - 21 - 0 |
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World class 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
24 - 15 - 0, fighting out of New York, Cain Colbert!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
26 - 21 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Vladimir Arlovski!
The judges for this bout are Lou da Vinci, Bruno Lombardi and Eddie Farnsworth.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Colbert blocks a head kick by Arlovski.
Arlovski misses with a series of wild punches.
Colbert avoids the head kick by Arlovski.
Arlovski shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
Colbert controlling the leg, holding on to half guard.
Colbert wants to improve his position but Arlovski is controlling well.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Arlovski throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Arlovski has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Colbert manages to get to full guard.
Arlovski wants to control from the top but Colbert keeps moving.
Arlovski won't allow Colbert to sweep him here.
Colbert keeping moving, preventing Arlovski from controlling successfully.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Colbert controlling the position.
Vladimir Arlovski has forced the referee to step in and restart the fight on the feet.
Nice jab there from Colbert.
Arlovski takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Arlovski tries to score with a low kick but Colbert moves his leg out of the way.
Arlovski closes the distance and lands a one-two.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Arlovski avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Colbert keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Arlovski.
Arlovski throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Colbert dodges the punch combination from Arlovski.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Colbert throws a nice looking combination but Arlovski bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Arlovski connects with a good right hand that stumbles Colbert. Colbert circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Arlovski tries to close the distance and clinch but Colbert swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Colbert connects with a right hand. Arlovski shakes it off.
A looping hook to the body misses from Colbert. Arlovski does a little dance to reset his feet.
Arlovski misses with a wild body shot.
Arlovski misses with a low kick.
Arlovski tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Colbert throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Arlovski tries a low kick but Colbert avoids it.
The fighters circle momentarily. Arlovski darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Colbert lands a glancing blow to the side of Arlovski's head.
Arlovski thows a body shot but no joy.
Colbert fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Arlovski, pushing him back against the cage.
Colbert prevents a body shot from Arlovski.
Arlovski swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Colbert working Arlovski over with knees to the body.
Arlovski looks winded!
Colbert working Arlovski over with knees to the body.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Colbert working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Colbert scores with a shot to the side of Arlovski's head.
It looks like Vladimir Arlovski has been cut.
Colbert can't find room to land a body shot as Arlovski controls the action.
Colbert lands a right hand.
Colbert scores a nice knee to the body.
Colbert misses with a hook to the ribs.
Colbert working aggressively here.
A hook to the body from Colbert.
Colbert pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Colbert tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Colbert lands with a right to the head.
Colbert misses with a punch on the inside.
Arlovski blocking some punches.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Colbert.
Arlovski lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Colbert or not.
Colbert misses with a short punch on the inside.
Colbert swings wildly with an uppercut but Arlovski uses good head movement to avoid it.
Arlovski throws an elbow but it misses.
Colbert throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Arlovski lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Colbert lands a left hand.
Colbert misses with a punch on the inside.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Colbert misses with a punch to the body.
Arlovski blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Colbert blocks a body shot from Arlovski.
Colbert scores with a shot to the side of Arlovski's head.
Arlovski takes an elbow to the temple.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Cain Colbert dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Vladimir Arlovski's cut.
That's time! Colbert's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Arlovski keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
A looping hook to the body misses from Arlovski. Colbert does a little dance to reset his feet.
Arlovski throws a lazy head kick
and Colbert connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Colbert cracks the inside of Arlovski's front leg.
Vladimir Arlovski is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Arlovski misses with a wild body shot.
Arlovski misses with a low kick.
Vladimir Arlovski seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Colbert lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Arlovski takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Colbert lands with an uppercut that bounces Arlovski off the cage and back into range.
Arlovski takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Arlovski tries a head kick but it misses.
Colbert cracks Arlovski with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Colbert throws an overhand right that lands on Arlovski's shoulder, as Arlovski tries to avoid the shot.
Colbert clobbers Arlovski with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Arlovski is defended easily by Colbert.
Colbert connects with a solid leg kick.
Colbert tries to clinch but Arlovski is having none of it.
Colbert with a jab.
Arlovski misses with a straight right.
Arlovski pushes Colbert away with a front kick.
Arlovski moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
A big right from Arlovski misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Colbert comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Colbert misses with a wild body shot.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Arlovski falls off balance throwing a combination
and Colbert connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Arlovski falls off balance throwing a combination
and Colbert counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Arlovski throws a leg kick that is checked
and Colbert counters with a stiff right hand.
Arlovski ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Colbert moves away.
A clash of legs there as Colbert blocks the low kick.
Arlovski changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Colbert tries to avoid it but Arlovski manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Colbert to the ground. Colbert escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
A solid leg kick lands there for Colbert.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Arlovski takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Arlovski throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Arlovski looks to throw the jab but Colbert is out of range.
Arlovski misses with a two punch combination.
Arlovski misses with an uppercut
and Colbert counters with a right hand to the body.
Arlovski is breathing heavily.
Arlovski falls off balance throwing a combination
enabling Colbert to counter with a crisp jab.
Good exchange - Colbert coming out on top.
Jab by Colbert.
Arlovski throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Arlovski takes a jab right on the kisser.
Vladimir Arlovski seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Arlovski takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Colbert throws a looping overhand right but Arlovski ducks down to avoid it.
Arlovski tries a head kick but it misses.
Colbert throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Arlovski's head.
Arlovski throws a body kick that misses
letting Colbert counter with a right hand.
Arlovski uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Colbert.
Colbert lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Arlovski wants to clinch.
A punch lands to the side of Colbert 's head but he takes it in his stride.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Arlovski moves into the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Cain Colbert dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Vladimir Arlovski's cut.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
Arlovski misses with a double jab.
Colbert takes a swing at Arlovski's ribcage but misses.
Colbert throws a lazy body kick
and Arlovski counters with a straight right hand.
Arlovski throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Arlovski throws a head kick but Colbert moves out of range.
Arlovski thows a left - swing and a miss!
Arlovski throws a series of punches but Colbert moves out of range.
Arlovski fails to land with a series of punches.
Arlovski misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Colbert.
Nice defenses there by Arlovski.
Arlovski throws a right and a left that both miss.
Arlovski avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Arlovski needs to keep his hands up - Colbert had a free shot at his head there.
Arlovski dodges the punch combination from Colbert.
Colbert slips under a jab from Arlovski.
Arlovski ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
A jab from Arlovski misses.
Arlovski throws the kick towards the body but Colbert avoids it.
Colbert moves out of range of the leg kick from Arlovski.
Colbert moves out of range as Arlovski strikes.
Colbert gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Arlovski.
Arlovski thows a body shot but no joy.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Arlovski wants to land a leg kick but Colbert is out of range.
Colbert avoids a punch combination nicely.
Colbert takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Cain Colbert is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Colbert takes a head kick and keeps coming.
A punch combination from Colbert misses.
Arlovski misses with a double jab
and Colbert counters with a thumping low kick.
Arlovski takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Arlovski throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Arlovski throws out a loose jab but Colbert uses good head movement to avoid it.
A left and a right from Colbert both land. Nice combination.
Colbert tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Colbert is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Arlovski misses with the body kick
letting Colbert counter with a right hand.
Colbert throws a nice head kick!
Colbert slips under a jab.
Arlovski throws a head kick that misses
and Colbert counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Arlovski is rocked!
Colbert sizes up Arlovski with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Arlovski is still on wobbly legs! Can Colbert finish him?
Colbert defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Arlovski.
Colbert cracks Arlovski with a good jab.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Arlovski misses with a double jab
and Colbert counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Colbert buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Arlovski takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Arlovski throws a big shot that misses.
Colbert avoids the body shot from Arlovski.
Arlovski throws a nice looking combination but Colbert bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Arlovski seems to have recovered his senses.
Nice defenses there by Colbert.
Arlovski swings for the body but Colbert moves out of range.
Colbert throws a leg kick which misses Arlovski's front leg but catches the back leg as Arlovski tries to avoid it.
Vladimir Arlovski has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Colbert checks a low kick from Arlovski.
Arlovski looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Colbert digs a good body shot into Arlovski's ribs.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Arlovski misses with an uppercut.
Arlovski takes the fight into the clinch.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Cain Colbert.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Colbert, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Lou da Vinci scores the fight 30:27
Judge Bruno Lombardi scores the fight 30:28
Judge Eddie Farnsworth scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Cain Colbert!
Cain Colbert gave a mention to TFP Graphics - Pit Inc in his post fight interview. That will please them (and hopefully generate some sales).
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between NumbaOne Stunna (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Optimus Prime (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Stunna comes to the cage accompanied by Bring The Pain. Prime has chosen Metalingus by Alter Bridge as his entrance music. The atmosphere really building for this one as we go over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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288 lbs
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Great elbows
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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
24 - 17 - 2, fighting out of New York, NumbaOne Stunna!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
13 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Optimus Prime!
The judges for this bout are Jonathan Paton, Anthony Taglia and Eddie Farnsworth.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Stunna lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Stunna on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Prime. Prime obviously looking to wear him down.
Prime throws a big shot that misses.
Prime throws a right hand that misses
and Stunna counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Prime tries to clinch up but Stunna circles away and keeps his distance.
Prime waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Stunna.
Stunna goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Stunna throws a push kick but Prime slaps the foot to one side.
Prime fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Stunna is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Prime.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Nice defenses there by Prime.
Stunna tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Prime was well out of range. Poor timing from Stunna.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Prime misses with a jab to the body
and Stunna counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Prime tries to close the distance and clinch up but Stunna swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Optimus Prime seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Prime forces Stunna back against the cage and clinches.
Prime wants a takedown but no success here.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Prime.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Prime.
Stunna scores with a nice hook to the head.
Stunna landing knees to the body.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Prime looking to stall.
Stunna tries to throw a body punch but Prime avoids it by throwing Stunna back against the cage.
Prime blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Stunna lands a hook to the side of the head.
Stunna lands a left hand that snaps the head of Prime backwards.
Prime struggles to land a body shot inside as Stunna controls his hands.
Prime misses with a hook from the clinch.
Prime digs a right hand underneath Stunna's ribcage. Stunna let out a lung full of air as it connected.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A shot in the inside from Stunna.
A right hand to the body from Prime.
Stunna misses with some punches.
With the fighters up against the cage, Stunna throws an elbow but misses.
Stunna has a couple of punches blocked by Prime.
Prime tries a body shot but Stunna blocks it.
Prime misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Stunna has a couple of punches blocked by Prime.
Prime tries to work over Stunna's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Prime tries to throw a body punch but Stunna avoids it by throwing Prime back against the cage.
A short uppercut from Stunna.
Prime lands with a left to the head.
Prime tries a body shot but Stunna blocks it.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Stunna as Prime tries to tie him up.
A head punch on the inside from Prime fails to land.
Stunna connects with a nasty looking knee right to Prime's face.
Prime breaks from the clinch.
Stunna throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Prime counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Prime with a poor takedown
and Stunna counters with a stiff right hand.
Stunna throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Prime just misses with a punch to the body.
Prime slips under a jab.
Prime tries to clinch but Stunna moves out of range.
Prime is looking to clinch.
Prime on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
The fight stays on the outside here - Prime looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Stunna scores with a hook.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Prime misses with an uppercut
and Stunna counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Stunna sizes up Prime with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Stunna swinging wildly here.
Stunna keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Prime wants to clinch up but Stunna keeps it at a distance.
Prime moves to clinch but Stunna breaks away
and Stunna cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Prime's corner calls for a 1-2. Prime obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Prime misses with a body shot.
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 NumbaOne Stunna will probably get the nod.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Stunna on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Stunna throws a poor cross that misses
and Prime counters by moving into the clinch.
Stunna is leaning against Prime and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
NumbaOne Stunna has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Prime stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
A nice left hand lands by Stunna.
Prime tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Prime lands with a left to the head.
Prime can't find room to land a body shot as Stunna controls the action.
Prime stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
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!
Prime stalling in the clinch.
A hook to the body from Prime.
Stunna misses with a short punch on the inside.
Prime just leaning against Stunna, taking a breather.
Prime misses with the head strike.
Prime swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Prime is trying to stall.
Prime lands a hook that snaps the head of Stunna backwards.
Prime is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Stunna gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Prime fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Prime misses with a body punch.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Prime.
Stunna prevents a body shot from Prime.
Prime prevents a body shot from Stunna.
Prime stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Stunna blocks a body shot from Prime.
Stunna's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
A body shot lands from Prime.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Prime creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Prime makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A body shot lands from Prime.
Prime lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
A right hand to the body from Prime.
Prime lands a body punch.
Prime stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Prime lands a body punch in the clinch.
Prime lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Stunna or not.
Prime scores with a hook to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Prime works on Stunna's body with a couple of short punches.
Prime lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Stunna.
Prime tries to work over Stunna's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Prime tries to work over Stunna's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Prime tries to work over Stunna's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Prime lands with a short punch from the clinch.
A knee to the head by Stunna.
Prime tries a body shot but Stunna blocks it.
Stunna swings away with an uppercut that misses.
A left hand lands to the body for Prime.
A shot in the inside from Prime.
Prime lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Prime gets a nice trip takedown into half guard.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
Prime wants to free his trapped foot but Stunna is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Prime throwing shots but Stunna is blocking nicely.
Ground and pound from Prime.
Stunna blocking the ground and pound attempt from Prime.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Stunna wants to get back to full guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Stunna taking some punishment here, with Prime in his half guard.
Prime thows a huge punch but Stunna dodges it nicely.
Stunna wants to control but Prime is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Prime throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Prime stalling.
Stunna trying to control from the bottom.
Stunna is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Prime is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.
Stunna is refusing to be controlled, as Prime sits in half guard.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Prime slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Stunna avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Prime blocks a head kick by Stunna.
Prime lands a nice hook to Stunna's body. Stunna takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Prime throws a body punch but Stunna moves out of range.
Stunna takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Stunna with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Prime to score with a decent uppercut.
Stunna throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Prime closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Prime working the ground and pound.
Stunna struggling a bit here.
Stunna parries the strikes from Prime easily there. Prime is wary of posturing up too much because it might enable Stunna to escape.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Optimus Prime showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
Prime lands a nice shot that snaps Stunna's head back.
Prime shoots for a double leg takedown but Stunna sprawls well. He's pushed Prime's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Optimus Prime seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Prime slips under a jab from Stunna.
Prime tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Stunna paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Prime takes the fight into the clinch.
Prime doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Stunna misses with a punch to the body.
Stunna lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Prime or not.
Stunna misses with a hook to the ribs.
Stunna gets through Prime's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
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!
Prime misses with a punch to the body.
Prime lands a hook to the side of the head.
Prime stalling in the clinch but Stunna improves position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Prime blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Stunna prevents a takedown attempt there.
Stunna misses with a hook to the ribs.
Stunna throws a head punch that misses.
Prime trying to stall but Stunna improves his position.
Stunna swings wildly with an uppercut but Prime uses good head movement to avoid it.
A head punch on the inside from Stunna fails to land.
Prime tries a body shot but Stunna blocks it.
Nice elbow from Stunna.
Prime scores with a nice hook to the head.
Stunna using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Prime has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Prime has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Prime breaks the clinch.
Prime closes the distance looking to clinch
and Stunna makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A swing and a miss from Prime.
Stunna is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Prime.
Stunna misses with a head kick.
Stunna sizes up Prime with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Prime lands a nice shot to the body.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Prime tries to clinch up.
Prime throws a right and a left that both miss.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Prime misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Stunna feints and then cracks Prime's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Prime down.
Prime looks to score with a jab to the body but Stunna is just out of range.
Prime is looking to clinch but Stunna is avoiding it.
Stunna misses with a straight left.
Prime gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Prime scores with a nice hook to the head.
Prime avoiding damage.
Stunna has a couple of punches blocked by Prime.
Stunna lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Stunna using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Stunna scores with a nice hook to the head.
Stunna scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Stunna lands a hook to the side of the head.
Stunna lands with a light punch inside.
Stunna misses with a body punch.
Stunna is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Prime is defending well for now.
Prime blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Stunna lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Prime has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Stunna.
Stunna fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Prime on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Stunna blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Prime 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!
Prime takes an elbow to the temple.
Stunna tries a knee to the head but Prime blocks it.
Stunna doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Prime has a couple of punches blocked by Stunna.
Prime blocking some punches.
And that's the end of the fight!
NumbaOne Stunna showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Stunna 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 Jonathan Paton scores the fight 28:28
Judge Anthony Taglia scores the fight 28:28
Judge Eddie Farnsworth scores the fight 28:28
The fight is ruled a draw!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ghengis Congo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Asher Asher (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Congo comes into the arena with Ghostface - After the Smoke is Clear blaring out of the sound system. 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
23 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Ghengis Congo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
18 - 6 - 0, fighting out of New York, Asher Asher!
The judges for this bout are Jonathan Paton, Eddie Farnsworth and John Roberts.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Congo walks into a stiff left hand from Asher.
Congo connects with a body shot that sends Asher's belly button to the back.
Asher needs to keep his hands up - Congo had a free shot at his head there.
Asher will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Asher misses with a low kick.
Asher looks to land a body kick but Congo moved away.
Asher fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Congo has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Congo goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Congo connects with the punch.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Asher checks a leg kick nicely.
Asher throws a leg kick but Congo moved away.
Asher keeps the fight on the outside.
Ghengis Congo seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Congo wants to clinch.
A jab from Congo misses.
Asher fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A good leg kick by Congo.
Asher ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Congo scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Asher misses with a body kick.
Congo lands a nice leg kick that just misses Asher's sensitive parts.
That kick from Asher tenderised Congo's leg. Congo is trying to keep his angry face on.
Congo is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Asher thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Congo if he has to take too many more of those.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Asher blocks a low kick nicely.
An inside leg kick from Asher misses.
Asher throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Congo scores with a nice right hand.
Congo moves in looking to clinch but Asher pushes him off.
Congo digs a good body shot into Asher's ribs.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Congo misses with a wild body shot.
Congo moves out of range as Asher strikes.
Asher misses with a leg kick.
Congo is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Asher.
Asher goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Asher swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Congo jabs Asher right on the nose. Asher blinks but takes it well.
Asher circles away from the clinch attempt.
Congo tries to clinch but Asher moves out of range.
Congo tries to clinch up but Asher circles away and keeps his distance.
Congo lands a jab to the nose.
Asher throws a leg kick but Congo checks it.
Congo tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Congo misses with a wild body shot.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Congo gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Asher is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Congo is defending well for now.
Asher working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Congo tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Congo stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Congo blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Asher throws a knee to the head but misses.
Congo misses with a body punch.
Congo lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Asher avoiding damage as Congo throws knees to the body.
Asher struggles to land a body shot inside as Congo controls his hands.
Congo doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Congo looking to throw knees to the head but Asher is blocking nicely.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Asher.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Asher looking to slow down the pace here.
Congo is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Asher's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Asher manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
A right hook to the body lands for Congo.
Asher looks winded!
Congo lands a damaging elbow.
It looks like Asher Asher has been cut.
Congo lands with a left to the head.
Congo lands a good knee to the midsection. Asher won't want to take too many of those.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Congo lands with a short shot to the head.
Congo slows down the pace here.
Asher managing to block the knees to the body from Congo.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ghengis Congo dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Asher Asher's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Congo moves into the clinch.
Congo stalls.
Asher wants to stall.
Congo lands a right hand.
Congo swings wildly with an uppercut but Asher uses good head movement to avoid it.
Congo throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Asher blocks it with crossed arms.
Congo using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Asher has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Congo content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Congo misses with an elbow strike.
Congo throws an elbow but it misses.
Asher avoids the elbow strike from Congo, against the cage.
Congo tries to land a knee to the head but Asher blocks with his arms.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Congo takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Ghengis Congo has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Congo blocks a body shot from Asher.
Asher lands with a left to the head.
Congo working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Congo displaying some good clinch control by pressing Asher up against the cage.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Asher avoiding damage as Congo throws knees to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Congo throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Asher blocks it with crossed arms.
Congo tries to land a knee to the head but Asher blocks with his arms.
Asher blocks an elbow strike.
Congo slowing the pace effectively.
Congo lands with a left to the head.
Congo misses with a punch to the body.
Congo throws a knee to the head but misses.
Congo misses with a knee to the head.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A right hand to the body from Asher.
Asher blocks a punch to the side of the head.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Congo has Asher pushed against the cage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Congo letting Asher take a breather here.
Congo tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Congo tries to stall but Asher uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Congo lands with a right to the head.
Asher avoids the elbow strike from Congo, against the cage.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Asher misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Congo.
Congo is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Asher can do to turn this around?
Asher lands with a left to the head.
Congo with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Asher holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Congo throws a knee to the head but misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Asher misses with a hook from the clinch.
Asher lands an elbow just above Congo 's eye.
Asher manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Asher lands a left hand.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Congo with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Asher prevents a body shot from Congo.
Congo tries to throw a body punch but Asher avoids it by throwing Congo back against the cage.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Congo comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Asher lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Congo.
Congo tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ghengis Congo dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Asher Asher's cut.
That's time! Congo's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!
Congo throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Asher counters with a good low kick that Congo was not able to check.
Congo looks to land a right hand but Asher moved out of range.
Congo throws a looping overhand right but Asher ducks down to avoid it.
Congo tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Asher manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Congo looks to throw the jab but Asher is out of range.
Asher tried to score with a low kick but Congo checks it.
Asher gets tackled into the cage by Congo. Congo maintains the clinch.
Congo tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Asher slows down the pace here.
Asher blocking some punches.
Asher is trying to stall.
Asher tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Congo's elbow.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Asher is trying to maintain a safe position but Congo gets an underhook and turns Asher into the cage.
Congo lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Asher avoids a wild elbow strike from Congo.
Congo throws a knee to the head but misses.
Asher slows down the pace here.
Congo cracks Asher with a nice body shot.
Asher takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Asher misses with a short punch on the inside.
Congo tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Congo.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Asher creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Congo with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Congo tries to land a knee to the head but Asher blocks with his arms.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Come on Congo - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Congo landing knees to the body.
Congo looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Asher on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Congo with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Congo throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Congo looking to slow down the pace here.
Asher managing to block the knees to the body from Congo.
Congo tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Asher's elbow.
A head punch on the inside from Asher fails to land.
Still in the clinch, Congo scores with a nice short uppercut.
Congo looking to throw knees to the head but Asher is blocking nicely.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Congo landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Congo.
Congo creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Asher's defenses.
That has opened up Asher Asher's cut even more.
Congo's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Asher tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Congo's elbow.
Congo misses with a knee strike.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Asher.
Asher pushes Congo back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Congo has a couple of punches blocked by Asher.
Asher tries to work over Congo's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Asher Asher has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Asher is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Congo lands a body shot.
Ghengis Congo is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Congo.
Asher is looking to control Congo's arms but Congo gets an underhook and turns him. Now Asher has his back to the cage.
A head punch on the inside from Asher fails to land.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Asher misses with a hook to the ribs.
Congo drops Asher with a big knee straight up the middle! Asher is covering up against the cage but manages to escape and gets back to his feet!
Asher is rocked!
Congo closes the distance and lands a vicious right hand that drops Asher! Congo dives in looking to finish! Asher is still trying to defend himself but he's taking too many shots and the referee has no choice but to stop the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:57 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Ghengis Congo!
An intense looking Ghengis Congo took to the microphone post fight and gave a little speech: 'Popeye gives me biiiig muscles... BOOYAH!!!'.
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ralph McGuire (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Brock Samson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). McGuire comes to the cage accompanied by Daddy Never Was The Cadillac Kind . Samson has chosen The Venture Brothers Opening Theme as his entrance music. Brock Samson has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the super heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
23 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Ralph McGuire!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
15 - 5 - 0, fighting out of New York, Brock Samson!
The judges for this bout are Eddie Farnsworth, Reed Andrews and Russell Pearce.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Samson lands a straight punch to the body, keeping McGuire at a distance.
Samson throws a hook but McGuire avoids it easily.
McGuire throws a series of punches but Samson avoids them all with ease.
A leg kick checked by McGuire.
Samson tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and McGuire counters with an inside leg kick.
McGuire slips under a jab from Samson.
Samson decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Samson 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.
McGuire makes his way to full guard. A much better position for McGuire.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Samson in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Samson looking to pass the guard.
McGuire tries to land a sweep but no joy.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Samson looking to pass the guard.
Samson postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Samson forces his way into half guard.
McGuire is trying to get back to full guard.
Samson missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Samson wants to pass the guard but McGuire is defending well.
McGuire looking for submissions off his back.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
McGuire is looking for a sweep. Samson is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Samson wants to pass the guard but McGuire is defending well.
McGuire on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Samson looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
McGuire is trying is best to control the position here.
McGuire is looking for a sweep. Samson is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Samson thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed McGuire's head.
Samson thows a huge punch but McGuire dodges it nicely.
McGuire looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Samson works his way into full mount!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
McGuire manages to regain half guard. Good work.
Samson landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Samson is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and McGuire defends it well.
McGuire moves into full guard.
Samson postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Samson scoring with punches to the head and body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
McGuire preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Samson stands up over McGuire, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
This has been an exciting period of action!
McGuire is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Samson passes easily into side control. Nice work.
McGuire takes a nasty elbow to the side of the head.
Samson working away diligently from side control. Landing strikes effectively there - that will score him some points on the judges scorecards.
McGuire is trying to get back to half guard.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Samson fails to land a wild elbow strike.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Brock Samson dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Samson misses with a low kick.
Samson shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has McGuire pinned against the cage. McGuire gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Samson lands a jab to the head.
McGuire moves out of range of the strikes.
Samson circles away from the clinch attempt.
McGuire displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Samson throws out the jab.
McGuire changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Samson looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Brock Samson has got the better of the ground game so far.
McGuire sitting in side control, looking to soften his opponent up with elbows and hammerfists but Samson is avoiding damage well and looking to escape the position.
Samson dodges the ground and pound from McGuire.
Samson is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
McGuire throws an elbow but Samson slips to the side and avoids it well.
That's one minute gone in the round.
McGuire in side control lands a nice looking series of punches and elbows.
Samson tries to bench press McGuire off him but McGuire keeps the position.
McGuire postures up a little and throws a couple of hammerfists but they don't connect properly.
Samson is trying to get back to half guard.
McGuire sitting in side control, looking to soften his opponent up with elbows and hammerfists but Samson is avoiding damage well and looking to escape the position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
McGuire stands up and beckons Samson to his feet.
McGuire lands with a hook. Samson tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Samson shoots in but no luck this time.
McGuire looks to land a left hand but Samson moved out of range nicely.
McGuire cracks Samson with an open hand slap.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Samson blocks a low kick nicely.
Samson takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
McGuire fails to land the takedown.
McGuire moves away from the strike by Samson.
Samson swats away the attempt to clinch by McGuire.
Samson wants to slow McGuire down by chopping away at his legs.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
McGuire checks the leg kick.
McGuire scores with a nice body kick.
Samson takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Samson is breathing heavily.
Samson looks to score with a jab to the body but McGuire is just out of range.
Samson is really struggling to land any decent head shots against his taller opponent.
Samson swings and misses with a hook to the body.
McGuire fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Samson checks it well.
McGuire throws a body punch but Samson moves out of range.
Samson pivots, looking for a leg kick but McGuire is out of range and Samson settles back down.
McGuire slips under a jab.
Samson throws a series of punches but McGuire moves out of range.
McGuire fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Samson avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Samson avoids the body shot from McGuire.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Samson.
Ralph McGuire has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Brock Samson.
McGuire throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
McGuire with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Samson works McGuire's body with a nice hook.
Samson checks a leg kick nicely.
Samson has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from McGuire.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by McGuire.
McGuire thuds his right hand into Samson'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!
McGuire slips a jab from Samson.
McGuire works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Samson misses the shot to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ralph McGuire dominated that second round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Horrible takedown by McGuire or perhaps it was just good defense by Samson which made him look bad.
McGuire tries to land a front kick but Samson steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
McGuire scores with a jab. Samson acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Samson scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Samson throws a nice outside leg kick.
McGuire slips a jab from Samson.
McGuire slips under a jab.
Samson jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Samson looks to score with a jab to the body but McGuire is just out of range.
McGuire scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Samson dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on McGuire. That did some damage!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
McGuire throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
McGuire scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
McGuire pushes Samson away with a front kick.
Samson takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
McGuire connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Samson momentarily.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Samson takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
McGuire swings and misses with a hook to the body.
McGuire instigates a clinch.
McGuire throws a punch but it's blocked by Samson.
McGuire working some nice short punches in the clinch.
McGuire stalling against the cage.
Samson tries a body shot but McGuire blocks it.
McGuire lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Samson or not.
McGuire lands with a short punch from the clinch.
A short right from McGuire on the inside.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
McGuire is working Samson over against the cage.
McGuire is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
McGuire lands with a right to the head.
McGuire scores with a shot to the side of Samson's head.
McGuire works on Samson's body with a couple of short punches.
McGuire misses with a punch to the body.
McGuire misses with a punch to the body.
McGuire lands a shoulder strike.
McGuire lands a nice shot to the body.
McGuire tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Samson's elbow.
McGuire is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
McGuire breaks the clinch.
McGuire thows a left - swing and a miss!
McGuire moves out of range as Samson strikes.
Samson avoids the body shot from McGuire.
Samson uses good head movement to avoid the hook from McGuire.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
McGuire misses with a double jab.
Samson bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
McGuire shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Samson pinned against the cage. Samson gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
McGuire uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Samson.
Samson misses with a body shot.
McGuire throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Samson attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Samson throws a big shot that misses.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by McGuire.
McGuire digs a good body shot into Samson's ribs.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
McGuire lands a head kick. Samson smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from McGuire.
Samson avoids the body shot from McGuire.
Samson scores with a jab to the body.
Nice uppercut there from McGuire.
McGuire avoids the body shot from Samson.
McGuire looks to throw a body kick
and Samson finishes the little exchange by landing a big kick to the body.
McGuire slips a jab from Samson.
Brock Samson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
McGuire throws a body kick that misses.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Samson thows a body shot but no joy.
McGuire pivots, looking for a leg kick but Samson is out of range and McGuire settles back down.
McGuire slips under a jab from Samson.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ralph McGuire clearly takes that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
A looping hook to the body misses from McGuire. Samson does a little dance to reset his feet.
Ralph McGuire is winning the standup battle so far.
McGuire cracks Samson with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Samson misses with a body shot.
Samson feints and then cracks McGuire's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow McGuire down.
McGuire lands with a right hand.
Decent striking displayed by McGuire there.
Samson dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Samson misses with an uppercut. McGuire saw that one coming.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
McGuire keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
McGuire lands a slapping body shot.
Samson takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
McGuire tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Samson feints and as McGuire raises his hands in defense, Samson changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
McGuire looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Samson throws a strike but McGuire rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Samson wants to sweep here but McGuire controlling him for the moment.
McGuire wants to control from the top but Samson keeps moving.
Samson working away from the bottom but not quite defensive enough there because McGuire has passed into half guard!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
McGuire is looking to take a break and control but Samson is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
McGuire is working for an americana but Samson has been sneaky and has managed to get back to half guard, whilst McGuire was thinking about the submission.
McGuire trying to control but Samson is working from the bottom.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Samson tries to land a sweep but no joy.
McGuire throws a big right hand that misses.
McGuire postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
McGuire trying to control the position from guard on top but Samson is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Samson looking for a sweep. Not yet Samson, not yet.
McGuire looking to pass the guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Ralph McGuire wasn't doing enough on the ground.
McGuire is looking to score with low kicks.
Samson throws a low kick but McGuire avoids it.
Samson fakes the leg kick and cracks McGuire in the body.
McGuire is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Samson's half guard.
Samson works his way to full guard. Good work.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
McGuire scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
McGuire chips away with some ground and pound.
McGuire postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ralph McGuire had his way with Brock Samson in that round.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
Some wild striking there from Samson.
Samson misses the shot to the body.
McGuire misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Samson.
Samson takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
The crowd cheers as McGuire lands an impressive looking overhand right. Samson doesn't seem phased though.
A big left from McGuire misses.
McGuire is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Samson can do to turn this around?
Samson moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Samson looks to land a right hand but McGuire moved out of range.
Samson lands with a hook. McGuire tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Samson dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on McGuire. That did some damage!
McGuire looks to score with a jab to the body but Samson is just out of range.
Samson misses with a body shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Samson misses with a lunging right hand
and McGuire counters with a nice kick to the body.
McGuire throws a body punch but Samson moves out of range.
Samson is wobbling all over the place through exhaustion. Will he make it to the final bell?
McGuire tries to clinch up.
Samson has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from McGuire.
McGuire with a hook.
McGuire forces Samson back against the cage and clinches.
McGuire can't break the clinch.
Samson escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
McGuire misses with a shot to the body
and Samson counters with a thumping low kick.
Samson scores with a jab.
Samson connects with the punch.
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!
Samson throws a hook but McGuire avoids it easily.
Samson tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
McGuire just misses with a punch to the body.
Samson with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
McGuire missing with a left hand there. Samson was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
McGuire goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
McGuire throws a shot from downtown. Samson moves away and avoids it.
McGuire tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Samson paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Brock Samson has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Samson attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
McGuire tries a head kick but it misses.
Samson misses with an uppercut.
McGuire moves away from the strike by Samson.
Samson throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Samson throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Samson throws a leg kick
and McGuire counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
McGuire thows a left - swing and a miss!
McGuire lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Samson tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Samson throws a jab but it's blocked by McGuire.
Nice body kick there by McGuire.
Samson throws a low kick but it's checked well by McGuire.
Samson thows a left - swing and a miss!
Samson is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by McGuire.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts McGuire, as that shot connected.
McGuire lands a nice leg kick that just misses Samson's sensitive parts.
McGuire connects with a jab.
Samson has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
McGuire drives through and clinches with Samson against the cage.
Ralph McGuire is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Samson prevents a body shot from McGuire.
Samson fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
McGuire blocks a punch to the side of the head.
McGuire doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
McGuire tries a body shot but Samson blocks it.
Samson misses with a hook to the ribs.
McGuire blocks a body shot from Samson.
McGuire misses with a punch on the inside.
Samson lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Samson lands on the inside with an uppercut.
It looks like Ralph McGuire has been cut.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
McGuire is fighting off a takedown attempt but Samson is just too persistent for him and manages to trip McGuire to the mat. McGuire regains guard as soon as the fighters hit the mat.
Samson looking to pass the guard.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Ralph McGuire.
I think McGuire has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Eddie Farnsworth scores the fight 49:46
Judge Reed Andrews scores the fight 49:46
Judge Russell Pearce scores the fight 49:46
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Ralph McGuire!
Ralph McGuire retains his super heavyweight title!
A loyal slave to those sponsorship dollars, Ralph McGuire made sure he mentioned Milwaukee's Best 160 SALE $150, along with how happy he was to win his fight.
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