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UPG 98: A Call For Blood PBP Commentary |
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jet Black (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Abel Khan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Khan has chosen Fuckin' In The Bushes as his entrance music. Both fighters really staring each other down here, as Abel Khan enters the cage!
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27
240 lbs
10 - 7 - 0 |
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275 lbs
10 - 9 - 0 |
Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Cardio machine |
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Good gas tank |
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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
10 - 7 - 0, fighting out of New York, Jet Black!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
10 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Abel Khan!
The judges for this bout are Dean Styles, Chad Campbell and Lou da Vinci.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Black misses with a straight right.
Black misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Khan.
Black moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Black throws a lazy right hand but Khan sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Khan throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Khan looks to land a left hand but Black moved out of range nicely.
Black shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Khan eats them both and turns towards Black to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
It looks like Abel Khan has been cut.
Khan misses with a leg kick.
Black throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Khan on the side of the head.
Black takes one on the button.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
An inside leg kick from Khan misses.
Black bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Nice defenses there by Khan.
Black rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Khan counters with a good, hard body kick but Black shrugs it off.
Jet Black seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Khan throws a jab but it's blocked by Black.
Black throws out a loose jab but Khan uses good head movement to avoid it.
Black fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Khan checks it well.
Black fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Khan is out of range.
Khan connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
An inside leg kick from Khan misses.
Black ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Khan moves away.
Black throws a hook but Khan avoids it easily.
Khan misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Black.
Black throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
and Khan counters with a thumping low kick.
Khan moves away from the strike by Black.
Khan throws a sloppy head kick and Black moves out of range easily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Black takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Nice body punch from Black.
Black doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Khan throws a poor cross that misses
and Black counters with a low kick, right behind Khan 's knee.
An inside leg kick from Khan misses.
Khan smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Khan looks to throw the jab but Black is out of range.
Black thows a body shot but no joy.
Khan swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Black.
Khan feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Black's calf.
Khan throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Black throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Khan takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Black scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Black throws a hook but Khan avoids it easily.
Khan blocks the body kick.
Khan uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Black.
Khan looks to land a right hand but Black moved out of range.
Black throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Khan connects with an inside leg kick.
Good standup being displayed there by Black as he connects with a hook.
Black swings widly with a right hand
and Khan connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Black misses with an uppercut.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Black moves out of range as Khan strikes.
Black will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Black ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Khan moves away.
Black takes a swing at Khan's ribcage but misses.
Khan blocks a jab.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Khan lands with a right hand.
Khan turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Khan looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Black misses with a body shot.
Black 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.
Khan slips a straight right by Black.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Abel Khan will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Abel Khan's cut.
That's time! Black's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Khan throws out a leg kick but Black moves out of range and Khan only half commits.
Black lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Khan ducks under a wild hook from Black.
Jab by Khan.
A slapping leg kick lands for Khan.
Khan lands a nice shot that snaps Black's head back.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Black lands with a shot to the body.
Black thows a body shot but no joy.
Black throws a poor cross that misses
and Khan counters with a straight right hand.
Black swings for the body but Khan moves out of range.
Black is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Khan tries to bum rush Black with a series of wild strikes but Black uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Khan checks a leg kick.
A chopping leg kick lands by Khan.
Khan has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
A shot to the body from Black misses
and Khan counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Khan displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Black throws out the jab.
Good shot there by Khan.
A jab from Black misses.
Black swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Khan misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Black.
Khan avoids the body shot from Black.
Khan showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Black.
Khan throws a head kick but Black moves out of range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Khan just misses with a punch to the body.
Black misses with a wild combination.
Khan misses with a double jab.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Black moves into range and connects with a jab.
Khan lands with a slapping head kick.
Black darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Khan missing with a left hand there. Black was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Khan works Black's body with a nice hook.
Khan throws out a powerful jab.
Khan fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Black.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Khan swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Khan pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Black uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Khan.
Khan uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Black.
Black scores with a body shot.
A head kick misses from Black.
Black throws a right hand that Khan ducks under and follows up with a left that Khan also avoids with ease.
Abel Khan seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Khan cracks Black with an open hand slap.
Black tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Khan is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Khan misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Good standup being displayed there by Khan as he connects with a hook.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Nice body punch from Black.
Black throws a shot to the body.
Khan attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Black takes a swing at Khan's ribcage but misses.
Khan avoids the body shot from Black.
Black misses the shot to the body.
Black blocks a leg kick.
Decent striking displayed by Khan there.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Khan ducks under a wild hook from Black.
Black shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Abel Khan showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Abel Khan's cut.
That's time! Black's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!
Black looks to score with a jab to the body but Khan is just out of range.
Black moves away from the strike by Khan.
Khan fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Black manages to avoid it.
Black is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Khan lands a nice looking body shot.
A punch combination from Black misses.
Black misses with a hook
and Khan connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
A jab from Khan does it's job there.
Khan lands a front kick.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Khan scores with a nice head shot.
Khan looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Khan changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Khan scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
An inside leg kick lands from Khan.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
The fighters circle momentarily. Khan darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Black shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Black misses the shot to the body.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Khan.
Khan lands a slapping body shot.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Khan cracks Black with a big right hand that sends him crashing to the floor. Khan has the opportunity to follow him to the ground but instead he's beckoning Black to stand back up!
Black is rocked!
Khan walks forward and throws a big overhand right! Black drops to the floor like a sack of potatoes! Khan swarms on him with more punches until the referee wrestles him away from Black's unconscious body! Wow, that was brutal!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:49 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Abel Khan!
During a confident post fight interview, Abel Khan 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 light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Iosef Vissarionovich Dzhugashvili (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and The Situation (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Dzhugashvili kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Gosudarstvenniy Gimn SSSR . Situation has chosen Worlds Greatest as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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212 lbs
11 - 9 - 0 |
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220 lbs
11 - 9 - 1 |
Good wrestling
World class boxer
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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
11 - 9 - 0, fighting out of New York, Iosef Vissarionovich Dzhugashvili!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
11 - 9 - 1, fighting out of New York, The Situation!
The judges for this bout are Jorge Garcia, Chad Campbell and Alyssa Summers.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Dzhugashvili is looking to clinch but Situation is avoiding it.
Dzhugashvili wants to clinch but Situation slips to the side
and Situation counters with a left to the body.
Dzhugashvili cracks Situation with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Iosef Vissarionovich Dzhugashvili seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Situation sizes up Dzhugashvili with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Situation throws a looping overhand right but Dzhugashvili ducks down to avoid it.
Situation misses with a low kick as Dzhugashvili jumps back.
Situation throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Situation throws a series of punches but Dzhugashvili avoids them all with ease.
Dzhugashvili tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Dzhugashvili tries to close the distance and clinch up but Situation swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Situation throws a sloppy head kick and Dzhugashvili moves out of range easily.
Situation wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Situation avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Situation swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Dzhugashvili wants to clinch but Situation slips to the side
and Dzhugashvili takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Situation with a jab.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Situation uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Dzhugashvili.
Dzhugashvili tries to clinch but Situation moves away
and Situation counters with a left to the body.
Dzhugashvili tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Situation counters with a lovely straight right hand!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dzhugashvili has taken the fight to the clinch.
Dzhugashvili tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Situation escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Dzhugashvili tries to clinch up
and Situation counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Dzhugashvili closes the distance looking to clinch
and Situation connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Situation just misses with a punch to the body.
The fight stays on the outside here - Dzhugashvili looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Situation ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Situation throws a shot from downtown. Dzhugashvili moves away and avoids it.
Situation keeps the fight on the outside.
Dzhugashvili is looking to clinch but Situation is avoiding it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dzhugashvili tries to close the distance and clinch but Situation swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
A head kick by Situation misses
and Dzhugashvili moves into the clinch.
Dzhugashvili doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Dzhugashvili lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Situation backwards.
Knees in the clinch landing for Dzhugashvili.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Situation breaks the clinch.
Dzhugashvili moves out of range as Situation strikes.
Dzhugashvili is looking to clinch.
Dzhugashvili misses with an uppercut. Situation saw that one coming.
Situation keeps the fight on the outside.
Dzhugashvili tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Situation manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
A swing and a miss from Situation.
A looping hook to the body misses from Situation. Dzhugashvili does a little dance to reset his feet.
Situation lands with a nice body kick.
Dzhugashvili lands a lovely overhand right.
Situation lands with a nice body punch.
Situation digs a good hook to Dzhugashvili's body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dzhugashvili connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Situation is looking to score with low kicks.
Situation scores with a jab to the jaw.
Dzhugashvili moves to clinch but Situation breaks away
and Situation counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Dzhugashvili wants to clinch.
Dzhugashvili is looking to clinch but Situation is avoiding it.
Situation lands with an uppercut that bounces Dzhugashvili off the cage and back into range.
Situation keeps the fight on the outside.
The crowd cheers as Dzhugashvili lands an impressive looking overhand right. Situation doesn't seem phased though.
Situation avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Dzhugashvili doesn't manage to clinch there - Situation circles away.
Dzhugashvili is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Dzhugashvili fails in his attempt to clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dzhugashvili fails with an attempt to clinch.
Dzhugashvili tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Situation paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Dzhugashvili scores with the left hand. Situation knows he should have avoided that one.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Dzhugashvili is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Dzhugashvili tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Situation manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
A shot to the liver by Situation. Beautiful body shot.
Dzhugashvili is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Situation fails to land with a series of punches.
Dzhugashvili pushes Situation up against the cage in a clinch.
Situation breaks from the clinch.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Situation tries a head kick but it misses.
Situation connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
A shot to the body from Situation misses
and Situation takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Situation avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but The Situation will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Dzhugashvili lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Situation misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Dzhugashvili.
Situation throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Dzhugashvili tries to clinch but Situation moves out of range.
Dzhugashvili tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Situation throws a jab when Dzhugashvili was well out of range.
Dzhugashvili tries to close the distance and clinch but Situation swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
The fight stays on the outside here - Dzhugashvili looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Dzhugashvili throws a shot from downtown. Situation moves away and avoids it.
Situation throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Dzhugashvili is looking to clinch.
Dzhugashvili takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Situation tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Dzhugashvili was well out of range. Poor timing from Situation.
Dzhugashvili tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Situation counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Situation looks for the body kick but Dzhugashvili saw that one coming.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Situation slips a straight right by Dzhugashvili.
Situation looks to land a right hand but Dzhugashvili moved out of range.
Situation keeps the fight on the outside.
Dzhugashvili tries to clinch up.
Dzhugashvili fails with an attempt to clinch.
Dzhugashvili moves in looking to clinch but Situation pushes him off.
Dzhugashvili is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Dzhugashvili tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Situation paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Dzhugashvili clinches with his opponent.
Situation looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Situation is trying to force a seperation but Dzhugashvili has the dominant position.
Dzhugashvili looking to stall.
Dzhugashvili misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Situation.
Situation wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Dzhugashvili has him pressed against the cage.
Situation looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Dzhugashvili lands with a short head shot on the inside.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Situation wants to get back to striking at distance but Dzhugashvili won't allow it.
Situation wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Dzhugashvili has him pressed against the cage.
Situation is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Situation on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Situation has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Situation is trying to force a seperation but Dzhugashvili has the dominant position.
Situation's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Situation takes a swing at Dzhugashvili's ribcage but misses.
Dzhugashvili tries to close the distance and clinch but Situation swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Situation misses with a body shot.
Dzhugashvili instigates a clinch.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Dzhugashvili tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Situation keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Dzhugashvili's efforts to push away.
Dzhugashvili looking to stall.
Situation is trying to push Dzhugashvili away but Dzhugashvili has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dzhugashvili lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Situation backwards.
Situation breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Dzhugashvili, as that shot connected.
Dzhugashvili throws the left hand but Situation avoids the punch easily.
Dzhugashvili tries to clinch but Situation moves out of range.
Situation throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Dzhugashvili is looking to clinch but Situation is avoiding it.
Dzhugashvili avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Dzhugashvili on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Dzhugashvili takes a swing at Situation's ribcage but misses.
Situation throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Dzhugashvili cracks Situation with an open hand slap.
Situation scores with a punch to the head.
Dzhugashvili is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Dzhugashvili tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Situation uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Dzhugashvili.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Dzhugashvili tries to clinch up but Situation circles away and keeps his distance.
The Situation seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Dzhugashvili walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Situation cracks Dzhugashvili with a right hand to the side of the head.
Situation keeps the fight on the outside.
Situation rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Dzhugashvili moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Dzhugashvili tries to close the distance and clinch but Situation swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Dzhugashvili closes the distance but Situation moves to the side
letting Situation counter with a right hand.
Situation dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Situation keeps the fight on the outside.
Dzhugashvili fails in his attempt to clinch.
Dzhugashvili tries to close the distance and clinch but Situation swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Situation tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Dzhugashvili was well out of range. Poor timing from Situation.
Situation throws a big shot that misses.
Dzhugashvili will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Dzhugashvili fails in his attempt to clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Iosef Vissarionovich Dzhugashvili will probably get the nod.
That's time! Back to the action! Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Dzhugashvili wants to clinch
and Situation counters with a nice uppercut.
Situation misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Dzhugashvili takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Situation's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Dzhugashvili connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Situation scrambles back to his feet.
Situation keeps the fight on the outside.
Dzhugashvili wants to clinch
and Situation counters with a big head kick but Dzhugashvili shrugs it off.
Dzhugashvili tries to clinch up.
Situation takes a swing at Dzhugashvili's ribcage but misses.
Dzhugashvili tries to close the distance and clinch up but Situation swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Situation misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Situation walks into a left hand.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Dzhugashvili instigates a clinch.
Dzhugashvili tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Situation managing to block the knees to the body from Dzhugashvili.
Dzhugashvili tries to throw a body punch but Situation avoids it by throwing Dzhugashvili back against the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Situation is trying to break the clinch but Dzhugashvili is controlling him.
Situation is trying to push Dzhugashvili away but Dzhugashvili has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Situation working hard to break the clinch.
Dzhugashvili misses with some punches.
Situation breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Situation connects with a jab.
Situation throws a head kick that Dzhugashvili semi-blocks.
Dzhugashvili fails in his attempt to clinch.
Dzhugashvili tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Situation manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Dzhugashvili pushes Situation up against the cage in a clinch.
Dzhugashvili misses with a knee strike.
Situation can't break the clinch.
Dzhugashvili lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Situation working hard to break the clinch.
Situation prevents a body shot from Dzhugashvili.
Dzhugashvili landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Situation takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Dzhugashvili manages to break the clinch.
Dzhugashvili avoids the head kick by Situation.
Dzhugashvili jabs Situation right on the nose. Situation blinks but takes it well.
Situation tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Dzhugashvili rushes Situation and presses him up against the cage.
Situation managing to block the knees to the body from Dzhugashvili.
Iosef Vissarionovich Dzhugashvili has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Dzhugashvili misses with a knee to the head.
Situation wants to break the clinch but can't.
Dzhugashvili using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Dzhugashvili with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
A frustrated look appears on Situation's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Dzhugashvili pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Dzhugashvili thows a left - swing and a miss!
Dzhugashvili tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Situation paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Dzhugashvili tries to clinch but Situation moves out of range.
Dzhugashvili tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Situation manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dzhugashvili is looking to clinch but Situation is avoiding it.
Dzhugashvili tries to clinch up but Situation circles away and keeps his distance.
Dzhugashvili is looking to clinch.
Dzhugashvili moves in looking to clinch but Situation pushes him off.
Dzhugashvili fails in his attempt to clinch.
A looping hook to the body misses from Situation. Dzhugashvili does a little dance to reset his feet.
Nice defenses there by Dzhugashvili.
Dzhugashvili doesn't manage to clinch there - Situation circles away.
A good leg kick by Situation.
Situation misses with a hook.
Situation scores with a jab to the jaw.
Dzhugashvili tries to close the distance and clinch up but Situation swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Dzhugashvili tries to clinch up
and Situation connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Situation swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Dzhugashvili uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Situation.
Dzhugashvili throws a nice looking combination but Situation bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Situation pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Dzhugashvili looks to clinch
and Situation cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Dzhugashvili wants to clinch.
Situation tried to score with a low kick but Dzhugashvili checks it.
Dzhugashvili avoids the body shot from Situation.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Dzhugashvili lands a really nice looking cross but Situation seems unphased.
Situation misses with an uppercut.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Dzhugashvili tries to close the distance and clinch up but Situation swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Situation takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Situation throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Situation takes a swing at Dzhugashvili's ribcage but misses.
And that's the end of the fight!
Iosef Vissarionovich Dzhugashvili showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Dzhugashvili 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 Jorge Garcia scores the fight 29:28
Judge Chad Campbell scores the fight 29:29
Judge Alyssa Summers scores the fight 28:29
The fight is ruled a draw!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jarred Rose (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Michael Street (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Street is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: The Truth. 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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220 lbs
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226 lbs
14 - 14 - 0 |
Abu Dhabi Champ
Excellent boxer
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Excellent MT
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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
11 - 3 - 0, fighting out of New York, Jarred Rose!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
14 - 14 - 0, fighting out of New York, Michael Street!
The judges for this bout are Anthony Taglia, Steve Montenegro and Jonathan Paton.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Street scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Rose moves out of range of the strikes.
Rose shoots in but Street avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Street fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Rose is out of range.
Rose throws a big shot that misses.
Rose is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Rose lands with a good body shot.
Street scores with the left hand. Rose knows he should have avoided that one.
Street scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Rose doesn't seem bothered though.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Rose staying out of range there.
Street misses with the combination.
Rose rushes Street and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Street trying to land knees to the body.
Street prevents the takedown attempt.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rose prevents a body shot from Street.
Street is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Rose is defending well for now.
Street tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Street avoiding damage.
Street looking to stall.
Street misses with a hook to the ribs.
Street is trying to stall.
Street is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Street throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Rose blocks it with crossed arms.
Rose pulls guard effortlessly.
Street stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Rose swivels though and keeps the full guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Street won't allow Rose to sweep him here.
Rose might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Rose wants to stand and escape but Street is having none of it.
Rose keeping moving, preventing Street from controlling successfully.
Street trying to move into half guard but instead Rose has managed to sweep!
Rose tries to free his leg and advance position but Street is retaining full guard.
Rose working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Street bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Rose's guard.
Rose keeping full guard, as Street tries to pass.
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!
Street wants to control from the top but Rose keeps moving.
Rose wants to sweep here but Street controlling him for the moment.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rose bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Street's guard.
Street manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Rose manages to get himself to full guard.
Street scoring with punches to the head and body.
Street wants to control from the top but Rose keeps moving.
Rose can't keep his opponent in guard - Street advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Rose is trying to maintain the position but Street is very close to passing his half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Street is figuring out what he wants to do next.
Street is pressing down on Rose's thigh, looking to free his foot. Rose is holding on for now.
Rose is holding on to half guard well.
Street content to control rather than advance.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Street seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Rose does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Michael Street dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Rose wants to clinch up but Street keeps it at a distance.
Rose lands a nice shot that snaps Street's head back.
Rose avoids the body shot from Street.
Street swings for the body but Rose moves out of range.
A looping hook to the body misses from Street. Rose does a little dance to reset his feet.
Street cracks the inside of Rose's front leg.
Street closes the distance and clinches.
Rose fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Street stalling in the clinch.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Rose managing to block the knees to the body from Street.
Rose is looking for a takedown.
Rose avoiding damage as Street throws knees to the body.
Street misses with a punch to the body.
Rose manages to pull guard. Let's see whether he can land a sub off his back.
Street must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Street controlling from the top position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Street wants to control from the top but Rose keeps moving.
Rose not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Street trying to control but Rose is working from the bottom.
Michael Street has got the better of the ground game so far.
The ref calls for a clean break and stands the fighters back up. Michael Street wasn't active enough on the ground.
Rose swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Street fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Rose throws a hook but Street avoids it easily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A chopping leg kick lands by Street.
Street fails with an attempt to clinch.
Street throws a nice inside leg kick.
Street has taken the fight to the clinch.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Street prevents a takedown attempt there.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jarred Rose. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Street is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Rose is keeping busy.
Street is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Street stalling in the clinch.
Street is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Street can't find room to land a body shot as Rose controls the action.
Rose is trying to drag Street to the mat but Street just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Street just leaning against Rose, taking a breather.
Knees to the body from Street.
Rose has double underhooks and is working for a body lock takedown. He's got it. The fighters land in half guard but Street regains guard immediately.
Street trying to control the position.
Rose looking to pass the guard.
Street wants to sweep but no luck.
Street pulls Rose in to control the position.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
Street is trying to control the position from the bottom.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The ref calls for a clean break and stands the fighters back up. Michael Street wasn't active enough on the ground.
Rose drives through with a takedown into guard.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Street working a defensive guard here.
Rose passes Street's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Rose trying to control the pace.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Street moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Rose stopping the sweep attempt from Street.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Street not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Michael Street showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
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. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Rose tries to close the distance and clinch up but Street swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Rose showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Street.
Street fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Rose has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Rose looks for a takedown but Street sprawls well.
Rose throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Street tries to land a front kick but Rose steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Rose 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.
A slow jab from Street misses its intended target.
Rose fails with a takedown attempt.
Rose avoids a kick to the body.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Street is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Rose is defending well for now.
Street using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Street misses with a body punch.
Street missing with knees to the body.
Street lands a nice shot to the body.
Street gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Rose.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jarred Rose. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Street misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Street taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
The crowd are getting on Street's back here. They're not happy about his lack of aggression in the clinch.
Rose blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Street missing with knees to the body.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Street trying to land knees to the body.
Rose takes a knee to the side of the body.
Street manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Street digs a right hand into Rose's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Rose's gas tank.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Street.
Street dodges an elbow strike from Rose.
Street landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Street misses with an elbow over the top.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Street takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Street misses with a body punch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rose can't break the clinch.
Rose on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Street takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Rose is trying to pull guard but Street turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Jarred Rose has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Street trying to land knees to the body.
Rose changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Street fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Street scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Rose lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Rose swats away the attempt to clinch by Street.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Street looks to score with a jab to the body but Rose is just out of range.
Street is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Rose rather than just go for the knockout.
Street thumps Rose with a low kick.
Street throws a left and a right that both miss
and Rose counters with a three punch combo that has Street backing up. Street nods at Rose to acknowledge the strikes.
Street scores with a body shot.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Street scores with a nice right hand.
Michael Street is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Street leaves Rose with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Rose has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Street.
Rose closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Street did well to prevent Rose getting side control.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Street moves into full guard.
Rose wants to control from the top but Street keeps moving.
Street is trying to control the position but Rose postures up.
And that's the end of the fight!
Michael Street comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Street has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Anthony Taglia scores the fight 27:30
Judge Steve Montenegro scores the fight 27:30
Judge Jonathan Paton scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Michael Street!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Hoyt Jurgensen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dexter Morgan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Jurgensen comes into the arena with Peter, Paul & Mary - If I Had A Hammer blaring out of the sound system. The atmosphere really building for this one as we go over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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165 lbs
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28
164 lbs
10 - 7 - 1 |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
16 - 15 - 0, fighting out of New York, Hoyt Jurgensen!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
10 - 7 - 1, fighting out of New York, Dexter Morgan!
The judges for this bout are Franklyn Lucas, Dean Styles and Jonathan Paton.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jurgensen gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Morgan stopping the sweep attempt from Jurgensen.
Morgan looking to pass the guard.
Jurgensen is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Jurgensen is pulling down on Morgan's head. It's preventing any offense from Morgan, at least for the moment.
Jurgensen is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Morgan looking to pass the guard.
Morgan is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Jurgensen looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jurgensen has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Morgan can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Morgan trying to control the position from guard on top but Jurgensen is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Jurgensen throws his legs up looking to secure a triangle. Oh, that looks pretty tight, I gotta say! Morgan escapes and throws Jurgensen's legs to the side, diving into side control!
Morgan in side control, throwing shots but Jurgensen defends.
Jurgensen regains half guard.
Morgan is looking for the mount but instead finds himself back in full guard.
Jurgensen throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Jurgensen keeping full guard, as Morgan tries to pass.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jurgensen has an omoplata and is looking to use it perhaps as a submission or perhaps to transition. Morgan is in a bit of discomfort here, but he's managed to free himself and has dived into side control! That didn't work out too well for Jurgensen.
Morgan lands a decent elbow from side control.
Jurgensen throws an elbow to the body but it doesn't land.
Morgan landing strikes.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Jurgensen is trying to get back to half guard.
Morgan working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Morgan lands an elbow.
Check out the look on Morgan's face as he threw that strike - that's one determined fighter!
Jurgensen can't do much from the bottom here.
Jurgensen is not content to let Morgan control the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jurgensen tries to improve position but can't.
Morgan connects with a decent looking elbow from side control that caused Jurgensen some visible discomfort.
Jurgensen takes a big shot right to the temple there but he's taken it well.
Morgan working away.
Jurgensen tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Morgan wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Morgan landing a few strikes.
Jurgensen can't do much from the bottom here.
Jurgensen taking a bit of punishment here - Morgan scoring with strikes.
Jurgensen can't do much from the bottom here.
Jurgensen tries to bench press Morgan off him but Morgan keeps the position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Morgan is looking to take a break and control but Jurgensen is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Jurgensen is looking for a sweep.
Morgan cracks Jurgensen with a big elbow.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Jurgensen is moving his hips around well on the bottom and has managed to get back to half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Nice strikes from Morgan there.
Jurgensen trying to keep hold of his opponent's head but Morgan manages to pass to mount!
Morgan lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Morgan fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Jurgensen is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Morgan working for a submission but Jurgensen is keeping him at bay.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Jurgensen slips a leg in and gets back to half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Dexter Morgan dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Jurgensen looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Morgan swings for the body but Jurgensen moves out of range.
Morgan looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Jurgensen is trying hard to land a takedown here. Morgan sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Jurgensen lands a jab-cross combination.
Jurgensen slips a jab from Morgan.
Morgan misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Jurgensen.
Morgan misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Jurgensen.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Jurgensen.
Jurgensen has a takedown stuffed.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Hoyt Jurgensen. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Morgan looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Jurgensen fails with the takedown.
Jurgensen throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Morgan displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Jurgensen.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jurgensen shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Morgan scores with a nice right hand.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Jurgensen crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Morgan - the referee stops the clock and Jurgensen gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Morgan. Jurgensen manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Jurgensen misses with a takedown attempt
and Morgan counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Morgan lands a nice looking body shot.
Morgan moves into range and connects with a jab.
Jurgensen steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Morgan. That one must have hurt.
Morgan bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Jurgensen's head backwards.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Jurgensen fails to land the takedown.
Hoyt Jurgensen is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Jurgensen takes a jab right on the kisser.
Morgan scores with a body shot.
Jab from Morgan.
Jurgensen is rocked!
Morgan takes the fight into the clinch.
Oh Jurgensen is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Morgan lands with a left to the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Morgan working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Jurgensen has Morgan pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Morgan manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Jurgensen blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Morgan stops a takedown attempt from Jurgensen.
Jurgensen seems to have got his legs back now.
Morgan goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Morgan can't find room to land a body shot as Jurgensen controls the action.
Morgan tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Jurgensen just stands there and leans against the cage.
Nice body punch from Morgan - that landed with a thud.
Jurgensen tries to work over Morgan's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jurgensen stops a takedown attempt from Morgan.
This is turning into a torrid day at the office for Jurgensen. He's trying desperately to land a takedown but he's failing miserably and getting slapped silly on the feet to compound his misery.
Jurgensen has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Morgan after a bit of a struggle.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Morgan.
Morgan tries to work over Jurgensen's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Morgan manages to pull guard. Let's see whether he can land a sub off his back.
Jurgensen lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Morgan escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Jurgensen gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Morgan wants to sweep but no luck.
Dexter Morgan has got the better of the ground game so far.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jurgensen throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Morgan is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Jurgensen defends well.
Morgan is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Jurgensen is aware though and is defending well.
Jurgensen missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Jurgensen loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Jurgensen trying to control but Morgan is working from the bottom.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Morgan controls Jurgensen momentarily but Jurgensen frees himself.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Jurgensen trying to control the position from guard on top but Morgan is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
Morgan working for a triangle but Jurgensen defends it easily.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Dexter Morgan showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Jurgensen closes this distance looking for a takedown but Morgan circles away.
Morgan thuds his shin into the meat of Jurgensen's side.
Nice uppercut lands for Morgan. That snapped Jurgensen's head back.
Morgan lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Jurgensen backs up against the cage.
Jurgensen dives in and grabs Morgan's left leg, looking for a takedown. Morgan pushes down on Jurgensen's head and hops out.
Jurgensen shoots for a double leg takedown but Morgan sprawls well. He's pushed Jurgensen's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Hoyt Jurgensen. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Morgan closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Jurgensen did well to prevent Morgan getting side control.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Jurgensen tries to roll over but Morgan keeps him under control.
Morgan is looking to advance position but Jurgensen won't allow it.
Morgan is trying to control. Jurgensen wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Morgan lands a nice short elbow.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Morgan is trying to control. Jurgensen wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Morgan landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Jurgensen is trying to get back to full guard.
Nice strikes from Morgan there.
Morgan working over Jurgensen with some ground and pound. Jurgensen looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Jurgensen is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Morgan pulls his head out easily.
Jurgensen actively working from the bottom here.
Morgan has freed up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Morgan breaks from Jurgensen's wrist control and lands an elbow.
Morgan putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jurgensen is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Morgan cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
Morgan breaks from Jurgensen's wrist control and lands an elbow.
Morgan wants to control the pace but Jurgensen is squirming around nicely.
Jurgensen is wriggling around trying to escape.
Morgan landing shots from mount.
Morgan drops a big elbow. That's hurt Jurgensen! More shots from Morgan and the ref steps in! The fight is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:59 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Dexter Morgan!
An out of breath Dexter Morgan thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Ron James (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Pawel Wisniewski (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Wisniewski is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Vienio & Pele - To jest moj hardcore. Man, I cannot wait for this one!
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172 lbs
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182 lbs
14 - 5 - 0 |
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Lethal high kicks
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
18 - 8 - 0, fighting out of New York, Ron James!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
14 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Pawel Wisniewski!
The judges for this bout are Russell Pearce, Columbo Gatti and Joseph Jones.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A telegraphed right hand from Wisniewski misses the target.
James misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Wisniewski takes a swing at James's ribcage but misses.
A chopping leg kick lands by James.
James throws a leg kick but Wisniewski moved away.
Wisniewski with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling James to score with a decent uppercut.
It looks like Pawel Wisniewski has been cut.
James looks to land a body kick but Wisniewski moved away.
Wisniewski misses with a body shot.
James smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
James misses with a wild body shot.
Wisniewski looks to score with a jab to the body but James is just out of range.
Nice body punch from Wisniewski.
James wants to slow Wisniewski down by chopping away at his legs.
Wisniewski misses with a body shot.
Pawel Wisniewski seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Wisniewski slips under a jab.
Wisniewski dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on James. That did some damage!
James lands with a thumping leg kick.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Wisniewski misses with a leg kick
and James counters with an outside leg kick.
Wisniewski takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
That's one minute gone in the round.
James looks to land a right hand but Wisniewski moved out of range.
James stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Wisniewski.
James looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Wisniewski drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Wisniewski misses with a strike but at least he's keeping busy, looking to cause some damage - that will still help him when it comes to the judges scorecards.
Wisniewski happy to just control the position for now.
James is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Wisniewski working away.
Wisniewski wants to lay and pray for a moment but James keeps working.
James manages to land a sweep and he's now on top! Lovely Jiu Jitsu!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wisniewski trying to control but James postures up.
Wisniewski keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
James has freed up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
James takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
James landing strikes, looking to finish!
James is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Wisniewski defends a decent attempt at a guillotine from James.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
James in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
James lands a big shot to the head and Wisniewski winces in pain. He's tapped out due to strikes!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:36 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Strikes). Ron James!
After the fight, Ron James was humble in paying tribute to his opponent but made it clear he wants to go on to bigger and better things. It seemed to go down well with the crowd who cheered him loudly.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ethan Clayton (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Rob Sparger (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Clayton's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, I Want It All. Sparger comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Smooth Criminal by Alien Ant Farm kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Ethan Clayton had a look across the cage there at his opponent. He definitely means business
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260 lbs
17 - 7 - 0 |
Abu Dhabi Champ
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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 - 10 - 0, fighting out of New York, Ethan Clayton!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
17 - 7 - 0, fighting out of New York, Rob Sparger!
The judges for this bout are David Schapiro, Eddie Farnsworth and Columbo Gatti.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Clayton throws a leg kick but Sparger sees it coming and checks it nicely.
A big left from Clayton misses.
Sparger looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
It looks like Rob Sparger has been cut.
Sparger misses the shot to the body.
Clayton throws the left hand but Sparger avoids the punch easily.
Sparger swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Clayton takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Ethan Clayton seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
An inside leg kick lands from Clayton.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Clayton throws a body punch but Sparger moves out of range.
Clayton doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Clayton is looking to chop away at Sparger's legs.
Clayton turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Clayton finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Sparger fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Clayton walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Sparger checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Good work by Sparger as he checks the leg kick.
Sparger throws an overhand right that lands on Clayton's shoulder, as Clayton tries to avoid the shot.
Clayton connects with a leg kick. Sparger looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Clayton lands a nice hook to Sparger's body. Sparger takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Sparger looks winded!
Clayton throws a right hand that Sparger ducks under and follows up with a left that Sparger also avoids with ease.
Clayton has a takedown stuffed.
Sparger looks to land a left hand but Clayton moved out of range nicely.
Clayton scoring well with a low kick there.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Sparger on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Clayton. Clayton obviously looking to wear him down.
Clayton moves into range and throws a big uppercut. OH! Sparger goes down! Can Clayton finish him!?
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
Clayton works over Sparger with some ground and pound from guard.
Clayton pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Sparger is keeping the position for now.
Clayton forces his way into half guard.
Clayton missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Clayton not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Clayton throwing shots but Sparger is blocking nicely.
Clayton thows a huge punch but Sparger dodges it nicely.
Sparger pushes Clayton off looking to stand but Clayton dives back in and keeps control.
Clayton trying to control the action but Sparger is working from the bottom.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Clayton missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Clayton connects with a nice short shot to Sparger's temple.
That has opened up Rob Sparger's cut even more.
Sparger blocking the ground and pound attempt from Clayton.
Clayton passes the half guard and he's now in mount! Big trouble for Sparger!
Clayton has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Poor strikes thrown by Clayton there. More accuracy and less frantic strikes would help!
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Clayton looking to finish with strikes here!
Clayton cracks Sparger with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sparger is squirming around, avoiding Clayton's attempts to control the action.
Clayton thuds his fist into the canvas! Oooouch!
Clayton lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
Rob Sparger's cut is absolute horrible now. This looks like something out of a horror film with blood covering both fighters.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Rob Sparger's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:48 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Ethan Clayton!
After the big win, Ethan Clayton made sure to do all the important stuff like thanking his sponsors Just Fight (Shirt 6$ Shorts 8$) and telling the interviewer how much he loves him.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jacques Deupreaux (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Konstantin Magomedov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Magomedov is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Ave Maria. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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32
289 lbs
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25
245 lbs
13 - 7 - 0 |
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Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
22 - 17 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Jacques Deupreaux!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
13 - 7 - 0, fighting out of New York, Konstantin Magomedov!
The judges for this bout are Steve Montenegro, David Schapiro and Anthony Taglia.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Magomedov throws a left and a right that both miss
so Deupreaux counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
Deupreaux with a flurry of punches that miss.
Magomedov keeping moving, preventing Deupreaux from controlling successfully.
Magomedov avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Magomedov utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Magomedov is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
Deupreaux wants to control from the top but Magomedov keeps moving.
Deupreaux stays in close to Magomedov's body and controls the position.
Magomedov keeping moving, preventing Deupreaux from controlling successfully.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Deupreaux's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Deupreaux stays in close to Magomedov's body and controls the position.
Magomedov keeping full guard, as Deupreaux tries to pass.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Jacques Deupreaux wasn't doing enough on the ground.
Deupreaux uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Magomedov.
Magomedov closes the distance and after a bit of a stuggle, scores a takedown into Deupreaux's guard.
Deupreaux had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Magomedov defends it easily.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Deupreaux is looking for a triangle but Magomedov pushes his legs off easily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Magomedov is pushing down on Deupreaux's leg trying to pass to half guard. Deupreaux is fighting to maintain full guard but Magomedov has managed to sneak the leg through.
Deupreaux is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Magomedov scores with a couple of nice shots.
Deupreaux actively working from the bottom here.
Magomedov throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Deupreaux is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Magomedov pulls his head out easily.
Deupreaux has hold of Magomedov's hands but Magomedov slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Deupreaux might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Magomedov working the head and body with strikes.
Deupreaux is looking to control Magomedov's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Deupreaux avoid being mounted?
Magomedov is looking to take a break and control but Deupreaux is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Deupreaux actively working from the bottom here.
Deupreaux is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Magomedov scores with a couple of nice shots.
Magomedov is thwarting Deupreaux's attempts to control the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Magomedov is trying to control. Deupreaux wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Deupreaux looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Deupreaux actively working from the bottom here.
Magomedov lands strikes from half guard.
Magomedov working over Deupreaux with some ground and pound. Deupreaux looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Magomedov wants to lay and pray for a moment but Deupreaux keeps working.
Deupreaux taking some punishment here, with Magomedov in his half guard.
Magomedov lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Deupreaux is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Magomedov pulls his head out easily.
Deupreaux wants to control but Magomedov is keeping busy.
Magomedov takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Deupreaux actively working from the bottom here.
Deupreaux is looking to improve his position.
Magomedov slips a nice elbow through Deupreaux's hands, connecting with Deupreaux's forehead.
Deupreaux is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Magomedov pulls his head out easily.
Magomedov wants to control but Deupreaux is keeping him busy.
Magomedov looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Deupreaux with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Deupreaux tries to roll over but Magomedov keeps him under control.
Magomedov slips a nice elbow through Deupreaux's hands, connecting with Deupreaux's forehead.
Nice strikes from Magomedov there.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Deupreaux missing with punches from the bottom.
Magomedov slips a nice elbow through Deupreaux's hands, connecting with Deupreaux's forehead.
Magomedov works his foot free and advances to mount.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Konstantin Magomedov dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Magomedov throws a shot from downtown. Deupreaux moves away and avoids it.
Magomedov keeps the fight on the outside.
Deupreaux tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Magomedov paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Magomedov lands a leg kick that knocks Deupreaux off balance momentarily.
Magomedov fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Magomedov feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Deupreauxs jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Magomedov throws a leg kick which misses Deupreaux's front leg but catches the back leg as Deupreaux tries to avoid it.
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!
Magomedov lands a leg kick that knocks Deupreaux off balance momentarily.
Whack! Magomedov lands a heavy head kick that drops Deupreaux. The ref tackles Magomedov to stop the fight - a great save by the referee because Deupreaux was done.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:54 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Head Kick). Konstantin Magomedov!
After winning the bout, Konstantin Magomedov thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Ivan Kozlov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Thug Behram (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Behram has chosen 25 Minutes to go as his entrance music. Well, I have no idea who's going to take this one!
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27
169 lbs
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30
162 lbs
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World class boxer
Cardio machine |
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World class boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
13 - 8 - 0, fighting out of New York, Ivan Kozlov!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
27 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Thug Behram!
The judges for this bout are Chad Campbell, Alyssa Summers and Columbo Gatti.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kozlov takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Kozlov lands with a slapping head kick.
Behram thuds a left hand into Kozlov's body.
Kozlov works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Behram throws a head kick but Kozlov moves out of range.
Behram blocks a head kick by Kozlov.
Kozlov misses with a wild body shot.
Kozlov throws a big shot that misses.
Kozlov throws a hook but Behram blocks it.
Behram tries to keep at a distance but Kozlov has taken the fight into the clinch.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Kozlov lands with a right to the head.
Behram lands a hook to the side of the head.
Behram wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Kozlov breaks the clinch.
Kozlov feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Behram's calf.
Kozlov looks to land a right hand but Behram moved out of range.
Behram slips under a jab from Kozlov.
Kozlov scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Behram closes this distance looking for a takedown but Kozlov circles away.
Kozlov misses with a kick to the body.
Behram lands with a thumping leg kick.
Kozlov loads up on a big right hand but Behram slips the punch.
Kozlov tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Behram connects with a looping right hand.
Kozlov uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Behram.
Kozlov fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Behram works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Behram has a takedown stuffed.
Kozlov connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Kozlov connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Behram's hands.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Kozlov missing with a left hand there. Behram was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Behram digs a good body shot into Kozlov's ribs.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kozlov throws a leg kick that misses.
Behram keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Ivan Kozlov is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Behram fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Kozlov avoids a kick to the body.
Kozlov throws a head kick that misses.
Kozlov throws a hook but Behram avoids it easily.
Kozlov looks to land a right hand but Behram moved out of range.
Behram fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Kozlov avoids it really well and circles away.
Ivan Kozlov has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Thug Behram.
Behram misses with a low kick.
Kozlov throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Kozlov tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Behram was well out of range. Poor timing from Kozlov.
Jab by Kozlov.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Behram avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Kozlov misses with a wild combination.
A chopping leg kick lands by Kozlov.
Kozlov misses with a wild body shot.
Kozlov tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Behram was well out of range. Poor timing from Kozlov.
Kozlov checks a leg kick nicely.
Behram pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Kozlov on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Behram pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Kozlov slips a straight right by Behram.
Behram tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Behram blocks a jab.
A jab from Behram does it's job there.
Kozlov misses the body punch
and Behram counters with a good low kick that Kozlov was not able to check.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kozlov takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Behram, as that shot connected.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Behram tried to score with a low kick but Kozlov checks it.
Behram defending well as Kozlov loads up on a big left hand.
Behram uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Kozlov.
Behram cracks a nice hook into Kozlov's ribs.
Kozlov's corner calls for a 1-2. Kozlov obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Nice jab there from Kozlov.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Kozlov checks a leg kick.
Kozlov throws a lazy body kick
and Behram counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Behram.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
Kozlov utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Kozlov utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Kozlov keeping moving, preventing Behram from controlling successfully.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Thug Behram will probably get the nod.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
A decent looking body kick lands there for Kozlov.
Kozlov tries to bum rush Behram with a series of wild strikes but Behram uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Behram throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Kozlov throws a jab but it's blocked by Behram.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Kozlov, as that shot connected.
Behram keeps the fight on the outside.
Kozlov takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Ivan Kozlov is winning the standup battle so far.
A cross from Behram lands.
Behram avoids a punch combination nicely.
Behram connects with an inside leg kick.
Behram misses with a hook. Kozlov ducked under it nicely.
That kick from Kozlov tenderised Behram's leg. Behram is trying to keep his angry face on.
Kozlov misses the jab.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kozlov lands a nice shot to the body.
Kozlov bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Behram's head backwards.
Behram scores with a leg kick.
Kozlov missing with a left hand there. Behram was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Nice sprawl there from Kozlov as Behram shoots in.
Behram thumps Kozlov with a low kick.
A low kick from Kozlov misses
and Behram counters with an inside leg kick.
Behram keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Kozlov.
Kozlov stuffs the takedown attempt from Behram. Behram gets slowly back to his feet.
Behram throws a head kick that misses.
Kozlov throws a lazy uppercut
and Behram counters with a slapping leg kick.
Kozlov takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Kozlov is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Behram.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kozlov jabs Behram right on the nose. Behram blinks but takes it well.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Behram scores with a push kick.
Behram tries a low kick but Kozlov avoids it.
Behram scores with a nice head shot.
Behram throws a looping overhand right but Kozlov ducks down to avoid it.
Kozlov swings for the body but Behram moves out of range.
Kozlov misses with an uppercut
and Kozlov takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Kozlov fails in his attempt to clinch.
Kozlov walks into a straight right hand from Behram.
A head kick misses from Behram.
Kozlov tries to clinch up.
Kozlov avoids the head kick by Behram.
Kozlov chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Kozlov throws a head kick that misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kozlov connects with a single shot there.
Kozlov misses with a body shot.
A telegraphed right hand from Behram misses the target.
Kozlov throws a poor cross that misses
and Behram counters with a slapping leg kick.
Kozlov 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.
A nice inside leg kick there by Behram. That's going to slow Kozlov down.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Kozlov uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Behram with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Nice shot by Behram.
Horrible takedown by Behram or perhaps it was just good defense by Kozlov which made him look bad.
Ivan Kozlov has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Thug Behram.
A clash of legs there as Kozlov blocks the low kick.
Kozlov scores with a jab. Behram acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Kozlov takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Behram chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Kozlov walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Behram needs to keep his hands up - Kozlov had a free shot at his head there.
Kozlov throws a low kick but Behram avoids it.
Behram throws a quick inside leg kick.
Kozlov throws a hook to the side of Behram's head but Behram sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Kozlov moves away from the strike by Behram.
Behram misses with a leg kick.
Kozlov uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Behram.
Behram misses with a right hand
and Kozlov counters with a nice low kick that buckles Behram's knee momentarily.
Behram just misses with a punch to the body.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Behram blocks a jab.
Behram with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Kozlov shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Thug Behram will probably get the nod - 10:9.
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. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Behram tries a head kick but it misses.
Kozlov is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Behram tries to move into range but Kozlov moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Behram tries to work over Kozlov's front leg with a kick but Kozlov checks it.
Behram lands a high kick!
Behram throws a jab when Kozlov was well out of range.
A slow jab from Kozlov misses its intended target.
Behram slips under a jab.
Behram lands a jab to Kozlov's midsection.
Behram misses with an uppercut.
Kozlov lands a head kick. Behram smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Kozlov rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Behram counters with a slapping leg kick.
Behram scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Behram misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Kozlov.
A big right from Kozlov misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kozlov moves out of range as Behram strikes.
Behram fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Kozlov.
Kozlov tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Kozlov takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Behram throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Kozlov is rocked!
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Behram, right into the meat.
Oh Kozlov is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Kozlov drops his hands momentarily. Behram doesn't need a second invitation, landing a shot to the temple. Kozlov staggers and falls to the mat and the ref dives in to save him from any more punishment. Kozlov doesn't seem happy with the stoppage but he was done.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:29 of round 3, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Thug Behram!
After winning the bout, Thug Behram thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Abdul Rashid Naji (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Manuel Neuer (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). This should be a great matchup!
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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
10 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Abdul Rashid Naji!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
13 - 7 - 0, fighting out of New York, Manuel Neuer!
The judges for this bout are Reed Andrews, Jonathan Paton and Anthony Taglia.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Naji avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Excellent takedown into side control there by Naji.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
Neuer takes an elbow right on the bridge of the nose and winces in pain.
Neuer tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Naji wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Naji scores with a couple of short elbows.
Naji looking to punish the body of his opponent here but Neuer is avoiding damage well.
Naji has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Naji sitting in side control, looking to soften his opponent up with elbows and hammerfists but Neuer is avoiding damage well and looking to escape the position.
Naji working the head and body with strikes.
Naji in side control lands a nice looking series of punches and elbows.
Naji misses with the ground and pound.
Naji wants to control but Neuer is keeping him busy.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Naji lands some shots froms side control.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Naji controls the position.
Naji misses with an attempted head punch from side control.
Naji laying and praying for a moment but Neuer takes advantage and regains half guard.
Naji is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Neuer has managed to free his arm - good work.
Naji working Neuer over with strikes.
Naji not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Neuer is looking to escape.
Naji thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Naji thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Naji seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Neuer does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Neuer is trying to control but can't.
Neuer is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Naji scores with a couple of nice shots.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Neuer is not content to let Naji control the position.
Neuer tries to kick Naji off but Naji keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Naji lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Naji not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Naji uses his free foot to push down on Neuer's thigh. Eventually he works his other foot free and he's advanced to mount - this is trouble for Neuer.
Naji scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Neuer?
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Naji lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Naji looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Naji scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Neuer?
Neuer is rocked!
Whack. That's a big, big shot from Naji! Neuer is out cold! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:40 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Abdul Rashid Naji!
An out of breath Abdul Rashid Naji thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Marc Andre (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Andrzej Niedzwiedzki (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Niedzwiedzki comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Nirvana - You know you're right kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! The atmosphere really building for this one as we go 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
11 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Marc Andre!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
11 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Andrzej Niedzwiedzki!
The judges for this bout are Columbo Gatti, Steve Montenegro and Joseph Jones.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Andre stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Andre wants it to stay on the feet.
Niedzwiedzki wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Niedzwiedzki misses with a left hand
and Andre counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
The fighters circling - Niedzwiedzki throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Andre slaps away a takedown attempt from Niedzwiedzki, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Andre avoids the body shot from Niedzwiedzki.
Niedzwiedzki checks a leg kick.
Niedzwiedzki tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Andre manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Andre tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Niedzwiedzki throws a hook to the side of Andre's head but Andre sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Niedzwiedzki scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Andre throws a head kick that misses.
Niedzwiedzki avoids the head kick by Andre.
Andrzej Niedzwiedzki seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Niedzwiedzki throws a solid leg kick but Andre takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Niedzwiedzki.
Niedzwiedzki misses with a wild body shot.
Andre takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Niedzwiedzki looks to land a left hand but Andre moved out of range nicely.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A solid leg kick lands there for Andre.
Niedzwiedzki misses with a body kick.
Niedzwiedzki fails with an attempt to clinch.
Andre tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Niedzwiedzki was well out of range. Poor timing from Andre.
Niedzwiedzki misses with a shot to the body
and Andre counters with a slapping leg kick.
Niedzwiedzki changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Andre looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Niedzwiedzki advances to full mount.
Andre tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Niedzwiedzki wants to control the pace but Andre is squirming around nicely.
Niedzwiedzki avoids the attempt from Andre to control.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Andre is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Niedzwiedzki is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Niedzwiedzki trying to control but Andre is having none of it.
Andre is looking to get to half guard.
Niedzwiedzki controlling from mount.
Niedzwiedzki wants to control the pace but Andre is squirming around nicely.
Niedzwiedzki controlling the pace for now.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Andrzej Niedzwiedzki has forced the referee to step in and restart the fight on the feet.
Niedzwiedzki throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Niedzwiedzki lands a nice looking kick to the body. Andre takes a step back to recover.
Niedzwiedzki tests Andre's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Andre lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Niedzwiedzki at a distance.
Andre bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Niedzwiedzki's head.
It looks like Andrzej Niedzwiedzki has been cut.
Andre misses with a body kick.
Andre lands a head kick. Niedzwiedzki smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Andre throws a right hand that Niedzwiedzki ducks under and follows up with a left that Niedzwiedzki also avoids with ease.
Niedzwiedzki looks to score with a jab to the body but Andre is just out of range.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Andre bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Niedzwiedzki misses with a leg kick.
A solid leg kick lands there for Andre.
Niedzwiedzki misses the shot to the body.
Andre is looking to land body kicks.
Andre with a nice cross.
Andre uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Niedzwiedzki.
Niedzwiedzki feints and then cracks Andre's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Andre down.
Andre throws the kick towards the body but Niedzwiedzki avoids it.
Niedzwiedzki shoots for a double leg takedown but Andre sprawls well. He's pushed Niedzwiedzki's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Marc Andre has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Andrzej Niedzwiedzki.
Niedzwiedzki 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 crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
An inside leg kick lands from Andre.
Niedzwiedzki misses with a straight left.
Niedzwiedzki stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Andre.
Andre misses with a series of wild punches.
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 Marc Andre will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Andrzej Niedzwiedzki's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Andre throws a low kick but Niedzwiedzki moves out of range easily.
Crunch! Andre slams his shin into Niedzwiedzki's torso.
Andre is looking to chop away at Niedzwiedzki's legs.
Andre chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Niedzwiedzki misses with a straight left.
Nice body kick there by Andre.
Niedzwiedzki misses with a low kick.
Andre scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Niedzwiedzki throws a shot from downtown. Andre moves away and avoids it.
Niedzwiedzki lands the left hand.
It really doesn't seem like the step up in weight is hurting Andre here at all. He's more than holding his own against the bigger man.
Niedzwiedzki takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Andre.
Niedzwiedzki changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Andre tries to avoid it but Niedzwiedzki manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Andre to the ground. Andre escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Andre ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Niedzwiedzki is breathing heavily.
A head kick from Andre lands but Niedzwiedzki takes it in his stride.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Niedzwiedzki takes a jab right on the kisser.
That has opened up Andrzej Niedzwiedzki's cut even more.
Andre connects with an inside leg kick.
Andre throws a nice outside leg kick.
Niedzwiedzki is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Niedzwiedzki is rocked!
Andre feints a jab and as Niedzwiedzki dips his head, Andre unleashes a brutal head kick that catches Niedzwiedzki right on the jaw! Timbeeer! Niedzwiedzki falls backwards in slow motion, only propped up by the cage! Andre smiles a psychotic smile as he stares down his unconscious opponent. That is a scary man.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:24 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Marc Andre!
A relieved looking Marc Andre 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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