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UPG 114: Eternal Glory PBP Commentary |
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Aodhan o hAodha (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bob Jay (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think o hAodha might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Cursum Perficio by Enya. This should be fireworks!
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191 lbs
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Abu Dhabi Champ
Solid boxing
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
18 - 21 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Aodhan o hAodha!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Bob Jay!
The judges for this bout are Lou da Vinci, Reed Andrews and David Schapiro.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jay tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but o hAodha was well out of range. Poor timing from Jay.
Jay shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. o hAodha manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
o hAodha looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
o hAodha is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Jay trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Jay trying to control but o hAodha is working from the bottom.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
o hAodha lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Jay!
Jay is in a horrible position here. o hAodha smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
o hAodha working for a submission but Jay is keeping him at bay.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Jay is trying to escape the mount.
Jay is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jay slips a leg in and gets back to half guard.
o hAodha is looking for a kimura but Jay is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for o hAodha to get the leverage.
Jay slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
o hAodha forces his way into half guard.
o hAodha slips a nice elbow through Jay's hands, connecting with Jay's forehead.
o hAodha trying to control the action but Jay is working from the bottom.
Jay looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
o hAodha is trying to control the action in half guard but Jay is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Jay tries to get to full guard but o hAodha has control of the leg.
Jay taking some punishment here, with o hAodha in his half guard.
o hAodha is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Jay defends it well.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Jay is staying active underneath o hAodha, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Jay avoiding damage under a succession of punches from o hAodha.
Jay looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
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. o hAodha connects with a nice short shot to Jay's temple.
o hAodha passes to full mount!
o hAodha tries to control but Jay wriggling away.
o hAodha wants to take Jay's back but he can't do it this time.
Jay is squirming around, avoiding o hAodha's attempts to control the action.
o hAodha is working for a guillotine from mount but Jay frees his head quite easily.
o hAodha controlling the pace for now.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jay keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
o hAodha is looking to secure an arm. He's managed it! He's pivoting for an armbar - that looks tight! But Jay has managed to get out of it and now he's in a dominant position. Nice work from Jay!
o hAodha is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Jay is aware though and is defending well.
Jay tries to free his leg and advance position but o hAodha is retaining full guard.
o hAodha pushes a forearm under Jay's chin to create some space. He's escaped his hips and pivoted quickly for an armbar! Can he extend the arm? Yes, Jay is tapping out! Damn, that was fast!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:58 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Aodhan o hAodha!
After winning the bout, Aodhan o hAodha 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 middleweight MMA rules bout between Fredrik Meduza (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kaiser Soze (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Meduza kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Buffalo Soldier. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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188 lbs
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192 lbs
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Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Fredrik Meduza!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
17 - 10 - 0, fighting out of New York, Kaiser Soze!
The judges for this bout are Jonathan Paton, Russell Pearce and John Kavanagh.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Meduza has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Meduza there as he acknowledges the shot.
Meduza moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
A thudding body kick lands there by Meduza!
Meduza on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Soze throws a series of punches but Meduza moves out of range.
Soze takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Soze throws a series of punches but Meduza moves out of range.
Soze blocks a jab.
Meduza scores with a kick to the midsection.
Soze scores with a hook.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Meduza moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Meduza lands with a thumping leg kick.
Meduza throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Meduza pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Meduza scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Meduza tries to land a leg kick but Soze saw it coming and moves away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Soze swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Meduza throws a big shot that misses.
Soze ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Meduza lands a jab-cross combination.
Meduza lands with a cross.
Soze avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Soze keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Meduza.
Meduza throws a nice outside leg kick.
Meduza throws out a loose jab but Soze uses good head movement to avoid it.
Meduza scores with a nice body kick.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Meduza goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Meduza throws a chopping leg kick but Soze manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Meduza works Soze's body with a nice hook.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Meduza misses the shot to the body.
Soze drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Soze on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Meduza throws a jab when Soze was well out of range.
Meduza will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Fredrik Meduza is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Meduza scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Meduza looks to land a body kick but Soze moved away.
Meduza throws a leg kick but Soze sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Soze takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Soze takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Meduza lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Meduza turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
A combination from Soze does no damage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Meduza misses the shot to the body.
Meduza pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Soze blocks a jab.
Soze connects with a body shot.
Meduza steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Soze.
Meduza showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Soze.
Soze misses with a right hand
and Meduza counters with a big head kick but Soze shrugs it off.
Meduza bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Soze takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
A nice combination there by Meduza.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Meduza misses with an attempted mid kick.
Soze rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Meduza counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Soze slips under a jab from Meduza.
Soze looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Soze is rocked!
Meduza takes a swing at Soze's ribcage but misses.
Meduza throws a jab when Soze was well out of range.
Meduza fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Soze has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Meduza scores with a push kick.
Soze steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Meduza.
Meduza misses with a body kick.
Both fighters circling a little - Meduza finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Soze takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Meduza throws a quick inside leg kick.
Meduza is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
A nice leg kick lands there from Meduza.
Soze looks winded!
A solid body kick from Meduza.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Fredrik Meduza dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Soze chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Meduza can pounce on him.
Soze has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Meduza.
Meduza throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Meduza swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Meduza moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Soze moves out of range of the body kick from Meduza.
Soze shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Meduza but Meduza pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Meduza misses with a right hand
and Soze counters with a two punch combo.
Meduza scores with a crisp jab that stopped Soze in his tracks.
Soze blocks a head kick by Meduza.
Soze closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Meduza quickly recovers to half guard.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
Meduza is looking to escape.
Meduza regains full guard. Nicely done.
Soze stopping the sweep attempt from Meduza.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Meduza trying to control the position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Soze wants to control from the top but Meduza keeps moving.
Meduza striking off his back but it's not causing Soze any problems.
Soze postures up as if he's going to throw some strikes but drops back for an ankle! Meduza is in big trouble! He looks ready to tap! But no, he's escaped and dives on top of Soze, into his guard.
Meduza controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Meduza thows a left - swing and a miss!
Meduza throws a head kick but Soze moves out of range.
Meduza is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Soze can do to turn this around?
Soze throws a one two combo.
Meduza throws a leg kick but Soze moved away.
A jab from Soze misses.
Meduza throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Good standup being displayed there by Meduza as he connects with a hook.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Soze throws a sloppy head kick and Meduza moves out of range easily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Soze slips a straight right by Meduza.
Soze steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Meduza.
Kaiser Soze is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Meduza scores with a crisp jab that stopped Soze in his tracks.
Meduza cracks the inside of Soze's front leg.
Fredrik Meduza seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Meduza on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Soze thows a body shot but no joy.
Soze dives in and grabs Meduza's left leg, looking for a takedown. Meduza pushes down on Soze's head and hops out.
Soze cracks a nice hook into Meduza's ribs.
Meduza throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Soze closes the distance and clinches up with Meduza, looking for a takedown. Soze pushes Meduza against the cage but Meduza circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Fredrik Meduza has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Kaiser Soze.
Soze is breathing heavily.
Soze bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Meduza walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Soze checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Soze lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Meduza backs up against the cage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Meduza does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Soze keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Meduza scores with a jab to the head.
Soze tries for a takedown but Meduza sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Meduza tries to land a front kick but Soze steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Meduza thows a body kick. Soze tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Meduza throws an overhand right that lands on Soze's shoulder, as Soze tries to avoid the shot.
Soze fails with a takedown attempt.
Meduza fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Soze has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Meduza lands a nice leg kick that just misses Soze's sensitive parts.
Soze misses with a straight left.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Fredrik Meduza dominated that second round.
That's time! Meduza's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Meduza is looking to slow Soze down with leg kicks.
A decent looking cross lands there for Meduza.
Meduza scores with a spinning back kick!
Meduza with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Soze checks the leg kick.
Meduza misses with a straight left.
Soze on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Meduza. Meduza obviously looking to wear him down.
Meduza misses with a low kick.
Meduza tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
A slapping leg kick lands for Meduza.
Soze misses with a right hand
and Meduza counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Soze takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Meduza misses with a wild body shot.
Soze bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Meduza's head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Soze misses with a hook.
Soze keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Meduza scores with a decent looking hook.
Soze checks a low kick from Meduza.
A solid leg kick lands there for Meduza.
Meduza pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Meduza fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Soze has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Meduza throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Soze loads up on a big right hand but Meduza slips the punch.
Meduza avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Meduza tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Soze is able to avoid easily.
Meduza uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Soze.
Meduza is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Soze.
Kaiser Soze has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Fredrik Meduza is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Meduza scores with a jab to the head.
Soze takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Soze throws a series of punches but Meduza avoids them all with ease.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Meduza blocks the body kick.
Meduza tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
A slapping body kick lands there for Meduza.
Soze tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
A head kick misses from Meduza.
Meduza throws a low kick but Soze moves out of range easily.
Meduza moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Soze stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Meduza.
Meduza keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Meduza lands a nice shot to the body.
Soze tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Meduza was well out of range. Poor timing from Soze.
A solid leg kick lands there for Meduza.
Meduza lands a jab.
Soze misses with a series of wild punches.
Soze throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Meduza's waist but Meduza gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Soze off to one side.
Meduza lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Meduza, as that shot connected.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Soze crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Meduza - the referee stops the clock and Soze gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Meduza. Soze manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Meduza lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Soze at a distance.
Soze 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.
Meduza moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
A big left from Soze misses.
Soze on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Meduza lands a slapping body shot.
Meduza slips under a jab from Soze.
Soze tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Meduza swivels and escapes.
Fredrik Meduza has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Kaiser Soze.
Soze 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.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Meduza - that will leave a mark!
Meduza scores with a leg kick.
Soze on the wrong end of a nice jab.
And that's the end of the fight!
Fredrik Meduza showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Meduza has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Jonathan Paton scores the fight 30:27
Judge Russell Pearce scores the fight 30:27
Judge John Kavanagh scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Fredrik Meduza!
Fredrik Meduza tried to hype himself up post fight but didn't word it too well and it ended up with him sounding like a bit of a tool.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Jimmy Brit (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Frankie Pep (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Brit comes to the cage accompanied by Same in the End. Pep has chosen Iron Theme Song (Here Comes The Boom - Nelly) as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Jimmy Brit has a significant reach advantage - let's see if he can make it count.
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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
9 - 5 - 1, fighting out of New York, Jimmy Brit!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
30 - 17 - 0, fighting out of New York, Frankie Pep!
The judges for this bout are Columbo Gatti, Dean Styles and Chad Campbell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Pep swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Pep misses with an uppercut.
A head kick misses from Brit.
A good leg kick by Brit.
Pep misses with a straight right.
Pep looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Brit is fending him off so far but Pep persists. Nope, Brit circles away and we're back to standing.
Brit throws a half hearted mid kick.
Pep doesn't manage to clinch there - Brit circles away.
Pep blocks a jab.
Brit lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Pep loads up on a big right hand but Brit slips the punch.
Pep has closed the distance and engaged Brit in a clinch.
Pep lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Brit wants to take the fight to the mat but Pep manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
Brit swings wildly with an uppercut but Pep uses good head movement to avoid it.
Brit breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Brit moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Brit looks to score with a jab to the body but Pep is just out of range.
Pep keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Brit lands with a nice body kick.
A big left from Pep misses.
Pep avoids the head kick by Brit.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Brit is looking to chop away at Pep's legs.
Brit throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Brit cracks Pep with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Pep has a takedown stuffed.
Brit connects with a nice looking jab.
Brit throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Brit is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Pep doesn't manage to clinch there - Brit circles away.
Pep punishes Brit's body with a nice straight punch.
Pep jabs Brit to the body, keeping him at a distance.
A head kick from Brit lands but Pep takes it in his stride.
Pep dips to his left and cracks Brit with an uppercut!
Brit uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Pep.
Brit dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Pep. That did some damage!
Brit throws a push kick but Pep slaps the foot to one side.
Brit throws out a loose jab but Pep uses good head movement to avoid it.
Jab, jab by Pep - just one landing.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Pep throws the left hand but Brit avoids the punch easily.
No luck for Brit with that takedown attempt.
Pep moves out of range of the body kick from Brit.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pep checks a low kick from Brit.
Pep ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Pep tries to clinch but Brit is having none of it.
Pep ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Pep keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Pep checks the leg kick.
Brit will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Brit stuffs the takedown.
Jimmy Brit has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Frankie Pep.
Brit fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Pep manages to avoid it.
Some wild striking there from Pep.
Pep clinches.
A head punch on the inside from Pep fails to land.
Brit tries to circle away but Pep has him pinned against the cage.
Pep lands a nice shot to the body.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Pep.
Brit lands with a short shot to the head.
Pep scores with a nice hook to the head.
Pep scores with a shoulder strike.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Brit escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Good standup being displayed there by Pep as he connects with a hook.
Pep fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Brit manages to avoid it.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Pep checks a leg kick.
Pep takes one to the chin there.
Pep throws out a powerful jab.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Pep thows a left - swing and a miss!
Pep checks the leg kick.
Pep lands a nice looking body shot.
Pep jabs at Brit's body.
Pep ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Pep misses the jab.
The fighters circling - Pep throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Brit throws a head kick that misses.
A big right from Brit misses.
Pep takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Frankie Pep seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Pep swings for the body but Brit moves out of range.
Pep just misses with a punch to the body.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Pep stuns Brit with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A shot to the liver by Pep. Beautiful body shot.
Pep is looking to clinch.
Pep is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Brit rather than just go for the knockout.
Brit looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Pep misses with a straight right.
Brit takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Brit throws an overhand right that lands on Pep's shoulder, as Pep tries to avoid the shot.
Brit slips a straight right by Pep.
Brit takes a swing at Pep's ribcage but misses.
Brit throws a head kick that Pep semi-blocks.
Brit swats away the attempt to clinch by Pep.
Pep lands a nice shot that snaps Brit's head back.
Pep swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Pep throws a looping overhand right but Brit ducks down to avoid it.
Pep dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Brit uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Pep.
Pep staying out of range there.
Brit lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Pep throws a lazy uppercut
letting Brit counter with a right hand.
Pep fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Brit looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Frankie Pep dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Brit goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Pep throws a right hand that Brit ducks under and follows up with a left that Brit also avoids with ease.
Pep throws a jab when Brit was well out of range.
Pep closes the distance and pushes Brit back into the cage.
Brit wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Pep misses with a body punch.
Brit tries to break free but Pep pushes him back against the cage.
Pep swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Brit drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Pep gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Brit struggles to land a body shot inside as Pep controls his hands.
Pep lands with a light punch inside.
Pep swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Brit manages to pull guard.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
Pep showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Pep trying to control the position from guard on top but Brit is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pep preventing the sweep.
Brit keeping moving, preventing Pep from controlling successfully.
Brit avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Pep trying to control the position from guard on top but Brit is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The ref stands the fighters back up, due to lack of action by Frankie Pep.
Brit takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Pep throws a lazy right hand but Brit sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Pep throws a series of punches but Brit moves out of range.
A combination from Pep does no damage.
Pep jabs Brit to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Brit misses with a body shot.
Brit throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Pep thows a body shot but no joy.
Brit scores with a body shot.
Brit thows a body shot but no joy.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pep lands a body shot.
Pep looks to land a left hand but Brit moved out of range nicely.
Brit displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Pep throws out the jab.
Frankie Pep seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Brit throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Pep looks to land a right hand but Brit moved out of range.
Brit misses with a body kick.
Brit looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Brit looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Pep is fending him off so far but Brit persists. Nope, Pep circles away and we're back to standing.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A looping hook to the body misses from Pep. Brit does a little dance to reset his feet.
Pep cracks Brit with an open hand slap.
Pep throws out a powerful jab.
Pep tests Brit's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Brit looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Brit keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Pep tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Brit paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Pep takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Pep dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Pep throws an overhand right that lands on Brit's shoulder, as Brit tries to avoid the shot.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Brit lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Pep keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Pep checks a leg kick nicely.
Pep closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Brit to the mat! Brit manages to get full guard.
Brit will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Brit working a defensive guard here.
Pep must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Brit working a defensive guard but Pep passes into half guard.
Pep working Brit over with strikes.
Pep sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Brit defending well though.
Pep slips a nice elbow through Brit's hands, connecting with Brit's forehead.
Brit tries to get to full guard but Pep has control of the leg.
Pep throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Pep throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Pep is looking to take a break and control but Brit is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Brit has his hands clasped together around Pep's back. He's all about the action.
Pep drops an elbow to the side of Brit's head.
Pep throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Pep throwing shots but Brit is blocking nicely.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Brit blocking the ground and pound attempt from Pep.
Brit is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Pep's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Pep's back!
Brit controlling well, preventing Pep from escaping the position.
Pep controlling his opponent's hands, preventing the submission attempt.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Frankie Pep showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
A solid leg kick lands there for Brit.
Pep just misses with a punch to the body.
Pep ducks right into an uppercut from Brit.
Brit moves away from the strike by Pep.
Brit misses with a wild body shot.
Brit on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Crunch! Brit slams his shin into Pep's torso.
Pep slips under a jab.
A nice leg kick lands there from Brit.
Brit takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Brit throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
A lazy left from Brit finds it's target.
Pep takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Pep throws a nice looking combination but Brit bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Pep doesn't manage to clinch there - Brit circles away.
A slow jab from Pep misses its intended target.
Brit defending well as Pep loads up on a big left hand.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pep fails with the takedown
and Brit counters with a nice leg kick.
Pep jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Brit is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Pep connects with a body shot.
Brit explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Pep throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
A swing and a miss from Pep.
Good shot there by Pep.
Pep with a hook.
Brit throws a hook but Pep avoids it easily.
Brit lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Pep throws a right hand that Brit ducks under and follows up with a left that Brit also avoids with ease.
Pep closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Brit throws a body punch but Pep moves out of range.
Brit attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Brit swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Pep moves away from the strike by Brit.
Brit tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Pep was well out of range. Poor timing from Brit.
Pep fails in his attempt to clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pep avoids the body shot from Brit.
Brit misses with a body shot.
Pep moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Pep shoots in but no luck this time.
Pep defending well as Brit loads up on a big left hand.
Nice cross by Pep.
Pep cracks a nice hook into Brit's ribs.
Pep walks into a straight right hand from Brit.
Pep throws a jab but it's blocked by Brit.
Brit misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Pep blocks a low kick nicely.
Pep shoots in and drives through. Brit sprawls well.
Jimmy Brit has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Frankie Pep.
Pep throws a body punch but Brit moves out of range.
Brit throws a looping overhand right but Pep ducks down to avoid it.
Pep throws a jab when Brit was well out of range.
Brit connects with a leg kick. Pep looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Pep bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Pep tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pep keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Pep avoids the body shot from Brit.
Brit throws a hook but Pep avoids it easily.
Brit gets tackled into the cage by Pep. Pep maintains the clinch.
Brit goes for a takedown attempt but Pep pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
A jab from Brit misses.
Jimmy Brit has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Brit with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Pep to score with a decent uppercut.
Pep moves in looking to clinch but Brit pushes him off.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Brit.
Brit tried to score with a low kick but Pep checks it.
Pep forces Brit back against the cage and clinches.
Nice body punch from Pep - that landed with a thud.
Pep lands with a right to the head.
Pep lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Brit struggles to land a body shot inside as Pep controls his hands.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Brit is trying to force a seperation but Pep has the dominant position.
Pep works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A nice left hand lands by Pep.
Brit is trying to force a seperation but Pep has the dominant position.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Pep creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Pep struggles to land a body shot inside as Brit controls his hands.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Pep's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Brit is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Brit tries to work over Pep's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Pep lands with a left to the head.
Brit is rocked!
Pep is pressed up against the cage. Brit has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Pep down to the mat. Pep avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
The step up in weight doesn't seem to be a problem for Pep. He's performing admirably here against the bigger man.
Brit slips a jab and a cross from Pep.
Jab from Pep.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Brit throws out a loose jab but Pep uses good head movement to avoid it.
Brit takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Pep slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Pep shoots for a double leg takedown but Brit sprawls well. He's pushed Pep's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Pep throws a series of punches but Brit moves out of range.
And that's the end of the fight!
Frankie Pep comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Pep 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 Columbo Gatti scores the fight 27:30
Judge Dean Styles scores the fight 27:30
Judge Chad Campbell scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Frankie Pep!
Frankie Pep decided to go for the less than humble approach in his post fight interview, telling everyone how he is going to conquer the world. The crowd seemed to like it when really that sort of approach could have gone either way.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Rob Sparger (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Manuel Neuer (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Sparger comes to the cage accompanied by Smooth Criminal by Alien Ant Farm. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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260 lbs
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270 lbs
13 - 9 - 0 |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
17 - 9 - 0, fighting out of New York, Rob Sparger!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
13 - 9 - 0, fighting out of New York, Manuel Neuer!
The judges for this bout are John Roberts, Alyssa Summers and Joseph Jones.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Neuer tries to sprawl but Sparger drives through with a takedown into half guard.
Sparger throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Neuer is looking to escape.
Sparger trying to pass the guard but Neuer defending well.
Sparger trying to advance position but Neuer counters by regaining guard.
Neuer working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Sparger.
Sparger will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Sparger wants to control from the top but Neuer keeps moving.
Neuer has control of Sparger's left arm, preventing Sparger from doing any damage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sparger pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Neuer is keeping the position for now.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Sparger controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
We're going to have a standup here because Rob Sparger wasn't active enough for the referee's liking.
Neuer pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Neuer closes the distance looking to clinch
and Sparger counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Sparger takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
A looping hook to the body misses from Sparger. Neuer does a little dance to reset his feet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sparger lands a slapping body shot.
Neuer misses with a left hand
and Sparger counters with a left to the body.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Sparger circles away from the clinch attempt
and Sparger counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Neuer tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Sparger counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Neuer tries to clinch but Sparger moves away
and Sparger counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Sparger lands with a nice body punch.
Neuer closes the distance and clinches.
Neuer breaks the clinch.
Manuel Neuer is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Neuer misses with a straight right.
Manuel Neuer seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Neuer closes the distance looking to clinch
and Sparger counters with a nice body shot.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sparger swinging wildly here.
Neuer wants to clinch but Sparger slips to the side
enabling Sparger to counter with a crisp jab.
Neuer tries to clinch but Sparger moves away
and Neuer takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Sparger fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Neuer sprawls well initially but Sparger persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Sparger thows a huge punch but Neuer dodges it nicely.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Sparger is trying to control the action in half guard but Neuer is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Neuer keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Sparger throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sparger tries to pass the half guard into mount. Neuer knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Neuer is trying is best to control the position here.
Sparger thows a huge punch but Neuer dodges it nicely.
Sparger thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Neuer's head.
Ground and pound from Sparger.
Sparger trying to control the action but Neuer is working from the bottom.
Neuer is trying to control but can't.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Neuer avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Sparger.
Sparger is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Neuer sees it coming and defends easily.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Rob Sparger dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Neuer tries to clinch but Sparger moves away
and Sparger counters with a stiff right hand.
Neuer closes the distance but Sparger moves to the side
and Sparger counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Sparger is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Neuer wants to clinch
and Sparger counters with a nice uppercut.
Sparger slips under a jab.
Neuer tries to clinch but Sparger moves away
and Sparger counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Sparger wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Neuer looks to clinch
and Neuer takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Neuer throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Neuer wants to clinch
enabling Sparger to counter with a crisp jab.
Neuer tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Sparger counters with a lovely straight right hand!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Neuer closes the distance but Sparger moves to the side
and Sparger makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Manuel Neuer is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Neuer throws a right and a left that both miss.
A big right from Sparger misses.
Neuer closes the distance looking to clinch
and Sparger counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Sparger scores with a punch to the head.
Neuer misses with a two punch combination.
Sparger works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Neuer slips a straight right by Sparger.
Neuer is looking to clinch but Sparger is avoiding it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neuer darts in trying to clinch
and Sparger counters with a nice uppercut.
Neuer wants to clinch
enabling Sparger to counter with a crisp jab.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Neuer pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Neuer takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Neuer tries to clinch up
and Sparger counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Good shot there by Sparger.
Neuer moves in looking to clinch but Sparger pushes him off.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Neuer tries to clinch but Sparger moves out of range.
Neuer tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Sparger manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Neuer takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Neuer tries to clinch up.
Neuer throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Sparger counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Sparger tries to keep at a distance but Neuer has taken the fight into the clinch.
Sparger has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Neuer is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Neuer misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Sparger.
Sparger manages to break the clinch.
Neuer tries to clinch up
and Sparger counters with a lovely straight right hand!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sparger smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Neuer tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Sparger counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Neuer closes the distance looking to clinch
and Sparger counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Neuer tries to clinch up.
Sparger moves forwards but Neuer connects with a nice, crisp jab.
It looks like Rob Sparger has been cut.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Neuer.
Sparger lands with a straight right. Neuer didn't see that one coming.
Neuer wants to clinch
enabling Sparger to counter with a crisp jab.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Rob Sparger dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Rob Sparger's cut.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. This is the final round!
Neuer tries to clinch up
and Sparger comes in over the top with a devastating right hand! Neuer stumbles back against the cage, looking to regain his senses but Sparger is on him like rabid pit bull! Neuer slumps to the ground under a storm of punches and this fight is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:05 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Rob Sparger!
An out of breath and clearly excited Rob Sparger thanked Ace of Spades Clothing for their help and support (and free stuff they sent him).
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Scott Carson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Konstantin Magomedov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Magomedov has chosen Ave Maria as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Konstantin Magomedov has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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240 lbs
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245 lbs
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Great low kicks
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Excellent MT
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
13 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Scott Carson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
14 - 8 - 0, fighting out of New York, Konstantin Magomedov!
The judges for this bout are David Schapiro, Joseph Jones and Dean Styles.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Carson throws a leg kick but Magomedov sees it coming and moves out of range.
Magomedov throws out a powerful jab.
Magomedov misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Carson.
Magomedov throws a quick inside leg kick.
A left lands for Magomedov.
Magomedov misses with a low kick as Carson jumps back.
Magomedov throws a half hearted mid kick.
Carson misses with a leg kick.
Magomedov throws a jab but it's blocked by Carson.
Magomedov paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Magomedov throws a leg kick that misses.
Carson walks into a stiff left hand from Magomedov.
Magomedov jabs at Carson's body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Magomedov throws a lazy right hand but Carson sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Good standup being displayed there by Magomedov as he connects with a hook.
Carson is looking to chop away at Magomedov's legs.
Carson throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Magomedov checks a leg kick.
Magomedov gets a clinch.
Magomedov gets through Carson's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Magomedov works on Carson's body with a couple of short punches.
Carson wants to get back to striking at distance but Magomedov won't allow it.
Magomedov tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Magomedov lands a hook that snaps the head of Carson backwards.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A short body shot lands from Magomedov as the two fighters clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Magomedov lands a body punch.
Carson is breathing heavily.
Magomedov lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Carson managing to block the knees to the body from Magomedov.
Magomedov working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
A short right from Magomedov.
Magomedov scores with a shoulder strike.
Magomedov pushes Carson back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
A right hand to the body from Magomedov.
Magomedov lands a big right hand that drops Carson! The killer instinct kicks in and Magomedov finishes his opponent with a series of strikes from mount. A dominating finish by Magomedov!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:50 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Konstantin Magomedov!
Konstantin Magomedov seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Kichiro Kaneko (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bret McKenzie (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Bret McKenzie has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Kichiro Kaneko's chin.
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30
186 lbs
18 - 9 - 0 |
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184 lbs
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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 - 9 - 0, fighting out of New York, Kichiro Kaneko!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
14 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Bret McKenzie!
The judges for this bout are Chad Campbell, Anthony Taglia and Dean Styles.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kaneko closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
McKenzie looks like he's trying to stand up.
Kaneko seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
McKenzie is trying to get back to full guard.
McKenzie trying to control here.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
McKenzie is trying to stand.
Kaneko 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.
Kaneko working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Kaneko lands with a punch from half guard.
It looks like Bret McKenzie has been cut.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
McKenzie is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
McKenzie scrambles, trying to get to his feet, but Kaneko manages to mount him!
Kaneko working to secure an arm triangle but it's not happening for him just yet.
Kaneko lands with some strikes.
McKenzie is rocked!
That's one minute gone in the round.
McKenzie really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Kaneko working away from the top, dropping strikes.
McKenzie is still in real trouble! Can Kaneko finish him?
Kaneko unloads with some vicious shots from mount and McKenzie wants out - he looks towards the referee who steps in to save him! Kaneko celebrates on the cage and the crowd goes wild!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:28 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Kichiro Kaneko!
A loyal slave to those sponsorship dollars, Kichiro Kaneko made sure he mentioned DoofenshmirtzDoofenshmirtz All 160 Supplements Inc, along with how happy he was to win his fight.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Tanner Speed (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jarred Rose (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Speed comes into the arena with Funky Kingston / Toots And The Maytals blaring out of the sound system. Well, the cameraman is lingering on a pretty young lady for a bit too long there. Keep your eyes on the prize buddy or you'll miss the fighter intros!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
12 - 7 - 0, fighting out of New York, Tanner Speed!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
12 - 4 - 0, fighting out of New York, Jarred Rose!
The judges for this bout are Chad Campbell, Anthony Taglia and Reed Andrews.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rose shoots for a takedown but Speed saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Speed just misses with a punch to the body.
A solid leg kick lands there for Speed.
Speed lands with a shot to the body.
Speed takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Speed closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Speed tries to land a knee to the head but Rose blocks with his arms.
Speed holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Speed scores with a shot to the side of Rose's head.
Speed is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Rose works for the underhooks and manages to get a trip takedown into guard.
Rose trying to control the position from guard on top but Speed is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Speed not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Rose postures up as if he's going to throw some strikes but drops back for an ankle! Speed is in big trouble! He looks ready to tap! But no, he's escaped and dives on top of Rose, into his guard.
Rose looking for a sweep. Not yet Rose, not yet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Rose shoots for a takedown but Speed saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Rose looks to land a right hand but Speed moved out of range.
Speed tries to clinch but Rose moves out of range.
Tanner Speed is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Rose takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Speed wants to clinch up but Rose keeps it at a distance.
Speed scores with a kick to the midsection.
Rose looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Speed has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rose is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Rose being controlled here momentarily.
Speed utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Speed trying to control the position here.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of Tanner Speed.
Speed lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Tanner Speed seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Speed tries to clinch but Rose is having none of it.
Speed is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Rose misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Rose takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Speed looks to land a combination but Rose avoids it well.
Nice sprawl there from Speed as Rose shoots in.
Tanner Speed has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jarred Rose.
Speed tries to clinch but Rose moves out of range.
Rose tries to keep at a distance but Speed has taken the fight into the clinch.
Speed working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Speed tries a knee to the head but Rose blocks it.
Speed looking to throw knees to the head but Rose is blocking nicely.
Rose is trying to drag Speed to the mat but Speed just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Speed tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Speed unloads a knee to the mid-section. Rose lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Speed tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Speed pressing his opponent against the cage.
Rose manages to pull guard. Let's see whether he can land a sub off his back.
Speed stopping the sweep attempt from Rose.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Tanner Speed dominated that round.
That's time! Speed's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Rose has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Speed finds it's way round the side to connect with Rose's head.
Speed defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Rose.
Rose lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Jarred Rose is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Rose circles away from the clinch attempt.
Speed stuffs the takedown.
A solid body kick from Speed.
Speed moves into the clinch successfully.
Speed prevents the takedown attempt.
Tanner Speed has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jarred Rose.
Speed crunches a lovely knee into Rose's ribcage.
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!
Speed is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Rose is keeping busy.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Speed obliges.
Speed using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Rose is breathing heavily.
Speed landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Speed lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Rose backwards.
Speed with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Speed tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Speed makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Speed.
Speed with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
A right handed body shot lands from Speed.
Rose drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Tanner Speed has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Speed crunches a lovely knee into Rose's ribcage.
Speed lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
It looks like Jarred Rose has been cut.
A knee to the head by Speed.
Speed working Rose over with knees to the body.
Speed lands a knee to the head.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Rose takes a knee to the side of the body.
Speed tries a knee to the head but Rose blocks it.
Rose takes a knee right on the jaw!
A knee to the head by Speed.
Speed throws a knee to the head but misses.
Knees to the body from Speed.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Speed lands a knee to the head.
Speed lands an uppercut.
Speed working Rose over with knees to the body.
Speed landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Speed lands a nice knee to the body.
Speed utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Speed lands a knee to the body.
Rose takes a knee right on the jaw!
Speed misses with a knee to the head.
Rose is looking to control Speed's arms but Speed gets an underhook and turns him. Now Rose has his back to the cage.
Rose wants a takedown.
Speed connects with a knee to the head.
Speed connects with a knee to the head.
Speed lands a good knee to the midsection. Rose won't want to take too many of those.
Speed connects with a knee to the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Speed using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Rose has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Speed obliges.
Speed misses with a knee to the head.
Speed working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Speed taking a breather.
Rose jumps guard but Speed turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Speed is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Rose can do to turn this around?
Speed with a knee to the head.
Rose wants a takedown but no success here.
Speed landing knees to the head.
Speed lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Speed throws a knee to the head but misses.
Speed lands with a short shot to the head.
Speed utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Speed stalling.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Speed creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Speed using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Rose has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Speed misses with a knee strike.
Speed working Rose over with knees to the body.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Speed lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Speed connects with a nasty looking knee right to Rose's face.
Speed lands with a light punch inside.
Speed throws a knee to the head but misses.
A short left from Speed.
Speed using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Rose has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Speed is pressed up against the cage. Rose has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Speed down to the mat. Speed avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Speed scores with a leg kick.
Speed scores with a punch to the head.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Speed displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Rose.
Speed instigates a clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Tanner Speed dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Jarred Rose's cut.
That's time! Back to the action! Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Speed tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Horrible takedown by Rose or perhaps it was just good defense by Speed which made him look bad.
Rose fails to land the takedown.
Speed thuds his right hand into Rose's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Speed with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Rose throws a wild body kick that Speed sees coming a mile off.
Rose blocks a head kick by Speed.
Speed moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
A good leg kick by Speed.
Tanner Speed is winning the standup battle so far.
Speed lands with a thumping leg kick.
Speed feints and then cracks Rose's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Rose down.
Speed 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.
An inside leg kick lands from Speed.
Rose takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A combination from Rose does no damage.
Rose with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Speed to score with a decent uppercut.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rose stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Speed.
Speed tries to close the distance and clinch up but Rose swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Rose shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Tanner Speed has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jarred Rose.
Rose has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Speed.
Speed lands a high kick!
Speed is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Rose on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Speed. Speed obviously looking to wear him down.
Speed rushes Rose and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Speed connects with a nasty looking knee right to Rose's face.
Speed stalling.
Rose fails to pull guard.
A short body shot lands from Speed as the two fighters clinch.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Speed connects with a nasty looking knee right to Rose's face.
Speed stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Speed with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Speed lands a nice knee to the body.
A left hand lands to the body for Speed.
Speed scores with a knee to the head.
Rose takes a knee right on the jaw!
Rose's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Speed scores with a decent looking hook.
Jab from Speed.
Speed scoring well with a low kick there.
Rose throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Speed's waist but Speed gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Rose off to one side.
Speed is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Danga de danga de dang - Speed scores with a four punch combination!
Rose has his takedown stuffed
and Speed holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
A shot in the inside from Speed.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Speed throws a knee to the head but misses.
Speed landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Speed with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Speed lands with a short shot to the head.
A knee to the head by Speed.
Speed scores with a shot to the side of Rose's head.
Speed tries to land a knee to the head but Rose blocks with his arms.
Rose is trying to break the clinch but Speed is controlling him.
Rose has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Speed avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Speed lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Rose tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Speed just stands there and leans against the cage.
Speed throws a knee to the head but misses.
Rose on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Speed unloads a knee to the mid-section. Rose lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Jarred Rose has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Speed misses with a knee strike.
Rose tries to pull guard but Speed won't allow it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rose misses with some punches.
Speed with a knee to the head.
Speed landing knees to the body.
Speed tries to land a knee to the head but Rose blocks with his arms.
A bit of stalling here from Speed.
Rose is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Speed gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Rose jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Speed walks away with a smile on his face. Rose gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Speed connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Speed moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Rose fails with a takedown attempt.
Rose takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Rose avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Speed lands a head kick. Rose smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
And that's the end of the fight!
Tanner Speed showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Speed, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Chad Campbell scores the fight 30:27
Judge Anthony Taglia scores the fight 30:27
Judge Reed Andrews scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Tanner Speed!
Tanner Speed thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Cruz Jefferson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Gordon Lefleaur (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Jefferson comes to the cage accompanied by Damian Marley - Welcome to Jamrock. There are an array of beautiful celebrities at ringside tonight! I wonder if any of them paid for their tickets.
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World class MT
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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
15 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Cruz Jefferson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
24 - 6 - 0, fighting out of New York, Gordon Lefleaur!
The judges for this bout are Bruno Lombardi, Steve Montenegro and Anthony Taglia.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jefferson throws a low kick but it's checked well by Lefleaur.
Cruz Jefferson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A cross from Jefferson lands.
The fight stays on the outside here - Lefleaur looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Jefferson tries to clinch up but Lefleaur circles away and keeps his distance.
Jefferson ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Lefleaur moves away.
Jefferson throws a right hand that misses
and Lefleaur counters with a right hand to the body.
Jefferson throws the kick towards the body but Lefleaur avoids it.
Jefferson is looking to clinch.
Jefferson dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Lefleaur. That did some damage!
Lefleaur swings for the body but Jefferson moves out of range.
Jefferson attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Jefferson steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Lefleaur.
A clash of legs there as Jefferson blocks the low kick.
Lefleaur dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
A head kick misses from Jefferson.
Jefferson throws a head kick that misses.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Lefleaur looks to score with a jab to the body but Jefferson is just out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Jefferson.
Lefleaur fails in his attempt to clinch.
Some bone on bone action there as Lefleaur checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Lefleaur lands a jab to the nose.
Lefleaur avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Lefleaur tries to close the distance and clinch up but Jefferson swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Lefleaur takes a swing at Jefferson's ribcage but misses.
Jefferson throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Jefferson is looking to clinch but Lefleaur is avoiding it.
Jefferson bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Lefleaur swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Lefleaur with a jab.
An inside leg kick lands from Jefferson.
Lefleaur is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Jefferson rather than just go for the knockout.
Jefferson throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Jefferson throws a head kick but Lefleaur moves out of range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Jefferson throws a head kick that misses.
Jefferson chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Jefferson tried to score with a low kick but Lefleaur checks it.
Jefferson throws a push kick but Lefleaur slaps the foot to one side.
Jefferson uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Lefleaur.
Jefferson slips a straight right by Lefleaur.
Jefferson lands with a kick to the temple. Lefleaur shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Jefferson slips a jab from Lefleaur.
Lefleaur throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Jefferson sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Lefleaur moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Nice defenses there by Lefleaur.
Jefferson jabs at Lefleaur's body.
Jefferson tries a head kick but it misses.
Jefferson takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Jefferson misses with a kick to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Jefferson.
Lefleaur blocks a low kick nicely.
Jefferson tries to score with a low kick but Lefleaur moves his leg out of the way.
Jefferson misses the jab.
Jefferson throws a sloppy head kick and Lefleaur moves out of range easily.
Lefleaur lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Nice jab there from Jefferson.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Jefferson.
Jefferson has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Lefleaur.
Lefleaur connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Lefleaur avoids the head kick by Jefferson.
A big right from Lefleaur misses.
Jefferson tries to land a leg kick but Lefleaur saw it coming and moves away.
Lefleaur just misses with a punch to the body.
A low kick from Jefferson is predictable there
and Lefleaur counters with a body kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Jefferson shoots in but no luck this time.
Lefleaur wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Jefferson is breathing heavily.
Jefferson throws out a leg kick but Lefleaur moves out of range and Jefferson only half commits.
Gordon Lefleaur is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Lefleaur fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Jefferson manages to avoid it.
Lefleaur swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Jefferson checks a leg kick.
Lefleaur moves into the clinch successfully.
A right hook to the body lands for Lefleaur.
Lefleaur blocks an elbow strike.
Jefferson misses with a knee to the head.
Lefleaur is leaning against Jefferson and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Jefferson tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Nice body punch from Lefleaur - that landed with a thud.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Lefleaur scores with a nice hook to the head.
Lefleaur tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Jefferson's elbow.
Jefferson is trying to maintain a safe position but Lefleaur gets an underhook and turns Jefferson into the cage.
Lefleaur lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Jefferson is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Lefleaur is defending well for now.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Gordon Lefleaur dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Jefferson, right into the meat.
Some bone on bone action there as Lefleaur checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Jefferson attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Jefferson throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Jefferson slips a jab and a cross from Lefleaur.
Lefleaur misses with an uppercut. Jefferson saw that one coming.
Jefferson circles away from the clinch attempt.
Gordon Lefleaur seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Lefleaur moves away from the strike by Jefferson.
Jefferson throws a leg kick
and Lefleaur counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Lefleaur tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Jefferson's elbow.
Lefleaur misses with a body punch.
Lefleaur blocks an elbow strike.
Jefferson has Lefleaur pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Lefleaur manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Jefferson is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Lefleaur is defending well for now.
Jefferson is trying to push Lefleaur away but Lefleaur has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
A nice right hand lands inside from Lefleaur.
Lefleaur lands a left hand.
Lefleaur working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jefferson comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
It looks like Gordon Lefleaur has been cut.
Jefferson is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Lefleaur is defending well for now.
Lefleaur lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Jefferson blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Lefleaur blocks the elbow strike.
Lefleaur wants to stall.
Lefleaur lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Jefferson.
Lefleaur avoids the elbow strike from Jefferson, against the cage.
A short uppercut from Lefleaur.
Lefleaur lands a right hand that snaps the head of Jefferson backwards.
Lefleaur takes an elbow to the temple.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Lefleaur creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Lefleaur working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Lefleaur avoids the elbow strike from Jefferson, against the cage.
Jefferson with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Lefleaur blocks the elbow strike.
A hook to the body from Lefleaur.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Lefleaur working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Lefleaur blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Jefferson using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Lefleaur has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Lefleaur.
Gordon Lefleaur seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Lefleaur can't find room to land a body shot as Jefferson controls the action.
Lefleaur lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Jefferson backwards.
Jefferson tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Jefferson throws an elbow but it misses.
Lefleaur swings wildly with an uppercut but Jefferson uses good head movement to avoid it.
Jefferson throws a knee to the head but misses.
Jefferson working hard to break the clinch.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Jefferson just misses with a elbow thrown towards Lefleaur's brow.
With the fighters up against the cage, Jefferson throws an elbow but misses.
Lefleaur lands a hook to the side of the head.
Lefleaur tries to throw a body punch but Jefferson avoids it by throwing Lefleaur back against the cage.
Lefleaur dodges an elbow strike from Jefferson.
Lefleaur tries to work over Jefferson's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Lefleaur working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Lefleaur scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Knees to the body from Jefferson.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jefferson looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Lefleaur misses with a hook to the ribs.
Lefleaur goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Lefleaur lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Jefferson missing with knees to the body.
The referee calls for Jefferson to work.
Lefleaur tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Lefleaur tries a body shot but Jefferson blocks it.
Lefleaur misses with a body punch.
Lefleaur lands a body shot.
Lefleaur lands a hook to the side of the head.
Lefleaur goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Lefleaur blocks an elbow strike from Jefferson.
Lefleaur tries a body shot but Jefferson blocks it.
A left hand lands to the body for Lefleaur.
Jefferson is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Lefleaur is defending well for now.
A short body shot lands from Lefleaur as the two fighters clinch.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Jefferson blocks a punch to the side of the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jefferson misses with an elbow over the top.
Lefleaur lands a body shot in the clinch.
Lefleaur lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Jefferson backwards.
Lefleaur tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Lefleaur lands a hook that snaps the head of Jefferson backwards.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Lefleaur creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Lefleaur lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Lefleaur lands a shoulder strike.
Lefleaur lands a body punch.
Jefferson takes a shot to the head.
Lefleaur lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Lefleaur tries a body shot but Jefferson blocks it.
Lefleaur lands a left hand that snaps the head of Jefferson backwards.
Lefleaur lands with a short head shot on the inside.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Lefleaur stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Lefleaur lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Lefleaur lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Lefleaur lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Jefferson.
Lefleaur scores with a shoulder strike.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Gordon Lefleaur showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Gordon Lefleaur's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
Lefleaur is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Jefferson avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Lefleaur checks a leg kick.
Jefferson throws a leg kick that is checked
and Lefleaur counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Lefleaur blocks the body kick.
Lefleaur blocks a low kick nicely.
Lefleaur misses the shot to the body.
Lefleaur ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Lefleaur throws a body punch but Jefferson moves out of range.
Lefleaur throws a body punch but Jefferson moves out of range.
Jefferson misses with a leg kick
and Lefleaur counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Jefferson thinking.
Lefleaur misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Jefferson.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Jefferson throws a lazy uppercut
and Lefleaur counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Lefleaur.
Lefleaur lands a left hand.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jefferson throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Lefleaur blocks it with crossed arms.
A nice left hand lands by Lefleaur.
A short uppercut from Lefleaur.
A short right from Lefleaur.
Jefferson throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Lefleaur blocks it with crossed arms.
Lefleaur blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Lefleaur blocks an elbow strike from Jefferson.
Jefferson takes a shot to the head.
Lefleaur scores with a hook to the body.
Lefleaur misses with a punch to the body.
Lefleaur presses Jefferson against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Lefleaur scores with a shoulder strike.
Lefleaur working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Good body shot from Lefleaur.
Lefleaur lands with a short shot to the head.
Lefleaur lands a hook to the side of the head.
Lefleaur lands a nice uppercut.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A nice right hand lands inside from Lefleaur.
Jefferson is rocked!
Lefleaur lands with a right to the head.
Oh Jefferson is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Jefferson.
Lefleaur lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Lefleaur blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Lefleaur lands a hook to the side of the head.
Lefleaur misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Lefleaur scores with a nice hook to the head.
Lefleaur throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Jeffersons head.
Lefleaur lands a big right hand that drops Jefferson! The killer instinct kicks in and Lefleaur finishes his opponent with a series of strikes from mount. A dominating finish by Lefleaur!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:30 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Gordon Lefleaur!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Quintus Daedalus (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Abdul Rashid Naji (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Daedalus comes to the cage accompanied by Spartacus Soundtrack. Quintus Daedalus is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples... Tweaking his own nipples that is.
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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
18 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Quintus Daedalus!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
12 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Abdul Rashid Naji!
The judges for this bout are Eddie Farnsworth, Jorge Garcia and Steve Montenegro.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Daedalus lands a leg kick that knocks Naji off balance momentarily.
Naji lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
A jab from Daedalus misses.
Daedalus with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Daedalus slips a straight right by Naji.
Naji throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Naji throws a hook to the side of Daedalus's head but Daedalus sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Daedalus throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Daedalus moves away from the strike by Naji.
Daedalus tries to keep at a distance but Naji has taken the fight into the clinch.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Daedalus misses with a body punch.
Daedalus stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Naji misses with a punch on the inside.
Daedalus misses with a punch on the inside.
Daedalus throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Naji lands a hook to the side of the head.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Naji.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Daedalus creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Daedalus working aggressively here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Naji can't find room to land a body shot as Daedalus controls the action.
Daedalus can't find room to land a body shot as Naji controls the action.
Naji lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Daedalus misses with a hook from the clinch.
Daedalus throws an elbow but it misses.
Naji scores with a shoulder strike.
Naji lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Naji lands with a light punch inside.
It looks like Quintus Daedalus has been cut.
Daedalus prevents a body shot from Naji.
Naji dodges an elbow strike from Daedalus.
Naji lands a left hand that snaps the head of Daedalus backwards.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Daedalus misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Naji.
Naji throws a head punch that misses.
Daedalus throws a head punch that misses.
Daedalus throws a head punch that misses.
Daedalus throws a punch but it's blocked by Naji.
Naji has Daedalus pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Daedalus manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Daedalus blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Naji blocks an uppercut.
Naji pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Naji shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Daedalus as he jumps to the side.
Naji avoids the head kick by Daedalus.
Naji misses with a hook.
Naji ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Naji looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Quintus Daedalus has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Abdul Rashid Naji.
Daedalus slips under a jab from Naji.
A swing and a miss from Naji.
Naji darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Naji landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Daedalus is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Naji seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Daedalus does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Naji sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Daedalus defending well though.
Naji content to control rather than advance.
Naji scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Daedalus looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Naji is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Naji throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Daedalus avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Naji.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Naji throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Naji sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Daedalus defending well though.
Daedalus is not content to let Naji control the position.
Ground and pound from Naji.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Naji is working for a kimura but Daedalus is defending it quite comfortably.
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. Naji connects with a nice short shot to Daedalus's temple.
This has been an exciting period of action!
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Naji sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Daedalus defending well though.
Daedalus is controlling Naji's position as best he can from this difficult position.
Naji throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Abdul Rashid Naji dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Quintus Daedalus's cut.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Naji clinches.
Daedalus scores with a shot to the side of Naji's head.
Daedalus goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Naji tries to work over Daedalus's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Naji avoids the elbow strike from Daedalus, against the cage.
A nice right hand lands inside from Daedalus.
Naji lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Daedalus tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Naji is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Daedalus lands an uppercut.
Naji is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Naji blocks the elbow strike.
Naji has double underhooks and is working for a body lock takedown. He's got it. The fighters land in half guard but Daedalus regains guard immediately.
Daedalus is trying to control the position but Naji postures up.
Naji cracks Daedalus with a solid left hand.
Naji loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Daedalus being controlled here, momentarily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Daedalus is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Daedalus keeping full guard, as Naji tries to pass.
Naji distracts Daedalus with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Naji throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Daedalus works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Naji cracks Daedalus with a solid left hand.
Daedalus looking for a sweep. Not yet Daedalus, not yet.
Daedalus keeping full guard, as Naji tries to pass.
Daedalus wants to sweep here but Naji controlling him for the moment.
Naji has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Naji stands and throws Daedalus's legs to the side, diving into side control.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Naji in the domination position with Daedalus hanging on.
Daedalus manages to land a sweep and he's now on top! Lovely Jiu Jitsu!
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!
Daedalus wants to control but Naji is keeping him busy.
Daedalus works his foot free and advances to mount.
Daedalus looking to finish Naji with some ground and pound. This is bad for Naji!
Daedalus looking to control but Naji is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Naji is looking to get to half guard.
Naji regains half guard.
Naji gets full guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Naji is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Daedalus defends well.
Daedalus landing some decent shots from guard.
Daedalus avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Daedalus passes into half guard.
Daedalus lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Naji is refusing to be controlled, as Daedalus sits in half guard.
Naji is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Daedalus pulls his head out easily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Daedalus landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Naji is looking to improve his position.
Naji looking for submissions off his back.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Daedalus is looking to take a break and control but Naji is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Naji looking for submissions off his back.
Naji is trying to get back to full guard.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Naji slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Naji being controlled here, momentarily.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Abdul Rashid Naji will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Quintus Daedalus's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
Daedalus drops his hands momentarily and Naji takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Naji swings widly with a right hand
and Daedalus counters with a flying knee. Nice.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Daedalus misses with a low kick.
Naji chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Daedalus can pounce on him.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Daedalus, as that shot connected.
Naji checks the leg kick.
Daedalus throws a lazy right hand but Naji sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Naji shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Daedalus sprawls well. Daedalus wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Naji gets slowly back to his feet.
Daedalus throws a half hearted mid kick.
Naji avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Daedalus tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Naji was well out of range. Poor timing from Daedalus.
Naji scores with a nice strike.
Naji might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Naji lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Naji gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Naji swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Naji lands a hook that snaps the head of Daedalus backwards.
Daedalus blocking some punches.
Naji managing to block the knees to the body from Daedalus.
Naji has a couple of punches blocked by Daedalus.
Naji misses with some punches.
Daedalus misses with a hook to the ribs.
Daedalus misses with a hook from the clinch.
Daedalus lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Daedalus throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Naji.
Daedalus fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Daedalus blocks a body shot from Naji.
Daedalus pushes off an throws an elbow but Naji leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Naji scores with a shoulder strike.
Daedalus misses with a hook to the ribs.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Naji lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
A short right from Daedalus.
Naji pushes Daedalus back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Naji pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Naji drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Daedalus working a defensive guard here.
Naji slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
Daedalus taking punishment in the form of punches.
Naji goes for an armbar here - this could be all over! But no, Daedalus has escaped beautifully and is now on top in side control! Oh, that's unlucky for Naji but great work by Daedalus.
Naji is trying to improve his position.
Daedalus throwing shots but missing, from side control.
Quintus Daedalus has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Naji takes an elbow right on the bridge of the nose and winces in pain.
Naji takes a big shot right to the temple there but he's taken it well.
Daedalus fails to land a wild elbow strike.
Daedalus misses with an attempted head punch from side control.
Naji struggling a bit here.
Naji tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Daedalus wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Naji is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Daedalus is pausing for a moment. What's he doing? It looks like he's clearing his nose. Oh dude! He's shot a load of snot all down Naji's shoulder. That is not cool.
Naji is sneaking out the side here. He's bucked Daedalus off and has taken his back!
Naji lands a shot to the body.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Daedalus tries to escape the position.
Naji thows a huge left but connects with the canvas and not his opponent.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Can Daedalus hold on?! Naji is landing more strikes to his hapless foe.
Daedalus wriggles onto his back under a barage of strikes.
Daedalus is looking to get to half guard.
Daedalus is squirming around, avoiding Naji's attempts to control the action.
Abdul Rashid Naji has got the better of the ground game so far.
Naji lands a heavy elbow.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Naji working the ground and pound effectively.
Daedalus regains half guard.
And that's the end of the fight!
Abdul Rashid Naji comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Naji winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Eddie Farnsworth scores the fight 27:30
Judge Jorge Garcia scores the fight 27:30
Judge Steve Montenegro scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Abdul Rashid Naji!
A very excited looking Abdul Rashid Naji made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Viacheslav Datsik (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Benjamin Grundy (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Man, I cannot wait for this one!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the light heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
23 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Viacheslav Datsik!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
20 - 8 - 0, fighting out of New York, Benjamin Grundy!
The judges for this bout are Jonathan Paton, Joseph Jones and Anthony Taglia.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Grundy throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Datsik connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Datsik looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Good shot there by Grundy.
Datsik throws the left hand but Grundy avoids the punch easily.
Datsik moves out of range as Grundy strikes.
Datsik tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Grundy just misses with a punch to the body.
Datsik checks the leg kick nicely there.
Datsik wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Grundy takes a jab right on the kisser.
Viacheslav Datsik seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Grundy lets loose with a powerful body kick. Datsik will feel that in the morning.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Datsik misses with a two punch combination.
Grundy fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Datsik misses with a body shot.
Grundy throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Datsik throws a leg kick but Grundy sees it coming and checks it nicely.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Grundy throws a shot from downtown. Datsik moves away and avoids it.
Grundy throws a low kick but Datsik avoids it.
Grundy feints and then cracks Datsik's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Datsik down.
Datsik throws a sloppy body shot
and Grundy counters with a lovely straight right hand!
A solid leg kick lands there for Datsik.
A looping hook to the body misses from Grundy. Datsik does a little dance to reset his feet.
Datsik connects with a looping right hand.
Datsik drives through and clinches with Grundy against the cage.
Grundy stalling in the clinch.
Grundy avoiding damage as Datsik throws knees to the body.
Grundy tries to land knees in the clinch but Datsik avoids the damage to the body.
Datsik gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Datsik lands a left hand.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A nice right hand lands inside from Datsik.
Datsik throws an elbow that misses.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Grundy blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Grundy dodges an elbow strike from Datsik.
Datsik lands a nice uppercut.
A head punch on the inside from Datsik fails to land.
Datsik gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Grundy.
Datsik scores with a nice hook to the head.
Grundy stalling against the cage.
Datsik missing with knees to the body.
Grundy blocks a punch to the side of the head.
A head punch on the inside from Grundy fails to land.
Datsik tries a body shot but Grundy blocks it.
Datsik blocks an elbow strike.
Datsik misses with a punch to the body.
Grundy is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Datsik is keeping busy.
Datsik tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Grundy avoids it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Datsik gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
It looks like Benjamin Grundy has been cut.
Nice elbow from Datsik.
Grundy lands a shoulder strike.
Datsik creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
A head punch on the inside from Datsik fails to land.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Grundy.
Datsik misses with the head strike.
Grundy gets through Datsik's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Grundy doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Grundy working some nice short punches in the clinch.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Datsik.
Grundy makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Datsik swings away with an uppercut that misses.
A short left from Grundy.
Grundy lands with a light punch inside.
Datsik is rocked!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Grundy creates some distance for himselfand unleashes a massive uppercut that sends Datsik's eyes rolling into the back of his head! Datsik drops to his knees and Grundy pours it on with more strikes until the referee steps in to end the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:55 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Benjamin Grundy! Benjamin Grundy retains his light heavyweight title!
Benjamin Grundy decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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