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Dominance 9 - Hale vs Morales PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Borys Yviekin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kelo Bowser (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Buckle up people - heeeeeeeeeere we go!
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235 lbs
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270 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
Counter fighter
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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
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Borys Yviekin!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 6 - 0, fighting out of New York, Kelo Bowser!
The judges for this bout are Anthony Taglia, Bruno Lombardi and David Schapiro.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bowser throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Bowser shoots in but no luck this time.
Bowser closes the distance and clinches up with Yviekin, looking for a takedown. Bowser pushes Yviekin against the cage but Yviekin circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Bowser tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Yviekin manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Bowser tries to score a power double leg takedown but Yviekin sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Bowser somewhat.
Borys Yviekin has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Kelo Bowser.
Bowser shoots in for a double leg but Yviekin sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Bowser with a poor takedown
and Yviekin counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Yviekin thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Yviekin thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Yviekin thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Yviekin trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Bowser controls Yviekin momentarily but Yviekin frees himself.
Yviekin drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Yviekin jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Yviekin is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
Yviekin got a little sloppy there for a moment and Bowser has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Yviekin has managed to get both his arms back between Bowser's legs - danger averted.
Bowser keeping full guard, as Yviekin tries to pass.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Yviekin avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Bowser working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Yviekin doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Yviekin manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Yviekin drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Yviekin jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Yviekin is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
Yviekin is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Yviekin drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Yviekin jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Yviekin trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Bowser escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Yviekin gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Bowser striking from his own guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Yviekin drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Yviekin jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Bowser is looking for a triangle but Yviekin pushes his legs off easily.
Yviekin gets to his feet - Bowser follows without any prompting.
Bowser misses with a takedown attempt - Yviekin sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Bowser has closed the distance and engaged Yviekin in a clinch.
Bowser has managed to pull guard. Let's see whether he can work an aggressive guard. It will also be interesting to see what tactics Yviekin uses from the top position.
Yviekin postures up.
Yviekin has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Yviekin wants to pass the guard but Bowser is keeping the position.
Yviekin thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bowser not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Yviekin passes Bowser's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Yviekin is looking for a kimura here.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Yviekin seems to be working for a kimura but Bowser defends the submission attempt.
Yviekin is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Bowser wants to improve his position but Yviekin is controlling well.
Yviekin trying to mount his opponent but Bowser defends it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Borys Yviekin will probably get the nod.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Bowser moves into the clinch.
Yviekin lands a takedown into guard.
Yviekin stops Bowser from standing up.
Yviekin is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
Bowser trying to keep a closed guard but Yviekin is proving a slippery customer.
Yviekin thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Yviekin advances to half guard.
Borys Yviekin overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Yviekin is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Yviekin seems to be working for a kimura but Bowser defends the submission attempt.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Yviekin is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Bowser defends it well.
Bowser pushes Yviekin off and gets back to his feet.
Bowser moves into the clinch.
Yviekin is working on a single leg takedown against the cage. Bowser can't fight it off and eventually Yviekin manages to take the fight to the floor. Bowser looks annoyed but at least he's managed to land in guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Yviekin avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Bowser is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Yviekin is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Yviekin is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
Bowser has his foot on Yviekin's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Yviekin works his way back into a safe position though.
Yviekin thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Bowser is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Yviekin is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
Yviekin is trying to tuck his arms in to keep them safe but Bowser has managed to isolate one of them and has got a loose triangle. Yviekin is looking to defend but Bowser has done well to lock his legs together - this could be big trouble for Yviekin! Bowser pulls down on the head and a little smile comes across his face - he knows he's got it. Yep, Yviekin taps out and this one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:58 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle). Kelo Bowser!
A very excited looking Kelo Bowser 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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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jon Trap (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and George Anthony (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Jon Trap has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.
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210 lbs
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215 lbs
0 - 1 - 0 |
Decent wrestler
Brawler
Very strong |
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BJJ Blue Belt
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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
5 - 3 - 0, fighting out of New York, Jon Trap!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, George Anthony!
The judges for this bout are Joseph Jones, Jorge Garcia and Chad Campbell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Trap looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Anthony should think about turning a few of those tyres round his middle into muscle if he wants people to take him seriously as an athlete.
Anthony feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
Trap on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Trap tries to get out of the position.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
Trap has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Anthony can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Trap looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Anthony stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Trap swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Trap wants to sweep but no luck.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Anthony wants to control from the top but Trap keeps moving.
The ref calls for a clean break and stands the fighters back up. George Anthony wasn't active enough on the ground.
Anthony looks to land a combination but Trap avoids it well.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Trap shoots in looking for a takedown but Anthony manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Trap's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Anthony will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Anthony tries to clinch up but Trap circles away and keeps his distance.
Anthony drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Trap tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Anthony wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Anthony is looking to take a break and control but Trap is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Trap manages to land a sweep and he's now on top! Lovely Jiu Jitsu!
Trap throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Trap lands with a punch from half guard.
Anthony looks winded!
Trap is working for a kimura but Anthony is defending it quite comfortably.
Anthony is looking for a sweep. Trap is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
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!
Trap is looking to take a break and control but Anthony is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Trap passes the guard and advances to mount!
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Trap cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Trap raining down hammerfists from mount.
It looks like George Anthony has been cut.
Trap punishing his opponent with strikes.
Trap 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.
Trap with the ground and pound from mount.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Whack. That's a big, big shot from Trap! Anthony is out cold! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:21 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Jon Trap!
A very excited looking Jon Trap 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 welterweight MMA rules bout between Charlie Daniels (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Fraz Dexter (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Dexter has chosen Grandmaster Flash as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Fraz Dexter will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.
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180 lbs
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186 lbs
3 - 1 - 0 |
Decent wrestler
Counter fighter
Very quick |
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BJJ Brown Belt
Solid Muay Thai
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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
6 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Charlie Daniels!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Fraz Dexter!
The judges for this bout are Franklyn Lucas, David Schapiro and Dean Styles.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Dexter fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Dexter throws a looping overhand right but Daniels ducks down to avoid it.
Dexter shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Daniels defends it nicely.
Daniels walks into a stiff left hand from Dexter.
Dexter looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Daniels is fending him off so far but Dexter persists. Nope, Daniels circles away and we're back to standing.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Dexter.
Dexter tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Dexter lands with a good body shot.
Dexter lands a right hook to the body.
Dexter changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Daniels tries to avoid it but Dexter manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Daniels to the ground. Daniels escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Charlie Daniels has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Fraz Dexter.
Dexter shoots in looking for a takedown but Daniels manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Dexter's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Dexter misses the jab.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dexter throws a leg kick that is checked
and Daniels counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Dexter's guard now.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
Daniels scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Daniels stopping the sweep attempt from Dexter.
Daniels working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Daniels is working Dexter over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Daniels accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Dexter has momentary wrist control but Daniels slips an elbow through the middle.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Dexter not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Daniels is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Daniels scoring with punches to the head and body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dexter is actively looking for submissions from his back. He's worked himself a little space on the bottom and seems to be going for a triangle. No, he's switched into an armbar! That was slick! Daniels rolls with it to try and escape but Dexter cranks on the arm and Daniels is forced to tap out! This one is aaaaaaaaall over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:22 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Fraz Dexter!
After the big win, Fraz Dexter made sure to do all the important stuff like thanking his sponsors Pirates Powder and telling the interviewer how much he loves him.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Alexader Gorlanov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Milton Blahyi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Alexader Gorlanov has a significant reach advantage - let's see if he can make it count.
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210 lbs
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Good knees
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Brawler
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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
5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Alexader Gorlanov!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Milton Blahyi!
The judges for this bout are Jonathan Paton, Joseph Jones and Chad Campbell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Blahyi takes a swing at Gorlanov's ribcage but misses.
Gorlanov keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Blahyi cracks Gorlanov with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Blahyi slaps away a takedown attempt from Gorlanov, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Gorlanov blocks a low kick nicely.
Blahyi throws a nice looking combination but Gorlanov bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Blahyi shoots in and bounces Gorlanov off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
Blahyi tries to free his leg and advance position but Gorlanov is retaining full guard.
Gorlanov avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Gorlanov keeping moving, preventing Blahyi from controlling successfully.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gorlanov is looking to stand up but Blahyi isn't so interested in that idea.
Blahyi trying to control the position from guard on top but Gorlanov is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Blahyi looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
The ref stands the fighters back up, due to lack of action by Milton Blahyi.
Blahyi throws a shot to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Blahyi throws a sloppy head kick and Gorlanov moves out of range easily.
Blahyi dodges the punch combination from Gorlanov.
Blahyi digs a good body shot into Gorlanov's ribs.
Blahyi scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Blahyi misses with a low kick as Gorlanov jumps back.
Blahyi fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Blahyi swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Blahyi dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Gorlanov is breathing heavily.
Blahyi with a nice cross.
Blahyi is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Gorlanov rather than just go for the knockout.
Blahyi shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Gorlanov napping and manages to drive through into side control!
Blahyi is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Gorlanov is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Blahyi takes a little break here. Gorlanov wants to take advantage but he is being controlled well.
Blahyi misses with an attempted head punch from side control.
Blahyi misses with the ground and pound.
Blahyi just content to control the position.
Blahyi working the ground and pound but he's contacting the mat, not the fighter.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Blahyi wants to control but Gorlanov is keeping him busy.
Gorlanov parries the strikes from Blahyi easily there. Blahyi is wary of posturing up too much because it might enable Gorlanov to escape.
Gorlanov tries to escape but Blahyi is in control.
Blahyi throws an elbow but Gorlanov slips to the side and avoids it well.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Blahyi is looking to take a break and control but Gorlanov is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Milton Blahyi dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Gorlanov fails with the takedown
and Blahyi counters with a nice uppercut.
Blahyi throws a hook but Gorlanov avoids it easily.
Blahyi lands a big shot that drops Gorlanov! Can he finish him?
Gorlanov is rocked!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Gorlanov is trying to keep Blahyi in close.
Oh Gorlanov is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Blahyi passes Gorlanov's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Blahyi is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Blahyi missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Gorlanov seems to have got his legs back now.
Blahyi throwing shots but Gorlanov is blocking nicely.
Blahyi has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Blahyi trying to control the pace.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Blahyi is looking to advance position but Gorlanov won't allow it.
Blahyi missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Gorlanov on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Gorlanov tries to get out of the position.
Gorlanov avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Blahyi.
Blahyi is taking a breather. Gorlanov says something to him but it's hard to make out. Perhaps he's telling him to get on with it and actually do something.
Blahyi wants to pass the guard but Gorlanov is defending well.
Milton Blahyi has got the better of the ground game so far.
Blahyi throwing shots but Gorlanov is blocking nicely.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Blahyi moves into full mount! Gorlanov won't be happy about that!
Blahyi trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Blahyi is working for a guillotine from mount but Gorlanov frees his head quite easily.
Gorlanov working to try and regain half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Blahyi scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Blahyi throws some wild stikes that Gorlanov manages to avoid easily.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Blahyi is going oldschool here, as he tries to force Gorlanov to tap using a forearm choke. This isn't 1993 though, so Gorlanov shrugs it off.
Blahyi looking to control but Gorlanov is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Blahyi landing strikes from the mount.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Blahyi wants to control the action but instead Gorlanov gets a body lock and reverses into Blahyi's guard! Nice work!
Blahyi is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Blahyi wants to control but Gorlanov is keeping him busy.
Blahyi working over Gorlanov with some ground and pound. Gorlanov looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Blahyi missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Gorlanov is defending against the submission attempts here by Blahyi.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Gorlanov is trying to maintain the position but Blahyi is very close to passing his half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Milton Blahyi showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!
Blahyi misses with a body shot.
Blahyi fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Blahyi fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Gorlanov is out of range.
Gorlanov avoids a punch combination nicely.
Milton Blahyi seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Blahyi finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Blahyi throws a low kick but it's checked well by Gorlanov.
A nice inside leg kick there by Blahyi. That's going to slow Gorlanov down.
Blahyi pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Blahyi throws out a loose jab but Gorlanov uses good head movement to avoid it.
Blahyi cracks a nice hook into Gorlanov's ribs.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Blahyi punishes Gorlanov's body with a nice straight punch.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Gorlanov gets caught flat footed, as Blahyi shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Blahyi showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Blahyi has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Gorlanov keeping moving, preventing Blahyi from controlling successfully.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Blahyi slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Milton Blahyi has forced the referee to step in and restart the fight on the feet.
Gorlanov shoots in looking for a takedown but Blahyi manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Gorlanov's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Blahyi connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Gorlanov has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Blahyi.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Blahyi connects with a high kick.
Milton Blahyi seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Blahyi digs a good body shot into Gorlanov's ribs.
Blahyi dips to his left and cracks Gorlanov with an uppercut!
Blahyi scores with a body shot.
Gorlanov has his takedown stuffed
and Blahyi counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Blahyi not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Blahyi is controlling the pace.
Blahyi trying to control from half guard but Gorlanov is working away.
Blahyi passes to full mount!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Blahyi takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Gorlanov in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Gorlanov is squirming around, avoiding Blahyi's attempts to control the action.
Milton Blahyi is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Blahyi tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Alexader Gorlanov has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Blahyi tries to control but Gorlanov wriggling away.
And that's the end of the fight!
Milton Blahyi comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Blahyi 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 Jonathan Paton scores the fight 24:30
Judge Joseph Jones scores the fight 24:30
Judge Chad Campbell scores the fight 24:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Milton Blahyi!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Brock Barnett (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Apollo Creed (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Creed has chosen James Brown - Living in America as his entrance music. Fingers crossed for an exciting fight - I'm sure both fighters are looking for a nice under the table bonus!
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29
266 lbs
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265 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
7 - 6 - 0, fighting out of New York, Brock Barnett!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Apollo Creed!
The judges for this bout are Joseph Jones, John Kavanagh and David Schapiro.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Barnett misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Barnett shoots for a double leg takedown but Creed sprawls well. He's pushed Barnett's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Barnett closes this distance looking for a takedown but Creed circles away.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Brock Barnett. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Barnett swings widly with a right hand
and Creed counters with a series of strikes. Barnett will be more careful next time no doubt.
Creed lands with a shot to the body.
Barnett shoots in and gets a takedown into Creed's guard.
Barnett thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Barnett is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Barnett wants to stand but Creed has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
Creed really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Barnett. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Barnett is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Barnett drops back looking for a leg! Creed is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Creed manages to kick Barnett off! Barnett jumps back into Creed's guard.
Barnett is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
Barnett drops back looking for a leg! Creed is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Creed manages to kick Barnett off! Barnett jumps back into Creed's guard.
Barnett drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Barnett jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Barnett thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Barnett is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
Barnett thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Barnett drops back looking for a leg! Creed is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Creed manages to kick Barnett off! Barnett jumps back into Creed's guard.
Barnett drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Barnett jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Barnett drops back looking for a leg! Creed is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Creed manages to kick Barnett off! Barnett jumps back into Creed's guard.
Barnett is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
Barnett drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Barnett jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Barnett drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Barnett jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Barnett thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Barnett thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Barnett thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Creed is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Barnett is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Brock Barnett dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Barnett misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Barnett misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Creed.
Barnett moves to clinch but Creed breaks away
enabling Creed to counter with a crisp jab.
Barnett takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Brock Barnett seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Creed smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
It looks like Brock Barnett has been cut.
Nice cross by Creed.
Brock Barnett is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Creed changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Creed wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Barnett tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Creed swivels and escapes.
Barnett changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Creed tries to avoid it but Barnett manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Creed to the ground. Creed escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Brock Barnett. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Creed keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Creed drops Barnett with a huge uppercut! Barnett drops to the floor like a sack of potatoes. Creed is raining down punches and the ref stops the fight! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:06 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Apollo Creed!
Post fight, Apollo Creed stared into the camera and said 'Im back, bitches!'.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Karl Boreling (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Aleksei Ljosha Putin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Boreling kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is More than meets the eye. Putin is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: INTERNATIONALE. Karl Boreling could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Aleksei Ljosha Putin's chin.
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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
7 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Karl Boreling!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Aleksei Ljosha Putin!
The judges for this bout are Alyssa Summers, Chad Campbell and John Kavanagh.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
That kick from Putin tenderised Boreling's leg. Boreling is trying to keep his angry face on.
Boreling fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Putin fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Putin stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Putin wants it to stay on the feet.
Putin leaves Boreling with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Karl Boreling. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Boreling fails to land the takedown.
No luck for Boreling with that takedown attempt.
Boreling looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Putin throws a leg kick which misses Boreling's front leg but catches the back leg as Boreling tries to avoid it.
Boreling is breathing heavily.
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!
Boreling has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Boreling there as he acknowledges the shot.
It looks like Karl Boreling has been cut.
Putin lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Putin thuds a left hand into Boreling's body.
Putin drops Boreling with a beautiful combination! Boreling stares up at his opponent, who ushers him back to his feet - Putin is looking for the KO!
Boreling is rocked!
Boreling takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Putin thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Boreling if he has to take too many more of those.
Putin lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Oh Boreling is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
A nice inside leg kick there by Putin. That's going to slow Boreling down.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Boreling has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Putin.
Boreling seems to have got his legs back now.
Putin scores with a spinning back kick!
Putin throws a powerful right kick. Boreling tried to block low but the kick was high! Boreling was taken right off of his feet! Putin jumps in to finish the job and the ref tackles him! The fight is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:11 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Aleksei Ljosha Putin!
Aleksei Ljosha Putin took some time post fight to say the following; 'Iso Kaato, im coming after you.'.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Renka Susi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jack Hoffman (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd giving both fighters a great reception on their way into the arena. That's good to see.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
7 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Renka Susi!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 3 - 0, fighting out of New York, Jack Hoffman!
The judges for this bout are Columbo Gatti, Lou da Vinci and David Schapiro.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Susi dodges the punch combination from Hoffman.
Susi showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Hoffman.
Susi lands with a straight right. Hoffman didn't see that one coming.
Hoffman throws a series of punches but Susi avoids them all with ease.
Hoffman swings widly with a right hand
and Susi decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Hoffman's guard.
Susi advances position into side control!
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Hoffman can do anything to dispel that myth.
Susi lands an elbow.
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!
Hoffman is working hard to escape and get back to his feet. After a battle for position, Susi asserts his dominance and retains side control.
Susi has knee on belly and moves into mount.
Susi raining down hammerfists from mount.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hoffman squirming around on the bottom, looking to escape.
Susi trying to control but Hoffman is having none of it.
Hoffman really wants to buck Susi off and get back to his feet.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Susi fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Susi lands with some strikes.
Susi postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Hoffman looks a forlorn figure.
Hoffman is really trying hard to get back to his feet.
Susi landing strikes from the mount.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Susi punishing his opponent with strikes.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Susi raining down hammerfists from mount.
Susi pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
Susi 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.
Susi with good strikes from the mount here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Susi trying to control but Hoffman is having none of it.
Susi will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
The referee warns Hoffman that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Susi pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
Susi trying to control but Hoffman is having none of it.
Susi is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Hoffman is bucking up trying to escape but Susi cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
Hoffman is rocked!
Susi working for a guillotine from mount but Hoffman is in no mood to give up.
Susi in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Hoffman is still in real trouble! Can Susi finish him?
Oooooh, big shot lands for Susi! Hoffman is hurt baaadly! Susi is firing away with more strikes - Hoffman is covering up... the ref is warning him to do something. He's just covering up though still and the ref has to step in to end the fight! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:55 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Renka Susi!
A loyal slave to those sponsorship dollars, Renka Susi made sure he mentioned FinnFighter Nutrition (Five 160Q supps!), 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 Dawn Keebals (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Alexei Chatzikomninos (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Alexei Chatzikomninos has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Dawn Keebals's chin.
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215 lbs
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211 lbs
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Excellent boxer
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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
4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Dawn Keebals!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Alexei Chatzikomninos!
The judges for this bout are Jorge Garcia, Lou da Vinci and Steve Montenegro.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Keebals connects with a crisp jab.
Keebals throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Keebals swinging wildly here.
The fighters circling - Keebals throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Chatzikomninos tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Keebals swivels and escapes.
Keebals connects with a crisp jab.
Keebals throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Keebals throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Chatzikomninos counters with a single leg into guard. Keebals didn't expect that.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
Chatzikomninos throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Chatzikomninos lands a couple of digs.
Chatzikomninos is stalling in the full guard.
Keebals on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Keebals tries to get out of the position.
Keebals is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Chatzikomninos is controlling him.
Chatzikomninos working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Keebals is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Chatzikomninos throws an elbow that misses. Keebals uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Chatzikomninos's guard. Nice move by Keebals!
Chatzikomninos is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Keebals is controlling him.
Chatzikomninos looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Chatzikomninos wants to stand but Keebals is controlling the position.
Keebals wants to stand but Chatzikomninos is controlling his posture from full guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Chatzikomninos is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Keebals wants to stand but Chatzikomninos is controlling his posture from full guard.
Chatzikomninos is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Keebals would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
Chatzikomninos wants to get back to his feet but Keebals is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Keebals lands with a nice combination. Chatzikomninos backs away looking to recover.
Chatzikomninos connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
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!
Keebals shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Chatzikomninos closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Keebals to the mat! Keebals manages to get full guard.
Keebals will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Chatzikomninos loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Keebals keeping moving, preventing Chatzikomninos from controlling successfully.
Keebals is looking to stand up but Chatzikomninos isn't so interested in that idea.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Chatzikomninos throws a big elbow that misses.
Chatzikomninos passes Keebals's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Keebals keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Chatzikomninos thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Chatzikomninos takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Chatzikomninos has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Keebals keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Chatzikomninos seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Keebals does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Keebals is trying to stand.
Keebals knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Chatzikomninos on the ground.
Chatzikomninos trying to control the action but Keebals is working from the bottom.
Chatzikomninos tries to pass to full mount but Keebals defends it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Keebals is staying active underneath Chatzikomninos, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
Chatzikomninos missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Chatzikomninos not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Chatzikomninos throws a strike but Keebals avoids it easily and moves to full guard.
Chatzikomninos missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Keebals is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Chatzikomninos is controlling him.
Chatzikomninos trying to control the position from guard on top but Keebals is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Chatzikomninos loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Chatzikomninos trying to control the position from guard on top but Keebals is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Chatzikomninos throws a big elbow that misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Alexei Chatzikomninos dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Chatzikomninos fails to land the takedown.
Keebals lands a slapping body shot.
Keebals scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Chatzikomninos keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Chatzikomninos shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Keebals but Keebals pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Keebals swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Keebals cracks Chatzikomninos with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Keebals scores with a nice head shot.
Keebals scores with a hook to the body. Chatzikomninos takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Keebals punishes Chatzikomninos's body with a nice straight punch.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Keebals throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Chatzikomninos throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Keebals's waist but Keebals gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Chatzikomninos off to one side.
Dawn Keebals has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Alexei Chatzikomninos.
Keebals tries to bum rush Chatzikomninos with a series of wild strikes but Chatzikomninos uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Keebals throws a right and a left that Chatzikomninos avoids nicely.
Keebals lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Keebals throws a predictable looking body shot
and Chatzikomninos counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Chatzikomninos scoring with strikes to the body and head.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Chatzikomninos not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Keebals avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Chatzikomninos.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Chatzikomninos lands a nice short elbow.
Chatzikomninos trying to control the action but Keebals is working from the bottom.
Alexei Chatzikomninos has got the better of the ground game so far.
Keebals keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Chatzikomninos seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Keebals avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Chatzikomninos.
Chatzikomninos is pressing down on Keebals's thigh, looking to free his foot. Keebals is holding on for now.
Chatzikomninos throwing shots but Keebals is blocking nicely.
Chatzikomninos thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Chatzikomninos throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Chatzikomninos in particular looking to stall.
Chatzikomninos thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Chatzikomninos looks to land a strike but Keebals avoids it nicely and regains full guard.
Keebals wants to stand up but Chatzikomninos is controlling him.
Chatzikomninos is looking to work some ground and pound but Keebals has wrist control.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Chatzikomninos trying to control the position from guard on top but Keebals is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Chatzikomninos is in a good position here but he's just trying to control... And he's not even managing to do that successfully.
Chatzikomninos prevents Keebals from getting back to his feet.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Chatzikomninos accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Keebals keeping moving, preventing Chatzikomninos from controlling successfully.
Chatzikomninos missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Chatzikomninos with a flurry of punches that miss.
Chatzikomninos trying to control the position from guard on top but Keebals is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Alexei Chatzikomninos was stalling too much, according to the referee.
Keebals throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Chatzikomninos counters with a takedown into side control.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Keebals is not content to let Chatzikomninos control the position.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Chatzikomninos tries to advance to mount but Keebals denies him.
Chatzikomninos throwing ground and pound but whilst doing so, he forgets to control position and Keebals works his way back to half guard. Good composure under pressure.
Chatzikomninos wants to take a breather but Keebals is having none of it.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Chatzikomninos throwing shots but Keebals is blocking nicely.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Alexei Chatzikomninos 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!
Chatzikomninos connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Keebals momentarily.
Danga de danga de dang - Keebals scores with a four punch combination!
A big left from Chatzikomninos misses.
Chatzikomninos slips a jab and a cross from Keebals.
Keebals is looking to wear down Chatzikomninos with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Chatzikomninos looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Keebals throws a right and a left that Chatzikomninos avoids nicely.
Keebals misses with a body punch
and Chatzikomninos counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Chatzikomninos not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Keebals wants to get back to his feet.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Chatzikomninos sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Keebals defending well though.
Chatzikomninos not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Keebals keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Chatzikomninos sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Keebals defending well though.
Chatzikomninos throwing shots but Keebals is blocking nicely.
Chatzikomninos not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Chatzikomninos scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Keebals blocking the ground and pound attempt from Chatzikomninos.
Chatzikomninos thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Keebals's head.
Chatzikomninos thows a huge punch but Keebals dodges it nicely.
Chatzikomninos throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Chatzikomninos is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Keebals has hold of Chatzikomninos's hands but Chatzikomninos slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Chatzikomninos is trying to control the action in half guard but Keebals is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Chatzikomninos in particular looking to stall.
Keebals is refusing to be controlled, as Chatzikomninos sits in half guard.
The ref calls for a clean break and stands the fighters back up. Alexei Chatzikomninos wasn't active enough on the ground.
Chatzikomninos fails with the takedown.
Chatzikomninos misses with a few strikes there.
Chatzikomninos shoots in but no luck this time.
Dawn Keebals has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Alexei Chatzikomninos.
Keebals tests Chatzikomninos's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Chatzikomninos misses with an uppercut
and Keebals counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Chatzikomninos drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Keebals is putting a lot of effort into getting back to his feet here.
Chatzikomninos lands a nice forearm strike.
Chatzikomninos scores with a couple of nice shots to the head there. The referee takes a look at Keebals to see if he's OK.
Chatzikomninos throwing shots but missing, from side control.
Chatzikomninos is looking to take a break and control but Keebals is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Keebals is working to avoid the ground and pound but Chatzikomninos connects with a decent elbow.
Chatzikomninos in side control, throwing shots but Keebals defends.
Chatzikomninos works a knee to the body and follows up with a nice elbow to the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Chatzikomninos trying to control the action but Keebals is working from the bottom.
Chatzikomninos scores with a couple of nice shots to the head there. The referee takes a look at Keebals to see if he's OK.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Check out the look on Chatzikomninos's face as he threw that strike - that's one determined fighter!
Chatzikomninos is looking to take a break and control but Keebals is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Chatzikomninos tries to score with some ground and pound. Keebals controls his posture well this time though and the shots don't do any damage.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Chatzikomninos is looking to take a break and control but Keebals is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Chatzikomninos creates some space and throws a big elbow, but Keebals sees it coming and moves his head just enough to avoid the strike.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Alexei Chatzikomninos really dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Keebals swinging wildly here.
Keebals connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Keebals throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Chatzikomninos darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
Chatzikomninos throwing shots but Keebals is blocking nicely.
Chatzikomninos is trying to control the action in half guard but Keebals is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Chatzikomninos thows a huge punch but Keebals dodges it nicely.
Chatzikomninos prevents Keebals from standing back up.
Chatzikomninos not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Chatzikomninos is taking a breather. Keebals says something to him but it's hard to make out. Perhaps he's telling him to get on with it and actually do something.
Nice strikes from Chatzikomninos there.
It's got to the stage where if one of these guys blows hard enough, the other might fall over.
Chatzikomninos not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Chatzikomninos thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Chatzikomninos working over Keebals with some ground and pound. Keebals looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Chatzikomninos slows the pace down in half guard.
Chatzikomninos lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Chatzikomninos throwing shots but Keebals is blocking nicely.
Chatzikomninos scoring with strikes to the body and head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Chatzikomninos thows a huge punch but Keebals dodges it nicely.
Chatzikomninos wants to take a breather but Keebals is having none of it.
Chatzikomninos sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Keebals defending well though.
Chatzikomninos looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Chatzikomninos uses his free foot to push down on Keebals's thigh. Eventually he works his other foot free and he's advanced to mount - this is trouble for Keebals.
The referee warns Keebals that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Keebals is rocked!
Keebals wriggling around on the bottom manages to avoid the strikes thrown by Chatzikomninos.
Oh Keebals is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Chatzikomninos lands a big elbow.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Keebals is trying to stand.
Chatzikomninos wants to control the pace but Keebals is squirming around nicely.
Oooh a big shot lands for Chatzikomninos! Keebals is out! The ref dives in to save him from more punishment!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:31 of round 4, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Alexei Chatzikomninos!
Alexei Chatzikomninos is the new light heavyweight champion!
A victorious Alexei Chatzikomninos thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Dennins Daniels (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Troy Lancaster (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The key to victory for Dennins Daniels has got to be keeping the fight on the feet.
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184 lbs
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185 lbs
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Solid boxing
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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
7 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Dennins Daniels!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Troy Lancaster!
The judges for this bout are Jorge Garcia, Jonathan Paton and Russell Pearce.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lancaster wants to clinch up but Daniels keeps it at a distance.
Lancaster shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Daniels but Daniels pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Lancaster closes this distance looking for a takedown but Daniels circles away.
Lancaster wants to clinch up but Daniels keeps it at a distance.
Daniels takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Daniels lands a nice hook to Lancaster's body. Lancaster takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Daniels slaps away a takedown attempt from Lancaster, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Dennins Daniels has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Troy Lancaster.
Lancaster changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Daniels tries to avoid it but Lancaster manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Daniels to the ground. Daniels escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Daniels getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Lancaster avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Lancaster shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in side control! That's better than Lancaster was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Daniels struggling a bit here.
Daniels tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Lancaster really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Daniels. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Daniels managing to avoid any damage from the strikes thrown by Lancaster.
Daniels struggling a bit here.
Lancaster throws an elbow but Daniels slips to the side and avoids it well.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Daniels tries to bench press Lancaster off him but Lancaster keeps the position.
Daniels wants to control but Lancaster postures up.
Daniels is trying to get back to half guard.
Daniels is trying to control Lancaster's posture but Lancaster avoids it.
Lancaster working the ground and pound.
The strikes coming from Lancaster are missing the target in this wave of attacks.
Daniels is trying to control Lancaster's posture but Lancaster avoids it.
Lancaster connects with a decent looking elbow from side control that caused Daniels some visible discomfort.
Lancaster scoring with punches and elbows.
Daniels is rocked!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Daniels wants to control but Lancaster postures up.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Lancaster scores with a couple of nice shots to the head there. The referee takes a look at Daniels to see if he's OK.
Daniels manages to land a sweep and he's now on top! Lovely Jiu Jitsu!
Lancaster tries to kick Daniels off but Daniels keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Daniels seems to be looking for submissions.
Daniels misses with a head shot. Lancaster uses the momentum to regain guard.
Daniels trying to control but Lancaster is working from the bottom.
Lancaster wants to sweep here but Daniels controlling him for the moment.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Lancaster can do anything to dispel that myth.
Daniels is on the wrong end of a couple of strikes there.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Daniels preventing the sweep.
Daniels might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Lancaster looking to control.
Daniels trying to control but Lancaster is working from the bottom.
Lancaster is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Lancaster pulls Daniels in to control the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The ref calls for a clean break and stands the fighters back up. Troy Lancaster wasn't active enough on the ground.
Lancaster misses with a wild combination.
Lancaster is looking to clinch but Daniels is avoiding it.
Troy Lancaster seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Lancaster misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Daniels.
Daniels works the jab nicely.
Lancaster shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
Daniels is not content to let Lancaster control the position.
Daniels taking some punishment here, with Lancaster in his half guard.
Daniels tries to get to full guard but Lancaster has control of the leg.
Daniels trying to control from the bottom.
Daniels is in a bad position, trying to hold on for dear life but he is really struggling to maintain any sort of control.
Daniels keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Daniels is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Lancaster throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Daniels regains full guard. Nicely done.
Daniels pulls Lancaster in to control the position.
Lancaster lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Daniels looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Lancaster working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Lancaster with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Lancaster missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Lancaster stands up over Daniels, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Lancaster trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Daniels is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
Lancaster avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Lancaster throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Lancaster is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Lancaster trying to control the position from guard on top but Daniels is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Troy Lancaster dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Lancaster tries to close the distance and clinch up but Daniels swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Lancaster bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Lancaster lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Daniels misses with a kick to the body.
Lancaster misses with a hook. Daniels ducked under it nicely.
Lancaster swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Daniels counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Daniels clobbers Lancaster with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Lancaster uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Daniels.
Lancaster shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Daniels manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
Daniels escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Lancaster gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Daniels managing to control the position.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Lancaster lands a couple of decent looking shots.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lancaster content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Daniels looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Lancaster scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Lancaster throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Daniels works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Daniels working a defensive guard here.
Lancaster lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Troy Lancaster has got the better of the ground game so far.
Daniels is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Lancaster defends well.
Daniels tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Daniels manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Lancaster manages to get himself to full guard.
Lancaster working a defensive guard here.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Lancaster thows some rabbit punches from the bottom but they don't do any damage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Daniels trying to control the position from guard on top but Lancaster is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Daniels working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Lancaster not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Lancaster preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Daniels trying to control but Lancaster is working from the bottom.
Lancaster wants to stand up but Daniels is controlling him.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
Daniels stopping the sweep attempt from Lancaster.
Lancaster trying to control the position.
OK we're going to have a standup here. Troy Lancaster hasn't been effective enough on the ground and the referee wants a restart.
Lancaster shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
Lancaster thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Daniels is pressing down on Lancaster's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Lancaster postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Lancaster connects with a couple of short punches.
Lancaster scoring with some ground and pound.
Daniels working a defensive guard here.
Lancaster is looking to work some ground and pound but Daniels has wrist control.
Lancaster preventing the sweep.
Daniels looking to control.
Lancaster throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Daniels works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Lancaster throws a big elbow that misses.
Lancaster must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Daniels bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Lancaster's guard.
Daniels preventing the sweep.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Lancaster wants to control the position but Daniels says "no thanks buddy" and passes to half guard.
Lancaster keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Lancaster is looking to get back to full guard here but Daniels has managed to pass to side control instead.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lancaster is looking to reverse the position.
Daniels scoring with punches from side control.
Daniels in side control, throwing shots but Lancaster defends.
Lancaster is looking to regain half guard here but Daniels keeps moving and retains side control.
Daniels scoring with punches and elbows.
Daniels looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Daniels wants to lay and pray for a moment but Lancaster keeps working.
Daniels is working Lancaster over with some ground and pound from side control.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Daniels in side control lands a decent elbow.
Lancaster throws a couple of strikes even though he's not really in a good position to do so.
Lancaster wants to control but Daniels postures up.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Troy Lancaster will probably get the nod - 10:9.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
Lancaster moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Lancaster gets the takedown into side control.
Daniels sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.
Lancaster slips a nice elbow through Daniels's hands, connecting with Daniels's forehead.
Daniels gets back to full guard.
Lancaster is in close to Daniels's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Oh Daniels is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Daniels seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
Lancaster is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Daniels looking to control.
Daniels seems to have got his legs back now.
Daniels trying to control the position here.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
Daniels looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Lancaster content to stall in guard here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lancaster postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Lancaster landing with the ground and pound.
Daniels working a defensive guard here.
Daniels is adopting a defensive guard.
Lancaster postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Daniels looking to control.
Lancaster wants to control from the top but Daniels keeps moving.
Lancaster lands a couple of elbows.
Daniels is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Lancaster is aware though and is defending well.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lancaster is looking to work some ground and pound but Daniels has wrist control.
Lancaster scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Lancaster wants to control from the top but Daniels keeps moving.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Daniels trying to control the position.
Lancaster is in close to Daniels's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Daniels working a defensive guard here.
Lancaster cracks Daniels with a solid left hand.
Daniels had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Lancaster defends it easily.
Dennins Daniels has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Daniels trying to control the position.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Lancaster lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Daniels escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Lancaster gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Lancaster preventing the sweep.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Daniels keeping full guard, as Lancaster tries to pass.
Lancaster working some strikes from top position.
Lancaster wants to control from the top but Daniels keeps moving.
Daniels is adopting a defensive guard.
Lancaster connects with a couple of short punches.
Daniels is trying to keep Lancaster in close.
Lancaster looking to pass the guard.
Lancaster missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Lancaster working some strikes from top position.
Lancaster stands up over Daniels, holding on to his feet. Lancaster throws the legs to one side and dives in with a huge shot that lands flush on the chin! Daniels is out cold! Lancaster lands a couple more shots and the ref tackles him out of the way! What a brutal finish!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:57 of round 3, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Troy Lancaster!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Juan Morales (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Brandon Hale (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Hale has chosen Pillar - For Love Of The Game as his entrance music. Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?
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180 lbs
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184 lbs
6 - 0 - 0 |
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Excellent boxer
Granite chin |
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Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the welterweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
9 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Juan Morales!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Brandon Hale!
The judges for this bout are Jonathan Paton, Russell Pearce and Anthony Taglia.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Good exchange - Morales coming out on top.
Hale throws a right hand that Morales ducks under and follows up with a left that Morales also avoids with ease.
Morales uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Hale.
Morales looks to land a left hand but Hale moved out of range nicely.
Morales misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Morales jabs Hale to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Morales misses the body punch
and Hale counters with a left to the body.
Juan Morales seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Morales throws the left hand but Hale avoids the punch easily.
Morales ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Hale moves away.
Morales throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Hale thows a body shot but no joy.
Hale misses with a jab, cross combination.
Morales closes the distance and after a bit of a stuggle, scores a takedown into Hale's guard.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
Morales scoring with punches to the head and body.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Hale looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Morales throwing strikes from guard but Hale blocks nicely.
Hale trying to control the position.
Hale pulls Morales in to control the position.
Hale has momentary wrist control but Morales slips an elbow through the middle.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Morales accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Morales postures up and lands a big shot to Hale's brow.
Morales is working Hale over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Hale is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Morales throws a big right hand that misses.
Hale is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hale is pulling down on Morales's head to control his posture.
Brandon Hale has forced the referee to step in and restart the fight on the feet.
Hale cracks Morales with a good jab.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
No joy there for Hale, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Morales circles away from the clinch attempt.
A shot to the liver by Morales. Beautiful body shot.
Nice body punch from Morales.
Hale connects with a jab.
Morales moves away from the strike by Hale.
Morales swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Hale checks a leg kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Morales scores with a body shot.
Nice uppercut there from Hale.
Morales blocks a low kick nicely.
Morales ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Hale moves away.
Hale scores with a hook.
Hale stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Hale wants it to stay on the feet.
Hale throws a hook but Morales blocks it.
Hale walks into a straight right hand from Morales.
Morales tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Hale was well out of range. Poor timing from Morales.
Morales closes this distance looking for a takedown but Hale circles away.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Juan Morales. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Hale tries to bum rush Morales with a series of wild strikes but Morales uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Morales looks to land a left hand but Hale moved out of range nicely.
Sloppy strikes from Hale. Those never looked like landing.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Morales throws a shot to the body.
Hale takes a shot right to the bread basket.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Hale pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
A swing and a miss from Morales.
A jab from Hale misses.
Hale misses with a double jab.
Brandon Hale is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Hale misses with a hook. Morales ducked under it nicely.
A combination from Hale does no damage.
A bone on bone clash there as Hale blocks the leg kick.
Morales throws the left hand but Hale avoids the punch easily.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Morales throws a leg kick but Hale moved away.
Hale misses the jab.
Morales swings and misses with a hook to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Juan Morales will probably get the nod.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Morales on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Morales slips under a jab.
Morales scores with a body shot.
Morales shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
Morales looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Morales is trying to control. Hale wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Hale trying to hold on to Morales's head to control him but Morales postures up.
Hale is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Morales's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Morales's back!
Morales holding both Hale 's hands and preventing any damage.
Morales can't escape the position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hale thows a huge left but connects with the canvas and not his opponent.
Hale avoiding Morales 's attempts to control his hands.
Morales breaks Hale's hooks off and manages to turn into his guard.
Morales lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Morales throwing strikes but missing.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Hale is on top in guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Morales is trying to keep Hale in close.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hale sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Morales is controlling Hale's posture.
Morales wants to stand and escape but Hale is having none of it.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Juan Morales wasn't doing enough on the ground.
Nice defenses there by Morales.
Hale avoids the body shot from Morales.
Morales shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Hale sprawls well. Hale wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Morales gets slowly back to his feet.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Morales fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Morales drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Hale managing to avoid any damage from the strikes thrown by Morales.
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Hale is looking to regain half guard here but Morales keeps moving and retains side control.
Morales working the body and head with strikes.
Morales working away diligently from side control. Landing strikes effectively there - that will score him some points on the judges scorecards.
Morales lands a decent elbow from side control.
Morales creates some space and throws a big elbow, but Hale sees it coming and moves his head just enough to avoid the strike.
Juan Morales overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
An elbow from Morales crashes against the mat.
You can see the frustration on Hale's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
A control attempt from Hale but he's now mounted!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Morales has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Hale's face.
Hale tries to hold on but Morales pushes him away.
Morales lands a big shot there that rocks Hale but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Hale is trying to escape the mount.
Morales landing strikes from the mount and Hale is in trouble!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Juan Morales dominated that second round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Hale lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Morales circles away quickly and effectively.
Brandon Hale seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Morales lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Hale goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Morales looks to score with a jab to the body but Hale is just out of range.
Hale 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.
Morales walks into a left hand.
Morales staying out of range there.
Hale displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Morales.
A looping hook to the body misses from Morales. Hale does a little dance to reset his feet.
Sloppy strikes from Hale. Those never looked like landing.
Hale works over Morales's head and body with a nice combination.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Hale avoids a punch combination nicely.
Hale takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hale lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
A right-left combo lands from Hale.
Morales scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
The fighters circling - Morales throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Morales misses with a hook
and Hale counters with a stiff right hand.
Hale looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Brandon Hale is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Morales looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Hale is fending him off so far but Morales persists. Nope, Hale circles away and we're back to standing.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Morales throws a looping overhand right but Hale ducks down to avoid it.
Morales tries to score a power double leg takedown but Hale sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Morales somewhat.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Juan Morales. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Morales tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Morales seems to be squinting his left eye. Perhaps he got a poke in that previous exchange. Hale shows no mercy and swarms him with a barage of strikes! Morales is backing up but Hale catches him with a final right hook that drops him! Morales covers up and the referee steps in to end the fight! Hale Jumps to his feet and flashes his guns to the crowd. Oh yeah, baby! How'd you like them apples?!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:11 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Brandon Hale! Brandon Hale retains his welterweight title!
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