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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Laz Icarus (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Pierre Saint Roc (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Icarus comes to the cage accompanied by Flying dutchman. Saint Roc is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by T.I. - Ball ft. Lil Wayne . These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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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
20 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Laz Icarus!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
23 - 18 - 1, fighting out of New York, Pierre Saint Roc!
The judges for this bout are Chris Edwards, James Atkins and James Ackerman.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Icarus closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Saint Roc connects with a solid leg kick.
Icarus throws a head kick but Saint Roc moves out of range.
Saint Roc has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
Saint Roc fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Saint Roc throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Icarus.
Icarus throws a leg kick
and Saint Roc counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Icarus throws a right hand that Saint Roc ducks under and follows up with a left that Saint Roc also avoids with ease.
Saint Roc scores with a shot to the body.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Saint Roc throws the left hand but Icarus avoids the punch easily.
Icarus gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Saint Roc misses with an attempted mid kick.
A slow jab from Icarus misses its intended target.
Icarus takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Icarus tries to clinch up.
Icarus throws out a loose jab but Saint Roc uses good head movement to avoid it.
Saint Roc avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Donk. Saint Roc catches Icarus right on the button with a cross.
Saint Roc connects with a right hand. Icarus shakes it off.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Icarus avoids the body shot from Saint Roc.
Saint Roc scores with a hook to the body. Icarus takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Icarus throws an overhand right that lands on Saint Roc's shoulder, as Saint Roc tries to avoid the shot.
Saint Roc throws a jab when Icarus was well out of range.
Saint Roc throws a head kick that misses.
Icarus falls off balance throwing a combination
and Icarus takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Good leg kick by Saint Roc there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Icarus blocks the body kick.
Saint Roc ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Icarus throws a series of punches but Saint Roc moves out of range.
Icarus throws a right hand that Saint Roc ducks under and follows up with a left that Saint Roc also avoids with ease.
Icarus gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Icarus tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Saint Roc manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
That kick from Saint Roc tenderised Icarus's leg. Icarus is trying to keep his angry face on.
Saint Roc scores with a kick to the body.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Saint Roc circles away from the clinch attempt.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Icarus has taken the fight to the clinch.
Icarus has Saint Roc pressed against the cage, preventing Saint Roc from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Saint Roc can't break the clinch.
Saint Roc is trying to break the clinch but Icarus is controlling him.
Icarus using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Saint Roc has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Icarus throws a knee to the head but misses.
Saint Roc breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Icarus forces Saint Roc back against the cage and clinches.
Saint Roc tries to circle away but Icarus has him pinned against the cage.
Icarus throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Saint Roc blocks it with crossed arms.
Saint Roc is trying to push Icarus away but Icarus has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Saint Roc can't find room to land a body shot as Icarus controls the action.
A short left from Icarus.
Icarus tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Saint Roc breaks the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Saint Roc throws a jab but it's blocked by Icarus.
Saint Roc connects with a jab.
Icarus bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
A punch combination from Icarus misses.
Icarus pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Icarus wants to clinch.
Saint Roc fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Icarus manages to avoid it.
A thudding body kick lands there by Saint Roc!
Icarus misses the jab.
Saint Roc 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.
Icarus keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Icarus misses with a combination
and Saint Roc counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Icarus thinking.
Saint Roc takes a shot right to the bread basket.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Saint Roc fakes the leg kick and cracks Icarus in the body.
Saint Roc circles away from the clinch attempt.
Saint Roc connects with the punch.
Saint Roc throws the kick towards the body but Icarus avoids it.
Icarus moves away from the strike by Saint Roc.
Saint Roc is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Icarus had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
Saint Roc steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Icarus.
Icarus throws a lazy uppercut
and Saint Roc counters with a nice body shot.
Saint Roc takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Icarus takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Icarus falls off balance throwing a combination
and Saint Roc counters with an outside leg kick.
Saint Roc throws a jab when Icarus was well out of range.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Saint Roc misses with a hook.
Icarus throws a jab when Saint Roc was well out of range.
A good leg kick by Saint Roc.
Icarus throws a head kick that misses
and Saint Roc counters with a left to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Pierre Saint Roc dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Saint Roc lands a high kick!
Pierre Saint Roc seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Saint Roc avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Icarus uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Saint Roc has time to react.
Saint Roc throws a lazy right hand but Icarus sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Saint Roc throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Icarus stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Saint Roc ducks under a wild hook from Icarus.
Saint Roc lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Saint Roc wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Saint Roc, as that shot connected.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Saint Roc misses with a low kick.
Saint Roc looks to throw the jab but Icarus is out of range.
Saint Roc misses with the body kick
and Icarus counters with a head kick that drops Saint Roc!
Saint Roc pushes a forearm under Icarus's chin to create some space. He's escaped his hips and pivoted quickly for an armbar! Can he extend the arm? Yes, Icarus is tapping out! Damn, that was fast!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:59 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Pierre Saint Roc!
Pierre Saint Roc seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
Laz Icarus was interviewed post fight and said 'It's surely sad to start like this in new org... but. It's life and all I want right now is some decent sleep and 5 shots of Russian Putin Vodka. '.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between NumbaOne Stunna (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Nino Blaze (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Stunna's entrance music is Bring The Pain. A fine choice. Blaze has chosen Pendulum - Slam as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. I'm sure you'll be fascinated to know that I was talking to some pointless Z list celebrity before the fight and he thought that Nino Blaze was going to win. Let's see if he was right.
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282 lbs
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214 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
31 - 23 - 3, fighting out of New York, NumbaOne Stunna!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
29 - 11 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Nino Blaze!
The judges for this bout are Andrew Berry, James Atkins and James Ackerman.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Blaze connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Stunna momentarily.
Nino Blaze seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Stunna lands a head shot.
A punch lands to the side of Stunna 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Stunna uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Blaze.
A nice leg kick lands there from Blaze.
Stunna looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Blaze blocks a head kick by Stunna.
Stunna scores with a nice right hand.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Blaze scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Blaze scores with a jab to the body.
Blaze scores with a jab to the body.
Blaze pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Nice uppercut there from Blaze.
Blaze looks to land a combination but Stunna avoids it well.
Stunna showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Blaze.
Blaze misses with a body shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Blaze misses the shot to the body.
Blaze is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Stunna rather than just go for the knockout.
Blaze misses with a body shot.
Stunna misses with a body shot
and Blaze counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Blaze misses with a wild body shot.
Blaze throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Blaze fails with an attempt to clinch.
A looping hook to the body misses from Stunna. Blaze does a little dance to reset his feet.
Blaze thuds a left hand into Stunna's body.
Stunna has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Blaze.
Blaze misses with a body kick.
Blaze swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Stunna counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Stunna.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Stunna postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Blaze working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Stunna.
Stunna loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Stunna stopping the sweep attempt from Blaze.
Blaze trying to keep a closed guard but Stunna is proving a slippery customer.
Blaze tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Stunna with a flurry of punches that miss.
Stunna throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Stunna with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Blaze is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Blaze looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Blaze is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Stunna landing some decent shots from guard.
Blaze utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Stunna throws a big elbow that misses.
Blaze manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Stunna tries to reverse the position but Blaze maintains control.
Blaze wants to stand but Stunna is holding on to him, trying to stop him posturing up.
Blaze gets to his feet and calls his opponent to stand. Here come the fireworks!
Stunna rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Blaze moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
A nice combination there by Blaze.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Stunna avoids the head kick by Blaze.
Stunna tries a head kick but it misses.
Stunna lands a nice shot to the body.
Blaze throws the kick towards the body but Stunna avoids it.
Stunna throws a quick inside leg kick.
Stunna throws a sloppy head kick and Blaze moves out of range easily.
Nino Blaze is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Blaze throws a head kick that misses
and Stunna counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Stunna jabs Blaze to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Stunna misses with a head kick.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Blaze misses with a head kick.
Stunna takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Stunna shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Blaze is trying to defend but Stunna finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Nino Blaze will probably get the nod.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Stunna throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Blaze wants to clinch up but Stunna keeps it at a distance.
A solid leg kick lands there for Blaze.
Blaze scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Stunna doesn't seem bothered though.
Blaze keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Blaze fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Stunna.
Stunna takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Stunna checks the leg kick nicely there.
A telegraphed right hand from Blaze misses the target.
Stunna throws a body punch but Blaze moves out of range.
An inside leg kick lands from Blaze.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Stunna throws a shot from downtown. Blaze moves away and avoids it.
Stunna takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Blaze just misses with a punch to the body.
Blaze lands with a shot to the body.
Blaze tries to close the distance and clinch up but Stunna swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Blaze lands a jab to Stunna's midsection.
Stunna gets a double leg takedown into Blaze's guard.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Blaze looking for a sweep. Not yet Blaze, not yet.
Blaze avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Stunna looking to pass the guard.
Blaze has butterfly guard. He's looking to stand up here. He pushes Stunna off him and springs to his feet nicely. The crowd applauds.
The step up in weight doesn't seem to be a problem for Blaze. He's performing admirably here against the bigger man.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Stunna drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Blaze tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Blaze defending against the ground and pound.
Blaze regains half guard, as Stunna was trying to land strikes.
Blaze makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Blaze.
Blaze wants to sweep but no luck.
NumbaOne Stunna overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Blaze trying to control the position.
Blaze pulls Stunna in close to prevent any damage.
Stunna is looking to work some ground and pound but Blaze has wrist control.
Stunna throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Stunna stops Blaze from standing up.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
Blaze trying to keep a closed guard but Stunna is proving a slippery customer.
The ref stands the fighters back up, due to lack of action by Nino Blaze.
Stunna scoring well with a low kick there.
Stunna lands a jab to Blaze's midsection.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Stunna ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Stunna keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Blaze throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Blaze moves out of range as Stunna strikes.
Blaze looks to score with a jab to the body but Stunna is just out of range.
A slapping leg kick lands for Blaze.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Blaze misses with a low kick.
Blaze throws a sloppy head kick
and Stunna counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Blaze fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
A looping hook to the body misses from Blaze. Stunna does a little dance to reset his feet.
Stunna misses with a leg kick
and Blaze counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Stunna thinking.
Blaze pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Stunna back to the cage. Blaze follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Nino Blaze showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!
Stunna throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
A nice leg kick lands there from Blaze.
A head kick from Blaze lands but Stunna takes it in his stride.
It looks like NumbaOne Stunna has been cut.
Stunna lets loose with a powerful body kick. Blaze will feel that in the morning.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Stunna ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Blaze moves away.
A punch combination from Blaze misses.
Stunna throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Blaze feints and then cracks Stunna's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Stunna down.
Blaze throws a body kick that misses.
Good exchange - Stunna coming out on top.
Blaze blocks the body kick.
Blaze pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Stunna back to the cage. Blaze follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Stunna tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Stunna takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Blaze keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Blaze lands a body shot.
Blaze uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Stunna has time to react.
Blaze scores with a push kick.
A nice leg kick lands there from Blaze.
Stunna misses with a head kick.
Blaze misses with a low kick as Stunna jumps back.
Stunna takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Blaze swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Blaze bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Blaze throws a body punch but Stunna moves out of range.
Blaze swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Stunna counters with a leg kick.
Blaze looks to score with a jab to the body but Stunna is just out of range.
Stunna scores with a kick to the midsection.
Blaze moves out of range of the body kick from Stunna.
Blaze dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Stunna. That did some damage!
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Blaze, right into the meat.
Blaze lands a really nice looking cross but Stunna seems unphased.
Blaze fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Nino Blaze is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Blaze has been working his punching technique in the buildup to the fight and it appears to be paying off.
Blaze motions for Stunna to come forward. Blaze throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Stunna waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Blaze.
Blaze ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Blaze thumps Stunna with a low kick.
Nino Blaze seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Stunna misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Blaze delivers a nice body kick.
Blaze has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Blaze lands the left hand.
Nice uppercut there from Blaze.
Stunna takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Blaze scores with a jab to the head.
Blaze just misses with a punch to the body.
Blaze scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Blaze tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Stunna manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
NumbaOne Stunna has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Stunna is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Blaze works the jab nicely.
A good leg kick by Blaze.
Blaze swings for the body but Stunna moves out of range.
Stunna throws a head kick but Blaze moves out of range.
Stunna throws a head kick but Blaze moves out of range.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Blaze.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
No luck with that takedown attempt from Stunna.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Blaze.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Stunna looks to land a body kick but Blaze moved away.
Blaze blocks a jab.
And that's the end of the fight!
Nino Blaze comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Blaze winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Andrew Berry scores the fight 27:30
Judge James Atkins scores the fight 27:30
Judge James Ackerman scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Nino Blaze!
Nino Blaze decided to go for the less than humble approach in his post fight interview, telling everyone how he is going to conquer the world. The crowd seemed to like it when really that sort of approach could have gone either way.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ignatius Reilly (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Gary Goodridge (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters really staring each other down here, as Gary Goodridge enters the cage!
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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
32 - 11 - 2, fighting out of New York, Ignatius Reilly!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
16 - 6 - 1, fighting out of Helsinki, Gary Goodridge!
The judges for this bout are Richard Clark, Donald Grub and Colin Fotheringham.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Reilly, right into the meat.
Reilly lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Reilly throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Goodridge changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Reilly tries to avoid it but Goodridge manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Reilly to the ground. Reilly escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Reilly pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Reilly dodges the punch combination from Goodridge.
Reilly avoids the body shot from Goodridge.
Goodridge works the jab nicely.
It looks like Ignatius Reilly has been cut.
Reilly swings for the body but Goodridge moves out of range.
Reilly scores with a nice body kick.
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!
Reilly lands with a good body shot.
Reilly throws a head kick but Goodridge moves out of range.
Goodridge takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Reilly pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Goodridge works Reilly's body with a nice hook.
Reilly takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Reilly slaps away a takedown attempt from Goodridge, before circling back to the center of the mat.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Reilly lands a nice looking body kick.
Goodridge comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Reilly slips under a jab.
A head kick misses from Reilly.
Goodridge feints and as Reilly raises his hands in defense, Goodridge changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
Goodridge is looking to work some ground and pound but Reilly has wrist control.
Goodridge throws a big elbow that misses.
Reilly looking to hit a scissor sweep but Goodridge is one step ahead there.
Reilly utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Goodridge lands a couple of elbows.
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!
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Reilly is on top in guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Goodridge is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Goodridge is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Reilly seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The ref stands the fighters back up because Ignatius Reilly just wasn't active enough.
Goodridge darts in looking for a takedown but Reilly gets double underhooks and turns Goodridge into the cage.
Ignatius Reilly has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Gary Goodridge.
Goodridge wants the takedown. Reilly is fighting it off but Goodridge persists and manages to bring the fight to the ground, ending up in Reilly's guard against the cage.
Goodridge trying to control but Reilly is working from the bottom.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Goodridge accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Reilly wants to sweep but no luck.
Reilly keeping moving, preventing Goodridge from controlling successfully.
Goodridge throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Goodridge postures up.
My spies in Grappling Pro Helsinki ($1500 p/week) inform me that Goodridge has been getting involved in the gym's BJJ sparring sessions. Let's see whether that pays dividends!
Reilly is really struggling to control Goodridge but he's trying to hold on to the position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Reilly trying to strike from the bottom but really, it's not the best position to be doing that from!
Goodridge throws a strike but Reilly rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Goodridge is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
Ignatius Reilly has forced the referee to step in and bring the fight back to the feet.
Goodridge dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Goodridge shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Reilly as he avoids it easily.
Reilly on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
No joy there for Goodridge, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Reilly lands a front kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Gary Goodridge will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Ignatius Reilly's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Reilly is looking to chop away at Goodridge's legs.
Goodridge avoids the head kick by Reilly.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Reilly, right into the meat.
Reilly misses with a kick to the body.
Goodridge scores with a nice strike.
Reilly throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Reilly tries to clinch up
and Goodridge counters with a one-two to the body.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Reilly lands with a thumping leg kick.
Goodridge will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Goodridge throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Reilly sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Goodridge looking to score a takedown here. Reilly is defending well but Goodridge drives through and ends up in Reilly's guard.
Reilly pulls Goodridge in to control the position.
Goodridge preventing the sweep.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Goodridge cracks Reilly with a solid left hand.
Reilly looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
Reilly is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Goodridge missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Reilly trying to control the position.
Goodridge sitting in guard here, content to control.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
Goodridge pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Reilly is keeping the position for now.
Goodridge wants to control from the top but Reilly keeps moving.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
A solid leg kick lands there for Reilly.
A head kick misses from Reilly.
Goodridge drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
The ground and pound from Goodridge seems to be hitting the mat more than his opponent.
Reilly is looking to reverse the position.
Reilly is sneaking out the side here. He's bucked Goodridge off and has taken his back!
Goodridge manages to reverse the position and now he's in Reilly's guard. Nice work there by Goodridge.
Goodridge has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Reilly manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Reilly controlling from mount.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Goodridge tries to hold on but Reilly postures up.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Reilly can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Goodridge is looking to escape.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Gary Goodridge will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Ignatius Reilly's cut.
That's time! Reilly's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Goodridge keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
A nice inside leg kick there by Reilly. That's going to slow Goodridge down.
Goodridge shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Reilly's guard.
Goodridge preventing the sweep.
Goodridge slips nicely into half guard.
Reilly makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Reilly.
Reilly tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Goodridge wants to pass the guard but Reilly is keeping the position.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Reilly preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Goodridge wants to control from the top but Reilly keeps moving.
Goodridge stopping the sweep attempt from Reilly.
Reilly has momentary wrist control but Goodridge slips an elbow through the middle.
Goodridge throwing strikes from guard but Reilly blocks nicely.
Goodridge missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Reilly keeping moving, preventing Goodridge from controlling successfully.
Goodridge in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Goodridge tries to free his leg and advance position but Reilly is retaining full guard.
Goodridge working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Goodridge lands a couple of elbows.
Goodridge trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Goodridge missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Goodridge cracks Reilly with a solid left hand.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Goodridge scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Goodridge tries to free his leg and advance position but Reilly is retaining full guard.
Goodridge throws an elbow that misses. Reilly uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Goodridge's guard. Nice move by Reilly!
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Goodridge is on top in guard.
Reilly utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Reilly can't keep his opponent in guard - Goodridge advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Goodridge thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Reilly's head.
Goodridge not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Goodridge looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Reilly with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Goodridge throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Reilly preventing any damage for now, controlling his opponent's head.
Goodridge is stalling here. Reilly is in no mood to hang around though. He's locked up a kimura from the bottom! Goodridge seems to be keeping calm but he's forced to roll out of the hold and Reilly has ended up in side control on the top. Nice work.
Reilly happy to just control the position for now.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Goodridge gets back to half guard.
Ignatius Reilly has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Goodridge controlling the leg, holding on to half guard.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
Reilly throws a strike but Goodridge avoids it easily and moves to full guard.
And that's the end of the fight!
Gary Goodridge comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Goodridge winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Richard Clark scores the fight 27:30
Judge Donald Grub scores the fight 29:29
Judge Colin Fotheringham scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by majority decision... Gary Goodridge!
A victorious Gary Goodridge 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 super heavyweight MMA rules bout between James Bomb (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jack Tripper (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Bomb comes to the cage accompanied by Casino Royale Soundtrack - You Know My Name. Tripper is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Disturbed - Land Of Confusion. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
53 - 23 - 7, fighting out of Helsinki, James Bomb!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
29 - 17 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Jack Tripper!
The judges for this bout are Chris Edwards, Steven Brown and James Glass.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bomb tried to score with a low kick but Tripper checks it.
Tripper displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
It looks like James Bomb has been cut.
Bomb has been working on his boxing with his coaches at KO Gym in the buildup to the fight.
Tripper scores with a leg kick.
Bomb pushes Tripper away with a front kick.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Bomb keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Tripper.
Bomb keeps Tripper at a distance using the push kick.
A leg kick checked by Bomb.
A head kick misses from Bomb.
Tripper throws a nice outside leg kick.
Bomb stuns Tripper with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Bomb on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Bomb misses the jab.
Tripper lunges at Bomb with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Bomb's hand.
Tripper lands with a good body shot.
Bomb scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Tripper doesn't seem bothered though.
Tripper wants to slow Bomb down by chopping away at his legs.
Tripper scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bomb's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Tripper connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Bomb scrambles back to his feet.
Tripper throws a leg kick which misses Bomb's front leg but catches the back leg as Bomb tries to avoid it.
Bomb tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
James Bomb is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
An inside leg kick from Bomb misses.
Tripper pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Bomb moves out of range as Tripper strikes.
Tripper misses with a looping right.
Bomb keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Tripper lands a nice looking body kick.
We can't be sure of the tactics at this early stage but we have heard that Tripper has been working on his takedowns a lot in the buildup to the fight and we can only assume he's going to look to take this to the mat.
Tripper walks into a stiff left hand from Bomb.
Bomb is looking to score with low kicks.
Tripper ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Bomb moves away.
Bomb uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Tripper.
Bomb slips under a jab from Tripper.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Tripper lands with a cross.
Bomb throws a leg kick that misses.
Some bone on bone action there as Tripper checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Tripper takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Bomb blocks a jab.
Tripper feints and then cracks Bomb's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Bomb down.
Tripper moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Tripper takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Tripper lands a lovely overhand right.
Tripper misses with a head kick.
Tripper throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Bomb sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Tripper scores with a sloppy right hand. Bomb should have avoided that one.
Tripper takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Bomb lands with a nice body punch.
Jab from Tripper.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bomb attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
James Bomb seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Bomb throws a push kick but Tripper slaps the foot to one side.
Bomb with a hook.
The fight stays on the outside here - Tripper looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Nice defenses there by Bomb.
Tripper uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Bomb.
Tripper on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Bomb. Bomb obviously looking to wear him down.
Bomb misses with a wild body shot.
Bomb pivots, looking for a leg kick but Tripper is out of range and Bomb settles back down.
Bomb checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Bomb lands a head shot.
Tripper changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Bomb motions for Tripper to come forward. Bomb throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tripper digs a good hook to Bomb's body.
Bomb misses with a kick to the body.
Tripper throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Tripper closes the distance and clinches up with Bomb, looking for a takedown. Tripper pushes Bomb against the cage but Bomb circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
A punch lands to the side of Bomb 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Bomb scores with a nice right hand.
Tripper on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
An inside leg kick lands from Bomb.
Bomb with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Tripper shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Bomb as he jumps to the side.
Tripper looks winded!
Bomb with a body punch. A glancing blow.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
A decent looking cross lands there for Bomb.
Tripper throws a sloppy head kick and Bomb moves out of range easily.
Bomb feints and then cracks Tripper's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Tripper down.
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 James Bomb will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on James Bomb's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Bomb lands a big head kick that sends Tripper tumbling to the mat! Bomb takes a step backwards and waves Tripper back to his feet - he wants the finish!
Tripper is rocked!
It looks like Jack Tripper has been cut.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Bomb bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Tripper is still on wobbly legs! Can Bomb finish him?
Tripper checks a low kick from Bomb.
Tripper seems to have recovered his senses.
Bomb ducks under a wild hook from Tripper.
Bomb thuds his shin into the meat of Tripper's side.
Bomb lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Bomb walks forward and throws a big overhand right! Tripper drops to the floor like a sack of potatoes! Bomb swarms on him with more punches until the referee wrestles him away from Tripper's unconscious body! Wow, that was brutal!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:27 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). James Bomb!
James Bomb decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Freiherr Albrecht Alexander von Altenburg (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Richard Dawkins (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). von Altenburg comes to the cage accompanied by Richard Wagner's Die Walküre. Dawkins has chosen Prong - Snap Your Fingers, Snap Your Neck as his entrance music. Richard Dawkins has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
35 - 13 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Freiherr Albrecht Alexander von Altenburg!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
26 - 13 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Richard Dawkins!
The judges for this bout are Colin Fotheringham, James Ackerman and Chris Edwards.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
von Altenburg throws the left hand but Dawkins avoids the punch easily.
Dawkins lands with a nice body punch.
Dawkins walks into a jab.
von Altenburg misses with a combination
and Dawkins counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Dawkins throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as von Altenburg works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Dawkins trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Dawkins trying to control the position from guard on top but von Altenburg is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Dawkins is pushing down on von Altenburg's leg trying to pass to half guard. von Altenburg is fighting to maintain full guard but Dawkins has managed to sneak the leg through.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Dawkins is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Dawkins throwing shots but von Altenburg is blocking nicely.
von Altenburg regains full guard. Nicely done.
That's one minute gone in the round.
von Altenburg trying to control the position.
Dawkins missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
von Altenburg not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
von Altenburg looking for a sweep. Not yet von Altenburg, not yet.
Dawkins trying to control the position from guard on top but von Altenburg is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
von Altenburg looking for a sweep. Not yet von Altenburg, not yet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
von Altenburg has control of Dawkins's left arm, preventing Dawkins from doing any damage.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
von Altenburg connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
von Altenburg throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Dawkins counters with a single leg into guard. von Altenburg didn't expect that.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
von Altenburg looking to control.
Dawkins throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as von Altenburg works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
von Altenburg manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Dawkins manages to get himself to full guard.
Dawkins looking to control.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Dawkins is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and von Altenburg defends well.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dawkins is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Dawkins has an active guard here but von Altenburg has managed to pass into half guard.
Dawkins has found himself in a tricky position here. He's been working his transitions in training so let's see if he can work his way out of it.
Dawkins makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Dawkins.
Dawkins working away from the bottom but not quite defensive enough there because von Altenburg has passed into half guard!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
von Altenburg controlling the action here.
Dawkins is in trouble now - von Altenburg has advanced to mount!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Dawkins is trying desperately to improve position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Richard Dawkins 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.
von Altenburg throws a leg kick that is checked
and Dawkins counters with a takedown into side control.
von Altenburg is trying to get back to half guard.
Dawkins is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but von Altenburg is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Dawkins tries to cartwheel into mount but he doesn't manage it.
Dawkins throwing strikes but von Altenburg manages to buck up and roll into a nice reversal - now he's on top in side control!
von Altenburg working away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dawkins manages to work his way to half guard, despite von Altenburg's best efforts.
von Altenburg moves into full mount! Dawkins won't be happy about that!
Dawkins has given up his back here. Will von Altenburg look for the submission or keep pounding away?
von Altenburg is trying to stick to Dawkins's back but Dawkins is turning into von Altenburg. He's managed to reverse the position - now he's in von Altenburg's guard. Polite applause from the crowd in appreciation of some nice Jiu Jitsu by Dawkins.
Dawkins trying to control the position from guard on top but von Altenburg is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
von Altenburg working a defensive guard here.
Dawkins throws an elbow that misses. von Altenburg uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Dawkins's guard. Nice move by von Altenburg!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
von Altenburg trying to control the position from guard on top but Dawkins is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
von Altenburg forces his way into half guard.
Dawkins makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Dawkins.
von Altenburg wants to control from the top but Dawkins keeps moving.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
von Altenburg passes Dawkins's left leg - he's now in half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
von Altenburg wants to control but Dawkins is keeping him busy.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Dawkins actively working from the bottom here.
Dawkins is trying to get back to full guard.
von Altenburg is keen to just control but Dawkins is a slippery customer.
von Altenburg is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Dawkins is just riding it out for now. von Altenburg eventually gives up the hold.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
von Altenburg wants to take a breather but Dawkins is having none of it.
von Altenburg is just content to waste time from the top position. Dawkins takes advantage of the situation and regains full guard.
von Altenburg trying to control the position from guard on top but Dawkins is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Dawkins trying to control the position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Richard Dawkins will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!
Dawkins throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around von Altenburg's waist but von Altenburg gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Dawkins off to one side.
Dawkins moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Dawkins loads up on a big right hand but von Altenburg slips the punch.
von Altenburg misses with a low kick.
Dawkins uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from von Altenburg.
von Altenburg scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Dawkins keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Dawkins lands a slapping body shot.
Dawkins thuds a left hand into von Altenburg's body.
Dawkins avoids the head kick by von Altenburg.
von Altenburg throws a head kick that Dawkins semi-blocks.
Dawkins checks a leg kick.
Dawkins moves away from the strike by von Altenburg.
That's one minute gone in the round.
von Altenburg takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Dawkins scores with a shot to the body.
von Altenburg throws an off balance right hand
and Dawkins counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Dawkins is keen to just control but von Altenburg is a slippery customer.
von Altenburg gets back to full guard.
Dawkins looking to sit in guard and control but von Altenburg gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Dawkins lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for von Altenburg!
This has been an exciting period of action!
von Altenburg is desperately trying to improve his position but Dawkins has a good base and remains in mount.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dawkins misses with a head shot.
A nice elbow there by Dawkins.
von Altenburg tries to get back to half guard but can't.
von Altenburg in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Freiherr Albrecht Alexander von Altenburg has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
It looks like Freiherr Albrecht Alexander von Altenburg has been cut.
von Altenburg is trying desperately to improve position.
von Altenburg is bucking up trying to escape but Dawkins cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
von Altenburg is rocked!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dawkins lands a heavy elbow.
Oh von Altenburg is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Dawkins lands a big elbow - von Altenburg is in trouble! More strikes from the mount and von Altenburg is forced to tap out!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:30 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Strikes). Richard Dawkins!
Post fight, Richard Dawkins took to the microphone: 'I win some, I lose some, but I always have a good time. It's more fun smashing someone's face, or trying to rip off their limbs though.'.
The defeated Freiherr Albrecht Alexander von Altenburg had this to say: 'The will to win is still there but I feel that my body is beginning to let me down. Please follow me into my next and last battle and I will try to win one last fight for you guys!'.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Dick Dingleberry (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kaoklai Khanomtom (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Dingleberry comes to the cage accompanied by PANTERA - F*CKING HOSTILE. Khanomtom has chosen Jill Tracy - Pulling Your Insides Out as his entrance music. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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142 lbs
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161 lbs
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World class boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
26 - 11 - 2, fighting out of London, Dick Dingleberry!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
27 - 7 - 3, fighting out of Los Angeles, Kaoklai Khanomtom!
The judges for this bout are Sam Margolis, Steven Brown and James Glass.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Dingleberry throws a low kick but Khanomtom avoids it.
Khanomtom slips a straight right by Dingleberry.
Khanomtom tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Dingleberry paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Khanomtom lands a slapping body shot.
Khanomtom lands a really nice looking cross but Dingleberry seems unphased.
Khanomtom misses with a leg kick.
Khanomtom misses with an attempted mid kick.
Khanomtom throws a head kick that Dingleberry semi-blocks.
We've been hearing reports that Dingleberry has been drilling takedowns in recent sessions so let's see if that has an impact on the result of this fight.
Khanomtom listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Dingleberry scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Khanomtom wants to land a leg kick but Dingleberry is out of range.
Dingleberry takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Khanomtom is looking to land body kicks.
Nice defenses there by Khanomtom.
Dingleberry moves out of range of the leg kick from Khanomtom.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dingleberry blocks a head kick by Khanomtom.
A big left from Dingleberry misses.
Dingleberry throws a leg kick
and Khanomtom counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Dingleberry takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Dingleberry steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Khanomtom. That one must have hurt.
Khanomtom throws a head kick that misses.
Khanomtom checks a low kick from Dingleberry.
A leg kick checked by Khanomtom.
Dingleberry pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Kaoklai Khanomtom seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Khanomtom takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Khanomtom tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Dingleberry is able to avoid easily.
Good leg kick by Dingleberry there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Dingleberry uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Khanomtom.
Khanomtom misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dingleberry avoids the head kick by Khanomtom.
A big right from Khanomtom misses.
Khanomtom tries to land a leg kick but Dingleberry saw it coming and moves away.
Dingleberry swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Dingleberry goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A solid body kick from Khanomtom.
Dingleberry checks a leg kick.
Nice takedown defense from Khanomtom. No joy for Dingleberry on that attempt.
Khanomtom lands with a thumping leg kick.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Khanomtom, as that shot connected.
Dingleberry lands the left hand.
Khanomtom throws a head kick that Dingleberry semi-blocks.
Khanomtom throws a jab but it's blocked by Dingleberry.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Khanomtom throws a leg kick but Dingleberry sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Dingleberry moves out of range as Khanomtom throws a body kick.
A big left from Khanomtom misses.
Khanomtom swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Khanomtom throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Dingleberry takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Dingleberry wants to land a leg kick but Khanomtom is out of range.
Dingleberry swats away the attempt to clinch by Khanomtom.
Dingleberry scores with a three punch combo!
Khanomtom lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Khanomtom connects with a leg kick. Dingleberry looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Dingleberry throws the kick towards the body but Khanomtom avoids it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Khanomtom moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Khanomtom dips to his left and cracks Dingleberry with an uppercut!
Khanomtom goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Khanomtom misses the shot to the body.
Dingleberry fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Khanomtom checks it well.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Dingleberry keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Dingleberry avoids the head kick by Khanomtom.
Khanomtom tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Dingleberry paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Khanomtom lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Kaoklai Khanomtom is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Dingleberry connects with a body shot that sends Khanomtom's belly button to the back.
Dingleberry cracks Khanomtom with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Khanomtom throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Kaoklai Khanomtom dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
A slow jab from Khanomtom misses its intended target.
Dingleberry fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Khanomtom manages to avoid it.
Khanomtom fails with an attempt to clinch.
Dingleberry avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Nice body punch from Dingleberry.
Khanomtom turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Khanomtom scores with a jab to the body.
An inside leg kick lands from Khanomtom.
Khanomtom throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Dingleberry counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Dingleberry trying to control the position from guard on top but Khanomtom is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Khanomtom looking to hit a scissor sweep but Dingleberry is one step ahead there.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Khanomtom avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Khanomtom wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
Khanomtom lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Dingleberry!
Khanomtom controlling from mount.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
OK we're going to have a standup here. Kaoklai Khanomtom hasn't been effective enough on the ground and the referee wants a restart.
Dingleberry lands with a right hand.
Khanomtom tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Dingleberry paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Khanomtom misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Dingleberry digs a good body shot into Khanomtom's ribs.
Khanomtom misses with a low kick.
Khanomtom misses with a head kick.
Dingleberry throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A left lands for Khanomtom.
Khanomtom with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Khanomtom bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Dingleberry's head.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Dingleberry, as that shot connected.
Khanomtom thuds his shin into the meat of Dingleberry's side.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Dingleberry takes a jab right on the kisser.
Donk. Khanomtom catches Dingleberry right on the button with a cross.
Khanomtom throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Khanomtom throws a leg kick which misses Dingleberry's front leg but catches the back leg as Dingleberry tries to avoid it.
Khanomtom throws a head kick but Dingleberry moves out of range.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Dingleberry connects with a crisp jab.
Dingleberry showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Khanomtom.
Dingleberry tries to work over Khanomtom's front leg with a kick but Khanomtom checks it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Kaoklai Khanomtom showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. This is the final round!
Khanomtom scores with a jab to the body.
Dingleberry connects with a looping right hand.
A head kick misses from Khanomtom.
Dingleberry takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Dingleberry checks a low kick from Khanomtom.
Khanomtom throws a front kick aimed at Dingleberry's knee but Dingleberry avoids it well.
Khanomtom throws a front kick that sends Dingleberry stumbling back into the cage.
Khanomtom throws a lazy body kick
and Dingleberry counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
We could do with one of the fighters taking the initiative a bit more on the ground - they're both waiting to capitalize on a mistake.
Khanomtom gets back to full guard.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Dingleberry throws an elbow that misses. Khanomtom uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Dingleberry's guard. Nice move by Khanomtom!
Khanomtom lying in Dingleberry's guard like a wet fish here, stalling away. Dingleberry decides he's had enough of all that nonsense - he escapes his hips and locks up an armbar! Wow, that was slick! Khanomtom taps! This one is aaaaaaaaaaall over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:58 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Dick Dingleberry!
After the fight, Dick Dingleberry was humble in paying tribute to his opponent but made it clear he wants to go on to bigger and better things. It seemed to go down well with the crowd who cheered him loudly.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Nai Khanom Tom (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Johann Joensen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Khanom Tom kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Round 5. Joensen is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Gasolina. Nai Khanom Tom could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Johann Joensen's chin.
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180 lbs
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37
170 lbs
35 - 24 - 0 |
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World class boxer
Insanely flexible |
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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
30 - 10 - 1, fighting out of Sydney, Nai Khanom Tom !
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
35 - 24 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Johann Joensen!
The judges for this bout are James Glass, Sam Margolis and Donald Grub.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Khanom Tom misses with a hook.
A jab from Khanom Tom finds it's way through Joensen's defenses.
Khanom Tom misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Khanom Tom takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Nice body punch from Joensen.
Joensen misses with a head kick.
A looping hook to the body misses from Khanom Tom . Joensen does a little dance to reset his feet.
That kick from Khanom Tom tenderised Joensen's leg. Joensen is trying to keep his angry face on.
Khanom Tom lands a front kick.
Khanom Tom throws a shot to the body.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Khanom Tom keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Khanom Tom wants to clinch up but Joensen keeps it at a distance.
Joensen fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Khanom Tom on the side of the head.
Joensen fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Khanom Tom misses with a body kick.
Joensen moves out of range of the body kick from Khanom Tom .
Khanom Tom looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Joensen thuds a left hand into Khanom Tom 's body.
Joensen's corner calls for a 1-2. Joensen obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Khanom Tom turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Joensen checks a leg kick.
Khanom Tom has taken the fight to the clinch.
Joensen trying to land knees to the body.
Joensen looking to throw knees to the head but Khanom Tom is blocking nicely.
Joensen blocks an uppercut.
Joensen's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Khanom Tom avoiding damage as Joensen throws knees to the body.
Joensen prevents a body shot from Khanom Tom .
Joensen doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Joensen looking to throw knees to the head but Khanom Tom is blocking nicely.
Joensen misses with some punches.
Khanom Tom wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Joensen has him pressed against the cage.
Khanom Tom misses with a hook from the clinch.
We can't be sure of the tactics at this early stage but we have heard that Joensen has been working on his takedowns a lot in the buildup to the fight and we can only assume he's going to look to take this to the mat.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Joensen with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Khanom Tom tries to work over Joensen's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Joensen trying to land knees to the body.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Joensen tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Khanom Tom swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Khanom Tom throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Joensen tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Joensen swings wildly with an uppercut but Khanom Tom uses good head movement to avoid it.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Khanom Tom .
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Khanom Tom creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
It looks like Johann Joensen has been cut.
Khanom Tom throws a head punch that misses.
Joensen lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Joensen throws a punch but it's blocked by Khanom Tom .
Khanom Tom blocks a body shot from Joensen.
Joensen blocking some punches.
Khanom Tom lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Joensen is rocked!
A nice right hand lands inside from Khanom Tom .
Joensen is still on wobbly legs! Can Khanom Tom finish him?
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A short uppercut from Khanom Tom .
Khanom Tom lands a shot to the body.
Khanom Tom has a couple of punches blocked by Joensen.
Khanom Tom misses with some punches.
Joensen tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Khanom Tom is leaning against Joensen and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
A head punch on the inside from Khanom Tom fails to land.
Joensen seems to have recovered his senses.
Joensen with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Khanom Tom misses with a punch on the inside.
A left hand lands to the body for Khanom Tom .
Joensen tries to throw a body punch but Khanom Tom avoids it by throwing Joensen back against the cage.
A head punch on the inside from Joensen fails to land.
Khanom Tom pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Nice body kick there by Khanom Tom .
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Joensen.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Khanom Tom misses with the body kick
and Joensen counters with a shoot takedown. Khanom Tom fights it but they end up in guard.
Khanom Tom is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Joensen stopping the sweep attempt from Khanom Tom .
Joensen trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Khanom Tom looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Joensen looking to pass the guard.
Khanom Tom avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
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 Nai Khanom Tom will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Johann Joensen's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Joensen throws a head kick but Khanom Tom moves out of range.
Joensen takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Joensen tries to close the distance and clinch but Khanom Tom swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Joensen defending well as Khanom Tom loads up on a big left hand.
Khanom Tom throws a low kick but Joensen moves out of range easily.
Joensen misses with a low kick.
Nice straight punches there by Khanom Tom . You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Khanom Tom .
Khanom Tom misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Joensen ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Khanom Tom moves away.
Khanom Tom lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Khanom Tom has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Joensen.
We are yet to see a takedown attempt from Joensen in the fight. On paper you would think he is the more dominant ground fighter so let's see if these unusual tactics pay off.
Khanom Tom scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Khanom Tom bobbing and weaving well here. And he's unloaded with a massive right hand that drops Joensen! He dives into his guard looking to finish!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Joensen looking to hit a scissor sweep but Khanom Tom is one step ahead there.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Khanom Tom 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.
Khanom Tom passes into half guard.
Khanom Tom controlling the action here.
Joensen is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Joensen is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Khanom Tom 's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Khanom Tom 's back!
Joensen keeps control of the position as Khanom Tom tries to break free.
Khanom Tom is working hard here to advance position.
Joensen is punishing Khanom Tom with some ground and pound.
Joensen missing with punches from the back.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Joensen missing with strikes.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Khanom Tom covering up well and avoiding damage.
Joensen somehow managing to miss with a strike from the back.
Joensen wants to control but Khanom Tom is keeping busy.
Khanom Tom trying to control the hands but Joensen breaks the grip.
Khanom Tom covering up well under a series of strikes from Joensen.
Joensen trying to control.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Joensen missing with strikes from the back.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
I really don't envy Khanom Tom right now.
Joensen lands with a couple of good shots - one to the side of the head and one questionable shot that could be viewed as to the back of the head but the referee lets it go.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Nai Khanom Tom will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Johann Joensen's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Khanom Tom lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Joensen takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Joensen lands a leg kick that knocks Khanom Tom off balance momentarily.
Joensen wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Khanom Tom displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Joensen throws out the jab.
Joensen scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Joensen tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Joensen blocks the body kick.
Khanom Tom takes one to the chin there.
Khanom Tom throws a wild body kick that Joensen sees coming a mile off.
Joensen avoids a punch combination nicely.
Khanom Tom tries to clinch up but Joensen circles away and keeps his distance.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Khanom Tom connects with a single shot there.
Khanom Tom doesn't manage to clinch there - Joensen circles away.
Khanom Tom scores with a jab to the jaw.
Joensen just misses with a punch to the body.
Joensen fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Khanom Tom tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Joensen was well out of range. Poor timing from Khanom Tom .
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Joensen.
Joensen gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Khanom Tom .
Joensen lands a two punch combo.
A looping hook to the body misses from Khanom Tom . Joensen does a little dance to reset his feet.
Khanom Tom takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
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!
Joensen tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Joensen is looking to clinch but Khanom Tom is avoiding it.
Johann Joensen has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Khanom Tom throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Joensen.
Nai Khanom Tom seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Khanom Tom walks into a jab.
Joensen moves out of range of the body kick from Khanom Tom .
Khanom Tom throws a leg kick but Joensen sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Khanom Tom throws a right hand that Joensen ducks under and follows up with a left that Joensen also avoids with ease.
Khanom Tom keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Joensen cracks the inside of Khanom Tom 's front leg.
Khanom Tom wants to land a leg kick but Joensen is out of range.
Khanom Tom swings for the body but Joensen moves out of range.
Joensen swings for the body but Khanom Tom moves out of range.
A looping hook to the body misses from Joensen. Khanom Tom does a little dance to reset his feet.
A solid leg kick lands there for Khanom Tom .
Joensen fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Khanom Tom is out of range.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Joensen throws a good cross that connects.
Joensen jabs Khanom Tom to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Joensen ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Khanom Tom moves away.
Khanom Tom throws a leg kick which misses Joensen's front leg but catches the back leg as Joensen tries to avoid it.
Joensen throws a head kick that misses
and Khanom Tom connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Joensen tries to clinch up but Khanom Tom circles away and keeps his distance.
Joensen ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Khanom Tom moves away.
Nai Khanom Tom is winning the standup battle so far.
Khanom Tom moves in looking to clinch but Joensen pushes him off.
Khanom Tom misses with a body shot.
Joensen misses with a low kick.
Khanom Tom with a nice cross.
A slow jab from Joensen misses its intended target.
Nai Khanom Tom is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Joensen moves out of range of the body kick from Khanom Tom .
Joensen scores with a jab to the body.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Khanom Tom dips to his left and cracks Joensen with an uppercut!
Joensen scores with a jab. Khanom Tom acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Khanom Tom fails to land with a series of punches.
Khanom Tom is looking to score with low kicks.
Joensen throws a series of punches but Khanom Tom avoids them all with ease.
Khanom Tom throws a low kick, looking for Joensen's leg but Joensen calmly moves out of range.
Joensen tried to score with a low kick but Khanom Tom checks it.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Joensen fails in his attempt to clinch.
Joensen misses with a double jab
and Khanom Tom counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
And that's the end of the fight!
Johann Joensen comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Khanom Tom has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge James Glass scores the fight 29:28
Judge Sam Margolis scores the fight 29:28
Judge Donald Grub scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Nai Khanom Tom !
A victorious Nai Khanom Tom 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 featherweight MMA rules bout between Jason Griffin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Suren Nazarethyan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Griffin comes to the cage accompanied by The Claw. Nazarethyan comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Brennan Heart & Wildstylez - Lose My Mind kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Jason Griffin is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples... Tweaking his own nipples that is.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
23 - 11 - 1, fighting out of New York, Jason Griffin!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
21 - 3 - 1, fighting out of Helsinki, Suren Nazarethyan!
The judges for this bout are Paul Tew, Chris Edwards and Colin Fotheringham.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Griffin ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Nazarethyan walks forward, straight into a front kick from Griffin.
Griffin wants to land a leg kick but Nazarethyan is out of range.
Nazarethyan wants to clinch.
Griffin chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Griffin tries to work over Nazarethyan's front leg with a kick but Nazarethyan checks it.
Nazarethyan lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Griffin tries to land a leg kick but Nazarethyan saw it coming and moves away.
Nazarethyan tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Griffin is able to avoid easily.
Nazarethyan checks a leg kick nicely.
A nice inside leg kick there by Griffin. That's going to slow Nazarethyan down.
Nazarethyan misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Griffin clinches with his opponent.
Griffin blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Nazarethyan on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Griffin blocks a body shot from Nazarethyan.
A shot in the inside from Nazarethyan.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Nazarethyan as Griffin tries to tie him up.
Nazarethyan is trying to stall.
Nazarethyan takes a knee to the side of the body.
Griffin breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Nazarethyan looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Griffin thuds his shin into the meat of Nazarethyan's side.
Nazarethyan thuds his right hand into Griffin's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Nazarethyan is looking to score with low kicks.
Jason Griffin seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Nazarethyan takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Nazarethyan misses with a leg kick.
Griffin lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
A cross from Nazarethyan lands.
Griffin goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Griffin connects with an inside leg kick.
Nazarethyan misses with a right hand
and Griffin counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Griffin's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Nazarethyan works on Griffin's body with a couple of short punches.
Griffin landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Nazarethyan lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Griffin backwards.
Griffin breaks from the clinch.
Griffin throws a push kick but Nazarethyan slaps the foot to one side.
Nazarethyan has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Griffin.
Griffin lands an overhand right.
Griffin clinches up with Nazarethyan and pushes him back against the cage.
Nice body punch from Nazarethyan.
Nazarethyan lands a nice uppercut.
Nazarethyan tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Nazarethyan effectively controlling the action here.
Griffin using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Nazarethyan swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Griffin taking a breather.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nazarethyan throws a head punch that misses.
Griffin misses with a punch to the body.
Nazarethyan tries a body shot but Griffin blocks it.
Nazarethyan lands a right hand.
Nazarethyan tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Griffin's elbow.
Nazarethyan tries to work over Griffin's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Griffin throws a knee to the head but misses.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Griffin breaks from the clinch.
Griffin looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Griffin throws a body punch but Nazarethyan moves out of range.
Griffin tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Nazarethyan manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Nazarethyan keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Griffin blocks a head kick by Nazarethyan.
Griffin throws a leg kick but Nazarethyan sees it coming and moves out of range.
Nazarethyan shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nazarethyan throws a hook but Griffin blocks it.
Griffin lands a nice shot that snaps Nazarethyan's head back.
Griffin connects with a looping right hand.
Nazarethyan takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Griffin checks a leg kick.
Nazarethyan moves in looking to clinch but Griffin pushes him off.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Griffin listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Nazarethyan swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Nazarethyan thows a left - swing and a miss!
Griffin thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Nazarethyan if he has to take too many more of those.
Nazarethyan fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Griffin has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Griffin gets a clinch.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Griffin unloads a knee to the mid-section. Nazarethyan lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Nazarethyan misses with a punch to the body.
Nazarethyan lands with a short shot to the head.
Nazarethyan controlling the action here for a moment.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jason Griffin dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Nazarethyan throws a body punch but Griffin moves out of range.
Griffin tests Nazarethyan's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Nazarethyan is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Griffin misses with a body kick.
Nazarethyan moves out of range of the leg kick from Griffin.
Nazarethyan swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Griffin uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Nazarethyan.
Some wild striking there from Nazarethyan.
Griffin with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Griffin looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Nazarethyan misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Nazarethyan chopping away at his opponent's legs.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The crowd cheers as Nazarethyan lands an impressive looking overhand right. Griffin doesn't seem phased though.
Griffin is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Nazarethyan sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Nazarethyan avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Griffin misses with a two punch combination.
Griffin throws a nice outside leg kick.
Griffin connects with a body shot that sends Nazarethyan's belly button to the back.
Griffin works Nazarethyan's body with a nice hook.
Griffin tries to clinch but Nazarethyan is having none of it.
Griffin connects with an inside leg kick.
Nazarethyan jabs Griffin to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Nazarethyan fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Nazarethyan tries to close the distance and clinch up but Griffin swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Griffin connects with a solid leg kick.
Nazarethyan throws a solid leg kick but Griffin takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Nazarethyan.
Jab, jab by Griffin - just one landing.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Griffin keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Griffin lands with a thumping leg kick.
Griffin moves into the clinch.
Nazarethyan blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Griffin misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Nazarethyan.
Griffin is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Griffin lands a shot to the body.
Nazarethyan misses with a short punch on the inside.
Nazarethyan has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Griffin.
Griffin is trying to break free.
Nazarethyan blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Griffin breaks from the clinch.
Griffin misses with a body kick.
Griffin lands a leg kick that knocks Nazarethyan off balance momentarily.
Nazarethyan tries to close the distance and clinch up but Griffin swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Nazarethyan lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Griffin, right into the meat.
Nazarethyan wants to slow Griffin down by chopping away at his legs.
It looks like Griffin has been trying to sharpen up his punching technique, as it looks crisper than last time we saw him.
Nazarethyan tried to score with a low kick but Griffin checks it.
Crunch! Griffin slams his shin into Nazarethyan's torso.
Nazarethyan checks a low kick from Griffin.
Nazarethyan thows a left - swing and a miss!
Nazarethyan tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Griffin manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Nazarethyan moves in looking to clinch but Griffin pushes him off.
Nazarethyan shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Griffin uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Nazarethyan.
Nazarethyan avoids the body shot from Griffin.
Griffin throws a front kick aimed at Nazarethyan's knee but Nazarethyan avoids it well.
Nazarethyan tries to clinch but Griffin is having none of it.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Griffin - that will leave a mark!
Jason Griffin is winning the standup battle so far.
Griffin finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Griffin doesn't manage to clinch there - Nazarethyan circles away.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A leg kick checked by Griffin.
Griffin is looking to land body kicks.
Nazarethyan misses the shot to the body.
Nazarethyan buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Nazarethyan blocks the body kick.
A looping hook to the body misses from Griffin. Nazarethyan does a little dance to reset his feet.
Nazarethyan cracks Griffin with an open hand slap.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Griffin tries to close the distance and clinch up but Nazarethyan swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Griffin is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Nazarethyan fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Nazarethyan thuds a left hand into Griffin's body.
Nazarethyan swings for the body but Griffin moves out of range.
Nazarethyan with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Griffin lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Nazarethyan at a distance.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Jason Griffin will probably get the nod.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Nazarethyan lands a body shot.
Nazarethyan throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Nazarethyan lands a nice leg kick that just misses Griffin's sensitive parts.
Griffin fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Nazarethyan has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Nice body punch from Griffin.
Griffin gets tackled into the cage by Nazarethyan. Nazarethyan maintains the clinch.
Nazarethyan working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Griffin breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Griffin blocks a leg kick.
Griffin throws a series of punches but Nazarethyan moves out of range.
Nazarethyan looks to land a left hand but Griffin moved out of range nicely.
Griffin throws a leg kick but Nazarethyan checks it.
Griffin is looking to clinch but Nazarethyan is avoiding it.
Nazarethyan throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Nazarethyan throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
A chopping leg kick lands by Griffin.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A punch combination from Griffin misses.
Griffin goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Griffin throws a body punch but Nazarethyan moves out of range.
Nazarethyan throws a low kick but Griffin avoids it.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Nazarethyan.
Nazarethyan clinches up against the cage.
Nazarethyan lands a shot to the body.
Griffin has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Nazarethyan stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Griffin tries to land knees in the clinch but Nazarethyan avoids the damage to the body.
Nazarethyan lands a body shot.
Griffin is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Griffin lands a right hand.
Nazarethyan looking to slow down the pace here.
Nazarethyan lands a hook that snaps the head of Griffin backwards.
Suren Nazarethyan has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Griffin tries to throw a body punch but Nazarethyan avoids it by throwing Griffin back against the cage.
Nazarethyan doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Griffin blocks an uppercut.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Nazarethyan blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Griffin breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
A jab lands there for Nazarethyan.
Nazarethyan lands with a thumping leg kick.
Nazarethyan closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Griffin blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Griffin tries a body shot but Nazarethyan blocks it.
Nazarethyan's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Griffin is trying to break the clinch but Nazarethyan has him pressed against the cage.
Nazarethyan blocks a body shot from Griffin.
A short uppercut from Nazarethyan.
Griffin looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Nazarethyan tries to throw a body punch but Griffin avoids it by throwing Nazarethyan back against the cage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Griffin blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Nazarethyan fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Nazarethyan throws a head punch that misses.
Nazarethyan tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Griffin's elbow.
Nazarethyan managing to block the knees to the body from Griffin.
Griffin throws a knee to the head but misses.
Griffin throws a head punch that misses.
Knees in the clinch landing for Griffin.
Nazarethyan misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Griffin escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Griffin turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Griffin swings widly with a right hand
and Nazarethyan counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Griffin wants to break the clinch but can't.
Griffin throws an elbow but it misses.
Nazarethyan tries to throw a body punch but Griffin avoids it by throwing Nazarethyan back against the cage.
Griffin being controlled against the cage.
Nazarethyan misses with a hook from the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nazarethyan misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Griffin misses with a knee to the head.
Nazarethyan tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Nazarethyan lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Griffin backwards.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Griffin prevents a body shot from Nazarethyan.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Jason Griffin is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Nazarethyan misses with a short punch on the inside.
Nazarethyan trying to stall but Griffin improves his position.
Nazarethyan tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Knees to the body from Griffin.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Griffin tries to land a knee to the head but Nazarethyan blocks with his arms.
Nazarethyan misses with a hook from the clinch.
Griffin is looking to break free of the clinch but Nazarethyan has double underhooks.
Nazarethyan tries to work over Griffin's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
And that's the end of the fight!
Suren Nazarethyan comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Griffin has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Paul Tew scores the fight 29:28
Judge Chris Edwards scores the fight 29:28
Judge Colin Fotheringham scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jason Griffin!
A loyal slave to those sponsorship dollars, Jason Griffin made sure he mentioned Fury Nutrition Inc., along with how happy he was to win his fight.
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Danny Power (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Rainer Varvaskoukku (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Power comes to the cage accompanied by Dangerous. Both fighters will be looking to make this an exciting fight for the fans, I'm sure!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
28 - 11 - 1, fighting out of Los Angeles, Danny Power!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
20 - 10 - 2, fighting out of St Petersburg, Rainer Varvaskoukku!
The judges for this bout are Richard Clark, Colin Fotheringham and Steven Brown.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Varvaskoukku takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Power throws a low kick but Varvaskoukku avoids it.
Power throws a low kick but Varvaskoukku moves out of range easily.
Power wants to land a leg kick but Varvaskoukku is out of range.
Power has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Rollins Elite Gym in the buildup to the fight.
Power misses with a lunging right hand
and Varvaskoukku counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Power is controlling Varvaskoukku's position as best he can from this difficult position.
Varvaskoukku looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Power keeping control of the position.
Varvaskoukku is trying to control the action in half guard but Power is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nice strikes from Varvaskoukku there.
Varvaskoukku throwing shots but Power is blocking nicely.
Power tries to roll over but Varvaskoukku keeps him under control.
Power is trying to stand.
Varvaskoukku tries to pass the half guard into mount. Power knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Power wants to control but Varvaskoukku is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Varvaskoukku not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Varvaskoukku lands strikes from half guard.
Power avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Varvaskoukku.
Power tries to roll over but Varvaskoukku keeps him under control.
Varvaskoukku trying to control the action but Power is working from the bottom.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Power avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Varvaskoukku.
Power tries to get to full guard but Varvaskoukku has control of the leg.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Power wants to control the action here but instead Varvaskoukku manages to pass to full mount!
Varvaskoukku is landing with some decent strikes but Power is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Power is working to get back to half guard.
Power is in a horrible position here. Varvaskoukku smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Power is desperately trying to improve his position but Varvaskoukku has a good base and remains in mount.
Varvaskoukku raining down hammerfists from mount.
Power is rocked!
It looks like Danny Power has been cut.
Power tries to hold on but Varvaskoukku pushes him away.
Oh Power is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Power is desperately trying to improve his position but Varvaskoukku has a good base and remains in mount.
Varvaskoukku tries to control but Power wriggling away.
Power is trying desperately to improve position.
Varvaskoukku lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Varvaskoukku connects with a bit shot that sees Power covering up! More strikes from Varvaskoukku and the referee jumps in to stop the fight! Varvaskoukku is our winner by TKO!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:57 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Rainer Varvaskoukku!
A victorious Rainer Varvaskoukku 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 featherweight MMA rules bout between Katsu Higashikuni (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Hector Cabrera (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Cabrera has chosen Tarot - I Walk Forever as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Katsu Higashikuni has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
23 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Katsu Higashikuni!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
37 - 16 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Hector Cabrera!
The judges for this bout are James Ackerman, William Gold and James Glass.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Higashikuni misses with a leg kick
and Cabrera counters with a nice low kick that buckles Higashikuni's knee momentarily.
Cabrera takes a swing at Higashikuni's ribcage but misses.
Cabrera bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Higashikuni's head backwards.
Higashikuni is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Cabrera.
Cabrera with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Higashikuni throws a sloppy head kick and Cabrera moves out of range easily.
Higashikuni has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Cabrera finds it's way round the side to connect with Higashikuni's head.
Higashikuni scores with a nice right hand.
Higashikuni swings for the body but Cabrera moves out of range.
Cabrera works the jab nicely.
Higashikuni looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Cabrera throws out a powerful jab.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Higashikuni throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Cabrera ducks under a wild hook from Higashikuni.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cabrera moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Higashikuni on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Cabrera misses with a low kick.
Higashikuni shoots in and gets a takedown into Cabrera's guard.
Cabrera looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Higashikuni got a little sloppy there for a moment and Cabrera has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Higashikuni has managed to get both his arms back between Cabrera's legs - danger averted.
Cabrera preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Higashikuni lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Higashikuni trying to control but Cabrera is working from the bottom.
Higashikuni passes into half guard.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Higashikuni missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cabrera is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Higashikuni's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Higashikuni's back!
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Higashikuni is really stuck here.
Cabrera lands with a nice looking elbow that stuns Higashikuni.
Cabrera not allowing Higashikuni to control his hands.
Higashikuni tries to escape but Cabrera has the hooks in and won't let him break free.
Higashikuni breaks Cabrera's hooks off and manages to turn into his guard.
Cabrera lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Higashikuni!
Higashikuni really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cabrera lands a couple of good shots and Higashikuni has given up his back, trying to escape the position!
Higashikuni is rocked!
Will Cabrera go for the finish here or will he try and keep control of the position?
Cabrera has good solid back control here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cabrera has the hooks in. Higashikuni is trying to push off one leg but he has to do so cautiously to avoid being submitted.
Cabrera lands with a big left hand that may well have hurt his opponent. Can Higashikuni hold on?!
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!
Cabrera is hanging on to Higashikuni's back as he tries to escape.
Cabrera scores with strikes from the back.
Cabrera lands with a big left hand that may well have hurt his opponent. Can Higashikuni hold on?!
Oh Higashikuni is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Cabrera lands a punch that was close to the back of the head but the ref thinks it's OK.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Hector Cabrera dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Cabrera drops Higashikuni with a naaaaasty hook - Higashikuni is in real trouble here! Cabrera dives in to side control and pounds out his opponent for a TKO victory! The crowd goes nuts!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:05 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Hector Cabrera!
Hector Cabrera spent the whole post fight interview bigging himself up. It didn't go down that well with the fans after a while as they thought it was a bit arrogant.
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G |
S |
C
B |
G |
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S |
C |
G |
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energy
A | B |
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hype
A | B |
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pop
A | B |
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mgr
A | B |
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FIGHT
RATING
100% |
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