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ITFL 2 - Week 9/2 PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between John Lineker (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Julian Knight (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Julian Knight will no doubt be looking to use his reach advantage to good effect.
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163 lbs
8 - 9 - 0 |
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211 lbs
7 - 5 - 0 |
Good wrestling
World class MT
Insanely flexible |
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World class MT
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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
8 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, John Lineker!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Julian Knight!
The judges for this bout are Richard Clark, James Ackerman and Phil Schofield.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Knight closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Lineker to the mat! Lineker manages to get full guard.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
Knight stands up over Lineker, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Knight throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Lineker works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Knight throwing strikes but missing.
Lineker might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Lineker wants to sweep here but Knight controlling him for the moment.
Knight loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Lineker working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Knight.
Lineker trying to control the position.
Knight throws a big right hand that misses.
Knight landing with the ground and pound.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Knight trying to control but Lineker is working from the bottom.
Knight 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.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Knight misses with a hook. Lineker ducked under it nicely.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lineker on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Knight lands with an overhand left.
Knight cracks Lineker with a good jab.
Lineker misses with a low kick.
Lineker gets cracked there but stands up to it.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Knight throws a wild body kick that Lineker sees coming a mile off.
Lineker slips a jab from Knight.
Some bone on bone action there as Lineker checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Knight shoots for a takedown but Lineker saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Lineker misses with an attempted mid kick.
Knight scores with a hook to the body. Lineker takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Knight has been working on his striking defense in training and it's paying off as Lineker is landing a low percentage of strikes.
Knight cracks Lineker with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Knight is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Knight.
Knight chopping away at his opponent's legs.
A good leg kick by Knight.
Knight throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Knight throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Julian Knight seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
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!
Lineker checks the leg kick nicely there.
Knight scores with a spinning back kick!
A good leg kick by Knight.
Knight has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Knight lets loose with a powerful body kick. Lineker will feel that in the morning.
John Lineker is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Lineker is breathing heavily.
Knight shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Lineker's guard.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Knight is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Knight landing some decent shots from guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Julian Knight dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Knight goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Knight misses the jab.
A nice leg kick lands there from Knight.
Knight connects with a jab.
Knight shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Lineker pinned against the cage. Lineker gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Knight scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lineker throws a low kick but Knight moves out of range easily.
Knight misses with a body shot.
Knight with a nice cross.
Knight looks to score with a jab to the body but Lineker is just out of range.
Knight thows a body shot but no joy.
Knight sizes up Lineker with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Knight fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Lineker.
Knight ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Lineker moves away.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Knight missing with a left hand there. Lineker was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
A head kick misses from Knight.
Lineker moves out of range of the body kick.
Knight misses with a low kick.
Julian Knight seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Lineker misses with a low kick.
Knight punishes Lineker's body with a nice straight punch.
Knight has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Knight misses with a body kick.
Knight missing with a left hand there. Lineker was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lineker moves out of range of the leg kick from Knight.
Knight lets loose with a powerful body kick. Lineker will feel that in the morning.
Knight looks to score with a jab to the body but Lineker is just out of range.
Lineker throws a leg kick that is checked
and Knight counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Knight.
Lineker seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
Knight trying to control the position from guard on top but Lineker is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Knight working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lineker 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.
Knight trying to control but Lineker is working from the bottom.
Lineker is trying to control the position but Knight postures up.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Lineker throws a low kick, looking for Knight's leg but Knight calmly moves out of range.
Knight swings and misses with a hook to the body.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Knight misses with a hook.
Knight shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Lineker but Lineker pushes him off and we're back to square one.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Julian Knight showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!
Lineker throws a head kick that misses.
Knight feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Lineker's calf.
Lineker misses with a leg kick
and Knight counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Lineker wants to sweep but no luck.
Lineker keeping moving, preventing Knight from controlling successfully.
Knight postures up and lands a big shot to Lineker's brow.
Knight stands up over Lineker, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Knight is looking to work some ground and pound but Lineker has wrist control.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Knight accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Knight wants to control from the top but Lineker keeps moving.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Lineker is trying to keep Knight in close.
Knight throws an elbow that misses. Lineker uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Knight's guard. Nice move by Lineker!
Knight bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Lineker's guard.
Knight in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Knight trying to control but Lineker is working from the bottom.
Knight throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lineker working a defensive guard here.
Knight throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Lineker works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Lineker lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Knight!
Knight is looking to get to half guard.
John Lineker has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Knight is squirming around, avoiding Lineker's attempts to control the action.
Lineker looking to finish with strikes here!
Knight is wriggling around trying to escape.
Knight bucks up and manages to get a nice reversal! He's in guard on the top - nicely done!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Knight missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Knight throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Knight loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Knight trying to control but Lineker is working from the bottom.
Julian Knight is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Lineker utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Lineker looking to control.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Lineker lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Knight!
Knight tries to hold on but Lineker postures up.
And that's the end of the fight!
Julian Knight comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Knight has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Richard Clark scores the fight 26:30
Judge James Ackerman scores the fight 26:30
Judge Phil Schofield scores the fight 26:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Julian Knight!
A victorious Julian Knight thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Salvatore Lucania (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Joseph Shoznes (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Lucania comes to the cage accompanied by Murder Inc. Shoznes has chosen O-Zone - Dragostea Din Tei as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Both fighter's entrance songs getting the crowd jumping here.
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220 lbs
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264 lbs
4 - 5 - 0 |
Abu Dhabi Champ
Excellent boxer
Insanely flexible |
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World class MT
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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
4 - 2 - 1, fighting out of London, Salvatore Lucania!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 5 - 0, fighting out of New York, Joseph Shoznes!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Bishop, James Atkins and James Ackerman.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Shoznes takes one on the button.
Shoznes slips a straight right by Lucania.
A solid body kick from Shoznes.
Shoznes misses with a lunging right hand
and Lucania counters with a nice kick to the body.
Lucania pushes Shoznes away with a front kick.
Shoznes 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.
Shoznes is looking to slow Lucania down with leg kicks.
Lucania throws a leg kick that is checked
and Shoznes cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Lucania fails in his attempt to clinch.
Shoznes has taken the fight to the clinch.
Still in the clinch, Lucania scores with a nice short uppercut.
Shoznes throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Shoznes lands with a short head shot on the inside.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Shoznes.
Lucania lands a hook to the side of the head.
Shoznes tries to throw a body punch but Lucania avoids it by throwing Shoznes back against the cage.
Shoznes blocks a body shot from Lucania.
Shoznes blocks a body shot from Lucania.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lucania misses with a hook from the clinch.
Lucania throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Lucania.
Lucania breaks from the clinch.
Shoznes stuns Lucania with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Shoznes scores with a kick to the body.
Lucania changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Lucania checks a leg kick nicely.
A slow jab from Lucania misses its intended target.
Lucania connects with a solid leg kick.
Shoznes is looking to slow Lucania down with leg kicks.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Lucania throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Shoznes sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Lucania throws a body punch but Shoznes moves out of range.
A big left from Lucania misses.
Shoznes tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Lucania tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Shoznes was well out of range. Poor timing from Lucania.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Shoznes is looking to land body kicks.
Lucania scores with a jab to the body.
Lucania scoring well with a low kick there.
Lucania cracks the inside of Shoznes's front leg.
Shoznes takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Shoznes is looking to chop away at Lucania's legs.
Lucania swings for the body but Shoznes moves out of range.
Shoznes fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Lucania is out of range.
Lucania keeps Shoznes at a distance using the push kick.
Shoznes throws a nice inside leg kick.
Lucania looks to land a right hand but Shoznes moved out of range.
Lucania loads up on a big right hand but Shoznes slips the punch.
Lucania scores with a decent looking hook.
Shoznes fails in his attempt to clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lucania digs a good body shot into Shoznes's ribs.
Shoznes has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Lucania finds it's way round the side to connect with Shoznes's head.
Shoznes takes a jab right on the kisser.
A bone on bone clash there as Lucania blocks the leg kick.
An inside leg kick from Shoznes misses.
Lucania scores with a spinning back kick!
Lucania looks to score with a jab to the body but Shoznes is just out of range.
Shoznes slips under a jab from Lucania.
Lucania thows a body shot but no joy.
Shoznes misses the shot to the body.
Lucania throws a nice inside leg kick.
Shoznes misses with a wild body shot.
Lucania does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Lucania tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Shoznes is looking to clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A telegraphed right hand from Lucania misses the target.
Lucania takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Shoznes is looking to land body kicks.
Lucania on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Lucania avoids a punch combination nicely.
Shoznes throws a low kick but it's checked well by Lucania.
Shoznes throws a sloppy head kick and Lucania moves out of range easily.
Shoznes fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Lucania has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Lucania throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Lucania tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Shoznes was well out of range. Poor timing from Lucania.
Lucania throws a front kick aimed at Shoznes's knee but Shoznes avoids it well.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Shoznes throws a half hearted mid kick.
Shoznes slips a straight right by Lucania.
Shoznes checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Salvatore Lucania dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Shoznes throws a leg kick but Lucania sees it coming and moves out of range.
Nice defenses there by Shoznes.
Lucania throws a body punch but Shoznes moves out of range.
Lucania thows a body shot but no joy.
Shoznes lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Shoznes wants to slow Lucania down by chopping away at his legs.
Lucania lands a glancing blow to the side of Shoznes's head.
Lucania tries to score a power double leg takedown but Shoznes sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Lucania somewhat.
Shoznes tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Salvatore Lucania is winning the standup battle so far.
Lucania fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Shoznes manages to avoid it.
Lucania takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Shoznes.
Lucania throws a jab when Shoznes was well out of range.
Lucania misses with a hook
and Shoznes counters with a flying knee. Nice.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lucania throws a sloppy head kick and Shoznes moves out of range easily.
Lucania stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Shoznes.
Lucania throws an overhand right that lands on Shoznes's shoulder, as Shoznes tries to avoid the shot.
Lucania misses the jab.
Shoznes staying out of range there.
Lucania looks to score with a jab to the body but Shoznes is just out of range.
A clash of legs there as Lucania blocks the low kick.
Lucania lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Lucania tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Shoznes misses with a hook. Lucania ducked under it nicely.
Shoznes throws a shot from downtown. Lucania moves away and avoids it.
Lucania connects with a leg kick. Shoznes looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Lucania moves out of range of the leg kick from Shoznes.
Shoznes goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Shoznes moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Shoznes moves out of range as Lucania strikes.
Shoznes throws a body kick that misses.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Lucania shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Shoznes looks to throw a body kick
and Lucania counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Lucania misses with a double jab.
Lucania slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Lucania connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Lucania sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Lucania throws a jab when Shoznes was well out of range.
Shoznes ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Lucania lands with a right hand.
Lucania misses with a combination
and Shoznes counters with a nice kick to the body.
Shoznes lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lucania swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Shoznes moves away from the strike by Lucania.
Shoznes walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Lucania throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Lucania uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Shoznes.
Shoznes avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Shoznes slips a jab from Lucania.
Lucania ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Lucania thows a body shot but no joy.
Lucania takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Shoznes throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Lucania misses with a body kick.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
An inside leg kick lands from Shoznes.
Shoznes swings for the body but Lucania moves out of range.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Shoznes uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Lucania.
Lucania misses with a low kick.
Lucania throws a chopping leg kick but Shoznes manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Lucania throws a low kick but Shoznes moves out of range easily.
Shoznes with a hook.
A looping hook to the body misses from Shoznes. Lucania does a little dance to reset his feet.
Shoznes takes a shot to the body in his stride.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Shoznes tests Lucania's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Lucania cracks Shoznes with a right hand to the side of the head.
Shoznes misses with a kick to the body.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Shoznes just misses with a punch to the body.
Shoznes tries to clinch but Lucania is having none of it.
Shoznes takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Joseph Shoznes 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. And we move into the final round!
Shoznes misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Lucania.
Shoznes throws a big shot that misses.
Lucania shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Shoznes eats them both and turns towards Lucania to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Lucania throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Shoznes connects with a looping right hand.
Lucania moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Lucania throws a leg kick but Shoznes moved away.
A head kick misses from Shoznes.
Shoznes pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Shoznes ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Lucania misses the shot to the body.
Shoznes throws a head kick but Lucania moves out of range.
Shoznes tries to work over Lucania's front leg with a kick but Lucania checks it.
Shoznes misses with a head kick.
Shoznes lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lucania misses with a body shot.
Shoznes tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Lucania was well out of range. Poor timing from Shoznes.
Shoznes looks to land a body kick but Lucania moved away.
Shoznes uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Lucania.
Lucania paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Good work by Shoznes as he checks the leg kick.
Lucania pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Shoznes throws an overhand right that lands on Lucania's shoulder, as Lucania tries to avoid the shot.
Shoznes throws a shot from downtown. Lucania moves away and avoids it.
Shoznes walks into a stiff left hand from Lucania.
Lucania takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Shoznes misses with a low kick as Lucania jumps back.
That kick from Lucania tenderised Shoznes's leg. Shoznes is trying to keep his angry face on.
Lucania scores with a jab.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lucania throws a low kick but Shoznes moves out of range easily.
Shoznes is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Shoznes lands with a thumping leg kick.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Lucania swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Lucania blocks a jab.
Lucania lands a head kick. Shoznes smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Lucania throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Shoznes throws an overhand right that lands on Lucania's shoulder, as Lucania tries to avoid the shot.
Shoznes uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Lucania.
Lucania looks to land a right hand but Shoznes moved out of range.
Shoznes tries to work over Lucania's front leg with a kick but Lucania checks it.
Shoznes just misses with a punch to the body.
A jab lands there for Lucania.
Shoznes moves forwards but Lucania connects with a nice, crisp jab.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A clash of legs there as Lucania blocks the low kick.
Shoznes takes one to the side of the head.
Lucania misses with a wild body shot.
Lucania checks a leg kick nicely.
Shoznes on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Shoznes lands a head kick. Lucania smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Some bone on bone action there as Lucania checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Lucania lands with a thumping leg kick.
Lucania's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Shoznes connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Lucania scrambles back to his feet.
Shoznes uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Lucania.
Shoznes throws a chopping leg kick but Lucania manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Shoznes has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Lucania misses with a body kick.
Lucania connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Decent striking displayed by Lucania there.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Shoznes checks a leg kick.
Shoznes chopping away at his opponent's legs.
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!
Shoznes slips a jab and a cross from Lucania.
An inside leg kick from Lucania misses.
Lucania gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Shoznes.
Lucania misses with a straight left.
Lucania lands with a good body shot.
Lucania jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Lucania looks to land a right hand but Shoznes moved out of range.
Shoznes takes a shot right to the bread basket.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Lucania steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Shoznes.
Shoznes scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Shoznes throws a head kick that Lucania semi-blocks.
Lucania connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
And that's the end of the fight!
Salvatore Lucania showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Lucania 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 Daniel Bishop scores the fight 29:28
Judge James Atkins scores the fight 29:28
Judge James Ackerman scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Salvatore Lucania!
Salvatore Lucania 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 super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Barry Allen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Diego Kramer (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Kramer has chosen I'm Shipping Up To Boston as his entrance music. Barry Allen is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples... Tweaking his own nipples that is.
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184 lbs
6 - 8 - 0 |
Abu Dhabi Champ
Excellent boxer
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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
12 - 3 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Barry Allen!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Diego Kramer!
The judges for this bout are Paul Tew, James Glass and James Atkins.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Allen throws a looping overhand right but Kramer ducks down to avoid it.
Allen looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Kramer tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Kramer takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Allen circles away from the clinch attempt
and Allen counters with a shoot takedown. Kramer fights it but they end up in guard.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
Allen engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
Kramer keeping moving, preventing Allen from controlling successfully.
Allen with a flurry of punches that miss.
Allen will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Allen trying to control but Kramer is working from the bottom.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Allen stands up over Kramer, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Allen trying to control but Kramer is working from the bottom.
Kramer avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Allen throws an elbow that misses. Kramer uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Allen's guard. Nice move by Kramer!
Kramer postures up.
Kramer trying to control the position from guard on top but Allen is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Barry Allen has forced the referee to step in and bring the fight back to the feet.
Allen fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Kramer is out of range.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Allen, right into the meat.
Kramer is looking to clinch but Allen is avoiding it.
Allen lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Kramer circles away quickly and effectively.
Kramer lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Allen circles away quickly and effectively.
Allen shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Allen lunges at Kramer with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Kramer's hand.
Allen showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Kramer.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Allen misses with an attempted mid kick.
Allen tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Kramer is able to avoid easily.
Kramer's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Allen connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Kramer scrambles back to his feet.
Kramer doesn't manage to clinch there - Allen circles away.
Kramer moves into the clinch.
Kramer lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Allen.
Nice body punch from Allen.
Allen keeps control of Kramer as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kramer looking to throw knees to the head but Allen is blocking nicely.
Allen misses with some punches.
Kramer is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Allen is defending well for now.
Allen misses with a shot to the kidneys.
A short uppercut from Allen.
Allen avoiding damage as Kramer throws knees to the body.
Kramer unloads a knee to the mid-section. Allen lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Kramer stalling in the clinch but Allen improves position.
Allen leaning against his opponent.
Kramer misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Allen.
Kramer scores with a knee to the head.
Kramer missing with knees to the body.
Allen tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Allen lands a shoulder strike.
The referee is keeping an eye on Allen - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Allen takes a knee right on the jaw!
Allen's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Allen lands a nice uppercut.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Allen stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Allen lands a nice uppercut.
Allen tries a body shot but Kramer blocks it.
A body shot lands from Allen.
Kramer looks winded!
Kramer gets underhooks to prevent Allen's takedown attempt.
Stalling in the clinch from Allen.
Kramer tries a knee to the head but Allen blocks it.
Allen tries to throw a body punch but Kramer avoids it by throwing Allen back against the cage.
Allen manages to pull guard. Let's see whether he can land a sub off his back.
Allen has control of Kramer's left arm, preventing Kramer from doing any damage.
Allen is trying to control the position but Kramer postures up.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
Kramer preventing the sweep.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Barry Allen dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Kramer tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Allen swats away the attempt to clinch by Kramer.
Diego Kramer seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Allen looks to land a left hand but Kramer moved out of range nicely.
Allen has not gone for a single takedown so far in this fight, which seems like a very strange tactic when you consider that he has the superior wrestling and BJJ.
A head kick misses from Kramer.
Kramer tries a head kick but it misses.
A big right from Allen misses.
Kramer misses with a head kick.
Allen lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Allen misses with a body kick.
Allen lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Allen walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Kramer checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Allen looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Kramer lands with an uppercut that bounces Allen off the cage and back into range.
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!
An inside leg kick lands from Allen.
Kramer pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Allen lands a glancing blow to the side of Kramer's head.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Allen lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Kramer has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Kramer and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A chopping leg kick lands by Allen.
A clash of legs there as Kramer blocks the low kick.
Kramer tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Allen manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Kramer drives through and clinches with Allen against the cage.
Allen misses with the head strike.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Allen as Kramer tries to tie him up.
Kramer goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Allen lands a right hand.
Allen on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Kramer.
A short right from Allen.
Allen presses Kramer against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Allen lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Barry Allen has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Kramer tries a knee to the head but Allen blocks it.
Kramer is breathing heavily.
Kramer misses with a knee strike.
Allen softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Allen.
Allen gets through Kramer's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Allen lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Kramer is rocked!
Allen scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Kramer is still on wobbly legs! Can Allen finish him?
Allen throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Kramers head.
Kramer trying to land knees to the body.
Allen is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Kramer seems to have recovered his senses.
Allen lands with a short shot to the head.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Kramer prevents a body shot from Allen.
Allen struggles to land a body shot inside as Kramer controls his hands.
Allen lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Kramer backwards.
A short right from Allen.
Kramer misses with a shot to the kidneys.
A body shot lands from Allen.
Allen doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Kramer lands a nice shot to the body.
Allen avoiding damage as Kramer throws knees to the body.
Allen scores with a shoulder strike.
Allen is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Kramer gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A nice right hand lands inside from Allen.
Allen misses with some punches.
Allen misses with some punches.
Kramer tries to land knees in the clinch but Allen avoids the damage to the body.
Allen misses with a hook to the ribs.
A body shot lands from Allen.
Kramer has a couple of punches blocked by Allen.
Allen misses with a punch on the inside.
Kramer throws a knee to the head but misses.
Allen presses Kramer against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Kramer wants to stall.
Allen softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
A left hand lands to the body for Allen.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Allen misses with a body punch.
Kramer takes a shot to the head.
Allen is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Allen tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Allen misses with a short punch on the inside.
Allen lands a hook that snaps the head of Kramer backwards.
Allen is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Kramer can do to turn this around?
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Allen misses with a hook to the ribs.
Allen jumps into guard, dragging Kramer to the mat.
Allen is pulling down on Kramer's head. It's preventing any offense from Kramer, at least for the moment.
Allen is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Barry Allen dominated that second round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
Kramer throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Allen's head.
Kramer tries to clinch up.
Allen connects with an inside leg kick.
Kramer swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Allen counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Kramer is trying to get back to full guard.
Allen is figuring out what he wants to do next.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Allen thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kramer trying to hold on to Allen's head to control him but Allen postures up.
Allen is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
The ref stands the fighters back up because Barry Allen just wasn't active enough.
A slapping leg kick lands for Allen.
Allen has closed the distance and engaged Kramer in a clinch.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Kramer throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Allen blocks it with crossed arms.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Allen scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Allen has Kramer pressed against the cage.
Allen tries a body shot but Kramer blocks it.
Allen wants to stall.
Kramer is working Allen over against the cage.
Allen tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Kramer lands a hook to the side of the head.
A short uppercut from Allen.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Kramer tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Allen avoids it.
Allen makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Kramer misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Kramer trying to land knees to the body.
Kramer takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Allen lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Kramer.
Still in the clinch, Allen scores with a nice short uppercut.
Allen is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Kramer to keep the fight standing.
Allen is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Kramer throws a knee to the head but misses.
Barry Allen is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Allen lands a left hand.
Allen stalling against the cage.
Kramer looking to stall.
Kramer blocking some punches.
Kramer tries to stall but Allen uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Kramer tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Allen's elbow.
Allen avoiding damage as Kramer throws knees to the body.
Kramer tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Allen avoids it.
Allen lands a left hand that snaps the head of Kramer backwards.
Kramer misses with a knee to the head.
Kramer missing with knees to the body.
Allen lands a right hand.
Allen working aggressively here.
Allen lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Diego Kramer has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Allen managing to block the knees to the body from Kramer.
Kramer misses with a punch to the body.
Kramer misses with a hook from the clinch.
Kramer wants to stall.
Allen pushes Kramer back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Allen avoiding damage as Kramer throws knees to the body.
Allen struggles to land a body shot inside as Kramer controls his hands.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A short right from Allen on the inside.
Allen lands with a light punch inside.
Allen works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Allen avoiding damage as Kramer throws knees to the body.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Kramer tries to land a knee to the head but Allen blocks with his arms.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Allen.
Allen lands with a left to the head.
Allen tries to stall but Kramer uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
And that's the end of the fight!
Barry Allen showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Allen 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 30:27
Judge James Glass scores the fight 30:27
Judge James Atkins scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Barry Allen!
Jumping up and down and very excited, Barry Allen waved his t-shirt featuring Reaper Combatwear's logo in front of the cameras.
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Colin Croft (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Steve Menzies (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Croft's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Break Stuff - Limp Bizkit. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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World class boxer
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Excellent MT
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
10 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Colin Croft!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 8 - 0, fighting out of New York, Steve Menzies!
The judges for this bout are Steven Brown, Paul Tew and Donald Grub.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Croft scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Menzies lands with a kick to the ribs.
A low kick from Croft is predictable there
and Menzies counters with a head kick that drops Croft to the mat! Croft scrambles across the canvas and gets back to his feet, still wobbly!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Menzies swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Menzies moves out of range of the strikes.
Menzies bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Nice body kick from Croft.
Menzies throws a quick inside leg kick.
Croft clinches with his opponent.
Croft has Menzies pressed against the cage, preventing Menzies from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Croft working aggressively here.
Croft has a couple of punches blocked by Menzies.
Menzies is struggling to control the position.
Menzies is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Croft is keeping busy.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Menzies lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Croft backwards.
Croft misses with a punch on the inside.
Menzies blocking some punches.
Croft has a couple of punches blocked by Menzies.
A hook to the body from Croft.
Croft misses with a hook to the ribs.
A head punch on the inside from Croft fails to land.
Menzies blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Croft lands with a right to the head.
It looks like Steve Menzies has been cut.
Still in the clinch, Croft scores with a nice short uppercut.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Menzies wants to stall.
Croft misses with the head strike.
A short uppercut from Croft.
Menzies's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Croft lands an uppercut.
Menzies is looking to break free of the clinch but Croft has double underhooks.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A frustrated look appears on Menzies's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Croft misses with the head strike.
Croft makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Menzies misses with a hook from the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Croft lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Menzies or not.
A nice left hand lands by Croft.
Menzies swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Croft misses with a hook from the clinch.
Croft lands a hook that snaps the head of Menzies backwards.
Croft misses with some punches.
Croft scores with a nice hook to the head.
Croft throws a head punch that misses.
Menzies lands a left hand.
Menzies struggles to land a body shot inside as Croft controls his hands.
Menzies just leaning against Croft, taking a breather.
Croft misses with a body punch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Menzies can't find room to land a body shot as Croft controls the action.
Menzies stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Menzies prevents a body shot from Croft.
Menzies lands a right hand that snaps the head of Croft backwards.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Menzies is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Menzies is persisting with his attempts to control the action in the clinch, rather than do any real damage.
Menzies swings wildly with an uppercut but Croft uses good head movement to avoid it.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Menzies struggles to land a body shot inside as Croft controls his hands.
Croft misses with the head strike.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Steve Menzies dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Steve Menzies'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.
Croft scores with a nice right hand.
Croft looks to land a left hand but Menzies moved out of range nicely.
Croft buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Croft connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
That has opened up Steve Menzies's cut even more.
Croft throws a head kick but Menzies moves out of range.
Good standup being displayed there by Croft as he connects with a hook.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Menzies throws a leg kick but Croft moved away.
Croft avoids the head kick by Menzies.
Croft dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Menzies. That did some damage!
Croft tries to score with a low kick but Menzies moves his leg out of the way.
Croft lands with a nice body punch.
Croft tries to clinch up but Menzies circles away and keeps his distance.
Menzies slips under a jab.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Menzies checks a leg kick.
Croft fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Menzies has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Croft.
Menzies takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Nice jab there from Croft.
Colin Croft is winning the standup battle so far.
A nice leg kick lands there from Croft.
Good leg kick by Menzies there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Menzies throws a leg kick
and Croft counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Menzies thinking.
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!
A head kick by Croft - that's a beauty! Menzies is out but he's somehow still standing... he's going... going... gone. Like a drunk walking down the middle of the road, the inevitable face plant follows and the delayed knockout arrives. Even Croft can't help but laugh at the bizarre end to this one!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:46 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Colin Croft!
During a confident post fight interview, Colin Croft thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Daniyel Nebi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Aloysius Martin Thesz (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Nebi comes to the cage accompanied by Magic. Aloysius Martin Thesz has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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217 lbs
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216 lbs
10 - 4 - 0 |
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Excellent boxer
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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
11 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Daniyel Nebi!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
10 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Aloysius Martin Thesz!
The judges for this bout are Phil Schofield, James Atkins and Daniel Bishop.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Thesz scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
No luck for Thesz with that takedown attempt.
Nice takedown defense from Nebi. No joy for Thesz on that attempt.
Thesz with a hook.
Thesz stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Nebi.
Thesz misses with a straight right.
Nebi blocks the body kick.
Thesz lands a nice shot that snaps Nebi's head back.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Nebi on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Thesz connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
The fighters circling - Thesz throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Thesz jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Thesz tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Nebi swivels and escapes.
Daniyel Nebi has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Aloysius Martin Thesz.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Thesz scores with a body shot.
Nebi connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Thesz 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.
Nebi fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Thesz will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
A swing and a miss from Nebi.
Thesz decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Nebi trying to hold on to Thesz's head to control him but Thesz postures up.
Thesz is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Nebi is controlling Thesz's trapped leg to prevent Thesz from advancing to side control.
Thesz not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Thesz is looking for a kimura here.
Nebi is trying to control but can't.
Thesz is keen to just control but Nebi is a slippery customer.
Nebi trying to control from the bottom.
Nebi keeping control of the leg, stopping his opponent passing to mount.
Nebi is looking for a sweep. Thesz is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Nebi trying to control here.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Daniyel Nebi wasn't doing enough on the ground.
Nebi throws a series of punches but Thesz moves out of range.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nebi throws a jab but it's blocked by Thesz.
Thesz lands a nice shot that snaps Nebi's head back.
Nebi takes a jab right on the kisser.
Nebi avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Daniyel Nebi is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
That kick from Nebi tenderised Thesz's leg. Thesz is trying to keep his angry face on.
Thesz waves his right hand out in front of him, looking to distract Nebi. Oh, he's unloaded a beast of a left hand - it worked! He's dropped Nebi to the canvas! Can he finish him!?
Nebi is rocked!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Thesz tries to free his leg and advance position but Nebi is retaining full guard.
Oh Nebi is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Thesz passes into half guard.
Nebi keeping control of the leg, stopping his opponent passing to mount.
Thesz is working for a submission here. He's got hold of the far side arm and he's looking for a kimura. He's cranking on the arm and he's got it! Nebi is tapping out! Ouch, that looked like it hurt!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:55 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Aloysius Martin Thesz!
Aloysius Martin Thesz 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 super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Robert Beckett (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Zell Griever (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Griever is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by X-Files Theme. Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?
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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
15 - 4 - 0, fighting out of New York, Robert Beckett!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
12 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Zell Griever!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Bishop, Phil Schofield and William Gold.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Beckett misses with a leg kick
letting Griever counter with a right hand.
Jab by Griever.
Beckett checks a leg kick nicely.
Beckett fails with an attempt to clinch.
Beckett showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Griever.
Robert Beckett seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Griever dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Beckett misses with a shot to the body
and Griever counters with a flying knee that drops Beckett! Griever dives in and finishes the fight with a flurry of strikes from the mount!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:29 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Zell Griever!
Zell Griever seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Dmitry Borschev (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Vaimaa Fatu (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Fatu is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: So Close Now. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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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
12 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Dmitry Borschev!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Vaimaa Fatu!
The judges for this bout are Steven Brown, Andrew Berry and Paul Tew.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Fatu is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Borschev throws the kick towards the body but Fatu avoids it.
Fatu throws a leg kick that misses.
Borschev misses with an uppercut.
Fatu cracks the inside of Borschev's front leg.
Fatu misses with a body shot.
A good leg kick by Fatu.
Fatu feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Borschev's calf.
A nice inside leg kick there by Borschev. That's going to slow Fatu down.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Borschev misses with a looping right.
Fatu fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Fatu feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Borschev's calf.
Borschev checks a leg kick.
Borschev misses with a body shot.
Borschev slips a jab from Fatu.
Fatu misses with a looping right.
Fatu on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Borschev. Borschev obviously looking to wear him down.
Fatu lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
It looks like Dmitry Borschev has been cut.
That kick from Borschev tenderised Fatu's leg. Fatu is trying to keep his angry face on.
A jab from Fatu misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Good leg kick by Fatu there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Borschev misses with a body shot.
Fatu throws the left hand but Borschev avoids the punch easily.
Borschev gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Fatu.
Fatu throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Fatu dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Borschev misses with a low kick.
Fatu throws a leg kick which misses Borschev's front leg but catches the back leg as Borschev tries to avoid it.
Decent striking displayed by Borschev there.
Fatu dodges the punch combination from Borschev.
Fatu moves into range and connects with a jab.
Vaimaa Fatu seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Borschev looks to throw the jab but Fatu is out of range.
Borschev is looking to score with low kicks.
Borschev walks into a straight right hand from Fatu.
Borschev pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Fatu misses with the body kick
and Borschev cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Borschev swats away the attempt to clinch by Fatu.
Borschev lands a really nice looking cross but Fatu seems unphased.
Borschev throws a low kick but Fatu moves out of range easily.
A low kick from Borschev misses
and Borschev takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Fatu looks to land a right hand but Borschev moved out of range.
Nice jab there from Fatu.
Fatu throws a leg kick
and Borschev counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
A nice leg kick lands there from Fatu.
Fatu paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Fatu throws a looping overhand right but Borschev ducks down to avoid it.
Borschev swings for the body but Fatu moves out of range.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Borschev.
Fatu misses with a body kick.
Fatu throws a right and a left that Borschev avoids nicely.
Borschev is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Fatu takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
That has opened up Vaimaa Fatu's cut even more.
Borschev looks for the body kick but Fatu saw that one coming.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fatu loads up on a big right hand but Borschev slips the punch.
A head kick misses from Fatu.
Fatu tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Borschev was well out of range. Poor timing from Fatu.
Fatu connects with a solid leg kick.
Fatu lands with a thumping leg kick.
Borschev walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Fatu checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Fatu gets off balance looking for a body kick
and Borschev counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Borschev is looking to land body kicks.
Borschev scores with a decent looking hook.
Borschev is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Borschev feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Fatu's calf.
Borschev throws out a leg kick but Fatu moves out of range and Borschev only half commits.
Fatu misses with a combination
and Borschev counters with a one-two to the body.
Fatu is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
The cut above Vaimaa Fatu's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Borschev moves forwards but Fatu connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Borschev is looking to slow Fatu down with leg kicks.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fatu fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Borschev.
Borschev throws a jab when Fatu was well out of range.
Borschev wants to land a leg kick but Fatu is out of range.
Fatu tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Borschev manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Borschev checks a leg kick.
Fatu with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Borschev feints and then cracks Fatu's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Fatu down.
Fatu connects with a solid leg kick.
Fatu swings for the body but Borschev moves out of range.
Fatu attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Fatu works Borschev's body with a nice hook.
Borschev lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Fatu at a distance.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Borschev throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Borschev is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Fatu swings widly with a right hand
and Borschev counters with a good low kick that Fatu was not able to check.
Fatu fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Borschev manages to avoid it.
Borschev misses with an attempted mid kick.
Borschev throws a low kick but it's checked well by Fatu.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Vaimaa Fatu will probably get the nod.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Borschev throws a wild body kick that Fatu sees coming a mile off.
Fatu throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Borschev takes a swing at Fatu's ribcage but misses.
Borschev shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Fatu throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Fatu fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Borschev on the side of the head.
Fatu takes a swing at Borschev's ribcage but misses.
Borschev throws a head kick but Fatu moves out of range.
The fighters circling - Fatu throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Borschev lands with an uppercut that bounces Fatu off the cage and back into range.
Borschev checks the leg kick.
A swing and a miss from Fatu.
A left lands for Borschev.
Fatu lands with a straight right. Borschev didn't see that one coming.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A big right from Borschev misses.
Fatu fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Borschev manages to avoid it.
Fatu misses with a kick to the body
and Borschev counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Fatu slips a jab from Borschev.
Fatu cracks Borschev with a right hand to the side of the head.
Fatu catches Borschev with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Borschev uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Fatu has time to react.
Borschev turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Borschev looks to land a combination but Fatu avoids it well.
Borschev lands with an overhand left.
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!
Borschev connects with an inside leg kick.
Fatu fails to land with a series of punches.
Vaimaa Fatu seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Borschev slips under a jab.
Fatu pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Fatu fails with an attempt to clinch.
Fatu misses with a wild body shot.
Fatu lands with a nice body punch.
Fatu plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Donk. Fatu catches Borschev right on the button with a cross.
Borschev walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fatu misses the jab.
Borschev takes a jab right on the kisser.
Borschev connects with a looping right hand.
Borschev throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Decent striking displayed by Borschev there.
Vaimaa Fatu's cut is absolute horrible now. This looks like something out of a horror film with blood covering both fighters.
Borschev takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Vaimaa Fatu's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:31 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Dmitry Borschev!
A victorious Dmitry Borschev 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 Conan Drogo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Vinnie Vincent (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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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
14 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Conan Drogo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
10 - 7 - 0, fighting out of New York, Vinnie Vincent!
The judges for this bout are Andrew Berry, Chris Edwards and James Atkins.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Drogo misses with a head kick.
Vincent avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Drogo throws a nice looking combination but Vincent bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
An inside leg kick lands from Drogo.
Drogo lands with a good body shot.
Drogo getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Drogo throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Conan Drogo seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Drogo misses with a right hand
and Vincent makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Drogo looks to throw the jab but Vincent is out of range.
Drogo dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Vincent. That did some damage!
Drogo tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Drogo displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Vincent.
Drogo misses with a leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Drogo with a nice cross.
Vincent feints and then cracks Drogo's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Drogo down.
Drogo throws a lazy right hand but Vincent sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Drogo throws a shot to the body.
Drogo throws a leg kick that misses.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Drogo, as that shot connected.
A telegraphed right hand from Drogo misses the target.
Drogo misses with a few strikes there.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Drogo lands with a right hand.
Vincent is rocked!
Drogo is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Drogo misses with a leg kick
and Vincent counters with a nice low kick that buckles Drogo's knee momentarily.
Drogo thows a leg kick but Vincent checks it
and Vincent counters with a lovely straight right hand!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Drogo takes a swing at Vincent's ribcage but misses.
Vincent avoids the head kick by Drogo.
Vincent will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Drogo throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Vincent sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Vincent tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Drogo defends well and Vincent ends up having to push Drogo into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Conan Drogo has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Vinnie Vincent.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Vincent.
Drogo tries a body shot but Vincent blocks it.
Vincent blocking some punches.
Drogo misses with a body punch.
Vincent blocks an uppercut.
Drogo prevents a takedown attempt there.
Drogo throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Drogo misses with a short punch on the inside.
Drogo swings away with an uppercut that misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Vincent breaks from the clinch.
Vincent bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Drogo tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Vincent was well out of range. Poor timing from Drogo.
Conan Drogo is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Drogo misses with a low kick.
Drogo throws a nice outside leg kick.
Drogo misses the shot to the body.
Drogo is looking to chop away at Vincent's legs.
Drogo keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Vincent is trying desperately to land a takedown but Drogo is having absolutely none of it. This is turning into a bit of a nightmare for Vincent.
Drogo swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Drogo blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Vincent is trying to push Drogo away but Drogo has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Drogo can't find room to land a body shot as Vincent controls the action.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Vincent is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Drogo is defending well.
Vincent is trying to break the clinch but Drogo has him pressed against the cage.
Vincent blocks a body shot from Drogo.
Vincent manages to break the clinch.
Drogo tries a low kick but Vincent avoids it.
Vincent keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Drogo is looking to clinch.
A swing and a miss from Drogo.
Drogo dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Vincent throws a shot from downtown. Drogo moves away and avoids it.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Drogo misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Vincent.
Vincent takes one to the side of the head.
Vincent avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Conan Drogo dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Vincent displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Drogo throws out the jab.
Vincent keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Vincent gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Drogo holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Vincent has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Drogo is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Vincent lands on the inside with an uppercut.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Drogo creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Drogo misses with some punches.
Drogo tries to work over Vincent's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Vincent has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Drogo seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Vincent can turn it around.
Vincent breaks from the clinch.
Drogo swings for the body but Vincent moves out of range.
Drogo throws a front kick that sends Vincent stumbling back into the cage.
Drogo wants to slow Vincent down by chopping away at his legs.
Drogo tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Drogo takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Drogo tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Vincent was well out of range. Poor timing from Drogo.
Vincent goes for a double leg but Drogo avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Drogo continues to drive forward.
Conan Drogo has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Vinnie Vincent.
Vincent is trying to maintain a safe position but Drogo gets an underhook and turns Vincent into the cage.
Vincent takes a shot to the head.
Drogo tries a body shot but Vincent blocks it.
Drogo misses with a hook from the clinch.
Drogo pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Vincent keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Drogo.
Drogo scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Drogo throws a leg kick but Vincent sees it coming and moves out of range.
Drogo jabs at Vincent's body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Drogo is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Vincent.
Drogo rushes Vincent and presses him up against the cage.
Vincent blocks an uppercut.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Drogo blocking some punches.
Vincent wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Drogo has him pressed against the cage.
Vincent working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Drogo blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Drogo softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Drogo struggles to land a body shot inside as Vincent controls his hands.
Drogo misses with a body punch.
Vincent throws a head punch that misses.
Drogo pushes Vincent back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Vincent is still on wobbly legs! Can Drogo finish him?
Vincent scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Vincent lands a nice trip takedown into half guard.
Vincent seems to have recovered his senses.
Drogo is looking to improve his position.
Drogo keeping hold of Vincent's head, controlling as best he can.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Vincent trying to control the action but Drogo is working from the bottom.
Drogo blocking the ground and pound attempt from Vincent.
Drogo regains full guard, whilst avoiding punches from Vincent.
Vincent content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Vincent throws a big elbow that misses.
Vincent postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Vincent stopping the sweep attempt from Drogo.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Drogo is controlling Vincent's posture.
Vincent won't allow Drogo to sweep him here.
Drogo has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
Vincent trying to control the position from guard on top but Drogo is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
The ref stands the fighters back up because Conan Drogo just wasn't active enough.
A low kick from Drogo misses
and Vincent counters with a nice double leg into side control. Drogo won't be happy with that.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Drogo wants to control but Vincent postures up.
A lull in the action here.
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 Conan Drogo will probably get the nod.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
Vincent throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Vincent chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Drogo can pounce on him.
Drogo misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Vincent counters with a shoot takedown. Drogo fights it but they end up in guard.
Drogo pulls Vincent in to control the position.
Drogo will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Vincent trying to control but Drogo is working from the bottom.
Drogo avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Vincent with a flurry of punches that miss.
Drogo working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Vincent.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Vincent stopping the sweep attempt from Drogo.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Drogo holds on and takes a little breather.
Drogo wants to get back to his feet but Vincent is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Vincent postures up in Drogo's guard and throws a big left but Drogo blocks it.
Drogo has control of Vincent's left arm, preventing Vincent from doing any damage.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of Conan Drogo.
Drogo stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Drogo looks to score with a jab to the body but Vincent is just out of range.
Drogo tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Vincent was well out of range. Poor timing from Drogo.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Drogo misses the body punch
and Vincent counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Vincent.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Vincent accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Drogo pulls Vincent in close to prevent any damage.
Drogo 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.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Vincent accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Drogo keeping moving, preventing Vincent from controlling successfully.
Drogo avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Drogo wants to stand but Vincent is controlling the position.
Drogo looking to hit a scissor sweep but Vincent is one step ahead there.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Vincent with a flurry of punches that miss.
Vincent trying to control but Drogo is working from the bottom.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Drogo swings for the body but Vincent moves out of range.
Vincent takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Drogo misses with a leg kick.
Drogo misses with a body shot.
Vinnie Vincent is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Vincent uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Drogo.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Vincent moves out of range of the body kick from Drogo.
Drogo throws a leg kick but Vincent checks it.
Vincent keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Drogo.
Drogo swings away with a body shot that misses
and Vincent counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Drogo's guard now.
Vincent has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Vincent drops back for a leg but he's not going to get it - he lets go and Drogo dives on top into guard.
Vincent is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Drogo is aware though and is defending well.
Drogo is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Drogo forces his way into half guard.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Vinnie Vincent.
I think Drogo 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 Andrew Berry scores the fight 29:28
Judge Chris Edwards scores the fight 29:28
Judge James Atkins scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Conan Drogo!
A relieved looking Conan Drogo thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Castiel Angel (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kenta Kobashi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Angel kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Carry on my wayward son. Kobashi has chosen DJ Krush - Kemuri as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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266 lbs
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198 lbs
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Lethal high kicks
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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
14 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Castiel Angel!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
14 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Kenta Kobashi!
The judges for this bout are James Glass, Daniel Bishop and Chris Edwards.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kobashi throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Kobashi looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Kobashi steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Angel.
Angel tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Kobashi was well out of range. Poor timing from Angel.
Kobashi has been working on his striking defense in training and it's paying off as Angel is landing a low percentage of strikes.
Kobashi moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
A decent looking cross lands there for Kobashi.
Kobashi is looking to clinch.
Angel throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Kobashi shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Angel.
Kobashi lands a jab to Angel's midsection.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Angel shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Kobashi's guard.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
Kobashi looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Kobashi is trying to keep Angel in close.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Angel postures up in Kobashi's guard and throws a big left but Kobashi blocks it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kobashi preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Kobashi is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Angel 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.
Angel postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Angel postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Angel throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Kobashi works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Kobashi keeping moving, preventing Angel from controlling successfully.
Kobashi is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Angel keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Kobashi tries to pass to full mount but Angel defends it.
Angel is not content to let Kobashi control the position.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Kobashi.
Kobashi feints and then cracks Angel's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Angel down.
Angel scores with a leg kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Angel slips a jab from Kobashi.
A slapping body kick lands there for Angel.
Kenta Kobashi is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Kobashi takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Kobashi throws a leg kick but Angel moved away.
Kobashi throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Angel throws a lazy uppercut
and Kobashi makes the exchange count by landing a cracking kick to the body. Angel really felt that one!
Kobashi scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Angel throws a sloppy head kick and Kobashi moves out of range easily.
Angel scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Angel taking a breather here.
Kobashi defending against the ground and pound.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Angel working the ground and pound but he's contacting the mat, not the fighter.
Angel lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear Kobashi down.
Angel landing a few strikes.
An elbow from Angel crashes against the mat.
Kobashi is sneaking out the side here. He's bucked Angel off and has taken his back!
Angel is very frustrated here, being controlled quite effectively by Kobashi.
Angel breaks Kobashi's hooks off and manages to turn into his guard.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Angel's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Kobashi preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Castiel Angel dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Angel shoots in for a double leg but Kobashi sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
A big right from Kobashi misses.
Angel will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Angel throws a head kick but Kobashi moves out of range.
Kobashi uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Angel.
A big left from Kobashi misses.
Angel takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Kobashi looks to land a body kick but Angel moved away.
Kobashi with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Angel throws a head kick that Kobashi semi-blocks.
Angel fails with a takedown attempt.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Angel crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Kobashi - the referee stops the clock and Angel gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Kobashi. Angel manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kobashi swings for the body but Angel moves out of range.
Kobashi cracks the inside of Angel's front leg.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Kobashi.
Kobashi pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Kobashi dodges the punch combination from Angel.
Angel chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Kobashi can pounce on him.
Castiel Angel is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Kobashi throws a nice outside leg kick.
Kobashi slips under a jab.
Kenta Kobashi seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Kobashi throws a leg kick which misses Angel's front leg but catches the back leg as Angel tries to avoid it.
Angel connects with a crisp jab.
A thudding body kick lands there by Kobashi!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Angel looks for a takedown but Kobashi sprawls well.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Castiel Angel. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Kobashi is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Angel.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kobashi digs a good hook to Angel's body.
A telegraphed right hand from Kobashi misses the target.
Angel misses with a straight right.
Angel checks a low kick from Kobashi.
Kobashi lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Kobashi throws a shot from downtown. Angel moves away and avoids it.
Kobashi tries a low kick but Angel avoids it.
Kobashi chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Angel can pounce on him.
Kobashi with a jab.
Kobashi wants to slow Angel down by chopping away at his legs.
Angel swats away the attempt to clinch by Kobashi.
Kobashi thuds his right hand into Angel's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Angel is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Angel connects with a right hand. Kobashi shakes it off.
A nice inside leg kick there by Kobashi. That's going to slow Angel down.
Kobashi lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Kobashi keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Kobashi checks a low kick from Angel.
Angel connects with a nice looking jab.
Some wild striking there from Kobashi.
Kobashi throws a quick inside leg kick.
A decent looking cross lands there for Kobashi.
Kobashi thuds a left hand into Angel's body.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Kobashi is looking to land body kicks.
Angel closes the distance and clinches up with Kobashi, looking for a takedown. Angel pushes Kobashi against the cage but Kobashi circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Angel misses with an uppercut.
Kobashi tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Kobashi uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Angel.
Angel scores with a jab. Kobashi acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Kobashi turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Kobashi uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Kobashi throws a nice outside leg kick.
Kobashi throws a head kick but Angel moves out of range.
Kobashi jabs at Angel's body.
Kobashi has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Kobashi pivots, looking for a leg kick but Angel is out of range and Kobashi settles back down.
Kobashi 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!
Kobashi wants to clinch.
Kobashi sizes up Angel with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Kenta Kobashi showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!
Kobashi throws a lazy right hand but Angel sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Angel throws a body kick that misses.
Angel misses with a looping right.
Kobashi throws a solid leg kick but Angel takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Kobashi.
Angel goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Angel pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Angel ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Kobashi moves away.
Angel thows a left - swing and a miss!
Kobashi avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Kobashi wants to land a leg kick but Angel is out of range.
Angel scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Angel throws a front kick that sends Kobashi stumbling back into the cage.
Angel throws a chopping leg kick but Kobashi manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Angel pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Angel misses the jab.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Angel tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Kobashi moves into range and connects with a jab.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Kobashi.
A telegraphed right hand from Angel misses the target.
Kobashi throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Kobashi lands with an uppercut that bounces Angel off the cage and back into range.
Angel throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Kobashi's waist but Kobashi gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Angel off to one side.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Kobashi explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Kobashi, as that shot connected.
Angel throws out a loose jab but Kobashi uses good head movement to avoid it.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Angel takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
A slapping body kick lands there for Kobashi.
Kobashi digs a good body shot into Angel's ribs.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kobashi lands a body shot.
Kobashi with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
A chopping leg kick lands by Kobashi.
Kobashi with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Kobashi throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Angel has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Angel there as he acknowledges the shot.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Kobashi. Angel shrugs it off though.
Kobashi lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Kobashi works the jab nicely.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Kobashi, right into the meat.
Angel will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
Kobashi darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Kobashi connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Kobashi scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Nice cross by Kobashi.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Angel has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Angel there as he acknowledges the shot.
Kobashi throws a head kick that misses.
Angel is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Kobashi.
Angel has a takedown stuffed.
Kobashi drives through and clinches with Angel against the cage.
Kobashi escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Kobashi bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Angel's head.
Angel throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Kobashi cracks Angel with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Kobashi scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Nice takedown defense from Kobashi. No joy for Angel on that attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Castiel Angel. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Kobashi plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Angel is rocked!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ohhhhhhhhhh, brutal head kick from Kobashi! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:07 of round 3, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Kenta Kobashi!
In his post fight interview, Kenta Kobashi started talking himself up. Luckily his charisma kept the crowd on side and gave him a good reception.
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Tigran Badoyan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Evgeniy Malkin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Tigran Badoyan could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Evgeniy Malkin's chin.
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210 lbs
12 - 4 - 0 |
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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
12 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Tigran Badoyan!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
12 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Evgeniy Malkin!
The judges for this bout are Colin Fotheringham, Sam Margolis and Donald Grub.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Malkin takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Badoyan misses with a looping left.
Badoyan takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Nice uppercut lands for Malkin. That snapped Badoyan's head back.
Badoyan wants to land a leg kick but Malkin is out of range.
Badoyan has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Training Ground in the buildup to the fight.
Badoyan throws a series of strikes that have Malkin backpedaling.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Malkin thuds a left hand into Badoyan's body.
Malkin digs a good body shot into Badoyan's ribs.
Badoyan is looking to land body kicks.
Badoyan fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Malkin is out of range.
Badoyan lands a nice looking body kick.
Malkin gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Badoyan.
Malkin uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Badoyan has time to react.
Malkin has done a lot of speed work in the buildup to this fight.
Badoyan doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
The crowd cheers as Badoyan lands an impressive looking overhand right. Malkin doesn't seem phased though.
Oooooh!!! Badoyan has knocked Malkin down with a huge combo! Badoyan steps away and waves a wobbly Malkin back to his feet! This one might not go much longer!
Malkin is rocked!
Malkin switches off momentarily and Badoyan cracks him with a monster right hand! Malkin topples backwards and makes a semi conscious attempt to cover up, as Badoyan dives in to land one more shot, before the referee has time to call the fight. What a finish by Badoyan!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:56 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Tigran Badoyan!
After the big win, Tigran Badoyan made sure to do all the important stuff like thanking his sponsors Conquer and telling the interviewer how much he loves him.
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